Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 125
The story is divided into two parts. Li Dingguo led the main force of the Ming Dynasty Restoration Army to besiege the two feudal soldiers and horses in Tianzhou, while the mixed 104th Regiment and the Second Cavalry Division under the Independent Brigade of the Restoration Army led by Bai Mingxiu also set off from Zhaoqing Prefecture, carrying tens of thousands of troops. Minfu and a large number of luggage left Guangdong and headed for Guangxi.

Although the troops led by Bai Mingxiu only have more than 1 troops, which may not look like many, their strength cannot be underestimated.In addition to the Mongolian cavalry, which is almost invincible in plain field battles, the 104th Mixed Regiment has only more than 1000 people, but is equipped with a large number of M2 machine guns and Type 16 105mm rifled cannons. It can face several times the number of enemies with ease.Including the Red Police Battalion brought by Bai Mingxiu, the combined strength of the 104th Regiment and the Red Police Battalion exceeds 2000, which is actually the most important combat force in Bai Mingxiu's hands.

The administration and many measures in Guangdong have already made the people of Guangdong agree with Bai Mingxiu. In addition, Bai Mingxiu began to carry out reforms and grass-roots organization construction. As soon as the relevant instructions for the Western Expedition were issued, civilian labor was recruited with salaries, and Guangdong was quickly obtained. enthusiastic support from people.In just three days, the Nanming court recruited tens of thousands of civilians and organized them into different front-line support teams, responsible for material transportation and civil engineering.

In addition, Bai Mingxiu's troops were already very well prepared, so unlike the Qing army, which took several months to deploy troops, Bai Mingxiu made all the preparations for the Western Expedition within a week, and dispatched troops from Zhaoqing Mansion in just a few days. Arrived in Wuzhou within a few days.

The Qing army in Wuzhou could not leave the city, so Bai Mingxiu directly ordered to bombard it with artillery. After bombarding for a day, the Qing army in Wuzhou followed suit and opened the city gate to present the city to His Royal Highness.

Then Bai Mingxiu gave up his plan to attack Guilin, the provincial capital, and directly attacked Xunzhou Prefecture to the west. When Bai Mingxiu's army arrived, the Qing army in Xunzhou Prefecture stopped resisting and surrendered in Kaesong.This situation is actually very common in this era. Cities without particularly heavy defense basically surrendered to the army as soon as they arrived.What's more, the Qing army has not controlled Guangxi for a few years. Only a few years ago, Nanming controlled it. Many officials and even defenders were from Nanming a few years ago. This time they just surrendered and went back. No pressure at all.

Bai Mingxiu has no way to keep the troops stationed here, more is to keep the new cadres trained in the "Guozijian" to be responsible for maintaining the new situation here, and the cadres will not quickly promote his many policies in Guangdong. After all, he is now The main strategy is to join forces with Li Ding to connect Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan.

Bai Mingxiu, who kept up daily practice with Li Dingguo, already knew that Li Dingguo, the King of Jin, had surrounded Tianzhou, so he was anxious to lead the army to rendezvous.At this time, the Qing army in Guangxi was basically under the control of the two feudal clans except for the forces guarding the cities, so Bai Mingxiu did not encounter strong resistance.

Bai Mingxiu rode on a bloody horse and marched with his Great Ming Restoration Army.The Southern Ming Prince Zhu Cixuan he traveled through was actually very weak. After all, he was still just a teenager. However, he has now exercised very hard to improve his physical strength and endurance.Although his physical strength is extraordinary, he is almost invulnerable, but he still gets tired and tired.Now that he is in good health, at least he can keep up with the exhaustion and arduous march.

The army continued westward after leaving Xunzhou Mansion. Bai Mingxiu rode a fine horse, and together with a group of soldiers from the Red Police Battalion, he also made a cameo visit to the horse, walking at the front of the team to inquire about the situation.Bai Mingxiu led the team through a big river, with green hills on both sides of the river covered by green mountains, and the water flowing slowly, which can be regarded as a southern country style.

Several small wooden rafts in the river drifted with the current, and the oars were called by some girls in the Mood for Love, dressed in colorful clothes, not like daughters of the Han family, but local girls of the Zhuang nationality.

"(Well) the sunset has just passed the post on the west mountain, and the cloud sends the sun to the girl to send the man, and the cloud sends the sun to the west mountain (嘎), and the sister sends the lover back to his hometown. There is always someone to send you off from ten miles away, so if a girl wants to see her, which side should she look at? When the lover returns, don’t forget the girl (呀), and you must remember your sister’s name.”

A melodious voice sang on the blue waves, and the girl's delicate and smooth face was so beautiful against the flowers on her scarf.The little wooden raft slowly came to the shore, and the girl in blue clothes leaning on a long wormwood looked at the men in the cavalry on the shore with big eyes, and called softly: "Brother Han soldiers on the shore, but Daming's People to feed?”

Bai Mingxiu saw that the girl was about [-] years old, and she was not tall, but her skin was extremely fair, and her eyes like autumn water were extraordinarily bright, so pure that she seemed to be able to see into other people's hearts at a glance.The girl's appearance is far behind that of the female lion sister, but this pair of big eyes is enough to make her shine.

He said: "To answer this girl's words, we are soldiers in the Daming Restoration Army."

The girl smiled and said: "It's very good. I heard from my elder brother that your Ming Dynasty has come back to life. Now that you have occupied Guangdong, you may be able to come back to our side. The Qing people have treated us badly these years. My dad and my brothers all shaved their heads, and they looked the most ugly. A Ping from the former village looked very handsome. I liked him very much. After you cut your hair, it doesn't look pleasing to your eyes. It doesn't look like you, Brother Bing, but you are still handsome with your hair tied up and wearing a crown. I don't know if you are married, Brother Bing?"

This young girl spoke carelessly, causing the soldiers behind Bai Mingxiu to burst into laughter.On the other hand, although Bai Mingxiu is a fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy, his soul is an old driver in his thirties after all, and he won't let the girl's "molestation" make him blush.

He was very calm, and said with a smile: "Miss, you are joking, I wonder which chieftain you are under?"

The girl smiled, jumped off the raft, and said, "My name is Mo Xiaolian, and my father is Mo Chieftain Mo Meng of Xincheng."

Bai Mingxiu was a little surprised, he didn't expect this girl to be the chieftain's daughter.In the land of Guangxi, the chieftains have a lot of power, including financial power, military power, and governance, and they are hereditary, no different from the emperor.

"Xincheng is far away from here. This is the boundary of Xunzhou Prefecture. Did you run away from home?"

Mo Xiaolian laughed and said: "That's not true. I'm very well-behaved in our house, and my father loves me the most. I came out this time to find the elder sister of Cen's family. She married and went to Xunzhou Mansion. I want Let's talk to her. But why did you guys enter Guangxi, and the Qing army didn't stop you?"

Bai Mingxiu laughed: "Of course the Qing army was defeated by me."

Mo Xiaolian, who is simple by nature, doesn't think Bai Mingxiu is lying. She seems to be able to tell who is good and who is bad. Mo Xiaolian's eyes lit up, and she shouted: "Really? You are going to drive away the Qing people." ?"

(End of this chapter)