The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Zhu Hongyu tapped his knuckles on the table and said.

"Currently, the Qing court's military strength in the southern country is empty, and there are not enough Eight Banners soldiers to oversee the battle. The combat effectiveness of the Green Battalion is extremely limited."

"Our army should seize this strategic window as much as possible, and take advantage of the Qing army's failure to react, weaken the Qing court and expand our Ming's strength."

When the generals heard the words, they all looked at Zhu Hongyu, wanting to know what he meant.

Zhu Hongyu just smiled and said.

"First of all, we must make sure that our army's first priority is to persuade Geng Jingzhong, who is wavering, to surrender."

"Let Geng Jingzhong raise his flag against the Qing, encourage him to attack Jiangnan, where the Qing court was empty, and help our army block the first wave of counterattacks by the Qing court's heavy troops coming down from the north."

"Buy time for our army to expand and reorganize, and calmly mobilize troops to expand outward!"

The Ming army has fought hard for many years, and they have been mobilized for thousands of miles. Even with the convenience of water transportation, the army is exhausted.

Need to rest!

Although Zhu Hongyu now has a lot of recruits who have completed basic training, he will not allow recruits who have formed a system to be directly drawn to the battlefield without veterans to fight against the main force of the Qing army.

It is best for the recruits to go to the battlefield for the first time, and the intensity of the battle should not be too high.

It might be a good choice to fight bandits and grass bandits, or the green battalion of the Qing army.

During the period when the main force of the Ming army was resting, someone had to stand up and take up the overall situation of resisting the Qing Dynasty to share the pressure for the Ming army.

Otherwise, the Qing court would not have given the Ming army time to rest and recuperate!

Therefore, Zhu Hongyu has his eye on Geng Jingzhong!
He didn't believe that the Ming Dynasty wiped out the Qing Dynasty's Jiangning Eight Banners, and the Jiangnan Green Battalion was severely injured, so the empty Jiangnan was in front of Geng Jingzhong's eyes, and Geng Jingzhong could not be moved.

Not everyone has Zhu Hongyu's strategic determination!
As long as Daming can persuade Geng Jingzhong to surrender, it will be a shock to the Southern Kingdom.

……

Fujian is not far from the south of the Yangtze River. Geng Jingzhong, who stayed in Fuzhou City, was an important official of the Qing court who got the detailed report of the battle of Qixia Mountain almost immediately.

Looking at the records of the Qing court's losses in this battle in the battle report, a pair of eyes shone with brilliance.

He seemed to see an opportunity!

Give yourself a chance to wear a white hat!
During a northern expedition by the Ming army, the entire Jiangning Eight Banners were wiped out, leaving Jiangnan empty.

If he raises the flag at this time, there is a high probability that he can win the entire Jiangnan before the court reacts.

At that time, he will have the population and wealth of the south of the Yangtze River, he can enter the world, and he can retreat to Bamin...

Thinking of this, Geng Jingzhong couldn't sit still anymore.

Of course, the biggest reason why Geng Jingzhong was tempted was actually the defeat in the Battle of Qixia Mountain, which made him see the weakness of the Qing court.

And the decline in the combat power of the Eight Banners soldiers!

The soldiers of the Eight Banners, who are said to be invincible, are nothing more than that!
The biggest gain of Zhu Hongyu's Northern Expedition this time was the annihilation of [-] Manchurian Eight Banners and a large part of the Qing court's vital forces.

That is, he stripped off the tiger skin of the Eight Banners, which is less than ten thousand and invincible.

Let everyone in the world realize that the current Eight Banners soldiers are no longer the invincible Eight Banners soldiers of the past.

The Manchurian Eight Banners soldiers can also be wiped out by the established system.

As a foreign dynasty, the Manchu Qing Dynasty lost the military deterrence it relied on before it had in-depth collusion with the Han landlords and gentry and reached a tacit understanding of rule.

What will happen next, can only be imagined!

Geng Jingzhong is not the only one who has dissent towards Man Qing in the world.

In other words, there are only a few people in the world who are absolutely loyal to the Manchus.

Man Qing Man Qing, no matter how much he cleans up, the shadow of the foreign regime cannot be washed away.

And how many people are so cheap that they don't want to be good people, and they insist on being dogs and slaves to the Manqing?

It cannot be said that there are no such cheap bones, it can only be said that they are a minority.

However, although Geng Jingzhong was tempted, he did not make a rash decision, but instead invited his own counselors to discuss it.

Wearing a Confucian shirt and a melon hat, the counselor strode into Geng Jingzhong's study under the leadership of the servants.

Geng Jingzhong handed the battle report in his hand to the counselor to watch.

"The news from Jiangnan, sir, let's take a look!"

The counselor picked up the battle report Geng Jingzhong handed over with both hands, and then flipped through it.

Gradually, the expression on the counselor's face changed slightly.

He really didn't expect that Daming, who was so cold that the grave was covered with soil, and even had two shovels, would be able to stand up again in the end.

In the south of the Yangtze River, the Qing court was once again dealt a heavy blow. The entire army of the Yangtze River Navy was wiped out, and tens of thousands of Jiangnan Green Battalions were annihilated.

Even the Jiangning Eight Banners were almost wiped out!
Now, Daqing is going to be in trouble!

However, it doesn't matter to him whether there are difficulties in the Qing Dynasty. He is Geng Jingzhong's retainer and counselor, not an official of the Qing court.

After reading this battle report, the counselor already knew what Geng Jingzhong wanted to do.

Otherwise, Geng Jingzhong would not have shown him the battle report, and even expressed his intention to ask for advice.

After pondering for a while, the counselor spoke.

"My lord, if you want to go further, it may be the best choice to raise the flag to rebel against the Qing at this time and send troops to the south of the Yangtze River."

"But before you enter the south of the Yangtze River, you must first stabilize the rear!"

"The key points, one is the Ming court in Guangdong, and the other is Zheng Chenggong, a senior official."

"Only by stabilizing the rear first, can we continue to forge ahead!"

Geng Jingzhong nodded slightly, as if to express his approval.

Then he spoke to his counselor.

"Sir, instead of my lord, go to Guangzhou!"

"This king needs to have a good talk with the supervisor of Daming, and let him know!"

Geng Jingzhong made his own choice.

……

The fast horse delivering the news set off from the south of the Yangtze River, and after crossing the river, it went north along the Grand Canal.

The Qing court in the south of the Yangtze River used the speed of eight hundred miles to convey the news of the defeat in the south of the Yangtze River to the center of the Qing court.

……

Beijing!

The temperature in the capital city in winter is very low, especially in the early morning, the wind between the sky and the earth is biting cold.

There was a heavy snowfall in Tianjing City a few days ago, and overnight, the inside and outside of the city became a world covered in silver.

The streets are covered with thick snow, and the eaves of every house are covered with crystal clear icicles.

Before dawn, the three-way drum rang again.

Squeeze!
The gate of the outer city of the capital was pushed open, and the wooden pillars rubbed against each other, making a series of creaking sounds.

A few soldiers from the green battalion of the Qing court, wearing thick padded jackets and dog fur hats, shrank their necks in the cold wind, but they dared not complain at all.

A green battalion general of the Qing army also shrank his neck, and ordered.

"The movements are smoother, and the snow near the city gate has been swept away!"

"When it's dawn, there will be nobles coming in and out of the city gate. If the nobles fall or startle the horse, I won't be able to keep my head!"

A large group of green camp soldiers heard the words and agreed, and began to work back and forth, each with a broom and shovel, and cleared the snow at the gate of the city.

Gradually, even in the cold wind, the foreheads of these green battalion soldiers began to sweat slightly.

At this moment, a horse team suddenly appeared in the distance.

The three people in front and behind came on flying horses, carrying small flags representing their status as messengers on their backs.

The horseshoes trampled on the snow, and the snow dust flew up.

The face of the knight on horseback was flushed, and there were gaps, which were cut by the cold wind like a knife.

"Urgent report!"

"Urgent report!"

"Jiangnan Urgent Report!"

"..."