In mid-March, the coalition forces retreated to Gaozhou Prefecture. Lin Shizhang placed the governor's yamen in Dianbai County, and his troops occupied the coastal areas from Yangjiang to Wuchuan. He began to use the original garrisons and cities to build various defensive fortifications, build huge defense depths, and prepare to tug-of-war with the Qing army and consume.

The Qing army did not pursue it. After occupying Guangzhou, it went south to Zhaoqing and Guangzhou prefectures, occupying the wealthy prefectures, counties, and some remote small towns. The garrison only sent envoys to surrender and did not attack rashly.

In Dianbai County, Chief of Intelligence Staff He Wenrui will report the news from Guangzhou to the coalition officer.

"After the Qing emperor entered Guangzhou City, they did not massacre the city, nor even taxed them. They confiscated the industries of the gentry and merchants who had withdrawn to Qiongzhou, Guangxi and Hong Kong, and sold them to surrendered gentry and people. They obtained silver to support soldiers and the land to reward merits. Although some forced purchases and sells, and the prices were not very reasonable, they still received the support of Guangdong gentry. In addition, there was no situation in Guangzhou City where the intestines were hung in front of the door." He Wenrui said seriously.

The last sentence made the Ming generals present look ugly. It was more than two months since Guangzhou was restored. The officials also persuaded and even forced the people to take off their hearts and lungs intestines in front of the door, but they often took them off in front of them, and later they hung them on them. This almost became a way for the people in Guangzhou to fight against the government, expressing their dissatisfaction with the court's forced levy and donations.

Under the Qing army, the people took down those things, which proved the people's will.

From the Longwu Dynasty, Li Mingxun discovered that the people of the Ming Dynasty were resistant to the shaving order. When the two dynasties were of similar standards, they must support the Ming Dynasty. However, in terms of survival, everything was equal. The people needed stability, and they would support whoever gave stability. Tong Yangjia and Li Chengdong were obviously also winning people's hearts. In this regard, they had an advantage over the Ming Dynasty. If the Ming Dynasty did not force the levy, they would not be able to survive. The Qing army had already provided some food and salary with the rear.

The Ming Dynasty did not dare to offend the local gentry, but the Qing throne could win over a group of people to attack. In this process, Tong Yangjia obtained the autumn food and salary, and could wait for the summer tax to be obtained. His order to exempt the tax arrears from the Longwu Dynasty also gained some support.

Li Mingxun listened quietly to He Wenrui's report. Obviously, because of the intervention of the community, the Qing army performed more gently than in history. In the original history, Li Chengdong went to Guangdong and Guangxi without carrying out a massacre like Yangzhou and Jiading, and showed enough respect for the old and young people in the Ming Dynasty. However, there were many gentry in Guangdong and Guangxi, such as Zhang Jiayu and Chen Zizhuang, who mobilized the rebel army to fight against the Qing army. The Qing army had poor military discipline and burned, killed, looted, and plundered the resistance areas, which caused greater resistance, but eventually wiped out a rough idea.

Compared with Li Chengdong's frequent massacres in Jiangnan, after going to Guangdong and Guangxi, he found a way to rise. Because in the war zone, the Qing court converted many military generals into civil servants on the spot, gave them financial and military power, and made it more convenient for raising troops to fight. Li Chengdong thought that he could go from a military general to a provincial governor and then to a vassal state. Li Chengdong's behavior in Guangdong and Guangxi also indirectly confirmed this inference. Judging from Li Chengdong's style, he regarded Guangdong and Guangxi as his own territory, but encountered the ceiling of the Eight Banners. He was destined to be inferior to the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty.

The intelligence brought by He Wenrui completely shattered the last fantasy of the Ming Dynasty's officials and generals. They believed that the Qing army would be more cruel to the people than they did, and would cause large-scale resistance. With Chen Zizhuang and Zhang Jiayu, a large number of Qing troops could be attracted and exhausted. The coalition forces still had a chance. But in fact, the Qing army's colonial armed forces performed as bad as other colonial armed forces, but they were also better than the Ming Dynasty.

No matter how bad the Qing army was, it was impossible for the Ming Dynasty to collect taxes three times in a year, with a total of five years of taxes, and tolerate pirates and soldiers looting. Obviously, apart from large-scale massacres, it is difficult to perform worse than the Ming army.

With all the evil people, the people of Guangdong, like the people in other parts of the south, chose a not-so-bastard bastard, which also made the restoration of Guangdong a luxury.

Like two boxers who had been fighting for several rounds, the Qing army and the coalition returned to their own corners to rest and prepare for a round of battle. Since a large-scale truce has become a certain fact, there is time and space to reorganize and rectify the army.

First of all, there is power. Lin Shizhang became governor from Guangdong to governor of western Guangdong. Only the four prefectures in western Guangdong and Zhaoqing were under control, but the power was even heavier. During the time when Shaowu and Yongli were fighting, Lin Shizhang under the support of the community, and a large number of civil servants with the surname Lin and Hai were in charge of the administration and finance of the two prefectures. The two prefectures governed the Neiwei Station and the generals were also controlled by Huang Fei's adopted son and Yuan Shizhong's brothers. It can be said that the two prefectures of Qionglei have become self-contained vassal states, and Lin Shizhang was obviously not satisfied. After becoming the governor of Guangdong, Lianzhou and Gaozhou were also under control. Lin Shizhang not only wanted to expand the territory but also had greater authority.

Lin, Huang and Yuan had formed a huge political and military alliance. Lin Shizhang directly asked Qu Shizeng for the power to appoint officials and generals, with the purpose of making the western Guangdong territory unable to penetrate and water cannot be poured into. In Lin Shizhang's words, he had to fight against the Qing Dynasty according to his own rhythm and not be affected by anyone.

Qu Shixi also knew about Qionglei Prefectures. Lin Shizhang had the title of great righteousness and military support. He had already cleared military garrisons in the two prefectures and forced the large gentry to pay taxes owed in previous years. It was too much power to take over. Qu Shixi wanted to change all this, and Huang Fei even hinted that things that could not be obtained from Yongli could be obtained from the Lu Jianguo.

In the end, Qu Shixi chose to compromise and gave Lin Shizhang everything he wanted. In fact, the vassal states in western Guangdong were like a small court. Except for nominally respecting Emperor Yongli and tying taxes of 30,000 taels of silver to the Yongli court every year, the rest were completely independent. It was such an independent kingdom with independent policies that was the object of cooperation among the association.

According to Li Mingxun's plan, since the Ming army is on the defensive, it will not put its main forces here. In the plan, the community will invest nine battalions in Guangdong, including three infantry battalions, one land battle battalion, two garrison battalions, one pioneer battalion and two artillery battalions, a total of about 15,000 troops, covering three fronts in western Guangdong, Hong Kong and Qiongzhou. Hong Kong is still two garrison battalions, one infantry artillery battalion each with one battalion, while Qiongzhou has a pioneer battalion to capture Shengli in Wuzhishan, stabilizing the local situation and providing manpower for Shilu Iron Mine. Gao Feng is in charge of the western Guangdong defense line, and has two infantry battalions and land battles under his command, and one battalion of artillery battalion, but Li Mingxun has planted two new battalions from the local area and brought the two elite battalions back to the local area for rest.

In western Guangdong, the club had 7,000 troops and a squadron stationed on Hailing Island, while the Ming army was in a miserable state. At that time, Hong Tianzhuo only left 2,000 Guangxi soldiers, and the rest belonged to Lin Cha, and wanted to go to Yulinzhou. Even though he fled to Gaozhou, the general of Huizhou in Luoding area Li Shilian led his army to surrender, bringing two thousand people, but there were only 7,000 elite soldiers. Fortunately, Lin Shizhang mobilized a group of guard soldiers to join, resulting in more than 10,000 soldiers and recruited 5,000 volunteers to help the battle, which made the total strength of the western Guangdong defense line reach more than 20,000.

From the front line, the elite army guarded the front line, the land war camp and the squadron stationed on Hailing Island, the two army battalions and two thousand volunteers, and one thousand righteous soldiers stationed in Yangjiang County. The food and salary of the soldiers on the front line were supplied by the association. All Ming army, whether the volunteers or the regular soldiers, paid silver according to the lowest lower-ranking soldiers in the club, with a monthly salary of two taels, and the food and food supply was provided by the military supplies. As soon as this news came out, many Ming soldiers were willing to come.

The Ming army fought side by side with the army for a long time and was extremely envious of the treatment of elite soldiers in the community. Although they did not go to fight and wait for money for money, the officers of the command department personally sent the money to their hands. Not to mention the excellent weapons, they were also very good to eat and use on weekdays. Every meal was full of meat, and every few days of wine and rewarded with alcohol. At the beginning, many Ming soldiers wanted to come to surrender, but were not accepted. Some simply took off their Ming army uniforms and ran to the labor camp, at least getting a lot of oil and water to fill their stomachs.

The community produced food, and the western Guangdong people produced people. The large-scale expansion and strengthening of Yangjiang County was strengthened, and the nearby people migrated. Yangjiang became a huge military fortress. The city had a complete range of infantry, cavalry and artillery, and became a nail on the way the Qing army would attack western Guangdong. Such a fortress was guarding and helping Hailing Island. If the Qing army was besieged with all its strength, it could get reinforcements from Beijin Port and fight with the Qing army. If the Qing army besieged Yangjiang and continued to attack westward, such a capable army, with the cooperation of all the troops, the Qing army could not be trapped at all.

With the high front in front, Dianbai became the second line of defense. Yuan Shizhong personally stationed and dispatched all the troops and horses that could be dispatched here. Various beacon towers, fortresses, forts and trenches formed a line of defense with a small width but long depth. Behind them are the four western Guangdong prefectures, which are very convenient for supply and reinforcements.

Such a line of defense is obviously not easily taken down. The best way is to cooperate inside and outside. Lin Shizhang and Yuan Shizhong were prepared for a long time. The front line only arranged themselves as the generals who trusted the generals. The rest of the generals and soldiers were left and left. Even if the generals and soldiers were left, Li Shilian, the general of Huizhou, fled without fighting, and did not participate in the coalition's liberation operation. Until they settled down, they were stable, and then ran over in Luo Ding Shao for a while. Finally, they took three hundred clans to Qinzhou. The rest were intercepted by Lin Shizhang. Li Shilian might have ideas, but Lin Shizhang had the authority to take action first and then report. Killing a general or a general escape was nothing.

In Dianbai County, Qu Shixi was packing up the things that were back in Guangxi. Chen Bangyan knocked in. In the original history, Chen Bangyan should have become the leader of the rebel army like Chen Zizhuang and Zhang Jiayu, but since he became Shen Youlong's aide, his fate has changed.

After Shen Youlong's death, Chen Bangyan was excluded by Ding Kuichu and returned to his hometown to live in seclusion for a while. Later, he was recruited by Lin Shizhang and served as the Haibei branch road to help Lin Shizhang rectify the administration and garrison. Although what he did was completely different from the past, it was for the court, and it was also something that Shen Youlong wanted to do but did not dare to do. Chen Bangyan was also loyal to his duties.

"Mr. Chen, please sit down." Qu Shixi said, and then asked, "You should have heard of Li Mingxun and King Lu's proposal to protest against the unified front of the Qing Dynasty's imperial captives. What do you think?"

"The officials thought this was a great thing. Although the officials did not know what the Dongfan had in it, if they could unite all forces, watch over each other, and act in response to the times, it would be helpful to our rejuvenation of the Ming Dynasty. The officials thought that now there are constant party struggles in the court and there are orthodox disputes, it would be more appropriate to be a foreigner in the Dongfan, and it would be easier to combine all parties." Chen Bangyan said seriously.

Qu Shixi said: "Mr. Chen is also a heartfelt statement, but the Southwest Dynasty has not yet been decided, so I am afraid I will not be able to give a reply for the moment."

The unified front of the Anti-Qing and Imperial Barbarians has generally had a constitution. It is not just the regime that participates in it. All national armed forces willing to resist the enemy and resist the Qing Dynasty can participate. As long as they have their own territory or war zone, in the current front, the clubs, Lu Jianguo, Lin Shizhang, Zheng Chenggong, Huang Binqing, Chen Zizhuang, and Chen Qiyuan are all ones, but among these people, the banners they respect are different. Needless to say, the clubs are in the middle of the various regimes. Zheng Cai, Zhang Mingzhen, and Chen Tingyang are from the Lu Jianguo. Huang Binqing is an ally of Zheng Chenggong, and he respects Yongli like Lin Shizhang. Chen Qiyuan is still using the Chongzhen reign title. These are considered to have territory. Chen Zizhuang has no territory, but he can also take on the war zone in the Pearl River Delta.

The most annoying thing is Zheng Chenggong. He and Zheng Hongkui launched an army in Nan'ao, mainly attacking the southern Fujian area, but they firmly respected the dead Emperor Longwu. In fact, they became independent warlords. Even though he knew that Longwu and his younger brother had fallen in Guangdong, he did not ask to treat him well.

At present, there is no leader in this unified front. It is just representatives stationed by various parties in Taipei, exchanging information and information every once in a while, and then reaching out to the community for money, food, and weapons.

"This matter is not busy. You only need to send one person in Qiongzhou to keep in touch with you." Chen Bangyan said.

Qu Shixi nodded, pointed to the box beside him, and said, "There are letters written by Li Mingxun, one letter from the emperor, one from the Western Army, one from Sun Kewang, and one from Li Dingguo. I hope to bring them in too, but it is difficult to block the mountain. Besides, the court has no convenient transportation between the southwest and is not easy to support and protect. Therefore, I hope that Lord Chen can convey the coastal news to Guilin in Qiongzhou so that the court can grasp the current situation."

Chen Bangyan said: "This is not difficult, I think Lord Lin will not object."

Qu Shishi smiled and said, "But there is one thing I hope Lord Chen will go there in person."

"What an important thing?" Chen Bangyan instinctively believed that what Qu Shisi said must be a big deal.

"I heard that Dongfan was talking about the three taxes, all of which were used to aid the mainland war. If it was successful, it would be a considerable amount of money. However, the tax matter was voted by the people, which was really puzzled. Since Li Mingxun asked all parties to testify, the court had to send people. I thought that Lord Chen had the most experience after dealing with Dongfan for a long time." Qu Shishi said.

Chen Bangyan sighed: "It's just a means to seek fame, why should you take it to your heart?"

"I see that Li Mingxun is full of ambitions. Such a major event must have profound meanings. I am afraid that I have never seen it with my own eyes, and there will always be omissions. Lord Chen, I'm sorry to you." Qu Shixi said.
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