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

Chapter 137 Foreigners: Farmers and snakes? !

Given the current situation, the probability of the Qing army's comeback is really slim.

The key is not that the Qing army's combat effectiveness is not as good as that of the Ming army.

But because the bannermen prisoners of war taken by the Ming army really made the Qing army take advantage of them.

If the Ming army could drive Banner prisoners of war to capture the Qing artillery array on Lianhua Mountain, they could also drive Banner prisoners of war to attack the Qing army camp in front of Shaoguan.

Fulong'an didn't dare to order the Qing army to attack the old and weak of the Eight Banners before. Will he dare to do so in the future?
As of now, this is really an unsolvable problem!

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On the other side, the Ming army was also cleaning the battlefield.

Perform touch-ups on the wounded Qing soldiers on the battlefield and start collecting weapons scattered on the battlefield.

And began to treat our own wounded!
The military judges are also counting the battle achievements.

As the sun sets, the battlefield in front of you is so red that it is hard to tell whether it is dyed red by blood or the red sunset.

Corpses were piled up one after another, forming a hill.

Broken limbs were everywhere!
The blood flowed freely, dyeing the soil into bloody mud, and gathered in the low-lying areas, forming small blood puddles.

If someone accidentally steps on it, blood will spray out.

A lot of blood flowed directly into the Beijiang River not far away, dyeing the water of the Beijiang River scarlet.

The fish jumped out of the water from time to time and looked quite active.

It can be expected that the fish in Beijiang will be extremely plump next year!
Zhu Jing'an stood under the banner and looked at the battlefield.

Looking at the mountains of corpses and seas of blood on the battlefield, his expression was slightly solemn, and he was thinking about how the Ming army should capture the city of Shaoguan.

In the process, they tried their best to kill the effective forces of the Qing army and clear the obstacles for the Ming army to invade Huguang in advance.

"Report to the Commander-in-Chief, our army's battle losses and results today have been roughly calculated."

Just when Zhu Jing'an was looking into the distance, slightly lost in thought.

Zhang Jin held a report in his hand and came to Zhu Jing'an to report it.

Zhu Jing'an nodded slightly and then spoke.

"Read it!"

Zhang Jin was not polite when he heard this and spoke directly.

"In today's battle, our Ming soldiers suffered a total of approximately 230 casualties."

"Among them, 450 were killed and 770 were injured."

"The number of captures by our army was approximately [-], of which more than [-] were killed and more than [-] were captured."

"In addition, our army also captured a large number of ordnance from the Qing army..."

Zhu Jing'an listened to this, nodded with satisfaction, and said warmly.

"Soldiers, thank you for your hard work. Send the order and prepare to reward the whole army."

"This is wartime. Drinking is not allowed in the military, but meat is enough."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jin clasped his fists to accept the order, and then went to get ready.

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Qing army camp!

In the huge tent, an oil lamp was as bright as a bean, and the light was a little dim.

With a sad face on his face, Fulongan sat behind his desk and wrote the battle report of today's battle.

He was ready to send a fast horse to deliver the battle report written by himself to the capital.

Ask the emperor for instructions on how to deal with the bannermen who were driven by the Ming army before the war and attacked the Qing army's array.

If the emperor kept silent, Fulongan would really not dare to take action against those bannermen.

The background behind those bannermen was complicated. If there were too many casualties, Fulongan would not be able to bear the revenge.

But if the emperor lets it slip, that's another matter.

With the emperor's endorsement, some people could not trouble Fulong'an even if their relatives were dead.

After a while, Fulongan finally finished writing the battle report, then signed and sealed the battle report and sealed it with fire paint.

He was just about to call his personal entourage to send out the battle report.

Then I heard a call from outside.

"Sir, we have a visitor!"

Fulongan pondered for a moment, then spoke.

"Come in!"

The curtain was opened and two people came in.

One of them is Fulongan's personal accomplice Yuan Bao.

The other person was a short, fat foreigner with a fat face, a big beard, and very thick golden hair, resembling a golden lion king.

Seeing this, Fulongan looked at the foreigner with some doubts and began to curse in his heart.

How could foreigners appear in his army? He remembered that when he went south from the capital, he did not let foreigners accompany his army.

In this era, there were many foreigners in Beijing.

Most of them were missionaries and scholars. Although our Qing Dynasty closed the country and educated the people, it was the Han people who were fooled, not the senior officials of the Eight Banners.

The senior Eight Banners still communicate with the outside world!

Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty and Louis XVI often exchanged letters and were close pen pals.

It's a pity that Louis XVI went to the guillotine but Qianlong didn't, which made the relationship between the two more cracked.
Well, Zhu Jing'an tried to make up for Qianlong, so that he could cry with Louis XVI in the future.

Fulongan's personal follower Yuanbao took a few steps forward, came to Fulongan's side, and whispered.

"Sir, this foreigner is called Henry. According to him, he is a representative sent by the foreigners from Guangzhou."

"I said I have something important to report to the adults!"

Hearing this, Fulongan nodded slightly, then turned his gaze to Henry and asked.

"Is your name Henry? Why don't you kneel down when you see me?"

As a member of the Manchu ruling class, Fulong'an has long been accustomed to others kneeling down.

Now that I suddenly meet someone who doesn't kneel to me, it is inevitable that I will feel a little uncomfortable.

When the foreigner named Henry heard this, he just put one hand on his chest and bowed his knees to salute.

"Dear Imperial Envoy, please forgive me for my offense. We Westerners can only kneel down to worship God and the dead!"

More than ten years later, when the Macartney delegation visited China, the British dared not to kneel three times and kowtow nine times in front of Qianlong, and only knelt down on one knee.

(PS: This period of history is controversial, and the Chinese and British sides have different opinions. According to British records, the Macartney mission only knelt down to Qianlong, but the records from the Qing court stated that The group performed a grand ceremony of kneeling three times and kowtowing nine times. It’s hard to say who of the two parties lied.)
It is completely normal for Henry to refuse to kneel to Fulongan now.

Although Henry's status cannot be compared with Macartney, the status gap between Fulongan and Qianlong is also a huge difference.

Seeing that the foreigner was willing to kneel on one knee to salute and explain in this way, Fulongan didn't care.

The reason why Fulong'an was so lenient was also related to the fact that the foreigner came from Guangzhou.

Fulongan wanted to find out from this foreigner what the situation was like in Guangzhou after it was occupied by Ming thieves.

Taking a deep breath, Fulongan asked.

"Where are you from Guangzhou? What is the situation in Guangzhou now? Also, why did you come to see me? If you can't tell me the reason, don't blame me for ordering you to be beaten. Will get out."

Hearing this, Henry stood up from the ground and spoke.

"Sir, I did come from Guangzhou, but because the rebels blocked the coastline, I came here smuggled in. I am not very clear about the situation in Guangzhou." "But the reason why I came here to see you is to Help the Qing Dynasty suppress the rebellion."

When Fulongan heard this, the original expression of interest on his face disappeared, replaced by a disdainful smile.

"Help the Qing Dynasty put down the rebellion? Haha, who do you think you are?"

"The rebellion of the Ming thieves will be put down by the Qing Dynasty, and there is no need for foreigners like you to intervene."

"Go back!"

The Duck War has not happened yet, and the majesty of the Celestial Kingdom remains the same.

For foreigners, the current Manchu and Qing court looked down upon them by a thousand or ten thousand.

From Fulong'an's point of view, he didn't believe that a group of foreigners would be able to help the Qing Dynasty suppress the rebellion!
Therefore, he is too lazy to show favor to foreigners!
Besides, countering rebellion was a family matter of the Qing Dynasty. If foreigners had to intervene, how could the majesty of the imperial court exist?

Where is the face of the Kingdom of Heaven?
When Henry heard this, the expression on his face was visibly confused. He thought Fulongan had heard wrongly, so he spoke again to test.

"Dear Imperial Envoy, what I am saying is that we are willing to provide the best help we can to the Qing Dynasty in suppressing the rebellion."

Fulongan waved his hand and said.

"My officer said, no need, please step back!"

"Don't force me to drive people away!"

Not to mention that Fulongan looked down on foreigners, even if he could look down on them.

But without the emperor's permission, he would not have dared to allow foreigners to participate in the Qing's war against rebellion.

Otherwise, if Qianlong were to pursue him, he would be charged with having liaison with foreign barbarians, and Fulongan would be left with a lot to live with!
Henry wanted to say something more, but Yuanbao, who was close to Fulongan, had already come up to chase him away with a very discerning eye.

"Hurry up, hurry up!"

"If you don't leave, don't blame me for being rude."

Henry was pushed all the way out of Fulong'an's tent.

When he came outside the tent, Yuan Bao spat at Henry with a look of disdain.

"Bah, if I had known that you, a foreigner, are so arrogant and shameless, you would be so bold as to want to get involved in our Qing Dynasty's counterinsurgency war."

"No matter how much money you give me, I won't help you introduce the imperial envoy."

Yuan Bao now regrets his greed.

You shouldn't have introduced such an arrogant foreigner to Fulongan just for a hundred taels of silver.

Otherwise, if my distant cousin were to blame, I might not be able to eat and walk around!
Thinking of this, Yuan Bao became more and more angry and ordered the soldiers outside Fulong'an's tent to drive Henry and his party out of the camp. ,

So as not to get in Fulongan's eyes!
Moreover, he also hinted that the soldiers should teach these foreigners who offended the imperial envoy a lesson.

Henry and his group were kicked out of the military camp in confusion and even received a beating.

This was the first time they had encountered each other. They offered to help, but the other party flatly refused.

What the hell, isn’t this a typical farmer and snake? !

……

Yuanbao drove Henry and his party out of the military camp, and then returned to Fulongan's tent to plead guilty to Fulongan.

"I know my fault, I deserve to die. I shouldn't have brought that arrogant foreigner here just for a few taels of silver and stained your eyes. Please punish me!"

Yuan Bao knelt on the ground, his forehead touching the ground, looking quite sincere.

Hearing this, Fulongan just snorted coldly.

"Just know it's wrong!"

"Go down and get twenty military sticks yourself. This will help you remember it. From now on, you can bring all the cats and dogs to me."

Hearing this, Yuan Bao kowtowed vigorously.

"Please forgive me for the small one. Please forgive me for the small one."

For Yuan Bao, Fulongan was indeed forgiving to him this time.

Although he was asked to receive twenty army sticks, no one was sent to supervise him. This was entirely intended to let him go.

Twenty military sticks, if they are really used, can kill people!
But Yuanbao went to lead the military sticks by himself. After beating the twenty military sticks, the skin would only be broken at most.

After all, Yuan Bao can't really ask someone to beat him to death, right?

And more importantly, Fulongan also asked him to pay attention in the future.

Doesn't this mean that Yuanbao can still stay with Fulongan for his use?
To put it bluntly, these twenty soldiers are just three drinks of wine as a penalty, and this will not happen again.

Yuan Bao would only suffer some physical pain at most, how could he not be happy?

After Yuan Bao kowtowed, he got up from the ground and resigned to Fulong'an.

But Fulongan stopped him and spoke.

"Wait a moment!"

"come over!"

Yuanbao cautiously came to Fulongan, and Fulongan handed him the battle report he had written and spoke.

"After you receive the military stick, you will take this battle report back to Beijing and help me deliver the battle report to the military aircraft."

"No mistake!"

Hearing this, Yuan Bao bowed down and worshiped.

"Don't worry adults, little ones understand!"

After saying this, Yuan Bao retreated.

Seeing his personal entourage leave, Fulongan let out a heavy breath. Now he just hopes that he can get a reply from the capital as soon as possible.

Otherwise, this battle will really be impossible to win!
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Henry and others were beaten and kicked by a group of Qing soldiers, and then expelled from the Qing army camp.

Henry covered the corners of his bleeding mouth and was supported by his deputy, limping along the official road.

As he walked, he cursed fiercely.

"Oh Shet, please God forgive me for being so violent. These damn Tatars are so barbaric."

"These damn savages deserve to be shot."

Henry took a breath of air as he walked, and his face grimaced in pain.

Several followers around him also had the same expression.

They really didn't expect that they would be beaten even if they took the initiative to provide help to the Tatars and help them suppress the rebellion.

These damn Tatars are like uncivilized monkeys!

"Mr. Henry, what should we do next?"

Henry's deputy Lauren asked.

He felt a little at a loss now. Their previous negotiation with Ming Dynasty had collapsed. In order to defend against them, Ming Dynasty even began to strengthen the coastal defense forts.

Now they took the initiative to come to the Manchu Qing Dynasty and expressed their willingness to help the Manchu Qing Dynasty suppress the rebellion. However, they were kicked out and even received a heavy beating.

Lauren felt that what she and others had done before was simply unpleasing to both ends!
Henry twitched the corner of his mouth, pulling at the wound, and gasped in pain.

He spoke immediately.

"Let's go back to Macau first, report the matter to Mr. George and others, and ask them to make a decision."

However, as soon as Henry finished speaking, a group of Ming soldiers suddenly rushed out of the dense forest on both sides of the official road and aimed their dark guns at them.

"Who is this person? Raise your hands and surrender, hand over your gun and not kill him!"

(End of this chapter)