Xu Yong abandoned the city and fled in order to preserve his strength, which can also be called a strategic transfer, and he was also worried about turning around and destroying the Chu army, so he tried to destroy Huanggang City before leaving, so as not to invest the enemy.

The granaries, the treasury, the yamen, the barracks, and the shops of the wealthy families all had to be burned down, leaving Wang Kefan with a mess and making him try his best to conquer Huanggang, but he could not get food and salary supplements, and he could not stand here.

The Chu army only blocked the south and west gates, Xu Yong had enough time to sabotage, and after the green battalion soldiers received the order, they slaughtered all over the city like wolves and tigers, and went straight to the homes of those famous rich merchants. This is the opportunity for the brothers to make a fortune, usually those old men are above the top, looking down on us Qiu Ba, today they must be robbed and burned all, if there is time, it is best to taste the taste of those daughters again.

Passing by the homes of ordinary people, the green battalion soldiers did not let go, threw out a few torches, lit all the houses on the street, and then roared away, these people are poor ghosts, they don't have much oil and water to grab them, they have to hurry up to kill the fat sheep, and then slip away.

The green battalion soldiers burned, killed and looted, and those who resisted were all killed, and Huanggang City was like a hell on earth, crying and shaking the sky......

Xu Yong personally rushed to the granary, supervised the green battalion soldiers to burn all the grain stacks, and then retreated in the direction of the north gate with his own army.

"Third brother, the army in the city is in turmoil, let's withdraw as soon as possible!" Xu Bin was a little nervous, stretched out his hand and pointed in the direction of the south gate, which was about to be lost, the green flag on the head of the city had been cut down, and the last overseer team was gone, and thousands of young men were scattering and fleeing.

"Don't panic. We are all light horses and fast horses, and we will go as soon as we say, and Nanban will definitely not be able to catch up. Xu Yong is not worried, the main force of the green battalion and the family members of the old battalion have scattered and broken through, and the gold and silver stolen from the feudal treasury and the rich merchants have also been transported away, and some of the remaining chaotic soldiers in the city are old and weak soldiers, with them to create chaos, it is easy for his small army to get out.

Seeing that the direction of the rich area and the yamen of the clan was in flames, Xu Yong nodded with satisfaction, and a mocking smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Then he turned around and got down the bell and drum tower, recognized the stirrup and pulled the saddle, got on his horse and ran towards the north gate, and their own soldiers rode fast horses, and soon surpassed many of the chaotic soldiers. Escaped from Huanggang City.

Twenty miles outside the city, the crowd looked back. The fire in the city intensified. The smoke was billowing and rushing straight into the sky, Xu Bin gritted his teeth, inhaled the cold air vigorously, looked at Xu Yong, and stopped talking.

Xu Yong asked indifferently, "What." Feeling distressed? ”

"It's a little distressing, Huanggang City Flower World, it's a pity to burn it down." Xu Bin asked: "That lone expedition surnamed Wang will definitely not be able to hold the Huangzhou Mansion." Huanggang City will still be ours sooner or later, why should we burn it? ”

"Old Five, how many years have you been with me?" Xu Yong patted him on the shoulder with the whip of the horsewhip, and his tone was very kind.

"It's been thirteen years, and when Chongzhen was seven years old, the third brother took me from the countryside ......" Xu Bin was just halfway through speaking, and suddenly received a heavy blow on the back of the head, Xu Yong held the horsewhip and hit his helmet hard, although it didn't hurt, it made a loud noise, which startled Xu Bin.

"Idiot! I've been with me for thirteen years, and I haven't grown at all! Xu Yong suddenly turned his face and reprimanded loudly: "If you want to get ahead, you have to be ruthless in doing things, not only to outsiders, but also to yourself, even more ruthless to yourself, a Huanggang City is reluctant, how can you lead troops to fight?" ”

Xu Yong has always been a paternalistic manager, although Xu Bin is a general, he is often beaten and scolded by him, and the soldiers around him are used to it, so he is not surprised at all. Xu Bin also hurriedly lowered his head and was honestly trained.

Xu Yong pointed out bitterly: "Wang Kefan's lone army went deep and attacked Huanggang, and he must not have brought much grain and grass, I burned Huanggang with fire, what did he do to defend this empty city?" When the reinforcements from Wuchang Mansion arrived, I turned around and killed him...... You have to remember in the future, you must not fight a mother-in-law, you must be tough, as long as you can win the battle, don't say a Areha Chao Hazhangjing, even if it is the prince Baylor, you should go back to the top! ”

This is talking about the responsibility of the battle of Xianning, Xu Bin hurriedly jumped off the horse and knelt on the ground to plead guilty.

Xu Yong taught Xu Bin a lesson again, dismissed him from the post of deputy general, stayed in the army to serve, and waited until Wang Kefan was eliminated, and then tried to make up for the crime and give an explanation to the Manchu court.

"You get up first." In the end, he couldn't help but sigh: "Alas, I'm still too soft-hearted when I talk about it!" For example, this Huanggang City, if I slaughtered the city, it would be much cleaner, but the villagers always can't do it, so don't learn from me in the future. ”

Xu Bin turned over and got on the horse, accompanied him to hurry again, and asked again: "The younger brother is incompetent, and he has caused a big disaster in Xianning, if the King of Gongshun and Lord Beile are held accountable, will it affect the third brother?" ”

Xu Yong said: "What are you afraid of? I am upright, sitting upright, loyal to the court, and I can't resist this little thing? As long as you have soldiers in your hands and can win battles, you don't need to look at other people's faces. ”

Xu Bin's eyes were full of admiration, and he exclaimed: "The third brother is really majestic, and he will definitely be able to be crowned a king and a marquis in the future!" ”

Xu Yong smiled faintly and was silent for a moment before saying, "In fact, among these officials in Jiangnan, I also have people who are afraid. ”

"Who is it?" Xu Bin is very strange, his third brother doesn't care about Lord Baylor, who else can he be afraid of?

Xu Yong's expression became restrained, and he said slowly: "Hong Junmen, Hong Junmen is very powerful. ”

The Hong Junmen in his mouth is Hong Chengchou, the former governor of Jiliao in the Ming Dynasty.

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After Wang Kefan occupied Huanggang, he encountered great difficulties in terms of food and wages.

The Qing army retreated in a hurry, and Huanggang City was not completely burned down, but this kind of dilapidated mess was more difficult to clean up, and the people in the city not only could not provide food and salary, but also needed the Chu army to relieve and resettle.

The Chu army raided Huanggang, and there was not much food and pay, and the logistics base was in Xingguozhou, which was very troublesome to transfer across the Yangtze River, and this supply line could be cut off by the Qing army's naval division at any time. If the Chu army runs out of food, and Kong Youde sends heavy troops to suppress it, it will be a difficult situation at home and abroad, and nineteen, eighty, and nine will lose the battle.

Wang Kefan had to admit that Xu Yong's desperate plan was very vicious, and the Chu army paid hundreds of casualties to take Huanggang, but instead carried a burden, and the situation suddenly became very dangerous. (To be continued......)