Once the Fujian Navy is defeated, there is no longer a threat to the southeast, and the Zheng family can attack with confidence. There is rebellion in Fujian, and the land war may not be sure, but what about Zhejiang...
Chen Yonghua and Feng Xifan both thought about the future prospects. There are many benefits! Especially since Shi Lang is a guy that Zheng Chenggong hates very much and a powerful enemy of the Zheng family navy. If they can destroy him to avoid future troubles and get revenge, why not?
Union, yes, Min Fan said the word "union" again, still treating the Zheng family as allies and outsiders. But Chen Yonghua and Feng Xifan could not agree like this, it was just a joke. Chen Yonghua was an orthodox scholar, needless to say,
Feng Xifan loves to exercise power, but he is not a brainless person.
"Your Highness has given you an order. Our army will follow the order. Even if there are some difficulties, we should work hard to overcome them." This time, Feng Xifan expressed his respect. Obviously, he agreed with such an action that was beneficial to the Zheng family.
In the early days of the coastal relocation, it indeed caused a lot of trouble for the Zheng family. The economic blockade cut off maritime trade and blocked the sea channels for mainland goods, making it impossible for the Zheng Group to neither obtain goods and military supplies from the mainland nor send goods to the mainland.
Coastal residents were levied food and wages. However, when Taiwan was newly established and developed, not only were they unable to obtain supplies from it, but they had to import them from outside to survive this initial stage.
A simple land blockade strategy also has great limitations. It cannot guarantee that all external economic ties of the Zheng Army will be completely cut off. Moreover, as time goes by, its land blockade will gradually relax. But for now, the Zheng Group does
Facing difficulties in food and salary supply.
Zhu Yongxing smiled meaningfully, "Give me an order, I don't dare to do it casually. If I lose face, I won't do it alone."
Chen Yonghua blushed and said quickly: "Your Highness said something serious."
Zhu Yongxing glanced at the two of them indifferently and said: "The Qing government has mobilized the Eight Banners of Mongolia to move south. A big battle is not far away. If you don't follow the order, you will definitely repeat the mistakes of the Jin Dynasty and the King of Guangdong when they attacked Guangdong. Order the solitary king
I won’t do it. If you still consider yourself a wise minister and have no selfish motives, then just work hard on your own!"
Chen Yonghua and Feng Xifan did not know the latest information, and looked stunned. After all, the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia are still a huge stone that weighs on many people's hearts. Although in the stage of conquering Jiangnan, the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia have shown signs of decline. Almost all rely on
It took a few die-hard traitors to achieve victory, but the impression of the Eight Banners' strength was still deeply imprinted in the hearts of many people.
"Your Highness, I wonder when the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia will arrive, and where will they join the battlefield?" Feng Xifan asked cautiously.
"In a month's time, I will probably go to Fujian Province to join forces with Geng Ni." Zhu Yongxing said confidently and easily.
This would be difficult to handle. Chen Yonghua and Feng Xifan looked at each other and had almost the same thought. The war was about to break out. At this time, the Zheng family sent troops to Chaozhou to seize the land of Fujian Province. Isn't it unsafe? Isn't it safe for the two of them?
He didn't speak for a while, but when he looked up, he saw Zhu Yongxing's look of disdain.
"If the Qing Dynasty can trust your son, you will be a Qing Dynasty; if you don't trust your son's words, you will be a Ming Dynasty official." This is exactly what Zheng Chenggong said, and the reason why the Qing court failed many times to appease (Zheng Fang called it "peace negotiation")
, precisely because he was only given a high rank and salary, but was never allowed to have relative independence. Under these conditions, Zheng Chenggong could only be a "clear minister."
"If there are no three provinces, then abandon me and be loyal to the other party; if there are three provinces, then abandon the other party and be loyal to me. These are all words borrowed from the emotions, knowing that they are not decisive." The criticism of Li Shutai, the governor of the Qing Dynasty, was also to the point.
Zheng Chenggong's first priority was to protect the interests of the Zheng family headed by himself and some Han gentry and people along the southeast coast. When the Qing Dynasty endangered the interests of this group, he could only stand on the side of the relatively weak Ming Dynasty and borrow the name of the Ming Dynasty.
Launch the anti-Qing struggle.
Swinging between the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Zheng Chenggong was at a loss in his actions. He only focused on making immediate gains, but lacked long-term plans. He also lacked the confidence to fight the Qing army on a large scale on land.
In the winter of the 11th year of Shunzhi and the 8th year of Yongli, Prince Zheng's son Jidu unified Manchuria, and the Han army marched south to Fujian. Facing the approach of the Qing army, Zheng Chenggong did not dare to fight, so he demolished the walls and houses in the towns of Zhang and Quan, and abandoned the
The restored counties of Zhangzhou and Quanzhou concentrated their forces on the sea. Less than a year after Zheng's army regained the counties of Zhangzhou and Quanzhou, Zhangzhou Prefecture sent out as much as 1.08 million taels of pay and silver, and Quanzhou County
It also amounted to 750,000 taels. If the enemy did not resist when they came, but they razed them to the ground when they retreated, abandoning the people in the enemy's hands, the result would be that they would lose the support of the people and make their foothold smaller and smaller.
The Zheng family really had similar thoughts, looking forward and backward, wanting to make profits but fearing risks. Zhu Yongxing's disdain was not pretended, but genuine contempt.
Chen Yonghua blushed even more. His Highness Min was really capable. He was both teasing and scornful, but he slapped the Zheng family's face mercilessly. Alas, there is no other way. The Zheng family is more confident in naval battles.
To compete with the Qing army on land, especially the Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners, is really...
"The Eight Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia are marching south. I wonder how Your Highness will deal with it?" Feng Xifan was thick-skinned and asked.
"When the Qing Dynasty sent Ji Du to rule Manchuria and the Han army went south to Fujian, how did King Yanping respond?" Although Zhu Yongxing despised the Zheng army's habit of not daring to fight hard, he did not directly criticize it, but induced it, "Sent
The general led the naval division north to Zhejiang and south to Guangdong, which put the Qing army entering Fujian into a situation where they were unable to fight and had worries about their future. The current situation is similar, so we can also adopt this containment strategy."
"Going north to Zhejiang?" Feng Xifan asked tentatively.
"Wouldn't it be better if the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia were drawn from Jiangning and went straight to the Yangtze River to threaten Nanjing?" Zhu Yongxing finally expressed his thoughts.
In the Battle of Nanjing, the Zheng family came in great excitement and left in disastrous defeat. It is not an exaggeration to say that it was a shame. Now Zhu Yongxing was about to launch a similar operation. Chen Yonghua and Feng Xifan both had uncertain expressions and were silent for a while.
Zhu Yongxing was disappointed. If he entered the Yangtze River and attacked Nanjing with the help of the Zheng family, the momentum would be greater and the effect would be more significant. It would also be more likely to force the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia to cancel their plan to enter Fujian and participate in the war. But the Zheng family
This attitude is obviously like the Eastern Expedition and cannot be counted on.
Forget it, let's continue as we were before. It would be better to come, but we cannot consider this help in the battle plan. There are only a few thousand Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners. The Qing court is obviously very trusting, thinking that such a small number of people can influence the situation of the war.
, becoming the key force for victory.
It's just that the Qing court would not have thought that the current Ming army was no longer the Ming army before. Their equipment and morale were completely different, and their fear of the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia was not that strong.