The large group of troops has already camped, and it will take about a day at most before more than 50,000 sergeants can enter Fujian.

After inspecting the camp, Zhang Dongtao and Li Yan walked aside.

Gao Jie was very smart, and I don't know if he followed Xing's advice. During the march, he basically didn't take care of anything. Zhang Dongtao and Li Yan took care of everything. When the group set off from Jiujiang, they carried two months of food and grass.

For now, there is no need to worry about food and grass matters. As for how to raise food and grass after entering Fujian, that is the next step.

Every day when they camped, Gao Jie and Xing stayed in the barracks and almost never left the house.

"Brother, the emperor ordered the army to enter Shaowu and station in Fengning County. This is too dangerous..."

Li Yan frowned. Their original plan was for the army to enter Jianning directly from Qianshan. This would avoid Zuo Liangyu and allow more than 50,000 soldiers to stabilize in Jianning. In Li Yan's view, Gao Jie led the army into Fujian.

, is equivalent to disrupting the situation. Zuo Liangyu, Zheng Zhilong and others must be anxious and will definitely take action.

Zhang Dongtao waved to Li Yan.

"Brother Li, all our actions must be carried out in accordance with the emperor's arrangements. I have carefully read the emperor's will. If we enter Jianning and stay away from Zuo Liangyu, we will have nothing to do with him at all, and there is another point.

, once our army enters Jianning, Tang Wang Zhu Yujian is very likely to let our army move in the direction of Fuzhou, so that our opponent becomes Zheng Zhilong. This is not good, we do not need to deal with Zheng Zhilong first and let Zuo Liangyu please him.

..."

Li Yan shook his head slightly, he still didn't quite understand.

"Brother, this is not necessarily true. There are more than 50,000 sergeants. We must first stabilize them. Moreover, these sergeants under Gao Jie are not good at military discipline and regulations. If it were not for the suppression of Denglai's new army officers along the way, they would have started unscrupulously.

After plundering, the army first entered Jianning, carried out moderate reorganization, and then moved in the direction of Shaowu to conquer Zuo Liangyu. It was so much easier, and as for Tang Wang Zhu Yujian, we can completely ignore it."

Zhang Dongtao looked at Li Yan and stopped.

"Li Yan, you and I have overlooked the most important point. Gao Jie entered Fujian just to disrupt the situation and disturb peace in Fujian. If you can make Zuo Liangyu and Zheng Zhilong jump up, that would be the best, Your Majesty.

Let us enter Shaowu directly, and after a little preparation, launch an attack on Zuo Liangyu, forcing Zuo Liangyu to leave Fujian and head towards Guangdong. This will not only scare Zheng Zhilong, but also attract Zhang Xianzhong's great attention. Once Zhang Xianzhong is forced

If it starts to move, the entire South will fall into turmoil..."

Li Yan finally nodded, indicating that he understood.

"Brother, I understand. The Emperor is far-sighted and has made such arrangements. I am afraid that the south will not be stable, so that Denglai's new army can launch a large-scale expedition. However, I am also a little worried. Gao Jie has been here along the way.

We didn't ask anything about it, but it can be seen that we are not in a good mood. If we suddenly change the direction of march and march in the direction of Shaowu, and after arriving at Shaowu, we will hardly be able to stop and we will immediately launch an attack on Zuo Liangyu.

, if Gao Jie is not willing to disrupt the situation, how should we respond..."

Zhang Dongtao sighed.

"I was thinking about this just now. We must tell Gao Jie about our decision to march into Shaowu, and at least let Gao Jie's department publicly express opposition. Only in this way can we successfully conquer Zuo Liangyu. If Gao Jie doesn't understand and finds trouble from it, just rely on

With five thousand soldiers from Denglai’s new army, it is unrealistic to conquer Zuo Liangyu’s army of one hundred thousand.”

Li Yan also frowned.

"What the elder brother is saying is that if we enter Shaowu, we will have to change our route to Luxi tomorrow and enter Shaowu in Fujian from Luxi. If we don't inform Gao Jie about such a big thing, it will be unjustifiable..."

Zhang Dongtao walked up to Li Yan and patted Li Yan hard on the shoulder.

"I will handle this matter. After I return to the camp, I will go see Gao Jie and tell Gao Jie the stakes. I think Gao Jie can make the right choice..."

Li Yan was helpless and could only nod. Since the army left Jiujiang, he and Gao Jie had not had any contact. However, Zhang Dongtao had had several conversations with Gao Jie, so Zhang Dongtao could only come forward to persuade Gao Jie.

Come and do it.

"Brother, I ordered the sergeants to be vigilant. If Gao Jie learns that he is entering Fujian to attack Zuo Liangyu, he will definitely not be happy. He may not do other things in desperation. These days, we have strongly restrained his subordinates.

The sergeants are not allowed to plunder the people. Gao Jie has already had a strong opinion..."

Zhang Dongtao nodded silently, just in case it was necessary. If Gao Jie refused to march in the direction of Shaowu, then it would be Zhang Dongtao and Li Yan who would need to use force. They would take over the army and march in the direction of Shaowu.

Departure.

...

When Gao Jie walked out of the barracks, he yawned loudly.

"General Zhang, what's going on at this late hour? The army will enter Fujian tomorrow. I'm doing everything according to your request. The march along the way was also commanded by you and General Li..."

Zhang Dongtao looked at Gao Jie.

The rosy-faced Gao Jie had an unconvinced look on his face, and he obviously had opinions about the march. It was probably Xing's persuasion along the way that made Gao Jie endure this tone.

"Commander Gao, let me tell you that tomorrow the army will march towards Luxi and enter Shaowu, Fujian..."

Gao Jie's eyes widened suddenly, and his face gradually turned red as he looked at Zhang Dongtao.

"General Zhang, what do you mean? Didn't you say that the army is heading to Jianning, Fujian? Why did it suddenly change its marching route and go to Shaowu? General Zhang, isn't Zuo Liangyu stationed in Tingzhou? If we go to Shaowu, isn't it?

We had a direct fight with Zuo Liangyu, is it possible that we will continue to fight with Zuo Liangyu..."

Zhang Dongtao nodded expressionlessly.

"General Bing Gao, you are right. The army has entered Shaowu, Fujian. After a short rest, it will march towards Tingzhou to conquer Zuo Liangyu, defeat Zuo Liangyu, and drive Zuo Liangyu out of Fujian...

"

Gao Jie suddenly jumped up.

"General Zhang, don't go too far. You asked me to lead an army into Fujian and disrupt the situation in Fujian. I did as you asked. I marched along the way. I did whatever you said. I didn't interrupt.

Now, you ask my sergeants to attack Zuo Liangyu. Don't you know that Zuo Liangyu has one hundred thousand sergeants under his command? His force is twice as many as mine. If you ask me to lead the sergeants to attack Zuo Liangyu, isn't it true that you are asking me to lead the sergeants to attack Zuo Liangyu?

Is the sergeant seeking death..."

Gao Jie's voice was a little loud, and coughing could be heard in the barracks.

Gao Jie looked in the direction of the barracks and spoke again.

"General Zhang, it's useless no matter what you say this time. Don't go too far. Starting from tomorrow, I will personally lead the troops to Jianning and will never change the army's march route..."

Zhang Dongtao also narrowed his eyes and looked at Gao Jie.

"Commander Gao, I have made it very clear what your mission is when you enter Fujian. Now that we are marching towards Fujian, we are already acting in accordance with the emperor's order. Isn't it because you want to resist the order and be disrespectful...

.”

Gao Jie's face suddenly turned livid.

"General Zhang, if you always use the emperor and the court to suppress me, aren't you afraid that I will rebel..."

"Husband, what are you talking about? General Zhang, my husband was anxious just now and said something in a panic. Please forgive me for General Zhang. The slave family is here to apologize to General Zhang. What General Zhang just said, the slave family is sorry for everything.

I heard that the slave family will persuade my husband, General Zhang, please go back and rest..."

At the critical moment, Mr. Xing appeared.

Zhang Dongtao looked at Gao Jie and saluted Mr. Xing with clasped fists.

"I just disturbed my sister-in-law. Sorry, I'm going to make arrangements for tomorrow's march..."

After Zhang Dongtao left, Gao Jie could no longer hold back his anger. He looked at Mr. Xing and spoke fiercely.

"Madam, it's useless no matter what you say this time. Zhang Dongtao has gone too far. If I do exactly what he said, I don't know how I will die by then. I won't tolerate it this time..."

Mr. Xing snorted and spoke coldly.

"Since your husband has decided, I have nothing to say. I will go pack my things and say goodbye to your husband. I still want to live longer and don't want to die so early..."

Xing's words made Gao Jie's arrogance suddenly weaken.

"Husband, madam, don't be anxious. What I just said was also for madam."

Mr. Xing looked at Gao Jie and sighed.

"Husband, don't you understand the current situation? The slave family has been paying close attention to the march along the way. The sergeants of Denglai's new army are strictly disciplined and there are no mistakes. When they marched, they were in uniform order, with five thousand people on horseback.

The movement seems to be that of a single person. Let's look at the sergeants under my husband's command. They are sloppy and procrastinating. The slave family dares to conclude that if they really fight, the sergeants under my husband's command are no match for the five thousand Denglai New Army soldiers.

"

"General Zhang has long told my husband that since he wants to submit to the imperial court, he must make contributions. When we set off from Jiujiang, my husband had been doing very well. Just when he was about to succeed, he regretted it."

"After entering Fujian, both Zuo Liangyu and Zheng Zhilong were threats in front of my husband. Can my husband hide forever? If my husband forced away General Zhang and the Denglai New Army, he would wait until Zuo Liangyu led the army to attack

When the time comes, what do you plan to do and where do you plan to go?"

"Since General Zhang has decided to attack Zuo Liangyu, he is eliminating the biggest threat for her husband. Although Zuo Liangyu has 100,000 people, how can he be the opponent of Denglai New Army? Since he is attacking Zuo Liangyu, the sergeants of Denglai New Army

How could you just sit back and watch."

"Since your husband has made a decision, you must not regret it, otherwise it will be difficult for your family and your husband to end well..."
Chapter completed!