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Chapter 54 Take the initiative
After taking Anxi County and taking Haicheng to the south, the southwest of Quanzhou Prefecture has completely fallen into Zhu Yijiong's hands. Even Longyan and Fucheng, which have not yet been conquered, are already in danger.

At this moment, Zhu Yijiong, who had already taken the strategic initiative, suddenly had a bold idea.It should be noted that there are currently only two groups of Fujian Rebel Army, one is Yongchun Dihui. After their remnants broke through in the Battle of Quanzhou, they parted ways with Lin Jun's group, and their traces are currently unknown.

Lin Jun's troops on the other route also rushed north to Xinghua Prefecture after breaking through. Now they are entrenched in Xianyou County. They seem to be confronting the Qing army in Fujian (the news is delayed), and the situation is not optimistic.

If the Qing army launches an offensive against Lin Junbu at this time, judging from Lin Junbu's previous performance, it will be absolutely impossible to withstand it.Once Lin Jun's tribe was wiped out by the Qing army, it would be his turn to be King Zhu next.

Zhu Yijiong's Ming Dynasty now seems to have a smooth military situation and is invincible, but in fact, the number of troops it can mobilize is only more than 3 at full count.Including the new soldiers recruited by Tong'an, the Fourth Society's additional troops, and the surrendered Qing troops from Jinxia and Zhangzhou Town, the total should reach 4 troops, which is similar to the current strength of the Fujian Green Camp.

With the same troop strength and geographical advantages, Zhu Yijiong was naturally not afraid of the Fujian Qing army.But the problem is that if Lin Jun's troops were destroyed, the Qing government could calmly mobilize its troops first and then suppress them with overwhelming force.

By then, it will be amazing if Zhu Yijiong can win.Therefore, after receiving the good news from Anxi County and considering the current situation in Fujian, Zhu Yijiong made a prompt decision and decided to take the initiative.

If you don't come, I will force you to come.

The first year of Ming Dynasty Yonghe, September 25th.

Zhu Yijiong, His Royal Highness the King of Zhongxing and Supervisor of the Ming Dynasty, personally led all the soldiers of the New Army's First and Sixth Town Headquarters, along with Tianlei Battalion and more than ten red cannons, to the north of Anxi County, and transferred Xu Jin's troops to guard Jinxia.

At the same time as setting off, Wu Wai also bribed those horse racing traders walking around Xiamen and asked them to spread the news as much as possible that Taiwan Zhu Shun had landed in Fujian and was successively annexing Jinxia, ​​Anxi and other places.

Moreover, there is no need to hide anything about Zhu Ni's military strength, just tell the truth, and even the news that he will attack Quanzhou Prefecture next, and use this as a basis to annex Fujian, must be publicized.

If the Qing army in Fujian doesn't know about it, it would be best if the entire Fujian province is involved, and even the governor, Lu Youlong, knows about it.

Zhu Yijiong's purpose is obvious, which is to make this incident known to everyone, so that the Fujian Qing army and Lu Youlong who is in Fuzhou will not come to Taiwan.

According to the intelligence from the prisoners in Zhangzhou Town, the Qing army in Fujian currently only has four towns, with no more than [-] soldiers and horses, all of which are incomplete and exhausted.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

If there were no fighter planes, Zhu Yijiong would create them.

He couldn't believe that even though he was so arrogant, those Qing officials in Fujian could continue to sit back and watch as he failed to annex Quanzhou Prefecture.

Sure enough, when the Ming army occupied the southwest of Quanzhou and the news that tens of thousands of troops were approaching Quanzhou reached Fuzhou through the traders, Lu Youlong was dumbfounded on the spot.

The Zhangzhou rebels and the remnants of the Yongchun Earth Society haven't been wiped out yet, so this Taiwanese bandit has come to join in the fun.Even under his nose, he was about to annex the entire Quanzhou Prefecture.

It was okay not to know before, but now that everyone knows, Lu Youlong can't pretend to be an ostrich.

Moreover, although Lu Youlong was not knowledgeable in military affairs, he could see clearly from the situation that both the Zhangzhou rebels and the remnants of the Tiandihui were all suffering from scabies.It may seem that they are powerful and corrupt, but in fact they are just like the former Ming Dynasty bandits, with no foundation. As long as the imperial court gathers heavy troops to encircle and suppress them, it is only a matter of time before they are destroyed.

But this crimson thief was different. They really conquered a piece of land and swallowed it directly.

This is not comparable to ordinary rebels like Lin Jun's remnants of the Tiandihui. If they are not eliminated in time, then Lu Youlong, not to mention his black hat, may not be able to protect his wealth and life.

Immediately, Lu Youlong did not dare to sit in Fuzhou remotely anymore, and hurriedly handed over the matter of mobilizing military supplies and supplies to the left and right chiefs. He personally went south to Xinghua Prefecture, commanded the green battalions of the four towns to supervise the bidding, and suppressed the red bandits. .

He had no choice but to know that Admiral Mu Tingzha died of illness in Quanzhou Prefecture.

At this time, he did not go to Xinghua Prefecture to take charge, because with the urinary nature of these Qiu Ba, he was afraid that no one would obey anyone.

When Lu Youlong went south, Zhu Yijiong led an army that had just entered Anxi County.

After entering Anxi, Zhu Yijiong did not forcibly take over the command of the army. He let professional people do the professional things. The command of the army was still headed by Yang Gong, assisted by other generals.He, King Zhu, only needs to sit in the rear and stabilize people's hearts.

Zhu Yijiong did not get involved in the command power, nor was he idle. He made a special trip to the county government to meet with the acting magistrate Lin Jian and others. He was very generous and formally conferred the title of magistrate of Anxi County in the Ming Dynasty. He also conferred upon Wang Yihai the title of Prime Minister of Anxi County. Huang Qi As the county chief registrar, everyone will be promoted.After being awarded the official position, Zhu Yijiong immediately showed his fangs.On the second day, on the pretext of cutting their braids to change their clothes and restore the Chinese crown, they went door to door to shave and cut their braids for the wealthy gentry, especially the county magistrate Lin Jian.

I have already voted for the Ming Dynasty, but I still want to keep that braid. If the future is not good, I will look for an opportunity to be a second or fifth son. How can it be so cheap?
Zhu Yijiong would really feel uneasy if she didn't cut her braids for these people!
Only when the pigtails are cut will everyone actually be in the same group. No matter how much you call him King Zhu in your heart, at least on the surface no one will dare to collaborate with the enemy and betray the country.Moreover, if they were defeated, these people would have no other choice but to run away with him, King Zhu.

What?Is there anyone who doesn’t want to cut their braids?Then take them directly to the market entrance and chop them off one by one in front of all the wealthy gentry.

At this time, Zhu Yijiong would not be a soft-hearted person. He was rebelling now and wanted to compete with the Qing court for the world.

Fortunately, the braid-cutting order went very smoothly, just like the Jiangnan gentry under the Qing court's order to shave their hair.

Under the watchful eyes of the Ming army, no one dared to resist. At most, they just cried and cut off their braids.

In just two days, all the wealthy households in Anxi County had their hair cut short and changed to wearing Hanfu. Due to the large number of people, there were not enough Hanfu for a while. Many gentry did not dare to go out for fear of being discovered by the patrolling Ming army and put in jail.

The big families have taken the lead, and the people of Anxi County naturally have no resistance. They have been harmed by the Green Camp Army for more than two months. In their eyes, the imperial court seems to be worse than shit.

If they rebel against thieves, they will rebel against thieves, and they won’t harm them. They will even give them money when they buy things.It’s just a braid. The gentlemen have already cut it off, so what are they afraid of?

Forcibly implementing the braid-cutting order in Anxi County, the Ming army once again began large-scale recruitment in Anxi County. The war was imminent, so the more troops the better.

As for training, it's about practicing as much as you can. It's not impossible to practice while fighting. At worst, being cannon fodder is better than nothing.

Naturally, the food and salary for recruiting soldiers were borrowed from the wealthy households in Anxi.

This time, these big gentry were obviously more cooperative than Tongan in Xiamen. As soon as the Ming army came to visit, they took the initiative to borrow money and food.

After all, their hair was forcibly shaved by the Ming army. If they did not borrow food, even if the Ming army spared them, the Qing court would not let them go.

In other words, those Qing soldiers will not let go of the great achievements on their necks.

It was the fifth day of October in the 60th year of Kangxi's reign.

Lu Youlong, the governor of Fujian, arrived in Xinghua Prefecture, and he also brought an imperial edict issued by Emperor Kangxi. The imperial edict was delivered to Fuzhou the day before Lu Youlong's departure.

The imperial edict first reprimanded Lu Youlong for his unfavorable supervision, which led to rebellion among thieves and people in Zhangquan and Quanzhou, and then ordered him to perform meritorious service and give him the right to take advantage of him.The troops in Fujian and Zhejiang provinces can be temporarily mobilized to mobilize money and food, and the governor of Zhejiang must be ordered to cooperate.

There are two copies of the imperial edict, one for him, the governor of Fujian, and one for Tu Yi, the governor of Zhejiang, and they have been sent to Hangzhou.

At this time, although Lu Youlong was still a little worried, he finally felt confident.He had previously forcibly mobilized the Fujian Green Battalion to encircle and suppress Lin Jun's troops. Although there was a reason for the incident, it was ultimately unfair. He was even prepared to be held accountable by the court afterwards.

Now that the emperor had given him the advantage, he, the governor, could finally dispatch troops to suppress thieves without having to be constrained as before.

Arriving at Xinghua Prefecture, Lu Youlong first summoned the generals, read out the imperial edict of the imperial court, and then publicly ordered the disposal of the chief soldiers of the two towns of Funing and Tingzhou, as well as the former staff general of the Fubiao Battalion.

He not only punished the three men for their crime of fighting for merit on the battlefield, but also greatly deterred the other generals and established his leadership as the governor.

As for the two towns of Funing and Tingzhou, they were temporarily led by their deputy generals, while Fubiao was personally led by him as the governor and also by Mu Tingqi's governor.He also used the power of the imperial edict to call on the large gentry households in Xinghua and Quanzhou to recruit local warriors and organize group training to jointly suppress the red thieves.

Unfortunately, with little success.

The imperial court wants to suppress thieves. What does it have to do with the gentry of Xinghua Prefecture?

The rebel Lin Jun in Xinghua Prefecture has been defeated and driven away. If he wants to practice his country bravery, he must come from a big family in Quanzhou Prefecture!
　Tired...

　　
　
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