The losses of the artillery battalion of the Xuanjia Army were also heavy, Li Zongze counted after the war, the artillery battalion lost a total of 13 medium artillery pieces, 78 sergeants were killed and wounded, 52 were killed, and 26 were wounded.

Such a high casualty ratio is where the cruelty of artillery warfare lies.

Li Zongze, who commanded the normal artillery battle, was already covered with more than ten wounds, and was supported by the sergeant from exhaustion, and went to the gatehouse to return to Fang Yuan, "Fang Junmen, the artillery battalion has won!" ”

Fang Yuan hurriedly took off his robe and put it on his body for this brave general, "Zong Ze, I saw it." ”

Li Zongze was seriously injured, and he didn't forget to be angry with Fang Yuan, "The artillery battalion is not a bad breed to avoid war!" ”

Fang Yuan nodded with tears in his eyes, "Well, the artillery battalion is not a bad breed. ”

Jing Jie ordered the military doctor of Su Hongyu's logistics team to help Li Zongze go down to rest, and paid 20,000 taels of silver as a reward and bereavement for the artillery battalion this time.

Hou Chengzu knelt on the ground at Fang Yuan, and said in a deep voice, "Fang Junmen, I only know what an iron-blooded soldier is when I saw the Xuanjia Army today, and my brother and Jin Shanwei are willing to join the Xuanjia Army and serve Fang Junmen before and after the saddle." ”

"How can the Xuanjia Army enter if you want to?"

Fang Yuan said lightly, "Hou Tongzhi is a fourth-grade officer, and the small temple of the Xuanjia Army can't accommodate the big Buddha." ”

Hou Chengzu shook his head and said, "I am willing not to be this acquaintance, enter the Xuanjia Army as a thousand households, oh, no, all hundred households will be completed." ”

Fang Yuan admired him as a hero who spared his life for the sake of the nation, and asked, "Are you really willing to be demoted to the Xuanjia Army as a hundred households?" ”

Hou Chengzu said firmly, "Yes, 100 households are fine." ”

Fang Yuan smiled and asked, "Why?" ”

Hou Chengzu hurriedly said, "Staying in the Jinshanwei group of women's army, fighting is very aggrieved, joining the Xuanjia Army to fight is enough for you, strong enough!" ”

Fang Yuan was a hundred satisfied with this reason, nodded and said, "Then you select 100 people who are proficient in artillery in Jinshanwei, and you will appoint 100 households and organize them into the artillery battalion." ”

Fang Yuan agreed with Hou Chengzu to enter the Xuanjia Army, and then asked, "Does Jin Shanwei have any generals who are proficient in naval warfare?" ”

Hou Chengzu shook his head and said, "There are those who dare to go on the warship, and those who are proficient have gone to become maritime merchants and pirates, who will stay in the guard to eat and wait for death?" ”

The leader of the naval battle had not yet been settled, Fang Yuan was slightly disappointed, and said, "You will gather the sailors of Jinshanwei and unify them into the Xuanjia Army Naval Barracks." The remaining sergeants of Jinshanwei, waiting for Chigutai and Malin to pick people, can get into the eyes of the Xuanjia Army. ”

After repelling the Zheng family's fleet, Fang Yuan already knew the level of the Zheng family's artillery, and the next step was to attack the Zheng family's naval base in Zhejiang-Guanhaiwei according to the original plan.

Fang Yuan and the Xuanjia Army stopped at the Jinshan Acropolis to rest, and made mobilization and arrangements for both military and political aspects.

The military arrangement was to order the artillery battalion to immediately send people to Suzhou Wei to transport sufficient food, gunpowder, and lead bullets. This time I was going on an expedition to Guanhaiwei, and I had to bring enough supplies with me.

And sent more than ten light horsemen to Guanhaiwei to inquire about the news.

In terms of politics, it was Shen Xiang, the young master of the Shen family, who was helped by Dongting merchants, because Shen Xiang's third uncle, Shen Tingyang, was the political envoy of the Zhejiang Political Division.

He ordered Shen Xiang to go to Zhang Bingzhen, the governor of Zhejiang, and Shen Tingyang, the political envoy of Zhejiang, to inform the Zhejiang Political Secretary in the name of the governor of the four prefectures who Fang Yuan held the sword of Shang Fang, that the Xuanjia Army was going to attack Guanhaiwei, the base of the Zhengjia Naval Division, and that the Zhejiang Political Division must order the state capital to be released.

Otherwise, the Zhejiang political secretary from the governor, the political envoy, the procurator, the commander of the envoy and below, as well as the officials of the state capital who have passed through it, will be regarded as bullying the monarch and resisting the decree, and will be punished for the crime of treason.

Fang Yuan stayed in Jinshanwei for ten days, training soldiers and horses while helping Jinshanwei build a new camp.

Ten days later, the artillery battalion's grain, grass, gunpowder, and lead bullet had been transported from Suzhou Wei to Jinshanwei and replenished in place.

And Shen Xiang also brought news from the Zhejiang Political Division.

Zhejiang Governor Zhang Bingzhen was originally a mixed official who was only corrupt and didn't care about things, coupled with the persuasion of Shen Tingyang, the political envoy, Fang Yuan was Chongzhen's unannounced Captain of the Horse, the governor of the four prefectures, and he was holding the sword of Shang Fang.

Zhang Bingzhen weighed it up, Zheng Zhilong was indeed terrible, but it was always terrible in the naval battle, and it was just like that when he landed on land. But Fang Yuan's terrible thing is in the land war, if he annoys Fang Yuan, Fang Yuan can justifiably lead the army to crusade against Zhejiang in the name of colluding with Zheng Zhilong.

With the terrifying combat power of the Xuanjia Army to defeat the Manchu Tartars, Zhang Bingzhen is to gather the troops of the entire Zhejiang Guard, and it is estimated that he will not be able to withstand the attack of the Xuanjia Army.

Zhang Bingzhen weighed it for two days, and finally agreed to the plan of the Zhejiang Political Secretary to stay out of the grievances between Fang Yuan and Zheng Zhilong this time. It was ordered that Jiaxing Prefecture, Hangzhou Prefecture, Shaoxing Prefecture, and Ningbo Prefecture under the jurisdiction of the Zhejiang Political Division were all allowed to the Xuanjia Army, and all the guards in Zhejiang would never participate in the war between the Xuanjia Army and the Zheng Army.

He only put forward one additional condition, that is, the Xuanjia Army's military rations and firearms should all be brought by themselves, and the people must not be disturbed along the way.

Fang Yuan had never thought of disturbing the people, and the military rations and gunpowder needed for the expedition had already been prepared, so he naturally agreed to Zhang Bingzhen's conditions.

Both military and political measures have been prepared, and the time is ripe to go to Guanhaiwei, and the next step is to strike hard at the Zheng family's naval division.

Fang Yuan left Jingjie stationed in Huating County, and transferred 2,000 Xuanjia troops from the Taihu Military Base to station, monitoring the movements of Jinshanwei and Shanghai County nearby. At the same time, he also gave Jing Jie the task of accepting the surrender of Shanghai County at any time.

Qin Zhan's 1,000 Jinyi guards were transferred back to Suzhou Mansion, and he was assigned 1,000 sergeants of the Shenji Battalion stationed in Suzhou Wei to maintain law and order in Suzhou Mansion, so as not to be taken advantage of by people with ulterior motives.

After arranging the rear, Fang Yuan led the 6,000 elite Xuanjia Army and slaughtered the Zhejiang Buzheng Division.

As soon as the Xuanjia army entered the territory of Jiaxing Mansion, the light cavalry that went to Guanhaiwei to inquire about the news returned.

Zheng Jun had long heard of Fang Yuan's plan to go to Guanhaiwei, and he also took corresponding strategic measures. The commander Shi Fu divided the 8,000 Zheng army into two teams, one team of 5,000 people, led by Shi Lang, and led the water division to garrison the Linshan Guard in the territory of Shaoxing Mansion to snipe Fang Yuan's Xuanjia Army; A team of 3,000 people, led by Shi Fu, stuck to Guanhaiwei.

Fang Yuan opened the map and checked the terrain of Linshanwei in Shaoxing Prefecture.

Linshanwei, is the only way to enter Ningbo from Shaoxing Mansion, as the name suggests, sanitation is mountain, is a military town facing the mountain by the sea, the river is dense. Around the mountain, it occupies the geographical advantage of defense; If you are close to the sea and make up for it by the river, you will have warships to defend it together. It can be said that it has formed a multi-line, three-dimensional defense system of river and land.

Shi Lang's uncle and nephew are worthy of being famous generals, and they have a unique vision to find this military guard with the best defensive terrain to snipe the Xuanjia Army.

With the power of Zheng's artillery, if it attacked Linhaiwei head-on, it would fall into a three-dimensional attack on both land and sea, and would inevitably suffer huge losses.

Fang Yuan convened a meeting of the generals to discuss how to break through the impregnable defense line that Shi Lang had arranged in Linshanwei.

Li Zongze, Su Hongyu, and Ma Lin's suggestion was to take every step of the camp, uproot the various strongholds of Linshanwei one by one, and after capturing Linshanwei, they would march to Guanhaiwei.

Chigutai was anxious to take revenge on the Zheng army, where did the interest come from, and it was suggested that the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry quickly break through the defense line of Linshanwei and go straight to Guanhaiwei. As long as you can take Guanhaiwei, you can turn around and fight the infantry battalion and artillery battalion with poor mobility in the rear, and the drone team will attack Linshanwei.

Fang originally rejected the suggestion of Li Zongze and others, and captured them one by one, one of which was too large, and the other was delayed, if Zheng Jun sent warships from the sea to aid Guanhaiwei, the capture of Guanhaiwei would be far away.

As for Chigutai's method, it is too radical, leaving behind the infantry battalion, artillery battalion, and drone team with weak mobility, if Shi Lang concentrates his forces, the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry will become a deep lone army. Moreover, the rash advance of the light army may not be able to quickly capture the well-guarded Guanhaiwei.

Fang Yuan's gaze fell on the mountain of the long and narrow terrain in the east and west where Linshanwei was located, this mountain was called Siming Mountain, spanning Shaoxing Mansion and Ningbo Mansion. The impregnable Linshan Wei was built against the dangerous terrain of Siming Mountain.

A flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind, and he attacked Linshanwei head-on, and he would inevitably suffer huge losses. If it is a big detour, from the south of Siming Mountain, out of Shaoxing Mansion directly into Ningbo Mansion, and then from the Ningbo Prefecture to the north of Yin County, you can bypass Shi Lang's heavy defense of Linshanwei, and directly attack the Guanhaiwei where Shi Fu is located.

Fang Yuan pointed to the map and began to assign everyone's military tasks.

"After Jiaxing Mansion, our army was immediately divided into two groups. A team led by Zong Ze, Ma Lin, and Su Meizi marched to Linshanwei as originally planned, paying attention to delaying the speed of the march, and it was best to reach Linshanwei in half a month. ”

"A team led by me and Chigutai to lead the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry, from Shaoxing Mansion to the south, around Siming Mountain, straight to Ningbo Mansion, and then north to attack Guanhaiwei."

His marching route was at least three or four hundred miles around, but he was able to avoid the heavily guarded Linshan guards of the Zheng army, and he really used the great roundabout tactics of cavalry combat to the extreme.