Late Ming Dynasty: Special Forces in 1645

Early the next morning, the Xingfu Army broke camp and withdrew from Jingmen City.

Thus, Jingmen City, which had been occupied by the Restoration Army for two days, returned to its original state, as if nothing had ever happened.

As the Xingfu Army departed, Guo Yonghang also dispatched a rider with his letter directly to the rebel army's headquarters in Dangyang...

The Xingfu Army bought a large number of donkeys and mules at high prices and transported a large amount of grain and supplies away from Jingmen.

Li Chengming analyzed the situation for the other assault team members:

"The Qing army in the north is too powerful, so we cannot go there. The Jiangnan region in the east has also been occupied by the Qing army, so we cannot go there there either."

The west is where Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong are located, so we won't disturb them.

The south is not a prosperous region and can hardly support our elite military strategy! We cannot go south either.

The only place we can go now is in the southeast, from Zhejiang to Fujian!

Zhejiang will soon be taken by the Qing army, and we will arrive too late, so the only place we can go is Fujian!

Fujian is a coastal province, mountainous with few soldiers. The Zheng family is incredibly wealthy, making it ideal for maritime trade and the best place to support our military training and development!

Commando Liang Zicheng questioned, "We're over a thousand kilometers from Fujian. It would take at least a month to get there. Doesn't that seem like a better option?"

Li Chengming explained, "The Huguang region is a war-torn area. Its population and resources are insufficient to support our elite force strategy. Furthermore, most of the major cities have already been occupied by the Qing army. With our current strength, there is absolutely no possibility of conquering them!"

The commandos nodded solemnly. They had considered the possibility of developing in Huguang, but they had all witnessed the people's lives there firsthand. To put it bluntly, for every soldier added to the Huguang region, at least two civilians would starve to death!

The Revival Army, with its elite force strategy of complete demobilization, needs more food and supplies.

Not to mention developing handicrafts, which would require an enormous amount of food and supplies.

The economy of an agrarian society is too fragile to withstand the ravages of war!

The people arrived too late to stop the Qing army's massacre in Jiangnan, and there was no time to quickly develop the strength to contend for the world.

Therefore, the only option now is to march thousands of miles and head southeast.

The Southeast has maritime trade and super-rich merchants, which is why Li Chengming values ​​the Southeast.

During their long march, the Fuxing Army successfully avoided the spheres of influence of both the Qing and Ming armies, thanks to reconnaissance by drones.

However, there were times when it was unavoidable. For example, when they arrived in Jiujiang and had to cross the river, they found that all the ferry crossings were controlled by the Qing army. If they wanted to go around them, they would have to take a lot of detours.

"I remember Jiujiang was the place where Jin Shenghuan, a former subordinate of Zuo Liangyu, and Wang Tizhong, a former subordinate of the Chuang Army, were stationed," Li Chengming recalled from the historical materials he had read.

Liang Zicheng asked, "How strong are they?"

Li Chengming said, "Their strength is just so-so, but they outnumber us, so we'd better not engage in a direct confrontation with them."

Observer Yan Huidong, looking at the footage gathered by the drone, said, "Their forces are too scattered. Perhaps we can choose to attack one point and break through the enemy's defenses from there!"

Li Chengming nodded and said, "We'll rest now. If this battle is unavoidable, we'll conduct reconnaissance tomorrow, draft a battle plan, and prepare for combat!"

The Restoration Army found a valley, and more than a thousand people set up camp there.

Li Chengming murmured, "This battle may be inevitable. Well, we dare not attack the major cities, nor do we dare touch the Qing army's Eight Banners. Let us deal with these second-rate traitorous troops first!"

Along the way, the Restoration Army recruited many displaced young men and formed four new companies, bringing the total to fourteen companies.

Using veterans to mentor new recruits and replacing training with marches, while not significantly improving the new recruits' combat effectiveness, does give them a certain level of organizational ability along the way, distinguishing them from scattered and disorganized soldiers!

Although the Restoration Army was small in number, all of them were fully-fledged, combat-ready soldiers, and in actual combat, they were no less capable than the elite Ming army.

If given a stable environment to train Li Chengming for another two months, he is confident that the Xingfu Army's combat power will far surpass that of the Ming Army!

Therefore, Li Chengming did not take Jin Shenghuan and Wang Tizhong's tens of thousands of troops seriously.

First, the troops under Jin Shenghuan and Wang Tizhong were poorly trained and lacked organization. Second, their morale was low and they were not united enough. Third, their forces were scattered and not concentrated enough.

So the observer is right. We can choose to attack one point to break through the enemy's defenses, seize the crossing point, quickly cross the Yangtze River, and then avoid the enemy forces on the south bank and quickly withdraw!

The next day, observer Yan Huidong led a few men to scout out the enemy's situation.

Yan Huidong reported to Li Chengming via walkie-talkie: "Captain, we just captured a prisoner for interrogation. If you remember correctly, the enemy's main generals are Jin Shenghuan and Wang Tizhong. However, Jin Shenghuan and Wang Tizhong have already led their troops away to Nanchang, leaving behind only a detachment. Although they are numerous, their combat strength is low, and their forces are scattered!"

Li Chengming: "Understood, continue the reconnaissance!"

Li Chengming pondered Yan Huidong's report, thinking to himself that this was getting interesting. He had originally planned a quick assault to seize the ferry crossing, but if it was just a detachment...

It would be a shame not to seize this opportunity given by God!

We could reap so much from attacking Jingmen City before, so we might not be able to reap as much this time, but we should at least have enough food, right?

After marching for more than half a month, we have not replenished our food supplies along the way. Instead, we have distributed a lot of food to the pitiful people. Now it is time to replenish our supplies.

When observer Yan Huidong returned, he first reported to the commander: "The detachment left behind by Jin Shenghuan and Wang Tizhong numbers approximately 20,000 men, controlling dozens of ferry crossings upstream and downstream. Their forces are extremely dispersed, and although numerous, their combat effectiveness is low!"

Looking at the footage captured by the drone, everyone gained a general understanding of the situation.

Commando Liang Zicheng pointed to the screen on the tablet and said, "This terrain is very flat, which is very suitable for cavalry operations."

Demolition expert Huang Longkun said, "We only have about twenty horses in total, which is less than the enemy's number. Let's forget about the cavalry."

Machine gunner He Mingqiu said, "These horses here are quite nice, why don't we confiscate them all?"

Li Chengming asked, "Where are their food and supplies stored?"

Yan Huidong brought up another screen and said, "Right here, this whole row of temporary warehouses are them. Some of them might not have been delivered to their main force yet!"

"Tsk tsk!" The commandos were somewhat surprised: there was so much food that the Restoration Army couldn't possibly move it all by themselves. What should they do with the rest?

Did they all burn or what?

After much discussion, the commandos finally finalized their battle plan:

The fourteen companies were divided into seven groups, each commanded by seven assault team members. Two groups were responsible for seizing the crossing, two groups were responsible for seizing the enemy's food and supplies, and the remaining three groups were responsible for cutting off enemy reinforcements and blocking the enemy's advance!

The observers are responsible for using drones to conduct comprehensive battlefield reconnaissance and report on battlefield movements at any time!

If the enemy is too strong, then abandon the looting of supplies, everyone retreat to the ferry, and gather all the boats to cross the river quickly!

If there are any unexpected situations, we will even use rifles to stop the enemy!

Indeed, the firearms in their hands are the biggest source of confidence for the assault team, which is why they dared to snatch weapons from the jaws of a force of over 20,000 with just over a thousand men.

The observers even located the positions of each enemy general, and if there were any changes, they would use drones or snipers to take out the enemy generals one by one.

One of the commandos' plans was to use firearms to snipe enemy generals, and then have the melee troops rush in and kill the enemy in the chaos.

Of course, if the enemy is too weak, it's best not to use firearms.

Save the bullets for later, crucial moments!