The Qing army entered Yunnan and the troops were divided into three groups. The Manchu and Mongolian army led by the Prince of Xin, Duni, was the commander of the Manchu and Mongolian army. If the military and civilians were included, the total force was less than 300,000. It was the largest mobile corps of the Qing Dynasty and the most elite corps.∷∷, among which the Ganzhou-Shaanxi Green Camp, which was originally the border army of the Ming Dynasty, had even more powerful generals, such as Zhang Yong, Zhao Liangdong, Sun Sike, and Wang Jinbao, among which the four of them were the best.

If the southwest is like the original time and space, the Qing army will not only occupy Yunnan and Guizhou, but also acquire no less than 100,000 surrendered troops from the Daxi Army. In this way, the total strength of the Qing army in the southwest will reach 400,000. If Zhou Shixiang chose to attack Zhejiang and Fujian in the north and waited for the defeat in the southwest, even if the Taiping army breaks through Fujian like a god, and Zhejiang advances to the city of Nanjing, it will be just an isolated army facing the encirclement of hundreds of thousands of Qing troops, and the old nest Guangdong will be occupied by the Qing army attacked from Guangxi in a daze.

Although the Taiping Army surrendered many troops, Guangdong still accounts for 40% of the children, and the Han army's family among the surrendered troops is also in Guangzhou. If Guangdong is lost, it will undoubtedly be a heavy blow to the Taiping Army's morale, and it can even disintegrate this army formed by relying on strength.

It is obviously not advisable to attack Zhejiang and Fujian in the north. Zhou Shixiang must not sit idly by and watch the southwest be destroyed. Even if Yongli still abandons the country, he must keep Li Dingguo and let King Jin restrain the Qing army in the southwest, so that the Taiping Army has more time to develop and more choices, rather than being forced to make a decision.

If you want to help Li Dingguo, the Taiping Army must enter Guangxi to attack the Qing army from Zhao Butan who came from Hunan, forcing the Qing army in Guangxi to join forces with the other two Qing troops, disrupting Hong Chengchou's three-way entry plan to reduce the pressure on Li Dingguo's main force, and to eliminate or weaken the Qing army on the left as much as possible.

If possible, the Taiping Army would enter Guizhou to cut off the food route into the Qing Dynasty. Even if they could not cut off their food route, the Qing Dynasty would not be able to concentrate on dealing with Li Dingguo, so that the war would be delayed indefinitely. The Qing Dynasty Army, who relied entirely on the outside, could not engage in a protracted war with Li Dingguo in Yunnan, and could only withdraw troops at that time. In this way, the Wu Sangui's troops on the right were still restrained by Li Dingguo. The Roto troops on the middle could only garrison in Hunan and Guizhou, and could not take action against the Taiping Army on the left and Guangdong. The Taiping Army could enter Guizhou, which was the premise that it severely damaged the Qing army on the right and seized Guangxi.

Shunzhi's edict made clear explanations for Doni. The three armies ahead were progressing smoothly, and Doni's Manchu and Mongolian army could go south to pick up fruits. The war ahead was not going well, so Doni's army would not dare to move easily. After all, there was a Prince Jian Jidu in Guangdong. If Doni asked the Taiping Army to break the river again, I'm afraid this time it was not Shunzhi alone to yell the river to control it, but the Qing court shouted to yell the river to control it.

However, in terms of time, it was too late to send troops to Guangxi to directly block Zhao Butai. The news sent by Tang Sanshui showed that Zhao Butai had led his troops south into Guangxi in early March. No accident, Zhao Butai had already joined forces with the line Guoan, and the Qing army on the left was only in these few days. Jidu was still resisting stubbornly, waiting for Dasu reinforcements that were impossible to appear. Zhou Shixiang's most optimistic estimate was that it would take seven or eight days to solve Jidu.

After finishing Jidu, the Taiping Army could not immediately advance westward to Guangxi. Zhou Shixiang must immediately integrate the surrendered army, and completely occupy Chaozhou and Huizhou, incorporate all these two prefectures into the territory of the Taiping Army, promote the construction of villages and townships, and integrate the manpower, money and grain resources of the two prefectures for use by the Taiping Army.

In this process, Hu Qili, the general of Huizhou, and his generals were definitely an obstacle. After all, Zhou Shixiang promised Huizhou to them when he was in Sanjiangkou. In essence, Hu Qili was the local emperor of Huizhou. Now that the local emperor wants to give up his territory and accept the leadership of the Taiping Army obediently, people will definitely not be willing. Zhou Shixiang has made plans. If Hu Qili doesn't know the matter, he will solve him with force. He no longer has time to waste on these surrendered generals. He must integrate Chaozhou and Huizhou in the shortest time, and station heavy troops in Chaozhou and establish defense lines, so that Laochao will not be attacked by the Qing army when he goes westward.

The Qing army had only two roads to go to Guangdong. One was to enter Chaozhou through Fujian, and the other was to enter Shaozhou through Ganzhou, Jiangxi, so it was necessary to establish a defense line in Chaozhou. In Shaozhou, there was no need to garrison heavily, because Tang Sanshui, who had just been promoted to the general of Shaozhou, was really a lovely person, and he was really a hero and cherished heroes with Zhou Shixiang. Zhou Shixiang was defeated by Jidu, and Tang Yingxiong was afraid that he could take advantage of the situation. Now, Tang Yingxiong was more considering how to get more benefits from the Qing court. After all, Tang Yingxiong is the highest official of the Qing Dynasty in Guangdong. The Qing Dynasty had to point at him to defend Shaozhou and prevent the Taiping Army from going north to Hunan from now on.

After integrating Chaozhou and Huizhou territory and solving the surrendered generals and the army, Zhou Shixiang also had to give the Taiping Army that had just fought a battle, and also let the military and civilians go back to their hometowns to farm. They should not delay farming because of the war, otherwise the summer grain would not be collected. Without food, the Taiping Army would still fight a war.

Although Zhou Shixiang had to go to Guangxi to fight, he could not go in vain. Yongli court had to give him a name to help him serve the king. The prince was in this name. Guo Zhiqi had already returned to Kunming. Whether he could fight for the name of this prince depends on whether the Yongli court knew the overall situation. If the Qing army was in the three directions and Zhu Youlang was still reluctant to give up a prince, then the emperor would have really been in vain.

Zhou Shixiang's bottom line is that if the court refuses to grant him a prince, he must also become a prince. At the same time, Zhou Shixiang controls all Ming troops in Guangdong. The Duke and Marquis of the State must obey his command of King Xingping. The Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Lian Chengbi and other Guangdong officials must also accept the leadership of King Xingping. For the Ming army that refused to accept the command, Zhou Shixiang dispatched troops to suppress them without hesitation until the other party was willing to obey. Zhou Shixiang didn't mind cutting the heads of the two marquises to shock these little warlords. If he could not integrate the strength of the Guangdong Ming army, these warlords would be time bombs later. The Taiping Army was not going well in Guangxi. God knows if there was any idea of ​​being vigilant to attack Guangzhou. After all, although these people have always insisted on resisting the Qing Dynasty, most of them surrendered to the Qing Dynasty after the defeat in the southwest.

It takes time to integrate territory, gather strength, and restore spring plowing, as fast as three months, as slow as half a year. The Taiping Army also needs to expand its army, and the existing four towns cannot cope with large-scale wars. Zhou Shixiang decided to expand the army immediately after the war, expanding the Taiping Army from four towns to eight towns. The four towns are stationed in Guangdong. The four towns are mobile forces and are also the main force entering Guangxi.
Chapter completed!