The Battle of Nanjing was in full swing, and it seemed to be quite protracted, and the time soon entered the spring of March. In this month, wherever Wu Sangui's troops went, the Ming army was defeated one after another, and the general soldier Chen Qian, the military commander Shen Chenquan, the Zhendong Bofang Guoan, and the governor of Zhejiang, Xiong Rulin, and other civil and military officials had to retreat to the Zhoushan Islands, and Zhejiang soon fell into the hands of the Qing army.

But Wu Sangui himself did not have the heart to defend the three wars in Zhejiang, and the soldiers and civilians of Zhejiang were not willing to surrender and listen, and civil unrest occurred in Ningbo, Shaoxing and other places one after another, and the people rose up one after another to resist the Qing army. Zhang Guowei, a scholar of the Longwu Dynasty, Zhu Dadian, the left attendant of the military department, and Song Zhipu, the left attendant of the household department, also summoned volunteers to raise troops against the Qing Dynasty, and the situation in Zhejiang was difficult to stabilize for a while.

Following the advice of the strategist Fang Guangchen, Wu Sangui sent his general Cheng Jianwei to guard the line of Longquan and Jingning into Fujian, and he personally led an army of 100,000 troops into Fujian.

In the Ming Dynasty, Zhejiang was famous for its wealth, although Wu Sangui did not defend it, but it was through the vertical and horizontal expansion in Zhejiang, for more than 100,000 troops to raise sufficient grain, grass and supplies, the East Route Army that followed him south was almost entirely the elite of the green battalion, including his descendant Guanning Army, so in the command of the whole army, no one can interfere at will, the whole army is unified up and down, and the combat power can be fully exerted.

The only surprising thing was that Zhang Cunren rushed all the way from Sichuan to the army. Wu Sangui knew in his heart, and the generals under him also understood that Zhang Cunren was here to monitor every move of Wu Sangui's army. Zhang Cunren is the emperor's confidant, and the Han army is in charge, which is what he does to protect, but he also knows the thoughts of the generals of the Han army, at this critical moment. The generals of the Han army must not be allowed to get out of control.

Wu Sangui is jealous of Zhang Cunren, this old guy is not a fuel-efficient lamp, not to mention the favor of the saints, he also has a very high prestige in the Han military camp, many generals in the Han military camp have served under him, and his connections and influence in the army are no worse than Wu Sangui. Many Liaodong generals obeyed him. Wu Sangui's entry into Fujian this time seemed to be squeezed out by Bolo on the surface and had to do it as a last resort, but the treacherous and cunning Zhang Cunren may not think so, he is very likely to have already noticed the true thoughts in Wu Sangui's heart.

On the tenth day of the first month of March, Wu Sangui captured Pingshan County, and the troops went straight to the first line of Xianxialing and the first line of Fenshui Pass, the throat of Fujian. Zheng Zhilong had already arranged for his henchmen Huang Mingjun and Li Xuan to guard the town, and Yang Tingqing, the governor of Fujian, led 10,000 troops to defend Pucheng. I thought it was a backup for the two places.

After Zheng Zhilong's defeat in Huguang, the 300,000 troops of the Northern Expedition collapsed, and half of the more than 100,000 Zheng troops stayed in Huguang, either dead or surrendered, and only more than 50,000 people really retreated to Fujian, plus the soldiers and horses left behind in Fujian, Zheng Zhilong in Fujian still had a total of about 110,000 troops. It seems to be on a par with Wu Sangui, but the Zheng army is composed of large and small local wealthy clans and maritime groups. The fiasco of Huguang made the Zheng army fluctuate in the hearts of the upper and lower armies, facing the menacing army of Wu Sangui. Some generals have already begun to think differently.

After entering Fuzhou with Emperor Longwu's family and some courtiers such as Huang Daozhou, Zheng Zhilong couldn't wait to force the emperor to give him the power to supervise the country, so as to control the military and political power of the entire Fujian, the most important of which was to integrate many Jiangxi, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang soldiers and horses who followed Zheng Jun to Fujian. Strictly prevent these people from contacting Zhu Ping'an privately, causing a big change.

Zheng Zhilong also changed his Pingyu Hou to Nan'an Hou, for the word "Pingyu". The damage and shadow given to him is just too great. Including within the Zheng Jun Group, Zheng Zhilong also has to face great pressure, and the forces of the Zheng clan such as Zheng Cai, who were originally suppressed, also began to move, and the spearhead was directed at the Ishii Zheng clan headed by Zheng Zhilong. Under internal and external troubles, Zheng Zhilong's original ambition was wiped out. What he is thinking about now is to keep the last territory of Fujian, and to keep the good foundation of the Ishii Zheng family and his own line, and he doesn't care about anything else.

In the end, it was the fright and pain suffered by the elderly in Xiangyang, and it was not until he arrived in Fuzhou that he was cured, Rao is like this, Zheng Zhilong's body is not as good as before, coupled with the worry of the night, the whole person has lost a lot of weight. After arriving in Fuzhou, there have been people who have been coming to the door, and they are exploring Zheng Zhilong's tone inside and outside the words, and the coastal area of Fujian is full of the territory of major maritime merchants, usually gathered under the banner of the Zheng family, and now the Zheng family is in trouble, and many people are beginning to sit still.

For maritime merchants, the change of dynasties, who does the country, this is an insignificant matter, no matter who sits on that dragon chair, the world of the sea always belongs to maritime merchants, this will not change at any time. So these people came to the door, to say that, to find out Zheng Zhilong's next plan.

Now, the Qing army has occupied parts of Huguang, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi, and only Huaiyang and Nanjing are still struggling to support in the south, and Zhu Ping'an in the north is entangled in the main force of the Eight Banners. It seems that the Qing army has swept the world, if Zheng Zhilong is determined to resist the Qing, for the maritime merchants, there is no doubt that they will have to bear huge losses, and if Fujian suffers from the swords, the interests of the maritime merchants will also suffer greatly.

Therefore, they came to explore the Zheng family's tone and see if there was a possibility of "turning hostility into jade silk".

Those who came to pay homage to Zheng Zhilong early this morning were Zheng Chunliang, a naval counselor stationed in Min'an Town, and several maritime merchants who were eating mixed rice in Min'an. Zheng Chunliang is also a member of the Ishii Zheng family, in terms of generation, he is still Zheng Zhilong's brother, although the official system is not high, but his father is a respected clan elder in the Ishii Zheng family, so although Zheng Zhilong is reluctant in his heart, he can only greet him with a helpless smile.

Zheng Chunliang has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and he has been discussing life in the sea since he was a child, he is really a rough man, he will not beat around the bush when he speaks, and when he comes up, he calls "an official", which makes Zheng Zhilong also frown.

"One official! You must tell me the truth today, what are you planning to do with this army to suppress the realm? ”

Before Zheng Zhilong could speak, Zheng Zhibao on the side was about to have a seizure, but Zheng Chunliang was glaring, "Sanguan, I'm talking to Yiguan, don't interject!" When Zheng Zhibao was pushed back. Zheng Chunliang is a well-known Hun in the clan, and even Zheng Zhibao is afraid of him, so Zheng Zhibao can only close his mouth stupidly.

Zheng Chunliang didn't wait for Zheng Zhilong to answer, and immediately continued: "This battle can't be fought again. Our Shijing Zheng clan has followed you all these years, not to mention the fragrant and spicy drinks, you said that you want to march into the south of the Yangtze River, that is a matter of honor for our whole clan, we have never said a word, you said that you want to go on the Northern Expedition, and our clan fully supports it, but this is good, the battle of Xiangyang has lost all the family foundation we have saved for more than ten years. Now you don't know, when the army returns to the division, how many families in this land of Fujian have lost their children, and these orphans and widows keep scolding our Shijing Zheng family! ”

Faced with Zheng Chunliang's questioning, Zheng Zhilong could only smile bitterly.

There was no one else in the hall, except for Zheng Zhilong's brother Zheng Chunliang, Zheng Chunliang no longer had scruples when he spoke, and came to Zheng Zhilong's side, "Yiguan, you are the patriarch of our Shijing Zheng clan, and the rise and fall of our whole clan are all related to you, at this time, you must come up with a strategy!" The Qing army is approaching in a big way, fighting, we are not afraid, but you have to see one thing clearly, this is fighting in our house! If we win, we have to bear the bereavement and recuperate, and if we are defeated, we will never recover. We are surnamed Zheng, there is no need to lose our family for the Zhu family! ”

Zheng Zhilong's heart moved, "Big brother, if you have something to say, please say it directly, here are our three brothers, if you have anything to say, you might as well put it on the table and say it clearly." You keep telling me, are you in contact with the north? ”

Zheng Chunliang smiled, "We are doing business, whether it is in the north or in the south, there are always some relationships involved, I don't believe that you have no channels to contact the north here!" ”

Zheng Zhilong was a little silent for a while.

Zheng Chunliang looked at the drama, and hurriedly struck while the iron was hot, "Yiguan, there are still some things I want to talk about in person, when you killed Zheng Lian and occupied Xiamen, Gaopu Zheng has never forgotten this deep hatred, Zheng Cai's recent actions You also know, but his actions, I'm afraid you are not so clear!" ”

Zheng Zhilong suddenly raised his head, "What do you mean by that?" ”

"Hmph, Zheng Cai's ambition is not small, and the Gaopu Zheng family behind him is even more ambitious, and he has been pressed by us for so many years, how can he give up. As far as I know, Zheng Cai has already contacted the north ......! ”

"What!" Zheng Zhilong Huo Ran stood up, "Is this serious?" ”

Zheng Chunliang sat back in his seat comfortably, "After listening to me, he has more than one ...... contact with Beimian!" ”

Hearing this, Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but be shocked, "Could it be that he still has something to do with Zhu Ping'an?" ”

Zheng Chunliang spread his hands, "I only know that there is a private relationship between them, but where do I know what to talk about!" ”

Zheng Zhilong couldn't hold his breath anymore, and after rising from Shandong, Zheng Zhilong suffered several big losses in the hands of Zhu Ping'an. Now it is even more because of the fact that the matter of the establishment of the prince has become a fire and water, and the two sides have reached the point of endless death, not to mention that this time Zhu Ping'an's father and brother were abducted to Fujian, and this hatred can no longer be resolved. When the Qing army entered Fujian, he Zheng Zhilong still had a glimmer of life, but if Zhu Ping'an had the upper hand, then he Zheng Zhilong would definitely die without a place to be buried.

Zheng Chunliang continued: "The person from the north is now in Min'an, see it or not, you can give a happy word." Finally, I would like to advise you again, the people from the north have said that the Qing Dynasty is very kind to the Ming army, look at Wu Sangui and others, you will know how sincere the Qing Dynasty is. Once you make up your mind to return to the Qing Dynasty, the king of Fujian will never be able to escape, my Shijing Zheng clan will Yongzhen Fujian, a sea trade, the Qing court will never interfere! What do you think, what are the conditions? (To be continued......)