Eastern Sichuan is very far away from Bamo, and communication was extremely inconvenient back then, and the matter of the great victory in eastern Sichuan has not yet reached Yongli ******. Located in the Xingdu at the mouth of the Dajinsha River, firecrackers shook the sky, the lanterns were colorful, and the New Year was lively and lively.

From Fujian to Dongfan, from Burma to Annan, from Qiongzhou to Jiangnan, in the past three years, the Ming army has won successive battles, recovered Qiongzhou, captured Dongfan, forced and Wu Sangui, attacked Chengdu, conquered Hangzhou, destroyed Yangzhou locks, and captured half of Jiangnan, and then defeated Aobai, defeated the Qing soldiers of seven provinces in a row, and killed Hong Chengchou, thwarted the Qing army in Guangdong, Guangxi and Hunan, and the ****** of the Southern Ming Dynasty temporarily got peace, so over the years, Yongli can finally have a good year with peace of mind.

However, Yongli still did not listen to the advice of Li Dingguo and Wang Xinyu, and resolutely refused to move to Hangzhou, he was afraid that Jiangnan would not be safe. After many years of exile, Yongli finally settled down, and he didn't have the courage of the first emperor to guard the country, he just wanted to stay in Xingdu as a happy ****** emperor.

At this time, Hangzhou is regarded as the national gate of the Southern Ming Dynasty, if Yongli is willing to move to Hangzhou, he will be like a player who pulls hatred, constantly attracting monsters from all directions, so that the Qiongzhou Army, the most lethal and flesh-clad mage, kills a large number of monsters, which has the effect of weakening and consuming the strength of the Qing court, and may make the Northern Expedition successful in advance.

It seems that the territory occupied by the Southern Ming Dynasty was very loose, with seven territories that were not connected together, including Dongfan, Qiongzhou, Luzon, Borneo, Singapore, Burma and Jiangnan, but the convenience of sea transportation actually enabled the Nanming army to quickly dispatch troops from all over the country to support Jiangnan, and constantly attracted the Qing army to the quagmire in the south of the Yangtze River.

The ambition of the Qing court was very great, and since the beginning of Huang Taiji's reign, it has always wanted to enter the Central Plains and occupy the entire territory of China. Now that it was the Kangxi period, the Qing court, which had occupied most of the Chinese land, would definitely not negotiate peace with the Ming army, and they wanted to completely eliminate the will of the Han people to resist.

But no matter how Li Dingguo or Wang Xinyu advised. Yongli does not drive Jiangnan. Seeing that he didn't listen to the persuasion, Wang Xinyu had no choice but to give up.

Since Yongli did not go to Jiangnan, it was impossible for Ao Bai to fight with the Ming army for his life. Ao Bai also wanted to preserve his own strength and obtain the capital of his political struggle. Being a local warlord with real power in Jiangnan is much more comfortable than in the capital, not to mention that Ao Bai still has a lot of cronies and eyeliner in the capital. As long as he wants, he can even depose the emperor and set up an obedient one himself. But Ao Bai was a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty, and he would never do this.

The palace banquet on Chinese New Year's Eve was very rich, and the Yongli Tianzi and the important ministers of the court spent the festival together. When the time for the meal came, the eunuchs and maids in the palace brought a plate of delicacies from the mountains and seas to the table. The firecrackers shook the sky outside, everyone in Xingdu was saying goodbye to the old year and welcoming the New Year, and the barracks were also on holiday, except for the soldiers on duty. Everyone is having a happy Chinese New Year's Eve. Even if they are on duty, they are not all day, and they only need two hours a shift on Chinese New Year's Eve, after which someone will replace them.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, just after the fifth watch, it was lively, and every household set off firecrackers and fireworks. After breakfast, everyone began to visit the New Year. Li Dingguo also went to the barracks to spend a good year with these brothers who came together in life and death.

For Li Dingguo. His army was mainly defending against the Burmese and Wu Sangui, and there were no new wars in Yunnan and Burma. This once strong army had no battle to fight, and everyone was in a panic.

"The king of Nanhai has arrived!" Outside, the shouting of the soldiers was heard.

Li Dingguo walked out of the barracks and greeted Wang Xinyu in person: "Why did the virtuous nephew come to this king to visit his brothers?" ”

"Shibo, they are all my Ming army, how can you divide me and you? They are your brothers, King of Jin. Also my brother! As long as they fight for my Daming, they are all brothers! Wang Xinyu replied.

"Hahaha! Right! You can say that again! As long as those who fight for my Ming are our brothers! Li Dingguo stroked his beard and laughed.

"The little nephew came to see the brothers of Shibo, and also came to bid farewell to Shibo and the brothers. The little nephew will leave early tomorrow morning. I have to go to Luzon Borneo and other places first, and wait to send the two princes of Dongdu and Dongzhou away. The little nephew is also going to the Jiangnan front. Wang Xinyu bowed to Li Dingguo.

"Let's go, nephew go inside!" Li Dingguo greeted.

"Shibo, please!" Wang Xinyu made a gesture.

The two walked into Li Dingguo's Chinese army camp together. Entering the big tent and sitting down, Li Dingguo smiled and said: "Virtuous nephew, the Qiongzhou army has been fighting all year round, not only in Jiangnan, but also sent a western expeditionary army to assist the Kuidong Righteous Army. But the king's army has not fought for more than a year! Now our army is well-armed, the morale is high, the hands of the brothers are itchy, everyone is gearing up, and they can't wait to fight the Tartars right away! It's a pity that I didn't have this opportunity! Nephew, can you give them a chance to perform? ”

Wang Xinyu thought for a moment and replied: "Shibo reminded the little nephew that in fact, we can carry out a change of defense system, the Qiongzhou Army, the Zheng Family Army, the Zhejiang Army and your Xiying can take turns to go to Jiangnan, everyone will fight with the Tartars, consume the strength of the Tartars little by little, and lay the foundation for the final Northern Expedition to recover the lost territory in the Central Plains." ”

"The virtuous nephew is not happy when he says this! This king doesn't want a rich land in the south of the Yangtze River! When the king asks about this today, he just wants to ask, when will we be able to launch a general attack on the Tartars? The brothers are waiting for the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains and the recovery of the capital! The Han people in the north are also looking forward to our Wang Shi settling the Central Plains as soon as possible! Li Dingguo Road.

"Shibo, the little nephew is still the same sentence, it's too early for us to launch a large-scale counteroffensive! We can fight the Tartars in the south, but what about going to the north? What do we do against the Tartar cavalry? Even in the south, there are so many cities, how many troops and how many materials will we lose when we fight them one by one? What's more, there are strong cities such as Guangzhou, Nanchang, Jiangning, and Xiangyang, how much manpower is needed to defeat these cities? When we break through Xiangyang and enter the Northern Plains, we will face the iron cavalry of the Tartars, and the Tartars will even transfer the elite Eight Banners outside the pass into the pass, at that time, how can we fight? We can only use the half of Jiangnan under our control to develop gradually, find a way to take Jiangxi and Fujian, and cut off the connection between the Qing army in Guangdong and the outside world, and at that time, Wu Sangui will help us destroy Shang Kexi, who is the most loyal to the Qing court! Wang Xinyu replied.

"That's been too long!" Li Dingguo shook his head.

"For a long time, we don't need to take risks in the strategic direction at the moment, we can be steady. In terms of tactics, it is appropriate to take risks, for example, the Western Expeditionary Army and the branch that entered Jiangxi are the pawns of adventure. But if these chess pieces are used well, it will cut off the connection between the Qing army in Guangdong and Guangxi and the Qing army in Hunan and Hubei, and force Wu Sangui to rebel early! Wang Xinyu still insisted on his own opinion.

"But if it drags on for a long time, we will lose people's hearts!" Li Dingguo said worriedly.

Wang Xinyu said angrily: "People's hearts? Shibo, just look at Xinhui! The people are helping the Tartars against us! But Shibo, you are not as ruthless as the prince of Yanping, you can't kill the people! And what about the prince of Yanping? There were people who helped the Qing court and attacked the Zheng army, and the king of Yanping did not hesitate to slaughter the village! Killed tens of thousands! ”

"Killing the Han people with a butcher's knife, this king really can't do it! Even if they help the Tartars deal with us, this king will not be able to be so ruthless! Li Dingguo shook his head bitterly.

"In fact, the little nephew, like Shibo, is not willing to use a butcher's knife against the Han people! Since we want to protect the Han people as much as possible, it is even more urgent! If we push the Tartar court into a hurry, it is inevitable that there will be dozens or even hundreds of new guilds! What will we do then? The Tartars used butcher's knives to force the people to help them defend the city, should we kill them or not? Therefore, we will develop steadily, use the money we earn as much as possible, win over and buy Tartar officials, and at the same time train our own people to blend into the Tartar officialdom, so that when we go on the Northern Expedition, we will be able to reduce a lot of trouble! Wang Xinyu said.

Li Dingguo's eyes lit up, and his face showed joy: "Not bad!" Everything is silver! As long as you have money, everything will be easy! The reason why the generals of the Ming Dynasty all voted for Tartar back then was that the Ming Dynasty was too poor! And the Tartars promised to give them high-ranking officials, and those who had no integrity went to the enemy! Now that we have silver, do we need to be afraid of tartars? ”

"Shibo, since this is the case, then your brothers can change guards with us, and our army will be stationed in Jiangnan in turns, so that the army can continue to train in actual combat, and then bring new recruits when they come back, and then let the recruits go to the battlefield for training! In the end, all our armies are heroes! Wang Xinyu said.

"Good! Good idea! That's it! Li Dingguo was overjoyed and said, "After the New Year, this king will also go to Jiangnan to have a look!" ”

After the first day of the Lunar New Year, Wang Xinyu got up on the second and fifth watches of the Lunar New Year, and after a simple breakfast, Wang Xinyu took Zheng Xi and Zheng Jing on the return journey.

On the return trip, I took the Flying Shear Clipper, and the speed of this ship was not slow, and the speed of fifteen knots had reached the speed of later steamers. Departing from Hindu, it took three days and three nights to sail, and arrived in Singapore on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year.

Arriving in Singapore, Wang Xinyu saw that his fleet commander Albert was also waiting for him in Singapore.

"Mr. Albert, why didn't you come here with sailors in Jiangnan and Fujian to defend against barbarians?" Wang Xinyu asked strangely when he saw Albert.

"Oh, dear boss, it's so, that our East India Company has received information that the Dutch are ready to move against Singapore at any moment! And I am your employee, so I have to ensure the safety of your property! So I came here with a fleet to guard against the Dutch. Albert replied.

Wang Xinyu's brows twisted: "The Dutch on the opposite island of Java are indeed the henchmen of our Nanyang Navy!" Sooner or later, we will have to drive them all out of Asia! Otherwise, the threat to our shipping lines is too great! ”

The territory of the Southern Ming Dynasty is scattered and all rely on sea transportation lines to connect, if the Dutch help the Qing court, it is really a deadly threat! (To be continued.) )