After formulating the plan, the overseas cloth exchange plan of Li Guodong, Zheng Zhilong and Jiangnan Gentleman Group was officially put into action.

First, Zheng Zhilong came forward and rented a piece of land in Dayue (Jiazhi), Guangnan (Chancheng) and Zhenla respectively. In Dayue, it rented a small fishing village at the Honghekou, where it built a wharf and a grain warehouse, and it also planned to build a small town; in Guangnan, it rented a piece of land by the sea of ​​Guiren, and it was also planned to build a wharf and a grain warehouse; in Zhenla, it rented a small village called Shuizhenla at the entrance of the Mekong River, where Li Guodong also built a wharf and a warehouse.

Jiaozhi did not like the Ming Dynasty because during the Han and Tang Dynasties, Jiaozhi was once the direct territory of the Chinese Han, Eastern Wu, Jin Dynasty, Southern Dynasties, Sui Dynasty, Tang Dynasty and Southern Han. During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, Jiaozhi took advantage of the opportunity to be independent. After the establishment of the Song Dynasty, because the Song Dynasty was too cowardly, it could not control the place. Later, Jiaozhi repelled the Yuan Dynasty's army. During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty recaptured Jiaozhi, but not long after, it was independent by Jiaozhi.

Such a country that is not friendly to the Ming Dynasty, it is impossible to colonize by force, at least for the moment. Therefore, Li Guodong adopted the method of boiling frogs in warm water. He first rented a small piece of land in the local area, built a town, used as a trading port, purchased local people's grain, sold the goods sent from Jiangnan to local people, and gave local people benefits. He gradually gained a foothold on the beach, and then sought opportunities to develop inside.

There were still many Han people who fled when the Southern Song Dynasty was destroyed. With the help of the local Han people, docks, warehouses and small towns were quickly built. After that, Li Guodong's Dadewang business began to settle in these rented towns, and at the same time formed a 3,000-person business guard stationed in the local area, with one thousand people stationed in each place.

There are not many people stationed in each town, but these more than 1,000 people were selected from the engineers. After arriving at the local area, they began to build a fortress according to the design drawings given by Li Guodong.

As long as the three castles are completed, even if the locals rebel, tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people, they will never be able to conquer a castle with 1,000 people stationed.

Li Guodong delegated all the power to Zhang Shiwen and Zhao Xiancheng to handle the implementation of the overseas grain purchase plan and the cooperation with the gentry of Jiangnan and Tong Zheng Zhilong Group. After he ended his trip to Jiangnan, he returned to the Kaifeng River Elevation Camp.

In the first month of the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, it was almost a year since Li Zicheng's last attack and opened the seal.

"Lord, the thief is coming to open the seal again." Zhang Shuheng reported the latest information to Li Guodong.

"You keep talking." Li Guodong said.

Zhang Shuheng continued to say: "In the past year, the thieves have broken through more than 50 cities in a row, including Nanyang and King Zhu Yu-you of Tang. The thieves' army also fled to Fancheng, broke Fancheng, killed the three-sided governor Wang Qiaonian, He Renlong, and Zuo Liangyu. They have all suffered great defeats! From then on, it is estimated that the Ming army will be unable to defeat the thieves' army again."

Li Guodong nodded slightly: "I understand. By the way, Xiao Zhang, if you have something to do, please help me."

"I don't know what the lord has to give?"

"I want you to rescue General Cao no matter what method you use! Now that General Cao is trapped in Jinzhou City, Zu Dashou is probably unable to hold on anymore and will open the door to surrender. I am only worried that General Cao will refuse to surrender to Jiannu and be killed by Jiannu. No matter what method you use, you will rescue him. If it is really not possible, let him surrender first, so we have the chance to rescue him."

"Please rest assured, lord! I will definitely do this well!" Zhang Shuheng replied loudly.

Half a month later, in Songshan City.

Hong Chengchou, who was stationed in Songshan City, was already out of ammunition and food, and was in danger.

"Lord, there is a person outside who claims to be Wuweibo and said he wants to see you." A servant walked into Cao Bianjiao's barracks.

"Let him come in." I heard that it was Li Guodong's man, so Cao Bianjiao asked his servants to invite the man into the camp.

Cao Bianjiao failed to attack Huang Taiji Camp in September last year. He was injured and retreated into Songshan City. Now he is besieged in Songshan City with Hong Chengchou.

The man walked into Cao Bianjiao's camp, knelt on one knee, saluted Cao Bianjiao, who was not healed, and then reported his name: "Bizhi Xu Liang, it was Wuwei Boruan Beizhi who came to find General Cao."

After Xu Liang finished speaking, he took out a gold medal and a letter from his arms and presented it with both hands.

Cao Bianjiao saw the gold medal and saw the sign of Li Guodong's troops engraved on it. Looking at the handwriting on the envelope, it was indeed Li Guodong's handwriting. So he opened the letter and saw that it said: Brother Cao, Songshan can no longer be defended. You and my brothers are in a fight, I will send someone to rescue you. Jiannu has sent a memorial work to mingle in Songshan City, and my men have mixed into Jiannu's fine work. When the city is broken, our people can help you disguise and escape.

"Xu Liang, how did you enter the city?" Cao Bianjiao asked.

"General Cao, with many people and eyes, I hope to speak with one step."

Cao Bianjiao shouted and said to Xu Liang: "Now there are only you and me. Tell me the whole story. If there is something untrue, don't blame me for being ruthless! No matter whether you are a Wuweibo or not, I will not spare you!"

Xu Liang took off his helmet, revealing a shiny big bald head and a rat-tailed braid on the back of his head: "To be honest, Wu Weibo put in a fine work in Jiannu. We disguised ourselves as Jiannu, and with the help of Jiannu's detailed work in the city of Songshan, we entered the city."

"Your people can actually get involved in Jiannu's fine work. It's not easy! But can you do this with your head shaving and braiding?"

"If we had no lord, we would have died long ago! In order for the lord to destroy Jiannu, we could not even have life. What is the point of shaving a head and leaving a braid? After we go back, we will keep our hair."

Cao Bianjiao did not ask Xu Liang how to save him, but asked: "Who is Jiannu trying to sneak into the city?"

"Songshan Deputy General Xia Chengde! There are three Jiannu who have mixed into the city and hid in his camp. As long as you send someone to search, you can find Jiannu." Xu Liang said.

Cao Bianjiao stood up and slapped the table: "What a Xia Chengde, he actually hid Jiannu's work! I have to report this to Commander Hong as soon as possible!"

"No!" Xu Liang quickly stopped Cao Bianjiao, "If General Cao reported to Commander Hong, he would be afraid that he would alert the snake. If you take someone to search in person, you will definitely find the detailed work of Jiannu."

"Okay, then Cao will ask his servants to go to Xia Chengde's camp to investigate secretly. If there is really a Jiannu, take him down immediately! Give him a personal stolen goods!"

Xu Liang put on his hat again, Cao Bianjiao called his servants into the camp and ordered: "This little brother said that Jiannu Xiaozuo had already mixed into the city and tried to instigate Xia Chengde! You go to Xia Chengde's camp to check. If you find Jiannu Xiaozuo, tie it up immediately and take Xia Chengde down!"

"No!" Several servants and leaders stepped back.

Cao Bianjiao had more than 300 elite servants under his command. These servants were all elite soldiers who had been through many battles. More than 300 people scattered out and mixed into Xia Chengde's camp in batches. Not long after, three Qing army figures wearing wigs were captured in Xia Chengde's camp.

"Lord, it's not good! The thing that Jiannu did in our camp was hiding in detail!" A servant rolled and crawled into Xia Chengde's barracks.

"It's over!" Xia Chengde was so scared that he sat on the chair.

Cao Bianjiao led a group of soldiers to Xia Chengde's camp. Some servants who were fighting stubbornly were taken down by Cao Bianjiao.

Xia Chengde failed to run away and was taken away by Cao Bianjiao.

"Xia Chengde! Explain to Cao why there is Jiannu in your camp?" Cao Bianjiao pointed to the three Qing soldiers who were caught and sneered.

"General Cao, the reinforcements of the court were all defeated, and it is no longer suitable for reinforcements to come! If we want to survive, we might as well open the city to surrender to the Qing Dynasty. The Qing Emperor will be able to wait for us." Xia Chengde saw the evidence conclusively and knew that he could not hide it, so he told the truth about his collusion with the Qing army.
Chapter completed!