Zhu Ci looked at the commoners along the way who came to send him off with food and was deeply moved.
60,000 soldiers, 20,000 Southern army sabers, 20,000 Southern army spearmen, 10,000 Southern army archers, and 10,000 Southern army sabers.
The southern army was a more powerful army than the Wei Suo Army, slightly inferior to the northern border army and the Jing Army.
The soldiers carried a fanatical mood as they strode through Leizhou City.
The citizens of Leizhou City were in an uproar. The soldiers of the Leizhou City's governor, Lu Si, lowered their heads in shame. They did not even have the most basic morale.
Looking at the fanatical soldiers, the general sighed.
"Lord Governor, Great Ming's army spirit has returned!”
Lu Si stood on the city wall and looked at the 60,000 soldiers that the Emperor had brought away with him. His heart was heavy.
"Yes, it's His Majesty. He let our soldiers take back the military souls that belong to the soldiers of the Ming Empire!”
The commoners along the way were excited and even more shocked.
It was a stark contrast to the shock he felt when he saw the cowardly state government soldiers a few months ago.
Especially when he saw the peasants transporting the supplies. They were carrying the banner of the Great Ming Dynasty, and their fanatical expressions made it seem as if they were also warriors.
The 10,000 farmers were also equipped with long-handled podaos forged by the blacksmith shop and were responsible for the safety of the supplies.
Along the way, the refugees from the north, as well as the refugees from Fuzhou and Guangzhou, saw the majestic army and quickly stood on both sides of the road.
They shouted excitedly,"Ten thousand years of Great Ming! Expel Slave Jian and restore Great Ming!"”
When the spies of Slave Jian who had infiltrated the commoners saw this scene, their hearts trembled.
They had never expected such a situation to occur.
"Damn it, I've seen a ghost! Where did Canming get so many troops?”，A Slave Jian spy asked curiously.
Another spy shook his head. They were very puzzled.
"Leader, look at Canming's army. Their armors are brand new, their weapons are brand new, and there are so many brand new eight-wheeled carriages.”
The leader of the spies was also very depressed. Looking at the army that stretched for two to three miles and the commoners who were carrying all kinds of food to the soldiers, he felt that he had entered the wrong place for a moment.
"Motherf * cker, map, is this the territory of the Great Ming Empire?”
He held the map and looked at it carefully for a long time.
"That's right, this is the Leizhou Prefecture of the Ming Empire! There seemed to be only 150,000 households in Leizhou Prefecture. How could they have so much money and food to support so many troops?”
The leader of the spies was confused. He didn't know what to do.
"Leader, we must rush to the front of these troops and inform General Li Chengdong and Lord Tudor!”
The leader thought for a moment and nodded.
"Quick, send the message immediately!"
Zhu Ci He led the army and continued to advance. Along the way, many refugees received help from Zhu Ci He's army.
They had brought enough supplies, so they gave a portion of the potatoes and sweet potatoes to the people.
The commoners were so moved that tears flowed down their faces as they shouted for ten thousand years.
Zhu Ci Xin sat on a Ferghana horse, holding a double-barreled flintlock in his hand.
Zhai Ying followed beside him. Governor Lü wanted to stay behind in Leizhou Prefecture, so he could only send his aide, Zhai Ying, to follow Zhu Ciao.
Zhai Ying sat on the eight-wheeled carriage, counting the provisions and food distributed to the people.
"Your Majesty, we have 1,000 carriages now. Each team has 10 farmers in charge of one carriage.”
Zhu Ci Xin nodded, took a roasted potato, dipped it in salt, and started eating.
The soldiers all ate like this. They ate while marching, not delaying the march at all.
Many soldiers sat in the carriages when they were tired.
Along the way, the farmers who transported the grain would also look for herbs in the surroundings.
These recruited farmers were very powerful. They collected a lot of herbs, most of which were herbs that could deal with wound infection.
He watched as bundles of herbs were transported from both sides of the road to the carriage.
Zhai Ying was dumbfounded.
"Your Majesty, these farmers can also gather herbs!”
"Yes, my farmers are all very powerful. Gathering herbs is nothing for them!”
Zhai Ying was very excited. She pointed at the doctor in a white robe.
"Your Majesty, our army is followed by two hundred medical officers. Why do we have to give them white robes?”
"If they wear the same clothes as us, can we easily tell them apart? They were wearing white robes, which made it even more obvious. It was easy to send the injured to them in time!”
Zhai Ying was enlightened and admired Zhu Cishi even more.
"Your Majesty, if Emperor Chongzhen had let you manage the country earlier, perhaps Great Ming would have a different scenery and future!”
Zhu Ci Xin was very calm. He smiled and said,"Let bygones be bygones! How many days will it take for us to reach Zhaoqing Prefecture?”
"About ten days!"
Zhu Ci Xin was still very calm. His goal at this stage was to take down Zhaoqing Prefecture, Guangzhou Prefecture, and Chaozhou Prefecture. The three prefectures plus Leizhou Prefecture were almost the entire boundary of Guangzhou in the future.
Zhu Ci Xin planned to develop for a period of time after taking down the three prefectures.
Thus, the first battle with Slave Jian was crucial.
Zhaoqing mansion
Li Chengdong's 60,000 Green Army soldiers, carrying 20 red cannons, were less than 100 miles away from Zhaoqing Prefecture.
Pu Zhenguo and Ma Zhanshan received the news and held a temporary military meeting with the King of Gui and his ministers in Zhaoqing Prefecture.
King Gui displayed his running attribute.
"General Pu, General Ma, I'm afraid we can't defeat Li Chengdong's 60,000 strong army! Furthermore, the Tudor army with white banners behind Li Chengdong had also arrived at Guangzhou Prefecture! Let's run!"
Pu Zhenguo was in a mess. He had only been here for a few days, but he had heard the King of Gui say that he had run away no less than a hundred times.
The ministers seemed determined to attack the enemy head-on. Only Ding Kuichu firmly supported the suggestion of the King of Gui to escape.
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