Orthodox thirteen years, early February.

In the mountains of the state capital, Ye Zongliu led more than 30,000 defeated soldiers all the way to the wild, and the brigade of men and horses galloped all the way in the wilderness, rushing towards Wenzhou Mansion.

Along the way, in order to conceal the whereabouts of the army, Ye Zongliu ordered all the villages encountered along the way to be looted, and the people in the village were also dragged away.

Ten days later, Ye Zongliu finally led more than 30,000 rout troops to Wenzhou Mansion, and then went straight to Panshiwei.

Panshiwei is located in the east of Wenzhou City, 60 miles south of Yueqing City, is an important guard of Wenzhou City, is a very important port to the sea.

It's just that with the peace of the dynasty for a long time, this Panshi guard has gradually been abandoned like other guards in the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty.

Many of the soldiers and military households in the Panshi Guard fled, and the strength at this time was less than sixty percent of the full number, and there were only more than 1,000 people left!

At this time, Ye Zongliu led the army to Guantou Town, which was about twenty miles away from Panshiwei, and plundered the town, and then ordered Wang Neng and Ye Xiba, each to lead 5,000 horsemen and soldiers to attack Panshiwei in two ways.

And Ye Zongliu himself, together with Zheng Xiangsi, Canghuotou, Chen Gongshan, and Chen Jianhu, led the remaining more than 20,000 thieves to escort the baggage and then slowed down.

The next day, Wang Neng and Ye Xiba almost killed Panshiwei at the same time, and more than 1,000 guards stationed in the acropolis were caught off guard, and when even the 10,000 thieves led by Wang Neng and Ye Xiba rushed into the city, the two sides immediately started a fierce battle.

However, such a fierce battle is almost a one-sided massacre, how can more than a thousand unsuspecting guards withstand the rush of 10,000 thieves?

In less than half an hour, more than 1,000 officers and soldiers stationed in Panshiwei were slaughtered, and the thief army of Ye Zongliu's department did not leave a single living mouth!

Subsequently, Ye Zongliu led the main army into Panshiwei, and at this time, Wang Neng, who had attacked in advance, walked quickly and said, "King, I have found a large number of ships on the dock outside Panshiwei, and I have already sent someone to guard it!" ”

"Good!"

Ye Zongliu was overjoyed when he heard this, and said, "Hurry up and count and see how many people and horses those ships can hold!" ”

After speaking, Ye Zongliu leaned into Wang Neng's ear and whispered: "After the count, report to me in person, don't leak the news!" ”

Wang Neng's face changed instantly when he heard this, and he nodded and said, "My subordinates understand!" ”

Looking at Wang Neng's back, Ye Zongliu pondered for a while, and then said to Ye Xiba beside him: "Take five thousand men and horses, walk around, collect some money and food, and make a big noise!" ”

Ye Xiba said: "The subordinates have orders!" ”

After that, Ye Zongliu dismissed the generals and found a house to sleep in.

In the afternoon of this day, Wang Neng rushed over alone, and seeing that there was no one else in the house, he said to Ye Zongliu: "Wang, I have carefully counted the ships outside, and the ships outside can hold a total of about 10,000 men and horses, together with the money and food needed by the men and horses!" ”

Ye Zongliu pondered for a moment and said, "Now that Ye Xiba has taken 5,000 men and horses to threshing grass, you can tell Zheng Xiangsi and Canghuotou again, and let the two of them each lead 8,000 men and horses to threshing grass together!" ”

Hearing this, Wang Neng's face instantly became ugly, and he said in a low voice: "Great King, is this appropriate?" Let's lay down the Panshi Guard, and it won't take long for the officers and soldiers to chase after us, and if the three of them lead the army to stay here, they will definitely not survive! ”

Ye Zongliu's face was also ugly, and he said: "I naturally understand this truth, now either everyone is waiting here to die together, or you and I plus the Chen family brothers will take 10,000 horses to sail out to sea to live, and let the three of them stay for us to break off!" Two paths, how do you choose! ”

Wang Neng had a gloomy face, stood there and struggled for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "In this way, the men and horses allocated to them cannot be elite soldiers!" ”

Ye Zongliu nodded heavily and said, "That's the best!" Hurry up and do it! ”

An hour later, Zheng Xiangsi and Canghuotou each set off with 8,000 men and horses. At this time, only Ye Zongliu, Wang Neng, Chen Gongshan, Chen Jianhu were left among the Panshi Guards, as well as the remaining 10,000 elite thieves!

That night, Ye Zong left an order for all the horses in Panshiwei to immediately straighten up their belongings, and immediately board the ship and go to sea early the next morning.

After receiving this news, the brothers Chen Gongshan and Chen Jianhu were stunned, and hurriedly found Ye Zongliu and wanted to ask what was going on.

Ye Zongliu looked at Chen Gongshan and Chen Jianhu, who were full of shock, and asked: "Now there are only so many ships, and the officers and soldiers will be killed at any time, what else can you do?" ”

Chen Gongshan and Chen Jian were silent when they heard this, Ye Zongliu was able to take the two of them together, he was already very optimistic about the two of them, if there were more incidents, Ye Xiba and the three would be a lesson from the past!

Chen Gongshan and Chen Jianhu are both calculating people, not brave and unscrupulous men like Zheng Xiangsi, Canghuotou, and Ye Xiba, so the two of them immediately received orders and hurriedly prepared for departure.

Early the next morning, Ye Xiba, Zheng Xiangsi, and Canghuotou sent people back one after another to deliver letters, and the three of them had already raised a lot of money and food, captured a large number of people, and were on their way back to Panshiwei.

When Ye Zongliu heard the news, he immediately ordered Wang Neng, Chen Gongshan, and Chen Jianhu to speed up the boarding of the team.

"In an hour, the fleet will set sail! If anyone hasn't waited for the ship, stay here! ”

After speaking, Ye Zongliu took a thousand guards and boarded the largest lucky ship by himself, leaving only Wang Neng, Chen Gongshan, and Chen Jianhu looking at each other, and the faces of the three of them were very ugly, and they hurriedly organized a large group of people.

Before leaving, Wang Neng looked at the thieves who came to deliver the letter, and saw that the faces of several people were a little bad, so he nodded to a few of his subordinates around him, and those subordinates immediately understood, and they drew their knives and stepped forward, and actually hacked the thieves who delivered the letter to death on the spot.

Seeing this, the brigade of thieves and soldiers who came and went around were all silent, and now that the news of the upcoming boat sailing has spread, everyone is only concerned about whether they can board the ship and escape as soon as possible, and who will care about the life and death of those messengers?

An hour later, a fleet of more than 100 large and small ships set sail, and Ye Zongliu took Wang Neng, Chen Gongshan, Chen Jianhu, and 10,000 elite soldiers to abandon Panshiwei and rush to the vast sea.

At this time, Wang Neng, Chen Gongshan, and Chen Jianhu were all in the same boat as Ye Zongliu, standing behind Ye Zongliu, and the three of them were at a loss in their hearts.

Wang Neng asked in a deep voice, "King, where are we going?" ”

"Shandong!"

"Shandong?"

Wang Neng, Chen Gongshan, and Chen Jianhu were all shocked when they heard this, but they didn't expect Ye Zongliu to choose Shandong as the foothold of the team.

Wang Neng continued to ask: "Great King, why Shandong?" ”

Ye Zongliu said: "Shandong has a strong people, a large population, and is close to the Grand Canal, as long as we have food in our hands, we can stand there and live a happy life!" ”

Chen Jianhu asked with some hesitation: "King, what should we do after we arrive in Shandong?" Is it to continue to develop forces and continue to attack the walled city? ”

Ye Zongliu shook his head and said, "This time we have fallen here, I already understand that our strength is far from being comparable to the imperial court!" Therefore, when we arrived in Shandong, we looked for a place, and our brothers built a village together to be strong. With the wisdom of our brothers, as long as it takes time, we will definitely be able to make a comeback, and the future is especially unknown! ”

At the same time, Ye Xiba led 5,000 men and horses to escort a large number of people and baggage back to Panshiwei, but all that caught his eye was the anger of Zheng Xiangsi and Canghuotou, and the desperate cries of more than 10,000 old and weak soldiers.

"Impossible!"

Ye Xiba roared angrily: "It's impossible for the king to leave us alone!" ”

"But now Ye Zongliu has already left with his people!"

Zheng Xiangsi said desperately: "Let's think about what should happen now!" ”

"Right now?"

Canghuo wanted to cry and said without tears: "Look at these soldiers, how can they resist when the officers and soldiers come?" I think we'd better wait here to die! ”

Seven days later, the officials and troops of Zhejiang and Fujian provinces were killed in Panshiwei, and the three people trapped here, Ye Xiba, Zheng Xiangsi, and Canghuotou, together with more than 20,000 thieves, were all annihilated.

Immediately, the officers and soldiers of the two provinces who participated in the encirclement and suppression reported to the Ministry of War: "All the remnants of Ye Zongliu's troops have been annihilated in Panshiwei!" ”