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The Mawei Army here was about to start taking Guangzhou City, and Wu Sangui in the west also started a new move again. Wu Sangui easily won the two provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou, and in a few days it was the New Year, which was also a generous gift to him called "King of Zhou". The two provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou were his consolidated bases, and there was no need for him to stay here for a long time, so he continued to lead the main force north without hesitation.

In the first move, the first advance generals Ma Bao and Wu Guozhu began to attack Hunan from Guizhou; He ordered Wang Pingfan to enter Sichuan, and then turned around and forced into Shaanxi. Ma Bao's department of 20,000 people left Zhenyuan County and entered Hunan. Zhenyuan County is the east gate of Guizhou Province, known as "the key to Yunnan and Chu, the gateway to eastern Qian". Therefore, Ma Bao arrived at Qinglangwei very lightly, approaching Yuanzhou, Hunan, which is today's Zhijiang in Hunan. This is an important place for Guizhou to enter Hunan, so Ma Bao is also bound to win this place.

Cai Yurong, the governor of Huguang, was promoted by Kangxi two years ago, and Kangxi valued his ability very much. As soon as the news of Wu Sangui's rebellion reached his ears, he immediately ordered Xu Zhidu, the chief officer of Yiling, and Li Zhilan, the chief soldier of Yongzhou, to lead troops to aid Yuanzhou. Ma Bao's command can be regarded as an elite army that has experienced a hundred battles, and has pacified the barbarians of Yunnan and Burma many times, and has also entered Tibet to fight against a large number of horse bandits.

Ma Bao's task is not only to invade Hunan, but also to the road that Wu Sangui attaches the most importance to. Ma Bao's army was equipped with thirty Hongyi cannons that Wu Sangui purchased from Geng Jingzhong, although the number of thirty cannons was not much, but it was no joke that the cannons were called the god of war. Thirty cannons bombarded in turn. Let the Qing soldiers guarding Yuanzhou be helpless. You can only be beaten passively. As for rushing out of the decisive battle. Forget it, Ma Bao's army has more troops than them, and his own soldiers know that they are no match for Wu Sangui's elite soldiers.

Ma Bao's rapid offensive frightened the Qing officers and soldiers. Yuanzhou City was not a giant city in the first place, and under the bombardment of thirty cannons, the city gate was breached in only one hour. On the afternoon of December 29, Ma Bao captured Yuanzhou, and Cui Shilu, the chief military officer of Yuanzhou City, was captured. Xu Zhidu, the chief military officer of Yiling, and Li Zhilan, the general soldier of Yongzhou, led the remnants of 3,000 troops to flee to the east of Jingzhou Zhili Prefecture, which is now Jingzhou County. As soon as Yuanzhou was reached, the traffic between Lizhou (Lixian) and Chenzhou (Yuanling) was completely cut off.

The strength of Wu's army shocked Lu Zhen, the governor of Hunan stationed in Changsha, and in order to save his life, he made a move that shocked everyone and gave up his responsibility to defend the territory without authorization. When Wu Jun was still in Yuanzhou, he abandoned Changsha and fled to Yuezhou. This Yuanzhou and Changsha are nearly a thousand miles apart, and it will take at least half a month for Ma Bao to attack the city of Changsha. He can arrange it calmly, and block layer by layer to win time for Kangxi's subsequent troop deployment. He fled. Kangxi was really furious, and immediately ordered Lu Zhen to be arrested and punished.

In this New Year, Yuanzhou was first taken by Wu Jun, and the entire Hunan door was opened; Immediately, it was Hunan Governor Lu Zhen who abandoned the city and fled, betraying his trust, which made Kangxi's heart very angry. But Kangxi also knew that after the fall of Yuanzhou, Wu Sangui would definitely march into the army, and Hunan would not be able to hold it. Since Hunan can't hold it, it's better not to defend it, and make every effort to defend along the Yangtze River, especially in Wuchang, Hubei. One sentence: "Wuchang is a key place, and it must be defended as a key point", so the special commander Luo Zhuman led the troops to Wuchang quickly. Jueluo Zhuman's task: "to protect the place", if the Wu army is numerous, it must not be lightly attacked; If the Wu army did not come, it would be stationed north of Yuezhou (Yueyang City) and at a key location on the waterway.

This qiē is the same as what Kangxi thought, Ma Bao entered Hunan and immediately continued to attack the prefectures and counties, and Wu Sangui's army was also coming, at most a month and a half, the whole province of Hunan would fall into the hands of Wu Sangui. Unlike Wu Sangui's busy travel, Geng Jingzhong is relatively leisurely at the moment. The battle reports from the front were constantly sent to the Mawei military camp, and the Mawei army fought a qiēshun lì, and these days have not encountered a single setback. There is no movement in the west and north of Fujian, because Fujian was closed by Geng Jingzhong's order, the imperial court still does not know that Geng Jingzhong has raised troops, and when Kangxi gets the exact news, it should be at least a month later, and by that time, the whole territory of Guangdong is still under him, and Kangxi knows that it is too late. Besides, there were no Qing troops in nearby Jiangxi and Zhejiang, and it was impossible to attack him in Fujian, so the atmosphere in Fujian Province was not very tense.

At this moment, the entire army of the Mawei Army has been mobilized, in addition to the more than 30,000 people who have already gone out to fight, the 5,000 soldiers stationed in various parts of Fujian, the remaining several Mawei fleets are also actively preparing for war, and Geng Jingzhong has already given orders to Luzon, and the 10,000 cavalry on Luzon Island will soon be transferred back to 7,000. As for the Fourth Detachment and the thousands of defenders left behind on Luzon, it was difficult to dispatch, although the Spanish and Dutch were unlikely to attack at this time, but it was still better to be heavily prepared.

When it comes to Spain and the Netherlands, both countries are in trouble right now. Spain was better than the Netherlands at the moment, but the main forces were pinned down by the British fleet, and there was no way to separate the fleet and come to Asia. The Netherlands was one of the obstacles to the establishment of French hegemony in Europe, and the French king Louis XIV had long sought to carve up the Netherlands, and made the Dutch territories that are now part of Belgium as France's "natural borders" in order to consolidate France's hegemony on the mainland. The British side was also reluctant to lose the last war and hoped for a comeback. In May, France and Britain launched a major attack on the Netherlands.

The French attacked the Netherlands both by land and by sea by the British. The leading generals of the French army were the famous Condé and Tyrrenne in history, and under their command, the French army fully demonstrated the strength of the first-rate army in Europe, and attacked the Netherlands with great momentum. As is often assumed, the Dutch Army was a symbolic embellishment, far from being a match for the French Army in terms of combat experience, weaponry, or combat prowess. The Dutch provinces of Geldland, Ofressel and Utrecht fell one after another, and even the long-respected Dutch nobleman General Wilhelm could not withstand the onslaught of Louis XIV's cavalry.

The French army won one victory after another, breaking through the Ætheel line of defense. Approaching Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands. In desperation. Orange, who had just been head of state of the Netherlands for three months. William. He ordered the Muyden Levee, which had protected the Dutch for generations, to be excavated. As soon as the levees were opened, the raging sea water poured into the fertile fields, and a sea became between the Zuiderzee and the Rhine, completely submerging the capital Amsterdam. Tens of thousands of Dutch were also forced to move to ships, ready to evacuate at any time. The French vanguard withdrew in time to avoid annihilation, but the land offensive was stalled.

In the months that followed, the Dutch fleet continued to fight at sea with the combined Anglo-French fleet. Although the Dutch fleet finally resisted the joint naval attack of Britain and France, it was also too demoralized to take care of the trivial matters of the overseas colonies. The war in Europe has actually expanded into an international war, and some major European countries such as France, Denmark, Sweden, Spain, etc., have also participated in the war. Although Geng Jingzhong didn't know the specific situation in Europe at the moment, he knew that there should be a war going on in Europe in the past two years, so in his mind, whether it was Spain or the Netherlands, they should have no time to take care of Asia in the next two or three years.

Now there is a big war on several sides, and commerce in the north has come to a standstill. The offshore formations no longer go to sea, and only the ocean-going caravans have not been affected. Especially now. The prices of all kinds of war materials are continuing to rise, and taking advantage of this opportunity, Fujian must not only make a lot of preparations for itself, but also make a lot of money from it. There is no shortage of grain and weapons on Fujian's side, and the large-scale development of Luzon Island in the past two years has provided absolutely sufficient grain for Fujian, which is almost enough to supply the people of Fujian. As for weapons, the continuous development of several large iron and copper mines in Fujian has led to a steady stream of iron and copper ingots, so there is no need to worry at all.

As for clothing, medicines, etc., although there is no shortage in Fujian, there is not enough of them. In particular, the large number of hemostatic drugs needed for the war were only used in Fujian. Medicinal herbs are not like other items, and they can be stored for a certain period of time, and it is impossible to hoard medicinal herbs like hoarding weapons. But just these two things, food and weapons, Fujian can trade more things with Wu Sangui, compared to them, food and weapons are much more important than others.

When I returned to the barracks from the inspection of the munitions depot, the sun was already turning red in the west, and the training in the barracks had already ended, but at this time, the camp was still full of people, very lively, and there was a sound of cheering from time to time. You don't need to ask Geng Jingzhong to know that there must be someone competing again. The Mawei military camp is still garrisoned by 3,000 marines and 6,000 navies at the moment, they are all troops who are sticking to the base camp, and it is not their turn to attack now. When Guangdong is all taken and the large army returns, it is time for them to march towards Jiangxi and Zhejiang.

In the Mawei barracks, the soldiers were strictly forbidden to go out privately. And the vast majority of the soldiers are young people, angry and energetic, no one obeys anyone, and if they disagree, it is inevitable that they will fight, and it is inevitable to compete and compete in private. Of course, this is inevitable no matter what era the army is. It is better to let them vent out, but it is a good way.

This kind of thing has long been commonplace in the army, as long as it is slightly guided, not only will it not produce chaos, but it will also become a driving force for soldiers to train hard, so a ring was simply built in the barracks, so that soldiers who want to compete in martial arts can go to the stage to compete, and it is forbidden to compete in private. There are rules in the army, and after coming to power, regardless of officers and soldiers, there is a fair competition; No matter what grievances there are, they will be resolved on stage, and after stepping down, they are not allowed to mention them again; At the same time, the contest must be carried out under the supervision of the officer, and the opponent must be knocked out of the ring to win, and it is forbidden to use poisonous hands or dead hands, and after the supervision stops the competition, it is forbidden to use any more hands, etc.

When the rules of the tournament were first introduced, they were immediately welcomed by the soldiers. This is especially popular among those naval soldiers, there are many Western instructors and Westerner soldiers in the navy, they have also been in Fujian for six or seven years, the foreigner's personality is already flamboyant, and he likes to be in the limelight, and he loves to show himself, and there are many strong and competitive people among the soldiers of the Mawei Army, so after the end of the daily training, there will be many soldiers vying to come to the stage to compete. The soldiers of the Mawei Army do not matter where you are from, as long as you enter the barracks, they are all their own family, so when these Westerners shout and compete in Mandarin that is not very fluent, there will be bursts of heckling below, and now this has evolved into an important entertainment activity in the army.

Because the training of the Mawei Army has always attached importance to overall combat, rather than individual martial arts, and foreign mercenaries are generally tall and large, and have advantages in height, arm span and strength, so these foreign soldiers have won more in the competition between Chinese and foreign soldiers. In particular, there is a former Englishman named Steven, who is more than two meters tall, weighs more than 200 pounds, looks five big and three thick, is very brave, and once set a brilliant record of winning 20 consecutive games in the ring. In the end, Gu Ping couldn't see it and defeated him on stage. Gu Ping practiced the kung fu of hitting acupoints, and he didn't shake Steven hard, and after a few hits on the acupoints, Steven fell.

Although these Westerners from Europe have slowly integrated into the life of the East, their personalities have not changed much. Three years ago, after Geng Jingzhong returned from a conquest, he was challenged by a soldier from Sweden in the barracks. Although Geng Jingzhong was a prince at that time, he could not turn a blind eye to the soldiers' blatant challenges. Fortunately, he usually does not lack exercise, and several guards with high martial arts skills in Gu Ping often teach him kung fu, and it still doesn't take much effort to deal with a barbarian man. A victory in a competition made his prestige in the army even higher, which he did not expect in advance. (To be continued......)