Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 297 Looking Northwest
The mighty army marched into Jiezhou City, another city that was captured without much fighting.

Not only the Ming Dynasty Restoration Army entered the city, but also the rebel army who had been very active in Shanxi in recent days.Su Shuhuan, the commander-in-chief of the Central Plains Corps who led the Ming Dynasty Restoration Army, and Duan Muwen, the leader of the Shanxi Rebel Army also met.Duanmuwen is a member of Jinyiwei, and naturally belongs to the military system, so there is no barrier.

Su Shuhuan praised: "Major Duanmu is really powerful. Now it is said that four of you went to Luliang, pulled thousands of rebels, took down half of Shanxi, and led the people to carry out the land revolution. You are really a good hand."

Duanmu Wen smiled and said: "It's the right thing to do things on errands, to relieve the king, and to share the worries of the people. The reason why Shanxi can develop so well is because the prince's army is so sharp that it completely wiped out the Manchus. ”

At the beginning, the rebel army of Duanmuwen, Fu Shan and others encountered some resistance from the Qing army. A multi-strand Qing army was formed, and finally the structure of Shanxi was established.

When the Central Plains Corps led by Su Shuhuan conquered Kaifeng and Luoyang one after another, and marched westward into Shanxi, there was basically no resistance in Shanxi, and the major state capitals had quickly replaced the Ming flag.Although this was done in most places, Ming Dynasty had actually acquired most of the northern regions in name, but the officials in these places were still officials of the Qing court. According to Bai Mingxiu's practice, these people were not used.

On the one hand, Shanghai has long been prepared to send a large number of "educated youths" who were transformed after the Jiangnan Campaign to serve as local officials in these areas; The military coordinates relative military control.

Duanmuwen continued to ask Su Shuhuan: "Is Commander Su planning to enter Shaanxi?"

Su Shuhuan nodded, and said: "Our corps received orders to recover all provinces, prefectures and counties one after another. Henan has basically been settled. Shanxi has you and Fu Shan, and Shaanxi and Gansu are next."

Duan Muwen asked one more question: "Will Commander Su enter beyond the Great Wall?"

Su Shuhuan said: "My instructions are to go to Jiayuguan. If a large-scale expedition is to be carried out in the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains outside Gansu, as well as in Qinghai, it will obviously require greater support from the Ministry of War. After all, my regiment only has 10 soldiers. Troops, and basically when they go to a place, they have to station some people, which means the number of troops becomes smaller and smaller as they fight."

Su Shuhuan observed the handsome Jin Yiwei Major in front of him. Beneath his handsome face, Su Shuhuan always felt that he could detect a dangerous aura. This aura did not mean that Duanmuwen was a disloyal rebel, but that a ship of that kind A restless adventurer, he is always looking for excitement and challenges.

It can be seen from the difficult operation of the four of him going to Lvliang and subduing the Lvliang bandits that Su Shuhuan has no enthusiasm for power, but loves challenges.

Duanmu Wen smiled and said: "Things in Shanxi have basically been decided. We just need to wait for the Council to send a provincial governor recognized by His Highness. I personally recommend Fu Shan. He is capable and popular." High, I can live up to the expectations of the public. After the Shanxi incident, I still have to apply for overseas assignment. Places where the Ming Dynasty is not peaceful, and even places outside the Ming Dynasty, need our Jinyiwei. I personally think that the northwest is a good choice. Now Manchuria was destroyed. Although it is said that Feiyanggu gathered some escaped Eight Banners and fled to Mongolia, the senior officials of Jinyiwei judged that Feiyanggu should not dare to go south again. So next, while stabilizing the Central Plains, he will also attack Mongolia. A crusade or disposal will be put on the agenda. The commander and I should both know who the prince is. No piece of Mongolia can be spared, and it will be swallowed up by our Ming Dynasty. Mobei is the three Khalkhas, and Moxi is The four Oirat tribes, and now the Khoshot Khanate has even taken over Uzang. Our Ming Dynasty needs a vast hinterland and development space, and we must acquire these."

Su Shuhuan frowned, and said: "What do you Jinyiwei think, are you going to act on your own, and make troubles in these places?"

Duanmuwen said with a smile: "Of course not. Any actions of Jinyiwei, including what I did in Shanxi before, are all approved by superiors. Once Jinyiwei goes berserk, he will be immediately abandoned by His Royal Highness. Undoubtedly. What I said is just some thinking in our unit now, and the final decision depends on His Highness. I will discuss these with you, Commander, and focus more on the connection between intelligence and military aspects.”

Su Shuhuan thought for a while and said: "The expedition to the northwest is a huge and delicate project. We have military advantages, but geographical difficulties will magnify our logistical difficulties, and the subsequent governance will also be a problem. There are many ancient dynasties in these places. There is an affair, but when there is a dispute, he will wait for an opportunity to escape. The prince has great wisdom and must fundamentally change this situation. If we really get the prince's order, our war may take longer than the war in the Central Plains time."

Duanmu Wen smiled and said: "I heard that His Royal Highness the Prince intends to form 8 cavalry divisions, which will be organized in the North China Military Region and the Northwest Military Region. When your Central Plains Corps becomes the Northwest Corps, I think you will be able to obtain four cavalry divisions. Yes, with a cavalry force of this size, it will be relatively easy."

The Restoration Army of the Ming Dynasty fought in the south before and formed a total of two cavalry divisions. The first cavalry division was brought out by Li Dingguo and was considered to have outstanding military achievements; the second cavalry division was an ace cavalry adapted from Bai Mingxiu's Mongolian cavalry.Later, the Restoration Army of the Ming Dynasty began to prepare to form the third cavalry division, which is now in the process of being formed.Bai Mingxiu also recruited two more cavalry divisions in the dungeon. If he really wanted to fight Mongolia directly, Bai Mingxiu would definitely recruit new soldiers to form a cavalry unit, and on the other hand, he would still buy people from the system.

At least in the vast area outside the Great Wall, the significance of cavalry is great.The cavalry of the Ming Dynasty's Restoration Army were generally equipped with lances and cavalry cannons. Compared with the traditional Mongolian cavalry, their combat effectiveness was naturally different.

The main targets faced by Duanmu Wen and Su Shuhuan were the Heshuote Khanate and the Yarkand Khanate. During this period, the Quasi-Ministry had not yet risen. Yarkand was the Green Sect Mongol Khanate descended from Chagatai, and its strength had also declined. no.

But in Monan, Bai Mingxiu didn't intend to let Fei Yanggu's remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the remnants of the suspected dungeons hang around so close to his capital, so Bai Mingxiu took the capital for less than half a month. Immediately recruited the Second Cavalry Division of the Ming Fuguo Army who was still in the south, and accompanied the army led by Jin Wang Li Dingguo to the north.Li Dingguo wanted to take over Shandong, while the Second Cavalry Division wanted to participate in the war in Monan Mongolia.

(End of this chapter)