Half a month later, in Chikanburg, Tainan.

Late at night, the moon was bright in the sky and the stars were dotted. Most of the soldiers returning to Taiwan had fallen asleep. Only the patrol guards were still walking around the coast. The Dutch on Yikun had been withered for more than half a year and was still holding on.

At this time, the torch was still lit in the hall, and Zhao Ming was convening the deployment and discussing secretly.

After Zhao Ming returned to Taiwan, he became clearer about the situation in the mainland.

Zhu Yihai was trapped in Xiaoling Guards, and there was an Eastern Palace Guard every day, who escaped and surrendered to the court.

The more than 100,000 Zhejiang troops gathered in Yangzhou came over, and their blood gradually cooled down, and generals began to secretly contact the court.

After all, there was not a sharp conflict between the Zhejiang clan and the court, but an uneven distribution of internal interests. He Tengjiao tempted his official position and money. Many Zhejiang soldiers saw that Zhu Yihai was trapped, and the Zhejiang army was unable to resolve the siege, so they began to find another way out.

He Tengjiao was good at power plotting. He sent someone to secretly contact the generals under Li Chengdong and Zhang Mingzhen and wrote a blank check. Xu Luo took these generals to replace Li Chengdong and Zhang Mingzhen and promoted them to become the commanders of a town.

This is not surrendering to the Qing Dynasty, but surrendering to the central government. As long as the court can give certain treatment, the people in the Zhejiang clan who are not strong will will be shaken immediately. Two generals left Yangzhou and surrendered to the court.

At this time, judging from the news that Zhao Ming received, after Zhu Yihai was trapped, the Zhejiang Army was already without a leader, and it would fall apart in no time.

After seeing the information, Zhao Ming did not expect the situation to be so serious. Although he decided to intervene, he did not have much chance of winning. He didn't know how to start for a while.

"Everyone has already understood the situation now. Although this vassal has returned, how can we turn the situation around?" Zhao Ming asked in a deep voice.

Tang Tong frowned and said, "At this time, the Zhejiang Army's morale is shaken, and the key is to stabilize the morale of the army."

Zhao Ming said in a deep voice: "If this vassal directly raises up his troops and purifies the throne, the court will immediately be able to charge us of rebellion. If the army besieged Xiaoling has an excuse to launch an attack, your highness will be in danger."

Gu Yanwu said: "The court has not lost its heart now. The world is dominated by the emperor and has not issued an order to abolish the crown prince. We will kill Nanjing. First, the imperial army will fight to the death. Secondly, it will be difficult to gain support from the world. Finally, the Qing Dynasty in the north is eyeing it, which may repeat the defeat of Zuo Zhendong rebellion."

Now the Longwu court is strong, Shunshi, Jin Shenghuan, and Zheng Chenggong are all obeying the orders of the court. Even after Sun Kewang received the title of prince, he wrote a letter to thank him, expressing his obedience to the emperor's order.

Nowadays, most of this country belongs to the imperial court. Fang Guoan rebelled and the Zhejiang regime lost Zhejiang, only the three prefectures in Jiangbei and the three prefectures in Jiangdong were left. There were a total of six prefectures and less than one province. Even if Donghai Town achieved one or two victories with its advantages in equipment, it was difficult to defeat the imperial court later.

Zhao Ming pondered for a while, glanced at everyone, landed on Xia Wanchun, and suddenly asked, "What do Xiao Yin have?"

Xia Wanchun stood up and clasped his fists seriously, "Duke, the subordinate officials thought that in order to stabilize the morale of the army, they must first get rid of the thief who rebels."

Zhao Ming raised his eyebrows, "Do you mean to solve Fang Guoan?"

Xia Wanchun nodded and said with hatred: "Yes, Fang Guoan was originally the Zhejiang general, and was trusted by His Highness, but he betrayed the general. If it weren't for him, His Highness wouldn't be trapped, and the Zhejiang general wouldn't have had a turbulent situation and people's hearts would be turbulent."

Zhao Ming narrowed his eyes and pondered that Fang Guoan, as a veteran of the Zhejiang clan, had a huge blow to the Zhejiang clan, which caused many people to shake it. More importantly, the entire Zhejiang province was returned to the court.

If Fang Guoan can be solved, one is to give the remaining people a warning to stop the trend of surrender, and the other is that it will also have great benefits for Donghai Town.

Zhejiang is Zhu Yihai's territory. Zhao Ming used to be difficult to take action, but now he belongs to Fang Guoan, so Zhao Ming can just clean up the portal and get Zhejiang into his hands.

After hearing this, Gu Yanwu couldn't help but nodded and expressed his agreement, "If Fang Guoan can be solved and Zhejiang can be taken back, it will not only inspire the Zhejiang-based towns, but also put huge pressure on the court."

Now the Zhejiang Clan only controls a few prefectures in Jiangbei, and the Jiangdong soldiers are not in Jiangdong. The Longwu court is not afraid of the Zhejiang Clan at all. However, if Zhao Ming takes back Zhejiang and the soldiers of Donghai Town return to Jiangdong, Longwu and He Tengjiao have to consider the consequences of the war.

After hearing the two of them, Zhao Ming couldn't help but stand up, walked to the map, stared at Zhejiang, and frowned again: "Fang Guoan has 100,000 troops, how can this vassal solve him?"

As a major warlord of Zhejiang, Fang Guoan occupied Zhejiang. He was strong and not a soft persimmon.

It was not easy for Donghai Town to conquer Zhejiang, because the court could not watch him swallow Zhejiang.

Xia Wanchun said sincerely: "Duke, you must cut the mess quickly in this matter. Donghai Town has the advantage of a naval army and can attack Hangzhou. As long as you take down Hangzhou and capture Guoan below, Zhejiang is the base camp of our Zhejiang-sected group, and you will definitely be able to control Zhejiang before the court responds."

Zhao Ming said in a deep voice: "Hangzhou is a big city, and Fang Guoan must be heavily guarded. It may not be easy to attack."

Xia Wanchun said: "Duke, although Fang Guoan surrendered to the court, his highness has a high prestige in Zhejiang. His generals and the gentry and people of Zhejiang may not support Fang Guoan surrendering to the court. Therefore, the officials thought that they could find internal support in Zhejiang. If someone responded, the Duke would be able to attack Hangzhou and capture Fang Guoan alive."

Zhao Ming looked at the map and smiled for a long time, "It seems that the money seized by this vassal will be useful immediately."

Gu Yanwu bowed and said, "Prime Minister, my Donghai Town has many intelligence bases in Zhejiang. I am humble to think that now, first, I immediately ordered the Military Intelligence Department to instigate the generals under Guoan, and second, I need to block the news that the Prime Minister has returned to Taiwan, secretly gather the army, and wait for the time to come."

Zhao Ming nodded slightly, "Okay, that's it!"

After discussing with everyone, Zhao Ming quickly formulated a detailed plan, which was to raid Hangzhou, take down Zhejiang, boost the morale of the Zhejiang army, and then put military pressure on the court to release Zhu Yihai.

While Zhao Ming was thinking about the domestic situation, the negotiators of the Dutch East India Company finally arrived in Tainan.

Zhao Ming ordered Gu Yanwu to discuss with him because Donghai Town was eager to end the war, and the Dutch in Rezhelanburg was trapped for more than half a year and could no longer support it. The East India Company was eager to remove them and the Dutch captured by Zhao Ming. Neither of the two sides had any disputes and made concessions, and soon reached a treaty.

The treaty stipulates that the Dutch in Rezhelanburg put down their weapons and surrendered, gave up the fortress, and left Taiwan on a ship with the captured Dutch.

The Dutch evacuated from Tainan, Xinmingzhou, Borneo and other places, recognized the sphere of influence of Donghai Town, and allowed merchant ships from Donghai Town to travel to Malacca.

The Dutch have the responsibility to protect the safety of the waterway. If the merchant ship of Donghai Town is robbed in Malacca, Donghai Town will have the right to live in Malacca and protect the safety of the waterway by itself.
Chapter completed!