Zhang Jiayu's plan was actually based on the standpoint of the Dashun Army. He tried to use the Ming Dynasty navy of Su Guansheng and Huang Fei to attack the three rebel kings and achieve the goal of eliminating the enemies of the Shandong Shun Army.
But this plan also coincided with Su Guansheng's goal of escaping to Jiangnan, so the two hit it off and first staged an adventurous drama of rescuing the three men.
For this reason, when Ma Bao first entered Laizhou City, he saw no less than a hundred Ming soldiers in the city. These people were all subordinates sent by Su Guansheng and Huang Fei to contact Xu Du. As long as both parties had the same intention,
Then the situation in Shandong will undergo a major change, from the past unfavorable situation in which the Dashun Army faced the attack of the Ming and Qing coalition forces, to a favorable situation in which the Shun and Ming coalition forces joined hands to fight against the Qing Dynasty.
"Zhang Jiayu is really a great talent!"
Ma Bao deeply admired Zhang Jiayu's overall vision. His own battle and tactical command capabilities had been fully tempered and displayed in several battles against the Qing army. However, in terms of strategy, compared with Zhang Jiayu's performance, Ma Bao
Bao could only feel ashamed for a while.
The most important point of this plan is that Su Guansheng and Huang Fei are still nominally "friendly forces" of the Qing army. Although the three rebel kings also have many warships in their own hands, their control over places such as Big and Small Bamboo Islands is very limited.
To a large extent, it still relied on the assistance of the Ming Navy.
It can be said that Su Guansheng has actually controlled the retreat of the three rebel kings, but they only have naval forces at hand and no land troops, so they are no match for Kong Youde in land battles.
It was not that Su Guansheng had not thought about letting the Ming army act alone to deal with Kong Youde. It was just that he considered that if something went wrong in the plan and he was forced to fight the armies of the three rebel kings, it would obviously be a good idea to get the support of the Shandong Shun army.
a better situation.
In addition, Li Jiantai is a highly respected supervisor and assistant minister, Gao Qiqian is a eunuch deeply trusted by Emperor Chongzhen, and Liu Zeqing is a military commander with a "famous reputation for bravery." If we can get the help of these three people, it will have a great influence on Su Guansheng's future.
The development of the Nandu imperial court will also be of great benefit.
Xu Du immediately set up wine for Ma Bao, Li Jiantai, Gao Qiqian, Liu Zeqing and others in the Laizhou official office. There were also several singers and musicians to join in the fun. The sound of pipa, silk and bamboo was heard, and then there were special cooks who served one dish after another.
Delicious food served in a dish.
Ma Bao couldn't help but frown. He had been following Li Laiheng, who was "fishing for fame", for a long time. He had long been accustomed to the simple and indifferent life of Chu Chuang's army, and was not interested in the scholarly style of Xu Du.
It was just that Xu Du, Li Jiantai and others were chatting happily, and Ma Bao also thought that since he was entertaining Su Guansheng and Li Jiantai, a group of Ming Dynasty officials, it would not be a big problem to prepare some necessary etiquette.
Not long after their banquet, Xu Du showed off his social skills as a famous hero in Zhejiang, and soon became mingled with Liu Zeqing and others. At this time, news came from the soldiers outside that some naval vessels of the Ming Army had arrived in Laizhou.
open sea.
Off the coast of Laizhou, between Furong Island and Sanshan Island, the mast of the sailboat has been raised on the gray sea water. Under the blue sky, the hull is slowly approaching the coast. The cool summer breeze blows the sails, and there are navy officers and soldiers holding oars.
Flooding, take a small boat to the shore first.
Ma Bao is still not used to the smell of the ocean. Those rickety ships, those naval officers and soldiers who seem to be very undisciplined, and even those sails that are connected in sheets and look like floating clouds can't make Ma Bao have any interest in sea ships.
What kind of feeling does it produce?
But Xu Du was much more enthusiastic. As expected, he was good at dancing, and soon he led his people to get acquainted with the generals of the Tianjin Guards Navy sent by Su Guansheng and others.
What Xu Du was most worried about was whether Su Guansheng's actions were noticed by the Qing army?
Even now Ma Bao has arrived in Jiaodong with some reinforcements, but the three rebel kings have about 30,000 troops, and more than 10,000 of them are Dongjiang elite soldiers who have survived hundreds of battles in Liaodong. It is not easy to deal with them.
Xu Du placed a large part of his hope on Su Guansheng's internal response. If the Ming Navy's "Lian Shun" movement was discovered by the Qing Army before they launched an attack, things would be more troublesome.
Once Su Guansheng and Huang Fei's naval forces launch a surprise attack on the three rebel kings' soldiers on the Denglai Islands, they will be cut off by the imperial court from their source of food and salary before they can deal with Kong Youde. Once the war is delayed, they may face losing their base.
, a situation of wandering around with no source of food and salary.
Therefore, in order to make this Ming navy navy be used by Dashun and play a key role in the battle against the three rebel kings, Xu Du suggested to Ma Bao that he should never be stingy with money and food, and must stabilize this navy.
division fleet and try to enable it to fully exert its due combat effectiveness.
The warships of the Tianjin Navy under the direct control of Su Guansheng were originally stationed at Dagukou. At this time, they had used an excuse to harass Laizhou, and most of the fleet and officers and soldiers had left Tianjin at Dakukou.
Huang Fei's naval force was stronger than that of Su Guansheng. He was originally stationed on the islands between Liaonan and Denglai. However, because Kong Youde went south to capture Dengzhou, Huang Fei's naval base was originally stationed on the islands.
Most of the islands off the coast of Denglai have been forcibly occupied by the three rebel kings. The Huang Fei Navy lost its own flood garrison area, which was also a major reason why it agreed with Su Guansheng's "Lian Shun Hole" plan.
In addition, there was also Ma Denghong's navy stationed on Shicheng Island, who also followed Su Guansheng and Huang Fei to go south. Shicheng Island is located on the east side of the Liaodong Peninsula and is closer to North Korea than Denglai.
However, North Korea had already succumbed to the Qing Dynasty, and Su Guansheng's blueprint for heading to Nandu was obviously more attractive than escaping to North Korea. Therefore, Ma Denghong gave up the suggestion of North Korean Navy General Lin Qingye and led the soldiers and civilians of Shicheng Island across the sea to the south.
, first went to Huangcheng Island to defect to Huang Fei, and finally decided to join forces with Su Guansheng to attack Kong Youde.
At this point, the Ming army's combat preparations have been completed. Among the three naval fleets, Huang Fei and Ma Denghong are stationed in the area of Huangcheng Island, the northernmost of the islands off Denglai, while Su Guansheng's navy is stationed by Da Da
Set sail from Gukou and arrived at Furong Island and Sanshan Island in Laizhou to station there.
Su Guansheng himself was still on the ship and had not landed. After all, he could not completely trust the Shun army. He was worried that if he went ashore rashly and was forcibly detained by Xu Du, the naval fleet might also be annexed by the Shun army. So he was always cautious.
, Su Guansheng only landed on the island after the Shun army evacuated the garrison of Furong Island, which originally numbered only a few dozen people.
Ma Bao looked at the surging waves and waves, still dubious:
"Kong Youde is very gratifying. Geng Zhongming is a veteran of the Dongjiang River. Can he really pacify Dengzhou in one go only by relying on the Ming navy's internal response?"
Xu Duze replied confidently:
"Commander Bi uses troops just like Han Bai, so what's the difficulty in defeating the Wuqiao thieves? What's more, the Wuqiao thieves killed a lot of people in the Denglai area. The soldiers and civilians all hated Kong Youde to the bone. People's hearts can be used. I think if Kong Youde is slightly disadvantaged, he will be killed.
Nowhere to escape.
Originally, I was worried that the Tatars had a naval advantage. Even if they were defeated in Jiaodong, they would still be able to retreat to the island and always pose a threat to Denglai. Now we have the naval fleets of Su Guansheng, Huang Fei, and Ma Denghong to help us, and we and the Ming army are
If we get what we need, we will be able to completely eliminate the Wuqiao thieves, and not a single thief will be spared by His Highness the King of Jin."