The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 356 The Qing Army Sends Troops
It was because after Macau was captured by the Qing army, the forces of the Ming army withdrew from Macau, and the Dutch and British businessmen were delayed.

Therefore, the business in Macau has been completely cut off recently.

In the past, the annual business of Pingnan Wangfu with a scale of one million taels was directly wiped out, and the annual income of the Wangfu was directly cut in half.

Shang Kexi couldn't be happier no matter what!

Looking at the accounts reported by the merchants attached to the Pingnan Palace below, I was so happy that I even lost my appetite for food.

At noon today, I only ate five bowls of rice!
After the meal, Shang Kexi took a sip of clear tea, and the fragrance of the tea exploded in his mouth.

Diluted the greasiness during lunch today!
The tea he drinks is the best Jiangnan Yuqian Longjing tea, which only produces a few dozen catties a year.

It is deeply loved by many dignitaries and dignitaries, and it is even one of the tribute teas used in the palace.

Without certain power and status, such good tea cannot be obtained with money.

But to Shang Kexi, the powerful Pingnan King of the Qing court, some tea leaves were nothing more than nothing.

In terms of his status, no matter how high-end material enjoyment is, that's it!
As soon as Shang Kexi put down the teacup, there was a commotion outside.

Behind him, Shang Zhijie said with a wink.

"Father, wait a moment, I'll go and see what's going on, why are they making such a fuss!"

As soon as Shang Zhijie's words fell, Jin Guangzu, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and Zeng Qizhao, the commander-in-chief of Dongguan Town, came hand in hand and knocked on the door of Shang Kexi's room.

Shang Kexi said.

"Come in!"

The door creaked open, and Jin Guangzu, Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi strode in, speaking eagerly in his voice.

"Something happened, my lord!"

"The lower officials have received the battle report. Ming thieves have landed on the Leizhou Peninsula. After conquering Leizhou, the army will go north. Gaozhou is in a hurry!"

Shang Kexi heard the words, the expression on his face changed, from lazy to serious in an instant, he asked.

"Who is leading the bandit?"

Jin Guangzu said.

"According to the defeated soldiers who fled back from Leizhou, they saw the banner of Ming thieves supervising the country in the Ming army formation."

Shang Kexi's eyes narrowed, and a stern look appeared on his face, he said with a sneer.

"Haha, the Ming thief Jianguo has the guts to commit crimes, this king will definitely let him see how powerful my Heavenly Soldiers of the Qing Dynasty are!"

"Pass down the order, the banner soldiers of the Pingnan Prince's Mansion will gather and perform martial arts at the Grand Campus in Guangzhou City!"

"Send an order to the Green Battalion in every town in Guangzhou to immediately gather troops and prepare for the southern expedition!"

Shang Kexi quickly issued a series of orders, then stamped his seal, and looked at Jin Guangzu.

Jin Guangzu nodded and said.

"Don't worry, my lord, I will try my best to raise supplies for the army, so as to ensure that the army's logistics will not cause problems."

Shang Kexi nodded in satisfaction, and then looked at Zeng Qizhao, an old subordinate.

"Qizhao, I will lead the troops to march south and reinforce Gaozhou, and the safety of Guangzhou will be entrusted to you!"

Zeng Qizhao was able to be appointed as the general soldier of Dongguan by the Qing court, Shang Kexi did a lot of hard work.

To some extent, Zeng Qizhao is Shang Kexi's confidant!

Absolute confidant!
Therefore, after Shang Kexi made the decision to send troops to reinforce Gaozhou to face the Ming army, he planned to let Zeng Qizhao take charge of Guangzhou's defense.

Then, he turned his eyes to his son Shang Zhijie and said.

"This king has already reported to the court, requesting you to be crowned son!"

"After this king leaves Guangzhou, you will be responsible for the transfer of the royal family's soldiers!"

Shang Kexi transferred part of the power of the palace to Shang Zhijie.

If Guangzhou is attacked, he can mobilize the vassal soldiers under the jurisdiction of the palace, or issue a mobilization order to urgently recruit the bannermen under the jurisdiction of the Pingnan Palace to fight.

Shang Zhijie nodded vigorously.

……

Jin Guangzu moved very quickly. On the one hand, he urgently prepared a batch of food and grass in Guangzhou, and delivered it to Shang Kexi, so that Shang Kexi could lead his troops to the expedition.

On the other hand, in the name of the governor, he ordered the army to go to Leizhou, the state capital it passed along the way.

Let the local state government raise food to supply the army.

It took less than three days for the Qing army to receive the news of the attack on the Leizhou Peninsula to the time when the army went out to fight.

The mighty Qing army drove out of the city and headed west.

Wearing cotton armor, riding tall horses, and wearing tall lightning rods, the Eight Banners soldiers walked in the front.

Wearing a uniform with big soldiers embroidered on the chest, the green battalion carrying spears and swords followed closely behind.

Then, there are red cannons pulled by pack horses!

The ranks of the Qing army stretched forward and backward for several miles, and they could not see the edge at a glance.

Shang Kexi, dressed in thick cotton armor, slowly left the city under the protection of a group of personal guards.

The big banner representing his identity as Pingnan King was flying high above the army!
Shang Kexi assembled tens of thousands of horse infantry and tens of thousands of civilians in one breath, and headed west together.

On the other side, the Ming army has crossed the Suixi River and killed it outside Gaozhou City!

A field artillery, or a heavy siege artillery was pulled outside the city of Gaozhou, aiming at the city wall of Gaozhou, it was a burst of indiscriminate bombardment.

Facing the overwhelming artillery fire from the Ming army, the high-level defenders were simply unable to cope.

The Gaozhou guard sent several military newspapers asking for help in one day!

Zhu Hongyu stood on a high platform built of wood in the Ming army camp outside Gaozhou City.

Looking at Gaozhou City, which was hit by the shelling of the Ming army, and couldn't lift its head up, he casually said to Zheng Chenggong not far away.

"The Jingguan built alone outside Gaozhou City is gone!"

Zheng Chenggong also said with a serious face.

"His Royal Highness Jian Guo killed well. The Qing captives wantonly massacred the city. It is not an exaggeration to kill them all!"

Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly and said.

"That's all, let's tear it down, turn around and build a bigger Beijing Temple just outside the city of Guangzhou!"

"When the time comes, we must put the head of the old thief Shang Kexi on the highest place in Beijing!"

Zheng Chenggong nodded aside and said.

"His Royal Highness Jian Guo Sheng Ming!"

"It's just that the old minister asks His Highness to think twice. Those who dare to slaughter the city will be pitted. After all, Jingguan is hurting the peace of heaven."

Zhu Hongyu did not refute, but spoke instead.

"Gu also doesn't want to kill people. It's a waste to kill people. The labor camp is always short of people."

"But if you don't kill the last batch, you really can't stop the evil trend of the Qing captives who will slaughter the city every battle!"

"During the Northern Expedition last year, the Qing army who slaughtered thousands of people in Gaozhou alone built the Jingguan, but the Qing army near Guangzhou dared to plunder and slaughter our Ming people wantonly around the New Year's Eve!"

"How rampant?!"

"If you don't kill all the thieves who participated in the looting, you won't be able to swallow this breath alone!"

In the whole world now, the total population is only 7000 to [-] million. Compared with the late Ming Dynasty, the population of the world has disappeared by almost two-thirds.

In the whole of China now, it is no exaggeration to say that the land is vast and the population is sparse!

If Zhu Hongyu couldn't kill the unhealthy tendencies that would wantonly massacre the city, even if he restored Daming in the future, no one under his rule would be killed.

(End of this chapter)