The Qing army was defeated, and the cavalry of the Liberation Army came out to pursue them.
The cavalry chased him north, while the Tartars fled in disgrace!
What a passion!
Zhu Hongyu was eager to try, but his horse was held back by Wang Ruxian beside him.
The corner of his mouth twitched, Zhu Hongyu suppressed his impulse and just watched the changes on the battlefield quietly.
When the war was over, Zhu Hongyu gave an order.
"Send an order to the entire army to immediately station in Foshan and control all the craftsmen in Foshan. Don't let any of them escape!"
"Let's prepare for the retreat in advance. Calculating the time, Shang Kexi will probably return to Guangzhou soon!"
"..."
Zhu Hongyu's order was issued, and the Liberation Army quickly took control of the entire Foshan Town.
Then they started arresting people from house to house!
As a handicraft center, Foshan has skilled craftsmen in every household.
Zhu Hongyu didn't want to let any of these skilled craftsmen go.
Many craftsmen fled into the countryside and were captured by the Liberation Army.
The Liberation Army stopped at Foshan and stopped advancing toward Guangzhou.
If Zhu Hongyu wants to go to Guangzhou and take a walk around it, it won't be a big problem. It can be done.
Now in Guangzhou, the Qing army does not have a single field force that can stop the advance of the Liberation Army.
But it’s really not necessary!
Now the Liberation Army has collected a lot of people and craftsmen in the coastal areas.
For the time being, it has reached the limit of what the Liberation Army can absorb and digest.
Going for a walk around the city walls of Guangzhou has no other benefits except to stimulate the Qing court.
In addition, Shang Kexi is expected to return to Guangzhou soon, and Zhu Hongyu does not want to take risks under the city of Guangzhou at this time for excitement.
After collecting all the craftsmen in Foshan, the Liberation Army began to evacuate in an orderly manner!
Head all the way to the south!
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Shang Kexi was already preparing to withdraw troops from South Australia after receiving the news that Macau and Humen were attacked and attacked by the Ming and British coalition forces.
But the number of soldiers and horses under his command, including the Eight Banners and the Green Camp, totaled tens of thousands!
An army of tens of thousands cannot be withdrawn simply by withdrawing.
Food, grass and baggage, the sequence of troops' evacuation, etc. all require time to be arranged and prepared.
Moreover, due to the war in Nan'ao, it was a joint operation between Pingnan Palace and Jingnan Palace.
Fortunately, he wanted to withdraw, but he had to discuss it with Geng Jingzhong no matter what!
In addition, Shang Kexi felt that the defenses in Macau and Humen were quite effective, so there shouldn't be any trouble for a while.
Therefore, he was not in a hurry!
However, just as Shang Kexi was slowly making arrangements for the retreat and getting ready to leave.
He received news that Macau and Humen had been breached one after another.
Then, Shang Kexi couldn't sit still and ordered the army to return to Guangzhou immediately without further delay!
Humen doesn't matter, but the loss of Macao is absolutely unacceptable to Shang Kexi.
However, he had just led his team to the Jieyang area of Chaozhou. The Qing army was defeated in Tanzhou Town, the crown prince Shang Zhixin was killed, and the news came that the seven thousand Pingnan Prince's bannermen were wiped out...
When Shang Kexi heard the news, his vision went dark and he almost fell off his horse.
He suppressed his grief and ordered all the cavalry to march quickly to the rescue of Guangzhou, regardless of the infantry.
Nothing will happen to Guangzhou!
Although Shang Zhixin was the crown prince, he grew up in the capital and was treated as a playmate by Emperor Shunzhi.
The two father and sons don’t spend much time together!
To say how deep the relationship between the two is is nonsense.
Besides, Shang Kexi is quite capable of giving birth to children. He has given birth to dozens of sons and hundreds of grandchildren.
Therefore, Shang Zhixin's death is heartbreaking, but it is not unacceptable!
However, what you need to know is that Shang Kexi’s other children and grandchildren have all settled in Guangzhou!
What if the city of Guangzhou is captured by Ming thieves...
It's equivalent to being kicked in the nest, good guy, the group will be wiped out immediately!
For a wolf king, the death of one cub is nothing, but if all the cubs are killed by the group, then the calf is finished.
Back then, before he surrendered to the Manchus, the Manchus attacked Pidao and massacred the city. Shang Kexi's sons had already been killed once by the Manchus.
He didn't want to experience the feeling of having his cubs killed by a group again!
Driven by this, Shang Kexi led the cavalry from Pingnan Palace and rushed towards Guangzhou day and night!
There were countless horses exhausted along the way, but Shang Kexi kept walking half a step, constantly asking his soldiers to speed up the march.
Since they are all cavalry, they march very fast!
When the Liberation Army conquered Foshan, Shang Kexi had already arrived near Huizhou Prefecture.
And he is still galloping day and night, heading towards Guangzhou!
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In Guangzhou City, Jin Guangzu fell into absolute panic when he heard the news of Foshan's defeat from the sentry.
There is a look of fear visible to the naked eye on his face!
The Foshan blockade was defeated, and the thousands of green battalion soldiers he managed to gather were defeated by the Ming army, and the Ming army invaded Foshan.
After the news spread, the entire Guangzhou Prefecture was in panic.
You know, Foshan is not far from Guangzhou!
"Sir, you need to make an idea!"
The Guangzhou magistrate, Tongpan and other officials gathered together and spoke.
Jin Guangzu rubbed his eyebrows in pain and said.
"We can't waste our time fighting, we can't waste our time fighting!"
"Shrink your troops, protecting Guangzhou is the top priority!"
"We'll talk about counterattacking the Ming army after King Pingnan leads his army to come back for reinforcements!"
"The other thing is to send a message to Pingnan Prince's Mansion, asking the Prince's Mansion to summon the Eight Banners soldiers under the domain again to prepare to help defend Guangzhou!"
The decision Jin Guangzu made was very conservative.
Everyone responded one after another.
At this time, no one dared to propose taking the initiative to attack the Liberation Army!
The Qing army in Guangzhou retreated into Guangzhou city. The Qing army led by Shang Kexi rushed back to Guangzhou day and night to aid.
There is still quite a long distance to go!
Under such circumstances, after recruiting Foshan craftsmen and dismantling a large number of professional machinery, the Liberation Army retreated southward in an orderly manner.
Along the way, I didn’t encounter any interception!
Due to the availability of waterways, the Liberation Army's advance and withdrawal were very rapid.
By the time Shang Kexi led his troops back to Guangzhou, the Liberation Army had already withdrawn to the Xiangshan line and deployed defenses in place, preparing to block the Qing army.
Buy time for the transfer of large numbers of people and materials!
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Outside Guangzhou!
Jin Guangzu, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, the magistrate of Guangzhou, Tongpan, and other sons of Shang Kexi, such as Shang Zhixiao, Shang Zhijie and others all gathered outside the city.
Welcoming the returning reinforcements led by Pingnan King Shang Kexi himself.
There is a puff of smoke at the end of the horizon!
Then there was a huge, dark crowd!
The sound of the hoofs of war horses trampling the earth rang in everyone's ears.
It's like God is thundering and venting his anger!
The flags were flying, and the large banner representing the identity of King Pingnan was very conspicuous.
The sight of thousands of troops galloping towards us is quite terrifying.
The knights on horseback are all dusty and exhausted, but they wear cotton armor, hold knives and bows, and look fierce.
A wave of iron-blooded killing momentum is coming!
It made many civil servants outside Guangzhou who had never seen such a scene tremble in their arms and almost feel like losing control.
However, such a scene also made the confusion and fear in the hearts of Qing officials about the invasion of the "Ming-British Allied Forces" quietly disappear without a trace.
The Qing Dynasty had such a great army, why should they fear the ugly foreigners?