1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 405 Adjustment and Planning ([-])
On May 1641, 5, Hanzhou, Jianye City, Commander's Mansion Building (formerly the General Manager's Mansion).

"In the past year, our Hanzhou raid fleet intercepted and attacked [-] Dutch merchant ships, among which two were sunk, two were captured, and the rest were injured to varying degrees. The raid fleet also attacked the vicinity of Java Island. The bombardment of the enemy's wharf at the two Dutch strongholds greatly affected the arrogance of the Dutch, inspired the morale of our Hanzhou army, and caused a certain degree of material damage to the East India Company. The purpose of bloodletting." He Yunfeng, an officer of the staff department, said with a slightly excited expression at the Hanzhou Military-Civilian Joint Meeting.

He looked at Qi Tian, ​​who was sitting at the top with an expressionless face, and then continued: "But at present, the Dutch have no intention of negotiating peace with Hanzhou. It may not have reached the point where the bones and muscles were injured, and it was still within the losses they could bear. In addition, through the interrogation of the captured Dutch officers and sailors. We learned that last October, the Dutch in their European mainland, at a small price It severely damaged the Spanish Navy, wiped out more than 40 of its large ships in one fell swoop, and killed nearly [-] people. , they must have received a lot of local support from Europe as well."

"In view of this, in the next few months, the destructive fleet should stay away from Java Island, Timor Island, and the waters near the Spice Islands, so as to avoid being ambushed and robbed by Dutch ships with superior numbers. The staff suggested that the destructive fleet four When the trade winds came in June, a professional warship went to Daming with the immigrant fleet, waiting for an opportunity to attack and intercept Dutch merchant ships in the waters near Taiwan, Japan, Siam, and Annam."

After listening to the attack fleet commander Wan Changshu, he nodded his approval and obeyed the dispatch of the staff department.The recent attack on Dutch merchant ships has indeed become more and more strenuous. The Dutch used to travel between the Nanyang Islands with a single ship, and occasionally two or three ships would go together in formation. Advantages can be obtained repeatedly.

However, in recent months, the Dutch merchant ships have obviously been preparing for the attack of the Hanzhou warships. Almost all merchant ships sailed in groups of two or three, and there were even large fleets composed of seven or eight merchant ships.This made it difficult for the Hanzhou Sundering Fleet to launch an attack, as before, when several warships swarmed around and intercepted them, making it easy to capture or sink a single Dutch merchant ship.

It was time to change the hunting grounds to destroy the fleet. Otherwise, if the Dutch mastered their rules of action and carefully set up an ambush, the loss would not be worth the loss.

"Regarding Luzon, the General Staff estimated that Zheng Zhilong would definitely capture Manila and most of Luzon by virtue of his superior force and absolute sea superiority. However, there are still nearly [-] incidents on Luzon Island, which must not be tolerated by Zheng Zhilong. Army. In the future, those Ming people who rebelled will definitely be suppressed by Zheng Jun, and even be annexed by him."

"In this way, the Zheng army is bound to take the whole of Luzon, replace the Spaniards, and establish the local government of the Zheng family. The immigration route in the east of Hanzhou may face the threat of the Zheng family. Although, our Hanzhou is currently in a relationship with the Zheng family. The relationship is relatively close, and the two parties have cooperated for many years. However, with the passage of time or changes in Daming and the surrounding situation, the relationship between Hanzhou and Zheng may not be maintained for a long time."

"Therefore, in order to ensure the safety of our eastern route in Hanzhou, it is necessary for us to provide assistance to the Ming people in the Luzon uprising. On the premise of not compromising the interests and safety of our Hanzhou, we can even support them in establishing a local regime in Luzon." However, considering the strength gap between them and Zheng Jun, the staff suggested that the Black Yiwei send personnel to the Mingren of the Insurrection. Persuade them to abandon the territory near Manila and instead develop and develop in the southeast of Luzon, preferably in Han In the direction of Ping An Island controlled by Hanzhou, we can obtain a sea port so that Hanzhou can provide necessary assistance to it.”

He Qing, the deputy commander of the black guards, felt his heart tighten twice when he heard the words.The leader of the Ming people who led the rebellion in Luzon has been confirmed to be Cheng Guangyin, the former black-clothed guard.

On the other hand, Zheng Zhilong, his old boss, sent a large army to attack Luzon, and then wanted to fire up the people of Ming Dynasty. There was a faint tendency to threaten the immigration route in the eastern part of Hanzhou.But I have to solve this hidden danger according to Qitian's order, and support a reliable Luzon local force for Hanzhou.Forget it, Hanzhou treats me as a national scholar, so I will also treat Hanzhou as a country.

"In addition to assisting the Ming people in the Luzon uprising, our Hanzhou also needs to deploy in Sulu. Although our Hanzhou rejected the proposal of the Sulu East King to submit the whole country, we cannot stand by and watch the Sulu change. In order for our Hanzhou to find opportunities to intervene in Sulu in the future, the immigrant fleet needs to send ships to transfer part of the family members and belongings of the Eastern King to Hanzhou at their request. If possible, it is best to bring back a few Sulu princes, I thought it was a second hand."

After He Yunfeng finished speaking, he looked at Luo Rucheng, the temporary commander of the immigrant fleet who was about to go to Daming, and Cao Ming, the new commander of the black guards, to confirm whether the other party had any other questions to ask.

"If King Su Ludong changes his mind and is unwilling to transfer his family to Hanzhou, what should we do?" Luo Rucheng asked.

"If King Suludong is unwilling to relocate his family, then their final outcome will be extermination." Qi Tian interjected: "Whether it is Sulu Sultan's restoration of power, or their neighboring Majindanao Sultan Kingdom's attack and destruction The country will not allow his family to continue to survive. If the East King is still clear-headed, he should make a correct judgment."

Qi Tian still remembers that the Sulu Kingdom of the later generations seems to have always been their Sultan King in power. The former powerful ministers in the kingdom, the line of the Eastern King has never appeared again in history, it must be Sulu Sultan regaining power, It was wiped out.

In this era when the family is always greater than the country and the concept of the nation is not yet sound, some people must first consider the continuation of their family and the continuity of their descendants when the troubled times are approaching.

"After the immigrant fleet arrives near Daming, in addition to completing the task of collecting immigrants, it is necessary to find a suitable island in the waters near Daming Shandong, Liaodong, or North Korea, occupy it, and build a fortress in order to intervene in Liaodong to build slaves in the future Get ready to enter the pass." After everyone stopped discussing, He Yunfeng continued: "Because..., the commander-in-chief predicts that the situation in Ming Dynasty outside the pass will have an irreversible decline in the next two years, and it will even turn into a situation that was decades ago again. The disastrous defeats like Saarhu, and furthermore, the loss of the initiative outside the pass..."

"The old man got some information from the Ming Dynasty from the returning immigrant fleet a few months ago. The Ming court has appointed Hong Chengchou as the governor of Jiliao, in charge of the eight towns' commanders, and led 13 elite troops and [-] horses to help. Exterminate the Jiannu, but the situation should be able to maintain a stalemate, so it won't collapse in the next two years, right?" Bi Maokang suddenly interrupted He Yunfeng's words and questioned.

"That's right. Hong Hengjiu (Hong Chengchou) participated in politics and led the army to fight against the bandits. Later, he became the governor of the three sides of Shaanxi. He was also a number of bandits. Summon orders to lead more than [-] elites from several towns in Daming to Liaodong to fight against the bandits. He is not Yang Gao who did not know how to fight back then!" Wang Zheng also said.

He Yunfeng looked at Qi Tian with a little embarrassment. In fact, when their staff department deduced the situation in Liaodong, they didn't believe it.You must know that at this time, all the soldiers and horses of Jiannu add up to only a hundred thousand, and it is necessary to mobilize all the people to gather such a large army.Even if all the elites of the Ming Dynasty were wiped out, Jiannu would be seriously injured, even injured.

There was a wry smile on Qi Tian's face. He knew that before the fall of Ming Dynasty, he experienced a disastrous defeat in Liaodong. He almost lost their most elite field corps and completely lost the initiative in Liaodong. He could only stick to Shanhaiguan until Li Zicheng broke Beijing.But when he lost, he really didn't know the exact year.

However, he saw a very familiar name from the Daming message brought back by the immigrant fleet, Hong Chengchou.He knew that the last elite corps of Ming Dynasty was about to be destroyed.And the governor of Jiliao, who was trusted by Chongzhen, soon bowed his head and proclaimed himself a minister under the comfort of the slave chief Huang Taiji.Later, he took over the world for the Qing Dynasty, made suggestions, recruited the south, and made great contributions. After his death, he was given a memorial service and was given the posthumous posthumous name Wenxiang.

"Hong Chengchou is naturally a good soldier, and he is good at strategy, enough to deal with Jiannu." Qi Tian considered his sentence, "But the emperor of Ming Dynasty, and some important ministers, do they have enough patience to wait for him to confront Jiannu? Competing for patience, and then looking for opportunities to defeat the enemy, it is unknown. In the past ten years in Daming, it seems that the emperor and the old and important ministers like to dictate and interfere in the battle ahead. I guess, Hong Chengchou must be under pressure. But it was easy to fight with Jiannu in the wild, and it eventually led to a disastrous defeat."

When Bi Maokang and Wang Zheng heard the words, they were suddenly at a loss for words.It is true that the current Emperor Chongzhen is difficult to restrain his impetuosity, and he is withdrawn and suspicious. To put it bluntly, he is headstrong and eager for success in everything.With such a character, it may be difficult to completely let Hong Chengchou do things slowly in Liaodong.

"Hong Hengjiu will fail miserably?"

"The generals in the army are not in harmony, and the top and bottom are not united. In addition, the haste to fight, most of them will end in disastrous defeat."

"Hanzhou...can you save it?"

"10,000+ troops fought, the battlefield stretched for hundreds of miles, and it was inland, Hanzhou..."

Yes, the population of Hanzhou is only more than [-], and there are only a thousand soldiers. In front of an army of tens of thousands, it is too small to be mixed in.

"What's the plan for Hanzhou to deploy in Shandong and Liaodong?" Bi Maokang asked.

"In small increments, in the end... maybe something can be changed."

(End of this chapter)