Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

Looking at the dark Liuzhou City in the distance, He Gan, the Guangxi General Soldier who had just been promoted to a first-rank Pingman general, showed a hint of anxiety in his eyes. Guangxi Qing army, he knew that if he was not careful, he would be turned over by a difficult opponent.

Speaking of it, this is also because there are too few Zheng Jun veterans in He Gan's hands.

At the beginning, in the direction of Guangdong and South Zhili, Zheng Jun had eight main infantry divisions each. However, unlike the main force of the northern line, Zheng Jun in Guangdong was divided into Zhaoqing and Shaoguan from the beginning. Sanger's offensive reduced the number of Zheng's main divisions in Zhaoqing and Guidong to only two.

Since then, taking advantage of Zheng Jun's main force on the northern line to conquer Jinling, Changzhou, and Suzhou and then sweeping the south of the Yangtze River, the Zheng Jun in Guangdong also began to divide into three groups, marching towards Hunan, Jiangxi and Guangxi respectively.Although the march was quite smooth, in this way, the original few main divisions became more and more scattered.Coupled with the Zuohu Guards who stayed in Guangdong to deter the provincial border and presided over the expansion of the new army, the main force of the Zheng army entering Guangxi is still the two from the Xijiang defense and the others who have seen blood several times on both sides of the Xijiang and the Qing army brigade Six thousand recruits who joined Zheng in Guangdong Province and the newly attached army anyway.Although it was said that Wuzhou, the gateway to Guilin Province, was defeated and the capital of Guilin Province was conquered in one breath, but the spirit and spirit were almost used up to the city of Liuzhou. Not to mention taking down the strong city in front of him to share He Gan's worries.

Not to mention that He Gan outside the city is uneasy, but Xiao Yongzao, governor of Guangxi in the Qing Dynasty in Liuzhou City, is in a state of desperation at the moment.

Speaking of which, Governor Xiao, who was born in the Han army with a white flag, is a die-hard traitor who belongs to the generation of slaves in the Ming Zheng official text. A series of news that shook the hearts of the army and the people came, and the anti-Qing forces in Guangxi suddenly flourished, which not only involved a lot of his energy, but also caused some remote counties to hesitate between Zheng and Qing.Although Kangxi later set things right, Wuzhou and Guilin were lost one after another. The governor might go to places like Si'en and Qingyuan to continue to perform his duty of guarding the soil.

However, although the guest army saved a temporary emergency, Xiao Yongzao was tossed and turned by the money he rewarded. You must know that Guangxi in the early Qing Dynasty was originally a province that received aid, and the money he collected every year could not even support the province. The elite Guilin, Pingle, Wuzhou and other places have fallen into the hands of Zheng Jun.

In addition to Xu Zhidu's [-] reinforcements, which kept Xiao Futai awake at night, the lack of weapons and firearms in Liuzhou City was also worrying.In Guangxi, the mountains are high, the water is deep, and the roads are not easy to pass. There are only a few Hongyi cannons in the province, and most of them were left by the expeditionary forces when the San Francisco was suppressed. The important mansions were given to Zheng Jun together, so that Liuzhou City only had a few cannons from the Zhengde and Jiajing years of the Ming Dynasty as decorations, which could not resist Zheng Jun's artillery fire anyway.

Originally, Xiao Yongzao had hoped that Xu Zhi could help bring a few decent schools, but Guizhou was poorer, and the admiral, who wanted to eat Guangxi, didn't even bring much ammunition for the gunner.As for the reinforcements from Yunnan, although it was not a lip service, it is an indisputable fact that the roads in Guangxi are not good. People with heavy weapons are still staggering along the Youjiang Road.

Of course, if you don’t have cannons, you can still use bird guns. There are not many bird guns, and there are gunpowder arrows such as fire dragons that can be used.But what worries Master Fuyuan is that the military discipline of the guest army is also a big problem. In the past few days alone, the Guizhou and Guizhou armies in Liuzhou City have fought three or four times. The human team might have done a game first.

"My lord, my lord Futai." Xiao Yongzao was tossing and turning on the bed, when the voice of his most trusted Wu Xunbao came from outside the bedroom, Xiao Yongzao was startled, thinking that something serious happened, he immediately got up, put on his clothes and pushed the door out, only Seeing Wu Xuncup standing there with his hands folded, Xiao Yongzao still didn't understand why, so Wu Xuncup with a happy face whispered in his ear. "Just received the report from the residence, the imperial court has announced that you are the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and the imperial envoy is already on the way to deliver the decree."

"Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi?" Xiao Yongzao smiled wryly. Of course he understood that the news from Beijing was late, and he guessed that he still didn't know that he had lost Guilin. "What's so exciting about this news? The key now is soldiers and pay. Without these two things, it's not worth giving me a king with a different surname."

"I'm going to report to my lord." Wu Xunpu said with a strange expression. "The big household in Rongxian County, Deng's Family Destruction Group, is willing to serve the imperial court with three thousand stones of white rice. I beg you to give me a four-rank future." Donations were commonplace in the Qing Dynasty. It was not enough to sell political officials to the people all over the world. It is said that more than 500 state and county officials were sold at once, and there were many of the above. "If my lord can give me a real reward, I can pay another 4000 taels afterwards."

"Three thousand stones of white rice, 4000 taels of silver." Xiao Yongzao was overjoyed. These things are really coming, and they can solve his big troubles. However, the Qing Dynasty had its own system for donating officials. It was quite embarrassing for him to intervene, but after thinking for a while, he gritted his teeth and nodded. "The official agreed to this matter, let this family choose a son to be a friend of the official (note: Muyou), as long as Liuzhou City is guarded, not to mention the false title of the fourth rank, it is a real job, and the official can also give it to him. ” After finishing the intermediary and earning the intermediary fee, Wu Xunpu happily turned around and wanted to leave, but Xiao Yongzao called him immediately: “Slow down, let the chef cook a bowl of wontons for the old man.”

Not to mention that Xiao Yongzao's appetite increased after he solved the serious problem in his heart, and He Gan outside the city also waited for good news at night: "A total of twenty newly cast three-inch cannons and three thousand recruits have arrived in Guilin, and they will arrive soon. Under the city of Liuzhou."

Although 3000 people are not many, but because the status of Hunan and Huguang is much higher than that of Guangxi in the combat planning of the General Staff Office of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, it can be said that the [-] division artillery can be said to have been received after the invasion of Guangxi. With this batch of reinforcements and reinforcements, although the attack on the fortified Liuzhou City is still somewhat insufficient, at least the two divisions of Zuo Huben and You Longwu can be fully replenished.

For this reason, He Gan nodded in satisfaction, and at the same time asked a civil servant beside him, "What's the progress on the staff side?"

"Zhilin (Yulin) Zhili Prefecture Magistrate Zhang Kaiying and his subordinates Bobai, Beiliu, Luchuan, and Xingye County Magistrates have agreed to change flags to protect the territory." It is the Staff Experience Department of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, and Hanliu's business is now also dominated by this department. "Zhang Laoben, who led Wu Sangui and Sun Yanling's old troops to occupy Yong'an Prefecture (Note: Mengshan) City, also sent people to defeat him, but his asking price was too high. It must be the deputy commander-in-chief or the deputy general. The cavalry captain doesn’t care about it.” Ming Zheng’s chief soldier and deputy chief soldier are the generals of the legion and even the generals, and the deputy general is also a high-ranking official of the second rank. Even if the price is skyrocketing, the price is too high. Some people are going to say something weird. "In addition, someone from Xiangzhou sent us a message through Hanliu, claiming to be Li Dingguo's old department, willing to share our worries."

"Li Dingguo's old department really sounded like spring thunder, and all kinds of snakes and insects crawled out. Maybe in two days, someone will claim to be the reincarnation of King Chuang." In the name of the third prince Zhu, he rushed to Fuzhou and asked Emperor Wu Ding and the officials of the court to give him a title. "These snakes, rats, insects and ants are here to share our worries." After laughing, He Gan looked serious. "Alright, let them take Xiangzhou and Wuxuan for their own benefit."

"My lord, shouldn't Wuzhou be moved?" Hearing He Gan's words, Li Shun, the second-rank staff officer standing beside him, said so. "Not to mention the westward advance of Yali, at least to the counties of Jilin, so as to support the rebels on the front line of Xiangzhou and prevent Zhang Kaiying from playing tricks."

"My lord, what Staff Li said is inappropriate." Yang Long, another second-rank staff officer, objected. "Although the Qing soldiers are not strong in Xunzhou, our army has only one division in Wuzhou. If the main force of our army goes south and the enemy in Xunzhou suddenly breaks out, our army will be cut off at that time, but what should we do?" Good." Yang Long smiled at his old classmate, indicating that he was just discussing the facts. "From what the following officials have seen, since Zhang Kaiying and others have surrendered to the imperial court, they should not be too suspicious. It is better to march directly into the Xunzhou Mansion. This will not only deter all the officials in Xilin, but also expand our army's occupied area."

"It's not right, it's not right, people's hearts are far away, who knows if these fools will have other plans." Li Shun insisted on some of his views, but also made some adjustments according to Yang Long's plan. "It's better to enter the forest first, and then reorganize the green battalion of the four counties, and drive them to attack the three counties of the first prefecture of Xunzhou together."

The suggestions of the two people fell into the ears of He Gan. The commander-in-chief stood up thoughtfully and walked to the map to look carefully: "Wuzhou is related to the connection between our army and the hinterland of Guangdong. There is no room for loss. Yang Long , you immediately take my general order to Zuo Huben Division to mobilize three sentry troops, and then dispatch one post from Youlong Wu Division, and rush back to Wuzhou immediately. As for the lack of troops in each division, when the recruits from Guilin arrive, the official will Make up for them as much as possible, so that Tang Baoyi and Xi Daping will not be reluctant."

Yang Long knew that He Gan's words were not over yet, so he listened quietly: "After you lead these four sentries back to Wuzhou, you immediately draw troops from the Wuzhou Division to expand into a regiment. You will be the commander of the regiment, and then the defense of Wuzhou will be controlled by You are solely responsible."

Li Shun looked at his classmates with some envy, for no reason, even though Zheng Jun has now expanded to more than ten times its original size, it is extremely rare for a military officer who was born in the Boy Scouts to be the commander of the regiment.

Yang Long still listened calmly, and he heard He Gan say: "When your Wuzhou regiment is established, let Ma Yiyuan lead the Rongxian division to go south to Jilin to collect the local Qing army, then go north to Xunzhou, from the south line to cut off the foreign aid of the enemy in Liuzhou."

Cutting off Liuzhou's foreign aid from the southern line means confronting the Qing army reinforcements from Nanning head-on. Never shy away from a fight.

Yang Long was still thinking about it, but He Qian said coldly: "Why don't you want to go to Wuzhou? I'm still waiting for the official to treat you to supper."

"Ah!" Yang Long, who was awakened, hastily denied. "No, sir, let's go now"