The Ming Dynasty has just been exiled and the Luzon system has awakened.

In early May, after more than a month of replenishment and repair, the Ming army's troops began to launch recovery operations against the Qing-occupied areas south of the Yangtze River.

This time, except for the second division of the Imperial Guard, which stayed behind to guard Nanjing City, the entire Ming army came out.

The slogan "Kill all the Tatars and leave no one behind" also spread.

Coupled with the illustrious reputation the Ming army had given them before, for a time, all the Eight Banners men in the entire area south of the Yangtze River were frightened and everyone was in danger.

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"Stop cleaning up, we are running for our lives, not moving! The bandits are about to attack, why do you care about these three melons and two dates?

Besides, how much are these bottles and cans really worth?When I return to the capital, I will go to Mr. Li to ask for an official position. It will not be easy to earn back the money. "

In the city of Changsha Prefecture, the prefect of Changsha, who had already changed into civilian clothes, felt anxious when he saw that Fujin was still directing his servants to carry out large and small bags of things!

This prodigal woman usually doesn't save money when she spends money, but now she is about to run for her life, but she starts to worry about these three melons and two dates.

"You only drink flower wine on weekdays. I'm afraid you don't know that the emperor has ordered all the officials who escaped from the battle to be executed? Are you going back to the capital to ask for an official? The world has changed!"

The woman in fine clothes looked at her husband coldly and said calmly.

"Ah? Is there such a thing? Why didn't I know?" The Manchu official looked surprised.

"The emperor's order has been here for a few days. Even a woman like me knows about it. And the magistrate, you are busy drinking wine in Yichun Courtyard. It's normal that you don't know about it."

The woman's words made the Changsha prefect look extremely ugly.

Of course, he was angry not because he knew it too late, nor because of the woman's sarcasm, but because of the order itself.

If he escapes from the battle, everyone will be executed, so what should he do?

It turned out that Jiangning Mansion's easy change of hands made Nanxi very angry. In order to prevent officials from abandoning the city and running away like Rongfang, this order was issued.

Although Nanxi knew very well that the loss south of the Yangtze River had become a fact, he just couldn't reconcile himself to it.

That’s half of the Qing Dynasty!How could it fall into the hands of the Ming army so easily!Even if they can't hold it, the Ming army will have to pay the price!

The thin imperial order prevented the officials from easily leaving the city and escaping back to the capital, but it was still impossible for them to defend the city.

The Qing Dynasty had only ruled the Central Plains for a few decades, and it was far from cultivating a group of Han people who were die-hard loyalists, and Tatar officials were equally unreliable.

These Tatars, who have taken official positions without scientific examination and relying on the shadow of their fathers or written posts, the only purpose of becoming officials is to make money.

Just like the Changsha prefect, most of these Tatar officials ignored government affairs and spent their days drinking and drinking. The handling of government affairs was almost entirely handed over to the Han officials below, and they were responsible for making money.

Let them fight the Ming army?think too much.

"Useless things!"

The woman glanced at her husband, who was already lost in thought, with disgust in her eyes.

"I have asked people to inquire. The prefects of Yuezhou and Hengzhou have gone south. I heard that they are going to Annan. We can't go back to the capital, but Annan is abroad. Although the Ming bandits are powerful, they are I won’t even let Annan go.”

"When you get to Annan, you will definitely not be able to be an official. From now on, you will have to rely on your old salary to live on, so you can take away whatever you can."

When the prefect of Changsha heard this, the sadness on his face instantly disappeared.

"Fu Jin is indeed my good wife! Yes! Go to Annan! Move! Move everyone!"

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The entire Ming army came out, and Hunan and Guangdong were the first to bear the brunt.

During this period, there was no sign of the famous Hunan Army. Hunan was an inland province and there was no unrest. Therefore, the total number of troops in the province was only more than [-] Green Camp troops.

Under such circumstances, no one could rise up to resist in the face of the Ming army's notorious reputation.

In addition, the Manchu officials fled early, so wherever the Ming army went, the city gates were opened and white flags were fluttering.

The Ming army recaptured the entire Hunan province without firing a single shot.

This battle was really lonely.

Of course, there are those who are afraid of death, such as Shi Lin, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and Lu Chongyao, the general of Guangzhou.

In order to resist the Ming army's attack in the past few months, these two men established a regiment training system and captured a large number of strong men and incorporated them into the rural soldiers.

Today, the Guangdong garrison has rapidly expanded from more than 7 people to as many as 23, and the total strength is actually more than the Ming army.

However, there is a big question mark over the combat effectiveness of these newly organized and trained more than [-] rural soldiers.

These two men also knew this, so they directly abandoned several state capitals in the north and concentrated heavy troops in Guangzhou. Together with the Guangzhou Navy, Guangzhou now has nearly 24 Qing troops!

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War is not only a catalyst for technological progress, but also rapidly promotes tactical innovation.

On the wall of Guangzhou City, Guangzhou General Lu Chongyao looked at the trenches dug by the rural soldiers outside the city with a proud look on his face.

Because this trench was his idea.

The armies of the Ming and Qing Dynasties have fought so many battles, and the Tatars are not fools.

Facing the Ming army's extremely exaggerated range of guns and artillery, a head-on attack was like suicide, and now they were defending the city. Therefore, Lu Chongyao came up with the idea of ​​using trenches to avoid the Ming army's guns and artillery, and then charge when the Ming army approached. Go up and fight.

I have to say that the fact that the Tatars were able to come up with the idea of ​​trenches shows that these people still have something in their minds.

If it is coupled with machine guns and barbed wire, it will really be difficult to capture the city of Guangzhou.

It's a pity that the Qing army's tactical updates were not supplemented by corresponding weapons, while the Ming army's equipment was constantly being updated...

On May [-]th, two strange ships appeared on the sea of ​​Guangzhou Bay.

It has a single deck, a straight hull, and two chimneys spewing billowing black smoke at extremely high speeds.

Because the billowing black smoke was so conspicuous, the two ships attracted everyone's attention when they appeared on the sea.

On a cruiser flying the flag of the Kingdom of Portugal, Portuguese sailors looked at the two strange ships curiously.

"Mr. Dreiser, have you ever seen a ship like this?" Captain James of the Portuguese cruiser asked while observing with his telescope.

"Sir, I heard that the Chinese have chimneys like this on their warships." the first mate replied.

"You mean they are the navy of the Ming Dynasty?"

"That's just my guess, sir."

"Well, not far ahead is the Guangzhou Navy of the Qing Dynasty. Whether it is the Ming Dynasty Navy will be known soon. However, if it is really the Ming Dynasty Navy, we will also be in trouble?"

"Trouble?" First Officer Dreiser looked puzzled.

Unfortunately, Captain James was staring closely at the two strange ships approaching the Qing Navy and ignored him.

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