readx; After a successful night battle against the sneak attack, the North Sea Fleet not only held Jiangzhou Island, but also successfully burned dozens of rebel warships, which can be described as a complete victory. www.biquge.info In fact, Gu Junen completely miscalculated, you must know that food was the most urgently needed material at that time, hundreds of thousands of stone grain, enough for tens of thousands of officers and soldiers, including Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chuanting and other departments, to eat for a year and a half. Such a big piece of fat to the mouth, how could Qi Xianzong easily spit it out, it can be said that after the battle during the day, the task of the second phase of the North Sea Fleet became to hold Jiangzhou Island steadily. In this case, it is strange to "sneak attack" without hitting your head and breaking the bloodstream. Measure and shake and engrave and transport

The second reason why Gao Qi Xianzong took the defensive position was a little helpless, because after a fierce battle during the day, the casualties of the soldiers were not too many, only a few dozen, but the ammunition consumption was very large, especially the side guns, which generally consumed more than half. Considering that the main forces of the rebels still existed, if they continued to fight like this, the ammunition would be exhausted after two battles, and the advantage of the North Sea Fleet would no longer exist.

Therefore, on the one hand, Qi Xianzong ordered large warships such as the Weihai ship and the Tianjin ship to hold the mouth of the lake, and if there were enemy ships attacking, they would try to deter the enemy with less consumption of the bow main gun; If the rebels do not attack, the officers and troops will not enter Poyang Lake, maintaining the situation of confrontation. On the other hand, he immediately sent a message to Nanjing with a flying pigeon, and the success was still secondary, and the most important thing was to let Nanjing quickly transfer the Beijing division and ask the imperial court to try to transport a batch of ammunition as soon as possible. Ge Pi shook the test and praised it

The price was fixed, but Qi Xianzong was still worried that the rebels would gather all the warships and rush out for a decisive battle desperately, so he decided to teach them another hard lesson. From the captive's mouth, he obtained the specific locations of some of the relatively close harbors in Poyang Lake, and judged that the rebel fleet was likely anchored there that night.

Night fighting is also one of the items that the North Sea Fleet often trains, because the Japanese often use the night to sneak in and loot, in the battle year after year, many soldiers of the Qi family army have refined a pair of fiery eyes, even if they sail at night, they are no different from the day. The rebels were not able to do so, due to the general lack of nutrition among the lower classes of the people in this era, most of them had night blindness, and at night they were not much different from being blind. The amount of teasing is also restored

However, because the Ming Dynasty has always regarded itself as a "superior country" and rarely sends envoys to foreign countries, the transmission of news often needs to be through merchants who do trade, or the country's vassals left in China, so the news is naturally transmitted very slowly. And due to the continuous decline of the Ming Dynasty's national strength in recent years, some vassal states were originally the grass on the wall to see the wind and rudder, but when they saw the Ming Dynasty like this, they no longer came to pay tribute. In addition, there was a year of war, and some vassal states sent envoys, but they were blocked by the war, and they did not arrive in Beijing until recently.

Because it was a sneak attack, Qi Xianzong only dispatched the largest Weihai and Tianjin ships, and these two warships were so powerful that even if they were discovered by the rebels, they could retreat with their whole body. As for achieving such a great result, including Qi Xianzong and Li Yunhao, all the soldiers did not expect it, so the triumphant journey was full of laughter and laughter, which was very pleasant.

But Zhu Youzhen, who was thousands of miles away, was not in such a good mood at this time. Although all fronts are frequently reported with good news, after all, this is a counterinsurgency, or a civil war, and the people who died were the people of the Ming Dynasty. If the rebels and the White Lotus Sect are to blame, then the people in the war-torn areas are completely innocent. Whenever a place was regained and the casualties of the local people were reported, Zhu Youzhen's mood was extremely heavy, because these figures were far more than the casualties of the rebels, and in some places they were even empty. Dai Ge shakes and rejoins the face

In addition to the war, the "Xiaoice River" has shown its power again, and this winter is not only another cold winter, but also more than in previous years. In the past few days, heavy snow has been everywhere north of the Yangtze River, which has also directly affected the counterinsurgency operation. After Lu Xiangsheng recovered Pengcheng and Sun Chuanting captured Xinye, he had to stop the pursuit, and Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and other thieves also spent the winter in Hubei and Nanzhili, so there was a brief calm on the battlefield in the Central Plains.

The soldiers on the front line can rest, but Zhu Youzhen cannot relax, because to a certain extent, fighting is about supply, especially for troops with firearms, and supply is the most important thing. Even if Qi Xianzong didn't play, Zhu Youzhen also thought about the problem of ammunition consumption in the North Sea Fleet. In fact, since the North Sea Fleet left Dengzhou, Zhu Youzhen has been intensively discussing with Sun Yuanhua, the governor of Denglai, flying pigeons, and soon decided to organize a supply fleet to go to the Yangtze River to support Qi Xianzong. Quantitative nickname to hold the show and praise

The fleet was headed by the Dingyuan ship that stayed in Dengzhou, and the merchant fleet that was responsible for transporting it between Dengzhou and Phi Dao was a total of ten. The main materials transported were ammunition, but the military factory in Dengzhou had just been put into operation, and although it was working day and night, it could not produce so much ammunition for a while. Zhu Youzhen had no choice but to transport a batch of ammunition from the military factory in Beijing, because the Bohai Sea was frozen, and the baggage convoy traveled 1,200 miles to Dengzhou by land, and it took about 20 days at the earliest. Coupled with the time of the fleet's travel, the rendezvous with the North Sea Fleet is also a matter of a month later.

Gao Zhu couldn't cry or laugh when he looked at it, thinking that the knowledge of these high-ranking officials was probably not as good as that of a future primary school student. Seeing him must be seen, but what he regrets the most is that North Korea, which was once the most respectful subject country, refused to send an envoy to congratulate him.

In addition to the war, there was another thing that particularly affected Zhu Youzhen's nerves, that is, the tribute envoys of the vassal state paid tribute. In this era, Chinese emperors and officials generally regarded themselves as the "Celestial Empire", and Zhu Youzhen attached more importance to diplomacy than this mentality. As soon as he ascended the throne last year, Zhu Youzhen ordered the Ministry of Rites to send a message to all vassal states and vassal tribes, asking all countries to send envoys to congratulate him. The generation of the heart also improves the sleep

However, because the Ming Dynasty has always regarded itself as a "superior country" and rarely sends envoys to foreign countries, the transmission of news often needs to be through merchants who do trade, or the country's vassals who remain in China, so the news is naturally transmitted very slowly. And due to the continuous decline of the Ming Dynasty's national strength in recent years, some vassal states were originally the grass on the wall to see the wind and rudder, but when they saw the Ming Dynasty like this, they no longer came to pay tribute. In addition, there was a year of war, and some vassal states sent envoys, but they were blocked by the war, and they did not arrive in Beijing until recently.

Since the Foreign Affairs Yuan has been established, all foreign affairs are now transferred from the Ministry of Rites to the Foreign Affairs Yuan. The secretary of the Ministry of Industry and the president of the Foreign Affairs Academy recently made a concert, saying that the envoys of many countries have arrived in Beijing to ask His Majesty to see him and ask the emperor to make a decision. Measure the amount of shake and sleep Tixiao

There are only three so-called "multi-country" countries, including Siam, Sulu and Yarkand. The courtiers also disagreed with these tribute envoys, and the new chief assistant Li Biao said: "Fu Yidi pays tribute, which is his benefit, and the false tribute begs for the seal, and the heavenly power is subdued to subdue its neighbors." Its land is small, its people are sparse, and its property is barren, so there are many deceitful acts, and if there is nothing to do, it will be abolished and self-reliance, and if there is something, it will be a false tribute and ask for a seal, which is really useless to me. In addition, the imperial court is using troops everywhere, the treasury is empty, the military salary is still not good, and there is no reason to reward foreign people for starvation. Moreover, the vassal envoy is humble, and His Majesty will be too courteous when he sees it. It is better to be received by a magistrate, thank him and return to his country. ”

Zhu Youzhen couldn't cry or laugh when he saw it, thinking that the insight of these high-ranking officials was probably not as good as that of a future primary school student. Seeing him must be seen, but what he regrets the most is that North Korea, which was once the most respectful subject country, refused to send an envoy to congratulate him. Measure the heart of the show, and sleep in the future

The second reason why Qi Xianzong took the defensive position was a little helpless, because after a fierce battle during the day, the casualties of the soldiers were not too many, only a few dozen, but the ammunition consumption was very large, especially the side guns, which generally consumed more than half. Considering that the main forces of the rebels still existed, if they continued to fight like this, the ammunition would be exhausted after two battles, and the advantage of the North Sea Fleet would no longer exist.

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