Chapter 319 Surrender or not
"Thirty miles east of Zhangping County, Zhangzhou Prefecture is the end of the Blue River. Following the Blue River can lead directly to Nan'an and Quanzhou. However, this waterway must be controlled by the Zheng family along the way. It is very difficult to proceed by the waterway;
Therefore, we can go down the river from Lanxi. We all have war horses to travel with us, and we can catch them by surprise during the march. "
Chen Cao knocked on the map, then looked at Song Che who was standing aside: "Use the third division as the main force, detour to Zhangzhou Prefecture, and use the sixth division as bait, enter Daiyun Mountain from Yanping Prefecture, and give the people of the Zheng clan in Quanzhou It created an illusion, but the Sixth Division was also the main force of the advance;
This path was said by Xiong Wencan. "
Song Che nodded: "If this is feasible, the general will take the third division to detour to Zhangzhou Prefecture."
"I will compete with Zheng Zhilong in Fuzhou, but from Xiong Wencan's words, I am still worried that Zheng Zhilong will eventually lose to our army and escape by sea. After becoming a pirate in the future, he will become a problem for us in Fujian."
"Does the prince want to make a forced landing on Zheng Zhilong?"
Chen Cao nodded silently: "Although Zheng Zhilong once rebelled, their Zheng family's influence in southeastern Fujian is still very high. Especially in the future, when I think about the territories of the Southeast Asian countries, I want to get the Zheng family's strength. "
The people in the tent were all Chen Cao's confidants, but there were only a few of them. Xu Fuyuan thought for a long time and then handed over his hand: "Your Majesty, there are many ports along the coast of Fujian and there are many waterways. It is really difficult to completely surround Zheng Zhilong."
This is a big truth. Chen Cao's memory of the Qing troops attacking Fujian relied on Zheng Zhilong and then implemented a policy of gradual promotion, because the terrain of Fujian was even worse than that of Zhejiang.
"How about trying to persuade Zheng Zhilong to surrender?"
As soon as Chen Cao finished speaking, Zhou Lixun suddenly walked into the Chinese military tent, bowed his hands and saluted Chen Cao: "The student knows that he made a mistake and regrets it. Please punish him."
Chen Cao was stunned for a moment, and then remembered what he had said outside Fenshui Pass about persuading Xiong Wencan to surrender. However, Chen Cao never held grudges on such matters. Besides, he was in a high position. Although Zhou Lixun had been with him for a long time, he had not been with the army. This was the first time, and there were only four or five people in the tent. It was very useful to Chen Cao that he could apologize in person without caring about his face.
"Get up..."
Chen Cao stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder: "I never care about things, especially when it comes to such a big matter."
Xu Fuyuan stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty has forgotten about this matter. I will work hard for you in the future."
"Student thanks the prince for his teaching..." Zhou Lixun handed over his hand: "Student is willing to go to Fuzhou and persuade Zheng Zhilong to surrender."
Chen Cao looked at Song Che, and then suddenly smiled: "That's fine. The two armies haven't fought yet. You can send someone to contact Zheng Zhilong first, and then make the established fact that the army is approaching the border and let him make his own choice. Shi Xiu, you will set off immediately, and when your news comes back, Zhou Lixun will immediately go to Fuzhou City as an envoy."
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Zheng Zhilong had been in Fuzhou City for four days. He couldn't figure out why Chen Cao hadn't ordered an attack on the city since he had already led his army not far outside Fuzhou City.
Although his home base is in Quanzhou Prefecture, he has been running the second camp Fuzhou City since he became the Chief Military Officer of Fujian.
Zheng Zhilong was confident that with Fuzhou Jiancheng and the waterways flowing through the gates around the city, as well as the sharp firearms purchased from Haojing and the Dutch, he could stop Chen Cao's attack until the imperial army came to aid Fujian.
It's a pity that several days have passed and there has been no movement from the opponent.
Just after noon, the soldiers walked into the general military office and clasped their fists towards Zheng Zhilong: "Commander, there is someone outside the city who claims to be the envoy of Songjiang Domain and wants to see the commander-in-chief."
"Chen Cao's envoy? Alone?"
"Only one person."
Zheng Zhilong thought silently in his heart, and then thought for a long time: "Bring people in."
Zhou Lixun was not afraid at all when facing Zheng's generals in the lobby. On the contrary, he calmly patted the dust outside his robes. He had just entered the city in a hanging basket, so he was inevitably contaminated by dust.
Zheng Zhilong looked at Zhou Lixun's actions with cold eyes. As the commander of the First Army, he naturally could not lose face first. After Zhou Lixun finished his chores, he handed over to Zheng Zhilong: "Xiaoguan Songjiang Governor's Yamen joined the military, Zhou Lixun, and met Marshal Zheng... ."
Zhou Lixun did not call Zheng Zhilong the title of Nan'anbo, because the Southern Dynasty did not recognize anything from the Northern Dynasty.
Zheng Zhibao stood at the side and asked for Zheng Zhilong: "Zhou Lixun, the two armies are about to fight. Are you not going to die in vain if you come now?"
Zhou Lixun smiled slightly and cupped his hands towards Zheng Zhibao: "There are some discrepancies in what the general said. It is indeed the time when the two armies are fighting. However, since ancient times, envoys have always been Bu Zhan, not to mention that Xiaguan came with sincerity. Those who meet Marshal Zheng, I believe that Marshal Zheng will not embarrass a subordinate who has no power to restrain a chicken. Marshal Zheng, do you think so or not?"
Zheng Zhilong waved his hand and then said slowly and seriously: "Master Zhou came here this time to persuade me, Zheng Zhilong, to surrender?"
Zhou Lixun waved his hand: "No, Marshal Zheng must have misunderstood. Judging from the current situation, it is just a change of family."
"Are you going to vote for Chen Cao again?"
Zheng Zhilong had betrayed Chen Cao once before, but he thought he was just a Songjiang guerrilla at that time. The emperor suddenly issued an edict to make him the chief military officer of Fujian. In comparison, the latter must be much more valuable.
Besides, the Zheng family had roots in Fujian. How could they move all their family members to Songjiang and still be under Chen Cao's control? At that time, everyone would choose the latter. Besides, Chen Cao was still taking orders from the Ming Dynasty court at that time.
Zhou Lixun cupped his hands and said with a smile: "The dispute between the North and the South is not about who is the orthodox, it is only about who can be the winner. If Marshal Zheng looks at the dispute between the North and the South with Li Jinglong's eyes, he may be able to understand many things."
The whole world has witnessed the attitude of Cao Guogong Li Jinglong towards the Battle of Jingnan. However, history books are written by the victors. Although Li Jinglong was unlucky in the end, his descendants are still alive and well. The Li family is still alive. The power of the northern and southern capitals and southern Zhili is still relatively large.
Zheng Zhilong also came from a family of officials, so he naturally knew the stories and deeds of Cao Guogong Li Jinglong, and immediately said: "Now that Emperor Chongde has settled down in Nanjing, this moment is not the other moment."
"It's all a struggle within the Zhu family," Zhou Lixun said seriously: "It doesn't matter who the emperor is, what matters is whether the interests of Marshal Zheng can be guaranteed."
After Zheng Zhilong tasted it carefully, he felt that what Zhou Lixun said was quite reasonable. The people killed after Chengzu Jingnan were all the culprits of Jingnan's propaganda. Those people at the bottom were still promoted and made rich, but he thought that he was not in the imperial court at all. The center, a local general like him, is a share that both parties have worked hard to fight for.
"After Mr. Xiong abandoned the dark side and turned to the bright side, he was still appointed as the governor of Fujian by my prince..."
Zheng Zhilong knew very well about Xiong Wencan's surrender. Although he was a pirate, he really looked down upon Xiong Wencan's saucy tricks. He was not as bold as a Jianghu man. It was exactly what he said, "Being a bitch." I still want to build a memorial arch.'
"I have heard about Songjiang Domain's official positions and policies."
After Zhejiang Jingping was brought under Chen Cao's command, the entire government system underwent great changes. He had never heard of the official positions of commander-in-chief and governor under the Songjiang domain.
Perhaps Zhou Lixun thought of Zheng Zhilong's concerns and said, "Commander Zheng actually doesn't have to worry. The Wei Suo troops who surrendered from the Third Division of Zhejiang were not treated unfairly. Even for road construction, they were given money and food as usual, but they had different identities. The number of ordinary craftsmen is just smaller;
Of course, this is the consequence of being an enemy of my prince. After someone like Marshal Zheng has taken an accurate position, I believe that my prince will reorganize the Fujian army into the elite division of Songjiang Domain. "
"Are you threatening me?"
Seeing Zheng Zhilong's indifferent tone, Zheng Cai immediately stepped forward, drew out the Yanling knife, and put it on Zhou Lixun's neck.
Different from the usual behavior of civil servants, Zheng Zhilong and others originally thought that Zhou Lixun would relent and change his attitude, but they didn't know that he leaned forward to face the knife and looked at Zheng Zhilong seriously: "It is not a pity for a lower official to die. I just don't want to kill someone because of me." It’s really not worth it for such a petty official to bring trouble to the entire Zheng family.”
Just as Zheng Zhilong was about to explode, a school captain's soldier approached the lobby: "Commander, urgent military situation."
Zheng Zhibao took the official document and handed it over immediately. After Zheng Zhilong opened it and read it, his face turned from red to white, and then from white to red. His whole face was full of expressions.
Zheng Zhibao asked: "What happened?"
Zheng Zhilong handed the official document to Zheng Zhibao, and then looked at Zhou Lixun indifferently. Seeing that his expression did not change, he waved Zheng Cai to leave.
"Fuck..."
Zheng Zhibao shouted and was about to kill Zhou Lixun with a knife, but Zheng Zhilong immediately scolded him to retreat.
After a long time, Zheng Zhilong said: "You are using good methods..."
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"Zheng Zhilong is ready to surrender..."
It was already three days after Chen Cao got the news. At that time, when he saw that Zhou Lixun had not returned, he speculated whether he had been killed by Zheng Zhilong.
However, Chen Cao was still excited for a long time after getting the news, and couldn't help but want to find a woman to relax.
After Zhou Lixun rushed back to the camp, he went straight to meet Chen Cao.
"Xiaguan was left in the city. Zheng Zhilong entertained Xiaguan well and asked him to come back and report to the prince after a few days." Zhou Lixun said: "I heard that after Zheng Zhilong was granted the title of General Soldier of Fujian, the Northern Dynasty made a special trip. It was intended that his eldest son, Zheng Sen, should be admitted to the Imperial Academy to study together with his noble heirs in Beijing. Zheng Zhilong delayed for a few days, perhaps because he sent someone to rescue his son in Beijing before leaking the news."
It is now 1630 AD. Zheng Zhilong's eldest son Zheng Sen is only six years old now, missing the age of eight. He is said to be taking elementary classes in the Imperial College, but he is just a hostage.
