On June 21, the Luzon Squadron departed from Taiwan and quietly sailed into the deep-water port of Ergang, Xin'an County, Guangdong.

"Prime Minister!"

At the Ergang Pier, Liu Dehui, the deputy commander of the Navy who was specifically responsible for the defense of Ergang, excitedly greeted Su Jin and others.

Su Jin held Liu Dehui's hands with joy on his face, "Thank you for your hard work, Governor Liu. I heard several times in Luzon that Zhang's attack was very urgent. The navy and army officers were able to work together to defend Ergang. This is a great achievement."

"By the way, is there any news from Guangzhou City?"

While walking into the city, Su Jin inquired.

Liu Dehui wanted to answer with gloating, but when he saw the new face Zheng Chenggong in Su Jin's team, he immediately made a sad and angry look and said:

"The Jade Faced Fox came with the news that the Great Western Army has looted all the wealth from Guangdong and Guangxi to Guangzhou. It is estimated that it is at least nearly 100 million taels. Zhang Xianzhong is really heartless."

"hiss"

Zheng Chenggong took a breath of air as he followed.

One hundred million taels, even if the Zheng family is extremely wealthy, they have never heard of this figure.

Zheng Chenggong was immediately dizzy, and his heart became extremely filled with hatred for Zhang Xianzhong and this gang of bandits.

This is all people’s hard-earned money.

Su Jin calmly observed Zheng Chenggong's expression, and then sighed with a sigh on his face:

"The disaster caused by rogue bandits is such that the Qing soldiers are as fierce as wolves, so why are rogue bandits not the same? Fortunately, our Lord is still here. The purpose of this Prime Minister bringing troops here is to save the people of Guangdong and Guangxi from the fire."

Liu Dehui stood with his fists clasped, "I will wait for the Prime Minister's orders."

"The Prime Minister doesn't know that the people of Guangdong and Guangxi were suffering in the Ming Dynasty, and the bandits were even more miserable. When Ding Kuichu, the former governor of Guangdong and Guangxi in the Ming Dynasty, was killed by Zhang Xianzhong, nearly four million taels of gold and silver were found from his house. This shows that

Corruption by state officials."

Zheng Chenggong looked angrily when he heard this, "Ding Kuichu was ordered by Emperor Hongguang to pacify Guangdong and Guangxi, but he didn't expect that he would be so wreaking havoc here. It is strange that the Southern Ming Dynasty is not destroyed. What is wrong with the officials in the world? Why are they so greedy and indulgent?"

"Have you realized the ugliness of this world only now?"

Su Jin stroked his beard and said with a smile: "The leader of our country once said that the Ming Dynasty governed the country with Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, which rigidified ideas, imprisoned people's hearts, and lacked supervision, so corruption was inevitable."

"But I, Luzon, are different. I cultivate the minds of my countrymen with an inclusive and open attitude. The purpose of the existence of my Luzon government is to seek welfare for the people, and the people of the world can supervise it. How can this be unwise?"

Zheng Chenggong had been influenced by Su Jin along the way. Now when he compares it with the facts, this ambitious young man cannot help but admire him.

In this way, he looked forward to the Prime Minister of the Ming Dynasty who was still in Wuchang and the Lord of Luzon.

As the troops led by Su Jin landed in Ergang, the Guangdong-Guangdong Campaign officially began.

On June 23, the 202nd Division (the Luzon troops began with 2) led by Liu Jingzhong set out from Ergang. They first effortlessly defeated the defensive troops of the Western Army stationed in Xin'an County, and then went straight to Guangzhou.

Su Jin, together with You Degao, led the fleet from Lingding Yangtze to Guangzhou.

At the same time, in the direction of Shaoguan, Guangdong.

Already in

Shao Derong's two divisions on standby in Chenzhou and Baoqing Mansion launched attacks on Shaoguan and Guilin respectively.

"Boom", "Boom"

The Luzon fleet arrived at the gates of Guangzhou earlier than Liu Jingzhong's army, and a bombardment destroyed the Guangdong Navy of the Ming Army captured by Zhang Xianzhong. The entire fleet immediately sent greetings from the ocean to Zhang Xianzhong.

Hundreds of roaring artillery shells.

The city wall of Guangzhou City had been destroyed by the Daxi Army's explosives before being repaired not long ago. Now it collapsed directly under the Luzon people's artillery fire.

The city of Guangzhou was in panic.

The Luzon fleet bombarded them for more than two hours, directly scattering all the troops outside Guangzhou. Liu Jingzhong led the 202nd Division and finally arrived.

"The entire army is divided into two groups, holding down the pace and not intercepting Zhang Xianzhong's army."

The instructions issued by Liu Jingzhong were ridiculous, but the soldiers of the 202nd Division faithfully carried out the orders.

Intense gunshots rang out in the east and south of Guangzhou.

The entire Luzon Army had 15,000 troops on the east route and 5,000 troops on the south route. At this time, the fleet led by You Degao also began to send marines to land from the south gate, and the strength of the south gate suddenly strengthened.

In the governor's office in Guangzhou, Zhang Xianzhong looked indifferent when he heard the news of the Luzon army's attack.

Wang Zhaolin led the civil and military officials of the Great Western Army and rushed in with a roar.

"Your Majesty, the Luzon army is too ferocious and our soldiers cannot defeat it. Please give your Majesty's decree to help the West as soon as possible!"

"Snapped"

Zhang Xianzhong slapped Wang Zhaolin in the face with a big-eared melon seed.

"Run away, run away from the hell, the world is so big, where can we escape? We are just a bunch of cowards. An army of hundreds of thousands cannot defeat tens of thousands of people. We will be captured sooner or later."

All the ministers in the Western Dynasty were astonished.

"Your Majesty, this is not like your style. Our Great Western Army has suffered repeated defeats since its inception. However, you have led the entire army to overcome difficulties and come back again. How can you say such depressing words now?"

Deputy Prime Minister Zhong Yuhe couldn't help but come out to comfort Zhang Xianzhong.

He couldn't help but think to himself, Lao Zhang, don't be a coward, my leader's plan still needs you.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Xianzhong sat on the dragon chair with a tired look on his face and said:

"I'm tired, I'm tired, I'm too tired."

"First, Liu Ximing beat me and made me run away, then Yu Yongkai chased me thousands of miles away. Huguang, Sichuan, Yunnan, they were all fucking lost. I finally found a remote place in Guangdong and Guangxi. I didn't expect there were bastards overseas who were still thinking about me.

, I’m too tired, so let’s just surrender.”

Zhong Yuhe was shocked, you have such a big beard, how can you stop playing if you don't want to play?

At that moment, Zhong Yuhe stepped forward with a serious face and cupped his hands;

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking frankly. Everyone in our Daxi Dynasty can surrender, but Your Majesty alone cannot!"

"Huh? What are you saying? I, Lao Zhang, can't surrender even if he wants to, so I don't believe it."

Zhong Yuhe smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten the decree issued by Xi Ming? You, like Li Zicheng, are on the list of those who cannot be pardoned."

"We ministers, if we are lucky, maybe we can continue to serve as officials.

, if you are unlucky, the most you can do is cut your job to serve the people, and even if you are unlucky, you will go to jail for a few years, but what about you, you are going to lose your head, do you still surrender?"

Zhang Xianzhong's eyes became blank, "But the people who came to attack us are not Luzon people, and they have nothing to do with the army. I have never killed Luzon people, so what's the problem with surrendering to them?"

Zhong Yuhe looked helpless.

"Your Majesty, we don't know yet whether the people of Luzon are involved with the Ming Dynasty. Even if they are not involved, if the Ming Dynasty hates you to the core and insists on asking Luzon for help, do you think you can survive?"

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Xianzhong's dazed eyes suddenly became vivid.

"Damn it, I, Lao Zhang, can't even ask for surrender. I will fight with you. Sons, follow me and kill the enemy!"

Seeing Zhang Xianzhong roaring angrily and about to rush out to lead the troops to fight, Zhong Yuhe held him back again, dumbfounded.

"Your Majesty, we don't have to go to fight. The Luzon people have strong troops and horses. Let's just give them Guangdong and Guangxi. Let's find another place where we can still dominate. Why should we be so serious?"

Zhang Xianzhong's mind is now filled with thoughts of dying happily. How can he understand this?

"Find another place, that's easy to say. Didn't those bunch of rotten scholars say that the whole world is the land of the king? Where can we escape to? What if we catch up with someone else if we go there?"

Zhong Yuhe stood upright with a look of a worldly master, involuntarily touched his mustache and said with a smile:

"There really is such a place in the world. What do you think of Annan?"

"Huh? Annan?"

Zhang Xianzhong and a group of Daxi officials felt inexplicably moved in their hearts.

Zhong Yuhe continued to smile and said: "Yes, Annan is just south of Leizhou Prefecture. It can only be reached by a few hundred miles. The people of Annan are small and weak, and the Ming Dynasty also fought and abandoned it. If we go and occupy it, we will definitely be much more stable."

day."

"Although Annan is not big, it actually has a population of three million. In addition, this place has three crops a year, and the food and grass can support our army's operations. It is the most suitable place for us."

"Annan..."

After hearing this, Zhang Xianzhong dropped his weapons and sat on the ground to think.

Wang Zhaolin, who had been rounded by a slap, also came forward with a big red handprint, his face full of excitement.

"Prime Minister Zhong is right. Father, I think so too, but I didn't have time to say it just now."

Zhang Xianzhong glared at Wang Zhaolin, who was so frightened that he took a few steps back.

After a few minutes, the fierceness in Zhang Xianzhong's heart finally subsided, and reason returned to his mind again.

"Okay, then let's go to Annan, quickly assemble the army, and we must take away the army."

"I'll do it right away!"

Li Dingguo, Sun Kewang and others clasped their fists and left.

Liu Jingzhong and others did not intend to attack desperately, but Li Dingguo and other Daxi Army generals went to assemble their troops and actually led the army out of Guangzhou safely.

The monarchs and ministers of the Daxi Dynasty were as fierce as tigers in their actions, and together with the garrison gathering in the state capital along the way, a group of more than 200,000 people headed straight for Annan.
Chapter completed!