The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Episode 212

The white flag flying high seems to symbolize the end of the Qiongzhou navy of the Qing army!
The other ships of the Qing army around saw someone flying the white flag and surrendered, and they hung the white flag one after another.

With regard to the matter of surrender, as long as there is the first one, the position of the remaining people will soon be shaken.

It is true that the Qing army collected money before the battle, but the bravery they showed in this battle, being able to fight to this level, is already worthy of the reward Jin Shusheng gave them.

Now that Jin Shusheng was dead in battle, they surrendered, and no one could say anything wrong.

After all, you get what you get for what you pay for, and if you want to make them die with a reward of a few silver coins, isn't that playing hooligans? !
The large-scale surrender of the Qing army marked the end of the Qiongzhou naval battle.

After the Ming army collected the prisoners of war, they were already preparing for the landing.

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The Qing court really didn't care much about Qiongzhou, as can be seen from the Qing court's military deployment.

There are naval divisions in Qiongzhou, but there are not many ships. There are more than 100 large and small ships in total, but most of them are sand ships of dozens of tons, Guangzhou ships, and even fishing boats.

There are garrisons in Qiongzhou, but they are all green battalions.

Qiongzhou's pier doesn't even have a fort!
After the Ming army wiped out the Qiongzhou navy of the Qing court, there was nothing to hinder the Ming army's landing.

The Ming Army's marine troops quickly landed and then took control of Qiongzhou Wharf.

Boxes of various materials were transported down.

The Restoration Army went ashore according to the organizational system, and prepared to deploy defenses near the pier to prevent the counterattack of the Qing army.

Although the Qing army may not be capable or dare to counterattack, it is never wrong to prepare for the worst!
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At this time, Qiongzhou City was full of panic as if the sky had collapsed.

How long have the two sides been at war?

I'm afraid it didn't even take half an hour, the admiral of the Qiongzhou navy was killed on the spot, and the entire army of the Qiongzhou navy was wiped out!
The prefect He Wenwei only felt a burst of overwhelming pressure.

If the Ming army launches an attack on Qiongzhou City at this time, how can they resist it?
"How is it good!"

"How can this be good?!"

"Who has a good plan to retreat from the enemy?"

"..."

He Wenwei was full of anxiety, and asked everyone around him.

All the Qiongzhou government officials and gentry around him showed fear on their faces.

It’s okay for the gentry to say that there is no difference between the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and whoever is an official is not an official?

It's more comfortable to be an official for Ming Dynasty, at least you don't need to leave money, right?
But for the officials of the Qing court, this is not the case!

Most of these officials in the Qing court were officials in other places, and their family members were not around. If they surrendered to the Ming army, their family members would be implicated.

If you are lucky, men will be sent to the army, and women will be sent to Jiaofangsi.

If you are unlucky, then you have to play a game of Match [-]!
"My lord, please open the treasury, the arsenal, and give rewards to the soldiers of the green battalion to stabilize the morale of the army!"

"Urgently recruit young and strong men in the city, mobilize servants and guards from various big families to form a Minyong, and prepare to assist the green battalion soldiers to defend the city!"

Ye Liangguang, the general judge of Qiongzhou government, suggested.

He Wenwei nodded vigorously, and then gave instructions.

"Did you hear that?"

"Go do it!"

Yan Zitong, the general soldier of Qiongzhou at the side, said.

"My lord, the pirates have just landed and their foothold is not stable. Maybe we can attack!"

"If you attack halfway, there is a chance to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop!"

He Wenwei wanted to refuse subconsciously. It is risky to defend the city. If you are full, you have to go out of the city? !

But before he had time to say his refusal, Yan Zitong, the general of Qiongzhou, added again.

"My lord, it is not an option to keep defending the city!"

"I wait for the foreign aid to be cut off, and the internal instability, the long-term rules will be lost!"

While speaking, Yan Zitong glanced several times at the wealthy gentry in Qiongzhou Mansion not far away.

These big gentry families dodged their eyes and talked together in twos and threes, with no worries on their faces.

Obviously, they don't care about the current situation facing the Qiongzhou government.

It formed a very sharp contrast with the Qing court officials of Qiongzhou Prefecture with sad faces!
It seems that those rich gentry should already have plans to love me, Daming, again!
Have to guard against it!
He Wenwei got the hint from Yan Zitong, but he still couldn't make up his mind.

It was difficult to defend the city, but wouldn't it be more dangerous to fight the Ming army in the field?

Yan Zitong spoke again.

"My lord doesn't know that although the pirate's navy is sharp, their land battles have been repeatedly defeated by my Qing soldiers."

"I'll go out of the city to face the battle, and I'll fight halfway, so I may not lose!"

He Wenwei finally nodded, and ordered Yan Zitong to prepare for the battle outside the city.

And ordered to prepare military funds for the green battalion who went out of the city to face the Ming army!
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"Old Wen, seeing that Daming is about to fight back, you, as the leading figure in our Qiongzhou Mansion, have to stand up and say something!"

A middle-aged man with a big belly, wearing brocade clothes, and a more refined face spoke.

At this moment, he was staring at an old man in a Confucian shirt, with a gray beard and a hair ornament of money and rat tail.

The old man's surname is Wen, and his name is Liangchen. He was born in Wanli year and is over 70 years old this year.

He studied hard for more than ten years in the cold window. He was a Jinshi who passed the Tianqi three-year examination.

Then I have been teaching and educating people in my hometown, training younger generations!
Famous in the country!
To be precise, he is actually not the most famous gentry in Qiongzhou.

Those truly famous village sages basically all entered Qiongzhou in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and after the order to shave their hair and make them easier to obey, they rebelled and their families were killed or committed suicide.

Wen Liangchen did not dare to resist the tyranny of the Qing court, and he was also reluctant to commit suicide, so he could only choose to shave his hair and stay at home as an otaku.

To put it bluntly, it is non-violent non-cooperation!
Those who had fame and integrity were all dead, and Wen Liangchen, who was originally not very conspicuous, naturally became a prominent figure in Qiongzhou.

Wen Liangchen's eyebrows are very long, grizzled, and his face is relatively thin and long.

The appearance is very good!

"What are you talking about?"

"This old man is quite old, what else can he say?"

Wen Liangchen was unwilling to express his opinion.

Although at present, the recovery of Qiongzhou by the Ming army seems to have become inevitable.

But who can say for sure about war?

Just like the battle of Zheng Chenggong's Northern Expedition to Nanjing. Before his defeat in Nanjing collapsed, the battle went very smoothly.

Who would have thought that Zheng Chenggong overturned just under the city of Nanjing? !
Wen Liangchen is old, and he is unwilling to take any risks before the situation of the battle is fully understood.

The middle-aged man with a big belly said with a smile.

"Where did Mr. Wen say that? You are always strong and strong!"

"As far as today's situation is concerned, you can give us some advice!"

The middle-aged man continued to ask shamelessly.

The rest of the people also opened their mouths.

Wen Liangchen knocked the crutch in his hand, and then spoke.

"Didn't Zongbing Yan want to lead troops out of the city to meet the enemy?"

"Let's see the battle situation!"

"It's enough to make preparations to welcome Master Wang, and don't do any other superfluous things."

It doesn't matter whether the master Wang is welcome or whether it is from the Ming Dynasty or the Qing Dynasty!
Who is not welcome? !
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Today there are only two updates, and tomorrow I will take the second exam, and after the exam, I will resume normal updates.

(End of this chapter)