"You know a... Keep your mouth shut and get out..."

The thief quickly closed his mouth after being scolded, and the big leader He Yilong was in a bad mood, since the defeat of Dongchang Mansion, his status in the fifth battalion of Gezuo has deteriorated. In the end, even his brother He Jin, who had always been quite close to him, openly and secretly competed with him for the benefits of the camp.

The so-called five battalions of the left are actually composed of several thief battalions. Among them, after experiencing many battles with the officers and troops in the past, the strength of the old Hui Hui Ma Shouying was the strongest. He Yilong's strength was not weak, and he even had a leading position in the Fifth Battalion of the Revolution, but he was too straightforward, and his status and strength in the Fifth Battalion of the Revolution declined little by little over time.

The plan of the Shandong Raiders was that he entangled He Jin with him and a bucket to promote, which Cheng wanted to kill a trip halfway, which not only made his plan fall short, but even caused He Jin to lose his troops. Especially after he learned that the official army of Dongchang Mansion was only 3,000 people, he was even more resentful. But it is also this that makes him the object of ridicule of the Geying brothers. Therefore, in order to be ashamed, He Yilong took the initiative to take the errand of ambushing Li Xin.

After several days of investigation, he could already confirm that the person stationed in Guzhen on the other side of the muddy water was Li Xin, who he wanted to eat his flesh raw. In order to know himself and know that he would not be defeated in a hundred battles, he specially ordered people to bring in many prisoners of the officers and soldiers to find out the details of this Li Xin. Li Xin's name was well known to everyone in the Ming army, and those captives added fuel and vinegar, and He Yilong, who listened to it, beat the drum in his heart. Good girl, no wonder this guy only brought 3,000 people to fight hard with his brothers, and the Tartar who had been in trouble for a long time was repelled by this person, and it seemed that he was not wronged by his defeat before.

However, He Yilong knew that he was unjustly defeated, but the other brothers of the Fifth Battalion of the Revolution did not know, and even if he tried his best to explain, it would be considered that he deliberately put gold on the face of the chief general of the official army to cover up his own shame. Therefore, He Yilong still had to defeat Li Xin in order to restore his reputation and status.

Originally, He Yilong's plan was to ambush on the south bank of the muddy water, and when Li Xin crossed the river, he would give him a half-crossing attack. But where did I think of it, just as I was ready, it rained for three days in a row. Originally, when I saw that the rain stopped and the sky was clear, I thought that this time I could have a happy fight, but who knew that the officers and troops on the opposite side did not move at all. Only then did he suddenly realize that the water level of the muddy water had skyrocketed, and the big boats of the officials and soldiers were in the Huitong River, and the ferries of the nearby people had been confiscated by the Fifth Revenue of the Revolution, so it was naturally impossible to cross the river.

He Yilong scratched his ears and cheeks anxiously because of this, but he couldn't think of a way to make the officers and soldiers cross the river as soon as possible. At this time, some subordinates offered advice: "Why should the big boss be worried, the officials and soldiers can't come, why don't we go over?" The officers and soldiers would never have imagined that we would be able to attack them......"

He Yilong kicked on the buttocks of his subordinates, "Have you forgotten who the other party's commander is?" It is said that there has been no defeat so far, let's take the initiative to go to his territory, what if the meat bun is a big dog and can't come back? ”

That subordinate obviously also thought about it carefully, and after being kicked in the ass by He Yilong, he was not intimidated, but continued to persuade: "Say what you don't expect, take advantage of your unpreparedness." Let's think so, the dog officer must also think so, if we use elite soldiers to raid, maybe we can kill him in one fell swoop, and then the official army will be leaderless, and he will collapse without a fight, and he will not be our lamb to the slaughter? ”

He Yilong felt that he was somewhat convinced, and he really couldn't think of a better way in a short period of time. Compared with the officers and troops on the north shore of the muddy water, they did have an advantage, that is, they controlled almost all the local ships. The boats did not stay in the muddy water, in order to hide their whereabouts and for safety reasons. They were also housed in a small lake connected to a tributary of the Hushui. At present, since these boats are to be activated, they naturally pick a few hundred of the largest ones, and prepare to personally lead people to cross the river overnight to surprise the officers and soldiers.

The reason why He Yilong was so sure of his hope of victory was that Guzhen on the north bank of the muddy water was a small city without walls, and the lack of walls meant that they had lost the most powerful barrier against sneak attacks at night, which gave him a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. In fact, this is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, there are more than a dozen county towns in Fengyang Prefecture, and only this Guzhen county has no city walls. The general situation of this county town is also similar to that of Dangshan County, which was washed away by floods several times and rebuilt several times, until Chongzhen was washed away by the flood again in the early years, and the imperial court had no money to build the city wall due to internal and external wars, so it had to choose another highland for the current rule, which is the situation in front of you.

After dark, after a while, He Yilong was the first to jump onto the big fishing boat, and disappeared with thousands of thieves on the water covered in boundless darkness.

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"Brothers, speed up your pace, and when you get to the front of the store, you can camp and rest..."Niu Jinsong said anxiously for his soldiers, the general did not plan to sit and wait for the water to fall before crossing the river, time waited for no one, he and He Bingxian separated, then resolutely ordered the army to march southeast along the muddy water. It is said that He Bingxian went north to inform the large fleet docked south of Suqian on the Grand Canal to quickly go south into Hongze Lake and go up to the muddy water to meet them. The army then crossed the river by ferrying south.

According to the calculation, the receiving fleet will meet the army in Wuhe County, and then the army will take a boat from Wuhe County to enter the Huai River along the muddy water, and trace the river to Fengyang. However, due to heavy rain and muddy roads, the march was very difficult, especially the artillery battalions led by Heisenberg and Kong Youde, which in some places even made it difficult to move an inch. Therefore, the whole march was not a little slower than expected, and Li Xin was anxious, but there was nothing good to do.

In addition to the cannons, the artillery carried a large number of lead projectiles and gunpowder, which were very heavy, and in the north the roads were harder and the ruts were shallow, so the march was faster. But he had underestimated the muddy course of the southern road, and therefore the time set for the march and battle in the north was out of date.

Li Xin once planned to abandon the artillery and rush to Wuhe County with only infantry and cavalry. However, after some consideration, he still gave up this plan, the Third Guard Army was already small in number, with no more than 2,000 soldiers, and once it lost the fire support of artillery, when facing an enemy several times his size, the situation would be extremely dangerous. So, he gritted his teeth and slowed down everyone's march in order to coordinate the march of infantry, cavalry, and artillery.

As a result, the original plan to arrive at the small town store in front of it before dark was not achieved. However, Li Xin did not know that just when they were in the predicament of struggling with the muddy roads, a large army crossed the muddy water under the cover of darkness and went straight to the county seat of Guzhen, where they were still stationed at this time last night.

In fact, the county seat of Guzhen is not so much the county seat, it is better to call it the ruins of the county seat directly, the thieves passed through Guzhen, looted all the property, and after a large number of people, another fire burned the county seat that was rebuilt for only ten years. Because most of the buildings in the city were civil structures and crowded together, not a single house was spared from the fire, and the only thing that came into view was charred charcoal.

He Yilong personally brought 3,000 people to the shore, and at the same time ordered all the big ships to return to the south bank to ferry and ambush the thieves on the south bank, this time he not only had to behead Li Xin, but also annihilated the 3,000 people under his command, so it was necessary to ferry more people and horses across the river to maximize the chance of victory.

In order to achieve the success of the raid, He Yilong strictly ordered everyone not to talk casually once they went ashore. It's just that the thieves and military discipline are corrupt, and even He Yilong's personal soldiers can't do it, and the leader of the fifth battalion of the left can't help but scold, and even beheaded two unlucky people in a row in anger. After seeing the blood, the thieves lost their heads in fear and finally quieted down.

Seeing the shadow of the ruins of Guzhen looming in the darkness, He Yilong only felt that he couldn't suppress the excitement and tension in his heart. And, as we get closer, this love becomes more and more intense. Five miles, four miles, three miles, two miles, one mile...... The official camp is next to the ruins......

He Yilong couldn't help but take a sip, scolding Li Xin for being a fool, he was already within easy reach and didn't find his sneak attack, and then he couldn't help but shout: This is just God helping me...

"Brothers, rush and kill Li Xin... Kill all the officers and soldiers..."

As He Yilong's loud shout suddenly sounded, all the thieves accelerated towards the ruins of Guzhen hidden in the darkness. As the commander of the first army, He Yilong naturally would not rush to the front, and he watched the thieves under his command rush over with his own soldiers, and directly rushed into the official army camp...... They didn't even meet the slightest resistance. As the thieves rushed into the official barracks, He Yilong knew that the official army was finished. Suddenly, his heart sank suddenly, even if the officials and soldiers realized it later, it was impossible for their families and horses to rush into the barracks, and there was no reflection at all, unless, unless......

Thinking of this, He Yilong's face changed drastically, and he shouted: "It's not good, it's a trick..."

Sure enough, as if to confirm his words, the explosions suddenly sounded, and the fire produced by the explosion was bright in an instant, reflecting the entire night as if it were day. This was followed by stump phrases flying everywhere and deafening wails.

He Yilong suddenly covered his chest with both hands, and his body shook twice, thanks to the quick eyes of the soldiers around him, he didn't fall.

Soon, some subordinates came back with a rolling and crawling back: "Big, big leader, in front, in front, in front, it is an empty camp, there are no officers and soldiers in it, it is all fire and thunder."

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