It was the ugly time, and the night was dark. The lights were faintly lit in the water village. Then a sedan chair came from the Dantu, and soon arrived outside the water village gate.

"I am the emperor of Dantu County. If you have important matters, please contact General Zheng to discuss."

He heard the inside cursing: "It's like a dog, it's still midnight..."

Then the door opened, and Dantu County Zun returned to the sedan chair with a dark face and entered the water village.

Question: "I quickly report to General Zheng, and there is an urgent matter in Jiangning."

"Wait."

Nearly a quarter of an hour later, the Zun of Dantu County met Zheng Zhibao.

Zheng Zhibao was wearing a single dress, with a flat breast and a belly exposed, and his sleepy eyes made the county magistrate particularly unhappy, and he felt more correct about his decision.

"Mr. Chen came here late at night. Could it be that he would discuss with me who is the biggest bird?" Zheng Zhibao said frivolously.

Chen County Zun had a dark face: "How can General Zheng be so frivolous? Don't talk nonsense. I came here overnight, and Jiangning urgently reported it to convey it."

Zheng Zhibao curled his lips: "Tell me, why are you urgently reporting? Nothing big is too urgent to report, so why are you so many urgent reporting?"

It’s not because Zheng Zhibao is so frivolous. He is so used to it these days that he is used to it. If there is a little bit of noise on the other side, Nanjing Jiangning will be in chaos and report trivial matters urgently, which makes Zheng Zhibao extremely unhappy.

Chen County Zun said: "At the middle of the lunar month, the Xia army on Jiangpu on the other side of the river was quite clamoring. The Xia army had been stationed in Jiangpu for more than a month, and the abnormal movement was suspected of crossing the river. The adults in Jiangning, Nanjing were afraid that Jiangning would be in trouble, so they quickly sent a horse to inform General Zheng to prepare for war. If the Xia army crossed the river, they would ask the general to move to Shidantu County and return to Jiangning at the right time."

When Zheng Zhibao heard this, he thought to himself, "I am a general stationed in Dan, and my brother stationed in Longtan. Dan is far away and Longtan is near, why not seek far away?"

Chen County Zun said: "It is not just the general here. Zheng Zhilong's Governor General's Office, but there are also urgent reports."

Zheng Zhibao sighed: "Since I have already reported it to my elder brother, why should I pass it to me? Dantu is a strategic location for the navy. If I abandon the water camp and stay in the county, I will abandon my strengths and make my weaknesses, and I will no longer have the power to cross the Yangtze River!"

Chen County Zun said: "How can I not know about Dantu’s important land? But no matter how heavy the Dantu is, can it be compared to Jiangning? Besides, there is no naval army in Jiangbei, and all infantry and cavalry are all lost? It is enough to have Governor Zheng Zhilong in Longtan. Is it that General Zheng only fought a water battle and could not fight a land battle?"

Zheng Zhibao was unhappy when he heard this and said, "How can I not fight against General Lu Zhan?" But he also agreed with Chen County Zun's words.

He knew a lot about Jiangbei. How long has King Ying Yi of Xia been in power? The navy is not as good as the army. As long as the army has money and food, it can raise an army in three or two months. But the navy wants warships!

The shipbuilding industry in the Ming Dynasty was almost concentrated on the southeast coast. There was no foundation in the north. The Ming court had already abandoned its own martial arts.

The King of Xia, who swept across the north of the Yangtze River, naturally had no foundation to establish a naval force that competed with the Zheng family in less than a year.

However, when he was a garrison, Zheng Zhilong had many instructions to him to be nailed to death here, to protect the main force and guard the back road. Without his elder brother Zheng Zhilong, he would never have been able to set off the camp.

He said: "Although the county magistrate's words are not bad, unless my elder brother ordered the transfer to the army, I will never easily pull out the camp."

Chen County Zun frowned: "The general's words are wrong. It is enough to have the main navy of Governor Zheng Zhilong inspect the river surface. Jiangning cannot be missed. What if the Xia army crosses the river, what is the point of the water master and disciple? If Jiangning loses Jiangning, what is the point of the Dan disciple? It is useless to say that the general is stationed here. It is better to pull out the camp and move the troops, which is more important."

"This..." Zheng Zhibao wandered for a moment and said, "Are there still tens of thousands of troops on the ground in Jiangnan?"

Chen County Zun said: "The Xia army is strong, and the soldiers in Jiangnan have experienced wars. If the Xia army breaks through the blockade on the river and crosses the river, it will definitely be difficult to resist. General Zheng and Governor Zheng are all strong soldiers, so the great masters of Jiangning will naturally rely on them. Just beware of the situation."

"That's right, but..." Zheng Zhibao pondered: "The Xia army is moving abnormally, but it may not necessarily cross the river to attack Jiangning. Maybe it's because of other things? Besides, my brother's main navy is patrolling the waters of Jiangning, and the Xia army may not be able to cross it. Maybe this is the case, Lord Chen waits for a moment. If the Xia army does come to attack tonight and my brother fails to blockade, what will I send another army?"

Chen County Zun thought for a while and said, "Well. Just listen to General Zheng's words. I stayed in the water camp for the time being. I also asked General Zheng to arrange a lodge for me to facilitate timely reaction."

Zheng Zhibao nodded, called the soldiers and arranged a separate bamboo building for Chenxianzun, and then he went to rest again.

Dantu Water Village is quite large, after all, tens of thousands of people are stationed. Among them, bamboo and wood are all built, which is both simple and cool. Chen County Zun and several entourages arrived at the bamboo building, closed the door and lit the lights, and made people secretly warn outside, so they opened their words.

"The envoy also saw that Zheng Zhibao was not a person who could fool easily." Chen County Zun said: "Zheng Zhilong came because of profit, and he only listened to his orders. Without Zheng Zhilong's words, Zheng Zhibao would never fall into a trap easily. He didn't even look at the forged Hongguang letter."

The messenger was a young man who had previously pretended to be a entourage of Chen County. At this time, he raised his head and looked handsome. He heard this and said, "Zheng Zhibao is indeed not easy to fool. But this is not important. We still have many follow-up methods to wait for him."

Chen County Zun said: "Since this is the case, can the envoy reveal some of his or her words? This county is already interested in King Xia, and there is no possibility of leaking news here."

The envoy smiled and said, "Well. Now that things have come to this point, it is not easy to deceive the county master. There are 6,000 elite soldiers in the Jiangnan War Zone under the tent of the lord, and the primary goal is here. In addition, the Shandong Naval War Zone has also arrived, and it is believed that the fleet has been on the river outside the Dantu at this time."

Chen County Zun said in surprise: "It's like this! Where can Zheng Zhibao have a way out?!"

The envoy smiled and said, "The Fujian Navy has rich experience in water battles, and Dantu is strategically important. In case of precautions, he will naturally do his best. If he can trick Zheng Zhibao out of the water camp and turn his navy into an army, he can only break it with 6,000 elite troops crossing the river. If he can't cheat, isn't he still the envoy? I see that Zheng Zhibao is relaxed in the guards, and when the time comes, he will capture the thief and the king, and hold this person, Dantu Water Camp will naturally go down in an instant."

Chen County Zun let out a light sigh: "It's true that everything is foolproof?"

"Naturally, there is no mistake." The messenger said confidently: "It is not difficult to hold Zheng Zhibao. But when the war is in chaos, Chenxian Zun first finds a place to hide."

Chen County Zun naturally knew the danger of chaos and nodded immediately: "If you can't deceive Zheng Zhibao like this, it's better to leave immediately."

After all, he is also afraid of death.

The messenger said: "I just told Zheng Zhibao that he was waiting for news from Jiangning here. Now you are leaving again. Do you think Zheng Zhibao is a elm-head?"

Chenxianzun stopped talking immediately.

Time passes slowly, and the ugly time fades away. The Dantu is silent, and there is no rest except for the fight with the wild cat.
Chapter completed!