Zhang Shifang was tied up and was about to be finished, but Li Chengdong and Zhao Daorong were busy and were worshipping the gods of heaven and earth and becoming brothers with different surnames.

Because he was in danger, the ritual was simple, he did not cut off the head of the chicken, nor did he drink blood wine, but just twisted the soil for incense and kowtowed to the gods of the eight directions eight times, which means that from now on, no matter where they are, Brother Li and Second Brother Zhao will live and die together and will never turn their backs.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! ”

"Bang!"

After the ceremony, Zhao Daorong kowtowed to Li Chengdong three more times, and Li Chengdong kowtowed in return. They have a strong utilitarian nature, so regardless of age, and with the Venerable as the elder, Li Chengdong naturally became the eldest brother.

The eldest brother and the second brother shouted affectionately, and the two of them laughed, stood up hand in hand, and accepted the congratulations of his soldiers. No matter what the purpose, since they bowed down in front of so many confidants and soldiers, and made an oath to live and die together, they must not violate it lightly, otherwise it will be detrimental to the morale of the army.

In the Ming Dynasty, all kinds of Zhiwei novels were all the rage, names and promises often had inexplicable strong binding force, such as Sun Wukong and Rulai Buddha lost the bet, and they were pressed under the Five Elements Mountain for a full five hundred years, and those ghosts and monsters with great powers in Liao Zhai would also be controlled by them if they were squeezed by mortals with word games...... The values of society as a whole are like this, and the cost of breaking promises is very high, so when it comes to forming alliances, swearing is the easiest and most effective way to do it.

Now that they have become a family, there are some things that they don't need to hide anymore, Li Chengdong gave a detailed introduction to his retreat plan, and heard that Xia Jianren would send a sailor to respond. Zhao Daorong slapped his thigh and screamed excitedly.

"Hah! The eldest brother is really clever, and he still hides this hand early. No wonder you keep running south! He rolled his eyes, felt a little worried, and said: "Of course it's good to take a boat, I'm afraid that something will happen to Xia Jianren, big brother, do you think this guy is reliable?" ”

"Don't worry, it's not the first time I've dealt with Xia Jianren. It should be fine. Although Li Chengdong also had some drumming in his heart, he seemed calm on the surface. It's come this far, and it's useless to look ahead. can only pin all his hopes on Xia Jianren.

"That's right! He was going to come for a run anyway, and since the eldest brother had said hello beforehand, he just had to turn a little more corner. We just took these 1,000 people, and we took them away. ”

"It's almost time. Let the sons and daughters prepare. The night attack was launched on the fourth watch, and the dock must be taken down! ”

"I'll leave this matter to me, I'll definitely give him a pot! The eldest brother led the troops to guard the periphery, and it was best not to let a single southern thief go, so as not to attract a large number of people. Zhao Daorong took the initiative to ask for battle.

"Good! That's it, let's brothers work together, and we will definitely be able to get out of danger safely tonight! Li Chengdong nodded vigorously. I fully agree with Zhao Daorong's suggestion. Zhao Daorong can fight and fight, and he also has a certain degree of military command ability. It was an unexpected surprise to be able to use such talents for your own use.

Before dawn it was darkest, and the moon hid behind the clouds, and there were no fingers to be seen in the wilderness.

In the night, there was a faint sound of rustling, and the sentries of the Gan army were dozing off, not noticing that the Qing army had touched under their noses. He was dreaming in a daze, when a killing sound suddenly sounded in his ears like a thunderous explosion, and he hurriedly looked up, but saw a snowy knife light slashing down his head, and he was cut into two pieces before he could dodge.

Zhao Daorong kicked his corpse away, rushed to the camp gate in a few steps, and slashed with his knife, and the heavy ghost head knife slashed at the lock, clanging and sparks flying everywhere. He slashed hard a few times, and the lock was finally cut off, and it fell to the ground with a clatter.

Zhao Daorong opened the latch and pushed the heavy gate to both sides, and the Qing troops crowded outside the door immediately swarmed in, like a group of howling beasts, into the sleeping barracks......

In order to grab the merit, Wan Yuan Ji divided half of his troops to pursue the Qing army in the north, leaving only 5,000 men and horses in the south, guarding several important village checkpoints, and setting up a blockade along the Qushui River. Because of the lack of troops, this blockade line is a little thin, but Wan Yuan Ji believes that the Qing army will not come to the south to die, so he is not worried.

Unexpectedly, in the middle of the night, he suddenly received an alarm that a village by the Qushui River had been attacked, and the Qing army that attacked was at least two or three thousand, and it was very fierce. Although the hundreds of Gan troops in the village resisted hard, they were finally defeated because they were outnumbered, and the main general who led the troops was also killed.

"How? How could such a big group of Tartars run out, and even after crossing the Qushui River, the Chu army on the front line was all rice buckets? "Now that something is really wrong, Wan Yuan Ji didn't mention his division of troops, but he was busy shirking his responsibilities and blaming the Chu army on the front line.

After complaining for more than ten minutes, he finally calmed down and re-interrogated the routs who had reported the news.

This time, he was calmer, and compared the reports of several defeated troops with each other, and immediately found that there were many contradictions in them, especially how many troops the Qing army had. Some say 2,000, some say 3,000, and some say 5,100,000, and it is obvious that these defeated soldiers were all frightened, and Yan Zhan exaggerated the enemy situation.

"How many people are there in the Tartars?" Wan Yuan Ji did not have accurate information, so he could only pat his head and make a rough estimate, and finally estimated a relatively conservative number - 2,000 according to the lower limit of the rout report.

Two thousand people should be about the same, if the Qing army has fewer troops, they will not dare to be so arrogant and openly attack the villages where the Jiangxi army is stationed, on the other hand, if the Qing army has more troops, they will choose more valuable targets, rather than attacking this small village.

After figuring out this truth, Wan Yuan Ji regained his self-confidence and immediately ordered all his troops to move closer to the place of the accident and be sure to surround and annihilate the Qing army in one fell swoop.

5,000 Jiangxi troops against 2,000 green battalions, and occupy the right time, place and people, there is no reason why it can't win! These two thousand Qing troops threw themselves into the net, and it was simply Baba who came to give credit, and Wan Yuan Ji even felt that they were a little stupid and cute.

Wan Yuan Ji ignored the dark road and personally led his troops to the battle, and thousands of Jiangxi troops lit torches and killed them from all directions, but they missed Li Chengdong.

They were greeted by a ruined wall, and only a few burning houses remained in the village, but not a single Qing army could be found.

"Where did the Tartars go?" Wan Yuan Ji was immediately blind, not knowing what to do next.

At night, the scouts were unable to reconnoitre, so he had to send people to contact the various stronghold barracks, inform them to be vigilant, and assist in the search for the whereabouts of the Qing army.

After doing this, Wan Yuan Ji kept his face calm and didn't say a word, staring at the dark night in a daze, looking cool and deep, but in fact, he was helpless.

Seeing that he was full of confidence at the beginning, and was discouraged when he encountered a slight setback, Diao Youmou, a staff member, persuaded him: "The governor just rest assured, this gang of Tartars is already unable to fly, and when it dawns tomorrow morning, they will be able to find their traces." ”

Wan Yuan Ji sighed lightly: "Alas, that's what I said, I'm afraid that these Tartar dogs will jump off the wall in a hurry and cause me a big trouble, and in the end I can't clean it up, if I have to ask the Chu army to help in the war, it will be too embarrassing!" ”

As a high-ranking official like the governor of Jiangxi and Fujian, his military exploits are not important to Wan Yuan Ji personally, but there are many large and small warlords in Jiangxi.

All kinds of local forces are staggered, after this battle is over, everyone will definitely have to redivide the territory, arrange the seats, the Jiangxi army has not built an inch, and I am afraid that it will be the biggest loser at that time.

"It doesn't matter, the Tartars are alone in the depths, and they are dragged to death, there is no need to invite the Chu army to help in the war, as long as the Governor holds heavy troops, he will be invincible." Diao Youmou said: "This Qing army is trapped in the area of the Qushui River, there is no food and grass, and there is no rescue outside. ”

Surrender? This is a good idea, and you can get one more team for nothing, and Wan Yuan Ji can't help but be excited.

After about two hours, the various strongholds sent people to report one after another, most of them were safe and sound, and no trace of the Qing army was found, except for a certain wharf on the bank of the Ganjiang River, which has not been heard.

"That's not right! Wrong! The Tartars must have gone to the riverside! "Wan Yuan Ji realized in vain, after the trick was debunked, it was very simple, anyone could see that the Qing army was nothing more than a false shot, and the sound was just attacking the west.

"To the river? What are you doing by the river? We don't have a boat on the dock, so it's still a dead end. "Diao Youmou doesn't understand military affairs, and he hasn't reacted yet.

"What's not to understand about this, wait until tomorrow morning, the Qing army sailors will turn back again, won't the Tartars have boats?" Wan Yuan Ji hurriedly walked out and said to the left and right: "Order the three armies, immediately rush to the bank of the Gan River, be sure to catch up with this group of Tartars!" ”

At this time, the sky was about to dawn, and the Gan army set off again, marching all the way to the river, but when they arrived, they saw a dilapidated military camp, an empty wharf, and Qing warships that were departing on the river.

"Smack!"

Wan Yuan Ji slapped his palm heavily and slapped it on a big stone, and the sharp corners of the stone pierced the palm of his hand, and blood immediately flowed out, but he didn't realize it.

If there are no other changes, the Battle of Nanchang will end here, the Jiangxi army has been busy for more than half a year, losing thousands of men and horses, a naval division, but there is no record that can be done, how to explain to the court in the future! How to deal with Chu Jun and Jin Shenghuan?

Diao Youmou doesn't understand military affairs, but he is the best at observing faces, and he is very clear about Wan Yuanji's thoughts, he leaned over, muttered a few words, and then looked at Wan Yuan Ji with slanted eyes.

"The student's plan, although it hurts the peace of the world, is an expedient measure when he is helpless, does the governor think it is feasible?"

"No! No choice! Wan Yuan Ji said categorically: "Killing good and risking merit is all shameless martial arts, how can this constitution do it!" (To be continued......)