As soon as Xu Ruyu went down to Zhongshan in Fujian, he summoned his neighbors to inquire about the situation of the battle today, and someone reported that the southern Fujian rear camp had sent troops to rob the camp.

Xu Ruyu did not wait to put on leather armor, and walked into the Chinese military camp in a plain robe, Liang Bao, Zheng Menghuai, Zhou Shilong, and Tu Wenyong were all in the tent, and Ban Zhaolin reorganized his troops and horses in front of the camp to deal with the incoming enemy.

Xu Ruyu said: "Zongzheng Xunda is afraid that he has a surname this time. Liang Bao and Zheng Gong quickly returned to the mountain camp, Wen Yong and I stayed here, I didn't show up, and Zongzheng Xunda finally said that he was panicked. ”

Zhou Shilong didn't hear him talk about himself, and leaned forward slightly anxiously.

Xu Ruyu said: "It's okay for you to stay here." ”

Xu Ruyu lifted the curtain and walked out of the camp tent, and a column of infantry marched to the west with a long blade of chopping horses, frowned slightly, and asked, "The enemy is attacking from the west." ”

"Four miles southwest for the time being."

Xu Ruyu looked around and asked, "The camp is simple, and there are many disadvantages in defense based on this, do you have a good way?" ”

Tu Wenyong said: "Zongzheng Ji Wang dared to send 5,000 people to rob the camp, and he probably thought that our army was empty here. Ambush 2,000 people in the east forest, others retreat with empty camps, when the enemy army passes through the camp tent, the ambush does not move, wait for the enemy army to catch up with my retreat main camp, the lord shows the flag, and then add the flag, Zongzheng Ji Wang will think that the main force of our army and retreat in a hurry, then the ambush soldiers can be killed in the middle. ”

Xu Ruyu's gaze swept over the generals and said, "This plan can be used. After a pause, he said, "It's too late to ambush 2,000 people, Shilong led 1,000 people to ambush in the woods on the east side, and the rest retreated to Peach Blossom Pass." Tonight, the stars are sparse, and when the main camp retreats, two lines of 500 crossbowmen can be dispatched on both wings, and they will be killed together. Arrange according to your neighbor. ”

Zong Zheng Xun Da personally sat in the back camp, and Zong Zheng Ji Wang personally led 5,000 soldiers and horses to rob the camp, and when he arrived at the camp of the Qingyan Army, it was a mess, and he heard the noise of the people and horses in front of him, and secretly thought: The Qingyan Army had just withdrawn.

Xu Ruyu is not the only one in the Qingyan Army who can deceive, and he is only afraid of being ambushed by the Qingyan Army, but he will return in vain, and he can't say anything in front of the eldest brother.

The first general stood in front and said: "The enemy army did not expect our army to attack in the middle of the night, and listened to the sound of its march, and it was very hasty. ”

So far, there has been no major war, and all the generals under his command have made meritorious contributions and are unwilling to return in vain.

Zongzheng Ji Wangling ordered the front army to be on guard, so he led 5,000 soldiers and horses to chase after the main camp of the Qingyan Army in two ways. After walking for two miles, he could clearly hear the sound of the Qingyan Army marching in front.

After the low mountain beam in front, it is the peach blossom pass. The mountains to the north of Peach Blossom Pass are more dangerous, and the road is much narrower, and Zongzheng Ji Wang thought to himself: The Qingyan Army must be blocked in front.

Just as he was about to give the order to urge his troops to quickly catch up with the Qingyan Army through the low mountain beam, he suddenly saw a black shadow appear on the mountain beam.

In the night, a clear voice suddenly sounded: "Xu Ruyu is here, who will take the head of Zongzheng Jiwang for me?" The sound of response shook the valley and spread far away.

Zongzheng Ji looked at it from afar, and he was suspicious: I'm afraid it's a suspicious soldier? Seeing the momentum of the Qingyan Army on the mountain beam rushing down like a rainbow, and several waves of black and oppressive dense shadows rushed over the mountain beam to rush here, Zongzheng Ji Wang finally believed: If it weren't for Xu Ruyu appearing in person, the momentum of the Qingyan Army would not have turned from decline to prosperity so quickly.

Zongzheng Ji Wang was cowardly, and urgently ordered the army to retreat, and he and a cadre of generals rode at the forefront. Just as they were about to pass the abandonment of the camp by the Qingyan Army, a group of men and horses were killed in the woods on the east side to intercept the way back. It was at this time that the left and right wings each killed a group of men.

Zongzheng Ji Wang felt a chill in his heart, only feeling that his hands and feet were cold in this hot summer night, and he thought: I gave Xu Ruyu the first sacrifice flag.

The general on the right said: "I didn't notice anything abnormal just now, there won't be too many enemy troops in front of me, and our army can kill them." ”

Zong Zheng Ji looked at the spirit, looked sideways at the general, and asked, "Is that really the case?" ”

"The last general thinks that Xu Ruyu is just bluffing, if the main force of the Qingyan Army is really here, Xu Ruyu can lead our army into Peach Blossom Pass and attack again. It's just that the momentum of our army has declined, and it is not appropriate to entangle with him, and we should rush out as soon as possible to find another plan. ”

Zong Zheng Ji looked at it for a while, thought about it for a while, felt that this general's words were very true, and asked, "What's your name?" ”

"The last general, Zhao Jingyun, the sentry captain of the Quanzhou Weixi City Army."

"Back in the camp, you are my marching horse, now help me reorganize the front army and break through."

Zong Zheng Ji ignored the rout of the army formation behind the flank, and personally sent all the elite troops to sprint to the front of the 1,000 Blue Flame Army led by Zhou Shilong, and finally let him break through the gap.

Xu Ruyu looked at Zongzheng Ji Wangqin and led the elite troops all the way to the back, knowing that he could not chase down the fleeing Nanmin guards, and if he continued to fight, it would be a war of attrition.

Tu Wenyong watched Zhou Shilong enter the account and pay the order, and thought: If he hadn't led the troops to attack too early, he wouldn't have only won by six points. But it didn't show it on his face.

Xu Ruyu's vision at night was farthest, and the enemy army had already shown a rout, but after Zhou Shilong led his troops to rush out for a while, the front army regrouped, constantly attacking the frontal interception troops, and finally broke out of a gap for him, and most of the rout troops in Southern Fujian escaped from this gap.

Ban Zhaolin was not afraid of saving Zhou Shilong's face, and said: "If General Zhou strictly obeys the military order to attack halfway, he will be able to win a big victory tonight." ”

Zhou Shilong saw that Xu Ruyu's face was as calm as water, and he didn't say anything about Ban Zhaolin's words, and he was even more uneasy in his heart. Even if he seals the gap himself, it is impossible to completely eat the 5,000 defeated soldiers before the arrival of reinforcements from the enemy camp, and it seems that he will not be able to escape the mistake of being greedy for merit and dereliction of responsibility. Thinking that he had lost Gantang, he was depressed, and he was afraid that he would no longer have the opportunity to lead the troops.

Xu Ruyu smiled and said, "There is a sixty percent chance of winning in the first battle, which is good." It's just that Zongzheng Ji hopes to be able to see the reality of our army in a moment, and he can quickly reorganize the front army, and his people should not be underestimated, so be careful. ”

Tu Wenyong said: "Zongzheng Ji is not worried, and he may help others." Then he explained: "He was frightened by the power of the tiger in front of the peach blossom pass, and retreated in panic, which was too far from the calm and decisive performance when he broke through, and someone should have offered him advice when he broke through." ”

Xu Ruyu nodded, with approval in his eyes, and said: "Although the land of Southern Fujian is deserted, it is also Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, I don't know what Zongzheng Xunda thinks about this battle." ”

Zongzheng Xunda was very dissatisfied with the damage to nearly 1,000 people in Zongzheng Jiwang's attack camp, and was shocked and suspicious of Xu Ruyu's appearance here. However, he was already sure in his heart that the Qingyan Army only had 5,000 troops here, otherwise Xu Ruyu would not let go of the opportunity to defeat the Southern Fujian Rear Battalion. I wanted to draw some more troops from the Chinese army and defeat Xu Ruyu's 5,000 soldiers and horses in a dignified manner. Xu Ruyu used his troops to dominate the southeast, and he did not taste a defeat for several years, and defeating him was indeed a great help to his prestige, and he could also take the initiative in the alliance with Puji Island.

If it weren't for the support of the Yan family and the lord of Ningshuang County, the position of the king of Nanmin County would not have been able to sit in Zongzheng Xunda, and at this time, there were still several big clans in Nanmin who disobeyed him, and it was not a matter of treating him. In particular, the Battle of Southern Fujian has been carried out so far, and there has been no progress in the requisition and deployment of private troops in Quanzhou and Putian to expand the Southern Fujian Guard, which shows that the power of the county king of Zongzheng Xunda is not as beautiful as it seems.

Zongzheng Ji Wang peeked at him, and saw that his expression was mixed with joy and sorrow, so he naturally understood his thoughts, and said: "Since the battle of Hutian, Xu Ruyu has not suffered setbacks in Southern Fujian, and it is inevitable that the heads of each family will ride on the wall at both ends to watch. If Puji Island can successfully send troops, it will be able to reverse the situation in Southern Fujian, but we cannot pin all our hopes on Puji Island. ”

Zong Zheng Xunda sighed and said: "Xu Ruyu is also guarding against Puji Island, and the Qingyan Army of the Ming Dynasty may go to Longyan or Gantang Bay. I heard that he was sending people to Zhu and Fan to lobby, and Yongyang had gathered heavy troops to the border of Wuzhou and Liyang. ”

"In this way, Xu Ruyu hopes that the battle of Southern Fujian will drag on as long as possible?"

"When that's possible."

"The last general thinks that if it drags on for a long time, it will be as bad as the Blue Flame Army."

Zong Zheng Xunda saw that a general next to Ji Wang interjected and retorted, he was displeased, and asked impatiently: "What profound insights do you have?" With that, he turned around and looked to the side, not taking him in the slightest.

Zhao Jingyun saw that Zongzheng Ji Wang on the side also turned his head, and he was indignant.

Zongzheng Ji Wang led the army to break out, in order to cover up the panic when he met Xu Ruyu at the first time, he completely remembered the breakthrough on his head, although he promised to promote Zhao Jingyun to the marching Sima, but he did not recommend him to Zongzheng Xunda at all.

Zhao Jingyun confessed, retreated to the side and was silent, but he didn't think much of Zongzheng Xunda's opinion in his heart: the forces of the three southeastern counties are complicated, and Xu Ruyu is a newly rising force, so he will not dare to prolong the battle of Southern Fujian. Thinking that Zongzheng Xunda intended to launch a major offensive against the 5,000 Qingyan Army at the eastern foot of Fujian Mountain, perhaps this was the turning point envisioned by Xu Ruyu. However, with the current strength of the Qingyan Army is not enough to achieve a complete victory in the Battle of Southern Fujian, Zhao Jingyun is puzzled, but he has also thought about the possibility that Xu Ruyu may hide some troops in Southern Fujian, but when the good time to defeat the rear camp tonight, this hidden force has not yet appeared, so it may not be there. Maybe Xu Ruyu has a bigger plan is undecided.

Thinking so in his heart, he didn't have the idea of speaking, looking at Zongzheng Xunda and Zongzheng Jiwang whispering on both sides of the case, thinking: If you speak again, you will definitely be reprimanded as arrogant by these two butchers.

Gongliang Youqin closed himself in a quiet room for a day and a night.

Zhao Weixu got the news that Gongliang Xiaotian had died in Gantang Bay in Wenling, suspended the offensive against Yueqing, and rushed back to Puji Island by light boat on a starry night. The news of Gongliang Xiaotian's death reached Puji Island yesterday morning.

Zhao Weixu looked at the few generals in the hall and asked, "Did the marshal ever deliver any words?" ”

Lin Ji said: "I've been waiting here all night, and the big handsome hasn't shown up yet." After that, he sighed lightly, "When I left Gantang Bay, I told the young marshal to wait for me to lead the troops over and join him together before attacking Gantang Bay......"

Zhao Weixu snorted coldly and interrupted him. There is no practice of father-son inheritance in the position of the East China Sea pirate commander, among the young generals, only Lin Ji and Gongliang Xiaotian are expected to inherit the position, if Lin Ji does not suggest joining forces, it is okay, if it is recommended to join forces, Gongliang Xiaotian will definitely take the lead in attacking.

Zhao Weixu thought to himself: This Lin Ji is even more vicious than Lin Feng's methods back then, but he has done a good job in this matter.

In Lin Feng's time, the pirates of the Eastern Ocean formed a loose alliance, among which Lin Feng's power was the largest, occupying Ryukyu Island, invading Nanning, Southern Fujian, Yuejun, Donghai, Qingzhou counties, and sometimes tracing the river upstream, plundering Yongning and Jing County. The goods of the foreign island countries were transported to the foreign island countries for huge profits, and the goods of the foreign island countries were smuggled with some families in the southeast county, and some plundered goods were also included.

The pirate trade is the basis for the survival of the bandits of the Eastern Oceans, and the basis for maintaining such a large armament.

After Lin Feng's death, Xu Xing banned bandits in the East China Sea, and the pirate trade suffered a serious setback, but the pirate alliance became even closer. Gongliang Youqin wantonly captured the population of the southeastern counties to replenish the islanders, so that the pirate alliance with Puji Island as the main body became strong again, with a huge force of 200,000, and the power was the highest in the southeast.

Gongliang Youqin was unwilling to be called a thief in the end, so he calmly took Yanmen's plan and sent Xu Bodang to join the forces of the Zhang clan in Yongning.

Zhang Dong used Xu Bodang's plan to destroy the ghost rider in Qingzhou, and Yixing's mansion was scorched. After Zhang Dong's death, most of the elite soldiers of his clan were on the battlefield of Zhongliu, and Jiangjin was taken away by the Yi family, Xu Bodang swallowed the foundation of the Zhang clan in Baishi without risk, and the armament was expanded to 80,000 in the following years.

Just when Gongliang Youqin thought that the time was ripe to use Rong Yanmen's strategy to take the East China Sea, Xu Ruyu was born.

Since the Battle of the East China Sea, Puji Island has suffered heavy setbacks from Xu Ruyu twice, and its strength has dropped by more than half, from 200,000 before the Battle of the East China Sea to 80,000 at present.

Xu Bodang's power has plummeted from 80,000 before the war to more than 20,000 now, if it weren't for the secret help of the Yi family and the Li family, I am afraid that Baishi has been occupied by the Chen clan in the East China Sea at this time.

If Xu Ruyu can win the Battle of Southern Fujian, it is very likely that the pirate trade on which Puji Island depends will be completely cut off, and he will not be able to obtain much-needed food from Southern Fujian.

Although there are 300,000 islanders, Puji Island is much smaller than Ryukyu and Qiongzhou Island, and there is less arable land on the island. And after the pirate trade was cut off, the renewal of armaments could not be carried out.

Xu Ruyu did not develop a naval army to directly attack Puji Island, but adopted a strategy of cutting off the pirate trade, which can be described as extremely clever.

At present, Xu Ruyu is no longer allowed to benefit in Southern Fujian again, but how to send troops, where to send troops, and how to guarantee logistics have always troubled Zhao Weixu. Not only that, the Jinghai Sea Camp led by Wei Yu should also go to the nearby seas, but the sea is vast, and Wei Yu does not come to attack the island, and there is no trace of the Jinghai Sea Camp.

Zhao Weixu said in a deep voice: "You should come up with a plan, don't wait for the big marshal to come out and no one answers." ”

Lin Ji heard that he meant to advocate directly sending troops, and thought to himself: If Xu Ruyu wants to win the Battle of Southern Fujian, this advance force will definitely encounter a bitter battle in Zhangtai. said: "Don't seek merit, but seek no fault, it is better to land from the south of Longyan, so that you can force the Qingyan Army that entered the eastern foothills of Fujian to force back, and we can also get supplies from Longyan or Longquan." ”

Zhao Weixu glanced at Lin Ji and thought: Ping said that he was fond of killing and warlike, but at this time, he wanted to be at fault? After thinking about it, he understood everything: Lin Ji's 15,000 troops were the closest to Zhangtai, and he was unwilling to land in Zhangtai and fight hard with the Qingyan Army to lose his strength. His face sank like water, but he said coldly: "If you can't send troops, how to send troops is still up to the commander." However, the supply problem that General Lin was worried about could be easily solved, as long as the battleships formed a ship formation in a sheltered bay. ”

Lin Ji sneered: "How many troops do you have to divide the ship formation, how many troops do you have to divide to transport grain and grass back and forth, how many troops do you need to defend the island, and how many troops do you need to divide for the final landing operation, doesn't Old Man Zhao want to make a desperate bet?" ”

"There is no way back for Puji." Gongliang Youqin pushed the door and entered, and said word by word: "Rather than slowly dying, it is better to fight and decide." ”

The thieves of Puji looked at each other, and the beard of Gongliang Youqin turned into frost and snow overnight.

Shao Xiaoqi and Ouyang Lei drove a boat to cruise in the agreed sea area for three days before they met the huge fleet of the Jinghai Sea Camp.

Among the generals of Qingyan, Wei Yu is the most famous.

Shao Xiaoqi looked at the dark brown scar that he pulled diagonally to the base of his left ear, his eyes were as sharp as an eagle's falcon, and his indifferent expression seemed to reject people thousands of miles away.

Ouyang Lei had lived with him in Yongyang for several months, and knew that he was like this in front of Xu Ruyu, so he naturally didn't care, stood by his side, and described the enemy and enemy military situation in Zhangtai. The Changhe Gang has not yet been included in Xu Ruyu's forces, and Ouyang Lei is in the position of Keqing, and after describing the military situation, he silently stood aside and did not comment.

Shao Xiaoqi is a sentry lieutenant, and he is several steps behind Wei Yu's general, and Wei Yu gives people a feeling of indifference, so he doesn't know what to say.

The corners of Wei Yu's mouth tugged upwards and said: "Since all the arrangements in Zhangzhou have stopped, and Mr. has given me the right to specialize, then, if Zhangzhou fights Zhangzhou, I will beat mine." After that, he gently patted Shao Xiaoqi's shoulder and said, "Are you working under Liang Bao?" ”

Shao Xiaoqi and Sun Lai have been staying in Gantang Bay, but they are both awarded the general position of the Baiyi Army (Sun Lai is the left lieutenant, Shao Xiaoqi is the sentry lieutenant).

Wei Yu saw Shao Xiaoqi nodding and said, "Then you come to my Jinghai Sea Camp as a sentry captain, and I will tell Liang Bao the rest." ”

Shao Xiaoqi was reluctant, thinking about how to refuse, but when she looked up, she saw that Wei Yu had turned around and looked at the empty sea and sky, and she didn't have a chance to refuse at all.

The Battle of Gantang broke out on the sixth day after Ouyang Lei and Shao Xiaoqi left Gantang Bay, so Ouyang Lei and Shao Xiaoqi did not know the news that Gongliang Xiaotian had died in Gantang Bay.

On 27 May, the rear battalion at the mouth of the gorge on the east side of the Hutun Gorge in southern Fujian gathered nearly 15,000 combat forces, the front battalion had about 12,000 troops, and only 5,000 elite troops remained in the middle of the Hutun Gorge.

Zongzheng Xunda finally decided to take the initiative to attack the 5,000 Qingyan Army at the eastern foot of Fujian Mountain, preparing to reverse the decline in recent months.

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