Zheng Jing returned to Zhoushan Port in a fast ship. After only twelve or three days of back and forth, he heard the news that caught him off guard when he arrived in Zhoushan. The United States had completely taken the initiative in Fujian. The main force of the army had arrived in Shaxian, while the Marines captured Fuzhou City. The performance of the Qing army was very disappointed by the Ming army. These Qing troops who fought fiercely when fighting with the Ming army were in a hurry in the face of the offensive of the United States. They were in a hurry to face the attack of the United States, and they were in trouble. They didn't know how to deal with it.

Another news made Zheng Jing a little unacceptable. Zheng Fan sent nearly 10,000 troops to Ningbo Prefecture, Zhejiang, but was repelled by the Qing Dynasty's green camp soldiers stationed in the local area and retreated back to the Zhoushan Islands.

Two days later, in the mansion in Zhoushan, the Ming army in the southeast was conducting military discussions. Zheng Jing was young and had no say yet. Listen carefully. Although he suffered a loss in the battle of Ningbo, he mastered the military deployment of the Qing Dynasty on the coast of Zhejiang. Zheng Jing found that Yue Le's military deployment in Zhejiang was completely opposite to that in Fujian. In Zhejiang, Yue Le adopted a deployment method that was more important than the front and less expensive, and arranged the Zhejiang Green Camp forward in the main transportation routes of the coastal prefectures. Generally, it was located near the boundary line and sent a small number of troops to patrol the coast. Once the Ming army was found to have landed, it dispatched troops to attack. Ningbo failed and landed nearly half of it and was attacked by thousands of Qing troops. He had no choice but to retreat.

The two different ways are the Qing army's understanding of the strength of Zheng Fan and the United States. The United States has strong strength, and there is also a professional Marine Corps, professional beachhead combat, high landing efficiency, and strong support firepower. In a short period of time, the army that cannot be repelled will not only disperse its troops, but also give the possibility of defeating the United States. The Ming army's land combat capability in the Southeast has always been very weak, so the Qing army can effectively block and restrain the troops in front.

After Zheng Jing explained the details of his mission to Fujian, all the civil servants and generals in the hall were uproared. Zhang Mingzhen said: "According to the prince's words, Li Mingxun is neither willing to join the army with us nor provide support?"

"Yes, Li is arrogant and narrow-minded. How can he cooperate with such villains!" Zheng Jing said in a true voice.

Zhang Mingzhen said: "That's not the case. Someone from Fujian came to report that the head of state of the East was interested in helping us attack eastern Zhejiang."

As soon as Zhang Mingzhen said this, Zheng Jing shouted: "Rareless, you actually contacted each other in private."

No wonder Zheng Jing was angry. After the Zhoushan Incident, Zheng Chenggong integrated the anti-Qing forces on the southeast coast. After excluding Zheng Cai to Ryukyu, the other ministers went south to Southeast Asia, they successfully took over Zhoushan. However, there was still a force in Zhoushan that was not completely annexed. This is the civil servant faction, led by Zhang Huangyan and Shen Youlong, and there were generals like Zhang Mingzhen under his command. However, with Yongli appointing Zheng Chenggong as King Yanping (the ninth year of Yongli) and allowing him to preside over all the anti-Qing cause in the southeast, it was a foregone conclusion that Zheng Chenggong dominated the Ming army in the southeast. The most important thing was that Zheng Chenggong monopolized all foreign powers, whether it was contacting the Yongli court or contacting foreign countries, such as Korea, Ryukyu, the United States, etc. Of course, this also included negotiations with the Qing Dynasty. Zhang Mingzhen's contact with the United States could be said to have violated the taboo of Zheng Fan.

Zhang Huangyan smiled and said, "Don't misunderstand me. The old minister has never taken the initiative to contact Dongfan. But a few days ago, King Yanping sent many officials to Fujian and Zhejiang to collect food and wages. Among them, Huang Mou, who went to Quanzhou, heard that Dongfan sent troops to Fujian and took the opportunity to contact him. The head of the Dongfan negotiated with him, saying that it could help the Ming army in the Southeast to attack the coast of Zhejiang. If he succeeded, he would help Dongfan, and the land in eastern Zhejiang could also be owned by our Ming army in the Southeast, and it was the vassal territory of Zheng's vassal."

These sentences can be said to be a big deal, which directly turned the secret private contact into a temporary intention of envoys outside. In fact, the migration of the boundary and the ban on the United States did not have much impact on the United States, but had a huge impact on Zheng Fan. Zheng Fan has always relied on the benefits of fish and salt in Zhoushan and smuggled trade. Whether it was fish and salt or Nanyang goods smuggled, the market was on the coast of Fujian and Zhejiang. The smuggling merchants also liked silk, raw silk and tea produced in Fujian and Zhejiang. After the migration of the boundary and sea, the southeast and the inland were cut off, and the quantity and quality of smuggled goods were reduced, but the price did increase a lot, and the income was always insufficient to make ends meet when they went ashore.

In terms of strategy, Zheng Fan still has differences with the civil servants. The civil servants inherited from the remnants of the Lu Jianguo. In the system, they were originally literati from Liangzhe and Jiangnan. Liangzhe was close to Zhoushan, so they have always advocated conquering Zhejiang. However, Zheng Fan originated in Fujian and had a deep connection with Bamin, so they focused on managing Fujian.

"quiet!"

Zheng Chenggong, who had been silent, said in a deep voice, shocking everyone. After this man from the country led the Ming army in the Southeast, he had a high prestige and had always been a high-pressure iron-blooded policy for internal affairs. Anyone who disobeyed, no one would dare to provoke him, regardless of civil officials or generals.

"What does King Yanping think about this?" Zhu Yihai asked.

Zheng Chenggong snorted and said, "It's just a trick of the Eastern Band people to sow discord. The purpose is to split my Southeast and make it easier to annex. How can you be fooled?"

As he said that, he looked around for a while, stared at Zhang Huangyan, and said seriously: "In the future, the Southeast Military Order will be issued from the Yanping Palace. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, all departments and towns will not be allowed to contact the East Fan privately in the future. Although the emperor authorized Li Mingxun to order the troops in the world, he still could not control our internal affairs!"

No one dared to refute it. Zheng Chenggong said: "Now that Fujian and Zhejiang are already the battlefield, the Qing Dynasty gathers elite troops, and it is difficult to take wherever they are vassals. It is better to go north and attack Huanglong directly, and restore Nanjing City in one fell swoop, thinking that the country is the only one who commands the world, so why bother to be inferior to others!"

"If it is true as King Yanping said, it will be a great move in the world!" Zhang Huangyan's eyes were red and he said in praise.

Zhang Mingzhen also agreed: "Now that the Qing Dynasty's elite are all in the southwest and southeast, and the emptiness of Jiangnan is a foregone conclusion. My King's army will take the opportunity to set off and will definitely defeat the Chou Gu in one fell swoop. But I don't know when King Yanping will send troops?"

"Wait a few months, the Qing Dynasty will also organize the Qing army from the north to go south. The news of the Eastern Band of the Yangtze River will be reported by Doni. There are as many as 70,000 Tatar troops. If they cannot be avoided, the big thing will not be accomplished." Zheng Chenggong said.

Everyone agreed and looked at each other, but they always felt that someone had not spoken. They thought for a moment and looked at Shen Youlong. Shen Youlong lowered his head and said nothing. When Lu was supervising the country, he led his army into Jiangnan and conquered the city one after another, but failed under the city of Nanjing. He expected to raise his arms and shout, and the scene of the world's scenery did not appear. Although the military discipline and strength are much better than ten years ago, Shen Youlong was still afraid. Seeing everyone looking at him, Shen Youlong said: "I hope that King Yanping can fight to make a decision in one battle."

Among these people, Shen Youlong is rational, but the patience of rational people is limited. Shen Youlong began to fight against the Qing Dynasty since the end of Chongzhen. More than ten years have passed and no progress has been made. For more than ten years, the Ming army either gave up self-protection or surrendered to the new dynasty. Now most of the anti-Qing forces are in the hands of the vassal states. Even so, there are fewer victories and more defeats. Only the United States is the only one, but never the idea of ​​Ming to regain the Ming Dynasty. Shen Youlong tried many methods, but ultimately failed. Although he had the will to die for the Ming Dynasty, he had no power to restore the Ming Dynasty and was already discouraged. Now seeing Zheng Chenggong intend to enter the Yangtze River and seize Nanjing, he knew how to take risks in his heart, but he only wanted to fight hard. Winning would achieve his lifelong ambitions, and defeat would be a lifelong liberation.

At the end of the eleventh year of Yongli, Fuzhou City.

Wumu rode a tall horse into the city. The people in the city were filled with joy. They held their newly cut braids to welcome the Marines into the city. The soldiers were well-equipped and well-armed and well-armed, and they lined up to enter the city, causing bursts of cheers. In fact, under the city of Fuzhou, the United States did not encounter too much resistance.

Fuzhou was originally the center of Fujian Province, but it was not a major road for transportation and was too close to the sea. In Yuele's plan, it was not a place to defend. Therefore, after the Minjiang defense line was broken, the Qing army of Yanping Prefecture not only did not increase troops to Fuzhou, but also transferred most of the Fuzhou defenders. In a short battle, Fuzhou Prefecture was shocked.

In fact, this is true in all prefectures. After the Hezhong team went to the city, the defenders of the city retreated directly or accepted the conditions of the United States to surrender. Then the city officials scattered and retreated to Yanping, causing the United States to recover the four prefectures of Fuzhou, Xinghua, Zhangzhou and Quanzhou in less than two months. Every time they arrived, the Hezhong team immediately cleared the gentry and officials in the city who had a relationship with the Qing court, and did not violate the people. They also ordered the exemption of all tax arrears before the twelve years of Yongli. It was rumored that the new dynasty would also share the land of the confiscated gentry to the people, and it was even supported by the people from all over the Fujian area.

After entering Fuzhou, the Southeast War Zone Command and the Fujian Chief Executive District were successively announced, and Wumu served as the commander of the Southeast War Zone Command, while the Fujian Chief Executive was He Wenrui, taking the first step of the United States carrying out large-scale administrative rule in the traditional Han area.

The army entered Fuzhou City. The guard of honor passed through the most prosperous streets to the Fujian Governor's Office, which had been identified as the command of the Southeast War Zone. Umu comfortably accepted the cheers from the people. Suddenly, a cavalry next to him turned over and fell off his horse. When Umu was about to scold him for losing his etiquette, his mount suddenly stood up and neighed loudly. The white horse under Umu's crotch was a pure blood Kati Ava horse. He glanced at the corner of his eyes and saw the blood stained on his love horse's butt, and suddenly felt something was wrong. At this time, the captain of the guard suddenly took action, took off his horse, protected him behind him, and shouted loudly: "There are assassins, and there are assassins!"

Immediately, the streets were in chaos, and the welcome people ran around, causing chaos. The guards formed a wall to protect Wumu and entered a shop next to him. When they stopped, Wumu found that his gorgeous military uniform had been stained. He angrily said, "Who is the one who is at work."

The captain of the guard pointed to the second floor of a tavern in the distance and said, "General, you see, the assassin attacked there with muskets."

"Take a few people over and encircle them separately. You must catch the living." Wu Mu saw that there was a ball of white smoke from the cobshot gun, and was angry because the welcome ceremony was disrupted and immediately ordered.

There was no need for Umu's order. The guard guard protected him into the shop on the side. The soldiers of the guard guard had already rushed to the tavern. These guard guard soldiers were not the army guard guards that welcomed diplomatic envoys in Taipei, but were selected from the marines. The tall grenades. These iron-blooded warriors from the battlefield were not afraid of mere assassins. They entered the city at this time, and were fully armed. They rushed to the tavern, took off the grenades and threw them in. After the explosion, they knocked down the assassins with a buttstock. There were six assassins on the second floor. Two of them were killed by grenades in the small space, one seriously injured. After the guard commanded that they were alive, the grenades killed the seriously injured with a bayonet and took three assassins.

When he arrived at the headquarters, Wumu saw three assassins with a bruised nose and a swollen face. He only knew when he asked. The group of grenadiers didn't ask anything. The three of them refused to say anything. Wumu said loudly: "Let He Wenrui come, he is familiar with this job."

He Wenrui and Wu Mu have a good relationship. Both of them were from Li Mingxun. They were both literary and military at the time. He Wenrui came in from outside the door with a blue face and said coldly: "Did you think of me at this time? I didn't care about me when I was escaping."

He Wenrui had just been transferred from the Security Bureau to be the Chief Executive of Fujian and entered the city with Wu Mu. When Wu Mu saw that he had no wounds on his body, he touched his head and said embarrassedly: "I forgot you, haha, it's okay if you don't have this."

"That's right, in the city entry ceremony, you wear a general dress, just like a peacock's tail. How can I still get into the eyes of an assassin?" He Wenrui said lightly.

"Call your soldiers back and don't cause trouble in the city. This is also a public security case, and I will leave it to me." He Wenrui took this matter on himself. There were several subordinates under him who came out of the Security Bureau, but they did not lose all their business. It took less than half an hour to figure out the origin of these people.

All the six assassins were raised by local tyrants. The so-called tyrants were naturally the gentry clans of Fujian. These groups destined to be liquidated by the United States are now in the most crazy era. The gentry in Fuzhou did not expect that the Qing court would directly give up big cities like Fuzhou and allow them to occupy the Eastern Front. The gentry and the United States were born enemies, and confrontation was inevitable. In addition to continuing to support Yue Le's court army, they also resisted in their own ways in various places. Assassination was only one of the ways. In fact, the prefectures and counties in Fujian surrendered very quickly, but at the grassroots level, especially the towns occupied by gentry, some gentry had already begun to form local armed forces such as militia to resist. Obviously, as vested interests of this empire for thousands of years, the gentry did not give up their interests and privileges so easily.
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