Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

Just after the Shangyuan Festival, the Qing army, driven by the officials, rushed towards Ningbo. Under the unintentional resistance of Zheng Jun, the Qing army regained Ningbo Fucheng and Zhenhai County in succession, and nominally drove Zheng Jun out of the mainland again.In order to prevent Zheng Jun from breaking into the Yongjiang River and Qiantang River again, Zhejiang Governor Zhang Penghe strongly advocated the construction of forts in Zhapu Port and Zhenhai.However, whether it is building a fort or casting a cannon, money is needed. The financial resources of the Qing court were already extremely tight, and the Ministry of War naturally could not afford this expense.

Zhang Penghe, who is known as the most upright official in the Qing Dynasty in the history of the Qing Dynasty, and whose political reputation is even better than Jackie Chan, naturally would not target the money from the common people. Claiming that the gentry and the people donated one mu of land to the four groups of grain, it was too much exploitation, and immediately asked the Ministry of Households to temporarily exempt the next year's taxes on the grounds that there was no autumn harvest after the military disasters in Hangzhou, Jiaxing, Shaoxing, and Ningbo.

As a result, when these two documents arrived in Beijing, Kangxi was naturally unhappy when he saw them, but Zhang Penghe was pleading for the people, if he rejected it, wouldn't he say that he was a senseless and stupid king?So Kangxi found a mistake in the two excerpts, and instructed, "Yesterday, the military disaster in Zhejiang, follow the rules, and exempt money and food. How can we force donations? Penghe's original title is not capable of listening, contradicting himself." After discussing with the subordinates, the well-understood officials naturally knew how to deal with it, so Zhang Penghe was demoted to be the Minister of the Ministry of War.

Although the Qing court immediately appointed Guizhou chief envoy Jiang Yin to take over as governor of Zhejiang, the resignation of Zhang Penghe still left a gap in the military and political affairs of Zhejiang Province. However, Zheng Jun did not take advantage of this opportunity to set foot on the mainland again. This is not because Zheng Jun's news was blocked. Instead, Zheng Jun is reorganizing based on the post-war summary of the Battle of Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

The results of the first battle between Jiangsu and Zhejiang showed that the strength of the Zheng army was not enough to support a large-scale battle, and not only the total strength was insufficient, but the organizational system at the division and regiment levels was especially small. The army quickly adjusted the existing organization and expanded the original regiment-level organization to eight posts.In this way, the number of outposts was expanded by half, and the total strength of a single regiment was expanded from more than 100 to more than [-].In addition to the expansion of the regiment-level organizational system, a selection post and a scout post with only a small number of horses have also been added at the division level.Like the jumping sentry, the front-selecting sentry is a heavy armored melee unit mainly used to break through the Qing army's front and block the Qing army's offensive in the melee; Light armored fusiliers, while continuing to undertake long-range reconnaissance missions, can serve as another sharp knife for breakthroughs.

After reorganization, the strength of the first-level division of the Zheng army expanded to more than [-], and the total strength of the [-] divisions of the Lu division reached more than [-]. The Armored Cavalry Corps, the left-behind division of Anping City directly under Zheng Kezang himself, and the Dongning local Xun soldiers, the size of the Dongning Army Division has reached an unprecedented peak state

On February 30, the 1194th year of Kangxi, the fourth regiment of the Hailongxiang Division, which had completed training with only two additional sentries, broke into the mouth of the Yellow River under the cover of the Zhoushan Squadron.At that time, the estuary of the Yellow River was on the line of Yunti Pass in the north of Jiangsu Province. It was originally the estuary of the Guanhe River. In the fifth year of Song Guangzong Shaoxi ([-]), after the Yellow River seized the Huaihe River, it became the estuary of the Yellow River. The mouth of the mouth is breached every year, so the alluvial plain expands into the sea, and Haikou is already more than [-] miles away from Yunti Pass.

However, Yuntiguan used to be an important coastal defense area in northern Jiangsu in the Ming Dynasty. Five earthen cities were built, Dahewei was set up, and troops were stationed for defense. Therefore, although these officers and soldiers who had been in peace for a long time knew that Zheng Jun was in the southeast, they were not very prepared for a while, and they were naturally beaten down by Zheng Jun.

After the fall of Yuntiguan, Qingjiangpu, where the governor of the river channel and the governor of the water transport were located, was directly exposed to the front of Zheng Junbing. Dong Na, the then governor of the water transport, and Wang Xinming, the governor of the river channel, were both civil servants, and the prefect of Huai'an had never experienced war, so they went up and down for a while. Panicked, he had to close the city gates to defend Huai'an, and at the same time ask for help from Shouchun Town, Guide Town, Yangzhou, Xuzhou and other places in Anhui.

Since the Qing government stipulated that the canal north of Qingjiangpu could only be passed by water transport ships, a large number of passengers had to change the transportation mode of "south boats and north horses". Therefore, Qingjiangpu was as prosperous as Yangzhou and Suzhou at that time.However, once the order to close the city gate came out, a considerable number of merchants had no choice but to intercede and exert pressure on the two governors who decided to close the gate in various ways.

In view of the fact that many of these merchants were the servants of elder brothers and princes, Dong Na and Wang Xinming had to make compromises. Therefore, before Zheng Jun's forward arrived, countless merchants carried savings such as gold, silver, pearls and jade or took Returning south by boat or traveling north on horseback, they fled Qingjiangpu one after another, and the bustling city immediately became a dead city.However, these merchants who were eager to escape did not know that Zheng Jun did not have the strength to conquer Huai'an, and the merchants who fled scattered became the best prey for Zheng Jun's scouts

In view of the fact that the self-enclosure of Qingjiangpu will lead to the interruption of water transport, the Qing troops from all over the world did not dare to neglect and came to Huai'an for reinforcements after hearing the news. close.

After getting the news of Zheng Jun's retreat, Wang Xinming and Dong Na were relieved, and immediately boasted about their achievements to the Qing court, but forgot to notify the Qing army who came to help from all walks of life at the first time. The retreat of Shouchun Town and Guide Town of the Qing Army was not timely, so that the unit of the Ganxi Rebel Army, which was once exhausted, took the opportunity to go westward into Henan and join forces with the Xiongxin Division active in Xincai, Xixian County, Shangcheng and other places .

After the two rebel armies in western Jiangxi merged, their power expanded rapidly. However, because they were worried that the attacks of the Qing army would come one after another, Xiong Xin led his troops all the way westward, entered the mountains of western Henan, and successively captured Zhengyang, Queshan, and Biyang. , Tang County and other places. At this time, the Qing army's Nanyang Town had first moved to the west of Jiangxi and then went to the north of Anhui, and the Qing army in the narrow west was only between Heluo, so the rebels were able to quickly gain a foothold.

But the rebel army made a big mistake at this time. Xiong Xin couldn't restrain his ambition, so he ascended the throne in Wuyang and established himself as the emperor of Ming Dynasty, with the reign title Shaoyou, and wantonly distributed all the officials. They took refuge one after another, but they also attracted extreme hostility from the Qing court. The Qing court mobilized Xunyang Town in Hubei, Hanzhong Town in Narrow West, and Nanyang Town and Guide Town in Henan, which merged into Heluo. After several battles, only a few people from Western Henan who later took refuge fled outside the Funiu Mountains, and the Xiong Xin Department was wiped out in ashes under Wuyang City.

At the same time that the Xiongxin tribe failed, the Ganxi rebels who fled back to Yangxin and other places were also surrounded by the Qing army's Jiujiang Town and other troops in early April of the 30th year of Kangxi.The leader of the rebel army, Zheng Shiyang (recommended by his friend Zheng Shiyang), was forced to ask Jiangxi governor Yu Chenglong to surrender. More than [-] remnants of the rebel army were killed

However, the rebels in Hunan, Guangdong and Guangxi are still fighting. In addition, the Yao people in Guangxi launched anti-tax riots in the Zuojiang area, and the chieftains in western Sichuan also showed signs of rebellion. It has been realized that the impact of the additional "Taiwan rate" will be exerted after a longer period of time.

"Zhuozhi County." Zhuo Wenyuan was appointed as the acting county magistrate of Wengshan (Note: Daishan) because of his contribution to the city. At first, Zhuo Wenyuan was dissatisfied with the position of the seventh rank. But when he learned that there are only seven official county magistrates in the entire Ming Zheng, his attitude changed immediately. "Has Aung San's household registration been organized neatly?"

"Go back to the governor," Zhuo Wenyuan had a flattering smile on his face as he looked at the new governor of Daqu Mountain who was more than a round younger than himself. "It has been compiled neatly. There are now a total of 57 households in Wengshan, including 47 artisan households, and the rest are all land-grant people." Zhuo Wenyuan reported in detail. "According to the scale of three lands for one day, four Xuans for one land, and five yellows for one Xuan, 240 mu of various fields are awarded, and it is estimated that more than [-] shi of grain can be purchased every year."

"Thirty thousand stones?" Chen Niu, who was the grandson of the old Zhongyonghou Chen Bao, made the calculations and muttered. "It's still too little."

"It's too few. The key is that the Lord has transported too many people back to Dongning, otherwise." Zhuo Wenyuan noticed a trace of displeasure flashing across Chen Niu's face, and immediately stopped talking. Yes, he is just a newcomer. What qualifications do you have to comment on the decision of the supreme ruler, so he immediately changed his mind and made a suggestion. "However, if the land in Changguo County can also be awarded, it may be possible."

"Immigrating and granting land is one way, but where do people come from?" Chen Niu looked at Zhuo Wenyuan coldly. "The Qing captives who suffered a loss have now withdrawn the population of Zhenhai County to Yin County, Cixi and Fucheng. How can they take food from the [-] to [-] troops with the military strength in the hands of the Governor's Mansion?"

"The army commissioned by the Qing army in Ningbo really posed a threat to Wengshan and Changguo, but with more soldiers in Ningbo, other places will be empty," Zhuo Wenyuan replied as he rolled his eyes. "Or we can start from Shaoxing, as long as we enter Aozimen, Cao'e River, Xiaoshan and Shanyin are all populated, as long as we don't attack the city"

Although repeated raids are the characteristics of Zheng Jun's use of troops, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. The Fourth Regiment of the Hailongxiang Division, which belongs to the Daqushan Governor's Mansion, is now under the command of Wu Shu himself, so Chen Niu, the governor, is actually an empty shell of logistics Manager, so when he heard Zhuo Wenyuan's suggestion, he asked in a bad voice, "Where are the soldiers?"

"My lord, Zhe Bing was once known as the best in the world." Zhuo Wenyuan was able to make this suggestion, so he naturally had a well-thought-out plan. "As long as the lord is willing to give the name, the lower officials can recruit soldiers and horses for the lord."

"Name? Soldiers?" Chen Niu looked at Zhuo Wenyuan. "What does Master Zhuo mean?"

"Xiaguan still has some contacts in eastern Zhejiang. Although he can't get close to them openly, as long as he sends someone to contact him, he may be able to pull out a group of people."

"I can ask Ding Xibo for a few blank official letters, but they are all below the seventh rank. I wonder if these tyrants will be tempted?"

"This grown-up can rest assured"