"Xinhui?" Shang Zhixin thought for a while, "Is it the Xinhui that resisted Li Dingguo's army in the eleventh year of Shunzhi?"
"Yes, that's right there!" Shang Keai said with a smile, "After Li Dingguo killed Kong Youde, he led 200,000 troops into Guangdong and fought all the way to Xinhui City. If it weren't for the fact that the people in Xinhui were devoted to our Qing Dynasty, there would be no soldiers We held on for two or three months without food, until reinforcements arrived from all directions, and an epidemic broke out among Li Dingguo's army... Our family's wealth may have come to an end!"
Shang Kele also smiled and said: "Isn't that right? Our family has been able to rule Guangdong for twenty years, all thanks to the people of Xinhui who defended it to the death. If they hadn't defended it firmly, Li Dingguo would have conquered Xiangshan after defeating Xinhui. He won Xiangshan After that, he could collude with the Portuguese. At that time, the Portuguese still tended to be hypocritical. If Li Dingguo had obtained the red cannon and turtle-dove-foot musket provided by the Portuguese, it would be difficult to say whether the city of Guangzhou could be saved.
And the prince has always been clear about grudges. Of course he must repay the favor he received from the new members. Therefore, there are many people from Xinhui who serve as officials, soldiers, and slaves under our Prince Pingnan's vassal. When the soldiers of our Prince Pingnan's mansion are going to take wives and take concubines, they also prefer Xinhui women. That's very virtuous, and it's also very fresh. Hahaha..."
Shang Zhixin also nodded. He did have one or twenty new members, and he didn't look particularly annoying.
Shang Keai added: "Furthermore, the coast of Xinhui is not long, and the people of Xinhui have more opportunities, so they suffered less from the sea ban on relocation than other counties. The way to be a slave in Pingnan Palace is always Reserved for new members.
Therefore, this new association is the most reliable county in Guangdong...more reliable than the outer city of Guangzhou. As long as this new association is in our hands, we can recruit and expand our army and fight to the end with Zhu! "
Shang Keai’s analysis is really reasonable!
Under Shang Kexi's rule, the people in most places in Guangdong were in dire straits. Only the people from Xinhui were able to be slaves. Cantonese from other places came to be slaves for Shang Kexi, and his old man was not at ease! Who knows if they can put some Hedinghong in his food for him to taste?
Only the Xinhui people's "true love" for the Qing Dynasty has been tested by Li Dingguo, and Shang Kexi is absolutely assured. Therefore, Shang Kexi and his group of children, grandchildren, and servants in the house are all from Xinhui. Shang Kexi took in concubines in Guangdong, and they were all girls from Xinhui.
With this relationship, all the officials who went to Xinhui to serve "loved the people like sons", and the Qing soldiers stationed in Xinhui were also all Ji Senran... Shang Kexi had so many little wives, his sons, and grandsons We also have a young wife and a nanny. These people have relatives in Xinhui!
Who wants to cause chaos in Xinhui? Who can bear the wind blowing into a tornado?
"So we really can't give up on Xinhui," Shang Zhixin thought for a while and then asked, "Who is the county magistrate of Xinhui now? Who is the general guarding the city camp?"
"Reporting to the crown prince," said Li Tianzhi, the royal palace chief, "the current county magistrate of Xinhui is named Wang Shuo. He was a Jinshi in the third year of Kangxi's reign, and his official reputation is excellent. The name of Xinhui's city guard general is Zhang Haiyang... ....He turned out to be Yan Ziming's Chinese Army Staff General, and it was he who came up with the bad idea of encircling Guiyu last time to send reinforcements. He was originally going to be dismissed from his post and investigated, but then you said something and sent him to Xinhui went."
Shang Zhixin remembered that these two people were very active in flattering him, and it seemed that they wanted to take refuge in him.
Thinking of this, he said to Shang Keai and Shang Kele: "Uncle, uncle, how about this... I brought back eight hundred cavalry, all of which are elite. They can be divided into three groups, four hundred along the way and two others. The roads are all two hundred. Four hundred are stationed in Guangzhou along the way, and I will lead it personally. The other two roads will be led by two people, and one will be stationed in Xinhui to recruit troops and expand the army. All the way, we will rush to Zhaoqing to meet up with Jin Guangzu, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and then ask Jin Guangzu to quickly mobilize. Guangxi soldiers and horses have moved in to aid Guangdong. Which of you will go to Xinhui and who will go to Zhaoqing?"
"I'm going to Zhaoqing!" Shang Keai immediately grabbed the "good job" of going to Zhaoqing. "I'm very familiar with Jin Guangzu, and I'm also familiar with that girl Kong Sizhen."
"Okay, then I'll go to Xinhui!" Shang Kele gritted his teeth and took over the hard work of going to Xinhui to recruit soldiers.
Shang Zhixin let out a breath and said with a wry smile: "My Ama is also mad and wants to destroy Jieyang County, so this branch of the family business in Guangzhou can only rely on you two to help."
"It's easy to say, we are all one family!" Shang Keai said with a smile, "With me in Zhaoqing, everything is safe."
Shang Kele also said: "I will look after Xinhui for you. Give me three months, no, two months, and I will be able to recruit 10,000 elite soldiers! At that time, if those named Zhu dare not to retreat, I will lead them Went to rob Macau!”
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"Your Majesty, Huangpu Island has arrived!"
Military Advisor Zhuge, who had spent several years in Guangzhou in his early years, raised his goose-feather fan, pointed to the west at a thirty-foot-high mountain peak standing in the middle of the Pearl River, and shouted to Zhu Heji who had just emerged from the cabin, The words were filled with uncontrollable excitement.
Zhu Heji was actually as excited as he was - because Huangpu Island was almost the east gate of Guangzhou and the end point of Zhu Heji's march.
Because the two forts of Dajiao and Shajiao in Humenkou and the two fortresses of Humen Village and Baisha Village are very difficult to defeat. Moreover, if we were to attack Humenkou, we would have to let the Macau Portuguese take advantage of the opportunity to make a sneak attack, so Zhu Heji simply bypassed Humenkou this time, taking Macau first, then taking the Xijiang Waterway, and then taking the canal at the junction of Xiangshan and Shunde to enter the Beijiang Waterway, and then take the Shawan and Shiji Village enter the main channel of the Pearl River, and then go westward.
Although this journey is a bit circuitous, it is not a disadvantage. Because Zhu Heji's army advanced by land and water with great momentum, all the towns, cities and villages along the way surrendered. However, the officials and defenders on the side of the Qing Dynasty all fled without fighting - in fact, they were not considered fleeing, but were entrusted to Shangzhi. The letter ordered him to withdraw to Guangzhou City. However, their withdrawal greatly encouraged Zhu Heji's military and people's morale.
The arrogant soldiers of the Qing Dynasty all fled! Who dares to fight against the "One Hundred Thousand King's Division" led by Zhu San's grandson?
Therefore, the county seats of Xiangshan and Shunde counties and most of the attached townships changed hands in the blink of an eye!
And it changes hands quite effectively!
The two county towns were stationed and taken over by Master Guo and Yu Xiaoqian with several newly expanded Jinyi pro-army hammer-throwing soldiers, while the township capital below was led by new brothers who joined the army in Macau and followed the Jinyi pro-army veterans sent by Zhu Heji. Brother drives in.
Many of the new brothers were local young men from Xiangshan and Shunde who came from the towns they were about to enter.
The routine used when entering was also used by Zhu Heji when he went to the countryside around Jieyang County. First use hollow-charged sugar bombs to blow up an old wall to show off your muscles, then do the Seven Hateful Guangdong, and finally "distribute sugar" - in addition to special white sugar and sugar cane brewing, there are also two hospitals and schools Big project!
In particular, the "garlic elixir" that specializes in treating diarrhea is very attractive to Cantonese people. Dysentery was a very common disease in Guangdong at this time, and many people died every year. If anyone could have a "magic medicine" that could cure diarrhea, it would be like a living Bodhisattva descending to earth.
Now Zhu San's grandson happens to have this "immortal medicine", then he is a living Bodhisattva and a living god... The gods have rebelled, and the Qing Dynasty is about to end!
Therefore, most of the townships in Shunde and Xiangshan, before and after Zhu Heji's army crossed the border, had already cut off their whips and joined the army. They sent their young people to Zhu Heji's army to serve as apprentices or students, and also sent their young people to Zhu Heji's army to serve as apprentices or students. Provision of food and fodder, civil servants, boatmen and ships were provided.
Therefore, the size of the fleet and the large group of people approaching Huangpu Island now is more than 50% larger than when they left Macau... The army of 70,000 to 80,000 people has already Driving near Fucheng, Guangzhou!
Zhu Heji raised his telescope, observed it from a distance, and then said to Military Advisor Zhuge: "Let Qiu Rong go... take Huangpu Island before dark!
In addition, he sent an order to Lin Ahu and asked him to lead the elite soldiers of Jinyiwei North Town to bypass Huangpu Island and capture Huangpu Village. Tonight, the lonely family will sleep in Huangpu Village! "
