"Mr. Governor, what was the result of our army's battle last night?"
Tuhai said with a smile.
"It's ok!"
"Although two of the thieves' leaders escaped, most of the thieves were wiped out by my Qing Dynasty!"
"These damn water bandits will no longer pose a threat to my army!"
Hong Chengchou smiled and stroked his beard.
"Your Majesty is wise, wise and decisive, and I admire you!"
The two looked at each other and burst into hearty laughter almost at the same time.
…
Outside Ningdu Prefecture, the war between the Qing army and the Ming army continues!
The armies of both sides were lined up on both sides, with clear flags, war drums beating continuously, and artillery roaring.
On the battlefield, soldiers from both sides clashed fiercely and fought to the death.
The battlefield was filled with corpses. The soldiers of the Ming army launched attacks again and again, but were blocked by the Qing army.
Zheng Chenggong was sitting in the big tent, looking at the frontline battle report in his hand, his expression not very good.
It has been nearly a month since he led his army to Ningdu Prefecture.
But the war is still at a stalemate!
Strategically speaking, his strategic goal was achieved.
The main force of the Jiangxi Qing army was dragged into Ningdu Prefecture, sharing part of the pressure for Geng Jingzhong.
This gave Geng Jingzhong a chance to fight back.
However, from the perspective of the war itself, Zheng Chenggong lost completely.
It was clear that our own forces had the upper hand, but the battle situation was at a stalemate.
I was stunned that I couldn’t attack!
It’s really embarrassing!
In the past, he had cooperated with Zhu Hongyu in joint operations, and saw the Liberation Army defeat the Qing army in front of them time and time again with inferior strength. Zheng Chenggong was also a little confused.
I feel that the Qing army is nothing more than this!
It wasn't until he led his troops alone to confront the Qing army that he suddenly discovered it.
The Qing army is still the original Qing army, and the Zheng army is still the original Zheng army. The only ones that can fight are the Liberation Army.
The reason why I felt that the battle went smoothly when I fought with the Liberation Army was because the Liberation Army was strong enough.
Suppressed the momentum of the Qing army!
"Ming Jin, withdraw your troops!"
After taking a look at the sky outside, Zheng Chenggong opened his mouth and gave instructions.
At this moment, a messenger ran in from outside and shouted loudly!
Zheng Chenggong frowned slightly and asked.
"Where did the news come from?"
The messenger opened his mouth and replied.
"Your Majesty, this is a military report sent from Guangzhou by His Highness the Governor!"
Hearing this, Zheng Chenggong relaxed his brows and spoke.
"Send it over!"
As he finished speaking, the messenger quickly stepped forward and presented a military report to Zheng Chenggong.
Zheng Chenggong took the military report and started reading it.
Looking at the contents of the military report, Zheng Chenggong's frown gradually relaxed.
The military newspaper mainly said three things.
First, the Battle of Guilin ended, and the Ming Dynasty Guangxi Strategy ended.
The second is the news from Kunming. Wu Sangui, who was given a national surname by the Qing court and whose entire family was carried under the Manchu military flag, raised the banner of the Qing monarch and officially raised his troops to rebel against the Qing Dynasty.
Third, the Fifth Army Governor’s Mansion has finalized the Jiangxi strategy!
When the troops and horses that attacked Guangxi return to Guangzhou, the Ming Dynasty will mobilize troops and horses to Jiangxi to participate in the war.
Before that, Zheng Chenggong must try his best to stabilize the situation in Jiangxi!
After reading these three messages, Zheng Chenggong felt complicated.
The rapid success of the Guangxi Raiders gave him hope for the revival of the Ming Dynasty.
Wu Sangui's raising the flag to fight against the Qing Dynasty made him feel strange. After all, he and Wu Sangui both had national surnames...
But it's just a little complicated. Zheng Chenggong has no intention of rebelling.
He is still very loyal to Ming Dynasty!
The reason why Zheng Chenggong was so loyal to the Ming Dynasty was actually due to the education he received since childhood.
Zheng Zhilong is a pirate, but he is a pirate with ideals and goals.
He knew that if his family continued to be pirates, sooner or later it would fall apart. Transforming into the gentry class was the only way out for his Zheng family.
Therefore, Zheng Zhilong paid great attention to Zheng Chenggong’s education issues.
He hired famous teachers from an early age to give him the most orthodox Confucian education.
Even after Zheng Chenggong grew up, he used his relationship with Southeast interest groups to let Zheng Chenggong study under the name of the great scholar Qian Qianyi.
Zheng Chenggong has been instilled with the Confucian concept of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism since he was a child, and the idea of loyalty to the emperor is almost engraved in his bones.
There is also the Jiangxi strategy that Ming Dynasty is about to launch.
This actually made Zheng Chenggong breathe a sigh of relief.
After this period of fierce fighting, Zheng Chenggong still clearly realized that he could not defeat Ningdu Prefecture.
Instead of being in a stalemate with the Qing army here and wasting time.
It would be better for the Liberation Army to quickly enter the scene to break the deadlock in Jiangxi.
It would also be helpful to quickly end the war in Jiangxi and prepare in advance for the next battle with the main force of the Qing army heading south.
…
Outer city of Beijing!
In a private room of a restaurant, several businessmen dressed in brocade silk sat around and discussed business.
"The price of cloth in Guangdong has dropped sharply recently. If we can purchase a batch, transport it to the north, and sell it to the Mongolians on the grasslands, the profit will be huge."
A very wealthy middle-aged businessman said.
His surname is Fan, from Fan Yongdou.
His name is Fan Kangnian, and he is one of the top shopkeepers of the Fan family.
With the entry of the Qing Dynasty, the Eight Traitors were granted the title of Imperial Merchants by Shunzhi, granted various business privileges, and were given official positions as rewards.
Senior members of the Fan family, such as Fan Yongdou, Fan Sanba and others, began to transition to politics.
Although the family business has not been given up, most of it has been handed over to the children of the branch to manage and manage it.
It was against this background that Fan Kangnian became the head shopkeeper of the Fan family.
A thin-looking businessman named Li Wen asked.
"Over there in Guangdong..."
"Those cloths with reduced prices are probably the property of Ming thieves!"
"If we purchase those cloths in large quantities now, wouldn't we be endangering the enemy?"
Li Wen was Fan Kangnian's downline and one of the small businessmen who relied on the Fan family for a living. However, because of his sweet mouth, he had a very good personal relationship with Fan Kangnian.
Hearing this, Fan Kangnian rolled his eyes and said.
"As the saying goes, businessmen have no borders! My Fan family only cares about business and doesn't care about anything else."
His Fan family could become traitors for profit and betray the Ming Dynasty once.
So for the sake of profit, is there any problem in selling Daqing again?
Besides, Fan Kangnian was just planning to buy some cloth from Guangdong, but he was not planning to betray the Qing Dynasty.
Fan Kangnian smacked his lips and continued.
"This needs to happen as soon as possible!"
"The imperial army of civilian thieves has moved south. If we move slower here, the Ming thieves will be wiped out!"
"There is no need to continue this business!"
It can be heard that Fan Kangnian has full confidence in me, the Qing Dynasty.
Li Wen also nodded in approval.
"What Shopkeeper Fan said is good, but you still have to look at Shopkeeper Fan's judgment."
"For someone like me who is really blind, there is nothing wrong with following Shopkeeper Fan to make a fortune. Shopkeeper Fan will need a lot of support in the future."
Fan Kangnian smiled and nodded, agreeing.
Another businessman on the side said.
"Have you heard? The Qing Dynasty seems to be abolishing the hair-shaving order recently?!"
"Someone in my family has some connections with the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I heard the news from there. I don't know if it is true or not."
Fan Kangnian said with a smile, first showing off his personal connections.
"wrong!"
"I heard from Young Master Sanba that the Qing Dynasty is not abolishing the hair shaving order, but is charging and exempting shaving money, which seems to be ten taels of silver."
"As long as you pay these ten taels of silver for free, you can stop shaving your hair!"
The businessman just said with great interest.
"Is this reliable? Is it really possible not to shave your head?"