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Updated: 2o12-11-11

"The matter of increasing the number of troops in Korea is a matter of the overall situation, and I have to consult the Privy Council." Zheng Kezhang said in a light tone to Lin Weirong, the minister of the Governor-General of Fanyang International Affairs in front of him, and there seemed to be a trace of unhappiness in it. "You go and reply to the Korean envoy, let him wait patiently for the shogunate's decision, and don't have to jump up and down and harass the inner court."

Lin Weirong retreated, but Zheng Kezhang fell into thought. Increasing troops in Korea is actually in line with Zheng Kezang's intention to divide the battlefield in addition to Huguang and Qiangui, but even if Li Ji is his own father-in-law, it is impossible for Zheng Jun to unconditionally fight for him, not to mention, Zheng Kezhang wants to open a new generation of dynasty and become his own ancestor, and this ancestor must make rules to avoid losing his heart for the sake of face in the future.

Thinking about it, thinking about it, Zheng Kezhang felt that the room was a little hot, so he opened the curtain and walked out. Although the snow in the south of the Yangtze River in October is not as good as that in the north, the slightest chill is still quite penetrating into the bone marrow, so when he saw Zheng Kezhang come out like this, the inner supervisor who accompanied him immediately put a fine snow fox fur jacket on Zheng Kezang's shoulders.

Zheng Kezhang tightened his coat and slipped along the small rockery in the courtyard outside the house. Although the small rockery is not big, it is quite ingenious, the mountain stone is exquisite, the flowing water is entangled, there are a number of coherent caves during the period, and there are steps to go straight up to the hexagonal pavilion on the top of the mountain, but it is a typical Jiangnan garden elegant and exquisite style.

Zheng Kezhang slowly went up the rockery, stood in the pavilion and looked into the distance, only to see that the evergreen trees around him were still green, but the herbaceous and vines that flourished in summer had withered. Looking at the half-prosperous and half-withered scene in front of him, Zheng Kezhang couldn't help but feel a little fluctuating - since the crossing, he has always thought that the destiny is in his body, but there are many feelings floating in his heart about the success or failure of the gains and losses.

After sighing for a while, Zheng Kezhang returned to the house, at this moment his heart had calmed down, just as the so-called revolution has not yet succeeded, comrades need to work hard, and he has not yet reached the Cheng dù of Mafang Nanshan, so he still can't slack off. It was with this insight that Zheng Kezhang quickly recruited Lin Heng, a former secretary of the Military Affairs Department who served as a cabinet minister in the capacity of the secretary of the 6th Military Department.

"Lin Qing, tell me, how much military power is available in this domain now?"

Due to the continuous expansion of the Zheng army, there have been many changes in the division-level system, and the continuous battles over the years, so even Zheng Kezang, who has monopolized power, does not know the specific number. Fortunately, it doesn't matter if Zheng Kezhang doesn't know much, it is okay for someone below to be clear, such as Lin Heng, who has always been in charge of military affairs.

"If you go back to the king, in addition to the 25,000 soldiers and horses under the command of the two general soldiers of Huguang and Guangzhou, there are now 6 divisions and 15 infantry troops in this domain, and all 46 divisions." Lin Heng then said in detail. "On the Huguang side, there are four divisions on the front line of Wuchang, Yueyang, Jiujiang, and Xingguozhou; Ganbei has a division between Nanchang and Guangxin to control Nanchang, Guangxin, Nankang, Raozhou, Ruizhou, Jianchang, Fuzhou, Linjiang and other northern Jiangxi prefectures, and Gannan has a division in Ganzhou; Zhejiang has a division in Hangzhou, Shaoxing, Ningbo and other places, and another division in Wentai; On the Fujian side, there is a division between Fuzhou and Yanping, and a division between Tingzhou and Zhangzhou; On the Guangdong side, there is a division in the south (Xiong) Shao (Zhou) and Lian (Zhou) in northern Guangdong, there is a division in Zhaoqing and Guangzhou, and there is a division between Chao (Zhou) Jia (Ying, that is, Meizhou) and Hui (Zhou); five in Jiangbei; five in Huainan; Jiangnan seven; Hunan has the most, with eleven divisions; There were five divisions on the Guangxi side. ”

"In terms of sailors, the sailors on the ship are not counted, and there are four divisions of the Longxiang Army under the Sanyang Fleet and the Yangtze River Fleet, as for the Governor's Mansion." Speaking of this, Lin Heng hesitated for a moment before continuing. "There are eleven governors in this domain, such as Ezo, Xiguipu, Chongming, Daqushan, Haitan, Siming, Penghu, Xiangshanao, Qiongzhou Baisha, Jinran, and Xiboni, but except for Jinlan, which is organized into a brigade, the rest are only one regiment."

In fact, one brigade in Jinlan is also an imaginary number, only one of which is a standing army, and the rest are either hostages sent by Chen Shangchuan, Huang Jin, Yan Jiu and others, or it is a recruited wandering Japanese soldier, and a considerable part of the standing army is a Western black slave.

"No," Zheng Kezhang said suddenly. "It seems that there is more than one regiment over there, right?"

Lin Heng was stunned for a moment, and then explained to Zheng Kezang: "The king said very well, the garrison of Xiboni is indeed more than one regiment, but it is only more than 670 officers and soldiers and seven sentinels, and it is barely enough to call it two regiments. ”

Zheng Kezhang nodded and accepted Lin Heng's explanation, so Lin Heng added: "In addition, there are more than 2,000 people such as the teaching and training of young martial arts, martial arts, and the Naval Division, and the 6th Military Department's Ordnance Department, the Naval Department's Naval Department's Naval Ship Department, and the former adjutant Benmu. ”

After Lin Heng finished speaking, Zheng Kezhang closed his eyes and thought for a moment, and then asked: "Qing probably also knows that the king of the dynasty has sent people to ask for help, and in Qing's opinion, how many soldiers and horses can this vassal put into Korea?" ”

"Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, and Guangdong town troops cannot be lightly adjusted, and the Jianghuai, Huguang, Hunan, and Guangxi departments are facing the Qing army, and they cannot be lightly adjusted, and the only ones that can be called are the seven divisions in Jiangnan and the divisions of the Longxiang Army of the Navy Division." Lin Heng had already discussed the issue of sending troops in the ministry before, so he proposed his own proposal from the perspective of the 6th military department. "However, there is no distinction between the feudal clan and the Qing Dynasty, and the seven divisions in the south of the Yangtze River may have to support various places, so they can't move lightly, and the minister thinks that the only way to send the Longxiang army is to help."

Zheng Kezang was silent, yes, the seven divisions in the south of the Yangtze River could not be used, on the one hand, this is the general reserve of the Zheng army, on the other hand, the military power in the hands of the generals has threatened Zheng Kezang's rule, although it is not easy to dismantle in wartime, but there must be an inner town army that can contend with it.

However, Zheng Kezhang also had doubts about the use of the remaining three divisions of the Longxiang Army, among which the Second Division of the Longxiang Army, which belonged to the Nanyang Fleet, was responsible for guarding Dongning, and it was definitely not possible to dispatch, while the First Division of the Longxiang Army of the Western Fleet was far away in Lianzhou and Qiongzhou, and it was extremely inappropriate to transfer it to the north to mobilize the troops. Therefore, in terms of speaking, the third division of the Longxiang Army of the Yangtze River Fleet can go north.

Isn't it refueling the fact that a division of troops is thrown into North Korea? Zheng Kezang's gaze was a little suspicious. However, the winter climate in North Korea is indeed not suitable for a large number of southern soldiers, just the logistics support of a cotton coat and quilt, Zheng Kezhang does not believe that the North Koreans can do a good job, and in the end, they will have to rely on the long-distance transfer of the big 6.

Zheng Kezhang just wanted to open his mouth to agree with Lin Heng's construction, but suddenly thought of something, yes, although Lin Heng is a soldier, it is not appropriate to skip the naval army department and make a decision directly, so Zheng Kezhang immediately changed his words and said: "I know about this matter, so kneel down." ”

After Lin Heng retreated, Zheng Kezhang hurriedly summoned Lin Xian, the secretary of the Navy Department: "Lin Qing, North Korea uses troops, ships are extremely important, I think I can set up a Beiyang detachment, what do you think?" ”

Zheng Kezhang had already made a decision, how could Lin Xian, who was born as a general, dare to contradict him, and immediately said: "The minister will go back and make arrangements, but the Oriental Fleet has the heavy responsibility of guarding the mouth of the Yangtze River, I don't know what instructions the lord has?" ”

"The Beiyang Fleet is also in charge of Shandong, Liaodong, Korea, Japan, Ezo, Kugu and other places, while the Oriental Fleet is responsible for the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Ryukyu oceans." Since Zheng Kezhang has recruited Lin Xian to arrange it, he must have thought about it. "Qingyu, Korea, and Japan are all extremely weak states, and the Beiyang Fleet does not need to be equipped with cruisers. The islands of Changguo and even the Ryukyus have always been a hiding place for pirates, and in addition to a fleet of cruisers, many patrol ships should be sent to clear them at all times. ”

In fact, not long after Zheng Fan's order to open up maritime trade was implemented, pirates, which had long been extinct, did not immediately resurge, but the Zhoushan Islands, which had been upgraded to Changguo Prefecture, Daishan Prefecture, Yuan (Yuanshan Island) Heng (Liuheng Island) Prefecture, and Nan (Nantian Island) Tang (Gaotang Island) Prefecture, were the places where the Zhu Ming clan was imprisoned, so the power of monitoring was indispensable.

"I understand." Of course, Lin Xian understood Zheng Kezang's unfinished meaning. "I'll do it."

"Wait a minute," Zheng Kezhang called out to Lin Xian, who was trying to retire. "The third division of the Longxiang Army went north to North Korea, and Lone has agreed, and you will dispatch it together after returning to the department, but you don't have to go straight to North Korea, you can go to the Governor's Mansion in the west first. The bitter cold of the DPRK is far superior to that of the Jiangzuo, and the naval army must not neglect it. Lin Xian retreated, and Zheng Kezang's gaze looked out of the house somewhere. Now I can let Lin Weirong talk to the North Koreans about the specific conditions."

Not to mention how Lin Weirong and Choi Yingzhi grind their teeth, on the North Korean side, the Han River, which gives Chuntai a headache, has begun to freeze. Affected by the freezing of the river and coastal seas, the naval division of the Zheng army had to withdraw from the line of the Han River and Ganghwa Island, leaving only a lone army of the 4th Division of the Longxiang Army to face the enemy several times larger.

However, the cold weather was not useless for Zheng Jun, just as Chuntai led the army to cross the Han River triumphantly and march into Seoul, the Qing army's sentinels unexpectedly found that now not far from Seoul in Gimpo County, a market town without walls has actually erected an ice castle.

"Abominable." The news soon reached Tsubaki Tai, who was staying in Deaksugung Palace, the prince's palace and assistant general, and although Tsubaki was not a good commander, he understood the significance of the Zheng fortress to the Qing army preparing to attack south. "Hai Reverse actually wants to use this to contain the imperial army to the south, my lords, what good do you have."

The princes of Dongmeng have already gone to the Eastern Front, and the three generals outside the Guanwai also have their own defense areas, and they can't leave the country, so the highest position in front of Chuntai is only Sun Zaqi, the deputy capital of Manchuria with the red flag, I saw him think for a while, and said: "The number of enemies in Gimpo is ominous, and it must be carefully investigated, but the enemy does not dare to copy Seoul lightly, so as long as we find out how many sea adversities there are, our army can reserve corresponding forces to hold Seoul, and the rest continue to advance south, presumably North Korea is powerless to stop." ”

Lang Songzhu, the right attendant of the military department who supervised the grain station, disagreed: "Although it is true that leaving troops to garrison Seoul makes it impossible for the sea to attack, but after the army moves south, the grain road is long. Among the officials, if you can't pull out the enemy of Gimpo first, it's better not to advance rashly. ”

"That's not going to work," Tsubaki shook his head. "The imperial court is very tight, the soldiers are stagnant, there will be complaints in the country, or what Lord Sun said is not bad, you can divide the troops to advance, as for the grain road is not quiet, you can send more soldiers to guard, as long as you catch up with the puppet king Li Xuan, the overall situation of Korea will be certain, and sooner or later there will be only one way to retreat from the army."

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