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Chapter 197: Strategies for the Manchus

"It seems that this Ming Kingdom really exists!" said Ali Bao, the admiral of the land. He actually felt a little unbelievable. The Ming Dynasty had long been destroyed by the Qing Dynasty. Although many of the heaven and earth associations in Guangdong sang "anti-Qing and restoring the Ming Dynasty", it was just a play. Who would really believe that the Ming Dynasty, which had been destroyed for more than a hundred years, would actually come back one day?

"Okay, Liu Yannian, you go down first!" Ba Yansan said. Then, Liu Yannian was taken down.

"Everyone, since you all believe in this matter, how should we deal with it? Let's talk about it." Ba Yansan asked everyone present. Faced with such a difficult problem, he really had no choice but to summon everyone to ask. However, everyone has to guarantee this kind of thing. If he dies, he will definitely have to take them back.

"Now in Guangxi, we have more than 20,000 people in Guangxi Governor Sun Shiyi, 10,000 people in Guangxi Governor Su Lingshun, and 20,000 Eight Banners soldiers of Guilin General Alai A. The other generals in Guangxi added a piece in pieces, and there were more than 100,000 troops in total. It would be better to let them all be deployed on the border, especially near Zhennan Pass to prevent the Ming army from attacking." Guangzhou General Fu Yu said. Guangxi has many ethnic minorities, and there are very few plains, and there are many people. Therefore, in order to compete for territory, all parties often fought in the entire village. By the Qianlong period, semi-militarized organizations even appeared to fight, which was one of the reasons why the people in Guangxi could fight later during the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and later.

"Guangdong must also be on guard, especially in the area of ​​the Pearl River Estuary, where many forts have been disrepaired for so long. If the Ming army can land at the Yuanjiang Estuary, it can also land at the Pearl River Estuary." said Navy Admiral Yan Chang.

"Guangdong also has more than 100,000 troops, and they can be mobilized to focus on defense." said Land Admiral Alibao.

"More than 100,000 troops must be mobilized, and they must be the emperor to mobilize. Now that the Ming bandits are coming, we must jointly write to the emperor to decide this matter!" Ba Yansan thought for a while and said.

"Yes, sir, we can't hide this matter. If Ming Kou is really so powerful, we must prepare in advance! The emperor must know about this matter early, otherwise there will be a big disaster!" Alibao said anxiously.

"Yes, yes, let's write a memorial to the emperor and tell us about the situation here! We can't decide this matter!" Fu Yu also said.

"Let them report together in Guangxi! After all, they are next to Annan. If there is any accident, they will definitely be the first to bear the brunt!" Yan Chang also said.

"Well, it should be that Guangxi should also let the Guangxi side know about Annan's affairs. No news has been heard from Guangxi for so many days, so I must not know about Annan's situation! But now in the court..." Fu Yu was silent as soon as he said this. Now his power with the Zhongtang in the court is getting bigger and bigger. Emperor Qianlong would discuss with him every time he encounters a big event. As he grows older, Qianlong becomes more and more fond of comfort and is unwilling to listen in the court.

There was news about where the disaster was caused or where the uprising was rebelled, and I only believed that the Qing Dynasty was under his rule. Heshen took advantage of his situation and only reported good news but not bad news, making him happy every day. Heshen started from the court and took it for a lot of money. Although Liu Yong, A Gui, Qian Feng and others could fight against Heshen, their power was not as good as Heshen, who had a lot of capital, and their situation was getting worse.

Ba Yan Sanyi was unhappy when he heard this. He thought he was from Heshen's party and gave Hezhongtang 100,000 taels of silver and a pile of coral not long ago. He said, "What's wrong with the court? Besides, this is a major military and national affairs, who dares to miss it? The Ming army is powerful. If it misses the matter, the matter will be a big deal. No one looks good at that time, and no one will interfere!"

Although they were corrupt officials, they still knew that only the Qing Dynasty was there would be a chance to embezzle. The Qing Dynasty was gone, and they would definitely be turned into a dead person by the Ming army. So why are they still embezzled?

Seeing that everyone was not saying anything, Ba Yansan said, "Okay, I am the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, so I will draft the memorial."

On this side, Ba Yansan was preparing to report the heard news, while on this side, Li Degong was leading the Royal Guard Division to advance north. On the one hand, he accepted the surrender of the princes in various places of the Zheng regime and quelled the disobedient rebellion. On the other hand, he was preparing to deploy defenses on the border between Annan and Qing, and at the same time notified Chengtian Prefecture to see what to do next.

Zhu Haitao soon received the news that the Clippers sent him. He immediately summoned all the generals to convene a meeting of the imperial front and decide on the next strategy.

"Your Majesty, this is an excellent opportunity! We have always wanted to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty. Now that Annan has been destroyed, the Qing Dynasty has not responded. We should take advantage of the situation to go north and conquer Guangdong and Guangxi, and then use Nanling as the defense line. On the one hand, we will operate Guangdong and Guangxi, and on the other hand, we will continue to mobilize troops from the country to north to reinforce." Li Jifa said. He always hoped that the Northern Expedition of the Qing Dynasty would start in this war, and at least one or two provinces could be occupied to solve the problem of lack of Chinese population within the Ming Dynasty. The Fujian generation of Guangdong and Guangxi began to be overcrowded since the Ming Dynasty, and there was no shortage of population there.

"Your Majesty, although this is an opportunity, we are not fully prepared! The ammunition, food, and money needed for the Northern Expedition of the Qing Dynasty were not prepared in advance. Moreover, the countries around us are not restless now. Britain has been eyeing us since friction with us, and Myanmar is also wary of us. Thailand had just launched a coup not long ago. The newly-launched King Rama I urgently needed to stabilize Thailand's domestic situation. Maybe it would go out to fight against Cambodia, Laos and other countries to add prestige to itself. This is a conflict of interest with our son!" Li Rongren sang an opposite tune with his son and said. After all, he is the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, and he must look at the situation facing the Ming Dynasty from a higher perspective and from a general perspective.

Everyone started talking again, and the army was not unified, because this time it was just preparing to attack Annan, and the logistics of the Qing Dynasty were not fully prepared. Even if the Ming army was much stronger than the Qing army, but if the logistics was cut off, it would be a trapped beast and would sooner or later be eliminated.

"Okay! It seems that our preparations are still insufficient this time, so let the Qing Dynasty go first, but I must let the Qing Dynasty perish! This cannot be changed! But we must be careful. If we make such a big noise in Annan, the Qing Dynasty cannot be unclear. According to the spirit of the old man Qianlong, we will definitely send troops to intervene! Even a large army will attack us because of our country name. We must be prepared! Therefore, as long as the Qing Dynasty attacks, we will resolutely eliminate them, but if the Qing Dynasty does not move, we will temporarily remain unchanged and integrate the affairs of Annan first!" Zhu Haitao determined the major policies and said.
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