On May 27th, the sixth year of Yongli, the Duxiu Peak in the city of Guilin, Guangxi was originally the palace where King Jingjiang, the vassal king of the Ming Dynasty, lived for generations.

The line of King Jingjiang comes from Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest brother, Zhu Xinglong, who was posthumously named King of Nanchang. His son Zhu Wenzheng is Zhu Yuanzhang's nephew, a famous general in the early Ming Dynasty, and the winner of the famous Battle of Hongdu. Zhu Wenzheng was convicted of an affair because of an affair.

After Zhang Shicheng was put under house arrest, Zhu Yuanzhang canonized his son Zhu Shouqian as King of Jingjiang in the third year of Hongwu. He was also the only vassal king in the Ming Dynasty before Jiashen who was not a direct descendant of Zhu Yuanzhang.

After Jiashen, Zhu Hengjia, who was the king of Jingjiang at the time, once proclaimed himself emperor, but was soon overthrown by the Ming court. However, unlike the Ming Dynasty history where King Anhua and King Ning failed in their rebellion, they were directly expelled from their titles. The Ming court retained

The title of King Jingjiang was conferred on his younger brother Zhu Hengxin

He was the King of Jingjiang. But this King of Jingjiang was originally a vassal in troubled times, and he was still a mess left by his brother. He didn't live a good life, and he didn't even hold the title of county king for a few years. With the fourth year of Yongli, Kong Youde

After Guilin was captured, his family was executed by Kong Youde, and even the palace was renamed Dingnan Palace.

"My prince has followed Marshal Mao to fight since he was young. Over the years, he has been the first to arrive at the battlefield and destroyed the enemy's formations. When it comes to the generals of Dongjiang, I am second in a certain way, and no one dares to say that I am first..."

In the Chengyun Hall, King Kong Youde of Dingnan talked about the past, and he had a look of looking forward to Zixiong. Even when he mentioned Mao Wenlong in public, who had made the Qing court scratch his head, he had no scruples.

This time, the person hosting the banquet was Shi Runzhang, the chief of the Ministry of Punishment who was sent by the imperial court to inspect Guangxi Province. Originally, Kong Youde did not think highly of such a young chief who was a Jinshi in his previous subject, but Wang Quanke, the governor of Guangxi, praised his literary talent and grace.

, aroused Kong Youde's interest, and hosted a banquet here.

It is not that Wang Quan can boast. Shi Runzhang came from a Neo-Confucian family in Xuancheng. He was educated by the famous scholar Shen Shoumin. He was well-read in classics and history, diligent in learning and memorizing, and was good at poetry and ancient literature. He already had a literary name when he was young. He once went to Beijing and worked with Song Wan and Yan Hang.

Ding Peng, Zhang Qiaoming, Zhao Jinfan, Zhou Maoyuan and others wrote poems to harmonize each other, and they were known as the "Seven Sons of Yantai" at that time.

This is a rising star in the literary world, and Wang Quanke will naturally not miss the opportunity to praise him in his later years. At this time, Kong Youde seems to be very talkative, and he can't talk about his past.

Become desperate.

"...In the seventh year of Tiancong, my prince led his troops to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, presented red barbarian cannons, attacked Lushun, and plundered North Korea, and fought with them without mercy... When the Qing Dynasty took over the Central Plains, my prince followed the King of Yu to exterminate the bandit Li Zicheng.

Suppress Jiangnan..."

"The emperor has given me the title of General Pingnan to capture Huguang... When the green battalions could no longer defend Huguang, I followed the order and marched south again, killing the puppet Qu Shichu, the puppet governor of Guangxi, Zhang Tongchang and the puppet governor along the way.

King Jingjiang..."

"...That bandit named Li is only a young man, and he can only bully juniors like Shen Yongzhong. If you put him in my hands, squeezing him to death will not waste any more energy than squeezing an ant to death!"

After a banquet, Shi Runzhang followed Wang Quanke's instructions in advance and was very fond of Kong Youde, which made the latter even more complacent. But when he returned to the post house, Shi Runzhang did not intend to stay here any longer.

Instead, he asked his servants to prepare the carriages and horses, and only waited for a few days to complete the etiquette before setting off to leave Guilin City.

"Young Master, we have been in such a hurry all the way and there is no time to rest. Besides, there are many places of interest in Guilin, so why rush to get on the road?"

The old servant at home who was accompanying him was very surprised. Shi Runzhang had obviously mentioned the scenic spots in Guilin many times on the way and was very interested in visiting them. However, now, he was in such a hurry, which was really strange.

In response to this, Shi Runzhang sighed and replied, "The king's order is with me" and said no more. But when he was the only one left in the room, he picked up a writing brush on the table and dipped it in ink.

He carefully and carefully wrote down the words "Special details about his life and the twists and turns of military use in western Guangdong", and "Wang Gupan is proud of himself, promises everything he says, and is incompetent". The arrogance and arrogance are vividly displayed on the paper.

Shi Runzhang left in a hurry. Kong Youde was still a little dissatisfied, but he didn't take it to heart. After another ten days, Kong Youde originally had a rift with Shen Yongzhong, so he was unwilling to send troops to help. But as time went by, he thought about it and finally decided

For fear that the Qing court would pursue the case later, Li Yangxing and General Sun Long were sent to Baoqing Mansion to help Shen Yongzhong.

These two men were sent by Kong Youde to assist in the defense of Quanzhou on May 27th. However, after hearing the news of the great victory in Jingzhou, he did not send the Guangxi Admiral Line Guoan, who was stationed in Nanning, and the right-wing general troops stationed in Liuzhou, with Quanjie.

Ma Xiong, the left-wing general stationed in Wuzhou, was transferred back and maintained control of key points in Guangxi, still acting like the king of Guangxi.

It was already June 16th. Unexpectedly, on June 23rd, Kong Youde was shocked to hear the news of Baoqing's fall. While he cursed Shen Yongzhong for his incompetence, he transferred Li Yangxing and Sun Long back to defend Quanzhou.

It was thought that the interception was effective. However, after such a long delay, the Ming army had already completed the transformation of strategic goals.

On June 28, Li Dingguo personally led the main force of the Ming army from the big port of Xinning towards Quanzhou along the small road. What he led was not the only Ming army going south, but it was the main force of the army. At this moment,

Li Dingguo was riding on his horse, but in his mind he was calculating the approximate time it would take to arrive in Quanzhou.

King Xining, one of the four princes of the Great Western Army, followed Zhang Xianzhong and joined the peasant uprising in the late Ming Dynasty when he was nine years old. Although he is only thirty-one years old, he has already fought hard on the battlefield.

More than twenty years!

Hunger and chaos were the deepest impressions of his boyhood, so this time he led troops to fight, especially the first time he fought under the banner of the Ming Army. Before leaving, Li Dingguo made a contract with five articles: no murder, no adultery, no robbery of property.

No cattle were slaughtered or set on fire, thus ensuring strict military discipline. The army set out from Guizhou, conquered Jingzhou, and captured Wugang. They were invincible and unstoppable. They also acted in a manner not to disturb the people wherever they went.

For this reason, his sworn brother Sun Kewang painstakingly raised a large amount of food and grass, which even included their savings in Yunnan over the past few years. This supported the Eastern Expedition army he led and Liu Wenxiu's army aiming to regain

Sichuan troops.

In the battle of Jingzhou, the Qing army in southern Huguang was already frightened, but they did not dare to attack the city on a large scale because the threat from Guangxi still existed - after all, they were Kong Youde's Dingnan Prince's vassal soldiers. This army was more powerful than the Green Camp.

Threatening the newly recovered areas of the Ming army in southern Huguang, and more importantly, from here to the west, they can directly attack the hinterland of the Ming army in Yunnan and Guizhou.

The army is still marching, stretching far away until the ranks are out of sight. The infantrymen march forward in neat lines without saying a word. However, there are also many sloppy ones among them, who are walking around in blankets.

They were not dressed like Han soldiers. The cavalry had already been scattered out, but there were still many rideable animals among the marching team. Their huge bodies weighed down their heavy steps, which made them look particularly eye-catching.

In this way, the army marched silently like their commander. Until a long time later, a fast horse galloped over. The army still advanced silently, but their commander was already analyzing the partial divisions on the side of the road.

Progress.

"Report to your Majesty, Feng Shuai defeated the Japanese army in Yihu, killed Kong Ni's general Li Si, and the rest of the Japanese army fled... Our troops pursued to Shuangqiao, Quanzhou, encountered the Japanese army Li Yangxing's troops, defeated them in one battle, and Li

Cultivate your character and teach your head.”

"very good!"

Feng Shuangli's progress was very rapid. According to his plan, Feng Shuangli went south after capturing the city of Baoqing, and went straight to Quanzhou via Qiyang. After arriving in Quanzhou, he attacked the city, forcing the defenders of Quanzhou to ask for help from Guilin, and led Kong Youde's main force to Quanzhou.

State showdown.

This is a more prudent plan than storming a fortified city when the Qing army in Guangxi can return for reinforcements at any time. He has to face only Kong Youde's troops left in Guilin and its surroundings, not the Xian Guoan, Quanjie, and Ma Xiong.

Including all the strength of Dingnan Fan. With Feng Shuangli's field victory here, the siege of Quanzhou should be easily formed. The next step for him is to find a suitable place and wait for Kong Youde's army to approach and cooperate with Feng Shuangli to capture it.

Annihilate.

The messenger returned, bringing back Li Dingguo's approval and an order to act in accordance with the original plan. However, not long after, another fast horse approached, but brought the news that Feng Shuangli had breached Quanzhou City and killed

Sun Long’s report.

The plan, due to Feng Shuangli's too rapid progress, deviated from the established track. Li Dingguo immediately ordered the army to change its route, not entering Quanzhou, and heading straight for Yanguan.
Chapter completed!