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Chapter 113 Guangdong is in chaos
Longkodo's strategy was simple. With insufficient troops, he used his navy to block the canal to prevent the rebels from advancing along the canal and threatening Nanjing once the situation in Zhejiang became irreversible.

Of course, with Longkodo not sending a single soldier to support him, it was only a matter of time before Hangzhou fell.

At the same time, Longkodo reported to Kangxi to request control of the Guangdong and Guangxi armies and order them to contain the Ming thieves' southern retreat.

In this way, if the Ming thieves continue to go north to Jiangsu, he will intercept them at Susong. If they go west to Anhui, then they will move their troops south to raid Hangzhou. If they go south from Zhangzhou, they will just hit the two armies.

A true encirclement on three sides compressed the strategic depth of the Ming thieves and completely blocked them in a corner of Fujian and Zhejiang.

It has to be said that for a person who has never fought in a war, this plan is quite good.

Yes, unlike what is told in many novels, the real Longkodo had never actually fought in a war. He only served as an imperial guard several times with Kangxi when he personally conquered Ge Erdan.

But as we all know, Kangxi was the emperor of the Qing Dynasty. Even if the imperial commander personally went to battle, it would not be his turn to go into battle to kill the enemy in person.

Later, Tong Guowei also said that it would be unbearable for this child to go out to lead the army, so he might as well come back and serve as Kangxi's imperial guard.

This is also the reason why Longkodo continued to be reused by Kangxi in history. Not only because of his prominent family background, but also because he had no military exploits and his promotion depended entirely on the emperor's promotion.

Both father and son were close ministers of the emperor, so there was no problem with their loyalty. In addition, they had a good relationship with Kangxi's two most important heirs, Lao Si and Lao Si[-], and had a very bad relationship with the Ba Ye Party.

It can be said that if Longkodo had not been too impatient and exposed his position prematurely when Kangxi was seriously ill last time, he would not have been transferred away from the imperial court and away from the center of power.

However, Longkodo planned well and used the power of Jiangsu, Guangxi, and five provinces to block the Ming thieves. No matter how the Ming thieves moved, he would be able to deal with it calmly.

However, the plan could not keep up with the changes. No, it was already too late from the time it was formulated.

On the same day that Longkodo arrived in Nanjing, Lin Jun's [-]-strong army brazenly crossed the Songyuan Pass and entered Zhenping County, Chaozhou.

Upon learning that tens of thousands of Ming thieves were approaching the city, the entire Zhenping County instantly became a mess.

In a panic, the Zhenping County Magistrate brought his master and a group of county officials to the top of the city, and saw that tens of thousands of troops had gathered outside the city.

The master was immediately frightened and exclaimed: "Sir, the red clothes are all real thieves in red. With so many real thieves, this must be the main force of Ming thieves from Fujian going south!"

Due to Zhu Yijiong's previous blockade of Fujian, Guangdong officials and even Governor Yang Lin's understanding of the Ming army still remained that those who wore red clothes were real thieves, those who did not wear red clothes and tied with red scarves were fake thieves, and real thieves were the main force of Ming thieves.

The Zhenping County Magistrate was equally horrified, and immediately shouted: "I have long said that the Ming thieves are fierce and greedy, and they must recruit troops to protect the safety of the county. However, when those gentry saw me, they all resisted, and now there is an army of Ming thieves." In this situation, let’s all wait to die together!”

Hearing what the county magistrate said, all the accompanying officials present were speechless.

Are those country squires resisting and unwilling to donate money to recruit soldiers?
It's obvious that you, the county magistrate, are just taking advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune. Those squires also started to push back and forth after being asked for excessive amounts of money.

The master quickly agreed: "What the county magistrate said is absolutely true. The faults here are all those local tyrants and evil gentry. If they had been willing to sacrifice their wealth, how could they have ended up like this?"

The others listened, but did not try to expose it. First, they were afraid of offending the county magistrate, and second, they, the county officials, also took the opportunity to get a piece of the pie.

However, regardless of the excuses at the top of the city, Lin Jun outside the city drew his sword, pointed at Zhenping County ahead and shouted: "Attack the city!"

After giving the order, the whole army soon became commotion, and the soldiers shouted and charged forward.

Although Lin Jun led an army of only [-] this time, it was less than one-tenth of the previous troops.

But compared with the miscellaneous troops that had been coerced, these were real armies. From the previous defeats and hearsay about Zhu Yijiong, Lin Jun finally understood a truth.

Soldiers are more valuable than large numbers. Even if the Ming Dynasty now controls Fujian, it only has one hundred thousand soldiers. It was even less before. But even with this, it can still win battles repeatedly and even defeat hundreds of thousands of Qing troops.

And he once seemed to have hundreds of thousands of troops, but he was repeatedly beaten by the Qing army with less than one-tenth of his troops.

The current [-] troops were supported by Lin Jun's great efforts and almost drained the entire Tingzhou Prefecture.

Only those who are strong and willing to fight fiercely are selected, and even many bandits and bandits who have seen blood are recruited.

It was also because he squeezed too much in Tingzhou Prefecture that the first thing Xu Jin, the newly promoted commander of the Third Army, and Zhangzhou Bo in the Ming Dynasty did when he took over Tingzhou Prefecture was to suppress rebellions, provide disaster relief, and use both suppression and appeasement. To clean up the mess left by Lin Jun's excessive exploitation.

It was with this in mind that Wu Sidao wrote a letter to ask Zhu Yijiong to slow down. This was not only to show his benevolence and win over people's hearts, but also to appease the floating people in the three prefectures in western Fujian.

"Your Majesty, the Ming thieves have begun to attack the city, what should we do?" As he spoke, Master saw Lin Jun's army moving outside the city and couldn't help but panic.

The Zhenping County Magistrate, who was full of resentment just now and seemed to be willing to die for his country, broke through in a second, and immediately shouted: "Quickly, go back to the county office first and let these people hold on. As long as they can hold on, I will be rewarded heavily!" "

There were many rewards, but they didn't say how much they were, and they still ran away.

Damn it if this city can be defended!Sure enough, Lin Jun's army didn't even start to exert force, and all the defenders at the head of Zhenping County ran away.

It took less than half a quarter of an hour from the time the Zhenping County magistrate fled in panic from the city gate to the time the city gate was breached.

The county magistrate, who had lacked exercise for a long time, had not even returned to the county government office in his sedan chair when he heard someone shouting "The city is broken" outside the sedan chair, and then with a thud, the sedan fell to the ground and hit his butt. .

Just as he was about to curse, he saw the sedan curtain being opened, and several thieves in red clothes were looking at him with ferocious smiles on their faces.

The army broke into the county and burned, killed and looted, showing the true nature of rogue bandits.

Lin Jun only brought his own soldiers to the county government, but did not stop the chaos in the city. If the [-] troops were willing to follow him, a general, south, he would naturally have to give them some sweet rewards.

After all, they already knew that Laowoting Prefecture was being taken over by the (Ming) court. If the soldiers and generals were not allowed to vent their anger, it would inevitably lead to unrest.

When He Changyun saw the tragic situation in the city on his way, he couldn't bear to say: "General..."

Although he was forced to get on the pirate ship, he was already on the ship, so he naturally hoped that Lin Jun would be a little better.

After all, this burning, killing and looting was not done by Master Ming.

But Lin Jun seemed to have known what he was going to say. He reached out and patted He Changyun on the shoulder and said, "Haha, it's been very hard for the military advisor's frail body to come all the way with the army. So he went back to reunite with his wife and daughter for some rest, and then meet with him again in the evening. Sir, let’s discuss important matters together!”

At night, I am afraid that Zhenping County has been robbed almost at night.

He Changyun opened his mouth, but finally did not speak.

The next day.

Lin Jun only rested in Zhenping County for one day, then he packed up a large amount of military supplies and the young and strong civilians who had been forcibly recruited, and quickly went south, forcibly crossed the Shiku River and raided Chengxiang County.

Chengxiang County was promoted as a major county in Zhili Prefecture in the 11th year of Emperor Yongzheng's reign. Although it is still called a county seat, in fact, its population and economy have far exceeded the surrounding five counties.

Lin Jun's [-]-strong army attacked. Chengxiang County did not have many defenders, and they responded in a hurry. In fact, they did not last longer than Zhenping County, and the city was breached in only half an hour.

Chengxiang County Magistrate Gao Yandeng saw that the situation was over, and immediately led his officials to decisively request surrender.

Anyway, this Ming thief claimed to be the successor of the Ming Dynasty, and he was able to capture Fujian in such a short period of time, which is somewhat impressive. Now that he surrenders to save his life, he may not be able to become a hero of Conglong.

"The guilty officer Gao Yandeng brought all the officials from the county to meet with the general. The guilty officer resisted the Ming Dynasty king's master. He has committed a serious crime. I hope the general will forgive me!"

"Master Gao, please get up quickly. It is a great achievement for you to abandon the darkness and turn to the light. How can you say you are guilty?" Lin Jun did not reveal his identity. He still used the title of General Zhengnan of the Ming Dynasty. He stretched out his hand to help him up in a polite manner. Gao Yanden.

He asked He Changyun to draw up this general for conquering the south. He also used the allusion that Ming Taizu named Tang He the general for conquering the south after he proclaimed himself emperor.

Of course, what would they think if they knew that Zhu Yijiong had already defeated General Zhengnan in Taiwan and even killed him directly?

"I thank you, General, for your tolerance!" Gao Yanden quickly bowed his head again.

With Gao Yandeng, the county magistrate, voluntarily surrendering, Lin Jun's progress in taking over Chengxiang County was obviously much faster.

This time, he did not condone his subordinates to burn, kill and loot. Zhenping County was enough. He came to Guangdong to find territory, not to be a rogue.

Moreover, asking his subordinates to make great efforts in Zhenping County is to ease the morale of the military. When they arrive in Chengxiang County, it is time to show their skills, just in time to clean up the somewhat chaotic military discipline.

Lin Jun wanted to let the people below know that looting could only be carried out if he gave the order. If he didn't give the order, everyone would just stand still. If anyone disobeys, don't blame him for being ruthless.

It has to be said that after several previous failures, Lin Jun has made considerable progress whether he is leading troops or controlling subordinates.

Although it is still a bit unfamiliar, it is enough to deal with this group of subordinates who are also illiterate.

Lin Jun captured Chengxiang County and immediately began to use this county as a base. He first improved military discipline and finally beheaded a few heads that had been inconvenient to behead in Tingzhou Prefecture.

Then he officially launched the banner of Ming Dynasty's "Southern General Lin", conquered counties, towns and villages everywhere, and recruited troops to expand the army. He even announced that all those who passed the assessment would be rewarded with ten taels of silver to settle down, and a generous meal. condition.

This amount was lower than the official amount of the Qing army, but it was an amount that could actually be obtained, and it soon attracted many landless and propertyless people to settle down.

Lin Jun went on a rampage in Guangdong. Although he did not attack Fucheng, he was quickly informed by Chaozhou Prefecture.

"What? The main force of the Ming thieves went south. How is this possible?"

(End of this chapter)