Lao Zhu climbed up to the pagoda on the cow's neck on Dongshan Mountain.
This is the highest point of the Haimen Acropolis. Standing here, you can not only have a panoramic view of the Acropolis to the west, but also there is a small round mountain on the opposite bank of the river to the north. This is also the origin of the name of Haimen. Niutoujing Mountain and Xiaoyuan
The mountain is like a gateway at the mouth of Jiaojiang River.
The pagoda king looked down at him, Lao Zhu frowned.
"I didn't expect that the Haimen guards were so corrupt."
Wang Chuangzi was guarding with a sword on his side, but he was very calm, "The guards have long been corrupted, so they later recruited battalions instead. However, even in the Jiubian area in the north, most of the battalions are useless, let alone the southeast."
Even in the most elite Liaodong Guanning Army, there are inevitable shortages of fictitious numbers. The three major battalions of the Ming Dynasty's Beijing Camp are still incapable of combat even after being integrated several times.
When the Yongwei Battalion was able to integrate a fighting force, Chongzhen also put in a lot of effort.
"This Haimen Guard City is not bad, it is more dangerous and solid, and it has convenient transportation by the sea. If we recruit people, train new troops, and repair the city walls, we can fight here." Wang Chuangzi suggested.
Lao Zhu shook his head.
"Are you huddled here waiting to be beaten? No, this small acropolis in Haimen, no matter how hard it is defended, will not be the Diaoyutai of the Southern Song Dynasty. Moreover, under the current situation, being beaten passively will never inspire people, let alone
The center is bright.”
Lao Zhu doesn't want to do this kind of thing.
"To resist the Qing Dynasty, we must fight and take the initiative. Only in this way can we have the initiative instead of waiting for the Tatars to attack."
"But the enemy is strong and we are weak,"
"So the need for initiative becomes even greater."
"Forget it, the Haimen guards have disappointed me, so we can only quickly find the troops again. After dinner, we will go to Shipu."
"Your Highness!" Wang Chuangzi persuaded hesitantly, "There is only one guerrilla camp in Shipu. Zhang Mingzhen is probably no better than Wu Kai here."
"And I heard that Ningbo's commander-in-chief Wang Zhiren has been surrendered."
"Then persuade him to do it anyway." Lao Zhu said.
Wang Chuangzi was a little puzzled.
Lao Zhu looked at Taizhou Bay. After seeing the troops and horses of Haimen Guards being so corrupt, a plan in his mind became clearer. These situations in front of him further illustrate the historical failure of Zhu Yihai's Lu Jianguo regime to resist the Qing Dynasty in eastern Zhejiang.
The reason why it happened so quickly was that the soldiers here were too weak and wanted to defend on the ground. They even gathered at the Qiantang River in Shaoxing, hoping to defend by the river and engage in positional defense. This stupid idea was doomed to failure.
The enemy is strong and we are weak; the enemy is numerous and we are few.
what to do?
Lao Zhu believes that Zhejiang still has some opportunities. It is surrounded by mountains and coastal areas, and the Tatars marched south from Beijing this time and swept through the Central Plains. They defeated the Chuang Army and the Hongguang Dynasty in a row. It can also be said that they have reached the end of the offensive. Now the weather is hot.
The Qing army was basically unable to continue its southern expedition. If it wanted to fight, it could only rest and regroup before starting again.
There is a time difference and a gap in attack. This is Zhejiang's opportunity.
But the time is short. During this time, Lao Zhu must integrate a force, a mobile force that can attack and defend, and win several battles, so that more people can join him.
Come to this government.
We will definitely not be able to win a frontal battle, and there is no chance of building a defense line along the Qiantang River. It is better to do what the great man did and rely on the rivers, mountains and seas of eastern Zhejiang to develop anti-Qing base areas and fight guerrilla warfare while there are still some hearts and minds in various places in the south of the Yangtze River.
The gentry and common people rebelled and used this mobile force to connect and combine.
Historically, King Lu made a comeback soon after the first great collapse. His strategy was to use Zhoushan Islands, Siming Mountain and other mountain islands as base areas, take advantage of the navy's advantage, and the Qing army's control over the countryside.
Weak, they continued to resist the Qing Dynasty. This time they persisted for many years longer than the first time. They even counterattacked Chongming Island, entered the Yangtze River Estuary, and tried to attack Nanjing.
In the end, during the Northern Expedition of King Lu, although the Qing army seized the Zhoushan Island base and was defeated again, this direction was still correct.
Establishing base areas, fighting guerrilla warfare, and encircling cities from rural areas sounds a bit timid, but Lao Zhu believes that these are not important, and the important thing is to be able to develop and grow.
At the moment, he has several troops at his disposal. Prime Minister Wang's First Battalion of Brave Guards has more than a hundred veterans. Ma Jixiang's Second Battalion of Brave Guards has more than a hundred veterans. In addition, he has recruited more than 300 recruits in Guangdong, and there are also Portuguese soldiers hired from Macau.
Three Hundred Musketeers.
In addition to the Jinyi Guards composed of more than a hundred original guards from Prince Lu's Mansion, as well as the 120 Haimen Battalion currently under Wu Kai, and the 500 Taizhou coastal defense troops, there are only a hundred or so who can actually fight.
Six battalions of men and horses can fight about 500 veterans, plus 300 mercenaries, and 500 old and weak.
These are the backbones. If there is time, recruiting new soldiers, reorganizing and training, and gathering three to five thousand people should be no problem. But what Lao Zhu lacks most now is time. He must open up the situation as soon as possible, especially a victory to gather people's hearts.
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The Shipu guerrillas were stationed on Xiangshan Island, Ningbo, at the former Shipu No. 2 Station of Changwei, not far from Haimen Acropolis.
But now all kinds of news are flying around. Many people say that Wang Zhiren, the commander-in-chief of Ningbo Dinghai, has been demoted to the Qing Dynasty, and some people say that Zhang Mingzhen has also been demoted.
However, Lao Zhu knew from historical memory that Wang Zhiren actually did not surrender at this time. The Northern Envoys were recruiting surrender everywhere. Wang Zhiren only pretended to agree to surrender, but did not actually surrender.
The same goes for Cheng Mingzhen.
In fact, in addition to Wang Zhiren, the commander-in-chief of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo now also has a strong military force in Zhoushan, and that is Huang Binqing, a Fujian native. His father died in the She'an Rebellion while serving as a judge for Chongqing.
Hu, participated in quelling the She'an Rebellion, and was promoted to the commander-in-chief. Later, he served as governor of Fujian Biaoying guerrillas, fought with Hongmao in Fujian, and participated in many battles against Liu Xiang and other pirates. In the tenth year of Chongzhen's reign, he was promoted to Ning Shaotai
The general will command the navy to control Zhoushan, and the deputy commander-in-chief will be added.
The Hongguang Dynasty was established, and the Jin Dynasty was appointed as the Jiujiang Commander-in-Chief. He led his troops to Jiangfang, and was later named the Guangxi Conquering General. After the Hongguang Dynasty collapsed, Huang Binqing did not go to Guangxi, but retreated eastward with his navy, and finally ran back to Zhoushan.
territory.
Speaking of which, Huang Binqing, the chief military officer of Guangxi, was in charge of some of the navy troops of the Hongguang Dynasty. He had many soldiers and horses and was well equipped. He occupied the Zhoushan Islands, an important place on the coast of eastern Zhejiang, and the
Zhejiang Commander-in-Chief Wang Zhiren is very close to us.
This is an important force.
It's just that Huang Binqing is more speculative. You can tell from the fact that he was promoted to a general in the tenth year of Chongzhen, and then quickly became a general to conquer the barbarians. Historically, after King Lu took over the country, Huang Binqing refused to be loyal to King Lu, and instead accepted
He received the title of Sulu count and official position conferred by the King of Tang in Fujian, and even had many conflicts with King Lu's men.
Calculating, Huang Binqing should have just returned to Zhoushan at this time, and his people should be undecided. More importantly, he ascended the throne to supervise the country much earlier than Lao Zhu in history, especially now that the king of Tang should still be on his way to Fujian, neither
Jian Guo did not proclaim himself emperor.
Now that he has gone to Zhoushan to see Huang Binqing in person, he should have no reason to refuse allegiance to Lao Zhu while his footing is still uncertain.
"Old Wang, your brothers from the First Battalion of the Brave Guards will stay and take over from Wu Kai to guard Haimen City. You must guard Haimen City and seize the time to recruit a group of new soldiers. There are still some ordnance here, so start training quickly."
"Your Highness, the last general has a bodyguard in front of him. How can he be separated? Why not let my nephew stay? He is the commander-in-chief of my first battalion of brave guards. He is loyal to the court and brave in battle. He can be reused."
Lao Zhu smiled and said, "Okay, you come with me and let your nephew stay with the Yongwei Battalion. We will go to Shipu today, Dinghai tomorrow, and Zhoushan the day after tomorrow!"
