"Ah Jiu?" Maria was stunned for a moment, and then she realized that this was the nickname that Xia Nan had just given her daughter.

She almost did not hesitate and replied bluntly: "What's so good about being a queen, you have to think about national affairs all day long." When the child is older, I will take her on a sailboat and go around the world to see without any constraints, this is the life I want to give her! ”

"Hehe......" Xia Nan smiled. From Maria's eyes, he could tell it was true. It's okay this way, it saves a lot of trouble, and if Maria has to let Ah Jiu inherit her career as the eldest daughter, she really doesn't know how to convince her.

After solving a small worry, Xia Nan was in a good mood and said: "Before traveling around the world, you might as well go to all parts of the Ming Kingdom to take a look, the great rivers and mountains here are more beautiful than any place you have ever been." Of course, the premise is that after I unify the continent, then there will be no wars to interfere with your trip. ”

Maria smiled, Xie Wenjun also smiled, and the rest of the wives and concubines also smiled. Their laughter is different, Maria is because Xia Nan's love makes her feel very happy; Xie Wenjun felt that she was very relieved to ensure the position of the fetus in her womb and not tear her face with her sisters, avoiding an embarrassing situation; The rest of the people are self-aware, and they can't fight against these two people, anyway, they don't have any thoughts, but they can maintain peace with each other and will not be involved in the struggle for "reserves", which makes them also breathe a sigh of relief.

In October of the ninth year of Chongzhen, the Qiong Navy completed the expansion, and the original three regiments were expanded into three armies, each of which was composed of three infantry regiments, including the battalion artillery company, a total of about 15,000 people, and the original regimental artillery battalion was organized into an independent artillery regiment, which became the long-range strike force with the strongest firepower in this time and space. The rest of the tunding was turned into a reserve force, which continued to be cultivated, practiced in leisure time, maintained a basic level of training, and could be converted into a regular force once the war situation required it. The framework of three armies plus artillery regiments, the main force of 50,000 people, plus 30,000 or 40,000 reserves, and 100,000 troops, has basically taken shape.

"Now let's wait for the actual combat to test whether a firearms force of this scale is a monster armed to the teeth, or a fictitious appearance. After all, our combat style has very high requirements for discipline, coordination between troops, and command on the battlefield, and there is still a big difference in the difficulty of commanding tens of thousands of troops and thousands or tens of thousands of troops. Lin Weiye said to Xia Nan with great interest, "The troops with flintlock pistols as their main weapons do not have an overwhelming advantage in range and accuracy, and they pay attention to unity and cooperation and concentrated firepower output. ”

Everything is ready and only the east wind is owed, the army is waiting for the day, Lin Weiye's mood is also getting higher and higher, and he runs to the south of the summer in three days, and he does not talk about it for an hour or two every time he does not stop talking about military topics.

Xia Nan looked at him with a smile and said, "If I'm not mistaken, this is the third time you've discussed this topic. I can understand your feelings, after all, the formation of this force and the all-firearms are inseparable from your efforts. Otherwise, I will give you a commander-in-chief, and let you command these tens of thousands of horses? ”

Lin Weiye waved his hand awkwardly: "It's okay to talk on paper, but if you really fight, you'll be blind." I know my own family affairs, and I also fiddle with the equipment, in terms of commanding and fighting, I am far inferior to Wei Lianheng, the generals who grew up on the battlefield, without this diamond diamond, and do not take this porcelain work, so as not to become a sinner of the Qiong Navy. ”

Xia Nan thought for a while and suggested: "Otherwise, you can go to Beijing this time, don't let you directly command the troops, just let you share this glory - we have worked hard for the past few years, isn't this just for this?" ”

Lin Weiye's eyes flashed with a hot light, and he responded: "That feeling is good." The last time I went to Beijing with you, I almost lost my life, and this time we are coming back, and we have to return all the anger we have received. If it succeeds, this will really fulfill the old saying 'If you are willing to cut your body, dare to pull the emperor off the horse'! ”

"The anger is going to come out, and the field is going to be recovered, but our main purpose is not to pretend to be forced to slap the face." Xia Nan said, "As long as the plan is successful, Li Zicheng will force Chongzhen to death according to the original historical script, and we will be born again, become the savior, control the capital, stabilize the government and the opposition, and then stabilize the situation in the world, and then clean up the rogues in the northwest and Huang Taiji in the northeast." In this way, we are bound to shift our center of gravity to the north, and the entire strategic layout must be carried out around the north......"

"I know what you mean. Since then, the center of gravity has been placed on the north, and the Qiongzhou side has become a large rear, and the Qiongzhou Navy has officially moved from a local armed force to the goal of deploying military forces in the world. ”

"That's right. As long as this move in the capital is successful, it will be only a few steps away from the ultimate goal of the world's martial arts. Whether it is Zhang Xianzhong or Huang Taiji, their downfall is only a matter of time, *** said, 'All reactionaries are paper tigers'! ”

The atmosphere of the war is getting stronger and stronger, and all the resources of the entire Lingao are inclined to the army, and the military supplies such as guns and equipment, ammunition, and food are continuously transported to Lingao from the arsenal and the granaries of various states and counties, and the entire Lingao County has become a huge military camp, and everyone is waiting for the order to set off.

The imperial court's newspapers and the intelligence of Liu Heizi, Chu Shengchang, and Zhang Geming of Liaodong were all collected in the Intelligence Department, and then sorted out and sent to the Military Aircraft Staff Office. After analyzing the situation, the General Staff Office put forward a suggestion: After Li Zicheng's Dashun army stopped at the Daimyo Mansion for a while, he fought more than a dozen battles with officers and soldiers in Hejian Mansion, won more than one defeat, and successfully advanced a lot, and it was only a matter of time before he reached the capital. According to the general combat effectiveness of officers and soldiers, it may not take a month to advance to the capital. At the same time, Dolgon and Hauge led tens of thousands of troops south, preparing to retake Jinzhou, Lushun and other places, and the time was ripe for the Qiong navy to move north.

In the summer, Nan convened a mobilization meeting and instructed the troops, the Military Aircraft Staff Office, and the Quartermaster Bureau to perform their respective duties and prepare for departure. Once everything was ready, the departure time was initially scheduled for October 20.

Before leaving, from Xia Nan, Lin Weiye to the officers of all units said goodbye to their wives and concubines, after all, this conference battle involving hundreds of thousands of people is very risky, and it is possible to be defeated, injured or even killed.

At the critical time, Xie Wenjun's stomach also hurt, and there were signs of labor, which affected the entire Lingao's mind, and when the army set off suddenly became less important.