Chapter 1: Changes in the Storm (IV)

Hong Chengchou's injuries have not healed yet, at least he still has some bumps and bumps in writing. When he touches the wound from time to time, he can only endure the pain, because he needs to keep some face in front of his hands so that he can calm down the arrogant soldiers and generals under his command.

Zheng Nansheng integrated the troops, Song Xianke arranged troops, and Hong Chengchou was in the middle to plan and strategize. The three giants were very busy. After three or five days, Hong Chengchou, a side army, had already gained a foothold in several county towns in Qiantang. The subsequent soldiers greatly alleviated the embarrassing situation of almost no soldiers in Hong Chengchou's hands under Chen Guang's uninterrupted transportation. After five days, except for a group of people cruising at the entrance of Hangzhou Bay to implement warnings to the south and infiltrate the various islands of Zhoushan, most of the warships were used by Chen Guang to transport troops to Hong Chengchou. Most of them were surrendered by the original pseudo-Ming army, and they proposed unstable elements and some generals and schools to send them to Hong Chengchou intact. The number of people was about 20,000 people, and now there were less than 15,000 soldiers and horses. Hong Chengchou's troops suddenly expanded to nearly 35,000 soldiers. Strictly speaking, this sutra is not a surprise soldier.

There were soldiers and horses, but it would not be a matter of fighting power to transform this team of troops who had just surrendered and transformed into combat power overnight. Especially when they were defeated and captured at the last moment, they suddenly became the official army of the court. Such a big turn was not something that could be turned by turning. While giving the soldiers and horses, it also posed a huge problem for the three of them. Disbanding and reorganizing was undoubtedly the most correct way. However, if the action was too great at this time, the combat power of these reinforcements would inevitably be greatly affected. At that time, they had the strength in their hands and could not exert energy. This was something that Hong Chengchou could not tolerate. Especially after seeing the combat effectiveness of the special combat brigade trained by Wu Sangui, he had a more thorough understanding of "the importance of soldiers is not the essence" and therefore he couldn't help but regret that he kept in charge of the court and shot himself in the foot.

Just as the three of them were worried about the reorganization, Zhu Yinglong's imperial edict arrived at Qiantang with Chen Guang's fleet transporting soldiers.

The sudden arrival of the imperial edict made Hong Chengchou and the other three inexplicably surprised. You must know that this partial division commander and persuade the emperor had already given Hong Chengchou full authority. At this time, the emperor sent at most people to inquire about the military situation and the war situation should not be directly interfering with the command of the army. If the emperor really doesn't worry about them and command the army remotely, this partial division will be defeated without fighting!

Although all three of them know that the emperor is one of the few young heroes today, sometimes they are young and energetic and make wrong decisions, which may ruin the three of them’s business these days.

When Hong Chengchou saw the contents of the secret order, his frown brows unfolded.

"Supervisor Hong, what does the emperor say about the imperial edict?" Song Xiance said nervously. You must know that in order to cope with the arrival of Zheng Zhilong's army, the blocking and defense plan was almost completed by him. The head coach Hong Chengchou is just an executor. In comparison, Hong Chengchou likes attacking, and he is not as good as Song Xiance in defense. Even Zheng Nansheng's ability to fight defensive battles is not weak. In this regard, it also shows that Hong Chengchou knows people's wisdom and uses them well.

Hong Chengchou closed the secret order, his eyes were bright, and his eyes turned sharply and said: "The emperor asked me to keep Zheng Zhilong as a guest at all costs. He would never come to Fujian!"

Song Xiance and Zheng Nansheng were shocked, and even Wu Sangui, the leader of the special operations brigade who invited him to listen, his eyes flashed with shock.

"Master, with our ability, it is enough to block Zheng Zhilong and prevent him from going north. It is too difficult for the emperor to issue such an order!" Zheng Nansheng said dissatisfied. He had never seen Zhu Yinglong, so he had no specific concept of the new emperor, so he could not grasp the right degree. Of course, even if his dissatisfied words reached Zhu Yinglong's ears, he would only smile. It was a bit difficult for him to issue this order. Could it be that his subordinates could not complain?

"Random, I will criticize you at will, Zheng Nansheng, your courage is getting stronger and stronger." Hong Chengchou Yu Guang swept Wu Sangui's face and scolded him sternly.

Zheng Nansheng was startled by Hong Chengchou's severe scolding. When he remembered that there were two unusual people in this room, one was a military advisor sent by the emperor and the other was the emperor's confidant general. His words would be heard in the emperor's ears in the future, and the future would be terrible. The officialdom was like a battlefield, and the officialdom was more complicated than the battlefield. If there was no war on that day, this sentence of slandering the emperor, the crime of being arrogant and deposed could make him lose his official position, and maybe his life would be difficult to protect. Thinking of this time, Zheng Nansheng was frightened and sweated in a cold sweat, and he hurriedly replied: "What the general scolded is that he knew his mistake."

"Master, with my understanding of the emperor, I would not have made such a decree without careful consideration. According to our original plan, just block Zheng Zhilong. Now the emperor's decree is clearly to let us wipe out Zheng Zhilong's army here. What does such a huge change mean?" Song Xiance analyzed slowly, and his eyes flashed from time to time.

"Is there something big happening in the court, or something happened?" Hong Chengchou's eyes lit up after being reminded by Song Xiance.

"According to my inference, the strategic plan of the court's attempt to make a quick decision has been shattered. The court should soon change its next strategy and quickly capture Nanjing to erode the prefectures and counties around Nanjing, turning Nanjing into an isolated city. As long as part of the military force is distributed to restrain the troops in Nanjing, this goal should not be easily achieved. If Wei Zhongxian divided his troops, it would be best. Kill out his vital power bit by bit, and Nanjing City will be destroyed by itself if it is not attacked." Song Xiance analyzed one by one.

"According to what the military advisor said, is the emperor's policy of quick battle and quick decision wrong?" Zheng Nansheng couldn't help asking.

"Old Zheng, you made a mistake again!" Song Xiance smiled at Zheng Nansheng.

"I can't help it, I can't help it, hehe." Zheng Nansheng scratched the back of his head in embarrassment, his face turned red, and glanced at Hong Chengchou with some nervousness, and found that Hong Chengchou just glared at him without speaking, and he felt relieved.

"The emperor originally formulated a quick and quick decision strategic plan, because once this plan is realized, the war in the southern expedition will be basically controlled around Nanjing City. Once Nanjing City falls, it is just around the corner. The emperor does not want the people in Jiangnan to encounter war. After all, the people in Jiangnan are also people of our Ming Dynasty. It can be seen that the emperor is a benevolent and loving king. But once the war starts, it is not personal power that can be controlled by Zhuge. Otherwise, he will go out of Qishan six times and will die of depression. First of all, Li Qi in Jiangxi is beyond everyone's expectations. This person was defeated once under Governor Xiong. This time he was able to fight against Governor Xiong for so long. This shows that he has learned from his mistakes and is a personal figure. But according to my judgment, his master is definitely not Wei Zhongxian. He and Wei Zhongxian's number one eunuch under him and Wei Zhongxian's number one eunuch.

Li Chaoqin was a mortal enemy. The last time he lost in Wuchang was because of Li Chaoqin. Wei Zhongxian protected Li Chaoqin. Therefore, there must be someone behind him who resisted so stubbornly. This is the first change, and the second change appeared here with us. When a battle was encountered at sea, the court almost won. This battle was really lucky. The enemy did not know our background. In addition, we were greedy and arrogant, so we won. If both sides knew the bottom line, the victory should be in the 55th. Zheng Zhilong ran around the East China Sea, and the Ryukyu Strait would definitely be blown out from time to time. Even if the court had enough navy, it was not its opponent. Zheng Zhilong's intervention in Fujian Province had to change the plan. This led to the court's army being dragged into a long-term battle. This was the place where the emperor was most worried. The court had no money and could not afford it." Song Xiance continued.

"What does it have to do with this imperial edict?" Zheng Nansheng asked, but Hong Chengchou was a little thoughtful and fell into deep thought.

Song Xiance did not answer because he himself was not sure. This imperial edict seemed to be trying to solve Zheng Zhilong in one fell swoop, but it seemed that it was not. What was the real purpose of this imperial edict? In an instant, Song Xiance found that his intelligence was not enough, so he closed his eyes and meditated.

As for the reason, Hong Chengchou guessed a few points, because he did not express the complete decree of the imperial edict, and Song Xiance was naturally confused. Hong Chengchou wanted this effect, because this was the only way to force Song Xiance's potential. With the whip of this incomplete imperial edict, the two of them could realize their greatest potential. Maybe they really kept Zheng Zhilong.

"Okay, what the emperor thinks, I don't care about it, but I must unswervingly implement the emperor's will. Military advisor, Nan Sheng, I hope you two will do your best to help me!" Hong Chengchou said in a deep voice.

"Don't worry, the general will do his best to give advice, and live up to the general and the emperor!" Song Xiance's mind tensed up the next moment, and he said solemnly.

"I will never refuse to die!" Zheng Nansheng also said seriously.

"Major General Wu?" Hong Chengchou turned to Wu Sangui and asked faintly.

Wu Sangui bowed and said proudly: "Master, don't worry, what the Magistrate asked the last general to do, what the last general did, and there is no other word!"
Chapter completed!