When Zhu Heji expressed his intention to sleep in Huangpu, Shang Zhixin was leading 200 elite cavalry, more than 20 younger brothers, thousands of old men, and more than a thousand people from Zeng Qi Zhao's tribe who had withdrawn from Humen Gate. The area around Dudu and Huangpu Village was fortified.
There are many "Huangpu" in the east of Guangzhou Fucheng, and there is Huangpu Island in the Pearl River waterway... which is where the Whampoa Military Academy will be located in later generations!
There is Huangpu Capital in the north of Huangpu Island, which is a quite large rural capital. A long section of the north bank of the Pearl River is the territory of Huangpu City.
Because there is Cidu Temple Fort in the south of Guangzhou Fucheng and Yuexiu Mountain Sifang Fort in the north. The south and west of the city are facing the river, making it difficult to attack. Only the east side of Guangzhou City is relatively open and not dangerous, so it is the best direction for the enemy to attack.
The part of the Pearl River under the jurisdiction of Huangpu City is the best place to land - because there are several fishing ports and cargo terminals in this area, making it convenient for people and goods to land.
There is Huangzhou Island to the west of Huangpu Island, and there is also Huangpu Village on the island, which is also named after Huangpu. It is also an "international trade village". As early as the Southern Song Dynasty, it was the "place where sea ships gathered".
Of course, because the Qing Dynasty moved borders and banned the sea, all maritime trade that originally belonged to Guangzhou was transferred to Macau, and Huangpu Village also declined from an international trade village to a fishing village.
But a skinny camel is still bigger than a horse! What's more, it's an international trade village? Although the Qing Dynasty did not allow foreign ships and Chinese ships to trade in Huangpu Village, it did not force the villagers of Huangpu Village to move away.
After all, Huangpu Village is at least 150 miles away from Lingdingyang at the mouth of the Pearl River, and the restricted sea area in Guangdong is only fifty miles within the coast. Huangpu Village is not within the scope of the relocation, so naturally it will not be relocated. No one goes there to destroy, loot, or burn. Some of the villages just gradually wither away. It has withered from an international trading village to a small fishing village... However, most of the ports, commercial ports, houses, warehouses, and government offices left over from the prosperous days of the past still exist. They are just a little dilapidated, but they are making do. Can be used. If these facilities fall into the hands of Zhu Heji, his 70,000 to 80,000 troops will have a foothold at the gate of Guangzhou Prefecture.
If Zhu Heji's army captured Huangpu Capital and Huangpu Village at the same time, Shang Zhixin would have no choice but to retreat to the three strongholds of Guangzhou City, Yuexiu Mountain and Haizhu Island.
And sticking to this matter depends partly on danger and partly on people's hearts... It's hard to say whether Guangzhou City is dangerous or not, but people's hearts are definitely not on the Shang family's side.
Shang Kexi has millions of enemies in Guangdong, of which at least two to three hundred thousand are in Guangzhou!
And the number of people Shang Zhixin can gather is only more than 10,000 people... This has to defend both the inside and the outside of the city. It is impossible to defend against it!
So after Shang Zhixin learned that Zhu Heji's army was coming from the Pearl River waterway east of Guangzhou City, he immediately decided to risk leaving the city and set up defenses in Huangpu Capital and Huangpu Village.
As for Huangpu Island to the east of Huangpu Village and south of Huangpu City, it was not fortified because of insufficient military strength.
The current Qing soldiers in Guangdong have finally tasted the lack of strength... They have only tens of thousands of people in total, which is certainly more than enough to deal with the rebels who only have thousands or hundreds of backbone elements.
But Zhu Heji has now mobilized tens of thousands of strong men and given them quite advanced weapons... The sky in Guangdong has changed!
Shang Zhixin ordered Zeng Qizhao, the tiger general who retreated from Humen Gate, to lead more than a thousand people to set up defenses in Huangpu Village.
And he himself took a thousand old men's soldiers, two hundred fine cavalry and twenty-two younger brothers and cousins to set up on the bank of the Pearl River in Huangpu City.
He placed his Chinese army on the bank of the Pearl River in Huangpu City and occupied a very dilapidated Dragon King Temple. Although the Dragon King Temple is a bit dilapidated, the terrain is still quite high... If it is not higher, it is afraid of being washed away by the flood. It would be shameful for the Dragon King Temple to be washed away by the flood!
At this time, Shang Zhixin was standing outside the main entrance of the Dragon King Temple, surrounded by a group of old men who were about to become confused and young brothers who didn't know the heights of the sky. He looked at the mighty fleet on the river and felt so miserable in his heart!
This grandson of Zhu San is fake... he, Wu Yingxiong, and Yang Qilong forged it together to support the bandits' self-respect.
But who would have thought that this Kou grew up so fast and only raised him for half a year, so how could he lead tens of thousands of people to attack Guangzhou?
Where is the self-respect of raising bandits? This is obviously raising tigers and causing trouble!
Moreover, Shang Zhixin didn't dare to tell anyone about this, so he could only feel uncomfortable in his heart... If his unfilial father found out about this, he would have to chop him with a knife!
"Your Majesty, look...the rebels have sent out troops. They separated two fleets and went to Huangpu Island and Huangpu Village. They don't seem to be coming to us."
"Why didn't you come to us? I still want to kill a few more Zhu family soldiers to enjoy my life!"
"Old Zhang, are you sixty already? Can you still carry a knife?"
"Hey, just kill a few rabble-rousers from the Zhu family..."
"Your Majesty, please order an attack quickly! Otherwise, the rebels will be killed by that ruthless Zeng Qizhao!"
The ones who were bragging were the leaders of several old soldiers. They were all old traitors who had followed Shang Kexi to betray the Ming Dynasty and join the Hou Jin Dynasty.
These people later entered the Pass from Longguan and fought all the way to Guangdong, staining their crowns red with the blood of working people. Although they are all old bones now, they may not be as strong as they used to be, but their psychological advantages are still there, and no one really takes the mighty fleet on the Pearl River seriously.
Back then, Li Dingguo's army was much larger than these people! Moreover, Li Dingguo was a hero who became famous twice and shocked the world. How could he be better than Zhu San Taisun?
But even Li Dingguo was defeated by the Shang family army?
So Zhu Heji is nothing special! No matter how awesome he is, can he be more awesome than Li Dingguo?
Lieutenant General Zeng Qizhao, who is stationed in Huangpu Village, is also one of these old traitors... He is in his fifties this year and was only a teenager when he became a traitor with Shang Kexi more than 30 years ago.
The reason why he is in his current position is, first, a gratifying promotion; second, the grace of the Qing Emperor; and third, of course, he can fight!
Even though he is just a deputy general of the Green Camp Marine Association, his landlubber navy is one of the best among the Pingnan King in terms of combat effectiveness on land! He was known as the "Ruthless General", and the Cantonese people gave him a nickname, "Ruthless General Zhao". Others are "strong generals" and "tiger generals", and he is a "ruthless general". Of course there is a difference. The bottom line of "fierce generals" and "tiger generals" is relatively high. They are usually fierce on the battlefield. At most, they can only kill a prisoner or slaughter a city...
The ruthless Zhao was the number one murderer in the massacre in Guangzhou, and the massacre in Haijin was also the number one among all the generals under Shang Kexi's command! In the Battle of Wencun before the Haijin Massacre, he was also the number one murderer. Hundreds of Wang clan members and clan members of the Ming and Tang dynasties died in his hands!
Many of the brothers of Heavenly King Zhu and Cannon Zhu died in his hands!
However, such a ruthless man who kills people without batting an eye is very suitable to Shang Kexi's taste.
Otherwise, Shang Kexi wouldn’t have let him guard the tiger’s gate!
Because he was really good at fighting, Zhu Heji had to go around him when he sent troops to Guangfu... Before Zhu San Taisun recruited the coolies from Guanzha Daqiang, he only had one thousand and two basic weapons on hand. Bai Jinyi's pro-army couldn't help but consume it, and of course they wouldn't go to a fierce general like Zeng Qizhao to fight for their lives.
This detour made General Zeng feel much better about himself. Walking around him shows that he is so famous that even Zhu San Taisun feels that he cannot beat him!
So he is still the second most ruthless person in Guangdong - Shang Kexi is the most ruthless in Guangdong, and Zeng Qizhao is naturally the second most ruthless person in Guangdong.
If you are so ruthless, there is no need to be afraid of Zhu San Taisun’s tens of thousands of mobs!
So when he saw thirty or forty clippers, which could only carry thirty people, heading towards him at full speed, he was so happy that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear.
Because he has discovered that the enemy doesn't know how to fight. If he is rowing with so much effort now, will he still be able to fight when he lands on the shore?
It seems that after this battle, Zeng Qizhao should be promoted to the rank of Commander-in-Chief!
