It has been more than three months since the end of the army in June. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoDuring this time, the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Ming armies were always accumulating strength to prepare for the next sortie.

Unlike Zilharang's unconventional methods, Chen Wen has always been steady, and this is no different.

After the exemption of the summer and autumn taxes in the eighth year of Yongli, the people's livelihood in Jiangxi was quickly recovered, but the huge wounds of the war were not healed in a moment, coupled with the people's hearts driven by greed, as well as the existence of some opposition forces, this year's summer tax collection situation is very grim.

In this regard, the entire Jiangxi Political Envoy Department has already tensed its nerves, and the Supervision Department has not let go of any clues about the opposition forces that may organize anti-tax resistance.

In addition, this year's news of the great victory in the recovery of Hangzhou, Jia, Hu, Hui, Song, and Qiaosi Town, the Propaganda and Education Department will also carry out extensive publicity, and the forms of newspapers, dramas, and commentaries will be fully launched.

Using the victory of foreign wars to deter potential internal opponents is the usual routine of the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Ming armies. It can not be said to be invincible, but Chen Wen's cruelty to foreign enemies and the current excellent situation of the Ming army in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Zhejiang have also invisibly turned some opponents into centrists, even if only because they don't dare.

With these measures, coupled with the fact that the power of the guard and the palace was uprooted by Chen Wen, and the power of the gentry was unprecedentedly weak, especially since Jiangxi had just entered the rhythm of recovery, and the implementation of the floating grain exemption policy, the tax revenue of Jiangxi Province was basically collected in August, and the arrears were very rare.

This is true in Jiangxi, the same is true in Southern Jiangxi, and Zhejiang is an old occupied area, and various administrations have long been on track. As for the newly recovered areas, tax exemptions have been made on a regular basis. The only thing that made Chen Wen speechless was that the gentry and common people of these five prefectures demanded from the local government that the tax exemption should be implemented in accordance with last year's Jiangxi, and they expressed great incomprehension that only the summer tax of this year was exempted and the autumn tax was collected normally.

If you don't understand, you don't understand, the situation in Jiangxi is completely different from the five newly recovered prefectures, and Chen Wen will not stop collecting taxes because they don't understand. If that's the case, the Donglin Party will definitely jump out and kick its nose in the face to continue to act as a tax thief.

Taxes are in place, and the expansion of the army is also underway. According to the existing system, the battalions give priority to replenishing the veterans selected from the garrisons in various localities, and then the new recruits will replenish the garrisons in various localities. This time, the scale of the expansion is small, there is no need to use new recruits to fill the shortage, and the training time is faster, but the run-in is still in progress, and it is difficult to say how much combat effectiveness can be formed.

After several months of mobilization and replenishment, in addition to the garrisons in various prefectures and counties, the current Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Ming armies have seven divisions, including Yuzhang, Luling, Danyang, Yongjia, Jinhua, and the newly formed Siming and Dalan, as well as several war battalions that hold important places, and the total strength of the army has exceeded 120,000!

In terms of water divisions, the Zhejiang Inland River Division, the Zhejiang Coastal Cruise Water Division, the Jiangxi Poyang Lake Water Division, and the Jiangnan River Water Division adapted from Su Songyi's army under Qian Yingkui were all fully manned. As for further expansion and adjustment, Chen Wen already has a plan, but now is far from the time.

The size of the army is not small, and the weapons and equipment have been thoroughly replenished, but now the Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Ming armies have recovered the two complete provinces of Zhejiang and Jiangxi, as well as Huizhou and Songjiang in the south of the Yangtze River, Tingzhou, Jianchang and Shaowu in Fujian, and Nanxiong in Guangdong. It covers too much area, and many of them are where the gentry are powerful, and what is worse is that there are too many strong enemies and unknown forces around them, which directly leads to the problem of dispersion of troops.

"According to the intelligence, the captives who went south with Prince Jierharang of Heshuo Zheng counted 6,000 each of the eight banners of Manchuria and Mongolia, 8,000 of the eight banners of the Han army, and 30,000 of the green battalions drawn from the north, with a total strength of 50,000 troops."

Fifty thousand!

This number is close to half of the total strength of the Ming army in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and this is only the Qing army that went south, and there are many Qing troops in the south of the Yangtze River, and there are more than 10,000 troops in the Susong area alone. Comparatively speaking, the troops that Chen Wen was able to draw were much dwarfed.

"According to the intelligence of the Military Intelligence Department, once our army goes north, in addition to the Tartars in front of it, it also needs to face the remnants of the Fujian Capture Division under the Yamen of the Southwest Economic Strategy and the Governor of Zhejiang and Fujian, the Sun Kewang Division of the Southwest Wang Division, and the Shang Kexi, Geng Jimao and Hao Shangjiu Divisions of Guangdong and Fujian."

"Once our army sends troops to the south of the Yangtze River, Fan Wencheng will definitely move eastward and use both waterways; It stands to reason that Liu Qingtai is the same, but according to the report of the Military Intelligence Department, Liu Qingtai's troops are short of food and demoralized, and there is no threat for the time being. ”

After saying that the Qing army was finished, the staff officer in charge pointed to the map on the wall and continued to explain: "The last time the army was dispatched, the Western Thief Sun Kewang provoked in Yuanzhou Mansion and expelled our army, and the possibility of coming to harass us this time is about eighty percent; Shang, Geng, Hao Sanbu, Geng Jimao and Hao Shangjiu are relatively peaceful for the time being, but Shang Kexi is still under the banner of the southern palace of Yuping, refusing to take anyway, his son blocked the eastward advance of the king of Xining in Guangzhou, only this person has the ability to attack our army. ”

"In order to deal with threats from all sides, our company plans to reserve the Danyang Division from Jiujiang Mansion in Jiangxi Province to Nanchang Mansion to cooperate with the local garrison to meet the captive division in the northern part of Huguang, reserve the Yuzhang Division in Jiangxi Province as the center of Yuanzhou Mansion in Jiangxi Province to cooperate with the local garrison to meet the provocation of the Western Thief Sun Kewang's Division, and reserve the Luling Division in Southern Jiangxi to cooperate with the local garrison to prevent the attack of Shang Kexi's Captive Division."

This plan was no different from Chen Wen's preparations at that time, except that the troops of the Danyang Division, which planned to march into Fuxian in the upper reaches of Nanjing, were directed to the northern area of Huguang in the west. In this way, it can not only ensure the safety of the northern part of Jiangxi, but also intercept the reinforcements in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River with Hukou as the center, and also share the pressure of the Yuzhang Division, which can be described as killing three birds with one stone.

"Ben will have a question, please ask the staff to answer it."

"Please."

"The Danyang Division is facing Huguang, so the Chizhou, Taiping, Ningguo and other prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River are bound to suspend the offensive, will it cause military pressure on the flanks of our army's main forces?"

This battle was already a decisive battle for the Ming and Qing dynasties to decide who to belong to the south of the Yangtze River and even Huainan, and there were no less than 100,000 soldiers on both sides alone. Although the Qing army ships were few, there were many cavalry, and the flank of the Ming army went down the Yangtze River to occupy the convenient conditions of water power, but if the Danyang division could not attack, the battalion battalion with battalion as the unit marched alone, and it was likely to be besieged by the superior Qing army, and if it was not done well, it would cause a chain reaction and affect the overall battle situation.

This question was answered by the commander for the General Staff Division, and the captive divisions in the direction of Chizhou, Taiping and Ningguo, according to intelligence, had three general formations, nearly 10,000 people. This enemy army is indeed a threat, but these three captive divisions are all formed locally in Jiangnan, and their combat effectiveness is only afraid that they can't even compare with the local garrisons of our army, so don't pay attention to it this time. If they dare to come and send them to their deaths, then send some soldiers and horses to send them home. ”

"So what should Chizhou, Taiping and other prefectures and counties do?"

"After recovering Nanjing, it is enough to pass the slate, and there is no need to attack separately. Have more questions? ”

"Nope."

Chen Wen looked around, and the officers present had no objections, so he motioned to the officers in charge of explaining the staff to continue.

"According to the intelligence, our company formulated the following battle plan according to the instructions of the commander: This offensive is aimed at recovering Nanjing and defeating the main force of the captive division in the south of the Yangtze River, and plans to dispatch four divisions including Yongjia, Jinhua, Siming, and Dalan, as well as nearly 50,000 troops, including two mounted infantry battalions such as Feixiong and Feathered Serpent......"

This is the main force, in addition to the naval division to cooperate with the operation, and the various departments have also entered a defensive state to deal with the interference of other forces.

After the military discussion, Chen Wen returned home. The little girl is almost a year old, and she is learning to walk in the yard at the moment, seeing Chen Wen coming back, the little girl opened her immature arms to Chen Wen and walked over to him clumsily.

"Daddy."

The nurse, who was not responsible for breastfeeding, followed closely behind, holding her hands weakly to prevent falling. Chen Wen heard this call, rushed over with great strides, and picked up the little girl and held it high.

Her body was more than two meters above the ground, but the little girl was not afraid and let out a laugh like a silver bell. Chen Wen lifted her in the air and spun around a few times before putting it down with a smile, but from Zhou Yueying down, the nurses, maids and old mothers were worried at a glance, lest such a dangerous action would hurt the child.

Chen Wen's daughter is very bold, and in the words of Wu Dengke's daughter-in-law, she has the demeanor of a tiger girl. Chen Wen doesn't care about whether he is a tiger or a tiger girl, does he really let his daughter go into battle like a female general of the Yang Sect?

War is a man's business, the Manchu Qing Dynasty, China's greatest enemy, he hopes to end it with only a single generation of sacrifice, and this day is getting closer and closer, this attack on Nanjing will be a milestone.

A few days later, the military rations and grass were prepared, the three divisions of Yongjia, Jinhua and Siming, as well as the two mounted infantry battalions of Feixiong and Feathered Serpent, were also in place, and the gentry and merchants of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, especially the gentry who fled south of the Yangtze River, also donated a large amount of goods and goods to strengthen the army's prestige, Chen Wen decided to set off from Jinhua Mansion to the north on the first day of this October.

On the Wujiang wharf in the south of the city, the Dalan Division, which had always been trained in Jinhua, was boarding the ship step by step, and everything seemed to be in order, and there was no confusion at all because of the tens of thousands of troops, as well as a large number of weapons, armor, artillery, and war horses.

The four battalions under this division were all newly formed, and only a few units were transferred from the three divisions in Jiangxi to strengthen them. The three battalions are the middle, left and right, and the cavalry battalion is named Hiraoka. But if you think of the battalion heads of the Four Ming Divisions - Nantang Battalion, Front Battalion, Rear Battalion and Cavalry Battalion Xinchang, it is clear that the Dalanshan Ming Army, Pinggang Ming Army and Tiantai Mountain Ming Army of the year have emerged today!

In the fourth year of Yongli, Chen Wen started from Dalan Mountain, and many Ming troops from Pinggang and Tiantai Mountain joined in Tiantai Mountain and Jinhua Mansion, and the names and names of these two divisions were his commemoration of history, and he also firmly believed that these armies with historical missions would eventually end the rule of the Manchu Qing in Jiangnan.

"The army is going north, when the Jiangnan is swept away, the loss of the righteous soldiers in Jiangnan will also be compensated in the form of a large loan for the aftermath, and please wait for the good news."

"The king will win! The prince and prince of Huiji County! ”

"The king will win! The prince and prince of Huiji County! ”

"The king will win! The prince and prince of Huiji County! ”

“……”

At first glance, the relationship between Chen Wen and the Jiangnan gentry was so harmonious that it was hard for people who had listened to Jiangnan scolding the remnants of Chen Wen's eunuch party a few months ago while welcoming Zheng Chenggong's army north, while watching Chen Wen constantly severely punish the gentry who supported the Manchu Qing Dynasty and confiscate the family property of these gentry, it was hard to believe their senses.

When did Nai change the world, now, the frenzied Ji'er Harang and Ma Guozhu, the two beasts, are the biggest enemies of the Jiangnan gentry, and Chen Wen has jumped from an enemy to a savior, which can really be described as impermanence.

In fact, Chen Wen could have sent troops after a while, and waited for the Jiangnan gentry to spend a period of time against the Manchu Qing Dynasty, a potential opponent, and a big enemy with an open face, which would be more beneficial to the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. At least, senior civil officials such as Qi Xiufeng and Zhou Jingting think so.

However, most of the Manchu Qing in Jiangnan were targeted by scholars who participated in the resistance to the Qing Dynasty, and although Chen Wen hated the gentry in general, there were indeed many gentry who insisted on resisting the Qing Dynasty and dying. If Zilharang and Ma Guozhu are really allowed to continue to kill like this, when he goes north, all that will be left is either the grass on the wall or the die-hard loyalists of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and then a class will either be cowards or scum, then it will be called really disgusting.

The family's departure had already ended in front of the palace of Huiji County, and it was inconvenient for Zhou Yueying, his daughter, and the relatives of those high-ranking officers to show their heads. After bidding farewell to these gentry at this moment, under the watchful eyes of the people of Jinhua City, Chen Wen embarked on a ship, and the whole army went down the Dongyang River, Lanxi, Fuchun River, and Qiantang River, and did not disembark until Hangzhou to join the other departments.

After a day's rest, the army set off north, and Chen Wen's plan was for the army to leave Huzhou, enter Guangdezhou, and then go straight to Nanjing. This is the most recent route, he is not going to play any more vain with Zilharang, a wave of victory and defeat, it's as simple as that.

Chen Wen sent troops, and Zilharang soon got the news. It was inevitable to face the battle, which was also one of the purposes of his long-term arrest of the anti-Qing people, to force Chen Wen to launch an attack on the Qing army, and fight a decisive battle in the occupied area of the Qing army in the south of the Yangtze River, so as to prevent Chen Wen from taking advantage of the more favorable position for the infantry.

However, the fly in the ointment is that Nanjing is close to the left, either mountains or waters, and the water network is not inferior to Su Song, such terrain can be said to be extremely unfavorable for the superior cavalry in his hands, so he had to go south at the same time as Chen Wen sent troops, so as to facilitate the decisive battle with the Ming army in the triangle between Lishui, Liyang, and Gaochun counties.

The army set out from Nanjing, and an execution ground had already been prepared outside the city, and it was the Jiangnan gentry who participated in the resistance against the Qing Dynasty that Ma Guozhu had captured in the past two months. On the other hand, a large number of silver money and goods were packed and shipped in front of the passing Qing army, and went south with the army, which was the reward of the Qing army, ten times more than before, and the temptation to slaughter the city, in the words of Zilharang, as long as this battle is won, everyone will be a rich man when they return to their hometown!

On one side is the gentry who sacrifice the flag, and on the other side is the future of the wealth of the First World War, every Qing army out of the city is full of morale and strides towards the south.

"I can't imagine that I really won't be able to live to see the day when Jiangnan is recovered, so let this wisp of loyal soul meet Master Wang here."

On the execution table, Guizhuang closed his eyes, the sword flashed, and his soul gushed out with that blood. In the next second, the blood fell to the ground and seeped into this hot land where he was born and grew up, but the wisps of loyal soul were still floating in the sky over Nanjing, looking in the direction of the main force of the Ming army.