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Wu Fanhui led 2,300 soldiers, arrived in Zhifu, ten days, marching more than 600 miles, an average of nearly 60 miles a day, the foot soldiers actually persevered, this has to be said to be a miracle, even Wu Fanhui felt surprised, no wonder the combat effectiveness of the Liaodong border army is not ordinary, of course, in this process, Wu Fanhui also made some adjustments, that is, the cavalry dismounted and walked for three days, let the foot soldiers ride in rotation, Rao is so, it is also a huge test for personal endurance, but anyway, Everyone persevered.

It is only two hundred miles away from the capital city of Dengzhou, and the security on the official road is becoming more and more strict, and the situation analyzed by Zu Dabi has appeared, that is, it is almost impossible for the brigade of people to continue to avoid the rebels on the official road.

The time to test Wu Fanhui has finally arrived.

At this moment, Wu Fanhui issued an order again, the brigade walked on the official road, did not have to avoid the rebels' investigation, met a small-scale rebel army, and at the same time wrestled with it, completely wiped out, leaving no traces, and met a slightly larger rebel army, it was explained that he had received an order from Marshal Li Jiuru, from Laiyang and Fushan and other places, to come to the aid of Dengzhou Capital.

Wu Fanhui made this decision, he was still confident, along the way they captured a lot of tongues, inquired in detail about the situation, the situation of the rebels fighting with the imperial army, the rebels in Laiyang, Fushan and Zhifu and other places are not particularly clear, which shows that the fierce fighting in front is still continuing, and it also shows that the rebels have not yet begun a large-scale rout.

However, there is not much time left for Wu Fanhui, according to his analysis, at this moment the rebel army should be evacuated from Laizhou, on the way to Huangxian to assemble, some of the rebels may have withdrawn in the direction of Dengzhou Fucheng, Kong Youde is still ambitious, or unwilling, ready to block the imperial army in Huangxian on a large scale, dreaming of defeating the imperial army in Huangxian.

Huang County is only about sixty miles away from the capital city of Dengzhou, and the cavalry can reach it in half a day.

Wu Fanhui issued an order that the army must arrive at the capital city of Dengzhou on 18 August, and as for how to capture the capital city of Dengzhou, on the one hand, it is necessary to grasp the fleeting warplane, and on the other hand, it is also necessary to fight fiercely.

The cavalry began to gallop, and the foot soldiers increased the pace of their march.

On August 16, the brigade set out from Zhifu, they were wrapped in red turbans on their heads, exactly the same as the dress of the rebels, until the time of the end of the camp to rest, in more than a day, the cavalry led by Wu Fanhui cleanly killed several rebels on duty on the official road, the scale of these rebels is very small, a few people, more than a dozen people.

Zu Dabi, Wang Laipin, Xu Yanqi and others already showed smiles on their faces, seeing that Dengzhou Mansion was ahead, according to the current process, it was completely possible to arrive on time, but Wu Fanhui's face became more and more severe, and he faintly felt that there must be a large-scale rebel garrison on the official road, and Dengzhou Mansion City was the nest of the rebels, and it was definitely heavily guarded.

August 17, at the end of the day.

The brigade still did not stop marching, and at this moment they were only about sixty miles away from the capital city of Dengzhou.

Just when the marching speed of the brigade gradually slowed down, Li Yong and the others came back, their expressions were a little grim, and they brought back three prisoners.

After Wu Fanhui heard Li Yongyu's report on the investigation, he immediately ordered the army to temporarily stop advancing and set up camp on the spot, and ordered Zu Dashou, Wang Laipin, Xu Yanqi and others to pay close attention to the surrounding situation.

There are indeed a large number of rebels in front, they are closely stationed on the official road, and the roads leading to the capital of Dengzhou are already on full alert, and any wind and grass will cause the rebels in the capital of Dengzhou to be alarmed.

The real trouble is finally coming, in terms of combat effectiveness, the more than 2,000 soldiers led by Wu Fanhui can break through the obstacles on the official road, but this is bound to alarm the rebels in Dengzhou City, once the rebels in Dengzhou City are alert and strengthen their vigilance, then all the efforts made in front will be in vain.

Wu Fanhui didn't dare to storm the city of Dengzhou with more than 2,000 soldiers, that was an act of seeking death, the artillery on the wall of Dengzhou Mansion was extremely sharp, and the blood of the soldiers could not resist at all.

Wu Fanhui was even more reluctant to let more than 2,000 people stop the retreating army led by Kong Youde and others, not to mention the heavy casualties in such a blocking battle, it is very likely that it will not be able to really stop Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming and others.

However, this is the last choice, and it is also the most helpless choice, once the rebels stationed in Dengzhou Mansion are alert, and the army cannot take Dengzhou Mansion, then Wu Fanhui can only lead his brothers, and fight to the death to block Kong Youde and others who are ready to retreat to Dengzhou Mansion, no matter how big the loss, he must hold on, and he will also send scouts to report to Lord Zhu Dadian, so that the army can quickly launch an attack, flank the front and back, and completely exterminate Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming and others.

In this way, the casualties of the brothers can be guaranteed.

As a last resort, Wu Fanhui will not make such a choice, there are more than 3,000 rebels in Dengzhou Mansion, and the combat effectiveness is still good, relying on the strong city, the imperial army should not think that it can be taken in a short time, and the rebels in Dengzhou Mansion, the possibility of escaping by boat still exists.

This is a situation that Wu Fanhui would never want to see.

Three captives were brought to Wu Fanhui.

These three captives looked a little lean and well-dressed, and they were by no means the ones captured earlier.

No wonder Li Yong and the others didn't look very good.

Wu Fanhui squinted his eyes, he believed that these people were the elite of the rebels, and it seemed that the attack of the imperial army had formed a huge threat to the rebels.

Just as Wu Fanhui was about to ask, an exclamation appeared behind him.

The exclamation came from the mouth of a Wu family guardian named Ma Qiangui, Ma Qiangui looked at one of the three captives, his face instantly turned red, and one of the captives was also extremely shocked when he saw Ma Qiangui, and his body even trembled slightly.

Ma Qiangui is one of the more than 200 people from ZS County, because of his flexible mind and brave combat, he was appreciated by Li Yong and others, and was transferred to follow Wu Fanhui's side, and he was a personal soldier.

Wu Fanhui of course noticed this, he turned his head to look at Ma Qiangui, his expression was extremely grim.

"Ma Qiangui, do you know these people?"

Ma Qiangui quickly walked in front of Wu Fanhui and knelt down.

"My lord, don't kill them, my subordinates are willing to guarantee them with their lives."

The three captives were quickly brought to Wu Fanhui's tent, Li Yong and Ma Jigang followed into the tent, and Du Weinian and Ma Qiangui also entered the tent, and the eight people were in the tent, making the largest tent a little crowded.

The emotions of the three captives have calmed down, and Ma Qiangui's mood has also calmed down a lot.

Wu Fanhui silently looked at Ma Qiangui and the three captives, he already felt that it was not simple, when he left from ZS County, he had talked with Dewey Nian, and basically affirmed that the old man had fought on Phi Island, but the origin of the old man and more than 200 people, he did not get to the bottom of it, and now it seems that it is time to uncover the mystery.

When he first entered the tent, Ma Qiangui hesitated, just begged Wu Fanhui to spare the lives of these three people, and didn't say anything else, and in the process, Ma Qiangui kept looking at Dewey Nian.

Dewey also fell silent, keeping his head down almost all the time.

The behavior of the three captives was even more strange, their faces looked very excited, but they were always suppressing their emotions, and their eyes were mostly focused on Dewey Nian's body, as if they had seen the feeling of relatives.

Wu Fanhui also didn't speak, watching all this silently, he didn't urge Ma Qiangui to explain the reason.

The area around the tent is already heavily guarded, and even Zu Dabi and Wang Laipin and others are not allowed to enter, which has become a habit, every time Wu Fanhui interrogates the prisoners, or after the interrogation, everyone almost has to avoid it, because at this time Wu Fanhui needs to think independently, and needs to find a way to deal with and solve unexpected problems.

The silence was close to a quarter of an hour, Li Yong and Ma Jigang stood on the left and right of Wu Fanhui, they looked at the three captives vigilantly, and even when they looked at Du Weinian and Ma Qiangui, their eyes were a little complicated, in their opinion, the young master was already very tolerant, according to the previous rules, after the young master asked the three captives, they wanted to take the captives away and kill them, to ensure that no news leaked out.

Finally, Dewey walked in front of Wu Fanhui and knelt on his knees.

"The subordinates beg the young master not to kill them."

"Dewey Nian, get up, the man has gold under his knees, don't kneel down at every turn, when the prince of ZS County decided to let you follow my side, I said, you are all my brothers, with me to eat, there is your food and clothing, I have never asked about your origins, let alone intend to get to the bottom of it, all the past has passed, but today's situation is different, there are thousands of brothers who follow me, I have to consider their safety, you and Ma Qiangui's requirements, make me very difficult."

Wu Fanhui helped Dewey Nian, his expression becoming more and more serious.

"The Wu family's nursing home, everyone is my brother, Zu Dabi and others, just my subordinates, there is a difference, Zu Dabi and others were worried at the beginning, my Wu family's nursing home, I am afraid that there will be special treatment, but after such a long time, the Wu family nursing home has suffered in the front, and has never flinched in the face of danger, the facts are in front of me, Zu Dabi and others are already convinced, and the brothers are also working very hard, which makes me very gratified, but at such a critical moment, you and Ma Qiangui put forward such a requestI'm really hard at making decisions. ”

Wu Fanhui let out a long sigh and still didn't ask.