Chapter 253: Treaty of Nanjing between the Qing Dynasty and the British
Otherwise, it’s hard to say whether there will be assistance in the future!
As for them, huddled in a corner of Mengla, life would be very difficult if they did not receive assistance from the Liberation Army!
What's more, the Qing court now refuses to admit that Wang Fuchen killed Yongli.
Therefore, Yongli now just hangs a missing sign!
However, everyone knew that Yongli was probably dead!
Otherwise, there is really no reason for him to hide and not come out!
If Yong Li was still alive, it would not be that simple to get them to recognize Zhu Hongyu as the supervisor of the country.
But now that Yongli is dead, it doesn’t matter anymore!
The Ming Army Camp in Mengla!
The Ming soldiers in the camp were practicing, and Li Dingguo summoned Li Laiheng, Habai and others, as well as the generals in his camp to discuss the matter.
Everyone gathered together, and Li Dingguo said with relief.
"I have received the battle report from Guangdong!"
"His Royal Highness Jian Guo and the Prince of Yanping County joined forces in the Northern Expedition. After capturing Qiongzhou, they sent troops to the coast of Guangdong."
"After conquering Macao and Humen, Prince Yanping led his troops north to the coast of Fujian, and His Royal Highness Jian Guo led his troops to the interior of Guangdong."
"In Tanzhou Town, they completely wiped out the 7,000 Han troops and eight banners led by Shang Zhixin, the prince of Pingnan, who was the Qing Dynasty's duke."
"Then they successively conquered Xiangshan, Foshan, Shunde, Jiangmen... and other places, and annihilated a large number of Qing green troops."
"The prince of Yanping County went all the way north from the coast of Fujian, conquered Zhangzhou and Quanzhou successively, and marched to the city of Fuzhou, killing, wounding and capturing a large number of Qing troops."
"Hahaha, it really strengthens the prestige of our Ming Dynasty!"
Li Dingguo laughed heartily.
It had been a long time since he had heard such exciting news since the defeat at Mopanshan.
On the side, Li Dingguo's deputy general Zhu Tingyun stroked his beard and said.
"King Jin, since His Royal Highness Jianguo and King Yanping have achieved such results, our army should probably counterattack appropriately!"
"Having been huddled in this mountain, my bones will rot!"
Zhu Tingyun is from Guangxi, and his family ancestor is the Jinyiwei Xiaoqi of the Ming Dynasty.
Until his father's generation, the Zhu family still carried an official status!
After Jiashen, the Qing army entered the pass, and the Hongguang court was destroyed.
When Yongli ascended the throne in Zhaoqing, he was Yongli's personal guard.
Later, he was sent to the army. After more than ten years of war, he is now Li Dingguo's deputy general.
Li Laiheng on the side said.
"It's just that Wu Sangui has a large army in Yunnan and Guizhou, and the Manchu Eight Banners of the Qing court are stationed there. If our army rushes out rashly, we may not be able to match it!"
Whether it is Wu Sangui's Guan Ning cavalry or the Manchu Eight Banners soldiers of the Qing Dynasty, they are all very powerful opponents.
Habai also said in an angry voice.
"Although this thief Wu Sangui is of low character and despicable, he is still somewhat capable in leading troops."
Before Habai rebelled against the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty, he had served under Wu Sangui and had some understanding of Wu Sangui's abilities.
Li Dingguo sat in the top position, tapping his fingers lightly on the table, his face full of solemnity.
Although he was unwilling to admit it, Li Dingguo was also full of fear of Wu Sangui.
It was under Wu Sangui's attack that the Yongli court lost several provinces in the southwest and was driven to Burma.
When Li Dingguo faced Wu Sangui, he won less and lost more!
Although the reason why the Ming army was constantly defeated was mainly because the Qing army was stronger than the Ming army.
But the role played by the commander-in-chief Wu Sangui cannot be ignored either!
Seeing everyone looking at him, Li Dingguo spoke.
"Since the Northern Expedition to our homeland is not feasible for the time being, let's attack Burma!"
"The king of Burma, Mangbai, launched the cursed water disaster, massacred the emperor's ministers, and handed the emperor over to the traitor Wu Sangui."
"If it hadn't been for General Habai's righteousness, the Emperor would have died inexplicably at the hands of Wu Sangui, a rebellious minister and traitor!"
"I can't swallow this breath!"
Now Li Dingguo's mentality is, damn it, I can't defeat Wu Sangui, how can I defeat your little Burma?
Everyone nodded, indicating that they couldn't swallow this breath.
Zhu Tingyun said.
"If our army can capture the entire Burma, it will also be beneficial to the overall situation of resisting the Qing Dynasty!"
"His Royal Highness Jian Guo captured Lu Song, and Prince Yanping captured Da Yuan."
"They all have their own foundation overseas and can provide stable soldiers and food for the cause of resisting the Qing Dynasty."
"That's why we can launch a beautiful counterattack along the coast of Guangdong and Fujian!"
"If our army can take the entire Myanmar as its base and use Myanmar's wealth and soldiers for its own use, it will definitely be able to successfully counterattack Yunnan and Guizhou!"
Everyone's eyes lit up and they began to discuss the specific strategy for entering the army.
Fight Myanmar!
Speaking of this, they are no longer sleepy!
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Zheng's fleet transported a large number of people and supplies to Da Yuan.
Zheng Chenggong himself also returned to the senior staff and began to take charge of the placement of the population and the development of senior staff.
He also sent people to the Pearl River Estuary to discuss matters in Macau with Zhu Hongyu.
Zhu Hongyu cooperated with Charles to stage a drama in which Ming and Britain fell out.
The sixteenth year of Yongli, 1662 of Western calendar!
On the night of the third day of July, Macau was ablaze with flames and gunshots!
There were also continuous shelling sounds on the sea!
On the second day, the flag of the Ming army descended over Macau, leaving only the British Union Jack flying high.
Zhu Hongyu left Macau with his fleet and settled in Hong Kong.
And continue to host population transfer and the development of Hong Kong Island.
Since the Qing army had no ships, they had no choice but to face the Ming army lingering in Hong Kong.
Immediately, Shang Kexi instructed the Guangzhou Prefecture to sign a treaty with the Prince's British friends at the Governor's Mansion of Guangdong and Guangxi under the notarization of the Prince's Palace.
At Charles's insistence, the treaty was named the "Treaty of Nanjing" and contained only one article.
That is to convert Macau from a concession to the Portuguese to a concession to the "British".
Everything else remains as usual!
The reason why it was called this name was that in the eyes of the British, Guangzhou was the Nanjing of the Qing Dynasty.
The treaty signed in Guangzhou is, of course, called the Treaty of Nanjing.
When Shang Kexi heard this, his face was full of smiles, because Guangzhou is his fiefdom!
So I agreed!
Of course, this is just a superficial excuse!
The real reason is actually because of Zhu Hongyu’s bad taste!
He felt that since he had traveled through time, he vowed to let Kang Mazi experience what it means to have a strong ship and a sharp cannon two hundred years in advance.
When the first treaty was signed, it was not called the Treaty of Nanjing. I always felt that something was missing.
Of course, this is Zhu Hongyu's own pleasure.
Charles, who was responsible for signing the treaty with the Qing court, did not know why Zhu Hongyu insisted that the treaty be called the "Treaty of Nanjing".
After the treaty is signed, Macau’s trade will continue!
A large amount of cargo is handled from Macau every day.
However, many businessmen who were dealing with the business were keenly aware that although Macau had changed its flag.
However, those responsible for public security, tax collection and other tasks, and even guarding forts and inspecting customs, except for a few more foreign faces, are generally still the same people...
The current owner of Macau, the "British", often behaves very humbly in front of some Chinese people.
Everything has changed, but it seems like nothing has changed!