On 20 May, the army led by Zheng Jinhong had arrived in Pingyang, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, including the naval division led by Ding Baokun, which also arrived at Jinxiangwei and made peace with Zheng Jinhong.

According to the original operational deployment, after the two armies will meet, the troops will be divided into three routes, Zheng Jinhong personally fell into the front army and went straight to Quanzhou Mansion to attack Quanzhou and Jinjiang, Liu Zeqing led the Chinese army, through Funing Prefecture, to attack Fuzhou Mansion, and the naval division led by Ding Baokun was responsible for attacking Wan'an, Pinghaiwei, Yongningwei and Zhenhaiwei, and the main force of Zheng Zhilong's naval division was basically stationed in these places.

It was also at this time that Zheng Xunrui's letter and the edict of the Nanjing Military Department arrived.

After reading the documents and edicts, Zheng Jinhong was alone in the room for a full day.

Liu Zeqing, Ding Baokun and others entered the room, it was already early the next morning, and they found that the map on the table was marked with several huge arrows, and the directions were directly pointing to Quanzhou Mansion and Jinjiang.

Quanzhou and Jinjiang are one of the key points of Zheng Jiajun's attack, there is no doubt about it, but according to Zheng Xunrui's arrangement, defeating Zheng Zhilong's sailors is the most important combat task, I don't know why Zheng Jinhong would make such a mark.

Looking at Liu Zeqing, Ding Baokun and others who entered the room, Zheng Jinhong's expression was very serious.

"The prince has sent a letter, and the edict of the Ministry of War has also arrived, and the focus of the army's operations needs to be adjusted on a large scale."

After Zheng Jinhong said this, Liu Zeqing and Ding Baokun's faces changed, you must know that the army is about to enter Fujian, and it must be very unfavorable to suddenly change the battle plan at this moment.

"Marshal, my subordinates believe that the operational deployment is not suitable for large-scale adjustments, and according to the original deployment, Fuzhou and Quanzhou are the focus of the army's attack. And the most important thing is the naval division under Zheng Zhilong, there are many particularities of naval combat, and the naval division does not dare to guarantee that it can completely exterminate the naval division under Zheng Zhilong, but the battle on land is different, Zheng Jiajun will definitely be able to completely wipe out Zheng Zhilong's power on land, as for Zheng Zhilong's naval division. Once he loses his support on land, Zheng Zhilong's power at sea will also be greatly weakened......"

Liu Zeqing was a little anxious, he was also experienced in a hundred battles, and the opinions and suggestions he put forward were also unusual.

Zheng Jinhong didn't take out Zheng Xunrui's letters, Liu Zeqing was a pure military general, he was not very literate, and he couldn't read letters, as for Ding Baokun, his cultural level was even worse.

"The prince has already made arrangements. We have to execute. ”

After Zheng Jinhong said this, Liu Zeqing and Ding Baokun stopped talking, they thought that this was an adjustment made by the Nanjing Military Department, so it can also be explained that the general will not accept the order of the monarch outside, but if it is requested by the prince himself, then it will definitely be implemented to the letter.

"I made the following adjustments, and the size of the front army was 10,000. Mainly cavalry, the Chinese army is 40,000 people. The Shenji Battalion and the Artillery Battalion are the mainstay, and the remaining 10,000 soldiers will join the Sailor Division to assist the Sailor in the battle......"

This time, it was Liu Zeqing's turn to be dumbfounded, you must know that the task of the front army is to attack Quanzhou and Jinjiang. This is Zheng Zhilong's lair, heavily guarded, and the strength is also the strongest, it is said that the 30,000 people in the former army are slightly insufficient, and now there are only 10,000 left. Doesn't this make the task of combat extremely difficult?

"Marshal, no, the number of former soldiers is too small."

Zheng Jinhong looked at Liu Zeqing and Ding Baokun and spoke in an unquestionable tone.

"This is a military order, according to the implementation of it, I will lead the front army to set off tomorrow, the Chinese army and the naval division will set off after the arrangements are made, the former army, the Chinese army and the naval division, the tasks of their respective attacks remain the same, the combat mission of the Chinese army, I don't say much, the combat mission of the naval division is slightly adjusted, the main thing is to bite Zheng Zhilong's main fleet, to avoid large-scale operations, Zheng Zhilong used to be a pirate, familiar with everything in naval operations, General Ding Shen must remember to be cautious, never rash, combat to preserve their own strength."

Zheng Jinhong's arrangement made Liu Zeqing and Ding Baokun blind, and they really didn't understand the meaning.

Zheng Jinhong couldn't reveal the secrets, which Zheng Xunrui explicitly requested, and he could only watch the two speak again.

"The prince has deployed everything, we just need to follow the implementation, Deputy General Liu, the front army led by me, the marching speed will be very fast, so how to fight next, how to defeat the army of the Fujian Guard, it depends on your individual command, you have experienced countless battles, you will be able to command the army to achieve a complete victory, the grasp of the fighter and the advance of the battle, you have full authority to make a decision, no need to ask for instructions and reports."

Late at night, Zheng Jinhong couldn't sleep peacefully, he was about to lead 10,000 cavalry to set off, killing Quanzhou Mansion at the fastest speed, and the task of the battle has also undergone major changes, scouts have already been sent, and the information of the Investigation Bureau has also been sent in a steady stream, although it has not yet entered Fujian, but the information about Fujian is already very clear.

To say that Zheng Jinhong has never experienced such a battle, and he can't understand why the young master made such an arrangement, but as long as the young master arranges it, no matter how difficult it is, Zheng Jinhong will not frown.

When there was a knock on the door, Zheng Jinhong knew who was coming.

opened the door, and it was Liu Zeqing standing outside.

Liu Zeqing also couldn't sleep, in such a major battle, Zheng Jinhong led 10,000 Zheng family soldiers to meet the most elite main force under Zheng Zhilong, but he led 40,000 troops to attack the Fujian Guards' army, which is not appropriate.

Of course, it must be reasonable for the prince to arrange it like this, Liu Zeqing wants to figure out the reason, otherwise even if he commands the battle alone, he will be scared.

The ability of the prince is undoubted, at the beginning of the two battles against the Houjin Tartars in Beizhili, as well as in the battle in southern Liaoning, the prince used his soldiers like a god, and the Houjin Tartars were frightened, and then fought in Sichuan, and completely wiped out Zhang Xianzhong in one go.

Liu Zeqing was also a little uncomfortable, he should still know about such an arrangement.

After Liu Zeqing came in, Zheng Jinhong simply asked the soldiers to bring the wine jug, but he couldn't find any snacks late at night, so the soldiers brought a plate of broad beans and a plate of cut cooked meat, and the right to serve them as snacks.

"Lao Liu, you said that Zheng Zhilong has been operating in Fujian for so many years, is it not easy to defeat him."

"Dashuai, this is definitely not simple, so the prince asked Dashuai to lead an army of 60,000, plus 10,000 sailors."

"You are right, Zheng Zhilong's main force is the sailor, he has controlled the maritime trade for so many years, defeated the Dutch East India Company, defeated the pirate Liu Xiang, it is precisely because of the control of the maritime trade that Zheng Zhilong is rich and rivals, and the annual income of the maritime trade exceeds 20 million taels of silver, which is the income of his Zheng Zhilong family."

Liu Zeqing nodded and did not speak, the Investigation Agency had already provided this information.

"Tell me how we should defeat Zheng Zhilong and achieve the goal of completely controlling maritime trade and stabilizing the situation in Fujian."

This time, it was Liu Zeqing's turn to be dumbfounded, he really hadn't thought about this problem, to say that it is not necessarily particularly difficult to defeat Zheng Zhilong, but to control maritime trade, to make Fujian completely stable, it is not as simple as lip service, maybe the battle lasts for a long time, and it is possible for Fujian to be messed up.

Seeing that Liu Zeqing did not speak, Zheng Jinhong groaned and spoke again.

"The prince actually thought of this, so he asked us to change the combat deployment, and when the battle began, we didn't have to think about exterminating Zheng Zhilong's living force, but to achieve the goal of capturing the thief and capturing the king."

Liu Zeqing nodded, he faintly felt something, but he couldn't think of it.

"Dashuai, my subordinates seem to have thought of something."

"Well, the prince asked me to lead 10,000 elite cavalry of the Zheng family's army, put aside Quanzhou Mansion and other places, and attack Jinjiang as quickly as possible, Zheng Zhilong's family is all in Jinjiang."

Liu Zeqing slapped the table, shaking the broad beans on the plate.

"The prince is really a god, he controls Zheng Zhilong's family, Zheng Zhilong must be obedient, so that the sailor doesn't need to spend a lot of energy, why didn't his subordinates think of it."

Zheng Jinhong looked at Liu Zeqing, and could only smile bitterly, you Liu Zeqing can think of such a method, it is really unusual.

After understanding the mystery, Liu Zeqing spoke.

"Dashuai, his subordinates think that such an arrangement is the best, but in terms of the allocation of troops, there are still a little less, Jinjiang is Zheng Zhilong's lair, his family is all there, Zheng Jiajun uses a surprise attack to attack Jinjiang, it is extremely necessary to ensure that the one-time attack is completely taken, so that Zheng Zhilong's family can not make any preparations, his subordinates suggest that Dashuai at least lead 15,000 cavalry, 10,000 banners are responsible for attacking Jinjiang, and the other 5,000 people are responsible for guarding, once someone is found to have fled from Jinjiang, Be sure to capture it alive or kill it. ”

Zheng Jinhong nodded slightly, his original idea was to attack with five thousand people, and five thousand people were stationed outside the city, this arrangement had a certain riskiness, you must know that Zheng Zhilong's most elite five thousand soldiers were all in Jinjiang.

"Your suggestion is good, attacking the city with 10,000 soldiers can ensure victory."

Knowing the reason for the adjustment of the deployment, Liu Zeqing was in a good mood, his combat mission would not change much, the combat effectiveness of the Fujian Guards army was not strong, and the main thing he faced next was the dismissal and placement of the guards and sergeants, as for the battle, there would not be too many opportunities.

Of course, Liu Zeqing also has a corresponding arrangement, that is, to speed up the operation of the operation, once the army breaks through the Fuzhou Prefecture, it is necessary to quickly transfer the elite to Quanzhou Mansion to prevent Zheng Zhilong from counterattacking and mobilizing Quanzhou's army to attack Jinjiang on a large scale.

At that time, it was time for Zheng Jinhong to set off.

Liu Zeqing and Ding Baokun gave Zheng Jinhong a military salute.

"Dashuai, I wish you success." (To be continued.) )