Man Dahai stared at the river on the shore for a moment, and did not dare to stay for a long time, he learned from the intelligence that the artillery of the Ming warships was very sharp, powerful, and long-range, if the Ming artillery suddenly smashed, it would be over."
Governor Hong, take me to see the fort you built."
As soon as Mandahai pulled the reins of his horse, he urged the horse to go west.Hong Chengchou hurriedly pulled the reins, and many red-armored and eight-banner soldiers behind him turned around and galloped one after another, and dozens of cavalry kicked up a cloud of dust.Mandahai is the grandson of the Jiannu clan, the grandson of Nurhachi, the seventh son of Prince Li Daishan, brave and good at fighting, and one of the three kings of the early Qing Dynasty.After Bolo and Nikan were killed by Zhao Ming, he was left alone among the three kings of governance.In the Manchu court, Dolgon was opposed to Hauge and Zilharang, while Daishan was a neutral faction, holding two red flags in his hands, specializing in and dilute mud.As the son of Dai Shan, Man Dahai was not Dolgon's confidant, but Nikan and Bolo were killed successively, and the two white flags lost thousands of banners, so that Dolgon had to let Man Dahai serve as the general of the expedition to the south, and went south with more than 6,000 red flags to take charge of the military affairs in the south of the Yangtze River.At this time, Man Dahai and Hong Chengchou galloped all the way, and an hour later, they came to Fushan Fort.At the end of last year, as soon as Zhao Ming entered the Yangtze River, his troops came to the city of Nanjing, shaking the south of the Yangtze River, boosting the morale of the people, boosting the arrogance of the anti-Qing rebels in various places, and causing the Manchu Qing to lose face.Dolgon was furious at this and reprimanded Hong Chengchou, and in order to avoid it, Zhao Ming entered the Yangtze River again, building ships and training sailors, and building multiple forts along the Yangtze River to blockade the river.Fushan Fort is located in the south of the Yangtze River, facing the Langshan Fort on the north bank across the river, and is one of the forts cast by Hong Chengchou.Mandahai galloped all the way to Fushan, and saw a fort made of bricks and stones, so he ran to it and turned over and dismounted.Man Dahai looked at the fort, it was not high, less than a zhang high, and he couldn't help frowning: "The fort is so low, what should I do if I encounter a Haikou attacking?"
”Hong Chengchou got off his horse, threw the whip to his subordinates, stepped forward and explained with a smile: "Lord Belle, the function of this fort is to block the river and shoot at the Haikou warships on the river.In addition, near the fort, there were horse infantry troops stationed, if the Haikou dared to go ashore to seize the fort, the Qing Dynasty could not ask for it. ”Man Dahai observed carefully and couldn't help but nodded, "Makes sense!"
”The lower the part of the battery that is exposed to the ground, the more difficult it is for the artillery on the Ming warship to hit.After speaking, the group entered the fort and saw a red-coated cannon, placed behind the masonry, leaving only one muzzle to fire cannonballs.Man Dahai squatted and stroked the pitch-black Hongyi cannon, looking at the cannon body sticking out of the firing port and pointing at the vast river, he couldn't help but bow slightly, "Fushan Fort, how many artillery pieces are there?"
”Hong Chengchou said: "There are 38 Hongyi cannons, 62 general cannons and Franc machines, a total of 100 artillery pieces. ”Man Dahai frowned slightly, "It is said that Zhao Zamao's gunboats have nearly sixty guns in one piece, and he has seven gunboats, in addition, there are many other warships.If it is calculated, Zhao Zamao's artillery is not more than ten times the size of the fort.With such a fort in the confrontation fire, can it defeat Zhao Zamao?
”Hong Chengchou was confident, and explained with a smile: "Lord Belle doesn't have to worry, although there are many Haikou warships and artillery, but the ships are made of wood, and if you hit a few cannons, you can severely damage a warship, and the fort is protected by bricks and stones, and the Haikou cannonballs hit the masonry, but it is difficult to hurt the fort for a while."
Although the fort is not easy to defeat the pirates, the pirates must pay a heavy price if they want to capture the fort, and this price is unwilling to be borne by the pirates.Therefore, I expect that the fort will be able to hold back the invasion of the pirates!
”Man Dahai had just arrived in Jiangnan, and he didn't know much about the situation, he saw that Hong Chengchou was full of confidence, and said with a smile: "Hearing what Governor Hong said, Ben Beile is relieved!"
”Man Dahai nodded and continued: "Recently, the imperial court has implemented a policy of stabilizing the rear, and the bandits in various places have been wiped out, and the rear has been very stable.In this way, the imperial court was not only able to draw troops from the rear, but also obtained a stable supply of food and taxes.After the autumn harvest, the war between Huguang and Jiangxi could continue, and the imperial court had formulated a strategy to capture Ganzhou, enter Fujian, and force Zheng Zhilong.If it can be successfully implemented, the small court of the puppet Ming Dynasty will die. ”The Qing army's strategy of stabilizing the rear has already achieved initial results, and the stability of the rear has greatly increased Dorgon's confidence.At this time, the autumn harvest was about to begin, and without the attack of the righteous army, various places were able to provide a large amount of money and food for the Qing army.Although these were not enough to support, the Manchus launched attacks in Sichuan, Huguang, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang at the same time, but there was no problem in supporting one or two battlefields and continuing the offensive.After analyzing the current situation, the Manchus felt that in order to defeat the Longwu court, they could only attack in two directions: Hunan and Jiangxi.Jingzhou is the belly of the world, and it is also the granary of the world.As long as the Qing army occupies Hunan, the Ming army will be short of food.Occupying Hunan is a slow policy, taking this place, the Longwu court may hold out for a while, but the general trend has been set, and sooner or later it will be destroyed by the Qing army.Attacking Ganzhou and attacking Fujian is a quick strategy.Zheng Zhilong, snake and rat, negotiations have been going on for many days, and the Manchu Qing has agreed to many of the conditions he proposed, but he still hesitates.After Dolgon consulted with others, he felt that he would only make a decision if he pressed Fujian and put pressure on Zheng Zhilong.If the Qing army captures Ganzhou and the army enters northern Fujian, Zheng Zhilong will inevitably surrender to the Qing Dynasty, and Zheng Zhilong will surrender, Fujian will be owned by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the Longwu court in Fuzhou will also die quickly.Hong Chengchou said in a deep voice: "The purpose of Zhao Tieba's entry into the Yangtze River is mostly to distract the attention of the Qing Dynasty, disrupt the rear of the Qing Dynasty, and sabotage the strategy of the imperial court to stabilize the rear, so as to contain our Qing Dynasty's use of troops in Huguang and Jiangxi, and to rescue the Taihu bandits.Therefore, this time the governor must not let him disrupt the plan of the Qing Dynasty.Now the Qing Dynasty only needs to block Zhao Tiebang at the mouth of the Yangtze River, and then ignore him, and wait for the victory in Jiangxi and Huguang, and the overall situation of the world will be determined, and then go back and clean him up!
”At this time, Hong Chengchou had already seen the situation clearly, Zhao Ming could only attack and contain him, as long as he was not led by the nose, the Great Qing State would take Hunan and Ganzhou according to the plan he had formulated, and advance steadily, and he would be able to destroy the Ming Dynasty.Man Dahai said: "In this way, Ben Beile only needs to guard Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and do not let Zhao Zamao have a chance to take advantage of it, which can be regarded as a meritorious service for the imperial court." ”Hong Chengchou said with a smile: "The general trend of the world, the Qing Dynasty accounts for eight points, as long as the Qing Dynasty does not make big mistakes, the trend of unification is irreversible!"
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