Chapter 392: Rich and Noble Return Home
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The time has entered July, the second garrison division has been transferred to Jiangxi, and the strategy of the Fu Han army for Jiangxi has begun. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
But Chen Ming continued to stay in Fuzhou. The Fu Han army had seized all the territory of the Qing army in Fujian, but it did not mean that Chen Ming's affairs were finished. To a certain extent, what happened next was more important than his capture of Fuzhou.
Taiwan, Zhangzhou, the former Fujian Navy Division, the reorganization of the Zhang Qiu fleet, the Navy and Army Corps, as well as the agreement between the Fu Han Army and the Tiandihui Righteous Army, these are all things that need to be finalized by Chen Ming himself. Moreover, the last Qing army in Fujian penetrated into the middle of the Tiandihui rebel army, and Chen Ming continued to send people to talk and negotiate with the Zheng family's father and son as if he hadn't seen Zheng Ji's cattiness. Fujian's Tiandihui people also silently acquiesced to the position of the leader of the Zheng family's father and son. Chen Ming's letter didn't seem to have any effect, but Zheng Ji still chose to take Chen Jie away to preserve his strength and guard the Han army.
By mid-July, the soldiers and horses of Taiwan and Zhangzhou had already been deployed, and after the Taiwan Volunteers eliminated some of those who were unwilling to serve as soldiers again, the remaining troops and horses were reorganized into four brigades. According to the statistics of the soldiers and officers of the four brigades, 60 percent can be from Zhangzhou, 30 percent from Quanzhou, and the rest are from Huizhou.
Among them, the Taiwanese rebels occupied the establishment of three brigades. The formation of the three brigades could not be filled by relying only on the remaining 10,000 or so Taiwan volunteers, and Chen Ming filled in the recruits recently recruited from Fujian. Coupled with a brigade formed in Zhangzhou, only half of the more than 10,000 rebels in Zhangzhou are left.
In the future, these four brigades will form two garrison divisions, the first and second divisions of the Fujian Army. At present, the most important task of the more than 20,000 officers and men of these four brigades is to learn the official language, in addition to retraining. Nanjing official dialect, Jinling Yayin. Although Chen Ming was confused by this, and such a decision meant that the modern Chinese pinyin he was familiar with was a scrap, the status of Nanjing Mandarin in the Chinese Chinese dialect was obvious. Since the Fu Han army is going to Hu Fu Han, it can only choose the official dialect of Nanjing.
Anyway, there is no need for Chen Ming to learn by himself. He speaks Henan dialect, who dares to find fault with him on this point?
Taizu and Taizong of the Red Dynasty are also native dialects.
The Fu Han army that killed from Henan and Hubei to Fujian really didn't understand a little Hokkien. It is impossible for the Fu Han army to learn Hokkien dialect from everyone, so they can only come to learn Nanjing official dialect.
Taiwan's older generation of Tiandihui people, such as Yan Yan and others, are all unwilling to lead the army to fight anymore, they are only willing to enjoy happiness. According to the news from the dark camp, not everyone is 'greedy for enjoyment', but these people are not confident in their own level of fighting, and they also know that the military discipline of the Fu Han Army is strict, and there will be points for officers and soldiers to train tomorrow, and it is not that you will never slide down again if you sit on it. Thinking about it, many people are afraid of being embarrassed, and they have no motivation to struggle, so they seem to have no heart and energy.
The position of the chief and deputy commander of the three brigades, the position of chief of staff, and the remaining generals of the Heaven and Earth Society are simply not qualified to sit. Even if they are battalion officers, they can only say that they are okay. So these unwarranted benefits fell on the head of the Fu Han army. In the past month, Chen Ming has frequently transferred middle- and upper-level officers from various units in Zhejiang and Fujian, and has occupied all the positions of regiment commanders and brigade commanders of the three brigades reorganized from the Taiwan Volunteer Army, and there are even two division-level formations waiting for them!
Lu Mao, He Zhe, and Lin Xian, the three people who first got acquainted with and funded the Fu Han Army, were all prosperous, and they thought that they were the people of the Fu Han Army, and their courage was much greater than that of their comrades on the other side of the strait. Then there was the establishment of the local government, and Taiwan's troops were transferred to the mainland, and Chen Ming also transferred battalions and regimental troops from various armies, more than 6,000 people, to cross the sea one after another to garrison Taiwan.
For a whole month and a half, the days passed more tense than the time of the war. During this period, Li Xiaomei sent a letter, asking Chen Ming if he was looking for flowers and asking Liu, adding a few more sisters to her, Chen Ming replied to the letter and even complained that he was wronged, how could he have time. Even when I go to bed at night, my mind is constantly spinning.
Both the second uncle and the old lady had letters delivered to Chen Ming. The matter in Chen Ming's hands is still a mess, so let's put it aside for now. Judging by what his father meant, he was not in a hurry to do it immediately. As for how he looked at this matter in his heart, even Liu Wu couldn't see the slightest joy or anger on his face.
In August, the Fu Han army in Jiangnan and Fujian began to be mobilized one after another, and many towns in southern Jiangsu and Zhejiang were replaced by newly formed garrison units, and a large number of Fu Han troops left their garrisons one after another. Because of the opening of ports in Ningbo, Fuzhou, Shanghai and other places, commerce flourished, and the Fu Han army did not restrict road traffic, their movement attracted the attention of all sides. The Tiandihui was the most nervous, but they quickly noticed that the direction of the Fujian Fuhan army was not Xinghuafu, but Fuzhou, and the Tiandihui side was relieved at first, at least not a large number of troops were found on the border of Quanzhou.
Of course, Ling Liang was very nervous, very nervous.
The team stationed in Yongchun was transferred back to Yanping by him. Such a big movement overwhelmed the news of Chen Jie's victory in Datian and Yong'an to the point that no one cared.
Shanghai, Ningbo and Fuzhou, the three ports that have opened the port, thousands of sails gather, hundreds of boats gather. Chen Ming assembled the 4th Brigade of the 1st Garrison Division, the 1st and 5th Brigades of the 1st Division, the Division Headquarters and the Guards Brigade, the first division of the Fujian Army, two newly formed brigades from Taiwan, plus four independent artillery battalions, and a total of 40,000 troops on land.
Chen Erbao was left in charge, with the 20th Brigade and Division Headquarters of the 1st Garrison Division, the 16th Brigade of the 4th Division, the 6th Brigade of the 1st Division, two independent artillery battalions, the complete 3rd Division, plus the 17th Brigade of the 4th Division in northern Jiangsu, as well as the garrison divisions formed in southern Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and the 2nd Army Division in Fujian.
Even if the remaining one Taiwanese brigade was returned to Taiwan.
Chen Ming's eyes were red when he looked at a complete Third Division, but the ships in his hands were loaded so much, and 40,000 infantry and massive military supplies, plus four artillery battalions, all needed to be transported in batches. There was no place for the third division at all.
The news of the movement of a large number of troops cannot be concealed from others, but the specific number of troops transferred and the specific number of artillery pieces pulled, Chen Ming absolutely has to hide from outsiders.
Whether it is Shanghai, Ningbo, or Fuzhou, all roads are strictly checked, and the troops board ships at night and leave the port at dawn. From Shanghai to Ningbo, from Ningbo to Fuzhou, and from Fuzhou to Xiamen -- that is, Zhangzhou.
For this reason, Chen Ming went back to Ningbo, and then returned to Fuzhou with the ship in less than two days.
The thousands of miles of coastline were mobilized to mobilize troops and materials, and tens of thousands of people were making great preparations, not including the naval division. And in August, the typhoon will not stop, stop and stop, stop and stop, and everything must start from safety, and the entire logistics department will have as many as three or four hundred bookkeepers from the people.
Shen Guozhen was eager to be able to use the doppelganger technique, he not only had to look at the officials below with one eye open, but also had to organize the 'celebrities' to compile traitor records and biography of the second minister, and also kept an eye on whether there were any disturbances to the people in the process of material reserves and transfer of the army, and finally he had to care about the organization of the courts in various places. He's so busy that he's going to turn into a spinning top, spinning and spinning, spinning and spinning.
In the official office of the Fuzhou General's Mansion, Chen Ming kept looking at the battle plan and battle sequence drawn up by the General Staff, and the Fu Han Army used the main fleet of the newly trained Southeast Naval Division, that is, the former Fujian Naval Division and the Zhang Qiu Naval Division, to join the Zheng Family's Nanyang Naval Division and seek an opportunity to fight a decisive battle with the Guangdong Naval Division.
The follow-up large force, with the newly formed First Division of the Fujian Army as the main force for landing operations, relied on the superiority of the coastal naval division to sweep the coastal cities of Guangdong, and converged on Lantau Island and Hong Kong Island at the mouth of the Pearl River by land and water. Then the battle could be completely handed over to the land troops of the Fu Han army. In addition to the combat troops, the logistics department summoned a total of 30,000 people to join the logistics troops, and the number was not inferior to the combat troops of the Fu Han Army.
The brothers Zheng Lianchang and Zheng Lianfu were 'very obedient', and their troops had already moved to the sea off Guangzhou.
The Fu Han army is obviously going to take Guangdong this time, and the Zheng family fleet will have an extra spell on its head in the future, and there will be no more joy and happiness in the past. But just like Ling Liang's subordinates envy Taiwan's Tiandi Society's 'colleagues' to enjoy happiness and well-being, how can the Zheng family not envy Zhang Qiu's current status?
After the merger, the throne of the Admiral is still Zhang Qiu's, Ye Xiangde has fallen into a deputy position, and Wu Xiqun has unexpectedly become the prefect of Fuzhou, and he has been transferred from martial arts to literature! It is said that his father Wu Bida has suffered a stroke, but Wu Xiqun's brothers are all happy to become high-ranking officials of the new dynasty. Compared with the Wu family, Huang Shijian is a cup!
Chen Ming's fingers slowly slid on the map on the desktop, and he clicked a few times at the location of Dongguan, he was not ready to attack Guangzhou from the west, because there was too much water on the west side of Guangzhou, and he launched an attack from the east side where there were relatively few rivers and waterways, and hit Dongguan into Guangzhou City.
He didn't think there was any difficulty in conquering Guangzhou, and there was nothing dangerous about this No. 1 city in Nantian. The Manchu and Han soldiers in Guangzhou may be inferior to those in Fujian. But what if they escape?
So far, there has been no news of the Guangzhou bannermen fleeing westward in the dark camp in Guangdong, but when it is really time to meet with swords and guns, whether it is the bannermen or the Qing army, will they obediently stay in Guangzhou and let the Han army annihilate? If they follow the Xijiang River, it will be easy for them to escape.
His fingers continued to slide westward, this area of Guangdong is actually a lot of mountains, only there are some plains along the coast, the terrain is gentle, suitable for large corps to fight. In other places, if you want to say that the terrain is not dangerous to defend, then there are mountains as far as the eye can see; But if you want to say that there is a danger to defend, that is another joke. Although there are many mountains in Guangdong, there are also many roads, except for one Shaoguan, it is not allowed to go around the point. What's more, the Fu Han army also has the advantage of a naval division.
Chen Ming very much hoped that the Qing army could compete with him in Guangzhou and in the Pearl River Delta. Even if the Qing army has been on the defensive! It is also better than them fleeing inland, or running to Guangxi and Yunnan.
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The city of Guangzhou is full of rumors. Even the thirteen elements, which are very lively, seem to have encountered a cold snap.
Now there are three leaders of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in Guangdong, the governor of Guangzhou, Bayansan, the general of Guangzhou, Zenghai, and the governor of Guangdong, Liangqing.
These three people are all Manchu bannermen, among which Bayansan and Zenghai are Manchu clansmen.
If you judge the size of the real power, Bayan San is the first, but unfortunately this person is filthy and incompetent, except for the greedy and money-grabbing shots, the establishment has no achievements.
According to the resume of this person from the dark camp, Ba Tingsan was originally a military aircraft director, and when he was on duty at night, when the Western Regions used troops, there was a fast horse flying report at night, when the ministers were scattered, Qianlong asked the person on duty, Bayan San was called to the window, and Qianlong dictated hundreds of words. Bayansan was just a petty official at that time, he made a pilgrimage to Longyan for the first time, trembled and responded to the order, and after leaving the palace, he no longer remembered a word. If it weren't for the fact that there was still an Oroli standing next to him at that time, he was very intelligent and understanding, and drafted on his behalf, Bayan's three heads would have fallen off. And the text drafted by Oroli was still very appreciated by Qianlong, and the credit fell to Bayansan. Within a few days, it was put as the Tongshang Daotai, and within a few years, he became the governor of Liangguang. Bayansan was grateful to Oroli and called him a benefactor. and served in the feudal territory, without any achievements, only known for greedy for money.
The only good thing about this guy is that he is very loyal to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and he has successively donated 300,000 taels of silver to Beijing in the past two years, so although he is incompetent, Qianlong still puts him in the position of the governor of Liangguang.
What about Zenghai? But don't look at it as a clan background, but in the early years of Qianlong, he successively served as the deputy capital of Jilin, Bodoune and Ningguta, the general of Guangzhou and Yili, and the secretary of the Li Fan Yuan. After a series of wars launched by Qianlong against Xinjiang, in August of the 25th year of Qianlong, he was transferred to Heilongjiang General, then Shengjing General, and then Guangzhou General. This is the real backbone of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in Guangdong.
Bayansan is a person who makes up the numbers, and Liangqing is in charge of money and food. This person was born in the Manchu Zhengbai Banner, and after Qianlong won the Jinshi in the seventh year, he was sent to the household department, and the money and food were very transparent. Although this man is just as corrupt!
Zenghai was lying on the map and frowned, Liangqing walked over, holding a fold in his hand, and was about to open his mouth to see Chen Ming's expression, and couldn't help but smile and said: "The general is thinking about Chen Reverse's southward journey?" It won't be long before Chen Ming's thief comes. ”
Chen Ming looked at Liangqing curiously, "How are you so sure?" I am worried that if he does not come, our army will not be able to gather at the mouth of the Pearl River for a long time. The Chen thief in Jiangxi is attacking south, and Haicheng has repeatedly asked us for help. "Wu Shaoshi is no longer the governor of Jiangxi. Another Manchu banner man took over the throne of the governor of Jiangxi. It's a pity that before it was hot, the Fuhan army came over.
Liangqing stood up and patted the location of Guangdong on the map, "Manchu and Han officers and soldiers, Ding Yong, we have gathered a total of forty or fifty thousand people here, how dare we attack and kill if there are fewer soldiers and horses in the Fu Han army?"
He now mobilized the army to Zhangzhou, from the mouth of the Yangtze River to Xiamen, two or three thousand miles by sea, how many ships were used, and how many materials were prepared? That's a lot of money. Chen Thief has just occupied the southeast, the money and grain have not been taken, the local affairs are complicated, and most of Jiangsu, the whole of Zhejiang, and half of Fujian Province are stabilized, how much grain will be used? Everyone knows that Fujian is short of grain.
At this time, the thief Chen also came to attack Liangguang, and let the thief army in Jiujiang attack Jiangxi, how long can he support it with the silver money and grain in his hand? ”
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In the Fuzhou General's Mansion, Chen Ming met Yue Wenhai in the main hall. Compared with back then, Yue Wenhai looks much older. The status between the two has also been turned upside down, of course, Yue Wenhai has become Chen's in-law, and his daughter is ......
"The boss is from Anhui. The so-called wealth does not return to the hometown, such as brocade clothes at night. "So Chen Ming wants to use him to replace Xie Hu and serve as the prefect of Anqing, and Xie Hu Chen Ming wants to use him in Jiangxi...... (To be continued.) )