Kefulei Prefecture was purely accidental, because all aspects were not ready, Zhao Lie did not immediately move the base camp here, he still had a lot of things to deal with. First of all, he had to return to Yacheng and report the details of the two battles to the imperial court, and at the same time persuade the inner and outer courts not to move the Xing dynasty to Qiongguan for the time being. Then he had to go to the iron house of the Wan'an Army to inspect it, because Guo Chenggui had sent a report that there had been new progress in artillery research. Finally, return to Qiongguan, and then decide whether the next step is to wait for work or take the initiative according to the movements of the Yuan army.

In this battle, according to the merits of the war, Zhang Ba was appointed as the governor of Leizhou, and began to reorganize the surrendered new annexed army. At the same time, in accordance with the conditions of the negotiation that day, Liu Xiaozhong was appointed as the commander of Leizhou's soldiers and horses, which was regarded as Zhang Ba's deputy, and it also implied a pincer. For a general who rebelled and surrendered, this is also the meaning of the question, Liu Xiaozhong naturally won't say anything, and the soldiers and horses that originally belonged to him, as well as a part of Li Shi'an's soldiers and horses, were also handed over to him to command, and this trust also made Liu Xiaozhong grateful.

The Leizhou soldiers and horses that originally belonged to Li Shi'an and the naval army after Zhang Jue's defeat were under the command of Zhang Ba. At present, the total strength of Leizhou is more than 8,500 people, of which 1,000 are the new battalions of the Dragon Bird Army, which originally belonged to Zhang Ba. Well, after the battle between Qiongguan and Leizhou, you can be called a veteran. Another 3,000 men and horses, originally belonging to Li Shi'an, plus more than 1,000 remnants of Zhang Qi's naval army, Zhang Ba's total strength of 5,500 men and horses and nearly 100 ships.

The remaining 3,000 people belong to Liu Xiaozhong. Zhang Ba's strength is twice that of Liu Xiaozhong, and it can be said that he eats him to death and does not dare to be restless.

When Zhao Lie left, he repeatedly told him to be careful of Zhang Hongfan and Li Heng in Guangzhou. In fact, there is no need for Zhao Lie to say more, Zhang Ba and Liu Xiaozhong dare not take it lightly, after all, they have just slaughtered someone's son, how can they not prevent the revenge of the elderly? The only consolation is that it is a hot July, and it is the season of frequent typhoons in the South China Sea, so it is not suitable to send troops to fight by sea or land. Not to mention the thousands of miles from Guangzhou.

Sure enough, until the end of July, the Yuan army in Guangzhou did not move. According to the report of the eyeliner sent, the weather was the main reason why the Yuan army did not move, and the lack of ships was also a problem. It is estimated that by October, when the typhoon subsides and the ships are fully mobilized, the Yuan army will be killed.

After receiving the information, the Dragonbird Army stepped up the training of new recruits and the production of guns.

As the bridgehead of the Xing Dynasty, Leizhou bordered Huazhou and Lianzhou, and in just one month, the sentinels encountered the Yuan soldiers of these two states many times, and the two sides had friction more than ten times, and each other won and lost. However, they were very restrained and did not expand the war. In addition, the Yuan troops of nearby state capitals such as Gaozhou and Qinzhou also crossed the sea, but they were all repelled by Zhang Ba's reorganized navy.

Zhang Ba and Liu Xiaozhong firmly held Leizhou.

At the beginning of August, the autumn tiger was raging, in the barracks in the north of Leizhou City, Tu Laosan took his team of soldiers who had just finished training and returned to the camp tired, and sighed one by one and fell on the Chase bunk, ignoring the stinky sweat, and the whole camp was suddenly filled with a disgusting mixture of sweat, foot odor and all kinds of indistinguishable odors, which was sour and refreshing...... However, these have long been numb to a soldier whose bones are about to fall apart.

In the midst of the soldiers' various complaints, Tu Laosan snorted coldly: "You just have to complain less, the sergeant assessment will be held next month, and if you can't meet the standards of junior sergeants, you will be demoted to conscription." When the time comes, do the most tiring work, take the least amount of money, and really start a war, once defeated, it will be the first cannon ash to be thrown, and then see who can you blame? ”

The camp suddenly quieted down, and after a while, someone said: "Brother Tu, let's not complain about anything, this training is harder, and it can still be bearable, but what kind of screening is it that makes people panic." ”

"yes, yes." Quite a few soldiers chimed in.

Tu Laosan spread his hands: "People are under the eaves, what can you do if you don't bow your head?" ”

The soldier was speechless, and after a while, he said: "Also, there is a musketeer under the command of the governor of Zhang, why don't we have one under the jurisdiction of the commander?" It's also so unfair. ”

Tu Laosan frowned and said, "What do you know?" Follow the shouting...... That musketeer was Zhang Dudu's old subordinate, who followed him from Yacheng. After defeating Leizhou, we incorporated all our brothers, even if we are following Zhang Dudu now, didn't we shoot anything? ”

The soldier said: "According to this, it is clear that you can't trust our Leizhou Army." ”

"It's just ......"

"Don't you say a word, don't you see that each ministry has a supervisor, and you are being targeted." Tu Laosan waved his hand irritably, and the sound in the camp slowly fell silent.

In the Battle of Leizhou, Tu Laosan became a prisoner again. This time the prisoner was more confused, the knife was not unsheathed, and before a single arrow was fired, he became a prisoner, and then in a blink of an eye, he became a soldier of the Great Song Dynasty. At present, his waist card has been replaced by the team general brand, which corresponds to the head of the brand, of course, the errand of managing the city gate is naturally lost. He re-entered the barracks, was assigned to Liu Xiaozhong's subordinates, and became a general of the first team, and the training was so hard.

The sound of the camp was gone, but there was a sudden rush of drumming outside the shop.

Tu Laosan jumped up from the bunk: "Assemble, urgently assemble." ”

Half an hour later, a group of soldiers drove out of the north gate of the barracks, chariots and horses, flags fluttering, and the spears and spears that were as dense as a forest emitted a thousand dazzling lights in the scorching sun.

In the middle of the team, under a Liu Zijiang flag, Liu Xiaozhong, who was wearing a helmet and armor, a knife and a gun, rode a black war horse, and a pair of sharp triangular eyes revealed a murderous aura.

Just an hour ago, the spies monitoring the direction of Huazhou sent a military report that there was a cavalry army of about 1,000 people, starting from the east gate of Huazhou, as if it was going north. But then the Lianzhou spies came with news, confirming that the team of soldiers and horses turned a corner, suddenly turned around and ran to the southwest. And the southwest is the direction of Leizhou.

After urgent discussion with Liu Xiaozhong, Zhang Ba decided to attack. The division of labor between the two generals is clear, and the attack from the sea is taken care of by Zhang Ba, because the Leizhou Navy and all the sea ships are in the hands of Zhang Ba. Attacks from the land were handled by Liu Xiaozhong.

The only land border with Leizhou is Huazhou, and Huazhou does not have many soldiers and horses, only more than 2,000 people. Self-preservation is not enough, and it is almost impossible to attack. Therefore, some time ago, there were various conflicts with the Leizhou Dragon Bird Army, at most, there was only a team scale, and there were small fights. And now, Huazhou suddenly dispatched thousands of people, which can almost be called a nest. According to the analysis of the second generals Zhang and Liu, most of them were the support of the Yuan armies such as Yulin and Rongzhou north of Huazhou.

The second general did not dare to take it lightly, and Liu Xiaozhong led 2,000 men and horses to arrive at Suixi Town, which is located at the junction of Leizhou and Huazhou, and took advantage of the favorable terrain there to block the Huazhou army. Zhang Ba, on the other hand, sent the entire navy on patrol to prevent other state capitals from taking advantage of the opportunity to raid. At the same time, it will sit in Leizhou, maintain first-level vigilance, and provide immediate support once Suixi needs it.

Fighting at home on his own turf, with twice the enemy's troops, and thousands of strong troops in the rear who are ready to help, Liu Xiaozhong is full of confidence. This is the first battle after he returned to the Great Song Dynasty, he must fight well, and simply clean up the incoming enemy, so as to leave a good impression in the minds of the future official.

"Glory and wealth, grace and descendants, this battle begins!" Liu Xiaozhong roared fiercely in his heart, and ordered, "Hurry up, you must enter Suixi before the Huazhou army!" ”