Chapter 78 Joint Forces, Planning the Overall Situation
"Princes, it was agreed upon just one night, and it won't be changed again, right?" Li Weizuo was not very surprised. After all, these people didn't know what it meant to elect a leader. He stood up and smiled to those sitting around the big table.
The leaders of the thirteen Kuidong families asked.
"If you don't change, it will be Brother Liu." The leaders shook their heads and answered firmly.
"Okay, please wait a moment." Li Weizuo apologized, turned around and entered the back hall, took out the edict, filled in his name with a pen, and ordered a few of his men to carry out the incense case.
Li Weizuo didn't stop until he reached the incense table. He shook off his official uniform and turned around. His face was dull and showed no trace of joy or anger. He shouted in a long voice: "Liu Tichun accepted the order——"
Liu Tichun and everyone were stunned on the spot, and then there was the sound of chairs and stools clattering. Liu Tichun was pushed twice by someone unknown, and he woke up a little. He knelt down and knelt down to Li Weizuo in front of everyone and bowed: "I am here."
"By God's blessing, the emperor issued an edict:...Liu Tichun and other generals have the courage to serve the country, and their merits are commendable. If they can achieve more meritorious deeds, the imperial court will not begrudge the king..."
Liu Tichun listened with his head lowered below, his face uncertain, and the faces of everyone standing behind him also showed surprise.
"...I appreciate this!" Li Weizuo said loudly and in a long voice.
"Blessings to Tianan, long live, long live, long live." Liu Tichun was stunned for a moment, then kowtowed and said.
Li Weizuo pursed his lips and said solemnly: "Honor, Holy Gong."
Liu Tichun bowed again and said, "Thank you God for your grace. Long live, long live, long live."
"God's grace is mighty."
"I will resign, long live, long live, long live."
"Yi Li Nai Cheng."
Liu Tichun shouted three times, long live the edict. Finally, he completed the whole process of receiving the edict. When he stood up, Li Weizuo's serious and majestic face also lit up. He took a step forward and held the edict in front of Liu Tichun with both hands, and said with a smile.
: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, Congratulations to Prince Xunyang."
After being suddenly granted the title of Duke, Liu Tichun had not fully recovered from the complicated emotions. He held up the edict in a daze and reluctantly smiled at Li Weizuo.
"Everyone." Li Weizuo turned to the people behind Liu Tichun, raised his hands, and said loudly: "His Royal Highness Min is the imperial guard. Please appoint generals, and the imperial court will not disapprove. Your Highness Min will treat all the Qing ministries equally and reward them for their merits."
, if there is a punishment, the most fair and just punishment is the most fair and just. However, the news has been cut off. His Highness Min knows that you are loyal, but does not know all of your achievements. I specifically ask this official to express my apology to you on his behalf. However, the great cause of resisting the Qing Dynasty is difficult and difficult, and as time goes by, people's hearts will be exposed.
Merits and rewards are recorded over time. As long as you work hard to serve the country, won't you be rewarded by the king in the future? His Highness has something to say: I hope that everyone will forgive me and encourage you. Work together to reward the royal family and work together for the great cause. If everything goes well, within three years,
"His Royal Highness Min should personally come to express condolences to all of you. It would be a great pleasure to discuss your merits and reward them during this time!"
"Your Majesty Min, I'm so kind to you. I'll thank you within five days and I'll do my best." Liu Tichun hurriedly bowed to express his gratitude on behalf of everyone.
"Your Majesty Min, you are so kind to me, and I will definitely kill you in the end."
……………
Everyone bowed and saluted, with mixed emotions in their hearts. There were envy and jealousy of Liu Tichun, as well as thoughts about where they would go in the future. But one thing is certain, Liu Tichun is not only their officially promoted leader, but also surpasses them in official rank.
The first class undoubtedly has much more command and influence than in the past.
At the same time, Li Weizuo's status in their eyes is very different. He records his merits and demerits, and communicates with His Highness Min. He is no better than the imperial officials sent previously. Within three years, the road from Yunnan Province to East Kui can be opened.
?His Royal Highness Min has such great ambitions and confident words!
Liu Tichun did not have much fame in Li Zicheng's era, but the sharp and fierce ethnic conflicts in the early Qing Dynasty pushed him to the forefront of history. The complex political situation made him more and more mature, and finally stood out and showed his prominence.
Liu Tichun is known in history as "brave and bold, and strict in guarding the masses". He organized his troops into sixteen battalions, which were stationed in Sichuan, Kuizhou (now Fengjie County, Chongqing) at the junction of Huguang, Wushan, Dachang, Daning, Shizhou, Jianshi
, Badong, Xingshan, Fangxian, Zhushan, Guihua, Fengcheng, Jincheng and other deep mountain areas, "there were tens of thousands of people", and they once shouldered the important task of resisting the Qing Dynasty in the Three Gorges area.
After the decree was announced and the sealing was completed, everyone congratulated Liu Tichun. Liu Tichun thanked him profusely and ordered his men to prepare wine and meat, and to talk and celebrate in the evening.
The hustle and bustle was over, Liu Tichun and everyone sat down again and showed Li Weizuo the plan to attack Huguang that they had discussed last night. They chose three places to attack, namely Dangyang, Yidu, and Yunyang, for Li Weizuo to choose and decide.
Li Weizuo was not good at military affairs, but Zhu Yongxing had carefully analyzed the geographical location of Kuidong and the direction of its development. Although Huguang is rich and the Chu army's combat effectiveness is not strong, from the perspective of the overall anti-Qing situation, joint efforts to advance Sichuan
, is the correct strategic direction.
Although the Qing army occupied Sichuan, it only lasted for a short period of time and was not truly consolidated. Firstly, the population of Sichuan, which had been war-torn for a long time, was too small to support many troops; secondly, there were many surrendered Ming troops among the Qing army in Sichuan.
Ming generals may not necessarily fight to the death when they are actually facing battle, and it is very possible for them to rebel and change sides. This is similar to Zhu Yongxing's actions in Yunnan Province, which is that the Qing army was not given time to consolidate the place.
Li Weizuo thought about it for a long time, but could not make a decision. Because Zhu Yongxing had told him to try not to interfere in the military operations of the Thirteen Kuidong families to avoid misunderstandings and estrangements. He told everyone about Zhu Yongxing's strategic plan and asked them to discuss it again.
action plan.
"Although the Qing army is in Shu, it is still short-lived and has a sparse population, so it is difficult to consolidate. If it is not captured at the right time, it will be even more difficult in the future. Moreover, we are strong when we unite, and weak when we are divided. Our army must be united in the southwest battlefield.
This can only be achieved by conquering Sichuan." Li Weizuo recounted while recalling, and took out a piece of paper filled with fine print, "His Royal Highness Min has increased his troops in western Yunnan, and is advancing from Yongning Prefecture to southwest Sichuan, and Sichuan Province is about to change.
I hope you will be well prepared and take advantage of the opportunity to enter eastern Sichuan."
"There has been a change in Sichuan Province?" Liu Tichun asked doubtfully, "I don't know what the change is. Can Mr. Li make it clear?"
Li Weizuo shook his head and said: "His Royal Highness must have predicted it, but he rarely disclosed it in advance. In addition, His Highness Min suggested that you establish a joint force as the main force to advance into eastern Sichuan."
What is the constitution of the joint force? Everyone looked puzzled and turned their attention to Li Weizuo.
"Each department will act according to its capabilities and draw appropriate troops to form a joint force, which will be stationed in Ba County and can take action at any time." Li Weizuo explained in detail: "This can greatly reduce the time to contact various departments and rendezvous with the entire army."
Wang Guangxing opened his mouth, as if he had something to say. But he didn't say anything. He lowered his head slightly, as if he was thinking about something. The rest of the people did not express their stance immediately, and they were all considering one issue, which was the command authority of this joint force.
Although Liu Tichun was nominally appointed as the leader and obeyed the rules, he was still able to act on his own initiative. There was no unified command between them before, let alone a unified organizational structure. Most of the connections between them were spontaneous, without any
Binding force. Even if Liu Tichun is now granted the title of county king, it will obviously still take time to transform from the original loose political armed group.
Liu Tichun smiled bitterly and signaled Li Weizuo with his eyes. He hoped that he would not continue to talk about this in depth. At worst, he could use all his troops to invade eastern Sichuan.
Li Weizuo sighed secretly in his heart. As expected by His Highness Min, the people's hearts are hard to unite, and they have a more or less separatist mentality. They regard the army as the foundation for their livelihood, so how can they be easily mobilized?
"His Royal Highness Min has something to say. Since the joint force is provided by each family, a military committee can also be established for coordination." Li Weizuo retreated to the next best thing and continued: "Whichever family sends troops to help pay can send a representative.
The military committee. King Xunyang will decide the travel schedule, and the committee will vote. If the majority agrees, the order can be followed, and if the majority opposes, the order can be discussed again."
Everyone was surprised. They thought carefully about the key points and analyzed the pros and cons, but it was difficult to decide for a while.
Seeing this, Li Weizuo stopped pressing and announced that the meeting would end today, leaving everyone time to think carefully.
The leaders of the Thirteen Families in Kuidong can be divided into two components, including the remaining nine members of the Dashun Army: Liu Tichun, Hao Yaoqi, Yuan Zongdi, Li Laiheng, Dang Shouxu, Ta Tianbao, He Zhen, Ma Tengyun, Li Benying;
There are four old generals: Wang Guangxing, Tan Wen, Tan Yi, and Tan Hong. Among the three Tans, Tan Yi and Tan Hong have surrendered to the Qing Dynasty after assassinating Tan Wen. The old generals in central Sichuan only have Wang Guangxing left, and they are alone.
After the meeting, Liu Tichun and Li Weizuo had a detailed discussion and then went their separate ways. Liu Tichun went to explain and persuade the former Dashun Army faction, while Li Weizuo went to do Wang Guangxing's work.
Naturally, it is not what Zhu Yongxing wants to disperse the garrison into separatist forces. The establishment of joint forces and the establishment of a military committee are only the first step to break this situation. There will be other means in the future, or flexible methods will be adopted according to the specific situation.
Success is beneficial, failure is not detrimental. Zhu Yongxing is not in a hurry to incorporate the Kuidong Thirteen Families into his planned system at once, because this is unrealistic, and doing it too hastily can only be counterproductive. Familial opinions are not formed in a day.
, naturally it cannot be eliminated in the short term.
At present, Zhu Yongxing can only hope that the Ming Army of Yunnan Province, dominated by the Daxi Army, and the Thirteen Armed Forces, dominated by the Dashun Army, will not repeat the historical tragedy of fighting independently and being defeated by the Qing army.
× × × × × × × × × × × × × × ×
It was already April, and the Qing naval forces from Zhejiang, Guangdong, and Fujian provinces had assembled in Quanzhou and were unified under the command of Annan General Dasu. The Zheng Army's surrendered generals Shi Lang, Huang Wu, and others were also transferred to Dasu.
The Qing Dynasty mobilized all naval forces in the southeast, hoping to eliminate the anti-Qing armed forces headed by Zheng Chenggong in one fell swoop and eliminate future troubles forever.
Zheng Chenggong actively prepared for war, ordered the withdrawal of troops stationed in Zhoushan and other places, and appointed some generals who had been dismissed for investigation before, and entrusted them with important tasks. With Zheng Chenggong's efforts and coordination, Zheng Chenggong gradually restored unity, at least everyone
It is clear that the upcoming battle of Xiamen will become an important battle that determines his life and death.
The war in the southeast was about to break out, attracting a lot of attention, but not including Zhu Yongxing. Zhu Yongxing sneered at the Qing government's confidence and optimism. Even though the Zheng army suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Nanjing, the Qing army wanted to annihilate the Zheng family in one fell swoop.
It will take another ten years to practice.
Although he was not worried that Zheng Chenggong would be defeated, Zhu Yongxing ordered the South China Sea Fleet to dispatch a squadron headed by Yang Yandi and Chen Shangchuan to support Jin and Xiamen with twenty warships.
Everyone understands the principle of being cold-blooded, but when the opportunity comes to make a decision, how many people can put aside their selfish thoughts and focus on the overall situation. Of course, supporting Zheng Chenggong is not Zhu Yongxing’s only purpose. Use actual combat to train the navy, learn naval warfare tactics, and try to learn as many naval battle tactics as possible
Killing the Qing army and mostly destroying its navy was also Zhu Yongxing's long-term idea.
As the rainy season approaches again, Zhu Yongxing has turned his attention to southern Sichuan and Guangxi. Among the initially expanded troops, 7,000 were allocated to the theater in western Yunnan, 4,000 in eastern Yunnan, and only 2,000 in southern Yunnan. Such an allocation is natural
It has a strong purpose. Taking advantage of the rainy season, the war situation in Yunnan Province may fall into a stable confrontation, and it should be a better time to focus on developing towards Sichuan.
What's more, the changes in Sichuan Province are not Zhu Yongxing's random guesses, but are based on evidence. Not only is Sichuan Province, Zhu Yongxing is laying out a bigger plan. Now, Ye Hu from the Intelligence Department is reporting the relevant matters to Zhu Yongxing.
Condition.
"Well, very good. This information is classified as top secret." Zhu Yongxing read the summary of the situation in Guizhou and was deeply satisfied and nodded in praise.
"It's just that the leather bear has not been found yet, and it will take some time to prepare for sending the fake letter." Ye Hu's expression did not change, and he bowed and said, "Please don't blame me, Your Highness."
Zhu Yongxing waved his hand, indicating that he didn't care about this small flaw, and said thoughtfully: "Rumors have been spread. The chieftains in Guizhou are suspicious of Wu Sangui's recruitment order and do not respond positively, which alleviates the current situation in Yunnan Province.
In more than a month, it will be the rainy season, and our army will have a half-year opportunity to rest and recuperate. However, the attack on Shu must continue. There is also Kuidong. In addition to the land communication channel, the waterway must also be stepped up.
Built.”
"Back to Your Highness, I thought it would be easier to travel by water." Ye Hu expressed his analysis, "According to the intelligence department's reconnaissance, Sichuan Province is mostly barren and sparsely populated, making it very inconvenient to travel through."
"Difficulties are inevitable, but intelligence spying in southern Sichuan still needs to be strengthened. In addition, we must slowly compile statistics on the situation in various counties and towns in Sichuan Province to facilitate my deployment of troops and immigrants." Zhu Yongxing frowned slightly, even though he knew that Sichuan was affected by
The war had a great impact, but he didn't know the details of how desolate and tragic it was.
In fact, the situation in Sichuan was far more serious than Zhu Yongxing estimated. Chengdu was "completely reduced to rubble" and the Qing government was unable to garrison officials in Chengdu, so they had to move to Baoning (today's Langzhong). When Chongqing reached Luzhou, the boat trip was silent for several days.
There is no sound, only the distant foothills of the empty mountains remain; Chongqing "is a place where governors and ministers are stationed, and mourners gather a little, but there are only a few hundred families"; in other counties and towns, "there is not a single person who survives the people. If they can complete their