Shang Zhixin took a look at Shang Zhijie, who was tall and tall and had already given birth to nine sons at a young age, and was really speechless. This guy's bones are not in good shape, he's still afraid of the cold, and he even has a cough... Do you want to be embarrassed? It is true that like father, like son!
However, Shang Zhixin did not force his fourth brother to die, because now it was the second brother Shang Zhixiao and not the fourth brother Shang Zhijie who competed with him for the throne of prince.
So he turned his attention to the other twenty brothers, as if he wanted to find one who was not afraid of cold or death.
It’s just that I don’t know what happened to these brothers today? His body was always in good shape, but now he suddenly started coughing along with Shang Zhijie. The coughs and coughs spread together, and those who didn't know thought they had caught influenza together.
Shang Zhixin looked at these useless brothers and was about to get angry when Pingnan Palace Chief Shi Li Tianzhi suddenly came forward and said: "Your Majesty... it is too late to send troops to rescue Haizhu Island now."
Shang Zhijie immediately echoed: "Yes, yes, yes, Li Changshi is right, it's too late now. Brother, look, the ten sand boats on the west pier of Huangpu Village have already gone to Haizhu Island! Although there are red clothes on the island Cannons, but the gunners are too old and their eyesight is dim. The cannons are even older... They are all old cannons left over from the Ming Dynasty. They haven't fired a cannon in many years. I don't know if they can be used. I guess they are fired. It won't capsize a few big sand ships.
Moreover, there are few defenders in Cidu Temple, and the rebels will release smoke and use fireballs to burn people. I don’t think these old men can withstand it, so let’s not waste our troops. "
What he said is correct!
Although Shang Kexi, King Pingnan, was so loyal to the Qing Dynasty that he almost showed his heart to Shunzhi, Aobai and Kangxi, the Qing court still did not believe him, so they kept holding on to the gunpowder and fire salt from Prince Pingnan's palace. ...In fact, Prince Pingnan controls the Xiangshan-Macao trade, so it doesn't matter how much fire salt, gunpowder and Western firearms are needed. But still happy to be loyal! Therefore, in the 20 years of suppressing Guangdong, more than 30 red foreign cannons were built, and the accumulation of gunpowder was not much, which was not enough to threaten the Qing Dynasty.
Because they dare not let go of firearms and gunpowder, the Shang Kexi army seldom conducts firearms training. Those heavy artillery obtained from the Guangdong Ming Army are even more difficult to fire. Only God knows how good their performance is.
"But if the fake grandson Zhu San takes Macau, he must have many red cannons in his hands, and maybe there are Portuguese gunners working for him. If he gets Haizhu Island, the southern city of Guangzhou will not be bombarded to a sieve?"
"Master," Li Tianzhi shook his head and said, "How many people in Nancheng are of the same mind as me? If Zhu San attacks from outside and the people are in chaos inside, we will die without a burial place!"
"Here, what should we do?" Shang Zhixin was a little panicked and looked at Li Tianzhi, "Chang Shi, are you going to..."
He didn't say all of his words, but Li Tianzhi understood what he meant and quickly shook his head, "No, no, no, the people in the city are all citizens of the Qing Dynasty! If the prince attacks them, even if he wins, it will be difficult to explain! The Cantonese nationality of the DPRK Officials will definitely attack in groups, and officials who intend to reduce the vassal will also use this matter as an excuse. And if the defeat..."
There were beads of sweat on Shang Zhixin's forehead. He really couldn't kill people like his Ama now!
First, there are too many traitorous officials in the DPRK!
The second is that he really may not be able to hold on... When those Cantonese people start to pursue him, he will have no chance of survival!
Li Tianzhi also didn't want to do anything wrong - now is no longer the era when the Qing Dynasty's heavenly troops were invincible. On the contrary, Zhu Heji's army had a clear advantage when fighting the Qing Dynasty. It was hard to say who would be his subordinates in the future.
So he has to leave himself a way out!
Thinking of this, he said to Shang Zhixin again: "Your Majesty, Guangzhou is a big city. We have few soldiers and are unpopular. It is impossible to defend it all.
For the current plan, we can only abandon the south city, defend the north city with all our strength, and then use the Wangfu, Shizifu, Zhenhai Tower, Yuexiu Mountain and Sifang Fort in the north of the city as the final stronghold. "
Guangzhou Nancheng is actually the outer city of Guangzhou, and North City is the inner city. The layout of Guangzhou City is somewhat similar to that of Beijing City. Instead of the outer city surrounding the inner city, the outer city is in the south and the inner city is in the north. Likewise, the outer city is small and the inner city is large. Moreover, the relatively large outer city is used for living by a small number of bannermen and Green Camp soldiers and their families, while the smaller outer city is where the Cantonese people live.
However, Shang Zhixin had too few available soldiers, and now he had lost more than a thousand men under Zeng Qizhao's command, so even guarding the inner city was quite tiring. We can only use the Wangfu, Shizifu, Zhenhai Tower, Yuexiu Mountain and Sifang Fort in the north of the city as the final stronghold.
"That's all we have to do..." Shang Zhixin knew that he had no other options, but he was not willing to stay trapped to the end. He gritted his teeth and said, "But it won't work to stay trapped forever. That fake Prince Zhu San is too capable of beating. , if there is no foreign aid, then we are doomed!"
When he said "I'm dead", he felt so desperate!
In fact, the lack of foreign aid does not mean death... you can still escape!
Zhu Heji's army came by boat, and he had no cavalry on hand, while Shang Zhixin had four hundred fine cavalry on hand. Half of them are still cavalry led by his direct commanders, so of course he can escape if he really wants to.
But where can he go after running out of Guangzhou?
Go back to Beijing?
Can Emperor Kangxi spare him? Who revealed that "Chongzhen Edict"? Who pushed Wu Sangui to the point where he had to rebel? Although Kangxi tried his best to stabilize Wu Sangui, it did not mean that Kangxi could spare Shang Zhixin.
Going to Jieyang Village in Chaozhou Prefecture?
Can that unfilial father forgive him?
Other fathers may be vicious and not eat their children, but there are too many unfilial fathers in his family, so it wouldn't hurt to kill one of them!
If Shang Zhixin loses Guangzhou and then joins Shang Kexi's army, he will be throwing himself into a trap. Shang Kexi will definitely destroy his son for justice. This unfilial father was truly loyal to the Qing Dynasty!
Thinking of this, Shang Zhixin gritted his teeth and said to his fourth brother Shang Zhijie: "Fourth brother, you go to Chaozhou Mansion immediately to find our Ama and ask him to return to the army to rescue Guangzhou! He will be late... ..That’s just a white-haired person giving a black-haired person a gift, or a gift to thousands of people at once!”
Thousands!
This is the number of Shang Kexi's sons and grandchildren plus one... Shang Zhixin has been cruel. Except for Shang Zhijie, none of Shang Kexi's children and grandchildren who are now in Guangzhou are allowed to leave. They all stayed in Guangzhou and followed him.
Let's die together!
If Shang Kexi is really cruel enough to have thousands of descendants, then Shang Zhixin should die!
...
"Your Majesty, the Qingyao Brigade on the north bank of the Pearl River has retreated. We won the first battle!"
Hearing Zhuge's shouts, Zhu Heji, who was concentrating on watching ten sand boats filled with young soldiers in Jinyi rushing towards Haizhu Island, quickly turned his telescope and looked towards the north bank of the Pearl River.
I saw only large groups of Qing soldiers holding green flags and wearing gray-blue cloth face armor, slowly retreating towards Guangzhou City.
"It seems that the Qingyao in Guangzhou will not reinforce Haizhu Island!" Zhuge Military Advisor said again, "We already have Huangpu Island and Huangzhou Island. If we can capture Haizhu Island, then we will have access to Foshan Town and Sanshui County. The waterway is completely opened.”
The Pearl River waterway is of course the lifeblood of the Pearl River Delta!
And Huangzhou Island, where Huangpu Island, Haizhu Island and Huangpu Village are located, is the heart of the Pearl River waterway. If you control the heart of the waterway, you can of course use troops from all directions.
Zhuge Military Advisor added: "I suggest that the prince set up the Chinese army at Cidu Temple and station troops on Huangpu Island and Huangpu Village. While training his troops, he will divide his troops and take the waterway to the west to take Foshan and Sanshui, to the east to Dongguan, and to the south to Humenkou and Xin'an. County...as long as Dongguan, Xin'an, Foshan, Sanshui, Shunde, Xiangshan, and Macau are all in my hands, I'm glad that even if I return to the army, I won't be able to tolerate it!"
Zhu Heji laughed loudly when he heard this: "It's okay if Shang Ke is happy and doesn't return to the army. If he comes to Guangzhou, then Guangzhou will be his death place!"
He paused and then said: "But the Gu family won't go to Cidu Temple, and the Gu family is not a monk."
Military Advisor Zhuge was stunned, "I wonder where the prince wants to locate the Chinese army?"
"Huangpu Island!" Zhu Heji said, "Huangpu Island is the island where the military flourishes, so I want to open a military academy on Huangpu Island to educate officers and train soldiers... At the same time, I will wait for Shang Ke to return to the army!"
