To the west of Zhao'an, Chaozhou, backed by the occupied area that had been in operation for more than a year, was originally relatively safe. However, if the army is exhausted, once the Qing army pursues the city, it will be more dangerous to attack inside and outside.

What Ke Chenshu said is true, and Zheng Chenggong also understands this truth. In fact, most of the generals present could conceive of this, but some of them might not be as far-reaching as Ke Chenshu, and more were unwilling to take on such a thankless task as the queen of the palace.

Human nature seeks advantages and avoids disadvantages, Zheng Chenggong understands it. Although Ke Chenshu's brilliance in the past two years has been overshadowed by Chen Kai and Shi Lang, but he cannot deny his ability, at least Zheng Chenggong will think of this person every time he has a unique military task, and every time Ke Chenshu's performance is quite good.

"Tartar reinforcements are coming, either Wang Bangjun leads the troops, or Wang Jin's house, the strength will not be less than three thousand, your part is not enough!"

After that, Zheng Chenggong ordered Huang Ting and He De and asked them to accompany them with reinforcements to suppress Zuozhen and Youchong Town. As for their operational goal, it was to block the Qing army's approach before the Ming army seized the county seat of Zhao'an and completely integrated the newly occupied area with the old one.

In addition, Zheng Chenggong also sent Huangshan to guard the Nanling Gate Road, and Gan Hui was stationed at the foot of Zhaling to respond, which can be called a thoughtful one. But the key to this volley battle is still on the defense of Pantuoling.

The army was divided into two, Zheng Chenggong personally commanded the main force to march westward and directly take the county seat of Zhao'an, while Ke Chenshu hurried to Pantuoling with reinforcements.

The Pantuoling Ancient Road is an important section of the Fujian and Guangdong Ancient Post Road, which is famous for its ruggedness. This is a valley area, although it is not as "difficult to go to the blue sky" as the Shu Road, but there are high mountains and cliffs on both sides, the road is rugged, and there is also the feeling of "one husband is a pass, ten thousand people are not open".

When Ke Chenshu, Huang Ting, and He De arrived in the three towns, the Qing army was still on the way. Seeing this, the three of them hurriedly divided their labor, and according to the arrangement before coming, Ke Chenshu guarded the left ridge of the Pantuoling Ancient Road, and Huang Ting and He De led the troops to guard the right ridge. If you rush to the left, you will support the right, if you rush to the right, you will support the left, and if you are in the middle, you will attack each other".

On October 26, Zheng Chenggong entered the county seat of Zhao'an, and the army was stationed in the area of Longfeng and Cizao. The guard will be promoted, and the county magistrate Li Sizhi will surrender if the reinforcements do not arrive.

On the same day, the reinforcements arrived at Pantuoling, and the Qing army from various counties was gathered here by Wang Zhigang, the general soldier of the left road of Fujian, and Wang Bangjun, the general soldier of Zhangzhou, who personally raised the troops and horses of the headquarters and mobilized from various counties, which was twice as much as the Ming army expected to be no less than 3,000 people!

It was agreed that after a day's rest, the troops were divided into four ways to besiege Pantuoling and open up the road into Zhao'an County. At dawn on October 28, the Qing army made a big move, according to the agreed plan, the left town mark and the right battalion took the small road to attack the Nanling Gate guarded by Huangshan, Wang Zhigang's main force attacked the right ridge Huangting and He De two towns, Wang Bangjun brought Zhangzhou town standard middle and left two battalions to attack the left ridge Ke Chenshu led the Zhongchong town, Zhangzhou Qianzong Wei Biao's department intercepted and responded in the middle of the road, and sent Haicheng deputy general Hao Wenxing to lead his troops to attack Zhongchong town by the back road.

The Qing army made a big move, and the fog was thick, and the human form could no longer be recognized several meters away. The Qing army's self-sustaining strength was far superior to that of the Ming army, and the safety of the edict was in danger, so it did not dare to hesitate at all, and still sent troops to attack the mountains according to the original plan.

According to the exploration of the previous two days, the Ming army in Youling was relatively strong, and Wang Zhigang and Wang Bangjun agreed to take this as the main direction of attack. The army marched through the mist, and they could not see the Ming army camped on the mountain, and the Ming army could not see their movements at all. Along the way, strange rocks and grass flourished, and the Qing army approached step by step on the path where the traces were almost invisible, and even forcibly dragged a few artillery pieces, and the speed was not slow.

However, the fog was so dense that the movement of the Qing army was almost unknown on the mountain, as if they were deaf and blind. In this way, the Qing army's night was scattered out, with more experience, one by one to clean up the Ming army's secret posts, the Qing army followed closely, slowly ascending the mountain, until the camp left near the first round of conflict.

At this point, the condescending advantage has disappeared, for Huang Ting and He De, the only thing that can be relied on is that the road is narrow and impassable, and the Qing army's strength advantage cannot be developed, so the advantage is the same as none in the mountains.

After a round of fierce attack, the Qing army could not advance an inch, but was almost bombarded by the reinforcement of Zuozhen. The Qing army regained its foothold, and the Ming army did not have a good way to expel it down the mountain, so they had to defend it around the walled city. This was in line with their mission, but Huang Ting still sent a messenger back to ask Zheng Chenggong for help, because this time the Qing army had more troops than they had expected.

As time passed, the fog did not dissipate, but seemed to become thicker. The Qing army did not move for a while, and even Huang Ting had already begun to become suspicious. But just as he was dispatching his soldiers to launch a surprise attack, a roar sounded, and the almost direct shells directly blasted a section of the wall out of a hole.

The cannonball slammed into the ground, slicing away the floating soil, exposing the rocks below, and then crashed out, taking a Ming soldier's arm with him.

In the midst of the screams, the high-temperature carbonized wooden wall collapsed. However, before Huang Ting could react, the Qing army's shells bombarded one after another.

"Fight back! Fast! ”

The artillery bombardment of the Qing army began, and the Ming army immediately responded. Firearms, artillery, and even bows and arrows shot into the fog as if they didn't need money, as if they could shoot through fear. However, the camp was dead, the people were alive, and the Qing army's earlier artillery positions were not exposed, and the Ming army's counterattack was like a stone thrown into the Yellow River, and it disappeared without even hearing a sound.

After the shelling, there was a swarm of Qing infantry. This time, the camp was dilapidated, and the Ming army responded in a hurry, and the two sides soon became a mess. However, the Qing army was stronger, and the Ming army was gradually squeezed out of the camp, and then at the moment when more and more Qing troops appeared in front of them, they were completely defeated and left.

"Don't chase too far, beware of ambushes."

The dense fog was extremely dangerous for the Ming army, and it was also for the Qing army. After seizing the camp on the right ridge, the Qing army turned to attack the town of Zhongchong on the left ridge after a slight expulsion.

When the aid to the left town and the right town were attacked by the Qing army, the town of Zhongchong did not rush to help, not because he didn't want to, but he didn't know it at the beginning, and when the shelling sounded, the thick fog blocked the sight, and he didn't know where to start. But by now, Huang Ting and He De have been coerced away by the rout, and Zhongchong Town has completely become a lone army!