Sifang Fort, the militia stationed here is not actually called the Sanyuanli militia, their source is very complicated, almost the Sanyuanli, Xiaogang, Huangpu and other South China Seas near the left of Guangzhou City, Zengcheng counties, A militia group is the general name, but among them from the vicinity of Sanyuanli is the most people.

And the leader of this militia is He Yuanshi, a gentry near Sanyuanli, and an elder of the Wang family, who is also a big clan in Sanyuanli.

To tell the truth, they definitely didn't want to come to defend this quadripartite fort, and the deputy general of Fubiao threw them, the militia groups, directly on the southern slope facing Dongguan.

The promised weapons only sent more than 100 broken knives, a dozen bird guns that were about to rot even the butts of their guns, and a total of two or three hundred catties of food, which was not enough for these thousands of militia groups to eat, and they were obviously used as cannon fodder.

But they had to come to guard, since the rise of the Ming King of Jiaozhi, the Hakka people of the entire Liangguang walked with the wind, and they said at every turn that they would simply go to Jiaozhi to seek refuge in the Song King Deliangtian to make a fortune.

Whether to go to Jiaozhi or not, He Yuanshi doesn't care about local people, and even hopes that they all go, what He Yuanshi cares about is whether King Ming will support the Hakka people?

And when the revival navy appeared outside Humen, the Hakka people around the entire city of Guangzhou became excited.

Everyone regards King Ming as the king of the Hakka people, and it is rumored everywhere that after the king enters Guangzhou, he will open his eyes for the Hakka people, and he will kill all the natives in Guangdong and distribute their property to the Hakka people.

After fighting with the Turks for so many years, the enmity between the two sides is really not small, so they can't help but believe it, even if there is a possibility, they have to guard against it.

Because the Tuke weapon fight is not only a weapon fight, the losing side often leaves the whole family to be killed.

And it is true that the Hakka people in Dongguan, Xin'an and even Huizhou in the south have begun to move, so He Yuanshi and others think that they are not working for the imperial court, but protecting their own lives, even if they are used as cannon fodder, they have no choice!

He, a squire with some vision, thinks so, and those natives who can't read a single word believe it even more.

Everyone thought that when the Ming King entered Guangzhou, this Guangdong Province would be the world of the Hakka people, and then they would all die and have no place to be buried.

"It's coming! Here it comes! Here it comes! At the foot of Yuexiu Mountain, when He Yuanshi was sighing, hundreds of militia soldiers stationed here suddenly made a noise, and a spy riding a short yellow horse howled and rushed into the militia camp.

"Tell Master He, those Hakka teams are coming, and there are crowds, I'm afraid there will be tens of thousands, what can I do?"

A sentinel named Li Ayu saw He Yuanshi and knelt down and said loudly.

He Yuanshi looked at this dumb Li Ayu, and he was so angry that the beard on his chin turned up!

Tell it, tell it, what are you calling?

I just wanted to reprimand two sentences, but when I turned my head and thought about it, I couldn't help it, although the He family and the Wang family were the leaders in these three yuan, the most populous one was the Li family.

Now there are hundreds of Ding Zhuang around, most of them are surnamed Li, and the war is at the head, so He Yuanshi Shengsheng can't help but scold him who has reached his mouth.

"And what flags do you see they fly?"

"See! See! I'm afraid there will be dozens of flags! ”

"What is written on that flag? Who is the Pioneer Officer? Can you see the Hakka people in Huizhou, Dongguan and other places? ”

Li Ayu touched his head and glanced at He Yuanshi with some embarrassment.

"There seem to be a lot of big words, and... Well, there are a few people I don't know, but they are dressed in strange uniforms, and they have some fierce cavalry, and I didn't dare to get close! ”

Pounce on you!

He Yuanshi couldn't help but scolded angrily in his heart, that is to say, this Li Ayu saw someone coming, but who was coming, and whether there were Hakka people in it, I didn't see it clearly!

"It's coming! Here it comes! Here it comes! Come and see, Master He! There was another panicked shout, and a tenant of the family pointed to the distance and greeted He Yuanshi.

He Yuanshi climbed a big stone and looked in the direction pointed by the tenant, and there seemed to be an endless army in the distance, although there were not tens of thousands of people, but there were definitely six or seven thousand!

Those soldiers really had weird uniforms, but these uniforms were weird in the eyes of Li Ayu and others, but He Yuanshi knew what they were.

Qianming's vermilion lacquered iron hat, big red split overskirt, Ming iron armor, He Yuanshi suddenly sighed softly, not knowing what he felt in his heart.

However, the Ming Wang army from the opposite side did not attack directly, but stopped outside the range of the fort cannon, and after a while, a horn sounded, and the Ming Wang army neutralized a few big flags.

The mountains and rivers are dying, and the sun and the moon will reopen tomorrow!

This was written on the first big flag, I don't know why, He Yuanshi suddenly felt as if something was hammering his heart hard, and then several big flags lit up behind him.

The Ming Dynasty Military Department is still in the book, Chen Zhongshu is a public servant of Bangyan!

The Marquis of Panyu of the Ming Dynasty, the scholar of Dongge University, and the secretary of the Ministry of Rites and Soldiers, Chen Wenzhong, is a public and strong!

The Marquis of Zengcheng in the Ming Dynasty, the scholar of Dongge University, and the secretary of the Ministry of Shangshu Zhang Wenlie are public jade!

After He Yuanshi finished reading word by word, he only felt that the blood in his heart was churning, and it was as if someone was beating with a big drum in his mind.

These three people, people in later generations may not know in detail, but there are few Cantonese people in this era, especially the Han people near Guangzhou, who don't know!

Even if you are illiterate, you must have heard the names of Lingnan Sanzhong, Chen Zhong, Chen Wenzhong and Zhang Wenlie.

The patriarch of the Wang family also ran over in a hurry at this time, and he looked at He Yuanshi, who was staring at the opposite side, a little confused.

"How's that for good? How did King Ye Ming play the banner of Lingnan Sanzhong? Is he really going to be the Emperor of Hongwu? Didn't he come to be the Hakka emperor? ”

"Someone! Lead the horse! He Yuanshi glanced at the elder of the Wang family, and didn't say anything to him, but let out a loud cheer and let people prepare a horse for him!

"Yuanshi, what are you doing here?" The elder of the Wang family shouted in some disbelief.

"I'm going to scold the Jiaozhi people on the other side, they are barbarians, what face do they have to play the banner of Lingnan Sanzhong? What ability does he dare to compare himself with Emperor Hongwu? ”

He Yuanshi shouted without replying, turned over on the horse, and galloped away, the equestrian skills were actually not bad!

When He Yuanshi galloped towards the Renaissance Army, Ye Kai also saw it, although he didn't know what the people on the other side were trying to do, but Ye Kai knew that the four flags he played must have a lot of impact on the Sanyuanli militia on the opposite side!

Because Ye Kai knew why the anti-British resistance in the historical Sanyuan Li happened, and he also knew what they were thinking in their hearts.

In fact, in this era, the Chinese do not have much concept of the nation-state, and in this era, the prevailing concept of loyalty and righteousness and the defense of Yixia are prevalent.

The concept of loyalty, that is, to be loyal to the emperor and to be a loyal minister and a good citizen, but this concept is limited by distance.

Generally speaking, the closer to the capital, the stronger the atmosphere of this concept, but to thousands of miles away, especially in Guangdong, where people have to go abroad to seek a living, they are far away from the imperial power in the capital and the dynasty it represents, the degree of identification is actually not too high, the reader may be a little better, and the general public is much thinner for this concept.

And the defense of Yixia is actually the pride of being a citizen of the Heavenly Empire, and the contempt for the surrounding barbarians, and if it is transferred to future generations, it can also be said to be racial discrimination in disguise.

But this pride, or discrimination and contempt with a sense of superiority, has been destroyed after the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the Central Plains!

For the people of Guangdong, of course, the British are "Yi", but the Manchurians, who rule China, are also "Yi" in their minds.

Therefore, during the Opium War, it was not as common hatred and opposition to the invaders as we thought.

Hehe, if that's the case, how can a dozen broken ships and thousands of troops fight a big empire?

In fact, during the Opium War, the people of Canton held a somewhat neutral stance towards the British.

The British also keenly grasped this flaw and began to make a big fuss, and after the war, Yilu posted notices everywhere in Chinese, emphasizing that the British army was fighting against the Chinese imperial court, not the Chinese people.

He also said to the British officers on the expedition, 'Try not to antagonize the people, and not to provoke their anger, which will make it easier for us to enter the city of Canton!' ’

The proclamations also said that the Manchu troops transferred into Canton were the scourge of the people, and that you have not forgotten the looting and plundering that your ancestors had endured. The British are not here to fight you, but to defend the city.

Under the temptation of these proclamations, a large number of people in Guangzhou, including Sanyuanli, acted as a backup for the British army.

They carried ammunition, spied on intelligence, acted as guides, and even directly participated in the battle, of course, not to fight the British, but to help the British fight the Manchus.

It is said that back then, there were more than 1,000 'traitors' who were exposed as helping the British army around Sanyuanli alone.

Unexpectedly, for this reason, Qi Shan cried to Emperor Daoguang in a letter when he was defeated, saying that Guangdong was unbearable to fight, and the reason was that in addition to being traitors, the people were also tempted and bribed by the British army's small favors to help the enemy.

A little earlier, Lin Zexu also scolded the 'traitors' on various occasions, saying that some of these 'traitors' wore the clothes of officers and soldiers, and some wore the clothes of foreigners, not only to lead the British army, but also to help the British army fight the Qing army.

Hehe! The British came from thousands of miles, but the result was like fighting on their homeland, and the Manchus looked like they were defending their homeland, but in fact they were facing enemies on all sides, and their morale in weapons and equipment training was not as good as that of others, and if they didn't fail miserably, there would be ghosts!

The reason for his willingness is that the British invaded the people of Guangdong, and the Manchu court invaded from outside.

Both of these are brutes, they are all miscellaneous hairs, there is no good thing, just whoever gives me money, I will help whom!

Therefore, the resistance to the British in Sanyuanli has nothing to do with the resistance to the imperialist invasion of Mao, and the rebellion will break out, not because of any patriotism, but precisely because of the outbreak of the inferior nature of the three soldiers in the British army.

Originally, in order to get the help of the local people, the British army implemented a strategy of not stimulating the local people, but some of the British army and Ah San mercenaries could not control the crotch.

They not only stole and robbed the people's pigs, chickens, cattle and sheep, but also raped many people, which only then angered the people of Sanyuanli, and within a few days they rushed to Guangzhou from all over the country to fight the red-haired militia as many as tens of thousands.

See? If it weren't for the Manchu Qing colonial regime at this time, but the Ming Dynasty, three or four thousand British troops would have penetrated deep into the vicinity of Guangzhou, and it would be hard to say how the outcome would have been!

And almost forty years later, the Zulu people in South Africa, who were far less equipped than the Manchus, could achieve good results, so if they were all united, the three or four thousand British troops who were still mixing the Irish and Ah San in 1840 could threaten the city of Guangzhou? Are you kidding!

Therefore, Ye Kai was determined, as long as he played the banner of the Ming Dynasty and the prestige of Lingnan Sanzhong, he promised to divide the land of the banner people.

In addition, he is still a Cantonese himself, and he can be said to be a Hakka person in Jiaying Prefecture or a native of Daojiao.

As long as the Sanyuanli militia is dealt with, it shows that King Ye is not here to show his eyes for the Hakka people, but to unite with the local guests to revive the majesty of the Han family, and the people of the two Guangxi provinces will not all follow him?

"Fu'er! Take my flag! ”

Ye Kai shouted to Li Ashui beside him, Li Fu arched his hand, took Ye Kai's recognition flag from the hand of a young guard, and rode towards He Yuanshi!

"Who are you? Why do you dare to raise the banner of Lingnan Sanzhong? Chen Zhong, Chen Wenzhong, and Zhang Wenlie are the great loyal ministers of Guangdong, how can you dare to act in their names? ”

When Li Ashui and He Yuanshi were separated by more than ten steps, He Yuanshi's angry beard was all open, and he stood on the horse and shouted!

Li Ashui glanced at He Yuanshi lightly, "What kind of identity are you?" If you dare to stop my army, report your name first, and see if you are qualified to ask who I am? ”

"I am the fourteenth place in the township test in the year of Gengzi, filial piety, and He Yuanshi, the general leader of the Sanyuanli People's League, is also!"

As soon as he heard that this was the leader of the Sanyuanli militia in front of him, Li Ashui remembered Ye Kai's order, he put the recognition flag in his hand heavily on the ground, and then held his fists high on the left side of his body.

"The sixth grandson of the Ming Shaowu Emperor, the righteous man of the anti-Qing Dynasty, the sixth grandson of Ye Xiufang of the Zengcheng garrison, led the three provinces of Jiaozhi, Jiuzhen and Rinan, Nanyang Beifu, Pengzhou, Lanzhou, and Terengganu, and there are Lanfang Governors' Jurisdiction, the Mandate of Heaven revived the Ming King, and restored the rivers and mountains for the Xinghan family, and commanded 50,000 elite soldiers to come here!

The person from the opposite side is Han'er's, so he dismounts to welcome the king's master, and if he is a traitor, please leave your head! ”

The corners of He Yuanshi's mouth twitched, this title is really long!

Sixth grandson, can this thing be counted?

However, the former Ming Dynasty has long been the heir of the royal family who has been killed, although the son of Shaowu has only been the son of heaven for a few months, but he is also the son of heaven, and he ascended the throne in Guangzhou City, and the Cantonese people still have a lot of feelings for him.

There is also the ancestor of King Ming, who turned out to be the Zengcheng garrison who resisted the Qing Dynasty, so it should be the righteous and brave recruited by Zhang Wenliegong, and he can be regarded as his fellow villagers of He Yuanshi.

Not to mention that the people didn't come empty-handed, they brought tens of thousands of troops, and behind them there were all Jiaozhi and the four states of Nanyang, as well as the land of the governor of Lanfang.

Not!

It's good to go!

If you really can't beat the Manchu Qing, won't you still be able to run to Jiaozhi and Nanyang!

Thinking of this, He Yuanshi arched his hand, "Dare to ask the hero, why did King Ming come?" Is it here to promote the purpose of the Hakka people? ”

"What is the opening of the eyes for the Hakka people! The king of the Ming Dynasty is here to lead us and other Han children to restore the Ming Dynasty, the same Han people, what kind of land and guests, what three or two acres of thin fields to fight for, overthrow the Manchu Dynasty, what glory and wealth are not! ”

That's it! He Yuanshi must be in his heart, sure enough, he originally felt that the statement that King Ming was here to show his eyes for the Hakka people was unreliable, and he was the emperor in front of the world, how could he tie his hands and feet, but he was still a little worried in his heart.

"Dare to ask what position the hero holds under King Ming? What you say may be true? ”

"I am the righteous son of King Ming, the commander of the Guards, and the righteous marquis Li Fu, my father is Li Ashui, a native of Chaozhou, and Li Aji, who was beheaded by the governor of Mangou in Guangzhou twenty years ago, is my uncle!"

"Li Aji?" He Yuanshi was a little impressed, it was the big pirate who was caught and beheaded by Li Shuyao, the governor of Liangguang at the time.

And Li Aji is a Chaoshan person, and this Ming Wang Yizi is also a Chaozhou person, and the Chaozhou people are standard natives.

"He Yuanshi has seen Hou Ye Li, please return to His Royal Highness King Ming, ask him to rest for a while, and wait for He Mou's good news!

In addition, he also asked Marquis Li to select the elite, there are more than 2,000 people in the third battalion of the governor of Guangdong on this Yuexiu Mountain, and he can't say that he will help the king of Ming and the heavenly soldiers! ”

And that's it?

Li Ashui is a little confused, isn't it too fast?

Are you going to be reserved?

I'm not ready yet! A filial piety! Surrendered so quickly!

However, at the same time, Li Ashui still nodded in agreement, he knew what He Yuanshi meant, more than 3,000 elite Fubiao, and thousands of militia groups in Sanyuanli and Xiaogang and other places alone could not be defeated, there must be elite professional soldiers!

As soon as he saw Li Ashui give his hand, He Yuanshi rode a yellow horse and rushed back, and he had to hurry up to communicate with the leaders of several nearby militia groups.