The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 23 Development Planning
Anyway, for the current Daming Restoration Army, it is best not to have such a complicated tactics as nine advances and ten serials.

Because such tactics cannot be practiced within a period of time.

For the Restoration Army of the Ming Dynasty, the simpler and more brutal the tactics, the better.

The more quickly and proficiently you can control it, the better!
……

That night, Zhu Hongyu called a meeting of the generals of the Daming Restoration Army.

After everyone was assembled, Zhu Hongyu came directly and said.

"Most of our brothers were lured from the stream to the mine by the red hair."

"Before that, most of the brothers settled in Jiannei, and there were still wives and children at home."

"Now I'm waiting for an incident, but my family must not ignore it."

"If we don't care about our family members, they will be slaughtered by the inhuman red hair sooner or later."

"So, now we need to do two things!"

"One is to find a home for ourselves that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. This mine must not stay!"

"The second is to send people to Jiannei, and take all the brothers' families with them to resettle them."

"Who will do these two things?"

Zhu Hongyu glanced around and asked.

They did not choose to settle in the mine because although the mine is remote, it is not easy to defend and difficult to attack.

The terrain around the mine is flat and open, which is not conducive to the defensive side.

If the Spaniards encircle and suppress, they can mobilize troops from all directions.

At that time, they will definitely not be able to hold on!
Therefore, they had to choose a new place to settle down!
Li Guangyuan stood up and said.

"General, let me do this!"

"I will take a team to pick up the brothers' families in Jiannei."

Zhu Hongyu nodded, which was considered to be an agreement.

Hu Dinggao on the side also spoke.

"Leave me the matter of finding a new place to settle down. I know that there is a river valley about thirty miles to the east, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack."

"As long as we can block the front and back of the valley, the red hair can't do anything to us."

"It's just that there are several indigenous tribes near that place, so I'm afraid it's not a small threat."

Zhu Hongyu nodded and said.

"Okay, I think it's okay, Dinggao, you take someone to explore the road first."

"As for the nearby indigenous tribes, hehe, we have six or seven hundred men who dare to fight and fight hard. Are we afraid that some indigenous tribes will fail?"

"Suppress them!"

It can only be said that the miners are worthy of being the best soldiers. During this period of time, Zhu Hongyu's training for them has achieved initial results.

Zhu Hongyu asked the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty Restoration Army to let go of eating and drinking, and supplement their bodies with nutrition, while stepping up their training.

After a few days of hard work, these soldiers of the Great Ming Restoration Army have begun to show the temperament of soldiers.

Let these recruits fight with the same number of Spanish soldiers, they are definitely not opponents.

After all, the Spanish colonial empire was not given by God, but was built by their soldiers with swords and guns.

Spain conquered the Inca Empire with a population of tens of millions with a few thousand people.

Although it is largely due to the loose organization of the Inca Empire, the army's combat power is so powerful, and the reason for the smallpox virus.

But no one can deny that the combat effectiveness of the Spanish army is definitely the first-class and the most powerful in this era!

Most of the Spanish soldiers stationed in Manila are well-trained and have rich battlefield experience, which is by no means comparable to these recruits of the Ming Dynasty Restoration Army.

But if the enemy is an aborigine who has no organization and training and relies on blood and courage to fight, the Da Ming Restoration Army will surely win.

Under normal circumstances, when the Liberation Army fired a neat row of guns, the natives would collapse!

Zhu Hongyu continued to talk about other things.

"There is one more important thing, we are running out of food on hand."

"Although Hongmao has stored a lot of food in the warehouse, recently, in order to intensify his training, he let his brothers let go to eat."

"The consumption of food is very fast. If there is no income, it is inevitable to sit and eat!"

Shi Yongxin asked.

"General, is the food we have enough to last until the red-haired food delivery team arrives?"

Zhu Hongyu nodded and said.

"almost!"

"But when Guangyuan and the others bring back the family members of the brothers, our number will increase by a large amount."

"Even if we snatch Hongmao's food delivery team by then, I'm afraid the food won't last long!"

Liu Shantai stroked his chin and asked thoughtfully.

"What does the general mean?"

Zhu Hongyu nodded.

"We have no food, but the Spaniards have."

"There are Spanish manors everywhere outside Manila, and grabbing one at random is enough for us to eat and drink for a long time."

"If it doesn't work, I can still use the gold and silver I robbed to buy food with the Chinese compatriots in Jiannei!"

"But if we want to rob the Spaniard's manor, we can't act recklessly. It's like a bandit who wants to step on the plate when he cuts off the goods. We have to do it, and we have to find out the situation around the city of Manila."

"This matter is very important. It even concerns whether we can stop the Spaniards from encircling and suppressing us. Who will do it?"

Shi Yongxin stood up and clasped his fists and said.

"General, let the subordinates go!"

Zhu Hongyu nodded and said.

"Okay! Then I will leave this matter to Brother Shi."

For Zhu Hongyu, although the food issue is important, it is not the most important.

Manila is located in the tropics, with abundant products and fertile land. It does not even require intensive cultivation, and it can grow with just a few seeds.

No matter what, there will be no shortage of food!

What he really cares about is intelligence!
He knew that his Ming Restoration Army would not be the opponent of the Spaniards. If they were stationed in one place, they might be able to stalemate in the early stage.

But when the Spaniards mobilized their forces to besiege, they would not be able to stop them.

Therefore, in the face of the encirclement and suppression by the Spaniards, the solution for Zhu Hongyu to get along is to fight guerrillas!
If you can't fight head-on, then I won't fight you head-on, and will lead you around in the woods.

Therefore, this highlights the importance of intelligence!

Without intelligence support, people who are not familiar with the place, still want to fight guerrillas?
What about trouble? !
The reason why Zhu Hongyu wanted to find a foothold while planning to fight a guerrilla was to resettle his family.

If you are fighting guerrillas with your family members, what is the difference from rogues?
Moreover, he also needs such a foothold that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. While fighting guerrillas, from time to time, he will grab some craftsmen from outside, grab some supplies, grab some people to go back, and slowly farm and develop.

Otherwise, he will really become a rogue!

……

All kinds of things have been arranged, and the subordinates will do it separately.

Zhu Hongyu continued to drill the soldiers!
The sound of shouting and killing resounded throughout the mine, and each and every one of the fairly neat phalanxes was constantly practicing.

Zhu Hongyu added a running training to the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty Restoration Army, long-distance running with weights.

Because being able to run is the most important thing in guerrilla warfare other than intelligence.

At the same time, the mine's copper smelting furnace did not stop working.

The craftsmen sweated and forged sharp copper spearheads.

Install the spearhead on the length of the stick, and you have a spear.

Although copper is a bit soft, it is not suitable for making weapons, but that is compared to steel.

But compared with the sharpened wooden sticks used by the Liberation Army today, copper is stronger than wood no matter how soft it is.

(End of this chapter)