The plan to go north by the military headquarters is scheduled for September.

Too early, the food and grass for the troops heading north cannot be raised; too late, most of the sea surface in the north except in some areas will freeze, which is not conducive to the activities of the navy. Moreover, in order to raise the money and grain needed to cross the sea, the military has already dug three feet of the ground.

Fujian has just recovered, and it can be said that there is no grain of grain. Instead, it has to transfer grain from Guangdong and Zhejiang to help refugees. Because Zheng Sen and his son turned against each other, the sea trade and grain transportation in Jinxia were stagnant for a period of time, resulting in Jinxia not much grain.

Zhou Shixiang now took over the huge naval division of Zheng's army and got the naval division he had always wanted. But he also received hundreds of thousands of people and Zheng's family who had always insisted on resisting the Qing Dynasty in Jinxia. He had to support these people and could not ignore them. In that case, the navy that he had finally obtained would immediately become a mess.

Fujian needs grain relief, resume production, Jinxia needs grain maintenance, feeding the people, and launching a cross-sea battle that has never been seen in the history of the Taiping Army. The food and grass required are astronomical. This is no wonder that the military officer Guo Xiong reported that he was already a "smart woman who can't cook without rice."

There are many different opinions on the cross-sea battle.

The former general of Zheng army did not understand why the young King of Qi insisted on crossing the sea to attack the red-haired ghost. The generals of the Taiping Army did not understand that they were resistant to crossing the sea to fight, because this matter seemed a bit unworthy of the loss.

It is said that Dongfan is very desolate and has little population at all, so even if you fight, you cannot get much food supplement from Dongfan. And I heard that the malaria epidemic is raging in that place, and malaria is raging. Eight of the Han people went to get infected. I don’t know if the Artemisia annua that the commander ordered to buy in large quantities was useful. If it was useless, malaria alone would cause great casualties to the Taiping Army.

First, there is no gain, and second, there will be huge casualties. The generals naturally have to consider why the general needs to mobilize troops to fight the red-haired ghost.

Yes, the Red-haired Ghost has reached a secret agreement with the Tartar court to unite against the Ming Dynasty, but it has been several months since the Red-haired Ghost in Dongfan has done anything. In addition, the other party does not have many soldiers in Dongfan, and there are only a few warships. Even if they really attack Xiongxin and leopard, they will be beaten away, so why bother crossing the sea to fight?

Compared with the Manchus, the red-haired ghosts had a much better impression in the minds of the Ming generals and also looked down upon them. In terms of the head level alone, the head level of the Manchus was much more valuable than the head level of the Red-haired ghosts. For thousands of years, China has always attached more importance to the northern Hu people than the Westerners. Even now, except for Zhou Shi, there are only a few people in China, and there are not many people who are very sensitive to the Western barbarians who have traveled thousands of miles away from the ocean, and they are not even worth making a fuss. Take Dongfan for example. In most people, this place is an overseas place and a place that has been transformed into other places, so they are not happy to get it or not annoyed to lose it. Only those Western barbarians who have benefited from the Ming Dynasty and alarmed the government will expel them like the Japanese pirates in the past, and no matter what, they are not concerned about it.

With such a mentality, the generals were naturally not keen on attacking Dongfan, because in their opinion, this matter would not make much military achievements.

The most important thing is that except for the generals of the Zheng army, most people in the Taiping Army did not know that the Manchu Tartars in front of them did not fight, but went to fight the red-haired ghost. Even the loyal and high-ranking generals like Suna thought that the general was confused this time. You know, Wu Sangui was competing for the Central Plains. If he was defeated in the battle, Beijing would be Wu Sangui!

Is it just to kill the chicken to warn the monkeys, to make the Spaniards in Luzon restrain themselves, or to really make decisions for the Chinese in Luzon?

From the moment the cross-sea battle was formulated, the middle and senior generals didn't want to fight, and it was Zhou Shixiang's strong advancement. Now the plan has been deployed and the money and grain have been prepared. I just waited for the fight in March, but suddenly the entire plan was abandoned and suddenly went north to fight Liaodong. Who can accept this?

As a soldier, Dong Changqing was necessary to remind Zhou Shixiang of the dangers of this move.

At present, the remaining money and grain sent to Jinxia from all over the country is used to cross the sea to fight. Even so, it can only last for three to four months. If the Eastern Federation is not captured and the popular ghosts are driven away by then, then the troops will inevitably be withdrawn. If it is true that the General said that the Eastern Federation will not fight the Eastern Federation and the North will not be enough. Based on the forces of the Navy and the Land Division, the food and grass required to go north to Liaodong is much more than the battle across the sea. In the plan formulated by the military headquarters, the main source of food and grass is this year's summer grain, which must be waited. If the summer grain cannot be collected, what should I take to Liaodong? Is it the three months of food and grass going north?

"The shortage of food and grass is on the one hand, and on the other hand, the navy has not been integrated yet. The placement of the second water and land division of the former Zheng family and the generals and officers involved too much. The general is fine in Jinxia. If he is not here, he thinks he may change."

Zhou Shixiang could understand Dong Changqing's meaning.

He was also a little worried about this matter. Although Zheng Jing was deposed, he was Zheng Sen's son after all. Among the people who were following him, there must be a deadly tough guy who was loyal to Zheng Jing. Zheng Xi was the new Prince of Min, with more than 20,000 Lu troops in his hand. He once mentioned that Zheng Xi had asked the court to submit a letter to the court to ask him to go to Nandu, but Zheng Xi vaguely passed the matter. Because the battle across the sea was about to fight, Zhou Shixiang didn't want to drive Zheng Xi and Zheng Jing to Nandu now, which would be unfavorable to integrate the two subordinates. But if he personally conquer Liaodong, without him, the big tiger, it would be difficult to guarantee that Zheng Xi and Zheng Jing had no strange thoughts in his mind.

If you win, you can continue to "scar" Zheng Xi and Zheng Jing, but if you lose, Zhou Shixiang's prestige will be ruined. It is probably unknown whether the second Zheng can still be "controlled" by him.

"This time we go north, we will be dominated by the navy. Our commander will rely on the Chongzheng family."

Zhou Shixiang glanced lightly and said nothing, but Xu Yingyuan and Dong Changqing knew it. This time the general went to war, and he would definitely take Zheng Xi and Zheng Jing with him. This is fine. Regardless of whether Zheng Jing and Zheng Xi were willing to let them go north to fight the Tartars, the two of them would definitely not be able to refuse. As long as they took these two people away, there would be nothing wrong with Jin Xia.

"Master General, the military has not yet discovered the northern sea route, so if you go north rashly, you may have an unexpected surprise."

Xu Yingyuan thought more. Liaodong was thousands of miles away from Jinxia. The Zheng family navy had never been active in the north. Without a chart there, it was too dangerous for this army to go by sea. As for whether it would be intercepted by the Qing navy to go north, Xu Yingyuan did not consider it. The information from the Military Information Department showed that the Qing Dynasty had two naval divisions in the north, one in Denglai and the other in Tianjin. However, in terms of scale and quality of soldiers, they could not compare with the Taiping Army's navy, and even the Guangdong navy. It can be foreseeable that the huge Taiping army fleet really appeared in front of those two Qing navy navy. The only thing they could do was to escape as far as possible, or to wait and see, be neutral and surrender secretly.

"Military information is urgent, so we cannot shrink back just because the sea route is not discovered. There are so many people in the Zheng family. If we can't find a way out, what else can the Zheng family call Min Haiwang?"

Zhou Shixiang was not worried about sea routes. The Zheng family was able to cross the sea from Japan to Nanyang for decades. It can be seen that many talents who were skilled in naval battles and maritime affairs had been cultivated in his tribe. These people explored the way for the vanguard and followed up with the main force. Zhou Shixiang didn't believe that he would not be able to reach Liaodong. With only understanding of maps and sea areas, Zhou Shixiang could be half a guide himself. Moreover, he did not believe that the Zheng family did not set up a northern sea route before entering the Qing Dynasty, and did not do business with the nobles in the north. The business route is a battle route. Ship that can transport cargo on the sea can naturally carry ships that can transport troops.

Regarding the integration of Zheng's water, land and troops, Zhou Shi was still arbitrarily. The best integration was war. After a big battle, everyone would adapt to their role. Reward if they had merits, punish if they had made mistakes, and punish if they had made clear rewards, and morale of the army naturally increased. As for the problem of sea routes, it must be paid attention to, but it is not the main trunk, and there are solutions. The biggest trouble today is food. If there is no food, what can I take to Liaodong, and how can I sweep Liaodong and block Ningjin.

Going north is not to sweep away the old nests of Manzhou people, but to completely occupy it. There are almost no Han people in Liaodong, which means that the Taiping Army cannot get the money and food support of the local Han people in Liaodong. Even what the Taiping Army has to do in Liaodong is likely to be the same as what Suna did in western Hunan that day - "kill them all, burn them all, and grab them all."

Maintaining a line of defense in the ruins and building a line of defense that the Qing army sighed at. It is obviously a whim to transport grain from the sea. In that case, the Taiping army would not have to do it themselves, and the Taiping army would be dragged down. The so-called Ningjin defense line will become Zhou Shixiang's nightmare and become the bottomless pit of Jiangnan's financial investment.

Without solving the source of food and grass in the army, it is impossible to implement northbound combat.

Zhou Shixiang would not foolishly think that as long as he threw his troops to Liaodong, the Qing Dynasty would be so scared that he dared not leave the confinement. Because the sharp sword hanging above Man Qing's head is not the one that Zhou Shixiang, but Wu Sangui.

The other party may be in a hurry to get out of seclusion, but his own army has no food and grass to stick to. How can we fight this battle?

"Get the map!"

Zhou Shixiang stood up a little annoyed, and Dong Changqing hurriedly spread the map and hung it on the big tent.

After his eyes kept moving around Liaodong, Zhou Shixiang was stunned for a moment, and his eyes fell on North Korea. He hesitated for a moment and asked Xu Yingyuan without any objection: "You guys say, can I slap North Korea first?"

"North Korea?"

He kept talking about how to go north to conquer Liaodong, but why did the general change his mind and fight against North Korea?

Dong Changqing and Xu Yingyuan were both stunned, and their minds were unable to accept Zhou Shixiang's sudden thoughts.
Chapter completed!