China's territory is vast, its culture is vast, and its talents emerge in large numbers. Using the talents of one province to unify the province's military forces is enough to dominate the world, regardless of the north or south. As long as they are good at training and application, they are all qualified to dominate. At a certain period of time, a certain province
The talents are particularly outstanding. They are the result of the province's extraordinary talents, such as Liu Bang, Zhu Yuanzhang, Zeng Guofan, etc., who only supported the people from the same hometown. It does not prove that this province is the gathering of talents from all over the country.
When it comes to the influence of region on military strategy, although Zhu Yongxing has some biases in mind, he will not engage in obvious regional discrimination.
For example: In history, the Hunan Army was the only one in the world during the war to suppress the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Half of the world's top officials were from Hunan Province, which seems to prove that Hunan's talents are particularly outstanding. However, Li Hongzhang was in charge of Beiyang, and all state affairs were entrusted to fellow Huainan people, and Beiyang talents
It was as prosperous as the Nanyang controlled by the Hunan clique; Yuan Shikai stole the Republic of China, and senior officials of the Beiyang government all came out of Yuan's small station to train troops in the old army, and the talents were not inferior to those of the Hunan and Huai cliques.
Looking further back in history, Liu Xiang's team were all Chu people, Liu Xiu started his career as Nanyang scholars, Emperor Wen of the Tang Dynasty used Longyou as his team, and Zhu Hongwu used the natives of Huaixi.
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The natives of Jiangnan are not suitable to serve as soldiers, which is a typical regional discrimination. The people of Jiangnan are gentle in nature and do not like to fight with others. This only shows that they are elegant, but does not prove that they are cowardly.
The troops of Qi Jiguang, the spiritual founder of the Hunan Army, were recruited from Yiwu, Zhejiang. Their elite troops were the best among the Ming Army. When the Eight Banners of the Qing Army entered the Pass, the Ming Army in the north collapsed one after another. None of them could compete with them. However, Yan Yingyuan, a small canon in Jiangnan, led his people to kill countless enemies.
Ten thousand, the battle results exceeded those of the entire north. The combat effectiveness of soldiers mainly depends on whether the generals are properly trained. Weapons and equipment, and military morale also have a great relationship, but they do not seem to have much to do with southerners and northerners.
"Most of the infantry are recruited from Guangxi. This is indeed what Gu said, but we have to stick to this. How can our army grow stronger? Can China be revitalized with just one province's troops?" Zhu Yongxing stopped writing and thought for a while, then continued.
He wrote: "The strength of the army lies in the command of the generals, in the weapons and equipment, and in the morale of the army. The population of Guangdong is several times that of Guangxi. In addition to the recruitment of the navy, the army is also sufficient. In the future, our army will still recruit soldiers from Fujian and Zhejiang.
Hunan soldiers, Guizhou soldiers... gather the strength of the whole people, gather the soldiers of the whole country, clean up the smelly smell, and revive the Ming Dynasty."
Putting down the pen and checking it over, Zhu Yongxing felt that there was nothing wrong, so he put it in an envelope and inserted it into the file on his desk. Then, this letter and other letters would be sent to the confidential room and encrypted before being sent out. For confidentiality
Zhu Yongxing paid more attention to work than anyone else in this era, not only his letters, but also the communication between the armies. Now they have all been encrypted. It may be simpler, but this is also different from the level of decryption in this era.
Very relevant.
The government in Kunming has not yet moved here, so Zhu Yongxing can only make guidance and arrangements through letters in the government. There are not many troubles in government affairs, and military matters are what he is most concerned about.
Ma Bao personally led an army to conquer Longyan, the gateway to Fujian Province, and pushed the front line of the Eastern Expedition forward again. Zheng's army captured Zhangpu and advanced on Zhangzhou, which seemed to be echoing the Ming army. However, the uncertainty of the Zheng family made Zhu Yongxing dare not take it lightly.
At the same time, because they did not want to miss the opportunity, the Ming army changed its original battle plan, from waiting for work to taking the initiative to fight. What needs to be adjusted is not only the tilted supply of weapons and ammunition, but also the change of the entire strategy, which affects even
There is government relocation.
This is very likely to become an early decisive battle in the Jiangnan area, Zhu Yongxing judged it this way. Wu Sangui did not dare to make any move, and Shang Kexi was defeated and died. The most effective combatants in Jiangnan were the vassal soldiers under Geng Jingzhong and the Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners who went south.
To be honest, Zhu Yongxing was somewhat unprepared for this decisive battle that came in advance.
According to the original strategic vision, the Ming army should build defense lines in Mei and Chaozhou, consume the Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners, and then attempt to counterattack. The Yangtze River Navy should also be coordinated and escorted by the navy before entering the Yangtze River to carry out containment operations. Then
, the Yangtze River Navy reunited with the Thirteen Families, and coordinated water and land operations to create a posture that threatened water transportation, forcing the Qing army's attention to be diverted.
But now, the Yangtze River Navy has postponed its departure due to lack of ammunition. The troops in Meizhou and Chaozhou have to increase again to ensure the absolute safety of Guangdong. Regarding the Zheng family, Zhu Yongxing also had to lower his profile so that he could remain in Fujian Province.
The troops were used to contain as many Qing troops in Fujian Province as possible to reduce the pressure on the Ming army led by Ma Bao.
If the Ming army and the Zheng army could coordinate their actions and cooperate sincerely, they would be very sure of defeating Geng Fan and the Eight Banners of Manchu and Mongolia. However, the internal strife in the Zheng family, or Zheng Jing's softness and change, made this alliance full of uncertainty.
It also made the war less optimistic.
But at this point, Zhu Yongxing could no longer retreat. He could only go all out to win. Of course, he also made preparations in case of defeat. The military strength of Yunnan and Guangxi provinces must be strengthened to prevent Wu Sangui and Sun Yanling.
The Ming army must make a sudden counterattack; the defenses of Meizhou and Chaozhou must be firm. Even if they are defeated in Fujian Province, the Ming army will have a way to retreat and have a basis for reorganizing the counterattack; and the elite troops led by Wei Junzhong will be transferred from the North Route Corps of Jin Crown Prince Li Sixing.
,Reinforce the battlefield in Fujian Province.
After receiving the shells and gunpowder produced by the Macau Gun Factory, the navy will soon set off. After joining the Zheng family navy, it will launch a fierce attack on the coastal ports of Haicheng, Zhangzhou, Quanzhou and other Fujian provinces in order to win the battle.
Destroy or destroy the last naval force of the Qing army.
Judging from the combined strength of the two companies, it has greatly surpassed the Fujian Navy of the Qing Army. Moreover, the Fujian Navy has not yet been established as an army with unified command. Tong'an Commander-in-Chief Shi Lang, Haicheng Gong Huang Wu and others each have their own talents.
The division troops are not subordinate to each other, which creates the possibility for the coalition forces to defeat them one by one.
Without the Fujian Navy, there would be no Navy Admiral Shi Lang. For this powerful enemy, Zhu Yongxing and the Zheng family both wanted to get rid of him quickly, and historical changes will gradually shrink Shi Lang's space for display, allowing him to step onto the stage of history.
The chances are getting smaller and smaller.
It is hoped that the civil strife in the Zheng family will come later, at least after the joint operation is successful. Zhu Yongxing was previously afraid that the Zheng family would not be in chaos, and wanted to use this to recruit and strengthen his navy. But based on current practical considerations, he began
I hope that the civil strife in the Zheng family will never break out at a critical moment, causing it to lose its containment effect.
There was no other way but to temporarily hold them back so as not to deepen the conflict and maintain the Zheng family, an unreliable ally. Zhu Yongxing reluctantly wrote the edict and approved one by one the newly occupied areas reported by the Zheng family.