Faced with Xu Bin's compliment, Zhu Hongyu did not deny it, but spoke.
"Did Jiangxi capture Nanchang?"
Xu Bin said.
"Wu Dingbo has led his troops to the gates of Nanchang City and is preparing for the attack on Nanchang. The results are expected in the near future."
For today's Ming army, as long as there is sufficient firepower, there is no invincible fortified city!
Under the heavy artillery pounding of the Ming army, it was only a matter of time before the city of Nanchang was destroyed.
Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly and then spoke.
"After Nanchang is captured, the war in Jiangxi can be slowed down for a while."
"Next, I, Daming, will focus my main energy on Fujian and Jiangnan."
"Jiangxi's tactics have shifted to focus on defense. The most important thing is to manage the city defense of Nanchang and be prepared to use Nanchang as a bridgehead to face the enemy in the north."
"The Jiangnan area will most likely be the main battlefield where our Ming Dynasty will fight against the main force of the Qing army heading south!"
"Besides, if our army wants to take over the Jingnan Army's territory in Fujian and Jiangnan, it will have to invest a certain amount of energy."
"..."
As Zhu Hongyu spoke, he rubbed his eyebrows.
He now truly feels that Daming has swallowed too much territory in one go this year and is suffering from indigestion.
Starting from the year before, it was Guangxi, then Jiangxi, and if we add Fujian and a small half of Zhejiang...
That was more than half a year, and most of the southeast was conquered.
Even if Ming Dynasty has what people want, this progress is a bit too fast.
Zhu Hongyu could clearly feel that Daming had eaten his fill in one bite.
Due to the need to transfer officials to the newly occupied areas, the administrative efficiency of the original sites has dropped significantly. In the past, the government orders were as easy to follow as one's fingers, but now they are beginning to feel sluggish.
But even so, Ming Dynasty's control over the newly occupied territories was quite limited.
Not to mention in-depth control, even basic tax collection and soldier recruitment can only be completed with the cooperation of local gentry forces.
If it had not been suppressed by the north, the military pressure brought by the main force of the Qing Dynasty's southern expedition would have been too great, and Zhu Hongyu would have tried to strengthen his territory and strength as much as possible.
At most, he will finish conquering Guangxi this year and will not use any more foreign troops.
Instead, he will concentrate on training his troops in the fields and repairing internal affairs!
Zhu Hongyu knew that after he finished the decisive battle with the main force of the Qing army going south, there was a high probability that he would not have any remaining strength to continue to use troops externally.
At the very least, he will not be able to break out into large-scale battles with the Qing army within two or three years!
It’s not that the army can’t attack, it’s that internal affairs don’t allow it!
It will take at least two or three years for him to free up his hands and sort out the internal affairs of the several provinces he controls before he can continue to use troops.
Xu Bin said.
"I understand!"
Zhu Hongyu asked again.
"Where is the main force of the Qing army now?"
Zhou Tianxu replied.
"Your Highness, the current news is that when the main force of the Qing army was marching to Linqing, Tuhai and Hong Chengchou received the news that Bumbutai had been assassinated. They ordered their troops to stop in Linqing and suspend their march south.
, waiting for follow-up news.”
"There is no specific news coming yet!"
Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly, thought for a while and then spoke.
"Operation Rim Bohai Sea is almost ready to begin!"
The Bohai Rim Operation that Zhu Hongyu mentioned was the Ming Navy's navy entering the Bohai Bay and raiding Tianjin or other places along the Bohai Sea.
The purpose was to attract part of the Qing army to the Jinmen area to gain a greater chance of winning in the Ming Dynasty Jiangnan War!
Xu Bin spoke again.
"I understand!"
In fact, it is not only the Bohai Rim Operation that should be launched.
Even on Zhu Hongyu's side, it was almost time to start preparing to personally lead the main force of the Liberation Army to the north and prepare for a decisive battle with the main force of the Qing army going south.
…
Outside Nanchang City!
The roar of heavy artillery continued one after another, and the shells fired by the heavy artillery shot towards the city wall of Nanchang as if they were free of charge.
The cannonball the size of a human head hit the city wall hard, causing bricks and stones to fly everywhere and cracks appearing.
The explosive bombs fell on the city head, and balls of fire exploded.
In the billowing black smoke, dense fragments flew, sweeping away a large area of Qing soldiers surrounding the cannonball impact point.
Nanchang is a strong city!
No matter how strong a city is, it cannot withstand such indiscriminate bombardment by artillery shells.
The jagged wall stacks at the top of the city were almost completely swept away!
Even the city gate tower was completely reduced to ruins under the bombardment of heavy artillery.
Flags of the Qing army were destroyed and fell down in the shelling.
The huge city head of Nanchang has already become bare.
The defenders at the head of the city were under fire from solid bullets, explosive shells, and shotguns, and their casualties continued to rise.
I don’t dare to show my head at all!
The Ming army's trenches continued to advance towards Nanchang City. In the zigzag trenches, there would be a gun emplacement not far away.
In the artillery position, large-caliber siege mortars were deployed.
Gunpowder and shells were neatly stacked next to the gun body, and the gunner was ready.
The riflemen also began to enter the trench, reload the rifle guns in their hands, and aim at the city head.
Always ready to pull the trigger!
Everything is being used as a cover for the ascent to the city!
Xia Yuankui stood under the banner, looked in the direction of Nanchang City, and said.
"You can actually hold on for such a long time under my Ming Dynasty's offensive!"
"The defender of Nanchang is quite talented. I would like to see him after the city of Nanchang is defeated!"
"Question him carefully. Why should he be a slave to Qinglu if he is not a good person?!"
It has been nearly five days since the Ming army arrived at Nanchang City!
In several successive attacks, after the Guiyi Army's troops ascended to the top of the city of Nanchang, they were pushed back by the Qing army's counterattack.
Although they attacked the city several times in succession, the Ming army advanced every time. Even in the last attack, the Ming army entered Nanchang City.
But Xia Yuankui still felt that his face was dull!
The resilience of the Nanchang defenders is abnormally strong!
"Instruct the main force of the army to press forward, and we must attack Nanchang in one fell swoop!"
Xia Yuankui waved his hand and gave the order. In order to boost the morale of the army, he even climbed up to the high platform himself and beat the war drums.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The dull sound of war drums sounded one after another.
"kill!"
"kill!"
"kill!"
"Drive out the Tartars and restore China!"
"..."
Amid the earth-shaking shouts of killing, the Ming army once again launched a general attack on Nanchang City.
At this moment, there was only the cry of killing left in the world!
The red armor of the Ming army was as dazzling as flames as they crushed towards Nanchang City.
Amidst the roaring explosions, large-caliber siege mortars launched explosive shells with an astonishing charge into Nanchang City.
Amidst the rumbling explosions, a large ball of fire rose up in Nanchang City.
The Ming army launched an attack on Nanchang City again!
The heavy artillery and siege mortars roared continuously, and the riflemen pulled the triggers, shooting with frightening accuracy.
Qing troops defending the city were constantly hit by muskets, screaming and falling from the top of the city.
Boom! Boom!
Amidst the earth-shaking explosion and roar, a section of the city wall rose high, and then quickly fell back.
The strong and thick city walls collapsed and turned into ruins.
Huge plumes of smoke and dust rose into the sky, and countless pieces of masonry and stone were carried up to the sky by the shock wave, and then fell like rain.
A big hole was blown out of the solid Nanchang city wall!
The masonry and earthwork collapsed into a hill!
…
ps: The big bastard who only had one day off during the National Day has resumed classes today.