Chapter 194 Untimed "Bomb"

At the eastern foot of Siming Mountain, five miles north of the two defensive positions of the Huwei Camp, the Ming Zhengzhong Army Camp was located here. To the west is a large continuous pond, and further north over several scattered low hills.

It is the port of Meihuasuo. At this time, a batch of fresh meat shipped from Pingtan is being unloaded.

This was the frontline logistics center of the Ming and Zheng dynasties. Because Yuxin's former troops were transferred to the frontline, Meihuasuo Port was taken over by the Fujian Navy at this time. Among them, Pingtan Town, the most powerful town, served as a garrison under the command of Zhou Hezhi.

The other town continued to stay on Langqi Island to defend against any possible raids by the Qing army, and always paid attention to the movements inside and outside Fuzhou City.

Headed by the main camp of the Chinese Army, the six camps of the Ming and Zheng Zuo Army, the Rear Army, the Right Army, and the Front Army were now running across the wilderness to the north of Meihuasuo.

There is a hill, and there are rolling hills to the south as cover, so the camp is very stable.

The front army was weak and was placed in the easternmost position by Zheng Chenggong. He planned to use this army as a reserve force. Wang Xiuqi's right army was deployed on the left wing near the sea. At the same time, Guo Ting's pro-military camp was sent to assist.

This will be the place where Zheng Chenggong takes the initiative to expose his flaws and lure the Qing army to attack.

This battle is related to the survival of Ming and Zheng. It is destined to not be easy, and the two Qing army generals Jidu and Chen Tai will not go all out when the Zheng army completely controls several hills in the middle and has the initiative on the battlefield.

When attacking, there are some areas that Zheng Chenggong subjectively cannot defend.

Moreover, considering the current strength of the Qing army, Zheng Chenggong does not want to consume too many troops and horses for some unnecessary geographical advantages before the war, especially those places that are objectively difficult to defend. He wants to save precious troops as much as possible.

The troops should be reserved for the real decisive battle before consumption.

In two days, after using a large number of forcibly recruited civilians from Fuzhou City, the Qing army had already set up more than a dozen continuous camps in the south about seven miles away from the central hilly group. They also ran east-west and were similar to the Ming and Zheng camps.

Stand face to face.

Chen Tai had stored a large amount of supplies in Fuzhou City. He also had a complete set of iron caltrops, ghost arrows and other ordnance needed for setting up camp and peripheral defense. He also personally presided over the construction of the camp's peripheral defenses, trenches, earthen walls, and even ambushes on the outside.

The road army personally inspected and inspected to ensure that there were no omissions.

Naturally, the Qing army also had its own set of rules for encamping, defending, marching, and attacking, and it was not inferior to the contemporaneous armies in this land, but it was already worse than the Zheng army on the opposite side, especially in various fields.

A tool to assist in camping.

Chen Tai personally inspected this time and put forward new requirements. Naturally, it was not just to build the camp more securely. He did not think that Zheng Chenggong would send troops and horses to advance more than ten miles to attack at night, but this was a way to strengthen his own army.

He didn't want to let go of the good opportunity to gain prestige.

From the time when the main force of the Qing army entered the wilderness, the sentries of both sides surrounded these hills and the surrounding deserted villages, and conducted several sentinel battles. Each time, they only stopped fighting until it got dark, and neither side allowed the other side to pass.

This natural dividing line allows us to detect more detailed military information.

Regarding the nearly 40,000 Zheng troops gathered in the north, Ji Du and Chen Tai seemed to be very calm. At this time, they did not see any intention of a decisive battle. Although the sentries and cavalry sent to assist in the battle were very aggressive, they were very restrained.

.At least, this is the performance of the Qing army in the first two days.

At the same time, Jidu secretly sent his general Jueluo Akshan to lead more than 2,000 soldiers and horses to guard the mountain pass leading to Fuqing in the south, cutting off the possibility of the Zheng army detouring to Fuqing and heading north for a sneak attack, and ensuring that the retreat was clear.

, and he is more confident about the situation.

Zheng Jun's naval superiority was insurmountable by the Qing army, and they could only find ways to avoid it. But if Zheng Chenggong really secretly transported some of his troops back to Fuqing by navy and wanted to take the land route and attack from behind, then Jidu and Chen

Tai was going to have some fun, and it would definitely be a foolish move to disperse his troops at this time.

According to the report of the sentry, they had actually discovered that Zheng Jun had previously transported a group of men and horses on a troop transport ship, but they did not know whether the group of men and horses had really left, or whether it was a stratagem used by Zheng Chenggong to hide the truth.

However, Jidu and Chen Tai already had the advantage of troops and horses, and they felt that their troops and horses were more powerful. It was not a difficult decision to separate two to three thousand elites to completely avoid future troubles.

However, what Zheng Chenggong transported was not the soldiers, but the tens of thousands of civilians who had come with the army before. He deliberately kept the last group until this time and sent them back in order to confuse the Qing army and mislead them into making the decision to divide their troops into the mountains.

, in order to weaken the opponent's military advantage.

This was a choice that the Qing army had to make, unless Chen Tai and Jidu could be 100% sure that Zheng Chenggong had not taken any action in that regard.

At this time, in addition to leaving thousands of civilians in Meihuasuo in the Ming and Zheng armies in case of emergencies, most of the other civilians who came with the army were sent to Zhendongwei and Pingtan by the navy in case of emergencies.

After the victory of the war, mobilize quickly.

Zheng Chenggong took great pains to let Jidu lead as few Qing troops as possible to the decisive battle. He knew very well that this was a last-ditch battle. As long as Ming Zheng won and defeated the tens of thousands of Eight Banners troops, the world would be shaken.

, even discouraged.

Thinking about the current situation in his mind, the uncontrollable battlefield in Guangzhou still affected his nerves. Zheng Chenggong looked back at his confidants who had all arrived at the Chinese army camp, and his heart suddenly felt a lot more relaxed.

Feng Chengshi, Huang Shan, Wan Li, Huang Ting, Wang Xiuqi, Zhou Quanbin, Liu Guoxuan and Yu Xin were by his side. Hong Xu and Zheng Tai stayed in Zhangzhou to take charge of the overall situation, while Zheng Hongkui was busy at sea coordinating logistics for the army.

.Although none of them came, they also appeared in Zheng Chenggong's mind at this time. Without them, he would not dare to use all his troops to engage in such a life-and-death battle with the main force of the Qing army on the outside.

"If we win this battle, it will be gratifying for us to solve the problem. We will be free from worries and can concentrate on planning the Northern Expedition!" Zheng Chenggong suddenly sighed with emotion. This was a task that the original owner of this body in history had not completed. He is now very happy.

There is hope that it can be done. He has thought about the current battle situation countless times, but before the Qing army takes action, he has no interest in deducing and discussing it with these subordinates.

"Shang Kexi is nothing. I don't think Li Dingguo will be able to deal with him. When the feudal lord recovers the whole of Fujian, conquers places like Wenzhou and Taizhou, and then doubles the army, there will be a hundred thousand soldiers to march north to the south of the Yangtze River and revive the country."

Isn’t Nanjing just around the corner?” Wan Li said with complete disdain, he didn’t take Shang Kexi seriously at all.

"Don't care about Nanjing and Beijing, Jiangnan and Jiangbei. Anyway, the whole world will belong to the feudal lord by then. We will only recognize the feudal lord. Whatever the feudal lord tells us to do, we will do it. We will fight wherever we can, let alone the Tatars.

, even those red hairs were taken away too!"

Zheng Chenggong just laughed softly after hearing this. Although Wanli has changed a lot and has restrained himself a lot, he is usually a radical in the army. Anyone who infringes on the interests of Ming and Zheng will be beaten by everyone.

Although his temperament and green habits were disadvantageous politically, he was particularly popular in the military. Many people in the army supported his ideas and even proposed similar ideas at the situation deduction meeting at the General Staff Headquarters.

Others present also nodded in agreement, especially since Zheng Chenggong did not show any objection or blame. You must know that in some things, not opposing is supporting. This is a trivial measure.

Of course, the senior management can grasp it, otherwise they would have been kicked out long ago.

Let’s say that the Ming and Zheng dynasties were originally self-contained and had huge interests at home and abroad. However, the expansion of the army and the extension of commercial interests made the Ming and Zheng dynasties’ thirst for population, land and markets even stronger.

In the army and political system of Ming and Zheng, among the grassroots officers and soldiers with the largest base, there are two types of people like Wang Daxiong and Li Anyong who are extremely thirsty for land, and Zhou Xiangcai is especially yearning for commercial interests. They all need Ming and Zheng to continue to expand.

To create ever-increasing wealth to satisfy his yearning for a better life, Zheng Chenggong also needs ever-increasing wealth to expand his army and complete reforms.

Therefore, whether it is the Tatars or Hongmao, who are obviously enemies who will eventually fight to the death, or Li Dingguo, Sun Kewang and others who are still allies, no one has ever let down their guard. There are many things that cannot be avoided outside the battlefield.

Any place that can be solved by other methods, even if Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo are left with only one province in the end, I am afraid it will not stop their expanding ambitions.

And no matter who succeeds in conquering the Qing Dynasty in the end, I'm afraid he will inevitably be pushed to that position. Not to mention that Zheng Chenggong didn't intend to give up in the first place. Even if he didn't want to, he couldn't help it at that time. It was just for the final system reform.

, to prevent the Ming and Zheng dynasties from embarking on the path of extreme monarchical centralization and becoming an enhanced version of the Ming Dynasty. Zheng Chenggong was not suitable to express his position in advance on many things, otherwise a political disaster would most likely occur.

Back in front of him, Feng Chengshi also laughed and said: "The feudal lord is talented and wise. Compared with the feudal lord, we are like the bright moon in the sky and the dust on the ground. If we are lucky enough to be illuminated by the bright moon and shine with the light, we will be like me."

Like, I was originally just an inconspicuous little counselor, without even a serious position, but now who can't call me Feng Shenjun, Lord Feng?"

When these words came out of Feng Chengshi's mouth, no one felt disgusted. On the contrary, everyone admired General Feng and Mr. Feng. Among the people present, even Gan Hui, who was still patrolling the positions at the eastern foot of Siming Mountain,

, and he does not have the qualifications of Feng Chengshi. Like Hong Xu, he was among the first batch of people to follow Mr. Guo.

Huangshan naturally did not dare to lag behind at this time. Although he was the chief of staff and was often by Guo Xingye's side, he always felt that he was inferior compared to Hong Xu, Feng Chengshi, and Gan Hui. Sometimes, it would be better to be a step earlier.

That's the key, otherwise even if you go in and out seven times and sacrifice your life to repay, you will never reach that level.

"The lord drove away the Tartars for the country and pacified the world for the people. His subordinates always admired him. After escaping from death, they made up their minds to devote themselves to the realization of the lord's grand plan and die. In the case of the lord, the subordinates are the most important.

We can truly see the perseverance and great deeds of "establishing a heart for heaven and earth, establishing a destiny for the livelihood of the people, carrying on the unique knowledge for the saints, and creating peace for all generations."

Huang Shan's words seemed to praise Zheng Chenggong too highly, but Zheng Chenggong didn't say anything either. He knew it was flattery, so he naturally smiled. He didn't know whether Huang Shan really had the heart to serve the country and the people, but

The other party's loyalty is indeed obvious.

Immediately afterwards, Huang Ting, Zhou Quanbin, Liu Guoxuan, Yu Xin and others also spoke freely. Zheng Chenggong originally wanted to chat with them about the future, but unexpectedly it turned into a flattering contest. It seemed that everyone was worried about Ming Zheng's future.

I am also full of confidence in my future.

Zheng Chenggong also knows that sometimes it is this confidence that makes people desperate to fight. How many people in the Ming and Zheng Dynasties who have a little status are not willing to sacrifice their lives just for this?

A house of gold and silver, a successful career, great righteousness for the family and the country, or the simplest thing - loyalty to the country's surname!

And just when they were chatting passionately, Gan Hui suddenly came back from the darkness on horseback in the south. After he reined in his horse and stopped under the lookout, he turned over and jumped down quickly before waiting for the guards on the side to lead the horse.

Ran up.

Originally, Gan Hui should have returned early in the morning, but after taking a few more glances, he quickly realized that something was wrong, so he stayed on the top of the mountain and continued to observe the movements of the Qing army. As he expected, the Qing army was indeed in Siming Mountain

A large number of cavalry gathered in the wilderness to the south, which not only directly dispersed the sentry cavalry deployed by Zheng Jun, but also directly advanced to about two miles in front of the hill position.

"Lord, the Qing army has sent thousands of cavalry to directly shield the south of the two positions at the eastern foot of Siming Mountain. We are now unable to detect any military information in that direction. All the sentry cavalry deployed by our army on the periphery of the position have been driven away by the Qing army.

Back."

"Ji Du and Chen Tai are going to attack the positions at the eastern foot of Siming Mountain?" Zheng Chenggong looked at Gan Hui, narrowed his eyes and asked. "Is there any movement from the Qing army in the east?"

"Tangma just sent a report. There are still encounters between sentries and cavalry from time to time in the east. Everything else is calm and there is no abnormality." Huangshan immediately handed over.

"It shouldn't be that simple. This may be Chen Tai attacking in the east. Otherwise, he wouldn't have to act at this time. Although it is covered by night, it also loses the possibility of assault. Attacking our fortress position at night, Chen Tai will not do it again.

Such a mistake." Wanli suddenly spoke up. The battle at Zhangping's breakout was so tragic that it was impossible for Jihaxi not to emphasize it to Chen Tai.

"Guan Wan Ying is right, the east side is so normal that it seems abnormal." Gan Hui also expressed support.

Zheng Chenggong nodded and ordered: "Ask the pro-military battalion to send two thousand headquarters to the deserted village in front of the hills to the east to block the Qing army's attack. They will spend a day first and then bite off a piece of the Qing army's flesh.

Then retreat. The remaining departments will act in accordance with the plan formulated by the staff headquarters early in the morning and be ready to join the battle at any time."

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To the east of the Qing army's camp, Ma Jinbao rode his horse on a high port outside the camp. Dozens of cavalrymen around him were his servants. From the darkness in front of him, the sound of cavalry fighting could be heard from time to time, and even occasionally there was a fierce sound.

He knew that it was Zheng Jun's landmine. It was terrifying, not because it could kill people directly, but because the debris produced by the explosion would seriously injure the person hit.
To be continued...