The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 456 Guangxi is the Guangxi of Guangxi people

It is true that most of the local landlords and gentry are interested in Daming!

But if Daming didn't show enough strength, they wouldn't stand up and seek death.

To put it bluntly, it was the Ming army that won the battle of Wuzhou simply and neatly.

Let everyone in Guangxi see the power of Daming.

See what is called fire coverage!
Only then did the Ming army's Guangxi strategy go so smoothly.

Lu Maode, the governor of Guangxi in the Qing court, stood at the head of Guilin City, looking towards the east.

At the end of his line of sight, a winding official road, a large number of pedestrians, soldiers walking on it.

Either into town, or out of town!
Merchants and common people with a keen sense of smell are scrambling to leave Guilin.

The war is approaching, and Guilin is about to usher in the flames of war again!
Regardless of whether it is the Qing Dynasty or the Ming Dynasty that wins in the end, it is not a good thing for ordinary people like them.

Military disasters are the worst disasters!
Although there are rumors outside that the current Ming army has strict military discipline and will never disturb the people or harm the people, but who can really guarantee it?
A large number of people in the city voted with their feet and made their own choices.

From time to time, fast horses rushed towards Guilin City, but what they brought was a series of bad news about losing the city and land.

Lu Yaode asked the governor of Guilin behind him.

"How many soldiers are there in Guilin now? How many people are there? How much food is there?"

"If Ming thieves come to attack, can Guilin defend?!"

Facing the menacing Ming army, Lu Maode had no intention of fighting in the wild, and his idea from beginning to end was to defend Guilin to the death.

Then wait for reinforcements!

Especially after he received a message from an angel, knowing that King Pingxi was gathering troops and preparing to reinforce Guilin at any time.

This strengthened Lu Maode's determination to stick to it.

He firmly believes that as long as he can stick to Guilin, when King Pingxi is killed, it will be the time when the Qing Dynasty will turn against the wind.

The prefect of Guilin opened his mouth to report.

"Reporting to my lord, there are now 5000 soldiers in Guilin City!"

"5 brave men and 10 ordinary people!"

The reason why there are so few people is that a large number of people in Guilin City chose to leave the city before the war and go to the countryside to avoid the military disaster.

"There are 20 shi of grain and fodder in the city, enough to feed the soldiers and people in the city for two months!"

This is also something that can’t be helped. It’s the turn of spring and summer. Although it’s not a season of green and yellow, it’s not easy to go there.

The grain storage in Guangxi city is naturally limited.

If it is placed after the autumn harvest, it will not be a problem to double this number.

Of course, this only refers to the grain in the hands of the government. Compared with this figure, the grain in the hands of the big gentry will only be more, not less.

Hearing this, Lu Maode nodded in satisfaction.

"That's enough, that's enough!"

He felt that if only he could stick to it for two months, Wu Sangui should have come!

Lu Yaode nodded in satisfaction, and then asked again.

"What about the soldiers and armor in the city?"

"How much is the specific number?"

The prefect of Guilin pondered for a while, then spoke.

"In the current Guilin city, there are about [-] sets of iron armor, [-] sets of cotton armor, [-] spears, and [-] long knives."

"50 bows and [-] arrows!"

"In addition, there are four hundred bird guns, twenty general cannons, ten tiger crouching cannons, ten Flang cannons, and three heavy red cannons."

"Five thousand thunderstorms, countless rolling trees and rocks..."

Lu Yaode nodded slightly, except for the small amount of armor, he was satisfied with the rest.

But the limited amount of armor was something he couldn't solve.

The national policy of the Qing Dynasty is here, and it is impossible to distribute a large amount of armor to the subordinates anyway.

Having said all this, the prefect of Guilin carefully approached Lu Maode's ear and said.

"In addition to these, we also have fifty firecrackers and two cannons for the thieves."

Of course, what the prefect of Guilin said were ordinary smoothbore flintlock guns and front-loading smoothbore guns.

There are no rifled weapons!

They could get these smoothbore weapons because Da Ming's control over the sale of smoothbore weapons was not very strict.

As long as there is access, it is easy to buy.

But the Ming military control of rifled weapons is quite strict!

There is even a strict order in the Restoration Army that any rifled weapon with a rifled weapon is not allowed to flow out!

Those who disobey the order will be beheaded!

Lu Yaode nodded slightly again.

After talking with the prefect of Guilin, he was ready to continue patrolling the city defense.

……

On the other side of the order, Liu Shantai is leading his troops to advance towards Guilin Mansion.

The mighty Ming army almost covered the ground, and the crimson armor looked extremely bright and eye-catching.

Like a moving burning flame, the sense of oppression it brings is quite strong!
"Report!"

"My lord general, our army is still less than a hundred miles away from Guilin City!"

The orderly came to report quickly.

Because on the front line, the sentry cavalry of the Ming army has begun to compete with the sentry cavalry of the Qing army again.

Liu Shantai nodded slightly, squinting his eyes and looking in the direction of Guilin City.

His eyes were full of seriousness, beside him was a middle-aged man dressed as a scholar.

His name is Zhang Xiushan, and he was sent by the gentry and landlords in Guilin to contact Daming!
"Guilin City has a beautiful landscape, and the terrain is not conducive to attacking the city. Moreover, the city is well-equipped with armor, food and grass, and it is easy to defend but difficult to attack. The general must know it!"

"If the general orders a strong attack on Guilin, I don't doubt that I, Ming, have the strength to take down Guilin City!"

"But the number of casualties is probably not very good!"

"At that time, it will definitely be quite detrimental to the general's achievements!"

"However, if the general can have the help of my elders and elders in Guilin, and cooperate with the inside and outside, and capture Guilin City, it will be a bag!"

Liu Shantai pursed his lips slightly, and the expression on his face looked a little unpredictable.

But he still spoke.

"Say it straight, what do you want?"

Liu Shantai knows that nothing in this world is free.

To get something, you have to give something else!
Zhang Xiushan smiled slightly, and then spoke.

"I wait for the elders in Guilin to have a heart for Daming, and I am willing to help my Daming exorcise the Tartars and restore China!"

"As long as His Majesty Jian Guo remembers the credit we have received, it is not necessary to mention other requests!"

Liu Shantai frowned subconsciously, and then spoke.

"Speak up!"

"Don't be sloppy with this general!"

His tone wasn't too good, because he knew it.

Free is the most expensive!

He didn't believe that these local snakes in Guilin didn't have any demands.

Zhang Xiushan was not embarrassed when he heard the words, and said directly with a smile.

"Since that's the case, I'll be blunt!"

"What the elders of Guilin mean is that after Guangxi is attached to Ming Dynasty, it will follow the old rules of Guangdong!"

"Guangxi is Guangxi for Guangxi people, and Guilin is Guilin for Guilin people!"

"What does the general think?"

Zhang Xiushan didn't think his request would be rejected.

In the past, in order to quickly take Guangdong into its pocket, Daming Neng delegated power to the landlords and gentry in Guangdong by default.

Let the landlords and gentry control Guangdong up and down!
The Ming court only collects taxes and conscription!
Now, it is not a big problem to copy it again in Guangxi.

Liu Shantai heard the words, as Zhang Xiushan expected, he did not refuse Zhang Xiushan's request, and nodded slightly in agreement.

Then he spoke.

"But you have to remember that Guangxi can be the Guangxi of Guangxi people, but the world must be the world of Ming Dynasty!"

"And there can only be one law in the whole world, and that is the law of His Highness Jian Guo!"

(End of this chapter)