The Soul of the Han Dynasty in the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 716 Spring Offensive
Now every year, hundreds of thousands of orphans who practice literature and martial arts and accept militarized management after several years of graduation enter the army to serve in the army, and this number will continue to increase in the future.

Orphans have grown up to become teenagers, youths, soldiers and officers of the "Red Banner Army". Now there are tens of thousands of orphans, and they will reach tens of thousands in the future.

These teenagers who have regarded the "Red Banner Army" collective as their homeland since childhood have impeccable loyalty to Huang Han. After several battles, the teenagers have proved by their military exploits that they are the bravest and most tenacious fighters.

The "Red Banner Army" is strong, and it is completely possible to crush the opponent with a flat push. There is no need to hide anything. At the beginning of the first month, the system mobilized with great fanfare.

The military, civilians, civil and military officials all know that the "Five-Year Ping-Liao" plan is officially launched, and the "Spring Offensive" will be launched this year.

The propaganda of the propaganda team and the town governor is very straightforward, and the articles published in the "Hongqi Daily" are also very explicit.

The "Red Banner Army" knew that after taking back the territory of the original Korean Kingdom from Jiannu, it would not return it to the former Korean royal family who might have survived, and it would never be possible to rebuild the Korean Kingdom.

Instead, the four prefectures of Lelang, Xuantu, Lintun, and Zhenfan during the Han Dynasty were restored, and they were included in the bag as Daming Xindi.

Part of the more than [-] million mu of land there will be rewarded to the soldiers of the "Red Banner Army", and part of it will be used for military settlements.

I learned that fighting North Korea was not to make wedding dresses for others, but to expand the territory for the Ming Dynasty, restore the homeland for the Han family, and strive for a broader world for the soldiers and civilians in the "Red Banner Army" system.

The soldiers were full of enthusiasm, and everyone wanted to join the war. Many civilians who had participated in the training volunteered to sign up to serve as laborers.

General Zhenglu was stationed far away in Zhangjiakou, Shanxi. The nine-member regiment composed of Huang Yizhou, Song Pengfei, Zheng Xiaowen, Sun Yuanhua, Qin Yuyi, Huang Long, Sun Chuanting, Jin Sheng, and Liu Fenyong was responsible for the preparations for the spring offensive.

The fact that Sun Chuanting was hired by Huang Han to serve in the "Red Banner Army" system was not ignored. When Huang Han first invited Sun Chuanting to drink and have a long talk, the two chatted until midnight, and finally both passed out drunk.

At that time, Huang Han said that he was about to take back Korea from Jiannu and restore the four counties of Han Dynasty, and bring this peninsula into the territory of Ming Dynasty.

Sun Chuanting was not as pedantic as ordinary literati, and he greatly appreciated Huang Han's decision. He held Huang Han's hands on the spot, and asked to participate in the national war for North Korea with the help of alcohol.

Of course, Huang Han would not refuse to agree. The next day, he gave Sun Chuanting a task that could be remembered in history. He was asked to participate in the formulation of a plan to attack North Korea, and asked him to send more scouts to North Korea for field inspections.

Sun Chuanting was serious about his work. More than once a year, he took a gunboat to inspect along the Yalu River, Jinjiang River, Han River, and Nakdong River.

He often held meetings to improve the attack plan, striving to meet the minimum casualties proposed by the General Zhenglu and at the same time strive to maximize the destruction of the Qing army.

Shanxi merchants were uprooted, and Jiannu's eyeliners in Shanxi and Xuanda were arrested. Even if there are still many spies, it is difficult to get out of the pass.

But in order to boost the self-confidence of Daming soldiers and civilians, let everyone know that Daming has developed from being passively beaten to actively attacking Jiannu.

The upcoming spring offensive by the "Red Banner Army" has been widely publicized, and it may have become a household name. Of course, the news reached Shengjing, the puppet capital of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties.

Fan Wencheng, Gao Hongzhong, Ning Wanwo, and other traitors have a lot of eyeliners in Daming. Even Shanshan, Henan, and even Nanzhili have slave-building spies operating.

It's just that the "Red Banner Army" has appeared, and it is extremely difficult for Jiannu's spies to transmit information. Without him, the road is difficult.

The side wall of Beizhili has been controlled by the "Red Banner Army" for more than a year, and the interrogation is extremely strict. Those who leave the customs not only need to guide the way, but also have someone to guard them on the spot. Throw it in a certain mining area for three years.

Shanxi, Xuanda border pass, and fortress are now firmly controlled by the "Red Banner Army", and the customs clearance regulations are stricter. Often, entire teams of businessmen are detained and sent to mines due to problems with their goods and entourage.

If Jiannu's spies wanted to deliver information safely, they would have to detour through Yansui Town and Ningxia Town in all likelihood. The delay was too long, and often the information delivery had expired and was useless.

Slave Chief Chongde watched Yangguli's entire army annihilated under Ningwu Pass, leaving behind an incomparable psychological shadow. After all, he is one of the rare chiefs among the Tunguska savages who can read Chinese books and possess wisdom.

Seeing the whole leopard from a glimpse, Hong Jie had seen the sharp artillery fire of the "Red Banner Army" infantry formation, and knew that only heavy artillery could counter it.

After returning to Shengjing, Hong Jie summoned Tong Tulai, Cao Zhenyan, and Tong Yangcui without delay, and ordered them to purchase and produce a large amount of iron materials, regardless of the cost, to cast the "God Bless the Great General" gun to train the artillery.

It's a pity that the leak in the house coincided with the continuous night rain. Within a few days, Chongde learned that Huang Han started to engage Shanxi merchants in Shanxi, and basically wiped out all of them. It is really cheaper for the "Red Banner Army".

Hearing the bad news for the first time, Chongde was so startled that his nose bleeds again, scaring Gao Hongzhong, Fan Wencheng, Ning Wanwo and more than a dozen traitors who came to discuss the matter.

However, the tenacious Chongde pinched his nose and insisted on discussing matters with several traitors. Hong is really pinching his nose this time, because the nosebleed cannot be stopped if he doesn't pinch it.

Fan Wencheng reported: "Your Majesty, today's Shanxi and Xuanda are taken over by the "Red Banner Army".

The risk of detouring from Yansui Town and Gansu is not small. The most important thing is that the Fan family, Jin family, Wang family and other big Shanxi merchants who had cooperated well with me in the Qing Dynasty were all alive and dead, and the business roads were cut off. It is no longer possible to buy a large amount of iron from Daming. "

It's hard for a clever daughter-in-law to cook without rice!The traitors Cao Zhenyan, Tong Yangcui, etc. who were in charge of casting cannons for "My Qing Dynasty" were at a loss. They had to report to Chongde back and forth, hoping to reduce the number of cannons cast.

At this time, Cao Zhenyan took the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty, there is so much iron and steel needed for casting cannons. Without raw materials, it is impossible to complete the quantity required by Your Majesty. I implore Your Majesty to reduce it. In addition, I am thinking about casting less general cannons and casting more. The second general and the third general cannon."

Chongde said in a deep voice: "My dear friends, you must not stand still in the face of difficulties. God's blessing to help the general cannons is already related to the national destiny. If there is no heavy artillery to help defend positions and cities, how can our Qing army resist the artillery fire of the 'Red Banner Army'? ?”

(End of this chapter)