As soon as the battle on the river beach ended, the riverside fort became a turtle in an urn.

The Qing soldiers on the fort condescendingly witnessed the whole process of their own reinforcements being slaughtered, and they had long lost their fighting spirit, and if they didn't want to die, they had to surrender.

When Wang Xing's Ming army rushed up the hill with swords and guns, he saw that nearly 1,000 Qing soldiers had already fallen to their knees.

Xia Bomin didn't care about the fort at all, and all his soldiers, without even cleaning the battlefield, crossed the river by boat, and went straight to Gaoyao City.

At first, fearing that the Qing army on the tower might resist stubbornly with the cannons defending the city, Xia Bomin also cautiously ordered two mortars to be erected by the river, ready to pull out nails at any time.

As a result, all worries have been superfluous, the only remaining more than 100 Qing soldiers on the east gate tower have long been frightened, and before the Ming army can get on the boat, they ran down the city tower and fled to the Xijiang wharf outside the north gate.

When the soldiers of the reconnaissance platoon sent by Xia Bomin hurried to the south of the city to reinforce them, the battle there was also nearing the end.

A large battalion defended by only a few hundred men was almost indistinguishable from an empty battalion under the rapid assault of fighters armed with modern weapons in the form of skirmishers.

Under the suppression of several machine gun fire, those archers even straightened up and had almost no chance to bend their bows and arrows, and after more than a dozen of them were killed and were about to move, the rest had no courage to resist.

The battery behind the battalion was holding on to a few shots from a distance, but each cannon almost only had a chance to fire one shot, and once the gun position was exposed, the mortar shells of the rapid counterattack of the captives flew over as if they had eyes.

It didn't take long for those fixed artillery pieces to be bombarded, and the Qing artillery saw that they were not at all a level of opponents, so they simply dispersed, most of them hid in the forest, and were later searched out one by one and taken prisoner.

When Zu Zeqing asked about the situation from the mouth of the rout, Xia Bomin and Wang Xing's pursuers had already rushed to the bank of the Xijiang River, and the Ming banner was already flying high at the head of Gaoyao City.

When Gaoyao City was in hand, Xia Bomin immediately set up his headquarters in Gaoyao County.

Next, what he could do was to count the captured materials as soon as possible, clear out the remnants of the enemy and restore order in the city, only to wait quietly for Duan Zhenghong's Southern Route Army to outflank him, and then cross the river to attack Zhaoqing City.

……

After being busy, Xia Bomin settled in the Gaoyao County Office, and after some cleaning and placement by the soldiers of the guard platoon, he had just sat down in the back hall, and his buttocks were not yet hot, but he saw a signal soldier crashing into the door in a panic.

The command headquarters was properly arranged, and according to the usual practice, the signal corps had to turn on the radio to debug the communication channel as soon as possible, but as soon as they turned on the phone, they found that Lin Xiao and Duan Zhenghong were calling them continuously.

Xia Bomin was shocked, and hurriedly rushed to the next door to answer, but was stunned to receive a shocking news.

Something is wrong!

……

Lin Xiao only stayed one day longer than Xia Bomin and them on Xiachuan Island.

After sending Xia Bomin and Duan Zhenghong away, Lin Xiao really took a boat to Shangchuan Island for a turn, and stood on the beach by the sea for a long time, facing the direction of Yashan for a long time.

Although the pristine scenery he saw along the way was indeed very beautiful, the locals he came into contact with spoke Cantonese, which was difficult for him to understand.

Every time he wanted to talk to the villagers in the field and learn about some crop planting, he needed a translator from the soldiers around him, but Lin Xiao, who was in a good mood, felt that Cantonese was really good for the first time.

Early the next morning, as soon as the sky was bright, the "Qinzhou" set sail with Chen Qice's fleet, and sailed until the sea off Yashan before parting ways.

Chen Qice's fleet of sailors wanted to enter the Tanjiang River from here all the way north, turn into the west through the Jiangmen Waterway, and Chen Qice himself accompanied Lin Xiao and Qu Shiyun with his own soldiers to rush to Macao to meet Chen Yiming.

Looking at the naval fleet composed of more than 200 warships from afar, after all of them disappeared into the mouth of the Tanjiang River, Lin Xiao reluctantly ordered the "Qinzhou" to speed up, along the coastline all the way to the east, and sailed alone in the direction of the mouth of the Pearl River.

Unexpectedly, after driving for less than half an hour, Lin Xiao accompanied Qu Shiyun to enjoy the scenery of several small islands along the way in the stern......

Lin Xiao's heart sank, at this time Li Tao called him, it wouldn't be ...... Something's wrong.

Since regaining contact, Lin Xiao has been talking to Chen Yiming and Li Tao every day, usually in the evening, usually to report safety to each other, and when he is in a good mood, he will chat a few more words.

Last night, Lin Xiaocai and Chen Yiming talked, and when they thought that they could meet this afternoon, they were very excited, and they also made an appointment to go to Macau Island for a walk, and everyone had a drink in the evening.

Lin Xiao hurried to the radio station, and as soon as he connected it, Li Tao's angry voice came from the other end: "Team Lin...... Something went wrong...... Something is wrong! ”

"What...... What's wrong? ”

Lin Xiao chuckled in his heart, and Li Tao's hoarse voice was full of panic, completely losing the unique composure of the past.

"Old Chen...... Killed...... The entire crew was killed! …… Where have you been...... Hurry up and ......."

"What?"

Lin Xiao stumbled, and the intercom in his hand almost fell.

"Yes, it's true, can you speed up? Hurry up! ”

“…… Who did this to you? Lin Xiao's eyes cracked, and his tone changed.

"I don't know......"

"What the hell is going on? You speak slowly. ”

Lin Xiao took a few quick breaths, calmed down, and said in a deep voice.

"Last night...... I went ashore and only returned to the ship this morning, only to find out that Lao Chen and they ......"

"What happened at night?"

The more Lin Xiao listened, the more confused he became, "What the hell is going on...... Aren't you sailors on duty? ”

“…… I had a preliminary examination of the injuries, all of which were throat cuts...... Kill ...... with one sword"

Li Tao choked up and said, "Their guns are all gone......"

"Huh?"

Lin Xiao exclaimed, and then said urgently, "You...... Don't worry, I'm almost there...... You must pay attention to safety......"

"Good...... Now the ship is outside the South Bay Harbor, you try to ...... as fast as possible."

……

"Go and ask Captain Fang right away! Fast! ”

Putting down the intercom, Lin Xiao said to Situ Zheng with a hideous face.

"Yes!"

There were only thirty or forty nautical miles left, and the "Qinzhou," which was speeding all the way, walked for less than four hours, and arrived in Macao at about 2 p.m.

When he saw the huge body of the "Longsheng" from afar, Lin Xiao ordered to prepare for the speedboat.

When Lin Xiao, Zhang Chenfeng and others took the lead in boarding the "Longsheng", Li Tao, whose lips were purple and his face was pale, had been waiting for a long time.

While inspecting the wounds of the corpse, Lin Xiao asked Li Tao for details......

It turned out that after the "Long Sheng" arrived in Macao, it sent the hired Western sailors ashore on the same day, along with the goods they carried.

According to the original plan, the "Longsheng" was supposed to leave for Qinzhou immediately, but in order to wait for Lin Xiao and Chen Qice to come to rendezvous, they have been anchored in the open sea.

Yesterday afternoon, Li Tao was invited to go ashore to meet with a local Chinese business named Jack Li, and made an appointment with Lao Chen, and the next morning, he sent a lifeboat to the pier to pick them up and return to the boat.

Thank you for the reward of the "quasi-proposed" little beauty! Thank you!

(End of chapter)