Zhang Huangyan smiled and nodded, and said: "This is very good. The combined force is so strong that even if the Qing navy comes, it will be able to fight."

Chen Anping pondered for a while and said: "Master Chen intends to send people deep into the land to inquire about His Highness. It is too secluded to be wandering on the sea. We have no idea what the current situation is on the mainland."

If Zhang Huangyan had not led his troops to the South China Sea, these anti-Qing armed forces at sea would not even have known that His Highness the Prince was born, swept across Huguang, and showed off in Nanjing.

This shocking and exciting news inspired the anti-Qing armed forces to endure hardships and still continue to fight.

Otherwise, Chen Shangchuan and Yang Yandi are likely to be frustrated and lead their troops to seek refuge with the Nguyen clan leader in Annam, as in history, and become the ancestors of the Minh Xiang people in Vietnam.

Zhang Huangyan said: "Lianzhou Prefecture is also very closed. If you want to find out information, it is best to go to Guangzhou or a more prosperous place."

Chen Anping nodded in agreement and said: "If we can capture the officers and generals of the Qing army alive, we should be able to get a lot of information and intelligence from them."

Zhang Huangyan said with a smile: "No matter what method is used, we must use it. Although His Highness may not care about us, and we can't help, but the news is true, we can rest assured, and it will also encourage the morale of the military."

"If Master Zhang hadn't come here, we would have never known that the Ming Dynasty had a new master and that it would be able to carve out a world in the heart of the mainland."

Chen Anping found a rock and sat down casually, with a happy smile on his face, "Being able to conquer Sichuan, sweep across Huguang, and even show off Nanjing, the palace is really heroic, not like Taizu."

While urging, he also scolded his wife, "What pirates are you? Don't talk nonsense in there, it will make people laugh. They are Xiao Ming's army, the Eighth Prince..."

Zhang Huangyan's eyes flashed, and he turned to look over. She was a skinny girl, and her eyes were surprisingly small because of her thinness.

"What Ming army? Are they pirates? Where did they fight?" My wife is still Ming. So, Xiao Ming, it seems to be a long time ago, almost forgotten.

My wife sighed and stroked her son's thin face, hoping that I could sleep longer, otherwise I would be noisy and hungry.

The mother sat up weakly and smelled the fragrance of rice. She stroked the boy's head with her thin and withered hands and said, "He eats the pancakes. They are dry and hard. My mother swallows them. I will drink porridge later."

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The big girl took the pancake and her mouth watered. But she was willing to eat it. She walked up to a man who was leaning against the wall, broke off a large piece of pancake, and fed it to the man's mouth.
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Outside the town, less than a hundred Huang Li was stationed, and a dozen officials set up tables to register the people returning home and distribute food.

The people were agitated, their faces showed joy, and they took out their household items one after another. Most of the bowls were made of wood, which were very luxurious, and even ceramic bowls were common.

Properly leading the party, Chen Dayu arranged the arrangements thoughtfully but sloppily, fearing that it would cause trouble for Huang Li to take over the place.

The broken straw curtain was suddenly opened, with such force that it almost tore off the straw curtain. Zhao Shuanzi was knocked back, his face flushed, his lips parted, and he was so excited that he could not speak for a moment.

Each person only has seven kilograms of grain and seven taels of salt, which is really not a bit shabby.

Chen Anping was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at the crowds of people. They all looked disheveled and looked strong. He gritted his teeth and said, "Come on, tell Mr. Zhao Qi, it will save you a day."

Give rations to the people."

"Open, open the sea!" Zhao Shuanzi's voice trembled, "Hu Qing is calling, we can go home to farm and go fishing!"

However, in the newly restored Lianzhou Prefecture, there was no thunderous explosion.

Hu Qingshu led a small team to withdraw eastward first, but left behind a group of trusted men. They sealed the treasury, collected registers, captured local officials, and then calmly left before handing over to Hu Qing.

Zhang Huangyan was a recruit recruited in Nanning. At this time, he was holding a long gun in his hand and standing outside to maintain order.

If there is a way, it is really easy to transport enough production and living tools and sufficient food from Yunnan Province.

He also shouted in a rough voice. The common people had no natural fear of the soldiers, and they all walked past the soldiers honestly. Those who dared to look directly at them, a few of them held their heads high.

"Master, the bad guys inside are shouting to open the sea." The wife said weakly and with a sallow complexion.

"Those from Zhaochuan Village gather here at the yellow flag, and those from Xujia Village go to the red flag..." Chen Anping commanded in a low voice, his voice almost hoarse. If there were no soldiers to maintain order, the camp would probably break into chaos.

Zhang Qiyue chuckled, sat down, and said hastily: "There are very few rumors. They all say that the emperor has traveled in the sea and learned magic. He can summon thunder and destroy a strong city like a piece of paper. There are no rumors that the emperor came from the sky.

Saints, blessed by God, revive Xiaoming and save all people..."

That Tan Jie is also quite boring, with a complicated brain. In history, he rebelled against the Qing Dynasty twice with Chen Dayu, and also lost his life with Chen Dayu.

The small sea has become a memory several years later. Every time I think of the cultivated land at home, I burst into tears. Being driven away from my hometown by force, the joy of life has not made us numb.

"Bot lane? Well, that word is really, really appropriate."

A pair of dirty big hands quietly stretched out and picked up the cake crumbs that Zhang Huangyan dropped.

Time is tight and the work is heavy. Let the people in coastal villages return home first, and then increase the supply of materials to gradually solve our daily problems.

Fortunately, the winter in Guangxi is also very hot. You can barely survive by building a thatched hut and lighting a fire.

"That's porridge for them. One bowl per person. After finishing it, they will return home." Chen Anping said in a low voice: "It's all about taking it easy. The porridge will have to be cooked for a while."

Zhao Shuanzi shook his head and said: "I'm just yelling because I'm afraid of being beheaded!"

Zhao Shuanzi's family came out of the shack, but saw that few people were still walking on the road. They took their most common belongings, the old and the young, and walked towards the nearest town.

As the fragrance of rice filled the air, the people's eyes were attracted, and a look of hunger and thirst flashed in their eyes. They swallowed saliva and licked their lips with steady movements.

Zhang Huangyan sighed, walked to Chen Anping in small steps, bowed and said: "Young man, maybe you can cook some porridge, let those people eat a bowl, and then leave with their stomachs cold."

The grain was brought back by Master Wang from Guilin, and it was a small amount of income from the treasury. The daily necessities and tools were purchased by the government from the market, and IOUs were issued to the merchants. In the past, they either paid back the money or returned the goods.
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"Master Jun, you, you are just catching the crumbs of the cake..." The big girl showed fear and retracted her big hand, but she was willing to throw away the little crumbs of the cake. She stared at it and swallowed.<

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With the news basically blocked, Hu Qing's small army set out from Nanning on a regular basis and went straight to Qinzhou, while the vanguard even retreated into Lianzhou.

In fact, this was the first time I heard the name of the Eighth Prince, and Xiao Ming was slowly forgotten by me.

Hahahaha, when Zhao Shuanzi said those words, he felt that his heart was so open that it was indescribable. Only a small smile could express his ecstatic mood.

Quietly retreating eastward, the one who fired the gun was Yao. Master Wang made full use of Hu Qingshu's strength, and the small army quickly entered Guangdong, but Shang Kexi didn't notice anything.

Such a strange scene is really weird. It seems that Hu Qingshu's troops have become Huang Li's vanguard.

But Zhang Huangyan took the cake back again. I am a poor person and have no experience. People who are very hungry can eat solid food. At most, they can eat too little and have to drink porridge first. Otherwise, the difficulties will be overcome, and even

Hold on till death.

But returning home and opening the sea, those two things made Zhao Shuanzi and others firmly remember the Eighth Prince, the Ming army, and Xiao Ming.

But that situation will change very slowly. Guangdong is prosperous. As Huang Li regains the place, there will be very little food and materials to be transported back to Guangxi.

"There are so few people, it seems we are having lunch." Zhang Huangyan held a gun in one hand and took out the multigrain cake from his pocket with the other. Although it was quite dry, he ate it one bite after another.

"The sea is open, the sea is open..." The end was vague, but the loud and exciting shouts woke up Zhao Shuanzi, his wife and son outside the shack.

As for the fields that have been reclaimed for cultivation, it is usually out of season, so we can only grow some vegetables and other cash crops, and food crops will have to wait until next spring.

I broke off a large piece of pancake for the eldest girl and said warmly: "Eat quickly, don't choke. Go talk to the little ones and see if you can get them to drink a bowl of porridge."

The big girl blinked her little eyes, took a big bite of the pancake, and chewed it quickly. It was so delicious, not even salty!

You can pick up seafood and catch fish and shrimps at the beach, which also makes eating easier.

"Mom, there's no more porridge to drink." The eldest girl supported her mother and opened her mouth with a smile.

But no matter what you plant or do, as long as you can eat, there are many problems that can be solved. People long for their fields and their hometown the most. Even if there are not countless difficulties, they can still find ways to overcome them.

Time was short, so I set up a few small iron pots, added water to the fire, added rice and salt, and cooked porridge.

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Hu Qing also pursued slowly, followed him tacitly, regained the place like an armed parade, and retreated eastward boldly.

The sounds inside became louder and louder. Zhao Shuanzi was upset and walked out of the shack with a sullen face.

Zhang Huangyan felt sad for a while, and handed over half a piece of cake. The girl looked up in astonishment, not daring to doubt anything.

Zhao Shuanzi found it difficult to stop laughing wildly, and kept saying hello: "Slow down, slow down, the government is counting the grain distribution, let us go home and live!"

Zu Zeqing nodded repeatedly. He had heard all these things before, but he was not bored at all. He was still very interested. The words were like cool sunshine, bathing under him, exciting and exciting.

"My dad, what's wrong with him?" The wife didn't complain, for fear of waking up the child.

Chen Dayu returned to Leizhou slowly, and then went to Baige Village. Together with Leizhou Deputy General Tan Jie, under the pretext of discussing matters, he summoned the naval officers to one place, captured them all, and sent troops to seal the exit of the water village and controlled all the ships.

and sailors.

There were voices coming from inside. They were neither slow nor excited, but seemed like they were quarreling.

The child was woken up, rubbing his eyes, and still vaguely understood what had happened.

New hope has been rekindled, but even hunger can't stop people from running towards a new life.
Chapter completed!