Vow to die at the end of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 247 The First Eastern Expedition ([-])

For several days in a row, the offensive of the third battalion did not go well.The morale of the third battalion also became vigorous and then declined and exhausted, while the morale of the relative tartars gradually increased.In particular, some regiment trainees, after being rewarded with real money, have accumulated enough experience in the battle, they even have the aura of mercenaries faintly.And some rich group training organizations also went to other group training to poach people one after another, causing a lot of chaos.So, Tu Guobin hurriedly stopped such behavior, and then he settled down.

Now there are 1 troops in the three battalions outside the city, and there are more than [-] Tartar officers and soldiers and more than [-] regiments in the city.With [-] attackers and [-] defenders, it is difficult to take down Suzhou City for a while.

This made Zhang Chengwu unexpected, so he could only bombard the city with artillery while building siege equipment.Although the artillery also knocked down part of the city wall, it was repaired immediately, which made Zhang Chengwu extremely distressed.The Eastern Expedition of the Security Corps left Tu Guobin and others with no way out, and it also made the landlords and gentry fight with their backs. Coupled with the liberalized group training policy, these people lost their shackles, which made Suzhou City an indestructible existence.Of course, this is just defending the city. If he goes out to fight in the field, Zhang Chengwu is sure to defeat this group of troops in less than an hour.

Just when Zhang Chengwu had a headache about the battle in Suzhou, the landlords and gentry in Changshu, Kunshan and other places finally pulled up the regiment training army.They called themselves the head of the regiment one after another, the subordinates were the regiment leaders, and the ordinary soldiers were the brave practitioners.Originally, I wanted to name it Tuan Ding, but Tuan Bandit is also called Tuan Ding, so I can only call it Lian Yong for the sake of distinction.After some mergers, in the end each town has a regimental leader, and each village has a regiment leader.It's just that there are more than one armed forces in some towns or villages, and after coordination, a deputy was added in the end, and then everyone was settled down.

The group training in the surrounding villages is more formal than the one in Suzhou city. After all, the training in the city is recruited with money, but it is not as cohesive as the one in the countryside.In order to attract people, the regiment leaders in the villages and towns, in addition to distributing or reducing part of the money and food, also gritted their teeth and allocated a little bit of land, which made more and more people want to participate in the regiment training.Moreover, everyone is a fellow countryman, not only familiar with each other but also relatives, although they may have been out of the fifth server, but after all, they are still from the same family and the same surname, right?Break the arm tendons!

Therefore, although the regiment training was first established, it has firmly united the team by virtue of the status, prestige and seniority of the key personnel.

However, to the disappointment of these regiment chiefs, the title of regiment chief will come to an end, and those county magistrates, prefects and prefects will concurrently hold the title of regiment training.

The suggestion of Liu Hanzuo, governor of the south of the Yangtze River, immediately added tens of thousands of people to Suzhou, Songjiang, and Taicang Prefectures, and they were still incompatible with the bandits.

When Tu Guobin’s memorial came to the Tazi capital, it caused an uproar. However, after several days of discussion, the Tazi court approved Tu Guobin’s memorial and ordered the land in the south of the Yangtze River to follow suit.

Because of the widespread war in the south of the Yangtze River, many people once again put forward the idea of ​​leaving the customs.Not only these fleeing factions, even the empress dowager of the tartars also had the idea of ​​shrinking their troops.Of course, she didn't want to move the whole family back outside the customs again, but chose to give up the land in the south of the Yangtze River.

Because there is an imperial court in the south of the Yangtze River, those rebels have targeted the imperial court one after another.But what if the court leaves Jiangnan?Will the rebels still be united then?You must know that the thief and the thief have always been at odds with Remnant, and Remnant is divided into two factions, one is Yongli, and the other is King Lu, and the two factions are against each other.As for the most powerful group of bandits scattered around, and they neither respect Yongli nor King Lu, they seem to want to establish an independent regime, which is the same as trespassing and offering thieves.Although Zhu Chenggong is loyal to Yongli in name, he has his own plans. Wu Sangui, a capricious person, may not be at ease in Yongli.The reason why these forces are at peace with each other right now is that the imperial court has deployed a large army to the south of the Yangtze River, and these people dare not fight each other.

In addition, the battles in Shanxi and Shandong in the north were not smooth. Although Azig surrounded the fourth battalion of the bandits in Taiyuan, the army was exhausted after a long period of hard work, and the independent brigade of the bandits repeatedly moved in the rear. Almost unsteady.In desperation, Azig asked the court for reinforcements several times.

The war in Shandong was even more unbearable. In October last year, Zhang Cunren, the governor of Shandong and Henan in Zhili Province, died of illness. Tens of thousands of troops were leaderless for a while.The bandit second battalion and the first battalion and the second battalion, which had been defeated by the imperial army, immediately seized the opportunity to launch a counterattack, advancing their forces to Tai'an Prefecture, threatening Jinan.Although the newly appointed governor of the three provinces Ma Guanghui tried his best to control the situation, he could only protect himself and kept asking the court for reinforcements.

It's just that now the imperial army is deeply trapped in the south of the Yangtze River, a part of the Suzhou government, a part of the Anqing government, and a part of Hubei, a part of Guangdong, a part of Fujian, and a part of Zhejiang that are fighting with the Xinshun army.These scattered troops add up to almost 30, but now they are divided into fragments by these rebels.If they can be transferred back, the bandits in Shandong and Shanxi will be wiped out.

It's just that the Empress Dowager Tartar was very hesitant to give up such a major event as Jiangnan, but Jiangnan is a rich place!And even though there are countless rebels, nearly one-third of the land is in the hands of the imperial court. It would be a pity to give up if this is the case.And even if they give up, the 30 troops may not be able to come back in full, and it would be good to return half of them.So the Empress Dowager Tartar was very hesitant, and of course the Emperor Tartar was too.Therefore, the plan to abandon Jiangnan is still hesitating, but the regiment training policy was immediately implemented in all areas controlled by the Jiangnan court.Why not do it if you can add trouble to the southern rebels?Even if the imperial court can only withdraw from Jiangnan in the end, it will make the south even more chaotic.

In fact, it is not a bad idea to abandon Jiangnan. Ten years ago, the imperial court was still cramped in the bitter cold outside the customs!It is already a blessing to be able to get the land in Jiangbei, how can you be greedy for the land in Jiangnan?It's just that human nature is greedy, and they don't want to lose what they get, so the empress dowager and the emperor want to hold on, maybe there will be a turning point?

Therefore, within ten days, the order of the Tazi court was rushed to the Jiangnan area that is still under control, and the regiment training system was to be implemented.Of course, such a policy cannot be implemented in the north. The north is now the foundation of the imperial court, so it cannot be messed up.

So, unfortunately, Zhang Chengwu was not only fighting the Tartar officers and soldiers, but also the newly formed regiment training under the Tartar rule.This caused Zhang Chengwu a lot of headaches, and he was worried that his title would be affected in the future.

(End of this chapter)