In November of the second year of Longwu, Lianshan County, Guangzhou Prefecture.

Lianshan is a very special place, connecting Guangdong, Guangxi and Huguang provinces, and most of the chieftains in Hunan and Guizhou are concentrated nearby. Since Peng Zhuze began the native revolution, many Han chieftains, who were appointed by the Song and Ming dynasties, who went to the southwest to become local officials, chose to surrender to the court. Like Shizhu chieftain Ma Wannian, he has always had a good relationship with the court. After surrendering, he remembered the merits of his father Ma Xianglin and directly appointed the head of the Ministry of War and went to Beijing to become an official. Yongshun chieftain's family went to the prosperous Hangzhou and lived a life of a wealthy family.

More chieftains were unwilling to give up the land and people of their ancestors' hereditary ancestors, so they chose to follow Zheng Zhilong and continue to oppose the court.

Zheng Zhilong invited all the chieftains who colluded with him. Now he is the savior of the chieftains in the southwest. If Zheng Zhilong hadn't raised his army in time, they would have been destroyed by the native revolution led by Peng Zhuze. When Peng Zhuze rebelled, only about 300 of his own family members were present, but the development speed was like a spark that could start a prairie fire. He quickly swept the territory of the five provinces in southwest Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Guangxi and Hunan, relying on the overwhelming publicity with the help of Qianxiang Camp and the strong financial support of the Jinling court.

The spies who killed people without blinking in Qianxiang Camp turned into great charitable people who care about the lives of the lower classes. Among the bullied natives, they promoted advanced feudalism and defeated backward and decadent slavery. You were born not slaves but warriors, overthrew the dog and heads, and everyone turned over to the common people. The future of the natives was in their own hands, and their sons and daughters were no longer slaves. In addition, the natives lived a hard life and participated in Peng Zhuze's camp. They had fine food to eat and cotton clothes to wear every day. This was like aphrodisiacs being put on, causing a violent shock.

"We will smash his head by Master Toast!"

"Get the dog toast and eat it with meat."

"The toast is not dead, and the war will continue."

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The natives shouted catchy Chinese slogans, and when they first learned it, they were excited. They shouted, wishing they were blushing, full of revolutionary enthusiasm.

Any revolution was bloody at the beginning, and was bewitched... The educated natives united and rushed into the yard of Master Tusi, chopped off the heads of the whole family of Tusi, who was like a god in the past, and did not feel too heavy when they were held in their hands. Well, it turned out that the heads of Tusi's family were also of this weight. They would die if they were chopped by a knife, bleed, and beg for mercy.

The chieftains who had been domineering for thousands of years were trapped in the vast ocean of the people and almost drowned in one breath. It was not until Zheng Zhi swept in and became their teammates by chance that the chieftains had the capital to compete. At this time, most of their territory had fallen into the hands of the court. After the establishment of officials, the court could have the final say and completely declared a war with their chieftains.

Zheng Zhilong walked in slowly, and was very polite to the toasts who came to join him in these down-and-out times, and fully took care of their self-esteem.

After sitting down, Zheng Zhilong pinched his beard and said frowningly: "Everyone, you are all aristocratic families that have been passed down from southwest for a long time. The ancestors have controlled the land under their feet for generations. But now Hou Xuanyan has sent a Peng Zhuze to disturb the whole southwest. I don't need to say more about who Hou Xuanyan is, everyone in the world knows. He has always been rude and greedy. There should be more people who die at his hands than all the tribesmen here.

Such a person is in control of the court. Zheng Zhilong, the first one, is not willing to stand it. No matter how powerful he is, I just want to fight with him, overthrow this villain, and give the court a bright world."

The chieftains cheered, although they were scolding the bullshit in their hearts, wasn’t it just robbing territory? Among them, the chieftain of Baojingzhou, Peng Chaozhu, looked the most ugly. Peng Zhuze was a member of his tribe. He was sent out to follow the Hunan soldiers to conquer Sichuan. After returning, he turned into a vanguard to overthrow the local officials in the southwest. The chieftain of Baojingzhou has been a brave general for generations, and Peng Chaozhu is no exception. His Baojingzhou has now become Peng Zhuze’s lair. His real master has been beaten out. The hatred in his heart is really higher than that of the sky.

Zheng Zhilong looked at the reactions of the chieftains with satisfaction and continued, "Hou Xuanyan sent someone to steal your territory. Although he was in the name of the natives' offense, he actually wanted the lands of the southwest. A discerning person could tell at a glance. Now, Hou Xuanyan has already killed in Fujian. This kid is greedy. After robbing yours, he will rob mine again. If we are still a bunch of sand, we will not be able to defeat him. Now I have come up with an idea. Your local soldiers and wolves can fight, but they are too scattered. Every time they command, they have to turn the orders several times. The opportunity on the battlefield is fleeting. How can you win in this way? I think this is better. You gather all your subordinates and command them in a unified manner. In this way, our combat power will increase a lot."

The chieftains looked at each other, especially the chieftains from several major states. Although they had fallen to this point, they still didn't want to hand over the command. The local soldiers in their hands were their last trump card. If they even handed over this, they would completely become vassals of Zheng Zhilong. A group of people whispered and discussed for a long time, but no one dared to stand up and speak.

Zheng Zhilong sneered repeatedly. Two major forces were competing in the southwest, and these chieftains were the most unstable factors. If they could not be firmly controlled in their hands, if they turned against each other, it would be a devastating blow. It would be difficult for a pirate to build a sense of security on trust in his teammates.

"Why, do you refuse to agree to this request?" Zheng Zhilong didn't force them. Anyway, as long as he let go, they could not stop Peng Zhuze, who was coming in a fierce manner. In Baojingzhou, a toast's head had already reached a high price of 1,000 taels of gold. In the past, the gentle native slaves were licking their lips and sharpening their knives, dreaming that they would chop their heads and make a fortune.

Peng Chaozhu in the corner stood up and shouted angrily: "Duke Pingguo will not hesitate to start a war with Hou Xuanyan for us. Why are you hesitating? Let's leave the words here today. Whoever does not obey Duke Pingguo? Go out and fight the Hunan soldiers to the death. Don't hide here again."

Since the loss of Baojingzhou, Peng Chaozhu has gone from a second-rank Xuanweisi to a betrayal dog. He was arranged in the corner for this meeting. Who would have thought that this guy was so talented that he stood up and angrily scolded many chieftains who were much more powerful than him. Did he think he was the former master of Baojingzhou?

"The surname of Peng, are you talking here?" Rongmei chieftain Tian Peilin stood up and refuted loudly. Rongmei Tian is a relatively large chieftain in Huguang. At that time, he could mobilize more than 7,000 soldiers, and the chieftain controlled an area of ​​more than 7,000 square kilometers. Unfortunately, they were in Huguang and were first attacked by the court. Seeing that things were not good, Tian Peilin fled to Guangzhou early with his confidant, and thus avoided the fate of being destroyed. Peng Chaozhu, who chose to fight to the death on the spot, now has no more than 100 tribe members around him.

Peng Chaozhu was so angry that his whole body was trembling. When he was in his glory in the past, Tian Peilin never saw him being polite, but being intimate was just like a family. Now, I asked myself directly if I had any say anything, and the warmth and warmth of human feelings were undoubtedly revealed at this moment. He was about to speak and he heard Zheng Zhilong stand up and cough.

No one here dared to offend Zheng Zhilong. When he saw him get up, he immediately calmed down. Peng Chaozhu also suppressed his anger.

Zheng Zhilong looked around, looked at Peng Chaozhu with a heavy smile, and said, "Peng Chaozhu is right, that's what I mean. Zheng Zhilong is a cheerful person. If you don't hide his words, I will tell you the truth. I don't trust you. If Hou Xuanyan and I fight to the critical moment, you will surrender to the Hou's surname, I will be done. Resistance is everyone's business. I will fight alone in front and you will watch from behind, and my subordinates will not feel happy.

Of course, you may not trust me, so that's fine. I thought of an idea of ​​the best of both worlds, choose one of you and be responsible for commanding all the local soldiers."

When everyone heard that he was speaking so bluntly, they seemed to be very sincere. Thinking of his situation, they really had no capital to bargain. No matter whether they were willing or not, they had to pinch their noses and nod.

Zheng Zhilong laughed and said, "Since that's the case, I think Peng Chaozhu will come to take this seat for commanding the local soldiers."

Peng Chaozhu was a chieftain, and he was quite powerful at the beginning, so he was a bit prestigious. Secondly, he was not Zheng Zhilong's person, so he would be better than an outsider. The most important thing is that he had lost his tribe and land, and there was no possibility of favoring his own people.

In this way, within a few days, all the remaining chieftain forces handed over their military powers and gathered together to form a wolf barracks of more than 80,000 people. Peng Chaozhu was extremely excited, but he did not expect that the few words he stood up to vent his anger would be exchanged for such a great benefit. With this group of people going back to take revenge, he could kill the group of local people who were under the guise and then return to the throne of the Lord of Baojingzhou.

The combat effectiveness of this team is indeed good. It shines as soon as it was formed. They are masters of jungle combat. Compared with the Hunan soldiers, their abilities in the mountains and forests are even better.

Zheng Zhilong used them as vanguards to launch a counterattack against Xia Wanchun. Within half a month, he went to He County, Huaiji, Guangning, and further ahead was Zhaoqing Prefecture.

Xia Wanchun, who had lost his troops and generals, was caught off guard, gathered his troops and defended Zhaoqing Prefecture to the death. For a time, the situation in Guangdong and Guangxi became corrupt, and the coming New Year was also cast a shadow because of this loss.

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Many counties and counties obtained in Funing Prefecture, Fujian Province have no officials and entered a brief state of anarchy.

The northwest peaks of Funing Prefecture are towering, mountains lingering, and in the southeast is a harbor. A group of Zhejiang soldiers with 60,000 or 70,000 people have been wandering among the mountains of Funing Prefecture like lonely ghosts in the past few months.

They didn't know when they came out of a mountain, killed all the small towns and counties, looted all the county governments, and killed all the officials appointed by the Zheng family. When the Zheng family arrived, they had already eaten up and entered the mountains. The terrain of Fujian was too inconvenient, and it was impossible to support it in time. Moreover, these people seemed to know the exact location of the Zheng family's troops. They could avoid Zheng Du, Zheng Sen, Shi Lang, Li Chengdong and other groups of main forces.

Ordinary small groups of Fujian soldiers dare not face these people directly. If they encounter them, they will run a little slower and will be wiped out.

The early winter in Fujian is not very cold. The mountains are even green, but the light rain often falls, which often makes people feel extremely uncomfortable. The morning fog that floats in the mountains is so heavy that it can't be seen. When Hou Xuanyan saw that it was still worried about the miasma and was nervous for a while. Later, he found that it was not too toxic, so he felt relieved.

He also received a secret letter from the war between Guangdong and Guangxi, but Hou Xuanyan was not worried. He had already dispatched Gu Yanwu and Zheng Zunqian to rush back to the southern part of Huguang and jointly attacked Zheng Zhilong with Xia Wanchun.

Since the beginning of winter, the Qing soldiers were dormant. It was not that they didn’t want to fight, but that they couldn’t fight anymore. When the cannon fired, there were tens of thousands of taels of gold. The north suffered many natural disasters and man-made disasters. In addition, the war was in chaos. Every inch of land was full of war and could not provide enough food and salary to support the war on the third line. Dorgon obviously realized the harm of continuing to fight, so he used the Southern Hou Xuanyan and Zheng Zhilong to fight fiercely, and stepped up control of the north, used land enclosure and recharge to restore production, planted grain for them, produced cotton, and mined to build armor... etc.

The Qing soldiers took the defensive momentum, gave Hou Xuanyan a chance, and immediately transferred many troops back. Gu Yanwu and Zheng Zunqian were one of them. What Hou Xuanyan was even more looking forward to was that he also transferred a large army. When they entered Fujian, it would be time to end their career as a savage and make a complete counterattack.

The most important point is that Hou Xuanyan has Ganzhou in his hand, which is the real throat. With Ganzhou, he can attack and retreat and defend. Huguang, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong and Guangxi are all connected. As long as Zheng Zhilong cannot defeat Ganzhou, he will never think of meeting with the Qing Dynasty unless he connects Zhejiang and Nanjing.

Qian Sule and Sun Jiaji each hugged the dead tree in their arms, came to Hou Xuanyan's side, and added firewood to the bonfire one by one.

These two Rei Jiangs followed Hou Xuan to play a savage life for a month. The originally fair face was already rough, and their hair was stuck together one by one, sticky. From a distance, they thought it was a small braid, but they were very energetic.

Sun Jiaji stuffed a piece of firewood, took a piece of barbecue from the fire, shook his head: "'Ten Li Bay is surrounded by smoke, and the mountains and rivers are beautiful. If the fisherman asks about the age of the old man, he will never count the years to avoid Qin.' He is really isolated from the world when he gets into such a deep mountain. I only understand the mood of the ancients now."

Hou Xuanyan glanced at him and said with a lip: "Mr. Sun has become more interested in escaping the world? How do I remember that you were the one who ate meat and drinks two days ago. You were the one who ate and drank the most rounded in your stomach."

Sun Jiaji's old face turned red. Fortunately, he didn't wash his face for several days, and others couldn't see it: "The Duke of the State is such a bad word. I marched to have the strength at that time, and it was not a desire to speak out."

Qian Sule, who was not talking, smeared her and untied the water bag on her waist. After drinking it, she grinned coldly: "Hiss... I said, Duke, when will we come out of the mountain? We always wandered like this. At first, we were lucky enough to meet a Fujian soldier. They robbed a lot of things. Now they have learned their skills and can't take any big advantage. Many prefectures and counties saw us, and they opened the city gates. When they went in, they saw that there were only people."

Hou Xuanyan looked at the miserable sky and said, "What's the hurry? I'll take you to Fuzhou City this year."
Chapter completed!