"Retreat? Ha ha...... Can it be withdrawn now? Can these nearly 1,000 soldiers escape under the cavalry pursuit of the Jieyi Army? Liu Qinghan said to the deputy general beside him with a sad face, "You take people to evacuate, I can't evacuate now." The defeat was a great one, with nearly 3,000 soldiers lost, and one person needed to take responsibility. Since General Ben could not bring them back, he accompanied them to the death here. When it comes time to report back to the military, just put the blame on me. ”

"General, but ......"

"Don't you want to leave, you want to stay and die with me? It's enough to die one, get out! Liu Qinghan roared angrily.

"Brethren, now we have no way back. If you are still a non-commissioned officer of the Qi Army, take up your weapons and fight to the death with the cavalry of the Jieyi Army with General Ben! Even if you die, you will die like a man! Looking at the departing lieutenant general, Liu Qinghan turned around and roared with a knife.

As Liu Qinghan roared angrily, some Qi army naval non-commissioned officers immediately gathered around him, still blocking the cavalry of the Jieyi Army. Knowing that they were invincible, they were still wielding their knives to fight.

"Fight to the death? Ha ha...... That is the case, then let you die here. If you want to raid the city of our righteous army, and die here, this is the fate you deserve! Li Qingping replied sharply.

"Killing ......" Li Qingping personally led the cavalry to rush to the location of Liu Qinghan, the main general of the Qi army, and it was also the only Qi army group that was resisting.

"Flutter ......" The long knife waved, the cold light flickered, and the cavalry of the Jieyi Army, under the leadership of Li Qingping, instantly rushed through the Qi army formation where Liu Qinghan was located. The cavalry of the Jieyi Army did not stop, and dozens of Qi soldiers and Liu Qinghan, the main general of the Qi army, had become corpses on the ground at this moment. And the cavalry of the Jieyi Army also left more than ten cavalrymen. But that's about it.

"Kill! Take down all these defeated soldiers! At this moment, the gate of Quantang City, which had been closed, was also opened, and hundreds of young men and people poured out in unison, rushing towards the defeated Qi soldiers.

The defeat is like a mountain, which can only be described as such. The envoy of the Qi army who was located on the warship witnessed this situation with his own eyes. Except for one of the five assault boats, which transported Liu Qinghan's lieutenant back, the remaining four were all so caught in a melee because of the grabbing of the soldiers that they failed to leave, and even overturned two of them.

On the river beach, the cavalry of the 300-section rebel army pierced into the fleeing soldiers of the Qi army like a tiger into a flock, and the sharp horizontal knives cut over the bodies of the Qi soldiers like cutting wheat.

It's a pity that a naval general like Liu Qinghan, who was in charge of thousands of navies, died in a battle here. If it was a naval battle, it would be the same strength, and it would not necessarily be able to leave it behind, but here, for various reasons, he finally died at the hands of the Jieyi army along with ordinary soldiers.

The cavalry of the Jieyi Army pursued and killed, and the Qi army naturally did not stay in place and wait for the cavalry of the Jieyi Army to rush and kill. But when the Qi army retreated to the riverside, they found that they had no way to retreat. Of the five assault boats, except for one that successfully rescued Vice Admiral Liu Qinghan and several officers who had landed, the remaining four failed to leave smoothly.

It's not that these assault boats can't be used, it's that these soldiers don't want to be the next ones to be transported when they retreat. After all, staying means death, and whether or not you can get the assault boat to return is two theories. And because the adjutant of the navy took some high-ranking officers away, almost all of them were non-commissioned officers, and even if there were some low-ranking officers, they could not command all the non-commissioned officers. These soldiers naturally don't want to let each other, and no one wants to stay behind to resist the Jieyi army, nor do they want to become the soldiers of the next transportation of the assault boat.

As a result, four small assault boats failed to leave one in the end. Two of them were directly overturned by the competing Qi sergeants, and they never turned over again. When the Qi sergeants saw this, their emotions were even more uncontrollable. Coupled with the approach of the Jieyi army, these Qi soldiers and soldiers actually began to use knives against each other to snatch the qualifications to board the ship. Until the Jieyi army solved the Qi soldiers who were still resisting the land fan, and killed them in the shallow water, these Qi troops were really still fighting.

"Shoot the arrows! Don't come closer, these people are already crazy! Li Qingping looked at the Qi soldiers who were red-eyed, and immediately frowned and ordered. He will not let his soldiers go forward to fight with the other party, and directly use bows and arrows to deal with these routs who even kill their own robes.

On the more than ten naval warships, the sailors of the Qi army, the eight hundred naval soldiers of the Qi army who had not yet waited to go ashore, and the envoy of the king of Qi all looked at the battle outside Quantang City thousands of kilometers away with a pale face.

This time, they came to raid the rebel army full of hope, but they didn't take this rebel army established by the rebels in their eyes. Although it is rumored that this section of the rebel army has the support of the Zhao army, its essence is still composed of chaotic people. So, in their opinion, this task is extremely easy. Even if the city is not broken in the end, there should be no problem in retreating smoothly.

However, so far in this battle, their soldiers have lost three-quarters, not to mention the destruction of the city, even the main general has died outside the city, but it is a blow to them.

"Your Excellency, it's time to withdraw! There is no way to save them. Looking at the battlefield outside the city that had been controlled by the Jieyi Army and the people of Quantang City who had been killed from the city, the envoy of the King of Qi with tears in his eyes said to the partial general who was left behind by the navy.

"Withdraw! Damn the Righteous Army! King Qi's envoy gritted his teeth and said angrily. Although these naval cadets had nothing to do with him, he did not want his side to be defeated. After all, if this battle is won, he also has merit.

The Battle of Quantang City finally ended, and after the Jieyi army reinforcements arrived, the Qi army was defeated and lost. And the Jieyi army has no navy and no warships, so they can only watch the Qi army and navy, which has lost most of its troops, leave. Otherwise, I am afraid that the Qi army and navy, which have lost their courage at sea, will be left behind by all of them.

Half an hour later, the next two thousand foot soldiers also hurried in. However, by the time they arrived, the war had already ended. However, this battle also made the Jieyi army understand that the eastern cities were not very safe. Therefore, these two thousand soldiers will also be stationed here, responsible for the defense of the coastal towns and towns dozens of miles north and south.

"Captain Lin, how do you feel? You're almost a big dumpling! Haha......" Looking at Lin Hei's appearance, Li Qingping, who came to check, couldn't help laughing.

"Captain Captain...... No, it should be Lord Lieutenant. It's okay, in this battle, I, Lin Heizi, am refreshed. However, thanks to Lord Duwei's timely assistance, otherwise it would have ......," Lin Hei laughed briskly. Because of the victory in this battle, Lin Hei's rank was also promoted to light cavalry lieutenant, which became a middle-level position. The military position is the garrison captain of the Jieyi Army in Jiaxing County, responsible for the defense affairs of the eastern parts of Jiaxing County.

"The reason why I am here is also because the Qi navy has raided other parts of our east. Judging from the news we have obtained now, there are five attacks in the east of our Jieyi army, three of which directly killed the Qi army, and two of which were occupied by the Qi army, but now they have been recaptured by us. Of course, the price we paid was not small. Li Qingping said with a solemn face.

"Five? It seems that the Qi army is really going to besiege us with all their might this time. Lin Hei's face sank, and he said in a condensed voice.

Li Qingping nodded and said, "Because the Qi army learned that our righteous army has the support of the Zhao army. In addition, they speculated that all the rebel armies in eastern Yangzhou were supported by Zhao Jun behind them. So, they've now started a full-scale counterattack. In addition, according to the prisoners we have captured, not only here is our Jieyi army, but also other righteous army, and there are also Qi army and navy attack. The first purpose was to open up a front in the rear of the rebel army, and to flank the attack. The second is to cut off our trade through the eastern seas, with the Zhao State behind us and various maritime merchants, to obtain supplies. ”

"Isn't it ...... for the other rebels?"

"It's dangerous, but there's nothing we can do about it, it's not something we can do. If they can't hold on, it means that the situation of the rebels is already very bad. Li Qingping's face was also heavy. It's not because he cares about these rebels, but if the other rebels are surrounded and suppressed by the Qi army, then his own righteous army will become the only target of the Qi army and will bear the full siege of the Qi army.

"There are more than 2,000 people left here, and Captain Lin can be responsible for the defense of more than ten towns and villages on the southern front. Although the Qi army was defeated this time and retreated, no one could guarantee that they would not attack again. Moreover, with such a large loss to the Qi army this time, it is difficult to guarantee that the Qi army will not send a large army to retaliate. Therefore, Captain Lin must be careless. However, I am sure that Captain Lin will not disappoint us. ”

Lin Hei said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency, you can rest assured, as long as you don't die in battle, all parts of the eastern part of Jiaxing County will never be occupied by the Qi army." However, just in case, we need to increase the training of young people in these towns. In addition, we also need to replenish some armor equipment here. This time, the Qi army suffered a big loss when they attacked, also because they were not well prepared and did not carry armor and equipment. Next time, they might not be so careless. ”

Li Qingping nodded and said, "You just have to do the training of young people everywhere." As for the armor, there are no yet. However, it won't be long before a merchant ship will quietly arrive and transport a shipment of food and crossbows for us, and then we will have the armor and equipment you need. ”

Lin Hei was surprised: "Didn't you say that the Qi Navy had already blocked the eastern seas?" Can merchant ships come here? ”

Li Qingping said with a smile: "It's right that they blockade the sea area, and our Zhao State's navy doesn't want to fight them directly now." However, the dispersal of the Qi army and navy this time gave us an opportunity. There should be no problem for the merchant ships transporting supplies this time to come here. In addition, the merchant ships will use the banner of the Zhao army Wang Nan Xinjin, and break through to this place, and the Qi army and navy will not find out. ”

In the next few days, the entire city of Quantang was in a state of bustle. In addition to being happy because of the defeat of the Zhao army, many soldiers, young and strong people in the city, and even the big squires in the city promised money and wealth were also in place, and the people in the city were also happy because of this. Of course, there were also many soldiers and young men who died in this battle, but the money they deserved has been delivered to them one by one. In addition, in recognition of the heroic efforts of these soldiers, their families were first allocated fields, seeds, and agricultural tools so that they would not have problems in their lives due to the death of their young and strong families.

A few days later, at night, after the wharf outside Quantang City was cleared, more than a dozen large merchant ships came here. This merchant ship not only brought a large amount of food, armor and equipment to the Jieyi army, but also some craftsmen and some civilian officials.

At this point, the craftsman is to create armor and equipment for the Jieyi Army. After all, armor and equipment are the basic needs of an army, and they can't always rely on Zhao to provide them, of course, even if Zhao can always provide them with supplies, but with the blockade of the Qi army and navy in the eastern seas, they can't always transport materials through merchant ships.

The navy of Zhao is naturally not afraid of the Qi navy, even if it is a full-scale war, the Qi country will win steadily. However, this would require the mobilization of three navies from north to south to guarantee a complete victory. However, the current Zhao army navy, a part of the north needs to deter the Yizhou countries. The southern part is attacking Linyi, Zhenla and other countries in Yuezhou, south of Jiaozhou, and it cannot be easily withdrawn. Therefore, Zhao Guocai did not raise the banner to support the Jieyi Army.

Of course, if the Jieyi Army is supported head-on, except for the official all-out southern attack of the Zhao Army in the north, otherwise, it will only make the Qi army's attack on the Jieyi Army more fierce. It is now that Qi Jun asked Zhao Jun to provide grain, grass, materials and armor and equipment for the righteous army in eastern Yangzhou, it was such a big reaction, if the righteous army in eastern Yangzhou directly pulled up the flame unicorn flag, I don't know what kind of situation it would become.

The action of the Qi navy surprised all the rebels, except for the Jieyi army and the other two roads were more careful to block the attack of the Qi navy, the rest of the only way was not near the sea, did not encounter the attack of the Qi navy, and the rest of the six larger rebels were tragically attacked by the Qi navy, and the losses were not small. Of course, those small groups of rebels were naturally not counted, after all, every few days there were people who rose up under the banner of the rebels.

These rebels, they either really want to revolt, fight against the Qi State, and want to get a better life. Or maybe it's some ambitious people who want to do something about it. In addition, there are some who follow the banner of the rebels and want to do anything wrong. After all, with other large rebel armies in front of them, they were not worried about being besieged by the Qi State immediately. Of course, Qi Guo didn't have time to care about their small and negligible mountain bandit-like rebel army at this moment.

The counterattack of the Qi army this time not only surprised the righteous army and the righteous army from all walks of life, but even Zhao Xun and others were also surprised. They didn't expect that Murong Cheng's reaction would be so big this time. Just because they provided some supplies for these rebels, let the navy of the Qi army directly start to counterattack the land and let the navy fight on land.

In order to prevent the Jieyi army from being surrounded and suppressed by the angry Qi army, Zhao Xun also asked the Zhao army in Xuzhou to make some corresponding actions. The army began to move south, and the Dongting Lake Water Division also began to step up combat preparations, with the intention of crossing the Huai River to the south. In order to force the Qi army in Yangzhou not to easily turn back and go south to encircle and suppress the Jieyi army, in order to reduce the pressure on the Jieyi army.

It was also because of this action of the Qi army that Zhao Xun gave an order to Qingzhou to prepare a batch of materials and transport them to the land of the Jieyi Army. At the same time, naval escorts were also sent. In addition, a number of civil servants were also appointed.

The reason why civilian officials were sent was because after the Jieyi army took control of the locality, it also began to govern the locality, and began to follow the example of Zhao Guodi to implement new policies and systems at the local level. Although what the righteous army did in this section was not like Zhao State, it also wanted to be like Yanzhou in the past, and various policies and systems had begun to approach Zhao State.

And no one is more familiar with these systems and policies than the officials of Zhao State. Although the Jieyi Army is under the banner of the Righteous Army, it is a chaotic people's uprising and a chaotic army after all. There are relatively few readers in their hands, and there are very few readers who are willing to do things with vitamins. Therefore, they ruled that there was a scarcity of civil servants.

In addition, in order to prevent the policies and systems under the rule of the Jieyi Army from being modified and used by some squire clans, in order to prevent these gentry clans from controlling the power of local officials, which is not conducive to the control of the local government by the Jieyi Army and the takeover of this place by Zhao in the future, Zhao must send civilian officials to control this place. For combat, Zhao Xun is not worried about the Jieyi army. But when it comes to managing places, none of the lieutenants and officers he sent are good at this. But this does not mean that Zhao Xun is willing to let the power of this local official fall into the hands of others.

In addition, Zhao Xun sent civilian officials to manage the place, also to strengthen the influence of the Zhao army here. Whether it is the army or local governance, the Zhao army must be in control. Otherwise, either this rebel army will become another force, or, in the future battle with the Qi army, there will be an accident above this place.

You must know that it is not easy for this civilian official to manage the people's livelihood, finances and taxes, garrison army, and even army logistics in this place. If he didn't let his own people have it in his hands, how could Zhao Xun be so relieved to support their various materials?

The action of the Qi Navy this time has caused great damage to the rebels. The direct loss is not large, but the consequences are not small. The six routes were occupied by the Qi navy in the eastern city, and four of them barely repulsed the Qi navy after paying a heavy price in time. However, the remaining two roads located in the north of Huiji were used by the Qi army to transport troops in a steady stream and allow them to capture many areas. Even these two rebel armies were almost wiped out, and finally lost the city, so they had to retreat south and join other rebels.

With these two roads, the righteous army, which occupies a very key position, is also the more powerful two roads in the south after being defeated by the Qi army, the righteous army in the eastern part of Yangzhou and the northeast coastal counties of Jiangzhou was divided into two by the Qi army, which dealt a heavy blow to the original vigorous development and rapid growth of the righteous army. You must know that with the continuous uprising of the rebel army, especially after the merger of the righteous army with several righteous armies, the uprisings of the rebel army in various places are endless. But now, the rebels who were preparing to rise up in various places have still died down.