The air is still filled with the chill of dawn, the grass is already dotted with gray dew, and the early birds are singing. It is a rare and fresh and beautiful morning in the rainy season.
The battle in Tengchong City was not over yet. After the Ming army basically controlled the situation in the city, they stepped up their vigilance. After dawn, they separated into several small teams and went from house to house to search and suppress the remaining Qing soldiers. By this time, there were very few real fights, and they were often fought several times.
After shouting "Those who surrender will not be killed", the Qing soldiers who were hiding came out fearfully with their swords and guns raised.
The defeat was determined. Without the organization of the officers, resistance was meaningless. Most of the Qing soldiers did not have the courage to fight to the death. Only a few Qing soldiers resisted under the pressure of the surviving officers, but they would soon be surrounded and eliminated by the superior Ming army.
There were so many prisoners. Zhu Yongxing stood on the city tower and watched the Qing prisoners being escorted under the city wall. There were a thousand people in the densely packed crowd, and the number was still increasing. The officers among the prisoners were individually circled, and they all had expressions on their faces.
He was covered in gray, dirt, and blood, making him look particularly embarrassed.
Although Zhu Yongxing had already seen this ugly hair style like Money Rat Tail, he still felt disgusted when he saw it and turned his eyes away with disdain.
In later generations of Qing palace dramas, we see yin and yang hair, which means the front half of the hair is shaved and the back half is braided. However, in fact, the real Qing Dynasty hair style in history is to shave all the hair around the head, leaving only the top of the head.
The hair in the center is shaped like money. The hair in the center is braided and hanging down. The braid is thinner than the little finger. It must be able to pass through the square hole in the copper coin. It is shaped like a rat tail and is really unsightly.
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"Money has a rat tail, and the ground is almost full of fishy smell." "The Chinese are barbarians, and living is worse than death!"... The change of dynasties can be tolerated, but being forced to shave off the hair in humiliation that "their parents dare not harm" has made countless people miserable.
The descendants of Yan and Huang are willing to shed blood and sacrifice.
Maybe, your blood will not be shed in vain, maybe, I can restore the light to the land of China... But the road is really bumpy and difficult! Zhu Yongxing smiled bitterly to himself, and he relied on himself to gather these remnants of the Southern Ming Dynasty together.
He is not afraid of hardships and dangers, relying on his status as an imperial clan, relying on the tricks of pretending to be a ghost, and relying on continuous victories. But if he looks at the world and wants to unite other anti-Qing armed forces and concentrate on dealing with the Qing army,
But it is extremely difficult.
There is no doubt that Li Dingguo was determined to resist the Qing Dynasty, but he put Yongli and the small imperial court first and stationed troops on the border of Yunnan and Burma. His enterprising spirit was quite lacking.
Zheng Chenggong was selfish, and his troops could be described as Zheng's private army. They supported Yongli in name, but did not obey orders. When the Ming army in the southwest Yongli court was still strong, he broke appointments several times and refused to send troops to cooperate in combat;
He only launched a massive attack on Nanjing when the Qing army launched a massive attack and the Yongli court was no longer able to withstand it. He believed that the smartest strategy was to send a large number of troops to capture the Qing army when the Ming army on the western front had already retreated far away and was still containing the main force of the Qing army.
Jiangnan is the best solution.
Zhang Huangyan, who occupied Zhoushan, was weak. He had to resist the Qing Dynasty and be wary of Zheng Chenggong's annexation. More importantly, there was King Lu, which created a barrier between Zhang Huangyan and the Yongli court.
The Thirteen Families of Kuidong were determined to resist the Qing Dynasty. They were able to launch the Chongqing Campaign to support the imperial court, and they also had the overall situation in mind. However, the anti-Qing armed forces, mainly composed of the former Dashun Army, had been discriminated against and excluded by the Nanming imperial court, and
There has always been a quarrel with the Nanming Army, which is the main body of the Yunnan Daxi Army. Moreover, the weaknesses of the Thirteen Families are also obvious. In terms of title, they are all princes of equal status, which strengthens the tendency of separation and makes it difficult to form a strong leadership core.
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The key to the failure of Nanming to revive was that the leaders of many powerful groups regarded the interests of their own groups as higher than the great cause of resisting the Qing Dynasty. Zhu Yongxing had known this for a long time, but after thinking about it, he had no other way for the time being, so he had to wait until he could do it.
Only when there is a big improvement can we start to solve the problem. Moreover, getting everyone to work together may be more difficult than dealing with the Qing army.
Hehe, let alone Zheng Chenggong's selfishness. In this turbulent and troubled world, where there is strength, there is ambition. Am I loyal to the court and Yongli? Zhu Yongxing shook his head mockingly, then turned his attention to climbing up the tower and walked quickly.
Here comes Zhao Desheng.
"Thank you for your hard work, General Zhao." Zhu Yongxing took the lead in greeting with a smile, "This must be the general who took the first credit in capturing the city."
Zhao Desheng was happy in his heart, but he still pretended to be reserved, bowed and saluted, and said: "This is all due to His Highness's planning. How dare you take the credit?"
"A meritorious service is a meritorious service. General Zhao does not need to be humble." Zhu Yongxing felt a little funny in his heart. He re-evaluated Zhao Desheng and felt that Zhang Guoyong should also have a chance to perform. After all, the situation was different and it was not appropriate to be too cautious. Besides, in terms of time, Zhang Guoyong should also have a chance to perform.
Look, 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 at a soldier behind him, and said: "During the fight last night, this soldier was very brave and even blocked a knife for the general. The general wanted to ask for a favor for him.
It’s a testing period.”
Test period? Zhu Yongxing's eyes flashed and he looked at the soldier's head, which was wrapped in green cloth with no hair exposed. He knew clearly in his heart that he must be a captured soldier. Was he brave enough to kill the enemy because he wanted to prove himself and get a reward or promotion?
He really has a heart of repentance, but there is no way to judge. But merit will be rewarded, and this is the perfect time to set an example for the captives. Having made up his mind, Zhu Yongxing felt something familiar, and couldn't help but ask: "I seem to have seen him somewhere.
He doesn’t know if he saw it wrong.”
"The villain Sun Sishun, His Highness once taught the young people to sing Bangzi tune." Sun Sishun's left arm was wrapped, with faint blood stains coming out. When he heard Zhu Yongxing's question, he quickly knelt down.
"Haha, I remembered it." Zhu Yongxing smiled and nodded, pondered for a moment, and said: "Being able to kill the enemy and perform meritorious service shows that you have the heart to repent and change things anyway. And if General Zhao pushes back, I will always give him a thumbs up. In this way.
Well, I will promote you to a hundred households, and I hope you will continue to work hard in the future and not embarrass General Zhao."
Zhao Desheng was a little surprised. He didn't expect Zhu Yongxing's reward to be so heavy. Sun Sishun was suddenly promoted from a trainee to an officer commanding 120 people. But this undoubtedly gave him face. He opened his mouth and closed it again.
Say something against it.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for the promotion, and thank you, General Zhao, for the promotion." Although Sun Sishun was not very flexible, he kowtowed repeatedly to express his gratitude.
"Go down and rest and recuperate. You will have soldiers soon." Zhu Yongxing smiled and waved his hand, motioning for Sun Si to go down.
When Sun Sishun's back disappeared, Zhao Desheng said: "Your Highness, you are suddenly promoted too high. Isn't it a bit hasty? In fact, what the general meant -"