The high flying white flag seems to symbolize the end of the Qing Dynasty's Qiongzhou Navy!
Other Qing ships nearby saw someone hoisting white flags and surrendered, and they all followed suit and hoisted white flags.
When it comes to surrender, as long as the first one is involved, the positions of the remaining people will soon be shaken.
It is true that the Qing army received money before the battle, but the bravery they showed in this battle and being able to fight to this level were worthy of the reward Jin Shusheng gave them.
Now that Jin Shusheng has died in the battle, they surrendered, and no one can say anything wrong.
After all, you get what you pay for, and if you want them to risk their lives for a reward of just a few dollars, isn't that a hooliganism?!
The large-scale surrender of the Qing army marked the end of the Qiongzhou Naval Battle.
After collecting the prisoners of war, the Ming army was already preparing for the landing.
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The Qing court really didn't care much about Qiongzhou, which can be seen just from the Qing court's military deployment.
Qiongzhou has a navy, but not many ships. In total, there are more than a hundred ships of various sizes, but most of them are sand ships, Guangzhou ships, and even fishing boats of dozens of tons.
There are troops stationed in Qiongzhou, but they are all green camps.
Qiongzhou’s wharf doesn’t even have a fort!
After the Ming army completely annihilated the Qiongzhou Navy of the Qing Dynasty, nothing could hinder the Ming army's landing.
The Ming Army's marine troops quickly completed the landing and then took control of Qiongzhou Pier.
Boxes of various supplies were transported.
The Liberation Army landed ashore in accordance with the organizational structure and prepared to deploy defenses near the pier to guard against the Qing army's counterattack.
Although the Qing army may not necessarily be capable or dare to counterattack, there is nothing wrong with preparing for the worst!
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At this time, there was a panic in Qiongzhou City, as if the sky was falling.
How long did it take for the two sides to go to war?
I'm afraid that in less than half an hour, the admiral of the Qiongzhou Navy was killed on the spot, and the entire Qiongzhou Navy was wiped out!
Magistrate He Wenwei felt an overwhelming pressure.
If the Ming army launched an attack on Qiongzhou City at this time, how could they resist it?
"What to do!"
"What can we do?!"
"Who has a good strategy to defeat the enemy?"
"..."
He Wenwei looked anxious and asked the people around him.
All the officials and gentry of Qiongzhou Prefecture around him had frightened expressions on their faces.
Fortunately for the gentry, there is no difference between the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty to them. Whose family should I serve as an official?
It would be more comfortable to serve as an official for the Ming Dynasty. At least you don't have to keep a money rat tail, right?
But for the officials of the Qing court, this was not the case!
Most of these officials in the Qing court were serving in other places and their families were not around. If they surrendered to the Ming army, their family records would be implicated.
If you are lucky, the men will be sent to the army and the women will be sold to the training department.
If you are unlucky, then you have to play Jiuzu Xiaoxiao!
"Please, Lord Fu, open the treasury and arsenal, and give rewards to the Green Camp soldiers to stabilize the morale of the army!"
"We will urgently recruit young men in the city, mobilize the servants of various wealthy families to guard the courtyard, and organize them into civilian warriors, ready to assist the regular soldiers of the Green Battalion to defend the city!"
Ye Liangguang, the general magistrate of Qiongzhou Prefecture, suggested.
He Wenwei nodded vigorously and then gave instructions.
"Did you hear that?"
"Do it quickly!"
Yan Zitong, the commander-in-chief of Qiongzhou on the side, said.
"Lord Fu Zun, the pirates have just landed and their foothold is not yet stable. Perhaps we can launch an attack!"
"If you attack halfway across the river, you have a chance of defeating the enemy in one fell swoop!"
He Wenwei subconsciously wanted to refuse. Defending the city was risky. He was so full that he had to go out for a swim?!
But before he could express his refusal, Yan Zitong, the commander-in-chief of Qiongzhou, added.
"Sir, guarding the city all the time is not an option!"
"We are waiting for foreign aid to be cut off, and the internal instability will be lost. If we stick to it for a long time, we will lose it!"
While speaking, Yan Zitong glanced several times at the wealthy gentry in Qiongzhou Prefecture not far away.
These wealthy gentry had evasive eyes and talked together in twos and threes, with no worry on their faces.
It is obvious that they are not concerned about the current situation facing Qiongzhou Prefecture.
It formed a very sharp contrast with the sad-looking officials of the Qing Dynasty in Qiongzhou Prefecture!
It seems that those wealthy gentry people should have already planned to love me again, Daming!
I have to guard against it!
He Wenwei got Yan Zitong's hint, but he still couldn't make up his mind.
It is already difficult to defend the city, but wouldn't it be even more dangerous if we fight the Ming army in the field?
Yan Zitong opened his mouth and added more words.
"You don't know something, sir. Although the pirates' navy is sharp, their land battles have been repeatedly defeated by our Qing soldiers."
"If we go out of the city to fight, we might as well attack half way across the city. We may not lose!"
He Wenwei finally nodded and ordered Yan Zitong to prepare for the battle out of the city.
And ordered to prepare military supplies and war expenses for the Green Camp that came out of the city to face the Ming army!
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"Mr. Wen, seeing that the Ming Dynasty is about to fight back again, as the leading figure in our Qiongzhou Prefecture, you have to stand up and say something!"
A middle-aged man with a big belly, wearing brocade clothes, and a more elegant face spoke.
At this time, he was looking with bright eyes at an old man wearing a Confucian shirt, with a gray beard and a money rat tail hair ornament.
The old man's surname is Wen, his name is Liangchen, he was born in the Wanli year, and he is over seventy years old this year.
He studied hard for more than ten years, and passed the Jinshi examination in the third year of Tianqi. Later, he served as an official in Zhangzhou Prefecture, and returned home in the sixteenth year of Chongzhen.
Since then, he has been teaching and educating people in his hometown to train younger generations!
Well-known in the countryside!
To be precise, he is not actually the most famous gentry in Qiongzhou.
Those truly famous rural sages basically invaded Qiongzhou during the Manchu Qing Dynasty, issued an order to shave their heads and change their clothes, then rebelled, and their entire family was killed, or committed suicide and martyred the country.
Wen Liangchen did not dare to resist the tyranny of the Qing court and was reluctant to commit suicide. He could only choose to shave his hair and stay at home as an otaku.
To put it bluntly, it means non-violence and non-cooperation!
All the famous and courageous people were dead, and Wen Liangchen, who was not very prominent at first, naturally became a prominent figure in Qiongzhou.
Wen Liangchen's eyebrows are very long and gray, and his face is also slim and long.
The presentation is very good!
"What to say?"
"I'm already quite old, what else can I say?"
Wen Liangchen was unwilling to express his position.
Although at present, it seems inevitable that the Ming army will regain Qiongzhou.
But who can say for sure about war?
Just like Zheng Chenggong's Northern Expedition to Nanjing, before his defeat and collapse in Nanjing, the battle went extremely smoothly, and the entire Jiangnan and Jiangbei responded. Anyone who looked at the battle, wouldn't it look like a Qing Dynasty pill situation?
Who would have thought that Zheng Chenggong would overturn his car just outside the city of Nanjing?!
Wen Liangchen is getting old, and he is unwilling to take any risks before the situation of the war is fully understood.
The middle-aged man with a big belly said with a smile.
"Why do you say this, Mr. Wen? You are always getting stronger and stronger!"
"With today's situation, please give us some advice!"
The middle-aged man continued to ask shamelessly.
The rest of the people also spoke one after another.
Wen Liangchen knocked the crutch in his hand and then spoke.
"Isn't General Yan going to lead his troops out of the city to meet the enemy?"
"Let's see how the battle progresses!"
"Just make preparations to prepare the food and drink in order to welcome the king's master. Don't do any other unnecessary things."
A basket of food and a pot of milk is used to welcome the king. As for whether the king he welcomes is from the Ming Dynasty or the Qing Dynasty, it doesn't matter!
Who should be welcomed but not welcomed?!
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These are the two updates today, and I will take the exam for subject 2 tomorrow. After the exam, I will resume normal updates.