The fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth armies, the five main armies, reached 400,000 after the expansion of the army.

Together with the 60,000 cavalry of the Fifth Cavalry and the Sixth Army, the total number of direct field armies was 460,000.

There are at least 400,000 city guards in various places, and with the internal guards of the Anbei Army, there are 550,000 soldiers guarding various places! And that's not counting the millions of militiamen and servants.

The three major fleets of the naval division, as well as the water guards of each port, also have 170,000 sailors in the entire naval system.

The Han An Army, the Han Gao Army, the Han Japanese Army, and the three foreign armies also have 150,000 horses! Within this year, the Han army will also reach 50,000. The rulers of the Eastern Ying were most fond of the Han people killing each other, and they were fooled by Yamaki Tengichi, and they were also willing to let the samurai join the Han army.

There were 1.4 million troops in each army, and with the addition of 90,000 Han pro-troops, the junta's troops would be 1.5 million. Leaving some guards in various places, Chen Xiongneng will send at least seven or eight hundred thousand troops next year.

However, the people and horses did not move, and the grain and grass went first. The hundreds of thousands of troops consumed a lot of supplies, and it took several months to fully prepare.

The Han army of various departments has expanded, and Chen Xiong's pro-army will also expand this year. It is expected that by the end of the year, the number of heavy cavalry will reach 20,000, and the number of iron guard cavalry will also reach 10,000, not including 1,000 personal guard iron men.

There are thousands of grass, wood, stone and iron soldiers left behind in the palace, and it is enough to escort the three princesses to evacuate in case of change. Of course, this is impossible, unless the 300,000 city guards and militia of Guangzhou are defeated.

When Li Dingguo left, tens of thousands of war cattle also rushed to Anqing with supplies, and Li Dingguo quickly recruited 100,000 horses and horses, and after pacifying the southwest, the Great Western Army reached at least 200,000. These 200,000 are not old and weak or strong men, they are all strong and well-fed warriors.

The king of Han sent an order to the southwest, and most of the toasts were willing to submit after a month of discussion! The tribes in Lingnan lived very well after they laid down their arms, and even many of their tribesmen emigrated to Annam and the Nanyang Islands.

Knowing the strength of the Han army, the scattered toast did not dare to disobey. Subsequently, the Great Western Army entered Guizhou to reorganize the soldiers of various tribes, and the Eighth Army of the Han Dynasty entered Yunnan very smoothly.

The brutal massacre of the Han Chinese by the Manchus also made these tribal Tusi very alarmed. They can still fight in the mountains and forests, but in the wilderness and in the plains, their combat effectiveness is not even as good as that of the Ming army. The tribal peasants and soldiers who can only rush randomly do not know anything about the battle array.

The Han army sent troops to occupy the southwest, which also alarmed the Qing army in Chengdu.

"Prince Ying, the Han Army and the Great Western Army have completely subdued the southwestern divisions! Officials from Guangzhou also began to settle in, and the city guard militia began to be formed. "Shang Kexi intends to strike first, but now the Manchu food and salary are also very urgent!

"What do you have to say?" Prince Ying said calmly.

Everyone frowned, and it was better to leave the confrontation with the Han army to the Manchu masters.

Although there are more than 400,000 soldiers and horses in Sichuan and Shu, the households are very scarce, and it is expected that only 200,000 or 300,000 horses will be left after next year.

Seeing that no one spoke, Ah Zige said: "General Hada, your commander of 150,000 soldiers and horses stayed in Chengdu. ”

"This! Where is the prince going? "Hello, this Jurchen person doesn't want them to stay and die!

Ah Zig smiled lightly: "You all stand down." ”

"Tsk!" Several generals immediately left, and only Shang Kexi Hata and Ahzig were left in the hall.

Hello frowned, what kind of trick does this Zig want to play!

"Thereafter, you must not mention it to anyone, and those who violate the order will be beheaded." Ah Zige said solemnly, if the Han army knows, it will be dangerous!

Shang Kexi was taken aback and immediately saluted and said, "Please rest assured, Prince Ying." ”

Ah Jige nodded lightly: "Seeing that the Han army will definitely go north after the spring of next year, the Southern Ming will be destroyed!" If the Han army occupies Jiangnan, it will be more difficult to destroy, and Emperor Gu secretly ordered all the troops to go south together. The 700,000-strong army attacked the Southern Ming Dynasty in three ways, and our expeditionary army to the west would also send more than 200,000 troops to occupy Hunan to resist the Han king. ”

Shang Kexi frowned: "Prince, Nanming also has more than 200,000 elite soldiers, if the Han army goes north in advance?" "The first battle of Huainan was obstructed by the King of Han, otherwise the Southern Ming would have been destroyed.

Hello breathed a sigh of relief! It is better for him to stay in Sichuan and Shu, and once he goes to Hunan, he will definitely face the main force of the Han army again.

Ah Jige couldn't help but be secretly proud: "The emperor has already made arrangements, except for Huang Degong, all the armies are not obstacles!" ”

"Haha, Emperor Shengming!" Shang Kexi is enlightened, so Jiangnan can be determined!

The Jiangnan family knew that the Han army would go north next year, so they naturally wouldn't wait. It happened that Dolgon was also worried about the Han army occupying Jiangnan, and the two sides immediately had a plan for this raid as soon as they contacted each other.

In November, it's winter, but it's not very cold in the south.

Han Wangfu.

Chen Zhong hurriedly walked into the door without even saying hello.

Anxious in his footsteps, Chen Xiong walked to the study as soon as he sensed it.

"What's wrong, Chen Zhong?" Chen Xiong was very puzzled, there should be no urgency at this time! Even the Western devils nesting in the Indian Ocean are very honest!

Chen Zhong smiled bitterly and said: "Lord, the Southern Ming Dynasty has fallen, and Hunan has also been occupied by 400,000 Qing soldiers!" ”

"What's going on? Nanming also has hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers, right? Chen Xiong was very surprised, it has only been a few days, and Nanming has already been!

"Nanjing has not yet confirmed, it is rumored that Qian Qianyi opened the city gate: Emperor Hongguang and others have been killed! But now Changsha alone has 200,000 horses! Chen Zhong couldn't believe it, Nanming was destroyed almost overnight!

Chen Xiong smiled bitterly, he understood!

"Damn the gentry, don't you think that the king's sword is not good. Chen Zhong immediately convened a military and political emergency meeting! ”

"It's the lord!" Chen Zhong also left immediately.

Soon the top leaders of the military government came to the conference room of the General Staff, and there were only four generals from all the armies who were not in Guangzhou.

The generals were: Zhang Shou, Wu Li, Yang Muqiu, the three army commanders and Commander Qiu Sen.

The civil officials were the five chiefs of the Political Yuan: Wu Jiu, Zhao Lao, Lin Guozhong, Wang Huacheng, and Chen Xiong's father-in-law, Jingzang.

Before Jingzang was in Goryeo, he was like half a prime minister, and his ability was more familiar than Wang Huacheng! Chen Xiong also appointed his old father-in-law as the deputy director of the Political Yuan.

On the garden table, opposite Chen Xiong are Wu Jiu and a few people, and on the left and right are the five major staff officers of the military department.

Chen Xiong nodded, and Chen Dong immediately spoke: "The secret report came that the Nanming Dynasty had fallen the day before yesterday, and Emperor Hongguang had also been killed!" These have not been confirmed, but there are 200,000 Qing soldiers in the Changsha generation, and it is estimated that the Southern Ming Dynasty will really be destroyed! ”

Wang Huacheng was taken aback: "How can this be so sudden?" ”

Suddenly, Daming was over, and everyone sighed!

Wu Jiu did not regret it, but became excited. When the crown prince dies, the king of Han will replace the Zhu dynasty even more justifiably.

"Hehe, it's still so waste~" Wu Li couldn't help laughing, he didn't have a good impression of Daming.

Seeing everyone's eyes, Wu Li hurriedly spoke: "The last general asks for an order, and the lord asks me to ride the Sixth Army to kill and retreat the Qing soldiers." ”

Chen Xiong nodded: "It is true that we must stop the Qing soldiers from going south, otherwise if they let them block the mountain passes, we will be even more troublesome!" ”

"Chen Nan ordered Chen Chang Lin Hu to send troops to fight at all passes."

"It's the lord." Chen Nan immediately stood up and left.

"My lord, the Fifth Cavalry Army requests to go to the front line of Changsha." Zhang Shou immediately spoke, the lake is wide and the terrain is enough for the cavalry to deploy.

Wu Li frowned! He's still a step slower!

There were a lot of cavalry in the Qing army, and Chen Xiong nodded: "That's it, appoint Chen Zhong as the commander of the Huguang Theater of Operations, and command the Han Fifth Army, the Han Sixth Army, and the Fifth Cavalry Army." ”

"Honoring the Lord!" Chen Zhong immediately fought and saluted.

Zhang Shou looked at Wu Li with a dark music, this time he won.

"Chen Zhong can't expand the war, he just needs to push the battle array to the front line of Changsha." Winter is coming, and it's no longer suitable for a big war! What's more, the materials and equipment of hundreds of thousands of troops are not ready!!

"Honoring the Lord."

After everyone deliberated for a while, they all started to get busy!