Qiming 1158

Chapter 1163 The children of Zhao Song clan, none of them will be spared
For this war, Zhou Mancheng was still very happy.

This battle not only captured Zhao Gou alive, but also obtained enough population and materials to build a small city-state. The harvest was huge and made him very satisfied.

So he quickly sent the news out, and rushed to let Su Yonglin know the good news.

Zhao Gou was captured alive, which still had some influence on the current Jiangnan Kingdom.

For example, some guys with ghosts in their hearts relaxed when they heard the news.

Because this means that no one can start a riot against Lin'an in the name of Zhao Gou.

After all, they are a group of rebellious ministers, and they cannot erase the guilt in their hearts in the short term.

Zhao Gou was captured by the Ming Kingdom, Quanzhou and Guangzhou were ceded to the Ming Kingdom, the last symbol of the Southern Song Dynasty was gone, and there was no force in the country that could legitimately resist the rule of the Lin'an court, and no one could surpass the orthodoxy in terms of legitimacy. Lin'an court.

this point is very important.

It can be said that basically most of the clan members in the entire Southern Song Dynasty were killed by this combination of punches, except for the few remaining clan members who were local officials in other states.

And it is difficult for these sporadic Southern Song clans to pose any threat, and everything will be calm.

They paid a lot, and finally returned to peace, and they would never allow anyone to destroy this peace.

Only Shen Gai and the others maintained a consistent view on this matter.

It is very necessary to get rid of most of the Southern Song clans with the help of the Ming Kingdom.

Then, Shen Gai counted the number of Southern Song clans living in other areas, made a list, and prepared to borrow Zhao Dun's name to kill them all.

If they want to be decent, let them be decent people themselves, and if they don't want to be decent, then let the person who delivered the mission in the past help them be decent.

Any child of the Zhao clan who is not under control is dangerous, unless it is a woman, and if there is a man, no matter if he is an adult or a minor, it is dangerous and may be used as a gun.

All that is needed to live is the Zhao Dun family, and the rest are not important.

This is the attitude of Jiangnan Kingdom.

Ming Guo's attitude was even more determined.

The children of the Zhao Song clan will not let one go.

After Zhao Gou was captured, the Weihai Division divided troops to Quanzhou and Guangzhou according to the latest order.

They were ordered to block the ports of Quanzhou and Guangzhou, and sent marines ashore to capture the Southern Song clan living in them.

There are not many people in the Southern Song Dynasty clan in Guangzhou, but there are many people in the Southern Song Dynasty in Quanzhou, and a large part of them are powerful and rich, with high status, and they control a considerable number of maritime merchant fleets and maritime trade routes. In a sense, they are a very powerful group of people.

But that all changed when soldiers from the Weihai Marine Corps arrived.

Guangzhou is far away, and the Weihai Division and the news of the ceding land arrived together, so it is easier to pacify Guangzhou.

Quanzhou was not too far away. Similar news was circulating before the arrival of the Weihai Marines. The Southern Song clans living in Quanzhou were terrified and prepared to find a way out for themselves.

Some people plan to flee southward by land, while others plan to escape by water. In order to hide people’s eyes and ears, they plan to flee south with the caravan. The caravans from various countries have become their choices. For this, they paid real money. A lot of money in exchange for the protection of these caravans.

Caravans are armed caravans, comparable to small armies, there is no doubt.

However, the Weihai Navy rushed relatively fast, and arrived at the Quanzhou port when there was chaos in the city of Quanzhou, and quickly blocked the port, not allowing any ships to leave.

The Marine Corps rushed ashore and rushed to Quanzhou City.

They first announced that Quanzhou had been ceded to the Ming Kingdom by the Southern Song Dynasty, announced to everyone that Quanzhou had belonged to the Ming Kingdom, and that no one was allowed to leave without authorization, and then promulgated three chapters of the contract to temporarily control the order of Quanzhou.

Those who violate the order will be dealt with severely and will never be forgiven.

Then the Marine Corps asked Quanzhou officials to cooperate and lead them to search for the Southern Song clan, and stated that they would only arrest the clan, not the others. As long as the others cooperated honestly, the Ming army would guarantee their safety and send them away later. Will not embarrass them.

The bureaucrats of the Southern Song Dynasty were generally cooperative. They knew the strength of the Ming army and did not dare to openly oppose the Ming army, so they honestly cooperated with the requirements of the Ming army and provided them with all the information and help they needed, and some people took the initiative to lead the way. They save a lot of trouble.

After that, Zhou Mancheng personally stationed in the center of Quanzhou City to direct the operation, vowing to make the descendants of the Southern Song clan no way to escape.

But I have to say that there are still some courageous people who dare to ignore the orders of the Ming army.

For example, a foreign merchant fleet, said to be from the black-clothed food country, the fleet of seven ships forcibly set sail in disregard of the Ming military’s order, ready to rush out of the port, not knowing what to do.

Zhou Mancheng was furious when he heard the words.

This is to make it clear that he does not take his ban seriously, and is purely courting death.

So he immediately ordered the siege of the seven ships, captured them all, and beheaded those who dared to resist.

The Ming army warships then bombarded the fleet with artillery, knocked out the momentum of the fleet, sank the two frigates that rushed in the front, and then approached to start the jumping gang battle.

The Ming army sailors slaughtered the ships and fought the armed crew on the ship. They quickly killed some of the crew members who looked fierce but were far less effective than the regular army. Every ship was occupied by the Ming army.

The rest of the crew collapsed, throwing away their weapons and surrendering, daring to resist any longer.

The Ming army searched the seven merchant ships. In addition to the goods and money, they found more than 30 well-dressed men and women. After a search, it was determined that these were members of the Southern Song clan who were about to escape. money, so assist them in their escape.

Excluding those who were killed, there were more than 200 people in charge of the fleet and crew members who were captured alive, including big cannibals in black and locals from Quanzhou who were hired by the fleet.

Because of the violation of the ban, Zhou Mancheng decided to be brutal, killing half of the captured people at the port, and escorting the remaining half to Quanzhou City to be executed, in order to deter the younger generation.

After this killing, both the port and Quanzhou City were at peace. Those who were not familiar with the Ming Kingdom had an initial impression of the Ming Kingdom—strong and good at fighting, able to use fire-breathing weapons, and to kill people.

that's enough.

Next, Zhou Mancheng issued an order that anyone who tried to assist the Southern Song clan to leave, as long as they handed over the clan, could be exempted from punishment, as if nothing had happened.

If they are found out, they will be executed immediately, and they will never be forgiven!
In the days that followed, members of the Southern Song clan who tried to escape were handed over by feared local and foreign caravans.

Of course, there are some who are not handed over, but they are confessed.

Zhou Mancheng did what he said, and the five caravans that tried to hide members of the clan were all taken down and beheaded.

Under such actions, a total of 810 and seven members of the Southern Song clan living in Quanzhou were all taken down. The Ming army searched for them one by one according to the roster of the local clan management department, and finally found them all, and none of them were left behind.

The same thing happened in Guangzhou. Two local merchant fleets in Guangzhou tried to forcibly break through the port and were defeated by the Ming army navy.

After the Thunder method, the locals and foreign businessmen who knew the strength of the Ming army did not dare to fight against the Ming army, and they all accepted their fate. The hidden Southern Song clans were searched out, and finally a total of 310 and six Southern Song clans were found.

At this time, it was the last ten days of October in Hongwu's fifth year.

(End of this chapter)