Lian Chengbi and Wang Xing, at the beginning of the army in Enping County, after the Qing army successively captured everywhere, Enping soon became a lonely city, Wang Xing left his general Xue Ziliang near Enping City to deal with the enemy, and he led more than 2,000 main forces to retreat to the seaside countryside to seek development.

After some twists and turns, they built the old camp in Wencun, Xinning County, which is an ancient castle by the sea with a solid stone city and a trench several zhang wide, and the geographical location is also excellent, less than 50 miles away from Chen Qice's Xiachuan Island, so the two armies have frequent contact and often cooperate in battles.

Wang Xing engaged in farming and accumulating millet in the area of Wencun, vigorously developed the salt industry, built warehouses to cast knives and guns, and built ditches, and Corporal Lixian was very popular, and the vast villages in the south of Xinning were attached to it, and they all organized forces to support them, and after more than half a year of operation, it became a base area behind enemy lines in the southern areas of Xinning and Enping counties.

They had already heard of the series of achievements of Qinchuan Hou Linxiao, who mysteriously appeared last year, and his army in various parts of Guangxi, and Lianchengbi, who was struggling to support, and they were already fascinated by its powerful combat effectiveness.

At the end of last year, Shang Zhixin and Geng Jimao went on a large-scale westward expedition, and soon after the defeat and death, when the remnants of the Qing army fled back to Guangdong, Lian Chengbi and Wang Xing finally believed the rumors, and took advantage of the chaos to send troops to recover Enping County in one fell swoop.

Just after the New Year, Xia Bomin's Eastern Expedition Offensive began, swept Lianzhou, Leizhou and Gaozhou at lightning speed, and its Southern Route Army was like a bamboo, and it was only half a month before it had attacked Xinhui County, preparing to take Xinhui and then go north along the Xijiang River, and the front was pointed directly behind Zhaoqing Mansion.

Shang Kexi hurriedly ordered the Qing army to shrink to Zhaoqing and Guangzhou, and the Tartar soldiers guarding the county towns fled faster than rabbits, Wang Xing heard the news and took advantage of the counterattack to meet the army, and in just half a month, he connected the three counties of Enping, Yangjiang and Yangchun, and the momentum was greatly boosted for a while, and the team under his command quickly expanded to more than 7,000 people.

Lian Chengbi was a sharp-minded and delicate person, and when the main force of Xia Bomin's Southern Route Army passed through Enping one after another, he had been secretly observing this team that was rumored to be miraculous.

He found that this was a completely different new type of army.

Their officers and soldiers are equal, regardless of the officers and soldiers, all of them are magnificent, and their bodies are filled with a vigorous vitality that comes out of their bones; They were dressed strangely but lightly, and their weapons were all bursting muskets they had never seen before; Their military discipline was incomparably stricter, and not only did they not commit any crimes in the autumn, but they continued to use military rations to relieve those hungry homeless.

"An army that can shout the slogan of 'freezing to death without demolishing houses, starving to death without robbing food' is an invincible team...... In history, I'm afraid that only the legendary Yue family army can do this, right? Lianchengbi was shocked and deeply sighed.

After sending someone to investigate in detail, Lian Chengbi felt that at present, I am afraid that only this army of captives can have the hope of overturning the Tartars and recovering the country all the way.

Their leader, the Marquis of Kotogawa, is not only a general who is given by the Imperial Gift, but also a metropolitan governor who can open a shogunate, if he lets these thousands of children under his command obey the orders of the Marquis of Kotogawa, it is not disloyal, right?

And his identity as the deputy capital of the imperial history, or the body that has been lost to the imperial court for a long time, is a soldier who is reluctant to lead him when he is in danger, if he can unload this heavy burden on his shoulders as soon as possible, even if he is an idler from now on, he will be at ease.

And Wang Xing and other generals around Lian Chengbi were desperate to fight a few big victories because they had been fighting hard for several months, so they had long admired this brave army that faced a large number of Tartar soldiers and was like entering a no-man's land.

In consideration of the long-term way out of thousands of children, Lian Chengbi and Wang Xing decided to join the ranks of the captive army, only in this way would those brothers under their command not shed blood, sweat and tears.

If in the overall situation of opposing the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty, if you can accumulate military exploits and earn a half-official position, it can be regarded as seeking a bright future for future generations.

After contacting, Xia Bomin was invited to Wencun.

As soon as they met, in order to focus on anti-guests and save those arrogant soldiers and fierce generals from half-heartedness, Xia Bomin couldn't help but show a few hands, letting them see the strength of himself and the soldiers under his command, and naturally completely suppressed Wang Xing's next cadre generals.

After some detailed discussions, Lian Chengbi and Wang Xing made up their minds, not only did the whole army obey the orders of the Marquis of Qinchuan, but also persuaded Chen Qice of Xiachuan Island to join the command of the captive army with his sailors.

Xia Bomin agreed in his heart, but he didn't dare to make an assertion, so he happened to take everyone to Xiachuan Island to greet Lin Xiao.

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At first glance, everyone was surprised to see that this legendary strongman, the Marquis of Qinchuan of Kaifuyi and the Third Division, was still so young.

Surprised, they couldn't help but feel a little strange in their hearts, they were all forty years old, did they really want to worship this young man with a white face?

But after some observation, not only the mighty head Xia was respectful to Lin Xiao, but even the respected bachelor Qu Ge was quite respectful of him, and he was in awe at the moment, and honestly stepped forward to pay respects one by one.

At the moment, Lin Xiao did not twist, and generously posed as the governor of the capital, and accepted the visit of Wang Xing, Chen Qice and others under the witness of the university scholar Qu Shiyun.

These two people, one is a fierce general, the other is a sailor handsome, although they are old soldiers, or even warlords, but at least they are all hot-blooded and loyal people, more such people to join, Lin Xiao has always been welcome, and the establishment of a broad united front has always been a magic weapon for rapid rise.

The world is impermanent, uniting all the forces that can be united, building a strong and desperate force, if not a direct means of seizing territory, is a strong backing, it is always good to walk on a few more legs, we should not isolate ourselves......

Lian Chengbi originally planned to resign from his post in the army and go back to Nanning to resume his post in the court, but under the persuasion and encouragement of Qu Shiyun, he also decided to stay in Guangdong for the time being.

Qu Shiyun knew that he was a great talent, and after secretly discussing with Lin Xiao during the change of clothes, he decided to let Lian Chengbi temporarily preside over the local military and political affairs of Guangdong Province, especially the resumption of production after the war.

Wang Xing, the general of Huben, had long held back his strength, and he only wanted to fight happily and show it in front of the new master, so he strongly requested to lead the army to accompany him to the expedition and participate in the upcoming Zhaoqing and Guangzhou recovery wars.

Seeing this, Chen Qice, the governor of the naval division, we can't lag behind, so he also asked for troops to assist, and the three hundred large and small warships under his command, including more than ten large ships of more than 100 tons, were equipped with cannons purchased from the Franco.

If the fleet traces all the way along the Xijiang River, it can just copy the back road of Zhaoqing, and block the water communication between Zhaoqing and Guangzhou at once, and its power is self-evident.

"Yes, according to the request of the two generals, I will wait for the good news."

Lin Xiao smiled slightly, and readily agreed to the request of the two generals.

Since you have voluntarily joined the great cause of recovering the country, you naturally have to give full play to the light and heat, and it is said that real gold is not afraid of fire, and it is unbearable to use it in the end, so take this opportunity to test your quality.

(Zhang Xianzhong's river estuary sinking silver, because the fleet was intercepted by which one burned down, causing a large number of treasures to sink into the river?) ）

Thanks: "You are in me" for the tip, thank you!

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