The back door of my house can last until the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 283 Zheng Chenggong's retreat

Historically, Xuzhou was one of the nine states in China. Since ancient times, it has been the key to the North, the gateway to the South, a battleground for military strategists, and a gathering center for merchants.

For Nanzhili, Xuzhou is very important. If Xuzhou cannot be held, there is no way to hold Huai'an Mansion.

Once the Huai'an Mansion falls, all the north gates will be opened, and Sun Jie's soldiers and horses can drive straight in.

It's just that there are not many soldiers and horses in such an important place. All the people in Nanzhili are caught in the struggle for power and profit, and they are caught in endless struggles.

Although many people knew that Xuzhou was very important, no one stood up at this time.

Zheng Chenggong, who was far away in Jinling, certainly knew the importance of Xuzhou, and he also wanted to send troops to Xuzhou to defend Xuzhou.

But now he can only think about it, and can't do it according to his own ideas.

In fact, there is only Jinling City left in Zheng Chenggong's current sphere of influence.

The soldiers and horses he took over from his father were only more than 1 people, and when he collected them, there were only more than [-] soldiers and horses assembled from miscellaneous things.

These 3 people are enough to guard a huge Jinling, let alone send troops to Xuzhou.

If there is no civil strife, it is still very easy for these 3 people to guard a Jinling, but now there are basically wolves outside Jinling.

If these 3 people are not shrunk to Jinling, no one knows what the consequences will be.

Political struggles are often the cruelest. Although Zheng Chenggong has never experienced this kind of thing before, he is Zheng Zhilong's son after all, and he has heard it from many people since he was a child.

He clearly understood that if he let go or gave in at this time, what awaited him would be an endless abyss.

Not to mention that there is Zhang Hai beside him, even if Zheng Chenggong sends troops there, Zhang Hai will make some obstructions.

As Sun Jie's spies, of course Sun Jie's interests are the main priority.

The news of the fall of Pei County was delayed, and it had become an isolated island of information.

After the capital was conquered by Sun Jie, Nanzhili's side, that is, Zheng Zhilong, was able to be better when he was in power. Now, the connection between various places has long been broken.

In order to prevent someone from sabotaging, the gate of Jinling City has already been closed by Zheng Chenggong.

Except for the special daily purchase of food or vegetables outside, the rest of the time is all closed.

Speaking of which, Zheng Chenggong should be in high spirits now that he is in power, but in fact, he is not in a good mood.

If you are not in charge of the family, you don't know how expensive it is. Now that you are in power, you know what situation you are facing.

Sun Jie in the north, Zhou Yanru Qian Jiangkun in Hangzhou, Chu Wang and Tang Wang in Huguang, and Yang Sichang, a wall grass in the interior.

Everything is on his shoulders.

He originally wanted to assassinate Yang Sichang, but now he gave up this idea.

People in Jinling are already panicking now, if Yang Sichang is killed now, it will only make the situation worse.

Now he is sitting in his study in that courtyard, looking at a map of Southern Zhili.

Sometimes he frowned, sometimes sighed, in short, he was not in a good mood.

Zhang Hai stood beside him quietly, looking at him without saying a word.

In fact, he could now guess what Zheng Chenggong was thinking.

When a young man's wings are fully fledged, all he thinks about is soaring into the sky, and all he thinks about is proving himself.

It's a pity that this is the situation at the beginning, no matter how heroic he is, there will be no good solution.

When meeting Sun Jie, any person who shines in history is doomed to be gloomy.

This is Sun Jae's stage.

"Brother Zhang, if we subdue all the forces in and around Jinling, what should we do next?"

Zheng Chenggong suddenly looked at Zhang Hai, and his tone became low again.

Obviously, he himself did not believe that he could integrate the forces around Jinling.

He didn't think he could do what his father didn't do at the beginning.

Rubbing his head, sighed:

"Shandong is next to Nanzhili. If I were Sun Jie, I would definitely send troops south at this time, and even let the navy cooperate.

In this way, Nanzhili will fall apart in an instant.I was thinking, should we give up integrating Jinling?

But the world is so big, where can he go? ! "

"If you really want to integrate Jinling, then I have an opinion.

After integrating the forces around Jinling, we have two options to choose from.

One is south, one is north.

If we want to develop to the north, then we will definitely run into Sun Jie, so I don't suggest that we develop to the north at present.

With our current strength, we are definitely not his opponent. Once we meet, there is only one dead end, and the death looks extremely miserable, so my opinion is that we can develop southward. "Zhang Hai said without thinking.

"To the south? There's nothing wrong with the south, so why don't we go to the southwest?" Zheng Zhilong looked bewildered.

The only south side of Jinling is that side, and Zheng Chenggong really didn't understand which south side Zhang Hai was talking about.

Surrounded by mountains in the southwest, I don't know the place where I live. If I go there, can I still have a future?

"Brother Zheng, have you forgotten Taiwan Yuan Island? It is the sphere of influence of your Zheng family. Your Zheng family's prestige on the island is unmatched. If such a good place is not well managed, should it be left to others? ?
There is a wide strait in the middle, and it is not so easy to attack from the mainland.If it can be managed well, the future is promising!
The foundation of your Zheng family is in Taiyuan Island, there is no need to die here.If that is impossible, cross the sea. "Zhang Hai said.

This is actually what Sun Jie meant.

There are Hongyi on Taiwan Island now, although Sun Jie can easily pacify Hongyi.But at present, it is still a wild place, and many places are no-man's land.

Where there are people, they are basically people from the coastal areas of Fujian where Zheng Zhilong immigrated to in the early years.

The Zheng family has a very high prestige in their minds. In other words, even if Sun Jie takes down Taiyuan Island in the future, his words may not be as good as the Zheng family's words.

Besides, the current Sun Jie still can't spare time to take care of it, but such a place cannot be ignored, after all, it is an inseparable part.

Therefore, it is better to let Zheng Chenggong go there first, first integrate the forces on Taiwan Member Island, and then find a way to get Zheng Chenggong over.

This not only saves Sun Jie's time, but also saves Sun Jie's resources. This is a good strategy that kills many birds with one stone, why not do this?

"My father said before that there are Hongyi people on Taiyuan Island, and these people are not so easy to mess with.

Behind them stands Java. These people have powerful boats and guns, and their strength is also very strong. Their strength on the sea is no less than that of my father.

Especially now, all those ships in my father's hands were burned on the battlefield in Tianjin and became cannon fodder.

I don't have so many ships in my hand now, even if I go to Taiyuan Island, how can I defeat those people?This is a question that has to be thought about! Zheng Chenggong's face was full of worry.

Ambition must be matched by strength. If there is no corresponding strength, then ambition is a joke.

Zheng Chenggong now knows very well what kind of situation he is in.

Zhang Hai smiled, he had already thought of a way.

"Hong Yi relied on strong ships and sharp guns, and if they were on the sea, they would not be their opponents at all.

Perhaps Zhenhaihou was able to defeat them head-on in the sea before, but judging from our current strength, we are definitely not their opponents.

You can change the direction, we attack them from the land. "Zhang Hai looked confident.

But these words attracted Zheng Chenggong's denial.

"This is even more useless. The city where the Hongyi people live is called Zelanzha City. You have never been there before, so you think that city is not very powerful. Let me tell you this, that city, even if you use your life to build it, it is not worth it. It must be able to fight down.

It's not that my father never thought about attacking, but Zeelandia City is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is very difficult to break through. Attacking from land is not realistic! Zheng Chenggong shook his head helplessly.

The city of Zeelandia has a high terrain, and the port is outside. Even if it is besieged, the Hongyi people can still transport fresh water and food by sea, so the effect of the siege is minimal.

In addition, it is a standard European-style bastion with amazing defense capabilities. Both the thickness and height of the city wall have reached an incredible level.

It can't be taken down even if it is filled with human life.

Unless you use heavy artillery bombardment, don't even think about going in.

Zheng Chenggong had never seen Sun Jie's artillery, and he had heard it said. In his opinion, unless it was Sun Jie's artillery, he would not be able to do anything.

"In my opinion, unless it's Sun Jie's cannon, don't try to take it down." Zheng Chenggong said helplessly.

Zhang Hai showed a swearing expression, and he said confidently: "What if I can get this kind of artillery?!"

"How is this possible?" Zheng Chenggong looked disbelieving, "Although I have never seen his artillery, it is quite powerful. If we can have this kind of artillery, wouldn't it mean that our strength will be improved to a higher level?

With this kind of artillery, the integration of Jinling is not empty talk, it will become a reality. "

If he could really get this kind of artillery, let alone Hongyi, Zheng Chenggong felt that he could even get those people outside Jinling.

However, this idea is just an idea.

No matter where this powerful weapon is placed, it will be strictly controlled.

An ordinary person wants to get out this kind of weapon, it is tantamount to a dream, a fantasy.

Zheng Chenggong didn't believe what Zhang Hai said at all, he just thought it was Zhang Hai's bragging.

Zhang Hai did not explain too much, and began to narrate one thing. His voice was flat and "true": "Sun Jie has an artillery battalion under his command, and there is a deputy general named Wu Fan in the artillery battalion. This person was the same as me before." A fellow from the same village, I had the grace to save his life before.

Through him, I was able to get some of Sun Jie's artillery.However, the number of artillery will not be too many, after all, this thing is strictly controlled.

It is not realistic to integrate Jinling, and it should be no problem to win the city of Zeelandia.

The price will be higher, but it is still a powerful thing.If the price is right, brother Zheng, I can get some over here! "

The people Zhang Hai mentioned are all fictional, and none of them are true.

The cannons he was talking about were just the cannons that Sun Jie eliminated a long time ago.

It is the gas tank cannon and the Laiyang steel pipe factory rocket before.

There are still a lot of these things, and along with the artillery equipment manufactured by the arsenal, these things have gradually lost their usefulness.

Whether it's accuracy, rate of fire, or transportation speed, these things have great disadvantages, and Sun Jie will naturally not use them all the time.

Even if it is equipped with reserve forces, it cannot completely consume these artillery stocks.

Just leave it alone, it's better to take out these cannons and sell them to Zheng Chenggong.

As long as the quantity is guaranteed, there is no fear of backlash.

Not to mention that Sun Jie still has Zheng Zhilong's trump card, directly put Zheng Chenggong and his father in front of the battle, Zheng Chenggong dares to let his subordinates fire?
With Zheng Zhilong, it is not difficult to persuade Zheng Chenggong to surrender.

After all, Sun Jie was not a slave, nor did he have any deep hatred with the Zheng family.

Zheng Chenggong's heart was surging when he heard Zhang Hai's words.

If this is true, wouldn't the strength of his subordinates rise exponentially?
"Really? There are no jokes in the military!" Zheng Chenggong asked hurriedly, holding back the excitement in his heart.

Zhang Hai looked solemn, "There is no joke in the army!"

"Since that's the case, I'll leave this matter to Brother Zhang!"

Zheng Chenggong stood up and saluted Zhang Hai.

……

Under Zhang Hai's suggestion, Zheng Chenggong planned to leave a way out.

There is also a group of fleets left by Zheng Zhilong in Yangzhou Prefecture. These ships are mainly merchant ships, and there are not many warships.

However, these merchant ships are all ocean-going merchant ships, and they can be converted into armed merchant ships after modification.

With these ships, troops can be transported to Taiyuan Island.

Zheng Zhilong is more of a chicken thief. When he lived in Jinling, he often transported people from Jinling and the southeast to Taiwan Yuandao.

In his eyes, one day the mainland can't do anything, then go to Taiwan to develop.

It's a pity that before this idea was realized, he himself became Sun Jie's prisoner.

There are still [-] nails in the broken ship, and the emaciated camel is bigger than a horse. Zheng Zhilong is also the Emperor of the Sea after all, and the things left in the corners are enough for Zheng Zhilong to use today.

While Zheng Zhilong was busy with these things, Matsudaira Nobuzuna from North Korea started a general attack on Gyeonggi-do.

Gyeonggi-do is where the capital of the Joseon Dynasty is located, and the arrival of Matsudaira Nobutsuna's soldiers and horses here means that they will be able to come to Seoul in a short time.

Similar to the establishment of slaves and their entry into the imperial capital, once an opportunity is found, today's North Korea will fall directly.

Today's performance Wang Lihao is a scud, and Matsudaira Nobuzuna's soldiers and horses just moved to Pyongyang when they were sent to Gyeonggi-do.

He has always believed in the saying "If you keep the green hills, you will not be afraid of no firewood", and it is by relying on this sentence that he can escape from Jiannu's hands.

In fact, he was also very helpless in his heart. He asked Song Shilie to go to Daqin to find reinforcements a long time ago, but after going there for so long, no letter came back, and Jiannu became more and more fierce, which is simply incomprehensible.

Daming is hopeless. The envoys sent to Daming before came back without finding anything after stumbled in Jinling.

Although there is no reliable news from Daqin, at least the people are still there.

As long as there are people, there is hope.

(End of this chapter)