Fuzhou City is the capital of Fujian and is also the seat of the Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang.

In the Governor's Office, Liang Nai frowned and looked at the several urgent reports in his hand. As the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, he was in charge of the military and political affairs of Zhejiang and Fujian provinces. The Simingshan rebellion was exterminated by Liang Nai, but who would have thought that in less than a year after the Simingshan rebellion was quelled, Zhejiang had earth-shaking changes again.

"Master! The eldest prince and Hangzhou have urged him many times, so please make a decision early!" Liang Nai was an old minister. Last year, in order to quell the Simingshan rebellion, he fell into trouble in the army. His body was sometimes better and sometimes worse, and he has not recovered yet. When Yuan Qi raised the righteous flag to attack Hangzhou in Zhejiang, Liang Nai had no time to react in Fuzhou. Then the news of the victory in Hangzhou came, and Liang Nai secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but just a few months later, such a big chaos broke out in Zhejiang again.

Zhang Yunyi failed, and the eldest prince failed to encircle and suppress the enemy. Most of Zhejiang has become a mess. Now there is a chaos in Ningbo. As the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, how can he still sit still?

Shaking his head slightly, Liang Nai was in charge of the two provinces with rich experience. He knew very well that under this situation, he would never be led by his opponent. Zhejiang was already in chaos, and Fujian must not be disturbed. Now his troops are limited. Once most of them are transferred to Zhejiang, the Fujian area will inevitably be empty. Once the rebels go south to Fujian, it will be more difficult to encircle and suppress the terrain of Fujian.

The troops placed in the two provinces must not move indiscriminately, and they must even be strengthened. Although the plan of the eldest prince's three-way advancement has gone bankrupt, this plan is fine on the surface. Only by steadily advancing northward and blocking all major transportation routes can the eldest prince's encirclement and suppression.

But the key now lies in Ningbo. Ningbo is in the rear of Zhejiang, which is now equivalent to a fire in the backyard. Judging from the overall situation, Ningbo is at a critical point. If the problem in Ningbo cannot be solved, the Zhejiang chaos will still not be calmed down.

"Is General Shi here?" Liang Nai asked.

"Return to the Grand Marshal, Shi Junmen arrived half an hour ago. Do you want to meet him immediately?"

"Of course! Get him here!"

After a while, a general about 0 years old came step by step. When he saw the visitor Liang Nai, he quickly stood up to greet him: "Brother Wen Bing, you are here."

"The Fujian Navy Admiral Shi Shipiao has met the general!" Shi Shipiao stepped forward and saluted first, then sat down at Liang Nai's greeting and asked, "Is there any urgent matter for the general to come from Xiamen so urgent?"

"There is indeed an urgent matter, and this matter is urgent!" Liang Nai was not polite and immediately handed over several letters.

Shi Shipiao was the son of General Shi Lang, who was originally a subordinate of Zheng Chenggong. After joining the Qing Dynasty, he first served as deputy general of Tong'an, and later promoted to general of Tong'an. He then served as the first general of Fujian Navy. He made great contributions in the battle of the Qing Dynasty to destroy Taiwan, and was also named General Jinghai and Marquis of Jinghai.

Now Shi Lang has long passed away, and his sons follow literature and martial arts, and most of them are capable ministers and generals. Shi Shi Piaozi inherited his father's business. He had served as the garrison position in the battle of attacking Taiwan, and was later promoted to general, deputy general, general... and now he replaced his father's position as the Admiral of the Fujian Navy in his early years.

Shi Shipiao took the letter and looked carefully. Among them, there were military newspapers from Hangzhou, and there were also news from Ningbo through other channels. In addition to the situation of Zhejiang encirclement and suppression of rebels, it mainly talked about the fall of Ningbo.

The more he looked, the more Shi Shipiao frowned. He was not unfamiliar with Ningbo. You should know that before he became the general of the Fujian Navy, he was the general of Dinghai Town.

"Where is the local green camp? I remember that Ningbo also has the Eight Banners stationed, how could it be possible for mere rebels to occupy Ningbo?"

"This is also my carelessness. I thought the rebels had been driven to western Zhejiang, and the eldest prince needed troops to encircle and suppress them again. Therefore, I ordered the troops of Dinghai Town to be transferred to the eldest prince first, but who would have thought..." Liang Nai shook his head and sighed. After hearing this, Shi Shipiao sighed. He knew that it was not a fault for Liang Nai. The eldest prince went south to lead the troops was the decree of Kangxi. Although Liang Nai was the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, how could he compare with the eldest prince? Under the order of the eldest prince, the governor's office could only cooperate, but who would have thought that such a thing would happen later.

"What the Grand Marshal means is that he wants my navy to send troops to retake Ningbo?"

Liang Nai nodded and told his arrangements and concerns calmly. At present, the Governor's Office can mobilize very limited troops, and there is no ability to send troops to Ningbo except Shi Shipiao's naval division. Moreover, the Fujian Navy was an important town in the Qing court, not only in charge of Fujian, but also in charge of Taiwan. Its soldiers have more than 10,000 people, and the warships can be said to be strong.

Ningbo is located in eastern Zhejiang and is backed by the sea, and has more advantages than land naval forces. Although Liang Nai is the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, his rank is not much higher than Shi Shipiao, and the two sides are not directly affiliated. To be honest, this time Liang Nai asked Shipiao for help.

Shi Shipiao is not a mediocre talent, he is a rare general in the Qing court today. Faced with Liang Nai's request, Shi Shipiao agreed as soon as he thought about it. Liang Nai was immediately overjoyed when he heard this.

"Brother Wen Bing, I really don't know what to say..." Liang Nai said gratefully, holding Shi Shipiao's hand.

"I am a general of the court. It is our duty to eliminate the rebels. The general does not need to do this." Shi Shipiao replied with a smile, and then said: "But the navy still needs a lot of preparations to fight, especially the food and equipment..."

"My brother, please rest assured. These men have made arrangements and will never delay my troops from sending troops."

"That's good." Shi Shipiao thought for a while and said, "Is there any more detailed news about the current situation in Ningbo? Especially who is the thief leader Hong Qiang? Why have you never heard of it before?"

"Hong Qiang is said to be not old, but he doesn't know the origin of this person. I have sent someone to Ningbo to investigate. News should be heard in a few days."

Nodded silently, Shi Shipiao immediately discussed with Liang Nai the arrangements for the navy to send troops. The conversation took several hours. After all the details were finalized, Shi Shipiao did not stay in Fuzhou for a long time and rushed back to Xiamen the next day.

Shi Shipiao, who returned to Xiamen, immediately began to prepare and issued an order to ask some navy troops stationed in Taiwan to return to Xiamen's headquarters to gather, and prepare for other work before the war.

A few days later, the new situation was sent to Shi Shipiao. What surprised him was that the new information still had no affirmation of the origin of Hong Qiang. It could only be speculated that Hong Qiang was probably a member of the defeated general who escaped from the Hangzhou War that day. In addition, there were not many useful situations in Ningbo City, especially for how many rebels there were in Ningbo, and there was no accurate number in each information, which surprised Shi Shipiao.
Chapter completed!