Anti-Qing: Starting from the Reincarnation of the Ming Dynasty

Zhu Jing'an stood on the deck of Zhang He's ship, looking at the busy Shanghai dock.

A large number of Ming army troops are boarding the ships one after another, and the transport ships are loaded with large amounts of war preparation materials.

Many civilians are busy loading supplies onto the boats!

At this time, the leading troops of the Ming army had also begun to set off to the sea, heading south.

"Your Highness, the ship is about to leave the port. The sea is very rough, so you should go back to the cabin first!"

Zhang He came to Zhu Jing'an and suggested.

Hearing this, Zhu Jing'an nodded and said.

"Alright!"

After saying this, he led the team back to the cabin.

In the cabin, the oil lamps covered with glass shades were very bright. The dim cabin was brightly lit, and it was illuminated as bright as day.

There is a map in the center of the cabin, which details the Qing army's troop deployment in Fujian.

The wealthy gentry families in Fujian also had their hearts set on the Ming Dynasty.

Although they did not dare to make any changes under the heavy suppression of the Qing army in Fujian, they still had the courage to send a message to the Ming Dynasty.

With the cooperation of these gentry, the current situation in Fujian is actually unilateral and transparent to the Ming army.

Now, the main force of the Qing army's garrison in Fujian is concentrated in the Jianning Prefecture and Funing Prefecture areas to resist the main force of the Ming army in Zhejiang going south.

In addition, some troops were deployed in Xinghua Prefecture to resist the Ming army from Zhangzhou and Quanzhou moving north.

As for the west, it is because the situation in Jiangxi is relatively chaotic now, and the gentry rebel army and the stubborn Qing army are still fighting.

The Ming army had not yet completely conquered Jiangxi, so it could not use troops from Jiangxi. Therefore, the Qing army did not deploy many troops west of Fuzhou.

The troops were deployed in the north and south directions, and now the Qing garrison in Fuzhou became empty.

The current garrison of Fuzhou, composed of the Eight Banners and the Green Camp, numbered at most ten thousand people.

Even if the more than 10,000 Qing troops had the city wall of Fuzhou as their support, it would not be difficult for Zhu Jing'an to capture it.

And this also gave Zhu Jing'an a shot in the arm for his plan to raid Fuzhou across the sea.

If there was no certainty that Fuzhou could be captured in one fell swoop, Zhu Jing'an would not necessarily launch this cross-sea attack on Fuzhou based on his caution.

Zhu Jing'an summoned the generals in the cabin and began to discuss with them the battle plan for a cross-sea attack on Fuzhou.

On the tenth day of the sixth lunar month in the second year of Xuanwu in the Ming Dynasty, the main force of the Ming army boarded ships from Shanghai and sailed south to launch a campaign to attack Fujian.

On June 12, the army crossed Hangzhou Bay.

On June 15th, the Ming fleet arrived at the coastal area of ​​Taizhou and docked for some repairs.

On June 20, the fleet passed Wenzhou and arrived on the coast of Funing Prefecture, one step away from Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian Province.

At this time, Fuzhou still knew nothing about the offensive that the Ming army was about to launch.

Because Zhu Jing'an concentrated so many troops in Shanghai to publicize that he would launch the Northern Expedition, capture the Huainan area, and build a Huaihe River defense line to resist the main force of the Qing army moving south.

As for the true purpose of the Ming Dynasty's preparations to cross the sea and attack Fujian, only a group of high-ranking officials in the Ming army knew about it.

Regarding the true purpose of the Ming army, many outsiders thought that the Ming army was really preparing for the Northern Expedition.

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Fujian, Fuzhou Prefecture!

In the afternoon, the scorching sun shone directly on the ground. Accompanied by the sound of hoofbeats, a fast horse rushed outside the Fuzhou General's Mansion.

The sweaty Sentinel Cavalry quickly dismounted and headed straight to the General's Mansion in Fuzhou.

After the notification, the sentry went straight to the general's mansion and came to Fuzhou General Kuilun's bedroom to ask for an audience.

Before he became the general of Fuzhou, Kuilun served as governor of Shanxi for a period of time. During this time, Kuilun was infected by Shanxi people and liked to take a nap. He was originally taking a nap when he was awakened by the sentry rider's request. He called the sentry rider in while rubbing his eyebrows and said somewhat displeasedly.

"Why do you want to see me, General?"

Upon hearing this, the sentry rider quickly saluted Qian'er and then spoke.

"General, there are strange movements in the Ming armies in the north and south!"

"The Qing troops stationed in Jianning Prefecture and Funing Prefecture sent back news that the Ming army troops in Zhejiang had once again launched an offensive against Jianning Prefecture and Funing Prefecture after being stagnant for a period of time."

"And the Ming army from the direction of Zhangzhou and Quanzhou also launched an attack on Xinghua Prefecture. The Xinghua Prefecture garrison couldn't resist it and is asking for help from Fuzhou."

"Our army is resisting the war in the north and south by relying on the geographical advantages and passes. The Ming army may launch a general attack on Fujian."

"Fujian is in danger!"

While Zhu Jing'an was preparing to launch a cross-sea operation and raid Fuzhou City, the Ming army in Zhejiang and southern Fujian also received orders to send troops to respond.

They began to attack Fujian from the north and south.

The attempt was to use this to draw down the strength of the Qing army, so that the Qing army could mobilize troops from Fuzhou to reinforce the wars in Jianning, Funing and Xinghua prefectures.

This will ensure the success rate of Zhu Jing'an's raid on Fuzhou!

With Fuzhou in the hands of the Qing army, the Qing army could still rely on the dangerous hills, rivers and passes in Fujian to resist the Ming army's attack.

But once Fuzhou was captured by the Ming army, no matter how many troops the Qing army spread in Fujian, it would be nothing.

Without a leader, they can easily be defeated by the Ming army!

When Quillun heard this, the expression on his face changed obviously.

There was a period of uncertainty.

The Ming army once attacked Xianxia Pass before, but was blocked by the Qing army.

After that, there was nothing more to say!

But Kuilun knew that the Ming army would never give up attacking Fujian so easily.

The reason why the Ming army temporarily gave up attacking Xianxia Pass, in Kuilun's opinion, was definitely not a concession by the Ming army.

It's more like retracting your arms to accumulate power before punching!

The temporary retreat is to launch a more violent attack in the future.

No, the Ming army's offensive is coming again!

However, if the Ming army punches me hard, how should I respond?

Quillen couldn't help but think about it.

After pondering for a while, he really couldn't figure out what to do, and then Quilun opened his mouth and gave instructions.

"Send someone to invite Se Lengtu, Fu Gang, Shi Chunren, Huang Shijian and others to my general for discussion!"

"Discuss the war situation in Fujian!"

After hearing this, the personal guards around Quilon quickly went to convey Quilon's order.

Not long after, the deputy capital of the Eight Banners of Fuzhou, Tong Se Lengtu, the governor of Fujian, Fugang, the contemporary Jinghai Marquis Shi Bingren, Haicheng Gong Huang Shijian and others all gathered in Kuilun's study.

When Quillun saw that everyone had arrived, and the situation was urgent, he did not make any detours, but spoke directly.

"Today, I, the general, have summoned everyone here because we need to discuss important matters regarding the war situation in Fujian."

"This general has received an urgent report. Just a few days ago, the Ming army launched an attack on the Qing Dynasty from two different directions: Zhejiang and Zhangquan."

"Under the attack from the north and the south, the situation in Fujian is urgent..."

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PS: I took the second grade test in the city today and returned home in the afternoon. I really can’t figure it out. That’s all I have today.

But the good news is that I passed the second course.

Well, I’ll pay off my debt by 10,000 yuan tomorrow! (End of chapter)