At this time, the Xijiang River was blowing a strong northeastern wind. A huge fleet of hundreds of sand ships was winding southwards, drawing white waves on the Xijiang River from Sanshui to Xiangshan. The flag of "The World is the Public" and the sun and moon flags symbolizing the Ming Dynasty were fluttering in the winter wind.

This is the heavenly soldiers of the Ming Jinyi's personal army during the Western Expedition to Xinhui!

After Zhu Heying arranged for Huang Zhisheng to "send" Shang Zhixin, he did not wait for news in Guangzhou. Instead, he immediately issued an order to launch a large-scale army!

Five of the eight towns of Jinyi were ordered by Zhu Hetang. In addition to the civil and sailors who accompanied the army, the total force of troops sent as many as 30,000 this time!

Although Zhu Hetian brought more people to the number of people who were Ting Zhuang when he marched from Macau to Guangzhou last time, that time was not a regular dispatch, and it was a bit like a bandit, so the organization was very rough. If it were not for the "heartfelt" support of the gentry and villagers in Shunde, Xiangshan and Nanhai counties, tens of thousands of strong men and soldiers at that time would have been difficult to even eat!

But this time the large-scale dispatch of troops was different. This was a very formal military operation. After several months of preparation, the plan was carefully formulated in advance, and the plan was formulated under the guidance of military expert "The Fourth Uncle Black" Wu Sanwei, which is considered very professional.

In addition, the officers and soldiers of the Jinyi Army of the Five Towns who sent troops this time have also been trained and trained for several months, and have also added a large amount of equipment to the iron smelting military industry in Foshan and Macau. In addition, Zhu Hetian seized a lot of money in Guangzhou and Macau, it is really not difficult to replenish equipment.

However, Jinyi Eight Towns are still a team that was first established, and there are also the flaws of expanding too quickly. Without a practical or large exercise, it is impossible to completely straighten out.

That's why Zhu Heying made a big plan to launch a new army early to fight a new army without so many troops, but Zhu Heying wanted the officers and soldiers under his command to experience what the orderly actual combat is like.

At the same time, he also wanted to test the achievements of the army building over the past few months, so this large-scale dispatch of troops was led.

And judging from the current situation, everything seems to be very smooth!

At this time, both sides of the Xijiang River were all green like picturesque, without the desolation and bleakness of the northern winter. In this eye-catching green, there were infantrymen who were lined up in line with battalions and advanced on the fields under the jurisdiction of Xinhui County on the west bank of the Xijiang River.

These infantry soldiers also carried the "World For the Public" flag and the Sun and Moon flag. From time to time, there would be one or two teams of infantry. Under the guidance of the guidance, they would follow the roads in the fields and head towards the towns and towns scattered on the plains of the West Bank of the West River.

The situation of these towns and towns has long been investigated by spies from the North Fusiwei Department and the Right Department of the Military Affairs Office. Many towns have internal supporters of the Daming Heavenly Soldiers in the towns. As soon as the heavenly soldiers arrive, they will open the door to welcome the surrender.

On the official road on the east bank of the Xijiang River, the Ming horse team was walking by from time to time. The knights on the horse team were covered with red scarves, and there were flags embroidered with the words "Transmission" on their backs. The horses were still wrapped with bells on their feet, and there was a jingle sound when they ran. The people who were traveling on the official road would go away in time when they heard the sound. They all knew that this was the pond horse of Jinyi's personal army, and they were conveying messages. The more urgent the running, the more important the news was!

Several short horses rushed over and stopped at a dock on the bank of the West River. The neighboring townships had already received instructions from Xiangshan County and sent some villagers who were good at sailing to wait on the dock in small boats. They were waiting for the knights who were conveying the message to dismount and change the boat, and boarded the "flagship" that Zhu Heying rode.

"Sage, the Sanshui General Army Office urgently reported it!"

A knight who boarded the "flagship" stood outside the cabin where Zhu Heying was located, and respectfully handed over the box containing the seal "Sanshui General Army Office".

The general of Sanshui was a brave Su Suyong. He ruled the Jinyi personal army of a town to be stationed in the west of Guangzhou to Chongsanshui, and was also the commander-in-chief of the Ming army to the west of Guangzhou.

In addition to the General of Sanshui, there are now four generals under the Guangzhou court, including Dongguan General, Humen General, Macau General and Guangzhou General.

The Dongguan General is the commander-in-chief of the Ming Army in the east of Guangzhou. The defense areas include Dongguan and Zengcheng, which control the Dongjiang River waterway. Currently, this position is held by Lin Ahu.

The General of Humen was a navy general, responsible for the defense of Humen, Xinning County and Hong Kong Island. The General was appointed as the General because the adopted son of the old man Yu Xiaoqian.

The Macau General was in charge of the defense of Macau, Xiangshan and Xinning, and Lin Rujiang was responsible for the defense of the three places.

The Guangzhou General was in charge of Panyu, Nanhai and Shunde counties, and Zhao Zhongyi was appointed.

Among them, the three generals of Sanshui, Dongguan and Guangzhou also led a town of Jinyi's personal army, the generals of Humen were in charge of the navy being constructed, and the generals of Macau were in charge of the "Aoi Regiment".

Hearing the sound of this report, the two people playing chess in the cabin were trembling. Zhu Heying was still wearing a "Confucius uniform" with hard work and simple, and only saw him pick up a piece and slapped it hard: "General! Haha, Xiuqing, see what tricks do you have!"

As he said that, he waved to a young soldier guarding the door of the cabin and asked him to get the box with the seal.

Sitting opposite Zhu Heying, Yang Qilong was called "Xiuqing". At this time, he was a little amused and unable to make up for Yang Xiuqing, obviously his pseudonym, but Zhu Heying said it was easy, as if he couldn't change it.

He smiled bitterly and waited for a while, and then he heard Zhu Heying laughing involuntarily: "The old boy Tuhai finally couldn't help but send troops! Now I'm going to mess with the old guy Wu Sangui!"

Hearing this, Yang Qilong was stunned, "Criminal Master, is there anyone in Chaozhou who are also involved in the battle?"

"Of course there is, I have encountered it in the past," Zhu Heying said casually.

What? You even encountered a robbery when you blocked the road? Yang Qilong said in his heart: "What you met must be a blind man, right?"

Zhu Heying was already smiling and handing Su Yong’s letter to Yang Qilong, and said with a smile: “Mr. Yang, how should you touch this ‘Ci’?”

Yang Qilong quickly received the report and said to Zhu Heying while reading: "I'd better go there by myself. Zu Zeqing and I have always met. I'll go to his military camp and he will send envoys to help us ask Wu Sangui for an emergency. Chen Banfeng is still staying in Yunnan now. As long as he gets the news, he will naturally go to Wuhua Mountain to urge Wu Sangui to send troops."

"Is that true?" Zhu Hezang asked, "That Zu Zeqing is reliable? He is Zu Dashou's son."

Zhu Hetong didn't know that Zu Zeqing was also a rebellious person! In the Three Feudal Rebellion in history, he and Liu Jinzhong were both firm and active anti-Qing elements in eastern Guangdong and western Guangdong. They once raised an army to fight against the Qing Dynasty twice, which angered Kangxi, so Kangxi issued a special edict to draw a decree for Zu Zeqing and his son not to be pacified or surrendered, and they must be captured alive!

Later, Zu Zeqing and his son Zu Lianggeng were defeated and captured, and were both taken to Beijing to execute him!

Yang Qilong and Liu Xuanchu lived in Zu Zeqing's mansion in Guangzhou, so they were very familiar with Zu Zeqing. Moreover, Liu Xuanchu also explained Zu Zeqing's rebellion and price code to him!

"No problem," Yang Qilong smiled, "Criminal Master, you write a decree and grant Guangxi to Zu Zeqing, first a general of Guangxi, and then promise to be the Duke of Gui after the regent ascends the throne, and let him forever maintain Guangxi. He will definitely help our Ming Dynasty!"

"It's okay to let him go to Guangxi in Yongzhen," Zhu Heying smiled. "Anyway, Guangxi is not in my hands now, he has to take it by himself! In addition, the Gaozhou in his hands and Leizhou must be handed over to my people."

Gaozhou and Leizhou are actually not Zu Zeqing's. Zu Zeqing is just General Gao Lei. The local officials of Gaozhou Prefecture and Leizhou Prefecture are all appointed by the court, and taxes cannot be included in Zu Zeqing's pocket. This is not the same as the "Yongzhen Guangxi" that Zu Zeqing wants.
Chapter completed!