Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 16 Guerrilla
Zhu Yihai boarded the pagoda on the neck of Niutou in Dongshan.

This is the highest point of the Acropolis of Haimen. Standing here, you can not only have a panoramic view of the Acropolis in the west, but also there is a Xiaoyuan Mountain on the opposite bank of the river in the north, which is the origin of Haimen’s name. The mountain is like a gateway at the mouth of the Jiaojiang River.

Zhu Yihai frowned as the Pagoda Heavenly King stood before him.

"I didn't expect the Haimen guard to be so corrupt."

Wang Chuangzi was guarding with a sword, but he was very calm. "The guards have been corrupted for a long time, so they were replaced by recruiting battalions. However, even in the northern nine border areas, most of the battalions are useless, let alone the southeast."

Even in the most elite Liaodong Guanning Army, there are unavoidable situations such as imaginary shortages, and the three major battalions of the Beijing Camp in Ming Dynasty, even after several integrations, still have no combat power.

Back then, the Yongwei Battalion was able to integrate a combat force, and Chongzhen also put a lot of effort into it.

"This Haimen Guard City is not bad. It is more dangerous and strong, and the transportation is convenient near the sea. If you recruit troops, train new troops, and then repair the city wall, you can fight here." Wang Chuangzi suggested.

Zhu Yihai shook his head.

"Are you huddling here and waiting to be beaten? No, no matter how hard you defend this small acropolis in Haimen, it will not be the Diaoyutai in the Southern Song Dynasty. Besides, under the current situation, it is impossible to be passively beaten, let alone inspire people. Da Ming’s in the center.”

Zhu Yihai didn't want to do such a thing.

"To fight against the Qing Dynasty, we must fight, and we must take the initiative to attack, so that we have the initiative, instead of waiting for the Tartars to attack."

"But the enemy is strong and we are weak,"

“So there’s an increasing need for the initiative.”

"Forget it, the Haimen guards let Gu down, so we can only hurry up and look for people. After dinner, we'll go to Shipu."

"Your Highness!" Wang Chuangzi persuaded hesitantly, "There is only one guerrilla battalion in Shipu, and Zhang Mingzhen may not be stronger than Wu Kai here."

"And I heard that Wang Zhiren, the commander-in-chief of Ningbo, has surrendered."

"Then persuade him to do it anyway." Zhu Yihai said.

Wang Chuangzi was a little puzzled.

Zhu Yihai looked at Taizhou Bay, and after seeing the soldiers and horses of the Haimen guards so corrupt, a plan in his mind became clearer.The current situation further explains why Zhu Yihai’s Lu Jianguo regime failed so quickly in resisting the Qing Dynasty in eastern Zhejiang in history. The soldiers here were too weak and wanted to defend the territory. And defending, fighting a defensive battle, this stupid way of thinking is doomed to fail.

The enemy is strong and we are weak, and the enemy is many and we are few.

How to do?
Zhu Yihai thinks that Zhejiang still has some chances. It is surrounded by mountains and coasts, and this time the Tartars marched southward from Beijing and swept across the Central Plains. They defeated the Chuangjun and Hongguang Dynasty in a row. It can be said that the offensive has come to an end. Now the weather is hot and clear. The army basically couldn't continue to march south. If they wanted to fight, they could only rest and start again.

There is a time difference in the middle, and there is an offensive gap. This is Zhejiang's opportunity.

But the time is very short. During this time, Zhu Yihai must gather a force, a mobile force capable of attacking and defending, and must win several battles, so that more people can join his team. Come to the government.

It is impossible to fight a frontal battle, and there is no chance of building the Qiantang River defense line. It is better to be like a great man, relying on the rivers, mountains and seas of eastern Zhejiang, to develop anti-Qing base areas, and to fight guerrilla warfare. The gentry and the common people rebelled against the captives, and used this mobile force to connect and combine.

Historically, King Lu made a comeback shortly after the first major collapse. The strategy he adopted was to use Zhoushan Islands, Siming Mountain and other mountain islands as bases, take advantage of the advantages of the navy, and the Qing army's control over the countryside. Weak, continued to fight against the Qing Dynasty, this time it persisted for many years longer than the first time, and even counterattacked Chongming Island, broke into the Yangtze River Estuary, and tried to attack Nanjing.

In the end, during the Northern Expedition of King Lu, although the base of Zhoushan Island was seized by the Qing army and was defeated again, this direction is still correct.

Building base areas, fighting guerrilla warfare, and encircling cities from rural areas sounds a bit timid, but Zhu Yihai thinks that these are not important, the important thing is to be able to grow and develop.

Right now he has a few troops in his hands, Wang Xiang's first battalion of brave guards has more than a hundred veterans, Ma Jixiang's second battalion of brave guards has more than a hundred veterans, plus more than 300 recruits recruited from Guangdong, and Portuguese firemen hired from Macau Three hundred gunmen.

In addition to the Jinyiwei, which consisted of more than [-] original guards in Lu Wangfu, and the [-] Haimen Battalion of Wu Kai, and the [-] coastal guards in Taizhou, there are actually more than a hundred people who can fight.

The six battalions can fight about [-] veterans, plus [-] mercenaries, and [-] old and weak.

These are the backbone. If there is time, it should be no problem to recruit new recruits and organize training. But what Zhu Yihai lacks most now is time. He must open up the situation as soon as possible, especially if he needs a victory to gather people's hearts.

Shipu guerrillas were stationed in Xiangshan Island, Ningbo, in the original Guochangwei Shipu No. [-] Office, not far from Haimen Weicheng.

But now all kinds of news are flying around. Many people say that Wang Zhiren, the commander-in-chief of Ningbo Dinghai, has surrendered, and some say that Zhang Mingzhen has also surrendered.

However, Zhu Yihai knew from his historical memory that Wang Zhiren had not actually surrendered at this time, and the northern envoys were recruiting everywhere, but Wang Zhiren only pretended to agree to surrender, but actually did not surrender.

The same goes for Zhang Mingzhen.

In fact, besides Wang Zhiren, the chief soldier of Zhejiang Province in Ningbo, there is still a not-so-weak military force in Zhoushan, that is Huang Binqing, who is from Fujian. Hu, participated in the pacification of the She'an Rebellion, and was promoted to General Manager. Later, he became a guerrilla in the Fujian Governor's Biaoying Camp, fought against Hongmao in Fujian, and participated in the crusade against Liu Xiang and many other pirates. Chongzhen was promoted to Ningshaotai in ten years. Participating in the general, commanding the navy to town Zhoushan, and adding the deputy commander-in-chief.

The Hongguang Dynasty was established, and the Jin Dynasty was the commander-in-chief of Jiujiang. He led his troops to Jiangfang, and was later named the General of Guangxi Conquering Man. Then the Hongguang Dynasty collapsed. territory.

Speaking of which, Huang Binqing, the commander-in-chief of Guangxi, bears the seal of General Zhengman, but he commands part of the navy of the Hongguang Dynasty, and there are many soldiers and horses, and they are well-equipped. Wang Zhiren, the chief soldier of Zhejiang, is very close to each other.

This is a significant force.

It’s just that Huang Binqing is more speculative. Since he was promoted to a general in Chongzhen ten years ago, he soon became a general who conquered barbarians. In history, after King Lu supervised the country, Huang Binqing refused to be loyal to King Lu, but accepted it. He took the title and official position of Earl Sulu conferred by King Tang of Fujian, and even clashed with King Lu many times.

Calculated, Huang Binqing should have just returned to Zhoushan at this time, and his heart should be undecided. More importantly, he ascended the throne and supervised the country much earlier than Zhu Yihai in history, especially now that the king of Tang should still be on his way to Fujian. The country did not claim to be emperor.

Now that he went to Zhoushan to meet Huang Binqing himself, he should have no reason to refuse to be loyal to Zhu Yihai when his foothold was not stable.

"Old Wang, your brothers from the [-]st Battalion of Yongwei stay here and take over Wu Kai to guard the Haimen Guard City. You guard the Haimen City well, and hurry up to recruit a group of recruits. There are still some ordnance here, so hurry up and train."

"Your Highness, the last general has to guard the front of the imperial court, how can he be a separate body, why not let my nephew stay, he is the commander-in-chief of the first battalion of my brave guard, loyal to the court, brave in battle, and can be reused."

Zhu Yihai smiled, "Okay, you come with me, let your nephew stay with the first battalion of Yongwei, we will go to Shipu today, Dinghai tomorrow, and Zhoushan the day after tomorrow!"

　Signed the contract, thanks to Prince Baiyu, Xiazhu Yugong, Longxi Buyi, your Shanyu, Moshang Huakai Changgeling, wbb, Daai Chaoshen and other brothers for their rewards, thank you!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)