Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2089 Zhaoqing's arrangement

It took only a few hours to capture Zhaoqing. In fact, when the Pearl River broke through the defense of Lingyang Gorge and appeared on the river outside Zhaoqing City, the resistance of the Ming army completely collapsed.Several shells fired by the Pearl River towards Zhaoqing City intensified the chaos.

Naturally, Xiong Wencan and his officials and staff were well prepared. They immediately went to the Yuejiang Tower, rode on the fast horses that had been prepared, and were escorted by their own soldiers, and fled to Wuzhou by land.

As for the water, a route of "suspect soldiers" was also arranged, and Xiong Wencan's "official ship" fled upstream under the escort of several naval ships.Naturally, sailing against the current cannot outrun a large boat that "self-propelled without wind".Although the entire army was wiped out during this journey, it allowed Xiong Wencan and his party to escape smoothly.

As for the state and county officials, some fled with Xiong Wencan, and some committed suicide in the government office. There was no one in the city, and the city immediately fell into chaos.

When Zhu Mingxia's ship arrived in Zhaoqing, "the whole city was at peace".

Zhu Mingxia's brigade headquarters immediately entered the governor's office in Zhaoqing.

After the recovery of Zhaoqing, the First Mixed Brigade did not immediately take advantage of the victory and go straight to Wuzhou
Winning Zhaoqing is not all smooth sailing.The settings of Zhaoqing and its subordinate counties are actually related to "Pingyao" in Guangdong.In the mountains on both sides of the Xijiang River, there are Yao villages everywhere.However, in the Ming Dynasty, the "Yao chaos" in Guangdong and Guangxi never subsided. The Ming court set up a governor in Zhaoqing, which itself had the meaning of "zhenyao".

With the disintegration of the deployment of the Ming army in western Guangdong, the suppressed Yao people are likely to take advantage of the situation and rise up.This year in history - in the eighth year of Chongzhen (1635), Yao platoons such as Eight Pai Yao Zhongjunliao and Ma Jian first rose up to riot, attacked officers and soldiers, and secretly colluded with the "Eight Pai 24 Chong" Yao people, preparing swords and guns in many ways Ammunition and other supplies, ready to rebel.Finally, in the 12th year of Chongzhen (1639), it gathered into a large-scale riot.The riot lasted for three years, and the Ming court mobilized troops from five provinces to suppress it, and it was not suppressed until the Kangxi period.

If the counties under the jurisdiction of Zhaoqing Mansion cannot be quickly controlled, once the Yao people on both sides of the Xijiang River start to riot, it will definitely affect the work of the Senate to pacify western Guangdong and contain the strength of the Fubo Army.

To occupy Wuzhou as soon as possible, establish the rule of the Senate over the whole of western Guangdong, and colleagues also need to "caress Yao" and ensure the "quietness" of Yaodong. These are the two major tasks in front of Zhu Mingxia.

From Zhaoqing to Wuzhou itself has no danger to defend.Although the presence of shoals in the lower reaches of Wuzhou made it insurmountable for the gunboat Zhujiang, the use of only the big boats was enough to break through the enemy's blockade.As long as the ferry goes smoothly, it will take a few hours to win Wuzhou.

However, judging from the battle situation when they broke through the Lingyang Gorge, the Ming army had already undergone certain changes in tactics and equipment. Explore tactics for improving combat equipment at a low-tech level.Although these improvements are too insignificant for the advantages of the Fubo army, it is still possible to cause certain damage to the Fubo army under certain favorable opportunities.Prepare accordingly.

"The whole brigade will rest in Zhaoqing for 2 days." Zhu Mingxia gave the order,
Since the restoration of Guangzhou, the First Brigade has always been in the process of maneuvering by boat.Marching by boat saves effort, but if you don't move your body for a long time, it is inevitable that your blood will become disharmony and your muscles will become stiff.Appropriate movement in Zhaoqing is beneficial to the next step.

The headquarters of the first brigade is located in the navy camp outside the east gate. Although the history of the city's "surrender" and the gentry have invited him to move to the most famous local scenic spot "Seven Star Rocks" - there are gentry donated The other courtyard serves as his Xingyuan.But this place is too far from the Xijiang River, Zhu Mingxia still chose the naval battalion.

Always be with your troops, this is the only way to master your troops.No matter in which time and space Zhu Mingxia is the chief official, he always practiced like this.

There are several temples in the navy camp, and the brigade headquarters is located in the Pak Tai Temple.It is said to be a temple, but it is actually just a small courtyard.A conference table is placed in the main hall, and a map is hung on it, which is regarded as the headquarters.

"Have all the troops arrived?" Zhu Mingxia looked at the map and asked.

"The 3rd Infantry Battalion and the team directly under the brigade have arrived, and the 8th Infantry Battalion is expected to arrive before 16:[-]." The Staff Report reported.

"What about the national army that accepted Zhaoqing?"

"On the way, they won't arrive until tomorrow morning. First 2 squadrons."

"Too few." Zhu Mingxia dropped a sentence, "Have all the officers and generals who surrendered come?"

"We're all waiting outside."

There were not many officials who surrendered in Zhaoqing, only Gao Yao Dianshi was the only civil official, the battalion military officer was not just a sentry officer, and the military officer in the guard station only had the general banner, all of them were minor officials.

"Tell them to wait in the yard."

The demoted officials gathered in the courtyard. Except for Gaoyao County Dian Shi Lanrutian who surrendered voluntarily, most of them were not even qualified to escape because of their inferior rank.Even if the city was broken, they couldn't escape, and they didn't want to commit suicide, so they all surrendered.Among them, most of them are officers from the guard.

Most of them described it as a mess, especially the guard officers. After the chaos after the city was broken, riots broke out in all the villages, and most of the vicious officers were slaughtered.Most of these people are insignificant, and there is little public grievance, but in the chaos, many people were also beaten and robbed, and some almost lost their lives. If the Fubo Army hadn't arrived in time to restore order, it would probably be too late to "surrender the Song Dynasty" up.

As soon as Zhu Mingxia appeared on the steps, the civil and military officials headed by Lan Rutian were stunned, because Zhu Mingxia did not wear the uniform of a senior officer, but a standard training uniform, except that the hat on his head was a big-brimmed hat, and Except for the difference between the soldiers, they were almost the same as the ordinary soldiers standing guard in the yard.

"Fubo Army Mixed First Brigade, brigade commander, Colonel Zhu Mingxia!" The adjutant announced his official title loudly.

Only then did the demoted officials know that the person who came was the high official of the "Kun Thief". Lan Rutian took a step forward and brought the civil and military demoted officials to the court to attend the ceremony.

Zhu Mingxia waved his hand: "No need, let's all get up."

"Here!" There was a neat shout in the courtyard.

"On behalf of the Senate and the Fubo Army, I would like to extend a warm welcome to you this time when you cast aside the darkness and turn to the light!" Zhu Mingxia stood on the steps and did not set up an official seat.

"General Xie..." Lan Rutian took the lead and bowed to the end.

"Are you..." Zhu Mingxia asked.

"Lan Confucian Field, Gaoyao County—History of Gaoyao County in the Ming Dynasty."

"Okay, I heard that you were originally our comrade—"

"Yes, I went to serve the Senate last year." Lan Rutian said respectfully.

"Okay," Zhu Mingxia nodded, "I appoint you as the deputy magistrate of Gaoyao County, temporarily acting as county administrator!"

"Yes, thank you chief for cultivating!" Lan Rutian knelt down with a thud, and kowtowed three times in gratitude.

Although the demoted officials don't know what a "deputy county magistrate" is, they probably know the second-in-command in the county like the county magistrate.This can be regarded as a three-level promotion for the history of the past officials and officials.Under the Ming system, it was almost impossible for Dianshi to be promoted to county magistrate and county magistrate. Even if there were a few of them, they were rare.

"Since you act as the county government agent, I have a few things to tell you first." Zhu Mingxia said, "The first thing is to appease and rescue the people. I went to the city to check, and the city was still plagued by rebels and bandits. Houses were burned, and some were robbed of food and belongings. They had to try to provide relief. The corpses had to be collected and buried as soon as possible. The second thing, you take the cadres we brought, accept the government and county government offices as soon as possible, and seal up the warehouses and cabinets library. The former clerks of the yamen were asked to report to the post immediately and not to stay at home; "

Lan Rutian said several "yes" in succession - this is what it should mean.

"The third point is that more troops will come here soon, and the transportation of the joint logistics will not be available for a while. You need to meet with my logistics director to make a good supply of food and fodder - the logistics director will tell you the specific types and numbers. We will issue a settlement statement for the cost, and you will settle the payment with the joint logistics. How is the food storage situation here?"

"It's still enough—there are many official warehouses in the local area."

"Okay, these three things, you go ahead and do it. I will naturally send someone to deal with other security maintenance matters. The National Army will arrive tomorrow, and the local public security will be the National Army's business in the future."

"Yes, I understand." Lan Rutian listened to one thing and remembered one thing, and when he heard Zhu Mingxia's order, he hurriedly bowed again, bent over and retreated.

"For all of you," Zhu Mingxia looked at the dozen or so small guard officers of different heights, shorts, fats, and thins, but most of them were disheveled and distressed junior guard officers, "I can see that Zhaoqing's recovery, you are very affected. Bitter."

There was an embarrassing silence among the crowd, and one of the older ones came out to respond: "I want to report to the chief, this is because we are unable to lead our troops well on weekdays..."

Zhu Mingxia nodded, but did not extend it and said: "Since you have surrendered to my Senate, as long as you work hard for the Senate in the future, you will have a bright future."

"Thank you sir!" Everyone said in unison.

"I heard that many of the officers from your guards are relatives to each other?"

This question somewhat puzzled them.But this is true.The guard station is stationed in one place for a long time, and the scope of marriage is often settled within the guard house.It's been a long time, so there are some relatives.All the more so with hereditary officers.

"What the chief said is true. Most of the military households in the camp are related to relatives."

"You probably have acquaintances and relatives in each of the camps in Zhaoqingwei?"

"Yes." People with quick brains already knew what Zhu Mingxia was going to say.

"That's it, I have to work hard for you here." Zhu Mingxia said, motioning for the orderly to bring out a tray with many letters piled on it.

"You set off immediately, and each of you takes a few servants to go to various camps and camps, and recruit officers and soldiers of the Ming army from all over the place."

PS:
Introduce and sort out important people and event information;
Demonstrate the demeanor of the Lingao community, tour exhibition of outstanding colleagues and data works;
Organize online or offline gatherings of elders from time to time;
In a word, Senatus Populusque Magnus
(End of this chapter)