Breaking out of the encirclement does not mean escaping, because there are more Ming troops coming behind, and there is a bigger encirclement.

Li Chengdong and Wang Kefan fought several times before and after, and each time they suffered losses, knowing that this opponent was extremely difficult, and there must be follow-up deployments, and the next battle was the real test. Whether you can get out of danger depends on whether you can get through this night safely and arrive at the meeting place agreed with Xia Jianren in time.

The enemy situation is unknown, the terrain is not familiar, there are only more than 400 personal soldiers left, and they are surrounded by the Ming army.

But the reason why Xiao Xiong became Xiao Xiong has his own advantages, under the huge pressure, Li Chengdong did not panic, but stimulated all his potential, and he was extremely calm and sharp. Since the breakthrough, every order he gave was correct, and the timing was just right, interspersed with hurried all the way, and finally got rid of the pursuers of the Chu army.

Finding a secluded leeward place to let the tired soldiers rest for a while, Li Chengdong gathered his generals and held a simple military meeting.

The next step is very critical, the follow-up troops of the Ming army may appear anytime and anywhere, and if these hundreds of green battalion soldiers are discovered and surrounded, they will definitely be wiped out.

"Go due south, don't get too close to the Gan River, find a place to cross the Qushui River." Li Chengdong has already considered it.

"Don't you go to the river? You have to go in a big circle to go due south, it's too dangerous. "One of the ministers has some concerns.

"Wang Kefan is good at using soldiers. The riverside must have been prepared for a long time, so we have to move them out of the way first. Besides, let's go to the river now. How to cross the Qushui River is still a problem. ”

Li Chengdong had already made an appointment with Xia Jianren that early tomorrow morning, he would meet at a small village wharf by the Ganjiang River, and the sailor would pick him up and retreat, but now there were still three hours before dawn, and he could not expose his destination too early.

"Go due south first, it's a big deal to fight with the southern thieves. Fight and leave quickly, just get out in time, if you keep hiding here, you don't dare to show your head. On the contrary, it is more dangerous. ”

If Li Chengdong did not move, it was just a simple time grind, but the Ming army could calmly dispatch and deploy the encirclement more tightly. When the time comes, it will not be easy to get out. Therefore, even if you run away, you should not passively avoid the battle, but try your best to attack the east and the west to confuse the enemy.

"Let's go, go to Qushui River, there should be a Chu army stationed there, let's sneak attack at night, and beat him first."

In danger. Unable to stay too long, Li Chengdong only let the soldiers rest for a quarter of an hour. He gave the order to set off again.

In order to avoid exposing the target, the torch could not be lit, but fortunately, the moonlight was bright at this time, and Li Chengdong's personal soldiers could see the road under their feet because they usually ate well, had enough nutrition, and there were no night blindness patients. After carefully identifying the direction, hundreds of green battalion soldiers quietly left their hiding place and touched the Qushui River due south.

Qushui River, is one of the many tributaries of the Ganjiang River, and the usual Jiangnan River, the flowing river is always silent, undisturbed, like a gentle and quiet Jiangnan girl.

Winter belongs to the dry period, the deepest part of the river is just waist-high, Li Chengdong took the lead, and hundreds of green battalion soldiers took off their pants, revealing their white buttocks, lifting their clothes, shoes and socks above their heads, and flowing through the water.

"Tata Tata Tata ......"

A small sound suddenly sounded on the surface of the river, and suddenly stepped into the icy and biting water, and everyone was frozen to the point that their faces were pale, and the upper and lower rows of teeth kept fighting. Walking to the middle of the riverbed, the impact of the flowing water suddenly increased, and a weak green battalion soldier staggered, and was about to fall, when a big hand suddenly stretched out next to him and held him steadily.

"Thank you, sir! The villain is incompetent, and he has to be taken care of by Mr. Lao. The green battalion soldier was full of shame and thanked Li Chengdong, but when he saw his bare body, bare buttocks, and a looming black shadow under his waist, he quickly lowered his head and didn't dare to look at it again.

"Manly man, head up! Ben will be the same as you, one gun and two eggs, what can't be seen. Li Chengdong smiled heartily at the soldiers around him: "Take a bath in cold water, the more you wash, the smaller it gets, it's really fucking true, you honestly, have they all become smaller?" ”

The soldiers suppressed their throats and let out a low laugh, but their morale suddenly increased, as if the river was not so cold, and they helped each other forward, and crossed the Qushui River very smoothly.

"Wipe the water dry and get dressed again, it's not a joke to catch a cold on this cold day."

Li Chengdong instructed his soldiers one by one, like brothers and fathers, to care for them cordially, and when everyone was tidy, he pointed to the front and said: "There is a village about three miles to the west, which is blocking our retreat, if I expect it to be good, this village has been occupied by the southern thieves, and if we don't take this village, we won't be able to go home!" You say, "What now?" ”

"Kill! Kill them all! Hundreds of Green Battalion soldiers replied in unison.

"Good! is worthy of my Li Chengdong's brother, there is no one of them! Li Chengdong raised his saber and ordered loudly: "Go out and kill all the southern thieves!" ”

Two or three miles of road is very close, it didn't take long, Li Chengdong's troops touched the front of the village, and the scouts came to report that there were indeed Ming troops stationed in the village, but the defense was lax, and it was not the banner of the Chu army, but the soldiers and horses of the Jiangxi army.

"Gan Army? Good! Very good! A hint of smugness flashed on Li Chengdong's face.

He took the initiative to ask for a breakthrough from the south, that is, according to the principle of the virtual is the real and the real is the virtual, judging that the south is the weak link of the Ming army. Sure enough, it turned out that his judgment was completely correct, the south seemed to be a dead end, Wang Kefan did not send the main force, only sent the Jiangxi army to block here, for this fish belly army that is not even a second-rate army, Li Chengdong has full confidence that he can win the battle.

Cut to the chase!

Li Chengdong did not have many troops, and the tactics he chose were also the most direct and effective, there was no detour, no outflanking, hundreds of green battalion soldiers entered the village from one direction, cut down people when they saw them, and ordered them when they saw houses, and the village was full of killing sounds in the blink of an eye, and the fire was blazing.

There are 800 Jiangxi troops stationed in the village, and they have a slight advantage in terms of strength, but they are usually negligent in drilling, and the tactical deployment is also very old-fashioned.

Immediately afterwards, the flag in front of the gate was also cut down, and the Ming army in the village immediately lost their fighting spirit and fled from the village from all directions.

After making a big fuss, Li Chengdong turned his head to the east and headed towards the bank of the Ganjiang River, although this is a very ordinary sound of attacking the east and the west, but in the complex battlefield environment, the enemy's main general will inevitably be disturbed, and it is difficult to make an accurate judgment at the first time.

What Li Chengdong wants is this time difference, if the enemy's commander is a mediocre talent, he will even transfer troops from the banks of the Ganjiang River to reinforce him, then of course it will be better. He went west first, and then east, just to confuse the Ming army, the so-called "that village is in the way of our retreat" Yunyun is just a sentence to boost morale, don't take it seriously, most of those green battalion soldiers are simple-minded, and no one questioned it at all.

Walking all the way through the fields and woods, far or near, from time to time you can see a little torch, running in the direction behind them, it is obvious that after the Gan army was attacked, reinforcements were immediately sent, but this was exactly what Li Chengdong wanted.

When the Gan army was close, the green battalion soldiers stopped advancing, squatted down and hidden, and when the Gan army was far away, they hurried to run away, walked for about an hour, and finally faintly heard the sound of the water of the Gan River.

Almost there!

Li Chengdong was excited, but became more and more cautious, it is very likely that there are still Ming troops on the riverside, and they have worked hard to get to this point, but they can't make mistakes at the last moment.

He found a forest in the distance, ordered his troops to take shelter for a while, and then sent scouts to reconnoitre, and after waiting for about two quarters of an hour, a troop of men and horses suddenly appeared in the darkness and came straight to the woods where they were hiding.

"Found out by the Southern Thieves!" Li Chengdong was shocked and angry, it must have been a scout who was captured by mistake and confessed his whereabouts, and the Ming army came immediately, and he was silent, obviously planning to sneak attack.

At a glance, this Ming army only looked like a few hundred people, and Li Chengdong was confident that he could kill them lightly, but this place was already very close to the meeting place agreed with Xia Jianren, and if he was bitten by the Ming army, the plan to escape by boat would be ruined!

The other party is getting closer and closer, and he doesn't think too much, Li Chengdong ordered to prepare for the battle, only to hear a soft sound from the cang, the green battalion soldier knife is out of the sheath, the arrow is wound, and he will be killed out of the woods as soon as he gives an order.

"Master, Master Li, it's your own person, don't let go of the arrow!" Someone on the other side shouted, and although he suppressed his voice, he could still hear that it was the scout he had just sent out.

Li Chengdong did not relax his vigilance, under the siege of the Ming army, how could a group of his own people suddenly appear, it must be this surrendered scout who is lying.

At this moment, another voice rang out.

"Lao Li, is it Lao Li? I'm Zhao Daorong, don't let go of the arrows! Lao Tzu chased after him with all his might, and was killed by a cold arrow from you, but what a damn loss! ”

Well? It's really Zhao Daorong's voice! Could it be that he also surrendered?

Li Chengdong hid in the dark shadow behind the tree to prevent the other party from hurting people with a secret arrow, and then shouted: "Stop! I don't believe anyone at this time, Zhao Daorong, you come alone! ”

"Damn, Lao Tzu is out of sight, your Lao Li has no energy at all, and he won't be a big deal in the future!" Zhao Daorong scolded and walked over alone, without any weapons on his body, to show that he did not have any hostile intentions. (To be continued......)