Chapter 1437 Ao Bai Sends Troops

Mu Jiansheng followed the tactics laid out by Han Yu and attacked Lintian.

After occupying Lintian, Mu Jiansheng followed the previous practice and directly ransacked the homes of officials, local tyrants, and evil gentry, and then held a public trial, replicating the successful experience in Yunnan Province.

Thanks to the Qing army's equal treatment of all provinces in terms of immorality, Han Yu's methods in Yunnan Province were also effective in Guangxi Province.

The people in the forest and fields who obtained the land and were exempted from exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes were grateful to the Ming army.

One after another, the men in the family were pushed to join the Ming army or private league training to guard their vested interests.

After capturing Lintian, Mu Jiansheng did not stop, but continued to attack.

The task Han Yu gave him was to capture Guangdong and Guangxi and seize the seaport and customs.

In the original space, the Guangdong Province controlled by Shang Kexi was the richest in the world. Guangzhou Bay was full of sailboats, and the customs tax revenue alone amounted to several million taels of silver every year.

Among the three feudal lords, Shang Kexi was the richest.

This was also during the San Francisco Rebellion, and Shang Kexi initially did not want to rebel.

It would be great to be able to collect tariffs steadily and become a rich man.

In order to safeguard his own interests, he even sent troops to help the Qing court attack Wu Sangui, and was even named a prince.

Later, after being placed under house arrest by his son, he and Wu Sangui rebelled against the Qing Dynasty.

What Han Yu is interested in is this tariff and the mature shipbuilding industry.

If you want to conquer the world, in this era, the most important thing is the navy.

Without a large navy, it would be difficult to deal with Japanese pirates, let alone fight for world hegemony.

And the navy is a time-consuming military. The sooner you get it, the more advantageous it will be.

Only Shang Kexi and Li Qifeng, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, could mobilize the troops of the two major provinces in the Guangdong and Guangxi areas.

Now, once these two people are dead, no one can control the entire military strength of Guangdong and Guangxi, and they can only fight on their own.

This gave Mu Jiansheng a chance to defeat each one.

Mu Jiansheng led the main force of the three legions to continuously conquer towns one after another.

Everywhere he went, he would hold a public trial, kill all the local tyrants and evil gentry, and bully the officials who oppressed the people, level the fields and divide the land, exempt them from miscellaneous taxes, and organize league training.

Because the reputation spread, when Mu Jiansheng and his army arrived later, they could see the people directly opening the city gate, pressing down on the officials and walking out, waiting to open the door with fruits and vegetables to greet them.

Mu Jiansheng's eyes became a little moist when he saw the people eating pots of milk to welcome the king's master.

How many years has it been since he saw this?

"Sure enough, His Highness is a person who has been enlightened by the immortals and received orders from heaven. Otherwise, how could he gain such popular support with just a few casual instructions."

Mu Jiansheng respected Han Yu more and more.

He carried out Han Yu's every word as an imperial edict.

After more than two months of armed marches, Mu Jiansheng conquered Guangdong and Guangxi provinces.

This speed not only pleased Han Yu, but also shocked the Qing court.

In the capital, Obai was so angry that he dropped his teacup when he saw the post about the battle report ahead.

"Trash, a bunch of rubbish. An army of 200,000 people can't deal with a few thousand remnant soldiers of the Pseudo Ming Dynasty, and these thieves have occupied three provinces. They are all a bunch of rubbish!"

"I have long said that those Han ministers cannot be reused. If we Manchus lead the army, we only need tens of thousands of troops to defeat those bandits."

Ye Bilong said from the side.

"I would like to lead the Eight Banners force to the south to quell the rebellion in one fell swoop. I ask for your Majesty's permission."

Suksaha said from the side.

Kangxi did not dare to say anything, but turned his attention to Obai.

He is just an eight-year-old child. He is the emperor in name, but he is just a mascot. Now everything in the court is decided by Obai and Suoni.

However, Suoni was weak and bedridden all year round. The government was almost controlled by Obai alone. Without Obai's consent, it was useless for them to go all the way.

After hearing Suk Saha's words, Obai's mind started to move.

In his opinion, the bandits in the south are not worth mentioning. As soon as the Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers arrive, they will be wiped out in one fell swoop.

His eyes were fixed on government affairs.

"Why is Suksaha rushing to send troops at this time?"

Obai kept thinking in his mind.

"This guy is still young. Could it be that he wants to take advantage of this opportunity to establish his prestige in the army and compete with me in turn?"

"No, we must not let him establish his prestige in the military. The military power must be in my hands."

Obai rolled his eyes and had an idea.

He directly cupped his hand and said: "Your Majesty, Suk Saha is not qualified enough to command a large army. I would like to lead the Eight Banners athletes to coordinate with the five governors of Liangjiang, Huguang, Fujian and Zhejiang, Sichuan and Shaanxi, Yunnan and Guizhou, and a total of twelve provincial green battalions. In addition, King Geng Jingzhong of Jingnan sent a total of seven armies to the south to quell the banditry in one fell swoop."

Hearing what Obai said, the courtiers present were all surprised.

If he really followed what Ao Bai said, he would have exhausted almost all the troops of the Qing Dynasty except for the Zhili Green Camp that defended the capital and the Eight Banners of Shengjing that guarded the Longxing Land.

Could it be that the banditry in the south has reached this level?

In fact, in Obai's eyes, there was no need to bring so many troops to quell the banditry in the south.

The reason why he wanted to do this was to meet the generals from all walks of life, bring them under his command, and completely control the military power in his hands.

And then pave the way for your next plan.

Kangxi looked around at all the courtiers and nodded when he saw that no one raised any objection.

"Then make Aobai the General of the Southern Conquest, commanding the troops of the world and conquering the bandits."

After Oboi received the imperial edict, he sent an order to the world. After learning the information, all the soldiers and horses packed up and headed to the predetermined gathering place.

"Commander, there are millions of troops assembled this time. How should we arrange the march?"

The general under his command asked Obai.

"It is too slow to move a million troops in one place. If we divide them into seven groups and attack together, we can attack three provinces together. We will definitely be able to put down these bandits in one fell swoop."

Obai glanced at the Kunyu map and said calmly.

"By the way, here's the order. This time we attack the town that surrendered to the bandits. This general allows me not to seal the sword for three days. I only need to hand over 30% of the property to the public, and the rest will be my own."

"Yes!" After hearing the order, the herald went down happily.

This is the day they look forward to when eating military rations.

The daily rations are only a few dollars, and they are exploited at all levels. In their hands, only three melons and two dates are left. Many people can starve to death just relying on rations.

Even if there is a chance to make a fortune, it is only for the big shots, and they don't even have a chance to make a fortune.

For them, plundering and plundering was a slight opportunity to make a fortune.

Everyone is happily preparing to make a fortune and come back to live a good life comfortably.

However, they didn't know that in the south, Han Yu was also actively preparing and had prepared a big surprise for them, waiting for them to come and receive it.