Chapter 62: Repetition of the Old Trick (7)

On the battlefield, the Ming army collided with the people who were driven away. At a distance of just two hundred meters, it seems that everything has become irreversible!

However, at this moment, behind the Qing army, the rhythm of the war drums suddenly changed, and the cavalry on both wings suddenly turned their horses' heads when they heard the news. The leather whip crackled on the horse's stock, and in the neighing sound, the war horse that turned its head galloped wildly, and with a stroke of smoke, it quickly shrank in the sight of the Ming army, and quickly disappeared into the horizon.

Lost restraint, first momentary stunned and hesitant. Immediately afterwards, there was a cry of "Run away", and the suppressed fear instantly erupted from the gap like a flood of bursting.

The people ran frantically to the sides, trying to avoid the Ming troops in front of them, spears and guns, ready to open fire on them. Soon, the direction of the rout was no longer limited to the left and right, and more and more people found that the Qing troops who had been driving them behind them had already mounted their war horses, turned around and galloped, and some had even disappeared into the smoke.

dispersed in a hurry, and it happened in front of the eyes of the Ming army. The Qing army, which originally put on that posture of fighting to the death, ran away like this, and looked at the Ming army who were still waiting for a while at a loss.

"W-what is this?"

Counting up, it has been more than two years since it was assigned to Fubiao. During this period, Wang Han also had a general understanding of Chen Kai's family within the Zheng Group.

Since Chen Kai is the No. 2 person in the Zheng Group and has long been located in Guangdong, which is far away from the core of Fujian's power, the interest groups formed around him and the Advisory Bureau, the Tiandihui and the Guangdong Business Alliance created by Chen Kai have gradually formed. However, due to the short period of time, the cohesion of interest groups and the power that can burst out have not yet taken shape. Similarly, its internal power structure is far from showing signs of solidification. This kind of status quo is the best for a new possessor like him, because he can gradually enter the core layer by virtue of his merits!

If you want to stand out, you must have your own value. It's just that he understands himself, and he knows very well that when it comes to Wu Yong, he is very inferior to Li Guangen, the deputy general of the Left Association who joined Fubiao at the same time, not to mention Ma Bao, the general military officer of the Third Town, who then joined with nearly 2,000 men and horses, and he is also known as the chief military officer of the Third Town.

Today's battle, for him, is the first battle in the real sense since he led his troops to be assigned to the Fubiao system. In order to achieve a perfect performance, he has always been strict with his soldiers, Chen Kai's training intensity is 10 points, and he always has to achieve 12 points to be satisfied. He believed that as long as the combat effectiveness of the department went up, Chen Kai would definitely be able to see it. And this time, Chen Kai did not choose Li Guangen, who must charge ahead in every battle, as the vanguard, but chose him, which is a clear proof!

Gearing up to give the Qing army a good look, as soon as they got out of the boundary of Ganzhou Mansion, Tanma and Xizuo successively reported the news that the Qing army brigade had settled in. It was inevitable to be frightened, but more than that, I was excited - I was excited that the Qing army was so far-sighted, and Baba came here to give him military merits.

In order to get a perfect start, Wang Han put on the most classic formation of Fubiao - it is said to be a large phalanx from Spain, a powerful country in Taixi. Subsequently, the Qing army suddenly drove the people into battle, and he also made an appropriate response. Next, just waiting for the Qing army to hit its head and break the blood flow in front of Fubiao's big array, he can take advantage of the situation to sweep north and maximize the role of the vanguard.

The goddess of victory is smiling at him, and the exploits are beckoning to him. Who knows, just in the blink of an eye, the Qing army slipped away. This operation is really unexpected.

Most of the Ming troops present were stunned on the spot, completely at a loss. Others can still listen to the orders of their superiors, but Wang Han, as the main general of this battle, is duty-bound. In addition to being shocked, the first reaction in my mind was that the Qing army was luring the enemy, but after thinking about it, if it was simply to lure the enemy, wouldn't it be more natural to directly open the formation and retreat after a small setback. Where is it like now, there is a smell of conspiracy from the inside out, and even a commander like him, who is not too experienced in battle battles, smells that the wrong way is in the wrong direction, let alone those battle-hardened generals under other Fubiao.

In line with a principle - don't underestimate the opponent's IQ too much, the more Wang Han looks at it, the more he feels that this is not a strategy to lure the enemy deep and then set up an ambush. But aside from this, it is difficult to explain the strange behavior of the Qing army. As a result, he had to give an order, and the whole army marched slowly in a vigilant formation, and at the same time reported to Lin Dezhong, who was still marching in the mountain road, asking for reinforcements, so as not to give the Qing army any chance to play tricks.

"Damn, the whole army is pressed up, I want to see what kind of tricks these bastards who don't want ancestors are playing!"

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While the Ming army was advancing slowly, he wiped his forehead with the cavalry of the Guerrilla General behind the palace, and when he looked at it again, his hands were already full of water.

"Fortunately, Ben will react quickly, otherwise he would have been taken advantage of by those Guangdong thieves."

It is said that the response is fast, and it is also due to experience.

At first, no one expected that the Ming army would actually march here, and the arrival of their troops was not so much to ask for peace of mind as to make some extra money. Because of this, after arriving in Whitewater Town, all their actions were naturally put into action with the guiding ideology of making extra money.

When the Ming army suddenly crossed the border, it was obvious that they were caught off guard. Fortunately, the guerrilla generals have been commanding the army for many years, and many things have become habits. Even if you take the lead in eating, drinking, and having fun, you can't forget to dispatch at the key place to stay overnight in case of accidents.

As a result, they were able to get an early warning at the first time, which greatly reduced the risk of being raided by the Ming army. Next, the guerrilla general looked at his subordinates who were addicted to alcohol and gambling, and knew that such a weak military spirit might not have any chance of winning even against ordinary opponents. What's more, Fubiao has long been famous - when he broke the Manchurian Eight Banners in the first battle in Ganzhou, the new generation of Manchu famous generals Suke Saha had to flee for his life. He asked himself if he was arrogant enough to think that these bastards under his command could compare with the Eight Banners Army, let alone think that he was a "famous general" who could be on a par with Sukh Saha, or even more capable of fighting well.

This self-knowledge also stems from years of experience, which makes him make a decision right away without wasting even a breath of time!

However, running away directly, let alone the unstable morale of the army, even he could not let go of these children who had just arrived. So, while gathering all the generals, formulating a plan, and putting on a posture of fighting to the death with the Ming army, he seized all the time to load the captured goods and children on the ship. Subsequently, the 1,000 people who will be brought, including all the people in the town, will press forward to the battle, and make a gesture to use the people to attack the Ming army's battle formation. On the one hand, it could force the Ming army to take a more secure defensive position; On the one hand, it can also attract the attention of the Ming army and prepare for the next retreat.

Fighting, it is absolutely impossible to beat. Since it cannot be sent to death, then retreat is inevitable. After a series of operations, the attention of the Ming army was indeed attracted by those people, where could they still notice the earth-shaking of the nearly two thousand people, aside from the subordinates who were preparing in the town and the docks, there were only two or three hundred people tiptoeing here.

Retreat, again, in batches. After loading, first the infantry in the rear, then the infantry in the front, and finally the cavalry responsible for driving the people away. The whole army has already announced that all actions are for safe evacuation. Since there is no need to fight hard with the Ming army, and to preserve the people's fat and ointment that have been looted over time, thanks to Chen Kai's blessing, when he was withdrawn from Fujian, he was a complete old battalion leader, and from top to bottom he was a veteran army who had fought for many years, and there was no new soldier, and at least the organizational and executive power was still there. As a result, the scene that happened in front of Wang Han's eyes was jaw-dropping.

Looking at the sweat of the big hands, the guerrilla general was also secretly lucky-if it weren't for it, he would have suppressed the dissatisfaction of his subordinates at the beginning, and sent enough nights to get early warning time; If not, he decided to retreat as soon as possible, without the slightest hesitation; If not, the troops brought this time are also the old battalion leaders who have been trained for many years, and have at least cohesion and action; If not, the opponent's combat experience was crushed by him, and he was slow to react. There are so many ifs, even if there is a little accident, I am afraid that it may not be possible to evacuate the dangerous place with all the shadows.

The fire in the town had already begun to burn, and this was the final step in everything that was arranged, in order to also slow down the pace of the Ming army and buy them more time.

As for the intention of being discovered by the Ming army, it is no longer important at this point in time, because as long as those people run out and the Ming army occupies the town, all the doubts will be dissipated. It is far more valuable to burn it down than to let the Ming army get a logistics supply site at that time!

The soldiers and horses of the department had already distanced themselves from the Ming army, and those goods went down the river and went straight to Xincheng County, the base camp of the Fujian Green Camp. The plan came true, but the guerrilla general didn't dare to take it lightly, he knew very well that since Fubiao was here, Chen Kai would definitely make a big move. It's a being known for its cunning, and God knows who will be unlucky this time.

Instinctively wanting to stay away, naturally I accelerated the pace of my feet as much as possible. hurried back to Guangchang County, where there were 1,200 soldiers led by the lieutenant general. reported the information of the Ming army's attack, but how did he know that the deputy general was actually advocating the battle, and he was so shocked that he almost bit off his tongue.

"Wang Shuai and Wu Yong, everyone in our Fujian Green Camp knows and no one knows. However, now the opponent is Guangdong Fubiao, and it is also the elite of thieves who even the Eight Banners Army has been lucky enough to defeat once......"

"We have 2,000 men and horses in our hands, even if we add the 200 Jiangxi soldiers in the city, it will only be 2,200 people. The last general saw the banner of Fubiao No. 1 Town on the side of Baishui Town, and Lin Dezhong was a fierce general trained by the traitor Chen Kai himself, not to mention that Lin Dezhong had already fought in the battle, and there must be a large army behind. There is a huge disparity in the number of troops, and there is really no chance of victory......"

"What's more, those Jiangxi civil and military officers are so embarrassed with us on weekdays, but this time they suddenly became generous, which is really suspicious. In the foolish opinion of the last general, those bastards must have already received the news of Chen Kai's imminent attack, and they were unwilling to lose their own troops, so they coaxed us to come over as cannon fodder. ”

Since Fujian Luying lived in Jiangxi, there has been a constant conflict between them and Jiangxi's civil and military forces. Over the years, although it is not necessarily your life-and-death hatred, it is much more disgusting to each other, and the knots in my heart cannot be smoothed by giving a little favor.

To put it mildly, the lieutenant retracted the order to immediately send troops to meet the battle. However, the look on his face made the guerrilla general still feel that he had not yet completely convinced him. So, I had to make persistent efforts.

"Don't hide it from Wang Shuai, the last general found the traces of the thieves at the beginning, and it is not that he didn't think about fighting to the death with him, reporting to the court, and appeasing the people." As soon as the guerrilla general's words came out, the deputy general hurriedly turned his head to look at it, and his eyes were full of surprise.

Ignoring the slander, he put away the displeasure in his heart, and hurriedly continued: "However, the thieves are powerful, and Lin Dezhong is Chen Kai's confidant. This encounter must be Chen Kai's calculation. That guy, but even Hong Lao Jingluo has been calculated, and he is really not a good character......"

How terrifying Chen Kai is, they know best. Speaking of which, being able to give them such a feeling is really not the relationship between Hong Chengchou's background board. In the Qing Dynasty Zheng negotiated peace, Chen Kai, as a trader, calculated enough from top to bottom of the Qing court, and almost bloodlessly won the territory of a province in Fujian. They are the direct victims, although they have been using various rhetoric to justify them all these years, but what is actually going on, if you still don't understand after so many years, then this head is not a lump of mouth melting, fragrant but not greasy.

"Let's fight to the death with the thieves here, at most, to buy some time for those Jiangxi dogs, but to take advantage of their hearts. But what about us, it is the embarrassing situation that grandma doesn't hurt and uncle doesn't love, and if we lose our troops again, the court will blame it and it will definitely not end well. ”

Fujian Luying's sojourn in Jiangxi has never been a hermit crab-like sojourn in the shell of a dead mollusc, let alone a dove occupying a magpie's nest, they are a real host under the fence. After such a long time, it is most inevitable that one will suffer from gains and losses, and complain about the sky. Human nature is like this, and the discord between them and Jiangxi's civil and military forces further tugged at the adjutant general's heartstrings, making him more and more inclined to the idea of a guerrilla general.

Seeing that the deputy general was already a little moved, the guerrilla general was full of anger: "Wang Shuai, it's not the last general's resentment, there are indeed people in the DPRK and China who have long looked at us unpleasantly, and they want to dismantle us from time to time." In the past few years, General Shi has been transferred, and after the death of General Liu, his department has also been transferred to Ji'an to assist in defense, and it will no longer belong to our Fujian Green Battalion. Now we only have those seven or eight thousand men left, and if there is any more damage, I am afraid that the Admiral will have no soldiers to use. For today's plan, the only way to join forces with the Admiral is to have the strength to fight with the whole army of our Fujian Green Battalion! ”

It is a common phenomenon that soldiers will surrender since the late Ming Dynasty, and most of the green battalions of the Qing army have also defected from the Ming army, which is also not much better. It's nothing more than that there is still the core force of the Eight Banners Army, which has a deterrent effect, and it is slowly adjusted that it seems to be stronger.

mentioned Admiral Yang Minggao, and the lieutenant general was moved. He was picked up by Yang Minggao, the grace of knowing the encounter, and years of cultivation, all of which made him regard Yang Minggao as a father and brother.

Chen Kai's arrival made him feel that he had difficulty breathing, and the martial arts in the past would make him want to fight to the death at the first time - if he can win, he will naturally relieve his fear, and if he can't win, he naturally doesn't need to be afraid of anything. However, after listening to the bitter words of the guerrilla general, he realized the irresponsibility of such a punishment - not only irresponsible to himself, but also irresponsible to Yang Minggao, who single-handedly helped him to the position of deputy general. In that case, there is not much to say about the rest.

"Deng guerrilla, but if we retreat directly, I'm afraid that the imperial court may not let us go."

"I'm not afraid of that." The persuasion was successful, and the guerrilla general couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "Please rest assured that Wang Shuai, the last general has already thought it out on the way back, and others will not be able to find out that half of us are not coming." ”