The northwest of Fujian Province, close to the Longyan Prefecture of Ganzhou Prefecture in Jiangxi, Longyan Prefecture is the place where it must pass through from Fujian Province to enter Guangdong Province, because it is located in a remote area, sparsely populated, so although it is a traffic artery, there is no large-scale garrison, far less than the Fuzhou Mansion of the Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, not only has the infantry guarded, but also the garrison of the coastal water division, it can be said that it is a place guarded by heavy troops, and the defensive momentum is like an iron cage that cannot be broken. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

At the intersection of the three provinces, less than ten miles away from Longyan Prefecture, it only takes dozens of minutes to reach the south gate of Longyan Prefecture by galloping along the official road. Between the mountains, among the insects and birds, on the official road, Yang Lin and the Qilin army stopped here, 20,000 cavalry in front, 30,000 infantry behind, crowded the entire road.

Between the sprinkles, faintly nervous, although there were 50,000 people gathered, Chen soldiers waited, but there was no chaotic sound, very calm, let him time pass, the Qilin army always maintained a strict formation, waiting for further instructions from the commander.

At this time, Yang Lin looked at the sunset that had set, the sky was gradually becoming gray, the sunset was already looming, and said to Chao Sheng on the side: "Commander Chao, in more than an hour, the sky should be completely dark, let's cook here, take a short rest, and then act after dark." ”

"But, Marshal, if we act after dark, it will be detrimental to our cavalry. If I speed up the pace of the march now, while the sky is still acceptable, I only need five thousand cavalry to charge and a rapid march, and I can be sure that I will take Longyan City and firmly control it. Chao Sheng's face was puzzled, and when he spoke, he was full of confidence, and vaguely, a little stubborn.

Yang Lin nodded, shook his head noncommittally, and said loudly: "Yes, Chao Sheng, even if you only give you five thousand cavalry, I believe you can take Longyan City, almost effortlessly." However, my ambition is not to take a small Longyan Mansion, but to take the entire Fujian Province in the shortest possible time, and control several important state capitals in Fujian, and Longyan City is the key first step. ”

"Then Marshal, what does this have to do with attacking Longyan City?" Chao Sheng didn't insist any longer, and asked again, looking like he was trying to solve the problem.

"It's very simple, it's easy to take Longyan City, the reason why I chose to act at night and capture it at night is to ensure the secrecy of our military operation. After dark, the four gates are closed, even if there is a war and the whole city is in turmoil, as long as we act properly and quickly control the four gates, no one will escape and pass the news of the destruction of Longyan City. ”

Chao Sheng had probably guessed Yang Lin's intentions, and couldn't help asking, "Marshal, then what should we do next?" ”

Yang Lin smiled, showed a very confident look, and said slowly: "Wait a minute, you arrange for a few people to take the first step, blend into Longyan City, meet with the secret hand there, hide in the house near the city gate, where the secret hand we arranged." ”

"When it gets dark, let's approach the south gate of Longyan City and release Kong Ming lanterns as a signal. Subsequently, as soon as the secret hands of the inner response saw the signal, they immediately held guns and stormed the city gate, and it was not a problem for us to attack the city at all. Immediately afterwards, taking advantage of the cover of night, before the Qing court's city defense army could react, the cavalry galloped and quickly rushed to the other three city gates, supplemented by infantry to occupy each city gate, which could completely avoid the leakage of news. ”

"As long as I wait until dawn, and then the troops will be divided into two routes, I will enter Tingzhou Mansion, Yanping Mansion, and Shaoning Mansion from the west, and you will be responsible for capturing Quanzhou Mansion, Fuzhou Mansion and Funing Mansion, and finally meet at the intersection of Jiangxi, Fujian and Zhejiang, and join forces with the Kongtong Army to form a crushing trend."

Immediately, he fought to the north bank of the Yangtze River, and then, under the command of Huo Xiong, sent troops to Hunan, which caused the Qing court's southwest counterinsurgency to be severely damaged, and lost a place to replenish troops and supply grain and grass! At the same time, with the assistance of Thunder, you and I will lead our troops across the Yangtze River and continue the Northern Expedition, and within three months, we will be able to take the land north of the Yellow River in one fell swoop. ”

While speaking, Chao Sheng was infected by Yang Lin's words, and couldn't help but echo: "In this way, the land south of the Yangtze River, the Central Plains, and the two granaries of the Qing court are all owned by us. As long as you raise your arms and open the warehouse to release grain, a large number of people will come to vote. At that time, our momentum will be even stronger, and the Qing court will no longer have much of a threat, and it will be just around the corner to cross the Yellow River with troops. ”

"That's right, that's exactly the case, guns and guns, guns and food, it's hardly a difficult thing to oppose the Qing Dynasty, if things go well, it will be a year in short terms, or three years in the longest, and the rule of the Manchurian Tartars can be overthrown."

At this time, Chao Sheng, who nodded frequently, was about to say something, but Yang Lin said again without breathing: "Since your task is relatively heavy and you are facing the most enemies, although you have the thunderous navy to assist from one side, the pressure is still unabated, after all, you have to face the army of Yude, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang. Therefore, I will leave only 10,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry, and the rest will be yours! ”

Hearing this, Chao Sheng suddenly felt happy in his heart, and then became worried again, and said not very reassuringly: "Marshal, with only 20,000 infantry cavalry, isn't it a bit little?" If something happens, I can't ..... even if I die."

Yang Lin waved and said disapprerovingly: "Chao Sheng, needless to say, I have made up my mind, I know what you are worried about?" Don't worry, if there is really any emergency and the troops are not enough, I can still transfer troops from Jiangxi Province. Like Ningdu Mansion, Fuzhou Mansion and Guangxin Mansion, there are Kongtong troops stationed there. If you can use it, you can recruit them to come to support with just a piece of paper, and you don't have to worry about my safety. ”

Chao Sheng's last scruples were finally put down, he clearly knew that Yang Lin had a unique method, a special way of contact, which could mobilize the Kongtong army anytime and anywhere, just like ordering the Qilin army, the kind of order to fly pigeons and pass on the book had an implicit password, which could not be deciphered and read by non-special personnel, and a senior officer like himself could understand it at a glance.

Therefore, Chao Sheng didn't persuade anything, then stood up and said to Yang Lin: "In that case, Marshal, I will now arrange for someone to dress up in disguise, blend into Longyan City, mix with the hidden people in the city, and act as soon as it gets dark." ”

"Well, you go!" Yang Lin responded calmly, and then helped Li Youlan to a relatively flat grassland, and let the surrounding soldiers disband the team and prepare dinner.

The moon is dark and the wind is high at night, when people kill people and oversell goods.

I don't know when, Longyan City has been engulfed in darkness, the entire city is in darkness, although there is moonlight, but the visibility of the city is still not ideal. At this time, at the south gate of Longyan City, a team of Qing court soldiers was guarding, and it seemed a little boring, and several people were chatting.

"Hey, I said, something is wrong these days, I saw people walking out of the city, but I didn't see anyone entering the city, it's so strange."

"Who's to say it isn't? Even if there are a few people who enter the city, it is also the common people of some nearby villages and towns, in previous years, like this time, those businessmen who came back from doing business in Guangzhou, passing through here, there is an endless stream, not to mention the flow of people, but there are also a lot of them. ”

"It's really strange, where have all those merchants gone? Without them, who will we eat and drink? You can't be as filial as those poor people, right~? ”

"Damn, it's really blood mold, if there are no rich businessmen and giants passing through here, and there is no toll income, the prefect will ask us!"

At this moment, when several soldiers were complaining, several figures suddenly appeared in the distance, constantly approaching, due to the light, they couldn't see very clearly, and one of the soldiers couldn't help but shout: "Who?!" Don't you know that the city gates have been closed? If you want to go out of town, come back early tomorrow morning. ”

"Master Bing, you can do it, the little one has something urgent to go out, and he can't wait." A voice was heard by someone in the distance, and it was not known who was talking and answering.

"That's not going to work, get out of here, I won't open the gates for you. Don't get any closer, if you take a step closer, don't blame us for being rude, the swords in our hands don't cost anyone's lives! At this time, the soldier who spoke saw that the figure did not listen to persuasion, and was not interested at all, and could not help but feel a little angry in his chest, and became impatient, and his words began to become cold and overflowing.

"Oh... In that case, we'd like to see how you're being polite? How do you want our lives? The voice in the shadow was no longer polite, without the slightest hint of fear, still approaching the city gate.

The soldiers guarding the city gate were all startled, and as soon as they drew their swords, they were about to shout, when suddenly a burst of gunfire came, and the fire splashed in all directions, cutting through the silent sky, and the noise burst into bursts, and the light was dazzling.

Da Da...

Bang bang...

Suddenly, several soldiers fell, dead in a pool of blood, the other survivors had no time to resist, and before the voice of begging for mercy was shouted, they were instantly strangled by bullets fired from all directions, the lantern burned, and soon, the silence around was restored again, night, it was still that night, but the air was filled with a strong smell of blood.

At this moment, a group of people appeared near the burning lantern, and the figures were numerous, and they ran quickly towards the city gate. However, a gong sounded, accompanied by shouts.

"Oh no, there are thieves attacking the city gates, oh no, there are thieves attacking the city gates!"

Immediately afterwards, I saw that the fire was blazing at the city gate, and more than a dozen Qing court soldiers appeared there, still running, and went to several beacon towers outside the city, their voices kept roaring, and their voices were full of fear. (To be continued.) )