After arranging the construction of Chongming Island, Zhu Zaiming returned to the Chongming Port Camp.
Generals at all levels for this expedition are already waiting at the camp.
A combat headquarters has been set up in the big tent.
Sand table, combat map, and radio station are all available.
After the soldiers' cultural level improved, the radio stations were officially integrated into the troops and assigned to the brigade level.
Army Admiral Kongji, Navy Admiral Shen Yulong, Samurai Brigadier General Nara Ichibei and Owari Sukeo.
All officers at battalion level and above have arrived.
Zhu Zaiming, wearing a marshal uniform and big-toe boots, entered the tent and took the baton from Kong Ersui.
"After more than one hundred and seventy years, I, the Ming Dynasty, have finally come back.
The massacre by the Qing army, the centuries of humiliation, and the smell all over the place finally came to be settled.
It is difficult to discuss the rights and wrongs of this matter, so I will only talk about a few points.
The rise and fall of China, let’s fight here! "
"The rise and fall of China, let's fight here!"
Everyone let out a roar, stood upright, and roared angrily.
Zhu Zaiming didn't want to talk about anything big, so he went straight to the point and motioned for everyone to gather around the sand table in the middle.
On the sand table, red flags marking the army brigades and navy battleships were planted in Chongming Port.
The small green flags marking the various battalions of the Qing army were planted all along the Yangtze River.
In the Jiangyin river, the signs of sunken ships are extremely eye-catching.
"This operation will be carried out on both land and water. The First Fleet will move up the river, blockade the river, and provide supplies to the army.
The Army's 1st and 2nd Brigades marched on the south bank to attack Yangzhou and Zhenjiang.
The 3rd Brigade, two warrior regiments and the heavy artillery brigade went south to attack Suzhou.
The 4th Brigade boarded the ship and prepared to land north of Jinling.
The defense of Chongming Island will be handed over to half a brigade of the 2nd Division coming from Xinxiang. "
As long as the Ming army occupied these important towns, it was equivalent to occupying the entire south of the Yangtze River, and the surrounding areas were under the awe of the Ming army and navy.
Zhu Zaiming pointed to the Jiangyin river and smiled.
“If the Qing army sank an iron ship, it might take our army a month or two to clean it up.
However, the Qing army sank wooden ships. The Ministry of Industry conducted an evaluation and found that these sunken ships could not cause effective damage to the Dingyuan-class battleships.
However, in order to prevent accidents, the Ministry of Industry urgently modified a batch of artillery shells and installed time fuses, which can be used as depth bombs. "
"These are the main strategies for this battle. If there are any shortcomings, generals, please let me know." Zhu Zaiming started the combat meeting and briefly recounted the plan of the General's Office.
Then he handed the baton to Kong Er and acted as a mascot on the side.
Kong Er took the baton and pointed directly at the north bank of the Yangtze River estuary.
In ancient times, this was Tongzhou, which was once a place where prisoners were exiled. After historical changes, it has become a prosperous place.
"In order to reduce the pressure on the south, our army needs to put a nail on the north bank to force the main force of the Qing army on the north bank to attack."
As Kong Er spoke, he pointed at an area.
Everyone looked around and found that the land was flat and surrounded by rivers in the center. It looked like a small island.
"In the Haohe area of Chongchuan, you only need to deploy one regiment here. As long as you have enough ammunition, you can rely on the river to withstand tens of thousands of Qing troops!"
Haohe River is originally an ordinary river.
In 958 AD, in the fifth year of Zhou Xiande's reign, "the city was built and there was a river". It is one of the relatively well-preserved ancient moats.
Now it is occupied by a group of landowners. The wall is high and the city is deep. The city is surrounded by water and the water embraces the city. This is enough to show the power of this landowner in the local area.
As time went by, the combat plan was gradually improved.
at the end of the meeting.
In accordance with the tradition of the General's Office, Zhu Zaiming personally named this operation "Small Cleaning Plan."
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Mid-October.
The weather is cool and pleasant, and the fishing boats on both sides of the strait set up their nets early.
"Grandpa, do you want to eat fish tonight?"
On the boat, the 6-year-old child asked the middle-aged man, his little fingers poked at the jumping fish in the cabin, and his saliva flowed down.
When the man saw this, he slapped the child's hand away and warned: "My dear, don't puncture the fish, otherwise you won't be able to sell it at a high price."
The man said, but instead of being happy about selling at a high price, there was worry in his eyes.
In order to treat my mother-in-law, my family's land was sold to the landlord, the boat was rented, and the net was rented...
No matter how much money he makes from selling fish, is it enough for his family? I can only eat half full.
As the saying goes.
Those who are covered with silkworms are not silkworm farmers.
In the feudal society of the Qing Dynasty, there were emperors, bannermen, officials, ruffians, and gangs.
There is no place for ordinary people like them.
The man touched his good son's head twice, threw a net out, and then froze.
On the river in the distance, four huge iron ships were seen slowly approaching in a long line, emitting black smoke.
Behind them is a large group of sailboats.
The sun and moon flag, dragon flag and navy flag of the Ming Dynasty were hung high and fluttering in the wind.
"It's the Ming Navy!"
The man immediately put away his fishing net and paddled back to the shore with all his strength.
In his memory, before his death, his father drew a sun and moon flag for him on the ground, and said with tears: Master Wang set the day of the Central Plains in the north, and he never forgot to tell Nai Weng about family sacrifices.
My ancestors escaped from Yangzhou. If they hadn't run fast, their family would have been extinct.
Even though the Manchu Qing Dynasty had always implemented a high-pressure policy, this kind of family hatred and national hatred was passed down from generation to generation.
At least that's how his old Li family is.
On the river, countless fishing boats collected their nets and returned to the shore to make way for the fleet.
Li Erdan returned to the shore, returned the boat to the dock owner, took the fish as rent, and ran home with his son in his arms.
Although he hoped that the Ming Dynasty would fight back, he was also afraid of the harm caused by the soldiers.
After all, the people knew very well what the officers and soldiers were like in the late Ming Dynasty and what the officers and soldiers were like in feudal society.
Li Erdan squeezed through the crowd of people who were boldly pointing at the Dingyuan-class battleship. As soon as he stepped onto the road, his steps shrank back.
He saw an endless march of soldiers.
The 1st Division of the Ming Dynasty Standing Division has undergone nearly a year of training, experienced the Australian War and the recovery of the Southeast Asian colonies. The soldiers can be said to be the elite among the elite.
Zhu Zaiming integrated all kinds of military books from the previous Red Army into the "Little Emperor's Book". The training subjects were many and complicated, and the 1st Division had not even completed the training in all subjects.
But precisely because of this, the combat effectiveness displayed by the 1st Division made Ming very satisfied from top to bottom.
Generals at all levels were delighted.
At this time, the march of the 1st Division was carried out in strict accordance with the "March Regulations".
The soldiers at the front and rear are separated by 2 to 3 meters. Depending on the road conditions, the soldiers are divided into 2 to 4 fast and slow columns on the left and right. The outer circle is slow and the middle is fast.
Therefore, 12,000 people from the 1st and 2nd brigades formed a long queue of nearly 8 kilometers on the south bank of the Yangtze River.
Kong Er once questioned what to do if such a long team was cut off by the enemy.
But a drill made the generals understand the benefits of doing so.
What is the communication distance between grassroots soldiers?
It's only two or three miles away, especially in feudal society.
If the Qing army wanted to make a sneak attack, they might be able to achieve victory by virtue of their numerical superiority on local battlefields, but they would definitely be surrounded by the Ming army.
Just like the snake on the mountain.
If you hit the head, the tail will arrive; if you hit the tail, the head will arrive; if you hit the middle, the head and tail will arrive.
As long as you react faster than the enemy, there is no strategic problem.
The Ming Dynasty army with radio stations can be said to be the fastest-reacting army in this era.
