The 1st Mixed Brigade and the 2nd Mixed Brigade of the KPA moved together, one to the north and the other to the east, and in just 10 days, they captured five cities, and soon they were able to control all five counties.

At that time, under the rule of the People's Army, it will be able to expand from six counties to eleven counties, which is about the size of the entire Huizhou Prefecture, and the population under its rule will exceed 800,000.

However, after the capture of these five counties, the KPA could not continue to expand for a short time.

Originally, Fang Nan planned that the Second Mixed Brigade would continue to capture Jieyang County and Chaoyang County after capturing Huilai County and Puning County in Chaozhou Prefecture, but the Second Mixed Brigade encountered strong resistance when attacking Huilai County and Puning County, and nearly 200 people were killed in the battle, and hundreds of people were wounded.

You must know that the Second Mixed Brigade has only more than 3,400 people, and the number of casualties at once exceeded 500, accounting for one-seventh of the total strength, which has a considerable impact on the combat effectiveness of the Second Mixed Brigade.

If the attack on Jieyang County and Chaoyang County continues, the number of casualties of the Second Mixed Brigade will not be less, and the combat effectiveness of the Second Mixed Brigade will be further reduced.

The main force of the KPA consists of only three main forces: the 1st Mixed Brigade, the 2nd Mixed Brigade, and the 3rd Mixed Brigade.

In this case, before Fang Nan's order came, Hu Zhuang took the initiative to give up attacking Jieyang County and Chaoyang County, and instead quickly took control of Huilai County and Puning County.

Expanding the territory of five counties and increasing the population by more than 300,000 people at one time has basically completed the task of this expansion, and the next task of the People's Army is to digest the newly occupied territory as soon as possible and rapidly increase its own strength.

Huizhou Fucheng, the new Guangdong commander-in-chief Guo Mian has taken over all the troops, before He Yan's attack on the Ming army in the Huizhou Fucheng area, so that the Ming army lost a small part of the troops, but now the number of Ming troops in the Huizhou Fucheng area has exceeded 10,000 again, and the Ming army in Guangdong is constantly gathering in the Huizhou Fucheng area.

In the end, the number of Ming troops under the command of Guo Mian will exceed 25,000.

With 10,000 troops in hand, Guo Mian learned the lesson of the "old boss" and did not act rashly.

Ren Jianxiu led an army of 15,000 to march to Guishan County, but was defeated by the People's Army in less than a day, including walking time, and only 4 or 5,000 remnants of the defeated army fled back to Huizhou.

With only 10,000 troops, the best way for Guo Mian to do something to the People's Army in Guishan County is to wait in the Huizhou Fucheng area, wait for other Ming troops to converge, and wait for the actions of the People's Army in Guishan County, so as to respond to all changes without change.

It's just that Guo Mian's composure was quickly shattered by the newly delivered information.

Xingning County fell, Heping County fell, Changning County fell, Huilai County, Chaozhou Prefecture Huilai County fell, Puning County fell, and five counties fell in succession, how could Guo Mian continue to calm down.

Guo Mian immediately issued a military order, ordering the Ming army of Shaozhou Prefecture to converge on Wengyuan County to prevent the People's Army from attacking Shaozhou Prefecture from Xingning County; He also ordered the Ming army in Chaozhou Prefecture to do everything possible to block the People's Army and not allow more territory to fall.

Yes, Guo Mian now only hopes that all localities can resist the expansion of the People's Army, and does not have the idea of allowing the Ming army to counterattack in various places.

From the defeat of the 15,000-strong army led by Ren Jianxiu to the fall of 11 counties, although Guo Mian did not lead his army to fight with the People's Army, he also felt that the strength of the People's Army was extraordinary, and it could definitely be called the strongest rebel in Guangdong in the past ten years.

Before, Guo Mian planned to stay in Huizhou Mansion and wait for the Ming army from all over the country to gather, but now that he learned that the five counties had fallen one after another, Guo Mian understood that he could not continue to wait, and he must act to attract and contain some thieves, and not let the thieves continue to attack other areas.

Immediately, the Ming army in the Huizhou Fucheng area took action and made a big show of attacking Guishan County.

"The Ming army wants to fight Guishan County? Impossible, now the Ming army in the Huizhou Fucheng area is only about 10,000 people, how could they attack Guishan County so quickly after the last big defeat. ”

Looking at the intelligence collected by the scouts, He Yan was very puzzled by the Ming army, how do you think, this ten thousand Ming army will not come to attack Guishan County.

He Yan immediately convened the officers of the 3rd Mixed Brigade to discuss the matter, and at the meeting, the officers expressed their opinions one after another.

"The Ming army is bluffing, and they will definitely not dare to attack my Guishan County."

"The subordinates think that the Ming army will not attack Guishan County in a short time, the last war has only passed for more than half a month, the Ming army has suffered such heavy casualties, and the Ming army in the Huizhou Fucheng area has not been more than the last one, and it is impossible and dare not attack Guishan County."

"It may be because our army has captured several more counties, and we are worried that our army will continue to occupy many other territories, and the Ming army in the Huizhou Fucheng area wants to attract more troops from our army."

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The officers of the People's Army were relatively young and did not have much combat experience, but after three years of education and the battles that took place after the People's Army raised the flag, they grew up rapidly, and it was normal to find that the reason for the Ming Army's big moves was normal.

After determining the purpose of the Ming army, the Second Mixed Brigade did not plan to sit and watch the play, but also had the idea of guarding against the Ming army's fake play, so He Yan decided to lead the troops to fight a battle with the active Ming army.

There is no need to defeat the 10,000 Ming army, as long as the Ming army is painful, the painful Ming army will no longer dare to make any big moves in the Huizhou Fucheng area.

It is a very interesting thing that He Yan's Third Mixed Brigade has a total strength of only more than 3,400, which is about the same as the Second Mixed Brigade, but now facing the 10,000 Ming troops in the Huizhou Fucheng area, he has no fear and dares to fight with the Ming army.

This is probably the confidence that the People's Army has gained from its successive victories since raising its banner, and the People's Army firmly believes that the People's Army will overthrow the Ming Dynasty and become the ultimate victor.

Another night came, and most of the Ming army in Guishan County quietly went out of the city and entered the mountains and forests, using the mountains and forests to hide their tracks.

The night is not suitable for marching, especially in the mountains and forests at night, and it is not suitable for marching, He Yanbu entered the mountains and forests and walked a little before stopping to rest, and after resting for a night, he began to continue the march and groped towards the area where the Ming army was active.

The Ming army was also worried about the sneak attack of the People's Army, and when it was carrying out activities with great fanfare, it sent a large number of people to explore the surroundings.

The Ming army was so vigilant that when He Yanbu launched an attack on a Ming army of about 1,000 people that was discovered, it was discovered by the Ming army in advance, and only a few hundred Ming troops were left behind by He Yanbu, and the rest of the Ming army fled.

Not counting the escape, after learning that the People's Army was coming again, the Ming army, which was carrying out activities with great fanfare, immediately retreated back to the city of Huizhou, and the patrol team was not sent out.

It was not Guo Mian's order for the Ming army to withdraw to the capital city of Huizhou, and when he saw the Ming army fleeing back, Guo Mian's face turned pale, but he didn't say anything, and there was a lot of sorrow in his heart.

"I don't even dare to fight, can the Ming army exterminate the thieves this time?"