Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 165 Preparatory Meeting for the Jiangnan Campaign
After all, Jinyiwei is a huge intelligence and spy unit that has existed for more than 200 years and is loyal to the imperial power. Although its influence has been weaker than that of the eunuch and spy agencies such as Dongchang and Xichang after the mid-Ming Dynasty, even when the commander encountered the East Factory and the Superintendent Make a big salute.But after all, Jinyiwei has been in business for so many years, and there are organizations and hidden stakes in various places.

Jin Yiwei has military attributes, so they naturally belong to military households, so these secret spies are passed down from generation to generation, and many hidden posts will not be activated even for several generations. Task.

Of course, this mechanism also means that many hidden stakes have never been triggered, and the descendants have no loyalty to it, and slowly it is tantamount to leaving the organization.What's more, now that the dynasty has changed, many people can't be contacted, and even evaporated.

Despite this, Xiang Xingtian restructured the organization as much as possible using the resources of the original Jinyiwei and Dongchang, and trained new intelligence personnel in Guangdong.During the Southwest Campaign, Jin Yiwei not only served as the bodyguard of His Highness the Crown Prince, but also made outstanding contributions in intelligence work along with the wolf-like Crown Prince.

Xiang Xingtian said at this time: "...According to the intelligence compiled by Jin Yiwei, the Qing army had previously imagined that the three armies would invade Guangdong and get rid of us first. But the situation has far exceeded their expectations. Our Ming Dynasty Restoration Army It achieved the integration of east and west, completely controlled the southwest, and defeated the two vassals, as well as all the Qing armies led by Zhao Butai and Li Guoying. In order to launch the offensive against Guangdong, the Qing army tried its best to mobilize troops from the north and south of the Yangtze River, and also sent all the Eight Banners Forbidden Brigade stationed in Beijing. It is in the hands of Da Su and Mulima. Now Jiangnan's military strength is mainly in the hands of Jiangnan Governor Lang Tingzuo. Lang Tingzuo's relatively insufficient troops actually gave us an opportunity to take advantage of."

Chief of the General Staff Tian Guang'an said: "In the 13th year of the Yongli calendar, King Ying and Mr. Cangshui (Zhang Huangyan) led troops to attack Jiangnan from the sea, and there was a great earthquake in the south of the Yangtze River. At that time, it was Lang Tingzuo who guarded the south of the Yangtze River. Most of the family's warships are transferred to the prince to supervise the country, so it is impossible for Lang Tingzuo not to do more defense."

Xiangxing Tian smiled and said: "What Chief of Staff Tian said is very true. The governor of Jiangnan, Lang Tingzuo, has sent two letters to the Qing court, requesting that troops be dispatched to defend Jiangnan and troops from Jiangxi, and he has repeatedly stated the significance of Jiangnan to the Qing Dynasty. However, not only Lang Tingzuo, but Murima in Hunan also said that because he was attacked on both sides, the situation changed drastically, and he hoped that the Qing court would continue to reinforce him. Li Sutai in Fujian also asked the Qing court for soldiers and horses. I started to recruit local braves, in an attempt to expand my strength to resist our Great Ming Master."

Bai Mingxiu asked: "Commander, what do you think? Will the Qing army quickly replenish the troops in Jiangnan?"

"I think you have more energy than you want. Jiangnan has the Eight Banners Garrisoned in Jiangning and the Eight Banners Garrisoned in Hangzhou. Before that, because they wanted to attack my Ming Fuguo Army, some of them have been withdrawn. Now the combined number of the Eight Banners stationed in the two places is less than 4000. Lang Tingzuo now has about 3 soldiers and horses in the green battalion. There are not many soldiers and horses, and they mainly defend big cities and important strongholds. Even if the Qing court can dispatch troops from other places, it will take time to reach Jiangnan, and the decision-making process of the Qing court It is not so fast, so if our army moves quickly, we can enter the south of the Yangtze River before the reinforcements of the Qing army arrive."

Zheng Chenggong had a slightly different opinion. He said: "Our army has won a new victory and won the three provinces in the southwest. The Qing army never expected that we would send troops to the south of the Yangtze River immediately. If you think about it normally, you should sort it out first and get money. We can fight again only when we have to prepare our goods, expand our army and prepare our troops. The minister thinks that not only the Qing army will not think that we will launch new military operations soon, but will judge that we are on the defensive, or prepare to order Jingnan General Murima to send troops quickly. Guangdong, defeat our army as soon as possible when our teachers and teachers are exhausted. What my colleagues in the army think is that the Qing army is judged by the ability of our national restoration army. It is absolutely impossible for the Qing army to think that we have such capabilities. , you can send troops in succession."

Bai Mingxiu also held the same opinion. The Qing army could not have imagined the organizational capabilities of the Ming Dynasty Restoration Army.Of course, even so, the Ming Dynasty Restoration Army needs at least 3-4 weeks of rest before embarking on the journey again.But to be able to fight again after a month's rest is already unimaginable.

In fact, the few divisions that Bai Mingxiu stayed in Guangdong for new training did not need any rest and could go directly to battle.On the contrary, what made Bai Mingxiu wait now was actually a careful battle plan and logistical issues.

Xiang Xingtian also said: "The Qing army in Fujian has not yet made any obvious moves, and they are still very wary of Zheng Jing. As for Hunan, it seems that the Qing army is making frequent moves and is preparing to send troops soon, but we judge that the Qing army is not yet ready The conditions for the expedition, their food transfer has not yet been completed, and the firearms in the armaments are also insufficient. After Hong Chengchou knew that our Ming Dynasty Restoration Army mainly built an army with firearms, he recruited craftsmen in Jingchu to make bird guns and cast artillery. He also tried Looking for Westerners to order, but the way of the Dutchman he wanted to find has been cut off."

Bai Mingxiu said leisurely: "So, it may happen that when our army attacks Jiangnan, Hong Chengchou, an old traitor, may persuade Murima to attack the rear of our Guangdong, right?"

Xiang Xingtian said: "From the analysis and judgment of the collected information, there is such a possibility, and it is extremely high."

Zheng Chenggong himself still has some complaints about Bai Mingxiu's aggressive desire to take Jiangnan. I don't know whether it is because of his experience in Jiangnan a few years ago, or because he is worried about the strength of the Fuguo Army. Prudence is the best choice.

"Mulima and Hong Chengchou hold an army of [-], which can almost be said to be the last large-scale field corps of the Qing Dynasty south of the Yangtze River. Once they launch an offensive against Guangdong, we have to be prepared."

Comrade Chief of the General Staff was somewhat disapproving, Tian Guangan said: "It is actually not that difficult to deal with the Huguang Qing army. The troops left in Guangdong with 1-2 divisions, plus the troops we are newly training, are enough to rely on northern Guangdong to build The line of defense is as strong as gold. And now the King of Jin controls the Three Gorges, and the downstream can directly threaten the rear of Huguang. Once Murima enters Guangdong, the King of Jin will send troops from Kuizhou to attack Jingzhou and Wuchang along the river. The overall strategic pattern is still beneficial to our military."

It can be said that Li Dingguo's strategic plan of connecting the east and west and occupying the southwest was indeed a great idea.On the overall strategic sand table, it is difficult for the Qing army to completely contain the Ming army, and the Ming army has Sichuan in the west to contain Huguang, and has sea power to contain Jiangnan and Fujian. The Qing army will face the Ming army's multi-point tactics , It is very likely to pick sesame seeds and lose watermelon.

(End of this chapter)