The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 301 Escape and Pursuit!
But Shang Kexi didn't care much about it!

It has long been an unwritten rule for the Qing army to massacre and plunder every city.

Why did Jin Shenghuan, Li Liangdong and others bring soldiers and horses who were so brave when they were on the Qing court's side, destroying cities and villages one after another.

After returning to the Ming Dynasty anyway, the combat power will start to loosen?
The reason is that apart from the strict military laws of the Qing army, there are always Eight Banners soldiers in the rear to supervise the battle.

It is because following the Qing army, they can slaughter cities and loot at will.

But it's not possible on Daming's side!

Shang Kexi doesn't want to take care of these shitty things, and has no ability to take care of them!
He also hoped that in the coming year these soldiers would work hard for him to destroy the Ming thieves in Macau, Leizhou and other places.

If we don't let the rebellious soldiers have a good year now, it will definitely not work!

Fortunately, although these rebels raped and looted, not many dared to kill.

After all, Guangdong is the provincial capital and the seat of the governor's office of Guangdong and Guangxi. The Qing army did not dare to go too far.

However, they dare not go too far, only near Guangzhou City!

Village towns farther from Guangzhou were not so lucky.

Under the looting and massacre of the Qing army, many villages were turned into a dead zone.

These rebels, or out of the idea of ​​covering up their criminal facts, often choose to burn the village to nothing after killing and looting.

These robbers seem to think that the blazing flame can eliminate all evils.

A large number of people near Guangzhou couldn't bear the slaughter of the Qing army, so they chose to go south with their families and went to Hong Kong, Macau and other places, hoping to seek asylum from the Ming Dynasty.

……

On the way from Guangdong to Macau, a ragged and panic-stricken team was heading south a little bit.

"Let's go, everyone, let's go."

"The Qing Tartars are about to catch up!"

"..."

The common people dragged their families with their mouths, carrying large and small parcels, and the landlords and gentry drove ox carts and donkey carts, which were full of grain and property.

Xia Haikang's face was full of fear. He is a wealthy family in Huizhou Prefecture, and his family has a lot of land and shops.

Every year around the New Year's Eve, the Xia family will set up a porridge shed outside their own village to give porridge to the people who cannot afford to eat.

Xia's family is well-off, and they don't spend much on gruel.

It's nothing to the Xia family, but it can bring a lot of auspicious words in exchange!

Those who celebrate the Chinese New Year can be regarded as a lucky draw.

After the porridge is served, it will be the excitement and joy of the New Year's Eve!
However, everything changed this year. A large number of rebels suddenly entered Huizhou.

The festive and joyful atmosphere of the New Year is swept away!

The chaotic soldiers of the Qing army killed everyone they saw and robbed everything they saw. I don’t know how many people died under the butcher knife of the Qing army!
There were also several Zhuangzi in the Xia family who were murdered by the Qing army's rebels. Not only were their property robbed, even the Zhuangzi was burned to ruins.

In order to survive, the common people had no choice but to flee south with their families.

As the rebels got closer and closer to Huizhou City, bad news about the slaughter of that village kept coming. Gradually, even a big family like the Xia family couldn't sit still.

With his family, Xiruan, he went south under the protection of the family guards, preparing to seek asylum from Daming.

"Husband, how far are we from Macau?"

The curtain of the carriage was lifted, revealing a beautiful and delicate face, nearly thirty years old, but still charming, it was Xia Haikang's wife.

Xia Haikang glanced back at the fleeing team that could not be seen, his eyes were full of sorrow, but he spoke to comfort him.

"It's coming soon!"

His wife couldn't help but speak.

"Ming'er is crying so much now, can we stop and rest for a while?"

The name Mrs. Xia mentioned was called Xia Chongming, who was born by her, Xia Haikang's eldest son.

This name was chosen by Xia Haikang himself!
The one who is serious is repeated, and the one who sings is clear!
Re-sounding is recovery of sight!
Giving his son such a name shows how dissatisfied Xia Haikang is with the rule of the Qing court.

Xia Chongming is only a little over one year old now, which is the most vulnerable time.

The long time on the road, running around overnight, coupled with the bumps on the road, made the child's condition very bad.

Xia Haikang said with a frown.

"Can't rest!"

"When we fled, we dragged our families with us, but when the Qing captives chased us, they were pursued by cavalry."

"Our speed is not as fast as Qinglu. If we rest again, we may be caught up!"

"I would like to urge everyone to hurry up, and when we arrive in Macau, everyone will be rewarded!"

"Throw away all the things that are in the way. In case you are caught up, if you insist on holding these things now, wouldn't you help Qing Lu take them?"

While talking, Xia Haikang pointed to the furniture such as chairs and tables on his carriage.

Even though the wood of these furniture is precious huanghuali, when Xia Haikang ordered it to be discarded, he didn't give up in the slightest.

"promise!"

The guards around him took orders and threw down a lot of heavy furniture.

The furniture even sparked a crowd looting!

Without these loads, the speed of the Xia family's team was much faster with the naked eye.

Xia Haikang rode a steed, with a sword on his waist, and marched at the front of the team.

At this moment, a puff of smoke suddenly appeared from the land in the north.

A green battalion soldier of the Qing army in cotton armor came on horseback!

A group of several of them formed a loose array, and the array was drawn into a line, plundering towards the fleeing team.

If it is against an army, such a loose formation as the Qing army, then it is purely courting death!

But because what they have to deal with now is just a group of people who want to escape.

It doesn't matter what the array is!

Pulling the array apart can surround the people to the greatest extent and prevent anyone from escaping.

The Qing army came rushing in, and there were bursts of roars on the ground, like a sweeping wind, killing the people.

The knives and spears of these green battalion soldiers of the Qing army were stained with blood, and the cotton armor was also stained with black and smelly blood.

"Woooooooo..."

"Ow..."

"..."

These Qing troops made strange noises.

As the Qing army got closer and closer to the team, riots broke out in the team visible to the naked eye.

The people were terrified and rushed to escape, causing chaos everywhere.

People were constantly being pushed to the ground, and then trampled into a pulp by thousands of feet!
collapse!collapse!collapse!collapse!
There was a sound of bowstring trembling.

The cavalry of the Qing army passed by the team of the fleeing people, and their arrows fell towards the fleeing people like locusts.

Some people even shot several consecutive arrows!
Every time an arrow falls, someone will scream and fall to the ground!

If it is a hard bow and heavy arrows, it must not be fired in succession. Every time an arrow is shot, the archer needs to rest and recover.

But to deal with a group of civilians without armour, hard bows and heavy arrows are not needed. Most of the Qing troops used small and light bows.

The bow strength is not strong, it is not easy to deal with armored soldiers!

But it can be fired in bursts, and it will have a good effect when used to deal with unarmored enemies.

The guards and border troops of the former Ming Dynasty were mostly equipped with this kind of bow, because before the rise of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the main enemies of the Ming army were the rebels and the Mongols outside the pass.

But whether it is the rebels or the Mongols, there is no large-scale formation of heavy armored soldiers.

It's just right to use a small bow to deal with them!

(End of this chapter)