Zhejiang Province is the state capital, Qingyuan County.

Qingyuan County is located in the southernmost part of the entire Zhejiang Province, bordering Songxi, Zhenghe and Shouning counties in Fujian.

The Songyuan water in the southwest of the county flows through Qingyuan County and Songxi County in Fujian, where it is even common to see Zheng Jun's soldiers coming, or playing, or looking for relatives and friends.

It was only with Wang Zhongyu, a general of the Left Battalion of the 11th Army of the National Defense Army, who led the soldiers of the central part of the Left Battalion to be stationed here, that the soldiers of the Zheng Army disappeared, and it was said that they had received a strict order from Zheng Zhilong not to cross the boundary between Fujian and Zhejiang.

In the county government of Qingyuan County, General Wang Zhongyu looked at the map, and there was also a copy of the information sent by the Military Intelligence Department, and learned that Zheng Zhilong had mobilized more than 40,000 soldiers and horses from the front battalion of the Zheng army and stationed them in Jianning Mansion and Funing Mansion, which was clearly on guard against his own side.

"More than 40,000 people?"

Wang Zhongyu frowned slightly, and said to the guerrilla generals in the middle of the country beside him, as well as the few thousand generals under him: "Zheng Zhilong should not think that if there is a fight, he can defend the land of the two provinces with these more than 40,000 people, right?" ”

The guerrilla general in the middle of the country said: "General, according to the intelligence of the Ministry of Military Intelligence, the Zheng army is different from the local guards, they are all well-trained and well-equipped elites, equipped with many firearms and warships, and it is said that there are soldiers and horses composed of Taixi people, and their combat effectiveness is not bad, so it is better for us to deal with it carefully." ”

Wang Zhongyu nodded, although he didn't look down on Zheng Jun's combat power, he would never take it lightly.

So Wang Zhongyu said: "The order will go down, and the multi-faction will not accept the transit investigation at night, and first find out the deployment of the opposite side." ”

"General, will this move attract a counterattack from Zheng Jun?"

"Fight back?"

Wang Zhongyu said: "Lao Tzu is waiting for them to fight back!" Rest assured, the Ministry of Military Intelligence has already made a conclusion to Zheng Zhilong: this person is good at management, more strategic, less courageous, and will not easily choose to be an enemy of the imperial court. Let's go arrange for manpower. ”

"Yes."

At the same time, in Songxi County, Zheng Xing, the former commander of the Zheng Army's former battalion, was convening a meeting of his generals.

Now the more than 40,000 men and horses in the front battalion have all been dispersed, and they are deployed in Jianning Mansion and Funing Mansion, while there are only more than 4,000 soldiers and horses stationed in Songxi County.

In addition, in places close to Qingyuan County, such as Zhenghe County, Shouning County, and the nearby Tongpanshan camp, there are thousands of soldiers and horses stationed in each of them, and these troops together have stood at more than half of the strength of the front battalion.

"It seems that the imperial court is determined to reach out to Fujian!"

Zheng Xing was worried, although the national defense force in front of him seemed to be only four or five thousand people after investigation, but the combat power should not be underestimated, if it really started, Zheng Xing estimated that even if he gathered all the troops of his front battalion, it would be difficult to gain the upper hand.

At this time, Zheng Xing said secretly: "Now that the pressure from the imperial court is increasing, the officials in Fujian are ready to move, and they are no longer as respectful to the head of the family as before, I really don't know how the head of the family is going to deal with it." ”

In fact, before leading the army north, Zheng Xing also inquired with Zheng Zhilong. Zheng Xing believes that now the Zheng family should make a decision, if they choose to obey the imperial court, then take the initiative to hand over their authority, strive to occupy a place in the imperial court, and at least preserve a vitality for the Zheng family.

If you choose to confront the imperial court to the end, then you must immediately purge the officials in all parts of Fujian, otherwise there will be internal instability and a strong army outside the border, and this situation will be undoubtedly defeated.

However, Zheng Zhilong is still incomprehensible, he has a tough attitude towards the court today, and he will consider sending someone to contact the court tomorrow, but he has never made up his mind.

Zheng Xing is also very worried about this, in his impression, Zheng Zhilong has never wavered like now, even when he started the war with Liu Xiang or the Dutch, he was not as difficult to decide as now.

"Report!"

Suddenly, a junior colonel walked in quickly, saluted and said to Zheng Xing: "Qiqi General Town, scout report, I have found traces of the imperial court not collecting at night in and around Songxi!" ”

"What?"

Zheng Xing suddenly broke out in a cold sweat and said, "What is the number of people, is it an open investigation or an unannounced visit?" ”

"The number of people is unknown, and the suspicious people found now are all secretly visited in disguise."

"Keep an eye on all those nights, but don't do anything, and avoid conflicts as much as possible!"

"Yes."

Then Zheng Xing let out a sigh of relief and said secretly: "It's good that it's a secret visit in disguise, this is to investigate the situation here, not to lead the army south." ”

"Just."

It's just that Zheng Xing smiled bitterly, the two armies are facing each other so closely, it's okay for a day or two, and it is inevitable that they will "go off the rails" after a long time, and it will definitely be a blessing in disguise at that time.

Zheng Xing was worried and troubled like this, and Chai Dayong, the counselor general of Jianchang Prefecture in Jiangxi Province, Jiang Haiguang, the garrison of Lead Mountain in Guangxin Mansion in Jiangxi Province, and Gong Mingqiu, the counselor general of Raozhou Prefecture in Jiangxi Province, were also irritable.

At the same time that Wang Zhongyu led his troops southward, the three garrisons of Shandong Leiden Battalion, Yanqing Battalion, and Jidong Battalion also went south to Jiangxi Province, and now the Lyden Battalion is stationed in Raozhou Mansion in Jiangxi Province, Yanqing Battalion is stationed in Guangxin Mansion in Jiangxi Province, and Jidong Camp is stationed in Jianchang Mansion in Jiangxi Province.

Raozhou Prefecture is located in Poyang County, Guangxin Prefecture is located in Shangrao County, and Jianchang Prefecture is located in Nancheng.

At this time, the three garrison battalions drove into the three cities, and they directly began to control the city defenses of the three places, which made Chai Dayong, Jiang Haiguang, and Gong Mingqiu feel like pins and needles, and they were almost frightened to lead the army to kill.

In the Nancheng General's Mansion, Chai Dayong has been very angry in the past two days, and the corners of his mouth can see the rotten sores caused by the fire.

In the past two days, all the more than 10,000 soldiers and horses under Chai Dayong have been ordered to be in the barracks, and no one is allowed to take half a step out of the barracks.

What made Chai Dayong even more unbearable was that at this time, Nancheng had been completely taken over by the Jidong Battalion, and even he, a dignified general, had no right to mobilize troops and horses.

"I knew that today, I shouldn't have let this garrison into the city in the first place!"

Chai Dayong said angrily, Ruan Dacheng has never heard from there, and Jiangxi Governor Wang Anmin, Nanchang Governor Li Zuoqin, and Jiujiang Governor Ma Mingxia are only civil officials, saying that they are contacting officials from all over the country to send a joint letter, but they have never helped the military.

Two days ago, before the garrison army entered the city, Zheng Zhilong sent someone to send a letter, which also mentioned that he would send someone to send military support, but then the garrison army entered the city, Chai Dayong didn't have time to react, and he was not ready to raise troops, so he was taken away from the army, and the military equipment promised by Zheng Zhilong naturally did not follow.

Such a situation is basically "it has ended before it has started", every time he thinks about it, Chai Dayong feels a suffocation in his chest.

"General!!"

At this moment, the servant in the palace walked briskly and said with a little panic: "There is a team of soldiers outside, and the leader is the general, saying that he wants to see the lord."

Before he finished speaking, Mao Buyu, the general outside, walked into the main hall with a team of birds pushing the door by hand, Chai Dayong was startled when he saw this, and said with a pale face: "General Mao, what is this for?" ”

Mao Buyu said: "It's not a big deal, I came here today to report two things to General Chai Shen." ”

"W-What?"

"First, the military reform of Jianchang Mansion will begin tomorrow, and the soldiers and horses under General Chai Shen must be screened, and those who can be used must be mixed with the soldiers and horses from all over the country to form a garrison, and if they can't be used, they will be given severance pay to return home."

"As for the departure and stay of General Chai Shen and generals at all levels, we need to wait for the instructions of the Ministry of National Defense, I hope that during this time, General Chai Shen will wait for disposal in the house with peace of mind, and don't do something stupid."

Chai Dayong suddenly collapsed when he heard this, it seems that this day has come.

So Chai Dayong smiled bitterly and said, "Stupid thing? I'm alone now, what else can I do? ”

"Not necessarily!"

Mao Buyu said coldly: "What did General Chai Shen and Ruan Dacheng, Jiangxi Governor Wang Anmin, Nanchang Prefect Li Zuoqin, and Jiujiang Prefect Ma Mingxia secretly do, there should be an account in their hearts, and the imperial court will also dispose of it as appropriate, isn't this a stupid thing?" ”

When Chai Dayong heard this, his face became even more ugly, and he was speechless at this time.

Then Mao Buyu continued: "The second thing is to inform General Chai Shen that Jiang Haiguang, the garrison of Lead Mountain in Guangxin Prefecture, had conspired to rebel and had been defeated by the Yanqing Battalion of the garrison stationed in Shangrao County. The garrison Jiang Haiguang was beheaded, more than 4,800 of his soldiers and horses were beheaded, and more than 3,000 people were captured. The rebellion lasted just over an hour. ”

Hearing this news, Chai Dayong's face suddenly turned like ashes, and his whole body trembled slightly, wanting to speak to show that he would never do such a stupid thing, but he found that his mouth didn't seem to obey the call, and he couldn't make any sound at all.

Mao Buyu sneered in his heart when he saw this, and then warned: "General Chai Shen should not learn from Jiang Haiguang to raise troops to fight against the imperial court, and do not follow the example of Gong Mingqiu, the general of Raozhou Mansion, who secretly commanded his troops and horses to resist military reform, otherwise there will never be any good fruit to eat!" ”

Hearing that Gong Mingqiu was also in an accident, Chai Dayong suddenly felt a flower in front of him, cheered up and finally asked: "How is Gong Mingqiu?" ”

"He??"

Mao Buyu said: "He didn't die, but he was robbed and imprisoned, and now he is estimated to be on his way back to Beijing." ”

Hearing the news, Chai Dayong couldn't hold on any longer, and fell directly to the ground and fainted.

Two days later, Ruan Dacheng came to Jianchang Mansion, and as soon as he arrived in Zengtan County, south of Nancheng, he heard the news that the three battalions of the garrison had taken over the defense of Jianchang Mansion, Guangxin Mansion, and Raozhou Mansion, and immediately felt a little bad.

So Ruan Dacheng stayed in Zengtan County for two days, dressed up again, and then continued to Nancheng. As soon as he entered the city, he saw groups of garrison officers and soldiers holding hands everywhere, and his heart was even more shocked.

"Let's go to the General's Mansion first."

Ruan Dacheng thought in his heart, so he came all the way to the door of the General's Mansion, and when he saw that there was no one here, he was overjoyed, so he knocked on the door and said, "Ruan Dacheng, who is white, I want to see the General." ”

"You want to see my lord? I'm afraid it's not convenient for us adults to meet guests now. ”

"Inconvenient?"

Ruan Dacheng said: "I have something important to meet with the general, please let me know." ”

Who knew that the concierge did not go in to report, but directly let Ruan Dacheng come in, and said: "Anyway, I'm going to quit, the adults are in the backyard, you can go in by yourself." ”

After saying that, the concierge really made up enough to take out a burden in the house, and then left without looking back, seeing Ruan Dacheng dumbfounded.

Then Ruan Dacheng walked all the way to the backyard, and in the huge general's mansion, he couldn't see a few subordinates, and the occasional subordinates were also packing up their things and preparing to leave.

When he came to the backyard, Ruan Dacheng finally saw Chai Dayong, but at this time, Chai Dayong was already glazed over, his mouth was crooked, and he had a stroke!