Regarding the war in Fujian, Shandong received information much earlier than the imperial court.
However, it is thousands of miles away and on the vast sea, and Shandong is beyond reach.
The only thing the General Staff can do is to discuss the war on the sand table.
"At present, the Dutch are looting the coast of Fujian. The local government in Fujian can only passively defend on land, but cannot take the initiative to attack. Zheng Zhilong is hiding on the other side of Funing to watch the fire. It seems that he is preparing to gain more benefits."
Zuo Hua's judgment was unanimously recognized by all senior leaders of the New Army.
Zheng Zhilong is a speculator.
In his heart, there is no national interest or national justice.
Some are just their own little calculations.
In Shandong and Fujian, not only did Zuo Hua personally visit the battlefield, but intelligence personnel from various places also kept sending back news.
Therefore, it is quite comprehensive in terms of information.
"The Dutch are very arrogant, their playing style is very rough, and they only focus on Xiamen. In my opinion, I am afraid they will suffer a big loss this time."
Zuo Yong studied the map and expressed his thoughts.
"The Dutch are bound to lose this battle anyway. Zheng Zhilong is fighting at home after all, and has the right time, place and people. There is no reason not to win."
Zuo Mengeng was even more determined.
Because he knows history.
"You mean...Zheng Zhilong can win a big victory?"
Huang Zongxi attaches great importance to his ideas.
Zuo Mengeng nodded and shook his head.
"Based on Zheng Zhilong's preparations, victory is definitely possible. But a big victory is absolutely impossible."
Zuo Mengeng walked to the sand table and pointed to the terrain of Liaoluo Bay.
"You see, although Liaoluo Bay looks like a pocket, the sea area is very wide. Even if Zheng Zhilong concentrates all his efforts, it is impossible to trap the entire Dutch fleet in the bay. If the Dutch want to run away, they can definitely run away.
Even if Zheng Zhilong's tactics were not sophisticated enough, he would not be able to defeat the Dutch fleet."
Everyone lay down on the sand table and after carefully studying the terrain of Liaoluo Bay, they had to agree with Zuo Mengeng's words.
Liaoluo Bay is actually more like an open sea than a bay.
Here, the fleet has enough space to maneuver, so it is impossible to fight a battle of annihilation.
Furthermore, after all, the Dutch had strong ships and powerful guns, and their weapons were far superior to Zheng Zhilong's.
This advantage is too obvious, giving the Dutch plenty of room to choose.
"Then tell me, what tactics will Zheng Zhilong use?"
Zuo Mengeng laughed and said matter-of-factly: "In addition to fire attack, is there anything else? If we really want to have a cannon fire with the Dutch, no matter how many ships Zheng Zhilong has, they won't be enough to attack them."
With only two cannons on each ship of the Zheng Group, there was no way it could be a match for the Dutch Galen ship.
Even if Zheng Zhilong bought a lot of Napoleon cannons, the lack of firepower density still could not make up for it.
But the Chinese have a wonderful method for fighting water wars since ancient times.
That's the fire attack.
And no matter the cost for fire attack.
No matter how powerful the Dutch fleet is, it will certainly not be able to withstand the overwhelming incoming fireships.
Now that Shandong has been completely pacified, the New Army has temporarily paused and entered a stage of rest and reorganization.
Zuo Menggeng and others had more time and began to pay attention to the situation in various parts of the world.
"In Shanxi, with Hong Chengchou entering Shanxi, we predict that the space for activities of the northwest bandits will become smaller and smaller. I'm afraid it will be difficult for them."
Liu Yiyuan spoke eloquently about the war in Shanxi, giving full play to his role as chief of general staff.
Just at this time, someone came in and submitted a piece of information to Zuo Menggeng.
After Zuo Mengeng saw it, he couldn't help but chuckle and said jokingly: "Chief of Staff Liu Da, you are in trouble this time."
Liu Yiyuan looked over.
"What happened?"
Zuo Mengeng handed over the information.
"There were conflicts within the Ming court, and Cao Wenzhao was demoted to Datong. Hong Chengchou lost his sharpest spear. I think the war in Shanxi will probably drag on for a long time and become complicated and confusing."
Everyone looked at each other in shock.
I really thought of everything, but I didn't expect that the Ming Dynasty would actually destroy the Great Wall.
In order to encircle and suppress the northwestern bandits, the Ming Dynasty concentrated all the troops it could mobilize in Shanxi, hoping to complete its success in one battle.
But as the saying goes, don't be afraid of not doing good things, just be afraid of not having good people.
At such a critical time, someone within the Ming Dynasty actually caused trouble.
The cause of the incident was a censor named Liu Lingyu.
In the early years, when Cao Wenzhao was in Hongdong, he had conflicts with Liu Lingyu, who was unemployed at home at the time, and they developed a grudge against each other.
This time during the encirclement and suppression of the northwest bandits, Liu Lingyu was transferred to Henan and served as the censor, and met Cao Wenzhao again.
When Yang Yuchun besieged Wang Ziyong, he was defeated by Li Zicheng and died in defeat.
At that time, Ma Fengyi, the commander-in-chief of Sichuan Shizhu, was not far away. After learning of the situation, he quickly sent troops to come to the rescue.
However, Ma Fengyi did not have enough troops and could not defeat Li Zicheng.
Just when Ma Fengyi was about to make the same mistake again, luckily Cao Wenzhao arrived.
Cao Wenzhao made a sudden attack on horseback, catching Li Zicheng off guard, and then rescued Ma Fengyi.
Of course Ma Fengyi was very grateful for this, and immediately held a banquet with wine to entertain Cao Wenzhao.
Just above the banquet, Cao Wenzhao and Liu Lingyu, old enemies, met.
The old grudges were aroused, and the two broke up unhappy.
Cao Wenzhao yelled at Liu Lingyu and led his army away.
As a civil servant, how could Liu Lingyu endure such shame and humiliation?
After I returned home, I became angrier and angrier, and my desire for revenge could no longer be tolerated.
"I am a high-spirited husband, who is upright and responsible for supervision. How can I allow him to be arrogant and domineering like a mere warrior? Our Ming Dynasty has its own national conditions. Even the slave family feels unworthy of me."
A gorgeous beauty wormed her way into Liu Lingyu's arms like a snake.
Liu Ye's eyebrows were tightly clustered, and she looked like she shared the same hatred with the enemy, which somewhat relieved Liu Lingyu's depression.
"Beauty, please calm down. It's just a martial artist. It's easy for me to control him."
Liu Lingyu's look made him faint, his face was ugly, he hugged the beauty tightly, and he completely lost the dignity of an official.
But the beauty did not regard Liu Lingyu's old, ugly and weak character as a bad thing, and tried her best to flatter her.
Liu Lingyu was so fascinated by the pleasure under the bed that he forgot about the world and heaven.
He didn't see at all that the beauty's eyes were full of pride.
No surprise, this beauty is none other than White Lotus Saint Xu Yaqing.
The government and army were oppressing them from all sides, and the lives of the northwest bandits were becoming increasingly difficult.
Xu Yaqing saw it in her eyes and felt anxious in her heart.
She was counting on the northwest bandits to cause chaos and provide her with a chance to take revenge.
How can we allow the northwest bandits to be wiped out?
She knew that the most capable person in the army was Cao Wenzhao.
As long as this person is dealt with, the northwest bandits will surely be able to take a breather.
The White Lotus Cult was unyielding and had great magical powers. They quickly discovered the conflict between Liu Lingyu and Cao Wenzhao.
Xu Yaqing found an opportunity and used her beauty to get close to Liu Lingyu.
Not only that, he also operated secretly and sent Liu Lingyu to Henan to face Cao Wenzhao.
Next, even without her eye drops, how could Liu Lingyu, a petty civil servant, not regain his position?