The first half of 1658 was really a turbulent time for the Qing court. First, the veteran Jirhalang died of illness in Hangzhou, and then Dorgon, the powerful minister who had been in charge of the government for many years, was bedridden. The entire "My Qing Dynasty" suddenly fell into a bleak cloud. The eight banners in the capital, Tianjin, Jinzhou and other hearts were frequently mobilized, and it was like facing a great enemy, which added a little nervousness to people. Fortunately, there were many generals in the court who had been through battle for a long time, such as Luke Dehun, Tan Tai, Ajige, Sharhuda, Jixiha, Zhuobute, Luo Tuo, Chen Tai and others. There were also Han capable ministers in the local area who could entrust the situation, such as Wu Sangui, Hong Chengchou, Shang Kexi, Shen Yongzhong, and Li Lutai. In short, the situation seemed relatively stable. ◇↓↓ Novel.￥f

However, there are also many hidden worries in stability. Since the previous battle between Guo Sheng's troops of the Shun Army and the Qing army in Jiangxi, they wiped out more than 60,000 elite troops of Geng Zhongming's troops and severely damaged tens of thousands of Shen Yongzhong's troops, more than two years have passed. The Qing army has launched several small-scale local attacks in Huguang and took advantage of the carelessness of the Shun Army to conquer Jingzhou City, they have not made any progress so far. Anyone with discerning eyes can see that the Shun Army, which is colluding with the giant overseas bandits, has basically gained a foothold in the central area of ​​Huguang. If the Qing army wants to defeat them, it must mobilize the national forces, which is a bit difficult at present.

In addition, Wu Sangui, who has entered Sichuan, has also had an old habit. This guy was stationed near the Chengdu Plain with more than 50,000 troops. While fighting with the Western Army, the Ming army started fighting without any pain. While forcing the men and expanding their troops, he also asked the court for food and money. The situation of not losing the tail is quite obvious. It is said that the Qing court has sent heavyweight ministers to lead more than 5,000 people from the Eight Banners of Manchu, Mongolia and Han, and entered Sichuan through Shaanxi in the name of escorting military funds. The purpose is to force Wu Sangui to fight with the Western Army and the Ming army seriously, so as not to have any thoughts that should not have been done for a long time.

Of course, with the deaths of the founding generals of the Eight Banners, such as Mandahai, Boluo, Jirgalang and Wakda, it is difficult for the younger generation of the Eight Banners to go to work now. If there are three long and two shortcomings like Luotuo and Zhuobutai, then the Eight Banners of Manchu and Mongolia will likely fall into a completely low tide, and the result is undoubtedly disastrous. Therefore, when the Qing court deployed military operations against the south, it has paid more attention to the policy of using the Han to control the Han Dynasty, that is, to drive the Han army's green camp to fight with Ming, Shun, and Western, and at the same time, it also sent waves of envoys to recruit officials from the three sides, either openly or secretly, to make them rebellious and devote themselves to the "My Qing Dynasty", which shows his painstaking efforts.

"From the current situation, although the Qing army was blunt, it still maintained a strategic offensive against the Ming regimes in the south. In particular, the Shun Army had just had friction with the Nanming Army and expelled the Nanming Supervisor stationed in Hengyang. Many local Ming army camps, which were originally adapted from the surrendered Shun Army, returned to the Dashun rule overnight, which was very exciting to the Southern Ming court. I heard that the Ming court stationed in Liuzhou had already planned to move the capital to Kunming, and its defense and hostility towards Dashun were quite obvious. This must be ignored." Liao Xiaoyao, the newly established Ningbo Regional Administration Office, the commissioner of the Administrative Office, the commander of the Southern War Zone, and the deputy captain of the Hei Water Development Team, was presided over the meeting. Most of the representatives at the meeting were military and political officials sent to the local area on the east coast. Just now, a first-class staff member from the Corps Fort was informing everyone about the information they had summarized.

"Commander Liao, I have something to say." Captain Sun Shengjun, an officer from South Africa and the new leader of the first regiment of the forwarding team, stood at attention and saluted: "This time, there are two brigades of the forwarding team, the 4th, 9th, 10th divisions and the temporary 1st division of the army, and there are also artillery, cavalry, labor, and baggage, and the warriors have exceeded 20,000. In addition, our army has more than 20,000 Allied troops accompanying the battle. If the Korean master included the army, the total force will exceed 50,000. As far as I know, because the river water carries a huge amount of mud and sand in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, there is a mudflat four hundred miles east from Qingjiangpu, with narrow and silted rivers, and sandy islands.

There are many rivers everywhere, and the rivers are overflowing, making it difficult for ships to pass. Or, even if they can pass, many sections of the river still need to be pulled, which is extremely difficult. The army started preparing ships, equipment and personnel since the end of last year. I can observe that most of the ships prepared are large ships. Although these ships can go up from the Guanhekou Shuo River, they can reach Yuntiguan at most in the lower reaches of the Yellow River. If they go up, they will be blocked and difficult to pass. Of course, our army's naval inland gunboats with a draft of only 0.8 meters can naturally be unobstructed, but the personnel and materials carried by this ship are limited, and it may not be able to supply the military capital of the 50,000 army for a long time. Please let Commander Liao observe this."

"Captain Sun's words are reasonable, but he was a little worried." Liao Xiaoyao looked a little unhappy when he saw someone questioning his planned plan to attack Huai'an Prefecture. After all, this was the first fire for his new official to take office, so he only heard him say: "This time, the generals sent by the Zheng family of Fujian, the King of Lu of Zhoushan were mostly naval troops, and there were many small boats. It was not difficult to transport grain and fodder. I have also seen their soldiers and generals. It is probably not good to let them go to war, but if they are guarding the supply line and transporting materials and personnel, there is no big problem. And from Hongze Lake, hundreds of miles east, rivers, swamps, and mudflats everywhere, it is simply a nightmare for the horse team that the Qing Dynasty was proud of. Our army's logistics transportation line can be guaranteed without any worries. In this way, is Captain Sun's other problems?"

"There is no problem with the vocational department." Sun Shengjun sat down and said embarrassedly.

After the military meeting, the departments began to prepare for the march plan. However, since it was late February 1658, the immigration transportation operation was at a critical moment, and it was impossible to divide the number of ships to transport military funds and personnel, so it would take mid-April to launch the operation.

However, before this, dozens of medium-sized fishing boats transferred from the Heishui area to the south (the fishing season is still coming) had arrived in Chongmingsha. To be precise, they were traveling south to spend the winter. In addition, there were two armed naval ships, two guard gunboats, four fast cruisers, one heavy cruiser ("Cadis Rock"), and two flute-type transport ships, with a total transport tonnage of more than 3,600 tons. Some combat troops and materials had been transported in advance and reached the Guanhekou line to establish a forward base.
Chapter completed!