Zheng Zhilong's surrender and the death of Tagawa The Qing forces sent envoys to meet Zheng Zhilong secretly and offered to appoint him as the governor of both Fujian and Guangdong provinces if he would surrender to the Qing. Zheng Zhilong agreed and ignored the objections of his family, surrendering himself to the Qing forces in Fuzhou on 21 November 1646. Koxinga and his uncles were left as the successors to the leadership of Zheng Zhilong's military forces. Koxinga operated outside Xiamen and recruited many to join his cause in a few months. He used the superiority of his naval forces to launch amphibious raids on Manchu-occupied territory in Fujian and he managed to take Tong'an in Quanzhou prefecture in early 1647. However, Koxinga's forces lacked the ability to defend the newly occupied territory.
Zheng Zhilong's surrender and the death of Tagawa The Qing forces sent envoys to meet Zheng Zhilong secretly and offered to appoint him as the governor of both Fujian and Guangdong provinces if he would surrender to the Qing Zheng Zhilong agreed and ignored the objections of his family surrendering himself to the Qing forces in Fuzhou on 21 November 1646 Koxinga and his uncles were left as the successors to the leadership of Zheng Zhilong's military forces Koxinga operated outside Xiamen and recruited many to join his cause in a few months He used the superiority of his naval forces to launch amphibious raids on Manchu-occupied territory in Fujian and he managed to take Tong'an in Quanzhou prefecture in early 1647 However Koxinga's forces lacked the ability to defend the newly occupied territory