The news of the start of the war and the news of the defeat came back almost immediately, with the interval between them not exceeding an hour.
The speed with which the Qing army was defeated in this battle really frightened Lang Tingzuo!
Tulehun on the side also had a gloomy face, forcing himself to remain calm and said nothing.
However, the slightly trembling right hand holding the teacup revealed his true thoughts deep inside.
Obviously, he was also frightened by the speed of the Qing army's defeat!
In fact, to be honest, the Qing army did a good job in the blocking battle at the mouth of the Yangtze River.
Under the firepower of the Ming army's naval artillery group, the various Qing troops persisted in fighting fiercely for almost a whole day before they completely lost their defense line.
In any case, their performance can be said to be outstanding!
The reason why the news of the war and the defeat reached Jiangning was less than an hour apart.
That is actually caused by the different speed of message transmission!
The news of the war was delivered by fast horse, while the news of the defeat was rushed eight hundred miles. There will of course be some differences between the two.
"Governor Lang, what should we do now?"
Tulehun asked.
Lang Tingzuo took a deep breath and then spoke.
"Don't panic, General. Troops and horses from all over the south of the Yangtze River are being mobilized. After the mobilization is completed, they will converge on Jiangning."
"Although it takes time, the waterway from Jiangning to the sea is about 600 miles long."
"Although the Ming thieves have the advantage of the navy and can march 600 miles, they still need seven or eight days of effort."
"In these seven or eight days, at least 10,000 or 20,000 troops from all over the country will be able to reach Jiangning."
"With these ten or twenty thousand people, and the powerful Eight Banners troops stationed in Jiangning, it will not be a problem to repel the invading thieves!"
Lang Tingzuo was not sure whether he could block or even repel the invading Ming army.
But that didn't stop him from comforting Tulhun's injured little heart!
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People in the south of the Yangtze River often have complicated attitudes toward the Ming Dynasty's comeback.
Although they were happy for the Ming Dynasty's comeback, they were left with profound lessons by Zheng Chenggong's Northern Expedition to Nanjing.
Although the landowners and gentry in Jiangnan were happy, no one dared to come out and join the team rashly for a while!
On the opposite side of the Ming fleet heading up the river, most of them took a stand-by attitude.
The most they can do is to send some food, grass, gold and silver to reward the army, but they have to do it secretly.
It’s considered a good sale to Daming!
Other than that, there is no other action.
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There is a brazier in the cabin, which emits light and heat.
It makes the whole cabin feel warm!
Zhu Hongyu took off his cloak and wore regular clothes. He sat behind the big case and immersed himself in processing official documents.
After a brief reading, the official document is signed and stamped.
He ordered the Green Camp in front of the formation to be reorganized and given the name to the rebel army.
He also asked the Logistics Department to prepare for the distribution of winter clothes to the newly formed Guiyi Army and organize their weapons and equipment.
To some of the soldiers and horses who have made great achievements, some of the armor and weapons captured from the Qing army were distributed to enhance the armament and combat effectiveness of the Guiyi army.
For those soldiers who had just surrendered and had not yet had time to stain their hands with the blood of the Qing army and handed in the certificate of surrender to the Ming Dynasty, they continued to remain as they were.
Of course, the word "remaining the same" here refers to the armaments!
Winter clothes, food, wages, etc. must still be distributed according to prescribed standards!
The food and salary standards set by Zhu Hongyu for the Guiyi Army were far behind those of the genuine Liberation Army.
But compared with the treatment they received when they were soldiers in the Green Camp, it was a huge difference.
Just three meals a day for each of these Returnee Army soldiers was something that they could not even imagine when they were soldiers in the Green Camp!
If the Ming Dynasty could give them such treatment, why would they surrender to the Qing captives, shave their heads and change clothes to become slaves?!
Of course, regardless of preferential treatment in terms of food and salary, Zhu Hongyu also did not block their upward path because of their background as prisoners of war.
Soldiers from the Guiyi Army can also be promoted after they have achieved military merit.
As long as you have enough military merit, you can wander around in the new barracks and be incorporated into the Liberation Army.
Become a glorious soldier of the Liberation Army, instead of an embarrassing Returner.
Zhu Hongyu even gave Gui Yijun some places to study at the Ming Dynasty Imperial Military Academy.
Regardless of his previous status, as long as he has achieved sufficient military merit, he can get a place to enter the military academy for further study.
After going through a round in the military academy, you can join the Liberation Army and serve as a junior officer.
These soldiers who returned to the rebel army still have hope in the future!
Although Zhu Hongyu had more trust in his direct unit, the Liberation Army, his definition of the Guiyi Army was just a second-line force using cold weapons.
Or to put it more bluntly, they are cannon fodder troops.
But he is also very interested in Gui Yijun!
Because, in the next war, if the Guiyi Army performs well, this will be the template for the Ming Dynasty to recruit and surrender the Green Camp in the future.
There are hundreds of thousands of green soldiers in the world, and it is impossible for Zhu Hongyu to kill them all.
If you can incorporate it, you should naturally do your best to incorporate it!
After all, it is an army!
It is really a waste to throw them into organized labor camps as coolies.
Although there are many old veterans among them who die hard, just slowly eliminate them and train them!
Zhu Hongyu handed his plan for the reorganization and reorganization of the Guiyi Army to Zheng Chenggong who was opposite him. Zheng Chenggong took the plan with both hands and read it carefully.
Looking at the detailed clauses in the plan, Zheng Chenggong couldn't help but nod.
Zhu Hongyu stretched out, and as his waist stretched, the bones in his body made a clicking sound.
"Old Taishan, take a look, is there anything else that needs to be added to this plan?"
"One person is short-term, and three people are long-term. I want to hear Lao Taishan's opinion!"
Zheng Chenggong clasped his fists and then spoke.
"Perhaps Your Highness can add the clause of granting fields for military merit!"
"If there is a grant of land as an inducement, the Guiyi Army will definitely be able to unleash considerable fighting power."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Hongyu slapped his head.
Why did he forget about granting land?
He said with some regret.
"Haha, it's true!"
"I was negligent!"
The entire Liberation Army fought bravely and bravely to be the first in every battle. Apart from the role of ideological education, the biggest reason was actually the land granted by military merit.
It is difficult to understand how obsessed the Chinese are with land in this era.
Zhu Hongyu's first-hand military exploits gave him fields, and I don't know how many farmers were tempted, and they embarked on the battlefield without hesitation.
Fight bravely for a piece of land and fight without fear of life and death!
The trick of granting fields is useful for the Guangfu Army, it is useful for the Zheng Army, and it will definitely be useful for the Guiyi Army.
After talking about the matter of returning to the rebel army, Zheng Chenggong spoke again.
"Your Highness, our naval fleet entered the Yangtze River and received a lot of spontaneous donations of food and salary from local gentry and common people along the way."
"It can be seen that the gentry and common people in Jiangnan still have their hearts open to me!"
Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly, smiled and said.
"The people of Jiangnan are commendable for their loyalty. I will remember what happened now!"
Although Zhu Hongyu said this, in his heart he was not interested in the Jiangnan gentry.
Nowadays, the gentry and common people in Jiangnan really have their hearts set on the Ming Dynasty.
But that was because they suffered so much from the Manchu Qing Dynasty that they remembered the goodness of the Ming Dynasty.
Let's put it this way, the loyalty of these Jiangnan landowners and gentry to the Ming Dynasty must be put in quotation marks.
Historically, when the Qing army first entered the south of the Yangtze River, the entire south of the Yangtze River fell into disrepute!
Although there are many loyal ministers and martyrs who truly fight for the Ming Dynasty, there are even more weaklings who surrender.
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Sorry, there are a lot of classes today and I haven’t coded them out, so there are only two updates, and we will resume three updates tomorrow!