On the same day, Zheng Sen rode out of Jingshi with great ambition.

Zheng Zhi Leopard's face was demented, so he followed him step by step.

A few hours ago, the two sent Chongzhen back to the palace with the officials of the Arms Bureau, and Zheng Zhibao couldn't wait to ask his nephew.

However, the nephew didn't dare to say more outside, so he quit everyone and hurriedly returned to the post station, ordering the servants to pack up the packages and tidy up the horses, so that he could tell the content of his conversation with Chongzhen.

Zheng Zhibao's heart was already smoking, and when he saw that his nephew finally spoke, he couldn't wait to put his ear on his mouth.

After listening for a while, he opened his mouth wide.

He didn't expect Chongzhen to understand naval warfare, let alone Chongzhen to cross the sea to attack the Liaodong Peninsula.

When he heard that he had been appointed as a commander, he rubbed his ears vigorously.

This is the military attache of Zheng Sipin, when Zheng Zhilong was just appeased, he was sealed as a guerrilla, and then repeatedly repelled the Dutch, made war exploits, and was slowly promoted.

Now, when Chongzhen already knew that Zheng Zhilong had different intentions and even more abnormal movements, he actually gave himself such an official position, which is really a great emperor's grace.

When I heard that Fu Song was also sealed as Lushun's command, I was even more shocked.

He, a 20-year-old hairy boy, has such an imperial grace.

They have two uncles and nephews, one south and one north, and they have the posture of guarding the east gate of the Beijing Division.

Thinking of this, he looked like he was demented, and he didn't know that his saliva was flowing to his front.

It wasn't until half a day later that the two traveled to Gu'an, and Zheng Zhibao regained his senses.

"I said Fusong, I suddenly remembered, wasn't Lushun occupied by Jianyu? Why did you go to Lushun? ”

Zheng Sen smiled slightly when he heard this, "The emperor will definitely not give a reward casually, we have to go back to Fujian, allocate warships, and go north to take Lushun before we can announce it to the public!" ”

"What? I've been happy for most of the day, this is actually a big cake painted by the emperor! Zheng Zhibao was greatly discouraged.

After a while, "You just said that you should go back to Fujian to provoke warships?" How is this possible! That's your father's heart, how can you give it to the emperor casually? ”

Zheng Sen was very displeased when he heard it, "Under the Putian, it is not the king's land; On the shore of the land, it is not the king's minister. It is not normal for our Zheng family's ship to fight the world for the emperor. ”

"That's not the truth, since your father returned to the imperial court, the salary he got was less than 500,000 taels, which is not enough to stuff his teeth. Those battleships are all your father's hard work and hard work to accumulate! ”

"What, my father is not an official of the Ming Dynasty? Shouldn't you contribute to Daming? Zheng Sen said.

"My silly boy, it's not the same thing! In the entire Ming Dynasty, the officials are all doing errands with money, how can they use private financial reports to serve the court! Zheng Zhibao laughed angrily, with an expression that a worker can't stick to the boss upside down.

Zheng Zhilong invited Zheng Sen to teach Confucianism since he was a child, and the concept of loyalty and patriotism was deeply rooted in his heart. But he also knew that his father and uncle started as pirates, and they valued military strength and wealth more than the imperial court, so they naturally would not send troops easily.

Along the way, he also thought about how to persuade his father.

I don't want to start persuading my father yet, I have already been persuaded by my uncle.

Zheng Sen knew that he could no longer be driven by his uncle to speak rhythmically, so his words changed: "Uncle, my Zheng family dominates Nanyang, relying not only on its own soldiers, but also on the backing of the Ming Dynasty.

If we can rely on the Lushun and Dengzhou bases in the future, our fleet will be able to cruise in the East and even the North Ocean, then ......"

"That's right!" Zheng Zhibao interrupted his nephew's words, "We can dominate all the open seas of the Ming Dynasty, and the overseas trade is naturally my Zheng family!"

Fusong, or you have a vision! Got an idea! ”

Zheng Sen actually wanted to say, then my Zheng family would be able to better serve the court, but he was robbed by his uncle, and he said that he was loyal to the monarch and patriotic.

He thought about it for a while, and used this as a reason to deceive his father and uncle first, and sent troops to take Lushun. When the raw rice was cooked and the rice was cooked, he helped the imperial court to set up the sailors of these two places, and it was too late for my father to regret it!

It's better than your own bitter words.

"Uncle is right, when the time comes, the routes from North Korea and Japan to the South Seas will all be under the protection of my Zheng family!" Zheng Sen deliberately didn't say about trade, only said that he was sheltering the route, which was the duty of the imperial court sailor, and it also left a way out for himself.

"Wonderful!" Zheng Zhibao clapped his hands, "When the time comes, we will only collect the water bill, which will be enough for my Zheng family to be rich for generations!" ”

Zheng Sen was speechless, a good thing changed when it came to his uncle's mouth, hey......

……

Shanxi.

The Azig army besieged and killed Li Zicheng's army of nearly 100,000 people, shocking the northwest.

Where the Jianyu army passed, the generals of the Ming army who surrendered to Li Zicheng took the initiative to open the city gate and let the captives loot.

Wu Weihua, the younger brother of Hou Wu Weiying, took the initiative to greet Ma Shou when Azig was stationed in Taiyuan, and volunteered to go to various parts of Shanxi to help Jianyu Zhao'an.

Within a few days, under the persuasion of Wu Weihua, officials in Daizhou, Wutai and other places surrendered one after another, and sent beautiful women to sacrifice grain, grass and property in the city.

At this point, the Jianyu soldiers occupied the vast land of Shanxi without bloodshed, and on the one hand, they sent Nikan to attack Juyong Pass to pinn down Gyeonggi, and on the other hand, they sent troops to Shaanxi to attack Guxian, preparing to take northern Shaanxi in one go.

Azig himself led his army south to Tongguan and rushed after Li Zicheng.

At this time, he had already sent the victorious military report to Shengjing.

At the same time, he received news of the annihilation of Dorgon's army.

At the same time, he was soberly aware that the earth-shattering losses of Dolgon's 60,000 troops and 70,000 Mongolian cavalry must be made up, otherwise the Qing Dynasty will die!

And it is difficult for his 50,000 horses to fight in the territory of the Ming Dynasty for a long time, once he loses, those generals are the most dangerous knives.

He blocked the news to prevent the generals from rebelling, and at the same time transported the looted property, grain and grass to Datong in a steady stream, ready to withdraw to Liaodong at any time.

On the other side, after a long journey, Li Guo finally arrived at his hometown Mizhi, and only then did he know about the defeat of Shanhaiguan and the fiasco of Shanxi a few days ago.

Years of exile had told him that it was time for the camp to be at its most dangerous.

Relying on his prestige for many years, he recruited new soldiers in northern Shaanxi, gathered troops, and sent people to inform Li Zicheng, who had fled to Xi'an, that he led his army to Fugu County, Shaanxi, blocking the only way for Jianjiao to enter Shaanxi.

Inside the city of Xi'an.

Li Zicheng, Niu Jinxing and Liu Zongmin, who fled all the way back, sat opposite each other, analyzing the current situation.

"Your Majesty, the construction is strong, there were 50,000 cavalry before, and now the old generals of the Ming army have been recruited, and the strength has reached 120,000. Its movements are not known for the time being. Niu Venus reported.

Originally, military intelligence spying was Li Yan's job, but after he disappeared, Niu Jinxing took over.

Li Zicheng's face was gloomy when he heard this, "I waited for only one defeat, and those Ming generals abandoned Dashun and surrendered to the Tartars, and they will not be spared in the future." ”

Liu Zongmin didn't answer, and changed the topic, "All the gold and silver treasures of my Dashun are in Xi'an, and Tongguan, as the east gate of Xi'an, is the top priority!" Must be entrained! ”

Li Zicheng nodded: "That's true......"

"Report ......" The herald entered the account and interrupted Li Zicheng's words, "The Tongguan guard sent Ma Shiyao a battle report, and the Tartar general Azig led an army of 50,000 to the west of Tongguan!" ”