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

Chapter 132 Resolution and the Eve of War

When Zhu Jing'an heard this, his expression changed, and then he spoke.

"Hurry up!"

The followers around him took the order and rode away.

Soon Huang Quan was brought to Zhu Jing'an.

Zhu Jing'an took a few steps forward to greet him, and then spoke.

"Huang Qing, how's the negotiation going?"

Huang Quan opened his mouth and said with a troubled expression.

"Returning to the Governor, after my Ming Dynasty agreed to his request, those foreigners also agreed to sell arms to my Ming Dynasty and sent mercenaries to help in the war."

"But they require that the command of the mercenaries still belongs to them, and the arms must be given priority to the mercenaries they dispatch."

"Grand Governor, how should I reply to those foreigners? Do we still want to continue the negotiation?"

Obviously, this was the preparation done by the foreigners so that the mercenaries could defect before the formation.

And there is also the idea of ​​​​being a white wolf with nothing!
Even if Zhu Jing'an didn't know that those foreigners were planning to defect before the battle, he still felt that such things were inappropriate.

If the mercenaries could command alone instead of obeying his orders, then why would he agree to so many unequal treaties with foreigners and spend huge sums of money to hire mercenaries?
Spend money to invite a group of uncles back?

Also, if the arms he purchased could not be used to equip the Ming army, then it would be a waste to buy them!
Zhu Jing'an finally saw that those foreigners had no sincerity in peace talks!

Foreigners are really shameless!
From the beginning to the end, I should not have had any hope for foreigners.

Originally, it was just a simple arms deal. At most, Ming Dynasty would hire some mercenaries.

It's really unbelievable that those foreigners can put forward so many additional conditions for this!

Fuck!
After sneering for a while, Zhu Jing'an said.

"Negotiation? This is fucking nonsense!"

"Stop talking!"

"I shouldn't have made any concessions to those foreigners for so-called reinforcements."

"Send an order for Zeng Yao and Zhang He to come see this governor!"

Zhu Jing'an directly ordered the soldiers around him. He was quite annoyed now.

Not long after, Zeng Yao and Zhang He were also brought to Zhu Jing'an.

Zhu Jing'an said.

"Zeng Yao, you immediately start arranging the defense of Guangzhou, focusing on strengthening the fort defenses in Shajiao, Humen and other places."

"Zhang He, you are now going to coordinate and command our navy to prepare for war and guard against possible invasion by foreigners."

"All of you, please listen to me. If foreigners dare to send ships to invade the Pearl River waterway, we will immediately give them a head-on attack!"

Zhu Jing'an has now figured it out. He was definitely over the top before.

Why give in to foreigners for their so-called aid?

Since they are shameless, let’s do it!

To foreigners, blindly giving in will only be seen as weak and can be bullied.

You have to hurt them before they can talk to you properly.

Based on the power of foreigners in the East at this time, even if all the troops that can be mobilized by all countries are added together, the maximum number of troops is only a few thousand.

Not enough to change anything at all.

As long as they do not open the Pearl River waterway to them and send people to strictly guard the coastal defense forts, the most they can do is harass the Ming Dynasty coast.

When Ming Dynasty frees up his hands, there will be plenty of ways to deal with them offshore.

As for arms?
Haha, the current guns of the Ming Dynasty are actually no worse than those of the foreigners. Coupled with the start of production of the Jintian Arsenal of the Ming Dynasty, the current Ming army is actually not short of ordnance.

As for the matter of external exchanges, for the time being, it is actually not that urgent.

Currently, the most important thing for Ming Dynasty is the battle against the Qing army.

……

Macau, City Hall.

Several foreigners smoked cigars, puffed away smoke, and looked sad.

Because, until now, the rebels have not responded to their additional conditions.

In fact, at the beginning, they put forward so many conditions at once, and they did not expect the rebels to agree to them all.

But what I didn't expect was that for some unknown reason, the rebels agreed to all their conditions without even bargaining.

In this case, don't blame them for continuing to ask for more.

In the eyes of these foreigners, since the rebels were so happy to agree to all the previous conditions, they would definitely not refuse any additional requests he made later.

However, after they proposed additional conditions, they waited and waited without receiving a reply.

After several days, George and others were naturally waiting impatiently.

I am afraid that the cooked duck will fly away!

But what makes them even more anxious is actually the urgent report that someone just sent back.

The rebels are working to strengthen the coastal defense forts in Humen, Shajiao and other places...

Now, the cooked duck seems to be really going to fly!
George took a deep drag on his cigar, inhaling the smoke into his lungs, and frowned.

"What's going on with the rebels? Why has it taken so long and there's still no reply?"

"Weren't they easy to talk to before? Why did they just add a condition, stop talking, and start strengthening coastal defenses?"

Ciel put out the cigar in his hand and said.

"I don't know. I don't quite understand the brain circuits of those rebels."

"But it's not a good thing after all!"

To this day, Charles still doesn't think that he and others were at fault, but feels that Ming's rejection of their additional conditions is simply a sign of ignorance.

It was clear that the conditions had been agreed upon before, but they only slightly increased the pressure and added some conditions later on. Why did the rebels turn their backs?
The colonists' arrogance and arrogance are fully exposed!
Shadanye frowned and said.

"Dear gentlemen, my concern now is what should we do next?"

"Are we going to send troops to attack the rebel coastal defense fortress?"

George spoke.

"Don't worry!" "We haven't been able to contact the Tatar government yet, and we haven't been able to get any official commitment from the Tatar Empire."

"Why should we fight the rebels if there is no profit to be made?"

"When we reach an agreement with the Tatars and the Tatars promise us enough benefits, it will not be too late for us to launch troops against the rebels."

After all, they are just a group of businessmen. If they are not motivated by profit, they will not start a meaningless war.

Several people looked at each other, feeling vaguely regretful.

I regret that I shouldn't have had such a big appetite, which resulted in the breakdown of the negotiation, and I was filled with benefits that I could have eaten.

But has it come to this? All they can do now is wait for a reply from the Manchu Qing court.

Then based on the reply from the Manchu and Qing court, decide what to do!
Before getting the promise from the Manchu Qing Dynasty, they had no motivation to launch troops against the Ming Dynasty.

……

Shaozhou City!
After arriving in Shaozhou, the Qing army forwards began to camp and repair in place.

Waiting for the arrival of the main army!
On the official road from Hunan to Guangdong, there were dense ranks of Qing troops.

There was a large flow of people in front and behind, a large number of carriages and horses, and flags flying high in the air.

Green battalion soldiers from Guizhou, Hunan, and Guangxi provinces, plus militiamen accompanying the army, a huge team of more than [-] people stretched far and wide on the official road.

Fulongan was riding on horseback, looking quite high-spirited.

Feeling the autumn wind blowing in front of him and enjoying the rare coolness in the south, the expression on Fulongan's face was not relaxed, but rather solemn.

"Are you saying that the thieves in Guangzhou gave their land to the thieves and divided their fields with the rebels? Are you sure this is true?"

In front of Fulong'an was a personal attendant named Yuanbao wearing a melon cap and a mandarin jacket.

He and Fulongan also have some indirect relatives. In terms of seniority, he can be regarded as Fulongan's nephew.

Although the Yuanbao family was born in the Eight Banners, due to their ancestors' failure to learn well, their family situation had already declined. Not to mention compared to behemoths like the Fucha family, they were even inferior to some ordinary Han landlords and wealthy businessmen.

But Fulongan promoted him for the sake of his kinship and took him with him as a personal follower.

I thought that if I could successfully defeat the thief this time, I might as well give him some military merit and plan his future.

He is worthy of his sister who is married outside!
Hearing this, Yuan Bao nodded and said.

"Yes, sir! This must be true,"

"This is the news sent by Yan Xishen, the governor of Hunan, to Mr. Yan's family in Guangdong, and then Mr. Yan sent a fast horse to inform him."

"There should be no fakes!"

Hearing this, Fulongan's expression instantly became serious, and his eyebrows twisted into a knot.

Taking a deep breath, Fulongan finally spoke.

"I'm afraid this battle won't be easy!"

"The Ming thieves actually allocated fields to all the thieves. If this happens, everyone in the thieves' army will be inspired."

"If we, the Qing Dynasty, want to defeat the thieves, I'm afraid it will not be easy."

Yuan Bao said flatteringly.

"Your Majesty is wise and mighty, and can strategize and win thousands of miles away. With your Majesty leading the troops, the thieves are nothing more than a fool. Our imperial army will definitely be able to defeat the thieves' army in the end."

Fulongan ignored Yuanbao's flattery, just took a deep breath, and then continued.

"Instruct the army to speed up their march and wait until they arrive in Shaozhou to make repairs!"

Fulong'an's order was issued, and the Qing army began to accelerate its march towards Shaozhou City.

Only halfway, he saw a fast horse running from the south.

"Report! Report to the Imperial Envoy!"

"The Ming thief troops marched north from Guangzhou and have now arrived in the Fogangting area."

When Fulongan heard this, his expression on his face was still solemn, but then he pretended to be relaxed and said.

"I originally thought that in order to defeat the Ming thieves in this battle, our army would have to march south to Guangzhou, but I didn't expect that the Ming thieves would take the initiative to die."

"That's just right. It saves our army the trouble of marching."

……

At the same time, Zhu Jing'an also led his army to Fogang Hall.

Moreover, he also received news that the forwards of the army were in contact with the Qing army sentries.

"Continue the march, rush to the battlefield as soon as possible, and prepare for the war with the Qing army Fulong'an's command!"

"If we win this battle, the channel for our army to attack Huguang will be opened!"

Zhu Jing'an was riding on horseback and said while instructing the army to continue marching.

He also held a map in his hand.

The Ming army's battle plan is being designed based on the map.

"Where are Liu Mingyou's troops now?"

Suddenly, Zhu Jing'an, who was riding on horseback, asked.

This time Fulong'an led the green battalion troops from Guangxi, Hunan, and Guizhou provinces to go south to Guangdong and Guangxi.

Zhu Jing'an also attaches great importance to it!

Except for the garrison that needed to stay in Guangxi and guard Guangzhou City, he mobilized almost all the troops he had on hand.

Even Liu Mingyou, who was leading his army to fight in Wuzhou Prefecture, was mobilized by him.

Zhang Jin on the side heard the words and spoke.

"Returning to the Governor, Liu Hou's troops have now arrived in the Pinglefu area. It is expected that they can enter the battlefield before the decisive battle between our army and the Qing captives begins."

Zhu Jing'an heard this and spoke.

"No, immediately send someone to convey an order to Liu Mingyou's command, telling Liu Mingyou that there is no need to continue heading towards Shaozhou."

"Let them turn north and fight towards Hunan, pass through Daozhou, attack Guiyang Prefecture, and cut off the food routes for the Qing Dynasty..."

Liu Mingyou's troops numbered only a few thousand, and they would not affect the overall situation if they were placed on the frontal battlefield.

And Zhu Jing'an suddenly discovered that Fulong'an's army's grain, grass and baggage were all gathered in Yongzhou, and its supply line was relatively long.

If Liu Mingyou's troops can cut off Fulong'an's food route, then the Ming army will be half won in this battle!

(End of this chapter)