Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 841 Southern Theater ([-])

"Wang Deren is really useless. Are the more than [-] men under him pigs? Geng Zhongming and Shen Zhixiang only have [-] to [-] soldiers. Even with the Ming army of Jin Shenghuan who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and the new regiment training, the total strength of the Qing army will not be enough. More than [-], which is less than half of them. But it is this kind of force comparison, and they are still being defeated steadily. It is unreasonable for traitors like Geng Zhongming and Shen Zhixiang to gain such a great reputation for nothing!" Yin County Southern Theater Command ( In the former Ningbo government office, Liu Haiyang lost his temper with a group of cadres and generals.

In fact, it's no wonder that he got angry. It's really because the news that came from the anti-Qing battlefields in various places is so speechless.Not to mention the north, Wu Sangui's army, with the help of the cannons purchased by the Qing government from the Netherlands, has just wiped out the anti-Qing rebels in the Fugu area of ​​Shanxi. It is currently in the process of finishing. I believe that the war in Shanxi will be completely over in a few days. , Then go west to Shaanxi to help in the battle.

The situation in Shaanxi was under the attack of the Manchurian Eight Banners and the Green Battalion. All the rebels retreated one after another. He Zhen also suffered several defeats and retreated south into the mountains.However, the Qing government still felt that the progress was too slow, and repeatedly urged Meng Qiaofang, Li Guohan and others to quickly calm down the situation in Shanxi, and then joined forces with Wu Sangui to enter Sichuan to recover this land of abundance.Because if they don't hurry up, it may be too late. Gein, some prefectures and counties in northern Sichuan that were under the control of the Qing army have been violently attacked by Zhang Xianzhong's troops for more than half a year, and most of them have fallen.If it weren't for the local landlords and gentry who broke their families to serve the court (dissipated their wealth and organized group training), northern Sichuan might have been completely lost, and Hanzhong would be very dangerous.

But the current situation is still very pessimistic. Zhang Xianzhong's adopted son is expected to show unparalleled military and political capabilities.To put it seriously, if the Qing army could not organize a powerful army to rescue Sichuan within a few months, all the prefectures and counties in northern Sichuan might be lost.And this is exactly the reason why the Qing court urgently ordered Wu Sangui to resolve the war in Shanxi and the whole army to assist Shaanxi.

If the failure of the anti-Qing rebel army in the north is justifiable, then the anti-Qing situation in Hubei, Jiangxi, Guangdong and other places in the south is completely messed up.Fortunately for Hubei, Liu Fangliang's troops from the left camp of the Shun army and Yuan Zongdi's troops from the right camp launched a massive attack from Jingzhou and Yunyang, and finally conquered most of Xiangyang Prefecture. The Qing army in Nanyang Mansion was shocked three times a day; while the tens of thousands of troops under the Qianying Gao Yigong fought fiercely with the Qing army in Chengtian Mansion, but the progress was limited, not to mention that Wuchang and Huangzhou in the east are still locked up. The state capital is firmly in the hands of the Qing court.

In general, half a year was wasted. What Dashun did was to consolidate the newly acquired Yunyang Mansion, captured most of Xiangyang Mansion and a part of Chengtian Mansion. The battalion of more than 30 troops invaded part of Chenzhou Prefecture, which was still loyal to the Qing court.The main force of the Qing army has been transferred eastward for so long, yet the [-] million soldiers of the Shun army have only conquered the territory of about three prefectures in the Huguang area, and have not formed a sweeping trend. In local areas, gentry are encouraged to organize large-scale group exercises.But no matter what, most of the dividends brought by Jiang Xiang in the north have been lost anyway. In the future, the elite combat power of the Qing army will move south one after another, and the Shun army should turn into a defensive posture next. The situation is not very optimistic.

If Hubei is only making poor progress, then the Jiangxi and Guangdong battlefields are complete failures.The first is Jiangxi. Since Jierhalang brought more than 1 Eight Banners soldiers who squeezed out Jin Shenghuan's troops to destroy Jin Shenghuan's troops, Jin Shenghuan's tens of thousands of remnants retreated southward, occupying the central area of ​​Jiangxi, and occupying southern Jiangxi. Wang Deren's department echoed each other from afar.

It's a pity that these two films are unsupportable, and Jin Shenghuan's remnant soldiers are even more frightened. Under the blows of Geng and Shen, they lost consecutive battles.Even after Jierhalang's troops were hastily transferred to the east and rescued Zhejiang, they were still beaten to the ground and defeated.And Wang Deren, who was entrenched in Ganzhou, slipped back like a rabbit after being defeated by the Liaodong cavalry at the beginning of his northward journey. A great counterattack opportunity created by the people on the east coast was wasted.

Progress in the Huguang battlefield was poor, the Jiangxi battlefield fell into a stalemate, and the Guangdong battlefield fell into failure.Originally, more than [-] soldiers and horses dispatched by the Qing court from the north to Fujian for firefighting (also patched together from all over the place), under the leadership of Chen Tai, recovered the northeastern part of Fujian, and then stabilized the situation in other state capitals. , began the attack on Guangdong, and invaded the territory of Chaozhou Prefecture in the northeast of Guangdong at the beginning of this year. Li Chengdong lost consecutive battles and was unable to recover with superior forces.

However, when Chen Taimo was about to invade the core areas of Guangdong such as Huizhou and Guangzhou, the people from the east coast launched a large-scale offensive in the northern Zhejiang area. The more than [-] men and horses of Xiong and Gu Shan'ezhenjinli's troops were approaching Hangzhou; in addition, the more than [-] men of Lu Wang's troops, led by Zhang Mingzhen and Ruan Jin, marched on land and water, and landed in Hangzhou Bay. , harassing everywhere.The Qing court saw that the rich land in northern Zhejiang was in danger of being completely out of control, and immediately transferred Chen Tai's troops to the north, and rushed to rescue Hangzhou (Jierhalang had received orders to transfer eastward before this), but the northern main force of the Qing court had nothing to do with Shandong. After the progress, they gave up temporarily and began to mobilize some people into Jiangbei and Henan to prepare to stabilize the situation in this area.

In such a situation, Li Chengdong could be said to have saved his life.What is even more shocking is that after Qing Chentai led the main force to go northward to Zhejiang, the more than 2 Manchu, Han, and Mongolian Eight Banners and more than 10 Fujian-incorporated miscellaneous green camps that stayed in Chaozhou Prefecture were able to withstand the offensive of Li Chengdong's troops. , and also won a few small battles, penetrating the tentacles into Huizhou Prefecture.If it weren't for the large-scale landing and harassment of Zheng's land and water army in Fujian, Li Chengdong's situation would probably be even more difficult, and perhaps even Huizhou Prefecture would not be able to keep it.At present, the morale of nearly [-] horses (mostly from Shaanxi, Henan, and Jiangbei) who followed him to the south is low and homesick. Moreover, the epidemic is prevalent in the army, and many people have died of the disease. The combat power has been exhausted to the extreme.If we don't rectify it properly, the team that fought all the way from Jiangbei to Jiangnan, and then to Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong (in fact, it was only good at fighting against the Nanming army) will be completely abolished.

All in all, the anti-Qing armed forces in the south have not been able to grasp the two major advantages of Shanxi Jiang Xing anyway, and the East Coast people launched a large-scale offensive in Shandong and northern Zhejiang at the same time. The next situation is a bit difficult.Now, except for Shaanxi and Shandong, most of the Qing army in the north has been pacified. The elite main force who are good at fighting can go south at any time, except for some troops who have been dragged in Shandong. Usher in a major test.It's really hard to say whether it can withstand the next wave of rapid offensives by the Qing army. At that time, the people on the east coast will have to vomit blood and launch a large-scale countermeasure to attract a large number of Qing troops to Shandong, Hebei, and Zhejiang. In the area, otherwise, tens of thousands of Manchu and Mongolian elites, armed with a large number of green battalions, marched southward, who would be able to block a blow?

"It's fucking trash! Trash!" Liu Haiyang was furious in the headquarters, and the generals present looked at each other, and didn't know how to persuade them.

Wei Boqiu, who had already returned to Yin County, saw that it was all right, coughed lightly, and said: "Apart from Shunjun who has some rules, the others are all muddy stuff that won't stick to the wall, so it's useless to rush. For the current plan, we should still do our own thing well. During this western expedition, 5 people were forced to relocate from Shaoxing Prefecture to Ningbo. How to resettle this is also a problem; in addition, Guanhaiwei and Cixi The situation is basically out of control. Our rule in Dinghai and Fenghua counties is also very weak, and Yin County is better (the distribution of land is mainly concentrated in Yin County, and the gentry and landlords have also been severely beaten); in the south, Xiangshan County, Changguowei, and Ninghai County have not yet Take it down. You see, with so many things to do, it is important to clear the place first and stabilize the foundation. As for the general trend, to be honest, we are not completely in control. About this point, we should discuss it with Yantai Let's discuss."

Hearing Wei Boqiu's words, Liu Haiyang's expression changed, and he suddenly realized that after occupying Ningbo Mansion for more than a year, because of his eagerness to fight and plunder, he hadn't done enough to sort out the place.Now that the soldiers of the Qing army are gathering in Hangzhou and Shaoxing, but facing the two bastions of carts and snails that have been repaired, the hope of entering the territory of Ningbo Prefecture is very slim. Therefore, it is a good time to stabilize the place and clean up the internal affairs.

For example, the handicraft industry (cotton textile, silk reeling, etc.) and salt industry in Dinghai County that he discussed with Wei Boqiu and Huang Yi a while ago, and the irrigation and drainage facilities in Yin County (the land in this county is fertile, will be based on grain, sericulture, and cotton planting) Master), Fenghua's tea making, bamboo processing, etc., these things have to be done as soon as possible.Of course, the most important thing is to strengthen the redistribution of land and improve the local control of the people on the east coast. Only after these things are done, will the water conservancy be repaired in the territory, the transportation will be greatly improved, the farmland will be greatly expanded, and trade will be vigorously expanded. , then it can be said that it has truly controlled the population of more than [-] in Ningbo Prefecture, and it has truly turned this rich land of fish and rice into its own use.

"Old Wei is right." After thinking for a while, Liu Haiyang nodded in approval of Wei Boqiu's suggestion, and then said: "Now the third division, fourth division, sixth division, and tenth division (a total of 1.15 people) are all in our Within the territory of Ningbo Prefecture, the main force directly under me must support Liu Guochang's troops at the Yongdao Bastion at any time in the war, the third division must guard the old nest in Yin County, and the tenth division must guard against accidents in Cixi, so we can only deploy The Fourth Division and the Sixth Division have gone south. Well, I will write a report to Yantai Captain Shao and apply for more time for the two divisions. First help me take down Xiangshan County, Changguowei, and Ninghai County. Landlords and gentry also have to clean up again, when my army went west a while ago, there were many gentry and merchants who knew the Qing army, hehe, now is the time to settle accounts with them!"

(End of this chapter)