Borrow the day to change the day

All the Jian captives, whether they were Jurchen or Mongolian soldiers, watched the Ming army fleet on the Liao River slowly going downstream in the night, all in silence.

Compared with the arrogance and joy of the Ming army, Jianlu's mood on the shore was extremely low.Not only the soldiers, but also the largest slave chieftains.

They felt a deep sense of powerlessness. They wanted to fight, but they couldn't fight the firearms of the Ming army, let alone the artillery of the Ming army.And when facing the Ming army on the water, they could only stare blankly.

After a long time, Huang Taiji sighed, and then said to Duoduo who was beside him: "The 5000 men and horses left in Xiangbaiqi are stationed outside Haizhou City, watching the Guanning Army."

Then without waiting for Duoduo to agree, he said to the other slave chieftains: "Retreat the troops and return to Shengjing, I have something important to say."

In the end, he ordered another personal guard: "Pass down my order, let Dorgon return to Shengjing quickly. The governor of Denglai obviously sent troops to respond to the war in Haizhou. The war here is over, and the governor of Denglai will retreat. Don't worry." Leave him alone."

Besides, after Zhong Jinwei landed at Dagu Port in Tianjin, he ordered Cao Wenzhao to lead the army, and he rushed to the capital at full speed.After so many days, I don't know what happened to Jiangnan?

The moment before dawn is the darkest and sleepiest time.The soldiers at the gate of the capital were secretly dozing off to relieve their fatigue.

But at this moment, under such circumstances, they were awakened by the sound of horseshoes outside the city.

Experienced soldiers understand that unless it is the kind of courier who is in a hurry for [-] miles, they will rush in this way without worrying that the city gate is still closed.They were all a little panicked, wondering if it was the Jiangnan red-haired thieves.

But what they didn't expect was that it was Zhongxinghou who was originally in Liaodong who came.Moreover, they brought a mere dozen or so guards, but none of the troops who had originally set off for the expedition saw any of them.

People were panicked at first, but now looking at the back of Zhongxing Hou going to the Forbidden City, the gatekeepers couldn't help talking, don't the war in Liaodong be defeated again?

The captain on duty immediately suppressed such remarks, if they spread, it would be a serious crime.In order to prevent the spread of speech, he brought up the rumor that Zhongxing Hou was a god who descended to earth, how could he lose the battle!

Maybe because he knew that Hongmao was in trouble, Zhongxing Hou came to put down the chaos.This statement was unanimously approved by the soldiers, which immediately made them full of confidence.

When Emperor Chongzhen and Zhong Jinwei met, they both found that each other had lost weight and looked haggard.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't expect Zhong Jinwei to come back so soon. He remembered the war in Liaodong, and asked quickly: "Master Zhong, how is the war in Liaodong?"

He hoped that the Liaodong War was not fought due to the delay, so that Hou Zhongxing could come back so soon.Because in his mind, it was the best situation for Hou Zhongxing to come back so soon.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, everything is going well, Haizhou is already Ming's!" Zhong Jinwei first answered Emperor Chongzhen's question, and then immediately asked, "Your Majesty, how is Jiangnan now?"

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he was very happy, and Liaodong was going well, which was a worry.Then when Zhong Jinwei asked about Jiangnan, he sighed, and then said with a little anger: "It's all rubbish, one army after another will go there, and you can fight pirates if you encounter them, but if Hongyi and Haitian The coalition of thieves will collapse at the first touch."

Zhong Jinwei frowned, he knew that the army of the guards at the end of Ming Dynasty had long been corrupted, and the most elite troops of Ming Dynasty were transferred to the north to defend Jianlu.

In addition, the situation in the southwest of Ming Dynasty was unstable, and the slightly better troops in the south were also transferred there to guard against the rebellion of the chieftains in Guizhou and Yunnan.Even the white pole army that Zhong Jinwei is familiar with was transferred back last year.

In this way, the south is actually very empty.Being done by the Dutch in this way can be regarded as a bargain for them.

Zhong Jinwei thought of something, and asked Emperor Chongzhen, "Your Majesty, didn't you say that the Portuguese in Macau sent troops too?"

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, his face showed anger, and he said angrily: "I don't know what the hell they are doing. It took so long to set off from Guangdong, and even Master Zhong rushed back from Liaodong, but those Portuguese just arrived in Jiangxi."

When Zhong Jinwei heard it, he thought about it and understood it in his heart.The Portuguese dilly-dally for nothing more than two reasons.Either they were not as strong as the Dutch, so they didn't dare to fight; or they were making small calculations, letting Da Ming and the Dutch consume first, and finally he came to pick the fruit.

Thinking of this, he immediately said: "Your Majesty, when I'm back, Jiangnan will be handed over to my minister. Repel the Dutch first, and then settle the score with the Portuguese later."

Emperor Chongzhen nodded, and sighed with reddish eyes: "No one else can be trusted, I can only rely on Master Zhong!"

During this period of time, Emperor Chongzhen was under a lot of pressure, and he never had a peaceful night's sleep.

"Your Majesty, I would like to know the specific situation of the Dutch people first. Is anyone in the capital familiar with it?" Zhong Jinwei asked directly as if he hadn't heard Emperor Chongzhen's exclamation.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he immediately decreed: "It is reported that Zheng Zhilong, a guerrilla fighter of the Fujian Navy's coastal defense, will see him."

Zhong Jinwei was a little surprised when he heard that Zheng Zhilong was in the capital.At the same time, he also had doubts. Because of his appearance, Zheng Zhilong, the actual controller of the southeast coast in the future, suffered such a big defeat. What happened?

When he was about to ask Emperor Chongzhen about Zheng Zhilong, Wen Tiren, the chief assistant of the cabinet, and six other ministers rushed to the Wenhua Hall when they heard that Zhongxinghou was back.

Therefore, when Zhong Jinwei saw one, he had to answer: "The war in Haizhou has been won!"

After such a process of exchanging pleasantries, Zheng Zhilong arrived.

After some audience etiquette, Emperor Chongzhen said to Zheng Zhilong: "Master Zhong has something to ask, and you have to answer it truthfully."

Although Zheng Zhilong is impressive at sea and on the territory of Fujian, he is just a small guerrilla after all.Therefore, in front of all the big shots, he kept his head down and answered.

Now hearing what Emperor Chongzhen said, Zheng Zhilong knew in his heart that Master Zhong should be Yan Yingyuan's brother-in-law, a celebrity in the eyes of the emperor, Zhongxing Hou Zhong Jinwei, the most dazzling figure in Ming Dynasty official circles.

A young voice sounded from the left in front of him: "I heard that you are also a sea hero, why did you lose to the Dutch and even wiped out your entire army? Don't exaggerate, just tell the truth about how powerful the Dutch are."

Zheng Zhilong had already said this question once when he first arrived in the capital.Now I want to say it again, but I dare not show any dissatisfaction.

He raised his head to follow the sound, and replied, "Master Hou, it was the pirates and the Dutch who joined forces to design and ambush the fleet of the last general. This is actually nothing, the most important thing is that the Dutch have too many warships, and their combat power Another bow arrived at my ten bows of the Ming Dynasty, and it was impossible to fight, which is the result."

Zheng Zhilong had already seen Zhong Jinwei's appearance clearly when he was speaking, and was secretly a little surprised.Looking at his face, he doesn't seem to be a man with a big heart and a scheming heart, which is quite different from Zheng Zhilong's previous imagination.

Zhong Jinwei has also heard that during this period of great voyages, there was a big gap between Ming's ships and Westerners' ships.But he didn't know exactly what kind of gap it was.

Therefore, after hearing what Zheng Zhilong said, he demanded: "Tell me specifically, what is the difference between the ships of the Ming Dynasty and the Westerners?"