Zhu Chenggong, the general who was appointed by Emperor Longwu to recruit, has since annexed Zheng Lian's army and occupied Jin and Xia Islands, and his military strength has increased to more than 40,000. With more soldiers, he is more ambitious and wants to expand his territory.<

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"Recruiting the general, the slave chief Dorgon is dead, the little emperor has eliminated dissidents, and people's hearts are in turmoil. This is a good opportunity for the Northern Expedition to capture Fuzhou!"

"Yes, to recruit the general, the opportunity must not be missed. If it is lost, it will never come back. I suggest that you capture Fuzhou from the sea, occupy Haitanshan Island first, then capture Lianjiang County, and capture Fuzhou directly. Once Fuzhou is conquered, Fujian will be shaken, and a great cause will be accomplished.

Yeah!"

Academician Zeng Ying, counselor Feng Chengshi, and Pan Gengzhong all advised Zhu Chenggong to take advantage of the opportunity to make the Northern Expedition, which was exactly what this countryman wanted.

"What the three gentlemen said is reasonable. I have made up my mind to expedition to the north immediately."

The main force is about to embark on the Northern Expedition, and people from the old camp in Xiamen must be left to garrison. Who should be sent to guard Xiamen? Zhu Chenggong summoned the generals to discuss.

Generals Zheng Zhiwan, Ruan Yin, He De, Shi Lang, Su Mao, Wan Li, Huang Ting and Lan Deng gathered together.

Zhu Chenggong looked at the generals and asked seriously: "We are planning to attack Fuzhou in the north. Who dares to defend Xiamen?"

The expectant eyes swept over the generals, like a young daughter-in-law looking for her handsome husband.

"The last general is willing to defend Xiamen." With a tiger's roar, a sturdy figure stepped forward.

Zhu Chenggong took a look and saw that it was his cousin Zheng Zhiwan.

This uncle made a "great contribution" when Zhu Chenggong invaded Zheng Lian and successfully induced fratricide within the Zheng family. After Zhu Chenggong captured Zheng Lian, he couldn't bear to kill his brother. As a result, this uncle

Uncle has spoken, if you don't kill Zheng Lian, Zheng Lian's subordinates will not surrender. Similar incidents have happened in ancient times. Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty killed Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, so it can become a big event!"

It was after listening to this uncle that Zhu Chenggong killed Zheng Lian, annexed Kinmen and Xiamen Island, and strengthened his power, but he also gained a bad reputation as "brother-killer".

Zhu Chenggong knew that his cousin was addicted to drinking and drinking, and had mediocre talents, so he was a little worried about him, but after all, he was his uncle, and he had made contributions in the internal strife of the Zheng family, so he was embarrassed to refuse.

"Uncle Zhiwan, Xiamen is the place where my Zheng family settles down, so we must not make any mistakes!"

"General, I would like to issue a military order. If Xiamen is lost, military law will be engaged!"

Upon hearing that his uncle was willing to issue a military order, Zhu Chenggong didn't know what to say, so he ordered Zheng Zhiwan to lead Ruan Yin, He De's naval division, and Lan Deng's land division to guard Xiamen.

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"Alas! What can we do!"

Upon hearing that Zhu Chenggong had asked Zheng Zhiwan to guard Xiamen, Shi Lang, the left-wing pioneer, was anxious in the military tent after the meeting.

He believed that Xiamen was initially set to go on an expedition to Fuzhou, where the Qing Dynasty had stronger troops. An accident might occur, so it was best to wait until the situation in Xiamen stabilized before the northern expedition. If the northern expedition was to be carried out, a general who was good at fighting should be selected to stay in Xiamen.

. Then Zheng Zhiwan, I know too well, he has mediocre talents, likes to talk big, and also likes to drink. It will be dangerous if Xiamen is left to him to garrison.

But if they are not close, Zheng Zhiwan is incompetent. He is also a cousin with the national surname, and he is an outsider after all. Moreover, Zhu Chenggong has a strong character and strict military laws. If he directly said that Zheng Jun was with the Qing military ministers of Fujian and Zhejiang provinces, Compared with the situation, the military strength is at a disadvantage. Xiamen has initially decided that it is not suitable for expeditions, as it is likely to get into trouble.

I don’t want to persuade you, and you won’t be willing to accept it. When Xiamen was taken over, I also made great efforts, and the soldiers finally got a foothold. I really couldn’t bear to see my hard work ruined.

What should we do? Shi Lang thought about it and came up with a "good method": dream entrustment.

"Recruiting the general, Shi Lang, the left pioneer, asked for an audience." Zhu Chenggong was dispatching troops and generals to prepare for the Northern Expedition, when he suddenly reported to Shi Lang for an audience.

"Shi Lang? Let him come in."

When Shi Lang entered the tent, Zhu Chenggong asked him: "General Shi, what do you want?"

"To recruit the general, I had a dream the night before, which indicated that the prospect of the expedition was unfavorable. Please consider it carefully and postpone the Northern Expedition."

Silence, deathly silence, no sound at all.

Shi Lang took a peek at Zhu Chenggong and saw that his eyes were wide open and his face was flushed, staring at him fiercely. He was so frightened that he hurriedly lowered his head and said nothing.

Zhu Chenggong was really angry and did not hear what Shi Lang was saying. He had a strong and decisive personality, so how could he change his strategic plan for the sake of a vague dream? Instead, he blamed Shi Lang for being timid and confusing his own military morale.

"Shi Lang, you are so bold! You dare to talk about your dreams in daylight and disrupt the morale of our army. Come on, take off Shi Lang's left vanguard seal, and hand over the soldiers to Su Mao to take charge."

Left and right hurriedly took away Shi Lang's left vanguard general's seal.

"Shi Lang, do you know your sin?"

"You will eventually be convicted of your crime."

"Since you are aware of the crime, I will punish you and Zheng Zhiwan to stay in Xiamen together, so that you can make meritorious service for your crime."

Shi Lang originally wanted to persuade Zhu Chenggong to postpone the Northern Expedition through a dream, but unexpectedly he lost the seal of the left vanguard general and returned to the camp in a depressed mood. His biggest tragedy was that he was too smart and had too many ideas. Zhu Chenggong, a particularly independent hero, finally What cannot be tolerated is the subordinates who are too narrow-minded.

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Zhu Chenggong chose the timing of the Northern Expedition very well and caught the Qing Jingnan general Chen Tai by surprise.

Chen Tai assigned 20,000 troops to Chen Jin, the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian, to go to Zhejiang to attack Lu Jianguo; he also ordered Ji Xiha and Zu Zeyuan to lead 20,000 troops to the Fujian-Guangdong border to defend the Ming army Yan Tianfeng; and he also ordered Zhang Xuesheng, governor of Fujian, to Patrolling the Huangshu Road, the general troops of the Fujian Right Route successfully took 10,000 troops to Quanzhou to defend Zhu Chenggong in Xiamen; Unexpectedly, Zhu Chenggong actually came to attack Fuzhou from the sea.

Zheng's army came with great force. They first captured Haitanshan Island in Fuzhou Prefecture, then Guantangshan Island, and headed straight for Lianjiang County.

Chen Tai only had more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, but the Ming army came with more than 30,000 troops. When he was in crisis, he suddenly reported that a supporting army had arrived.

Zhenlanbai, a man from Gushan'e in Xianglan Banner, rushed to Fuzhou with the generals Xifu, Subai, Huniyaluohe and Suksaha.

Suk Saha's face was red and full of energy. He was Dorgon's confidant. When Dorgon died, he saw that the situation was not good and immediately went to the army to attack Dorgon for his rebellion. He was commended by Emperor Shunzhi; next to him was Subaike.

It was so tragic that after Dorgon died, he was actually buried with imperial ceremonials. Just after receiving the imperial edict, he removed his rank and removed his position, and returned to Beijing to discuss the crime. Emperor Shunzhi was very clever. When he saw the memorial, he did not deal with it at the time, but ordered Su

Bye, Suk Saha and other generals of the Two White Banners will go out with the army to weaken the power of the Two White Banners in the capital. After the Dorgon gang members in the capital are almost cleared, we will deal with Subai and others outside the capital.

"Generals, the guilty officer has returned to Beijing to await his punishment. Please take your leave." Subai left dejectedly.

"Well done." Chen Jin and Lan Bai hurriedly sent each other off. They did not want to offend Su Bai. Even though this man had been demoted and deprived of his position, his surname was Guarjia, and he was the favorite of Emperor Shunzhi Ao.

Goodbye, I might get better one day.

After seeing off Su Bai, Chen Jin discussed the military situation with Lan Bai, "Oh, wow, you came at the right time, it's really a timely help!"

Originally, there were only about 10,000 Qing troops in Fuzhou. With the reinforcements of more than 10,000 troops from Lanbai, the number of troops increased to more than 20,000, and they were able to fight the Ming army.

Lanbai had just finished wiping out the rebels in eastern Zhejiang, and it was the time to be arrogant. Now the situation in the court is complicated, and Emperor Shunzhi is clearing out Dorgon's remaining party. When Dorgon was powerful, none of the eight major surnames in Manchuria did not flatter Dorgon.

?He is afraid that fire will burn his head, and is eager to make more military exploits to protect himself.

Hearing Chen Jin's words, Lan Bai hurriedly said: "Your Majesty asked me to rush to the aid of Fujian, and put it under your control, General Jingnan. Please issue a military order!"

"Okay, then I won't refuse, handsome." This is what Chen Jin was waiting for.

"My commander-in-chief means to abandon Lianjiang City, lure the enemy deep, and ambush the Ming army near Gushan Town. There are many streams in this area, including Mo River, Eel River, Fuxing River, Fengban River and Pudong River. At the southern end of the town,

There is a larger continent called Aofengzhou. Maile Zhang, Dong Alai, you and I will be stationed at Aofengzhou."

"The last general takes orders."

"Fujian Admiral Zhao Guozuo and Gushan'e Zhenlanbairu led the army to ambush in the reeds of Moxi and rushed out after hearing the order."

"The last general takes orders."

"The four of you, Xifu, Li Shutai, Huniyaluohe, Suksaha, and you respectively led their own troops and laid ambush in the Eun River, Fuxing River, Fengban River and Pudong River, and then rushed out after hearing the order."<

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"The last general takes orders."

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Zhu Chenggong led the Northern Expedition army, and he was very proud. The battle went smoothly, and he successively captured Haitanshan Island, Guantangshan Island, and Lianjiang County, and was about to reach Min County, the capital of Fuzhou. Huh, this move

Lang, you dare to daydream and disturb the morale of our army. Fortunately, I didn't listen to him!

"General, the terrain here is complicated and we must be prepared for enemy ambush," counselor Feng Chengshi advised.

"Yeah," Zhu Chenggong nodded, observed the terrain, and pointed at the top of the mountain (commonly known as the Big Summit), "The terrain here is the most dangerous. If the enemy has an ambush, they will be here."

Zhu Chenggong ordered his deputy general Wan Li to lead an army to search for the mountain. Wan Li reported back that there was no ambush on the mountain.

Zhu Chenggong laughed loudly, "After passing the Weibo, there are all streams. Most of the Qing captives are cavalry and are not good at water warfare, so they will not ambush here. Go ahead at full speed and capture Min County."

It turns out that the 45-year-old Niu Hulu Chen Tai is a veteran Manchu general who has participated in the Jinzhou, Dalinghe and other battles. His battlefield experience is much richer than that of the 27-year-old Zhu Chenggong.

He knew that the terrain in Wei'ai was the most dangerous, but the more dangerous the place, the higher the enemy's alertness. Therefore, he did not set up an ambush in Wei'ai. Instead, he took advantage of the Ming army's mentality that the Eight Banners only knew how to ride and shoot and were not good at water warfare.

The location is located where there are many streams.

Soldiers are crafty. If you are not careful, you will suffer big losses.

The Ming army passed through Gushan Town and found that Qing troops were stationed at Aofengzhou in the south of the town.

Su Mao, the left vanguard, and Yang Cai, the right vanguard, assisted in the suppression of Huangting in the left town, stormed Biefengzhou, and fought fiercely with Chen Tai and Dong Alai. Zhu Chenggong led the main camp Lu Jue to assist in the suppression of Huangshan in the right town and Linyi in the left town.

, Youchong Town Hongxi Mountain, Zhongjun Kangming, Qin Ding Town Zhang Jin, Tieqi Town Wang Qifeng, Yao Guotai, and Wanli generals subsequently responded.

"Boom!"

A Ming army boat sank.

Countless small boats continue to bravely reach the island.

Niu Hulu and Chen Tai put down the telescope in their hands. The Ming army entered the ambush circle and could take action.

"Attack!"

Following Chen Tai's general order, Fujian Admiral Zhao Guozuo led 300 small boats from Moxi to attack the Ming navy that was attacking Aofengzhou; Xianglan Banner Manchuria Gushan'e Zhenlanbai led 3,000 cavalry to attack Xixi

The Ming Army Army Division on the border.
To be continued...