He left several agents in Guide to investigate the military situation, and Liu Neng led his people back to Yangzhou.
Shaobo Lake is located to the west of the canal in the north of Yangzhou City, with a radius of hundreds of miles.
The lake is vast and rippling blue, with reeds swaying everywhere on the shore.
There are more than ten islands in the lake, and fishermen live on the islands to make a living by fishing.
The location very close to Yangzhou and the vast lake are the best place for training navy.
The entire area from Yangzhou to Huai'an, thanks to the diversion of the Yellow River, has many lakes and dense water networks.
The Yellow River was diverted back into the sea, but due to the large amount of silt it carried, the river silted up and could not reach the sea.
It could only flow into Hongze Lake and then merge into the Yangtze River along the canal.
As a result, many lakes were born on both sides of the canal, including Ailing Lake, Xinkai Lake, Shaobo Lake, Gaoyou Lake, and Baima Lake, as many as dozens.
Canals, various tributaries of the Huaihe River, and dozens of lakes and ponds make the water network in Huaiyang extremely dense.
As the governor of Jiangbei who was responsible for the entire Jiangbei and shouldered the important task of resisting the Qing Dynasty, Chen Yue naturally would not forget to take advantage of the rivers and lakes and use the navy to resist the Qing Dynasty.
Therefore, a large-scale collection and purchase of ships was carried out, and the Ordnance Department transformed them into warships.
Then based on the water camp of the Pingnan Army, people with good water qualities in the Huaihe River were recruited to join the army, and the army was expanded to 20,000 river water troops, with a total of ten battalions, each with 2,000 water troops, and nearly a hundred large and small ships under its jurisdiction.
The Eight Banners soldiers of the Qing army were too powerful.
The Pingnan Army, which was mostly new soldiers, would never be able to defeat the Qing army in a field battle.
The Qing army has a large number of cavalry, and most of them are infantry.
The Pingnan army cannot compare with them in terms of mobility.
Only by sticking to the city and relying on rivers and lakes to transport troops and supplies can they fight the Qing army.
Therefore, the navy is equivalent to the mobile force of the Pingnan Army, and each large and small ship is the war horse of the Pingnan Army.
Today, Chen Yue came to Shaobo Lake to review the newly established navy.
On the island in the center of the lake, there is a high platform built with thick bamboo poles, one foot above the lake.
Chen Yue stood on the high platform, with Qian Fenglin, Yang Zhengping, and Yu Feng standing behind him, watching the drill of the navy in the lake.
In the lake, hundreds of boats are scattered on the vast lake, with flagpoles of varying heights erected on the boats, and flags of various colors on the flagpoles.
The largest warship is a three-story ship, with pennants of various colors raised from time to time on the towering mast.
This is the command ship for this exercise, and the person in charge of this exercise is Lu Tai, the commander-in-chief of the water camp.
Under the command of the flag, each water camp warship made different movements.
There were hundreds of ships in the entire lake, but their movements were extremely orderly and not chaotic.
"Not bad, not bad, now the navy can fight."
Looking at the drill in the lake, Chen Yue smiled at Qian Fenglin with satisfaction.
"Commander Lu was born as a general in the coastal defense camp, and he is good at commanding the navy.
Coupled with the strong support of the Marquis, he can naturally build such a navy in a few months."
Qian Fenglin praised with a smile.
While the two were chatting and laughing, a sentry boat rowed at high speed in the lake, heading straight for the island in the middle of the lake.
"I don't know what happened again," Chen Yue sighed.
During the review exercise, unless it is an emergency, the guards on the shore will never let anyone come over.
The sentry boat docked, and a man came running from a distance.
When he got closer, Chen Yue was surprised to see that the person coming was Liu Neng.
"Why are you back?"
Chen Yue asked immediately after ordering someone to let Liu Neng come on stage.
Liu Neng was sent to Guide to take charge of the affairs of the Enemy Intelligence Department in the north.
Now that he has come back, it means that something big has happened in the north and the Qing troops have already attacked.
Although Chen Yue knew the general direction of historical development, he didn't know much about the specific details, such as the specific time when the Qing troops went south, their strength, their marching route, etc.
After all, he was just a policeman in his previous life, not a scholar specializing in Ming history.
This is why he sent a large number of Enemy Intelligence Department personnel to the north.
A few days ago, Liu Neng sent someone to report back, saying that the Qing troops had left Tongguan and headed east, and now they have returned by themselves.
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This shows that the Qing troops are getting closer and closer to the south.
"Master Hou, Guide has been lost.
One hundred thousand Qing troops are heading south at a rapid pace.
The vanguard has arrived in Suzhou.
My subordinates are coming back to report to Master Hou."
Liu Neng knelt on the ground with one knee and reported. , Have you arrived in Suzhou?
It’s only five or six hundred miles away from Yangzhou.
It will take less than ten days to arrive.
War is imminent
Not caring about watching the navy's drills anymore, Chen Yue ordered Liu Neng to give the information in detail.
So Liu Neng explained what he did in Guide and his analysis one by one.
"Xu Dingguo has defected to the Manchus, Li Jiyu's attitude is ambiguous, and Henan Governor Yue Qijie refuses to listen to his subordinates' strategies.
In desperation, his subordinates can only assassinate Xu Dingguo and withdraw from Guide City.
From Guide to the defenders, The gentry and the common people had no fighting spirit and could not hold the city for even a day.
On the way to Yangzhou, I heard that on the day the Qing troops arrived, the German soldiers and civilians surrendered. " "You, you are so reckless in doing things, you simply don't use your brain."
Chen Yue pointed at Liu Neng, hating that iron cannot make steel.
Liu Neng touched his head: "Could it be that my subordinates shouldn't kill Xu Dingguo?"
"Every rebel and traitor can be punished, and Xu Dingguo should be killed.
But before killing Xu Dingguo, didn't you think of how to control his army?
He has an army of six to seven thousand people.
How can everyone be his confidant?"
I allocated so much money to the Enemy Intelligence Department and randomly used some bribes and inducements, promising high-ranking officials and generous positions.
I believe many people will turn their backs on Xu Dingguo and turn to the imperial court.
Based on these people, Xu Dingguo's army can be controlled.
With these thousands of troops and the support of Yue Qijie Yuan Shu, Guide City has high trenches and deep trenches.
It is not difficult to defend it for ten days and a half, and it will not be lost in one day."
After listening to Chen Yue's words, Liu Neng felt cold sweat running down his spine.
He thought he had done a good enough job and successfully assassinated Xu Dingguo and escaped unscathed while surrounded by his own soldiers.
But after hearing what Chen Yue said, he realized that what he had done was far from enough and he could do better.
"I realize my mistake," Liu Neng lowered his head and said aggrievedly.
"As the head of the Enemy Intelligence Department, I have to use my brain in everything, collect intelligence, assassinate enemy leaders, and bribe enemies to work for me.
I have to use all these methods skillfully.
I have to think ahead in everything, and do everything for the benefit of the Ming Dynasty.
"It's important," Chen Yue said seriously, and Liu Neng nodded repeatedly.
"Master Marquis, I don't know what my subordinates should do next," Liu Neng asked for instructions.
"You should go to Wuchang."
Chen Yue thought for a while and ordered.
The Qing troops are about to attack Yangzhou, and what will follow is a deadly battle between swords and guns.
The Enemy Intelligence Department can no longer play much role.
In Wuchang, the situation there is more complicated
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