Chapter 339 The battle begins
"After Chongming Island is down, the sea estuary is blocked." Zheng Wu said: "Next, this governor needs the Prince's Mansion to cooperate with me to take down the Dan disciple as soon as possible and block Zheng Zhilong's Fujian Navy on the Yangtze River."
Wang Yuan smiled and said, "This mansion is ready after receiving the order. Governor Zheng is relieved. Yangzhou Prefecture will be subject to the order of manpower and material resources."
Zheng Wudao: "Thank you, Mr. Fu."
Wang Yuan dared not: "All the things that are in charge are for the emperor to worry about."
Dantu is the capital of Zhenjiang Prefecture, which is across the river from the Yangzhou River Capital. After Zheng Zhilong's navy entered the Yangtze River, his navy camp was in Longtan outside the east of Nanjing, Yingtian, and in the adjacent Zhenjiang Prefecture Dantu also stationed a navy, facing it with his horns.
The Fujian navy garrison of the Dantu garrison had tens of thousands of people and 200 warships. The head was Zheng Zhibao, the younger brother of Zheng Zhibao.
The troops of Zheng Zhibao were the ones who stumbled against Yangzhou Prefecture earlier.
"Zheng Zhilong's main force is in Longtan, with 20,000 people and nearly 400 warships of all sizes. Dantu is adjacent to it. Once there is a change, it will be at most two hours. To attack Dantu, you must use other methods to restrain Longtu." Wang Yuan said: "And you must fight quickly. Otherwise, not only the Fujian Navy in Longtan, but also the former army of the former dynasty on the Jiangning line can also send troops from the land. It will be a bad battle and it will be difficult to end."
Zheng Wushen agreed.
Zheng Wu's thinking is very clear. The main purpose of the navy is Zheng Zhilong, not the former army of the former dynasty in Jiangnan. Once the Danzhe cannot be taken down quickly, his navy will be dragged to the Danzhe. At that time, Zheng Zhilong's main force in Longtan can leave calmly.
"Zheng Zhilong can't run away." Zheng Wu said so.
Wang Yuan nodded and said no more. It was nothing to suggest a few words, but if he went deeper, he would lose his duty. He was not an officer, but a civil servant. He was the main force of cooperation during wartime, and how to fight was not something he could intervene.
After meeting Wang Yuan and having exchanged local cooperation, Wang Yuan said goodbye and left. Zheng Wu met with the generals of Zhenjiangdu, the Jiangnan War Zone who came with Wang Yuan.
In this battle, the navy is naturally important. However, the main force of the war is the army of Zhou Li, the Jiangnan War Zone. The naval war zone and the Jiangnan War Zone must be linked together and cooperate perfectly to end the unified war to sweep Jiangnan faster.
In addition to a general in the Jiangnan War Zone guarding Jiangdu, there are also black-clothed guard deacons from the Ministry of State Security.
"Governor Zhou is ready." The general of the ministry said: "Since Governor Zheng has arrived in Tongzhou on time, Governor Zhou can act according to the original plan."
Zheng Wu nodded slightly: "It's good to be like this."
Then he looked at the Black Guardian.
The Ministry of State Security is a new intelligence agency formed by integrating the functions of the former dynasty Jinyiwei, Dongchang and other secret agencies. The deacons under the Ministry of State Security are called Black-Isolated Guards. In fact, it seems that they are different from the former dynasty Jinyiwei.
There is a deacon in Jiangnan, and its head is the deacon.
The black-clothed deacon said expressionlessly: "As long as the Dan disciple responded to the military subordinates, the situation of the heads is under the control of the Black-clothed Guard." As he said that, he took out a piece of brocade from his cuff and handed it to Zheng Wu: "There is no difference."
Zheng Wu took it and opened it and saw that there was a partial layout of Dantu Water Village on it, the troops, the rotation time of patrols, the names and even the personalities of the leaders were all recorded.
Zheng Wu was very happy and said with a smile: "With this brocade, great things are expected. Thank you for your hard work in the Black Guard."
The deacon of the Black Guard said, "Everyone is sharing the worries for the emperor, so why should we work hard? Governor Zheng only cares about fighting according to the military subordinates, and my Black Guard will definitely cooperate without interruption."
"Okay!" Zheng Wu smiled and said, "In this way, send troops at the middle of the year and war at the Yin hour. Before dawn, the elixirs will be destroyed!"
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Jiangpu, Jiangnan War Zone Camp.
It was already midnight, and the main tent of the camp was brightly lit.
Zhou Li was wearing military uniform and placed his red tassels on the desk table next to him. There were military academy generals standing on the left and right sides of the hall.
Jiangpu belongs to Yingtian Prefecture. Yingtian Prefecture spans the Yangtze River and has a piece in the north of the Yangtze River. It is Jiangpu and Liuhe County. Jiangpu is even across the river from Nanjing and Jiangning.
Monthly, Ying Yi decided to unify the war zone in Jiangnan and moved south from Fengyang and quickly set up a front line to resist the harassment of Zheng Zhilong's Fujian Navy.
"This governor just received the news that Zheng Wu of the Navy had arrived at the corresponding position on time." Zhou Li's rough face was extremely calm and heavy, and he said in a loud voice: "There is no change in this battle across the river, and each unit only acts according to the original plan."
Then he looked at General Zuojun with bright eyes: "What's the situation in Hezhou?"
The left army general beat his chest and clasped his fists and said, "Don't worry, the governor. The governor just received the news before the meeting. The two divisions A and B of the later school had passed the river safely after dark yesterday. At this time, they must have reached Dasheng Pass. By the time of Yin, they must be near Longtan and can launch an attack at any time."
Zhou Li laughed when he heard this: "Okay! Some old ministers from the previous dynasty looked like birds. The old masters crossed the river with 6,000 troops, and they were easily fooled. It was really a matter of days to be destroyed."
When all the generals heard this, they laughed loudly.
Zhou Li waved his hand, stopped laughing, and said, "There are more than 20,000 soldiers and horses in Jiangning, but they are all cynical. It is not difficult to break it. The difficulty lies in Zheng Zhilong in Longtan. The pirate is the most stimulating. Once he smells the smell, he will definitely run away."
"The two elite troops of 6,000 were caught off guard, and Longtan had no chance of resisting. Before crossing the river, the generals had many instructions to burn and destroy their warships. Without the warships, Zheng Zhilong could not escape." The general of the Left Army said: "Once Longtan starts, Jiangning will soon receive the news that the old ministers of the previous dynasty would be restless and even have internal conflicts. At that time, take the opportunity to cross the river and attack Jiangning directly, and major events can be settled."
Zhou Li smiled and said, "There are still some hard bones in Jiangning, Nanjing, so don't be careless."
Then he said: "Go down and prepare for the army and prepare for war. Now it is midnight, let the soldiers wait for the dawn, make a full meal in the Chou time, and yell the lights at the Yin time to wait for the fighter."
"Here!"
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Dantu, late at night, water village.
Zheng Zhibao slept peacefully with his concubine in his arms. Zheng Zhibao, who was a pirate, has always had a banditry spirit. Even after being recruited by the Ming court in the previous dynasty, there was no change. Zheng Zhilong said how many times he had said, but he still did his own way.
Since the Dantu Water Village stationed in Dantu, many of the officials of the previous dynasty of Dantu were flattering, giving gold, silver, jewelry, and beauties, which happened at the time.
Now in the water village, Zheng Zhibao has dozens of concubines, all of which were donated by officials from previous dynasties in Jiangnan over the past period of time.
As the saying goes, the upward action is, how could the people under his command watch? So the water camp is also in chaos, not like a military camp, but is similar to a brothel.
Zheng Zhilong's Fujian Navy has the combat power at sea. But if you talk about military discipline, you will not be able to see experts. After all, it is a pirate at its core, not a regular army.
Since Zheng Zhibao garrisoned the Dantu, many people nearby have suffered. Eating and drinking for free is light, and forcing women to rob people is also happening from time to time.
Chapter completed!