Chapter 169 War Letter

Both parties moved very quickly. When Zheng Zhilong arrived in Guangzhou, he had no time to exchange greetings. He had not even had a night's rest.

As soon as the trumpets were heard, Ding Chukui camped on land and water outside the city of Guangzhou with great momentum. Above the Pearl River, the water of the Pearl River almost stopped flowing.

Ding Chukui looked at Guangzhou City from a distance.

This place was originally his, but now it has become his enemy. This sudden change made Ding Chukui extremely angry.

However, Ding Chukui has been operating in Guangzhou for more than a year, and many of his tentacles have penetrated deep into the grassroots.

Even though Zhang Xuan cleared up the upper-level structure of Guangzhou, many Shaowu officials abandoned their posts and returned home. Hu Dan temporarily stabilized the situation in Guangzhou.

But for some detailed issues, Hu Dan had no way to block them.

Ding Chukui said: "There are only more than 30,000 Xia troops in the city, but yesterday the Zheng fleet arrived, with about a hundred warships and more than 10,000 people."

"If the two armies join together to defend the city of Guangzhou and recruit civilians in the city, I'm afraid we won't be able to capture the city for a while."

"What should we do in this situation?"

Li Guo took a deep breath. He never expected that the situation would change so drastically in just one or two days.

It made him feel like he couldn't catch up with every step and was catching up a lot every step of the way.

News came from Guangzhou, although Ding Chukui wanted to return to the army immediately.

However, the retreat from the city must be properly arranged to prevent pursuit within the city and to appease the leaders of all parties in the army. You must know that although this army is under the leadership of Ding Chukui, the soldiers of all parties are subordinate to different leaders, especially just now

The number of pirates recruited is the largest, and there are more mountains. The big boss is Lin Cha, and the pirates of the four surnames, even among the pirates of the four surnames, they also have their own factions.

Even among the officers and soldiers, there are different hills, and Ding Chukui is considered the largest among them.

In the past, he could still suppress the people below him with the help of Shao Wu's name, but now Shao Wu is gone, and Ding Chukui's prestige is missing a large part.

This can be regarded as the lower class people at that time. There was a completely different situation between having an emperor and not having an emperor. Ding Chukui was not slow in making these preparations. He made all the preparations in just one day. Then he immediately returned to the army, by land and water.

Advance together.

From getting the news to advancing to the gates of Guangzhou, it only took three to five days.

But within three to five days, the situation changed drastically.

The fighter plane was just missed.

"I am always unwilling to give in, so I just retreated." Chen Jitai said. "I will write a letter to that thief to see how cultivated that thief is."

The strategy of stimulating generals is an old-fashioned method. As for whether it can be effective, Ding Chukui has no hope at all. He said: "It's all Mr. Lao's wonderful pen."

Chen Jitai took over the job and immediately wrote a letter and sent it to Guangzhou.

At this time, Ding Chukui also made some small moves in private, such as writing a letter to Chen Bangyan. There was a thought between the lines that he was defeated and wanted to defect to Yongli. As soon as it was sent out, Chen Jitai's letter also came to Zhang.

Xuan's hands.

Zhang Xuan smiled slightly after seeing it and said, "Zheng Lian, read it to everyone."

Zheng Lian took it, glanced at it, and after reading the general meaning, he whispered: "General, do you really want to read it?"

Zhang Xuan said: "Read it."

"Yes." Zheng Lian said, then coughed twice, cleared his throat, and said: "Chen Jitai, the governor of Guangzhou in the Ming Dynasty, addressed to the traitor general Zhang Xuan:" The first sentence denied the legitimacy of the Xia Dynasty.

"You consider that in a gentry's family, if a daughter surrenders to a thief, it will be a disgrace to the ancestors. This is how the innocent door is stained."

This is everyone's interpretation of Zhang Xuan. Many of Zhang Xuan's ways of doing things do not look like he has no family education at all. Compared with many scholarly families, the Linying Zhang family is nothing at all, but after all, he has passed the Jinshi.

.Naturally it can be regarded as the home of the gentry, the door of innocence.

In the first sentence of the opening chapter, he scolds Zhang Xuan's ancestors. Then every word becomes more and more mean. For example: "To ask Bai Sheng to be called a famous general is nothing more than a face, and to be an important minister of the founding of the country is nothing more than nepotism." "The heart is dangerous and desperate.

In order to win, if you are actually weak inside, the walls of trees will become your city."

Finally, he said: "Ding Gong is an important minister of the Ming Dynasty. He led millions of troops outside the city. Everyone who knows it thinks that the victory or defeat is determined by the number of points. With your arms like a mantis, you dare not be the king's teacher. It is better to surrender to the city as soon as possible. If you are brave enough,

It is commendable that you should hunt by the Pearl River and know who is the hero in the world?"

After hearing this, Zhang Xuan shook his head and said: "Chen Jitai is indeed not everyone. He is far different from Chen Lin. How can these mere words be enough to move me?"

"General." Luo Dai said: "The last general is willing to be the vanguard and avenge this great humiliation for the general."

When Luo Dai said this, the people below stood up and said.

Zhang Xuan waved his hand to stop the noise and said, "However, I have been thinking about this battle for a long time." He turned to Zheng Chenggong and said, "General Zheng."

Zheng Chenggong said: "The end will be here."

Zhang Xuan said: "The key to today's success lies in you. There is a huge disparity between us and the enemy. I dare not say that we can win a big victory, but one thing I am sure of is that even if I cannot win, my 30,000 old brothers will be able to retreat to Guangzhou.

And if the Zheng family's army can attack across the river and defeat all the pirates, the enemy's morale will inevitably collapse, and they will chase them to the north. Guangdong and Guangxi can be determined."

Zhang Xuan looked at Zheng Chenggong sternly and said: "This matter is of great importance. Please give General Zheng a clear explanation."

"You can do it, or you can't."

Zheng Chenggong was young after all. He didn't feel that Zhang Xuan was provoking the general. He only felt that his blood was rising. He said loudly: "Please rest assured, General, this battle is invincible. Please chop off my head to thank you."

Shi Lang was standing behind Zheng Chenggong. As one of Zheng Chenggong's generals, he came to attend the meeting. When he heard this, he thought to himself: "It's over. I wanted to bargain, but I can't do it this time. The old boss is so cunning.

How could you give birth to such a son? He is really like a tiger father and a dog son."

Although Zheng Chenggong replaced Zheng Zhilong in charge of the navy, his prestige was still not as good as Zheng Zhilong's. Many things required the assistance of the generals below. Shi Lang also had a deep foundation in the Zheng family navy. For example, his father Shi Daxuan and others were all members of the Zheng family navy.

important person.

He is a person who cannot be ignored among Zheng Chenggong who has just taken over the navy.

But I don’t know what Zheng Chenggong thought about Shi Lang.

"Okay." Zhang Xuan said, "Here, we're here to get the wine."

Immediately a cup was brought up, Zhang Xuan waved his hand and said: "Take a big bowl."

Immediately, someone brought a bowl of wine. Zhang Xuan held it in both hands and presented it to Zheng Chenggong, saying: "The lives of the entire army of 33,700 in the Southern Expedition are entrusted to General Zheng."

Zheng Chenggong took the bowl and drank it in one gulp, then dropped it to the ground with a "pop" and said, "General, please wait patiently for good news."

Zhang Xuan immediately made arrangements to defend by land and attack by water. Thirty thousand soldiers of the Southern Expeditionary Army were arrayed in the west of Guangzhou City, only defending but not attacking, waiting for the enemy to attack. However, Zheng's navy wanted to go up the Pearl River and fight all the pirates. General

After all these arrangements were made, Zhang Xuan immediately wrote a handwritten letter to the other party. He simply wrote: "The decisive battle will take place at noon tomorrow."

After Zheng Chenggong went out, he was blown by the sea breeze. He was so drunk that he immediately sobered up. He asked someone to drink some water and he was completely sober. At this moment, he realized that he had been provoked by Zhang Xuan. But

Not much frustration either.

It can be said that the Xia Dynasty's national power was booming, which was also a stimulus for Zheng Chenggong. Zheng Chenggong's desire to make contributions was as great as anyone else's.

But many people underestimate him.

He wants a chance to prove himself.

And Zhang Xuan gave him this opportunity. This is enough. Everything else is just small details.

"After today, I want everyone in the world to know that I am Zheng Chenggong." Zheng Chenggong's eyes shone with ambition.

When the letter came into Ding Chukui's hands, Ding Chukui could hardly believe it.

When he was under Ma Shiying and in Fengyang, although he didn't have a real fight with Zhang Xuan, he had contact with them. Now Zhang Xuan is the number one general of the Xia Army with great military exploits. How could he fall into the trap so easily?

But the people under Ding Chukui's command were already excited and said: "Tomorrow's battle will definitely prevent Zhang Xuan from returning to Guangzhou."

Returning without success under the walls of Guangzhou is what no one wants.
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