Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

In the first year of Baokang in the Ming Dynasty and the 36th year in the reign of Emperor Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, on May 25, after sending half a division to take over Jianli County, the main five divisions of the Zheng Army were merged with the [-] new troops of Cao Zhongying, the deputy general of Yiyi, and arrived at the important southeast of Jingzhou. In Sha (tou) City, the port of the Yangtze River, the Qing court set up the county magistrate in Yaguoyi, the master book in Haoxue, the inspection department in Shashi, Sha Xunqian and other military and political officials who heard the news and fled. This second largest trading city in Hubei after Hankou fell into the hands of Zheng Kezang without bloodshed.

However, because Shanahai implemented the strategy of fortifying the wall and clearing the wilderness early in the morning, Zheng Jun did not find useful materials such as rice grains and medicines in Sha (tou) City, the "three famous towns" known as "Jiayu Yunei". .But Shanahai did not expect that Zheng Jun would soon requisition the bricks and tiles and other building materials that he could not transport away for a while, and with great patience, he would go to Guanyinji, Shashi Near Shifang Nunnery, four miles northwest, a camp was built step by step.

"My lord, the situation is not very good." Tong Gui, deputy governor of the left wing of Jingzhou, looked at Shanahai with some anxiety. "Zheng Ni came here with a large army. He was supposed to attack Jingzhou in a hurry to avoid being flanked by the imperial army from inside and outside. But now, Hai Ni took the time to put on a long-term siege posture. I'm afraid there will be a big problem."

"Lord Tong, you are wrong, Haini is not a siege city, it is clearly building another city outside Jingzhou city," Balda, the right-wing deputy commander of Jingzhou, anxiously unbuttoned the top buttons of his official uniform. "I think Haini is forcing us to besiege the city."

Balda's statement is not unreasonable, because although Zheng Jun approached Jingzhou, he did not besiege the city. This is unique in the thousands of years of Chinese war history.Not only that, Zheng Jun is using the Qing court spies to inquire about all kinds of cement and building materials obtained on the spot to quickly build the city. This is obviously aimed at the Qing army with a considerable proportion of cavalry.

"I think it's the same reason. At that time, our cavalry will not be able to use it, and the food road will be cut off, so the battle will become a waste." Tong Gui said thoughtfully. "We lost the granaries in Jiangnan and Hunan again. No matter what, we can't use up Haini. When the grain is exhausted, Zheng Nibing will force us away without bloodshed."

"This is probably just one case," Chen Zhiqing, the co-leader of the Zhenglan Banner of the Han Army, added. "Thinking about it more deeply, if we retreat in order to avoid running out of food, then the only option is to besiege the city and attack it by force." Everyone gasped after hearing this sentence, yes, the attacking party must pay a very heavy price. cost. "At that time, we will use our own weaknesses to attack their strengths."

"It's all because of the bastard He Lu." Balda suddenly ignored the presence of the chief officer, Shanahai, and cursed at He Lulai who was not there. "This has been a battle for four or five years. He, a bastard, hasn't rectified the naval battalion. He is even worse than supervising the naval battalion. He really lost his head for money."

"Stop messing around, it's no wonder Helu." Shanahai spoke peacefully. "The flag camps are all organized, and the emperor didn't give any extra soldiers. How many times he and Lu Neng made somersaults, it's still not the same as building a dojo in a snail shell."

Shanahai's words were not to excuse He Lu. You must know that when the Jingzhou Banner Battalion had the largest number, there were only 1000 troops.After fighting with Zheng Jun for so many years, there were losses, and Beijing made up for them, but the establishment has never increased.And not long ago, more than 1000 veterans of hundreds of battles were removed because of the establishment of a garrison general in Chengdu. Although they received more than [-] Beijing flags from the Narfurt army, they only made up for their combat power. Now it seems that the most important navy The battalion has not gained any gains, and it is still the size of one hundred infantry, one hundred infantry soldiers, and five river boats.It's okay for people and boats to bully merchants and fishermen on the river, but it's very difficult to deal with water bandits, let alone Zheng Jun's elite sailors.

Since the root cause of this problem is the wise and mighty Kangxi, when Shanahai said this, the bannermen present were silent. After a long time, Tong Gui slowly said: "It's too late to say anything now." Now, unless Chuanzhong can send a large fleet, nothing can cut off Haini's retreat."

"What's the use of a large fleet? It's not like you don't know the news of the fiasco of the Supervision Navy. The key is to have guns to fight against the sea." Barhu yelled again. "But the court's regulations prohibit firearms. We in Jingzhou only have fifty gunners. Can we expect old man Wu to conjure up a large fleet of ships and guns at once?"

Because it also involved the fundamental national policy of the Qing Dynasty, Shanahai glared dissatisfiedly at the open-mouthed Barhu: "Okay, it's useless to say less, let's think about what to do now."

"What to do, cold salad!" Balhu responded disapprovingly. "Hai Ni said less than [-], we just need to gather our troops and go out to fight in the city, and that kid Zhu Qin shouldn't laugh his ass off." The Zheng army of the five divisions has more than [-], and the Jingzhou Qing army's Eight Banners and the Green Battalion combined are only one. In the event of a battle outside the city, Zheng Kezang didn't even need to expand the remaining civil engineering, and drove directly into Jingzhou City. "Just obediently wait for Prince Ping's army to arrive, and let's attack together, at any cost."

"It seems that this is the only way." With a sigh, Shanahai said quietly. "We must immediately urge the governor to step up the transfer of grain from southern Henan." But after saying that, he suddenly thought of something. "Damn it, it's still too early for Xia Harvest, Zheng Ni sent troops at this time, his heart is extremely vicious"

Zheng Kezang couldn't hear Shanahai's cursing, and in a place where Zheng Kezang couldn't even see, the former water bank that had just been reorganized into a shipping company and the existing Yangtze River Shipping Company received a major political task-- - Zheng Fan asked them to transport a batch of important "materials" to Longkou (the place where the pouring river flows into the Yangtze River) in the form of tax deductions.Now that this batch of "cargo" has arrived at its destination safely, these people on the water who escaped from the screening finally let go of their worries for half a month.

"Boss, just relying on this list has paid off our hard work for more than half a month. The one surnamed Zheng has a dark heart."

The sailors who still remember the thrilling disintegration of the Caoxing Bank naturally did not like the mastermind behind the executioners, but the ship owner, who was still doing business under Zheng Fan's rule, hurriedly corrected him: "What nonsense are you talking about?" , Man said that this list can still resist the ship board tax in the future, but it is really not worth it, and if we can build a relationship with the government, it will be convenient for us to sail on the river in the future."

"Boss, I'm just talking nonsense, if we sneak into the water, and then go to the Qing Dynasty to tell them what we packed, won't there be thousands of taels of silver rewards, ouch, Boss, what I said was nonsense, why did you always open it. Oops, don’t hit, don’t hit.”

"Slapping you a few times is considered light, and you don't even think about whose land we are living on now, and you still have an old team at home. Maybe you want to implicate them." The angry shipowner put down the gun in his hand. What the hell. "It's for your own good to hit you a few times. You are always on the boat. Don't you know the virtues of the Qing soldiers. In the past, when you reported the letter, the empty-mouthed people didn't think you were a traitor. Even if you believed it, you might as well lose it." For your credit, use your head as military merit." The captain snorted. "If you want to die yourself, I won't stop you, but don't involve everyone in it."

"My boss is right," the sailor who had been beaten in vain thought it was true, and his thoughts of revenge and profit faded away, and then hurriedly gave himself two mouths. "Look at my stinky mouth, I'm just obsessed with getting rich, my boss and brothers, don't be angry, let's go back, whether it's Da Ming, Da Qing or Da Zheng, we won't join in"

The civilian ships and merchant ships transporting "cargo" have returned, but they will not be able to achieve it in a short time. The battle of Huguang is related to Zheng Guoyun, and they still have more "cargo" to ship. The related materials are a very large number, and they have had to suffer for a while.

Looking at the shadow of the sail that was gradually receding, the "goods" that had been preliminarily sorted out also left the temporary ferry that was once overwhelmed by people, and headed inland to the north. Asked: "Have you checked the situation in the west? Has the Qing army retreated completely, and there are no scouts left on the road?"

"Returning to my lord, the Qing army's brigade has indeed gone to the west, and it should be led by the king's brigade, but on the way to the west, there are still Qinglu's rangers and horses, and the villages in Anlu and other places Yong is also very active, covering the road, and our people can't go in deep, so we can't be sure that the Qing army didn't leave a hand."

The person who asked the question frowned, then relaxed, yes, it doesn’t matter if we can’t penetrate here, as long as the Qing army appears in Jingzhou, there must be a clipper to send the news back, and then he will make a move again, thinking about it. Yes, but it is very important to cover the eyes and ears of the Qing army by concealing the truth and showing the falsehood.

"After you go back, tell Ma Tongzhi that we won't take action in any case, just wait for the king's order, but don't let the Tartars find out that I have waited, otherwise the show will be ruined."

"It's a lowly job, sir, just rest assured, the third division of the Yongwei Army and the first division of the Shesheng Army have formed a coalition army, and they are clearing up the area between Huangpi and Xiaogan piece by piece, and will never let any soldier find the cavalry army and hussars."

Iron cavalry and hussars?That's right, Zheng Kezang transferred two horse divisions from the south of the Yangtze River, and they are also the only horse divisions in Zheng Jun's [-]% system. They are equipped with Mongolian horses and southern Japanese horses from the two major racecourses of Zheng Fan, Jeju and Green Island. And Thai and Western Malaysia.However, due to training problems, in fact, these two divisions can only be regarded as cavalry infantry divisions, but even so, at critical times, if key locations appear, they are enough to turn things around.

"It's more than just cavalry and hussars." Le Minyue, who was in command of the first division of the cavalry and also the commander of the cavalry, showed a certain look on his face. "The army of this feudal clan is coming out in full force. With such an important relationship, you must not be able to afford it."

The guide sent by the third division of the Yongwei Army was shocked, and his face became serious: "I have been educated for my humble job."