Chapter 4 Controlling Land by Sea

"Xu Du." Zheng Chenggong rested in his mansion in Nanjing City, listened to the information that Zheng Lian got in Nanjing City, and smiled coldly.

Zheng Lian was a little worried, and said: "Da Mu, you must not take it lightly, Xu Du is His Majesty's favorite general, he has repeatedly broken the Dongyu, and the previous battle in Jinhua was quite exciting." Moreover, in the Jinhua area, he is the remnant of the Zhejiang army, and he is also widely connected in the army. ”

Zheng Chenggong said: "It's okay, you Xu Du is powerful, is my Zheng family a soft persimmon?" ”

Zheng Lian was still a little worried, and said: "After all, my family is in a suspicious place, and the battle of Korea is quite tricky, so it's better to give way." ”

Zheng Chenggong said: "Can you make a step today, can you make it tomorrow?" If everything can be done, can my family's maritime business be saved? ”

Zheng Lian didn't know what to say for a while. As the representative of the Zheng family in Nanjing, he is actually responsible for the Zheng family's business interests, so he naturally knows how big the Zheng family's business is. I understand more that if you want to protect your family business, you need a lot of power.

Power and wealth have always been trying to match, at least in this era, not having enough power, but having enough wealth, that's not a good thing.

And Zheng Chenggong had to bow his head to Zhang Xuan, and he had already decided that he couldn't swallow a breath. However, although Zheng Chenggong was unwilling to bow his head to Zhang Xuan, he was probably still acceptable, but if he was asked to bow to Xu Du, he would never be able to accept it.

Although Xu Du can be called a fierce general, Zheng Chenggong does not look at him squarely.

In Zheng Chenggong's opinion, if there is someone in Daxia who can beat him, the first is Zhang Xuan, the second may be Li Dingguo, as for Xu Du, who is it?

Zheng Chenggong saw that Zheng Lian still had some worries. Zheng Chenggong smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, I already have a foolproof plan." ”

As for what kind of complete strategy, Zheng Chenggong did not say.

Zhang Xuan was particularly concerned about the Korean war, thinking that the war in Sichuan, with Li Dingguo's efforts, had stabilized, and he had constant contacts with Wu Sangui's envoys, and even reached some tacit understanding. Sichuan can be put aside, and the Korean war will naturally be put on the agenda.

So within two days of Zheng Chenggong's return, Zhang Xuan summoned Zheng Chenggong.

In fact, this is not the first time Zheng Chenggong has entered the palace.

As a senior member who came back from outside, according to the custom, he should visit Zhang Xuan first before going home.

It's just that Zheng Chenggong came back, and he was dusty along the way. Zhang Xuan didn't talk about it in detail, and asked him to go home and rest first. This is the official summons.

Zheng Chenggong bathed and changed clothes, changed into a brand-new royal robe, and entered the palace. Sit down after a while.

Zheng Chenggong found that not only Zhang Xuan was there, but even Yuan Shizhong and Zhang Zhen were also there.

It's almost three sessions.

Zhang Xuan first asked about the current situation of the war in Korea.

Zheng Chenggong answered 1510. In fact, a lot of the content has been reported by the Privy Council a long time ago, and there is not much error in the numbers, especially after the recovery of the southern part of Korea, which greatly reduced the consumption of the Xia Dynasty, and for Zhang Xuan, the cost of the Korean War was reduced very little.

But at the same time, the weight to contain Zheng Chenggong is also a little less.

This matter, for Zheng Chenggong, may not be a plus in the selection of North Korean generals.

After asking all these questions, Zhang Xuan asked directly: "King Yue, how should the Korean war progress next year?" ”

Zheng Chenggong had already prepared and said his best plan. I only heard him say lightly: "Use the sea to control the land." ”

Zhang Xuan said: "I would like to hear about it." ”

The reason why Zheng Chenggong called this method a foolproof strategy is that this method fully exerts Zheng Chenggong's advantages. To implement this strategy, he is indispensable to Zheng Chenggong.

"The minister and the Dongyu clashed in Korea, knowing that the Eight Banners were stubborn enemies, although they were opponents, they should not be humiliated. The battle of Bihu Pavilion was caused by the carelessness of the minister, and the minister learned from the pain, and decided to use his own strengths and attack the enemy's shortcomings. ”

"How to attack the enemy's shortcomings with your own strengths." Yuan Shizhong asked coldly.

Zheng Chenggong's eyes fell on Yuan Shizhong's face, and the corners of his mouth smiled, but his tone was not polite at all, and said: "On the Korean battlefield, what is the biggest advantage of our army, is it a naval division?" Although the battalions of the army are brave, they will win or lose at most six to four against the Eight Banners, six for us and four for the enemy. Once something happens, you can repeat it. ”

"However, the Qing army's sailors have been shot empty for the ministers, and they exist in name only. Therefore, as long as a small boat crossed the sea, the Qing army was helpless. ”

Yuan Shizhong asked, "So, how is King Yue going to give full play to this advantage?" ”

Yuan Shizhong is already used to this role.

Zhang Xuan did not make a clear statement on many things. Therefore, Yuan Shizhong's attitude is very important.

Zheng Chenggong said: "First go to the coastal islands of Liaodong. When Mao Wenlong was there, he stationed troops on Phi Island, so that the eastern captives could not cross and attack Korea, and once Mao Wenlong wenlong, North Korea could not be protected. Now that the time has passed, and then with the victory of our naval division and the Chen troops on the island, the Yalu River will be cut off, so that Liaodong will cut off contact with North Korea. ”

"If the East is captured, our army will win Korea without a fight."

"If you want to fight."

"Then our naval division intercepted the rear road, and the army entered one after another, lined up in formation, lined up in camps, and transported grain and grass to the sea, and Pyongyang was conquered in less than half a year. In this way, the sailors mostly used small boats to enter the Liaohe River, and the coastal rivers were attacked by our soldiers, and they could even drive for a long time to disturb Tianjin, Shandong and other places, so that the Qing army was exhausted. ”

"If you see an opportunity, you will go to Liaodong and threaten the Jingshi. Those who can't are used by me everywhere. ”

Zhang Xuan listened, and immediately took Xu Du's thoughts,

Thrown aside.

According to his original intention, if Zheng Chenggong's answer made him dissatisfied, he would give Xu Du a chance. But now, after listening to half of it, I already understand that Zheng Cheng can do such a thing, but Xu Du will never be able to do it.

Therefore, Xu Dudai Zheng Chenggong's matter has already been put to bed without waiting to be spoken.

To do such a thing, we must use the Zheng Family Water Division, that is, the East China Sea Division in the Xia Army, and the Fujian Water Division. But if you want them to show their strength, you have to use Zheng Chenggong, which doesn't need to be thought about at all.

Yuan Shizhong was still asking Zheng Chenggong some details, while Zhang Xuan was already deep in thought.

Suddenly, he felt that the voice of the discussion in front of him stopped, Zhang Xuan came back to his senses and said: "The strategy of the king of Yue is to make peace with me. The battle of Korea was entrusted to the king of Yue, and I was naturally relieved. ”

Zheng Chenggong breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. He knew that the plan he had tailored based on Zhang Xuan's requirements would definitely interest Zhang Xuan, but there were variables in this matter before the dust settled.

Zheng Chenggong came all the way from North Korea and has been figuring out Zhang Xuan's definition of the Korean battlefield, that is, a partial division.

Zhang Xuan also didn't think that Zheng Chenggong set out all the way from North Korea and smoothly entered the city of Beijing. even said that if Zheng Chenggong planned to do this, Zhang Xuan would definitely change generals. Because of the merit of conquering Beijing, it must not fall into the hands of Zheng Chenggong.

Otherwise, politically, Zhang Xuan doesn't think it's difficult to do.

Any general who can preside over the capture of a country by a large army is not a close confidant of the emperor. Zheng Chenggong himself understood his own definition, so he took the definition of partial division to the extreme, and what the partial division wanted to do was to contain the main force of the Qing army.

As long as the Qing army can be forced out of Korea, then Liaodong, Tianjin, Shandong, and thousands of miles of coastal coast will become battlefields.

Such an asymmetrical battle could not be stopped by how much manpower and material resources the Qing army would consume.

Of course, Zheng Chenggong may not have other ideas, such as large-scale harassment, forcing the Qing army to solve the problem, must attack Korea again, and when the time comes, wait for work, fortify the wall and wait for it, and hit it with firearms, it may not be without a great victory.

Zheng Chenggong said: "Your Majesty Miao Zan." ”

Zhang Xuan sighed in his heart, a masterpiece deserves to be a masterpiece. Most of the heroes are the kind that can mix up no matter how the times change.

"What is the king of Yue going to do to seize the Liaodong Islands?" Zhang Xuan asked.

"Next year, after the spring flowers bloom, after the ice and snow melt." Zheng Chenggong said. Many seas in eastern Liaoning are frozen, and they are one with the earth at all. Unable to play to naval superiority.

Zhang Xuan nodded and said: "The cold weather in Liaodong is indeed not suitable for troops, in this case, King Yue will spend the winter in Nanjing, and I also want to be closer to King Yue." ”

Zheng Chenggong said: "The minister obeys the order. ”