This sounds very contradictory, Wu Zheng is only twenty-one years old, and he should not lack time at all.

But this is the case, there is no danger to defend in the south of the Yangtze River, and the weakness of the Qing court lies in the fact that the rule is not long, the people's will is not attached, the uprisings are continuous, and the southwest and northwest cannot be quickly pacified, which dilutes the military strength.

Of course, the biggest flaw is not here, but the absence of a naval division, which can control the coast.

Otherwise, Wu Zheng wanted to rise in Shaoxing at that time, but there was no door, so he could only go south to join Longwu, and even successfully cast Zheng.

From this point of view, Zheng Chenggong is indeed meritorious, if he descends to the Qing Dynasty with his father, then, once the Zheng family sailor falls into the hands of the Qing court, Wu Zheng will not be able to rise from Jiangnan even if he is reborn three more times.

In fact, Zhu Yihai, the king of Lu, and the Jiangnan rebels led by Zhang Huangyan almost never really recovered any of the places in Jiangnan.

The reason is that Jiangnan has no danger to defend, and it is the fierce and dangerous place that the royal said!

This is very obvious in the era of cold weapons.

Since the Sui Dynasty, Jiangnan has been developed, but has Jiangnan ever produced a founding emperor?

Only poor mountains and bad waters can produce the Son of Heaven.

……。

When Wu Zheng arrived in Taixing, it was already noon the next day.

As soon as he arrived, he received good news from Jiang Quanyi from Xinghua.

Taizhou Wei set off before dawn in the early morning yesterday, and it took only one day to break through Xinghua City in the evening.

Victory in the first battle!

Wu Zheng looked at the battle report, laughing vigorously on his face, but his heart was dripping blood.

This guy can really be made!

Wu Zheng immediately issued an order to commend all the officers and soldiers of Taizhou Wei, but Jiang Quanyi did not have a share.

Wu Zheng also deliberately asked the herald to bring a sentence, "The reward you deserved was blown up by you with a cannon." ”

This caused everyone present to laugh.

Kind-hearted, knowing smile.

No one would think that Wu Zhengzhen would deduct Jiang Quanyi's credit.

It's just an alternative expression of joy.

At most, it's just a warning.

Chi Erhan, who came from Liuhe Fort, said with a smile: "Young master, at this speed and situation, you can expect to take Xuzhou within ten days...... Why don't I lead the state guard to cross the river and help Jiang Quanyi? ”

Dare to love, this kid can't bear it, and he is happy to see the hunt.

Chen Sheng, who changed Jinhuawei, also said with a smile: "As soon as Xinghua falls, Taizhou Wei will become a salient department, and 30,000 Taizhou guards will stick to Xinghua City, which can effectively contain the Qing army in Xuzhou and make it not move...... In this way, General Lu's 20,000 Wu Songwei will capture Yancheng and will definitely be captured. ”

Listen, this is what Lao Cheng Mouguo said, Wu Zheng glared at Chi Erhan, "Learn more from Chen Sheng, don't have anything to do, rush forward as soon as the war starts, use your brains more!" ”

However, Chen Sheng changed his words and arched his hand: "It's just the prince...... In the direction of Jiangdu, General Fang's 10,000 troops are a little thin, or ...... The last general led 5,000 of his own troops to support? ”

Wu Zheng was suddenly annoyed, and just praised him, he dared to love and Chi Erhan was all the way, so he wanted to pick peaches.

"You two will go back to me, one is Liu Hebao and the other is Wu Song, stay alive and wait for orders!"

Wu Zheng frowned and shouted, "You also said, as soon as Xinghua falls, the Qing army in Xuzhou will not dare to move again, except for Xuzhou, where 80,000 Qing troops are stationed, other provinces are just small fish and shrimp, and they can't become any climate...... Do you still need two generals to pick peaches in person? ”

Chi Erhan and Chen Sheng smiled and retreated.

Ma Shiying said: "Actually, the two generals are not greedy for merit...... people. ”

"Do you need to say that?" Wu Zheng scolded angrily, "If these two people are let out, who will be able to stop it?" If you don't hit the bank of the Yellow River, I'm afraid that this king's military order will not be good! ”

Ma Shiying laughed and said: "Isn't this just the heart of the prince and the south bank of the Yellow River in one fell swoop." ”

"!" Wu Zheng glanced at Ma Shiying, "It's easy to fight, can you hold it?" The 200,000 Northern Expeditionary Army was stationed separately in more than a dozen prefectures, and the troops were already stretched, so they would defend the south bank of the Yellow River? ”

Ma Shiying smiled and didn't answer.

Wu Zheng sighed: "Sometimes I really envy Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng, they have gathered men and horses, they can attack wantonly without the rear...... But what about me, I think about the Northern Expedition, but I am reluctant to give up the land of more than ten prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River. ”

Ma Shiying sneered: "The prince is the ...... of the final settlement in the temple!" ”

"Where did the temple come from?" Wu Zheng snorted.

Ma Shiying hurriedly lowered his head, but secretly rolled his eyes, wouldn't it be enough to build one.

Wu Zheng said leisurely: "Old horse, I still need 200,000 ...... At least 150,000, what can you do to quickly recruit such a number of elites? ”

Ma Shiying hesitated for a moment and said, "People are good at tricks, silver...... It's really hard. ”

Wu Zheng glared at Ma Shiying, laughed for a while, and said, "Old Ma, you are wrong...... It should be easy to find silver, but the right person is hard to find. ”

"What do you mean by what the prince said?"

"Crossing the river to fight, recovering the Yangzhou Prefectures, and even getting involved in Huai'an...... Lao Ma, under the jurisdiction of the General's Mansion, the population can be increased by at least three or five million. ”

Ma Shiying suddenly said: "The real intention of the prince of this battle is actually here?" ”

Wu Zheng shook his head and said, "No." At least not entirely. ”

"Then ...... the prince?"

Wu Zheng suddenly raised his head and sighed leisurely: "This king is afraid, the people of Jiangbei have not heard of the king's northern expedition for a long time...... That attached to the Manchu Qing! ”

Ma Shiying was shocked when he heard this.

……。

This war, from the beginning of the war, has been fought very smoothly.

The day after the war, Jiang Quanyi's Taizhou Wei occupied Xinghua, which was equivalent to completing the set goal in one fell swoop.

On the third day, on the contrary, the Fang Guoan Army, which only had 10,000 people, broke through Gaoyou.

On the fourth day, there was a good news from Lu Zhiyu, Wu Songwei encountered 3,000 enemy troops in Xixi, and defeated the enemy army in a battle, Wu Songwei was heading north and marched into Yancheng according to the predetermined goal.

Yancheng.

It belongs to Huai'an Province.

As the name suggests, salt origin.

In particular, the salt in Liujiazhuang and Baijuchang is the most fruitful and famous.

When Jiang Quanyi and Wang Yilin fled west from Yizhen's troops, they once occupied Liujiazhuang and Baijuchang and looted them on a large scale.

Now Lu Zhiyu has led Wu Songwei to revisit his hometown.

Wu Zheng's fingers tapped on the table, and Wu Songwei attacked Yancheng, the intention was not just to occupy and recover, but his strategy of knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger, Wu Zheng's real intention was to shake the Qing court and force the Qing army in Xuzhou to take action.

Now, Xinghua and Gaoyou have recovered, and Wu Songwei is approaching Yancheng.

Advancing on all three fronts at the same time made it difficult for Azig to make a choice between splitting his forces to rescue each of them or making a desperate bet and attacking all the way.

At the same time, Azig also needs to worry that once the Xuzhou army moves, if Wu Zheng starts all the way from Jiangdu, goes to the northwest, and breaks into Tianchang and Xuyi, then Fengyang Mansion will be in danger.

Therefore, Azig wisely chooses to brake with static, of course, this is not necessarily Azig's choice, many times, it is a kind of helplessness.

But in this way, Wu Zheng also made a difficulty.