Longevity begins with Jinyiwei

He commanded the Jiangnan navy, and every time he fought, it was like shuttling through a big net. If he hadn't recruited some sea merchants to help him, and kept in touch with some pirates, otherwise, in this coastal waters, his army Navy, I'm afraid it's hard to move an inch.

Of course, the most fundamental problem is that there is no money. If you have money, the warships will look like dumplings, and then the elite soldiers will control the warships.

All kinds of thoughts circulated in Li Dingguo's mind, and in the end he could only look away and sigh.

The navy is not strong enough, everything is false!

Just like now, King Nashou and the rebels arrived in Quanzhou. Although he got the news late, if the navy is strong, they can surround and destroy them even outside Quanzhou port.

Where is it like now, you can only look at it, you can't even get close.

"When will the Denglai Navy arrive?"

After a long silence, Li Dingguo suddenly asked.

"If everything goes smoothly, it will take at least half a month."

The Ministry will speak immediately.

"Um……"

Li Dingguo nodded, his eyes flickered, and then he said: "Let's pass on the order, each battalion repairs the warships as soon as possible, prepares the army for battle, and when Denglai's navy arrives, combine the strength of the two armies, let's fight again!"

Hearing this order, the general was taken aback for a moment, and then hesitantly said: "General, His Majesty ordered that the boarded navy come to the south of the Yangtze River to transport food and grass. Now the food and grass in northern Xinjiang are in short supply..."

"It's not too late to fight a battle and then change luck!"

Li Dingguo shook his head:

"This battle must be fought!"

"Quanzhou Port is a major commercial port, and Ningbo Port is not much worse than Quanzhou Port. Why can't it also become a major commercial port!"

"Ben asked the manager of the bank, and they calculated that if Ningbo Port is restored to its previous state and taxes are collected normally, it can earn 10,000+ taels of silver per month!"

"If we can go a step further, it won't be a problem to get a few 10 taels of silver every month."

"Without this battle, there will be no peace along the coast of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and Ningbo Port will always be half dead..."

Hearing this explanation, the general didn't say any more, they naturally knew that their Commander-in-Chief had a terrifying background.

It is enough for them to do their duty of admonishment. For the rest, this adult thinks there is no problem, so they will naturally not say more. Anyway, the sky is falling, and there is a tall man holding it up...

But at this time, there were two figures standing on the fort of Quanzhou Port, and their gazes were both looking through the binoculars, looking at the warships of the Dahengjiang South Navy floating on the sea.

"Jiangnan Navy, is it Brother Lu's old department?"

Shi Bangyao was dressed in a bright red official robe. After staring at it for a long time, he slowly put down the binoculars in his hand and looked at Lu Xiangsheng who was beside him in civilian clothes.

"What if it is? What if it isn't?"

Lu Xiangsheng was calm and composed, but it was hard to hide his memories when he watched the naval warship.

In front of him, the Jiangnan Navy, which had evolved from the boarding, was cast by him alone. He knew every warship, every cannon, and every soldier by heart.

Back then, it was also he who led this navy to gallop across the Bohai Sea. At that time, it was the happiest time in his life.

There are no worries, no burdens, and no intrigues. There is only one thing, only thinking about how to fight the enemy and how to win every war...

"I hope that, brother Lu, you can win over the old department and serve the court."

Shi Bangyao's words immediately pulled Lu Xiangsheng out of his memory.

"Sinner Lu, how could he have this ability, Mr. Shi, you think highly of Lu!"

"Where did the sinner come from?"

Shi Bangyao retorted: "Brother Lu, you are a hero, a great hero!"

"His Majesty has decreed that you, Brother Lu, be named the Duke of Chu, the Governor of the Jingying Rongzheng, with full power to govern the Beijing Army, and organize and rebuild the Beijing Army!"

Hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng's expression froze for a while, before he regained his composure: "Your Majesty's love, Lu appreciates it."

"Lu can't afford such a heavy responsibility, please Your Majesty choose someone else..."

Shi Bangyao looked cold:

"Are you really determined to be loyal to Thief Li? Do you want to disobey the king's grace?"

Lu Xiangsheng shook his head and remained silent.

"Rotten wood never withers!"

Shi Bangyao snorted coldly and walked away!

Lu Xiangsheng stood alone on the spot, silent.

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Chapter 429 Before June, Command Liaodong

"Duke Chu, what a majesty!"

In the emperor's tent, the Zouben teacup fell to the ground, and the emperor was furious, all the generals fell to their knees, and Jin Yiwei, who came to report the news, even fell to the ground trembling.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty... It is said that Su Yibo declined the appointment of the false Ming and has not accepted any official position..."

"According to the account of the servants of Su Yibo's mansion, Su Yibo also rejected the fake solicitation at the beginning, and was coerced by the rebels to go to the south of the Yangtze River..."

After a long time, Jin Yiwei raised his head tremblingly, biting the bullet and making a sound.

It wasn't until hearing this that the emperor's expression softened a little, and after a while, he said again: "What are you kneeling for? Get up, don't you need to fight!"

The generals got up hurriedly, seemingly busy, but they were trembling and startled, not even daring to breathe.

The Son of Heaven stood in front of the table, tightly holding the playbook in his hand, his expression still uncertain.

After a long time, the emperor seemed to have figured it out. He laughed at himself, his expression changed from cloudy to clear, and he picked up another memorial, which came from the advice of Li Dingguo, the commander of the Jiangnan navy.

"Ningbo Port..."

While whispering, Li Xiuzhi's eyes were also fixed on the map.

In the current situation in the south of the Yangtze River, only Jiangsu and Zhejiang, as well as Nanzhili and important places along the river are still in the hands of Daheng.

Being able to maintain such a situation, the navy is naturally indispensable.

It is precisely because the navy controls the inland waters that the rebel navy is firmly kept out of the sea.

In this way, although Jiangsu and Zhejiang are in chaos, they are still firmly in Daheng's hands under the suppression of strong troops.

The so-called wealth in the south of the Yangtze River is half in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. In this way, the wealth in the south of the Yangtze River can still be used by Daheng to a certain extent, but now there are rebellions everywhere, seriously disrupting the normal order of Zhili in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and the endless wars along the coast. The Daheng navy is in a weak position, which has brought the normal sea trade business in Jiangsu and Zhejiang to a freezing point.

In this way, the so-called wealth in the south of the Yangtze River is difficult for Daheng to use, but it has become a huge drag on Daheng.

"Fight a war, level the borders of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, open the sea ban, collect business taxes..."

Li Xiu softly recited Li Dingguo's words in the memorial book, and began to judge the pros and cons in his heart.

Daheng's lack of money is the most fundamental problem.

It is naturally a welcome thing to increase financial resources.

However, before the situation in northern Xinjiang was evened out, there was another major battle in the south of the Yangtze River, and the navy was already at a disadvantage. It would be fine if it won, but if it lost, the rebel navy would march along the river without the navy to guard the waterway. In fact, the entire territory of Jiangnan will fall, I am afraid it will be a matter of time.

Moreover, the Daheng navy is usable only in the south of the Yangtze River. Two navy teams came to the south of the Yangtze River. After the defeat, the Daheng navy was completely lost.

When the Denglai Navy was rebuilt, it was formed in a short period of time because the Daming Navy was transferred from the south of the Yangtze River as the backbone, filled and restructured. Even so, it took a lot of manpower and material resources at the beginning.

If it is rebuilt from scratch, then, with Daheng's current finances, I am afraid it will be an extremely long matter. Without a navy, it may be an extremely long matter to completely calm down the situation in the south of the Yangtze River.

But if the First World War is successful, the chaos in Jiangsu and Zhejiang will be cleared, and the ban on Jiangsu and Zhejiang will be lifted. Ningbo will not be a port. The annual tariffs and commercial taxes will undoubtedly become the biggest source of income for Daheng. Great support!

Pros and cons...

Li Xiu frowned, thinking about it one by one, and after a long time, he finally made a decision: "I have passed on my will, ordering to come to the Navy, and temporarily return to the command of Li Dingguo, the Commander of the Jiangnan Navy!"

Immediately, Li Xiuzhi swiped the pen, and the words appeared on the letter paper line by line.

"Immediately send someone to deliver this decree to Hong Chengchou, Shangshu of the Nanjing Household Department!"

After giving the order again, Li Xiu was silent for a moment, and then his eyes moved away from the Jiangsu and Zhejiang seas on the map, and finally fixed on the land of Denglai.

"Let the Ministry of Households send people to Liaodong to count the gold and silver seized, half of which will go to the treasury, and the remaining half will be allocated to the Denglai Shipyard to be used as capital for shipbuilding."

At this time, Li Xiu felt a little more at ease, but in his heart, he couldn't help but feel uneasy. Sea battles are different from land. On land, if you lose a battle, as long as you are well organized and keep your strength, it is not difficult to retreat and fight again.

However, in a sea battle, if one is not careful, the entire army will be wiped out. The cycle of warship construction is also doomed. After a sea battle, the recovery of strength is far from as easy as that of the infantry.

"Hope it..."

In Li Xiu's heart, there was also a rare expectation. Thousands of miles away, even if he was the emperor, he could only pray that this naval battle would have a good result.

Otherwise, Nanming might really gain a firm foothold in Jiangnan!

Thoughts were heavy, and in the end, Li Xiu suppressed all kinds of thoughts. No matter what happened in the south of the Yangtze River, it would not be able to shake the national destiny of Daheng, but the war in northern Xinjiang, even if it has the upper hand now, if it is a little careless, it will be a big movement related to the national destiny!

The most important thing at present is still to destroy the Houjin!

Li Xiu asked: "How is Lin Danhan doing now?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Lin Danhan withdrew all the way north, except for the three thousand households in the headquarters stationed in Monan, the main force has returned to Mobei."

"Closely monitor Lin Danhan's movements, and report any changes in time."

The emperor asked again: "How is the situation of Dorgon's department?"

"There is a movement to return to aid, but it was blocked by the army led by the governor of the three sides, and the battle is still deadlocked."

After getting these two answers, Li Xiu pondered for a while, and then said:

"Pass down the order to let the Yongwei Battalion outside the pass and the Habayashi Guards all withdraw, ignore the pass and join forces with the main force."

"Also, send someone to Xuanhua, and ask Zhou Yuji why it has taken so long to retake Xuanhua City?"

After Li Xiu gave the order in an orderly manner, he looked around the tent, stepped forward, and then walked outside the tent.

The breath of gold and iron horses outside the tent can be called strong, the horses gallop in the camp, the artillery rumbles, the gunpowder smoke fills the air, and the shouts of killing outside the village are loud.

Li Xiu had long been accustomed to all the blood and gore. After a few steps, he stepped onto the general's platform and surveyed the situation of the battle. The scene of the battle clearly came into view.

The so-called war has now completely evolved into a fight between trapped beasts.

It is less than a hundred miles from Xuanhua to Zhangjiakou.

Zhou Yuji's troops had already approached Xuanhua City, and the main force of the army blocked the border of Xuanfu, strangling Hou Jin's retreat.

Afterwards, Jin Dajun was besieged in this place less than a hundred miles away. In this big fart place, he was displaying the most desperate madness, doing the final battle of trapped beasts.

Thinking of this, Li Xiu couldn't help chuckling.

With the current battle situation, unless there are external changes, the fate of Daishan, the main force of the late gold, is already doomed, and the only result is destruction.

Of course, if Daishan had the ability to shine and fight, and a meteorite fell from the sky of the Son of Destiny, he, Li Xiu, could only watch, but this was obviously impossible.

Seeing the emperor chuckle, the accompanying military staff officer hesitated for a while, and said:

"Your Majesty, Houjin's offensive has obviously weakened in the past few days. The general thinks that Houjin's morale has plummeted due to too many casualties, or he is planning a new offensive."

"Which one do you think is more likely?"

Li Xiu didn't pay much attention and asked casually.

"The general thinks that the latter is more likely."

"Hou Jin has no way out. If he stops, he will perish. No matter how low the morale is, he will never sit still."

"Houjin will not compromise."

Li Xiu shook his head: "What I want is not to defeat them, but to destroy their country and their species. How could they just sit and wait for death."

"After the Yongwei Battalion and Habayashi Guard have withdrawn, let them switch defenses to the front-line departments, so that the front-line departments can take a good rest."

Immediately, Li Xiu asked, "What month is it now?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, it is now May [-]th."

"May [-]th..."

Li Xiu murmured softly, watching the bloody battle at the forefront, his eyes flickered slightly, and then said: "May [-]th, launch a general attack!"

"Before June, end this war and send troops to Liaodong!"

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4 Chapter Thirty Why?

Later gold account.