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Chapter 148 Lin Jun stands on his own feet
Lin Jun defeated Yang Lin's [-]-strong army in one battle. It seemed like he was extremely lucky, but in fact it was inevitable.

In the past, Lin Jun only knew how to coerce the civilians and charge forward, but now he actually knew how to cut off the food routes and wear down the energy of the Qing army. Even when the strength of the troops was not much different, he could also cautiously move around and cooperate with the inside and outside.

Yang Lin, who already despised Lin Jun, took the risk and pursued him for more than a hundred miles, just as much as she did to her brother Bei back then.

In addition, various departments in the army were sneaking around and refusing to use their full strength. The army's food routes were cut off and its retreat was cut off. More than half of the army was composed of young and strong country warriors without any fighting ability.

Once again, he hastily accepted the challenge and was attacked from both inside and outside. How could he remain undefeated?
After Lin Jun defeated Yang Lin's army, he decisively led his army to the west without stopping.

By the time Guangzhou City received the news that the Governor had been defeated and even died in battle, Lin Jun's army had suddenly arrived at the gates of Guangzhou City.

Due to Yang Lin's previous overconfidence and eagerness to fight, all the Green Camp officers and soldiers assembled in Guangzhou City were taken away by him.

In today's Guangzhou City, there are only thousands of Eight Banners under Guan Yuanzhong's command, and some Qing army garrison troops. The total strength is less than [-].

Lin Jun's army besieged outside the city had a strength of 6 men, [-] of whom were captured by the Qing army.

Lin Jun also began to learn from the former Emperor Zhu, who also integrated Qing prisoners into the army. All they had to do was cut off their braids and they would be considered thieves.

Now, facing the siege of an army several times larger than its own, Guangzhou City knew with all its ass that it could no longer defend itself.

Moreover, Lin Jun also obtained cannons from previous battles, which were used to defend Dongguan County.

This time the advantage of Guangzhou City was directly and completely smoothed.

Only two days after the army besieged the city, the young and strong civilians who had been forcibly recruited by Guan Yuanzhong to defend the city rebelled.

Needless to say, the reason is that Guangzhou has become the front line, and the governor of Guangdong and the general of Guangzhou are unwilling to withdraw from Guangzhou.

Therefore, Yang Lin could only lead the army to Guangzhou City in person. There is no need to say more about the nature of the officers and soldiers.

The bandits pass like a comb, and the soldiers pass like a grate.

In the previous confrontation, the people in Guangzhou were already in a state of ecstasy due to the officers and soldiers, as well as the government's increase in taxes to defend the city.

Now I heard that the governor-general has died in the battle, and a hundred thousand troops can't stop the rebels outside, so what a slap in the face.

As a result, the bold ones immediately raised their arms and defected before the battle. They directly killed the Eight Banners master corresponding to the city gate and opened the city gate.

The city of Guangzhou was destroyed so easily.

Only Li Chengdong could have defeated Guangzhou so easily.

Lin Jun took advantage of the situation and occupied Guangzhou City. Guangzhou General Guan Yuanzhong led the remaining troops to retreat to the governor's Yamen in the city and continued to resist.

Lin Jun entered the city in the morning and arrived in the evening.

There were no remaining enemies of the Qing army in the city. Guan Yuanzhong died fighting in the governor's Yamen, and his head was cut off to receive the reward.

The remaining governor of Guangdong hanged himself, and the rest of his subordinate officials escaped to death. Only one Panyu County Magistrate who was attached to Guo surrendered, and the other Nanhai County Magistrate who was attached to Guo was missing.

All right!This is the treatment after being stripped of the banner of hypocrisy.

The news of the destruction of Guangzhou City quickly spread to the remaining prefectures in Guangdong, and the entire rest of Guangdong was shocked.

The prefect of Zhaoqing even hastily requested troops from Gaozhou Prefecture for rescue...

At this time, another major event happened in Guangzhou.

Lin Jun is going to be king!

"General, you must not do this!" He Changyun almost blurted out in the lobby of the original governor's office.

As soon as these words came out, Lin Jun's face immediately stiffened, but he still forced a smile without getting angry and asked: "Why did the military advisor say this?"

He Changyun said: "General, you must not become king now! Let's not mention that we relied on Mingzhu's righteousness to move south smoothly, but now we are just sitting in Chao and Hui Prefectures, Guangzhou has not yet been calmed down, and its foundation is unstable. If you hurriedly declare the king at this moment, not only will it be useless, but it will also give the Lord Ming an opportunity to take advantage of!"

As soon as he finished speaking, before Lin Jun could speak, someone retorted: "Military advisor, what you said is wrong. Our eldest brother now also has a strong army and a strong horse. He also captured the city of Guangzhou, including the Qinggu Governor, the Eight Banners and other high officials. None of these gentlemen can rival Big Brother, so why can’t he be the king?”

He Changyun was a little excited, and for a moment he spoke without hesitation and cursed: "Chen Gou, you are so talented, how can this be the same? I have hundreds of thousands of soldiers, one capital and two provinces, and I still have a great reputation." , If the general becomes king at this time, wouldn’t he be risking the disapproval of the world?”

Chen Gou was scolded, and immediately became angry and shouted: "Damn it, what are you talking about, you stinking poor guy? Let's make signs with each other!"

As he said that, he was about to roll up his sleeves and take action.

At this time.

"Enough!" Lin Jun suddenly slapped the seat and shouted loudly.Chen Gou immediately shrank back and did not dare to say anything more, while He Changyun also flicked his sleeves.

Seeing this, Lin Jun calmly said: "Strategic Advisor, I have made up my mind to become king!"

"Moreover, Military Advisor You also said before that the Ming Lord has now usurped the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, and has been tolerated by the Puppet Qing Dynasty. Even if there is a gap between me and him, he can't take care of us at this time."

"Furthermore, what Mr. Su said is not unreasonable. Now that we have captured the city of Guangzhou, it is time to claim the title of king at this moment. If not, will we still be controlled by the Ming Dynasty?"

These words, especially the last sentence, revealed Lin Jun's innermost feelings, and instantly blocked He Changyun's desire to persuade him again.

Seeing that He Changyun seemed to have compromised, Lin Jun smiled again and said: "What title do you think is more appropriate for the military advisor to choose for the king?"

Knowing that he could not be persuaded, He Changyun felt helpless, but he had to think seriously.

After a while, he said: "Reporting to the general, I think it would be better to be called the King of Yue, and it would be best to send an envoy to Nanjing for a pilgrimage to ask for the title!"

He Changyun is planning to make one last effort. Since he can't change Lin Jun's idea of ​​becoming king, he can only make a compromise.

When you declare yourself a minister, you should still address yourself as a lower-ranking king like King of Yue. Then you can make some fuss in the memorial to take care of the Ming Lord's face, which can always ease the situation.

Lin Jun was silent for a moment and smiled stiffly: "...what the military advisor said makes sense."

Obviously, he was dissatisfied with He Changyun's title as king and his declaration of submission, but he also knew that he might not be able to defeat Emperor Zhu now.

"But who does the military advisor think should be sent as the pilgrim envoy?"

"General Qizhu, no, it's your Majesty Qizhu. I think this envoy for the Hajj must be Mr. He!" The speaker was another short-haired scholar dressed as a scholar.

This is Lin Jun's only staff adviser Su Wenze who actively surrendered after taking over the second palace in eastern Guangdong.

Lin Jun became the king because of the advice given by this guy.

As soon as he said this, Lin Jun didn't even ask why, he immediately nodded and said: "That's very good. Since the military advisor proposed it, it is indeed the most appropriate for the military advisor to be the pilgrim envoy!"

After saying that, he looked at He Changyun with a smile and asked, "I wonder what the military commander wants?"

He Changyun did not answer immediately, but just glanced at Su Wenze, and saw the other person also responded with a "smile".

"...I hereby obey the king's order!"

Hearing that He Changyun also obediently called him the king, Lin Jun felt a little empty in his heart for some reason.

Three days later, Guangzhou City.

In such a hurry, Lin Jun actually forced himself to create a scene, recruiting a large number of civilians, greeting them along the way, and rewarding the three armies.

The people in Guangzhou City originally couldn't stand the double oppression of the officers, soldiers and government, so they rebelled angrily and helped Lin Jun, a pseudo-rebel, take over the city of Guangzhou.

However, it was later discovered that Lin Jun seems to be no different from the previous government, especially the army under Lin Jun.

Although Lin Jun repeatedly ordered the army not to disturb the people, it was inevitable that some fish would slip through the net, and the officers turned a blind eye.

What's more important is that many of Lin Jun's troops were the same Qing troops who had previously brutalized the people of Guangzhou, but now they suddenly became General Lin's soldiers.

No, he should be called King Lin now.

This is fun.

He Changyun originally wanted Lin Jun to call him the King of Yue, lower his status, and then let him see Emperor Zhu with a written statement, so as to ease the relationship a little.

The princes assisted the emperor, and they could barely make it through.

But this Lin Jun is really talented. In just three days, he made the simple king-proclaiming ceremony look like the emperor's ascension ceremony.

He even made a special trip to find a costume and a dragon robe to put on his body. The extremely ill-fitting appearance added an extra level of drama to the farce of claiming the title of king.

As a result, as the people of Guangzhou "sincerely" knelt three times and kowtowed nine times, and shouted "Long Live the Mountain", General Lin officially ascended to the throne and proclaimed himself the king.

Under the advice of his adviser Su Wenze, the country was named Dai Viet and the reign name Yongxing was established.

Well, Geely!

Wearing dragon robes again, kneeling three times and knocking nine times, shouting long live the mountains, and now we have to build our own country of Dai Viet.

This is really treating Emperor Zhu as a fool!
(End of this chapter)