The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 222 The Rebellion
The civil strife in Ming Dynasty must be resolved before Jianlu reacts!
Now that Zhu Linmi had decided to quell the coup d'etat by the Empress Dowager Zeng, she didn't delay for a moment, and immediately led all the officers to return to Guangshi overnight, where the main force of the Dragon Guards was undergoing repairs.

"My lord, according to Miss Namu, there are more than [-] Ding Kuichu's troops who have entered Fujian this time. Including Tang Wang's own troops, the strength may be around [-]."

Zhang Jiayu looked at Zhu Linming, who was walking with the horse, and said with some concern: "But Guangguang only has more than [-] Dragon Guards. Is it safer to recall the Polu Camp sent to Jiangxi?"

Zhu Linmi had thought about this issue long ago, shook her head and said: "At any time, expelling captives is the top priority, nights are long and dreams are many, we must end the war in Guangxin as soon as possible before the situation in Tianxing Mansion adversely affects Jiangxi.

"As for Ding Kuichun's 2 horsemen, they are definitely not more elite than Azig's main force of Jianlu. I believe that [-] Dragon Guards are enough to defeat him.

"Currently, officials in various places have not received the news, or are waiting to see the situation. Only by defeating King Tang's coup as quickly as possible can all parties' confidence in the court be strengthened."

Zhang Jiayu nodded thoughtfully. He knew that what King Chen hadn't said, if it was delayed for a long time, would greatly weaken the court's prestige and cause local dissension.

The two of them were talking, when suddenly a horse came towards them, and when they got close, they said loudly, "Report! There is an urgent news from Quanzhou."

Shi Lin hurriedly stepped forward to take the letter box, and handed it to Zhu Linmi.

"Quanzhou?" Zhu Linmei took out the letter paper and unfolded it, and leaned closer to the torch for a closer look.

The letter was written by Zheng Chenggong, and reported in detail all the matters after he returned to Quanzhou.

He tried to persuade Zheng Zhilong to no avail at first, and then planned with Zhang Guoxuan to prevent Zheng Zhilong from supporting Jianlu to attack Tianxing Mansion.Unexpectedly, before Zheng Zhilong could make a move, he heard the news that King Chen had smashed the main force of Jianlu in Yanping and beheaded Boluo.

Zheng Zhilong was so frightened that his liver and gallbladder were torn apart, he no longer wanted to be the governor of Fujian and Guangdong in the Qing Dynasty, and started packing up his belongings and preparing to flee for his life.

Previously, Zheng Chenggong used his familiarity with the waterways near Zheng Zhilong's lair to secretly transfer Zhang Guoxuan's fleet to near Zhangzhou Port.

Zhangzhou Port is the home port of Zheng Zhilong's fleet. Zheng Chenggong contacted some of Zheng Zhilong's officers who were unwilling to surrender captives, and planned to cooperate with others. He filled Zhang Guoxuan's ship with incendiary materials, sneaked into the port and burned Zheng Zhilong's fleet.

But for some unknown reason, Zheng Zhilong dispatched the fleet to go to sea ahead of schedule.Zheng Chenggong hurriedly launched an attack, but only intercepted the ships of Zheng Zhilong's rear group and burned them all.

Zheng Chenggong judged that he should have burned Zheng Zhilong's baggage ship and some of the warships transporting property, but at least [-]% of the warships, especially the heavy warships, had left the port, and they should have gone north to Shandong to surrender.

At the end of the letter, Zheng Chenggong blamed himself for failing to completely destroy Zheng Zhilong's fleet. He also said that he recruited nearly a thousand loyal and brave men from his hometown, and rushed to Shaowu with Zhang Guoxuan to join the Longwei Army.

Zhu Linmi handed the letter to Zhang Jiayu, who quickly read it and said with emotion: "The general surnamed Guo has made great contributions this time!"

Zhu Linmei nodded and said: "Zhang Guoxuan only has 140 small boats in his hands, while Zheng Zhilong's fleet has thousands of state-of-the-art warships, it is extremely rare to burn [-]% of them.

"Furthermore, Zheng Zhilong has been entrenched in Fujian for decades, and with the control of maritime trade, the wealth he has amassed must be extremely amazing." Zhu Linmi remembers reading some information, saying that Zheng Zhilong had a monthly income of nearly 40 taels at the peak of foreign trade. At least half of them are net profits.His entire family property may be as huge as 4000 to [-] million taels!

"If it hadn't been for Damu to burn these belongings, and when Zheng Zhilong landed in Shandong, the money alone would be enough for Jianlu to spend several years fighting."

He thought for a while, and then ordered Zhang Jiayu: "Send someone to tell Damu not to go to Shaowu, and go directly to Tianxing Mansion to meet up."

"Yes!"

When the messenger left, Zhu Linmi frowned and began to think.Although Zheng Chenggong has achieved good results, Zheng Zhilong brought at least more than 600 warships to join Jianlu.

Moreover, these ships can definitely be said to be the most advanced in East Asia at the moment, with a lot of reference to the shipbuilding technology of the Dutch, and their combat effectiveness is much higher than that of ordinary Ming warships.

Jianlu was the least good at water warfare in the past, and now he has such a powerful fleet, which is bound to have an extremely adverse impact on Daming.In particular, it will seriously interfere with Ming's maritime trade.

Maritime trade is one of the key contents of Zhu Linmi's next plan, which plays a vital role in alleviating Ming's financial crisis.

"It seems that we must form a powerful fleet." He then shook his head and sighed secretly, "Although we are absolutely sure that it can overwhelm Zheng Zhilong's warship technically, the navy has always been a gold-swallowing behemoth. Where did the start-up capital come from?"

He immediately thought of Zhang Xianzhong's Chen Yin, and couldn't help but turn to the west side, it seemed that Sichuan had to go, and he had to get this money!

Two days later, Zhu Linmi led a group of officers to meet up with the main force of the Longwei Army, and then marched eastward without stopping, heading straight for Tianxing Mansion.

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"This King Chen really doesn't know how to flatter!" Zhu Yu'ao threw the mansion newspaper in his hand to the ground. It was written on it that King Chen didn't obey the order and came to Tianxing Mansion with his army. To Yanping.

"Your Highness, 5000% of King Chen's troops are fighting Liu Guangbi in Jiangxi, and there are only [-] troops here." Wang Yinghua said disapprovingly, "If he wants to use the mantis arm as a chariot, General Su's [-] troops will crush him to powder!"

"Your Majesty Wang's words are wrong," Su Guansheng said shaking his head, "Your Majesty once fought against Jin Shenghuan with King Chen in Jiangxi, so he knows the elite of his troops.

"Furthermore, King Chen's troops are divided into two parts. One is the Polu camp. The main body is the rebel army he has collected, which has been reorganized and drilled. Although there are many people, they are not the main force.

"The second is the Dragon Guard Army. This is the elite he has recruited and trained. His combat power is much higher than that of the Polu Camp. As far as I know, it is the Dragon Guard Army that he brought to Tianxing Mansion this time. Although there are only a few thousand people, they are definitely the elite of the elite!"

He turned to Zhu Yu'ao and said, "The Dragon Guards used [-] troops to defeat Gao Jinku's [-] troops in Fuzhou. The combat strength is evident. Your Highness should be cautious."

Zhu Yu'ao nodded when he heard the words, "In Fujing, only King Chen's team dares to disobey the imperial court's order, and they must be defeated, so as to frighten the people at both ends of the first mouse!"

He Wuzhen hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "As long as this battle brings out the court's prestige, His Highness can take this great victory to formally supervise the country."

The rest of the people immediately nodded their heads when they heard the words, and only Su Pin stood aside with a frown, not knowing what he was thinking.

After a while, a eunuch from the royal family came in with the latest Tang Bao, and He Wuzhen hurriedly accepted it and gave it to Zhu Yu'ao.

The latter took a look, and couldn't help being furious again, "These trash! When King Chen is dealt with, I will definitely punish these rats severely!"

(End of this chapter)