At the end of Ming Dynasty: I, Sun Kewang!Desperate comeback!

When it comes to water warfare, the navy in Shang Kexi's hands cannot defeat the rebel navy.

And the Lvying navy defected in large numbers under Sun Guozhu's silver offensive.

As a result, Shang Kexi and Geng Jimao fell into a greater disadvantage in terms of naval strength.

The absolute strength gap made it impossible for the Qing army to break the war situation, and could only be trapped in Guangzhou city waiting for the last moment.

Boom boom boom——

Red cannonballs were fired one after another, constantly bombarding the broken Guangzhou city wall.

The Qing army on the top of the city looked at the scene in front of them with dull eyes, and did not choose to fire back.

Shang Fan and Geng Fan originally had sharp firearms, but the long siege of the city exhausted all supplies in Guangzhou.

Therefore, in the face of the artillery bombardment of the Western Army, in order to save gunpowder, the Qing army could only be beaten passively and did not dare to consume precious gunpowder.

Fortunately, the Western Army did not attack the city, but carried out shelling as usual.

After night fell, the dead silence of the past returned to Guangzhou.

"Master, just eat a little."

Xu Dequan, the housekeeper of Pingnan Palace, held a bowl of dark red food and sighed.

"If you don't eat, I, Shang Kexi, a hero, how can I eat this kind of food!" Shang Kexi said with tears.

"Master, since Sun Kewang came to Guangdong, the food and grass in our city have been insufficient. Five months ago, Wang Ziqi completely surrounded Guangzhou. From then on, no grain of rice has entered the city."

"We only have this kind of food now. If you don't eat it and starve your body, how can you lead Shang Fan to resist the Western thieves." Xu Dequan said with a tearful voice.

Sun Kewang, this Western thief, was so vicious that he had no intention of leaving Shang Fan a way to survive.

Since the beginning of last year, he has been making waves, forcing Shang Fan and Geng Fan into Guangzhou.

Originally, the city of Guangzhou had sufficient grain and grass and complete materials.

But since last year, Guangzhou has been unable to make ends meet.

After Sun Kewang leveraged the entire Guangdong Green Camp, Shang Kexi and Geng Jimao could only collect grain near Guangzhou.

In last year's autumn harvest in Guangdong, more than 95% of the grain went into Sun Kewang's pocket.

Shang Fan and Geng Fan only scraped a batch of grain and grass thirty miles around Guangzhou.

After Sun Kewang's uprising, the situation in Guangzhou became even worse.

And when Wang Ziqi led his troops to completely surround Guangzhou in June, the entire Guangzhou completely lost all sources of supplies.

Although Guangzhou was the base camp of Shang Fan and Geng Fan, there were mountains of food and grass.

But after such a long period of consumption, the Qing army can only take the step of Xinhui.

"Could it be that I really have no way out?" Shang Kexi said miserably.

"Master, we still have one last way, but I dare not say it." Xu Dequan said in a deep voice.

Shang Kexi's expression changed when he heard this, and he clenched his fist with his right hand.

He naturally knew the last way to go.

Now Guangzhou has been without food for many days, killing people for food.

Wang Ziqi continued to operate outside the city for five months. The fortresses, camps, and trenches of the Western Army were densely covered in layers, like iron barrels.

They even imitated Cao Cao's move in the past and diverted water from the Xijiang River into the trenches, completely trapping Guangzhou.

Faced with such a situation, it would be extremely difficult for Shang Kexi to break through.

What's more, Shang Fan still has tens of thousands of family members in the city. If he doesn't bring his family members with him when he breaks out of the siege, he may be afraid that his army will be distracted.

But if you bring your family with you, the already difficult breakout situation will be completely hopeless.

The family members of Shang Fan were just like the family members of Wu Fan in another time and space, their hope was completely destroyed.

During the San Francisco Revolution, Wu Guogui's strategic plan to abandon Yunnan and Guizhou for a decisive battle with the Qing army was rejected.

The most important reason is that once Wu Fan gives up his family behind him, his military morale will be out of control.

Therefore, Wu Fan could only compete with the Qing army in Hunan.

At this time, Shang Kexi was a replica of Wu Sangui.

Shang Fan's tens of thousands of family members completely blocked his hope of breaking out.

If Shang Geng and the Second Fan can break through with all their strength, they might still have a chance to break out.

But the existence of family members killed this only hope!

Since the breakout is destined to fail, the only remaining way is naturally self-evident.

"Dog slave, do you want me to surrender to Sun Kewang!" Shang Kexi angrily scolded.

Xu Dequan was silent after hearing this. The situation was now clear. If Shang Fan did not surrender, he would be dead. Only by surrender could he save his family's lives.

It's just that he has followed Shang Kexi for many years, so he naturally knows his master's temperament.

Shang Kexi was a loyal minister and filial son of the Ming Dynasty when he was a general of the Ming Dynasty.

He worked conscientiously in Dongjiang and tried his best to resist the Qing Dynasty. He followed Huanglong for many years and remained loyal.

But after Huang Long died, Shen Shikui harmed him in every possible way, leaving Shang Kexi with no way out.

Even so, Shang Kexi was still unwilling to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, but sailed to Dengzhou with his tribe.

He begged the Dengzhou officials to take him under his wing and give him a way to survive.

After begging for more than half a year, the soldiers under his command ran out of food.

Shang Kexi surrendered to Huang Taiji with many grievances and dissatisfaction.

It can be said that King Pingnan was worthy of the title of hero in the first half of his life.

But after he surrendered, he became the most loyal eagle dog and the most loyal lackey of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Many times, the more honest and loyal people are, the more terrible things they will do after they rebel!

In the past, before Li Zicheng rebelled, he tolerated the officials of the Ming Dynasty in every possible way. In the end, he decided to rebel when he had no choice but to rebel.

But after King Chuang rebelled, his will was extremely firm, and he was unwilling to surrender even if he was eating grass in Shangluo Mountain.

To some extent, Shang Kexi is similar to Li Zicheng.

When he was a general in the Ming Dynasty, he tried his best to resist the Qing Dynasty, but once the Qing Dynasty surrendered, he would never change his loyalty to the Qing Dynasty until death.

It was really too difficult for King Pingnan to ask him to surrender like this.

"In the past, the Ming Dynasty treated me like a pig or a dog, but after Gu surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Taizong treated me with great favor."

"Now that the Qing Dynasty is in a difficult situation, it is time for me to repay Emperor Taizong!"

Shang Kexi said ferociously: "I would rather die in Guangzhou than betray the Qing Dynasty!"

Xu Dequan was speechless when he said this.

"If the prince is like this, I'm afraid that the prince's family and I, Pingnan Fan, will die without a burial place." After a long time, Xu Dequan said slowly.

Shang Kexi's expression also changed when he heard this, but he finally spoke with difficulty.

"Call all the old brothers from Dongjiang over."

Xu Dequan shook his head and then retreated.

Soon Wu Jinzhong, Ban Zhifu, You Yunlong and other core figures of Shang Fan came to Shang Kexi. "Brothers, you have followed me for almost thirty years. Now that Guangzhou is running out of food, even this thing has appeared in front of me. If we delay it any longer, I am afraid that I will end the war with Nanfan."

"Tell me what we should do to pacify Nanfan." Shang Kexi pointed to the food on the table and sighed.

It's not that Shang Fan's army couldn't eat this meat. Wu Jinzhong and You Yunlong ate this stuff when they were in Xinhui.

If it is delayed any longer, I am afraid that even the people in Guangzhou will be exhausted.

Until then, if you want to continue to persist, you can only use Pingnan Fan's family members.

But the military morale of the common people can be maintained, but once the family members are used, even the Eight Banners soldiers will not be able to stand it!

For the sake of our Qing Dynasty, we will eat the common people, even our own wives, children, and children, not to mention the Eight Banners under Shang Kexi.

Even the Eight Banners of Manchuria can't stand it!

"Your Majesty, our army can only break out now." Wu Jinzhong said slowly.

"Commander Wu, if our army breaks through, what will happen to the family members?" Ban Zhifu sighed:

"The brothers have settled in Guangzhou for many years, and everyone has their families."

"If you don't bring your family members, let alone the green battalions attached to the imperial court and the recruits recruited in Guangdong."

"Not even our old Dongjiang brothers are willing to leave!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent.

Shang Fan is no longer the Shang Fan of the past. If he was still in the Dongjiang period, he would naturally leave as soon as he said it.

But after so many years, brother Dongjiang has died, been injured, and scattered.

Among the seven or eight thousand elite soldiers of Shang Fan, nine out of ten are the green battalions and new soldiers who have been added.

As early as when he went south to Guangdong, Shang Kexi only had 2,300 old troops in his hands.

Now after so many years, he has less than a thousand Dongjiang veterans left.

And even the surviving Dongjiang brothers have already married and had children in Guangzhou and have lived there for many years.

It is really embarrassing for them to abandon these and follow Shang Kexi to break through.

"Brothers now have a family business and things are no longer the same as before."

"If the prince insists on breaking out of the encirclement, I'm afraid the morale of the army will be unstable." You Yunlong also said.

He, the strong general of Shang Fan who stuck to Xinhui, is no longer the same as he was when he was in Xinhui.

Facing the current situation, a feeling of powerlessness swept through me.

"So, are you ready to surrender?" Shang Kexi looked at his old subordinates and smiled coldly.

As soon as these words came out, Wu Jinzhong and others lowered their heads.

Shang Fan is like this, so it is self-evident how to choose.

If there was still hope, they would naturally be willing to fight to the death for the sake of their family business, their wives and children.

Just like during the Battle of Xinhui, Shang Fan and Geng Fan fought tooth and nail to save Guangzhou.

But now the situation has become obvious. Shang Fan can only survive if he surrenders.

If the fight continues, they will all die in Guangzhou!

"Your Majesty, we are Han after all, so surrendering to Sun Kewang is no big deal."

Ban Zhifu said: "Sun Kewang is a genius, and now not only Huguang, but also Jiangnan has been taken over by him."

"General Yi Mo will see that Jiangxi and other places will soon fall into his hands. Maybe his advance army has already entered Jiangxi by this time."

"What will happen to the brothers even if they succeed in breaking out with the prince? Aren't they still going to be trapped in Jiangxi and Fujian?"

"In this case, for the sake of Shang Fan's brothers and family, surrendering in Guangzhou is the best choice."

"Your Majesty, what the squad leader said is right." You Yunlong sighed: "Hu has no luck for a hundred years. It has been more than ten years since the imperial court entered the customs."

"Although he once invaded Yunnan and Guizhou, Sun Kewang captured Huguang and took advantage of Doni's escape route."

"Originally, we all thought that the imperial court would be unified after the internal strife between Sun and Li, but we ended up in the current situation."

"It seems that the imperial court really has no destiny."

"The Hu people have no one, and the Han Dynasty is prosperous. We are all Han people. Since the Tatars have no destiny, why should we continue to be loyal to them in Guangzhou?"

"That's right." Wu Jinzhong also agreed: "We have persisted in Guangzhou for so long, and we have been able to hold back Sun Kewang's 100,000 troops!"

"But for such a long time, instead of having reinforcements come to Guangzhou, the imperial court has been losing troops and territory."

"Now Jiangnan is in Sun Kewang's possession again. If we continue to attack my Pingnan clan, I will die without a place to bury him!"

All Shang Fan's cronies spoke one after another, and they all felt that this battle could no longer be fought.

Seeing this, Shang Ke became furious and said, "You are all old brothers who have been with me for nearly thirty years. Why do you want to rebel?"

"Your Majesty, what are you talking about?" Ban Zhifu said quickly: "Brothers have been following Your Majesty for so many years, so naturally they will continue to follow His Majesty in the future."

"It's just that we surrender the city not only for Shang Fan, but also for the prince!"

"What's so good about the Manchus is that the Manchus didn't regard us Han people as their own."

"I think Geng Zhongming was forced to death by the Qing Dynasty because he hid dozens of fugitives!"

"As the saying goes, when the birds are gone, a good bow is hidden; when a cunning rabbit dies, the lackeys are cooked!"

"If the Qing Dynasty could dominate the world, I'm afraid we, Pingnan Fan, would become a thorn in the Manchu people's side and a thorn in their flesh!"

"Those who are not of my race must have a different mentality! Why should we Han people be buried with the Manchus?"

"What Mr. Ban said is right." Wu Jinzhong answered: "The Manchus have always been mean, so Emperor Taizong Mingshi was kind to us Han people."

"But Emperor Taizong has been dead for more than ten years, and our Pingnan Fan has been fighting for the Manchus for more than twenty years!"

"Surrendering Sun Kewang now will definitely be worthy of the Qing Dynasty!"

"As the saying goes, if a man does not serve himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth. I have tens of thousands of soldiers in Nanfan, how can I be buried with the Manchus in vain?"

Although Shang Kexi was unwilling to surrender, Shang Fan's generals were not of the same mind as the Manchus.

In this desperate situation, they naturally have to think more about themselves.

Guangzhou city has its own family business, jewelry and family members.

Keeping these is the most critical thing right now.

Otherwise, even if we break through, so many years of savings will be wiped out. Who will be affected by this?

"You... you..." Shang Kexi pointed at his old subordinates, trembling all over, and for a moment he was so angry that he could not speak.

"Your Highness, surrender. Even if we don't surrender, maybe those people from Jingnan Domain will open the door that day."

Ban Zhifu said earnestly: "Instead of doing this, it is better for us to take action in advance and sell Geng Jimao and the others."

"Maybe the prince can still keep his title, and the brothers can keep their property."

"We are Han people. For the sake of the Qing Dynasty, we have been able to persist to this point and already feel sorry for Emperor Taizong."

"If you continue to hold on, you can't let your brothers eat your own family, right?"

"My lord, just listen to my advice and surrender!"

Shang Kexi turned extremely pale when he heard this and slumped down on his Pingnan King's throne.

If his old troops are like this, what about the other people in Guangzhou?

There is no hope, there is really no hope now! (End of chapter)