Fujian was important, but in the eyes of the Qing court, what they were most worried about was the Ming army's invasion of Jiangxi and Zhejiang, shaking the rule of Jiangnan. In addition to some unwarranted conspiracies, the Qing court also made urgent responses. "Pingnan" The general "Capital Commander Bezi Laita" went to Zhejiang, the "General Dingnan" Hilgen went to Jiangxi, and the naval divisions of Hangzhou and Zhenjiang were divided to defend Haikou. Bezi Fulata was appointed the "General Ninghai" and went to Fujian to jointly defend against the Ming army. .
The offensive of the Ming army did not slow down because of the withdrawal of the Zheng army. It advanced by land and water, heading straight for Fuzhou. It recruited surrenders and rebels, and recruited new soldiers. The strength of the Ming army not only did not decrease because of the large area, but actually expanded. Especially It was the Navy that absorbed the former Zheng family generals who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, absorbed a large number of coastal fishermen, and captured many ships. Its strength increased even more significantly.
The long-established Yangtze River Navy can finally move as planned. More than two hundred small and medium-sized ships are equipped with two thousand sailors, three thousand Marine Corps officers and soldiers, five thousand flintlock muskets and ammunition, and hundreds of large and small artillery pieces. Depart from Guangzhou, drive along the coast, and drive directly to the mouth of the Yangtze River.
The navy was divided into two groups. One group was led by Commander-in-Chief Deng Yao and advanced to the sea in Fuzhou; the other group was led by Yang Yandi and headed for Hangzhou, Zhenjiang and Haikou to harass and contain the Zhejiang Qing army.
The entire strategic layout was fully developed at this time, giving full play to the role of the navy and further uniting the rest of the anti-Qing forces, which became the purpose of this strategy. The Zheng army was temporarily suspended, and the Thirteen were assisted by the Yangtze River Navy After that, it will surely show stronger combat power and contain more Qing troops. Li Sixing's troops occupying the Meiling and Xiaomeiling will also launch a new offensive against the Qing troops in Jiangxi after being supplemented by soldiers and weapons.
In other words, while the Qing court was focusing on the war situation in Fujian Province, the Ming army was also brewing fierce offensives in other places. The Qing court misjudged the situation, misjudged the Nanming government's ability to amass money, and misjudged the expansion of the Ming army. and equipment, they misjudged the enthusiasm of the people under Nanming's rule, and misjudged the resistance contained in the people under the tyranny.
Gansu and Shaanxi sent out elite troops to manage Shangluo in order to conquer the world. Although the south of the Yangtze River has a lot of food and wealth, the Yangtze River is wide, and the troops deployed along the river are limited, making it difficult to use large armies to attack other places.
This is what Jin Wang Li Dingguo's letter said. Although it was euphemistic, it still expressed different opinions on the current main attack direction of the Ming army.
Perhaps it was because of the slow replenishment of weapons, equipment and personnel to Sichuan due to the Eastern Expedition that Li Dingguo was a little dissatisfied? Zhu Yongxing speculated for a long time before writing a reply.
Li Dingguo's worries were not unfounded. Zhu Yongxing knew about the defeat of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in later generations. But the reason was by no means as simple as the occupation of Nanjing. There were also successful examples, and Zhu Yuanzhang was one of them. There were many reasons for the failure of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Corruption, internal strife, Improper employment, etc. After occupying Nanjing, they forgot about their mission and hastily divided their troops for the Northern Expedition and the Western Expedition without establishing a solid base in the south of the Yangtze River. This is an important factor.
In the final analysis, Jin King Li Dingguo still did not realize the importance of the navy. With a strong navy, it was helpless and distressing to deploy defenses along the river. It should be the Qing army. If Nanjing is the center, Wuhan, Jiujiang, Anqing, It is very promising to capture Shanghai, Suzhou and Hangzhou, stabilize them and then launch the Northern Expedition to establish Liu Bang and Zhu Yuanzhang's achievements.
Zhu Yongxing explained his thoughts in detail and listed some data, saying that the timing of the Eastern Expedition was very good. The enthusiasm of the people was extremely high, and the army was greatly expanded and strengthened. Of course, he also stated the importance of Sichuan again.
, as well as the determination to send troops to Gansu and Shaanxi in the future, and made a commitment to continue to strongly support Sichuan with personnel, weapons, and materials in the future.
In fact, Zhu Yongxing has not relaxed his support for Sichuan. Although the supply of weapons and equipment has slowed down, almost all the good horses obtained from the tea-horse trade have been transferred to the Sichuan garrison. So far, there are no less than three or four thousand horses. Moreover, Zhu Yongxing
It also provided policy support. In Mekong, Ha Tien only exchanged land coupons twice as much, but gave Sichuan a five-fold preference to attract immigrants.
After thinking for a moment, Zhu Yongxing then stated the action of dispatching the Yangtze River Navy to support the Thirteen Families and strengthen the threat to Huguang and the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and asked whether the Sichuan garrison was capable of marching eastward in order to contain the Qing army in Chongqing and form a response to the Thirteen Families.
.If the time is right, the two families can also attack from east to west and capture Chongqing.
The tone was calm and frank, with no hidden secrets. It was more like two people having a heart-to-heart talk. Zhu Yongxing tried to use this method to dispel the doubts of Jin Wang Li Dingguo, or in other words, to appease the emotions of the soldiers stationed in Sichuan.
Not only did King Li Dingguo of the Jin Dynasty send a letter, but the Syrian male Ma Weixing, who had driven Ma Xiong away from Hezhou, also sent a letter to ask for a fight, asking to attack Guilin and deal with Sun Yanling.
Zhu Yongxing understood the intention of asking the generals to fight. Since the Eastern Expedition, generals such as Ma Bao and Li Sixing have made great achievements and won many awards. Ma Bao was even promoted to the title of king, which inevitably makes others feel itchy and jealous.
But does the Ming army have the strength to attack from all sides? Considering the supply and consumption of ammunition and materials, Zhu Yongxing believes that it cannot be so aggressive and forgetful. Maintain the main offensive in one or two directions, and contain support, materials, and personnel in other directions.
The deployment is relatively easy and the most stable.
Moreover, attacking Sun Yanling is not a matter of ability. The two sides have colluded before, and they fell out as soon as they became stronger, which will inevitably give people a bad impression. Thinking more deeply, leaving Sun Yanling and Guilin, not only there is no threat
, and can also play a role in appeasing Wu Sangui.
Well, Wu Sangui and Sun Yanling have become better behaved. They are more enthusiastic about smuggling goods, have more discounts on prices, and even have a large amount of credit.
Maybe he can win without a fight? Zhu Yongxing smiled to himself, checked the written letter, sealed it and handed it to the clerk in the outer room. With the generals who were fighting abroad and the high-quality civil servants from all over the country, Zhu Yongxing always maintained a close relationship
Correspondence. This is also a means of getting closer. Casual chats about big and small matters make people feel valued and favored.
Now, officials from various ministries have rushed to Guangzhou from Yunnan. Although the relocation of the political power center has not been completely completed, the main functions have been basically restored. This has greatly reduced Zhu Yongxing's work pressure. After the "small court meeting" in the morning, he went to Fuzhong in the afternoon
Deal with other things, or just laugh and relax with your family.
The sky is very blue, the sun shines warmly on the body, and the nose is full of the fragrance of flowers and plants, which makes people feel very comfortable. Although there is no major construction work in the palace, some renovations have been carried out. Before Zhu Yongxing entered the back house, Zhu Yongxing listened.
To my daughter’s giggling and childlike laughter.
In the yard, the little girl was held in the nurse's arms. From time to time she would take the snacks carried by the maid with her fat little hands and throw them on the ground. She would laugh happily as she watched the puppies jumping happily for food.
It is almost one year old. Although the baby can make sounds, it cannot consciously use words of address. When it saw Zhu Yongxing, it made a babbling sound in its mouth, but did not reach out to hug her. It seemed that the wet nurse was closer to her.
"Your Highness." The wet nurse and the maid knelt down to salute.
Zhu Yongxing waved his hands, smiled and stretched out his arms to hug his daughter, touching her little face. The little girl was not happy and tilted her head to dodge, making Zhu Yongxing laugh heartily.
Generally speaking, there is a difference between nine months of standing and eleven months of walking. Zhu Yongxing likes to hold his daughter and watch her stagger around. With the babbling sound, the little girl approaches the dog excitedly.
Sometimes his calves would feel weak, but Zhu Yongxing would always hold him upright.
The puppies gathered around the feet, sniffing and licking, which made the little girl even more interested. She barked excitedly and drooled.
"Your Highness, give Rou'er to the wet nurse, you, you have lost your identity like this." Mengzhu, who had been "grounded to think about her mistakes," snatched her out of the house, but there was no trace of loss or sadness on her face, and she was busy admonishing her.
"Family happiness, what's so disrespectful about it?" Zhu Yongxing laughed nonchalantly, picked up his daughter, and wiped the child's mouth with his sleeve.
When the child saw his mother, he was struggling in Zhu Yongxing's arms again. He stretched out his little hands and made a sound to hold her. Mengzhu took the child and Zhu Yongxing stopped playing and walked into the house helplessly.
"Your Highness—" Long Er was sitting on the bed and stood up to greet him, but Zhu Yongxing reached out to stop him.
"You are so heavy. You told me not to be so polite! What's more, you are in the inner house now." Zhu Yongxing was a little reproachful. He sat next to Long Er, holding his waist with one hand and stroking Long Er's increasingly pregnant belly with the other.
A look of joy appeared on his face again.
"Your Highness has a noble status. He is a three-dimensional imperial court at the top, and a heavy supporter at the bottom. Although he is tolerant to me, this courtesy cannot be discarded." Long Er said in a formal manner, and his serious look made Zhu Yongxing a little funny.
"Well, okay." Zhu Yongxing nodded perfunctorily, changed the topic and asked: "Another two months? Another little baby. Think about it, don't you think it's quite beautiful?"
Long'er smiled happily, leaned his head on Zhu Yongxing's shoulder, and said: "The old woman who came to serve me from the clan said that the thing in my belly is a boy!"
So awesome? Just caught up with the B-ultrasound. Zhu Yongxing was dubious, but still smiled and nodded, making Long Er even happier.
"Your Highness -" Long Er suddenly lowered his voice and moved his mouth closer to Zhu Yongxing's ear, "I am actually not a biological child of the Long family. I heard from my father that she was a child of the Han family that I picked up when I was a child..."
"Nonsense." Zhu Yongxing didn't know whether to laugh or cry. It was enough for You Mengzhu to just make up a story. What's more, he was treating everyone as fools!
"Really!" Long Er seemed aggrieved, but a smile flashed in his eyes.
"Don't take this nation seriously." Zhu Yongxing kissed Long'er's pouty mouth and consoled him: "You and Azhu are both my darlings, and I love you both equally. Don't get into trouble with me either."
She fights for the idea that everything will be prosperous if the family is harmonious, you know this truth."
"I will never compete with Sister Zhu." Long Er quickly clarified.
"Then don't create extraneous matters, causing disputes outside and making the inner house uneasy." Zhu Yongxing paused for a moment, then continued: "Speaking of which, Azhu's matter is also a test. I want to see how many people want to be with him.
How many people agree with me when I oppose you? Well, I just want to know what my prestige is now?"
"Your Highness is so powerful in the south, who dares to go against you?" Hearing this, Long Er raised his eyebrows first, "If you didn't stabilize people's hearts and fight in all directions, where would we be in this situation? How could we have such a big foundation?"