As Li Qin's order was given.
The various lords also began to follow Li Qin's orders and lead their troops to the places he had commanded.
Chang'an, Shaanxi.
Hong Chengchou, riding his horse, said to his deputy general Zu Zhilong:
"Chang'an and Shaanxi are now in your hands."
You haven't forgotten what I told you, have you?
"General, rest assured, I will definitely take good care of my home in Shaanxi."
After bowing to Hong Chengchou, Zu Zhilong patted his chest and made a promise.
Hong Chengchou nodded in satisfaction, but still said with some concern:
“Be careful of Huang Hansheng in Hanzhong. I know him. He has been in Sichuan for many years and has suppressed countless rebellions by local chieftains.”
He even crossed mountains and valleys, leading his army to climb snow-capped mountains to launch a surprise attack on the rebellious chieftain.
He was a fierce general who was extremely skilled at fighting tough battles.
Liu Sixiu left him in Hanzhong, not only to have him guard the gates, but also because he definitely coveted Guanzhong.
As for Ningxia and Yulin Town, I've already sent people to assess the situation. You just need to follow my plan.
In particular, Li Qin's garrison in Shaanxi is something that needs to be closely monitored.
This time when I leave the pass, I will only take 50,000 troops with me. I will leave the remaining 70,000 and the 20,000 surrendered soldiers from Gansu Town to you.
I have now deployed them throughout Shaanxi, while you have 30,000 and 20,000 surrendered soldiers from Gansu in Chang'an.
No matter where things go wrong, just follow the instructions I give you.
Hong Chengchou then spoke to Zu Zhilong with concern.
After Zu Zhilong reiterated that there were no problems.
He then led his army eastward, leaving Guanzhong.
Before he left, he kept looking back at Guanzhong. If he had a family member now, he would definitely arrange for him to guard Shaanxi.
Let Zu Zhilong assist him.
But alas, there's nothing I can do about it.
At this time, all the feudal lords in the land began to move under Li Qin's orders.
Liu Sixiu of Bashu transferred 40,000 troops from his more than 100,000 troops in Bashu and personally led them down the Yangtze River to Wuchang.
Li Hongji from Henan also led his 60,000 elite troops south to Wuchang in Huguang.
Meanwhile, Jiang Xiangyang of Datong led an army of 40,000 eastward to the capital, where they joined Li Qin's army.
They followed Li Qin's army south through Zhili.
Meanwhile, Dugu Yu of Xuanfu, under Li Qin's orders, led over ten thousand Xuanfu troops, following behind Jiang Xiangyang's army.
They followed and monitored them all the way to the capital.
At this time, a large army had already gathered in the capital.
In addition to Li Qin's troops from various regions, there were also 80,000 troops from various Tatar tribes stationed outside the capital.
Including the troops he had been recruiting and constantly transferring from various places during this period, there were now 130,000 troops directly under his command in the capital.
His own direct troops, plus 80,000 Tatar troops, totaled 210,000 troops.
In fact, both of these units were directly under his command.
Because he was the Great Khan of the Tatars, the 80,000 Tatar troops obeyed him.
Including the 40,000 troops led by Jiang Xiangyang of Datong, the total number of troops was 250,000.
He will personally lead this large army to Shandong to join forces with Zhang Hengshuo's troops and Qin Chenyao's troops.
Together they traveled south to Jiangnan.
As for Huguang, after some consideration, he still transferred his nephew Li Xuanshang there.
At the same time, he had veteran Liu Chenghui assist him.
He transferred his younger brothers, Li Wenqi and Wang Taihe, to the north respectively.
Li Wenqi was summoned to the capital to guard the rear and oversee the army's logistics.
Wang Taihe went to Taiyuan to assist Li Xiuyong, a member of the imperial clan whom he had promoted.
As for Zhou Wentong, who had repeatedly made outstanding contributions, he was secretly transferred to Shaanxi to command his own garrison there.
He planned to resolve the issue of the Jiangnan court and then address the Shaanxi problem at the same time.
Li Qin looked at the map of Huguang.
At this time, on the map of Huguang, there was an army of 80,000 men personally commanded by his nephew Li Xuanshang, and the Southern Green Standard Army, which had been expanding to 60,000 men by recruiting local militia and surrendered soldiers.
There were a total of 140,000 troops.
Including Li Hongji's 60,000, Liu Sixiu's 40,000, and Zhang Bingwu's 30,000 from Hankou.
The total force was 270,000.
This doesn't even include the troops of that traitor Jin Hufu in Jiangxi.
With these nearly 300,000 troops, they would have been more than capable of annihilating the Sanduo Beijing garrison in Jiangxi.
It's a pity that my own navy is not good enough. If my navy were good enough, we could have even captured the Fujian navy in Poyang Lake with the help of both inside and outside forces.
According to intelligence, the troops transferred to Poyang Lake consisted mostly of the elite forces of the Fujian naval forces.
After all, there are still the Huai River in the north, and the Yangtze River and the three towns along the Huai River can provide resistance.
In the west, only the Gan River in Jiangxi can block it.
Therefore, they handed over most of the elite troops of the Fujian navy to Gan Hui, a general under Zheng Chenggong, and transferred them to Poyang Lake to build the Yangtze River and Ganjiang River defense line.
If the Fujian navy stationed in Poyang Lake is captured, the Jiangnan navy will lose more than half its strength.
Li Qin looked at the navy in Poyang Lake.
After glancing at the location of Jinhu Prefecture in Jiangxi, he knew that once his army arrived, they would certainly be on guard.
However, things might be different before their own army marches forward.
According to intelligence, this Fujian naval force, after arriving at Poyang Lake, stopped at the port on the shore to replenish its supplies.
Should we allow Jin Hufu to launch a surprise attack on the Fujian navy's port before they defect, and take advantage of the chaos to burn their large wooden sailing ships?
Even if we can't wipe them out completely, we can still severely damage them.
Meanwhile, Liu Sixiu brought the naval forces of Sichuan and Chongqing with him on his southward journey, while he was in Huguang during this period.
They gathered almost all the large and medium-sized boats in Hubei and Hunan provinces, as well as a large number of small boats.
Although most of these were merchant ships, their combat capabilities were really not that great.
However, these ships were loaded with gunpowder and oil, and "fearless warriors" were sent to ram large warships in Jiangnan, after which the gunpowder was ignited.
This was a solution he came up with during this period, though it wasn't really a solution.
Anyway, as long as we can trap this Fujian navy in Poyang Lake and annihilate them all, we can achieve our goal.
Afterwards, the army continued its eastward expedition, while the commander himself moved southward in the north.
Zheng Chenggong's remaining naval forces were simply not capable of securing the Yangtze River defense line.
Once their navy loses its power, the Jiangnan court will have completely lost its last reliance.
His demise was only a matter of time.
Li Qin looked at the map showing the deployments of each party.
He spent a lot of time preparing for this day.
We've done basically everything we could.
After the army had completed its preparations outside the capital.
Meanwhile, Li Qin's younger brother, Li Wenqi, also handed over power in Huguang to Li Xuanshang after receiving Li Qin's orders.
They arrived in the capital at top speed.
After instructing him to ensure the logistics of the army in the capital, he led more than 200,000 troops from outside the capital southward.
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