Chapter 234: The troops are more sophisticated than numerous
Zhu Hongyu is not afraid of failure. Failure is okay, just sum up experience and lessons.
But he could not accept the major damage to the main force of the Liberation Army!
Ma Xin said.
"Don't worry, Your Highness Jian Guo, our army has the naval advantage, and the Pearl River Estuary is a place with dense water networks!"
"Even if we are defeated, it will not be difficult to evacuate safely!"
Zhu Hongyu nodded and said.
"Prepare some small boats in advance that can go around the Pearl River water system, and find some sailors from the coast who are familiar with the Pearl River water system."
“Be prepared in advance and you can never go wrong!”
The Qing government's move to move borders and ban seas lacked a great virtue!
Especially Guangdong Province!
In other provinces, it was just a matter of ten or twenty miles, so that the superiors could be explained, and the subordinates would not really be forced to death.
However, Shang Kexi, an old traitor who did not give birth to a son, said that he would resolutely abide by the court's orders and fulfill his duties as a dog.
He went to great lengths to implement the Qing government's order to move borders and ban seas.
Without blinking an eye, he moved fifty miles in one breath!
You are really not a human being at all!
The whole of Guangdong hates Shang Kexi!
It is gratifying that this move caused a large number of coastal people to flee the mainland and go to Southeast Asia or Qiongzhou.
The Ming army wanted to find a few sailors who were familiar with the Pearl River water system. That was a simple matter.
In the following time, the Ming army began to discuss various details of the plan to lure the enemy deep and annihilate the Eight Banners of the Qing army led by Shang Zhixin.
Zhu Hongyu said.
"In order to attract the strength of the Qing army and make it impossible for the Qing army to reinforce Shang Zhixin's troops, the fighting at Humen Fort cannot stop!"
"Admiral Ma, you are still the same as before, staying at the mouth of the Pearl River with your fleet!"
“According to circumstances!”
Ma Xin suggested.
"Your Highness Jianguo, if we want to attract the attention of the Qing reinforcements and reduce the possibility of Shang Zhixin receiving reinforcements, we may take advantage of the fact that the Qing reinforcements are not coming and knock down the Humen first."
"Then the fleet goes deep along the Pearl River!"
"Compared with the bombardment of Humen and the attack on the Pearl River, the attack on the Pearl River must have brought a greater shock to Guangzhou!"
Zhu Hongyu nodded and said.
"Can!"
"Just deal with it like this!"
"How long will it take to conquer Humen?"
Ma Xin opened his mouth and replied.
"If there is cooperation from the Marine Corps, it will take up to half a day!"
The Qing army did not have many troops at the Humen Fort. There were only a few hundred men in total. The artillery battles for several days caused a lot of casualties to the Qing army.
The current Humen Fort is not as difficult as imagined!
The fleet cooperates with the landing force, half a day is enough!
Zhu Hongyu nodded and said.
"Okay, I will allocate two regiments of the Liberation Army's Marine Corps to you."
"Within half a day, I will knock down Humen."
Ma Xin made a promise with clasped fists.
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The Liberation Army was very capable of action. As soon as the decision was made, the troops below received the order.
Three thousand people were left to defend Macau and continue to build Macau's fortifications.
Two thousand troops were mobilized to attack Humen to capture the Humen Fortress.
The huge transport fleet hung up its full sails and headed east towards Humen.
Zhu Hongyu stood on the top of the fort, watching the fleet go away, but he was thinking about things in his heart.
With the influx of a large number of officials from the Liberation Army system, the situation in Qiongzhou was almost completely shaken.
The military government's governance of Qiongzhou has achieved initial results!
Whether it is the repair of infrastructure, the promotion of industrial and commercial development, the construction of a large number of labor-intensive factories, large-scale immigration to Luzon...
All of these have greatly alleviated the land conflicts in Qiongzhou.
But to Zhu Hongyu, these may be important, but what he cares about most is.
It is the recruitment situation of the Liberation Army in Qiongzhou, the development of Shilu Iron Mine, the construction of the arsenal branch, etc.
According to the current news reported by Qiongzhou, in just two or three months, the number of soldiers recruited by the Liberation Army in Qiongzhou has reached nearly 6,000.
I believe that by the middle of the year, this number will reach 10,000, and by next year, this number will easily reach 20,000.
The reason why there are only 6,000 people at present, not the entire Qiongzhou, is that there are only so many people who are willing to join the army.
It's because the Liberation Army's recruit camp has a limited capacity for new recruits!
If we ignore it and rashly expand our troops,
After leaving the recruit camp, the quality of soldiers added to each unit will decrease.
It will greatly affect the combat effectiveness of the Liberation Army!
This is absolutely unacceptable to Zhu Hongyu!
In fact, if it weren't for the Liberation Army's strict training of new recruits, it is estimated that Zhu Hongyu could recruit tens of thousands of strong men to join the army in Qiongzhou in one go.
But that makes no sense!
The army has not been rigorously trained. No matter how large the number is, it will only end in casualties on the battlefield.
An untrained army is poorly organized, and a defeat will result in a bloodbath.
Just like Li Zicheng, after the defeat of Yi Shi, his millions of troops were wiped out by the Manchus who entered the Pass in less than a year.
A truly elite soldier is absolutely not afraid of defeat.
Even if the battle is defeated, there will be no situation of collapse!
Regardless of their level of organization and training, even if they are defeated, they can rely on their excellent organization to quickly gather their troops and fight again.
Or simply retreat in an orderly manner.
This is the reason why the troops should be more sophisticated rather than more numerous.
If it is true that a battle can be won with a large number of people, Li Zicheng and Li Wanwan, who swept the Central Plains and had millions of people, would have bulldozed the Manchus long ago.
If an elite army of 5,000 men and a rabble of 50,000 men were placed in front of Zhu Hongyu at the same time.
Zhu Hongyu will definitely choose the five thousand elite soldiers without even a trace of hesitation!
There is also the development of Shilu Iron Mine!
The prospecting team has discovered the specific location of the Shilu Iron Mine, and the iron-making furnaces and steel-making furnaces are all in place.
Just some time ago, the first batch of iron and steel materials were produced from the ore mined from Shilu Iron Mine.
It can only be said that Shilu Iron Mine is indeed the richest iron mine in Asia!
The quality of the ore is indeed excellent!
The iron extraction rate, as well as the steel extraction rate, are much higher than those of Luzon’s iron ore!
As for the new arsenal, the site has been selected and construction of the factory has begun.
Currently in the recruitment stage!
Zhu Hongyu took advantage of all the craftsmen he obtained at the Bugalao Cannon Foundry, but it still seemed to be somewhat lacking.
Suddenly, Zhu Hongyu had a bold idea!
Foshan!
Together with Zhuxian Town in Henan, Hankou Town in Hubei, and Jingdezhen in Jiangxi, it is also known as one of the four famous towns in the world!
Gathered together a large number of the top craftsmen of this era!
Famous as a handicraft center!
Even the muskets and artillery produced in Foshan are sold as far as Europe, and the quality is mediocre.
After I finish playing Shang Zhixin, why don't I go to Foshan for a walk?
Even if you can't get any money or goods, you can get tens of thousands of craftsmen, then it's still a bloody profit!
The craftsmen in Luzon have trouble making steam engines by hand, but the craftsmen in Foshan may actually be able to do it!
Thinking of this, Zhu Hongyu couldn't help but get excited.
I was thinking that Shang Zhixin would come and die as soon as possible!
He couldn't help but want to go to Foshan!
With the craftsmen from Foshan, the Shilu Arsenal should be able to be quickly built, and the research and development of steam engines and the manufacturing of new weapons will definitely be accelerated a lot.