It is not surprising that Napoleon had such thoughts.

As a big empire.

Of course, there are enough financial resources to support a new-style army with about hundreds of thousands of people.

And as long as there is such an army in hand.

At the very least, the Qing State will have the power to protect itself.

In history, Napoleon also had a famous "lion awakening theory".

Even before the start of the Opium Wars.

Many European media predicted that the British army would be deflated in the far East - in fact, the Europeans now have a lot of filters when they set their eyes on this old empire in the East.

So Napoleon was a little puzzled by Zhu Daohua's disapproval of his biggest rival.

"Theoretically, the Qing State did have a very strong war potential. But in reality they may not be able to, or rather... Don't want to exploit that potential. ”

Zhu Daohua said.

Isn't it?

After the Qing Dynasty trained a new army.

Yuan Shikai, the general of the new army, sent the orphans and widows of the Qing Dynasty to step down....

Napoleon shook his head: "In any case, it was the original plan to use Lantau Island as a base first. ”

Right now.

Forward troops return.

The Qing troops on Lantau Island had all withdrawn, and even the camps had been burned.

At this time, Zhu Daohua could see the smoke rising from the island.

"Let's go, let's garrison Lantau Island for the time being, and see how the famous Qing general Fukangan, who is sitting in Liangguang, will make a move!"

Zhu Daohua patted the side of the boat and said.

Napoleon advised him to be on the safe side and take it step by step.

This is because landing operations are quite difficult modes of operation in any era.

Especially since he poured his troops in.

Once there is any accident, it is impossible for the Ming army to bear.

And his opponent was the Qing Empire.

But they can afford to fail.

The Ming army can't afford to lose.

Zhu Daohua suppressed his impulse.

It was decided to listen to Napoleon's advice.

Boss Zhu is very self-aware, and the matter of war.... Ten he couldn't catch up with Napoleon. Bonaparte is a professional.

As long as it's not called Waterloo.

............

Of course, Fukangan is a famous general.

And he is now one of the best generals in the Qing Dynasty.

Forty-five-year-old Fukangan is in the prime of life.

At the age of eighteen, he participated in the Second Battle of Jinchuan with Ah Gui, and was awarded the posts of Manchurian Commander, Jilin General, and Shengjing General for his merits. He successively served as the governor of Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Fujian and Zhejiang, and Liangguang, as well as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and the minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

In the forty-ninth year of Qianlong (1784), he followed Agui to suppress the broken Shifeng Fort in Gansu, and was awarded the title of Marquis of Jiayong, and awarded the co-organizer of the university.

In the 52nd year of Qianlong, he led the army to cross the sea and suppressed the Lin Shuangwen uprising in Taiwan.

Repeated military exploits.

Therefore, Fukangan is naturally fully prepared.

The combined green battalion of the two Guangxi provinces was 80,000 troops, and all the green battalion soldiers transferred to Guangdong from various places were also under his control.

The total strength is about 150,000.

At the same time, Fukangan also sent regimental training posts to the local tyrants in Guangdong, requiring them to send their families to Guangzhou at the same time, but also to take Ding Zhuang to the suburbs of Guangzhou to stand by - on the one hand, to avoid these local Ming soldiers in Guangdong from becoming the leading party as soon as they came, and on the other hand, to enrich the strength of Guangzhou's defense of the city.

In addition, he also selected 10,000 elites out of the 150,000 green battalions.

A "Loyal Battalion" similar to the Eight Banners Jianrui Battalion in Beijing was formed.

In addition to being physically healthy, the selection criteria are also to have a family and property in the local area, and their family members and relatives must move to Guangzhou as hostages.

At the same time, the treatment of this camp is also of the highest standard, of course, the food is needless to say, and the rewards are also very generous.

In addition, it is also equipped with a lifting gun, a sub-mother cannon, and a cupola cannon.

The Lift Gun is actually a large-caliber shotgun.

This is an imitation of the Zambalat shotgun that the Qing Dynasty got from the Yongzheng period.

Zambharat is a large-caliber arquebus that needs to be fired from a gun mount.

The barrel is long, powerful and has a long range.

The Qing Dynasty continued to "improve" on the basis of the Zambharat shotgun.

The barrel and length were thickened, and the projectile was fired at a greater distance.

At the same time, the gun carriage was canceled, and the "human rack" was used instead.

The usage is that one gunner is responsible for shooting, and a deputy is responsible for lifting the gun, and the two work together to complete the shooting.

The deputy in front is also equipped with cold weapons such as waist swords, rattan cards, or spears, and can also launch a white-knuckle charge after completing the shot.

This large-caliber arquebus was still used by the armies of the Qing Dynasty until the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

The sub-mother cannon is the Franky cannon that was born in the late Ming Dynasty.

A light gun that can be quickly reloaded.

In the war between the Qing Dynasty and Jungar that lasted for almost a hundred years.

Summing up the experience of the war, the Qing Dynasty army preferred this kind of light musket with strong mobility and portability.

The cupola is a short-barreled mortar that can fire flowering shells and perform a curved fire design.

It is said that after the Battle of Yaksa between the Qing Dynasty and Russia, Kangxi was impressed by a short-barreled howitzer used by the Russians, and then imitated it with the help of the foreign missionary Nan Huairen, and it is now a widely used weapon in the Qing army.

When Qianlong exterminated the big and small Jinchuan.

When facing the local watchtowers, the Qing army was able to overcome it with this short-barreled howitzer.

The principle of this kind of artillery and the mortars used by the Ming army now is actually quite different.

Equipped.

Good treatment.

And hostages.

also got a big cake - Fukangan also said that as long as they made military achievements, everyone could raise the flag in minutes and become the glorious servants of the Qing Emperor.

In this Qing Dynasty.

The minions who became the emperor are really the smoke of the ancestral tomb - don't you see that most of the benefits of the Qing Dynasty are the minions of these emperors?

With these things.

The morale of 10,000 "loyal and brave battalions" is not good.

Stand with the 5,000 Eight Banner Soldiers.

They look like heavenly soldiers.

Seeing Fukangan's brows, he never relaxed.

After some arrangement.

The military power in the hands of Fukangan is still not to be underestimated.

The Guangzhou general Shande transferred 5,000 Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers and 10,000 loyal and brave battalions there.

There were fifteen thousand soldiers.

Then drive more than 100,000 green battalion soldiers.

It is enough to make the local people in Guangdong who are all in Guangzhou City dare not have any other thoughts.

can only honestly help the Qing Dynasty defend the city and be a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty.

Under some arrangement.

Fukangan felt that at least holding the city of Guangzhou was not a big problem.

The other problem is that....

Can the Qing army wrestle with the Ming army in the field?

"General, I have to say that your army is quite elite."

Guangdong Governor Yamen.

Rodriguez, a master of fraud who has successfully won the trust of Vicente and Liu Guangliang, is now using the broken Chinese he has just learned to fool the loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty, Fu Kangan.

"The gap with the Ming army... And only in terms of weapons. The large-caliber arquebuses and sub-cannons used by your army ... All weapons that have been at least a hundred years behind this era. ”

Rodriguez said.

Fukangan did not refute when he heard this, but nodded in agreement.

Because he had already seen the power of the flintlock pistols, mortars, and grenades with wooden handles that Rodriguez had given him.

In this case, Fukangan certainly knows that what Rodriguez said may be partly touted, but at least... The gap he said is real.

The greatest advantage of the Ming army.

It's weapons and equipment.

I'm clear.

It's not as good as people!