As Li Qin's orders spread to all directions.
Cai Zicai of the Shandong Navy would immediately lead his fleet south.
Qi Duchen, who had taken over Anqing, also began to lead his water forces eastward.
At the same time, Li Qin also led his army south from Huainan.
Li Xuanshang, who was in Jinling, received news as soon as he opened his eyes that his uncle had led a large army south.
He then pushed aside the two beautiful women from Nanjing who were from the Jiangnan region.
He took the letter from his uncle, which informed him that his uncle had already led a large army south.
And he was told the approximate time when his army would arrive.
After receiving this message from his uncle, Li Xuanshang...
He sighed for some unknown reason.
He then got up and began making his arrangements.
He knew that when his uncle arrived in Jinling, it would be the time when Zheng Chenggong's navy would be completely annihilated.
It's time to completely annihilate this last large-scale resistance force in Jiangnan.
At this point, he had completely given up any hope of establishing a separatist regime in Jiangnan and ruling as a sovereign in the south.
He knew that the chances of success in his current risky endeavor were extremely slim; it was practically tantamount to suicide.
He should just obediently follow his uncle and remain the Governor-General of Liangjiang.
Afterwards, he stationed himself in Liangjiang, the most prosperous place in the world, where his life would definitely be good.
It can also bring you a top-tier level of wealth and status.
Even if there are future risks, we can only take it one step at a time.
Thinking of this, Li Xuanshang sighed again.
He then got up and began to make his own arrangements.
He began ordering his troops to assemble at the riverbank.
At the same time, they began to deploy artillery along the riverbank and planned out their respective areas for their troops.
Because they were going to put on a big show for Zheng Chenggong's navy later, in order to completely lure his navy over.
In addition to deploying artillery at the crossing point, they also needed to deploy artillery in the narrow section of the Yangtze River a little further east of the crossing point.
Even if Zheng Chenggong's navy wanted to sneak away, they could only head east, which would put them into another artillery blockade zone that he had set up for them.
The goal is to at least cripple Zheng Chenggong's navy, even if it's not possible to completely eliminate it.
We absolutely cannot allow this naval force to withdraw to Fujian with its original structure intact; otherwise, the southeastern coast will never have a peaceful life for the next few decades.
This is what his uncle conveyed to him.
At the same time, he also strengthened the management of his ground troops.
He was very clear that only those at the highest levels knew the inside story.
The officers and soldiers below were unaware of this.
If they see the big show about to begin, they shouldn't panic.
Therefore, he implemented strict management of the army.
They separated the troops, preventing them from contacting each other.
This means that the large army will be much less visible from the shore.
The troops behind heard the sound of artillery fire and looked up, but could only see a sea of heads in front of them.
They had no idea what had happened in front of them.
After he had made all the preparations, he contacted Zheng Chenggong again and told him to be sure to get ready.
Once things are settled, he will control Jiangnan, and you will be the king of Fujian and Guangdong.
In response to Li Xuanshang's words, Zheng Chenggong repeatedly assured him, "I will definitely come to help you when the time comes."
I'll listen to your thunder then.
Although the two of them spoke amicably when they contacted each other, in reality, they each had their own ulterior motives.
They all harbored ulterior motives.
Li Xuanshang planned to trap and kill Zheng Chenggong's navy.
Zheng Chenggong, on the other hand, thought, "This is bad, so I'm running away. Let Li Xuanshang fight Li Qin."
Li Qin, who was leading his army south, was adjusting his marching speed according to the speed of each side.
After all, the strategy looks pretty good on the map.
However, the area covered by the troops that need to be mobilized is too large.
In practice, this can easily lead to many problems, especially if an army encounters difficulties on the road.
The final outcome of this plan will be affected.
Fortunately, he decided both the location and the time of this final battle.
If other troops are delayed for some reason on the way...
We can adjust our troops' marching speed and arrive at the riverbank a little later, giving him more time.
What worried Li Qin the most was the Shandong navy.
They are the furthest apart.
The Yangtze River was filled with Zheng Chenggong's naval warships.
It would be bad if we ran into them.
So they haven't entered the Yangtze River yet; they're still at sea.
Fortunately, after receiving Li Xuanshang's message, Zheng Chenggong was also making preparations, and he had begun to gather his warships.
According to intelligence, Zheng Chenggong's warships, which used to roam around Jiangyin and other places, have disappeared.
They have all been transferred back by Zheng Chenggong.
He is consolidating his forces, which is already a sign that he is about to take action.
He has ordered all intelligence personnel on both sides of the Yangtze River responsible for monitoring Zheng Chenggong's navy to remain in their positions.
They were instructed to divide the intelligence they had gathered into two parts, one to be sent to them and the other to Cai Zicai of the Shandong Navy.
There's no need to hand it over to Cai Zicai after it's delivered to me.
He can quickly grasp the latest movements of Zheng Chenggong's navy so as to make the next deployment.
It must be said that the intelligence system truly played a decisive role in the development of the war.
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