Chapter 455: The evolution of the war situation in Fujian
Zhu Hongyu's idea was that since Li Guangyuan couldn't do a good job as a guard, he might as well be transferred out to serve as a chief officer and lead troops abroad.
It can be considered as an experience!
It just so happens that Zhu Hongyu can also change the candidate for the commander of the Imperial Guard Division!
Although Zhu Hongyu has great trust in Li Guangyuan, no matter how much he trusts him, it is not a good thing to keep Li Guangyuan as the chief officer of the Imperial Guard.
The Imperial Guards can only have one loyalist, and that is Zhu Hongyu!
If Zhu Hongyu wants to completely control the imperial guards, it is not enough to just rotate the lower-level soldiers and officers, big and small.
It’s best to change the commander of the army frequently!
As for who to replace him with, Zhu Hongyu already has a candidate in mind.
He Wenxiu, the former chief of staff of the Imperial Guard Division, is good!
Li Guangyuan was dismissed from the post of commander of the imperial guard division, and he was worried.
I was relieved when I heard that I had been transferred to lead the army!
He accepted the order with great gratitude to Zhu Hongyu, and then retreated.
Zhu Hongyu spoke to Zhou Tianxu again.
"Who was behind this assassination? Do you have any clues?"
Zhou Tianxu said.
"Reporting to Your Highness, the assassin hid a poison sac in his mouth. After being captured, he bit the poison sac directly and committed suicide by taking the poison."
"But the relevant personnel of Jinyiwei know from tracing the assassin's whereabouts that this assassin is most likely sent by the Qinglu from the north."
Zhu Hongyu had a dark face and just nodded slightly. It was obvious that he was very dissatisfied.
"After passing the order, the Jinyi Guards will be divided into the North and South Town Fusi Yamen."
"Zhou Tianxu was demoted to acting capital commander!"
"If you cannot atone for your sins, you will be removed from office!"
Zhou Tianxu clasped his fists and accepted the order, then tentatively asked.
"What your Highness means is, how can the general atone for his sins?"
Zhu Hongyu snorted coldly, looked north and said.
"I was assassinated by an assassin sent by the Qing court!"
"It's disrespectful to come and go without reciprocating. Jin Yiwei immediately prepared to use some of Jin Yiwei's hidden connections in the capital to start formulating an assassination plan against the Qing puppet emperor Kangxi or the Empress Dowager Bumu Butai!"
"clear?"
"If the assassination is successful, you can atone for your sins!"
"The assassination failed. The Commander-in-Chief of the Jinyi Guards, Zhou Tianxu, please stop doing this and abdicate in favor of others!"
Zhou Tianxu looked stern and retreated as ordered.
Zhu Hongyu continued to lean on the couch, thinking about other things.
Zhu Hongyu was assassinated today, and it was not just Li Guangyuan and Zhou Tianxu who were punished.
The person in charge of the place he inspected and the soldiers of the Imperial Guard responsible for protecting his safety were all involved.
It's just that most of those people are not qualified to be reprimanded by Zhu Hongyu himself.
Most of them are just transfer orders and punishments are imposed directly!
Those who should be dismissed from office should be put in jail.
Today's assassination made Zhu Hongyu see the shortcomings of the Jinyi Guards and the Guards Brigade.
He suddenly realized that just having a royal guard in his hand seemed not enough.
Well, it’s time to lift Dongchang up too!
The boss of Dongchang can choose a smart and clever eunuch from among the eunuchs around him. As for the following fanzi, he can recruit someone from the Jin Yiwei.
If he can establish both Dongchang and Jinyiwei, he can at least allow the two sides to compete and avoid the situation where one company becomes the dominant one.
Everything is the same. If one family has been dominant for a long time, it will easily drift away!
If it floats, something will happen!
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As Daming and Geng Jingzhong signed relevant agreements, without Geng Jingzhong's urging, Daming accepted Zhangzhou Prefecture, Quanzhou Prefecture, Longyan Prefecture and other places.
Zheng Chenggong mobilized his troops from senior officials, landed in Quanzhou, and headed straight for Longyan Prefecture!
Then they entered Fujian from Longyan Prefecture and forced the Jiangxi Qing army to retreat.
As for why we didn’t go to Tingzhou Prefecture, it’s because the Jiangxi Qing army is now in Tingzhou Prefecture.
If Zheng Chenggong directly enters Tingzhou Prefecture, he will inevitably confront the Jiangxi Qing army.
Afraid but not afraid!
But it goes against the original intention of the Ming army to control the scale of the war as much as possible.
Instead of going to Tingzhou Prefecture to confront the main force of the Qing army head-on, it would be better to rush into Jiangxi from Longyan Prefecture and attack the enemy and save them.
Force the Qing army to return for reinforcements!
In this way, at least the initiative in the war can be controlled by oneself.
Rather than being led by the Qing army!
After Zheng Jun entered Jiangxi, he went straight to Ningdu Prefecture.
The local defenders of Ningdu Prefecture were vulnerable to the main force of Zheng's army.
For a time, Ningdu Prefecture was in emergency!
The Jiangxi Qing army that entered Fujian received an urgent report from the rear and had no choice but to give up the war in Fujian and began to return to Jiangxi to aid.
It's not that the Jiangxi Qing army didn't know how much contribution they would make if they captured Fuzhou and how much changes they would bring to the war situation.
Fuzhou was Geng Jingzhong's home base and rear area. Once Fuzhou was destroyed, Geng Jingzhong would be like a grasshopper after the autumn, and he would not be able to jump around for a few days.
But the problem is, they can't conquer Fuzhou!
Although Geng Jingzhong concentrated most of the elite Jingnan Army on the Lishui front line to fight against the Qing army in the south of the Yangtze River.
But this does not mean that he does not want his hometown.
The Jingnan Army near Fuzhou City are also the elite of the Jingnan Army!
That is, the original Eight Banners Soldiers, not the Jingnan Army adapted from the Green Camp Soldiers.
The combat effectiveness of both sides is naturally very different!
After the Qing army in Jiangxi captured Tingzhou Prefecture, they marched towards Fuzhou City and faced the elite of the Jingnan army.
After that, there was no progress in the battle, and the battle lines between the two sides were deadlocked in the Yanping Prefecture area.
Now, the Ming army has entered Jiangxi territory, and Ningdu Prefecture is in urgent need.
The Qing army in Jiangxi was shocked!
What you need to know is that most of the grain and fodder needed by the Qing army in Jiangxi during this battle was stored in Ningdu Prefecture.
In other words, the Qing army's retreat and food routes in Jiangxi are now threatened.
Under such circumstances, one can only imagine what choices these Qing troops would make.
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As the Qing troops in Jiangxi withdrew from Fujian, the pressure on Geng Jingzhong's rear was greatly reduced.
In just an instant, he had more troops on hand!
Geng Jingzhong began to rotate the troops on hand with the troops in the rear, and moved the Jingnan Army, which was reorganized from the Green Camp, to the rear.
Concentrate elite troops on the front line and launch a major counterattack!
Now Geng Jingzhong no longer dares to expect that he can take over the entire Jiangnan in one fell swoop. He only hopes that before the Qing army goes south, he can capture Jinhua and fight to the Qujiang, Lanjiang, and Fuchun rivers.
Then find a way to resist the Qing army's attack there!
Elite soldiers and horses are constantly gathering towards Lishui. Geng Jingzhong's cavalry, Chongbu, and the artillery team he bought with money from Daming are all gathering towards Lishui.
The number and quality of the gunners under Geng Jingzhong are not good!
While purchasing artillery from Daming, he also hired a large number of gunners to operate the artillery.
This was used to ensure that the Jingnan Army could overwhelm the Qing Army in terms of firepower!
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At the same time, the clouds of war in Guilin City are getting stronger and stronger!
As the Ming army continued to advance towards Guilin, news of the fall of Zhou counties continued to spread to Guilin, and everyone in Guilin could not help but feel worried.
Not because of anything else, but because the Ming army fought so smoothly and came too fast!
Guangxi has many mountains and ridges, and there are countless passes with difficult terrain!
However, under the powerful offensive of the Ming army, these high mountains and dangerous passes seemed like paper.
Either surrender and surrender, or be vulnerable to the heavy artillery of the Ming army!
It can even be said that in the battle in Guangxi, the Ming army basically relied on artillery shells to hit them all the way.
It depends on using cannonballs to hit one's heart's desire, hit a person who responds to the situation, and hit a message.