The Imperial Guards, Guards, Wuwei Central Army and Wuwei Left Army surrounded Shunzhi and left out of the capital in a mighty manner, heading towards the Tianjin Acropolis of the capital.

Nothing like before, Shunzhi was the imperial commander in person. In the court, the Empress Dowager ruled behind the curtain and led the Minister of Guards Sony to assist in the administration. At the same time, he was responsible for the logistics supply of the army's expedition with other officials in the court.

The army went south, among the five new troops, Prince Heshuo Zheng, President of the Imperial Guard, Prince Heshuo Xin, Prince Doni, President of the Guard, General Duoluo County, Duoqi, President of the Wuwei Central Army, Prince Heshuo Xian, Fushou, President of the Wuwei Right Army, and Chief of the Guards of the Wuwei Right Army, led the Guards' Minister Ebilong to command the various armies. The Imperial Battalion was responsible for unified command of these five new troops and the Mongolian cavalry recruited by the Qing court from Mongolia in southern Germany. Among them, Liu Cheng, the chief of staff of the Imperial Battalion, was responsible for the military affairs of Zanhua, and the Minister of the Guards of the Imperial Battalion, Aobai, was responsible for the command of the imperial guards in Shunzhi and the cavalry of the Mongolian Alliance Banner in southern Germany.

Since Jiergalang's defeat in Liyang, the new army was the only hope of the Qing court. Previously, Shaanxi suppressed the rebellion, and the new army showed strong combat effectiveness, which really slowed down the Qing court and greatly improved its confidence. This led to the expansion of the new army. Now Chen Wen's northern expedition was the time when he was raising troops for a thousand days, and he was the entire army to fight to the death.

The right army of Wuwei had already moved to Xiaozhan Town, Tianjin Wei. Four new troops set out together, first arrived in Tongzhou east, and then headed south along the canal, and arrived in Tianjin Acropolis a few days later.

According to the sand table deduction by Liu Cheng, chief of staff of the Imperial Camp, it is estimated that the main force of the Northern Expedition Army of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Ming Army led by Chen Wen will go north along the canal. According to current information, although there are Ming troops advancing in northern Anhui and along the coast, Chen Wen's figure always follows the canal. It was not until he entered the Shandong boundary that he left the canal route and turned to Yanzhou.

Entering Yanzhou was actually for the Confucius Temple in Qufu, which was normal. The Qing court was in favor of the people from Shunzhi. If they were to fight in the north, they would change their course there. It was extremely important to go to Qufu first and express their position to the Confucian scholar class. Next, the Ming army of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, which had the power to control the sea, gave priority to sweep Qingzhou, Laizhou and Dengzhou on the Shandong Peninsula, and even agreed with Chen Wen's steady character.

Because of this, the new army hurriedly arrived at Tianjin Acropolis, protecting the wings of Beijing and Tianjin, while also controlling the road to the canal.

Along the way, Shunzhi was wearing military uniforms and rode his horse, and he experienced the feeling of commanding thousands of troops. After arriving at Tianjin Acropolis, he also went to inspect the New Army every day, cheering up and personally thinking of the army. He did it as a flowing stream, and no one could believe that this was the incompetent monarch who cried and shouted to escape back to Liaodong a few years ago.

Arriving at Tianjin Wei, the itinerary came to an end. The next plan was to wait for Chen Wen to go north here. During this period, he used the Mongolian cavalry to harass the Northern Expedition Army and the food routes in eastern and western Shandong, northern and southern Zhili, to weaken the combat effectiveness of the Northern Expedition Army as much as possible and gain greater advantages for the new army.

After this plan, Liu Cheng had even figured out the location of the decisive battle. According to the principle of extending the supply line of the Ming army, he fought to the death with the Northern Expedition Army in the Tianjin Guard. As for the specific location, the family of the Wuwei Right Army in the city should naturally not be too close to this place, nor too far away. Balitai in the south of the city is a good place. It is not as good as later generations, and it is still a piece of land that has not been fully developed. In fact, there is a wilderness outside the south gate of Tianjin Acropolis, including large areas of reed land and swamps. The flat terrain that Balitai, which is a little higher than the surrounding area, is also a great advantage for the new army on the defensive.

From this, all that was left was harassment and waiting. However, for the Qing court, waiting could not be indefinitely. Now that Huaibei is completely lost, Henan and Shandong are missing most of it. Coupled with the issue of sea control, it is difficult for North Korea to transport supplies.

Since the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang entered Qingzhou Prefecture, the Qing court had entered the stage of fully refining its capital. The new army consumed the hard-core crops of the Eight Banners, the salaries and other expenses of the civil and military officials of the court and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. With the family background of the Qing court and the killing of pigs and sheep in recent years, it should not be a big problem for several months and half. However, it is much worse than that of the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Shunzhi and Liu Cheng and others knew that in fact, there were probably few families in the families of the noble officials of the Eight Banners who were not as good as those rich and wealthy gentry in Jiangnan. They evaded taxes and went to the sea to do business, and had to work hard to take the imperial examinations, cling to the powerful, and make friends with other gentry. Naturally, the property that they had accumulated after having worked hard to kill and seize wealth. Compared with the Eight Banners who were plundering, the robbery savings may not be as thick as the inventory of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Mingjun Group.

However, Shunzhi knew very well that the Eight Banners were the foundation of the Qing court. Not to mention that the money and food of the powerful and powerful families were forced to collect, he did not even dare to incite to donate some, for fear of ending like Chongzhen, so he had to hold on.

Fortunately, it was the moment when the decisive battle was about to be fought. Shunzhi knew how much his own wealth was. When he saw Ning Wan, who had been with him after entering the territory of the Three Guards in Tianjin, he had no choice but to praise and encourage him.

Of course, he also knew that Liu Cheng was very disliked by Ning Wan. Not only was the martial arts supplementary sequence of the Wuwei Right Army ranked last, but the bigger reason was that after Ebilong replaced him, I forced the craftsmen to work overtime to produce. In only a short time, I smoothed out the martial arts gap of the Wuwei Right Army - even if it was the Wanguo card, at least those goods on the verge of scrapping no longer appeared in the new army.

News from Shandong is still coming. The Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang swept away Jinan Prefecture. The governor and the admiral in the prefecture wanted to hold on for a while. However, the officials and generals below did not have this intention. They directly tied up the hard-working governor and the admiral and opened the door to welcome the Northern Expedition Army.

"In terms of strength, the court has been at a disadvantage since the loss of Jiangnan. The weak side is always more difficult. When Lao Khan and the late emperor were alive, especially when Lao Khan, we would win almost every battle, but we could only be limited to a corner of Liaodong. If it weren't for the chaos in the pass and Chongzhen was randomly employed people, we would have been doomed as long as we were defeated the last time."

"Prince Zheng said very much. Now the court still has Zhili, Shanxi and Shaanxi, Liaodong and North and South Goryeo, and even the southern Mongolians. It is always stronger than that in the past. As long as the new army wins this time, there will always be a chance to turn the tables."

The war situations in various places were sent from various places to resist battalions through cavalry, and the content of the military discussion was constantly deduced on sand tables and maps. This was learned by Liu Cheng when he was in Jinhua. Although it was still very rough, the aspects that needed to be paid attention to were mostly unknown. Even if it was used, it was mostly learned from those Jesuit monks in the capital, but it was still much better than the original deductions of the Qing court.

In terms of land area, the Qing court is still the advantageous side now, but when it comes to population, economic volume, mobilization ability, inventory and military quantity, it is completely incomparable to the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Jidu and Doni are also a little comforting, but relying on the principles of the new army is still correct. The combat effectiveness shown by the new army during the rebellion of Wu Sangui made them full of confidence in such continental tactics, especially this is the most powerful tactic in continental tactics now.

However, their opponents, the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, have never been easy to match. When Hong Chengchou was trained in the Spanish phalanx, he used the elite troops of the Ganzhou Green Camp. As a result, he jumped with his left hand and attacked with a grenade attack with his right hand. Chen Wen defeated the Southeast Economic Mark back to the prototype in the battle, and even the ridge was as if he was paper in front of him. Now even with great confidence, he would still be worried about this.

"The slave of the straight Guoan sent a memorial, saying that the Zhejiang bandits' cavalry used two tactics. One of them, Obai had seen them, said that they were the three walls of the thief, and the other was the Guanning Army's tactics. Their muskets were much stronger than the three-eyed guns, and even farther than the cavalry's bow. After a burst of shooting, they rushed to fight directly, which caught Shi Guoan off guard."

The Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang had all kinds of strange tactics and were constantly evolving. The existence of Huaibei and Henan was also a test of the tactics of the Northern Expedition Army for the Qing court, and only by being prepared could we make a relative response.

Shunzhi raised the topic, and the three walls were second. After all, it was just the actions of the remaining troops of the thief, and the key was the musket cavalry. Since this was the case, Oboi, who was in charge of the cavalry, said to him: "Your Majesty, I think that musket cavalry is no big deal. The slave in the straight Guoan just suffered a loss of not being prepared for this. Now that I know, just adjust it."

"Obai is right. Our Eight Banners of Guanning Army have not been killed before. The Ranger approached and tricked the three-eyed gun into fire, or rushed forward to fight directly. The hit of the archery on the horse was affected, let alone the musket, and there was nothing scary."

This is true for Oboi and Tunqi. Shunzhi glanced at Liu Cheng, who also expressed his agreement with this and felt relieved. Of course, the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang was not Guanning army and was not that easy to bully, but the principle of the tactics has not changed, and there should be no problem in dealing with it.

After talking about cavalry, we also talk about infantry. The Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang has always been famous for its infantry formation. The Qing court has suffered losses since the fourth year of Yongli. It has been a situation where the disaster of the genocide is in front of us, so we must be warned.

However, according to the report of Xing Guoan, the infantry of the two divisions of the Western Route Army still use hollow quadron formations to defend the enemy. The proportion of spearmen is said to have decreased, but it does not have an advantage over the new army. What's more, the Gustav quadron has never been as simple as the proportion of firearms. The key is the utilization rate of firearms.

"The only thing worth worrying about now is the Zhejiang bandit's flintlock muskets. Their rate of fire should be faster than that of the new army, but there are also problems, that is, the rate of fire is unstable. I have asked Tomafa. It is said that there were flintlock muskets in Taixi, but because of the cost and low firing rate, the improvement of the combat effectiveness of the army is even worse than that of Chengxing's flintlock muskets. Now even the army of Taixi is full of flintlock muskets like the new army. Unless it rains, the new army should not suffer any losses."

When it comes to rain, everyone who participated in the military convention smiled knowingly. When it rains, the fire rate of the muskets will be greatly affected by the humid air, and bows and arrows should pay attention to the moisture of the bows. For today's Northern Expedition Army and the New Army, unless it suddenly rains, both sides will tacitly hang high-level battle-free signs. What's more, this is in the north, and now it's fast in the winter. It's better to expect it to rain, it's better to expect it to be more practical.

As the saying goes, knowing yourself and your enemy will win every battle. The Qing court is very clear that Shaanxi has suppressed the rebellion, and the new army has shown its strength and exposed some things. It is just that I don’t know how much Chen Wen can understand. Conversely, the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang has used old tactics in recent years, but according to intelligence, it seems that the improvement of tactics has not stopped.

Due to the existence of the Supervision Department, their understanding of improvement was very small. Now they have seen some clues by relying on the defeat of the Line Guoan. After analysis, the Qing court still won by the advantage of the number of cavalry and the tactics of the new army. With this understanding, it can be considered a little relieved, and all they need to do is wait.

The military discussion was held for a whole morning, and in the afternoon the new army had to continue training, and Shunzhi also had to inspect the Wuwei Right Army. After walking these days, it felt that the strongest of these five new army was the Imperial Guards, followed by the other three new army that followed him south, but the Wuwei Right Army. This shows that Liu Cheng is still very capable.
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