In the twelfth year of Yongli, Zhejiang, the province with the most wealth in the country, has now become a powder keg that may explode at any time.

The Ming troops in Zhoushan, Taizhou, and northern Fujian were seriously ill, and there were also local anti-Qing forces in the interior ready to move. Their opponents, the Qing court at all levels of government and the Green Camp were generally intact, and the two Eight Banners Army under the command of Jidu and Yild and the Eight Banners of Hangzhou were stationed in Jinqu, Ningshao and Hangzhou respectively, holding the key points.

The two sides have almost been in a situation of catching and killing, and even, the skirmishes have not stopped since the Ming army began to encroach on Zhejiang. It's just that Rao is like this, and it is not as it is today, not to mention that conflicts have become more frequent and even larger in scale. If this trend continues, I am afraid that in a few months, the decisive battle that will determine the fate of eastern Zhejiang, and even the entire land of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, will completely break out!

Xianxia Pass in northern Fujian, here has always been the key to the two provinces of Fujian and Zhejiang, since the Ming army occupied here, at first it was to maintain a defensive position, and when Fujian gradually settled, it turned to defend and attack, as an advance position.

The Ming army had already crossed over to confront the Qing army in Jinqu, the capital of Quzhou, across the mountain, and tried to expand the area of control to facilitate the follow-up of the follow-up troops. The Qing army on the opposite side is also constantly launching counterattacks, in order to squeeze the space of the Ming army in the north of Xianxia Pass and curb the expansion of the Ming army's troops.

The battle report had to be sent to the camp of the recruiting general in Xianxia Pass every day, and it was often delivered several times a day. The two giant beasts, one bite and one claw, tested and bit each other, but they never really reached the situation of fighting to the death.

Zheng Chenggong can clearly see the high spirits of the Ming army crossing the pass, and he can also see those wounded soldiers and those who have lost the war escorted back to Fujian by the robe to recuperate and bury. This is the most inevitable thing in the war, more than ten years of fighting against the Qing Dynasty, Zheng Chenggong is no longer the Confucian in the net scarf shirt back then, can forbear, can also be decisive, looking at the day by day, as if it has become a pass of the iron stream, what comes to mind is the casualty figures that are constantly reported, and everything behind this.

"More than 100 people were killed and nearly 300 wounded yesterday. Today, it should be about the same. ”

Such a figure is really not even a drop in the bucket compared with the heavy army groups assembled by the two armies of the Ming and Qing dynasties in Jinqu and northern Fujian. However, with this happening day by day, the continuous consumption is also unbearable. When both sides can't consume it, or one side can't consume it first, the day of the decisive battle should come.

After returning to the government office, most of the generals gathered in the north and south of Xianxia Pass had already arrived, and the rest were all in military affairs, and it was difficult to make the trip. Zheng Chenggong entered the government office, and the generals stood up and saluted, and when he sat upright on the festival hall, the generals sat down again.

"The follow-up grain and grass transportation in Fuzhou is quite smooth?"

"Back to His Royal Highness, grain and grass are still transported along the waterways of the Min River and the Jianjiang River, day and night. The ships and the people are all arranged in advance, and there will be no delay. In addition, Lu Fujun sent a letter saying that he had received a reply to the official letter sent to Guangdong, and that grain and grass were being shipped from the treasury in Chaozhou to Fuzhou, which should ensure the military capacity. ”

The army is scattered if there is no food, and the army goes out to fight, the most important thing is the word grain and grass, and even the lack of military pay can rely on means such as painting cakes to solve the temporary distress, but people do not eat a meal, it is inevitable that they will panic in their hearts, and if they do not eat for a day, their morale will fall by half, if they come for a few more days, the battle will not be fought, and it is good to not make a mutiny.

This time, the Ming army gathered soldiers from 14 towns, and there were troops coming one after another, such as those towns transferred from Guangdong, which are still resting in Fuzhou. The size of the soldiers has exceeded 40,000, the number of auxiliaries and civilians is even greater, and the daily consumption of food and grass is an astronomical amount.

Zheng's Group has accumulated a lot in recent years, especially in the case of occupying two provinces and three places, but the daily consumption is really a big number. Savings are squeezed out of the teeth, and with such a huge amount of expenditure, even Zheng Tai, the God of Wealth of the Zheng Group, inevitably complains in secret.

However, there is sufficient food and grass, compensation for casualties, and rewards for war exploits, all of which are done in a step-by-step manner, and the morale of the army at this stage is greatly stable. And the army's morale is stable, and Zheng Chenggong doesn't care much about other details.

"Your Highness, Uncle Hong and Marquis Gan have sent letters, and there are many rebel armies willing to lead the king. They all followed His Highness's wishes, letting them lurk for the time being, waiting for their fate. ”

"Well, good steel is used on the blade, and now is not the time."

Good steel, those righteous soldiers really can't be called this term in Zheng Chenggong's eyes. The scale of the war between the Ming and Qing dynasties in Zhejiang was no longer something they could control. However, if the war goes well, they still need to come out to do things in the future, and it is better to use it later than to "waste" it now.

This is all a good established strategy, just listen to it, Zheng Chenggong responded one or two, and it passed. In contrast, what is more important at the moment is the movement of the opponent, and you must always know yourself and know that the other side can have a chance of winning.

"According to the detailed investigation, Tartar has added a few new cattle records in the past few days, basically all of which are the Mongolian Eight Banners and the Han Army Eight Banners. In addition, the anti-Qing people in Jiangsu and Zhejiang sent news that the Tartars were still increasing their troops, and that a reinforcement army composed of the Eight Banners of Manchuria, Mongolia and Han was on the way, and there were quite a few troops. ”

The Eight Banners of Manchuria are famous, and they are complemented by the Eight Banners of the Mongolian Army, which are better than cavalry, and the Eight Banners of the Han Army, which are good at using firearms, and they are really not an opponent that can be ignored. It's like the Jidu Department in front of them, which already has more than 10,000 troops, and it is like this, it is really difficult for the Ming army to take advantage of them in front of them, and the exchange ratio of daily casualties is also faintly lost. Moreover, under the geographical environment of dense hills and water networks in eastern Zhejiang, it is difficult for the cavalry advantage of the Qing army to be fully brought into play.

The strength is already strong, and the Qing court has also increased its troops in the past two years, otherwise it would not have blocked the Ming army in the area of Jiangshan County and could not make great strides. This time came to help again, and all the generals poured their attention into this. Zheng Chenggong, however, didn't care much about it.

"Zhang Shilang has just received a letter to arrive, saying that he has inquired through Ning Shao's righteous soldiers, and Gushan Ezhen Yierde, who is stationed there, is about to lead his troops to adjust the defense. There is no way to know where it is going, but this support army should have come to change the guard. Of course, there is no guarantee that none of this captives will continue to go south to support Jidu Xiao'er. ”

In this way, the generals couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. In the final analysis, as Chen Kai analyzed when he was in Chaozhou, the core soldiers of the Qing court were scarce, and there were many areas that needed support. In particular, according to Chen Kai's letter sent not long ago, the Qing court is currently concentrating on the southwest, and it is even more difficult for the southeast to obtain sufficient support.

This is the great time and the last chance. Zheng Chenggong and the generals summarized the military situation and discussed countermeasures, but it fell on the response, but it was not so urgent.

"As long as the lonely Wang Qi is in Xianxia Pass, Jidu Xiaoer will never dare to despise it. By the time he really reacted and saw Gu's intentions clearly, it was already too late. ”

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