Xu Long decided to move him to his hometown feelings, but over the past few years, their families have attacked each other and have made many grudges. Whether they can succeed is still unknown. However, his family is only one or two thousand people, and it seems a bit powerless when they meet an opponent of Zheng Chenggong.

"Class leader, should you send someone to contact Huang Hairu? He is a native of Chaozhou. If he can come, wouldn't it be better?"

"Okay, your mom!"

The clan members advised him, but when they heard Huang Hairu's name, Xu Long immediately cursed him. To say that the hatred between Xu Long and Huang Hairu is not too great, at least not as big as the "neighbor" of him and Yang Hu, but Huang Hai is such a man who was a minor official in his early years and was the most sloppy. Later, he joined the army and worked under the Zheng family and did pirate work. Since Jiashen, he has done everything to rebel, supporting Ming, and surrendering to Qing Dynasty, and is the most capricious villain. To put it bluntly, this man cannot even give him a piece of toilet paper to keep, let alone helping him.

"Huang Hai Tathagata is here. If he doesn't sell our Xu family, I will take your surname!"

Xu Long was also confused. His surname was Xu, and his nephew, his clan had the same surname as Xu. They were all ancestors, but there was no big difference. However, Huang Hairu's personality was like this, and he also had old friends with the Zheng family. It was normal to sell Xu Long and the Chaozhou local gangsters at a good price.

After making a plan, the elders and leaders of the clan retreated in disappointment. It was already late at night today. Even if they set out, they would not be able to enter Chenghai County. Since that was the case, they had to let the lobbyist set off tomorrow.

The next morning, the lobbyist hurriedly set off. The Chenghai County, which Yang Hu guarded, was just across the North Stream from Nanyang Village. The lobbyist set off early in the morning and rushed back at noon, but the result of bringing it back really made Xu Long unable to say anything else.

"Clan leader, that guy Yang Hu said, he would rather believe the Fujianese than us."

This was filtered by the customer. Yang Hu's original words were so ugly than this. Xu Long probably knew this, but the truth that the lips were dead and the teeth were cold was here, but Yang Hu was even short-sighted than he imagined. Of course, he hated him very much. After all, the two sides had been in confrontation for many years, and all the tribe members died at the hands of the other party, so I really believed him.

"It seems that the Zheng family has sent people to win him over."

It was said that it was the word "early", but it was not entirely true. The lobbyist sent by Zheng Chenggong and Xu Long's people were actually just a relationship. Originally, when the Ming army succeeded in the raid of Chaozhou City, Yang Hu had already had the intention to surrender, but he was still short of this. Now, after Xu Long sent someone to say this, he just pushed Yang Hu into Zheng Chenggong's arms.

"The only ones that can be counted on now are Zhu Yao and Chen Junyan. Chen Junyan is still missing. With Zhu Yao's temperament, he should be moved."

These two families, one is Outing Village near Xixi, and the other is Liyu Village near Haishan Island north of Nanao Island. It is not like Yang Hu and he are on the Dongxi River and Beixi River coast of the Hanjiang River where both Zheng Chenggong must go, and they will inevitably lack a feeling of cold lips and teeth. But now Yang Hu is like this, and they are still likely to come to help, so this is the only way for the time being.

The lobbyist set out with Chenghai earlier. Now he is still on the way, so Xu Long has to arrange for his tribe members to strengthen the fortress and let the women in the tribe clean up. If they really can't beat it, at least the losses when they run away will be slightly smaller.

After waiting for two days in fear, Xu Long came with two results similar to Yang Hu. In the words of the lobbyist, Chen Junyan did not believe in Xu Long. In addition, Ou Ting Village is easy to defend but difficult to attack, he owns this barrier and is not afraid of the Zheng family. Zhu Yao expressed his position. He raised his army because of the oppression of heavy taxes. He has always been stationed in Liyu Village, repelling the encirclement of the government, and safeguarding the safety and interests of the villagers on Haishan Island. He was really not interested in interfering with the dispute between the Ming and Qing troops.

They are all fellow villagers, but no matter whether they are gentlemen, villains, or local tyrants, scholars and village heroes, they are unwilling to help him. At this time, Xu Long remembered how he had been self-helping over the years, bullying the surrounding clans and villages. Now, he is just a lonely man.

"A group of idiots, you will die sooner or later at the hands of that Zhu Chenggong!"

He was angry and angry, and in the end, Xu Long had to hurry up and prepare everything.

In the past few days, the news of the Ming army seizing Chaozhou Prefecture began to spread completely on the land of Chaozhou. As the news continued to spread, the people in Nanyang Village became more and more panic. This said that Zheng Chenggong had a hundred thousand troops under his command, and the words that Chen Kai, holding the Qinglong Yanyue Sword, broke through Guangji Bridge from the east bank of the Hanjiang River, and rushed into the city to the general town government. He had a heavy responsibility to kill the car, and there were all kinds of exaggerated statements. In short, it was just a sentence. Since this group of Ming troops did not even have much effort in Chaozhou City, Nanyang Village was even more for nothing.

In such an atmosphere, the tribe of the clan had already vented its courage, and the women and children were even more anxious. But at this moment, Zheng Chenggong's lobbyist also arrived in Nanyang Village and persuaded Xu Long to join the Ming army, but was rejected by Xu Long.

"The patriarch, the situation is better than that of a human. Now no one dares to provoke this group of Ming troops on Chaozhou ground. Why should we be this one who stands out?"

He said that he could not surrender, and the lobbyist said goodbye and left. The elders in the clan did not dare to give advice in front of the lobbyist, and even did not dare to secretly try to persuade Xu Long after the lobbyist left.

"What do you know? The Ming army is the most powerful on the ground in Chaozhou now, but in the whole of Guangdong, are you sure that Zhu Chenggong and Chen Kai can be the opponent of Admiral Li? Even Admiral Li is not good. The Eight Banners Army of the court is invincible in the world and will sooner or later be suppressed. Let's surrender now. When the imperial army heads south, can we still surrender back?"

"But now..."

"Now, Ningren is the time when our Xu family has a future. If you think about it carefully, hundreds of thousands of troops in the Ming Dynasty are gone, and the two capitals of the north and south are lost. Just one is Zhu Chenggong and the other is Chen Kai, who can't defeat the Eight Banners Army. For the long-term plan, this mouth must not be relaxed!"

Xu Long had decided, and everyone had no choice but to hurry up and prepare. The next day, Zheng Chenggong personally led the troops of the four towns, including Ding Town, Zhongchong Town, Zuochong Town, Youchong Town, and Youchong Town, and the troops along the Han River. After confirming Xu Long's attitude, he turned straight to Nanyang Village.

Nanyang Village City is 18 feet high, with a yard of 256 feet high, and two gates open east and west. Zheng Chenggong's troops arrived at the city. Wherever they saw, the city was surrounded by water, and they could go directly to the outer sea, and could be docked by ships. The surrounding villages were covered with rice fields and densely populated, which was really a place where you could advance, attack, retreat and defend.

This is one of the four major forts that guard Chenghai County, even earlier than the time when Chenghai was established. Qi Jiguang of the Jiajing Dynasty once practiced military training here to fight against Japanese pirates. However, now, he has become a group called the Township Braves Group, led by Xu Long as the leader and used the Baojia system of the township agreement, which is actually the nest of the civilian armed forces of coastal pirates.

The surrounding area was already firm and clear, but the population in the city increased sharply. The Ming army was stationed outside the city, but it was not in a hurry to attack the city. Instead, the general who was the vanguard, who had the flag written on the letter of Zhongchong Town General Ke, was pointing at the Nanyang Village City with a man with a tiger-backed and bear-waisted waist, and didn't know what he was saying.

"Clan, patriarch, that man, isn't that man slap?"

When the Ming army approached the city, Xu Long looked into the distance that the Ming army's vanguard had fewer troops, but they were successful because they were equipped with weapons. Everyone even wore a vine helmet on their heads. Looking closely at the soldiers' array and standing posture, they should be well-trained soldiers. However, the military uniforms on their bodies were not very complete, probably because the speed of expanding the army was too fast.

Xu Long was watching here, and the nephew who was most used by the clan beside him said this with a trembling voice. Following the direction pointed by the nephew, Xu Long looked over carefully. After seeing clearly, his heart felt that it suddenly stumbled.

The so-called big slap is just a nickname, which is not as good as Wu Liuqi's nickname Wu Gou and Wang Jin's nickname Tiger. The big slap sounds far less tall than the former, but if this person is said to be a famous man in southern Chaozhou, it is also a famous man.

The man standing beside Ke Chenshu was named Chen Bin, who was big and had a force of 10 pounds. He was originally a general of Huang Hairu. Huang Hairu once seized Chenghai County, but was soon beaten out by Yang Hu. That day, Huang Hairu was defeated and fled. Chen Bin carried his three-year-old son and held a big axe to fight around the county. When he reached the city gate, the gate was closed. However, this man was not discouraged. Under the siege of Yang Hu's soldiers, Chen Bin turned around and killed people while cutting through the city gate, and finally took his son away.

Such fierce people are among the most powerful men in Chaozhou. Most of the peers are respectful of them, so naturally they also include the children of the Xu family in Nanyang Village.

Chen Bin was right next to Ke Chenshu, clearly saying that he had already joined the Ming army. Xu Long looked back and saw that those children who were so brave and cruel in their daily lives were like eggplants made by frost. Look at me, and I look at you, no one dared to take a step forward, let alone say anything more.

When personal bravery reaches this point, it really makes people have to think about it. In fact, on the battlefield, the battle formation should not be personal bravery, but other things about the whole or collective nature. Xu Long had long understood this principle, and he also knew that the sons and nephews behind him were not all brave men, but this momentum had been extinguished, and it was not that easy to inspire them.

"Before I let you go to war, I just shrank one by one. I really lost all the faces of our ancestors and ancestors of the Xu family."

Although Xu Long had no intention of fighting, he was even more angry after seeing his children's appearance. Seeing this, the clan nephew who was most useful in daily life simply said to Xu Long: "Class leader, we all listen to you and will never surrender these Ming troops, but we don't need to fight too hard for the Tartars, uh, for the court, right? If we don't say anything else, the court will not see us who are fighting hard here, and the Xu family will suffer in the end."

This man didn't say anything about fearing war, but Xu Long felt awkward when he heard it. However, what this person said was indeed his original consideration. If he could beat him, he would fight him, and if he could not beat him, he would retreat. If he could stay, he would not worry about losing firewood. He still understood the truth. At this moment, he always felt a little discouraged.

"I have a sense of my own in this matter."

Of course Xu Long has a certain degree. He sent a boat and his confidant and nephew to visit Nan'ao early. Because if it was to attack the city, it would be easy to defend but difficult to attack, but it would not be impossible to defend. But if the Ming army dispatched a navy, especially the Zheng family's navy was the best in the China Sea, it would be better to leave instead of being blocked in the village, surrounded and trapped, and trapped.

Xu Long didn't know how much strength Zheng Chenggong had. All he could see was the sea ships coming and going from Nan'ao Island, and even the navy trained daily in Lieyu Bay did not see it very clearly. But no matter what, the lean camel was bigger than the horse, and most of the ships of Zheng Chenggong were larger than his ships. Those naval generals and sailors who had fought against the Ming army, pirates, and the Dutch were definitely much stronger than those under his command who were better at robbing than fighting wars, or were still robbing in the rivers near the rivers.

As he said, the village was preparing more. Xu Long looked at it for a long time, and the Ming army vanguard seemed to have no intention of retreating and setting up camp. Instead, the more Ming troops would come from the limit of their vision. Judging from the situation, it seemed that they would fight Xu Long to the death today.

"Not good, no good, patriarch."

"It's so chaotic!"

A close confidant and nephew ran over quickly, and he was shocked when he came up, but this anger only made him pause for a moment. After a moment, he still took the courage to say what he was about to say to Xu Long.

"Class leader, it's really bad. There are so many big ships coming from South Australia, many of which are either lucky ships or wide ships, and are coming to us."

When Xu Long heard this, he was stunned. The Ming army captured Chaozhou Prefecture in lightning, which gave him a relatively high estimate of the combat effectiveness of Zheng Chenggong's troops. He just saw that even warriors like Chen Bin could be devoted to their effectiveness, so he even more determined this point.

Of course, even so, in his opinion, Zheng Chenggong's strength would only touch the stone with the Qing court. But when you look closely at his Nanyang Village, isn't another egg touching the stone with Zheng Chenggong?

With this trade-off, I saw the Ming army constantly moving south from Chaozhou, and the Ming army's navy was sailing here to the south. Xu Long calmed down and quickly made the most important decision in recent years, even in his life.

"Let the men, women, young and old in the clan get on the boat. Let us go to Guangzhou to join Governor Tong and Admiral Li. Let Zhu Chenggong clean up these short-sighted people here. Then we will come back with the imperial army. This Nanyang Village is still our Xu family!"
Chapter completed!