Dominate the Country

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It is already July, and the Second Garrison Division has moved to Jiangxi, and the Fu Han Army has begun its attack on Jiangxi.

But Chen Ming continued to stay in Fuzhou. The Fu Han Army has seized all the Qing Army’s territories in Fujian, but that doesn’t mean Chen Ming’s work is done. To a certain extent, the next thing is more important than his capture of Fuzhou.

The reorganization of Taiwan, Zhangzhou, the former Fujian Navy, Zhang Qiu’s fleet, the navy and the army, and the agreement between the Fu Han Army and the Tiandihui Volunteer Army, all of which need to be finalized by Chen Ming himself. In addition, the last Qing Army in Fujian has penetrated into the middle of the Tiandihui Volunteer Army. Chen Ming seems to have not seen Zheng Ji’s tricks, and continues to send people to talk and negotiate with the Zheng family father and son. The Tiandihui people in Fujian also silently acquiesced to the leadership of the Zheng family father and son. Chen Ming's letter seemed to have no effect. Zheng Ji still chose to let Chen Jie go and preserve his strength to guard the Fu Han Army.

By mid-July, the troops of Taiwan and Zhangzhou had been deployed. After the Taiwan Volunteer Army eliminated some people who were unwilling to serve in the army, the remaining troops were reorganized into four brigades. The soldiers and officers of the four brigades were counted. Zhangzhou accounted for 60%, Quanzhou accounted for 30%, and the rest were Huizhou.

Among them, the Taiwan Volunteer Army occupied the establishment of three brigades. The establishment of three brigades could not be filled with only the remaining more than 10,000 Taiwan Volunteer Army. Chen Ming filled it with the new recruits recently recruited in Fujian. In addition to a brigade formed in Zhangzhou, only half of the more than 10,000 Volunteer Army in Zhangzhou remained. Once these people have their own land and wealth, few people are willing to serve in the army with their heads raised.

In the future, these four brigades will form two garrison divisions, the First Division and the Second Division of the Fujian Army. Now, the biggest task of the more than 20,000 officers and soldiers of these four brigades, in addition to retraining, is for everyone to learn Mandarin. Nanjing Mandarin, Jinling Elegant Sound? Although Chen Ming was confused about this, and such a decision also meant that the modern Chinese pinyin he was familiar with became waste, the status of Nanjing Mandarin in Chinese language was obvious. Since the Fu Han Army was going to Fu Han, they could only choose Nanjing Mandarin.

Anyway, there was no need for Chen Ming to learn it himself. He only spoke Henan dialect, who would dare to find fault with him on this point?

Didn’t the Taizu and Taizong of the Red Dynasty also speak their hometown dialect?

The Fu Han Army that fought from Henan and Hubei to Fujian really couldn’t understand a bit of Minnan dialect. It was impossible for everyone in the Fu Han Army to learn Minnan dialect, so they could only learn Nanjing Mandarin.

The older generation of Tiandihui people in Taiwan, such as Yan Yan and others, were all unwilling to lead troops to fight again, they only wanted to enjoy themselves. According to the news from the secret camp, not all of the Tiandihui members who were willing to step down were "greedy for enjoyment", but these people were eager to move, but they were not confident in their fighting skills. They also knew that the military discipline of the Fu Han Army was strict. The officers and soldiers would be awarded points for training tomorrow, and it was not that you would never fall down after you got on. After thinking about it, many people were afraid of losing face, and they had no motivation to fight, so they seemed to have no ambition and energy.

The positions of the three brigades' commanders and deputy commanders, and the position of the chief of staff, the remaining Tiandihui generals were not qualified to sit. They could only make do as battalion officers. So these unprovoked benefits fell on the Fu Han Army. In this month, Chen Ming frequently transferred middle and upper-level officers from various troops in Zhejiang and Fujian, and occupied all the positions of the regiment commanders and brigade commanders of the three brigades reorganized from the Taiwan Volunteer Army. There were also two division-level organizations waiting for them!

Lu Mao, He Zhe, and Lin Xian, the three people who were first met and funded by the Fu Han Army, were full of enthusiasm. They thought that they were members of the Fu Han Army and were much more courageous than their comrades on the other side of the strait. The brigade that their troops were transformed into, with the chief of staff and the deputy brigade commander, was just the right place for the three of them. In addition, the local government was established. The troops in Taiwan were transferred to the mainland. Chen Ming also transferred battalion regiment troops from various armies, more than 6,000 people, and crossed the sea one after another to garrison Taiwan.

For a whole month and a half, the days were more tense than when they were fighting. During this period, Li Xiaomei sent a letter asking Chen Ming if he had been looking for flowers and asking for more sisters for her. Chen Ming even complained in his reply that he had no time. Even when he was sleeping at night, his mind was constantly turning.

The second uncle and the old lady both sent letters to Chen Ming. Chen Ming's affairs were still a mess, so let's put that matter aside for now. Judging from his father's intention, he was not in a hurry to do it immediately. As for how he viewed this matter in his heart, even Liu Wu could not see any joy or anger on his face.

So it was August, and the Fu Han Army in Jiangnan and Fujian began to be mobilized one after another. Many towns in southern Jiangsu and Zhejiang were replaced by newly formed garrison troops, and a large number of Fu Han Army left their garrisons. Because the ports of Ningbo, Fuzhou, Shanghai and other places were opened, the business was prosperous, and the Fu Han Army did not restrict road traffic, their mobilization attracted attention from all sides. The Tiandihui was the most nervous, but they soon noticed that the direction of the Fujian Fu Han Army was not Xinghua Prefecture, but Fuzhou. The Tiandihui was the first to breathe a sigh of relief, at least no large number of troops were found on the border of Quanzhou.

Of course, Ling Liang was very nervous.

He transferred a group of troops stationed in Yongchun back to Yanping. Such a big commotion overwhelmed the news of Chen Jie's victory in Datian and Yong'an to the point where no one cared.

Shanghai, Ningbo, and Fuzhou, three open ports, thousands of ships gathered. Chen Ming assembled the 4th Brigade of the 1st Garrison Division, the 1st and 5th Brigades of the 1st Division plus the Division Headquarters and the Guards Brigade, the fledgling First Division of the Fujian Army - two newly formed brigades of Taiwan, plus four independent artillery battalions, and a total of 40,000 land troops.

Chen Erbao was left in charge, with the 20th Brigade of the 1st Garrison Division plus the Division Headquarters, part of the 16th Brigade of the 4th Division, part of the 6th Brigade of the 1st Division, two independent artillery battalions, the complete 3rd Division, plus the 17th Brigade of the 4th Division in northern Jiangsu, the Garrison Division formed in southern Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and the 2nd Army Division of Fujian. The overall strength is still very strong.

Even if the remaining Taiwan Brigade was sent back to Taiwan.

Chen Ming's eyes turned red as he looked at a complete 3rd Division, but the loading capacity of the ship in his hand was so large that 40,000 infantry and a large amount of military supplies, plus four artillery battalions, needed to be transported in batches. There was no place for the 3rd Division at all.

The news of the large-scale troop movement could not be concealed from others, but Chen Ming had to keep the specific number of troops and artillery pieces hidden from the outside world.

Whether in Shanghai, Ningbo, or Fuzhou, there were strict inspections on all roads. The troops boarded the ship at night and left the port at dawn. From Shanghai to Ningbo, from Ningbo to Fuzhou, and then from Fuzhou to Xiamen - that is, Zhangzhou.

For this reason, Chen Ming went back to Ningbo, and then returned to Fuzhou by ship in less than two days.

Thousands of miles of coastline to mobilize troops and materials, tens of thousands of people to prepare, and this does not include the navy. And the typhoon will not stop in August, it will stop and stop, stop and stop, everything must start from safety, the entire logistics department has recruited as many as three or four hundred accountants from the public.

Shen Guozhen wished he could use the art of splitting himself. He had to keep one eye on the officials below, organize "famous people" to compile records of traitors and biographies of traitors, and keep an eye on the military's material reserves and whether there were any disturbances or disasters during the withdrawal process. Finally, he had to pay attention to the organization of courts in various places. He was so busy that he was about to turn into a spinning top, spinning non-stop.

In the office of the General's Mansion in Fuzhou, Chen Ming kept flipping through the battle plan and battle sequence formulated by the General Staff. The Fu Han Army used the main fleet of the newly trained Southeast Navy, that is, the original Fujian Navy and Zhang Qiu's fleet, to join the Zheng family's Nanyang Navy and seek an opportunity to fight a decisive battle with the Guangdong Navy.

The follow-up large force, with the newly formed Fujian Army First Division as the main landing force, relied on the advantages of the coastal navy to sweep the coastal cities of Guangdong, and joined the land and sea at Lantau Island and Hong Kong Island at the mouth of the Pearl River. Then the battle could be completely handed over to the land forces of the Fu Han Army. In addition to the combat troops, the logistics department has summoned a total of 30,000 civilians to join the logistics troops, and the number is no less than that of the Fu Han Army combat troops.

The brothers Zheng Lianchang and Zheng Lianfu are "very obedient", and their troops have moved to the sea outside Guangzhou.

The Fu Han Army is obviously going to take Guangdong this time. The Zheng family fleet will have an extra tight curse on their heads in the future, and they will no longer be free and happy as before. But just like Ling Liang's men envy the Tiandihui "colleagues" in Taiwan who enjoy a safe and secure life, how can the Zheng family not envy Zhang Qiu's current status?

After the merger of the Southeast Navy, the throne of the admiral is still Zhang Qiu's, Ye Xiangde has a deputy position, and Wu Xiqun unexpectedly became the prefect of Fuzhou, switching from military to civil! It is said that his father Wu Bi Da has suffered a stroke, but Wu Xiqun's brothers are all happily serving as high-ranking officials in the new dynasty. Compared with the Wu family, Huang Shijian is a tragedy!

Chen Ming's finger slid slowly on the map on the desktop, and he clicked on the location of Dongguan a few times. He was not going to attack Guangzhou from the west, because there were too many water flows on the west side of Guangzhou. He launched an attack from the east side where there were relatively few rivers and waterways, and attacked Dongguan and entered Guangzhou City.

He didn't think it would be difficult to capture Guangzhou. This first city in the south was not dangerous. The Manchu and Han soldiers in Guangzhou might not be as good as those in Fujian. But what if they escaped?

So far, there has been no news of Guangzhou bannermen fleeing westward from the Guangdong dark camp, but when it comes to the time of swords and guns, will the bannermen or the Qing army stay in Guangzhou and let the Fu Han army annihilate them? If they follow the West River, it will be easy for them to escape.

His finger continued to slide westward. In fact, there are many mountains in the Guangdong area. Only the coastal areas have some plains with gentle terrain, which is suitable for large-scale combat. In other places, if you say that the terrain is not dangerous to defend, then there are mountains everywhere; but if you say that there are dangerous places to defend, that is a joke. Although there are many mountains and roads in Guangdong, there is no point that cannot be bypassed except Shaoguan. Moreover, the Fu Han Army has the advantage of the navy.

Chen Ming really hopes that the Qing army can fight with him in Guangzhou and the Pearl River Delta. Even if the Qing army has been defending! It is better than them fleeing to the inland, or running to Guangxi, Yunnan and Guizhou.

…

Guangzhou City is in a state of panic. Even the bustling Thirteen Hongs seems to have encountered a cold wave.

Now there are three leaders of the Manchu in Guangdong, the Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi Bayansan, the General of Guangzhou Zenghai, and the Governor of Guangdong Liangqing.

All three are Manchu bannermen, and Bayansan and Zenghai are Manchu royal family members.

If the actual power is judged, Bayansan ranks first, but it is a pity that this person is dirty and incompetent. In addition to taking bribes and taking money, he has made no achievements in the establishment.

According to the resume of this person from the secret camp, Ba Tingsan initially served as a military aircraft driver. When he was on duty at night, troops were deployed in the Western Regions. A report came from a fast horse flying at night. At that time, all the ministers dispersed. Qianlong asked who was on duty. Ba Tingsan Yansan was called to the window, and Qianlong dictated hundreds of words. Bayansan was just a minor official at that time. When he first visited Longyan, he trembled and accepted the order. After leaving the palace, he could not remember a word of it. If it weren't for the fact that there was an Eroli standing next to him at that time, who was very smart and understood his ideas, and drafted it on his behalf, Bayan San would have lost his head. The text drafted by Eroli was still appreciated by Qianlong, and the credit fell to Bayan San. Within a few days, he was released as the Tongshang Daotai, and within a few years he was appointed as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. Bayan San was deeply grateful to Eroli and called him a benefactor. However, when he served in Fengjiang, he made no achievements and was only known for his greed for money.

The only good thing about this guy is that he is very loyal to the Manchus. He has donated 300,000 taels of silver to Beijing in the past two years, so even though he is incompetent, Qianlong still puts him in the position of governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.

What about Zenghai? Although he was from a clan, in the early years of Qianlong's reign, he served successively as deputy governor of Jilin, Bodune and Ningguta, general of Guangzhou and Ili, and minister of the vassal academy. After a series of wars launched by Qianlong against Xinjiang, in August of the 25th year of Qianlong's reign, he was transferred to General of Heilongjiang, then General of Shengjing, and then General of Guangzhou. This is the real backbone of the Manchu Qing in Guangdong.

Bayan San is the one who makes up the numbers, while Liangqing is in charge of money and food. This man was born in the Zhengbai Banner of the Manchu people. After becoming a Jinshi in the seventh year of Qianlong's reign, he was sent to the Ministry of Household Affairs. He was very knowledgeable about money and food. Although this person is just as corrupt!

Zenghai was lying on the map with a frown on his face. Liangqing came over with a book in his hand. He was about to speak when he saw Zenghai's expression. He couldn't help but smile and said, "General, are you thinking about Chen Ni going south? It won't take long. Yes, the traitor Chen Ming will come."

Zenghai looked at Liangqing curiously, "How can you be so sure? I'm worried that if he doesn't come, our army won't be able to gather at the mouth of the Pearl River for a long time. The Chen bandits in Jiangxi are attacking south, and Haicheng keeps asking us for help." Wu Shaoshi is no longer the governor of Jiangxi. Another Manchu bannerman took over the throne of Jiangxi governor. Unfortunately, the Fuhan Army came over before they could even sit down.

Liangqing stood up and patted the location of Guangdong on the map, "Manchu and Han officers and soldiers, Ding Yong, we have gathered a total of 40,000 to 50,000 people here. How can the Fuhan army dare to attack if there are few soldiers and horses?

He is now mobilizing the army to Zhangzhou. From the mouth of the Yangtze River to Xiamen, it is a two-thousand-three-thousand-mile sea route. How many ships have been used and how much materials have been prepared? This is a huge sum of money. Chen Thief has just occupied the southeast, and has not taken any money or food. Local affairs are complicated. How much food will it cost to stabilize most of Jiangsu, the entire Zhejiang, and half of Fujian Province? Everyone knows that Fujian is short of food.

At this time, the bandit Chen came to attack Guangdong and Guangxi, and also let the bandit army from Jiujiang attack Jiangxi. How long can he sustain it with the money and food in his hands? "

…

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