I'm sure of the prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong!

Chapter 292 Encirclement on Three Sides
Chaozhou and Chengxiang (Meizhou) all went down, and the other counties and towns almost fell into despair after hearing the news.

The Ming army did not waste a single soldier, and the whole process was a complete push.

The entire territory of Chaozhou Prefecture was recovered so easily, which was easier than when Lin Jun went south to skin the Ming Dynasty tiger.

The Nan'ao Navy only landed to take over Chenghai and Jieyang counties, and then nothing happened to them.

The whole territory of Chaozhou is under control.

The Ming army was not in a hurry to join forces, and it was not easy to join forces.

Chaozhou seems to be one prefecture, but its jurisdiction is separated by Guiren Mountain and Tonggu Peak, and there is even a pass between the two peaks.

This is why Chaozhou Prefecture was divided into two administrative divisions by the Qing government ten years later, namely Jiaying Prefecture and Chaozhou Prefecture.

Guiren Mountain and Tonggu Peak are the boundaries of the natural state (prefecture).

After Xu Dian regained the five counties of Chengxiang (Jiaying Prefecture), he only left a small number of troops to cooperate with the surrender of troops as a stay-at-home force, and sent news of success to the rear.

Taking advantage of the fact that the news had not yet spread completely, he took a short rest and quickly moved his troops westward, raiding the counties in the northern part of Huizhou Prefecture.

The strategic goal of the army is to open up Shaozhou and connect with Lianzhou Bapaiyao.

Xu Jin personally led the main force of [-] people to also gallop south and take the capital of Huizhou.

Behind Huizhou is Guangzhou, and there is a river directly connecting the two cities.

The Ming army had not yet arrived at Huizhou City, but the magistrate of Huizhou in the Dai Viet Kingdom was very proactive.

Before the Jin Yiwei Xiazuo in Huizhou City had time to organize activities, the Huizhou magistrate took the lead and hosted a banquet for all the officers and generals in Huizhou City in the name of discussing the important tasks of defending the city.

He also specially reserved the largest restaurant in Huizhou City. During the dinner, he made nine rounds and three rounds. When everyone relaxed their vigilance, the prefect suddenly became angry.

Although most of the officers and generals who came to the banquet brought their own soldiers, the soldiers were not qualified to eat at the same table as the adults. At most, they were arranged in the lobby downstairs.

Moreover, those officers and generals did not expect that the usually cautious civil officials and prefects would have the courage to host a Hongmen Banquet for them.

All the generals in Huizhou were taken over by one of their own, a weak scholar.

The commander-in-chief of Huizhou was Lin Jun's man. He was killed by the prefect of Huizhou in public before he could even say harsh words.

The remaining generals were frightened by the magistrate's cruelty, and they all expressed their willingness to follow the magistrate anyway.There are some die-hard elements, but they have all become the names of those who are against the odds.

When the Ming army arrived in Huizhou, the prefect of Huizhou immediately led the civil and military forces of Huizhou to open the city and surrender.

Huizhou was captured just like that, and the Ming army didn't even use artillery or craftsmanship this time.

Xu Jin was speechless. After staying in southern Fujian for almost two years, he finally got a chance to fight.

As a result, from the time they entered Guangdong to now, they have not been able to win a single battle. They are either marching or receiving surrendered cities.

Although this is good, the Ming army can reduce casualties, and the puppet Vietnamese officials who surrender can also save their lives.

All are happy.

Lin Jun has been entrenched in Guangdong for nearly two years, but he has only been able to defeat the Ming army for half a month.

The entire eastern Guangdong cannot be said to be vulnerable, it is simply at a loss.

Of course, the local officials cannot be entirely blamed for this.Although most of these people really want to surrender when the Ming army comes, even if there are really loyal ministers who are willing to eat the emperor's salary and be loyal to the emperor.

Lin Jun drained the main force of Guangdong's old camp. Such a common sense decision-making mistake directly left Guangdong's rear forces extremely empty.

The Ming army has [-] elite troops to attack again. Why the hell are they asking the people below to use hammers to help him, King Lin, defend the city with loyalty?
The front line of the Ming army was in full swing, and the rear was also seamlessly connected. Officials were quickly dispatched to the two governments to take over and reorganize the local administrative teams.

Ming Dynasty’s new tax laws can be implemented slowly, but the mess, exorbitant levies and miscellaneous taxes left by Lin Jun must be abolished immediately in order to win the hearts and minds of the people for Ming Dynasty.

After Chaozhou and Huizhou fell, the Ming army suddenly advanced towards Shaozhou and Guangzhou.

Guangzhou also learned the news that the Ming army was coming, but it was not by land, but by water.

The Nan'ao Navy blocked the mouth of the Pearl River.

If it weren't for the Pearl River Fort, the Nan'ao Navy would probably have gotten in first.

Guangzhou has been surrounded by water and land.

……

Qiongzhou Prefecture.

Lin Liang had just crossed the Qiongzhou Strait on a warship of the Qiongzhou Navy and boarded the two ports of Hai'an and Bocheng.

The garrison guards at Hai'an and Bocheng ports were all newly recruited soldiers temporarily recruited (forcibly recruited) from Xuwen County, and their combat effectiveness was almost non-existent.

"Boom boom boom!"

The Qiongzhou Navy only tested one round of artillery at the port.

"Run!"

As soon as the shell missed, the defenders fled first, not even using the coastal defense artillery.

The Ming army took advantage of the situation to land and quickly seized the port and coastal defense forts.An hour.

"His Majesty Ming's army is coming! His Majesty's army is coming!"

Amidst the shouts and shouts, Magistrate Xu Wen learned the news that the Ming army was coming to kill him.

Then, the county magistrate did not think of going to the city wall to inspect the situation, let alone linking up with everyone to surrender the city.Instead, he immediately took the people back to the county government office, packed up their belongings, and prepared to run away in the chaos.

Outside Xuwen County, Lin Liang directly launched an attack without even persuading him to surrender.

He did not bring many troops for this expedition, only [-] troops. He certainly could not give these people time to react and must fight quickly.

"Gunner ready!"

"fire!"

"Boom boom boom!"

Under the sound of rumbling cannons, General Xu Wen saw that there were few soldiers and wanted to hold on to the city and resist.

But he overestimated the quality and combat effectiveness of his soldiers. As soon as the Ming army's artillery fired, the city wall defenders were immediately defeated.

The militiamen were forcibly recruited, and they didn't even have enough food and armor.

In fact, it would be difficult for the Ming army to understand this. This was a war period and it was a frontline city. They actually wanted to embezzle and deduct military rations.

The front line is tight, and the rear is tight.

Lin Liang easily defeated Xuwen County.

General Xuwen knew that he would not escape death, so he committed suicide. The Ming army quickly entered the city to maintain public order and prevent chaos. They also captured the Xuwen County Magistrate who was packing up his belongings and preparing to run away.

There was no way, the entire county could not withstand it for even a quarter of an hour, which made him run away with a hammer!

Lin Liang captured Xuwen County and immediately held a wartime meeting at the county government office to discuss whether the next step was to continue to advance troops or to stick to Xuwen County and consolidate defenses.

Looking at the map of Guangdong on the table, Lin Liang fell into deep thought. The role of their Qiongzhou Army was mainly to coordinate the offensive of the Third Army.

Including the Nan'ao Navy and even Lianzhou Badai Yao, this is the mission.

However, the fact that Xuwen County was captured so easily by him, without even using a single soldier, gave Lin Liang some different thoughts.

Lin Liang glanced at the location of Leizhou (Haikang) on ​​the map: "..."

To be honest, he would definitely not be able to defeat Leizhou City with this small force.

But even Xuwen County is only guarded by a group of young and strong militiamen who don't even have enough weapons. There is a high probability that Leizhou will not have any decent defenders.

If he makes a quick surprise attack, there is no chance at all.

And even if he really can't take it, he can still retreat at worst.

If the defenders of Leizhou Prefecture dare to go out of the city to pursue them, they will have few troops and it will not be easy to fight in the siege, but there will still be no problem in field battles.

Historically, Lin Liang was one of the warriors who put down Emperor Zhu's uprising, and was promoted to the rank of general with his military exploits. His son was equally brave and even more powerful.

As for the puppet Vietnamese troops with low combat effectiveness under Lin Jun, Lin Liang was really confident not to take them seriously.

After thinking about it, Lin Liang decided to give it a try. Anyway, he was idle.

Leizhou Mansion is quite far away from Xuwen County, and Lin Liang decided almost on the same day to set off the next day.Therefore, the Leizhou Prefecture did not know at all that Xuwen County had been captured by the Ming army.

Two days later.

"His Majesty Ming's army is coming! His Majesty's army is coming!"

It was exactly the same as Xuwen County, and even the defenders of Leizhou Prefecture were even worse.

It's not their fault. Not only are there no generals guarding the city walls of Leizhou Prefecture, but even the prefect is absent.

The entire city wall was filled with young and strong militiamen, and they hurriedly responded to the battle.Without a leader, the group suddenly fell into chaos.

This is too normal. Lin Jun's subordinate is already bad, not even as good as King Li Chuang of the past, and Leizhou's people did not expect that the Ming army would attack from the sea.

Although Qiongzhou Mansion was captured by the Ming army a long time ago, it has always been peaceful.

How could Leizhou Fucheng, whose defenders were in chaos, know how to defend the city against the enemy? Even if a few defenders knew, it would be impossible to turn the situation around.

It took less than half an hour for the Ming army to march from the enemy's base to the city.

This huge city of Leizhou was breached so hastily.

When the Ming army entered the city of Leizhou, they found the Leizhou guard sleeping soundly in a brothel.

The prefect of Leizhou simply surrendered.It was true that the Ming army broke through the city too fast, and he didn't even have time to escape.

After Lin Liang easily captured Leizhou Mansion, he did not continue to advance.

Because his troops are really insufficient, reaching Leizhou is already the limit.

　Working overtime every day is so cool(*)
　　
　
(End of this chapter)