The expression on Geng Jingzhong's face changed rapidly, and his face darkened visibly.
He took a deep breath and then spoke.
"Mr. Cai, you set off now and go to Guangzhou again!"
"Tell the Ming Dynasty Supervisor that I have agreed to his request!"
"Give him Zhangzhou, Quanzhou, and Longyanzhou!"
"However, the Yanping Mansion needs to be replaced by the Tingzhou Mansion, and the Ming army needs to pick it up themselves!"
"Let the Ming army send troops immediately and enter Jiangxi to share the pressure for me!"
"Tell the Ming Dynasty Supervisor that if his reinforcements don't come, I will be doomed. Next, he will face the pressure of the Qing Dynasty in the north alone!"
"One more thing, the firearms and warships they promised must also be in place quickly!"
Geng Jingzhong's tone was full of loneliness.
He felt deeply powerless!
In fact, Geng Jingzhong's plan was not very feasible from the beginning.
The reason why he dared to march into the south of the Yangtze River to block the Yangtze River was to rely on the natural dangers of the Yangtze River to block the Qing army's southward march.
The most fundamental reliance is that the main force of the Qing court in Jiangnan was wiped out by the Ming Dynasty!
Jiangnan is empty!
But what Geng Jingzhong failed to consider was that it was true that Jiangnan was empty, but the Qing government could mobilize troops from other places to fill the vacancy in Jiangnan.
For example, Jiangbei is across the river!
For example, the two lakes are navigable along the Yangtze River.
For example, Jiangxi, etc...
When Geng Jingzhong's troops first entered Jiangnan, the Qing government really failed to react.
He suddenly suffered a big loss, and Geng Jingzhong took over large tracts of territory one after another!
But when the Qing government reacted, it began to deploy defenses in the south of the Yangtze River and mobilized reinforcements from various places to reinforce the south of the Yangtze River.
Geng Jingzhong's attack began to suffer setbacks!
Just like what happened to him in Jinhua!
A fierce attack on Jinhua failed. During the siege, reinforcements from the Qing army arrived.
Reluctantly retreat!
They retreated to the Lishui area before barely stabilizing the battle situation.
However, Geng Jingzhong at that time was a little over the top and lost his mind.
Until now, the army's attack on Jiangnan was thwarted, and the Qing army from Jiangxi entered Fujian, Geng Jingzhong and Cai felt as if a ladle of cold water had been poured over their heads, and their passionate blood began to cool down.
Only then can we think about problems rationally!
After regaining his sanity, Geng Jingzhong was naturally able to make the most appropriate choice.
Cutting off territory and asking for help from Ming Dynasty is the only way for him to get out of the predicament he faces!
Otherwise, he will be wiped out by the Qing Dynasty!
Cai Yaozu resigned and rode a fast horse to Guangzhou.
…
The nineteenth year of the Yongli calendar, the year 1665 of the Western calendar, is May!
It's summer, and the vast rice fields outside Guangzhou are lush and green.
Everywhere is full of life and vitality!
The Ming court and Geng Jingzhong finally reached a relevant agreement, and Geng Jingzhong ceded Zhangzhou Prefecture, Quanzhou Prefecture, Longyan Prefecture, Tingzhou Prefecture and other places to the Ming Dynasty.
In exchange, the Ming Dynasty sent troops to Jiangxi and Hunan to share the military pressure from the Qing court for Geng Jingzhong!
And sell a batch of ordnance and warships to Geng Jingzhong!
After the agreement was signed, Zhu Hongyu immediately signed the mobilization order.
After receiving the order, all troops and horses began to mobilize.
Large quantities of grain, grass and ordnance were transported from the warehouse and prepared to be sent to the battlefield front lines.
In Zhu Hongyu's office, Zheng Chenggong and Zhu Hongyu sat face to face.
Zheng Chenggong had a smile on his face, and he had obtained half of Fujian without using any weapons. How could he not be happy?
"Your Highness, regarding the government affairs in Fujian, the veteran is really powerless!"
"Your Highness still needs to pay more attention!"
In one fell swoop, half of Fujian was obtained. Even if Zhu Hongyu didn't tell him, Zheng Chenggong wouldn't dare to eat it all in one go.
This is taboo!
Therefore, after Zheng Chenggong received the news, he took the initiative to see Zhu Hongyu and made a statement.
Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly and said.
"Can!"
"The government affairs in Fujian will be taken over by the imperial court!"
"Duan Gu decided to open a port in Xiamen, establish a commercial port, and delineate a special trade zone. When the time comes, Xiamen's affairs will be left to Lao Taishan to handle!"
Zhu Hongyu also compensated Zheng Chenggong for his knowledge.
That is the economic benefit after Xiamen opened as a port!
After pondering for a while, Zhu Hongyu spoke again.
"The prince has performed very well during this period of time with Gu, and has handled all affairs in an orderly manner. To continue to allow him to stay with Gu as his secretary is a sign of humiliation."
"It's time to go outside and exercise!"
"How about letting the crown prince take charge of Xiamen affairs?"
Zheng Chenggong said hurriedly.
"Old minister, I would like to thank His Highness the Supervisor!"
After discussing this, the two discussed the strategy of attacking Jiangxi and Hunan to share the pressure for Geng Jingzhong.
Zhu Hongyu's idea was that the Liberation Army would attack Hunan and the Zheng Army would attack Jiangxi!
The troops were divided into two groups to attack, giving the Qing army a powerful blow!
On the one hand, it was to help Geng Jingzhong share the pressure, but more importantly, it was because the Ming army wanted to expand its territory.
The Ming army's strategy of capturing Guangxi went really smoothly!
Except for a tough battle in Wuzhou Prefecture, the rest was basically a march at a marching speed, and they successfully captured most of Guangxi.
The place is waiting for the wind to return!
A large number of green battalions of the Qing army cut their braids and changed their banners!
In the future that can be seen with the naked eye, except for the outbreak of a large-scale war between Guilin Prefecture and the Qing army, the resistance in the entire Guangxi is very limited.
The smooth battle in Guangxi allowed Zhu Hongyu to see the weakness of the Qing army!
It also fueled his ambition!
In other words, Zhu Hongyu is a little drifting now.
At the same time, three battlefields were opened in Guangxi, Hunan, and Jiangxi, and the troops at hand were dispersed.
Well, the chance of overturning is very high!
…
At night, Zheng Chenggong was left to have dinner with Zhu Hongyu. At the dinner table, the two chatted happily.
After dinner, Zheng Chenggong resigned and left.
Zhu Hongyu returned to his bedroom. After drinking some wine, after finishing his errands, he hugged the naked Zheng Xuan and fell asleep.
In the middle of the night, Zhu Hongyu suddenly woke up from his sleep.
He got up and got out of bed, came to the table, picked up the herbal tea on the table and drank a few sips of it for himself. His eyes were frighteningly bright.
He suddenly realized that the decision he made today seemed a bit hasty!
Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi...
These are three battlefields!
Who gave me the courage to open three battlefields at the same time?!
Liang Jingru?!
Patting his head, Zhu Hongyu was glad that he had regained consciousness and that the Ming army had not yet sent troops.
There is still room for redemption!
After thinking about it, Zhu Hongyu took a deep breath and made up his mind that in the future he would never be able to arbitrarily decide on such strategic matters.
You still have to work together!
You are a human being, not a god. As long as you are a human being, you will definitely be affected by your own emotions.
Someone still needs to supervise it!
Zheng Xuan opened her eyes drowsily, looked at Zhu Hongyu who was sitting at the table, patting his face, and asked softly and lazily in his voice.
"Your Highness, what are you doing?"
"It's getting late, it's time to go to bed!"
Zhu Hongyu hummed softly, then stood up and returned to the bed, hugged Zheng Xuan in his arms again, and then fell asleep.