The war between the Ming and Qing dynasties seems to have evolved into a strategic stalemate, especially in the southwest, which is more obvious. Yunnan, Sichuan, Guangxi, plus the thirteen Kuidong in western Hubei and eastern Sichuan, and Shuixi in Guizhou, although the battlefield is scattered, the Ming army has a tendency to echo, while the Qing army lacks the ability to attack.

As soon as the matter of Wu Sangui's fake letter came out, the Qing court was even more uneasy, fearing that the situation would be eroded and out of control. Because, at present, the strongest army in the southwest is under the command of Wu Sangui, if he rebels against the Qing Dynasty and joins forces with the Ming army, then Yunnan and Guizhou will not be guaranteed, and even Sichuan and Guangxi will not have enough troops to resist.

But I believe Wu Sangui, or I suspect Wu Sangui, and it is not appropriate to deal with it easily under the current situation. The Qing court did not want to persecute Wu Sangui, but it also had to take preventive measures. Therefore, on the one hand, he issued an order to appease Wu Sangui, while controlling it in terms of money and food, and on the other hand, he made corresponding troop movements.

The disadvantages and dangers of fighting on the eastern and western fronts were taken seriously by the Qing court, and the Qing court finally made a choice between attacking the west and defending the east, or attacking and defending the west.

The southwest is where the Southern Ming Dynasty court is located, and the anti-Qing armed forces in various places are regarded as Zhengshuo, and there is a great tendency to recover, if it is not eliminated as soon as possible, I am afraid that the occupied areas will also be unstable.

From this point of view, the Qing court's understanding is still very sober. At present, the area controlled by the Nanming is only a corner of the southwest, and the human, material, and financial resources of the areas occupied by the Qing court greatly exceed those of the other side.

But there was only one thing that the Qing court could not compete with the Southern Ming - this was the centripetal force of the people. In the eyes of most people, the Southern Ming Dynasty was the orthodox Han regime that inherited the 300-year rule of the Ming Dynasty, while the Qing Dynasty was a barbarian Yidi who drank blood. Large-scale wars and high-pressure use of force cannot bring the broad masses of the Han people to their knees, especially the noble elements with firm national integrity. If the sustenance in people's hearts is constantly extinguished, or without a certain period of evolution, transformation and even integration, the anti-Qing atmosphere will not dissipate quickly, and the Han people, who account for the vast majority of the population, will not be convinced.

On the other hand, due to the perennial war, the economy withered and the Qing court was in financial difficulties. It is also not enough to support two fronts to fight at the same time. Weigh it up. It was not surprising that the Qing court made a strategy of attacking the west and defending the east.

As for Zheng Chenggong to the east, the Qing court decided to implement a policy of large-scale forced relocation of coastal residents. The relocation of the sea, a horrific atrocity that devastated the coastal population in an extremely barbaric manner, was several months ahead of history. It's finally begun.

The purpose of the sea relocation order was to cut off Zheng Chenggong's material supply. In order to collect the effect of self-defeating. However, in addition to causing great disasters to coastal residents, the sea relocation policy has caused great disasters. It also brought many difficulties to the Qing government itself.

When Zhu Yongxing received an urgent teleportation from the Ministry of Intelligence, he was on his way to the ship in Yuanyang, Yunnan Province.

"Stupid and short-sighted. Since then, the Qing court has not been afraid! Zhu Yongxing gently placed the information on the table and commented on the Qing court's self-righteous policy, but his eyes also flashed with regret and pity.

The implementation of the coastal relocation policy not only caused a large number of coastal residents to die tragically under the butcher's knife of the Qing government on the charge of "penetrating the border" in violation of the law, but also seriously hindered social and economic recovery and development. Wouldn't it be more difficult for the Qing court to recover, already financially strained, abandoning a large amount of land and cutting off foreign trade?

Since the migrants are treated as ants, mud and sand, and trampled on by others, the weak have become victims, and the strong have taken risks. Some of the immigrants either participated in the anti-Qing rebellion, or rose up in the local area, and were bound to be forced to become anti-Qing fighters; Others who were unable to earn a living and were unwilling to sit idly by would become bandits, which not only made the inhabitants of the interior uneasy for the emperor, but also made the local officials of the Qing court unable to cope.

"Your Highness." Yi Cheng didn't understand Zhu Yongxing's conclusion too much, but his face was worried, "If you give up the east to the west, the pressure that our army will face will increase." ”

"If you want a large army to gather and have enough food, you need at least half a year to prepare." Zhu Yongxing is already familiar with the efficiency of action in this era, so he is not very worried.

The so-called enemy of the whole country with a corner, the judgment of the Qing court is obviously not correct, because behind the southwest there are more and more overseas places, more and more material supplies. The relocation order cut off the Qing court's source of silver, which would cause the Qing court's economic regression of "eliminating financial resources, depleting them without increasing them, and making people's livelihood poor". The southwest has overseas passages, which can vigorously develop overseas trade and "enrich the country" in order to maintain the military and financial expenditures needed for the confrontation with the Qing court.

The fermentation of the order to move the sea was that after Ao Bai took power, "there was a shortage of commanders in the water cutters, and all warships were burned", and "all officers and soldiers who surrendered to Cheng were assigned to other provinces for reclamation", and a passive and conservative defense policy was adopted along the coast. This will undoubtedly make the increasingly powerful South China Sea Fleet and the Marine Corps more useful. Thousands of miles along the coast, where is not the battlefield? It is obviously a stupid and naïve idea to create a no-man's-land area for dozens of miles to sit back and relax, and to be able to dispatch most of the army to attack the southwest.

"Half a year-" Yi Cheng estimated and said: "The arsenal should be able to make tens of thousands of muskets, and the money from sea trade can also buy muskets, and the strength of our army will also be expanded, but it may not be impossible to resist the Qing army." ”

The order to move the sea to halt the mainland's maritime trade is bound to promote the development of the southwest sea trade and the prosperity of the Zheng family's smuggling, and the profits obtained will certainly greatly exceed Yi Cheng's estimates.

"It's just purely in terms of military power." Zhu Yongxing smiled faintly and said: "As soon as the sea is moved, there will be people along the coast, and with the help of the Zheng family naval division and the South China Sea fleet, how can the chaos be calmed down in the short term?" ”

"It's just a move to the sea, and the Zheng family will inevitably be more focused on resuming Taiwan, and I am afraid that they will not be able to exert pressure in the southeast." Yi Cheng blinked, analyzing the impact of the sea relocation order on all parties.

"The Zheng family—" Zhu Yongxing smiled bitterly and said faintly: "You have to rely on yourself for everything." I am worried that after the relocation order, the Qing court will appease the Zheng family again, although there is little hope of success, but the Zheng family's passivity and ups and downs in resisting the Qing are possible. ”

Historically, from the first year of Kangxi to the twenty-first year, the Qing government launched five high-level political peace talks offensive against the Zheng group, in an attempt to make the Zheng decision-makers lead the public to surrender, and at the same time launched a large-scale recruitment and surrender of Zheng officials. Although due to the emergence of Zhu Yongxing, the Southern Ming Dynasty had a tendency to revive again, and the Qing court did not have a naval force that could threaten the survival of the Zheng group, and the simple appeasement effect was definitely not good, but it also caused Zhu Yongxing's worries. (To be continued......)