Zhu Yicheng was in a good mood these days. Not long ago, news was sent back from the front lines that the Ming army in Zhili had completely occupied its feet, and the Hubei troops also went north across the river, and the troops headed straight to Henan. In Yangzhou, the Ming army's attack did not stop, and they firmly dragged the Qing army in Jiangbei to the Yangzhou area. As for Shandong, the Ming army had been eyeing Cangzhou.

Although the Ming army has not yet completely opened up the north and south, it has completely gained the upper hand under steady and steady attack. In Guangxi, Guizhou and other places, the Ming army still maintained suppression of the Qing army's forces in the two provinces because it did not transfer heavy troops. From this point of view, it was reasonable for Zhu Yicheng to choose to be safe at that time.

In this era, military use is not like later generations. As the saying goes, the soldiers and horses will go ahead before they move their food and grass. In history, there were only half or even millions of people, and only half or even fewer real war soldiers were responsible for logistics transportation, especially food and supplies.

This limitation, coupled with the inconvenience of transportation, made the war impossible to go on like later generations. Even the cavalry troops could only advance nearly a hundred miles in one day. The fastest cavalry in Chinese history was the Mongolian cavalry of Genghis Khan, which reached a high speed of nearly 200 miles. But you should know that this cavalry speed could not be replicated. At that time, the Mongolian cavalry was at the highest peak in history, and the cavalry they used were one man, two cavalry or even three cavalry. In addition, the logistics policy of cleaning and massacre without regard for the consequences, as well as terrain factors, etc., can this miracle be created.

Under normal circumstances, the cavalry's propulsion speed can reach about a hundred miles a day, which is considered elite. Even the Eight Banners who entered the pass that year, the propulsion speed of the infantry and horses was only about seventy miles. As for the Ming army, the proportion of cavalry was extremely low. Most of the Ming army's army was infantry. Except for a few troops with some cavalry organization, the number of horses in the new army was slightly larger.

This is of course because the Ming army started from the south. The lack of terrain and horses in the south meant that the Ming army could not work hard on cavalry. Furthermore, Zhu Yicheng's Ming arms accounted for a higher and higher proportion. In this tactic, the purpose of cavalry was not very large except for scouts and small assault forces.

Therefore, the advancement speed of the Ming army was not much different from the peak period of the Eight Banners that year. The daily march ranged from about 65 to 70 miles, but this was only the marching speed. If the logistics pressure was taken into account, the speed would slow down a lot, and on average it was about 50 miles.

Based on the above situation, the current war cannot achieve the effect of blitzkrieg in later generations. Moreover, as the front line continues to extend, the logistics pressure is getting greater and greater, and the loss of roads is also extremely amazing.

Now, with the continuous continuous wars in various places, the Ming Dynasty has extremely high financial pressure. Fortunately, it has now won the two provinces of Hubei and Hunan. Hubei and Hunan are called "Huguang" in history. Since the early and mid-Ming Dynasty, it has been well-known as Huguang and has been well-known in the world.

After occupying the two provinces, the Military Affairs Office immediately issued an order to restore production in the two provinces as soon as possible. In addition, the imperial court dispatched officials and material support from the two provinces, so that local planting was restored in a very short time. Although there are still some days before autumn harvest, according to the feedback information, if nothing unexpected happens, the harvest in the two provinces this year can reduce the great burden on the Ming Dynasty.

But these are still far from enough in the overall view, so Zhu Yicheng increased the amount of rice imported from overseas. Now the Ming Dynasty's maritime trade is no longer the same. Although the Ming Dynasty's merchant ships have not yet reached the level of traversing all over the world, they are already the greatest force in Southeast Asia.

It is precisely because of the development of maritime trade that the Ming Dynasty was able to be at ease in this situation, and abundant food became the best way to stabilize the place. In addition, for North Korea, the Ming Dynasty's ministers to North Korea had already been in place, and the bases in North Korea were also launched. It is estimated that it will only take two years at most. By then, North Korea will become the bridgehead for the Ming Dynasty to regain Liaodong.

Everything is developing in a good way. Zhu Yicheng's belief in the day when he expelled the Tartars and restored China was firm. The Qing Dynasty was finally swept into the garbage dump, but it was just a difference between earlier and later.

In fact, many people have seen its final result in the current situation of the Qing Dynasty. Compared with the beginning, the resistance that the Ming army encountered during its march was no longer as strong as the initial one. In some places, the Ming army even voluntarily surrendered as soon as it arrived, which shows what people want.

Today, Zhang Ran brought Zhu Yicheng a piece of news, which surprised him very much. The news came from Guangxi. Zhao Hongcan, who had always opposed the Ming Dynasty, actually took the initiative to contact the Ming Dynasty.

"Does Zhao Hongcan have a letter?" Zhu Yicheng asked after hearing this.

"Returning to the emperor, Zhao Hongcan just sent his confidant to find the Qianhu Office of the Jinyiwei in Guangdong, and only brought something to prove his identity, but there was no letter." Zhang Ran replied quickly.

Zhu Yicheng sneered: "This Zhao Hongcan is careful. What is his intention to contact our Ming Dynasty this time? Is it because he plans to change his master and defect to my Ming Dynasty?"

Zhang Ran smiled bitterly and said, "The news that Zhao Hongcan sent people is vague. I think that although Zhao Hongcan seems to have some ideas about me, Daming, he is not trustworthy. In fact, he is just a mouse and intends to bet on both ends."

"Tell me more." Zhu Yicheng didn't know much about Zhao Hongcan's current situation. Zhao Hongcan fled to Guangxi after his defeat in Guangdong. Then Zhu Yicheng learned that Zhao Hongcan abandoned Guangzhou and left the entire Guangdong quickly fell into the hands of the Ming army because Kangxi learned about his joining forces with the Portuguese.

When Kangxi learned about this, Thunder Ting was furious and sent someone to Guangdong to deal with Zhao Hongcan. Who would have thought that Zhao Hongcan had a well-informed person to learn in advance that this guy was also a ruthless man. He even threw Guangdong to the Ming army without stopping. After he ran to Guangxi, he relied on his identity as a governor and the troops in his hands and grabbed Guangxi firmly in his hands. Later, Kangxi had no choice but to do anything to him, which led to Zhao Hongcan's separation in Guangxi, just like a local emperor.

Not long ago, the Eighth Prince of the Qing Dynasty issued an order to Zhao Hongcan, ordering him to command the three provinces of Guangxi, Guizhou and Yunnan. From this point of view, the Eighth Prince who deliberately leaked the news to Zhao Hongcan was the Eighth Prince. Now the Eighth Prince gave Zhao Hongcan heavy use and handed over the Southeast Mountain Province to his hands.

This is roughly what Zhu Yicheng knows, but Zhang Ran, as the boss of the Jinyiwei, knows a lot more about the collection of information and information. When he heard Zhu Yicheng ask, Zhang Ran immediately explained.

According to Zhang Ran, Zhao Hongcan has been integrating his military power these days. After the defeated Qing army in Hunan entered Guangxi, Zhao Hongcan had been retrained by Zhao Hongcan. In addition, the wolf soldiers and other elite soldiers in his hands were not very powerful.

Moreover, Zhao Hongcan has been constantly building and improving defenses in Guangxi. From this point of view, Zhao Hongcan seems to have no idea of ​​seeking directly to the Ming Dynasty. If he plans to seek refuge in the Ming Dynasty, how could he be so keen on training elite troops and improving city defense?

But there is another problem, that is, Zhao Hongcan secretly dealt with Liang Shixun and others. You should know that Liang Shixun is the governor of Guangxi. Although he has been under house arrest by Zhao Hongcan, his position as governor is still there. Now, the Eighth Prince has nominally "pardoned" Zhao Hongcan. When the imperial edict was issued, Zhao Hongcan not only became the commander of the three provinces, but also said that the Qing court had wiped out all the treatment Kangxi had dealt with him.

In this case, Zhao Hongcan didn't have to kill Liang Shixun and others at all. If he felt that he wanted to ensure his rights, he could continue to put them under house arrest and even use the imperial edict to suppress them. But Zhao Hongcan did not do this, but instead sent these people on the road with the excuse of dying from a sudden illness.

What's even more strange is that before Zhao Hongcan dealt with these people, he sent Ah Ling A out of Guangxi. Ah Ling A first went to Guizhou and has now arrived in Yunnan. Although Ah Ling A was sent to Guangxi by Kangxi, and he had no rights in Guangxi, he had to know that Ah Ling A's status is noble, and to some extent, he was Zhao Hongcan's superior, but for some reason, he was sent away like this. Why did Zhao Hongcan do this? What is the idea of ​​doing this? It has to be intriguing.

Zhu Yicheng listened quietly to Zhang Ran telling these situations, and was unable to determine what Zhao Hongcan had to plan for a while, so he immediately asked Zhang Ran to tell him his opinion.

"Emperor, in my opinion, Zhao Hongcan seems to have plans to be independent." Zhang Ran said after hesitating.

"Independent?" This judgment was somewhat unexpected. Zhu Yicheng said in surprise: "Even if Zhao Hongcan has three provinces, he is only Guangxi. Yunnan and Guizhou provinces have not only governors, but also A Ling Ah, how can Zhao Hongcan be confident of being independent?"

"The emperor doesn't know anything. Another thing is about Gao Jin's troops. Not long ago, Gao Jin's troops showed signs of attacking Guizhou, but Zhao Hongcan did not react at all. You should know that he is the commander of the three provinces now. It is a bit abnormal. If I expected it well, maybe Zhao Hongcan had already had some contact with Gao Jin's troops. If the two companies merged, they might have the capital to be independent."

Hearing this, Zhu Yicheng frowned immediately, thought for a while and shook his head and said, "This doesn't make sense. Gao Jin is the White Lotus Sect. Zhao Hongcan and Gao Jin join forces? Who is the main person? Who is the deputy? The two are incompatible, it's not that simple."

Zhang Ran also nodded silently. This was just his guess. Maybe Zhao Hongcan knew what the real situation was.
Chapter completed!