Shang Kexi led his troops to suppress the bandits at the end of last year and fought for more than half a year.
The thief was not wiped out, but Guangzhou's treasury was almost destroyed by his success!
After sighing, Jin Guangzu spoke.
"Order the wealthy gentry in Guangzhou to pay donations!"
"First raise a batch of food and pay to send to the army, and then talk about anything else!"
The follower's eyes flickered, "It's great to donate!"
If he doesn't accept the donation, where will he have the chance to do anything here?
However, as soon as he finished speaking, a Qing soldier ran in from outside and reported anxiously.
"Urgent report! Urgent report!"
"Report to the Governor, urgent report from Humen!"
"Pirates invaded Humen and the battle situation is critical. General Huang Zhongyuan requested reinforcements from the army!"
When Jin Guangzu heard this, his eyes widened instantly.
Pirates?!
Speaking of pirates, his first reaction was that Zheng Chenggong was here.
Isn’t this a complete failure?
Even though Zheng Chenggong has been kicked out of the mainland, he seems to be in a state of desolation.
But the Zheng family navy is really powerful!
After the Battle of Nanjing, the Qing Dynasty tried its best to organize a navy to go south to conquer Zheng Chenggong, but Zheng Chenggong turned against him.
After this battle, the entire navy of the Qing army was wiped out, and they could only choose to deal with Zheng Chenggong by moving the border and banning the sea, killing one thousand enemies and losing eighty thousand to themselves.
It was not until after the San Francisco pacification that the Qing army rebuilt a naval force and marched across the sea to conquer Taiwan, completely wiping out the last force of Nanming.
There was a gap of more than twenty years!
Question: How big of a psychological shadow did the Battle of Xiamen have on the Manchu and Qing Dynasties?
Answer: The Manchu and Qing officials in the southeast area changed their expressions when they heard about Zheng!
In history, the reason why the Ming and Zheng Group had no other achievements after the Xiamen Naval Battle.
That's because of Zheng Chenggong's sudden death!
But now, Zheng Chenggong is living well. He took his fleet to the Pearl River Estuary and asked Jin Guangzu if he was afraid?
The answer is yes!
Jin Guangzu said he was trembling!
If Zheng Chenggong really conquers Humen, he can follow the Pearl River and fight all the way to Guangzhou City.
At that time, the entire southern country will be shocked!
"Quick! Send a message to Prince Pingnan's Mansion and ask them to send someone to the government office to discuss matters."
"Order someone to send a message to King Pingnan again, asking King Pingnan to lead his troops to return for reinforcements!"
The total military strength of the Qing court in Guangdong was about 50,000.
They were composed of flag soldiers from the Pingnan Prince's Palace and the garrisoned green battalion.
Here, there are about ten thousand people under the banner of Pingnan Prince's Mansion, all of whom are elites who are good at riding and shooting.
The rest are all green soldiers!
Don't look down on the Green Camp. The Green Camp soldiers of this era are also capable of fighting.
If the British army during the Duck War encountered the Green Army soldiers of this era, they would still win with a high probability.
But it is absolutely impossible to achieve such a disparity in the casualty ratio!
Although the Qing army had a lot of troops in Guangdong.
But now Guangzhou is quite empty.
Because, Shang Kexi took the main force of the Qing army, including the banner soldiers of Pingnan Palace and the Green Camp, to Nan'ao to suppress the rebel army!
At this time, inside and outside the city of Guangzhou, there were only more than 10,000 troops guarding the city, all of them green soldiers.
If Zheng Chenggong led his troops to the walls of Guangzhou at this time, Guangzhou might really fall.
There is no room for him not to panic!
Not long after, Pingnan Prince Shang Zhixin came to the Governor's Mansion in a hurry.
Shang Zhixin received news that the Portuguese in Macau were asking for help from the Qing Dynasty!
I know about the invasion by the Ming-British coalition forces!
When he thought about his family's annual income of one million taels in Macau, he couldn't bear it for a moment.
"Master Jin, we have to send troops to rescue!"
This is the first sentence of Shang Zhixin.
Jin Guangzu nodded vigorously.
"Must be saved!"
"If pirates really hit the Pearl River Estuary, we would all have to walk around without food!"
"Can the young prince write a letter to the prince and ask for his help as soon as possible?"
Jin Guangzu asked.
Shang Zhixin nodded confidently.
"That's natural, and Guangzhou can't afford to lose anything!"
"..."
Facing the invading pirates, the two hit it off.
"I will prepare weapons and food for the army, and ask the young prince to order the soldiers under the vassal government to be brave and clothed."
"Strive to send troops for reinforcements as soon as possible!"
Jin Guangzu said this.
Guangzhou City now only has a few thousand Green Camp guards!
However, this does not mean that there are no other troops in Guangzhou.
Thousands of green battalions are just standing troops!
After giving Prince Pingnan a period of time, Shang Zhixin was able to recruit tens of thousands of young men from various vassals in the palace.
There are many veterans who have been on the battlefield and seen blood!
This is why the Qing court was so afraid of the three vassals, and why Kang Mazi was holding back his bad intentions and wanted to cut them down.
The soldiers of San Francisco are also Eight Banners soldiers!
Although it is a Han military flag, it has been destroyed by so many years of war and the Eight Banners of Manchuria have become corrupted.
The combat effectiveness of the bannermen of San Francisco is not necessarily worse than that of the Eight Bannersmen of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
More importantly, due to the policy of no intermarriage between Manchus and Han people in the early Manchu Qing Dynasty, the population growth rate of Manchuria was very slow.
Even because of the frequent wars and plagues in recent years, even the Manchu Qing Dynasty has been catching Jurchens to replenish the population since entering the country.
Manchuria's population has also been experiencing negative growth.
And what about San Francisco?
They did not have the restriction that Manchus and Han people did not intermarry.
Coupled with the death of a large number of men in the troubled times, the ratio of men to women is imbalanced.
The Eight Banners Soldiers of San Francisco married wives one after another and had children one after another!
Over the past ten years or so, the number of able-bodied banner men that any San Francisco family can produce is estimated to be more than the number of men from the Eight Banners of Manchuria.
Can the Qing court not be afraid?
Shang Zhixin nodded and said.
"Don't worry, Mr. Jin, I will gather troops and horses to rescue Macau right now!"
Jin Guangzu:??
Jin Guangzu was a little confused and suspected that he heard wrongly, but he still spoke.
“It’s Humen, not Macau!”
"Humen was attacked by pirates. General Huang Zhongyuan sent people to Guangzhou for help!"
Shang Zhixin blinked and said.
“It’s Macau!”
“All the Portuguese in Macau came to me for help!”
"What are you talking about? A country called England has colluded with Ming thieves and wants to attack the Qing Dynasty. It is now attacking Macau!"
Jin Guangzu was a little confused. The two co-authors were not talking about the same thing?
"His Royal Highness, we must save Humen first!"
"Humen is the gateway to the Pearl River. If Humen is captured by pirates, the pirates may reach the gates of Guangzhou at any time!"
"There's no need to delay!"
Shang Zhixin suddenly lost interest.
Humen is none of his business!
The business involved in Macau is worth millions of taels every year.
When it comes to saving Macau, Shang Zhixin is full of energy!
If we want to save Humen, why is he so anxious?
Humen is still far away from Guangzhou City!
Seeing Shang Zhixin's attitude, Jin Guangzu became a little anxious and asked.
"Your Highness, when will we send troops to rescue Humen?"
Shang Zhixin said.
"Leave the affairs of Humen to the Governor!"
"I will lead people to rescue Macau, but I will personally meet with the Ming and British coalition forces to see what kind of thing the British country is. How dare you offend me, the Qing Dynasty?"
The Manchus in the 19th century had no right to look down on Britain!
But the Manchus in the seventeenth century could still call Britain their little brother!
Jin Guangzu couldn't help but blushed, Ma De, if you don't save Humen, you run to save Macau, you must be really sick!