Fujian Fubiao passed under the city and boarded the ferry on the Xinjiang wharf, just like those Guangxin Mansion Green Camp three days ago.

At the head of the city, the chief soldier and his subordinates looked at the marching army column of Fubiao, and how to feel that the soldiers of the Fujian Green Battalion were all depressed. Even those officers are no better. Only the governor, who was already standing on the ferry, to open the way for the army, seemed to be in high spirits, as if as soon as he arrived, the Ming army would be wiped out.

"The guy must have planned to cross the river, so he found a safe place to squat, spread his horses, and learned about the movements of the Ming army. After that, the cavalry was dispatched to frequently harass the Ming army and the supply lines of the Ming army, forcing the Ming army to withdraw. In the end, he killed Liang and risked his merits, and used the heads of the common people to report to Prince Zheng, lying that he had the merit of defeating the Ming army! ”

The chief soldier thought about it, and looked at a few cronies and generals around him, and got a similar response in their eyes. It's just that the more certain Tong Guoqi will be like this, the more sad and angry he becomes-obviously I thought of it on the way back, obviously I thought of it first, if it weren't for the Ming army killing out of the southern mountains, I could have used the rhetoric of killing and wounding to exonerate the crime.

The details of this series of operations, the chief soldier felt that even if Tong Guoqi was not comprehensive, the two deputy generals and guerrillas under his command were also veterans who had been in battle for a long time, and there was no reason not to understand. It's a pity that he really guessed wrong at this point, the deputy general and guerrilla are the same as him, and even the more he goes, the more he can't figure out what Tong Guoqi wants to do.

After crossing the Xinjiang River, the Qing army, which consisted of more than 2,600 green battalion soldiers, went straight south without the slightest hesitation. It's just that if you didn't see Tong Guoqi's high morale first, but were the first to notice the desolation of those green battalion soldiers, it was really hard to say whether it was an expedition or a funeral.

The army went south, just as it fled from Jianchang Mansion at the beginning, and it was still led by the captain of Tong Guoqi's personal army as the vanguard of the army, opening roads in the mountains and building bridges in the water. The army followed the old road from which the green camp of Guangxin Province had fled southward, heading straight for the mountain pass where they had fled. According to normal logic, since the Ming army was chasing and killing the defeated Qing army, it must have also killed from there. In this way, the road to the north of the Ming army can be smoothly blocked.

However, such a smooth transition was something that these Green Battalion soldiers did not want to see—not only ordinary soldiers, but almost no officer wanted to do so. As for the almost two words, it is because there is at least one person who shows full confidence in Tong Guoqi's strategy, that is, the former captain of the pro-soldiers, the current Fujian Fubiao garrison, and the bull head and horse face who is leading them to Huangquan!

"Do we want to persuade Tong Fujun, if we go on like this, we will collide with the thieves in another half a day."

Vice General Wang's uneasiness was reflected in the eyes of Deng Guji, but the latter only sighed, "The current state of the Fu army, nine times out of ten, it will not be listened to", and then bowed his head and remained silent.

"Then you can't just send you to death, can you?"

Sending to death is both funny and not funny at all. The funny thing is that they are an army of more than 2,600 people, while the Ming army has only 500 soldiers, just one battalion. Five times the number of troops, even compared to the green battalion of Guangxin Mansion, which had returned from the previous defeat, was more than twice as much.

But the problem is that the probability of victory or defeat in a war can be calculated quantitatively, but war is never as simple as simple mathematical calculations. The Guangxin Green Battalion is still a regular army with a complete structure, and officers at all levels have many years of prestige for their subordinates. And they, a group of routs, have not even arrived for a month since Tong Guoqi fled from Xincheng County with the first few hundred people. Not to mention the rest of the majority who joined one after another, many of them only knew their immediate bosses and the dozen or so people who were in the same place. And it is only an acquaintance, and the prestige of the officers and the mutual trust between the robes are far from being established.

Such an army encountered the Ming army that won more with less in the head-to-head duel not long ago, and easily drove them out of Jianchang Mansion, but I am afraid that it is not even as good as 2,600 rabbits!

From the beginning of crossing the river to the present, it is only one day. Last night alone, dozens of soldiers fled during the night. Even those who remained in the army were like mourners, as if they were going to explain to their ancestors and ancestors why they had barbarian hairstyles in a few hours.

Being able to maintain the current state, the deputy general and guerrilla are very clear, it is nothing more than that the time is too short and the prestige of Tong Guoqi who led them to escape not long ago is still there. Otherwise, it is estimated that it will be an impossible task to pull out the army, let alone get to this point.

Hearing the words of death, the guerrilla raised his head, looked at the deputy general, thought for a moment, and then said that even if Tong Guoqi couldn't listen to it, they, as subordinates, should also admonish one or two. So, the two rode their horses together to Tong Guoqi's approach, and lowered their voices to express their opinions. It's a pity that Tong Guoqi didn't listen to it.

"The army gets out of the way, and only the cavalry harasses and threatens the grain road, this is not the way to kill the enemy and serve the country." The suggestions of the adjutant general and the guerrilla are no different from the ideas of the general army of Guangxin Mansion, but Tong Guoqi does not agree: "It is two o'clock now, and it will be evening in half a day." ”

Due to the problem of night blindness and the problem of fire being targeted in night combat, both warring sides will avoid it as much as possible. In the evening, the sky began to get darker, so there was a good chance that it would be delayed until the next day. However, with the morale of the current Fujian Green Battalion, I am afraid that more than half of the people will be lost this night, and it will be a dead end tomorrow?

The adjutant general, who had rich combat experience, still wanted to persuade him again, but at this time, the guerrilla gave him a look. So, the two were ordered to retreat.

"Why don't you let me persuade me again?"

"Brother, haven't you noticed, Tong Fujun's appearance seems to be in his hands."

Half an hour later, the army buried the pot and cooked rice. As the Ming army got closer and closer, the morale of the Qing army also fell rapidly, so that it took a long time to make the trip again. Even if it was opened, the pace of the march was much slower than in the morning, let alone compared to yesterday.

The Qing army was grinding on the road, and Tong Guoqi didn't seem to be in a hurry. In this way, until near the evening, the vanguard of the army suddenly reported an urgent military situation, saying that it was their Tanma and the Ming army's Tanma encounter, and even the Tanma vaguely saw the infantry of the Ming army.

Such news caused a commotion when it landed. The officers easily stabilized the restless mood of the soldiers, and hurriedly rushed to Tong Guoqi's approach. Who knows, what I saw was Tong Guoqi's Zhizhu in his hand, just like when he fled from Jianchang Mansion with them half a month ago.

"It's already evening, our army is strong, and the thieves don't dare to fight at night easily."

In the probability of winning or losing a night battle, instead of calculating the technical and tactical level of both sides, it is far better to compare which side has better luck. Although these officers are all low-level officers, they have been in the army for many years, and they still have more or less experience in this area. Even if you don't understand the reason, at least you have encountered a similar situation, and there are old handsomes to follow.

Tong Guoqi is not unreasonable, but the problem will always pass at night, and it will still be dawn tomorrow. It's nothing more than stretching out your head and shrinking your head. So much so that some of the officers here even had some crazy ideas in their heads. For example, if it is impossible to persuade Tong Guoqi to withdraw his army, then simply press the army directly and fight with the Ming army at night - since it is a battle of luck, there are many of them, and the chance of victory will be greater.

"There is no need for this, our army only needs to let the thieves understand the difference in strength between the two sides."

In the meantime, Tong Guoqi has made up his mind, and the army continues to advance. In the evening, while joining forces with the vanguard troops, they saw the Ming army's probe horses, and there was another commotion when the soldiers below boarded.

"Put yourself in a good position, don't let the thieves look down on our army. Tell the soldiers that the stronger our army behaves, the more the thieves will not dare to do it easily! ”

In fact, from another point of view, the weaker you behave, the more likely you are to be bullied, and vice versa. Even if you haven't read a book, you've heard of it. As a result, the Qing army began to line up, and the Ming army's Tanma did not seem to have any intention of continuing to press, but just looked at it from a distance, as if forced by the courage of the Qing army.

Soon, the Ming army's brigade also followed, but the banner with the guerrilla general Lin in the camp had no intention of continuing to advance, just watching the Qing army from a distance.

The Ming army did not immediately attack, which really relieved the Qing army. It's just that the Ming army did not attack, and they did not dare to make a move. It went on like this, and as the sky got darker and darker, and the visible distance was getting closer and closer, this Ming army actually chose to turn around.

"Report it and tell the sons and daughters that our army is strong, so that the thieves dare not easily confront our army!"

Although they did not fire a single arrow, let alone behead the first level, the Ming army retreated in front of them. Even if they didn't dare to catch up, they didn't even dare to show any posture of pursuit, which still made these Qing troops excited.

"Did you survive the death?"

Looking at the cheering soldiers, Tong Guoqi secretly sneered. I don't know when it started, but being able to force back the Ming army was enough to make these green battalion soldiers feel like they had won the battle. Perhaps, their opponents are different; Perhaps, they were defeated by this Ming army not long ago; Perhaps, it is because there is no Eight Banners Army on the side. Probably, so.

At this time, the Ming army chose to retreat, and the Qing army also chose to retreat to a town not far away after seeing the Ming army disappear from sight. Entering the town, the Qing army blasted out all the people in the town and threw them in the field, once the Ming army approached, these people were bound to be frightened, thus giving the Qing army in the town a warning time. The beautiful name is called: human flesh bells. Of course, in order to be safe, the Qing army's own night collection was also released to prevent the Ming army from attacking at night.

One night, just like that, until the next day, the officers of each battalion counted the number of people and found that nearly 100 Qing troops had escaped. These people probably think that the Ming army withdrew yesterday evening, and they will still fight today. For these guys, Tong Guoqi's instructions were very simple, that is, cowards were not worthy of sharing their exploits, so they didn't say anything else.

After breakfast, Tong Guoqi sent a scout horse to the south to find out the situation of the Ming army. Two hours later, Tanma hurried back, saying that there was no trace of the Ming army, and only found a camp abandoned by the Ming army, which left a large number of weapons, trumpets and flags.

After repeatedly confirming the withdrawal of the Ming army, Tong Guoqi led the army to pick up the rags, or to clean up the spoils. When the army arrived at the camp and looked at the trumpets and banners of those green battalions, the guerrilla general, who had always been witty, immediately bowed down in front of Tong Guoqi and praised loudly: "If it weren't for the old man of the Fu army to take us on the expedition, the traitor Lin Dexiao would definitely disguise himself as the green camp of Guangxin Mansion to deceive the county seat of Fufu." It was the ingenuity and courage of the boss of the army that allowed our army to thwart the conspiracy of the thieves. This is really the blessing of the imperial court and the blessing of the Qing Dynasty! ”

The power of the example is unlimited, with the leader, the rest of the officers and soldiers also bowed to the ground, loudly praising the great achievements of Tong Guoqi, for a while, birds and birds soared, foxes and squirrels scurried. And the latter is also twisting his beard and laughing, and his self-satisfaction is overflowing.

Soon, the spoils of war were gathered. As for the option to continue to enter the mountains to suppress, it was immediately vetoed by the governor who was anxious and wanted to think about what people wanted. In Tong Guoqi's words, it is rash to enter the mountain, and it is likely to be ambushed by the Ming army. At this stage, the momentum of being able to thwart the Ming army's attack on Guangxin Mansion has been a complete victory. As for entering the mountains to suppress, they were only ordered to assist in defense, and it was already benevolent and righteous to be able to force the Ming army back.

As soon as Tong Guoqi's proposal came out, even though it was strongly supported by the whole army. So, after burning down the camp, the army swaggered back to Guixi County.

By the afternoon of the third day, the army had already appeared on the banks of the Xinjiang River. After the general soldier repeatedly confirmed his identity, Guixi County transferred the ferry. As for why they are so suspicious, the soldiers below are dissatisfied, but Tong Guoqi can understand it. After all, the Ming army's claim that the green camp deceives the city has been used in Jianchang Mansion, and if he doesn't get it this time, he will use it again, he has used it twice, and he doesn't let people suspect it once, which is too unkind.

Fujian Fubiao returned to Guixi County with high spirits, and deliberately walked around the city for half a circle, and finally passed through the city. In Tong Guoqi's words, this is to use the majestic posture of the Qing army after its victory to calm the people's hearts and deter potential enemies. But in the eyes of these Jiangxi civil and military forces, it is clear that it is the martial arts of Fujian Green Camp.

However, the situation is stronger than people, Tong Guoqi claimed to have repelled the Ming army, and also brought more than a dozen beheadings, the identity of the uncle and governor of the country made them even less courageous to question, so they had to let him do it.

Returning from a big victory, naturally it is also a big reward, the whole army has enough wine and meat that night, and Tong Guoqi is also feasting on the generals in the camp, so happy. It wasn't until late at night that the banquet gradually dispersed after Tong Guoqi left the table. Most of the generals went back to rest alone, and only the deputy generals and guerrillas drank a lot, but after no one was around, they swept away the drunkenness on their faces.

"Those guys from Guangxin Mansion just sent troops, and Tong Fujun expected that they would lose!"

"Tong Fujun also expected that the Ming army would give up fighting with our army in the evening, even with the morale of our army at that time, they could completely break it with one drum!"

"Also, Tong Fujun abandoned the city and fled before me in Xincheng County, but he dared to turn around and save people, and even let him succeed?"

"I heard that near the junction of Jianchang and Guangxin Mansions, they were once overtaken by the Ming army. Who knows, Tong Fujun came and bluffed, and he scared the Ming army away. ”

"Brother, I don't remember that Tong Fujun had such a clever plan before, he seems to have suddenly opened his mind after losing it from Xincheng County."

"Brother Xian, do you mean that Tong Fujun and the traitor Chen ......

"Silence!" Subconsciously looked around, the guerrillas made sure that there was no one around, and finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then said to the deputy general in a more subtle voice: "These are just our guesses, and there is no evidence." And I think it's probably a good thing for us brothers. ”

"You mean, to make meritorious deeds?"

"Heroes see the same thing!" Guerrilla clapped his hands and praised: "So, we have to find ways to make Tong Fujun feel that we are our own people who can be trusted." If there is really a tacit understanding between them, we will at least not become the priority target of the Ming army with Tong Fujun; If Tong Fujun really enlightens, we can follow the rising tide. ”

The whispers in the shadows, Tong Guoqi didn't know anything, although he had already retired at this moment, he still hadn't rested. A person sits in front of the desk and thinks carefully, letting time fly by. It wasn't until the sky was faintly bright, and the candle flame struggled with the last ray of light, that he let out a heavy sigh.

"I hope Prince Zheng can understand what I mean."