After the news of Li Zicheng's south, Shi Kefa and Wu Yan resigned, Shang Yi also realized that the southern situation that had been improved suddenly became very cake. It is much more cake. Because your intelligence network basically detects the transfer of the Qing army, this also shows that the Qing army is likely to start the southern invasion again within this year, and the scale of the southern invasion will not be the scale of the southern invasion. Small than one.
Therefore, this time the successful battle that occurred in Nanjing was obviously a premeditated action of the Qing court. First, inciting the Donglin party members to make trouble, divorced the Nanming court and Li Zicheng, and then forced Li Zicheng to withdraw. The defense is almost blank. The Qing army can go eastward in the east of the river. I want to expect Liu Liangzuo and Huang Degong to block the troops where the Qing army eastward.
However, it is undeniable that the whole plan of the Qing court is indeed very clever. It is completely formulated for the temper of the Donglin Party. It makes full use of the Donglin party people to think that the personality weakness of the overall situation is regardless of the overall situation.
So from the current situation, although the Nanjing court is in danger, it will also adjust their troops to protect Nanjing, but the personality of the Donglin Party and the efficiency of the dragging of the dynasty. It is a dead city to go to Nanjing City. In this way, Nanjing is a dead city, and Zhejiang directly faces the possibility of the Qing army's offense.
Fortunately, a month ago, Shang Yi had such expected, so he was fully prepared within Zhejiang, and did not feel that there was anything suddenly and unexpected. On the other hand, in the victory of the Battle of Jianghuai, It also fully proof that the merchant army is indeed a strong army that can fight hard battles. Therefore, military and civilians in Zhejiang Province, etc., Shi, farmers' industry and commerce are full of confidence in the merchant army, and they did not cause much panic.
And in these months, the establishment of the Merchant Army's expansion of the army has been completed. Now Zhejiang includes seven infantry divisions, including northern Jiangsu and Huaixi, namely first, three, four, five, six,,,, respectively,,, respectively Seven, nine divisions; four infantry brigades, namely first, fifth, sixth brigade, another cavalry division, a special soldier brigade, equivalent to a brigade. Total forces are about 120,000. Now the seventh division, and the third, fifth brigade, are equipped with half of the weapons. In addition, there are also five preparatory travel, which is stepping up training. It is expected that one to two divisions will be established within the year, or two to three to three to three to three to three. A formal travel.
In the Shandong Theater, at this time, two infantry divisions were compiled, as a second, eighth division; three infantry brigades, second, fourth, seven brigades, another cavalry brigade and a special forces. About 10,000. Three of them are equipped with only half of the weapons. There are also three preparatory travels, and one division is set up within the plan.
At present, the total strength of the Merchant Military Army has exceeded 170,000. Although not all troops are equipped with enough weapons, compared with the total number of troops or overall combat capabilities compared with the Battle of the JAC, it has obviously obviously obtained obviously Raise. In addition, in the Navy Department, there are more than 36,000 troops, of which the force that can be used for land war can reach 15,000 people, which is also a supplementary force that cannot be ignored.
Therefore, after taking stock of his existing strength, Shang Yi once again realized that compared with his own time, he has sufficient strength. With a territory of 100,000 square kilometers, there are more than 8 million people who have enough financial and material resources, and it has occupied two large islands. That is to say, even if it fails, there is enough back road to retreat. What, just fight with the Qing army.
However, due to the expansion of the army, the Merchant Army will increase in the future of the military regiment. At present, the highest division -level establishment obviously cannot meet the current combat requirements. Therefore For military -level preparation, compile all the current strength into five troops.
Zhejiang Theater, the First Army: Jurisdiction of the First, Five, Nine Divisions, First, Five Brigade. Yu Cheng entered the commander of the army, Zhao Yingjie was the deputy commander, and You Hongliang was the chief of staff. The Ministry is located in Hangzhou; the Second Army: the third, the fourth division, the sixth division, the third brigade, the commander of the army as the commander of the army, the deputy commander of the Wang Xin, Liu Botao served as the chief of staff, the responsibility for the station in Jiangbei, the general headquarters set up In Yangzhou; the Third Army: The Ninth Division, Cavalry Division, Special Forces and Sixth Brigade, Yang Wuzhen served as the commander of the army, Duan Peng was the deputy commander of the army. In Hangzhou.
Shandong Theater, the Fourth Army: The Second Division, the second, the fourth brigade, the cavalry brigade and the special military regiment. The headquarters is located in Dengzhou; the Fifth Army: The Eighth Division under its jurisdiction, the seventh brigade. It is located in Mulingguan and is usually the power of the army commander of Tong Dayong.
Regarding such a new establishment, other people in the United Front Department have no opinions. After all, the entire army has ten divisions. If the division is also compiled as the highest level of combat, it will indeed make the command too much. It is the army commander of Zhou Shaozhen and two troops, but the Shandong theater is indeed too far from Zhejiang. It is not only to have a flying pigeon, but also too late to be a time -oriented command. Therefore And the number of fifth army is obviously small, in fact, only half of the army.
Because of time, members of the Military Ministry also served as previous duties, so personnel do not need to re -adjust. It can be said that it can be quickly compiled quickly. Shang Yi also started to consider. Overall combat arrangement.
Now the strategic plan of the Qing Army is very clear, that is, the main guards in Shandong, the Jianghuai restraint, and the main attacking the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. After the Qing army captured Nanjing, it will definitely focus on the strength of the army. In the Jiangnan area, I am afraid that it can only be based on strategic defense, and with Hangzhou and Suzhou as the core of the defense.
Because Hangzhou is currently the administrative agency of Shangyi Group, the families of most soldiers, and important factories, schools, and foreign ports are located near Hangzhou, so Hangzhou must not be lost. Suzhou is the Shangyi Group. Except for Hangzhou, the most important cities in Jiangnan, the main exported goods silk is almost all produced in Suzhou. At the same time, Suzhou is also connected to the Jiangbei area and controls the important strategic location of the Yangtze River. Therefore Keep.
Of course, blind defense is obviously not a strategy. What kind of defensive city pool has never been considered by Shang Yi. It is not only a strategic defense, but also to defend the attack.
The defense is just a preparation for counterattack. Therefore, Shang Yi soon began to consider how to launch a counterattack against the Qing army.
Although the Qing army really occupied the strategic initiative after seizing Nanjing, because this time the southern invasion of the Qing court itself was very strong, and the front was too long, the Merchant Army's counterattack point was still many.
First of all, Nanjing is the biggest weakness of the Qing army. Because Nanjing City itself is too large and the Yangtze River is coming to the Yangtze River.
Later, Zheng Chenggong used his own water advantage to launch a sudden attack on Nanjing from the entrance of the Yangtze River. It was very passive to fight the Qing army. If Zheng Chenggong was indecisive at the time, he repeatedly missed the fighter, and this battle could be captured.
But from this tactical perspective, this is undoubtedly an excellent case from the water raid from the water. Shang Yi can learn and use it, and compared with Zheng Chenggong at that time, Shang Yi’s sea strength is better, and at the same time control it.
With the Yangtze River entering Haikou, and the mistakes made by Zheng Chenggong, Shang Yi confident that he would never commit it again.
In addition, in Jiangbei, the two theater of Shandong, the Qing army's troops are relatively weak. In Shandong, although the Qing army has nearly 70,000 troops stationed, they are basically miscellaneous troops.
The theater has also been connected by itself, so you can concentrate his strength and choose a suitable place, such as Xuzhou, which Shang Yi has always missed, or the local active attack on the Qing army in Jinan, Luzhou, and other localities.
The Qing army can also restrain the Qing army's strength in Jiangnan.
At the same time, Shang Yi also has a bold branch. When necessary, it can completely hurt the absolute advantage of the Merchant Army Navy. Just like the rescue of Beijing last year, it launched a sudden attack from the sea.
But it is not Beijing, and it is the real old and Shengjing of the Qing court, that is, Shenyang of later generations.
Although the Qing court has been entered into the main Beijing, after all, it is not long. Sheng Jing still has a very important position in the minds of Manchu.
Both were built in Shengjing. Therefore, once Sheng Jing was attacked, it would be very heavy for the Qing court's spirit and heart, and at the same time, it was also a great encouragement for himself.
And now the main force of the Qing court has been moved to the Guan, and the defense outside the Guanzuan is very empty. Of course, in terms of the strategic concepts of this era, Guanwai is the absolute rear of the court.
But no one will think that the threat of enemies from the sea. Therefore, the success of Shengjing is very large. At the same time, it will also force the Qing court to have a lot of troops to return to the Guanbian.
To arrange enough troops, of course, the pressure in the south can be greatly reduced.
And because of the successful case of raid Beijing, the United Front Department also was also confident in the Shengjing plan of Shang Yi, and through the analysis of Shang Yi, it also fully realized that the Qing army still had so many weaknesses. Therefore
There is no big deal in Nanjing's loss. As long as Shang Yi is there, you can still defeat the Qing army.