Fujian is important, but in the eyes of the Qing court, the most worrying thing is that the Ming army will invade Jiangxi and Zhejiang and shake the rule of Jiangnan. In addition to some intrigues and tricks that could not be put on the table, the Qing court also made an urgent response. "General Pingnan" all went to Zhejiang, "General Dingnan" Hilgen went to Jiangxi, and the Hangzhou and Zhenjiang naval divisions were divided into Haikou defenses, and Beizi Fu Lata was the "General Ninghai" and went to Fujian to jointly defend against the Ming army.

The offensive of the Ming army did not slow down because of the withdrawal of the Zheng army, and advanced by land and water, directly towards Fuzhou. Recruiting rebels and replenishing new soldiers, the strength of the Ming army was not reduced because of the large amount of territory, but expanded. In particular, the naval division absorbed the former Zheng family soldiers who descended to the Qing Dynasty, absorbed a large number of coastal fishermen, and captured a lot of boats, and the strength increased even more significantly.

The Yangtze River Water Division, which had already been formed, could finally act as planned. More than 200 small and medium-sized ships, loaded with 2,000 sailors, 3,000 marines and men, 5,000 flintlock muskets and ammunition, and hundreds of large and small artillery pieces, set out from Guangzhou, sailed along the coast, and sailed straight to the mouth of the Yangtze River.

The navy was divided into two routes, one was led by the commander-in-chief Deng Yao, and advanced to the sea of Fuzhou; One route was led by Yang Yandi, and went to Hangzhou and Zhenjiang Haikou to attack and harass and contain the Qing army in Zhejiang.

At this time, the entire strategic layout was fully developed, and giving full play to the role of the sailors and further uniting the rest of the anti-Qing forces became the purpose of this strategy. The Zheng army temporarily stopped drumming, and the thirteen families, after receiving the help of the Yangtze River Naval Division, will definitely show stronger combat power and contain more Qing troops. Li Sixing's division, which occupied Xiaomeiling, would also launch a new offensive against the Qing army in Jiangxi after being replenished with troops and weapons.

In other words, while the Qing court was focused on the war situation in Fujian Province, the Ming army was also brewing fierce offensives elsewhere. The Qing court miscalculated the shape and the ability of the Southern Ming government to amass money. He miscalculated the speed of the expansion and equipment of the Ming army, the enthusiasm of the people under the Southern Ming Dynasty, and the resistance of the people under the tyranny.

Gan Shaanxi out of elite soldiers, as a business Luo, in order to win the world. Although Jiangnan has a lot of food and wealth, the Yangtze River is wide. If the troops are deployed along the river, the troops will be restricted, and it will be difficult to use a large army to attack and plunder other places.

This is the content of the letter from Li Dingguo, the king of Jin, although it is euphemistic, but it still expresses different opinions on the current direction of the main attack of the Ming army.

Perhaps it was because of the slow speed of concentrating on the Eastern Crusade and the slow replenishment of weapons, equipment, and personnel to Sichuan that Li Dingguo was a little dissatisfied? Zhu Yongxing speculated for a long time before he picked up the pen and wrote a reply.

Li Dingguo's worries were not unfounded, and Zhu Yongxing knew about the defeat of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in later generations. But the reason for this is by no means as simple as the occupation of Nanjing, and there are successful examples. Zhu Yuanzhang is one of them. There were many reasons for the defeat of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, corruption, internal strife, improper employment of personnel, and so on, and after the occupation of Nanjing, they got carried away and hurriedly divided their troops into the northern and western expeditions when they did not establish a consolidated base area in the south of the Yangtze River, which was an important factor.

In the final analysis, Li Dingguo, the king of Jin, still didn't realize the importance of the water master. With a strong sailor, the helplessness and distress of arming along the river. It should be the Qing army. If you take Nanjing as the center, take Wuhan, Jiujiang, and Anqing. It is very promising to take Shanghai, Suzhou, and Hangzhou, and then wave the Northern Expedition after it is stabilized, and establish the achievements of Liu Bang and Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yongxing explained his thoughts in detail and listed some numbers, indicating that the timing of the Eastern Crusade was very good. The enthusiasm of the people was extremely high, and the army was greatly expanded and strengthened. Of course, he also once again stated the importance of Sichuan, as well as his determination to send troops to Gansu and Shaanxi in the future, and continued to vigorously support Sichuan with personnel, weapons, and materials in the future. Commitments were made.

In fact, Zhu Yongxing has not relaxed his support for Sichuan. Although the supply of weapons and equipment has slowed down, almost all the good horses obtained from the tea and horse exchange market have been transferred to the Sichuan garrison, and so far there are no less than three or four thousand. Moreover, Zhu Yongxing also gave policy support, and the land tickets in Mekong and Haxian were only doubled to huàn, but Sichuan was given five times the tilt to attract immigrants.

After thinking for a moment, Zhu Yongxing stated the action of dispatching the Yangtze River Naval Division to support the 13 Families and strengthen the threat to Huguang and the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and asked whether the Sichuan garrison had the ability to advance eastward in order to contain the Qing army in Chongqing and form a countermeasure against the 13 Formations. If the timing is right, the two can also attack from east to west and capture Chongqing.

The tone is peaceful, frank, there is no hiding, more like two people talking heart-to-heart. Zhu Yongxing tried to dispel the doubts of Li Dingguo, the king of Jin, in this way, or rather, to appease the feelings of the soldiers of the Sichuan garrison.

Not only did Li Dingguo, the king of Jin, send a letter, but Ma Weixing, the prince of Xuguo who had beaten Ma Xiong away from Hezhou, also sent a letter asking for war, asking to attack Guilin and solve Sun Yanling.

Zhu Yongxing understood the thoughts of inviting the generals. Since the Eastern Crusade, Ma Bao and Li Sixing and other generals have made great contributions and won many awards, and Ma Bao has been promoted to the king of one word, which inevitably makes others itch and hot.

But did the Ming army have the strength to attack from all sides? Considering the supply and consumption of ammunition and materials, Zhu Yongxing believes that it is not possible to be so rash and so carried away. Maintain the main offensive in one or two directions, and contain and respond in other directions, and the deployment of materials and personnel is relatively calm and the most secure.

Besides, attacking Sun Yanling is not a matter of ability or not. The two sides have colluded before, and as soon as the strength is strong, they will turn their faces, which will inevitably give people a bad impression. Thinking about it further, keeping Sun Yanling and Guilin not only does not threaten them, but also plays a role in appeasing Wu Sangui.

Well, Wu Sangui and Sun Yanling are more well-behaved, the smuggling of goods is more energetic, the prices are more favorable, and they even have a large amount of credit.

Maybe you can win without a fight, right? Zhu Yongxing smiled to himself, checked the written letter, sealed it and handed it to the clerk in the outer room. With the generals who fought abroad, and high-quality civil officials in various places, Zhu Yongxing has always maintained correspondence. This is also a means of getting close, big and small, casual chat, making people feel valued and favored.

At present, officials from various ministries have rushed to Guangzhou from Yunnan one after another, and although the relocation of the center of political power has not been completely completed, the main functions have basically been restored. This greatly reduced Zhu Yongxing's work pressure, and after the "small pilgrimage meeting" in the morning, he went to the house in the afternoon to deal with other affairs, or to talk and laugh with his family to relax.

The sky is blue, the sun is shining warmly, and the nose is full of the scent of flowers and plants, which is very pleasant. Although the palace did not have major construction, it also underwent some renovations. Before Zhu Yongxing entered the back house, Zhu Yongxing heard his daughter's giggling laughter full of childish innocence.

In the yard, the little girl was held in the arms of the nurse, and from time to time she took the snacks held by the maid with her chubby little hands, threw them on the ground, and watched the puppies compete for food happily, laughing happily.

It's almost a year old, and although it can make a sound, the little doll can't consciously call the words. Seeing Zhu Yongxing, his mouth babbled and made a sound, but he didn't reach out to hug him. It seems that the wet nurse is closer to her.

"Your Highness." The nurse and maid squatted down to give a salute.

Zhu Yongxing waved his hand, smiled and reached out to hug his daughter, sticking to the little face, the little doll was not happy, tilted his head to dodge, making Zhu Yongxing laugh.

Generally speaking, there is a difference between nine months and eleven months, and it is not big. Zhu Yongxing likes to hold his daughter and watch her stagger. With the babbling sound, the little girl approached the dog excitedly, and her calves were sometimes soft and mixed with garlic, but they were all held steady by Zhu Yongxing.

The puppy was around her feet, sniffing and licking, which made the little girl more interested, and her mouth barked excitedly, and saliva flowed out.

"Your Highness, give Rou'er to the nurse, you, you have lost your identity like this." Mengzhu, who was "grounded and thought", snatched it out of the house, but there was no loss and sorrow on his face, and he was busy admonishing.

"What's the joy of family, what's the loss of identity?" Zhu Yongxing was unappreciative, picked up his daughter, and wiped the child's mouth with his sleeve.

When the child saw his mother, he struggled in Zhu Yongxing's arms again, stretched out his little hand, and made a sound to hug him. Mengzhu took it over, Zhu Yongxing stopped playing, and walked into the house helplessly.

"Your Highness—" Long Er was sitting on the bed, getting up to salute, but was stopped by Zhu Yongxing stretching out his hand.

"Your body is heavy, and you have said that you don't need so many courtesies! What's more, now it's in the inner house again. Zhu Yongxing was a little blamed, sitting next to Long Er, holding his waist with one hand, and caressing Long Er's increasingly visible belly with the other, and a look of joy appeared on his face again.

"His Royal Highness has a noble status, the upper is a three-dimensional court, and the lower is a heavy subordinate, although he is tolerant of concubines, this gift cannot be abolished." Long Er said it in a literal manner, and his serious appearance made Zhu Yongxing a little funny.

"yes, okay." Zhu Yongxing nodded perfunctorily, diverted the topic and asked, "Two more months, right?" It's a little doll again, don't you think it's beautiful? ”

Long Er smiled happily, leaned his head on Zhu Yongxing's shoulder, and said, "The old woman who came to serve in the clan said that the concubine is a male baby in her belly!" ”

So powerful? Caught up with the B-ultrasound. Zhu Yongxing was skeptical, but he still smiled and nodded, making Long'er a little happier.

"Your Highness—" Long Er suddenly lowered her voice, her mouth closer to Zhu Yongxing's ears, "The concubine body is actually not born to the Long family, I heard my father say that it is a child of the Han family who picked it up when I was a child......"

"Nonsense." Zhu Yongxing couldn't cry or laugh, it was enough to have Mengzhu to make up a story, and if you came again, it would be to take everyone as a fool!

"Really!" Long Er seemed to be very aggrieved, but a smile flashed in his eyes.

"Don't take this nation to heart." Zhu Yongxing kissed Long'er's pouted mouth and comforted: "You and Ah Zhu are my heart, I love you the same, and you don't have to think of fighting with her." Home and everything is prosperous, you know this truth. ”

"The concubine will never compete with Sister Zhu." Long Er hurriedly cleared up.

"Then don't make extraneous branches, make trouble outside, and make the inner house uneasy." Zhu Yongxing paused, and then continued: "Speaking of which, Azhu's matter is also a temptation, I want to see how many people want to oppose me, and how many people echo it." Well, just wondering how prestige I have now? ”

"Your Highness is mighty Nantian, who dares to go against you?" Hearing this, Long Er raised his eyebrows first, "If it weren't for you to stabilize people's hearts and fight in all directions, where would there be such a situation now?" Where is there such a great foundation? ”

…………… (To be continued......)