Huang Huangkun threw it down casually and sneered: "It's really rough! The language is crude and the rhetoric has been strong. Since ancient times, the country has been upright. Except for the emperor of the Han Dynasty, it is the Taizu of this dynasty. What is the Song Dynasty? Taizu of the Song Dynasty bullied orphans and widowed mothers.
position, Taizong's candle shadow and the sound of axe, Huizong's frolic and ruin of the country, Gaozong's reckless killing of Zhongliang! How dare you say that this dynasty is wrong! Even Mr. Sanjiacun is far better than this kind of bad writing!"
Wu Dai said leisurely: "I have doubts about whether the Australians are descendants of the Song Dynasty. In the past, I saw how they behaved in a way that did not mean to respect the Song Dynasty. I think this is just a cover. There is no need to blame others for the crime.
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Everyone nodded and circulated the memorandum again. What they were most concerned about was not the quality of the words, but the specific content of the memorandum.
After looking around, Mr. Lin said in a deep voice: "It seems that the Australians are the second Donglu!" After saying this, he let out a long sigh.
The originally lively room also fell silent. Those present seemed to have just realized what had happened and were no longer in the mood to talk about the issue of "sharing the world."
Their ancestors had lived under the Ming Dynasty for generations, and their lives were relatively comfortable. Now that the dynasty has suddenly changed, everyone is still a little uncomfortable with it, not to mention that the people who changed dynasties are from overseas!
The original excitement was gone, and everyone was a little depressed. Mr. Shi sighed: "If you are a slave and I am a fish, how can you talk about what is unfaithful and traitorous? If you can save your wealth and life in troubled times, you will be lucky."
"You won't tell everyone to shave," someone muttered.
Some people thought of the rumor that every time the Donglu Tatars occupied a land, they would have the heads of surrendering officials, gentry, soldiers and civilians shaved. They thought that before the Australians invaded Guangzhou, all kinds of Australian gadgets had become popular.
, this time they have become the masters of Guangzhou, and they are acting more recklessly. I wonder if there will be troubles in the future that will turn the barbarians into summers? How will they respond?
"Probably not"
"If it had to be shaved, wouldn't Lingao have already shaved them all? Didn't Mr. Huang also shave his head?"
Huang Henkun nodded and said: "Those who are shaved off are all fake kuns who are begging for food under kun thieves. Ordinary people don't care about kun thieves."
Everyone felt a little relieved at this moment. However, some people worried: "Although the thieves are strictly disciplined and do not plunder, after all, Guangzhou is the most prosperous and prosperous place in the world. If it falls into their hands, wouldn't it be a big disaster?
Exploitation? You must not forget that when they were in Sixiang, they destroyed many big families."
"They are enemies of them. If they are obedient, apart from extorting some reasonable burdens, there is no abuse at all."
Huang Huangkun saw their discussion going on and on. He didn't have the slightest intention of "loyalty to the emperor and serving the country". They were all thinking about his own family affairs, and he couldn't help but feel a little depressed. Just as he was looking for a reason to resign, another servant suddenly came in and whispered a few times.
, presented a roll of paper.
Everyone looked at it again, and it turned out that this was a notice in vernacular to calm the people. The content mainly contained strict laws and regulations: regardless of whether they are soldiers or civilians, any robbery or arson will be punished on the spot. A curfew will be implemented, travel will be prohibited after midnight, etc. The notice also mentioned that the current people in Guangzhou City
Officials and gentry at home will not be killed as long as they do not provoke the crowd to resist the heavenly soldiers.
"How is the situation outside?" Mr. Lin asked.
"The Kun thieves are patrolling with men and horses, and it looks like they are a different kind of men and horses, wearing gray cloth jackets." The servant gestured. "Now there is one entrance in each of the four cities, and some shops on the streets are open. Only in the south
The Tianzi Pier area outside the gate is closed to all traffic, and I heard that some Australian high-ranking officials have arrived on a huge ship."
"It seems that Kun Thief's Guangdong envoy has arrived. At the worst, he will be the new Guangzhou Governor."
"I think the Guangdong envoy is none other than Guo Dongzhu. It would be better if that were the case!"
"What's the situation in various government offices? How are the adults doing?" Lin Zunxiu asked again.
"It's very quiet. I heard that someone committed suicide, but there is no definite news." The servant said, "The officers and soldiers in the city are now gathering at the training guerrilla camp in the east of the city. I heard that they will be tested there."
"You go ahead."
The servant left. The people at the table chatted and talked a lot. Huang Hankun saw that they were all talking in vain, and they were all just sitting back and accepting the idea of resignation. He couldn't help but feel a little bored, so he stood up and left. Lin Zunxiu did not insist on staying, and went to the house himself.
He walked outside the small courtyard and whispered: "At this time tomorrow, you will come here again. If someone important wants to see you, don't be an outsider."
Huang Xunkun was startled and said, "I understand. But how did I come in to find you?"
"I will send someone to take care of you when the time comes."
Huang Hankun went out to the back door of Chunchuyuan and followed the path he came from. He was not a local aboriginal. He walked around and got lost. After walking, he arrived on the street. When he saw that the market had been restored, most of the shops were open.
The door has been opened. Although there are not many pedestrians, there is no longer the panic and nervous atmosphere just now. He saw many ordinary people lighting incense at the door and pasting the word "submissive people" on their foreheads. It was a kind of pain of national subjugation.
It entered his mind - Is this Ming Dynasty going to die like this?
No, he absolutely agreed with his father's statement of "accommodating the current situation". He wanted to continue fighting against the Kun thief! Thinking of this, he couldn't help but quicken his pace and rushed towards the temple where he was staying.
It was already dark, and the doors and windows of every house in Xin'an County, not far from Humen, were closed. Officers, soldiers and civilians armed with swords and guns were running on the streets, creating a scene of chilling before a battle.
On the screen wall of the county government office, there are more than a dozen heads hanging bloody. One of them belongs to the officer and soldier Qian who was originally stationed here. The others are nothing more than his cronies and soldiers.
This place is also called Nantou City because it is an important coastal defense area. In the 14th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1381), the "Dongguan Guards Qianhu Station" was established here. In the first year of Wanli (1573), it was expanded to Xin'an on the basis of the city.
The geographical location of Nantou, the county seat, is very important. Foreign ships arriving in Guangzhou must go around Lantau Island and enter Humen through Nantou before entering the Pearl River. Therefore, Nantou is known as the "Gateway to Guangzhou".
However, in the Senate's last invasion of the Pearl River, Nantou played no role. The cannons on the city could not hit the sailing ships, and water battles were no match. So they just watched the Pearl River Squadron from under their eyes.
go through.
This time, the garrison in Nantou was still powerless against the invading Senate fleet. However, it did not surrender as expected. The leading party in Xin'an County encountered a strong opponent. Wu Guangzhi, the new magistrate of Xin'an County, took office not long ago.
, young and vigorous, and quite enterprising. Seeing the Australians pressing closer and closer, and the people in the city fluctuating, he had never seen the power of the Australians, so he still had a strong idea of "serving the country with loyalty", so he secretly made preparations. He had already done so
President Qian, who led the party, invited Wu Guangzhi to a banquet. He originally wanted to stage a Hongmen Banquet, but he was unexpectedly captured by Magistrate Liu who had been prepared and had his head chopped off.
Wu Guangzhi was transferred from Shaanxi, where the refugee population is most rampant, and he has rich experience in "guarding thieves". After killing Mr. Qian and his cronies, he forced the big families in the city to give money to the garrison as rewards and stabilize the morale of the army; at the same time, he recruited strong men.
They blocked four doors and prepared ash bottles and cannon stones. When the materials were not enough, many houses were demolished.
By the time it was daylight, the city walls were already "strictly guarded" and "sternly treated".
As a result, the National Army that was originally planning to enter Xin'an County was blocked outside the city. Seeing that the city gate would not open, they called for surrender in the city and refused to listen. Instead, they threw a few heads. Guihua Minxian, who led the team,
The director of the office knew something was wrong and quickly sent someone to Humen to report Shi Zhiqi.
Shi Zhiqi knew that the Nationalist Army did not have heavy weapons and lacked training, so it was difficult for them to take on the important task of attacking the city, so he had to send a naval platoon and three two-masted patrol boats to Xin'an for reinforcements.
Nantou City is right on the Pearl River. The patrol boat drove to the shore, dropped the anchor, and used the 12-pound cannon on the ship to bombard Nantou City. The two naval guns on the patrol boat fired at the same time, and within a few minutes, Ning Toucheng in the south was bombarded.
The tower above the south gate was riddled with holes and a fire broke out.
The county magistrate Wu Guangzhi was very calm. While commanding the people to put out the fire, he ordered the two cannons on the city to fire back. The top wall of Nantou City is 1 feet thick and the bottom is 2 feet thick. It has rammed earth inside and blue bricks on the outside to resist
The attack by solid bullets still had a certain effect. There were only 6 naval guns in total on the patrol boat, which did not form a firepower advantage. Both sides fired several rounds of cannons back and forth, although the battlements and checkpoints on the city were destroyed.
There were quite a few, but they failed to shake the city's defense.
Seeing that the artillery fire could not shake the defense, the Marine platoon leader prepared to attack the city directly. Although he only had thirty men, the Marine Corps was known for being well-equipped and well-trained. This kind of training to attack the city was done countless times.
There is a complete set of fire suppression-throwing smoke grenade cover-explosive delivery of door-breaking and siege tactics. A box of high-density black powder is enough to blow open most city gates.
However, the director of the County Office of Naturalized Citizens was unwilling to attack by force. After all, once the city was breached by force, it would cause great damage to public and private lives and property in the county. Therefore, he advocated trying to persuade the city to surrender and strive to open the city without bloodshed.
The sound of the cannons has stopped. Wu Guangzhi asked the soldiers to seize the time and take turns to have breakfast. There is another outer gate outside Ningnan Gate, called Yingen Gate, where Wu County Magistrate presided over the resistance. He did not have many men and horses, and he needed thousands to recruit them.
The number of soldiers in Husuo was only 500, and together with the mobilized civilians, the total number was less than 2,000. It seemed like a lot, but the Kun thieves outside the city were well-trained in firearms and well-trained, so he did not send troops out of the city to counterattack.
The bandits outside the city shouted to the soldiers and civilians defending the city from time to time, urging them to kidnap the county magistrate and Mr. Qian and surrender, so as to avoid massacre. Many soldiers of the National Army were recruited from the Hong Kong Reclamation and Reclamation Unit, and they often traveled to this area on weekdays.
, and are very familiar with most of the local people. Therefore, even if they are very close, the strong men in the city and the local soldiers will not fire cannons or shoot arrows. Sometimes when they see that the county magistrate's soldiers are not around, they stick out their heads.
Looking at the National Army, some of them were brave enough to talk to the people below. (To be continued.)
When the ground comes down and the clouds come down, come to the pavilion and you can get the view.]