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Chapter 91 Let’s go to Hangzhou
The imperial camp army was an army directly under Zhu Yijiong. It basically corresponded to the imperial guards of the Qing Dynasty and was stationed in the Eight Banners in Beijing.

The initial imperial camp was just a military law team temporarily selected by Zhu Yijiong in order to better train the rebel army. Its own combat strength was no different from that of the veterans of the rebel army. Its leader was Zhang Ashan, one of the key subordinates who had joined the uprising.

Later, as Zhu Yijiong defeated the Fujian Navy in one fell swoop, the Ming army began to formalize, and the original military law team was not banned. Instead, Zhu Yijiong took advantage of the situation and integrated it into the imperial camp army.

The imperial camp army was directly under the direct control of Zhu Yijiong, the supervisor of the Ming Dynasty, and no one except him had the right to mobilize it.

Even the original commander Zhang Ashan's actual military position in the imperial camp is now only the deputy commander, and the chief commander can naturally only be Zhu Yijiong.

In fact, the strength of the imperial army is not weak. Since the Ming army crossed the sea and marched, not only the new army has been expanding, but from only four towns to four armies now, the military strength has increased more than ten times.As the army directly under the jurisdiction of Zhu Jianguo, this imperial camp has naturally been expanded.

However, with the establishment of the Privy Council and the separation of civil and military administrations, even the side soldiers began to be localized and separated from the New Army system, and this imperial camp was naturally no exception.

The expansion of the Royal Camp Army did not actually follow the Privy Council's recruitment plan. All food and salary were allocated by Zhu Yijiong from the internal treasury. Its training model was even more stringent than that of the new army.

It can be said that the training of the new army is to mass-produce regular troops who can fight and obey orders, and the imperial camp is to train elite soldiers who can fight and obey orders.

By the way, the Ming Dynasty, as a traditional rebel regime, also had an internal treasury and an external treasury after its establishment. The external treasury was the national treasury, and the inner treasury was Zhu Jianguo's personal expenses.

Although Wang Li felt that such a division was a bit unnecessary, after all, if the outer treasury or the inner treasury really ran out of money, could the other party still watch?

The current total strength of the imperial army has reached 7000. In addition to the regular five regiments of the first town army, there are also two additional Tianlei battalions, two artillery battalions, two reconnaissance cavalry battalions, plus a logistics team. group.

This force seems to be very powerful, but in fact, in order to deal with the main force of the Second Army being drained, and the Third Army being involved in the Zhangzhou Prefecture, the overall defensive strength is still slightly insufficient.

Fortunately, there are many forts in Jinxia, ​​and the Fujian Navy is responsible for the coastal garrison, and the half-formed Fourth Army is responsible for most of the defense of Jianning, Funing, and Fuzhou.

With Huangdian Li Yong's ability, even if the Fourth Army is not full and is full of new soldiers with almost no combat experience, if it is just to deal with local rebellions and guard the entrance to northern Fujian at the Fenshui and Dieshi Pass, there should be no problem. .

At the end of December of the first year of Yonghe, war broke out in Zhejiang.

The whole of Fujian also started the general mobilization for the second war, and even the low-level people felt that the situation was unusual.

In fact, we can see Ming troops mobilizing frequently on the streets every day. Many people are wondering, could there be another change in the frontline war?

Zhu Yijiong was tossing around in Fujian, not only weakening the military defense forces of various states, but also moving the main force of the newly formed Second Army northward to prevent Yang Gong's First Army from being destroyed on the Zhejiang battlefield. Caught off guard.

Yang Gong, who had already penetrated deep into Taizhou Prefecture, had no idea that the supervisors in the rear had already made preparations for the annihilation of the First Army. He was still in the Ningxi Town camp, holding a meeting to discuss the follow-up operations based on the map on the case. plan.

"General, the Qing army in Wenzhou City is still unable to retreat. What should we do next? Should we return to the army or not?" It was Wang Zongtan, the commander of the second town under Yang Gong, who asked.

Yang Gong shook his head and said: "No, we are not going back to the division, we will continue to go north!"

Wang Zongtan said: "Continue to go north? The general wants to attack Taizhou Prefecture, but even if our army captures Taizhou, it will not have much impact on the war situation in Zhejiang. Moreover, if our army attacks the city and the Qing army gathers heavy troops to attack from the rear, Then we..."

Although with the combat power of the First Army, there is no problem at all in conquering Huangyan Town, which is only Taizhou Prefecture and the Marine Division has less than [-] men.

But the question is, what is the use of conquering Taizhou?

Before the Wenzhou Prefecture was conquered, Taizhou was like an enclave. It could not be connected together, and it would also involve the strength of the Ming army, and there was even a risk of being surrounded.

Yang Gong said: "Who said that I am going to attack Taizhou Prefecture?"

Wang Zongtan was a little confused: "What does the general mean?"

Yang Gong didn't speak, he just stretched out his finger to press on the map in front of him, then moved north from the Wenzhou-Taiwan border, and finally stopped at the Hangzhou Prefecture.

Wang Zongtan: "..."

Good guy, is General Yang crazy?Wang Zongtan thought that just attacking Taizhou was already very risky, but he didn't expect Yang Gong, the army leader, to be crazier than any of them and actually wanted to take them north to attack Hangzhou.

This is no longer a lonely army, you have gone directly to the hometown of the Qing army!

Before Wang Zongtan could speak, Guo Dayong, the commander of the third town, hurriedly advised: "General, think twice! Hangzhou is the capital of Zhejiang, with high walls and thick walls. If our army rushes deep into the city, if something unexpected happens, wouldn't it be regrettable?" Is it too late?"

Even though the Ming army was powerful and fought several battles in which a small number defeated a large number, even the [-]-strong army led by Lu Youlong, the governor of Fujian, was defeated by the [-] Ming army.

But this is not a reason to go deep alone!
You must know that although they claimed to send 20 troops this time, in fact, including the civilians, they only had [-]. In addition, they had previously moved north from Wenzhou to Taizhou. In order to protect the logistics and food routes and Pingyang and Ruian counties, they also left a town army as a backbone. .

The current actual combat troops are only about 2.

After hearing this, Yang Gong smiled confidently and said, "You don't need to worry. I must have had enough life. How can I take these 2 people to attack the capital of Hangzhou, which has sufficient troops?"

"Hangzhou is very important to the Ming Dynasty, and it is also very important to the Puppet Qing Dynasty. What do you think would happen if the Puppet Qing Dynasty knew that our army had raided Hangzhou, even if it was just a superficial raid?"

Wang Zongtan was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized: "It must be recruiting elites, asking for reinforcements, and attacking the general."

Yang Gong smiled and stopped talking. Some things don't need to be explained clearly.

Although he is very adventurous in fighting, it does not mean that he is a reckless fool.

This time going north, whether he returns to the army before he has made any progress, or takes advantage of the situation to capture Taizhou Prefecture, it is a waste of time for Yang Gong.

If he really had this skill, he would have just stormed Wenzhou City.

Therefore, since the defeat at the foot of Wenzhou City, Yang Gong immediately changed his mind.

From the beginning to the end, Yang Gong never thought about actually taking over any of the big cities in Zhejiang. He wanted to learn the rogue-style tactics of the late Ming Dynasty and turn the entire Zhejiang upside down in the shortest possible time.

At that time, if the Qing army in Zhejiang does not want to take responsibility, it will have no choice but to gather a large army to fight the Ming army to the death.

The so-called troops march in danger, and this is what it means to surround a point and call for reinforcements.

When Wang Zongtan heard Yang Gong's words, although his expression was still a little worried, he no longer objected.

The main opposition is useless, the military orders are like mountains.

Moreover, even if they came, they would withdraw without doing anything. Even if Yang Gong was not mentioned, even they would not be willing to do so.

In addition, Yang Gong's predecessor was also a surrendered general of the Qing Dynasty, and he relied on this skill to move dangerously and achieve extraordinary feats.

This is also the reason why Zhu Yijiong appointed Yang Gong as the commander of the First Army. With close connections and seniority, he can suppress him!

In fact, Yang Gong also knew that even if he acted steadily, the supervisor would not blame him.

But he is not willing to do this. Playing steadily and steadily is too slow. If he wants to climb up quickly as a general, he must take risks and make a big move directly.

If you don't succeed, you will become benevolent.

　During the Kangxi Dynasty, the total military strength of the country was 66. In fact, including the empty quota, it was only around 60.

　　And Fujian and Zhejiang are the most powerful among them. In terms of military strength, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang can be regarded as the most powerful governor in the country during the Kangxi Dynasty, while the governor of Zhili is just the opposite, with only [-] troops, which is pitiful.

　　
　
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