Cebak said: "It is obvious that the troops and horses of the bandits here are just for restraint. The reason they occupied Yangzhou and Zhenjiang was naturally to cut off the canal transport of the Grand Canal and prevent the money and grain from Jiangnan from being transported to the capital as scheduled." p>

"There is another reason why the last general is so sure"

"The warship that he relies most on has not taken a step towards the upper reaches of the Yangtze River since he arrived at Chongming Island. He arrived in Yangzhou. After Zhenjiang, he only went to Chongming Island to patrol back. Obviously, it was to take care of the way forward. If he wanted to take Jiangning City, I've taken it long ago, I will never be interested in Yangzhou and Zhenjiang"

"I know what you are thinking, what population? If the bandits like the population, shouldn't they come straight to Jiangning? The population of Jiangning City alone is nearly one million, far exceeding Yangzhou and other places, just like before Like Guangdong, if it is for the sake of population, they will definitely take the lead in targeting Jiangning City”

"Since this is the case, the heavy bandits gathered near the capital. If we even keep this side troops from moving forward, wouldn't we betray the emperor's grace?"

"For the sake of the current plan, only by working hard to move forward can you explain at least one of the bandits be able to wipe out the bandits. Why bother to talk big about it here?"

Although everyone didn't care, they didn't dare to speak. Shulin pretended to scold: "Okay, you Cebak, are you scolding me together?!"

Zebak quickly gave a bow, "The Ministry of Justice dared not, the enemy is in front of him, the Ministry of Justice is in panic, and he is on a whim. I hope Lord Tuxian will atone for his sins"

Shulin said: "You are just a loyal minister and a good general, and we are all nobles. Okay, since you want to fight, let me explain in detail, what is the way to fight this battle?"

Cebak said: "The bandits rely on are nothing more than warships, but on land, they will never dare to leave the city without a step. The south of the Yangtze River is prosperous, and there are people everywhere. There are not many soldiers and horses. Once they enter, they are very likely to fall into it. Desperate situation, so we just led our army to the destination.”

"What's more, they believe that they have excellent firearms and can rely on the city to guard the city without any obstacles. However, our Qing Dynasty has been operating in Jiangnan for more than a hundred years. Is it because of these soldiers?"

Everyone suddenly felt a stern, "Is he really the highest guard in the sticky stick set by the emperor in Jiangnan?"

"I dare not say that Yangzhou City is not my jurisdiction, but Zhenjiang City has no other support except Zhenjiang Camp and the Eight Banners soldiers?"

"Last time the bandits went deep into Yichang Prefecture and rescued the White Lotus Cultists there..."

Speaking of this, he bowed to the north.

"The emperor has devoted himself to the safety of Jiangnan. Because the bandits have too great advantages in the water, relying on the navy, it is not advisable to defend the city wall. Although Jiangning City is wide and magnificent, if you want to defend against each inch of the city wall, at least hundreds of thousands of troops will be invested. It's a pity that my Qing Dynasty is probably less than one million Eight Banners soldiers and Green Camp soldiers”

"How can I protect the south of the Yangtze River? Not to mention the coastal provinces, but the city wall of Zhenjiang City is only twelve miles, surrounded by mountains and rivers. From west to east to north are Jinshan, Beigushan, Jiaoshan, and Nanshan on the south are Nanshan, and east on the south are Nanshan.

On the side, on the north side is the Grand Canal, on the west side is the moat”

"The Grand Canal and its forked water system cut the mountains and cities into several places, which can be called a city of mountains and rivers"

"According to the regulations, 10,000 troops can be stationed here, and the hills can also become strongholds for guarding the city. Unfortunately, our country has not completely learned the lessons of Guangzhou and Tianjin's fall. He thought that the barbarian thieves were just plundering people and property, so he did not

Build strongholds on these hills”

"I remember that when Sun Quan of the Eastern Wu built this city, he built a camp in Beigushan, which echoed the city"

"However, although Zhenjiang City was not built like an iron barrel, the last time the British came, in addition to reorganizing the three camps in the capital, they also made moves in Jiangnan. Originally, this was the secret of the general and was dedicated to the emperor's.

The secret order was carried out, except for the general, only Lord Chengshan knew about this matter”

Shulin couldn't help but curse in his heart when he heard this, "I guess the former general also knew that he kept me, a clan, in the dark. Could it be that I am so unwelcome to the emperor?"

"I understand. Chengshan complained to me a few days ago that there was a huge deficit in the Weaver Mansion. I thought that since there was a deficit, I wanted to make up for it, so I ignored the matter. Later, I received a report from my master.

I know that the deficit there is actually a huge amount of millions”

"Originally, the deficit of Jiangning Weaving Mansion has been compensated for a long time. What's more, in order not to make the deficit of the Weaving Mansion too much, the emperor also granted a certain amount of raw silk from Jiangnan to the mansion, and the payment will be made to the European barbarians."

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"It seems that the so-called deficit must be related to Cebak's secret action. This guy looks rude and in fact, he is fine and fine. The emperor asked him to take charge of the command and obey his Jiangnan stick.

I just like him"

"This guy is using the rudeness on the surface to cover up the fineness under him"

Zebak continued: "At that time, the emperor promised the Weaver Mansion a silk fabric worth three million taels a year. For the five years, it was almost at the same time as the fleet, just to build a new army in the Jiangnan region."

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"In recent years, the Ministry of Justice recruited Han from the mountains of Jiangnan who maintained their primitive hunting habits. The people in the Tushan Mountains were divided into three camps, all of which were between twenty and thirty years old, and they were all in the long run.

Those who hunt in the mountains, collect herbs, and travel through mountains and rivers are in excellent physical strength”

"Danyang, south of Zhenjiang, was originally the source of elite soldiers in history, referring to the people on the mountain behind. To this day, most of them have naturally become farmers and merchants, but in Jiangsu Province, Anhui Province, and Zhejiang Province,

There are still many mountain people in the mountains between Jiangxi Province, including half of the Han and half of the land”

"After the recruitment of the vocational department, they trained them in the mountains near Danyang and Jurong counties. Two years later, the British intervened and taught them the art of muskets and artillery. They had sufficient food and salary, sufficient training, and were well received by the emperor.

Yes, they are like tigers going down the mountain”

"After these five years, the ministry has been isolated from the world and hidden in the mountains. I guess Truchen's spies don't know about it. It's time to start them."

"When the barbarian thieves entered the Zhenjiang River, the Ministry of Justice immediately issued an order to allow the two departments to travel to Danyang and Jurong counties. The magistrates of the two counties are both recent Jinshi and have participated in this task. They have been arranged in the suburbs long ago.

Well, the military camp and martial arts field, of course, they are all under the banner of training troupes and training”

"The Governor knows that since the barbarian thieves attacked our territory repeatedly, the emperor has deeply felt that our Qing Dynasty's military strength is weak, but due to its weak financial resources, he dared not expand the source of troops at will, so he thought of the wealthy Jiangnan.

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"As long as Jiangnan has the financial resources to support this 5,000 people, these two departments should be in Jurong County and near Danyang County. According to the previous plan, there are 10,000 people entering Jurong County, in order to help Jiangning at the same time

And Zhenjiang, as for the five thousand people in Danyang County, they are naturally specially prepared for Zhenjiang”

"Since we have guessed the intention of the barbarian thief, we don't need to be polite. The Ministry of Justice asked to lead the 2,000 Eight Banners soldiers and these 5,000 new recruits to Zhenjiang!"

Shulin nodded, "Since that's the case, I guess you still have an insider in Zhenjiang City, so I wish you a victory!"

While Cebak was talking, the deputy general Luo Tianchou, who was standing beside him, was thinking about something.

"He has an insider in Zhenjiang City, so he was secretly left with his special identity at the stick. Who would that be?"

He suddenly stood up.

"Governor General, Lord General, since this is the case, if the bandits on Zhenjiang City, Yangzhou City, and Chongming Island will definitely come to help. As the saying goes, "If you raise soldiers for a thousand days, you will be able to use troops for a while, and the three thousand soldiers and horses of the Ministry of Justice have long been hungry and thirsty.

Now, I hope to go to Zhenjiang with Lord Duke!”

Cebach was overjoyed and said with a smile: "With the ghostly people, I have a few more chances of winning. Don't worry, the artillery given by the British are all light, and the four heaviest people can be carried away, and the musket is also installed afterwards.

The flintlock style, plus the rattan soldier I personally practiced to resist bullets to a certain extent”

"And the spearmen who advance but not retreat will definitely be invincible!"
Chapter completed!