Anti-Qing: Starting from the Reincarnation of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 113 Return to Xunzhou Prefecture

Zhu Jing'an stretched out his hand to hold Huang Quan's arm, used a little force to help him up, and then said warmly.

"Huang Yuanwai said that I have made great contributions to the restoration of the Ming Dynasty and the conquest of Guangdong and Guangxi. How can I not reward my merits and make the meritorious officials feel cold?"

While talking, Zhu Jing'an followed Huang Quan into Huang's mansion.

His personal guards also took over the defense of the Huang Mansion. The Huang Mansion's family members were temporarily invited to live in a side courtyard, while the main courtyard was left to Zhu Jing'an and the Ming army generals.

Huang Quan followed Zhu Jing'an, introducing him to the scenery in his courtyard with a flattering face, and from time to time he pointed to the rockery pavilion and introduced the source.

Zhu Jing'an nodded with satisfaction and expressed sincere admiration.

Although he is a local cannon, he once dated an ex-girlfriend who studied garden design.

Under the influence of his ex-girlfriend, Zhu Jing'an is also able to understand the aesthetics of gardens.

Huang Quan saw Zhu Jing'an smiling, with a tentative tone in his voice, and spoke.

"To the Grand Governor, I have one more thing that I would like to ask for the Grand Governor's favor..."

Hearing this, Zhu Jing'an looked away from a unique and exquisite rockery and spoke.

"Does Huang Yuanwai want to seek an official position? Of course there is no problem. When I turn around, I will tell my father that Huang Yuanwai is a prefect, or a minister of the Sixth Department of the Central Government."

The most indispensable thing in Ming Dynasty now is official hats.

Not to mention Huang Quan's contribution to the Ming Dynasty, even if a scholar with a good reputation came to serve the Ming Dynasty and took the initiative to seek an official position, even if he had no merit, Zhu Jing'an would give him an official hat to wear.

Without him, it’s just a thousand dollars to buy horse bones!

Zhu Jing'an believed that Huang Quan said this because he wanted to get an official position.

Of course he won't refuse!
But after Huang Quan heard this, he shook his head and said.

"If you go back to the Grand Governor, the common people don't mean this."

After a short pause, Huang Quan continued.

"The grace that Cao Min wants to ask for from the governor is that there is a girl in Cao Min's family who is sixteen years old. She is good-looking, dignified and well-educated, and is not yet married."

"If the Governor doesn't mind, my little girl is willing to be the Governor's concubine and serve around me."

When Zhu Jing'an heard this, his expression was obviously startled, but then he nodded.

"OK, alright!"

"It just so happens that I, too, need a considerate person who knows how to deal with things right now."

As for marriage, he has long been used to this kind of thing.

Since the other party took the initiative, there was no reason for him not to agree.

When Huang Quan heard this, he was so excited that he bowed down again.

"The common people thank the Governor for his grace..."

But Zhu Jing'an stopped him, helped him up and said.

"Calculating seniority, Mr. Huang is now the governor's father-in-law."

"You and I are a family, how can the elders salute the younger ones? Isn't this confusing the seniority?"

Upon hearing this, Huang Quan nodded excitedly, and then continued to lead the way.

"Please come with me, Grand Governor. The people have arranged a banquet for the Grand Governor."

Zhu Jing'an nodded slightly and followed Huang Quan into the lobby of the Huang family.

In the lobby, the banquet has already been prepared.

Zhu Jing'an strode to the main seat and sat down, and the generals of the Ming army also took their seats.

Huang Quan clapped his hands and signaled the banquet to begin.

Platters of delicacies, wine, melons and fruits were brought up and placed on the tables.

Immediately, the sound of silk and bamboo drums sounded in the lobby again.

The graceful dancer also walked in from the side hall, came to the lobby, and began to stretch her graceful dance posture.

Under the thin gauze clothes, the snow-white waist is clearly visible.

Zhu Jing'an leaned on the seat, enjoying the rare leisure.

His eyes were ostensibly enjoying the song and dance, but in fact they were not focused at all.

Now Zhu Jing'an's mind was empty and he was thinking about the Ming army's next battle plan.

At this moment, there was a noise outside, and a messenger strode in from outside the lobby, and then spoke.

"Report to the Commander-in-Chief, Wu Xuan is urgently reporting!"

When Zhu Jing'an heard this, he instantly came back to his senses from his state of mindlessness, and first waved his hand to signal the singer and dancer to retreat.

After the dancers exited one by one, Zhu Jing'an asked.

"What happened over there in Wuxuan?"

Hearing this, the messenger took a few steps forward and delivered an urgent report to Zhu Jing'an, and then spoke.

"When I returned to the Governor, there was an urgent report from Wuxuan that the gentry in Guixian County had rebelled. General Han Sugu was ambushed on his way back to support Guixian County with his troops. Our army was defeated miserably, and General Han was not on the battlefield."

"Subsequently, the Qing army took this opportunity to launch an attack on our army's defense line in Daling Village. The defense line in Daling Village was broken, Guixian fell, and the Qing army took advantage of the situation to advance towards Xuzhou Fucheng."

When Zhu Jing'an heard this, he couldn't help but gasped, and the expression on his face became very solemn.

"How is the battle situation over there in Xunzhou Mansion?"

How should I put it? For now, Xunzhou Prefecture is still the foundation of the Ming Dynasty. The money, food, weapons, and even soldiers needed for the Ming army to fight are almost entirely provided by the counties under the control of Xunzhou Prefecture.

In addition, Xunzhou Prefecture used to be Wuxuan County, which was the prison of the Ming Dynasty. His family and relatives were all there, and Zhu Jing'an could not care less about the war there.

The messenger wiped the sweat from his forehead and immediately replied.

"If I go back to the Grand Governor, judging from the current situation, the war situation in Xunzhou Prefecture is relatively tense."

"His Royal Highness Jianguo mobilized troops from Dawei Mountain, guests and other directions to return reinforcements, but it only temporarily stabilized the battle situation. Our army was unable to counterattack and retake the defense line of Daling Village."

When Zhu Jing'an heard this, he exhaled heavily and his expression became much more relaxed.

After thinking for a while, he asked again.

"Does the supervisor mean that the governor will send troops back to support Wu Xuan?"

Zhu Jing'an has already thought about how many troops he will deploy to return reinforcements, so that he can win back the victory in Xunzhou Prefecture without affecting the war situation in Guangdong.

However, the messenger shook his head.

"When you return to the Grand Governor, His Highness Jianguo means that you do not need to send troops back to support Wuxuan, but to capture Guangzhou as soon as possible, and then send troops to pick up Jianguo's troops and move them from Wuxuan County to Guangzhou."

No matter from any aspect, Guangzhou Prefecture is more qualified than Wuxuan County to become the core of Ming Dynasty rule.

Therefore, Zhu Jianzhuo had actually made a plan to abandon Wuxuan and move to Guangzhou if the war in Xunzhou Prefecture did not go well.

Of course, the premise is that Zhu Jing'an must calm down the war in Guangzhou before they leave.

When Zhu Jing'an heard this, he frowned and fell into deep thought.

The expression on his face was hard to tell, but after a moment, he nodded and said.

"Send someone to report to His Highness the Supervisor, saying that my side will capture Guangzhou City as quickly as possible."

"However, under this premise, the governor will also start to mobilize troops to return reinforcements to ensure Wuxuan's safety."

After pondering for a while, Zhu Jing'an made arrangements.

"After the order is passed, Liu Mingyou will be transferred to lead his troops and horses, as well as three thousand forward battalion soldiers, to set off immediately, go up the river, return to Guangxi, and reinforce the war in Xunzhou Prefecture."

"We must ensure that the prison is in good condition!"

The current situation in Guangzhou is extremely favorable to Ming Dynasty.

The main force of the Qing army in Guangdong was defeated by the Ming Dynasty in these three battles in Deqing Prefecture, Zhaoqing, and Sanshui County.

The remaining defeated troops are completely useless!
In his opinion, even if the Ming army dispatched some troops to return to Guangxi, it would not affect the situation in Guangzhou.Zhu Jing'an still has such a little confidence.

Zhu Jing'an gave the order, and Liu Mingyou in the hall stood up and said with fists in his hands.

"Don't worry, Commander-in-Chief, I will ensure that the mission is completed!"

After saying this, he took the military talisman and strode outside.

Prepare to leave immediately to return to Guangxi.

Zhu Jing'an had no intention of continuing to hold a grand banquet to celebrate the victory, and directly ordered Huang Quan to remove all the singing, dancing, wine and meat in the lobby.

And he immediately discussed matters with the Ming army generals.

"From the current point of view, if our army wants to advance into Guangzhou, the biggest obstacle is the remnant troops of Guangdong Admiral Jin Rong."

"If he leads his troops back to Guangzhou, it will create obstacles for our army to capture Guangzhou out of thin air."

Zhang Jin stood up and introduced the current situation in Guangzhou to the Ming army.

Zhu Jing'an seemed to have remembered something and asked.

"Where are the rebels from the Earth and Earth Society that day?"

"Didn't the people of the Tiandihui promise that they would support my Ming Dynasty in taking Guangzhou? What actions are they taking now?"

Li Mu had previously sent news to the army, and the top leaders of the Tiandihui had made a decision to mobilize troops to assist the Ming Dynasty in seizing Guangzhou.

In Zhu Jing'an's view, if the Ming army could get assistance from the Tiandihui in this battle, it would be much easier to capture Guangzhou.

Zhang Jin nodded and then spoke.

"If I go back to the Grand Governor, according to the news our army has received now, the Tiandihui is still making preparations."

"They should be preparing to wait for the main force of the Ming Dynasty to arrive in Guangzhou before raising troops to respond."

At present, the Ming army has not received news from Guangzhou that the Tiandihui has started an uprising.

Therefore, the guess may deviate from the facts.

Hearing this, Zhu Jing'an nodded and said.

"That's fine too!"

"If someone can cooperate with our army inside and outside, it will definitely be much easier for our army to take Guangzhou."

If someone can coordinate from there, the difficulty of capturing Guangzhou Fort will be greatly reduced for the Ming Dynasty.

After all, as the saying goes, most strong fortresses are captured from within.

He Jin on the side said.

"Grand Governor, I have asked you to be the vanguard of the army and gallop through the starry night to capture the city of Guangzhou for the Ming Dynasty."

When Zhu Jing'an heard this, he just shook his head slightly.

"There is no rush. Calculate the time. The remaining troops of the Qing Army's Guangdong Admiral should have withdrawn to Guangzhou by now."

"Our army's raid on Guangzhou has lost its surprise."

"There is no need to take risks and conduct raid operations..."

However, as soon as Zhu Jing'an finished speaking, there was another emergency call outside.

"Report! Report to the Commander-in-Chief! Urgent military situation!"

When Zhu Jing'an heard this, the expression on his face became solemn, and he couldn't help but think about what happened again.

But he still spoke.

"Transmission!"

After a while, another messenger came to the lobby.

Zhu Jing'an immediately bowed down and asked.

"Where is the military emergency?"

The messenger took a deep breath and spoke honestly.

"When I go back to the Governor, it's the urgent military information sent back from Guangzhou."

"The Tiandihui rebels in Guangzhou have revolted. The rebels have now occupied most of Guangzhou city and are fighting with the Qing defenders. The war in Guangzhou city has entered a fierce stage..."

When Zhu Jing'an heard this, the expression on his face turned into ecstasy.

"Hahaha, heaven and earth will raise their troops, hahaha!"

"If this is the case, our army will take advantage of this opportunity and seize the city of Guangzhou."

Originally, he was still thinking about how to win Guangzhou with the cooperation of the Tiandihui, inside and outside.

This was good news. People from the Tiandihui had already raised troops in advance and even captured half of Guangzhou city.

In this case, the situation in Guangzhou will be open.

It saves the Ming army the trouble of attacking the fortress and allows the Ming army to directly enter the city to fight the Qing army and advance the war situation. How can it not be considered a good thing?
After saying this, Zhu Jing'an stood up from his seat and issued an order.

"Send the order. The army has finished its preparations and will set off immediately to attack Guangzhou!"

"After the army takes Guangzhou, I will make the decision and the whole army will have a feast for three days as a reward!"

Upon hearing this, all the generals in the hall stood up and responded with clasped fists.

"Here!"

Zhu Jing'an nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Huang Quan aside and said.

"The war situation in Guangzhou is urgent, so I will not stay in Foshan any longer."

"Let's do this. After the army takes over Guangzhou City, Huang Yuanwai will bring Miss Huang to Guangzhou with him."

"The Governor will still have important responsibilities to entrust to Yuanwai Huang!"

When the Ming army takes over Guangzhou, it will be time to lift the maritime ban and expand foreign exchanges.

Zhu Jing'an was more willing to use Huang Quan as one of his own people than the Thirteen Lines, which had deep collusion with the Manchus.

Of course, if Thirteen Lines is willing to choose to serve the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Jing'an will not refuse.

However, in his case, Huang Quan's priority was definitely above Thirteen Lines.

There is no doubt about this!
When Huang Quan heard this, he looked grateful and said with clasped fists.

"The common people thank the Governor for his grace!"

"I wish the Governor-General a long-lasting military fortune, and I wish my soldiers of the Ming Dynasty a successful campaign!"

(PS: The term "military luck will last forever" was originally copied from China by the Japanese, and then they changed it to "wuyun prosperous". It makes no sense that after the thing was stolen by thieves, the owner can no longer use it, so don't criticize me.)
Zhu Jing'an nodded slightly, then turned and walked out.

The generals of the Ming army followed suit.

The Ming army had just entered the camp, rested and had meals, and prepared to repair in Foshan.

Then I received the order to set off again!

However, under the temptation and constraints of the military merit field, the Ming army had no complaints.

After receiving the order, we immediately prepared to start work.

Soon, the Ming army escorted the grain, grass and weapons and continued on the road, advancing towards Guangzhou.

After everyone in the Ming army learned that the Guangzhou Tiandihui rebels had risen and occupied half of Guangzhou city and were in urgent need of support from the Ming army, they all felt like they were in a panic.

Morale is boiling like boiling oil!
Because today's Ming army is quite confident and firmly believes that they can win Guangzhou City.

Their confidence comes from the fact that the Ming Army has been invincible along the way since their Eastern Expedition.

The Ming army left Foshan Town in a mighty manner, heading east towards Guangzhou, and heading west, preparing to return to Guangxi to reinforce the war in Xunzhou Prefecture...

　Today’s Chapter 1, there’s another chapter tonight

　　
　
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