“…… At this time of crisis, the minion, as a flag man, stepped forward. Therefore, the slave led 2,000 soldiers and horses from his headquarters, crossed the Xinjiang River, and went all the way south to ......"

The documents for reporting the victory were sent out long before Tong Guoqi returned to Guixi County, so as to be able to present them to Jidu's case as soon as possible. The defeat of the green battalion in Guangxin Mansion had already arrived, and Jidu had already begun to select soldiers to go to help, and this good news arrived, and the threat highlighted on the flanks was temporarily suppressed, which made him breathe a sigh of relief for the time being.

"Hmph, those Han dogs are just a bunch of waste, and when it comes to the critical time, you still have to look at the flag people."

What made Jidu sigh like this was not only Tong Guoqi's resoluteness, but also his analysis of the battle. According to Tong Guoqi, the Green Battalion of Guangxin Mansion was defeated, and the general soldiers fled back to report back to him, from which he found that it seemed that the Ming army did not have many troops. It was not so much the vanguard, but the small troops that the Ming army used to build the advancing camp.

This is actually easy to understand, after all, there are large areas of mountains and forests between Guangxin Mansion and Jianchang Mansion, if the Ming army wants to open up the situation in Guangxin Mansion, the best way is to build a forward camp in a suitable place in the mountainous area now, and hoard a large amount of grain and grass as the starting point for the future army to launch an attack to the north. Moreover, regardless of victory or defeat, the opponent's strength must be exaggerated, so that the benefits can be maximized in terms of merit and punishment, and there is no reason to say that the opponent's strength is smaller. Therefore, the strength of the Ming army must not be much, and it is likely that it is only a fraction of his Fujian Fubiao!

This analysis was agreed by Kadahun and Asangge, and for Tong Guoqi's tactics - to go south with an absolute superiority of troops, but he was not in a hurry to fight a decisive battle with the Ming army, nor did he rush into the mountains, relying on the superiority of troops and cavalry to show that they were enough to pose a threat to the Ming army, forcing the Ming army to retreat in the face of difficulties and give up the attempt to the area along the Xinjiang River. When a friendly army is defeated, it is even more rare to be able to have such a calm judgment.

"This slave still has some ability, and it is not in vain that the prince will protect him from the court."

"The master is wise."

At this moment, Jidu is also quite complacent, and Kadahun is also very clear that Jidu has made meritorious contributions to Tong Guoqi earlier, and some imperial histories in the court have made trouble. Those crows who can only make noise not only impeach Tong Guoqi for the sin of losing his trust and land repeatedly, but also the fact that Jidu has lost the three prefectures of Taizhou, Wenzhou and Chuzhou in Zhejiang in the past two years.

Behind this, it is clear that it is the political struggle within the Eight Banners - there are those who are inlaid with blue flags, and there are also some people who are worried about the position of the commander of the Jidu army, especially today, when the Qing army quickly captured Guizhou and could immediately march into Yunnan, many people have begun to seek the credit of the Eight Banners Army turning around and sweeping the southeast after the war of annihilation.

And now, the good news is coming, but it can block the mouths of those with ulterior motives, so that Prince Zheng's Mansion and the blue flag can be comfortable for some time.

It's a pity that Tong Guoqi only temporarily relieved the Ming army of the threat to Guixi County and the Xinjiang waterway, and in the southern mountains, the Ming army was still building an advance camp. If the Ming army is allowed to continue, it will not be long before the Ming army will come out of the mountain again.

"A thousand people went to fight 500 thieves, but they were able to be defeated and returned, and in the end, they were driven away by a group of routs. This Guangxin Mansion Green Battalion is no longer usable, and it still needs to be transferred over. ”

Here is not only a question about the ability of the general army of Guangxin Mansion and the combat effectiveness of the local green battalion, but more importantly, the green battalion of Guangxin Mansion was defeated by the Ming army, and it will take a lot of time to re-replenish the troops and armaments, let alone restore the combat effectiveness. Besides, even if the combat effectiveness is restored as before, isn't it still impossible to defeat the Ming army? Instead of just waiting for the Ming army to become bigger to fight them, it is better to simply transfer troops over to suppress them.

The three agreed that soon, a green battalion transferred from Shandong would assemble in Quzhou and stand by. This force was led by a general officer, with a total of 2,000 soldiers and horses, and was composed of a battalion assigned from Jiaozhou Town and Linqing Town. The old establishment has been completed, and their new establishment is a marching battalion with the word "enlistment". However, this new word for the new establishment was also two years ago, and the troops had already completed the run-in, so it is not an exaggeration to say that the whole division of one town came.

Since the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, the combat effectiveness of the green battalion in the north is generally higher than that in the south, which is directly related to the fact that most of the green battalions were adapted from the Ming army and the Liukou. Although it is not that all the southern green battalions are not comparable to the northern green battalions, for example, many troops adapted from the four towns of Jiangbei and Chu Town are exceptions, but this kind of exception is not too much left today in the twelfth year of Yongli. Therefore, the two thousand Shandong green battalions, in the eyes of Jidu, have already reached the advantage of the lion fighting rabbits in the Ming army's housing camp, even if the Ming army comes to the head of the camp again, it is still a handle.

"Give priority to Fujian Fubiao to replenish the personnel and military equipment, and let Tong Guoqi take the Fujian Green Battalion as the general army on the left road of Fujian to go south, thinking that he will have stamina."

Although Tong Guoqi won two battles and two victories, the results were only a handful. Kadahun and Ashang Ge are both veterans who have fought for decades, and even Jidu has been honing in Zhejiang for a few years, so he naturally understands the root of the problem of Fujian Fubiao. And these problems can not be solved in a moment, even if Tong Guoqi and his people are good at using tactics, but they cannot completely make up for the gap in combat effectiveness with the southeast Ming army.

As a stamina, it is to ensure that he continues to make meritorious contributions, so that Jidu can relieve pressure in the internal political struggle of the Eight Banners, and it is also a better way to complete the military task of pulling out the nails of the Ming army in the south of Guangxin Mansion. Moreover, when the Ming army in the mountainous area south of Guangxin Province is resolved, the Shandong Green Battalion will still have to return to Quzhou. Yu Guangxin Mansion, handed over to the waste general soldier, Jidu is really not at ease, judging from the battle record, he is still inclined to let Tong Guoqi take Fujian Fubiao to guard.

"What's going on in Longyou County?"

"Back to the master's words, since the traitor Chen Kai captured Jianchang Mansion, the thieves in the state capital have harassed Longyou County more and more frequently."

"Hmph, it's Chen Kai's barbarian who has cheered up the other pirates."

The fall of Chuzhou was sudden, but in fact, even if the Ming army launched a hard-fought offensive, the prefecture, which was basically composed of mountainous areas, was far less friendly to the Qing army than the Ming army. Not to mention, the superior cavalry of the Qing army was really difficult to maneuver there, but the Five Plum Blossom Array of the Fujian Ming Army was like a fish in water, and even more adapted to that geographical environment than Chen Kai's supervision.

Since the recovery of Chuzhou, the Ming army has launched a harassment of Longyou County, which makes Jidu tireless. However, the Qujiang waterway behind Longyou County is one of the lifelines of this army's grain and grass supply, and its importance is even higher than that of the Xinjiang River.

However, the mountains limited the Qing army, and also limited the deployment of the Ming army's troops, so the Ming army's offensive there could only be regarded as harassment. But the problem is that the harassment is a bit too frequent now, and it doesn't hurt for this lice to bite people, but it's not comfortable to bite him all the time.

instructed Ma Jinbao, the chief soldier of Jinhua, to divide his troops to help suppress it, Jidu was not at ease, and transferred another 1,000 green battalion soldiers to strengthen the city defense, increasing the garrison of that county to 3,000 people - it is reported that Huang Zongyan, the younger brother of Huang Zongxi, who is now raising troops in Siming Mountain, seems to have seen Ma Jinbao a few years ago, and Ma Jinbao, as the chief military officer of the four prefectures in Jinquyan, did not send the wanted criminal, who had been arrested for many years by the Zhejiang governor Yamen, to Hangzhou. Some people also said that some gentry in Jiangsu and Zhejiang went to visit Ma Jinbao many times this year. Although he didn't know the content of the conversation between them, and it was difficult to say the position of those gentry, Ji Du felt that the old Han saying that the heart of defense was indispensable still had some truth.

The offensive of the Ming army in the southeast battlefield became more and more fierce, and it is said that Gushan Ezhen Yierde, who assisted in the defense of Ningshao, was shelled by the Ming army's naval divisions when he was patrolling the coast of Shaoxing, and the sabotage attacks on the flood land were even more innumerable.

The pressure will get bigger and bigger, which is what he has been mentally prepared for. However, the Qing court now focused all its energy on the war of annihilation in the southwest, and it could help him very little. And Chen Kai is trying to break the balance, which makes his situation even more sinister.

After receiving the order, the Shandong Green Camp with the expedition to Zuo Town went down the river. Their goal is still Guixi County, taking the road taken by the green camp of Guangxin Mansion earlier, and going south into the mountains to suppress. When he arrived in Guixi County, Tong Guoqi's identity made the general soldier of the Shandong Green Battalion extraordinarily polite, while the general soldier of the Green Battalion of Guangxin Mansion, who was still reining in the rout and regaining his combat effectiveness, looked like a follower.

Jidu's strategy is to defend the city in the green camp of Guangxin Mansion, and Fubiao in Fujian and follow the expedition to the left town into the mountains to suppress. In this regard, Tong Guoqi can be said to strictly follow Jidu's strategy, and did not show any intention of competing with the Shandong Green Battalion, and sent a guide, and undertook the work of escorting grain and grass, and did a good job of auxiliary work wholeheartedly, and there was no shelf for the governor and the uncle of the country, which made the generals and colonels of the Shandong Green Camp embarrassed.

"Fujian Fubiao has not been established for a long time, and it has won two games by luck, but the officials still know a few catties and a few taels. The major affairs of the imperial court are important, and it is hoped that Zhou Shuai will work hard to kill the thieves and expel the thieves, and the official should repay the merits of the soldiers. ”

Obviously, Tong Guoqi has put himself in the position of a civilian official and a military supervisor. This positioning is the best for both armies, and the Shandong Green Battalion does not have to worry about the Fujian soldiers making trouble behind their backs, and can rest assured that the back road will be handed over to them.

With more than 4,000 soldiers in the two towns, plus 2,000 local auxiliaries, the Qing army entered the southern mountains of Guangxin Province. With the expedition to Fujian Zuo Town, in front, under the leadership of the guide, the momentum went straight to Jianghushan Town. Fujian Fubiao, which was postponed, was named this morning, and it was also a great improvement from the last time. It can be seen from this that combat effectiveness may be far from being restored, but in terms of morale, it is no longer the same.

However, even so, after entering the mountain, the travel speed of Fujian Fubiao slowed down significantly, and it became slower and slower. This was not deliberately done by the troops at the front of the marching queue, but even they were trembling, lest they be ambushed by the Ming army in the mountains.

In this regard, Tong Guoqi, who was still in the same boat earlier, did not show any dissatisfaction with the grinding and suffering of his subordinates. In fact, since he received the news of assisting Shandong Green Camp in the suppression, he had no motivation, it was just that it was not easy for others to see.

"Prince Zheng understood what I meant, so he sent troops to reinforce me. But he is also a prince anyway, so he sent 2,000 green battalion soldiers, so he didn't fully understand what I meant, so he had to write clearly the necessity of transferring the Eight Banners Army to attack and suppress word by word? ”

Suppressing the displeasure in his heart, at this time, he had already figured out what he needed to do. So, soon, after the two towns began to continue to distance themselves for more than half an hour, a fast horse caught up with the general army on the left side of Fujian, and handed over the military information that Fujian Fubiao was attacked by the Ming army.

"The boss of my family Fujun said that he expelled the thieves, and he should catch up as soon as possible, please rest assured Zhou Shuai."

Tong Guoqi grinding and chirping is still not far from the mountain pass, and now the enemy is dark and I am bright, and it is inevitable that the Ming army will make dumplings, and it is not abnormal to be safe. Of course, the best disposition is that Shandong Green Camp is also waiting for Fujian Fubiao to follow up, so as not to be cut off by the Ming army. However, this Jianghu Mountain Town is not too far into the mountains, and even if they have a guide, it is not easy for them to play hide and seek in the ravine with the Ming army. As a result, the general soldiers of the Shandong Green Battalion took the lead and took the troops and horses of their headquarters to take Jianghushan Town, which was also in line with the principle of attacking the enemy in the art of war.

The herald brought back the news of the acceleration of the Shandong Green Battalion, and Tong Guoqi simply let the soldiers and horses of the headquarters retreat to the mountain pass, and assigned guerrillas and garrisons to lead the troops and horses of the headquarters into the mountains and forests on both sides, and let the deputy general lead the middle battalion to line up on the road, and directly put on a posture to block the Ming army from the mountain.

The front army advanced towards its destination, but the rear team retreated and put on a posture to intercept the opponent, which was a very incredible act from any point of view. However, Tong Guoqi made such an arrangement, but the battalion officers of the three battalions of Fubiao did not show the slightest surprise - not only the garrison from the captain of the own army, but even the deputy general and guerrilla did not hesitate to take the order and go away, and took the soldiers and horses of the headquarters to deploy according to his orders.

The eerie air mixed with the wind began to spread across the mountainous area. As the initiator of all this, Tong Guoqi did not show the slightest resentment. Because he knows best what he's doing.

Before leaving Xincheng County, Tong Guoqi clearly remembered that Chen Kai agreed with him to give him military merits, so that he would have the opportunity to make military merits, or even go further. Escaping from Jianchang Mansion with two thousand green battalions, and the final ambush, it was just the beginning, because without that start, it would be impossible for him to get the opportunity to make meritorious contributions after losing his letter twice in a row. For this reason, Chen Kai said that he would send troops into the southern mountains of Guangxin Province to lead the Qing army into the mountains to suppress, and then give him a chance to recover certain losses after defeating the Qing army, that is, to block the Ming army in the mountains, so that the Ming army could not threaten the plains along the Xinjiang River.

Such actions will definitely continue many times, allowing him to turn the tide again and again. In this way, he can use this to make meritorious contributions, and he can also create a person who is wiser than Zhuge to set up. This kind of personality is the most valuable for the current shortage of talents that Baqi Qingui Group is facing.

After this period of cooperation, Chen Kai can be said to be full of sincerity - the last time he beat the green camp of Guangxin Mansion into a remnant of the defeated army, and then was frightened back by his "majestic mountains and rivers" battle formation, which made his weight in Jidu and the Qing court's heart heavier. However, while enjoying the dividends of cooperation, he often wakes up from nightmares in the middle of the night, and sometimes even makes it difficult for him to sleep all night.

It's not just about worrying about what will happen if the conspiracy is revealed. What's more, in his cognition, Chen Kaike is a guy who eats people and doesn't spit out bones. This kind of person, since he has taken out the capital, will definitely recover ten or a hundred times the profits, just like a usury.

Since he learned about the intention of cooperation, he has been pondering Chen Kai's intention. And seeing the fate of the green camp of Guangxin Mansion last time, his heart is even clearer - Chen Kai is going to rely on the mountainous areas in the south of Guangxin Mansion to eat the Qing army in eastern Jiangxi and southwest Zhejiang one by one, and when it is weakened in a few rounds, the strength of the Qing army is not enough to ensure the defense of Guangxin Mansion, so he can wave his army to the north, attack him, and kick down his deliberately erected pillar stone of eastern Jiangxi. In the end, with the great victory over the "strong enemy of the Fujian Green Battalion", he and Zheng Chenggong realized the strategic encirclement of the Quzhou Qing Army Heavy Army Group!

This is undoubtedly a shocking conspiracy that is enough to break the balance, and only in this way can Tong Guoqi be worthy of Chen Kai's cunning and murderous name.

However, he didn't want to die yet, and he didn't want to be a stepping stone for Chen Kai and Zheng Chenggong to recover Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Therefore, once he entered the territory of Guangxin Mansion, he began to carry private goods in his report to Jidu and his plea to the Qing court. For example, Lu Miquan, he believes that Chen Kai may not be able to imagine that when he, the governor of Fujian, heard a specious description of the rout, he immediately made such a judgment by reminding Zheng Zhilong of the past; For another example, when the Green Battalion of Guangxin Mansion was defeated and he successfully "scared away" the Ming army, he couldn't wait to ask Jidu for the assistance of the Eight Banners Army, just to disrupt Chen Kai's plan in one go.

As for the meritorious service, he has the performance of the previous period, with the help of the family, there is still a chance to untie himself, there is no need to continue to dance on the tip of Chen Kai's knife.

However, the Eight Banners Army was the core force of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and its numbers were limited, and the Ming army under Chen Kai was not weak in combat and occupied the favorable terrain in the mountainous area. Once the losses in the process of attacking and suppressing are too large, even if the threat of the Ming army to the south of Guangxin Mansion is successfully lifted, the nobles of the Eight Banners will not be able to spare him, the guy who made the suggestion, and even Jidu will feel that the gains outweigh the losses, so they will be jealous of him.

Therefore, he hinted more in the letter, hoping that Jidu would send the Eight Banners Army on his own after receiving the hint. In this way, he doesn't need to take the blame, since he found out that Chen Kai knew a lot about the Manchu court and the court, he has been suspecting that Chen Kai has a fine work or other collaborators on the Manchu side. If the guy finds out that he doesn't plan to continue the contract, he probably won't even know how he died.

The wording in the letter was carefully considered by him many times, and almost hollowed out his literary foundation before he conceived such a text that not only expressed the requirements, but also did not leave a trace. However, Jidu, who was illiterate, was really a pig-like teammate, and the effect of the hint was not good, the Eight Banners Army did not come, only two thousand northern green battalions came, and he clearly remembered how sad he was when he heard the news.

"Fortunately, this is just the beginning, Chen Kai has just defeated half of the green battalion of Guangxin Mansion, even if you add this Shandong green battalion, there are only 3,000 soldiers and horses, and this order of magnitude of troops is only a drop in the bucket of the strong forces of the Qing Dynasty in eastern Jiangxi and southwest Zhejiang. Moreover, my importance in this battlefield is not enough, and it should not be my turn yet. ”

From the moment he received the order to assist in the battle, Tong Guoqi quickly figured out all this, and everything since then has been based on this. In the meantime, the distance between Shandong Green Camp and them is getting farther and farther away, and he can play the role of savior again last night today, and tomorrow morning at the latest. As for what Shandong Green Battalion defeated the Ming army in Jianghushan Town, others don't know if they believe it or not, anyway, Tong Guoqi absolutely doesn't believe it.