Starting on August 11th, Chen Kai and his party barely arrived in Hong Kong after drifting at sea for a full month and a half. Even after encountering a moderate storm on the way, about twenty warships under Zhou Rui's command were left behind.

As for when we can catch up, it is really difficult to say clearly.

Lin Cha is still on Hong Kong Island. The goods shipped earlier have been sent to Guangzhou in batches according to Chen Kai's arrangement. The purchased goods and the Guangzhou "beggars" who paid for the goods have also been sent to Nan'ao Island in batches.

Safety is guaranteed when a large fleet sails. Even a small fleet is not afraid of encountering ordinary merchants who are pirates - after all, it is still uncertain who will rob whom. But if they encounter the Qing navy, they will not be afraid of it.

It is still very dangerous. Fortunately, Xu Long has been nowhere to be seen in the waters of Huizhou recently. Chen Kai, Lin Cha and others do not know where Xu Long went and why he disappeared. Was he killed by Su?

Li annexed, or shivering in some places where the Ming navy did not observe, or perhaps not in Huizhou Prefecture at all. It is hard to say, but one thing that can be lacking is that Lin Cha transported Guangzhou in batches

The common people's fleet should still have a certain degree of safety along the way.

"Join the army. Last time I went to Guangzhou, Du Yonghe repeatedly expressed that he needed us to send more goods. Especially weapons. Judging from his appearance, he is probably preparing to expand the army."

Du Yonghe has not lost heart yet, which is a good thing. But regarding weapons, Chen Kai was noncommittal because he never planned to send Du Yonghe many weapons to avoid endangering the enemy.

Next, Lin Chayou mentioned some things, saying that during these two exchanges of goods, he heard that the porridge run by the government in Guangzhou had been discontinued, and that Du Yonghe and others had robbed many women from the "beggars" waiting for the exchange.

Used to ration military officers as wives.

After all, Du Yonghe and others were all foreigners who followed Li Chengdong to the south. After this incident spread, it caused a lot of dissatisfaction in Guangzhou city. There were even rumors that Du Yonghe refused to distribute the porridge due to the closure of the porridge restaurant.

It was due to food, and the civil servants of the government and county government and the local generals of the guards had discussed it with Li Chengdong several times, and now they have only restrained themselves a little.

"The governor is the governor, and he can play more games than me, the prefect."

Speaking of which, Du Yong and these people were all killed from the sea of ​​​​blood in the mountains of corpses in the north of Chongzhen. What has he not seen? The reason why those "beggars" were not thrown directly into the women's camp for the soldiers under his command to vent their sexual desires, Chen Kai

It is estimated that one is because he is afraid of causing public outrage, which is not conducive to defending the city, and the other is that Du Yonghe is also testing the mood of the locals and how much the morale of the army will be improved by doing so. If the locals do not respond much, it will not be good for the morale of the army.

If the improvement is large, it might be possible to expand it and assign a wife to each bachelor's subordinate. This "allocating a wife" approach might really improve his morale.

"It seems too unrealistic to say that free love is popularized. But the problem is that the destruction of Guangzhou is not a matter of morale at all. In the history of the defenders in Guangzhou, many people chose to hold on until death, but there is still no way to change it.

In the reality that the city has fallen into the enemy's hands, Du Yonghe's behavior makes no sense at all."

However, it sounds like Chen Kai found something worth pondering about this matter. These things may make the implementation of his plan smoother, and maybe it's possible.

"The officials, doctors, and government officials all disembarked and awaited their orders. The flag was placed in Marquis Lin's flagship and was not allowed to be taken out. Leave the gunpowder and tung oil behind, along with other goods, and let's go feed Du Yonghe again."

After the negotiation was completed, Zhou Rui was changed to take charge of Hong Kong Island. Chen Kai and Lin Cha set off for Guangzhou. After leaving the tent and walking on the way to the port, in the distance a man dressed as a Ming army was talking to the people who were temporarily stranded here.

While chopping firewood in the camp, a girl dressed as a girl came out and handed the man a bowl of water to drink. The man took the bowl of water with a smile, drank it all in one gulp, and continued to chop firewood with his axe. He looked very...

There seems to be something like that.

It was a harmonious relationship between the army and the people. However, after listening to Du Yonghe's jokes, Chen Kai became suspicious and simply turned his head to look at Lin Cha, who responded with an affirmative smile.

"That little bastard has been with me for many years and has never married. This time on the island, he fell in love with the daughter of a common people's family who was exchanged for him. He took the initiative to help them work. The family saw that he was honest, so he gave his daughter to him.

He is scheduled to get married at the beginning of next month."

While Lin Cha was talking, Chen Kai vaguely saw a Ming army figure passing between the tents, as if he was doing some work. Recalling Lin Cha's displeasure with Du Yonghe's behavior just now, it seemed that now

It seems that the former General Soldier of Guangdong did not feel pity for the people of Guangzhou whom he once defended, but it seemed that Du Yonghe had robbed the resources of his soldiers.

"This group of feudal warlords are good at playing each other."

In any case, it seems that the sergeant on Lin Cha's side is still working for the people in exchange for favor. It is better to seek the approval of the woman's parents with the help of favor and a sense of security than Du Yonghe's coercive methods.

In this regard, Chen Kai could only nod his head, and Quan took it as acquiescence. In this era, the discrimination against old military households led to the low social status of sergeants, and it was not easy to find a wife. There was no overt robbery this time, it was already Lin Cha's lead.

The troops are ready. What's more, in this end of the Ming Dynasty, where there are mountains of blood and corpses everywhere, even such a marriage is not something everyone can ask for, so why should he say anything more?

Woolen cloth.

Grain and a large amount of civilian supplies were put into the warehouse, and they boarded the ship. The fleet quickly arrived in Guangzhou. On the ship, Lin Cha mentioned some rumors, which seemed to be about internal strife in the Ming army in Guangxi, but the specifics were

Lin Cha didn't have much concrete information about who was fighting with whom, or who was fighting with whom. But it sounded like it was no different from Guangdong. The situation of the Yongli court in Guangdong and Guangdong didn't seem to be good.

No matter where he goes, the time left for him is indeed getting less and less.

When they arrived at the dock, Wu Wenwen personally greeted him with overwhelming enthusiasm. But when they entered the city, Du Yonghe looked at the cargo list and asked about weapons. Chen Kai said that the military consumes a lot of money. Du Yonghe, who was helpless, seemed a little uncomfortable.

Happy look.

However, once the goods arrived, there was another huge amount of income. The generals made a lot of money during this period, and Chen Kai was still regarded as their honored guest.

However, there were more people at the banquet. After introducing each other, we found out that it was Bo Xingbo Zhang Yue and the generals he brought. Zhang Yue had defeated Sanshui earlier and simply withdrew to Guangzhou City to assist the defense. However, it seemed that

Du Yonghe also shared part of the proceeds with Zhang Yue, and Zhang Yue even made a special toast to Chen Kai to express their gratitude to the Fujian Ming Army for supporting the Guangzhou Ming Army in fighting against the Japanese troops.

However, by now, the outlying strongholds of Guangzhou, including Sanshui in the west, Qingyuan and Conghua in the north, and Zengcheng and Dongguan in the east, have all been occupied by the Qing army. Only the southern part of this huge city is left.

The Pearl River is connected to the outside world. Once it is blocked, the soldiers and civilians in the city will become a turtle in a jar.
Chapter completed!