Chapter 59: Duduo decides on Nanjing policy

"Old Shi." Azig was not as calm as Duduo. He could no longer hold back and said, "Will Zhenjiang be given over to the children of the Zheng family?"

Zhenjiang is very close to Nanjing and is almost the gateway to Nanjing.

Duduo said: "Why don't you let me?"

Azig said: "Seeing the children of the Zheng family showing off their power, I really can't hold my breath."

Duduo said: "Bago, you'd better be patient. If you don't bear it, you will ruin your plans."

What is Dodo’s big plan?

It sounds simple, just put Zheng Chenggong in the city of Nanjing to fight.

There is a reason for this. The reason is that Duduo has to admit one thing, that is, no matter how hard he tries, the navy of the Qing army is unable to fight with the Zheng Navy. However, when fighting in the south of the Yangtze River, the navy

If you are not as strong as others, you will be subject to many restrictions.

It's not that Duduo didn't want to fight Zheng Chenggong, let alone that he was afraid of Zheng Chenggong. Instead, after weighing the pros and cons, he finally captured Nanjing. No matter how many victories Zheng Chenggong had, he would always attack Nanjing. Perhaps the Qing army was far behind in terms of naval strength.

Not as good as Zheng Jun.

But in the Army, Duduo didn't look at Zheng Chenggong at all.

No matter how many victories Zheng Chenggong had before, Duduo was confident that Zheng Chenggong would fight back to before liberation.

"Ten Kings, how should Li Chengdong be dealt with?" Hong Chengchou said.

Duduo thought for a moment and said, "Just let him stabilize his position."

The reason why Hong Chengchou said this represents his opinion.

When Zheng Chenggong came here, it seemed that he was very powerful, and he was winning food and scenery from all over the country. But in fact, most of the counties affected by Zheng Chenggong were along the coast, and the counties in the inner region were somewhat turbulent, but they could still be maintained. Hong Chengchou didn't want to give up so many places.

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Because in the land of Hong Chengchou and the temper of the Qing army, all the prefectures and counties that took refuge with Zheng Chenggong would not get any good results after defeating Zheng Chenggong. They would probably face a massacre.

Hong Chengchou may still have a trace of conscience in his heart and wants to kill less people.

As for whether these manifestations of his conscience will be known to others, it is unclear.

Duduo's order quickly reached Li Chengdong.

Li Chengdong looked at Zhang Xianbi's camp in front of him and let out a long sigh. He had the feeling that one day in this world would last a thousand years. He desperately wanted to capture Zhang Xianbi's camp, but Zhang Xianbi defended it desperately, and continued the offensive and defensive battle for more than ten days.

The city became Zhang Xianbi's camp.

However, Zhang Xianbi's camp was not as good as Jinhua City.

Zhang Xianbi gritted his teeth and persisted.

Li Chengdong has surrounded Zhang Xianbi's camp and cut off the waterway connection. In other words, all supplies coming from Chuzhou Prefecture have been cut off.

As a result, Zhang Xianbi's supplies would have problems.

Under Li Chengdong's siege, Zhang Xianbi consumed a lot of supplies, and finally had to restrict the use of gunpowder. As the number of firearms increased, the consumption of gunpowder also increased. From artillery bombardment to single-handed bombardment,

He was beaten.

In Li Chengdong's view, this camp is almost within reach.

At this moment, Li Chengdong could only withdraw his troops.

At least he must be on the front line and must deploy some soldiers to maintain the stability of the counties in the rear.

Faced with such a situation, Li Chengdong could only retreat even if he was unwilling to do so.

So Li Chengdong's army followed the pontoon bridge on the Dongyang River and returned to the north bank.

Facing Li Chengdong's retreat, Zhang Xianbi didn't believe it for a while.

At this moment, Zhang Xianbi was in an extremely embarrassed state. There were large stains on his armor. Countless pieces of dirt stuck out from under his helmet. He said, "What's going on?"

He immediately sent people out to investigate, but before the people he sent could come out, Chen Ding came.

Chen Ding told Zhang Xianbi everything about the outside world. Finally, he said: "Now the king of Fujian has pointed out that the world has responded. General Zhang is a famous general in the world, but he has been reduced to this. It shows that King Zheng treats General Zhang." He paused slightly

, The words are endless, and the meaning is endless. He said: "The King of Fujian is thirsty for talents. Does General Zhang have any interest?"

After Zhang Xianbi heard this, his heart was slightly shaken, but then he suppressed all the thoughts in his mind.

Zhang Xianbi is not a direct descendant of Zhang Xuan, but Zhang Xuan treats the people below him equally, at least on the surface. There is no difference. For this, Zhang Xianbi is somewhat grateful. He has been around in the Ming Dynasty, especially in the Ming Dynasty.

After Fu Zonglong's death, as a collateral member, he was ostracized, his rations and wages were deducted, he was used as cannon fodder in wars, and so on.

Of course this is not the most important thing.

The most important thing is that Zhang Xianbi is not optimistic about Zheng Chenggong.

The Battle of Chaozhou is not clear to others. But Zhang Xianbi knows it very well. This is also Zhang Xuan's habit. Zhang Xuan is used to dividing some battle examples. There are all kinds of wars, some are fought by Zhang Xuan, and some are not.

Zheng Cai's attack on Chaozhou was a recorded battle.

He looked down upon the combat power of Zheng's army.

All major events in the world will always come down to war. No matter how powerful the Zheng navy is, they will not be able to reach the shore.

However, Zhang Xianbi could not refuse immediately.

The reason is very simple, because Zhang Xianbi suffered heavy losses after the battle and was in urgent need of blood replenishment, and his contact with Jiangxi was temporarily unavailable. Therefore, he needed Zheng's support.

Zhang Xianbi turned his head several times and said, "Mr. Chen, I'm not lying. It's a little early for you to say it now."

Chen Ding said: "In that case, wait a few more days."

Chen Ding had also seen Zhang Xianbi's strength in the past few days. Under Li Chengdong's siege, Zhang Xianbi resisted for more than ten days with a simple camp and still stood firm. This kind of combat power was beyond what most Zheng Jun could do.

Taoist.

For the Zheng family, they also knew that the infantry's combat power was lacking. Naturally, they had various solutions. For example, the Zheng family's only infantry force that could be called combat power, which was Zheng Hongkui's tribe, was expanded, and even Zheng Hongkui's power was

His status has also improved. For example, Zheng Chenggong organized and trained the new army.

Of course, seeking some experienced generals from outside is also one of the solutions.

Therefore, Chen Ding wanted to recruit Zhang Xianbi, including Xu Jiaying.

The Battle of Jinhua has reached another stage. But it is not over, because after Li Chengdong retreated, he did not withdraw all the troops. I don’t know if Li Chengdong is worried that after his entire army withdraws, the Xia army here in Jinhua City will follow and attack. Or not.

Be willing to give up on Jinhua City.

Therefore, Du Yonghe and some of his troops were still stationed outside Jinhua City, but the blockade in the south of Jinhua City was completely abandoned.

At this time, Zheng Chenggong's envoy also came to Wuchang to pay homage to Zhang Xuan.

The visitor was none other than Chen Ding's son, Chen Yonghua.

However, Chen Yonghua is not the famous Chen Jinnan in later generations, nor is he Zheng Chenggong's mastermind or Zheng Jing's master. He is as young as Zheng Chenggong and has just been promoted by Zheng Chenggong. He is just an attendant of Zheng Chenggong. When he was sent here, he was just a subordinate.

Just running errands. Not an important mission.

Zhang Xuan didn't even ask for the name of the messenger. He had no idea that the person who came to deliver the letter was the chief rudder of the Heaven and Earth Society in later generations.

Of course, knowing that Zhang Xuan can probably deal with it indifferently, after all, he has met too many historical celebrities and is used to it.

In front of Chen Yonghua, Zhang Xuan cut open Zheng Chenggong's letter and unfolded it. He saw that Zheng Chenggong incited and provoked Zhang Xuan to send troops to Jiangnan in the letter.

But how could Zhang Xuan be swayed by such a small provocation? He smiled faintly, folded up the letter in his hand, stuffed it into the envelope, put it on the table, and said: "Come, let the envoy bring you

Go in and get settled."

"Yes." Zheng Lian said.

Then Zheng Lian took Chen Yonghua down.

"Congratulations, Your Highness." Zhang Zhi said, "The army is ready to move."

Zhang Xuan said: "That's true, but I still want to help Zheng Chenggong. I can't let Zheng Chenggong think that I'm not doing anything. I'll pass on the order and the army is gathering. It's rumored that the army is gathering for the eastward expedition. In addition, Zhou Fuchen will be brought back.

Take the fleet."

"Yes." Zhang Zhi said.

Zhang Xuan's orders were carried out to the letter, and for a while, various rumors arose in Wuchang City. Almost everyone thought that the army would soon march eastward, and would join forces with Zheng Chenggong to go to the south of the Yangtze River and join forces at the gates of Nanjing.
Chapter completed!