Go back to the end of the Ming Dynasty to be a soldier

Chapter 488 Instigating Against Zheng Hongkui ([-])

Zheng Zhilong is now free from admonitions, especially for the young player Liu Guoxuan's three strategies of up, middle and down.

Because he has always admired Liu Guoxuan, this young man joined their Zheng family army at the age of 15. He is wise and brave, and has repeatedly made military exploits. In Zheng Zhilong's eyes, he is a rare general who can compare with Shi Lang and Shi Xian when he discusses martial arts in essays and discusses talents and virtues.

Especially this time on the stage to pay homage to the coach, Zheng Zhilong looked at Liu Guoxuan even more with new admiration.He didn't expect that this young man was not only brave, he was a good player in the battle, but also had a beautiful mind, a good plan, and knew how to govern the country, which is really rare.

It seems that Zheng Zhiwan really gave him a good idea, and let him take the stage to pay homage to the commander-in-chief of the Ma Bu army.In the past, he was only asked to be a military commander leading an army, which is really a bit of a shame.This is a full-fledged general, not to mention being on the stage to pay homage to the commander, even if he is in the cabinet to pay homage to the prime minister, he can also be honored.

"Hahaha..." Zheng Zhilong listened to Liu Guoxuan's remonstrance, Longyan Dayue, "Aiqing is really my Zhou Yafu."

Zheng Zhilong was happy, and immediately rewarded Liu Guoxuan with a Shangfang sword, and asked him to be in charge of dispatching the navy and the three armies on the shore to fight against the Ming army with all their strength.

at the same time.Zheng Zhilong is also determined to do a lot of work. First of all, he must be a good emperor, start to work hard, work hard, handle the government affairs in person, go to court on time, do it himself, take the lead in practicing frugality, and his diligence is no less than that of Emperor Chongzhen.

Then he issued a decree to reduce various taxes and corvees for the common people, asked the six ministries of the cabinet to vigorously develop people's livelihood, relieve the victims, and increase food and salaries for the soldiers and officials of the government. People's taxes, and take out two-thirds of the gold, silver and jewelry that their Zheng family has accumulated for many years, just like Emperor Chongzhen used internal funds back then.

In addition, in order to recruit talents, notices are posted everywhere, recruiting talents, offering high-ranking officials and generous salaries and other tempting conditions, network talents, and implement the strategic project of rejuvenating the country with talents.

These measures really worked, as if a dying person had been injected with a booster, the whole of the Great Southern Empire suddenly became energetic, from the emperor Zheng Zhilong down to the civil and military officials, soldiers and civilians, were shocked at the time .

Liu Guoxuan was born in a poor family, influenced by Hakka thought, he bumped into walls everywhere with a straight heart and suffered a lot, but this also cultivated his tenacious and courageous character. Zheng Zhilong burst into tears of gratitude, expressing gratitude for the mighty kindness of the emperor.

Soon he ordered 10 soldiers and horses, including 2 sailors.After more than 300 large and small warships, dozens of red-clothed cannons, food and ammunition, etc., Liu Guoxuan personally led the army to advance by land and water, and left Fujing to fight along the southeast coast, and arrived in Funing County, which is the later generations. Ningde City area.

The soldiers and horses stopped moving forward, because Liu Guoxuan knew that now the enemy is strong and we are weak, and it is not appropriate to take the initiative to attack. He adopted the strategy of defending and attacking. His 10 horses have a group of new troops, including some soldiers from the Beijing camp , Now the strength of the Great Southern Empire is seriously insufficient.

Of course he understands the reason why soldiers should be good but not many, so Liu Guoxuan advocates active defense instead of active attack.In Funing County, he stepped up his military training and drilled his troops day and night. He went to the scene to supervise the troops and sailors on the shore every day, and sometimes he personally directed the drills.

Generalissimo Liu Guoxuan, holding the Tianzi Sword in his hand, was like this, and none of the other generals dared to slack off.All of a sudden, the [-] troops trained in full swing...

After Zheng Chenggong left, Ji Dong's men basically went on strike, waiting for news of Zheng Chenggong.

At this time, Jiangyin Sangong came to beat him up, saying that their soldiers had already reached Xianxia Pass.Attacking cities and seizing villages along the way was like breaking through bamboos. The Ming army was invincible, and the Southern army surrendered or fled when they heard the wind, except for Xianxiaguan.

The southern army here surrendered without Xianguan. Xianxiaguan is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It stretches for hundreds of miles and locks the throat of Fujian and Guangdong. In Guancheng, Jiangyin Sangong specially pleaded guilty to Lord Jian Guo.

Lin Yi read this scripture, of course he would not punish Jiangyin Sangong because of this, he knew that they were good at defending the city, but not good at attacking the city. In addition, he knew about Xianxia Pass. Shanhaiguan, the first pass in the world, is not bad in comparison.One man guards the gate, and ten thousand men cannot open it. Without paying a certain price and paying attention to some strategies, it is almost impossible to open this gate.

But now he was waiting for Zheng Chenggong's news, so Lin Yi directly gave instructions to suspend the attack on Guancheng, and people stationed outside Guancheng to wait for orders, and then ordered people to send this book away.

Xiaoying worried: "Brother Lin, can Zheng Zhilong surrender? Will Zheng Chenggong succeed this time? If they detain Zheng Chenggong or kill him, wouldn't we be here as silly wives waiting for a man? A month or so Three months, this is tantamount to nourishing the legacy of carbuncle."

"It has been known since ancient times that soldiers are not good at fighting. How can we succeed if we don't try? I believe that Zheng Chenggong has his own strategies. Let's wait for the good news."

Lin Yi didn't say much. For Zheng Chenggong's sake, he wanted to give Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Hongkui a chance.If they are really ignorant of current affairs and unwilling to accept recruitment, then they will be wiped out together at that time, which can be regarded as the utmost benevolence and righteousness.

Regarding Zheng Chenggong's trip, Lin Yi also has a certain degree of certainty in his heart. Even if Zheng Chenggong can successfully instigate Zheng Hongkui, it is a worthwhile trip. As for Xiaoying's worries, Lin Yi is of course worried. Zheng Chenggong will be locked up, and it will not kill him. In addition, Zheng Chenggong is not a fuel-efficient lamp. What kind of people Zheng Zhilong and his son are, we can't just look at the historical records, only the facts.

The only thing Lin Yi can do now is to surround Fujian with 80 troops and Chen Bing, forming a siege to the Great Southern Empire. Such a high-pressure situation will help Zheng Chenggong lobby his uncle and father to accept the imperial court's recruitment. It is a great blessing for Daming to be able to resolve it peacefully.

Since ancient times, attacking the mind is the top and attacking the city is the bottom.Without judging the situation, leniency and strictness are both wrong, and war is only a way of last resort.

Theoretically speaking, Zheng Zhilong can surrender to the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty. At the beginning, he could accept the offer from Emperor Chongzhen, but now he should be able to accept the offer from him, the supervisor of the Ming Dynasty. As long as he has nowhere to go, this is entirely possible. of.

Zheng Zhilong is now isolated and helpless.If the Ming army attacked from all directions, they would reach Fujing in less than a month, and the troops would approach the city.In such a situation, as the founder of the Great Southern Empire, Zheng Zhilong, he should know where to go, and he will definitely think carefully about the pros and cons of success.

Fujian Xiamen waters.Zheng Chenggong's ship sailed here from the Taiwan Strait. The navy fleet of the Southern Army and the red cannons on the fort on the shore had discovered such a ship a long time ago, and aimed their artillery at this ship.

Zheng Chenggong ordered his men to play their own banner.Of course, a ship was not here to start a war. With the semaphore and the banner of Zheng Chenggong's family, none of the Southern Army dared to fire on it.

Someone had already reported to Zheng Hongkui, the guard here. When Zheng Hongkui heard that Zheng Chenggong had come, he was surprised and delighted at first, and then he gritted his teeth: "This kid dares to come back, let him report to the door!"

In this way, Zheng Chenggong's boat docked in Xiamen. When Zheng Chenggong took Tagawa Makiko and a dozen people got off the boat.The soldiers of the Southern Army told them that Zheng Hongkui was waiting for him at the commander's mansion and asked him to sign in.

Zheng Chenggong knew that his uncle was angry.Whoever it is, will not be angry when encountering this matter. The son opposes Lao Tzu.Zheng Chenggong had been prepared for a long time, so he took Tagawa Makiko with a calm expression, and a dozen fast horses arrived in front of the handsome mansion like lightning.

The soldiers of the southern army were heavily guarded. After Zheng Chenggong got off his horse, a dozen of his followers were all blocked outside. Zheng Chenggong acted like no one was around. He led Makiko Tagawa and shouted his name, passing by Lin Li's swordsmen and crossing the road. Walking calmly under the frame of the sword and gun, he came to Zheng Hongkui's big tent with big strides.

(End of this chapter)