"At present, the Spaniards in Luzon have learned about the situation here and sent warships to support them. Unfortunately, they were all old and broken ships, and they were all sunk by us. Since then, there has been no movement from the Spaniards.
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At the combat meeting, Zuo Hua informed Zuo Mengeng of the current situation.
Nie Dapeng, chief of staff of the Third Marine Division, helped him supplement.
"According to the information we have, Spain does not have many troops in Luzon, and they are scattered on various islands. We have an absolute advantage in terms of weapons, military strength and people's hearts."
Zuo Mengeng knew the advantages in weapons and troop strength.
As for the human heart...
"Will the Han people in Luzon help?"
"I have sent someone over to contact you. It shouldn't be a big problem. The Han people over there were bullied miserably by the Spaniards, and their hatred is as deep as the sea. They will definitely turn to us."
"Don't be so confident. Some people are very servile. If you trust them too much, they might sell you out."
When everyone heard this, they quickly calmed down. At the same time, they felt deeply regretful, not as thorough as Zuo Mengeng.
Zuo Menggeng is most aware of some of the bad qualities among the Han people.
Although the Spaniards were very cruel to these Han people when they ruled Luzon, they also killed these Han people in fear.
In particular, the lack of any response from the imperial court, which they had hoped for, made these Han people even more desperate.
Under such circumstances, relying on the strong and accepting adversity has become the belief of many people.
The Xia Kingdom had no friendship with these people, and they did not understand the situation in the Xia Kingdom. How could they dare to resist the Spaniards in such a hasty manner?
We must not place our hopes against the Spaniards on these people.
In other words, even the Dutch are much more trustworthy than these Han people.
You can use it, but you don’t expect it or believe it.
This was the instruction Zuo Mengeng gave to Zuo Hua and others.
Besides, with Xia Jun's current strength, it would be a big joke if it couldn't even deal with Spain's power in Luzon.
The Spaniards have a total of more than ten old warships in Luzon, and the number of troops they can use for fighting is no more than a thousand, including civilians.
Facing the heavily armed regular army of Xia State, failure was doomed.
"We plan to train in Taiwan for about three months and then start the attack on Luzon."
Zuo Hua and others had obviously formulated a corresponding combat plan and submitted it to Zuo Mengeng.
It took a bit long, but Zuo Mengeng was not dissatisfied.
There must be something he doesn't know about the situation on the front line.
"We learned that the rainforest over Luzon is dense, the climate is hot, and poisons are everywhere. If we rush over there, our soldiers' physical fitness is not suitable, and it is easy to suffer a large number of non-combat attrition. The climate here in Taiwan is somewhat similar to Luzon, so
I plan to let the troops get used to it here first, and then rush over."
Gu No. 2 Middle School loves its soldiers as much as its sons, and would rather take things slowly than to let the soldiers suffer in vain.
Zuo Mengeng admired his ideas.
"The environment in Southeast Asia is definitely a place that tests the limits of the human body. If you can take it seriously, don't advance rashly, and don't underestimate the enemy, you will not worry about not being able to win. If it doesn't work for three months, it will take half a year, and if it doesn't work for half a year, it will take one year. Spain is now toothless.
The tiger cannot muster much strength to fight us."
Spain has now passed its glory days and has gradually begun to decline.
On the European side, they were taught lessons by the Netherlands and the United Kingdom one after another. They suffered heavy losses and had no time to take care of themselves.
The large colonies in the Americas also need enough power to maintain.
Moreover, Spain's basic base is still in the Americas, which is far more important than Luzon.
Under such circumstances, it is absolutely impossible for Spain to mobilize troops from other places to support Luzon.
Even if it does come, its strength is limited, and it is definitely no match for the East China Sea Fleet and the Second Marine Division.
Not to mention, there are Dutch people here to help.
However, Luzon is a vast territory. Not only must we eliminate the Spaniards, but we must also control the various islands. We must have a strong command structure.
On his way to Taiwan, Zuo Menggeng had already discussed it with the Central Committee.
"In view of the combat situation here, the headquarters decided to establish the Luzon Army Group and set up the Army General Headquarters to be uniformly responsible for the combat missions in Luzon."
Everyone present will immediately straighten their backs, full of expectation.
This approach is not new among Xia Jun.
During the Korean War, the Eastern Army was formed, and everyone saw the results.
This time we are going to fight against Luzon. Although the enemy is not very strong, the joint operations of many arms of the navy and the army are impossible without unified command.
Zuo Menggeng began to read out the appointment.
"Commander-in-Chief of Luzon Group Army, Zuo Hua."
Although Zuo Hua is a naval general and is not responsible for landing operations, he is an admiral and the person with the best military rank here, so he can only be the commander-in-chief.
Besides, Zuo Hua doesn't know anything about land warfare either.
For such a big battle, it is enough for him to be able to coordinate the various arms in the middle.
It is appropriate that Gu No. 2 Middle School, who is responsible for the landing operations, serves as the deputy commander-in-chief.
Even Gong Duan, the governor of Taiwan, also held a position in the Luzon Army, responsible for the management and supply of materials for military operations, the construction of ports and docks, the placement and processing of wounded soldiers, and many other tasks.
Major military operations will inevitably require the support of administrative agencies.
Zuo Menggeng knew very well that in the battle of Luzon, kung fu was outside the battle.
He looked at Zheng Zhilong.
"Have you adapted to the ships delivered to you?"
Speaking of this, Zheng Zhilong smiled all over his face.
"Thanks to General Zuo's help, there is no problem in sailing on the sea like this."
After all, he has been a pirate for many years, and sailing is his special skill.
Even though Xia's new warships are very different, Zheng's pirates are still faster to use than Xia's new recruits.
In this case, Zuo Mengeng decided to assign a task.
"You have also heard that it will take a lot of time for the army to officially enter Luzon. But we must not allow the Spaniards over there to be fully prepared and increase our casualties. In addition, the situation in Luzon needs to be reported back from time to time so that the army can grasp it.
.We also need to let the Han people over there know how powerful they are, so that they will know who to favor at the critical moment. There must be some Han people who hate the Spaniards, and they can provide some help when necessary. Anything that can cause trouble for the Spaniards
, you can all do it.”
Hearing that he could take action, Zheng Zhilong immediately became happy.
"Your Highness, can we plunder Spanish merchant ships?"
Zuo Mengeng's words are concise and concise.
"You can do whatever you want. The country doesn't know and doesn't want to know."
Well, even the straitjacket has been removed.
The Zheng brothers all showed cruel smiles.
It was obvious that the Spaniards were in trouble. This chapter has been completed!