Wu Guangzhi was shocked. He had no foundation in the local area and no influence in the army. He relied on money to maintain his position. Therefore, he had been worried about the instability of the army's morale and did not hesitate to spend a lot of money. Unexpectedly, he still messed up the situation.
He knew that this must have been instigated by the gentry. These shameless people were willing to betray their father for their own wealth and life!
Since there was a rebellion, the city could no longer be defended. However, he put aside the idea of committing suicide and decided to die in battle to repay the king's kindness. He pulled out his Japanese sword and shouted: "Everyone, follow me! It's time to serve the country with all your loyalty!"
Several close family members around him, who had been following him from Shaanxi, all pulled out their swords and rushed out with him.
The people and soldiers who were guarding the city rushed towards the county government office. The small group of officers and soldiers who had been guarding him outside the county government office collapsed without a fight. Only a few family members resisted, and they were killed instantly. Their bodies fell under the steps of the lobby.
Wu Guangzhi took several of his family members and fought hand-to-hand with the soldiers before leaving the second hall. Although he was a scholar, his swordsmanship was very good and he had accumulated a lot of combat experience in Shaanxi. He cut down the soldiers with a single blow without any panic.
He stabbed another Minzhuang in the stomach. Seeing how brave he was, the soldiers who came over did not dare to step forward. Instead, he was pushed down the steps.
However, there were many rebels, and soon they surrounded their master and servant. In an instant, all his family members were killed or injured. Wu Guangzhi had already suffered several injuries and was covered in blood. He refused to surrender and had no intention of committing suicide.
He rushed and killed all the way. At this time, several insurgents stabbed him with long spears, and he was stabbed several times, and he was bleeding profusely. He knew that he was dying, and he kneeled down facing north with his knife on the ground, gasping in a hoarse voice.
He said angrily: "Your Majesty, I will be loyal to you." Before he could finish his words, he was stabbed in the back of the heart with a gun. He immediately fell down and died in a pool of blood.
An hour later, Shi Zhiqi received a report from the communications unit: Xinan was captured.
"The county magistrate has been killed."
The reason why I mention this in particular is that according to the minutes of the occupation of Guangdong, as long as local officials of the Ming Dynasty were captured, whether they surrendered or were captured, they would be registered and sent to Hong Kong together with their families and servants for centralized detention. The requirements of the Military Control Commission were that local officials
Those who are alive must be seen, and those who are dead must be seen with their bodies. Those whose whereabouts are unknown must also be registered and reported.
"Are there any casualties among our men?"
"Reporter, no!"
"Good job!" Shi Zhiqi said and drew a blue circle indicating "occupied" on Xin'an County on the map.
Judging from the progress on the map, it has been less than 12 hours since the start of the operation. The Fubo Army has encountered almost no resistance wherever it goes. The few sporadic resistances are completely out of scale. Most of them are a few people fighting on their own, and they are large-scale.
The only one resisting is Xin'an County. It seems that the decision is basically a foregone conclusion!
For the people of Guangzhou and neighboring counties, this was an unforgettable day. The Australians came over from the sea, quietly and without bloodshed, and captured the largest city in South China. By the time it got dark, the city gates were already there.
They changed into "gun soldiers" wearing blue and gray short uniforms and holding firecrackers. On the streets, groups of soldiers in gray uniforms patrolled. The whole city was quiet and orderly, and many shops were open. People
We were both shocked and surprised: just like that overnight, Guangzhou had a new owner!
Fortunately, the new owner is no stranger. Australians have become a semi-public presence in Guangzhou in recent years. Even people who have little business or labor contact with Australians have bought Australian products to some extent: various "Australian paper"
", "Auo fire", "Au cloth", "Kon socks" and other small things have long entered the daily life of the people.
In the past, they were merchants who carried out business with swords. Now, they have become the rulers of this place. No one knows how the Australians will rule this big city.
Rumors about the Australians' governance in Lingao have been spread here to some extent. Many people do not believe it and think it is just an overseas anecdote. There are also people who know the exact situation and want to see: What are the methods of the Australians in Guangzhou?
Can it be used in the city? You need to know that the population of one street in Guangzhou is greater than that of the entire county of Lingao.
As Liu Xiang said when he spoke to the members of the northward detachment before entering Guangzhou, this was a "big test" for the Senate. Before this, they had governed some semi-agricultural small counties, even in
Qiongzhou Fucheng is a small town that is not worth mentioning on the mainland. Guangzhou is not only the largest city in Lingnan, but also one of the largest and most famous cities in China in this time and space. Lin Baiguang estimates that the permanent population here is at least fifty.
Ten thousand.
Managing a big city with a population of half a million is not an easy task even in the 21st century. If they used to draw on white paper, now they have to paint on a colorful and bizarre landscape that has long been painted on.
Redrawing the scroll requires erasing the mistakes without damaging the subtleties. You can imagine how difficult it is.
These problems were currently swirling in Liu Xiang's mind as he entered the city in a sedan chair.
He originally wanted to take an official carriage into the city to show the majesty of the Senate. For this reason, he had already shipped the red-flag carriage to Wuyangyi. However, Lin Baiguang said that carriages could not be carried in the city. Except for a few main streets in the city, most of them were
The streets are very cramped and it is difficult for horse-drawn carriages to pass. Not only that, the bridges in the city do not consider the problem of vehicle traffic at all. They are all tall arch bridges with dense steps. In the past, Guangzhou Railway Station wanted to promote rickshaws in Guangzhou City, but because of the bridge problems, it finally
Did not proceed.
Although Liu Xiang is not opposed to walking into the city, his subordinates are opposed to it: firstly, it is not conducive to defense, and secondly, the presence of the dignified director of the Guangzhou Military Control Commission and the mayor of Guangzhou walking into the city will inevitably undermine the prestige of the Senate.
For this reason, it was impossible for two people from the sedan chair companies around the South Gate to carry the sedan chair. Fortunately, there was a ready-made official sedan chair in Wuyang Post. The post official who had officially surrendered quickly packed it up and called four bearers to carry it.
.He wanted to please him so much that he found all the ghosts and ghosts scattered in the inn outside the south gate.
"Quick! Make arrangements for Mr. Australia!"
Liu Xiang walked out and saw that all the pomp and circumstance had been set up. There were gongs to clear the way, two signs saying "Quiet Retreat", all kinds of flags, and ceremonial guards were all fully decorated and majestic. People of all colors were all dressed in public uniforms.
Serve below.
When Yi Cheng saw him coming out, he trotted up to him, knelt down in front of him, and said, "Sir! The ceremonial conductors have all been arranged. Please lift up the sedan chair!"
Liu Xiang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This was a big feudal official's ostentation. He immediately said: "You don't need so many people, just prepare a sedan chair."
Yi Cheng, who had always been obedient since the surrender, now insisted on his principle: "Your Majesty, what you said is wrong. The Song Dynasty has regained Guangzhou, and your Majesty is an imperial envoy. You must not act too simplistically, otherwise it will easily make the people feel contempt for the Song Dynasty.
According to Xiaode, this ostentation is a bit too small and cannot show off the majesty of my great Song Dynasty."
Liu Xiang looked at the naturalized civilian cadres and soldiers around him and showed expressions of approval. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He said: "These fancy ceremonial guards and flags are all Zhu Ming's etiquette. How can I make them?"
This was reasonable. Yi Cheng thought for a while and said: "In this case, the honor guard for clearing the way must still be used. Otherwise, it will be bad if the people don't know and bump into the honor guard."
Liu Xiang couldn't refuse anymore, so he immediately "raised the sedan chair" and left. The gong man who opened the way didn't know what level of official Liu Xiang was in the Song Dynasty, so he didn't dare to knock randomly, so he asked a naturalized cadre: "Master Liu's official residence
How many products?"
The naturalized civilian cadre said: "Liu Chang is a veteran, extremely noble, there is nothing wrong with him."
When he hit the gong, he thought that this was "good". Usually there was a prince or prince-level figure. Anyway, it was not surprising that there were so many people doing the ceremony, so he struck the gong thirteen times in a row.
Amidst the gong sound of "all civil and military officials, soldiers and civilians, please get out of the way", Liu Xiang's men marched into the city in a mighty manner. Behind the gong and the solemn dodging sign was the morning star flag fluttering in the wind. Thirty men carried the morning star flag.
Among the guards with rifles mounted on bayonets was an eight-carry sedan. Behind the sedan, someone held up his Yuan eagle flag. Behind the flag were more than a dozen naturalized civilian cadres, and finally twenty fully armed guard soldiers.
The place where Liu Xiang went was the Guangzhou Government Office, which was the government office he cared about the most. For him, the mayor of Guangzhou, there was an indispensable connection between Guangzhou Government and the warehouses in Panyu and Nanhai counties below and the old officials.
As for the role of estimation, many basic information must be obtained from this. Therefore, when formulating the occupation plan, he specifically required the National Army entering Guangzhou to occupy these places first.
Liu Xiang's procession slowly passed through the streets and alleys. For a while, there was a crowd of spectators who had recovered from the panic of breaking through the city in the morning. The citizens of Guangzhou already knew that the person who came was the Australian "Guangzhou Prefect". Everyone wanted to see this.
The new "Master of Futai" showed his style. The National Army had to arrange along the road to maintain order. Even the government officials from one prefecture and two counties in Guangzhou City came to show their courtesy and rushed to open the road to cheer. It was an infinite scene for a while.
Liu Xiang was sitting in the sedan chair, watching this scene with a lot of emotions in his heart. The saying that a man should be born like this is probably what it means. He was a doctoral student who was ravaged and exploited by his tutor, and now he has become a local official living in the eighth floor.
How can ordinary people experience the taste of it?
We arrived at the Guangzhou government office amidst the monotonous sound of gongs. We got off the sedan in front of the screen wall. Liu Xiang got off the sedan and stamped his numb legs and feet. He saw that the screen wall in front of him was concave, five meters high and more than 20 meters wide.
, built with blue bricks, with the brick inscriptions "Guangzhou Fucheng" and "Guangzhou Prefecture" on them. Looking at the eight-character wall in front of the gate opposite, the blue brick wall is inlaid with stone tablets in four directions. I don't know what is engraved on it.
content.
Even before entering the Yamen, I already felt that the imposing entrance was extraordinary. (To be continued.)
When the ground comes down and the clouds come down, come to the pavilion and you can get the view.]