1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 614 New situation

On September 1648, 9, Nanping (now Cam Ranh, Vietnam).

The fleet of the State of Qi returning with a full load caused a great commotion in the entire Nanping City, and also surprised those new immigrants from Ming Dynasty. The army of the State of Qi actually broke through the Annan capital, and forced them to sign the alliance under the city, and even snatched back so many Things, fully demonstrated the strength of Qi's military power here.

Then, in the future, as a citizen under the jurisdiction of the Qi State, wouldn't it be possible to be under the protection of these powerful armies, and no longer have to be displaced, worrying about foreign forces such as building slaves to kill and plunder? !

In order to store the many supplies looted from Thang Long City, civil affairs officials in Nanping City urgently mobilized thousands of people and built a large temporary warehouse on the south side of the pier.

However, when Zhang Wenqi, the general manager of Annan, rushed back to Nanping from Lin'an City (now Vung Tau City in southeastern Vietnam), he heard that Niu Hu and the others had abandoned the 10,000+ stone rice in Thang Long City, and instead sent a large amount of gold, silver, silk, and pearls , Agate, jade, pepper, tortoise shell and other precious materials were transported back, and I couldn't help but regret it.

You must know that Nanping, Lin'an, and Xinsheng Island have gathered more than 6 immigrants waiting to be transported, which has reached the limit of immigration accommodation in the above-mentioned areas, and the daily food consumption is nearly a thousand stones.

For this reason, while organizing a large number of immigrants to reclaim new arable land, the Annan General District organized large-yield and short-growing food crops such as potatoes and sweet potatoes, as well as corn that did not pick the soil. Luo, as well as the Kingdom of Luo Kun and the Kingdom of Pattani on the Malay Peninsula, purchased a large amount of food for the daily needs of immigrants.

If all the more than 20 shi of rice in Shenglong City can be transported to Nanping, Lin'an and other places, it will be enough to maintain the food needs for more than half a year.

"Even if we discard those gold, silver and precious materials and transport all those grains, we can bring back a hundred thousand shi at most." Niu Hu smiled wryly, "But if that's the case, we really don't want to part with the gold and silver. That's more than 100 million taels! With this money, it is enough to buy food for all the countries in this region. Well, there must be a surplus."

Zhang Wenqi couldn't help laughing when she heard this, she shook her head and said, "Sometimes, even if you have enough gold and silver, you can't buy food. Last month, the Kingdom of Cambodia has begun to control food, and merchants from various countries are prohibited from buying food." Buy bulk food."

"Well, Cambodia is going to impose a food blockade on us?" Qi Dajiang couldn't help being surprised when he heard this.

"The big river (Mekong River) has been rising since June. Severe floods have occurred in Cambodia, destroying countless fertile fields. This year, their grain harvest will probably be reduced by more than [-]%. In addition, Siam has fought against them again. It occupies several counties and towns in the west of Cambodia. For this reason, the Kingdom of Cambodia began to mobilize troops from all over the country and move to the west to resist the invasion of Siam. Therefore, Cambodia has implemented control over strategic materials such as food, not against our country Qi .”

"Moreover, when Cambodia heard that our Qi State had broken Thang Long City, they sent several envoys to us and presented us with a congratulatory form from their king. In addition, they sent a congratulatory letter from Podi (now Badi City, Vietnam) to the north of Lin'an City. ) soldiers and horses withdrew to show us peace. In the Hexian area, they also stopped taxing and apportioning military expenses to the Han people there, and acquiesced to the local Han people’s self-government.”

"Cambodia is also interesting." Niu Hu said: "Since the river is in the high water season, our slightly smaller warships can sail from the mouth of the sea to their royal city-Phnom Penh. Think about it, the degree of defense of Phnom Penh City It’s definitely not as good as Thang Long City.”

All the military and civilian officials of Qi State who were sitting there burst out laughing when they heard this.In the Denglai and Jiannu battles for more than three years, they have seen all kinds of big battles. Now that they are in the Annan area, everyone has a feeling of overkill.Moreover, in this area, because there is no cavalry that is as fast as the wind like Jiannu, this is equivalent to having absolute battlefield control for the Qi State Marine Corps, which is all firearms.

"Guangnan Kingdom is also very shocked that we broke through Thang Long City so quickly." Yuan Zuquan, the commander of Nanping City, said with a smile: "In order not to provoke us, they used the reason of mobilizing all their forces to attack Zheng's, and sent the garrison of the city's Nha Trang They all withdrew to the country. Seeing this situation, the king of Champa, Babi (Bharami), sent someone to ask us if we could support them in sending troops into China and Britain to expel the officials stationed in Guangnan Kingdom."

In the past few years, with the support of the Qi State, Champa's strength has grown rapidly. Not only did it use the cement, wall bricks, and a large number of artillery provided by the Qi State to build several strong fortresses with tight defenses, but also established a 5000-person camp. The standing army, including a firearms battalion with a size of more than [-] people, in terms of combat power, has steadily surpassed Nanpan, Huaying and other countries.

Now, seeing that the state of Qi is so powerful that it not only broke through the capital of Dayue State, but also deterred Guangnan State and forced it to loosen its control over China and the United Kingdom, he had different ideas and wanted to take advantage of the situation to take back the Huaying Kingdom and restore its original state. old glory.

"We can't support them in recovering the Huaying Kingdom." He Yunfeng stopped him: "If this is the case, the population of Champa will increase by more than [-]%, and the power will directly extend to the border of Guangnan Kingdom. In addition, there are still a large number of people in the Huaying Kingdom. People from Annan, Champa will inevitably have constant conflicts with Guangnan, which will greatly absorb our energy."

"That's right, if Champa recovers the Huaying Kingdom today, and Nanpan takes back tomorrow, then most of the territory of the Champa Kingdom will be reunified. Will a powerful Champa Kingdom be so obedient to us in the future? But it's hard to say." Qi Dalu said.

When Qi Dajiang heard the words, he took it seriously.Qi Tian had told him many times that in the Indochina Peninsula, it is best to maintain the status quo of several small countries and not support any one local power to become big, especially to prevent the reunification of Annan.Only in this way can it be convenient for the Qi State to operate here for a long time and establish a series of stable immigration transit points.

Today, Champa wants to regain the lost land and rebuild its former glory, which is also unacceptable to Qi State.Although you married a princess, the interests of the country cannot be easily given up because of a woman.Qi State can guarantee your current national security, but if you want to expand further, we will not support it.

"By the way, how did Zheng Zhilong respond to our proposal?" Qi Dajiang asked suddenly.In July, Qi State sent envoys to Fujian, preparing to establish a formal anti-Dutch front with it and attack the East India Company on both sides.

"Back to the governor, Zheng Zhilong is willing to cooperate with us in the country of Qi to deal with the Dutch East India Company." Bai Zhengqing, the commander of the black guards stationed in Annan, cupped his hands and said, "But they used the continuous war in Fujian and the need for a large number of immigrants from Taiwan and Lu as excuses. No navy ships will be sent to Nanyang to fight against the Dutch. However, they will intercept and attack Dutch merchant ships that appear in Ming Dynasty, Japan and North Korea.”

"Are the Zheng family's troops sending troops to support Jiangxi under the order of Emperor Yongchu?" Qi Dajiang asked.

"They didn't send troops to support Jiangxi." Bai Zhengqing showed a strange expression on his face, "Zheng Zhilong sent Chen Hui and Shi Lang to lead the troops into Guangdong, and divided the troops to attack Chaozhou and Jieyang. Li Chengdong's general Hao Shangjiu faced Zheng's siege. , Standing firm in Chaozhou and waiting for help."

"What did Zheng Zhilong go to fight in Guangdong?" Qi Dajiang wondered: "Li Chengdong returned to the Ming Dynasty anyway, and he is already the Duke of Hui of the Ming Dynasty. Doesn't this mean that he ignored the crisis in Jiangxi and started fighting on his own first!"

"The Zheng family claims that Fujian is barren and cannot be self-sufficient in food. Although they have occupied Taizhou and Wenzhou, they have repeatedly been in the war zone of several parties, and the damage is serious. It is impossible to provide the supplies needed by the Zheng family. Therefore, they set their sights on Chaozhou Prefecture was planning to seize the land to raise troops. In June, Zheng Zhilong used the pretext that Hao Shangjiu, the commander-in-chief of Chaozhou Prefecture, intended to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, dispatched more than [-] troops and landed in Chenghai (now Shantou City) by sea boat. Then he divided the troops Attack Jieyang and Chaozhou."

"When our people returned from Fujian and passed through Guangzhou, they heard that Li Chengdong had withdrawn his troops from Jiangxi, gave up supporting Ganzhou, and instead gathered heavy troops to Chaozhou Prefecture to deal with Zheng Zhilong's invasion."

"If Fujian and Guangdong don't go to support Jiangxi, how can Jin Shengheng and Wang Deren survive the heavy siege of the Qing army?" The military, civilian and political officials of the Qi State present were all incredulous after hearing this.Facing the large-scale attack of the Qing army, as a local powerful faction, they did not want to unite as one and fight against the establishment of slavery, but fought happily on their own.Such a coquettish operation really makes people speechless.

"In addition to sending Tan Tai, He Luohui, and Liu Liangzuo from Beijing to lead Manchu, Han, and Mongolian troops to Jiangxi in May, the Qing army also ordered Gushan Ezhenzhu Mala and Jiangnan Governor Ma Guozhu to lead the army in June, and Nanjing Shuo Go up the river, pass through Anqing, and arrive at Nanchang. Today, most of the prefectures, counties, and prefectures in Jiangxi have been conquered by the Qing army, and then gathered a large army to besiege Nanchang. Jin Shengheng and Wang Deren led more than [-] troops to defend the city. If there is no foreign support, I think Nanchang will be conquered by the Qing army sooner or later."

"Emperor Yongchu just watched Zheng Zhilong and Li Chengdong fight against each other and didn't say anything?"

"Emperor Yongchu issued several imperial edicts and Zheng Zhilong ordered him to retreat and return to Fujian. But Zheng Zhilong ignored them and wrote a letter to argue that Hao Shangjiu had already surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and was ordered by the Qing court to attack Zhangzhou. To relieve the threat of the enemy, we had to cross the sea to attack Chaozhou Prefecture. In addition, I heard that Zheng Jun’s attack on Chaozhou Prefecture was frustrated and suffered heavy losses. One of the leading generals, Shi Lang’s two younger brothers were killed in battle. Therefore, The two sides are fighting a little impatiently, and neither is willing to back down, vowing to fight to the death."

"This Ming Dynasty is in the situation it is today, and it's still fighting blindly. This is not for nothing!" Qi Dalu said angrily.

"What's the current situation in Denglai?" Qi Dajiang asked in a deep voice.

"Everything is fine in Denglai. Facing the attack of the Ming army in Denglai Town, Jiannu gave up Qingzhou, Yizhou, and Haizhou, and concentrated the garrison troops in Jinan, Jining and other key points. In addition..." Bai Zhengqing smiled wryly He said: "Emperor Yongchu asked us to send ships to cover them against Tianjin or Liaodong, and launch another side landing to boost the hearts and morale of the domestic people."

"We are going to transport [-] immigrants back to Hanzhou this year, how can we have extra ships to provide them with landing cover?" Qi Dajiang frowned and said, "Besides, the relationship between Qi and the Dutch is becoming increasingly tense. There may be a sudden fight someday, and it is time to gather all the warships and return to the mainland to prepare for the big battle."

"Besides, if the Yongchu court landed in Tianjin or Liaodong again, wouldn't it draw Jiannu's attention again? Without the support of our naval ships, would they be able to withstand Jiannu's attack? ? Or let them stop for a while, wait until we finish beating the Dutchman, and then make a fuss."

"Governor, another important event happened in the territory of Ming Dynasty." Bai Zhengqing looked up at Qi Dajiang, "Li Zicheng died in Changsha."

(End of this chapter)