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Chapter 21 Great Army Expansion

The process of capturing Penghu Island was simpler than Zhu Yijiong imagined, and there was almost no resistance.

After taking over the Penghu Islands, the gateway to Taiyuan, King Zhu did not stay here long.

Two regiments of troops, totaling [-] troops, were stationed in Penghu Hall, along with forty naval warships.

The generals responsible for staying behind were Huang Dian and Li Yong.

There is no way, King Zhu currently has no civil servants under his command, and the generals only have two or three big cats and kittens, and they are all unsafe to use.

Staying in Penghu is so important, so I can only choose from among the original brothers.

Among the four, Wu Wai accepted the task of forming an intelligence agency and could not leave.Among the remaining three, Huang Dian is a thoughtful person and has a quick mind, so it is appropriate to stay in Penghu.

Although Li Yong is simple-minded, what makes him better is that he really dares to fight hard.Moreover, among the four, like Wu Wai, he really regarded King Zhu as his eldest brother.

It is just right to use it as a leash around Huang Dian.

After arranging the arrangements for stationing in Peng, King Zhu didn't waste any more time and immediately led most of the fleet to return to Tiwan Mansion with the fugitive officials and their families on Penghu Island.

On this occasion, the platform war, which was launched by Jueluo Manbao, the Governor-General of Fujian and Zhejiang in the Qing Dynasty and lasted for more than a month, was considered over.

Although the actual battle lasted only four days, the impact was extremely serious.

After this battle, not only Shi Shibiao, the admiral of the Fujian Navy, but also Lan Tingzhen, the commander-in-chief of Nan'ao Town, died in the battle.

The entire Fujian Navy and Nan'ao Town were basically destroyed, not to mention completely wiped out.

You know, the Fujian Navy during Shi Lang's time only had more than 1 soldiers at full strength.Today, 30 years later, even if there is some expansion, it will not be too much.

The same is true for the neighboring town of Nan'ao.

In this battle, the two coalition forces of 2 people, plus the main fleet of more than [-] ships, were all defeated.

Even if there are still some remnants of warships left, it is enough to just defend Xiamen and Nan'ao Island.

Even if King Zhu didn't have anyone under his command who knew how to fight at sea, if four hundred warships pressed up against them, the wolves and their tactics would be able to kill that group of people.

The entire Taiyuan area, extending from Fujian and Zhejiang in the north to eastern Guangdong in the south, had become an uninhabited territory for King Zhu.

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The war is over.

Although Zhu Yijiong won a great victory, he even destroyed the Qing Dynasty's Fujian Navy and Nan'ao Town in one battle.

While winning a precious respite for themselves, they also eliminated most of the coastal defense forces in the Qing Dynasty's Taiyuan area.

However, how to deal with the aftermath after the war and even digest the results is a problem.First of all, in order to fight against the Qing army, King Zhu basically spent the whole day in the military camp.

Don't even think about the administration and taxation of Fucheng and Anping Town in Fengshan County and other places under its jurisdiction.The money and food spent on military training are also used to support the capital of the city.

There was only this piece of land, and Zhu Yijiong was slightly satisfied.After all, this is the bargaining chip used to control the army and win people's hearts.

But now, the Fujian Navy and Nan'ao Town were completely wiped out.According to the worst-case scenario, it would take at least a year for the Qing government to learn the news and then desperately rush to build new ships and conquer Taiwan again.

In this year, the Qing government will be unable to do anything about itself.

This is his chance. He must completely control the cornering within this year.

And they vigorously expanded their military strength, took the initiative, and opened up the situation.

Although Tiwan has an important strategic position, it even had the title of natural mother in later generations.

But it is isolated overseas and cannot be used as a rear and foundation for development.

Whether it is strategic depth or cultivated land area, it cannot be said to be better than nothing, it can only be said to be nothing at all.

Zhu Yijiong believed that he was no better than Guo Xingye's family back then. His family had developed for three generations, let alone counterattacking the Qing Dynasty. Even the stronghold of Xiamen was forced to give up.

He only had one year, maybe less.

If the situation cannot be opened up during this period, it will become a situation where the dragon is trapped, and it will only be a matter of time before it is destroyed.

Zhu Yijiong, who returned to Fucheng, decided to reform the military system first after some consideration.All right!It is not so much about reform as it is about formalizing the military.

Although the original military system is easy to use, it is still too rough overall.

It was just a temporary measure to allow the rebels under his command to quickly form combat effectiveness.

Now, Zhu Yijiong not only needs to reorganize, but also further expand the number of regular troops.

First of all, the grassroots organizational structure adopted by Zhu Yijiong’s army does not need to be changed.

Not only that, the new recruits recruited later must be fully promoted.

Then, Zhu Yijiong once again increased the establishment on the original basis, and established a town above the regiment commander.

Okay, let’s just copy what later generations did.

The difference is that the new town level is no longer like the previous one, where three regiments form one town.Instead, there were five regiments and an additional battalion, totaling 800 men.

The additional battalion, tentatively named Tianlei Battalion, was responsible for throwing grenade jars made of sugar and gunpowder.

The battalion's later military training will also focus on physical fitness and arm strength training, striving to throw farther and more.

The two regiments directly under Zhu Yijiong's command were added with an extra battalion and a regiment from Zheng Dingrui.Then the surrendered troops of two regiments were absorbed from the Fujian Navy, and they were jointly organized into the first town of the Ming Dynasty New Army.

He, the Ming Zhongxing King, served as the commander of the first town.

These soldiers who surrendered from the Fujian Navy had witnessed the ferocity of the Ming army with their own eyes. In addition, the Ming army's previous behavior of drawing ten shots at a time, why should they be soldiers instead of soldiers?
Anyway, the worst case scenario is that if you lose the fight, you can just keep investing. Most of them are coastal fishermen, and they came to serve as soldiers when they were poor.

The Biao camp was okay, and the lower-level navy soldiers were okay with the famous general Shi Shiqiao, but they really had no sense of belonging to the Qing court.

To put it bluntly, firing a few shots into the air in the middle of battle would be considered worthy of the emperor.

Moreover, the conditions offered by the Ming army were good enough. If you join the army, you will be divided into fields and money.With the double insurance of big sticks and sweet dates, these Fujian Navy soldiers surrendered without any psychological burden.

The second town of the New Army is mainly composed of the old-style army under Yang Gong's command, which was merged by the Qing Army and the Zheng Family Army.Also absorb the remaining [-] people from the Fujian Navy, but do not set up Tianlei Camp.

Its internal military structure will not be changed, and it will only be given an official designation.It was considered as a reward for Yang Gong to serve him and work hard to please him.

As for the more than 900 Nan'ao town standard battalions that had been surrendered once out of ten, they were placed under the jurisdiction of Xu Jin and classified as the third town of the New Army.Xu Jin was the commander of the third town and transferred 3000 people from the military barracks to form the third town. Lin Liang was also placed under his command.

As for the remaining miscellaneous military camps, the cowardly and weak ones were once again eliminated and reorganized into the fifth town of the New Army. The commander was also temporarily held by King Zhu Da.

In this way, the army is almost finished.

The regular army under Zhu Yijiong directly broke through to the [-] mark, although more than half of them were either surrendered troops or miscellaneous troops, and their combat effectiveness was worrying.

But at least the basic framework has been put in place.

After the basic framework of the army is established, the next step is to conduct large-scale military training.

This time, King Zhu no longer had to do everything by himself as before, and he had to live and eat together.

It's nothing more than rice to keep you full and meat to eat from time to time.

The rest can be left to officers at all levels.

By the way, Zhang Ashan's military law team was promoted to the imperial camp supervising team.Still temporarily taking on the duties of the Military Law Corps, he is responsible for assisting in military training.

As for him, King Zhu, he only needs to come with his personal guards every day to take a look and express his condolences to the miscellaneous soldiers who are being trained and the Fujian Navy troops who surrendered.

Then some benefits were promised, such as that after the military training, he could become a regular soldier under King Zhu, and he could also divide the land and money.

In this way, those miscellaneous soldiers and Fujian Navy troops who were originally full of resentment suddenly returned to their hearts.

Money and land have always been the best means to win over the soldiers at the bottom, bar none.

Yang Gong and Xu Jin, two newly promoted high-ranking generals of the Ming Dynasty, saw King Zhu diligently training their troops.Naturally, they didn't dare to slack off, and they all learned from each other and trained their own troops.

Fortunately, he performed well in front of King Zhu and gained a sense of presence.

In this way, in an orderly manner, life is quite leisurely.

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