Chapter 358 Retreat to Guangzhou
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Hangzhou!
Zheng Zhilong and Sun Chuanting both returned to Hangzhou one after another. Zheng Zhilong lost nearly one-third of his strength, but Sun Chuanting was intact, but Zheng Zhilong could not blame Sun Chuanting.
After all, according to the scheduled combat plan, Zheng Zhilong was the main force. After landing, Sun Chuanting attacked Nanjing again. Therefore, Zheng Zhilong was defeated and fled. Sun Chuanting should retreat in terms of emotion and reason.
Or in other words, even if Sun Chuanting fights to the death, King Gui and his son will issue an order to withdraw. At this time, they no longer care about suspicion, and the father and son still have to protect Sun Chuanting.
However, Zheng Zhilong was still not very comfortable. It turned out that Sun Chuanting was not as strong as him, and after this battle, the two had been evened.
The Hangzhou Administrator's Office was temporarily the residence of King Gui's small court, and the main hall of the meeting was transformed into the Chengtian Hall.
At this time, the atmosphere in Chengtian Palace was extremely depressing.
Zheng Zhilong's defeat swept away the optimistic atmosphere of Xiao Chaoting. Everyone had a bad premonition in their hearts. From Nanjing to Hangzhou, there was almost no danger to defend.
"I am guilty, please punish the emperor!"
Zheng Zhilong suddenly stepped out of the line and knelt in front of the throne of Gui.
King Gui said in a weak voice: "This battle is a failure, which is because he believes in the cunning of the thief. It is not a crime of war. Get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Zheng Zhilong thanked him and stood up.
Zhu Youlang also said: "The Jinghai Hou does not need to blame himself. In the future, we will rely on the Jinghai Hou. If the thief believes in the army will be launched in Hangzhou soon. I wonder if there is a countermeasure?"
"this……"
Everyone looked at each other, speechless.
This is really a joke. On land, the bandit army defeated the Qing army and Sun Chuanting also suffered a defeat. But Hangzhou is located north of the Qiantang River and has no danger to defend. This is very fucking. Who is confident that he can resist the attack of the bandit army?
After a while, Zheng Zhilong said: "The only way to move the capital to Fuzhou temporarily and avoid its sharp edge."
"Move the capital?"
Everyone frowned.
Moving the capital is like running away, which has great harm to people's morale, but the problem is not only that. Fuzhou is Zheng Zhilong's nest. When moving to Fuzhou, not only will the civil and military officials be controlled by Zheng Zhilong, but it is afraid that the King of Gui and his son will not be able to sleep or eat.
It was just that due to Zheng Zhilong's power, no one spoke for a while.
Zhu Youlang asked Sun Chuanting: "What is the meaning of loyal and brave waiting?"
Sun Chuanting didn't want to move the capital to Fuzhou, but as far as the current situation is concerned, Hangzhou is no longer a place to stay for a long time. He must leave and must leave early, so he bowed and said, "The proposal to move the capital is feasible, but the urgent thing is to reorganize the lineup. Fuzhou is not far from Hangzhou. Once Li Xin takes Hangzhou, he will attack Fuzhou immediately. Our army should not fight again in a short time. Therefore, I think it is more appropriate to move to Guangzhou."
"oh?"
Zhu Youlang narrowed his eyes and looked at Zheng Zhilong.
His father and son were unwilling to go to Zheng Zhilong's nest. Relatively speaking, Guangzhou belongs to a third-party territory. Zheng Zhilong's power cannot reach Guangzhou, so he can only control some pirates that appear on the coast of Guangdong, which is more suitable than Fuzhou.
However, Zhu Youlang was afraid of Zheng Zhilong and did not dare to make a decision. Instead, he asked: "What should I do if Jinghai wishes?"
Zheng Zhilong said calmly: "There is Shaoguan in the north of Guangzhou and Baiyun Mountain to rely on. And the trust thieves will not be able to reach Guangzhou for a while. If you are based in Guangzhou, you can regroup. This is a very appropriate statement!"
"Well!"
Everyone was a little surprised, but they didn't expect that Zheng Zhi was so easy to talk to.
In fact, Zheng Zhilong also understood that the situation was not good. If he wanted to force his retreat to Fuzhou, the internal division might be divided, and the fragile small court could not withstand any tossing. What's more, the Ming Dynasty's foreign trade was mainly Quanzhou and Guangzhou. If he retreated to Guangzhou, wouldn't he have no power?
"Okay, everyone is ready and rush to Guangzhou as soon as possible!"
King Gui shouted OK.
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Zheng Zhilong started his business with pirates, while Sun Chuanting's troops were standard Ming troops. He was always used to the wild. He usually caused trouble in Hangzhou. He heard that he wanted to retreat, but he could not stop. Various plundering silver emerged one after another, and even soldiers spontaneously organized them to learn from Li Zicheng to torture the local wealthy households. The crying in Hangzhou was deafening and resentment was overwhelming.
Zheng Zhilong and Sun Chuanting also intended to indulge their subordinates because they knew that this retreat would never return to Hangzhou. Since that is the case, why not get a vote and leave?
Hangzhou is like a hell on earth. At the same time, Hao Yaoqi and Gao Yigong also arrived in Beijing.
Looking at the bustling street market, Hao Yaoqi sighed: "Grandma, I was kicked out not long after I came in last time. It was a waste of money. If that boy Li Xin could really convince Zhang Nai to return to the emperor, haha, this capital of the Ming Dynasty is my own!"
Gao Yigong shook his head secretly. Only silly and naive can be so naive.
Hao Yaoqi was not welcomed in the rebellion army. He was Gao Yingxiang's man, mainly because this person was rebellious. He not only took the lead in fighting, but also burned, killed, looted, and did not allow anyone to go to the world. He didn't even listen to Li Zicheng's orders. There have been several times when Li Zicheng wanted to kill Hao Yaoqi, but no one could match the charge, so he gave up several times.
If you have to make a comparison, Hao Yaoqi can probably be compared to Li Kui in Water Margin.
"Let's go, let's go to Mr. Li's mansion first!"
Gao Yigong greeted him.
The two of them walked shoulder to shoulder on the streets of Beijing. Hao Yaoqi looked like a flying color, as if Beijing was about to succeed. Gao Yigong was full of worries and he was unwilling to stay in Shun's army for a moment. This time he came to Beijing, he wanted to ask Gao Guiying for help.
If he had never seen the outside world, Gao Yigong might think that Dashun's country would last forever, but he knew Li Xin very well, just like a frog in the well, jumped out of the well and was willing to go back?
Gao Yigong concluded that Li Zicheng would sooner or later be defeated. Since he wanted to surrender to Li Xin, he had to wait as soon as possible. Don’t wait for Li Xinzhen to unify the Ming Dynasty. It would be too late to surrender again.
Originally, Gao Yigong was not the kind of ruthless and unrighteous person, but Li Zicheng became more and more suspicious of him. Since that is the case, if you are not kind, I will only be unrighteous.
Li Xin's mansion was the mansion of the former Duke Chengguo. Soon, after the two of them entered, Gao Guiying came to pick them up in person.
"Oh, shaking the flag, why are you here?"
When Gao Guiying saw Hao Yaoqi, she was stunned.
Hao Yaoqi laughed and bowed: "The emperor stationed troops in Kaizhou and asked for an order to visit relatives in Beijing. My old Hao is bored, so he will come and have a look. Could it be that my sister-in-law doesn't welcome me?"
This sentence implies irony. Gao Guiying frowned and showed dissatisfaction. What sister-in-law? She had given birth to a child for Li Xin, and her heart had long been on the father and daughter. She is most afraid of others mentioning Li Zicheng, but Hao Yaoqi doesn't open the pot of the pot.
Thinking of past friendship, Gao Guiying did not have any trouble, but said lightly: "It's rare to come here to shake the flag, why don't I welcome it? Come, please come inside."
Hao Yaoqi walked in with Gao Yigong carelessly.
Gao Guiying received the two people in the main hall. A female soldier presented iced sour plum soup. Hao Yaoqi finished drinking it in one sip and shouted: "It's great, Beijing is a good place. My old Hao is in Chang'an, and I have never drunk such sour plum juice that quenches thirst!"
Gao Guiying turned around and said, "Give him a pot!"
"yes!"
A female soldier turned around and left. After a moment, she picked up a pot of iced sour plum soup. Hao Yaoqi took it without hesitation and poured it into her mouth with a look of satisfaction.
He drank all the pot.
“Ha~~”
Hao Yaoqi made a comfortable voice, smacked his lips, and asked, "Sister-in-law, Xiao Naizi, and Huimei Huiying, why didn't he see him?"
Gao Guiying frowned and said, "They are all busy with things. I will call them over after dark."
"Uncle, you are here!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Lanzhi ran in with Kou Song.
Gao Yigong looked over and Li Lanzhi's body grew and her forehead was no longer covered with her hair. Instead, she combed her hair to both sides, revealing her smooth forehead, and exuding a newlywed charm of a newlywed woman.
Gao Yigong couldn't help but sigh secretly. He felt that time was passing by. In a blink of an eye, Li Lanzhi, who was still a little bean sprout, was actually married.
Before a woman left the house, she had to cover her forehead with her hair, which was equivalent to Liuhai. After getting married, her forehead must be exposed. Therefore, it is very easy to distinguish a woman from unmarried or married.
In fact, Gao Yigong himself is not very old. He is Gao Guiying's younger brother and is only in his early thirties.
"Uncle, this is Kou Song, come and see your uncle!"
Li Lanzhi pulled Kou Song.
Since Li Xin expressed his opinion that he would not force her to take her as a concubine, Li Lanzhi's heart finally let go of the big stone, and she became lively and cheerful. Especially in the Welfare Lottery Center, Kou Song was responsible for making money, and she was responsible for spending money, specializing in helping the poor. Compared with before, she was much more confident.
Kou Song hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "Ku Song greets his uncle!"
Chapter completed!