Fragments of the gates were scattered everywhere and were cleared to the side of the road, along with the ruins of the towers.

The flames of the nearby house had gradually been extinguished, and there was still a trace of embers, emitting a faint green smoke.

The surviving Green Battalion soldiers and their families lined up in an irregular queue and were escorted to the ferry boat on the Min River.

The soldier fell drunk on the side of the road, and when he saw the order, he struggled to get up and salute. He had bandages on his palms and appeared to have suffered a slight injury.

It's been three days since the city was breached. It's three unfortunate days, it's three days of revelry. One of the most combat-effective troops under the order, the volunteer battalion from the homeland went out at their own expense, and what they were looking forward to was this moment. Silver, women, the thirst of a soldier is nothing more than that.

Shou Xuan didn't know how much money there would be in Fujian Province, he only knew that after occupying the richest business district and the Green Camp military camp in Fuzhou, only 40,000 taels of silver and more than 2,000 quintals of silk were seized from Gongzhong. It is clear that silver was much more attractive to soldiers than silk.

The woman's howl came faintly from afar, and Shou Xuan frowned, "Who is that?" ”

Jin Shiying said helplessly: "Zhou Hezhi." The rebel armies in northern Fujian and us have all sealed their knives, and only Zhou Hezhi is still continuing. ”

Zheng Fan has always left no room for plunder. Keeping order has no binding effect on Zheng Fan, so he can only let it go.

"Leave him alone, transport the loot that belongs to us to Nantai and Changle County, and give them Fuzhou to them."

"Just leaving?"

"I want to abide by the agreement with Liu Zhongzao, Fuzhou City is theirs, gather soldiers and prepare to leave the city."

"Okay, where do we go next?"

Shou Xuan looked at Jin Shiying's slightly confused eyes, "It's time to go to Qiongzhou, we will leave when the transport ship from Taipei arrives, you pack your things first." ”

"I'll arrange it right away," Jin Shiying looked hesitant, "It's just that, my lord, there's something I don't know whether to ask or not." ”

Shou Xuan sighed, "We are brothers, you just ask." ”

"How many more times do we have to do something like Fuzhou?"

With Jin Shiying's usual performance, it is not difficult to guess what he thinks now.

"Shiying, I think I understand what you mean." Shou Xuan looked into his eyes, "Freeze to death and don't demolish the house, starve to death and don't plunder." Do you want to learn from Yue Fei? ”

Jin Shiying nodded heavily.

"Shiying, look at those soldiers, yours and mine. Everyone's eyes were extremely satisfied, and everyone's expressions were full of joy. The power of desire is terrifying, and if we try to stop it, we will surely be overwhelmed by them. ”

"Maybe we can do the righteous?"

Shou Xuan shook his head, "My words may not be right. If it were useful to say righteousness now, your emperors would not have hanged themselves in the coal mountains, and they would not have been betrayed by the generals and taken prisoner by the Tatars. ”

Jin Shiying was speechless and her expression was lonely.

Shou Orderly patted him on the shoulder, "Don't be discouraged. The ancients said that Cangli knew etiquette and knew honor and disgrace when he had enough food and clothing. Just because you can't do it now doesn't mean you won't be able to do it in the future, so work hard. ”

Jin Shiying saluted the federal military salute, "Understood, I'll go and straighten out the army." ”

Shou ordered to return the salute, saw him leave, and said to Lin Chuyong: "Let Langemann come to see me." ”

The army commander arrived half an hour later, and he didn't know where to crawl out.

Shou Ling didn't say much, but asked about the distribution of the loot, "Is the Taipei battalion stuff reserved?" ”

Langemann seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, "It's all ready, follow the old rules." ”

Shou Xuan nodded, "You are the first regiment commander of the CSKA and the one who is destined to become a general in the future." Taipei's field troops may come under your command at any time. I won't say much about the importance of dealing with these relationships. You should understand. ”

"Yes, sir. I've got a gift from Filhoff, too. ”

"That's good."

Fuzhou was the biggest trophy captured by this team since Eleutella. People do not suffer from inequality, and the distribution of spoils of war has always been a troublesome problem. Orderliness doesn't want to leave any after-effects.

"Pack up, let's withdraw our troops."

"Yes, sir."

……

The Federal Army and its closest allies withdrew from the capital city of Fuzhou one after another, and successively transferred their booty to Changle County, south of the Minjiang River, and finally evacuated the port of Nantai.

Shortly after the recent surrender of Fujian, Beijing had yet to appoint a governor or a feudal official at the rank of admiral. The sudden loss of Fuzhou probably stunned the officials of Fujian Province. It was not until Zhang Cunren, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, personally led more than 1,000 pacesetters to enter Pucheng County, the main transportation artery of Fujian and Zhejiang, that the main force of the Green Battalion from southern Fujian, under the leadership of Wang Sanjun of Fujian Patrol Road, slowly advanced to Minqing County to cut off the connection between Fuzhou and the upstream. I don't know what kind of achievements this army of up to 7,000 people will make after leaving the garrison, but it will definitely be more beneficial to him.

The Taipei fleet sailed into the mouth of the Min River again, and held a military meeting on the Nanhai in an orderly manner, which was attended by four people: Maiden, Allemand, Langelmann, and Merlot.

"The Navy will have a big operation this year, and I will take both the Raphael and the South China Sea with me this time."

The Taipei duo looked at each other, and they were surprised.

Allemand: "Taiwan is facing a war zone, the situation in the strait is chaotic, we still have to take care of Sijiao Mountain, and the pressure on us is even greater when the Raphael is gone." ”

Seeing Allemman's pick, Maiden hurriedly added: "Last year and this year, Taipei received too many new arrivals, and many of them were very suspicious of us, and I need more troops." “

Melo: "The navy can't be beaten in vain at the mouth of the Pearl River, and we will definitely take the two cruisers." If there are any immigrants in Taipei, you can kill them. ”

Shou Xuan took a sip of the teacup and did not say anything.

Maiden: "It's easy to say, there were hundreds of thousands of immigrants at once, and God forbid, I've survived until now." ”

Allemand: "Your Excellency, many of the new immigrants are in contact with Chinese officials in Zhoushan and Fujian, and to be honest, I'm very worried about that. ”

Shou Xuan nodded, he could understand the concerns of Taipei Prefecture. Perhaps for some mainland powers, Taipei is a seemingly easier target than Jianzhou. Especially in the presence of a leading party. ”

"How many immigrants can you trust now?"

Maiden: "Based on the information we have, we estimate that the first immigrants from the North to Taipei are relatively more reliable, and they don't seem to have much interest in a regime run by Southern officials. ”

Order: "So be it. The population of Fuzhou, you should not be resettled in Taipei and Taichung on the other side of the strait, but all of them should be placed in Yilan. I remember there was some open space over there? ”

"Yes, Yilan is the most suitable place for the development of planting industry in our territory, but this time there are a lot of people and not enough land."

"The rest of the people are put in the basin between the mountains, and in short, not by the sea."

"Okay. The mayor of Yilan was recruited by you, so it's best if you could write him a letter of encouragement. ”

The mayor of Yilan is Zhou Luqing, the former Dongliu Zhi County, and the only Jinshi in the federation now, which is impressive.

"I'll do this," said the order, "and you can choose a few suitable women to give to him, so that you can start a family and work better for us." ”

Beauty is a scarce resource, but the problem of solving the middle and upper echelons such as officials is not big for the time being, and it is not to the extent of the 258th regiment.

Shou Xuan looked at Langemann, "Karl, can you convince the native battalion to stay in Taiwan for one more year?" ”

Langemann: "I'll try, if the Taipei Prefecture can provide the necessary conditions, it shouldn't be a big problem." ”

The Governor of Taipei nodded in approval, and made a decision in order, "Then it's decided." The Army will keep as many men as possible, and the Raphael will follow me. ”

LENGMAN: "If you have the capacity to spare, I suggest that you expand your army on top of your home battalion, but choose soldiers you feel you can trust." ”

The advice of the army commander was very good, and he said, "I would like to add, only those immigrants who usually perform well, preferably those whose parents, wives and children are in Taipei." ”

Langemann smiled, "Your Excellency, I don't think the military discipline of the Chinese government army is very good. Maybe we can do some propaganda about what happened in Fujian in Taiwan. Don't exaggerate, just tell the truth. From my observations, many people would certainly not want the war to break their peaceful life in Taipei again. ”

Shou Xuan glanced at Langemann, it seemed that he had dealt with the Ming army a lot, and he also felt a little.

"Do as Karl said, they may not have the consciousness of defending the country, but the Baojia is on the same front as us."

Propaganda is the least costly way to mobilize, and it doesn't have to be wasteful.

Maiden: "I have another question, what about the prisoners of war?" ”

"Wounded captives, find a Tatar-controlled area and lose it. Others take away, is your mine full? ”

Maiden hurriedly shook his head, "There will never be enough people in the mines. ”

"So what's the problem?"

Several people looked at each other and said that there was no more.

The art of leadership is largely embodied in the coordination of subordinate departments. Seeing that a few people were no longer fighting, Shou Xuan said: "Monsoon doesn't wait for anyone, I want to go first." The rest of the loot and the people of Changle County will move slowly. This year's task in Taipei Prefecture is to digest and develop, and the struggle between various forces on the mainland is full of treacherous contentions, and it will be very dangerous for you to intervene rashly. Governor Maiden, I will give you a formal order that no amount of temptation will allow troops. ”

Maiden let out a sigh, "Taipei is already indigestion, don't worry, I won't send troops." ”

Standing up and raising his glass, "Gentlemen, before the meeting ends, let us raise our glasses and celebrate." Don't be in a hurry, the opportunity will always be there. In the future, we will seize cities that are richer than Fuzhou City, but that will have to wait for more warships to be launched and more army battalions to be formed. ”

"Cheers!"

"Cheers!"

……

On March 15, 1646, the 10th day of February in the first year of the Yongli calendar (year Dinghai), the fleet set sail.

150 ships were dispatched in an orderly manner, which accounted for 80% of Taipei's ocean capacity. Whenever this happens, Shou Xian will sigh that it is still good to make a transport ship with simple sails, and at least a seven-zhang ship can be operated by more than 20 sailors.

Two new cruisers, the Nanhai and Raphael, and two old ships, the Adventure and the Excellence, escorted the group. The Wailingding Ocean was the most worrying area of the orderly voyage, and the fleet anchored at Sanmen Island for five days to rest and replenish fresh water. It was not until Wang Huizhi, the landlord of Hong Kong Island, received the news that the Spanish fleet had already returned to Manila, and he sailed through the Pearl River estuary with peace of mind.

If it is a battleship formation, it will only take 10 days to get from Fuzhou to Qiongzhou Dongshui Port. But with the turtle speed fleet, it took 40 days on the road.

The boat group was split off on Hainan Island. The Dengzhou soldiers, the Guizhou soldiers and their families stayed on Hainan Island, the blacksmiths went to Sanya, and most of the immigrants went to Houjiang Province. The warships, together with the Guangzhou fleet, returned to the mainland loaded with various booty.

The situation in the Qiongzhou Strait is very tense, and Shou Xian will not return to China this year, so he will stay in Qiongzhou with 2 old ships.