Yunxiao County, the fortified city built by Li Shutai and Zhou Lianggong five years ago, was conquered by Wang Yu four years ago, and then Chen Python was stationed here for half a year, anyway, it was not a long-term defense of the city, just harvested the grain and left, Chen Python destroyed the city wall, and the people in the city and nearby were all coerced to Xiamen. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info Since then, the city wall of Yunxiao has been dilapidated.

After Li Shutai and Dasu "recovered" Yunxiao County, they did not spend a lot of money on repairs, but simply repaired the city wall with mud and bricks. At present, the height of the Yunxiao city wall is no more than one foot and five feet, which is about the same as an earthen city.

The defenders in the city are even more pitiful, not even a hundred green battalion soldiers, and the government officials are pitifully few, only more than ten people. And the people near Yunxiao were all taken back by Chen Python, and the county order couldn't even recruit white servants, and there were only more than 50 white servants in the entire county. As for the people? The population is not very small, where do you go to recruit people?

Shang Zhixin didn't have the heart to help the Qing court defend Fujian at all, and just wanted to escape back to Guangdong as soon as possible. Li Shutai, Wu Liuqi, Yang Guotai, Huang Wu and others, who were loyal to the Qing court, were either killed, nailed to wooden stakes, or cut into human sticks, and no one was willing to defend several small county towns in Fujian.

"Boom" rows of solid shells smashed on the head of the city, and the base of the dilapidated and low city wall could not withstand the shelling, and cracked and collapsed in many places, and was blasted open in three gaps.

"Kill the Tartars!" Hordes of Ming troops poured into the city walls.

The city was broken, the county committed suicide, the county master was lowered, and the inspection of the history ran early.

Dozens of miles away, the middle camp of the Ming army in Zhangzhou, that is, the original Jingnan Wangfu Zhangzhou Temporary Palace.

Wang Xinyu sat in the lobby, looking at the battle reports and intelligence sent back from all sides. At that time, there was no radio, and all communication relied on people and horses to send back and forth, which was extremely inconvenient, and the time to obtain information was also very long.

"Tartars are going to build a firearms battalion of the Eight Banners?" Wang Xinyu picked up a copy of the information sent by the agents of the Heaven and Earth Society.

Wang Yuyou picked it up and looked at it, and threw the information on the desk with disdain: "What can the Eight Banners Firearms Battalion do?" In fact, the biggest threat to us from the Tartars is not the Eight Banners Firearms Battalion, but the Huguang New Army! ”

"Not bad! This Eight Flags Firearms Battalion is a joke! Wang Xinyu sneered.

At that time, there were two kinds of military systems, one was the feudal army, that is, he was born a soldier since childhood, such as the notorious military household system. In this system, soldiers and officers were rewarded for their merits and received their own land. However, the military household system of the Ming Dynasty was in fact inherited from the Han warlords of the Yuan Dynasty, except that the peasants were no longer hired or the fields were rented to the peasants for cultivation, but the military households directly cultivated the land.

This kind of feudal lifelong military system has a positive significance at the beginning, which can encourage soldiers to make more military exploits in order to obtain more fiefdoms. However, when the military household system came to the end, everyone knew that the soldiers who farmed the fields had degenerated into peasants, and the officers had become landlords, and the military households after the middle of the Ming Dynasty were so rotten that they could not be used at all.

The Manchu Eight Banners system, in fact, is also a feudal system, in fact, in essence is not much different from the Ming Dynasty's military household system, the main difference is that each Eight Banners soldier is not a farmer in the end, but a parasite who receives hardcore crops for nothing.

Before the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, in order to live a better life in the future, the soldiers of the Eight Banners had to make meritorious contributions desperately in order to obtain more rewards and coats. But after entering the customs, they all have what they should have, and they live a worry-free life in the capital, and their descendants have inherited the hardcore crops left by their elders, and they have inherited them from generation to generation, who else is willing to work hard? Therefore, the Eight Banners system quickly rotted after entering the customs, and after only less than 20 years of entering the customs, it was already overwhelmed.

In addition to the soldiers of the feudal system, another kind of soldier system was the employment system, that is, the soldier was to receive money and support his family.

From Qi Jiguang's Qi family army to the Guanning Iron Cavalry behind, as well as the soldiers of Zuo Liangyu and others, they are all employment systems. The green battalion soldiers of the Qing army and the army of the Southern Ming Dynasty are also employment systems. Including the current Wang Xinyu, it is also an employment system.

Soldiers under the mercenary system receive military salaries, and they do not have divided fields, and rely on military salaries and meritorious service to support their families, and the greater the merit they make, the greater the official they become, and the higher their military salaries. From the very beginning, this system also had a positive effect, which could stimulate more meritorious service and raise the morale of the army.

But the army of the mercenary system will also rot in the future. Officers feel that their salaries are too low, so they will naturally find ways to eat empty salaries and drink soldiers' blood; The soldiers received their salaries, but they were not willing to go out for exercises, training, and every day they were visiting kilns, gambling, smoking big cigarettes, and simply eating and waiting for death. Just look at the green battalion soldiers in the late Qing Dynasty in real history.

In fact, in addition to the army of the feudal system and the mercenary system, there was actually a kind of army with a strong regimental training system. For example, Lu Xiangsheng's Tianxiong army is all fellow countrymen, friends, brothers, family members, etc., often one person dies in battle, which can arouse the anger of most people, so the fighting spirit is extremely strong, once they encounter the enemy, they will bite and fight to the end.

There are also large and small heroes who have their own nursing homes, etc., which are also armed forces with a certain nature of group training, and the eight families of the Jin Shang are actually strong and powerful. It's just that the scale of those nursing homes is too small to form a strong combat effectiveness.

The army formed by Zhou Peigong during the rebellion of the three feudatories was also an armed force of the nature of a strong regiment, but Zhou Peigong was not Zeng Guofan, and after the rebellion of the three feudatories subsided, the Lian Yong formed by Zhou Peigong was also included in the green camp and has been rotting ever since.

And the real powerful regiment with great influence in history is the notorious Hunan army! Li Hongzhang's Huai army is actually a branch of the Hunan army, and the later Beiyang warlords inherited an army of the Huai army, which is a real sense of the local heroic regiment training arm, and in the late Qing Dynasty, it became an important national force of the Qing government, but it was this army that finally overthrew the Manchu rule.

Therefore, whether it is the Eight Banners Army of the feudal system or the green battalion of the mercenary system, the ultimate fate is to degenerate. The real threat is still Zhou Peigong's Huguang New Army.

Due to the changes in history, Zhou Peigong has become an existence like Zeng Guofan in advance, but Ao Bai did not let go, and still controlled this army, but it was only on the surface, if Zhou Pei Gong really wanted to rebel, Ao Bai would have no temper at all. It's just that Zhou Peigong and Zeng Guofan are a bit similar, they are both people who can't rebel.

It can be said that Ao Bai's vision is still very good, and he has been wooing Zhou Peigong, and he sees that the Huguang New Army is the most dynamic army, and only this new army can fight against the increasingly powerful Qiongzhou Army.

Eight Flags Firearms Battalion? It was just a joke, a farce made by Bumu Butai and the Little Emperor, as well as Sukh Saha and a group of high-class Manchurians.

The soul of the army is gone, is it useful to just improve the armament? Even if you give them the most advanced weapons, it's not the role of the transport captain?

"Unless the Tartars put the Eight Banners outside the gate to form the Eight Banners Firearms Battalion, but it seems that the Eight Banners outside the gate have no chance to enter the customs! Zheng Xi, they are doing a good job outside the gate! There are also Rakshasa people, Japanese people, from the slave side to constantly make trouble for the Tartars outside the Guan, see how the Tartars can free their hands! Wang Yuyou said with a smile.

"Yes!" Wang Xinyu nodded, "As long as the Tartars use their Eight Banners of the Capital to form the Eight Banners Firearms Battalion, it will just add a little bit of laughter to us!" ”

"Report!" Outside, there were soldiers hurrying in.

The soldiers walked into the lobby, knelt on one knee, and presented a letter with both hands: "Dashuai, this is a letter sent by Guangdong, please take a look!" ”

Wang Xinyu took the letter, only to see that the fire paint on the letter was intact. When I opened the letter, there were two letters inside, the first one was naturally a letter written by the agents of the Heaven and Earth Society, saying that Shang Zhixin had moved. Look at the second letter inside, it is actually a handwritten letter written by Shang Zhixin!

Shang Zhixin's letter said that as long as the conditions are right, you can offer Guangzhou City!

"Dashuai, how much sincerity do you think this Shang Zhixin can have? Even if he is sincere, Shang Kexi will definitely fight to the death, so let's not expect Shang Kexi to surrender! Wang Yuyou said after reading the letter.

Wang Xinyu briefly recalled his understanding of the period of the Three Feudatories in his memory, and thought for a moment before he spoke: "This feudal clan thinks that Shang Zhixin is still credible!" Shang Kexi will not surrender, but now the military power in Guangzhou is in Shang Zhixin's hands; Although Shang Zhixiao also has some military power, he is not Shang Zhixin's opponent! ”

"If Shang Zhixin opens the door and dedicates the city, isn't it going to be an enemy of his father and younger brother?" Wang Yuyou frowned.

"Mr. Wang, in the eyes of people like Shang Zhixin, are there still fathers and younger brothers? Shang Zhixiao has long been regarded by him as the number one enemy! And Shang Zhixiao is also bent on seizing Shang Zhixin's position as the son, although the two are brothers, they are enemies! As for Shang Kexi, I think Shang Zhixin wished he had braided his hair earlier! Wang Xinyu said with a smile.

"In this way, we can take Guangzhou without bloodshed?" Li Rui asked.

Wang Yuyou touched his beard and said, "Hahaha!" It is impossible to take Guangzhou without bloodshed! At least we have to defeat Hahamu and a gang of Manmeng Eight Banners. As for how Shang Zhixin wants to cooperate with us, then we have to let people contact us again. ”

At this moment, someone outside came to report: "Report to the commander, Geng Zhongge has come to ask for a meeting!" ”

"Let him in!" Wang Xinyu nodded. Geng Zhongge has come to see him several times, but Wang Xinyu has made excuses to excuse him. If you refuse it this time, it will be a little too much to say.

Geng Zhongge walked in, stretched to the ground, and saluted respectfully: "The last general will see the lord!" ”

"General Geng, I'm here to find this domain, but what's the matter?" Wang Xinyu asked with a smile.

Geng Zhongge arched his hand and said: "Lord, the last general will sincerely abandon the dark and turn to the light, and I hope that the lord can give him a title." Now there are only the last generals left in the Geng family, and you promise to give Geng Jimao the title of king of the county. But now that Geng Jimao is dead, this title of county king, how do you see it...... the lord"

The title of county king is to be reserved for Geng Jingzhong, and Wang Xinyu naturally will not give this title to Geng Zhongge. So he replied, "But the Geng family still has two sons!" This matter of the county king has to be played to the court. Who exactly wants to be sealed still depends on the meaning of the imperial court, and this domain can't be the master. ”

"Lord, the two nephews are still young, I'm afraid the court won't be crowned king, right?" Geng Zhongge said.

"Who the court wants to seal, it's the meaning of the court, General Geng, you better go back and wait in peace, this domain has already played the court, if you can't be crowned the king of the county, you can also be crowned a duke." Wang Xinyu said.

Chaozhou City, because Yang Guotai, the general soldier of Chaoshan, had died in Zhangzhou, and Li Tianzhi, a close confidant of Shang Zhixin, was stationed in the General Soldier's Mansion. At this time, Shang Zhixin was also in the General Soldier's Mansion.

"Little Wangye, it seems that Guangzhou can't hold it, if Haikou comes to fight Guangzhou, will we run to Guangxi?" Li Tianzhi asked cautiously.

Although Li Tianzhi is Shang Zhixin's cronies, Shang Zhixin has not let him know that he has secretly sent someone to contact the Ming army, after all, this matter is not trivial, and there can be no sloppiness, otherwise Shang Zhixiao will definitely be very happy to use this matter to kill Shang Zhixin, and he will sit in the position of the prince again.

Shang Zhixin asked the left and right to retreat first, and then lowered his voice and said to Li Tianzhi: "Escape? Where can we escape? If you go to Guangxi, then it will not be the territory of our King of Pingnan! That's Kong Sizhen's stinky biaozi's territory! We went over there, can we have good fruit to eat? Even if Kong Sizhen's biaozi is willing to take us in, how long do you think Guangxi can hold out? ”

"Little prince, then let's lead the troops to the north? Going to Hunan? If you can't go to Huguang? Li Tianzhi said.

Shang Zhixin sneered: "Go to Hunan? Haikou is estimated to be going to Hunan soon! As for Huguang, it is someone else's territory, Zhang Changgeng, Ao Bai, Yang Maoxun, Zhao Liangdong, none of them are good! And Zhou Peigong, that kid, according to our eyeliner, that little white face is very red now! Not only is Ao Bai pulling him, Tu Hai is also pulling him, and it is said that Kong Sizhen's stinky biaozi is also pulling him! We went to Huguang, I'm afraid that even the bones and slag were bitten and swallowed, right? ”

"What then? Let's go to the capital? Li Tianzhi asked.

"I can't go to the capital! This son has been a proton in the capital for more than ten years, and he lives in fear every day, for fear that one day the head on his neck will be gone! In those years, the son of this world was not by his father's side, it was Shang Zhixiao's bastard who was by his father's side, and he poured ecstasy soup into his father every day! Father almost dethroned me! That kid is also secretly cooperating with Kong Sizhen, wanting to borrow a knife to kill people, hum! Going to the capital? That's a real wait to die! Shang Zhi said.

When Li Tianzhi heard Shang Zhixin say this, a thought flashed through him: If it doesn't work, surrender to Haikou? But this thought only flashed in his mind, and he didn't dare to think about it again.

Hey, after all, King Pingnan is as kind to me as a mountain, and the villain grew up with the little prince, how can he have such a rebellious idea? Li Tianzhi said to himself secretly in his heart.

Who knew that Shang Zhixin seemed to have seen through Li Tianzhi's thoughts: "If you are really cornered, go to Ming!" I don't believe it, if I fall, they won't give me a king! ”

Li Tianzhi was taken aback, and his face turned pale with fright: "Little prince, if you surrender, what will happen to the old prince?" Will the old prince agree to your surrender to the puppet Ming? (To be continued.) )