The defeated soldiers is indeed a big problem. For example, the Zhongzhen Camp we are facing now is actually a defeated group, but it is relatively organized. The defeated soldiers cannot be dispossed in one bite. They need salary, clothes, ammunition and barracks. If they cannot be provided, the opportunity will cause huge public security problems. Obviously, the four western Guangdong prefectures are fully supplying the 20,000 elite soldiers of this vassal, so how can they provide money to others?

For western Guangdong, supplying defeated troops is OK for a while, but it cannot last for a long time.

Li Mingxun smiled at Lin Shizhang and said, "Old sir, this is your internal affairs, why do you come to ask me, a junior?"

Lin Shizhang simply said bluntly: "Huang Fei had a plan to transport all the defeated troops to Shangxiachuan Island and Hailing Island to avoid harming western Guangdong. But the problem is that they need a way out at that time, and western Guangdong will definitely not have one."

"You come and pick me up, and I will give you a way out, how about?" Li Mingxun said.

Lin Shizhang didn't expect Li Mingxun to be so straightforward. He was stunned at first, and then asked: "If Mingxun has a good arrangement, don't forget that I, Qiongfan, are the most loyal ally of your country, and we will share weal and woe."

Li Mingxun laughed out loud. He never expected that Lin Shizhang, who was once a bit pedantic, had become like this in just a few years. He just seemed to ask his friend for help. But when his friend helped, he was like "Don't forget me if he is good." He was very merciful and cute.

"Okay, okay, there is good, I will naturally not forget your old gentleman." Li Mingxun smiled.

Lin Shizhang wiped his forehead awkwardly and said, "It's better to talk about the serious business. What will you give them a way out?"

Lee Mingxun said: "It still needs to be kept confidential for the time being, but it will not be too bad. If it is not good, I will send them to Luzon to farm. It's okay."

Lin Shizhang nodded slightly, it was better than surrendering to the Qing Dynasty to help the evildoer.

This is the political ecology of enlightened officials in the Ming Dynasty. They have recognized the so-called orthodox Zhu Ming and the return of the world, and also understood that war is about resources and financial resources. The arrogance and idealism of the literati and officials have long been wiped out, and only reality and interests are there. Therefore, Lin Shizhang, a traditional Ming gentry, can discuss the consequences of the war without moral pressure. Moreover, the side of the war was the Zhu Ming Dynasty that he had been loyal to most of his life. The only regret that Li Mingxun was that there were too few enlightened gentry of this kind.

Today, there are many Ming officials like Qu Shisi and Chen Bangyan, such as Ma Jixiang and Chen Bangfu, and there are many selfish people, and there are very few people who do practical things.

The negotiations between Li Mingxun and Lin Shizhang ended in a pleasant atmosphere. Next, he would rush to the mainland to mediate the relationship between Zhongzhen Camp and the Ming Dynasty. It was difficult to mediate people and the hinterland of the mainland was not easy to enter, so Li Mingxun was waiting all the time. Of course, what he was waiting for was not the time. Moreover, the army and the command prepared 1,000 cavalry, two marine battalions, and an inland fleet for this mediation operation. This is the capital that the United States can mediate. The force that can always break the balance can make both sides on the negotiating table, and it can also make people's attitude more sincere.

In mid-March, the army entered the Xijiang River on various inland boats. Du Yonghe, who was located in Guangzhou City, provided many conveniences for the army. In Sanshui, the elite of the three brothers Li Yuanyin, the Nanyang Bo of the Ming Dynasty, joined, all of which were cavalry, and Yuan Shi's central part also joined, with three thousand men and half infantry and cavalry, heading straight for Zhaoqing. Li Yuanyin claimed the title of serving the king, while Li Mingxun used the reason to fight together.

At this time, Zhongzhen Camp had crossed the mountain path between Guangxi and Hunan and entered He County, Guangxi. Unlike the original history, the Qing army faced by Zhongzhen Camp this time was stronger, so it only retreated with more than 7,000 troops and about 35,000 families. The mountains and forests were interspersed, and the soldiers were exhausted and the people were tired. Half of them escaped or died of illness on the road, and they urgently needed supplies and rest. Unfortunately, the Zhu Ming court regarded it as a bandit and feared it like a tiger and wolf. The chief assistant Qu Shizi had covered up He Tengjiao, and this time it began to stumble.

In fact, what Zhongzhen Camp asked was not to be right and wrong with Zhu Ming, because the two sides had fought for nearly twenty years, and Chen Zhima Languzi's hatred had long been difficult to tell. This time, even though He Tengjiao had made mistakes first, he had already died in Hunan. According to the "rules of the game" of this era, dying at the hands of the Qing army was a loyal minister, and loyal minister was a perfect person. Can we still pursue the fault of a dead person? After all, Zhu Ming, or all the anti-Qing forces, the highest requirement for officials and generals is not to surrender to the Qing Dynasty. As for defeat, massacre, torture, civil war, and escape, these serious crimes are nothing. As long as they are not surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, they are the pillars of the country.

If you want a higher evaluation, you can only die at the hands of the Qing army.

Just imagine, even dead people will not take responsibility, let alone living people. Zhongzhen Camp is very clear about this, so they only say that Zhongzhen Camp requires land for rest and food and wages to restore their strength. Zhu Ming did not have these two things, so Zhongzhen Camp will rob after entering Guangxi.

Hao Yaoqi's army, who entered Guangxi two years ago, had already set a sample for them. Before robbery, massacre can not only intimidate Zhu Ming and the warlords, but also restore morale as quickly as possible. After all, the village women and blood can make soldiers have the fighting spirit. When Hao Yaoqi slaughtered the villages and villages, Li Guo entered Guangxi to slaughter Huaiji County. Zhongzhen Camp ran out of the mountains and lost all heavy weapons. Therefore, he did not capture the surrounding county towns. He snatched the surrounding villages and towns, raised boatmen and boats, and flowed down to the Xijiang River and headed straight to Zhaoqing. Zhu Ming's court was shocked and was about to rob.

Zhu Ming's court had some contradictory reactions. The emperor shouted in the court, but found that the Guangxi he wanted to go to was blocked by Zhongzhen Camp. In desperation, Yang Dafu's troops were drawn from the northern Guangdong front line to help. Yang Dafu came quickly and did not come out even if he entered the city. When the royal army arrived, Zhongzhen Camp was plundering the prefectures and counties around Zhaoqing. Li Mingxun sent people to contact the head of Zhongzhen Camp, and while sending cavalry to attack to stop the atrocities of Zhongzhen Camp.

The choke operation went smoothly. The royal army was over 10,000, and the cavalry alone was 4,500. The Zhongzhen Camp lost most of its horses on the border of Guizhou and Hunan, and at this time there were only more than a thousand cavalry. Li Yuanyin led the elite cavalry to confront Li Laiheng's cavalry. Yuan Shi's middle-aged general attacked from all sides, and together with the infantry, attacked the Zhongzhen Camp's grain harvest team. The battle was low-intensity, and the total number of dead people was less than 100. Either the grain harvest team lost the grain and retreated, or were trapped in the village.

Li Mingxun was committed to dealing with his elder brother-in-law in Zhaoqing City, hoping to set up a negotiating table for the three parties in Zhaoqing City, but his elder brother-in-law did not give any face at all. He asked the extermination or expulsion of Zhongzhen Camp, and asked the coalition forces to evacuate hundreds of miles from Zhaoqing, and also asked Li Mingxun to send food and grass to the city. These overestimating requirements made the staff of the commander laugh, but the emperor's letter to Li Mingxun hesitate, thinking about whether Zhu Ming really has a backup plan - I can't bear to kill him, and I hope the prince-consort will follow the king's order and think twice.

The tripartite talks were not yet possible, and Li Mingxun had to change his strategy. First, he sent someone to Guangxi to find Du Yinxi, the Minister of War of the Ministry of War. Zhongzhen Camp was the one who persuaded the Ming Dynasty to resist the Qing Dynasty and was always controlled by him. He was the middleman of Zhongzhen Camp and the court. Secondly, he held talks with Zhongzhen Camp first. No matter what the relationship between Zhongzhen Camp and the Ming Dynasty, the United States was unwilling to make a rigid relationship with it. Zhongzhen Camp was the pillar of the anti-Qing Dynasty after Longwu. He had strength and prestige. With this allies, he would be able to help him.

The coalition forces trapped three thousand soldiers in Xiao Yuan camp, and even Li Laiheng was trapped. It would be impossible not to talk about it. The coalition forces retreated the naval warships and released Li Laiheng freely, returning the bodies of soldiers and wounded soldiers in the Zhongzhen Camp, and showed endless goodwill. Li Guo saw that he was sincere and made an appointment to negotiate on the Xijiang River boat. Both sides led only ten soldiers. Li Guo and Gao Yigong, the two leaders, appeared, and Li Mingxun and Yuan Shizhong went in person.

"Duke Xingguo, five years have passed, so I'm fine." Yuan Shizhong clasped his fists and said to Li Guo, and the local accent in Henan is still heavy.

Li Guo looked at Yuan Shizhong a few times, but saw that he was wearing mountain armor, a big red cloak, and a deer-skin belt with a knife and a pistol hanging on his deer-skin belt. He was majestic. Li Guo thought for a while and realized Yuan Shizhong's identity. Li Guo said: "Yes, after many years of separation, you, Yuan, are really a monkey wearing brocade robe--a man!"

The two also had hatred. Yuan Shizhong joined the Shun Army in Henan, but was dissatisfied with the loose military discipline of the Shun Army and treated the people harshly. Once they left, if Li Mingxun had not pointed out a way to survive, Yuan Shizhong would have died under Li Guo.

Gao Yigong was a moderate in the Loyal Camp, and he hurriedly said: "You two, you don't have to turn it out again when you are old."

Li Mingxun smiled and said, "Heroes are just cherishing heroes, they are not counting old grudges."

There was no grudge in strength. Shun Army killed Chongzhen and destroyed the Ming Dynasty. All this grudge was resolved, and Yuan Shizhong was also alive and had no hurdle that could not be overcome.

"Okay, let's not say much nonsense. You have written letters to me many times, saying that you can resist the Qing Dynasty and the imperial captives. How can you meet us now?" Li Guo asked.

When the Anti-Qing and Imperial Unification Front was established, Li Mingxun contacted the Zhongzhen Camp through various channels. However, at that time, the Zhongzhen Camp was in Huguang, and he didn't even know what the United States was. Although he contacted it later, the Zhongzhen Camp entered the Ming system and was not on the beach, so the transportation between the two sides was inconvenient. Li Guo lacked interest in the Unification Front. Now that the Zhongzhen Camp has been transferred to Guangxi and bordered the Qiongfan, the relationship with the United States must be lukewarm.

"It's not a fight, but you and I have the same language and race, and it's at this Qing Dynasty invasion. When I was like brothers, I heard that your troops failed in Huguang and came to help me. I never thought I had a misunderstanding with Zhu Ming in Zhaoqing." Li Mingxun and Ximian said.

"Did you make up your mind to be this peacemaker?" Li Guo glared.

Li Mingxun shook his head: "The Ershun army has been hated for twenty years with Zhu Ming. It is a hatred for destroying the country and usurping the throne. How can I, Li Mingxun, be this peacemaker? If I have such ability, I might as well go directly to Beijing and persuade the Manchus to go back to the old forest in Baishan and Black Water."

After a few words, everyone laughed out loud, and Li Guo asked directly: "Then what are you planning to detain my subordinates?"

"Our army has always taken it as its mission to safeguard the Chinese people. It is for this purpose to resist the Qing Dynasty and protect the country and the people. The Duke of Xingguo slaughtered and tortured and captured the country and the people. This is an act of harming the country and the people. Anyone with knowledge in the world should stop it, and our army is naturally no exception." Li Mingxun said seriously.

Gao Yigong sighed: "Your Excellency, you have been in the military for a long time and have been fighting against the Qing Dynasty for many years. You should know that our troops are so unscrupulous."

Li Mingxun did not argue with this. If he looted for the sake of raising troops, he would have no objection, but the massacre would not be acceptable in any case. However, Li Mingxun did not want to mention this matter at this time.

"Two, to put it bluntly, your ministry needs food and money to replenish, and also needs to rest in the territory. What if you get these two things?" Li Mingxun asked.

"Our department will be responsible for all the food and food sources!" Gao Yigong said, and Li Guo nodded.

Lee Mingxun said: "Okay, I have prepared 30,000 shi of military rations for your troops in Hong Kong, and it will be shipped within half a month."

"Take it seriously?" Li Guo was extremely surprised. What he lacked the most was food. Now that summer grain has not been collected and spring famine has not passed, it was the most painful time. If you plunder several counties, you can only get 10,000 stones of rice, grain, and Guangxi is so poor that it is true.

"Haha, Hong Kong has more than one million stones of food every year, so what if you give you tens of thousands of stones?" Yuan Shizhong said.

"You are really kind and righteous, where is the territory?" Gao Yigong asked.

Li Mingxun said: "I heard that Chen Bangfu intends to lead your troops to Nanning?"

"That guy is really a traitor. He first invited our troops to Zhaoqing to hold the emperor hostage. Although our troops had a rift with Zhu Ming, he knew that it was in chaos at this time. After refusing, this guy led our troops to Nanning again, which was really unpredictable!" Gao Yigong cursed angrily.

Li Guo said: "This bitch is just trying to take advantage of my power to achieve the treatment of Guangxi, Shizhen, like the Mu family in Yunnan."

Li Mingxun had no doubt about this at all. Last year, the emperor was traveling to Zhaoqing, so he detained it. He insulted the emperor in court and tampered with the imperial edict and tampered with the imperial edict to make himself in Guangxi. If it weren't for the opposition of all the civil and military officials in the court, this guy would have succeeded. Unfortunately, Zhu Ming needed him to balance Dongxun and there was no punishment.

"I think going to Nanning may not be a way out. Nanning is rich, able to raise soldiers, and can also help each other with Qiongfan. It is really a treasure land." Li Mingxun said.

Seeing the two hesitated, Li Mingxun said again: "The Lincha Ministry of Yulin Prefecture and the Lincha Ministry have a good relationship with our Ministry and control the Nanliu River. When your troops go to Nanning, they will control the upper reaches of the Yu River. In the future, there will be trouble in Guangdong and Guangxi. You can go south to deter the upper reaches of the country and Guangxi."

"But if this is the case, wouldn't the people in the world think that we are inseparable from the traitor Chen Bangfu?" Li Guo asked.

"Then just do it all the time..." Li Mingxun made a throat-cutting action.

The two of them looked at each other and agreed. Li Mingxun said: "There are also thousands of bird guns and ten cannons that arrived here with military rations. I am the one who is so proud of your subordinates! There is only one thing, I am so helpful to your subordinates, so your subordinates should also make some statements."

"Please make it clear with your Excellency!" Li Jiaodao.

Li Mingxun said: "The crying children have milk to eat. Your troops slaughtered and robbed rice, grain and weapons. But the Ming army did not imitate them, and they all blackmailed our country. How should our country handle itself?"

Gao Yigong focused on the key points and said, "Your Excellency is very true. I personally ordered Tu Huaiji and I should bear it. But I will spread my blood to the cause of the Qing Dynasty. It is inconvenient to die at this time. This useless left-hand right should be repaid first!"
Chapter completed!