In the blink of an eye, it was already January of the ninth year of Chongzhen, although it was already the beginning of spring, but it was still expected to be cold and snowy, covering the entire land of Jinling, just like the autumn tiger in summer, the last cold at the end of winter.

In Jinling City, a certain place of wind and snow and moon is warm, the sound of warblers singing and dancing is constantly echoing, all kinds of laughter and scolding one after another, it is very noisy, in one of the boxes, Li Zicheng sat there lazily, listening to Tian Jianxiu's report.

"Boss, the news from the direction of Ruzhou that Leader Gao led an army of 200,000 was defeated by more than 10,000 people of Lu Xiangsheng and scattered in all directions. In an overnight manner, the army of 200,000 collapsed,"

Li Zicheng's calm face was full of shock, he sat up straight, and said in disbelief: "Even if it is 200,000 pigs, Lu Xiangsheng can't kill them all if he wants to." Besides, Lu Xiangsheng's army has been short of food for more than a few days, and under such a huge advantage, it will actually be defeated? ”

"Yes, Boss, when I heard the news, I couldn't believe it, even if the 200,000 army had many family members, there were 50,000 or 60,000 heavy cavalry, and many infantry. Moreover, the other party is still in a time of extreme shortage of food and grass, and its morale is extremely low, which makes it hard to believe that in this case, it was actually defeated like this, although it was not very complete, but it was also more than half of the loss. ”

"Where are the high chiefs now?" Li Zicheng's brows furrowed slightly, and he asked impatiently.

"Boss, they are fleeing in the direction of Hezhou, and it seems that they want to join up with the army we left there." Tian Jianxiu expressed his judgment, and after answering, he hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Boss, do you want to let Zhang Nai and them avoid it, so as not to cause fire?" ”

"No~" Li Zicheng spit out two words lightly, a hint of fierceness flashed in his eyes, and without waiting for Tian Jianxiu to answer, he said in a cold voice: "Lu Xiangsheng's momentum is getting stronger and stronger, and he must be killed to kill his majesty." Otherwise, the morale of the rebel army in Henan will be weakened, and some wavering leaders will surrender to the imperial court. ”

"That's... Boss, once you join forces with the high leader, except for you, your subordinates are worried that others will not be able to balance the high leader at all. Once the situation is alleviated and becomes safe, when Leader Gao sees that you are not in the army, he will inevitably see the needle, interfere in the affairs of the Li family army again, and insert people in. ”

"Don't worry, I won't give him this chance, after the things here are done, let's immediately return to the army stationed near Hezhou."

Hearing this, Tian Jianxiu and the other people in the box suddenly breathed a long sigh of relief, and the former looked at the night outside through the window, and said healingly: "It stands to reason that Ma Xin should have arrived, why haven't you seen a figure yet?" ”

"Lao Tian, I haven't seen you for a long time, do you miss me?"

As an abrupt voice sounded, immediately after, Ma Xin's figure appeared in everyone's sight, and without waiting for others to say hello, he walked straight into the box and saluted Li Zicheng respectfully: "I've seen the boss, I'm here." ”

"You're finally here, through our intelligence system in Nanjing, you want me to come in person, what is the matter?" Li Zicheng raised his eyebrows and asked straight to the point.

"Boss, it's like this, his subordinates have mixed into the guerrilla position in the Fujian Navy Division, and served under the supervision of Zheng Zhilongdu, because of the special care of his son Zheng Chenggong, his subordinates are allowed to recruit subordinates in the area of Nanzhili and form soldiers for the Water Division. So, after thinking about it, why don't you recruit directly from our Li family's army? In this way, it is equivalent to the boss that you have a small-scale sailor. ”

Hearing this, Li Zicheng's eyes suddenly flashed, he didn't expect that this day would come so quickly, and he could actually borrow chickens and eggs to form a sailor belonging to the Li family's army.

Moreover, looking at the world, among the various naval divisions of the imperial court, the Fujian naval division commanded by Zheng Zhilong is undoubtedly the most combative, and just two years ago, the fleet of the East India Company that defeated the Netherlands is definitely the overlord of the southeast coast.

Not only that, Li Zicheng's brain was running rapidly, and he thought further, on the day of the establishment of the Dashun Dynasty, once he overthrew the Ming Dynasty and hit the Jingshi, he would inevitably face off directly with the Houjin. At that time, with such a naval division as an auxiliary, the Li family's army could attack on both land and sea, and go straight to the Tartars' lair!

It is not difficult to imagine that the Tartars are bound to be defeated and will inevitably be destroyed.

This information flashed in Li Zicheng's mind, and in the face of Ma Xin's scorching and expectant gaze, he agreed in one bite.

"Okay, I'll immediately send a message to the nearest base area, and let them select a thousand people who are good at water and enrich your army as the team of our Li family's army sailors."

Immediately afterwards, without waiting for Ma Xin to be happy and cheer, Li Zicheng's expression suddenly fell, and he turned to say heavily: "Ma Xin, you must always be prepared, once our side moves in the Central Plains, you must see the opportunity, if possible, control the Fujian Navy Division in one fell swoop." ”

"Okay, Boss!" Ma Xin agreed without any hesitation, muttered slightly, and then said: "Boss, I will train these 1,000 qualified officers and soldiers of the Navy Division in the shortest possible time, and then let them have a certain position in the Fujian Navy Division." At that time, if you want to control the Fujian Water Division, you will have a greater grasp! ”

"Okay, let's do it!" Li Zicheng couldn't help but admire, and even said: "Don't worry, boss, I not only give you people, but also all kinds of other support, ask for money for money, and ask for weapons for weapons." Moreover, Zheng Zhilong is a pirate, and he must be very greedy for money and lustful. With money, you will be able to have a good relationship with him, and you will be able to rise to the top in the Fujian Navy Division and have a higher position. ”

At this time, Ma Xin seemed to think of something, and couldn't help blurting out: "Boss, Zheng Zhilong's sailors are very large, as many as 20,000 people, including not only our Han Chinese, but also Japanese, Koreans, Austronesian language groups, and even that kind of black, the members are very mixed. ”

"In this way, Zheng Zhilong's influence on the southeast coast is extremely great?" Li Zicheng stroked his chin, revealing a thoughtful look, and his eyes flowed.

"Yes, boss, Zheng Zhilong is definitely the overlord of the southeast coast, not only the Spanish combined fleet is afraid of three points and gives protection money, but even the Japanese, in order to curry favor with him and win him over, do not hesitate to let the daughter of a retainer of the Hirado Domain marry him as a concubine, that is, Zheng Chenggong's biological mother."

Li Zicheng was surprised, not only shocked by Zheng Zhilong's huge power, but also did not expect that Zheng Chenggong, a famous national hero in history, actually had half Japanese blood.

However, Li Zicheng quickly reacted and said worriedly: "In this way, with Zheng Zhilong's current identity, status, and family, it is difficult for money and beauty to impress him, and if you want to accept it, I am afraid it will be even more difficult." ”

"Yes, boss, money and beauty are difficult to shake Zheng Zhilong." Ma Xin nodded lightly, echoed, and then said: "However, boss, because Zheng Zhilong has been adrift on the sea all year round, he has come into contact with people from all over the world. Therefore, his loyalty to the monarch is extremely weak, and once the boss plays a role, there is a great possibility that he will be recovered. ”

"Well, in that case, if the time is ripe, if it is possible, you will act as a matchmaker and mediate between them." Li Zicheng's eyes flashed with a bright color, and after he finished speaking, he looked at it with some emotion, and said in a deep voice: "However, we still continue to infiltrate in the Fujian Navy Division and develop our Li Jiajun's own Water Division, don't pin all your hopes on a speculation." ”

"Yes, boss, this subordinate understands."

"Well, well, that's all, Ma Xin, you go first, so as not to be discovered."

Ma Xin left, shrunk his neck, and buried his whole head in his fur coat, wrapped in a coat.