Two days later, a Qing army appeared at the city of Chaozhou. The troops were led by Wu Bangjun, the general general of Zhangzhou of the Qing court, strengthened many green camps in various places, with a total of more than 5,000 people, and infantry and cavalry shelves. When they arrived at the city of Chaozhou, they occupied a high place to form a formation. Zheng Jun obviously did not expect that the Qing army would come back at this moment, so they had to retreat a little and form a large camp. The front row erected fences and long signs to prevent the enemy from attacking. In the rear, the infantry teams were assembled on a large scale, and a group of chaos was in a while.

The front line commanded Zheng Hongkui. After all, he had the advantage of military strength. After retreating a little, he would hold back his position and face the Qing army and Hao troops to closely defend the Qing army's way down the mountain. At the same time, he sent musketeers to block the east gate of Chaozhou City, which was foolproof.

In the afternoon, the Qing army began to test, and more than 400 cavalry rushed towards the side of the Zheng army, and were shot back by the convex guns and archers behind the fence. The cavalry in the Qing army also fired back. For a moment, the arrows and leads of both sides continued to shoot at each other. The Qing infantry went down the mountain and formed a formation. The right wing of the Zheng army was immediately under great pressure. Zheng Hongkui calmly faced the attack and pulled troops to reinforce. In front of the front, the two sides fought continuously, while Zheng Hongkui sent the news to the camp and asked Zheng Chenggong to collect troops from all over the country for support.

It was getting late, and as the war became fierce, Hao Shangjiu was the first to open up the situation in Chaozhou City. His troops did not attack from the city gate, but broke through the city wall from the east. It turned out that in the past few days, Hao Shangjiu gathered thousands of Ding Zhuang and dug several large holes into the city wall, without moving the wall bricks outside. When he was in a counterattack, he pushed down the wall bricks and suddenly attacked the left wing of the Zheng army.

The red cannons on the city wall opened fire, firing Hao Shangjiu's first counterattack. Solid artillery shells bombarded the Zheng army's positions, tore the fences, carts and camp tents to pieces. Hao Jun's servants who had received a generous reward came out of the holes in the city wall. Hundreds of people were wearing iron armor and holding various cold weapons, and rushed into the weak left wing of the Zheng army. These servants were carefully selected by Hao Shangjiu. They were all well-equipped with their armor and weapons. Under the protection of the iron armor, they rushed up and rushed into the crowd, assassinating and slashing. All of them were invincible. After that, thousands of spearmen followed them, thinking that they were succeeding.

Such a firm attack completely destroyed the Zheng army. Zheng Hongkui killed more than ten Qing troops in a row, but still could not stop the retreating situation and had to retreat. Fortunately, it was difficult to march late at night, and the Qing army and Hao Shangjiu troops did not form good cooperation. The Zheng army collapsed for more than ten miles and arrived at Zheng Chenggong's central camp to stabilize its footsteps.

When the sky got darker, Zheng Hongkui fled to the camp. He ran into Zheng Chenggong's tent and said hatefully: "I'm useless. I didn't stop the thief. Asen, you should punish me."

Instead of being furious, Zheng Chenggong looked at Zheng Hongkui with a smile and said, "Uncle, don't you think this is a good thing?"

"A good thing? We were defeated in the siege and killed and injured two thousand brothers. Is it a good thing?" Zheng Hongkui almost thought Zheng Chenggong was crazy.

Zheng Chenggong said: "Of course it's a good thing. If we can't defeat Chaozhou, we can't catch the evidence of Hao Shangjiu Tonglu, so we have to face the pressure of the coalition forces. But now the Qing army comes from Fujian to aid, and our army is famous in Chaozhou. Hao Shangjiu Tonglu is a foregone conclusion. What reason does the coalition forces have to deal with us?"

Zheng Hongkui suddenly woke up, but he didn't expect that the bad thing really turned into a good thing. He asked, "Well, what are we doing now?"

"Assemble the army, defend the camps, restrain the soldiers, purify military discipline, and wait for the arrival of the coalition forces. Uncle, we are also one of the coalition forces now." Zheng Chenggong said proudly.

Two days later, the coalition forces who received the news arrived. The number of this army exceeded 15,000, and was a mighty force in Lingnan. Obviously, the news and intelligence of the Qing army and Hao Shangjiu to Guangdong were blocked. I didn’t know that there would be reinforcements of such a large scale. If Hao Shangjiu knew, he would not ask for help from the Qing court. However, at this time, it was too late, so Wu Bangjun had to lead the Qing army to retreat into the ruined Chaozhou City.

At the same time, the joint fleet landed in Zhao'an area. The land division of the Lu Jian Kingdom and the Marines of the United Kingdom gathered an army of about 3,400 people and rushed to Fenshui Pass at the intersection of Fujian and Guangdong. At this time, under the control of the Qing army, Wu Bangjun assisted Chaozhou and passed by here, and transferred most of them. Now there are only more than 300 elderly, weak, sick and disabled people. The coalition forces, together, ran away, and knelt down to beg for mercy. The Qing army cut off the retreat route, and Chaozhou became an isolated city again.

After seven days of the coalition siege, Chaozhou City was in chaos again. The Qing army and Hao Shangjiu's troops broke out in fire. Hao Shangjiu attacked and killed Wu Bangjun, controlled Chaozhou City, and asked the coalition to surrender.

In the tent, everyone's eyes looked at Li Mingxun, and everyone's eyes were helpless. Hao Shangjiu knelt outside the tent with a firm look. Li Mingxun pondered for a long time, and said in a hoarse voice: "Drill the evil one, and never ignore the threat."

When Hao Shangjiu heard this order, he shouted: "It was Zheng Sen who forced me, Zheng Sen who forced me..."

"Your Excellency, Hao Shangjiu...yes..." Du Yonghe said carefully.

Li Mingxun didn't look at him and said coldly: "It's a fact that Hao Shangjiu brought the wolf into the house."

"But..." Du Yonghe still wanted to argue.

Li Mingxun said: "The Chaozhou Incident requires one person to take responsibility. Hao Shang has been lucky for a long time and is cheaper than the country."

He waved his hand and signaled Du Yonghe not to say anything more, but said to him: "Hao Shangjiu's subordinate and his son Hao Jincheng handed over to Yuan Shizhong to play in Qiongfan..."

"This is impossible! Our people bear the infamy..." Du Yonghe jumped up, he could not accept Li Mingxun's behavior of cutting his flesh.

"Shut up! Even if you want to be arrogant, you should wait until the ruling lord finishes!" Yuan Shizhong scolded angrily.

Li Mingxun narrowed his eyes and looked at Du Yonghe. He knew that he was different from Li Chengdong. Li Chengdong was quite conscious of the generalities, while Du Yonghe completely put Huifan's interests first. Li Mingxun continued: "The captured Qing army, horses, mules and armor, were handed over to Huifan to be considered compensation."

Du Yonghe then breathed a sigh of relief. Wu Bangjun's army was an elite green camp in Fujian Province, with excellent armor and machinery, and many cavalrymen. Eating this army would be a great replenishment to Huifan.

"What about Zheng Sen?" Du Yonghe asked.

Lee Mingxun smiled coldly: "I will make him pay the price!"

One day later, the chief assistant Qu Shisi arrived in Chaozhou City and began to deal with the Chaozhou Incident. First, he informed the transaction between various departments of the Ming Dynasty and the United States about Chaozhou. It was clear that from the time when the United States army entered Chaozhou, the Ming Dynasty gave up its sovereignty over Chaozhou Prefecture, and Chaozhou Prefecture was controlled by Chaoshan Development Company. In fact, this company has not been established in Taipei, and even if it was established, it was just a shell company. The company was under the responsibility of He Wenrui, and the Chaozhou Prefecture was sent by the commander-in-chief to manage it. This is a colony and a military-controlled area.

After that, Qu Shishi entered the Zheng army camp and persuaded him, while the United States Army was busy taking over the Chaoshan area.

At the end of June, the Zheng army and the coalition forces jointly broke up their mutual vigilance, and Qu Shixi rushed between the two places to mediate.

"Li Mingxun, what do you mean?" On the second day after the joint venture, Zheng Chenggong rushed into the big tent, slapped a page of promotional paper on Li Mingxun's desk, and shouted loudly.

Li Mingxun was not very good at sitting there, and he focused on issuing a letter of appointment with a quill. After a long time, he asked, "What happened?"

Zheng Chenggong asked: "Why did you go to my camp to poach? Is this your attitude towards the Allied forces? Is it your meaning or He Wenrui's meaning."

Li Mingxun glanced at the leaflet, which was on it. It was a public security army that Chaoshan Development Company was recruiting. According to the plan, He Wenrui's grass-roots team will seize the security team in this battle as a security fee in the Chaoshan area, recruiting a 6,000-man security army composed of officers sent by the commander, veterans from Taipei and local Chaoshan soldiers, who are fully responsible for local security. Of course, officers and veterans are only backbone, and the main force is still local soldiers, and the most elite local soldiers are all under the control of Shi Fu and Shi Lang.

"This is what I mean, either I am a misunderstanding, I am just trying to keep the Chaoshan soldiers under your command." Li Mingxun tapped the table with his fingers and said seriously.

Zheng Chenggong knew that Li Mingxun could definitely do it. Everyone knew that the United States Army was well treated and paid high, so no one dared to mess with it. The Chaoshan soldiers in the Zheng army were naturally willing to join the Chaoshan Public Security Army. At least most people would make this choice.

"Why, are you targeting me on purpose?" Zheng Chenggong asked.

Li Mingxun met his murderous eyes and said slowly: "Guo surname, you and I know the truth of the Chaozhou Incident. The reason why we claim to the outside world is that Hao Shangjiu rebelled against Tonggu is that we do not want to lose everything, nor do we want the Qing court to laugh at it. You help the evil and have a serious crime. I have not held you responsible. You should laugh in the quilt instead of acting rampantly outside!"

"My...the reason why my troops sent troops to Chaozhou was because they got Hao Shangjiu..." Zheng Chenggong argued.

"Shut up your stinky mouth full of lies. I have enough evidence in my hand that it is an unrighteous act of sending troops to Chaozhou. Guo surname, I let you go, not to let you challenge my bottom line. The Chaozhou Incident, you and I know it, and it annoyed me. No one in Zheng Jun can leave Chaozhou with one ship. Now, letting your people pack up their things, go to Ryukyu, and do what I have told you well is a punishment. If you are still noisy here, I cannot guarantee that you can endure you anymore." Li Mingxun reprimanded with a cold face.

Zheng Chenggong knew that this was a naked threat, and also knew that Li Mingxun's words were not bluffs. He had the strength to do this. Zheng Chenggong breathed heavily, forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, and asked, "That Chaoshan soldier?"

Li Mingxun said: "You have promoted an unjust army, provoked civil war, delayed the overall situation of the Northern Expedition, and almost ruined the good situation in Guangdong. It is already a great tolerance to let you go this time. Don't want to take a tael of silver or a grain of rice from Chaozhou. This is the ending you should have. No one can expand his strength through fire. This is the order and rules I have formulated in China. You'd better examine yourself and be qualified to challenge me!

Due to the situation, I will not hold you accountable, but I will not sit idly by and watch you seize this kind of benefits that are covered with the blood of the compatriots!"

Zheng Chenggong never expected Li Mingxun to be so tough. He had fully understood what Li Mingxun meant. The Chaozhou Incident was an unjust war, and Li Mingxun did not allow himself to benefit in this war. This was Li Mingxun's rule. In the past, he used mediation to maintain this order, but now, force is also one of the means.

"Okay, I understand." This sentence came from Zheng Chenggong's teeth. He hated Li Mingxun's unquestionable face, but he did not dare to express it. Zheng Chenggong knew very well what kind of power was behind this man. He chose to endure until he was strong enough to win back his lost dignity.

"National surname!" Zheng Chenggong, who turned and left, was stopped by Li Mingxun. Zheng Chenggong looked back and said righteously: "This time is the last time. If there is another time, I will not tolerate you regardless of whether there is Hao Shangjiu or not. You can do it yourself!"

Zheng Chenggong lowered his head: "I will remember your words and will never forget them."

Wu Mu, who had been watching the fun for a long time, said, "If you are really angry, just kill him. This guy is really bold and doesn't care about the overall situation at all."

Li Mingxun said: "I think too, but unfortunately, Lin He can't hold on in Japan anymore. Time is tight, so we can't train a second Zheng Chenggong."

As Li Mingxun planned, Zheng Chenggong was not held accountable for this Chaozhou Incident, but he did not obtain any benefits from Chaozhou. All the money and grain in his camp were forced to be handed over, and most of the troops under Shi Lang and Shi Fu were dismissed. The remaining ones were not enough to make up for the losses of Zheng's army in the Chaozhou Incident. When he attacked Chaozhou, he had 100 ships and 50,000 soldiers, and when he left Chaozhou, he was the same, but there were more generals under his command.

Qu Shisi did not accept Zheng Chenggong either. He originally wanted to make him orthodox, but after knowing Zheng Chenggong's secret agreement with the United States on Ryukyu, Qu Shisi chose to give up this idea. After all, at this time, the Yongli court was unwilling to fall into diplomatic disputes with Japan, and maintaining the independence of the country was a helpless move.

Guangdong.

"Mr. Marquis, is this force more heavy?" A pretty woman stood behind Ma Jixiang and asked softly.

Ma Jixiang enjoyed the icy smell of the ice beside him and nodded slightly. The famous prostitute behind him added a little more force. Ma Jixiang moaned comfortably and sighed: "What a great day, I didn't know that Guangzhou was so comfortable before."

The woman also knew that Ma Jixiang had been promoted and wealthy these days, and said with a decent look, "What the Marquis said is, now everyone says that you are the mainstay of the Ming Dynasty, and you are also the nobleman of the East Fan."

Ma Jixiang laughed twice, turned over and pinched the woman's tender cheeks: "Oh, this mouth is so sweet, where did you hear it?"

The woman chuckled and said, "Since I have followed the Marquis, I have never walked out of the gate and I am still guarding myself like jade. How can I hear people say that it is from the newspaper."

"Newspaper?" Ma Jixiang also knew that there were newspapers from Hong Kong circulating in Guangzhou now, and said, "Take it to the Marquis. The Marquis is happy. I will bring you into the mansion today and let you shine."
Chapter completed!