At noon on the third day of the second month of the third year of Yongli, a "Qing soldier" galloped to the north gate of Yunxiao City, and the soldiers guarding the city gate were about to stop it, but they saw the person on the horse raise a letter and shouted loudly: "Emergency military situation, the chief soldier is in urgent order!" ”

Hearing this, the guards did not dare to slack off and hurriedly got out of the way......

Zhang Guozhu, the guard of Yunxiao, tore open the "emergency document" stamped with the seal of the Zhangzhou general.

"What? Zheng Jiajun is attacking Zhangzhou City? The chief soldier, Wang Bangjun, wants to transfer the defenders of Yunxiao City to the rescue! Zhang Guozhu said in shock and anger.

Zhang Guozhu suddenly thought of something, and asked in a deep voice: "Then how many people are in the Zheng family's army, and what is the situation in Zhangzhou now?" ”

"General Qiyu, now the specific situation is not clear to the villain, when the little one leaves, Zhangzhou is in danger! I implore the general to send troops to rescue Zhangzhou immediately! The messenger said respectfully.

Zhang Guozhu lowered his head and thought about it, Zhangzhou originally had 5,000 soldiers and horses, and it was no problem to hold it for two or three days, and it should be able to resist until the reinforcements arrived.

"Wang Qibang, hurry up and gather all the military horses in the city at the north gate! I personally led the army to Zhangzhou to rescue! Zhang Guozhu knew that saving soldiers was like fighting a fire, and he did not hesitate to shout at King Qian.

"Order!" Wang Qibang drank expressionlessly.

His Royal Majesty Zhang Guozhu was mean and unkind, and Wang Qibang had long been dissatisfied with him.

Hearing that the national surname is Zheng Chenggong, who is generous and benevolent, Wang Qibang wants to take this opportunity to bring people to him.

After drinking the king, Zhang Guozhu said to Yao Guotai, who was in charge of his henchmen: "Yao Guotai! After I leave, you stay and watch the clouds. ”

"Yes, General!" Yao Guotai said with his fists clenched.

At the same time, in the military camps of Zhangpu, Pinghe, Zhao'an, and Zhangping, the guards of these four counties all ordered their subordinates: "Now that the military situation is urgent, the general soldier is in a hurry to ask for help, and I can't wait." Hurry up and get ready to go to Zhangzhou! ”

"Order!"

……

It is estimated that the guards of the five counties should have led soldiers and horses to support Zhangzhou.

After Zheng Chenggong inspected everyone, Zheng Chenggong said to He Wenxing in a deep voice: "Wenxing, you will lead 7,000 soldiers and horses to guard Zhangzhou!" ”

"Yes, General!" He Wenxing replied in a deep voice.

"When you stay behind, arrange some fine manpower and keep an eye on the newly converted civil officials! If they commit misdeeds, they can be killed on the spot! ”

"General, please rest assured, the last general will guard with all his heart!"

"Well, that's good!" After Zheng Chenggong finished speaking, he turned his head and said to Gan Hui. "Yu Kuan, Yang Cai, you wait to clean up the military horses, and we will set off to sweep the Zhangzhou Mansion!"

"General, let's retire first!" Yu Kuan, Yang Cai and the others saluted Zheng Chenggong together, then turned around and left the lobby.

Bowing my head, I opened the battle map on the table and studied it carefully......

Velocity! Now it's all about speed!

It is necessary to control all the Zhangzhou Prefecture before the Qing army attacks Guangdong. In this way, he could have the opportunity to join forces with Li Chengdong in Guangdong to resist the Qing army.

On the evening of the third day of the second month of the third year of Yongli.

Under an unknown hill, "stepping on the ......" accompanied by a rush of footsteps, Yu Kuan went up to the city tower, took a few steps to Zheng Chenggong's side, and said in a deep voice: "General, the spies are only able to return." The defenders of the five counties of Zhangpu, Pinghe, Yunxiao, Zhao'an, and Zhangping have been dispatched, and they can reach Pantuoling in about tomorrow morning! ”

"En~~!" Zheng Chenggong nodded slightly, a faint smile appeared on his face.

The plan went very smoothly -- basically all the garrisons in the counties of Zhangzhou Prefecture had been "mobilized" and rushed here.

According to the information confessed by Liu Guoxuan, the maximum number of soldiers and horses of the rescue teams from various counties is two or three thousand people.

Moreover, these rescue forces did not arrive at the same time.

The next thing to do is to take advantage of the time difference to eliminate these "reinforcements" one by one.

"Yuan Chang, is Yang Cai ready?" I turned around and asked Yu Kuan.

"Don't worry, general! General Yang was already in ambush. As soon as we signal here, he will lead his troops to cover from behind the enemy's flank! Yu Kuan replied.

"En~!" Zheng Chenggong nodded.

Everything is ready, all that can be done now is to wait patiently for the enemy.

About fifteen miles east of Pantuoling, an army of more than 3,000 people was marching along the official road to Zhangzhou.

The night was deep, the sky was dark and unclear, and the soldiers in the speed were holding torches in their hands, and the firelight stretched for hundreds of steps, looking from afar, like a swimming fire dragon.

"Quick, quick! At the forefront ......of the team, Zhang Guozhu rode his horse and crossed his sword, and he couldn't help but urge his subordinates to speed up the march in a hurry.

Due to the limited military strength in Zhangzhou City, and many soldiers are still recruiting new recruits. Therefore, if it is besieged and attacked by the Zheng family's army, it is difficult to predict how long it will be able to support it.

The city of Zhangzhou has fallen, and the clouds will not be able to hold it at that time.

Therefore, in order to rescue the general soldier and protect himself, Zhang Guozhu could only desperately urge the soldiers to speed up the march.

"My lord, there is a fire in the southwest, and it seems that there is also a team marching!" A soldier with good eyesight beside Zhang Guozhu suddenly reminded him.

"What?" Zhang Guozhu turned around at dusk, raised his eyes to look in the direction pointed by his soldiers, and through the dense bushes beside the road, he vaguely saw that a little fire was moving rapidly.

"Looks like there should be 2,000 people! Is it your own military horse, or is it the enemy? Zhang Guozhu quickly took a few steps forward, pushed aside the bushes to make his vision clearer, and then briefly estimated the number of people according to the firelight.

"Get ready for battle!"

After a slight hesitation, Zhang Guo shouted an order to the soldiers behind him, and then rode his horse and raised his sword and waited for the arrival of another army.

At this time, the team in the southwest also seemed to have noticed something unusual and gradually stopped advancing. After a while, he also turned around and slowly greeted Zhang Guozhujun.

In a short time, the two armies were already less than a hundred paces apart.

Through the faint light of the fire, Zhang Guozhu faintly saw that the other party seemed to be wearing the armor of the Qing army, and in order to confirm the situation, he hurriedly raised his voice and shouted: "I am Zhang Guozhu guarding Yunxiao, whose team is in front?" ”

After a moment's pause, the leader of the opposite team waved his hand to signal the team behind him to stop advancing, and then rode his horse alone and galloped towards Zhang Guozhu's side, and responded loudly: "Brother Zhang, I am Wu Cheng, the garrison of Zhangpu!" ”

"It's General Wu!" At this time, Zhang Guozhu also recognized that the other party was indeed Wu Cheng, the garrison guarding Zhangpu County, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and hurriedly greeted him.

"Brother Zhang also received an urgent document from the chief soldier!" After the two war horses met, Wu Cheng bowed his hand slightly to Zhang Guozhu's side and asked eagerly.

"Not bad!" Zhang Guozhu bowed slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Zheng Haikou, it is really hateful to take advantage of the fact that I took advantage of the time when I was suppressing the traitors in Jiangxi to invade Zhangzhou Mansion!" ”

"yes!" Wu Cheng nodded, and said worriedly: "I don't know how many military horses Zheng Chenggong has led over?" If it is only 10,000 people, it is possible to resist it with the military strength of our Zhangzhou Prefecture. If there are 20,000 or 30,000 people, I am afraid that the situation will be very bad! ”

"Damn! It doesn't matter how many people he has! Let him come and go! Zhang Guozhu snorted coldly and said hatefully, "If it weren't for the fact that my Qing soldiers and horses were entangled by Jin Shengheng and Li Chengdong, how could Zheng Chenggong be so rampant!" ”

"I don't know when I will be able to bulldoze Li Chengdong? At that time, it's time to settle the general account with Zheng Chenggong! Wu Cheng also gritted his teeth and said, "Brother Zhang, how many men and horses have you led back to help Moling?" ”

"3,000 people! This is all the horses I can mobilize, and now there are less than 1,000 left-behind military horses in Cloud City! Zhang Guozhu said in a deep voice: "General Gongwu, how many people do you have here?" ”

"2,000 people! It's all the defenders of Zhangpu too! ”

"Our two people, plus the existing defenders in Zhangzhou, can also get together more than 10,000 people, and it shouldn't be a problem to hold Zhangzhou!" Zhang Guozhu nodded solemnly and said.

Wu Cheng said a little helplessly, "Brother Zhang, now is not the time to speak, let's continue to hurry, we must rush to Zhangzhou as soon as possible!" Don't let Zhangzhou have any mistakes! ”

"General Wu is right, it's important to keep going, it's been delayed for some time!"

Under the orders of Zhang Guozhu and Wu Cheng, the two armies and horses quickly joined forces and set off again in the direction of Zhangzhou.

After more than half an hour, more than 5,000 Qing troops finally rushed to Pantuoling out of breath.

Since many of the soldiers in Zhangpu County were newly recruited recruits, they had not undergone strict training at all, and after the rapid march, the army was completely out of formation.

Wu Cheng discussed with Zhang Guozhu to take a break for the time being.

Zhang Guozhu saw that the soldiers had been hurrying for nearly four hours in a row, and most of the soldiers were already exhausted, and he felt out of breath.

Zhang Guozhu nodded, and Wu Cheng shouted: "Rest for half an hour first!" ”

When many soldiers heard this, they immediately relaxed and sat down on the ground.

Zhang Guozhu noticed that some soldiers were sitting on the ground, and he couldn't help frowning deeply, his face sank, and he turned his horse's head and scolded sharply: "Get up for the fuck, what does it look like loosely!" Once you're in town, rest again! ”

Hearing Zhang Guozhu's order, the commander of the army and the military commander hurriedly shouted loudly to the soldiers who were sitting on the ground to stand up.

"Hmph~! This group of recruit eggs! Zhang Guozhu snorted dissatisfiedly.

Wu Cheng's face was a little unsightly when he heard it, and the soldiers who sat on the ground were basically his subordinates.

Looking at the resting Qing soldiers from afar, Zheng Chenggong just wanted to give the order to attack.

Yang Cai brought a Qing soldier over.

Looking at the Qing soldier, Zheng Chenggong raised his eyebrows, what is the situation? Could it be that things have changed?