The air was still cold at dawn, the grass was already dotted with gray dew, the early birds were singing, and it was a rare fresh and quiet morning in the rainy season.

The battle in Tengchong City was not over, and the Ming army basically controlled the situation in the city and tightened its vigilance, and only after dawn did it divide a number of squads to search for the remnants of the Qing soldiers from house to house. By this time, there were very few real fights, and often after shouting "those who surrender do not kill" several times, the Qing soldiers who were hiding came out tremblingly with swords and guns.

The defeat was decided, without the organization of the officers, there was no point in resisting, and most of the Qing soldiers did not have the courage to fight to the death. Only a handful of Qing soldiers resisted stubbornly under the pressure of the surviving officers, but they were soon surrounded and wiped out by the superior Ming forces.

With so many prisoners, Zhu Yongxing stood on the city tower and watched the Qing army prisoners being escorted under the city wall, densely packed with thousands of people, and the number was still increasing. The officers among the captives were encircled alone, all of them with gray faces, mud and blood mixed with their bodies, and they looked particularly embarrassed.

Money rat tail, although Zhu Yongxing has already seen this ugly hairstyle, but as far as he can see, he is still disgusted, and he turns his eyes with disdain.

In the Qing court dramas of later generations, all you see are yin and yang heads, that is, the first half of the hair is shaved off, and the second half is braided. However, in fact, the real Qing Dynasty hairstyle in history was to shave all the hair on all sides, leaving only the hair in the center of the head, which was shaped like money. The hair in the center is braided and drooped, and the braid is thinner than the little finger, and it must be able to pass through the square hole in the copper coin to be qualified, and the shape is like a rat's tail, which is really unsightly.

"Money rat tail, almost everywhere fishy." "The Chinese are ruined, and it is better to live than to die!" …… The change of dynasty can be endured, but being forced to shave the hair of "the parents who dare not destroy" in humiliation has made countless descendants of Yan and Huang willing to shed blood and sacrifice.

Perhaps, your blood will not be shed in vain, and perhaps, I can return the land of China to a bright ...... But this road is really bumpy and difficult! Zhu Yongxing secretly smiled bitterly, and gathered these remnants of the Southern Ming Dynasty together, relying on his own fearlessness of hardships and dangers, relying on his identity as the emperor and Ming clan, relying on the means of pretending to be gods and ghosts, and relying on the continuous victories. However, if you look at the world and want to unite other anti-Qing forces and concentrate on dealing with the Qing army, it is extremely difficult.

Li Dingguo, the heart of resisting the Qing Dynasty is not doubtful, but he puts Yongli and the small court in the first place, and stationed troops on the Yunnan-Burma border, and his enterprising spirit is quite insufficient.

Zheng Chenggong is selfish and selfish, and his unit can be described as the Zheng family's private army, nominally supporting Yongli, but not obeying the dispatch. When the Ming army in the Yongli Imperial Court in the southwest was still in its prime, he missed the appointment several times and refused to send troops to cooperate with the battle; When the Qing army attacked on a large scale and the Yongli court was no longer able to parry, he attacked Nanjing on a large scale. He thought that the smartest strategy was that when the Ming army on the Western Front was far away from defeat and retreated, and it was still holding back the main force of the Qing army, it was the best plan to send troops to capture Jiangnan.

Zhang Huangyan, occupying Zhoushan, is weak, not only to resist the Qing Dynasty, but also to beware of Zheng Chenggong's annexation, and more importantly, there is a king of Lu, so that Zhang Huangyan has formed a layer of estrangement between the Yongli court.

The thirteen families in Kuidong resolutely resisted the Qing Dynasty, and they were able to launch the Chongqing Campaign to respond to the imperial court, and they also took the overall situation into account. However, this anti-Qing armed force with the former Dashun Army as the main body has always been discriminated against and excluded in the Southern Ming court, and it has always had a problem with the Southern Ming army with the Yunnan Great Western Army as the main body. Moreover, the weakness of the thirteen families is also obvious, in terms of titles, they are all princes of equal status, which strengthens the tendency of separation, and it is difficult to form a strong leadership core.

The key to Nan Mingzhi's failure to prosper lies in the fact that the leaders of many powerful groups regard the interests of the group as higher than the great cause of resisting the Qing Dynasty. Zhu Yongxing had long known this, but after thinking about it, there was no other way for the time being, so he had to wait for his toss to make a big difference before he could start to solve it. Moreover, it may be more difficult to get everyone to work together than to deal with the Qing army.

Hehe, don't say that Zheng Chenggong is selfish and selfish, in this stormy and turbulent world, if you have strength, you have ambition, is you loyal to the court and Yongli? Zhu Yongxing shook his head self-deprecatingly, and then turned his gaze to Zhao Desheng, who had climbed the city tower and walked quickly.

"General Zhao has worked hard." Zhu Yongxing took the lead in greeting with a smile, "This is the first merit to win the city, and it is none other than the general." ”

Zhao Desheng was happy in his heart, but he still pretended to be reserved, bowed down, and said: "It's all the power of His Highness's strategy, how dare the last general take credit." ”

"Merit is meritorious, and General Zhao doesn't have to be humble." Zhu Yongxing was a little funny in his heart, and re-evaluated Zhao Desheng, feeling that Zhang Guoyong should also have a chance to perform, after all, the situation is different, and it is not appropriate to be too vigilant. Moreover, from the perspective of time, Zhao Desheng and Zhang Guoyong surrendered two years later, much later than Wu Zisheng, Ma Bao and others.

"Your Highness." Zhao Desheng hesitated for a moment, turned around and pointed to a soldier behind him, and said, "When we fought last night, this little soldier was very brave, and he also blocked a knife for the last general. The last general wanted to ask for a favor for him, so that he could be spared the trial period. ”

Test period? Zhu Yongxing's eyes flashed, looking at the soldier's head, wrapped in green cloth, no hair exposed, he knew in his heart that he must be a captive soldier. Kill the enemy bravely, whether you want to prove yourself, get a promotion, or really have a heart of repentance, but there is no way to judge. But meritorious service is rewarded, and this time is just the right time to set an example for the captives. The plan in his heart has been decided, but Zhu Yongxing feels a little familiar, and can't help asking: "I seem to have seen him somewhere, and I don't know if I have seen him wrong." ”

"The villain Sun Sishun, His Royal Highness once taught the villains to sing Bangzi dialect." Sun Sishun's left arm was wrapped, and there were faint blood stains, and when he heard Zhu Yongxing's question, he quickly knelt down.

"Hehe, I remembered." Zhu Yongxing nodded with a smile, pondered for a while, and said: "Being able to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions shows that you have the heart to repent anyway." And General Zhao pushes the stubble, I always have to lift one or two. In this way, I will promote you to be a hundred households, and I hope to continue to work hard in the future, so as not to embarrass General Zhao. ”

Zhao Desheng was a little surprised, he didn't expect Zhu Yongxing's reward to be so heavy, and Sun Sishun was suddenly promoted from a trainee to an officer commanding one hundred and twenty people. But this undoubtedly also gave him face, opened his mouth, he closed it again, and did not say anything against it.

"His Royal Highness Xie is raised, and General Xie Zhao is raised." Although Sun Sishun's body was not very flexible, he still kowtowed again and again to thank him.

"Go down and rest well, your soldiers will be there soon." Zhu Yongxing smiled and waved his hand, signaling Sun Sishun to go down.

When Sun Sishun's back disappeared, Zhao Desheng opened his mouth and said, "Your Highness, is it a little hasty to suddenly promote too high." Actually, the last general means-"