"What? Geng Jingzhong sent troops?"
Zhu Heji was stunned after hearing Qiu Rong's words - when he and Zhuge Sanhe were studying the enemy's situation together, he had imagined a situation where Shang Kexi could not attack Jieyang for a long time, and then switched to using troops to attack Chaoyang.
Although Chaoyang County is as difficult to fight as Jieyang County, Shang Ke's army can still ravage the area north of Chaoyang County and cause certain losses to Qiu Hui.
However, Geng Jingzhong would send troops to Guangdong to wade through the troubled waters, which greatly exceeded Zhu Heji and Zhuge Sanhe's expectations.
Now Guangdong is in a mess, and Wu Sangui of Yunnan and Guizhou is suspected by the Qing court because of the "Chongzhen Edict". Among the three vassals, only Geng Jingzhong is the most comfortable, and he can stay out of it... As long as Prince Zhu San of Guangdong If Wu Sangui of Yunnan and Guizhou does not collapse, Geng Jingzhong can live a good life. No matter how he behaved, Emperor Kangxi could only coax him.
In this case, there is absolutely no need for him to send troops to Chaozhou!
What is the purpose of sending troops to Chaozhou?
If he wins, Chaozhou cannot be owned by him. Emperor Kangxi will continue to cut down the San Francisco lords!
If they lose, the Yanping Palace will definitely take advantage of the victory and attack into Fujian to seize Zhangzhou and Quanzhou.
Regardless, Geng Jingzhong is suffering. What does he want to gain by sending this soldier?
Zhuge Sanhe was also confused, but he suppressed it and didn't show it. He still shook his goose feather fan and looked like he had no plans left. Moreover, he did not abandon his ability to observe facial expressions. He was still looking at Qiu Rong secretly. Seeing that the scarred face was quite determined, he smiled and asked: "Sister Qiu, your father wants you to lead the troops back, right?" Are you going to do a big ticket deal?"
Qiu Rong nodded and said: "Sure enough, I can't hide it from the military advisor. My father asked me to go back. There is indeed a big deal to be done...but it's not my father's big deal, but the Yanping Palace's big deal!"
"Prince Yanping's Mansion?" Zhuge Military Advisor suddenly realized, "Prince Yanping has already transferred his troops to Xiamen?"
Qiu Rong smiled and said: "The military advisor is guessing again... Prince Yanping has secretly mobilized 10,000 troops to station in Xiamen, waiting for the opportunity to send troops to Fujian. My father has also gathered 6,000 troops, Including the 6,000 people on Jieyang Island, the total number is 22,000. If I take another 6,000 people back by water, there will be 28,000 people, and we can definitely do something big!"
Needless to say, it goes without saying that the big business of the Yanping Palace must be to attack Zhangzhou - Huang Wu, who hacked Zheng Chenggong for millions, was sealed in Zhangzhou. Moreover, this guy also suggested that Ao Bai carry out coastal border relocation, which made Fujian and Guangdong Countless people died in the two provinces, all the prosperous places along the coast were in ruins, and the life of the Yanping Palace was also extremely difficult.
This hatred is really deeper than the sea and higher than the sky! Therefore, Zheng Jing, a third-generation rich man, must have just missed this opportunity to get back part of his ancestral property.
But Zhangzhou is not that easy to defeat! A small Zhangzhou is a place where elite soldiers and generals gather!
There are Fan Chengmo, the governor of Fujian, Shi Lang, the admiral of the Fujian Navy, Huang Wu, Duke of Haicheng, and Zhao Desheng, the commander-in-chief of Zhangzhou... none of them are easy to mess with!
"Your Majesty," Qiu Rong had already put away his smile and looked at Zhu Heji and said, "If I take away the elite soldiers from the two towns under my command... it will only be for two months at most, and I will definitely come back in two months! You shouldn’t miss the military plane in Guangzhou, right?”
According to Zhu Heji's plan, he had to train soldiers outside Guangzhou for at least two months before entering Guangzhou.
This was not only to ensure victory in the Battle of Guangzhou, but also to avoid prematurely attracting an all-out siege by the Qing court.
Guangzhou is not comparable to counties like Xiangshan and Shunde!
Once Zhu Heji entered Guangzhou, Emperor Kangxi would most likely mobilize more Northern troops to come south. If Zhu Heji could not repel them, the Guangzhou base area might be surrounded, making it like Tianjing of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
But Qiu Rong's six thousand troops are still very important to the current battle situation in Guangzhou... After all, only half of the soldiers in these two towns are new recruits. The proportion of recruits in the six towns of Jinyi Qinjun is more than 90%!
Zhu Heji turned his attention to Zhuge Sanhe. Zhuge Sanhe was shaking his goose feather fan and had been observing Qiu Rong's face. Seeing his confident expression, he already had some ideas in his mind.
The Yanping Palace is sure to win this time! Therefore, Qiu Rong will definitely leave and cannot be stopped.
"Your Majesty, we are not attacking the city right now. We have enough troops on hand. Why don't we let Academician Qiu lead the troops to Chaozhou?"
After hearing what Zhuge Sanhe said, Zhu Heji nodded: "Xueshi Qiu, please hand over the Huangpu Camp to Su Zhanshan's Jinyi personal army Zuo Zhen... Let them take a boat to Huangpu Camp tomorrow. Battalion, you can leave after handing over the defense."
Qiu Rong smiled and said: "That's great! Prince, don't worry, I will definitely come back to help fight Guangzhou in two months at most."
"Okay." Zhu Heji nodded repeatedly.
...
"Military advisor, are you really safe to let Scarrong leave?"
"My lord, I am worried...but the Qiu family army is still the Qiu family army after all! If you want to restore the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, the people you can really rely on are the Jinyi soldiers."
"That's right... Big Brother Hui and Dao Scarong are quite interesting!"
"Your Majesty, the Holy Ming!"
"Now I'm afraid that Shang Kexi will make a false shot, attack the east and west, and rush back to Guangzhou from the Jieyang front line!"
"Haha, that's a problem!"
As soon as the military meeting ended, Zhu Heji called Military Advisor Zhuge into his study and continued to talk secretly with him.
The topic of the two secret talks was of course inseparable from the military affairs on the Guangzhou front line.
Although they did not mention the possibility of Shang Kexi returning to the army in the military meeting just now, they have already thought of it... Geng Jingzhong's motives are difficult to guess. Maybe he was just forced by Kangxi to take care of some errands. .
But Shang Kexi's possible actions are nothing more than to storm Jieyang or return to Guangzhou.
Shang Kexi's attack on Jieyang has no chance of winning. Now there are 6,000 Ming troops on Jieyang Island. Qiu Hui can send another 4,000 reinforcements at any time, so he can defend it no matter what.
Therefore, the possibility of Shang Kexi making a false shot in Chaoyang and then returning to the army is not small.
"Master," Zhuge Sanhe said thoughtfully, "it is impossible for Shang Kexi to rebel with his entire army from Jieyang... Twenty thousand people can come back, even if it is more, and in order to speed up the march, it is impossible to carry artillery. of.
Do you think it is possible for us to intercept his army outside Guangzhou? If it can be defeated outside the city, then Guangzhou City can be taken without a fight! "
Zhu Heji frowned and whispered: "We can gather up to fifteen thousand people... no, sixteen thousand people, of which there are about fourteen thousand recruits. But there are only one or twenty Foreign cannons operated by Portuguese gunners, and our own sugar-powder firearms!”
Zhuge Sanhe nodded and said: "There is still a chance of winning...at least 60%! Master, do you want to fight?"
"Fight!" Zhu Heji gritted his teeth, "If Shang Kexi dares to bet, I will dare to fight... As long as Shang Kexi is defeated, Wu Sangui will raise troops, and the world will be in chaos!"
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At this moment, thousands of miles away in Beijing, the capital of the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty was discussing the war situation in Guangdong with several academicians in the South Study Room, as well as the matter of the Portuguese people in Macau throwing their flags.
Six hundred miles of expedited express delivery has been opened between Guangdong and Beijing, so Emperor Kangxi would know clearly about changes in the war situation in Guangdong seven or eight days later.
Now he already knows about Shang Kexi's army in Jieyang, Zhu Heji's surprise attack on Macau, and Zhu Heji's victory in seizing Macau and marching towards the capital of Guangzhou.
At the same time, Shang Kexi also reported the news that Wu Sanwei was defeated by the third prince Zhu using magic methods, and suffered hundreds of casualties, and his whereabouts were unknown!
In addition, Fan Chengmo, the governor of Fujian, also reported that 138 people including the Portuguese military leader Rodoni of Macau and Archbishop Sampaolo fled to Zhangzhou on a Dutch merchant ship. They admired the saintliness of the Qing emperor and wanted to come to Beijing to throw the flag. thing.
It is of course a good thing for the Western Yi to surrender the flag... So before Emperor Kangxi discussed the troublesome battle situation with his subordinates, he also called Nan Huairen and asked him to lead Macau Governor Rodong Ni and Bishop Sanpaolo. The above table written in Latin was translated into Chinese and told to the officials present.
