Chapter 323: The Battle of Canton (Final)

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The Mawei army at the south gate has not continued to attack, and the situation on the east side of the gate has begun to spread to the south gate, and the defenders who fled first on horseback have broken the east gate, and the news that the Mawei army has entered the city has spread. At the south gate, where people were already panicked, the defenders had no courage to fight!

"Lord Wang!"

"See the prince!"

There was a burst of greetings, so that the other soldiers also knew that Shang Kexi had come in person. He was guarding the fort in the four directions just now, and after seeing that the thirty cannons on the fort were of little use, he saw that the Mawei army had already killed the city, so he immediately rushed down. The left and right sides of the fort were originally to prevent the enemy from attacking the city, and when they were holding each other in front of the tower, firing back could cause greater damage, but the Mawei army quickly collapsed the city wall with artillery, and then advanced to the vicinity of the gap in the city wall, and then quickly ran under the city wall, so that you can't attract the target if you want to open artillery. By the time the target reappears, they are already in the city, and your artillery is no longer functional.

"Zhilin, put up a white flag and surrender!" Shang Kexi said to his fourth son Shang Zhilin expressionlessly.

As soon as his words fell, Shang Zhilin and Shang Kexi's seventh son, Shang Zhiying, who was beside him, were shocked: "Father, no, we still have more than 10,000 elite soldiers, and we can definitely drive away the army of Geng thieves." ”

"Yes, father, even if we can't resist it, we can abandon the city and retreat, and we won't surrender Geng Jingzhong!" Shang Zhiying said.

"What do you know?" Shang Kexi was furious: "Now that the Mawei army has entered the city, we have suffered heavy losses, and the forces of the two sides are already approaching. But you see. Where is our morale? Let's take a look at the combat power of both sides. Do you think you'll be given another 10,000 soldiers? Will you be able to withstand their fire? Even if we abandon the city now, how many soldiers do you think we will have left? What do you have to survive without soldiers and horses? The crowd was speechless as they asked a barrage of questions. Shang Kexi still has a plan, even if he surrenders, his remaining 10,000 soldiers and horses in Guangdong can be his own bargaining chips, if he directly helps the Geng family to stabilize Guangdong, his Shang family can still be prosperous and rich.

Moreover, the road from Guangdong to the capital has been blocked, and they can no longer surrender to Wu Sangui. He was the messenger who had just killed Wu Sangui. If you go to Yunnan, with Wu Sangui's character, it is possible to peel yourself and others and light sky lanterns. Judging from the current situation, if he presses the treasure on Geng Jingzhong's side, the possibility of success is really not small. If Geng Jingzhong is really successful in the future, although his Shang family cannot continue to be the king, but the rich heirloom will definitely be able to do it, which is a hundred times stronger than the whole family in front of him who is about to be wiped out.

"The prince is wise! Subordinates do it now! "The chief soldier Wang Guodong was also frightened by the combat power of the Mawei Army, he really has never seen such a strong army, this is not called a war at all. The obvious one should be called a massacre.

Looking at Wang Guodong's figure of turning away, Shang Zhilin and Shang Zhiying only changed their complexion a few times. In the end, it didn't stop. My dad may be right, they really don't have any other choice!

"General, look, white flag!" Just when the news came from the outpost, Zeng Yangxing also saw the big white flags erected on the city wall. As soon as the white flag was raised, it was clear that the defenders of the city had surrendered! The soldiers attacking in front were also stunned, they were just about to continue to march towards the city, and the city immediately surrendered, giving them the feeling that they had punched in the air. Yang Jian first sent people into the city to take a look, and only after receiving the report did he lead a large army into the city to receive the prisoners.

The remaining 4,000 Guangzhou defenders at the south gate had already discarded their weapons to the ground under Shang Kexi's order, and the Mawei army immediately surrounded them after they came in, and Shang Kexi and others were even more focused on taking care of them. Until this moment, Guangzhou City has completely become the territory of the Mawei Army

Beijing, Forbidden City. It's already late at night, Kangxi hasn't slept peacefully for a day these days, and he is so worried that he has begun to lose a lot of hair, making his hair, which is not much hurt, almost bald. At this moment, Kangxi did not discuss the defensive strategy with the ministers in the upper study, but appeared in the Cining Palace of Xiaozhuang and asked Xiaozhuang for advice. Compared with Xiaozhuang, he still seems too tender, many things Xiaozhuang can do to the point to point out the drawbacks, once, every time there is a big event, Kangxi still has to come to ask his imperial grandmother.

"Imperial grandmother, this is a secret fold sent by Zhou Peigong, he Jian Yiyi ignored Wu Sangui's request, and quickly executed Wu Yingxiong, so that Wu Sangui's old thief would have no queen, and lay the groundwork for the future civil strife of Wu thief's rebel army." Kangxi handed the fold to Xiaozhuang and said at the same time.

"Well, this slave can see so far that he is a talent!" Xiaozhuang took the fold and took a closer look, and found that the content was indeed the case, and praised. Zhou Peigong not only executed Wu Yingxiong in the secret fold, but also analyzed in detail the various hidden dangers of the Wu army after the execution of Wu Yingxiong, especially emphasizing that Wu Sangui is old and may die at any time, but Wu Sangui's son is difficult, only one Wu Yingxiong can be of great use, the second son Wu Yingqi is rude and scheming, greedy and incompetent, and the eldest grandson Wu Shifan is too young to be the heir to the throne of Wu Jun, basically as long as Wu Sangui dies, the internal strife and civil strife in the Wu army will be a foregone conclusion!

"I didn't expect this minion to be able to see this, so he used his heart." Xiaozhuang said: "The Han people are capable people, but we are full of people, but we lack such talents!" This Zhou Peigong is not very old, but it is rare to be able to see this step with far-reaching vision. ”

"Imperial Grandmother, are you in favor of doing this?" Kangxi asked a little excitedly: "Then did I immediately issue an order to execute Wu Yingxiong's traitor?" ”

"Don't worry, this matter needs to be discussed carefully." Xiaozhuang said slowly: "Whether or not to execute Wu Yingxiong, the key depends on whether you are determined to fight Wu Sangui's old thief to the end?" Otherwise, if you execute Wu Yingxiong, a traitor, and Wu Sangui is furious, he refuses to give up, and we will lose all hope of negotiating peace with Wu Sangui's old thief. ”

"Imperial grandmother, do you also think that your grandson needs to negotiate peace with Wu Sangui's old thief?" Kangxi's face changed, and his expression suddenly hesitated, in fact, his heart had already decided that Wu Sangui must be uprooted.

Kangxi has always been in favor of the idea of the radical main battle faction headed by Mingzhu, plus the support of ministers such as Mi Sihan, the head of the household department, and Mo Luo, the secretary of the criminal department, they are also extremely firm main battle factions, and they all agree that Wu Sangui is ambitious and will never be willing to be subordinate forever, rather than making concessions to raise the tiger legacy, it is better to resolutely crack down on the luck psychology of Wu Sangui's old thief, fight a decisive battle with Wu Sangui's old thief, and completely eradicate this scourge of the Qing Dynasty!

"Grandson, the voices in the court these days, the mourning family has also heard it in Cining Palace." Xiaozhuang said unhurriedly: "Until now, there are still people in the main battle, some people are in peace, grandson, you are on the side of the main battle faction, but the expression is not firm enough. Suo Etu persuaded you to send an envoy to negotiate peace with Wu Sangui's old thief, but you also scolded him in public, and suppressed the voice asking for peace negotiations. But grandson, you should be more resolute! ”

Kangxi has always been in favor of the idea of the radical main battle faction headed by Mingzhu, plus the support of ministers such as Mi Sihan, the head of the household department, and Mo Luo, the secretary of the criminal department, they are also extremely firm main battle factions, and they all agree that Wu Sangui is ambitious and will never be willing to be subordinate forever, rather than making concessions to raise the tiger legacy, it is better to resolutely crack down on the luck psychology of Wu Sangui's old thief, fight a decisive battle with Wu Sangui's old thief, and completely eradicate this scourge of the Qing Dynasty!

"Grandson, the voices in the court these days, the mourning family has also heard it in Cining Palace." Xiaozhuang said unhurriedly: "Until now, there are still people in the main battle, some people are in peace, grandson, you are on the side of the main battle faction, but the expression is not firm enough. Suo Etu persuaded you to send an envoy to negotiate peace with Wu Sangui's old thief, but you also scolded him in public, and suppressed the voice asking for peace negotiations. But grandson, you should be more resolute! ”

"What the imperial grandmother said makes sense, and the grandson should remember." Seeing Xiaozhuang's support, Kangxi said more firmly: "Although we are temporarily defeated, we still have the Yangtze River in the Qing Dynasty, and there are more than 400,000 Manchu and Han armies with one heart, as long as we hold the Yangtze River defense line, we can also gain time to prepare for war, and there is no need to make peace in a low voice, hum!" Asking Wu Sangui to give us peace? ”

"You have to go to the ministers to discuss, if you want to do something, then as soon as possible, the greater the blow to Wu Sangui." (To be continued......)