Chapter 360: Zheng Jing's Thoughts
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None of them knew the news that Shen Tuliang broke just now, so it was no wonder that Ji'an Mansion was hundreds of miles away from here, if it weren't for the news of Hilgen's defeat, if it wasn't for someone to deliver it quickly, it would take at least eight days for them to get the news. Now it has only been five days since the defeat of Hilgen, and the pro-soldiers sent by Shen Tuliang to Ji'an Mansion for help have spent a lot of work, and it took a circle to return here safely to report the news to him, which is also a coincidence, at this time, Geng Jingzhong's letter of persuasion has just been delivered.
After a long while, after Wei Da, Yan Anhua and other military attachés below digested the news, they immediately came out and responded: "The subordinates are willing to follow the garrison before and after the saddle." ”
Shen Tuliang nodded in satisfaction and motioned for them to return to their positions. Among the military attachés, Feng Jinbiao, the general manager of the defense of Dalu County, and the two generals stood still and did not move, Feng Jinbiao was Feng Shi's cousin, and the other two generals were also Feng Shi's cronies, Feng Shi did not express his position at this time, so they had to remain silent.
"Hahaha!" Seeing that the situation was irreparable, Feng Shi laughed out loud: "You are rebellious, and you have the grace of the emperor!" Don't forget, your family is still around the prefect's yamen, and the official has already ordered his cronies to take strict care, if you are still obsessed, don't blame me for being ruthless! ”
As soon as Feng Shi's words came out, the generals on the side panicked in their hearts, and they all turned their heads to look at the garrison Shen Tuliang.
Shen Tuliang stood up unhurriedly: "Do you think that I invited you here today, and I was not prepared in advance?" Not to mention the periphery of the prefect's yamen, even the inside of the prefect's yamen was no longer under your control when you stepped into my garrison yamen! ”
"Your mother!" Yan Anhua didn't hold back at first. At first, his family members were taken to Dalu County, and he thought that Feng Shi was worried about their safety. But a series of orders later made him react. His wife and children were taken hostage. It's been a long time since I've had a good night's sleep. Only at this time did he relax, but then the anger in his heart filled his chest, and he immediately kicked Feng Shi to the ground with a quick step forward, which was not relieved, and then he slammed his feet again. "Let you detain my mother, let you detain my son!"
"That's it!" Shen Tuliang didn't expect Yan Anhua to be so excited, but he could also understand Yan Anhua's mood. Just stopped him, but did not continue to reprimand.
Yan Anhua obeyed the order and returned to his original position. "Lord Cao!" Shen Tuliang continued to speak: "You and I are colleagues, and this official does not want to see you bleeding on the spot, so this official will not kill you." However, I heard that many mines in Fujian are used by the defeated prisoners of the Mawei Army, and there are many high-ranking officials with more than five grades, and this official will be sent to Fujian. As for your family members, of course, they will be sent to Fujian with you. As for how to deal with it, the official doesn't know! The cold words stimulated several military attaches present who had not yet expressed their positions. There was also a whole row of civil servants. "What about you? Do you also want to be loyal to the Qing court? ”
"My lord, the lower officials are willing, the lower officials are willing." Before a few military attachés could say anything, a row of civilian officials were all so frightened that their legs trembled, and one of them knelt down first, after all, they didn't want to be some mining slaves, it was better to live than to die. "The lower officials are willing to follow the adults."
"What about you?" Shen Tuliang looked at the remaining military attachés with a smile. "How?"
What else is there to say about this, in the face of the threat, everyone makes a choice to pursue the advantages and avoid the disadvantages: "We are willing to follow the adults." ”
Shen Tuliang nodded with satisfaction, he understood that some people in front of him were still unconvinced, and maybe they were secretly preparing to turn the tables. But he doesn't care anymore, he had already sent his guards to contact the Mawei Army last night, presumably in the afternoon the Mawei Army should enter Nankang County, Nan'an Prefecture, which is closest to Ganzhou.
Since there was no problem with all the subordinates under Shen Tuliangji, the three counties of Nan'an Prefecture also immediately opened the city gate to welcome the troops of the First Division of the Mawei Army into the city. The Mawei soldiers were bloodless and easily took the territory of the three counties of Nan'an Province
"Master Chen, what do you mean by Geng Jingzhong's delay in responding?" In the Yanping Palace, Taiwan, Zheng Jing walked back and forth in the lobby, stopped and asked Chen Yonghua with a frown.
Chen Yonghua was also thinking about it, half a month ago, Zheng Jing sent an envoy to Fuzhou, wanting to unite with the Mawei Army to take the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions. Originally, the news of Wu Sangui's rebellion against the Qing Dynasty reached Taiwan, and Zheng Jing was ready to raise troops, but he had not yet chosen the plan for the first step of action for a while. They were alone overseas, and they were slow to get the news, but within a few days, they got the news that the Mawei Army had raised troops to attack Guangdong. Zheng Jing's first reaction was that since Geng Jingzhong attacked Shang Kexi, then Shang Kexi must not have responded to Wu Sangui's rebellion, so Taiwan's civil and military forces unanimously wanted to capture Guangdong.
As for the recent capture of Fujian, the people in Taiwan have not considered it. Others don't know much about the strength of the Mawei Army, but they know it deeply enough in Taiwan. Many warships of the Mawei Navy do not always appear in the coastal waters, but they often sail in the deep sea, especially since Taiwan and Fujian are so close that a strait is only 123 kilometers wide. It is not once or twice that Taiwan's naval divisions have encountered the Mawei Navy, and Taiwan is really ashamed of the speed of development of the Mawei Navy.
In only five years, the Mawei Navy has developed to the point where they look up to it, although they have many warships of their own, and a steady stream of new ships have been built, but compared to the Mawei warships, it is really a small thing. Both in terms of volume and the number of artillery, they were far from being able to match. The total tonnage of all the naval warships in Taiwan is only half of that of the Mawei Navy.
After seeing the training of the Mawei Navy a few times, the range and power of the artillery salvo, the Taiwanese naval division is even more honest in this sea area! The Mawei Navy has held an exercise in the Taiwan Strait every year for the past three years, with the aim of deterring Taiwan from top to bottom. The result is not bad, Zheng Jing is very honest, and the cooperation with Fujian is meticulous and does not dare to play any tricks.
As a matter of fact, Geng Jingzhong is good enough for Taiwan, he is not exclusive to the market of the Japanese State, and he has completely relaxed the restrictions on Taiwan, and Taiwan's caravans will not be hindered in any way in the Japanese State, otherwise the Mawei Navy only needs to set up cards in a few treaty ports opened by the Japanese State, and none of Taiwan's merchants will be able to fall behind.
In recent years, Taiwan has benefited greatly, and the growth of financial resources has more than doubled; because when Zheng Chenggong entered Taiwan, he recruited a large number of shipbuilders, with sufficient manpower and financial resources, so in the past three years or so, Taiwan has had 40 more warships, but these warships cannot be compared with the warships of the Mawei Navy, and the largest five are also equivalent to the fourth-class warships of the Mawei Army, but they are still much worse in performance. Although the number of warships and the number of soldiers increased, it was difficult to replenish the artillery of the Taiwanese naval division. In the past few years, it has cost a lot of money to get more than 200 guns from the Portuguese and the British, and the rest are old-fashioned guns cast by their own cannon casting workshops, which are not powerful.
However, as soon as they were ready to send troops to Guangdong, they wanted to take a few prefectures and counties before the Mawei Army, and they heard again the news that Shang Kexi had surrendered and that the entire territory of Guangdong had been returned to Geng Jingzhong. Now they are dumbfounded, there is no target, where are they hitting?
Zheng Jing didn't dare to fight Guangdong, he was ready to observe the situation at home, and in the next two months, the anti-Qing form shì was very good, and after discussing with Chen Yonghua and several other important ministers at home, he decided to send an envoy to contact Geng Jingzhong, and jointly send troops to the north to take the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions. (To be continued......)