"Come on, please see, this is the deployment of the Green Camp troops on Qiongzhou Island." Li Du spread out the map drawn.

"The Qing army's green camps guarding the island include the second camps on the left and right of Zhenbiao, the Danzhou camp, the Wanzhou camp, and the Yazhou camp have a total of five camps. They are divided into three prefectures and ten counties, and each battalion has no less than seven or eight hundred troops." Du Li analyzed.

"Can there be a Qing army navy on the island?" asked Zhao Zhen, the general of the navy Zuozhen Town.

"Half of the three camps of Danzhou, Wanzhou and Yazhou are sailors, guarding the south of Qiongzhou Island." Du Li pointed to the Yazhou County on the map and opened his mouth.

"The north of Qiongzhou Island is the left and right camps of the Navy. At the same time, the Longmen Association and the Hai'anying Navy at the north gate of Qiongzhou Strait are regularly cruised with their meetings." Duke Li pointed to the opening of the Strait at the north gate.

"This is a bit difficult." Zhao Zhen looked embarrassed.

"Although there are no Eight Banners on the island, there are six battalions of Green Camp soldiers on the island, each battalion with a force of seven or eight hundred. Then there are five or six thousand Green Camp soldiers guarding the island, with a navy stationed in the south and a navy stationed in the north. Moreover, the navy stationed in the Qiongzhou Strait in the north gate can also cooperate with the navy stationed in Guangdong." Xu Bin shook his head.

Now the Ming army in Jiading is only seven or eight thousand, and the three thousand soldiers who are about to arrive in Jiading are only more than ten thousand.

The Qing army on Qiongzhou Island had five or six thousand people in the Army Town alone, which was not counted as naval warships.

"It's just a broken island. Why is the Qing army so tightly guarded?" A general cursed.

"Qiongzhou was originally the gate of the Qing Dynasty, and it is also connected to Annan, Siam and other places. Since ancient times, it has been a place where sea transportation meets. The Qing army is naturally well-defended." Li Du smiled.

"No, the Qing army's defense was not airtight." A cold light flashed slightly in Xiao Wu's eyes, and he pointed to the southwest part of Qiongzhou Island.

"The Qing army has only Yazhou camp in the three counties of Yazhou southwest of Qiongzhou Island. The defense force is only seven or eight hundred, and more than half are the navy. The defense force is extremely weak." Xiao Wu was very experienced and saw the shortcomings of the Qing army's defense on the island.

"Not bad." Li Du nodded.

"When our Ming army scouts and merchants were exploring the deployment of Qiongzhou, they also found that the Qing army was defending the north and suddenly the south. The navy warships and heavy troops were all deployed at the north gate of Qiongzhou, and the troops in the south were extremely weak." Du Li looked at Xiao Wu while explaining to the generals.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Wu could see at a glance the Qing army's omissions in the deployment of defense on Qiongzhou Island.

"Then we will directly send the naval officers and soldiers to land directly in Yazhou, annihilate the Qing army green camps in Yazhou, and then go north to wipe out the Qing army in each camp." Zhao Zhen, general of the naval army left town, agreed.

"It's easy to say. Although the Qing army deployed few defenses in Yazhou, there were five or six thousand Qing troops on the island. How many warships can we transport officers and soldiers to Qiongzhou?" Wang An, a guerrilla war camp of the Navy, poured cold water on a basin of cold water.

"The Far Sea, Land, Hai, Minghai, and Sanhai Merchant Ship Association sent a merchant fleet to carry our Ming army officers and soldiers to Qiongzhou Island. As long as we gain a foothold in Yazhou, the five or six thousand Qing army green camps on the island will not be the opponent of our Ming army's royal army." Du Li said confidently.

"The combat power and military preparation of our Ming army has long been far beyond the original Zheng army of Taiwan. It is no problem to annihilate the green camp on the island within two months." Xiao Wu nodded and agreed.

"Admiral, General Li, our Ming army sent troops to Qiongzhou, and fought against the Qing Dynasty, not just one island of Qing soldiers." Li Shi, who had been silent on the side, spoke.

The Ming generals present were all shocked, and then suddenly woke up.

When the Ming court planned to Qiongzhou, the Ming generals all stared at Qiongzhou Island, but they forgot about Guangdong, which was only a sea north of Qiongzhou.

"The Qing army's troops in Guangdong and Guangxi were less than 70,000 to 80,000. If our Ming army really had to spend two months attacking Qiongzhou, then the Qing army in Guangdong and Guangxi would have landed in Qiongzhou for support long ago." Li Shi sighed.

The generals remained silent and stared at the defense maps on the desk in a daze.

Now the Ming army's strength is still too weak compared to the huge Qing Dynasty.

The Luzon Ming court fought hard and took all his might to piece together 10,000 soldiers.

But the Qing Dynasty stationed five or six thousand people in the Green Camp on Qiongzhou Island alone.

In Guangdong and Guangxi, which are only a sea north of Qiongzhou Island, there are green camp soldiers stationed, with as many as 70,000 to 80,000.

The huge gap in strength is jaw-dropping.

"Don't be so pessimistic, sir." Yang Yandi shouted when he saw everyone bowing his head and said nothing.

"I attacked Qiongzhou several times back then and I also had some understanding of the situation on Qiongzhou Island."

"The Qing army on Qiongzhou Island is mainly divided into three parts. Some of the Qing army is responsible for defending the city, some of the Qing army is responsible for defending the sea, and some of the Qing army is responsible for defending the Li family." Yang Yandi saw the Ming generals present looking up and explained.

"The Han family lives on the island, especially the Li people often gather to rebel. The Qing army had to distribute a large number of troops to defend the city and monitor the Li people. There were not many troops that could be used to maneuver." Yang Yandi analyzed.

"The last general can lead the second battalion of the left and right to pretend to be pirates to attack Yazhou. At that time, the Qing army in Yazhou will definitely think it is pirates plundering, and the Qing army's guards send troops to seek help will inevitably report the pirates to enter the country. If it is just pirates entering the country, I believe that the prefect of Qiongzhou will not report to the Qing court for a while, and can also buy some time for us."

Yang Yandi had been a foe in the seas of Guangdong and Guangxi and attacked Qiongzhou Island several times. The people on the island were not unfamiliar with this person. It can even be said that children could stop crying at night. If Yang Yandi attacked Yazhou under the banner of pirates, then the Qiongzhou government who received the news might be the first to do not report to the Qing Dynasty but to send troops to wipe out.

After all, if it is just a pirate, the key is to wipe out first. The Qing army in Qiongzhou does not need to ask for help from Guangdong and Guangxi, which can buy some time for the Ming army.

In addition, the Qing army was scattered on the island, even if the officers and soldiers of each battalion were sent, it was only three or four hundred people, which gave the Ming army a chance to defeat them one by one.

"General Yang is really interested." Xiao Wu thought for a while and said in a deep voice.

"It's all for the purpose of rebelling against the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty. It's not worth mercy to die in the end." Yang Yandi clasped his fists and said righteously.

The generals discussed for a day, and the soldiers left until night fell.

Duke Li led several deputy generals out of the camp.

"Xiao Wu is a scheming person. Today, he could see the Qing army's missing forces on the island in the military camp. It really made me feel scared." Du Li sighed and walked towards the Huben Cannon Camp.

"The Admiral has always been in a quarrel with the Governor. Now, if you want to attack Qiongzhou, it is Xiao Wu who is the commander-in-chief, which is not good for the Governor." Several generals from Fubo Town spoke one after another.

"I don't know what the Governor meant, but he really wanted to let Xiao Wu be the commander of the entire army." Zhang Jue, a guerrilla in the Hu Ben Artillery Battalion, said indignantly.

"The Governor actually wants to hand over the navy of the second town of Fubo Town in Fuyang Town to Xiao Wu for command. In this way, aren't all my Ming navy in Xiao Wu's hands?"

There were always fast ships traveling between Jiading and the Ming court in Luzon, delivering messages.

The attack on Qiongzhou in the north, and the deployment of Jiading defenses also spread the news back to the Luzon Ming court through the Clippers.

The issue of commander-in-chief of the three armies was naturally left to Liu Yu, the Governor of Luzon, to be decided.

But to all the Ming generals' expectations, Liu Yu did not choose his close general, Du Li, as the commander of the second army of the water and land, but instead ordered Xiao Wu as the commander of the second army of the water and land.

This news has long been spread to Jiading, but only Xiao Wu, Li Du and several Ming generals know about it.
Chapter completed!