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

Chapter 59
"Oh, I didn't know that the general was coming, so I only had time to prepare some drinks. Please don't blame the general!" Zhu Wen, the magistrate of Hui'an County, led a group of government officials and subordinates, carrying a lot of wine, food and money, and went out of the city gate to greet him. , as if they were afraid that Xu Zuozhu's cavalry would forcefully break into the city.

No wonder he is like this. Not only the common people know about the urine of these officers and soldiers, but also the rebels and even their own people in the government know about it.

After all, they had been continuously harassed by their own officers and soldiers for more than a month not long ago.

Facing the more than a thousand cavalry in front of him, no matter where they came from, Magistrate Zhu did not dare to make the decision at will to let them into the city. It would be best to feed them outside and send them away.

Xu Zuozhu was not pretentious, and asked people to take money for food and drinks. Then he took out another autographed letter from his arms and threw it to County Magistrate Zhu below, saying: "This general is a Qiying Qian conferred by Mr. Lu Youlong, the governor of Fujian." General, on the order of the Governor, I have led the cavalry battalion to come south here first. This is a personal letter between the Governor and you. You can check it for yourself."

When County Magistrate Zhu heard this, his expression froze. He opened the letter at the speed of light and glanced at it for a few times. Then he looked troubled: "This general, the people in this county are few and far between, I'm afraid..."

"What, are you trying to disobey me?" Xu Zuozhu suddenly turned cold and asked sternly.

As he spoke, dozens of riders around him all looked over, their gazes like hungry wolves focused on Magistrate Zhu, as if they were trying to kill this magistrate who was wearing a fat body and had looted countless people's wealth. It's as if the adults were eaten alive.

Magistrate Zhu was so frightened that his face turned pale and he hesitated, unable to say a word.

When Xu Zuozhu saw this, he sneered, and then loudly announced: "The governor has an order, and all Hui'an County must fully cooperate with the officers and soldiers to destroy the Taiwan bandits. From today on, all materials in the county will be uniformly distributed for military use. The military and political affairs of Hui'an County will be I will leave it up to you for the time being. Anyone who dares to disobey orders will be guilty of treason!"

As soon as these words came out, no matter magistrate Zhu, master or subordinates, their faces turned pale and their whole bodies trembled.

"drive!"

After Xu Zuozhu finished speaking, he ignored these people and immediately rushed into the city at the head of the crowd. Seeing the situation, the more than a thousand cavalry battalions behind them also rode up to follow, completely ignoring the magistrate at the gate of the city.

"My Lord, what should I do?" Magistrate Zhu was still in a daze, but the master beside him asked anxiously with a sad face.

As the county magistrate's master, he had truly seen the power of these Qiu Ba people in the past month, and to say they were unscrupulous would be putting it mildly.

What he did was simply lawless, and he really lived up to the saying, "A war is as good as a grate."

It’s only been a few days since we finally sent away the old men in front of us?

Another group came, and they were all cavalry. When did they have so many cavalry in Fujian! ?

"Ask me, who will I ask?" Magistrate Zhu's face turned cold after hearing this, and he yelled angrily.

Not to mention that these Qiu Ba people have the support of the governor, even if they don't, how can he, a seventh-grade local official, have the qualifications to challenge a sixth-grade Qian Zong, or Qian Zong from the cavalry camp.

If he hadn't relied on himself as a scholar, Magistrate Zhu would have even wanted to curse.

Where did the governor find so many cavalry?
With a long sigh, Magistrate Zhu shook his sleeves and returned to the county town with a dejected face.Seeing this, the master who was scolded had no choice but to follow him.

Here Xu Zuozhu swaggered and led thousands of cavalry into Hui'an County. The news there was quickly spread by merchants and travelers along the way, and it reached Honglai Town in the north within a few days.

Zheng Dingrui and Zhang Yue, who arrived at the border between Honglai Plain and Xingquan, were all shocked that the Qing army actually came with more than a thousand cavalry.

To be honest, the Ming army had imagined many situations when they sent out troops, but they had not considered that the Qing army would actually have cavalry.

After all, Fujian is not a horse-producing land, and it is full of mountains and river valleys. Not only is it extremely closed, it also has difficult transportation.Otherwise, the maritime transport in Fujian would not be so developed or even rampant. In addition to the high profits, the agriculture in Fujian is really worrying. It would be difficult to survive without relying on sea smuggling.

One reason why Zhangzhou and Quanzhou are so turbulent is that there is not enough food.

Now, the key point of the problem is that no matter where the Qing army's thousands of cavalry came from, I am afraid they will have a major impact on the Ming army's subsequent strategic planning.

Although Fujian is full of mountains and river valleys, the cavalry is not completely without room for display.

At least the vast valley and plain terrain around Honglai Town was not only conducive to Zheng Dingrui's First Town and Zhang Yue's [-] troops quickly advancing eastward or southward, cutting off the Qing army's food route logistics, and even penetrating into the rear center.

Similarly, the Qing army's thousands of cavalry could have gone north from Hui'an County and followed the plains to attack the Ming army.

Even Xu Zuozhu's thousand cavalry are half-assed, and they still ride southwest horses, which are completely unsuitable for cavalry.

However, let alone Zheng Dingrui's first town, the Ming army had no cavalry as a whole.

Just by having people circle around and harass the flanks, their army can be thrown into chaos and defeated.

Even if this Qing cavalry did not attack them, if it were placed on the battlefield in Quanzhou, it would probably cause huge trouble to His Highness Jian Guo.

what to do?Want to withdraw?
When Zheng Dingrui heard the news, he couldn't help but frown, and retreated to join forces with the Supervisor State. Maybe he could have a military advantage... No, it is impossible to determine how many troops the Qing army has now.

If the Qing army really recruits a large number of troops temporarily, I am afraid that even if they join forces, they will not be able to easily defeat them.

Moreover, now that the cavalry is added as a variable, even if they win, it is estimated that it will be difficult to achieve the strategic goal of completely defeating the Qing army and making it unable to conquer the enemy.

In this way, even if you really win, it will be meaningless.

"Zheng Shuai, the Qing army has stationed Qianqi in Hui'an, what should we do next? Should we return it or..." Zhang Yue couldn't help but ask at this time.

"...No, we can't retreat. If we retreat, wouldn't we be forcing His Royal Highness to retreat with us?" After hearing this, Zheng Dingrui hesitated for a moment, then immediately shook his head and refused.

Zhang Yue: "Then let's..."

"Continue to station troops here as originally planned and wait for the opportunity. We have [-] troops and horses, and the Tianlei Battalion to help. Even if the Qing cavalry does come, it may not be incapable of fighting."

Zheng Dingrui first calmly analyzed it, and then added: "However, this matter in Hui'an still needs to be reported to the Supervisor State. If the Supervisor State has other countermeasures, it is better to be prepared."

Zhang Yue nodded: "Yes, that's okay."

After some deliberation, the Ming army stationed at the Xingquan border decided to continue to act according to the original plan. This was also the reason why Zhu Yijiong selected Zheng Dingrui to lead the first town northward.

At least Zheng Dingrui will resolutely carry out the orders of his King Zhu, and he is stable. He is not a fool like Li Yong. He will use his brain at critical moments and not be too reckless.

If it was really impossible to do anything, he would not increase casualties in vain.

(End of this chapter)