Dominate the Country

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As time entered December, the war in eastern Henan came to an end, and the entire winter offensive launched by the Fu Han Army also came to an end, leaving only the smoke of the Liaodong battlefield still burning. The remaining Anhui, northern Jiangsu and Shandong have no longer heard the sound of gunfire, just like eastern Henan.

The Battle of Qingshui River was the last glory of the battlefield in eastern Henan. After this battle, the Qing army retreated from Xincai to Fuyang, Anhui. On the battlefield north of the Ying River, the Qing army's infantry and cavalry also gradually retreated to Xihua and Fugu. Then the garrison troops stationed in Chenzhou took Luyi, Taikang, and Zhecheng like a parade, plus Xiangcheng [Yuan Shikai's hometown], Shenqiu and other places, and Jieshou Town, which was taken by the Fu Han Army, so that the entire Chenzhou Prefecture only had Xihua and Fugu in the hands of the Qing army.

Regarding the Battle of Qingshui River, Chen Ming could not think of any special way to deal with the Qing army's move.

They did not use cavalry alone, but accompanied by infantry artillery. If the Qing army's cavalry learned the strict wall-style charge, it would be a modern cavalry.

Chen Ming's only criticism of this battle was that there were too few rockets.

"Father, I think that our army should increase the production of rockets to a greater extent and reduce the production of grenades."

As the artillery power of the Fu Han Army increased, Chen Ming gradually felt that the role of grenades, especially in offensive battles, was shrinking.

Rockets, what the Fu Han Army needs most now is rockets, especially short-range rockets for rocket launchers. Compared with standard fire dragon bombs, the latter are firstly not accurate, secondly have a shorter range, and thirdly have a higher firing density. Rocket launchers are not rocket launchers, but multi-barreled guns that can fire four, six, or nine rounds at a time. It is not accurate, but it is dense. Besides iron sand and broken iron, the filling inside is pepper powder, mustard powder and other pungent substances. When it was first developed, its main function was to deal with cavalry.

However, during the entire winter counterattack, the Fu Han Army used more rockets rather than rocket shells.

As for the influence of the Battle of Qingshui River, it seemed that it did not appear at all in the outside world, but it caused an uproar in the internal high-level of Chen Han.

Whether it was Chen Wenzan or Lu Long, they captured Guangzhou and most of Runing Prefecture, but they did not add any credit. It was because of the Battle of Qingshui River.

Chen Hui naturally read the summary of the Battle of Qingshui River in detail, and also read the secret memorial given to him by Chen Ming. He had to admit that he had no talent for fighting.

Chen Wenzan was at least cautious - he knew when to blow the trumpet to withdraw his troops when the musketeers won a great victory; Lu Long even used a small number of troops to steadily defend the southern route, allowing the Qing army's infantry and cavalry to attack and attack many times. But if Chen Hui was in command, he would be in high spirits and order the Fu Han Army musketeers to pursue them when the Qing army musketeers fled after the first clash between the two sides of the musketeers, and then, then..., haha.

Returning from the aggrieved Han Palace to the equally aggrieved Prince's Mansion, Chen Ming first went to see his beloved daughter and two younger sons. From the end of November to the beginning of December, Chen Ming's second and third sons were born.

Yao was immediately promoted to Liang Di. Although she had already enjoyed the treatment of "Liang Di" when she was pregnant.

Such a person who was not favored in the backyard, just because she was pregnant and gave birth to a child, she went from being a concubine to Liang Di. As the initiator, Chen Ming was seduced more and more fiercely. Those women looked at Chen Ming with spring in their eyes, and they could stretch out a pair of small hands in their eyes, waving to Chen Ming non-stop.

Unfortunately, Chen Ming would not stay in Lushan for a few days. He would leave for Wuchang soon. Then he would rush back from Wuchang before the New Year.

Shi's soft body leaned against Chen Ming's arms, her face flushed, her eyes full of tenderness. Chen Ming used a toothpick to pick up a piece of cut pineapple and fed it to her mouth. Seeing her holding the pineapple meat, a round little bag bulged on her cheek, he couldn't help but smile. I don't know if it was his illusion, but Shi's skin seemed to be whiter in the two years since she followed him. If it was whiter, the black pearl would not seem to be used on her.

Shi swallowed the pineapple in her mouth, and when she saw Chen Ming pick another one and sent it to her, she hurriedly shook her head: "No, this one is too sweet."

Since the South Country was completely owned by Chen Han, many new things from the South have been continuously sent to Lushan. Delicacies from the mountains and the sea, tropical fruits. Except for the durian thing, no one in Lushan can stand it for the time being. Pineapple, longan, lychee, banana, etc., the high-ranking officials of Chen Han in Lushan were all very happy to eat.

"Prince, my two brothers from my mother's family..."

"What's the matter? Did you get bullied in the academy?" Chen Ming's right hand had silently occupied a hilltop.

The water in Lushan is deep. This is Chen Han's hometown, the imperial hometown, and there are all kinds of people. The Shi brothers are just the brothers of the prince's concubine. Shi is not the prince's consort, nor the prince's concubine. It is really possible that they will meet someone who does not give them face.

"No, no." Shi denied hurriedly. She leaned deeper into Chen Ming's arms, the hill pressed against Chen Ming's chest, and said softly: "It's not those two, it's the two new ones."

"Don't you have only two brothers?"

"Those are real brothers, these two are cousins..." Shi's voice became smaller and smaller, and she didn't dare to look at Chen Ming with her head tilted. A pair of hands across Chen Ming's chest, with ten fingers intertwined, showed a very nervous and cautious performance.

"Where do they two want to go?"

"You agree?" Shi looked up in surprise, her cheeks flushed, her big eyes were full of mist, and she was overjoyed.

"Tell your family, this won't happen again."

Shi was very content, but the Shi family seemed a little unsatisfied.

Like a chick pecking at rice, Shi nodded her head fiercely. Her eyes, which were already as bright as pearls, were full of affection.

Chen Ming was very strict with the women in the backyard, and never let go of his relatives. In addition, they had a "great god" of the Crown Princess whose parents, brothers and sisters-in-law were missing above their heads. Who dared to be so tactful as to arrange benefits for their relatives at this time? This was not the way to make people hate them.

So if these women wanted to make things convenient for their families, they would usually stir Chen Ming on the bed and then beg him in a soft voice. And they all tried to keep it secret!

And in this case, Chen Ming's promise was very grateful to them.

Chen Ming leaned over and kissed the slightly open little mouth.

Soft and with some pineapple sweetness.

Although it was the coldest time of winter outside, it was as warm as spring inside.

The red waves were flying, and the clouds and rain disappeared after a long time.

The next day, Chen Ming had breakfast at Shi's house, and went to the Grand Commandery with a refreshed spirit. The personnel of the Wuhan group had been decided, and the time was also decided, which was tomorrow.

But this did not mean that Chen Ming would be fine today.

First of all, he had not finished reading the second half of the account book of the military cooperative. Secondly, the textbook sample of the Military Academy on the Battle of Qingshui River had been in his hands for five days, and Chen Ming had no time to read it. Today, he had to review it. Otherwise, it would be postponed to after the New Year.

In addition, there were the newly trained garrisons in Huguang and Guangdong, the production reports of the mines and iron factories of the Shilu Iron Factory in Hainan, the construction of the Hongji Coal Mine and the port in Vietnam, and the current actions of the cynical "three heroes" who fled from Guangxi to Liangshan - Chen Jie, Yang Zhengjie, and Wu Xiongguang. In addition, it was time to replace the local officials in Guangdong and Guangxi...

These were just major events. There are more trivial things.

The profit of the military cooperative in the second half of the year is obviously lower than that in the first half of the year, and the income from cotton is huge. But compared with the same period last year, there is still a relatively good growth, which will make the military cooperative continue to maintain its strong appeal.

"The dispute among soldiers is gradually increasing."

"At least one-third of the soldiers belonging to the military farms in Jiangnan are dissatisfied with their income."

Wang Huizu's understanding of the military cooperative is more detailed than Chen Ming's, because the means of production and the distribution of the harvest of the military cooperatives, in a certain sense, equate the acres of land in Jiangnan with the acres of land in Huguang, but the reality is that the acres of land in Jiangnan are obviously more valuable than the acres of land in Huguang, and the annual output is much higher. Even when the military merit land is awarded, the points exchanged for the unit [acre] of land in Jiangnan will be higher; and when it comes to distribution, the military farms in Jiangnan will get more than the military farms in Huguang and Jiangxi for the same ten acres of land. But this seemingly fair method is actually quite unfair.

For example, the price of land in Jiangnan is half that of land in Huguang, and the annual output value is also half that of Huguang. Soldiers can get military merit land in Jiangnan by using military merit points that are only 10% or 20% higher than Huguang military merit land [for example]. So when it comes to distribution, ten acres of land in Jiangnan can only get the income of 11 acres or 12 acres of land in Huguang, which is actually three or four acres less silver.

Soldiers are not fools, of course they know the importance of it.

Now the time is short, or they still have considerations, but next year and the year after, with continuous losses and continuous disadvantages, will they still keep silent?

The military cooperative is about to split. "No matter how strong the friendship is, it is not stronger than interests."

Besides, the real comradeship of soldiers is the squad at the grassroots level. This is like the "fellow countrymen" in the 21st century. In Shanghai, people from the same province feel closer to each other, and people from the same city or county feel even closer. And if you go to the provincial capital, you are all from the same province, and you are talking about the city; similarly, if you go to the city, you are talking about the county.

What is wrong with breaking this kind of friendship?

When they retire, they don't have to worry about anything. Especially in the past two years, Chen Ming has always shown a little interest in the military cooperative, and his interest will continue to be little in the next few years. Until most soldiers think that Chen Ming doesn't care much about the specific rights, distribution, etc. of the military cooperative, then it's time for it to split.

Chen Ming read the textbook compiled by the Military Academy until noon. To be fair, it is fair and just. The timing of the Qing army's cavalry attack was very good, and the initial charge was also quite brave. As for the morale drop at the end, it is normal. The Qing army lost 2,000 cavalrymen. They only had 10,000 cavalrymen in total, with a 20% casualty rate. If their morale is not greatly reduced, they will be an iron army!

Both the enemy and us gave fair evaluations.

Chen Ming wrote a big "read" on the first page.

Military textbooks - battle case analysis, everything must be based on reality, and fair and impartial comments on both sides' gains and losses, so that students can learn the most useful experience.

Otherwise, the analysis of the battle cases would become Chen Ming's official article in his previous life, whitewashing his face, which would be very sad. What's more sad is that in this environment, Chinese people often don't believe in the "words" of their own country, but believe the "words" of foreigners 100%.

It seems that only Chinese people would do the business of powdering their own faces. The written materials of the country are all fake, and the written materials of foreign countries are the most authentic historical facts. This loss of national credibility is the root cause of all the instability in the Red Dynasty society in the previous life. This is also the most terrible loss!

Chen Ming is quite satisfied with the development of Shilu Iron Mine, Hongji Coal Mine and Hongji Port. The bandit suppression work of the Nanyang Navy is also quite powerful, as long as the predetermined goals can be achieved.

What really interests Chen Ming is the Mingxiang people who migrated to Hongji City and the port.

These people are the survivors who retreated to Annan during the "Three Feudatories Rebellion" on the mainland. At that time, Zheng Jing's troops were defeated and could no longer gain a foothold on the mainland. Zheng's rule on the Leizhou Peninsula was in jeopardy. More than 3,000 Ming loyalists were forced to move to the Lower Khmer (today's southern Vietnam) area controlled by the Khmer [Cambodia] at that time on 50 warships under the leadership of Zheng Ming generals Chen Shangchuan, Yang Yandi, Zheng Huairen, etc. After the Qing Dynasty held on to the Central Plains, the restoration of the Southern Ming Dynasty was hopeless, so these immigrants settled in Vietnam. The Mingxiang people were originally called Mingxiang, which means Ming Dynasty incense.

Now there are already 6,000 to 7,000 Mingxiang people who have moved into the Hongjicheng area. Most of these people can speak Cantonese and Vietnamese. Some of them, that is, scholars, can speak Mandarin. The migration of these people has greatly alleviated the shortage of manpower in Hongjicheng, and many of them have become translators, which has also accelerated the communication between Chen Han and the Annan people.

At the same time, a man named Ou Tianci sent people to Hongji Port, claiming that he was the native king of the port country. He was the descendant of Ou Jiu, who went south with Chen Shangchuan, Yang Yandi, Zheng Huairen and others. He was willing to offer land and naturalize in China, but his port country had just been occupied by Zheng Xin, the Chinese king who unified Siam.

There is still a Sulu king in Lushan now. This guy seems to be staying in Lushan for the New Year, but Su Yi and a few close ministers around him have returned to Sulu. Chen Hui also gave Su Yi the title of special envoy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs!

There was a thick bundle of information in the letter sent from Hongji City, which described in detail what a port country is, and how Ou Tianci lost the port country.

After the Sanfan Rebellion was quelled by Kang Mazi, Ou Tianci's ancestor Mo Jiu refused to submit to the rule of the Qing Dynasty, so he left his hometown and moved to Cambodia, almost at the same time as Chen Shangchuan, Yang Yandi, and Zheng Huairen. Soon, he was favored by the King of Cambodia and was appointed to manage the country's business affairs.

After a period of time in Cambodia, Mo Jiu felt that he was living under someone else's roof. Once he lost power, it would be difficult for him to settle down. So in order to protect himself, Mo Jiu bribed the Cambodian king's favorite concubine, Xingchen, to ask the king to let Mo Jiu govern the Mekong Delta's Thanhkan, which means port.

Later, in order to avoid being confused with the family name of Mo Dengyong, who usurped the throne of Annan, Mo Jiu added the character "Yi" to his surname and became "Yi". The Yi family paid tribute to the Nguyen family of Guangnan, Annan, and was granted the position of the general of Ha Tien Town, but in fact it was a separatist regime.

Four years ago, Siam was invaded by Myanmar and the Ayutthaya Dynasty was destroyed. The royal family Zhao Cui and others fled to the port country and asked Yi Tianci to help them restore their country. However, at that time, Taksin, the new king of Siam, had raised an army to expel the Burmese army and became the new king of Siam. In order to eliminate the Ayutthaya royal family, Taksin asked Ou Tianci to hand over the exiled royal family. Ou Tianci wanted to help Chao Trieu restore his country, so he sent a navy to spy on the waters of Bangkok, but he encountered a hurricane and had to return. Ou Tianci later sent warships to attack Siam, but it did not work. Instead, he hastily withdrew because of the plague. Subsequently, two civil strife broke out in the Port State. Although Ou Tianci quelled the civil strife, it also severely damaged the Port State. Taksin had just quelled the separatist forces in the country and was in high spirits. This year, Taksin sent troops to attack the Port State. Ou Tianci led the army and civilians to stalemate with it. However, because the Siamese army had artillery purchased from Europe, the Port State was unable to resist. Ou Tianci asked Guangnan for help, but Guangnan had another Tây Sơn uprising and did not provide assistance. So, Ou Tianci fled to Jiading (now Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam), and the port country was occupied by Siam.

Along with this information, the information of Zheng Xin was also sent to Chen Ming. Zheng Xin, the Great King of Thonburi, Chen Ming does not need to read it. He knows this person. In Liang Qichao's "Biographies of Colonial Great Men", Zheng Xin is ranked first. That book is actually pure self-entertainment.

He founded the Bangkok Dynasty of Thailand in later generations. Of course, the Thai royal family in later generations has nothing to do with Zheng Xin. Zheng Xin was militaristic in his later years and attacked the state religion of Siam, but was overthrown by his generals. The family died quite cleanly.

It's just that in the original time and space, the man who overthrew Zheng Xin, his name is too flat and too long, and he pretended to be the descendant of Zheng Xin to attack Beijing and ask for a title. Because in the original time and space, Zheng Xin sent envoys to Beijing last year to pay tribute to the Qing Dynasty. But Zheng Xin obviously didn't do that in this time and space.

Of course, Zheng Xin didn't send anyone to pay tribute to Chen Han.

"Port country?" That's the Mekong Delta, which is a good place. Chen Ming suddenly felt itchy in his heart when a piece of fat meat was delivered to his door...