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Chapter 64 Forces and Battle Situation

Li Mingxun breathed a sigh of relief in his heart to convince Lin Shizhang to be in line with him, which means that the club can relieve great pressure. Not to mention the other side, the club and the Southern Ming court are still in the honeymoon period and do not have the legal basis to occupy Qiongzhou. When the Qing Dynasty conquered Qiongzhou and then recovered the occupation, it was just a method of provoking it and could not be done. Even if Qiongzhou is a piece of fat that is no less than Taiwan, it will take time to digest it.&1t;/p>

After dealing with the matter in Qiongzhou, Li Mingxun felt that he had no worries. He went to the commander-in-chief and focused on dealing with the matters on the 6 battlefields. The commander-in-chief occupied the top level of the Hong Kong Municipal Government. The staff had already built a huge sand table in the huge conference room, covering most of China, with red and blue arrows facing each other, and blood-colored fronts intertwined, and the war never stopped.&1t;/p>

In fact, when he was in Taiwan, the 6th Army reported to the Senate on the situation on the battlefield of the 6th, and reported the summary every other month. Of course, the military situation of the 6th Army. It can be said that Li Mingxun knew very well how many chips he had, what kind of virtue his allies were, and more clear about the strength of the enemy.&1t;/p>

Before the expansion of the army, the 6th Army had four field battalions, one cavalry battalion and two artillery battalions. After receiving huge funds last year, the 6th Army carried out a large-scale expansion and arranged six field battalions, two cavalry artillery battalions each. However, in one year, it was not enough for these new battalions to obtain qualified soldiers, and the arsenal could not produce enough weapons, so only three field battalions and one artillery battalion were in a state of combat. Even these three field battalions were drawn from the original battalions to develop elite base camps, and veterans of the garrison battalion were added.&1t;/p>

In addition to these main forces, the administrative regions also use their own finances to expand the garrison battalions and brigades to make up for the vacancies for soldiers in their jurisdictions. Currently, there are two garrison battalions in Hong Kong.&1t;/p>

However, not all field battalions can participate in the war of the Great Sixth. Yongning Chief Executive District needs a field battalion as a reserve. Qiongzhou has just sent a new Luzon administrative district, which requires the assistance of a field battalion and a cavalry battalion. At present, only four field battalions and two artillery battalions can be assigned by the commander-in-chief, as well as two garrison battalions that are specifically designed to defend Hong Kong.&1t;/p>

Including the direct troops, the force is about 12,000. It should be pointed out that in addition to the battalions that participated in the battle in Luzon, three of the old battalions were under the command of Li Mingxun, and two of them have been adapted into the Fusoo Camp.&1t;/p>

Before the next fiscal year arrives, the command will not obtain a new battalion. The next field camp with the ability to participate in the war will be sent to Luzon to fight and suppress the rebellious Catholics there. In fact, this is also a means for the 6th Army to support the army. Send troops to Luzon, and the military expenditure will naturally be paid from Luzon, and all the money spent on the original war bonds.&1t;/p>

Relatively speaking, the 6th army of the club has the ability to fight in the Big 6, but the situation in the broad battlefield of the Big 6 is also changing dramatically.&1t;/p>

Overall, after the collapse of Jiangnan, the Fujian-Zhejiang area along the southeast coast maintained a relatively quiet situation. But in fact, this was because the Qing Dynasty was not determined here. After the failure of the Hongguang regime, two regimes, Lu Jianguo and Longwu court, appeared in the southeast. After the two regimes faced each other, they temporarily separated the sphere of influence. The four prefectures of Zhejiang, including Quzhou, Chuzhou, etc. basically belonged to the Longwu court, and the rest belonged to the Lu Jianguo.&1t;/p>

Although the two regimes belong to Zhu Ming, they are completely different. The Longwu court inherited Hongguang's legacy. A large number of gentry from Jiangsu and Zhejiang were gathered under his command and were recognized by most provinces. The Lu State only has east Zhejiang, but they united small and medium-sized gentry, with a large number of students. Scholars, who have a lower status, are also full of vitality.&1t;/p>

When the Lu Jianguo regime was born, there was a period of lack of self-awareness or overestimation. The main force under his command was the navy. He urgently hoped to seize Nanjing, a politically meaningful city through the Yangtze River to demonstrate his orthodox status, but he suffered a ruthless defeat. Even though Duoduo had already brought the Eight Banners Team back to Beijing at that time, and the people in Jiangnan had a large-scale wave of resistance due to the shaving order, the Lu Jianguo regime was defeated by the Green Camp.&1t;/p>

The first wave of attacking Jiangnan, the former Denglai Navy retreated from Huaibei was completely lost. In the second wave of attack, Chen Tingyang and Zhoushan Navy almost destroyed. Since then, the Lu Jianguo regime realized its strength and no longer had a whimsical attack on Jiangnan. Instead, he chose to cross the Qiantang River to recover Hangzhou, conquer more territory, and get more sources of salary. After all, the Lu Jianguo regime only has the three prefectures of Ning Shaotai, and the annual tax of 600,000 yuan can't afford 100,000 troops. Unfortunately, the Lu Jianguo regime does not have the ability to attack at all, and can only maintain a delicate balance with the green camp soldiers opposite the Qiantang River.&1t;/p>

Around Qiantang River, the two sides fought back and forth. The Ming army crossed the river was defeated and counterattacked to the green camp on the south bank of Qiantang River, and they were wiped out. The two sides confronted each other across the river and fell into a deadlock. It was not until Boluo led the main force to plunder Fujian and Zhejiang that the deadlock was broken.&1t;/p>

According to intelligence analysis, the Lu Jianguo could not stop this wave of attack. The plundering of Hangzhou exhausted the accumulated food, salary and weapons, and the defeated army lost all the people's hearts. The 100,000 troops were all airs. Without a qualified ally, the community could not defend the Eastern Zhejiang together with the Lu Jianguo, although they seemed very powerful.&1t;/p>

In fact, in this regard, the two people in power in the Zhu family were brothers and brothers in distress, and the situation in the Longwu court was worse.&1t;/p>

Since the Qing Dynasty entered the pass, there has been an autumn and winter fortification, which has always been like this. In the hot spring and summer, it has been resting in the north, accumulating food and grass, and the autumn and winter are cool, and it is going south to attack. Every time, it can seize several provinces and push the front hundreds of miles forward. From the time when entering Beijing, to Ajige's attack on Guanzhong, and Duodou went south to Jiangnan, it is like this. In the winter of the first year of Longwu, the Qing Dynasty ignored the constant internal struggle of the Lu Jianguo and the Longwu regime, because the Qing Dynasty knew that they were unable to go north. The Qing Dynasty focused on Huguang, the strongest elite in the Southern Ming Dynasty, Shunjun.&1t;/p>

After the Shun Army was defeated by Ajige, it was surrendered to He Tengjiao, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi of Ming Dynasty and Hubei Province, and Du Yinxi, but the Shun Army was completely divided. Li Guo, Gao Yigong, established the Zhongzhen Camp, and was determined to fight against the Qing Dynasty and save the country. Some of the rebels who had some fuss with Gao Yigong, established the Zhongwu Camp. The two-faced factions who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty in Huguang and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and continued the Shun Army system. They recommended Li Zicheng's younger brother as the leader. The Ming army itself was not united. In addition to the Zhongzhen Camp, they burned, killed, looted, and were extremely unpopular. Therefore, under the attack of the Qing general Luke Dehun, they were defeated in the line.&1t;/p>

Yuan Zongdi was born in the past, Li Zicheng surrendered again, but this time they met the ninth son of the old slave, Babutai. This guy led the surrendered Shun Army to kill all the surrendered Shun Army. Although many battalions were saved and they counterattacked after withdrawing troops in the summer of Luke Dehun, the situation in Huguang had collapsed.&1t;/p>

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The most important thing is that the war in Huguang made Emperor Longwu put the last bit of strength into it, but he got nothing.&1t;/p>

In fact, among the emperors of the Southern Ming Dynasty, Emperor Longwu was a relatively wise monarch and had made efforts for the resistance movement in the Southern Ming Dynasty, but in the end it was in vain. After the emperor Longwu ascended the throne, he was also actively resisting the Qing Dynasty. Without being able to unite the regime of the Lu governor, he did not concentrate on internal struggles, but chose to attack the already-deceased Jiangxi.&1t;/p>

Longwu's intention is very clear. As long as Jiangxi is captured, it can be connected to Huguang. From a selfish perspective, the powerful Shun Army forces can check and balance the Zheng clan, which is conducive to the stability of the imperial power. From a public perspective, once this plan is successful, it can go south to threaten Jiangnan. Therefore, Emperor Longwu claimed to be the five-way northern expedition and attack Jiangxi.&1t;/p>

Perhaps it felt like time was too late. The two million taels of silver seized from Shen Youlong were thrown into the war in Jiangxi by Emperor Longwu. After all, there were no Eight Banners soldiers in Jiangxi, and the main force was the Green Camp, but these battalions of Green Camp soldiers left the Longwu court helpless. The key is that almost all the generals in the front line were from the Zheng family, mainly Zheng Cai and Zheng Hongkui.&1t;/p>

In fact, when Zheng Zhilong defended Jiangnan, he made great efforts, and Zheng Fan's elite soldiers were almost completely lost. Now, except for Shi Fu's lineage, Zheng Fan is almost all new recruits, so his combat effectiveness is not strong. As Zheng Zhilong's younger brother, Zheng Hongkui has been fighting and stopping on the front line and has no progress. However, Zheng Cai was already interested in the court and was relatively independent in Zheng Fan. He defeated the Jiangxi Green Camp for a time, but in the end he lacked the momentum. The elite soldiers in the Longwu court, the elite soldiers from Yunnan and Guangdong were finally lost in Ganzhou.&1t;/p>

After half a year of fierce battle, the Longwu court ran out of money and food, and the strongest wave of offensive was disintegrated.&1t;/p>

This is the current situation of the two Ming regimes. Before the Qing Dynasty took the initiative to attack, they exhausted the power they had accumulated. Now the military and people have lost all their hearts and food and pay. Except for each of them, they are almost useless.&1t;/p>

The Qing army led by Boluo, who was plundering Fujian and Zhejiang, was not very powerful, because this time it was summer. Boluo only had about ten thousand Eight Banners soldiers. Although he had more than a dozen generals, he had less than 20,000 troops. Overall, Boluo had 30,000 elite soldiers. However, according to the facts in the past, after going south, this army would snowball with the surrender of a large number of Ming troops. By the time he arrived in Fujian, there would be no less than 70,000 to 80,000 people. Regardless of whether Zheng Fan surrendered or not, it would not be able to stop the Longwu court.&1t;/p>

The news I have received at present is that Zheng Fan's situation is very unstable and there is a possibility of surrender.&1t;/p>

According to the commanders of the commander, both regimes have lost the need to save them. At most, they can rescue the emperor and the governor, who are regarded as the core. As for the troops and territory, don't think about it. If you insist on participating in the war in Zhejiang and Fujian, you will definitely lose the result. The difference is that these more than 10,000 elite soldiers and the consul, who is the consul, will appear more heroic when they die together.&1t;/p>

But Li Mingxun understood that the two high men of the Southern Ming court would never accept the kindness of the club. They would defect to their own military towns. Regardless of whether they were loyal or strong, in the eyes of the two high men, being puppets in the hands of other martial experts is better than joining the club.&1t;/p>

In fact, the staff of the commander-in-chief focused on Guangdong for the participation of the Great Sixth War. The most basic goal is that Hong Kong and Qiongzhou cannot be lost. Hong Kong has built nearly completed fortifications, which are arranged east and west along the Shenzhen River. It is as solid as a god. Although Qiongzhou is close to the Great Six, there is a strait blocking and a navy, there will be no major risks. As for progress, we can see the trends of the Qing Dynasty.&1t;/p>

If Boluo fought all the way to Guangdong and gathered the defeated troops of the two major regimes of Longwu and Lujian Kingdom, there might be more than 100,000 people. At that time, there would be only one who could defend Hong Kong. However, considering the rules of the Qing Dynasty's dispatch, Boluo would probably not enter Guangdong. At that time, he could make a fuss about the Qing Dynasty's troops.&1t;/p>

For Zhejiang, the commander-in-chief only hopes that Zhoushan will not be able to fail, but for Fujian, the commander-in-chief has always been controversial, that is, whether the club has the strength to prevent Zheng Fan from surrendering. Li Mingxun believes that the possibility is not high. Zheng Zhilong surrender is not a whim, but a premeditation. In the original history, the Boluo army was still plundering in Zhejiang, so Zheng Zhilong retreated several troops guarding the checkpoints to his side, and negotiated conditions with the navy and Boluo. So that Emperor Longwu, who was surrendering in Zheng Fan, had no reaction and was only concerned about fleeing to Ganzhou.&1t;/p>

For such a scheming person, even if the club had to start in advance, he felt a little unaware of the situation. Li Mingxun had already informed Zeng Ying and Zheng Fan through private channels, but the situation was so serious that as for the Longwu court and the club, the plan to seize power from Zheng Fan was rejected by Emperor Longwu.&1t;/p>

But one thing is certain, whether Zheng Zhilong surrendered or not is not important at all, but the Zheng family's navy must not surrender. In other words, the Zheng family's navy must not be used by the Qing Dynasty. This is the bottom line of the community.&1t;/p>

The second year of Longwu, at the end of May, Fuyang County.&1t;/p>

Boluo came to the bank of Qiantang River in the scorching sun, put his hand in front of him, observing the river surface, and saw a large number of riverbeds in Qiantang River exposed and cracked in pieces. There was only a shallow river channel in the middle of the river. Many people from Ming countries stood and took a bath in the river. Obviously, the information was true. The natural danger of Qiantang River disappeared, and it was the time spent crossing the river. Boluo nodded slightly: "Cross the river."&1t;/p>

With Boluo's order, the Green Camp vanguards organized by the former four towns in Jiangbei began to cross the river. Then the soldiers and horses under the command of the Jiangnan Admiral, and finally the Eight Banners soldiers. Boluo looked at the powerful army under his command that lasted for more than ten miles and said in his heart: "The Li thief in the East Fen, kill my father and brother, and wait for Longwu and Lu Ni to destroy you!"&1t;/p>
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