Gao Hongtu's idea is not very clever, and it can even be said that he is exploiting loopholes in the law. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

Although it is stipulated that the commander-in-chief of the group army can only command a maximum of 100,000 people, there is no provision that the weapons and equipment of other military regions cannot be used.

When Zhu Youzhen heard this, his eyes were erratic, as if he was considering the feasibility of this matter.........

"Your Majesty, by all means! The steam warship was originally built by the shipyard under the Yangtze River Naval Division, and in order to deal with the Northern Expedition, the imperial court had broken the contract, which caused a lot of losses to the Baoshan Shipyard, and now the equipment was replaced by the Fujian Naval Division, which may cause dissatisfaction among the First Group Army! Shi Kefa discouraged.

The withdrawal of the imperial court order will cause the businessmen to suffer some losses at most, not to mention that they are government-run enterprises and serve the imperial court policies, which is understandable.

However, even the equipment has been exchanged, which clearly shows that it is suppressing the First Group Army and suppressing the enthusiasm of Suzhou businessmen!

"Why not? Under the whole world, all are kings' land, and within the four seas, all are kings' ministers. The order of the saint, as a courtier, dare to disobey it at will? What else will cause dissatisfaction among the whole army, and who will be dissatisfied? Who dares to be dissatisfied! Is this First Group Army the army of the Holy Lord, or his Li Menghui's private army! Gao Hongtu unceremoniously buttoned down a big hat.

"......."

Shi Kefa just wanted to explain, and an undoubted voice finally sounded: "Okay, just one fleet, the exchange will be replaced, the original Yangtze River Naval Division's family background was still contributed by the Fujian Naval Division, and when it comes to the operation of steam warships, only Zheng Chenggong has this ability, and only by changing equipment can we better play the role of this fleet." ”

At first, when he heard about this proposal, Zhu Youzhen was still hesitant, after all, the First Group Army had made a lot of great contributions, and in the original defense of Nanjing, the First Group Army defeated the 300,000 Azig army with only 30,000 people (although there were other auxiliaries, but it was the Suzhou Army at that time that really worked), and among them, the advantage of equipment accounted for more than half of the factors.

Now that the equipment has been replaced, it is indeed just like what Shi Kefa said, and it will have a big blow to the First Army in terms of combat effectiveness and morale.

But Gao Hongtu's last words finally made Zhu Youzhen make up his mind.............

The army belongs to his Zhu dynasty, not a certain person's private army, and those who are disgruntled must be traitors and thieves who oppose the Zhu dynasty!

At this time, whoever dares to speak out against it, it is estimated that Zhu Youzhen will even kill people.

"Hey!" Shi Kefa sighed, not speaking.

A companion is like a tiger, this sentence is indeed true............

"This Zhu Youzhen is really a pig-like teammate!" After Li Hongfei learned this information, he couldn't help but sneer.

Before the external threat has stabilized, they begin to impatiently show their authority, what is this not to create contradictions?

In this way, the First Group Army was offended in the first place, and of course, the removal of Li Hongfei had already made the First Group Army quite complaining, and this move was just to exacerbate the intensification of contradictions.

The most important thing is that Zhu Youzhen this time, even Zheng Chenggong's Second Group Army was pitted.

Is Zheng Chenggong really capable of recovering Taiwan?

In another time and space, when Zheng Chenggong recovered Taiwan, he only used 30,000 troops (25,000 army and 5,000 sailors) to completely defeat the Dutch in ten months.

Although the other party is now the Triple Alliance Army, Zheng Chenggong's total strength can be 100,000 people, and the Triple Alliance Army is not his opponent at all at any cost.

Of course, Zheng Chenggong was worried that the losses would be too heavy, so he would ask the Ministry of Defense for joint operations.

Don't look at Zheng Zhilong's retreat, the senior generals of the Zheng Family Army in Fujian have almost changed blood, but their middle and lower-level officers have basically not changed much, plus several major battles, the army of the Second Group Army has not participated, so the foundation of the Zheng Family Army is still there.

It can be said that among the entire Ming army, the strongest mountain atmosphere is not Li Hongfei's First Group Army, but Zheng Chenggong's Second Group Army, but people have not shown it.

It's good now, a ploy by Gao Hongtu made Zheng Chenggong's plan to polish and raise his favor fail, and he had to come forward to fight the enemy, which was the last thing Zheng Chenggong wanted to see.

"Forget it, after all, it is a foreign war, and the pressure on Zheng Chenggong must not be small." Li Hongfei muttered while calling the guards and said to him: "Xiao Wang, you have worked hard, go to Baoshan to bring a message to Yan Yingyuan, and say: Take the country's righteousness first!" He'll know what to do. ”

"Yes! Mission completion guaranteed! ”

The guard, named Xiao Wang, solemnly flew a military salute to Li Hong, and then turned to leave...............

Fujian, the Zheng family's mansion, Zheng Zhilong, the head of the Zheng family who has taken a back seat, took the edict just issued by the Ministry of National Defense, and said with a smile: "This Zhu Youzhen finished Li Hongfei, and began to move our Zheng family again?" It seems that the opinions of the Cao Gang should be considered, and Li Hongfei, this kid is not a safe master........

Situ Yan had already sent someone to contact Zheng Zhilong earlier, and vaguely reminded that this was what Li Hongfei meant, Zheng Zhilong had been hesitating before, but this time, maybe he was going to make up his mind.

"Father, what are we going to do next?" Zheng Chenggong, who was sitting below, asked.

On the surface, he is the current head of the Zheng family and the commander-in-chief of the Second Army, but in fact, Zheng Chenggong will listen to Zheng Zhilong's opinions on many major matters related to the rise and fall of the family, after all, Jiang is still old and spicy.

"You are a soldier of the Ming Dynasty, just like Li Menghui said, the mission of a soldier is to protect the family and defend the country, and every inch of land must be fought! The Three Kingdoms Alliance, our Zheng Jiajun is not afraid of him. Beat! Those who offend me will be punished even if they are far away! Zheng Zhilong said domineeringly.

In the past, he had the heart to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, but he couldn't see any hope in the Zhu Dynasty, in fact, what he wanted to take refuge in the most was Li Zicheng's Dashun army, but unfortunately these rebel armies were just a flash in the pan, which disappointed him very much.

Later, Li Hongfei led the rise of the Suzhou Army, and he went from the initial confrontation everywhere, to the later appreciation, and then to the final surrender, which naturally has the recognition of Li Hongfei's strength, and more of an expectation for the prosperity of the Han Dynasty.

Otherwise, with his ability, even if he can't fight Li Hongfei, he can make the entire Fujian region chaotic.

And retreating overseas is much better than being a red-top businessman now and entrusting your fate to someone else.

After all, although the family business is huge, as long as others are overseas, no one dares to touch his family business in Fujian.

When he heard that Li Hongfei was dismissed, Zheng Zhilong sneered at Zhu Youzhen, so he asked Zheng Chenggong to adopt a posture of besieging but not attacking the Triple Alliance Army organized by the Dutch, just to see how Zhu Youzhen would respond.

However, now it seems that Zhu Youzhen does not have the slightest tolerance for people, and he is indeed not a qualified leader.

Coupled with the olive branch thrown by Li Hongfei, Zheng Zhilong ignited his ambition again, maybe this is a Ming ........ It's time for a change of day.

Fortunately, no matter how the internal struggle is between you and the other, but the fine tradition of the Chinese nation to unite with the outside world at a critical moment has erupted at this time.

Zhu Youzhen is like this, Li Hongfei is like this, Zheng Zhilong, and Zheng Chenggong are like this...........

Originally, the weapons and ammunition of the two sides did not match, and it took a month to make a normal handover, but with the vigorous cooperation of the First Group Army and Suzhou Heavy Industry, the handover task was completed in only 20 days.

Such a speed also moved Shi Lang, who came to receive it, and the efficiency of the First Army was really terrifying..........

Shi Lang, who received all the steam warships, did not stop, directly led the warships, and rushed back to the Kinmen area of Fujian overnight, the performance of the steam warships they were already familiar with, and the sooner they went to the battlefield, the sooner they could drive these invaders out of the Ming Dynasty.

On October 13, 1648 (the seventh day of the ninth lunar month), Zheng Chenggong led the Second Army with 35,000 troops (warships can only carry so many soldiers at a time) and more than 600 large and small warships (most of which were used to transport troops), starting from Liaoluo Bay in Kinmen, and attacking the Penghu Islands and southern Taiwan in two ways.

Although the Penghu Islands are assisted by fortresses, they are isolated overseas and mainly rely on Taiwan to provide various supplies, and once the sea passage is cut off, even if they do not launch an attack, they will be trapped to death in a few months.

Zheng Chenggong asked Shi Lang to lead seventy steam warships, cut off the waterway of the Penghu Islands, besiege but not attack, and only waited for Taiwan to be recovered, then turned his head to clean up the hedgehog of the Penghu Islands.

The Dutch also understood the disadvantages of the Penghu Islands, so in addition to leaving a hundred warships (a fleet led by the Spaniards) and 5,000 Japanese warriors, the rest of the main force had already withdrawn to Taiwan and waited for the final decisive battle.

In the early years, the Dutch built two major defensive fortresses in Taiwan, one at Fort Zeelandia (present-day Anping Fort in Tainan).

The second is the city of Puluo Shelter, which is located in the Chihkan area of the inland Taijiang River.

On the ninth day of the ninth month of September (October 15, 1648), Shi Lang's fleet successfully surrounded the Penghu Islands, during which the Spanish fleet stationed in the Penghu Islands launched an attack on Shi Lang's Fujian naval division.

Under the heavy fire of 70 steam warships, the Spanish fleet was completely defeated in less than two hours, leaving behind more than 60 warships, and fled into the fortress port of the Penghu Islands in a hurry.

The Spanish Navy had also dealt with the Daming Naval Division before, and although there were many defeats and few victories, it was the first time that it had no power to resist like this time.

The two sides fought for less than half an hour, and the Spanish fleet was blinded by the fierce firepower of the other side, and the captain decisively gave the order to retreat, but the speed of the steam warship completely defeated the Spanish fleet, not so much fighting for two hours, but being unilaterally slaughtered by the other side for two hours.

Had it not been for the desperate attempt to escape back to the fortress, the Spanish fleet would have been wiped out.

After this battle, the Spanish fleet completely confessed, hid in the fortress and did not dare to show its head, and now the only reliance is to hope that the land forces of the Three Kingdoms Alliance can resist the army attack of the Ming Dynasty.

The Spaniards had no hope for the combined navy of the three countries.........

At the same time, the main force of the Second Army led by Zheng Chenggong entered the inland sea of the Taijiang River through the Luermen Sea Road and landed at Heliao Port (near Kaiyuan Temple in the North District of present-day Tainan City), intending to first attack the weakly defended city of Provinta (present-day Chihkan Tower, Tainan).

Zheng Chenggong personally commanded the warships, sank the Dutch flagship Hector, and damaged and sank nearly 100 warships of the Three Kingdoms Alliance, so that the mixed fleet of the three countries, which had nearly 400 warships, was quickly routed in a short time.

At this point, the main force of the Fujian Navy Division gained control of the inland sea of the Taijiang River, and at the same time defeated the combined army of the three countries in the end of the northern line, and surrounded the city of Puluo with superior forces.

Soon after, on the 13th of September (19 October 1648), the defenders of the city were forced to surrender.

After capturing the fortress of Prominsha as a stronghold, the Second Army immediately besieged the city of Geranza by land and sea.

Considering that it was not easy to arrange food and salaries for nearly 40,000 troops, Zheng Chenggong had no intention of fighting a protracted war, and put pressure on the city of Geransha from the beginning, trying to coerce the Three Kingdoms Alliance to surrender.

In Zheng Chenggong's view, since it is a coalition army, it is not a monolith, and as long as the other side surrenders, it can reduce its own battle losses, if it can preserve the strength of the second army and avoid being annexed by Zhu Youzhen, forced landing is the best choice.

But Zheng Chenggong underestimated the extent to which this group of pirates coveted Taiwan, a trade transit point.

In addition to the Spaniards who were trapped in the Penghu Islands because of their governors, the Dutch commander Frederik Coyett and the leader of the Japanese ronin, Shida Gangxia, all spoke out against surrender.

After learning of this situation, Zheng Chenggong decisively ordered a storming of the city of Gelanza, but encountered extremely stubborn resistance from the Dutch army and the Wa Ronin.

In particular, the Wa Ronin actually took advantage of the night to go out of the city and launched a suicide raid on the Ming army, causing a lot of losses to the Second Army.

Due to the inability to attack and the shortage of food for the army, Zheng Chenggong was forced to change his strategy and sent most of the army from south to north to collect grain in various places to solve the urgent need of the army for lack of food.

At this point, the Second Army slowed down its offensive against the fortress of Geranza and changed to a long-term encirclement strategy.

After all, Taiwan has been occupied by the Dutch for a long time, and although the local people are devoted to the Ming Dynasty, they dare not show it too much, for fear that after the Ming army is defeated and retreats, the rest of the three coalition forces are waiting for an opportunity to retaliate.

The Ming army's attack could be said to have neither a favorable location nor a human force, and it became another important task of the Second Army to win the hearts of the people........