1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 661 Differentiation Strategy
On January 1651, 1, Zheng Zhilong accepted the royal title of the Qing court, was awarded the title of Jinghai King, and was granted the title of Governor of Fujian and Guangdong.

On January 1651, 1, Zheng Zhilong dispatched more than 27 large and small ships to Guangzhou, and launched a surprise attack on the fleet of the Qi State Navy that was swimming on the Pearl River to help defend Guangzhou City.

Although it has been known that Zheng Zhilong has surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, the Qi State Navy fleet never thought that the Zheng Army Navy would come so quickly and in such a large number. In addition, the waters on the river are narrow, facing the siege of many Zheng Army Navy ships, the Qi State Navy fleet suddenly Feeling overwhelmed, he could only bombard Zheng Jun's ships with fierce artillery fire, trying to fight a bloody road, trying to get rid of the entanglement of Zheng Jun's ships, and sail into the open sea.

After a bitter battle, the fleet of the Qi State Navy fled to Lingdingyang in embarrassment after losing a professional warship and eight small and medium-sized armed galleys, and then turned southwest to Yazhou, Qiongzhou Prefecture (Hainan Island) (now Yazhou District, Sanya City) ) to temporarily stop for rest.

After repelling the fleet of the Qi State Navy, Zheng Jun's navy quickly sailed into the vicinity of Guangzhou Shuicheng, and helped Chaozhou General Hao Shangjiu's troops of more than [-] Qing troops land ashore, and then launched a fierce attack on Guangzhou with the Qing army.

On January 1, after several days of intensive bombardment of the city wall in the northwest corner by the Qing army, Shang Kexi and Geng Jimao came to the front to supervise the battle and commanded the Qing army to attack the city from Quekou. Ming general Fan Chengen led his troops Surrender and guide the Qing army to quickly enter the inner city.

Du Yonghe, Governor of Guangdong Province in the Ming Dynasty, saw that the situation was over, and led his generals Zhang Yue, Wu Wenwen, Yin Zhirong, etc., to flee to Qiongzhou by water. Hundreds of ships of all sizes rushed out to sea, but were intercepted by Zheng Zhilong's navy fleet. Tens of thousands of officers, soldiers and civilians were captured and killed, Du Yonghe and Wu Wenwen drowned, and Yin Zhirong surrendered.

Because the Qing court has issued an order that after the recovery of Guangdong, the entire province will be handed over to Zheng Zhilong. In addition, the military and civilian resistance in the city lasted for a year. Forty miles, all the slaughter" continued for twelve days, and more than [-] people died.Afterwards, there were almost no living people in the city of Guangzhou.

On February 2, more than 15 ships of Zheng Zhilong's navy attacked Hanxing Island (today's Miyako Island in Japan) and Xinghe Island (today's Ishigaki Island in Japan) under the jurisdiction of the State of Qi. .

On February 2, Zheng Zhilong sent a fleet of more than 25 ships to attack Penglai and Changshan Island in the north. They were also repulsed by shore fire artillery, but the material and personnel contact between Changshan Island and Denglai was blocked by Zheng Jun's navy cut off.

It was already mid-March when we received the news that Zheng Zhilong had surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and that Guangzhou had been slaughtered in Hanzhou. After hearing the news, the King of Qi was stunned at first, and then he smashed a piece of exquisite porcelain made in the local area, and said harshly. One sentence: "A person with no integrity and no shame, who does anticlimactic things, is blinded by a good card!"

It doesn't matter whether you are angry or despised, but in fact, Zheng Zhilong's surrender to the Qing Dynasty has brought the most serious threat to Qi State. Not only does it make the original maritime advantages in Denglai area disappear in an instant, but you must always worry about Changshan Island, Denglai, Jeju Island, and several strongholds established in Ezo and the outer Northeast will be attacked by the Qing army at any time, and the situation has become extremely passive.What's more serious is that the source and route of Qi's immigration from Daming may also be mortally threatened by Zheng Zhilong.

"In the face of this situation, what is your staff's suggestion?" At the emergency military-civilian joint meeting, Cabinet Prime Minister Pan Qifeng asked in a deep voice.

"In view of Zheng Zhilong's surrender to the Qing Dynasty, our fleet of the Qi State Navy will be blocked and harassed by Zheng Jun's navy along the coast of Daming, and it will also pose a serious threat to our immigration work. In this regard, our staff suggests that we should not wait for the southeast monsoon to come in June. Deploy a large number of warships to the waters of Daming to launch an attack on Zheng Jun’s navy,” said Cui Shaochuan, deputy chief of the staff and head of the Strategy Department. Japan’s trade. Finally, use Nanping (now Cam Ranh City, Vietnam) and Qiongzhou Prefecture bases to attack the coastal areas of Guangdong and Fujian.”

"With our current naval strength, can we achieve a full-scale attack on the Zheng family?" Pan Qifeng asked with a frown.

You must know that Zheng Zhilong is not the Dutch East India Company. He currently occupies a large area of ​​Fujian Province, the coast of southern Zhejiang, and the coast of Guangdong.However, if the Qi State spanned thousands of miles and launched an all-out attack on Zheng Zhilong with only dozens of warships and more than a thousand troops, I am afraid it would be powerless.

"In the past ten years, Zheng Zhilong immigrated 20 to Luzon and 25 to Taiwan. However, due to the lack of necessary supplies and safety and health guarantees, the escape rate and death rate were very high. The immigration management method also appears to be relatively extensive and random. Most of the immigrants are restrained by the Zheng family in the villages. Not only do they have no decent industrial production, but they rely on the basic agricultural production, which is relatively inefficient. The food produced Barely self-sufficient, unable to provide effective support to Fujian and Guangdong."

"According to the investigation by the black guards, the person in charge of the Zheng family in Luzon is the son of Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Cai. He is greedy and wantonly oppresses the local immigrants and the nearby natives. The contradictions are very intensified. Zheng Jun is stationed throughout Luzon About [-] people were stationed in Longzhou (now Manila, Philippines), Fenzhou (now Calamba City, Philippines), Jiangzhou (now Batangas City, Philippines), Anbei (now Laoag City, northern Philippines), etc. A key stronghold. Zheng Jun’s chiefs in Taiwan are Zheng Zhilong’s third brother and Zheng Zhibao. Because they are close to Fujian, there are not many troops stationed on the island, only about [-]. They are respectively stationed in Anping (now Tainan City, Taiwan) and Jilong (now Taiwan) Keelung City, Taiwan) and two places.”

"For this reason, our staff's combat strategy is as follows: mobilize six squadrons of armed township soldiers in Weiyuan (now New Guinea Island) and Luzon's two general administration areas, cooperate with the [-]st Marine Battalion to attack Luzon, and at the same time supplement it with Yizhou Township ( Legazpi City in the southeastern part of the Philippines) and the servants of the Sulu Kingdom, under the cover of the Weiyuan Fleet, seized the Luzon territory of the Zheng family one by one."

"Mobilize six to eight squadrons of armed township soldiers in the two general administration areas of Ryukyu and Annan, cooperate with the third marine battalion to attack Taiwan, supplemented by Champa and Qiongzhou Gu Rong's (Gu Sanmazi) servant troops, under the cover of the Annan Squadron , to attack Zheng's Taiwan territory."

"Finally, gather the main fleet of the navy, guerrilla the coast of Fujian, attack and kill Zheng Jun's navy, and try our best to prevent Jiannu from landing on Denglai and Changshan Island."

After finishing speaking, Cui Shaochuan looked up at Qi Tian who was expressionless, and found that he seemed a little dissatisfied with the combat strategy of the staff department, so he couldn't help but beat his heart.

"Did the Black Clothes Guard get any information about the changes in their internal personnel after Zheng Zhilong surrendered?" Qi Tian asked.

"Back to the king, according to the news from the lurking black guards in Fujian, when Zheng Zhilong descended to the Qing Dynasty, he cleaned up the interior, and more than [-] civil and military officials were killed. Fuzhou, Quanzhou, Yanping (now Nanping City, Fujian), Several major cities such as Zhangzhou have been imposing curfews." Cao He, the commander of the black guards, replied with a bow: "In addition, there were also fire incidents among the naval fleet, killing and injuring more than a thousand sailors, but in the end they were all captured by the Zheng family. It is under the control of trusted naval generals."

"That Zheng Chenggong, oh, is Zheng Zhilong's eldest son, Zheng Sen, what is he doing?" Qi Tian asked.

"Zheng Sen...?" Cao He didn't understand why the king called Zheng Zhilong's eldest son Zheng Chenggong, and he didn't know why the king paid so much attention to this person. There is no specific information on this person."

"Someone sneaked into Fujian immediately and tried to contact Zheng Sen. He once went to Denglai to have an audience with Emperor Yongchu, and he heard that he showed sincerity to the Ming court. Maybe he can fight for it." Qi Tian looked dissatisfied. With a glance at Cao He, "In addition, Fujian's internal forces are not monolithic, and not everyone is willing to follow Zheng Zhilong to be a slave of the Qing court. There are not many heroes who are willing to fight against the Qing. We need to unite with the Yongchu court in Denglai Targeted differentiation and disintegration of Zheng Zhilong's internal forces."

I still remember that in the original historical time and space, after the Qing government recruited Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Sen left Kinmen with some officers and soldiers who did not want to surrender to the Qing Dynasty.Even if the Qing court threatened the lives of Zheng Zhilong and his son, it could not shake Zheng Sen's will to fight against the Qing.Then, at this time, there is no reason for Zheng Sen to quietly disappear into the tide of history, succumb to Zheng Zhilong's arrangement, and join the Qing court.

"Also, since Dorgon, the slave chieftain of the Qing court, is dead, there will inevitably be a fierce power struggle within him. Under such circumstances, will it create a certain favorable situation for the anti-Qing situation in various places? Your staff wants to Carry out a comprehensive assessment and situational deduction on this.”

"Now, we have made contact with the original Daxi Army and the rest of the Dashun Army, and provided limited support to them. Judging from the battles in northern Guangxi and southern Hunan, the combat effectiveness of the Peasant Army is still relatively strong. For this reason, do we need Give them more support?"

"Zheng Zhilong was conferred the title of King of Jinghai by the Qing court, and obtained the jurisdiction of Fujian and Guangdong. Now, in order to gain actual control over the entire area of ​​Guangdong, will he send a large number of troops from Fujian and southern Zhejiang into Guangdong, which will then cause The defenses in the above areas are empty? So, can we formulate an attack against Fujian and put a knife directly in Zheng Zhilong's heart?"

"With Zheng Zhilong's greed for wealth and honor and his unwillingness to give up the prosperity of the mainland, even if we capture Luzon and Taiwan, it may be difficult to cause a substantial blow to the Zheng family. In this way, if we mobilize and assemble a large number of troops to attack the two places, will we still Needed?"

"Everyone, what is the current core interest of our Qi State? It is immigration, which is to continuously acquire a large number of people to fill our Hanzhou mainland and its overseas territories. It is true that capturing Luzon and Taiwan will allow us to Qi obtained two mature overseas territories and a population of more than [-]. However, if a large amount of military power was wasted to attack Tailu and then divided into garrisons, the situation on the mainland would deteriorate, and the Qing soldiers would attack all regions one by one. Rebel against the forces and eventually unify the world. That would be the worst outcome for us."

"Therefore, our strategy should be to divide and disintegrate the Zheng family as much as possible internally, and give the greatest support and assistance to the forces that are determined to break away from the Zheng family and resolutely resist the Qing Dynasty; while externally, we must gather the greatest strength , to carry out continuous attacks on the Zheng family, and to inflict heavy damage, so as to prevent the Qing captives from completely obtaining the Zheng family's sea power."
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"Your Majesty, the benefactor I served back then, Chen Hui, should be a general of the Zheng army that can be won over."

Three years ago, under the direction of King Qi, several units and entities including the royal family, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Hanzhou General Trading Company, and Daxing United Trading Company established the Handong General Trading Company and authorized it to operate Gonggong in the eastern part of the Hanzhou mainland. Qi Dahai, the elder brother of King Qi, served as the big shopkeeper.

Giant trees, bird and animal fur on Gonggong Island and Jingwei Island, and a large number of "blubber" such as whales, sea lions, and penguins along the coast (whale blubber does not just refer to the fat of cetaceans, but generally refers to the fat of marine mammals. Fat) and seal skin, as well as gold, silver, copper and other minerals in the northern part of Kuafu Island, enabled Handong General Trading Co., Ltd. to start making profits less than two years after its establishment, and distributed a large amount of dividends to several major shareholders.

For this reason, in January this year, Handong General Trading Co., Ltd. decided to issue additional shares to several major shareholders and the private sector in order to expand its operations. Increased control.

Because of his relationship with King Qi's elder brother, Qi Dahai came to meet King Qi after returning to the mainland of Hanzhou under the instigation of several shareholders, planning to conduct some private lobbying for increasing the immigration quota.

When Qi Tian talked about lobbying and dividing Zheng Zhilong's internal forces, Qi Dahai mentioned Chen Hui, who was in charge of Zheng Jun's firearms battalion, thinking that this person might be able to do some fighting work.

"Chen Hui, although he was born in the sea, he has a strong sense of family and country in his heart, and he is more upright and loyal. Moreover, more than ten years ago, his only younger brother died in the battle of Liuluowan. Since they were taken into the hands of the Dutch, they hated the barbarians extremely, and even regarded the Jiannu and Hulu in the north as raccoons, and thought they were all beasts. Zheng Zhilong surrendered to the Qing, and I think he must be unwilling in his heart."

"Besides Chen Hui, who else can we fight for?" Qi Tian picked up a charcoal pencil and wrote down Chen Hui's name.

"The forward guerrilla Huangshan of the Firearms Battalion, Liao Jing, the general manager of the rear camp of Quanzhou town, Zhou Rui, the guerrilla fighter of the left camp of the Quanzhou navy, and Hong Chengchong, the general manager of the central camp, can all try." Qi Dahai said: "In the past, they worked under Chen Hui's tent. , I have a lot of contact with these generals of the Zheng army, and they are all promising...good guys."

Qi Tian recorded the names and positions of these people one by one with a pen, and will transfer them to the black guard later.If Zheng Zhilong's power can be disintegrated by means of lobbying and division, that would be the best result for the Qi State Navy Fleet.Of course, if a large number of sailors can be recruited, it will be tantamount to directly enhancing and expanding the sea power of the entire Qi country.

"Brother, your Handong Trading Company has only four strongholds on the three islands of Gonggong, Jingwei, and Kuafu. It is unrealistic to ask for a thousand immigrants." After talking about Zheng Zhilong, Qi Tian immediately Then he discussed with Qi Dahai the issue of the development of the islands in the South Pacific, "At present, the key areas for the development of our country are still the eastern and southwestern regions of Hanzhou, supplemented by the consolidation and strengthening of Weiyuan Island and Xuanhua Island (renamed Timor Island). The island is under the control of Xuanhua).

"As for the strongholds of the islands controlled by our Handong Trading Company, they only undertake some economic functions, and at the same time declare the existence of our sovereignty in this area of ​​Qi. Therefore, I think it is more reasonable for the Immigration Department to give you an immigration quota of 500 people every year. Appropriate. Moreover, you should not always think about asking for immigrants from the mainland. You should try to conquer and domesticate the natives on the island so that they can be used by us.”

"The Maori on the two islands of Gonggong and Jingwei are majestic and brave and good at fighting. You might as well try to tame them into fighters and fight for the benefit of our country on the battlefield."

(End of this chapter)