Chapter 588 Zhao Ming goes to sea
The Dutch were mainly powerful in the navy. As maritime overlords, they accumulated a lot of experience.
During the warship shooting, the Dutch naval gun hit a much higher rate than the Donghai Town Navy.
This caused a Dutch warship to defeat more than two warships of the same specifications in Donghai Town, making Zhao Ming more cautious about starting a war.
After all, today, Donghai Town relies on commodity trade, grain and various production raw materials in finance, mainly from Taiwan and Nanyang, and the economy of Jiangdong relies heavily on overseas trade.
Once Donghai Town cannot quickly defeat the Dutch, the war will continue and affect maritime trade, which will be a fatal blow to Donghai Town's economy.
By then, Dutch warships attack merchant ships at sea. Taiwan’s grain and various production materials from South China Sea cannot be transported to Jiangdong, which will inevitably cause prices in Jiangdong to soar. The maritime trade routes are blocked. The goods produced by various workshops in Jiangdong cannot be sold, which will cause the workshops to go bankrupt and cause tens of thousands of employees to be unemployed.
In this way, Donghai Town will inevitably be unable to continue the war, which will eventually lead to the war being in a bad way.
Therefore, in this battle, Donghai Town must make a concerted effort, just like Japan, quickly swept across the Southeast Asian Ocean.
Before, Zhao Ming was not sure about this. Now he has blossomed bullets to equip the main warships, which has given Zhao Ming the confidence to quickly defeat the Dutch.
Zhao Ming issued a military order, and then looked at Zhou Daji, a garrison who came to report the news, and said in a deep voice: "Taiwan is the territory of the vassal state. The town will immediately raise an army. You will return to Tamsui immediately and inform Zhang Zhongjian."
Zhao Ming then said to the shogunate senator Gu Yanwu: "I'll send an order to pack up and prepare to set off. I'll go and call Chen Mingyu quickly, Wang Yi, the dynasty will come to Baoshan to see me first!"
Wang Yi and Wang Chao first went to Jiading County. After receiving the news, they immediately rushed to Baoshan.
In the battle in Jiangbei, Li Zhongming, Wang Deshun, and the five commanders of the Five Sects of Shence were defeated, leaving only Wang Yi, Wang Chaoxian and Xie Qian.
Now Xie Qian is in Liaodong and the Qing army is in tug of war, leaving only Wang Yi and Wang Chaoxian in Jiangdong.
At this time, the two of them came to the military camp, walked quickly to the tent, saluting Zhao Ming on one knee, "See Prime Minister!"
"You and the other two need to be polite!" Zhao Ming ordered the two of them to stand up and then instructed: "The town decided to lead the fleet to fight south. There are two things that are not very relieved, so I recruit you and the other two to come!"
"What is the Prime Minister's order? I will definitely obey the order!" The two generals clasped their fists and their armor clattered.
Zhao Ming said in a deep voice: "First, the Qing army is attacking Liaodong, and Xie Qian only has 10,000 elite troops. The combat effectiveness of the Korean army is worrying. Once the Qing army enters the main force, he may not be able to support it."
Wang Yi immediately said, "Prime Minister's intention, if Commander Xie is in urgent need, we will support it immediately?"
Zhao Ming shook his head, "Fighting on two fronts is a taboo for military strategists. Besides, even if you are reinforced, you will never be able to defeat the Qing Dynasty."
Now the Ming and Qing dynasties are on the verge of fighting, and the Qing army attacks Liaodong. With the strength of Donghai Town, even if the troops in Liaodong are increased, they will not be able to defend Shenyang and will not be able to completely defeat the Qing Dynasty. They will only be dragged down by the Qing Dynasty under the continuous reinforcement of the troops within the Customs clearance.
Wang Chaoxian said in surprise: "Does the Prime Minister want to give up Liaodong?"
Zhao Ming shook his head again, "The purpose of this town is to not send elite troops to support Liao, but the Liaodong battlefield is a place to sharpen the knife. New troops can be dispatched to take turns to fight on the battlefield, so as to see blood, so as to quickly form combat power. If the war is not going well, you cannot force it, just keep Lushun!"
Lushun surrounded the sea on three sides. The Qing army navy was destroyed by Zhao Ming and could only attack from the north. Donghai Town was easy to defend, and the energy source was constantly obtained from the sea. It was difficult for the Qing army to conquer. Moreover, the Qing army went to the Liaoxi Corridor to transport military rations from outside the pass, which would also become a serious burden for the Qing Dynasty.
Wang Yi and Wang Chao nodded first and clasped their fists, "I understand!"
Zhao Ming looked at the two of them and suddenly asked, "Do you and the other ones know why this town doesn't let you send elite troops to aid Liao?"
Wang Yi and Wang Chao looked at each other first, their faces suddenly became serious, and they nodded and said, "I understand the humble rank!"
After Wang Chao finished speaking, hesitated, and asked: "The Prime Minister is not in Jiangdong. If he takes the initiative to provoke and sends troops into Jiangdong, how can he deal with it?"
Zhao Ming showed murderous aura on his face, and a word was spit out from his mouth, "Bo!" After saying that, he added: "From today, it is strictly forbidden for any army to enter the territory of Jiangdong. If someone dares to cross the border, this town has only one military order for you to be directly annihilated by the town, and don't have any scruples!"
"As for the order!" The two looked at each other, with a clear heart in their hearts, and clasped their fists solemnly.
One day later, the 15,000 army gathered in Baoshan was ready.
This time, Zhao Ming dispatched hundreds of warships, nine thousand naval forces, and more than six thousand land divisions to prepare to blitz into the Netherlands.
While the army was about to set off, Chen Mingyu and others rushed from Suzhou.
At this time, on the side of the Huangpu River, the army was boarding the ship, and the civilians brought boxes of shells onto various warships.
Zhao Ming and Chen Minghui, as well as a backbone of the Kuomintang Party, strolled by the river. Zhao Ming instructed in a deep voice: "This town has already instructed Wang Yi and Wang Chao first, two generals, Liaodong and Jiangdong, to put Jiangdong first. Now the imperial court has obvious intention to reduce the vassals. The court is now trying hard to suppress the crown prince and Zhejiang army. Although it is unlikely that the town will provoke the town, but this town is not in Jiangdong, for fear that someone from the court will be confused. After the expedition in the south of this town, sir must be vigilant and not let Jiangdong suffer any mistakes!"
"Don't worry, Prime Minister, I will remember it in my heart!" Chen Mingyu nodded.
Zhao Ming stopped, turned around and looked at everyone, and then slowly said, "In this way, this town will entrust Jiangdong to you."
"I will definitely live up to the Prime Minister's trust!" Chen Mingyu, Huang Zongxi and others bowed seriously.
Zhao Ming nodded slightly and smiled, "Okay, this town can go to war with confidence and build a country for the Donghai vassal overseas."
One hour later, a hundred warships loaded with soldiers and military funds raised their anchors and sails, and went east along the river. Zhao Ming led the army of 15,000, and the mighty Yang Fan went out to sea to start the strategy of advancing south in Donghai Town.
Zhao Ming went to war and the army went to sea. Such a huge movement could not be concealed by all forces.
Hundreds of giant ships in the Yangtze River cover the river surface, and the sails are like clouds, majestic and magnificent.
On the hills on the shore, several mankind people with headscarves and net scarves were wearing headscarves, watching the fleet cover the river. The leader of a man with a fierce face said in a deep voice: "Zhao Zamao went to sea. It is the perfect time for the Qing Dynasty to recover Liaodong and eliminate North Korea. I will report to the court immediately."
Chapter completed!