Chapter 220 Three-pronged attack on the Qing Dynasty (the war has begun, please subscribe!)

The Eight Banners New Army is a pure-bred thermal weapons army, and the weapons they use are the export version of the matchlocks that Hu Sangui and Julio sold to Kangxi.

It takes a matter of minutes to explode the chamber.

Fortunately, these new Eight Banners troops were reluctant to use new matchlock guns during training, otherwise their secrets would have been exposed.

"No, Your Majesty, the new Eight Banners Army should be used to defend the Jiangnan and Fujian areas, which are the lifeblood of the Qing Dynasty!"

"The Qing Dynasty must spend money on the construction of coastal defense in Fujian. If there is not enough coastal defense strength, then when the Ming bandits come from the sea to burn, kill and loot, the coast will be unable to resist!"

Nalan Mingzhu said in a hoarse voice.

"Moreover, Yunnan is far away from the Central Plains. If it is lost, it will be lost!" Nalan Mingzhu continued to emphasize his theory of coastal defense.

Suo'etu was not happy. As an old Eight Banner, he said that he wanted all the coastal defense and defense.

"Your Majesty, if we withdraw our borders, I will retreat even an inch before the invaders advance!" Suo'etu advocated helping Dongxu regain his country.

If Taungoo is gone, Yunnan will be gone. If Yunnan is gone, Guangdong will be gone!

"Yunnan is sparsely populated and the land is barren. Using the whole country's strength to defend Yunnan will not be worth the gain!" Nalan Mingzhu's words hit Kangxi's soul even more directly.

"The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty."

Although the Ming Guards are brave, they should sacrifice as little as possible.

The worst that can happen is that after the Ming bandits are pacified, they can put away their muskets and then spread the word that the Qing Dynasty's cavalry and archery are unparalleled.

This time, the Ming Dynasty participated in the war with a large number of troops. The first town, the second town, and the fifth town followed Zhu Kezang Yujia to personally conquer Macau, which was occupied by Portugal, and then approached Guangzhou.

The Third Town and the 40,000 Johor garrison set off from Qiongzhou Island and headed straight for Leizhou Peninsula.

"The Tatars have destroyed humanity, humiliated countless Han women, and killed tens of millions of Ming people! This is a blood debt!"

More importantly, under the prosperous Macau are the blood and tears of countless Xiangshan coolies next door.

As long as the Ming Dynasty can seize Macau and Xiangshan County, the Qing Dynasty will not only lose its huge financial resources, but the Ming Dynasty will also gain tens of thousands of laborers who gather at the Xiangshan Pass gate to make a living.

Therefore, during the years of the Qing Dynasty's maritime ban, Macau not only did not decline, but instead became more prosperous.

In addition, these garrison and servant armies were not fully equipped with equipment. Zhu Kezang simply wanted them to send people to the Qing Dynasty and take the opportunity to eliminate a wave of alien populations.

"Order!"

This time he was still conducting the expedition in person. Unlike the Qing Dynasty who suppressed the natives of Nanyang, this time the enemy was the Qing Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty had a bloody feud with the Ming Dynasty. As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he had to face it together with his soldiers.

Since then, the Macau Castle, which defeated the Dutch twice, has gained a reputation. Until now, no one dares to take advantage of it.

"Blood debts need blood to repay!"

"All units board the ship in an orderly manner, targeting Macau!"

However, this record seems to be broken by the new Ming Empire.

The last route was the Fifth, which suppressed 80,000 Burmese garrison troops, 100,000 Siamese servant troops, and 40,000 Mataram garrison troops to attack Yunnan.

"Today, this is the starting point of our revenge!"

However, it is not easy to conquer this increasingly prosperous Macau, because the Portuguese built a very strong bastion in Macau - a bastion built on a low hill, called "St. Paul's Fort"

, is the residence of the Portuguese soldiers in Macau and the basis for the Portuguese to rule Macau!

About fifty years ago, the Dutch East India Company, which had just established a foundation on the island of Java, set its sights on Macau, a Western trading stronghold on the land of the Ming Dynasty, and assembled 13 armed merchant ships and a thousand

Three hundred men went to attack.

As for why Portugal was targeted first, it was purely because the Portuguese were unlucky.

If these workers are trained, the Ming Dynasty will be able to quickly add a wave of reserve troops.

Moreover, Zhu Kezang was acting for heaven this time, and the Portuguese could not be allowed to occupy the land of the Ming Empire forever!

When we go back to Macau this time, we must pay the principal with interest, so that Macau can recover the rent that it did not give to Daming before.

In the second year of Shenwu, the 22nd year of Kangxi, the puppet emperor of the Qing Dynasty, it was July 11th.

"Kill all the Tatars! Restore the Ming Dynasty!" the soldiers shouted in unison with excitement.

As a result, they were defeated miserably in Macau by less than 300 Portuguese troops relying on large forts for defense. After losing about 300 people, they fled in disgrace - this was probably the only encounter the early Dutch colonists with strong military virtue encountered in the East.

One of several disastrous defeats.

Five years after the Battle of Macau, the Dutch came back and fought again, but they were still repelled by the Portuguese relying on the St. Paul Fort.

Previously, Hu Sangui had been eyeing these coolie workers on Xiangjiang Island on the other side of the river. However, the Portuguese were keeping a close eye on them and Hu Sangui could not trick them into coming to the Ming Dynasty.

"Wow!"

"That is, kill all the Tatars! Revive the Ming Dynasty!" Zhu Kezang said in a sinister tone.

On the temporary high platform, Zhu Kezang looked at the tens of thousands of Ming elites lined up neatly below, with a stern look on his face.

"Do you still remember the massacre in Liaodong! Do you still remember the tragedies in Yangzhou, Jiading, and Jiangyin!"

Zhu Kezang, who was in charge of the heavy Tatar and Qing troops in the Fujian area, planned to occupy Guangdong and Guangxi and Yunnan first, and then slowly advance northward.

However, if you want to capture Macau, you may not need to attack by force.

Kangxi knew exactly what the Eight Banners' new army was like. The Han Green Camp was specialized in playing with muskets, so they had to import muskets for the Green Camp soldiers to use.

Due to the Qing Dynasty's national policy of maritime ban, Macao is the only serious trading port left on the coast of Guangdong today - not only large-scale ships traveling to the Southeast Asia, but also the Western Ocean have to dock at these two places, and even domestic trade ships operating along the coast have to dock at these two places.

We can only do business here in Macau.

In the end, even though Suo'etu requested to lead troops to Yunnan in person, Kangxi still agreed more with Nalan Mingzhu's point of view.

In Xiangshan, there are tens of thousands of coolies working to earn a living at the Xiangshan Pass gate.

The Qing Dynasty was so big that Yunnan could be lost, but Jiangnan could not be lost!

"Li Xiangen, go to Xiangjiang quickly and buy another batch of muskets from the Netherlands!"

Now the most valuable city along the Guangdong coast is undoubtedly Macau, where the Portuguese are entrenched.

"I will accompany you to conquer the Taqing! And I have only one request for you!"

The three-pronged attack gave Kangxi an exciting opportunity.

"Besides, there is a lot of miasma in Yunnan, so Ming bandits may not attack Yunnan!"

Therefore, Hu Sangui often reported to Zhu Kezang that before attacking Guangdong, we must first attack Macau!

Value for money is the most important thing.

Anping Armory.

The Qing Dynasty tacitly ignored the "free trade" between Macau and Guangdong, so Macau's business naturally prospered more than ten times.

This time Zhu Kezang planned to launch a wave of special operations for the Portuguese.

That city of Macau is much stronger than the city of Batavia in Southeast Asia. If the Ming Dynasty were to besiege it head-on, it might take a lot of effort.

If too much time is wasted in Macau, the Taqing will react and face too many enemies.

"Your Majesty, the British Union Jack flag you requested has been delivered!"
Chapter completed!