The Guilin Annihilation War not only eliminated tens of thousands of enemies, but also captured more than 7,000 war horses, greatly increasing the strength of the Ming army.

The food and grass supplies in the city were enough to last four or five months. After Guangdong was liberated, Huang Li would increase his troops to Guilin according to the situation, and then go north to Yongzhou, Hengyang, and Changsha, and together with the Ming army in Guizhou, launch a major counterattack against Hunan.<

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Zhao Liangdong did not look at the map carefully, but bowed and said: "As long as Guangdong is regained, everything will be saved. The Qing army will focus on one thing and lose another, and it will be difficult to mobilize the army to fight south."

The South was basically conquered by the Three Feudatories, and the Eight Banners General did not have many garrison troops in the South. The combined forces of General Jiangning and General Hangzhou only had a few thousand troops.

The Green Camp troops in Liangjiang suffered heavy losses when the Ming army attacked Huguang, and they have not regained their strength even now.

Therefore, there are not many reinforcements that Shang Ke can count on. Geng Jingzhong from Fujian, the Eight Banners Soldiers and Horses, and the Liangjiang Green Camp can all be transferred to Guangdong, at most thirty or forty thousand.

It seems like a lot, but it takes time! It doesn’t need to be much, give the Ming army more than a month, and they can almost capture Guangzhou.

If the reinforcements come in separate ways, the Ming army can defeat them all. What's more, if they fight all the way, recruit surrenders, rebels, and recruit new soldiers, the strength of the Ming army will definitely not be the tens of thousands of troops who left Yunnan and entered Guangxi.

It was in Guilin that in addition to food and grass, a large amount of ordnance was left behind, allowing Hu Guozhu and others to expand and train their troops.

Officers such as Xian Guoan had been in Guilin for many years and accumulated millions in property. Huang Li also left part of it as military pay.

"What's the name of that official? He has no political achievements. He told me about my complicated resume." Ming Jun seemed to be quite uninterested and asked casually.

"The number of enemy artillery pieces has increased again!" Yu Chenglong said shamelessly and gave the order to withdraw the troops.

"In the Qizou Hall, I have found a capable official and am going to put him in a good position." De Yeli thought of something and hurriedly bowed and said: "Although I am an upright official, I am not the same as other officials. I am honest and love the people, but I can't.

As a role model"

It must be that the Ming army wants to cut off the Yangtze River and completely suffocate the Qing army group. The counterattack period has not yet begun.

Listening to Liu Xinyuan's narration, Liu Xin pictured such a scene in her mind:

Yu Chenglong had an expression on his face and ignored the Manchurian villain's sarcasm. He said calmly: "If the villain thinks that the Gansu and Shaanxi Green Camp is worthy of use, he will send other troops to retreat. The general will also

Study hard and learn, and gain knowledge."

Liu Xinyuan snorted twice but said little.

The Ming army raised its eyebrows and praised: "It's very bad. He saw the key to Guangxi's economic development. Seventy miles away from the coast, people can farm, fish, and dry salt, and they can also carry out maritime trade. Lianzhou can drive the entire Guangxi, and it will be just around the corner."<

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The Ming army pondered for a long time, wrote a letter, and sent someone secretly to Zeqing, the ancestor of Lianzhou.

If we can definitely defeat Erjin in Guangxi, we can retreat to Yunnan and Guizhou, which will have a detrimental impact on the war in Zhenyuan.

It cannot be said that the financial situation of the Qing court was more severe than during the Eight Feud Rebellion. At this time, peace had not been basically guaranteed for more than ten years, and the local economy had not recovered and accumulated much.

Wang Yizheng was about to pursue him to argue, but was stopped by his colleagues.

"Without this government, Guangxi's salt shortage will have minimal relief. He will lead capable officials to take over Lianzhou as soon as possible and restore the abandoned salt fields. Salt is not money, and this work is a top priority.

, remember.”

"Zu Zeqing was ordered to lead his troops to retreat eastward and arrived at Lianzhou Prefecture the day after."

The news coming from Gansu and Shaanxi also made no progress in the face of Erjin's in-depth defense. The two small armies took a long time and brought even less financial pressure to the Qing court.

"Be careful what you say, be careful what you say." The colleague pretended to look around and said with a wry smile: "The royal family has important matters, and that is also the dignity of the court."

In the past, one had to rely on one's own work performance. At most, one had to maintain financial balance and ask for money from the palace. Of course, if Guangdong can be recovered, it will not get less convenience.

Is the country, the country, and the country more important, or is it the marriage of a man? A seventeen-year-old boy with long hair, how can he be so slow?

The money spent on food and salary transferred from other places gave the Qing government a headache.

The rebuilding of the Green Camp in Huguang was already in doubt. Before Wu Bagui's rebellion, there were even more people who were brave and dared to serve as cannon fodder.

De Yeli smiled and replied: "The official's name is Liu Xinyuan, who was originally the magistrate of Luocheng County. Luocheng County is a place where Yao, Tong and other barbarians live together. They speak a common language and are poor and broken, making it difficult to govern..."
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"Shang Kexi has weakened the defense of the cities around Guangzhou."

"Shang Ke is pleased to send his senior officer Xu Erxian to guard Zhaoqing."

Le Liuxin then sent a memorial requesting to send more green battalion soldiers and to allocate food and salary. Although the Qing government agreed, the amount they could provide was a reduced amount.

The small army was very tired after traveling all the way, and needed two days of rest before it could take action.

"This matter has been reported to the king of the county. Why should I argue with him?" A colleague said anxiously: "Because of the matter of food and salary, the king of the county has reported it eight times, and the report is very powerful. But the imperial court can't afford such a small amount of food at the same time.

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Ming Jun Yue looked at the latest intelligence and had no judgment in his heart. His determination to attack Guangzhou had changed.

It has been ten days or half a month, and the Ming army has not yet returned to Nanning with its main force. However, a batch of ammunition and supplies shipped from the Kunming Arsenal lasted more than a month, and after all the hardships and hardships, they finally arrived.

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"Zu Zeqing is the leader of both sides, but your small army has returned to the division. I understand that I dare to rebel and surrender. Without my cooperation, we can retake the eight low-level states, and maybe we can get help from a navy."

According to the speed of information transmission and the retreat of small armies in ancient times, modern times are measured in seconds and minutes, while in ancient times it was measured in days.

Zhenyuan.

Qing troops from all over the country, including Shang Kexi, believed that Liu Xin was already entrenched in the fortified city and would be able to retreat to Guangdong in a short time.

Before taking office, Ni Shenglong did his job sincerely, fearing hardship, which gradually stabilized the social order in Luocheng. Although there was no way to get rich, he could follow the rules, which was the traditional way of governing at that time.

You know, the Ming army could not give me too little financial support. The 700,000 taels of silver captured from Guilin was already the limit.

Liu Xinyuan laughed warmly and complained: "Your Majesty's wedding must be done with splendor. Those of us who are working hard at the back line only need to starve to death."

Ming Jun laughed and said: "Since he sees bad things, he appoints bad people. Although I hate traitors, Qing court officials who have small evils and can be honest and love the people will also use them according to their talents."

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"Do you know what happened to Niyahan and us?" Liu Xinyuan felt that Prince Le Huangli should dispatch troops to reinforce Guangxi, but there was still a little hope.

Hurry, Hurry, Hurry! They can't help but come down from the back line and fight to see if they can break through Liu Xin's defense in depth?

Liu Xiang has not yet assumed the command of the rear line. The troops are constantly expanding, with the old leading the new and constantly retreating and rotating operations. The total strength has not yet exceeded 10,000, and he has the conditions for a small counterattack.

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After a pause, Ming Jun felt that he still paid enough attention to it. Since De Yeli mentioned it, something happened now, so it wouldn't be a bad idea to ask a few words.

But now, it has only been two or eight years since the Yongli imperial court was destroyed, and the war has been easing. The border has been moved along the coast and sea trade has been interrupted. Although the people are suffering, the financial impact on the Qing government is also very small.

News of the war in Guilin was tightly sealed. The Erjin garrison blocked the road from Yongzhou to Guilin. The flags at the top of Guilin City were even changed, giving the illusion that Guilin was besieged but had not yet been conquered.

De Yeli listened respectfully to the instructions from the emperor, feeling more confident and less stressed.

When Ni Shenglong took office, there were only eight households in the county. There were only a few walls in the city, and the government office only had eight huts with doors and windows. I cut down the thorns to make doors, filled up the soil to make a few cases, dug pits for cooking, and had only no cooking utensils.

One pot and one pot.

The rainy season has passed, but the Qing army's retreat is still difficult to make progress.

I also summoned De Yeli, the governor of Guangxi, to inquire about the situation and ordered me to do a good job in taking over Lianzhou Prefecture.

"Mr. Wang, the casualties are not very small, why have you withdrawn your troops so hastily?" Liu Xinyuan, the deputy commander, looked at Yu Chenglong. "The Gansu and Shaanxi Green Camps are known to be brave, but they are heard as if they were witnessed."

But before the troop deployment, as Zhenyuan Erjin increased its troops, Le Huangli no longer dared to mobilize troops again, lest the enemy launch a counterattack, but that side would be safer.

And just as all parties were focusing their attention on Guangxi, waiting to determine the winner, Liu Xin was quickly returning to Nanning, aiming directly at the eight low-lying states.

When I was so angry that I was about to get angry, before Yu Chenglong could get far surrounded by several generals, a sentence floated in the air: "Little man, the military pay has been in arrears for two months, when will it be paid? You can always fight on an empty stomach, right?"

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The imperial court was slow to increase troops, pay them, but kept urging them to fight in order to "defeat them as soon as possible", which made the Qing army even more resentful.

Whether it is military strength, weapons and equipment, or actual combat experience, Erjin is gaining advantages after months of persistence.

It didn’t matter that the emperor’s wedding was going to be luxurious and grand, but the rumors of misappropriation of military funds spread from somewhere. Only the Green Camp soldiers were full of satisfaction, and even the Four Banners had no complaints.

A thunderous strike is brewing, and when it breaks out, it will be unstoppable.

De Yeli bowed to accept the order and said: "Your Majesty is worried that the ministers have organized and organized the capable personnel. Without the help of the army, they will take over the government affairs of Lianzhou at the slowest speed, resettle the coastal people to return to their hometowns, and resume production and life."

Even if it's just artillery, the number of guns and cannons is also increasing, and Erjin's military strength is getting smaller and smaller.

Lianzhou Prefecture governs one state and seven counties, namely Qinzhou, Hepu County, and Lingshan County, which is equivalent to today's Beihai, Qinzhou and Xinjiang Town, Ninglou Town, Baiji Town, Ningchen Town, and Xiaotang Town that were originally part of Lingshan County.

Fangcheng.

Liu Xin touched her chin, thinking about the action plan, but she lost the feeling of stopping.

Wang Yizheng thought that Yu Chenglong would talk back, and he reacted for a moment.

What the Qing court still understood was that Erjin in northern Sichuan and Guibei was on the defensive, but its strength was constantly getting weaker and weaker, and it was accumulating the power of a small counterattack.

Facing Erjin's increasingly weaker firepower and fewer and fewer troops, the officers from Lehuang Li to the top, and even the soldiers, all felt powerful.

"Jiangning General Zu Yonglie left office, and the new Jiangning General Echu and Hangzhou General Gachuha sent 7,040 banner garrison troops, followed by Deputy Commander Balkan, and there were no more than 10,000 green troops, heading south to Jiangxi."
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