Mandahai looked at the riverside for a moment on the shore and did not dare to stay for a long time. He learned from the intelligence that the artillery of the Ming army warships was very sharp, powerful, and had a long range. If the artillery of the Ming army suddenly hit, it would be over.

"Governor Hong, take me to see the fort you built." Mandahai pulled out the reins of the horse and urged the horse to go west.

Hong Chengchou hurriedly pulled out the reins, and many Red Armored Eight Banners soldiers behind him turned around and galloped with them. Dozens of cavalry raised a stream of dust.

Mandahai was the Jiannu clan, the grandson of Nurhaci, the seventh son of Prince Li Daishandi, brave and good at fighting, and one of the three kings in the early Qing Dynasty.

After Boluo and Nikan were killed by Zhao Ming, he was the only one left of the three kings of governing the government.

In the Qing Dynasty, Dorgon was in opposition with Haoge and Jirgalang, while Daishan was a neutral faction, holding two red flags in his hand, specifically mixing with the thin and thin.

As the son of Daishan, Mandahai was not Dorgon's confidant, but Nikan and Boluo were killed one after another, and the two white flags lost thousands of flags, which forced Dorgon to take Mandahai as the general of the Southern Expedition, and took more than 6,000 Zhenghong Banners to go south and took over Jiangnan military affairs.

At this time, Mandahai and Hong Chengchou were running all the way, and after an hour, they arrived at the Fushan Fort.

At the end of last year, as soon as Zhao Ming entered the Yangtze River, his troops arrived at the city of Nanjing, shocked the south of the Yangtze River, boosted the morale of the people, and encouraged the arrogance of the rebels in various places to resist the Qing Dynasty, making the Qing Dynasty look very shameful.

Dorgon was furious about this and scolded Hong Chengchou. In order to avoid it, Hong Chengchou entered the Yangtze River again. While building ships and training navy, he built multiple forts along the Yangtze River to block the surface of the river.

The Fushan Fort is located south of the Yangtze River, facing across the river from the Langshan Fort on the north bank, and is one of the forts cast by Hong Chengchou.

Mandahai ran all the way to Fushan and saw a fort built of bricks and stones, so he rushed forward and turned over and dismounted.

Mandahai looked at the fort, not high, less than ten feet tall, and couldn't help but frown, "The fort is so low, what should I do if I encounter a pirate to attack?"

Hong Chengchou got off his horse, threw the whip to his subordinates, walked up and explained with a smile: "Of course, the function of this fort is to block the river surface and shoot against the pirate warships on the river surface. The higher the turret, the easier it is to be hit by shells. Therefore, the several forts along the river, except for Jingjiang located in the middle of the river, Yangzhong and other places, were built very low. In addition, there were large horse-staging troops stationed near the fort. If the pirates dared to come ashore to seize the fort, the Qing Dynasty would not be able to do so."

Mandahai observed carefully and couldn't help but nodded, "It makes sense!"

The lower the part of the exposed ground of the fortress, the more difficult it is to hit the artillery on the Ming army warships.

After saying that, the group entered the fort and saw a red-clothed cannon placed behind bricks and stones, leaving only one muzzle to fire shells.

Mandahai squatted and stroked the black red cannon. He looked at the cannon body stretching out its shooting port and pointing to the vast river surface. He couldn't help but nod his head slightly, "How many cannons are Fushan Fort equipped?"

Hong Chengchou said: "Thirty-eight red cannons, general cannons, and sixty-two Folang machines, a total of hundreds of cannons."

Mandahai frowned slightly, "It is said that Zhao Zamao's gunboat has nearly 60 artillery pieces, and he has seven artillery ships. In addition, there are many other warships. If counted, Zhao Zamao's artillery is not more than ten times that of the artillery. Can the artillery be defeated by such an artillery in the shooting of the enemy?"

Hong Chengchou was confident and explained with a smile: "You don't have to worry. Although there are many pirate warships and artillery, the ships are made of wood. If you hit a few cannons, you can severely damage a warship. The turret is protected by bricks and stones. The turret shells hit the bricks and stones, but it is difficult to hurt the turret for a while. Although the turret is not easy to defeat the turret, the turrets have to pay a heavy price to capture the turrets, and this price is something that the turrets are unwilling to bear. Therefore, I predict that the turrets can block the turrets' invasion!"

Mandahai had just arrived in Jiangnan and didn't know much about the situation. Seeing Hong Chengchou full of confidence, he smiled and said, "I'm relieved when I hear Governor Hong say this!"

Mandahai nodded and continued: "Recently, the imperial court implemented a strategy to stabilize the rear, and the bandits from all over the country were wiped out, and the rear was very stable. In this way, the imperial court could not only draw troops from the rear, but also obtain stable food and taxes. After the autumn harvest, the war between Huguang and Jiangxi could continue. The imperial court had formulated a strategy to capture Ganzhou, advance to Fujian, and force the subjugation of Zheng Zhilong. If it could be implemented smoothly, the small court of the pseudo-Ming would be destroyed."

The Qing army's strategy of stabilizing the rear has begun to show results, and the stability of the rear has greatly increased Dorgon's confidence.

At this time, autumn harvest was about to be approached, and without the harassment of the rebels, various places were able to provide a large amount of money and food for the Qing army.

Although these were not enough to support, the Qing Dynasty launched an attack in Sichuan, Huguang, Jiangxi and Zhejiang at the same time, but there was no problem in supporting one or two battlefields and continuing to attack.

After analyzing the current situation, the Qing Dynasty felt that to defeat the Longwu court, they could only start in Hunan and Jiangxi.

Jingzhou is the affinity of the world and is also the granary of the world. Those who win Jingzhou will win the world.

As long as the Qing army occupied Hunan, the Ming army would be short of food.

Occupying Hunan is a slow plan. If we take this place, the Longwu court may have a while, but the general situation is settled and will be destroyed by the Qing army sooner or later.

Conquering Ganzhou and advancing Fujian is a trick.

Zheng Zhi had been negotiating for many days, and the Qing Dynasty had agreed to many conditions he had proposed, but he was still hesitant.

After Dorgon discussed with others, he felt that only by suppressing Fujian and putting pressure on Zheng Zhilong could he make a decision.

If the Qing army captured Ganzhou and the army entered northern Fujian, Zheng Zhilong would definitely surrender to the Qing Dynasty. If Zheng Zhilong surrendered, Fujian was owned by the Qing Dynasty, and the Longwu court in Fuzhou would also be destroyed quickly.

Hong Chengchou said in a deep voice: "Zhao Tiebang entered the Yangtze River, mostly to distract the Qing Dynasty from the rear, disrupt the Qing Dynasty's strategy of stabilizing the rear, thereby restraining the Qing Dynasty from using troops in Huguang and Jiangxi, and rescuing the Taihu bandits. Therefore, this time, this governor decided not to let him disturb the Qing Dynasty's plan. Now the Qing Dynasty only needs to block Zhao Tiebang at the estuary of the Yangtze River, and then ignore him, wait until Jiangxi and Huguang win, and the overall situation in the world is determined, and then turn around and deal with him!"

At this time, Hong Chengchou had already seen the situation clearly, and Zhao Ming could only harass and restrain him. As long as he was not led by his nose, the Qing Dynasty could defeat Hunan and Ganzhou according to the plan he had formulated, and steadily advance, and the Ming Dynasty could be destroyed.

Mandahai nodded and said, "In this way, Ben Beile only needs to guard Jiangsu and Zhejiang and not allow Zhao Zamao to take advantage of the opportunity, and then he will be considered to have made contributions to the court."

Hong Chengchou smiled and said, "The world is in a great situation, and the Qing Dynasty accounts for eight points. As long as the Qing Dynasty does not make big mistakes, the momentum of unification will be irreversible!"
Chapter completed!