Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 203
The shock caused by the fall of the Ming Dynasty Restoration Army in the south of the Yangtze River to the Qing court far exceeded that of the previous recovery of Yunnan, capture of Guangdong, and even the Southwest Campaign.At this time, the Qing court already knew very well what Jiangnan meant to their huge wild boarskin empire. In the Ming Dynasty, Nanzhili and Zhejiang were responsible for the main supply of grain and supplies to the capital and the northern regions.And with the passage of time, the importance of water transportation has become more and more powerful.

Historically, during the first Opium War, the British army captured Zhenjiang and blocked the water transportation. Emperor Daoguang immediately lost his sense of proportion and asked the British army for peace.

If the pacification of the five southwestern provinces was a heavy blow to the Manchu Qing, then Bai Mingxiu's occupation of Jiangnan was a fatal blow to the Manchu Qing.In the Ming Dynasty, the annual quota of water transport was basically 400 million shi, and in the Zhengde period, the maximum amount was more than 600 million shi.If water transportation is cut off, then the capital and Zhili areas are likely to fall into famine. In order to raise the rations required for the army to go on an expedition, it will take longer, which will inevitably lead to a drag on the entire logistics and make the Qing army's military efficiency even worse.

After Bai Mingxiu took Jiangnan, the first thing he did was to block all the tank boats and collect all the grain for the Ming Dynasty Restoration Army.In fact, Bai Mingxiu is not short of food at all. He still has enough food for hundreds of thousands of troops in his system warehouse for three to five years, and Guangdong, Myanmar and other places can already provide him with very rich food.

Bai Mingxiu also believed that problems would soon arise in the operation of the Qing court.

Although His Royal Highness is not on the front line, Bai Mingxiu appointed Shang Zhonghe, the former head of the 102nd Regiment and the current commander of the Army's 4th Division, as the front line commander.After Shang Zhonghe seized Wuhu and Ningguo Mansion again, he sent his troops across the Yangtze River and forced Luzhou Mansion (Hefei) to surrender in Kaesong.Immediately, Shang Zhonghe led the 4th Division and the 8th Division with a total of more than 2 people into Anqing Mansion.Anqing is the last force with considerable strength in the Jiangnan area, with more than 5000 men and horses.

The Qing army in Anqing chose to resist the Ming Dynasty's restoration army with strong walls and clear fields, while Shang Zhonghe was not in a hurry to attack the city, ordering the Ming army to occupy nearby counties and control the Yangtze River route.

Anqing is the throat of the Yangtze River. Once it is occupied, it will open the gateway to Huguang.

However, just when the Ming Dynasty's Restoration Army achieved impressive results one after another in Jiangnan, something came out.

When Bai Mingxiu got the news, he hurried to the General Headquarters of the East China Military Region of the Daming Restoration Army. It was set up in the former imperial city and is now the highest command post of the Jiangnan Ming Army's operations. Various campaign-level instructions are issued from here.

As soon as Bai Mingxiu came in, he saw Gu Yanwu who had been appointed by him as Yingtian Fu Yin.This great thinker changed his identity quite quickly. Gu Yanwu has real materials, and in fact, Bai Mingxiu has equipped him with an administrative team, so Gu Yanwu has been coordinating all the affairs in Nanjing recently, and he is doing very well.

When Gu Yanwu saw Bai Mingxiu, he bowed to him and saluted him. After meeting him, he said: "Your Highness, everyone has persuaded King Ying just now, and it has calmed down a bit. When the trouble was the worst, King Ying drew his sword and wanted to kill himself. Senior Colonel Long snatched the sword, just now he was about to hit the pillar again, but Major General Su Shuhuan stopped him."

Bai Mingxiu sighed and said: "It's normal for King Ying to feel ashamed. After all, it was he who arrested those traitorous ministers in Jiangnan a few days ago. As a result, now his own son has defected to the Qing court, and it's normal for his face to be dull."

Bai Mingxiu himself did not expect that Zheng Jing would be defeated in Jinxia.Just when he led the Ming army to become popular in the south of the Yangtze River, the Qing army in Fujian also took action.Shi Lang launched a large-scale offensive and fought fiercely with the Zheng army in Jinxia. In the end, Shi Lang was superior and defeated Liu Guoxuan. The Qing army captured Kinmen Island. Zheng Jing had no choice but to surrender to the Qing army. .Chen Yonghua, who assisted Zheng Jing, fled to Zhejiang.

Zheng Jing refused to be transferred and held [-] soldiers in Jinxia. In Bai Mingxiu's view, it was a good check to prevent the Qing army in Fujian from making rash moves. However, he did not expect that while he was making big moves, the Qing army would also make moves. There was a sudden attack, but Zheng Jing was poorly prepared. As a result, he was defeated and captured. Twenty thousand of Zheng's troops died, and some of them fled to Zhejiang, Chaoshan and Taiwan, and were taken over by the Ming Dynasty's Restoration Army.

But no matter what, this failure can be regarded as a failure that has little to do with him since Bai Mingxiu started fighting against the Qing Dynasty, but it should also be remembered on his own head.

Bai Mingxiu walked into the meeting room, and Zheng Chenggong, who looked sad and indignant, saw him, knelt down without saying a word, put the crown on his head on the ground, and cried: "Your Highness, my Zheng family has owed God, please Prince Jianguo will remove Zheng Sen's title."

Bai Mingxiu helped him up, and said calmly: "It was Zheng Jing who surrendered, not you. Besides, he was not assigned and acted on his own, and he had expected to end up like this. There is no need to worry about anything else." Having said that, King Ying, you just appoint another son as your son."

Zheng Chenggong actually knew that Bai Mingxiu would not touch him easily, this was a tacit understanding formed between the two.However, Zheng Chenggong still felt that in this incident, his face was so hot that making his son disgusted like this was considered a lie to his strength.

"Your Highness, please send me [-] elite soldiers, and I will definitely take Fujian back!"

Bai Mingxiu laughed, and said, "King Ying, you should be very clear about the operation of the Ming Dynasty Restoration Army, and you are an admiral of the navy, so it may not be suitable for you to fight land battles."

When Zheng Chenggong said he wanted to take back Fujian, he was somewhat angry and had thoughts of revenge.In fact, Bai Mingxiu is really not too worried about Fujian.He now has Guangdong in one hand and Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the other, sandwiching Fujian and Jiangxi in the middle. Although Fujian also has [-] to [-] troops, it is not enough to look at.

He already has news that after defeating Zheng Jing, Li Shuitai ordered Shi Lang to lead his troops to move to Zhejiang. However, Shi Lang was very cunning and knew that he could defeat Zheng Jing and Liu Guoxuan, but it was difficult for him to deal with the navy of the Daming Restoration Army. , so Shi Lang almost completely abandoned naval ships, but acted on land.

As for Dasu, who was still in command of the [-] Eight Banners, he didn't dare to leave Fuzhou at all, and stayed in Fuzhou stubbornly, for fear that he would end up like Hangzhou and Jiangning stationed in the Eight Banners after going out.

In view of the changes of the Qing army in Fujian, the Ming Dynasty Restoration Army also responded naturally.The 8th Division of the Ming Army, which was originally recovering land in various parts of Zhejiang, began to gather in Wenzhou Prefecture after the task was basically completed, preparing to deal with the Fujian Qing Army.In Guangdong, the new 10th Division and 11th Division, composed of soldiers from Guizhou and Guangxi, moved to the Chaoshan area after completing basic training, threatening Fujian.In addition to the 7th Division originally stationed in eastern Guangdong, Bai Mingxiu deployed more than 3 field troops in Chaoshan. He did not intend to directly attack the Qing army in Fujian, but to contain the enemy.

Bai Mingxiu's main target at this time is still the Huguang Qing army.

(End of this chapter)