Chapter 61: Huangpu Feng Shui is good
"It's a humble job and incompetent. It's a humble job and incompetent..."
at this time.
The burly public relations officer Shouzhong burst into tears.
"The army against the Ming Dynasty is coming from across the sea. I want to fight to the death, but I can't..."
In the Guangzhou Government Office Mingtang, Guangdong's top military and political officials gathered together.
In addition to Fukang'an, the governor of Guangdong and Guangdong, and Guo Shixun, the governor of Guangdong.
There are also Sun Qijiao, the admiral of Guangdong Green Camp, Wang Zhensi, the commander-in-chief of Guangdong Navy, and others.
"Sir, although Guan Shouwei has a garrison duty, Lantau Island is a hiding place for pirates and cannot be defended for a long time. Kwan Shouwei leads the army into battle and is outnumbered. If we continue to force the battle, it will only be the annihilation of the entire army, which is meaningless. What's more, he also brought back information about Ni Ming, which I thought could give Guan Shoubei a chance to redeem himself and make meritorious deeds."
Wang Zhensi, the commander-in-chief of the Guangdong Navy, saw that Fukang'an and Guo Shixun's faces were not very good-looking, so he hurriedly came out and said.
Fukang'an heard this and looked at Guan Shouzhong: "Guan Shouzhong, you said you fought with Ni Ming?"
"Sir, we have fought a battle. The ships of Ni Ming were all large Western ships with strong guns and powerful guns. I originally had ten warships under my command, but in the end, five of them were destroyed by Ni Ming's navy in the first exchange of fire. I wanted to I returned to Lantau Island to be loyal, but the Ming Dynasty blocked the waterway..."
Guan Shouzhong knelt on the ground, his head hanging down.
I have already made plans in my mind.
There were indeed ten ships on his books, but in fact there were only seven - and three of them were sold to Guang Lixing.
Of the seven ships brought back this time, two must be sold and registered.
So now the Ming Navy, which has not fired a single shot, has a record of "sinking five enemy ships".
Anyway, it is impossible for Fukangan to go to the Ming army to reconcile.
Fukang'an rubbed his forehead and looked at Wang Zhensi, the commander-in-chief of the Guangdong Navy: "Yanzun, is it possible to recapture Lantau Island?"
Wang Zhensi hurriedly said after hearing this: "Governor Xian, that Lantau Island was originally occupied by the pirates Red Flag Gang. The navy and the pirates have been fighting for more than ten years, with each other winning and losing. Now they have to face the big ships of the Ming Dynasty. ..The navy ship has small guns and few guns. If we want to fight with it on the ocean, we may have no chance of winning."
"The wide ocean surface is conducive to the movement of large ships, while the narrow water channels of this river are conducive to the passage of small boats. It is not a good idea for the navy to go out of Lantau Island to confront the enemy head-on. It is better to retreat to the mouth of the Pearl River to block the activities of the Ming navy troops along the river."
Hearing this, Fukang'an stroked his beard and said: "The key to this battle lies in the confrontation between infantry and infantry. Ni Ming is coming towards Guangdong, and they must land."
Although the Guangdong Navy is considered to have strong military strength among the Qing navy.
But on the whole, the Qing army did not pay attention to the navy.
Therefore, Fukang'an did not expect the Guangdong Navy to play a big role.
However, the news in the next few days made Fu Ankang's face become increasingly ugly.
On the one hand, the Ming army carried out extensive construction projects and built camps on Lantau Island, pretending to use Lantau Island as a base to conquer Guangdong.
On the other side, the Mi Ming army sent sloops to sweep back and forth along both sides of the Pearl River, smashing all the docks and warships stationed by the Guangdong Navy on both sides of the Pearl River into rubble.
The sailors of the Guangdong Navy now abandoned their ships and went ashore, and the navy became infantry.
Except that the navy was wiped out by the Ming army's artillery fire.
Several forts guarding Guangzhou were also attacked by the Ming army.
Shajiao and Dajiao forts are the two most important forts in Guangzhou's defense system.
More than three hundred cannons can block the Pearl River, which was originally a key node in the defense of Guangzhou that Fukang'an had high hopes for.
result....
The Ming army dispatched large-caliber howitzers.
The artillery bombardment was launched outside the firepower of the two forts. Without considering being attacked by explosive shells, the anti-artillery facilities of the two forts were useless. The artillery fire of the explosive shells soon caused the gunpowder of the two forts to explode.
More than three hundred cannons were blasted into the sky.
Thus.
The warships of the Ming army swaggered upstream along the Pearl River and arrived at the gates of Guangzhou.
When the Ming army warships flying the flag of the sun and the moon were sailing upstream along the Pearl River towards Guangzhou.
Many people gathered on both sides of the Pearl River, craning their necks to watch the excitement.
"Mother Diureilou, is Daming really back?"
"That's the sun and the moon shining together, right?"
"I heard that the Ming Dynasty already has a province in Nanyang. This time it will raise 100,000 troops to seek revenge from the Manchus."
"Can you beat me?"
"Who knows."
"My third nephew is on duty in the navy. I heard that all the navy's ships were sunk."
The people on both sides of the Pearl River looked at the Ming army warships on the river with a somewhat complicated look.
And on the river.
Zhu Daohua was also looking at the scenery on both sides of the Taiwan Strait with a telescope.
Five years ago, he fled along this river in embarrassment. Five years later, he returned here with tens of thousands of troops.
"Your Majesty, it seems that it will not be too difficult for you to rule after you obtain Guangdong."
Napoleon was also observing with a telescope.
Lao Guang's love for watching the excitement is probably inherited from his ancestors.
During the Opium War in later generations, it was recorded that many local people liked to go to the battlefield to watch the excitement...
And in Napoleon's sight.
He didn't see any hatred or anything like that in the eyes of these Cantonese people.
This shows that these Cantonese guys have no sense of belonging to the Qing Empire.
"Bonaparte, people here don't have a good impression of the Qing Dynasty. Like me... they are all people who have lost their country."
Zhu Daohua said.
"Did you know that when the Qing Dynasty occupied Guangdong, there was a massacre in Guangdong. About one million Guangdong people died under the butcher's knife."
"If the Qing Dynasty really killed all the people in Guangdong, it might not matter, but Guangdong has a large population. They couldn't kill all the Han people like they did in Liaodong, so... the Qing Dynasty couldn't completely eliminate this place. Hate for them.”
"More than one million..."
Napoleon smacked his lips.
This population is larger than the total population of the Netherlands...
It's terrible.
"Do you think Fukangan knows how to gamble?"
There was a bit of uncertainty in Zhu Daohua's tone.
"Your Majesty, whether he bets or not, we have a plan to deal with it. I think he will take a bet...as long as he sees the strength of your army."
Napoleon had just finished speaking.
The voice of the lookout on the mast came.
"Your Majesty, Huangpu has arrived."
Zhu Daohua took a deep breath after hearing this.
"The naval guns are ready for cover. Let Zhao Si send a brigade and a battalion as the vanguard, land at Huangpu and establish a position, and the follow-up troops will disembark."
Zhu Daohua explained immediately.
One brigade and one battalion are the oldest and most elite troops in the Ming army.
Although it seems that the Qing army was somewhat unprepared for the Ming army to go directly upstream and approach Guangzhou.
But also rule out any surprises.
Chen Dewang, commander of the Army's 1st Brigade and 1st Battalion, is also one of the 300 old brothers.
As several troop carriers lowered their boats, Chen Dewang took a deep breath and was the first to step onto the boat used for landing.
Then the first battalion of Ming army veterans disembarked silently.
soon.
Chen Dewang personally led a company of soldiers and rowed toward the south bank of the Pearl River.
Wow.
The boat quickly rushed to the soft beach by the river.
Chen Dewang took the lead.
He turned over and jumped into the waist-deep river water, then rushed towards the land in front of him.
After setting foot on land, he immediately rushed towards a hill on the shore, which was a commanding point on the shore.
boom! boom! boom!
The heart is beating violently.
Five years!
Finally home!
Chen Dewang didn't have time to organize his team. As soon as he rushed to the hill, he took out his binoculars and looked around.
"No enemy troops found!"
he shouted immediately.
The flag bearer beside him immediately waved the colorful flags in his hands and passed the signal to the big ship staying in the center of the Pearl River.
"Log in!"
Zhu Daohua immediately issued the landing order.
"It seems that we caught Fukang'an off guard. He must not have expected that my army would land at Huangpu!"
Zhu Daohua smiled.
Napoleon asked: "Why does it have to be Huangpu? Maybe we can land closer to Guangzhou City."
"Because... Huangpu has good feng shui."
Zhu Daohua patted Napoleon on the shoulder and said.
Are you from Cantonese?
Very particular about feng shui.
