The people and horses on the road are tightly organized, and the flags are waving, and they are rolling forward.

Wei Junzhong, who was currently born in Wutang and was the highest-ranking general, rode with the team, and from time to time scanned his troops with a serious gaze.

From the first model battalion equipped with flintlock muskets and bayonets, he commanded more and more troops, and by the end of the Battle of Canton, he was already the commander of a division with three regiments under his command. Although there was continuous expansion in the process, and his subordinate officers were constantly transferred to other musket units, under strict training, Wei Junzhong still dared to pat his chest and say that his troops were the most elite in the Ming army.

In fact, it is true, from the mixed equipment of spears and muskets to the all-musket system, the troops under Wei Junzhong have fought the most battles, and they are also model units for tactical and weapon improvement, and they are also the first choice for the internship and training of officers who have graduated from the martial arts hall.

Of course, this fist unit has been given priority in personnel and equipment, the recruits are relatively good in terms of physique, the number of artillery is fully equipped, and the mule and horse are also one step ahead of other units.

Because of this, after the Battle of Guangzhou, the first division led by Wei Junzhong followed Li Sixing, the son of the Jin dynasty, to the north to attack and plunder. The reason is very simple, the Ming army that continued the eastward crusade was more than twice as large as the Northern Advance Corps, so it was natural to make up for the lack of numbers in the Northern Advance Corps with elites.

In fact, the northward march went even more smoothly than expected. The conquest of Guangzhou and the surrender of the head of Shang Rebellion caused a great shock to the surviving Qing army in Guangdong, and then there was the persuasion of Miao Wenxiu, Wu Qizhen and other generals who surrendered their troops and surrendered their troops, and the Northern Advance Corps advanced all the way, but there was no too large-scale battle, and Shaoguan was taken lightly.

When the Ming army invaded Guangdong, Shang Kexi sent people everywhere to ask for help. There were few major generals in Jiangxi, and it was difficult to gather large soldiers in a hurry, so they only sent more than 3,000 people under the command of Liu Bolu and Jin Zhen, the guards of Nan'an Mansion (Fuzhi Dayu), and more than 2,000 defenders of Ganzhou to come to reinforcements. Liu Bolu and Jin Zhen knew that they did not have many troops, and after entering Guangdong, they were stationed in Nanxiong. Wait and see how the tide of battle changes.

When the news of the fall of Guangzhou and the death of the Ping Domain came, Liu Bolu and Jin Zhen were inexplicably frightened and frightened. After the Ming army's northern marching corps approached quickly and surrendered Shaoguan without a fight, these two immediately abandoned Nanxiong and led their soldiers and horses to flee across Meiling and fled back to their hometown, Nan'anfu, Jiangxi.

So. The strategic purpose of the Northern Advance Corps had been achieved, and with the backing of Nanxiong, it built fortifications at Xiaomeiling, built the northern barrier of Guangzhou, and put pressure on the Qing army in Jiangxi. So much so that Liu Bolu and Jin of Nan'an Mansion were shocked and undecided, and they "cried blood for help" to Ganzhou, and reported four times at a moment, and they were in danger.

The Northern Advance Corps and the Eastern Expeditionary Corps originally had similar strategic objectives, both of which were to build a defensive line to protect Guangzhou. and suspend military operations and stockpile ammunition supplies for the next step of military operations. It's just that the Eastern Expeditionary Corps took the opportunity to move and launched an offensive again, entering Fujian Province.

In order to ensure that the Eastern Front had the greatest chance of victory in the face of the Manchurian and Mongolian Eight Banners and the Geng Rebellion Domain, Zhu Yongxing naturally transferred elite troops from the relatively stable northern front and rushed to reinforce the battlefield on the Eastern Front. Wei Junzhong's division was ordered to transfer two regiments into the Eastern Expeditionary System, and the other regiment continued to remain on the Northern Front as the backbone and main force.

Same as Ma Bao, the king of Ruyang. When Wei Junzhong learned that he would fight against the Manmeng Eight Banners, he was not afraid in his heart. But it is full of pride and desire. Such a transfer shows that his troops are worthy of being the elite of the army, and only a strong force like the Eight Banners of Manmeng can be solved by them. At the same time, the military merits, honors, and fame of defeating the Manchurian and Mongolian Eight Banners were even more attractive to Wei Junzhong.

"Your Highness is thoughtful!" Wei Jun looked at the marching troops without losing their order, and he was quite proud in his heart, and he was not worried that he would not be useful when he arrived on the Eastern Front.

The edict is clear. The troops he led were both reinforcements and reconstruction. In other words, he will be an army subordinate to the Eastern Crusade Corps, under the command of Ma Bao. This eliminated Ma Bao's fear of the guest army's achievements and made the Eastern Expeditionary Corps look gloomy. No worries. In order to make the victory over the Manchurian and Mongolian Eight Banners more certain, Wei Junzhong's troops will undoubtedly be the first choice for battle.

Not only the supply of weapons and equipment, but Zhu Yongxing, who was in the rear, was also striving to make the combat generals less fettered and less opportunity to think carefully, so that they could win the victory wholeheartedly.

Wei Junzhong didn't have too many distractions at this time, but concentrated on thinking about the tactics and formations that should be adopted against the Manmeng Eight Banners. The stakes in this battle are very important, and Wei Junzhong has seen it quite thoroughly from Zhu Yongxing's series of adjustments. The Ming army needed a buffer time to replenish weapons and ammunition, train new soldiers, stabilize the place, and regroup forces, and this buffer time could only be obtained after defeating the Manchurian and Mongolian Eight Banners.

Fight steadily and steadily, and carry out crushing attacks with absolute strength, including troops, firepower, and other factors, to minimize the uncertain impact of war. Today, there are not a few generals who understand Zhu Yongxing's war ideas and implement them, and Wei Junzhong is one of them, which is also an important reason why he is favored by Zhu Yongxing.

Six thousand vs five thousand? With artillery, flintlock muskets and bayonets on one side, and galloping cavalry on the other, Wei weighed the contrast between his forces and weapons, and knew the significance of victory when his forces were almost equal. This history, after all, will be written by our generation, and the myth of invincibility will also be shattered in our hands.

A wave of excitement surged all over his body, Wei Junzhong clamped his legs around the horse's belly, and accelerated forward, as if in front of him was the once unsightly, arrogant and indulgent Manmeng Eight Banners.

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Zhangping, northeast of Longyan, has been recovered by the Ming army of the Eastern Expedition, but the battle into Fujian was temporarily stopped, and the Ming army of the Eastern Expedition no longer went deep, but took Longyan as the defense center and swept the surrounding counties and towns. Zhangping, Shanghang, Hua'an, Liancheng and other places were either easily captured or surrendered voluntarily, and this area in northwest Fujian was all owned by the Ming army.

"Your Highness has done your best, and our generals in front hope to build miraculous feats and break strong enemies, but we should also use troops rigorously, don't disappoint Your Highness!" Ma Bao, the king of Ruyang, read a list of the latest materials that had arrived, and stretched out his hand to Wu Sanxing, the chief of staff, with a very solemn expression on his face.

That's right, defeating the Manchurian and Mongolian Eight Banners is enough to be famous all over the world, and it is enough to do a miracle. But if it fails, this responsibility is also not small. What's more, the current personnel and materials are leaning here, which shows that the rear has expectations for this battle, which invisibly puts more pressure on Ma Bao and others.

"10,000 muskets, 300,000 rounds of fixed ammunition, 50 Tianwei cannons, 60 Francophone machines, 100 sky-bombing cannons......" Wu Sanxing sighed while reading, and said with emotion: "This is to transport everything on hand!" As far as I know, this seems to be the equipment given to the Yangtze River Sailors and the Thirteen Families in the plan. Your Highness, wise, well aware of priorities, is so clear that it is really a blessing for us. ”

"Huh." Ma Bao laughed for a while, and said: "Old Wu, our brother is still talking and spitting, Lord Ming, Master Ming, you can say whatever you want, what crime can I give you?" ”

Wu San laughed a little embarrassed and said, "Your Highness doesn't want to hear outside discussions yet, so you still have to put it away." ”

During the Southern Ming Dynasty, there was a period of time when the power of the imperial court had been completely controlled by the Qin king Sun Kewang. The so-called Yongli Imperial Court is just an empty shelf with a false name, relying only on a small group of civil and military officials to barely support the façade, and all major military affairs are decided by Sun Kewang.

Under the circumstances at that time, Sun Kewang was in power, and it was very easy to play a trick of "Zen concession". The problem is that the throne of Emperor Yongli can be replaced, but the calling role that the Yongli Imperial Court can play cannot be replaced by Sun Kewang. Because he is not a Zhengsu and not a descendant of the Zhu family, once he kicks out the Yongli Imperial Court, all kinds of anti-Qing forces, including Li Dingguo, Zheng Chenggong, Liu Wenxiu, the Thirteen Families, etc., will almost certainly not recognize him as a grass-headed genius.

And Zhu Yongxing is different, although it is a distant clan, but in the end it is the descendants of the Zhu family, after the success of the rejuvenation, the restoration of martial arts, straight to the construction of the industry, where the merit is, who should fight? The king of the entrants, the conclusion is not grinding. In other words, following Zhu Yongxing is not the same as relying on Sun Kewang. There is such a precedent in history, and there is Li Longji, who created the prosperous era of Kaiyuan.

Yongli was cowardly and incompetent, the prince lost his life in Burma, and Zhu Yongxing was thriving, his fame was rising, and his authority was increasingly combined. Although now in order to resist the overall situation of the Qing Dynasty, Zhu Yongxing is still wearing the mask of "Mingchen", but step by step is ascending to the peak of power, which many people can see. Therefore, the reason stated by Wu Sanxing is also valid, not to pierce this layer of window paper, and not to destroy Zhu Yongxing's plan to seize the throne.

Ma Bao nodded approvingly, and said: "Your Highness is far-sighted, but it is not comparable to those descendants of the Zhu family who have the title of a king, and they don't know that the sky is high and the earth is so thick that they are the emperor. Speaking of which, Lao Wu, what you said is exactly what I think, it is really our luck to have His Royal Highness to support the government. If you want food, you want guns, and you don't have those bullshit civil officials who are noisy and annoying. Let's just concentrate on fighting, how good. ”

Wu Sansheng agreed with Ma Bao's words very much, and said with emotion: "His Royal Highness is as broad-minded as the sea, honest and selfless, His Royal Highness King Zhao has been convinced, and His Royal Highness the King of Jin has also retreated. Who can compete with him? The thirteen families will drive for His Royal Highness, and the Zheng family, land warfare is not enough to compete with our army. ”

"Naval battle, hehe, in another year or two, I'm afraid I'll have to bow down." Ma Bao is quite confident in this, it has indeed not taken long for the development of the Nanming Navy to the present, but he does not know how much money he has invested in it and how much effort he has put in

(To be continued......)