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

Chapter 149 He Gui surrenders
Right now, these are still being rehabilitated in labor camps.

They are either prisoners of war of the Eight Banners or die-hard Qing loyalists in the Green Camp. These people are all loyal to our Qing Dynasty.

Since they refused to surrender to the Ming Dynasty and wanted to leave the labor camp, they could only hope that the Qing court would send troops to rescue them!
But when Fulongan heard this, he shook his head with a bitter look on his face.

"The current situation of suppressing thieves is completely bad!"

"After the fall of Guangzhou, I led my troops south to fight against the thieves. I fought the Ming thieves in Shaoguan and was defeated miserably."

"More than [-] soldiers and horses were lost and turned into nothing in an instant. Ming... Ming's rebellion may destroy several provinces..."

"I, Fulong'an, really cannot live up to the emperor's trust!"

Everyone couldn't help but sigh in disappointment when they heard this.

Even Yong Wei's face was full of bitterness.

"If our ancestors' country is ruined like this, I'm afraid I won't be able to see my ancestors in the ground after I die!"

Fulongan's face was filled with defeat.

Because he felt that the Qing army suffered a disastrous defeat in Shaoguan and the entire responsibility lay with him.

He Gui on the side sighed thoughtfully and spoke.

"Stop talking and go to sleep."

"No matter what the situation in the world is, it has nothing to do with us. We are trapped in this corner of the world, and it is difficult to even survive. How can we affect the situation in the world?"

"It's better to be realistic and take care of the present first. If you don't get a good rest tonight, you will inevitably get whipped if you delay in working tomorrow."

"Instead of thinking about whether these are available or not, it is better to think about how to dig more ores to make your life easier..."

Now the Ming Dynasty's management of the labor camps is absolutely not to allow anyone to have a free meal.

If you want to eat, you have to complete your work tasks first!
Today Yongwei fainted and was unable to complete the task. The pancakes he ate were made by several people together.

After saying that, He Gui nestled in the corner of the shack, closed his eyes and prepared to sleep.

After closing his eyes, He Gui began to waver in his heart and began to fight with himself.

Now that the situation in the Qing Dynasty has deteriorated, and it seems that it will be impossible to fight back in a short time, is it necessary for me to continue to defend the Qing Dynasty?
In other words, in this mine where living conditions are so difficult, can I still persist until the Qing Dynasty and fight back?

Also, after he was defeated and captured, his family was also thrown into a hard labor camp to atone for their sins.

Although the work done there is to build bridges and pave roads, it is not as tiring and dangerous as the work in the mines here.

But how long can the old, weak, women and children in his family persist?

Quietly, He Gui's original determination to be loyal to the Qing Dynasty faded away.

Instead, he began to think more about himself and his family.

My mother is already seventy this year. Isn’t she going to die from exhaustion in a hard labor camp?
He can be loyal to the Qing Dynasty, but he can't let his mother suffer such a crime again when she is here?
……

On the second day, just as it was getting dark, a group of prisoners of war and reform-through-labor prisoners were asked to get up and work in the mines.

Accompanied by the whipping of the overseer and bursts of wailing, the prisoners who were still sleeping became energetic.

He hurriedly climbed up from the straw pile and prepared to go down to the mine.

Yong Wei got up from the ground, and with the support of several bannermen, he was ready to go to the mine.

But as soon as he got up, he was stopped by an overseer.

"Yongwei, you don't have to go down to the mine from today on."

When Yong Wei heard this, a smile appeared on his face involuntarily, but before he could laugh out loud.

The supervisor then spoke.

"From today on, you and Fulongan will go to the toilet to pick up excrement..."

In an instant, the expression on Yong Wei's face froze.

Picking shit?
It's better to let him continue down the mine!

Although the mine is a bit tough, tiring, and dangerous, it's not so humiliating!

Seeing this, the supervisor asked with a cold expression.

"Why, not happy?"

Yong Wei gritted his teeth, forced a smile on his face, and said hurriedly.

"I am willing, I am willing, I am willing!"

Yongwei has now figured it out. Although picking up manure is a bit dirty, it is easier than working in the mines.

Seeing this, He Gui suddenly spoke. "Discipline is kind to me. I am willing to surrender to the Ming Dynasty and be loyal to His Majesty the Supervisor. From now on, I will fight for the Ming Dynasty. I also ask Discipline to report on behalf of the villain!"

He Gui went through a whole night of ideological struggle and finally made a decision.

He is going to surrender!
When the supervisor heard this, the expression on his face was obviously a little stunned, but he still spoke.

"What's wrong? Have you finally figured it out? No longer insist on being a traitor?"

"Just wait until I report this matter."

Although this labor camp was set up for the Eight Banners and some die-hard Green Camp generals.

But this does not mean that Ming Dynasty did not give them a chance!

The Eight Banners need to undergo 20 years of labor reform before they can be released to freedom. This is a hard and fast rule.

After 20 years of labor reform, although most people cannot persist, there must be some lucky ones who can persist until the end.

For the captured Eight Banners, this 20-year labor reform period was the hope that the Ming Dynasty gave them...

However, if the Green Camp general is willing to surrender, it will not be difficult to get out of the labor camp.

Although He Gui caused a lot of obstacles for Ming Dynasty, this was more proof of his value.

For such a talent, as long as he is willing to surrender, Ming Dynasty will definitely tolerate it.

How do you say that? I am not afraid that you will make mistakes, but I am afraid that you will be useless.

When the surrounding bannermen heard He Gui's words, they became angry, and they couldn't help but shout angrily at He Gui.

"The thief is so brave, how dare you betray the Qing Dynasty!"

"He Gui, you must not make any mistakes. We, the Qing Dynasty, will eventually be able to wipe out the Ming thieves. What you did today is inviting trouble for yourself!"

"He Gui, if you are confused for a moment, it will harm your own reputation."

"..."

Seeing what these banner men said, He Gui's eyes became firmer.

There is no point in having a good reputation. He just wants to live now and wants his family to live well.

In the face of life and death, reputation doesn't seem to be that important.

But before he could say anything, several overseers raised their whips towards the bannermen who talked the most, and whipped them violently.

"Made, you talk a lot, don't you? Your workload has doubled today, and you won't be allowed to eat until you finish it..."

Several talkative bannermen were whipped so hard that they screamed in agony.

But he couldn't get the sympathy of the Ming army supervisors!

When the Eight Banners first entered Shanhaiguan and implemented the policy of enclosing land, occupying houses, and shaving their hair to change clothes in the Central Plains, more than tens of millions of Han people died at the hands of their ancestors?
The hardships they endure and the crimes they suffer in the labor camps are nothing but karma!

Yongwei and Fulongan looked at each other with wry smiles on their faces.

They didn't dare to show their heads.

They all look down upon their own cowardice...

……

It was the beginning of November in the ninth year of Chongzhen 140 in the Ming Dynasty.

After Zhu Jing'an completed the finishing work of the Battle of Shaoguan, he led his people back to Guangzhou.

He was greeted by cheers that resounded throughout Guangzhou and outside, as well as the gentry and common people eating pots of pulp to welcome the king's master.

After the First World War in Shaoguan, Zhu Jing'an used his actual military exploits to make the people of Guangdong and Guangxi realize that the Ming Dynasty was really coming back.

The people's hearts in Guangdong and Guangxi will naturally surrender to the Ming Dynasty!

Zhu Jing'an rode all the way back to the Governor's Mansion in Guangzhou City, and immediately ordered the army to repair and prepare for war.

At the same time, he also sent people to issue an ultimatum to the foreigners in Macau.

Ask them to withdraw from Macau and explain to Ming Dynasty about Henry and his party!
……

PS: Something happened this afternoon, so I didn’t have time to type.

Therefore, today’s Chapter 2 only has [-] words.

Well, normal updates will resume tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)