Chapter 153: Presenting the Flag
Wu Sidao ascended the sky and entered Zhu Yicheng's shogunate, which made many people fall into the ground and also made more people envious. In addition to envy, of course, there are also jealous people, among these jealous people, Jiang Jin. Although Jiang Jin is an ambassador of the army and engineering, Wu Sidao's chief writer who was still under him suddenly climbed over to him and became the head of the shogunate, which made Jiang Jin extremely dissatisfied.
However, except for the Lord Bo, Wu Sidao had no other part-time job, which made him feel a little relieved. However, Zhu Yicheng's emphasis on Wu Sidao was obvious. Not only did he give him a large mansion next to the Grand Governor's Mansion, he also sent him a few beautiful maids. He had the privilege of entering and leaving the Grand Governor's Mansion at will on weekdays, which really made people savage.
After Wu Sidao took office as the head of the Bo, he did not have much contact with others. He either gave him red sleeves to incense every day, or went out to travel around the mountains and rivers. Of course, sometimes he would go to the Grand Governor's Office to take a walk. Over time, Jiang Jin, who was guarding against Wu Sidao, felt that perhaps Zhu Yicheng used him as a fortune to buy horse bones, and he would gradually disagree with the idle people he specially raised.
In a blink of an eye, May was coming. With nearly half a year of preparations, the time for Ningbo to send troops to Taiwan finally came. According to the plan, Taiwan must be captured around June, and it would be not so easy to fight if the monsoon arrived. On this day, civil and military officials of the Grand Governor's Office gathered, and even Dong Dashan in Susong and Ma Gongcheng in Taizhou rushed back.
After Zhu Yicheng arrived, he began to formally discuss the matter. The generals first reported the situation in various places. The Susong battlefield has basically maintained its previous situation. The Ningbo rebel army has firmly controlled the Songjiang line in Chongming. Although the battle with Suzhou is still on a small scale, due to the relative balance of the forces of both sides and the buffering of the local rebel army, there has been no sign of a big fight in both Ningbo and Qing army these days.
In Chongming, Boss Pan's navy had been built and gradually took over the Yangtze River defense and assistance to the army from the Ningbo Navy. At this point, the Ningbo Navy, as the main force, could also gradually escape from the Susong battlefield and go south to join the plan to attack Taiwan.
As for the south, after the Battle of Fenghua, Ningbo's power in Zhejiang continued to expand, occupying the front line of Yiwu Lishui in Shaoxing, and Taizhou has also advanced to the north of Wenzhou, and still maintaining a forced attitude towards Fujian as before the Battle of Fenghua.
If Zhu Yicheng hadn't ordered the attack not to be attacked for the time being, he might have taken down Wenzhou City directly with the strength of Ma Gongsheng's army. Now, with the beginning of the Taiwan strategy, Ma Gongsheng, who was placed in Taizhou, would soon have a place to use his skills, which made him very excited.
By Yang Xu, he had now completed the reorganization of his troops and recruitment and training for the new army. For Yang Xu, his most urgent task was to lead troops straight into Fuzhou, because the former governor of Zhejiang and the current governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, Nian Gengyao, was in Fuzhou City. Yang Xu always wanted to cut off the heads of the Nian thief and avenge himself and Wu Sheng and others.
In addition, there are two situations in Zhu Jiancai in the Central Plains and Yuan Qi in Jiangxi. Zhu Jiancai's power is now expanding rapidly, with two more counties than before. In addition, the Bagua Sect is powerful in the north. Although the Qing court has dispatched troops and generals to encircle and suppress it, the effect is not great. The two sides fought several times in Henan. As for Zhu Jiancai's secretly inciting the Bagua Sect's riots in Hebei, Shandong, and Shanxi, there seems to be signs of instability in these areas these days, which makes the Qing court even more frightened.
Now, Kangxi has urgently dispatched troops from outside the pass, and at the same time ordered Mongolian princes to organize Mongolian cavalry to go south to eliminate Zhu Jiancai's troops in the Central Plains as soon as possible.
After occupying Jiujiang and Wuchang and other places, Yuan Qi relied on the convenience of Poyang Lake to vigorously develop the navy. In addition, Yuan Qi's troops came and went, and the navy was able to respond. He won several consecutive battles, and his momentum was also greatly boosted. Now he has extended his tentacles in all directions, and has also contacted the White Lotus Sect in Sichuan, trying to connect with Sichuan with the convenience of the Yangtze River, and then took Huguang as the basis to win the world.
As time goes by, the Qing Dynasty was overwhelmed with the situation. In addition, Zhu Yichengpan's acquisition of Luojiao based on Zhejiang, which essentially basically cut off the Qing Dynasty's canal transportation. Now Kangxi is almost in a mess. In addition, the prince did not listen to the suggestion of the Fourth Prince and developed a "stop opening the Internet" solution, which led to the cleaning of the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Revenue not doing its best, which not only did not improve, but also deteriorated.
"Everyone knows the situation now. The time is ripe for the attack on Taiwan. This governor decided to start from now on Wang Dong's naval headquarters, and the army will directly take Taiwan with 5,000 troops. Commander Ma..."
"I'm not here!" Ma Gongcheng stood up excitedly.
"The navy sends troops. Taizhou will start war on Wenzhou today. After taking Wenzhou, you will go south and head straight to Fujian. Keep a close eye on Nian Gengyao's troops in Fujian, and at the same time, you will be able to provide onshore support."
"I'm humble and obey the order!" Ma Gongcheng had been in a state of waste in Taizhou these days, and he wanted to take down Wenzhou City as soon as possible to make achievements. He was excited to hear Zhu Yicheng's arrangement.
"Grandmaster!" At this time, Yang Xu stood up, stepped forward and knelt on one knee and said, "Yang is not talented, he is willing to be a pioneer when he goes south to Fujian, and ask the Governor to fulfill his wish!"
Zhu Yicheng certainly knew Yang Xu's thoughts. He wanted to avenge Nian Gengyao, but Yang Xu was shortly after he surrendered, and his hatred made him follow the army to fight. If he was desperate to win, he would be more than worth the loss. Thinking of this, Zhu Yicheng couldn't help but turn his eyes to Wu Sidao, who was in the lower head, but Wu Sidao nodded slightly to him.
"Well, since General Yang is like this, he will be the deputy under the command of Ma. But in the front, he must obey the command and not fight without authorization. What if he violates military law?"
After hearing this, Yang Xu couldn't help but agree loudly, and everyone present couldn't help laughing when he looked at his anxious and happy look.
As for the Ningbo Navy, everyone was prepared from Wang Dong. Zhuang Yan, the General Office’s General Office, immediately hung up a huge map, and the center of the map was Taiwan. As the chief officer of the General Office, Zhuang Yan was also the general of the former Fujian Navy second only to Shi Shipiao. The Fujian Navy had the responsibility to station and defend Taiwan. In addition, Zhuang Yan had personally experienced the Qing army's attack on Taiwan in his early years, and he knew Taiwan's defense well.
The primary thing in fighting Taiwan is Penghu. Taking Penghu is equivalent to having a springboard to attack Taiwan. Under Zhuang Yan's story, the steps to attack Taiwan are extremely clear in front of everyone. Moreover, Taiwan's defensive power is not strong now. Although there are navy troops and a town of green camps stationed in both Penghu and Taiwan, in terms of number and scale, there are less than 2,000 people, and their combat effectiveness is not high.
With the strength of the Ningbo Navy and the assistance of the army of 5,000 troops, it is easy to capture Taiwan. The main defense is Nan'ao General Lan Yanzhen. Nan'ao Town is a big town. Not only is it strong and has a navy with great combat power. Once the attack on Taiwan is too long, Lan Yanzhen gathers troops north and Nian Gengyao makes a desperate bet, it may cause unpredictable changes.
The Battle of Taiwan was the first time that the General Staff formed by Zhu Yicheng showed it to everyone, and it was also the first time that the General Staff officially participated in major military decisions. As Zhuang Yan pointed to the map and talked freely, he took into account the terrain and personnel factors of both sides in an orderly manner, including some details that can be thought of, and even the local folk customs of Taiwan, etc., and then made detailed plans based on the major plan to guide Taiwan, and came up with solutions to possible problems, etc.
Such a meticulous and comprehensive approach to staff opened everyone's eyes. Not to mention others, even Yang Xu, who was old at the army, was deeply moved. This approach of staff had completely surpassed his previous imagination and turned war into an alternative art.
Among them, only the staff and Zhu Yicheng and Wu Sidao were still the same. As the ruthless Wu Sidao said goodbye to the surface these days, but in fact he has always been a reference for Zhu Yicheng to find out the foundation of Ningbo. At the same time, as Zhu Yicheng's "private secretary", he is also responsible for guiding the staff.
The meeting started from morning to afternoon, and even lunch was sent in. It was not until the end of the meeting was completed with the logistics work preparation report of Wang Fan and Jiang Jin.
Logically speaking, the next meeting was the end, but Zhu Yicheng did not announce the ending meeting at this time, but instead smiled at Wu Sidao.
Seeing this, Wu Sidao picked up the bamboo troop and stood up, then stretched out his free left hand back, and a guard soldier hurriedly handed over a roll of silk cloth.
"General Wang!" Wu Sidao took the roll of cloth, then let go of the bamboo guard and picked it up with both hands, and shouted with a serious expression.
Wang Dong, who was present, was stunned at first, then looked at Zhu Yicheng. When he saw Zhu Yicheng nodding slightly to him, Wang Dong hurried forward and shouted: "Wang Dong is here!"
Wu Sidao's eyes were sharp and firm. He looked at Wang Dong and also looked at everyone present: "In the Jiashen Incident, the Qing Dynasty entered the pass, destroyed my country, occupied my country, killed my Han brothers and sisters, and drove us into slavery. It has been 65 years since then. In this battle, Taiwan must revitalize my power in the Great Ming Dynasty! It is also a key battle to revive my Ming Dynasty! Your Highness has an order! Take down Taiwan as the banner of reviving my Ming Dynasty. Any minister who has made contributions to the uprising will be rewarded without hesitation. I hope that our soldiers will fight bravely to kill the enemy to recreate the power of the late Emperor Hongwu expelled the Tartars and restored my country!"
Chapter completed!