Geng Jimao was extremely unhappy that Shang Zhixin had sent someone to ask him to send troops to Xinhui. In his opinion, he was no longer the follower who followed behind him when he was young, but the King Jingnan of the Great Qing Kingdom. In terms of status, he was one rank higher than him. Why should he listen to the words of the heir of King Pingnan?
Moreover, because of Li Dingguo's defeat, Geng Jimao and Shang Kexi both wrote to Shunzhi to claim credit. Both sides said that they were the number one meritorious officials who defeated Li Dingguo, so the Qing court did not know which side was telling the truth.
At this time, Li Shuitai really couldn't stand it anymore, so he also wrote a letter to the Qing court to tell the truth. After Shunzhi understood the situation, he decided that Pingnan Wang Mansion was the first credit. This made Geng Jimao very unhappy. Not only was he unhappy with Shang Kexi, but even Li Shuitai was unhappy.
However, despite being unhappy, both sides were people he could not afford to offend, so he could not do anything to them. He could only pinch his nose and admit it.
However, before he could calm down, Shang Zhixin sent someone to ask him to send out his troops. Moreover, the messenger was bossy. Geng Jimao was so angry that he almost killed the messenger. Fortunately, he still had a trace of rationality and knew that he could not offend the people of King Pingnan's Mansion now. He asked the messenger to go back and tell Shang Zhixin that he did not have enough soldiers and could not join forces with Shang Zhixin. However, he could give Shang Zhixin 5000 civilian workers and 30,000 dan of grain.
Shang Zhixin was furious after receiving Geng Jimao's reply. He scolded Geng Jimao for being a scoundrel, but seeing that he still knew how to send people and food, he did not care about him. He led the 30,000-strong army and left for the new meeting.
However, on the second day after Shang Zhixin left Guangzhou, Shang Kexi in Guangzhou received another piece of information. The information was about Xiangshan…being lost…
The loss of Fragrant Hill made Shang Kexi lose his composure. It was not that Fragrant Hill was more important than Xinhui, but an army that could take down Xinhui and take over Fragrant Hill was definitely not an ordinary raider. It was most likely Li Dingguo's army.
The thought of Li Dingguo's army frightened Shang Kexi. Xinhui was the southern gate of Guangzhou. If they occupied Xinhui, Guangzhou would be in serious danger. If the enemy's combat strength was strong, it was only a matter of time before Guangzhou fell.
Could it be that Li Dingguo had returned?
Shang Kexi's old eyes were filled with fear. After all, Li Dingguo had the record of " two defeats to fame ". Even if he had lost in Xinhui, it still could not eliminate the pressure and panic he had brought to Shang Kexi, and even to the entire Qing army.
"Men, go and invite Governor Li Shuitai over.”
Shang Kexi, who could no longer keep his cool, could only look for Li Shuitai, the governor of Minzhe, to discuss this matter. After all, if it was really Li Dingguo's army this time, he would definitely not be able to hold on alone, so he had to find reinforcements.
After the time for an incense stick to burn, Li Shuitai appeared in Shang Kexi's mansion. After greeting Shang Kexi, Li Shuitai said,""I know about the fall of Xiangshan, but I can't find out whether it was Li Dingguo's army or not.”
Shang Kexi didn't stand on ceremony with Li Shuitai and said,"Regardless of whether it was Li Dingguo or not, this matter is very serious. The new guild was lost only a few days ago, and Xiangshan was also lost. The southern gate of Guangzhou was opened and there was no way to defend it. If the other party is gathering the remnants of the Ming army scattered around Guangzhou to gather in Xinhui, then the threat to Guangzhou is undoubtedly the greatest.”
Li Shuitai also knew that the matter was urgent, so he did not beat around the bush and directly asked Shang Kexi what he planned to do.
Shang Kexi said," This Prince wishes to report to the Imperial Court and request the Imperial Court to send the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia to reinforce us. As long as there is an army of the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia, even Li Dingguo may not be able to take Guangzhou."”
Li Shuitai understood why Shang Kexi had called him here. He was afraid that the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia would not come, so he had asked him to submit a petition to the imperial court to increase the weight of his words. He began to think about it and had already made a plan in his heart, so he agreed to submit a petition to the imperial court to request reinforcements.
Shang Kexi was very happy to see that Li Shuitai had agreed to write a letter. As long as the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia came, plus his own troops in Guangzhou, Shang Kexi would still dare to fight against Li Dingguo.
After Li Shuitai returned, Shang Kexi ordered people to gather the elites of the headquarters, and then ordered people to inform Geng Jimao to lead the army to meet him.
Shang Kexi naturally knew that Geng Jimao did not send troops but gave civilian workers and food to Shang Zhixin. He also knew that Geng Jimao and Shang Zhixin were angry. Originally, with his status, it was not good for him to interfere in the matters of the younger generation. However, this time, he had to find out which Ming army the new alliance was and take it back.
Such a siege would naturally cause many deaths, so Shang Kexi would naturally not allow his own people to attack the city and let Geng Jimao take advantage of it.
On the other side, after Geng Jimao heard Shang Kexi's words, the corner of his mouth twitched fiercely. Fortunately, he still had his rationality and did not curse on the spot. Instead, he calmly told the messenger that he would soon gather his army to meet up with King Pingnan.
After the messenger left, he kicked the table and said angrily,"Bastard, if I had known that I would still send troops, I wouldn't have sent 30,000 dans of grain and 5,000 laborers to Shang Zhixin.”
An hour later, Geng Jimao led his army to meet up with Shang Kexi, and the two armies marched towards Xinhui.
Shang Kexi and Li Shuitai's memorials to the Qing court were also sent to Jingdou by their servants. The contents of the two memorials were similar, but Li Shuitai had added a line of words.
Request to set up a city in Guangzhou.
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