The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 201 Forces!

The enthronement ceremony was over, Zhu Hongyu forcibly suppressed the agitation in his heart, and walked down the high platform steadily.

Amidst the cheers of the crowd, he got on his horse!

Zhu Hongyu is dressed in a military uniform, with a straight back and a heroic face, as if a god descended from the earth!

Especially against the backdrop of the miracle that just happened, it seemed that Zhu Hongyu's power was extremely extraordinary!

Thousands of Liberation Army turned back on the spot, and their movements were uniform.

The nails clanged, and the bayonet shone coldly!

Surrounded by many soldiers, Zhu Hongyu rode back to the military government office which was renamed Jianguo Xingyuan.

Then, he issued three edicts one after another!

The first imperial edict was to make himself King of Chu.

As the clan status of the King of Chu, restore the title of the King of Chu.

Then there was the canonization of the concubines of Princess Chu, with Li Lingxiu as his main concubine, Zheng's daughters Zheng Xuan and Kaya as his side concubines.

Although these are only Zhu Hongyu's own family affairs, from now on he is the supervisor of the country and the preparation for the emperor.

The emperor has no personal affairs!
Although Zheng Chenggong was a little dissatisfied with Zhu Hongyu for only letting his daughter be his concubine, but with the miracle of the enthronement ceremony ahead, he couldn't say anything.

For Zhu Hongyu, although Zheng Chenggong is his most important foreign aid, not even one of them!

But it's just foreign aid!

His real foundation is the Liberation Army!
Standing behind Li Lingxiu was not only Li Guangyuan alone, but also the entire civil servants and generals of the Guangfu Army.

If Zhu Hongyu pushed his subordinates outside in order to win over Zheng Chenggong, that would be putting the cart before the horse!

The second edict was to upgrade the Department of Internal Affairs to the Cabinet of the Ming Dynasty, and the Department of Military Affairs to be the Governor's Office of the Five Armies.

All the departments under the Department of Internal Affairs were upgraded to departments, and the departments under the Department of Military Affairs were also upgraded to departments. The Department of the Army and the Department of the Navy were established under the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies to take charge of the affairs of the Army and Navy.

Zhu Hongyu took the post of Chief Governor of the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion, and Shi Yongxin continued to serve as Minister of the Army, and Zhu Hongyu gave Zheng Chenggong the position of Minister of the Navy.

Zheng Chenggong readily agreed, and his resentment towards Zhu Hongyu for not letting his daughter be his concubine dissipated a lot!

The same is true for the cabinet, with almost no changes in the heads of various departments.

To put it bluntly, that is to say, the brand has been changed, and everything else remains the same!
The third edict was a call to action for the Northern Expedition plus a military order for the mobilization of the entire army.

Zhu Hongyu ordered the whole army to mobilize immediately to prepare for the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains and recover Qiongzhou!

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Following the issuance of Zhu Hongyu's edict to supervise the country, the military government was busy from top to bottom.

The materials that have been prepared in advance are mobilized in large quantities.

Zheng Chenggong transferred a large-scale transport fleet from the senior officials to help the military government transport troops and transport supplies.

Those soldiers who barely completed the training in the recruit camp were quickly incorporated into various units, and a large number of ordnance was sent out.

All the troops quickly completed full loading and were ready for battle!
Zhu Hongyu and Zheng Chenggong met in the flower hall, but this time their seats changed, they were no longer sitting opposite each other.

Zheng Chenggong consciously took the seat next to Zhu Hongyu!

Below the two are the many high-level officials of the Guangfu Army and Zheng Jun.

Zhu Hongyu pondered for a while, then asked.

"This Northern Expedition to Qiongzhou, how many troops does Lao Taishan plan to send?"

Qiongzhou is lonely overseas, in the eyes of the Qing court, it is a worthless wild land, and it doesn't pay much attention to it.

And because of the hot and humid climate in Qiongzhou, the northerners could not adapt to the local environment, and the pampered Eight Banners were unwilling to go to Qiongzhou to station.

Therefore, there is no Eight Banners soldiers in Qiongzhou, a big city.

The only few thousand green battalions were directly reorganized by the guards of the Ming army who surrendered.

How good the combat effectiveness will be, it can only be said that it has the demeanor of the Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers 200 years later!

During the Northern Expedition to Qiongzhou, Zhu Hongyu mobilized 6000 people in one go, which is the strength of two regiments.

Facing the thousands of green camps in Shangqiongzhou, it is definitely a sledgehammer.

However, this Northern Expedition is not the end of Qiongzhou.

The Ming army still wanted to fight Macau, and depending on the situation, they had to intervene in the war on the mainland, harassing the coast of the Manchu Qing, and trying to slow down the speed of the Manchu Qing counter-insurgency.

Not enough troops!
The reason why Zhu Hongyu asked this was to know how much troops Zheng Chenggong could devote to the Northern Expedition.

Zheng Chenggong said.

"I can mobilize [-] sailors and [-] warships!"

"The infantry will not be transferred. In order to prevent the Dutch from attacking, the generals need garrison protection!"

Although Daming and the Dutch had peace talks for the time being, they even signed a peace agreement!

However, the agreement is signed, isn't it just to be torn up?
In case Zheng Chenggong transferred all the garrisons of the senior officials away, and showed the opportunity to the Dutch, the Dutch would be a sliding shovel...

Isn't that the end of the calf?

In addition, Zheng Jun still has two strongholds in Kinmen and Xiamen on the mainland. These two important strongholds along the coast of Fujian, facing the huge military pressure of the Qing army, also need to be guarded by troops.

The reason why Zhu Hongyu was able to mobilize more than half of his troops for the Northern Expedition in one go was because Luzon was far away from the mainland and there was no military threat from the Qing court. He only needed to guard against the Dutch.

The second is because he has been making all the people soldiers.

He led the Northern Expedition of the 4000 Restoration Army, and there were indeed only [-] to [-] people left on Luzon Island to garrison, and the force was a bit weak.

However, in the military government where all the people are soldiers, there are many militias!
The soldiers and civilians under the rule have basically mastered certain military skills.

One hundred thousand people, that is one hundred thousand militiamen!

If you want to drag them to the battlefield to line up and shoot them, you will definitely not be able to fight.

But if it's just guarding the place, especially if the guarding place is their own home, then it's definitely fine.

The situation under the Guangfu Army is different from that under Zheng Chenggong!

Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly, and no longer asked Zheng Chenggong to mobilize more troops.

Another point is that although Zheng Jun's water strength is very strong.

But in terms of land warfare, except for a small number of elites such as the Iron Man Army, the combat effectiveness is relatively hip.

Because naval warfare and land warfare in this era are not the same thing at all, regardless of whether it is the East or the West, in this era of naval warfare, gang jumping is the most commonly used tactic.

And because the terrain on the ship is narrow, it is not conducive to the deployment of large-scale military formations.

Therefore, the most important thing in naval warfare is the personal strength and courage of soldiers.

However, land warfare relies on unity and discipline, united as one, and prohibition!
If a group of wandering soldiers who are accustomed to being free and undisciplined are required to fight a dignified battle, the result can be imagined!

Therefore, the main force of the land battle can only be fought by the Liberation Army!

Zhu Hongyu asked again.

"How are the results and seizures after the war distributed?"

The current Zheng Chenggong can't be regarded as Zhu Hongyu's subordinate. He belongs to the kind of military leader who has territory and strength and separates one side.

The two sides are at best allies!
Since they are allies, they must make a plan for the distribution of benefits in advance.

Zhu Hongyu is very clear about this point!

Zheng Chenggong pondered for a while, as if he had made up his mind, he spoke.

"Everything is at the discretion of His Highness Jian Guo!"

Zhu Hongyu's face was obviously stunned. He wondered if Zheng Chenggong had taken the wrong medicine.

Although he admits that Zheng Chenggong is a national hero, he is still loyal to Daming.

At the very least, before Zheng Ming's demise, he always carried the banner of Daming.

But is Zheng Chenggong really so loyal now?

Do you want to lose your semi-independent status?
Does he know what the things he said in public today represent?
(End of this chapter)