It is still forty miles away from Heyuan County.

The mountain search team in charge of exploring the path suddenly came back with two wooden cards: "Supervisor, I found this by the river ahead." ”

Shen Youlong glanced at it and hurriedly scolded: "This is a thief's trick, take it away and burn it, don't hurt my army's heart!" ”

"What is this?" Shi Wangzheng, the deputy commander-in-chief, came over curiously.

"Lie to me, don't pay attention to it."

Shen Youlong didn't want to be seen, so he directly blocked the handwriting on the wooden board with his sleeve.

On the two wooden signs, it is indeed all fake news.

A wooden plaque reads: Lu Qian, the general soldier of Guangdong, was wiped out in Yingde County.

A wooden plaque reads: General Lin Junen, surrendered in Heyuan County.

At this time, on the Dongjiang River, Fei Ruhe sent many small boats to cruise, and no news could be transmitted.

What can be passed on is all deliberately released by Fei Ruhe, and Shen Youlong can only choose to believe or not believe.

These members of the mountain search team are all pacesetters of the governor. They left with the wooden signs, and the chief soldier Shi Wangzheng became more and more curious, guessing what must be very bad information.

Shi Wangzheng returned to his team and warned those henchmen to leave as soon as the situation was wrong.

In troubled times, everything is nothing, and only the army can rely on it.

Without an army general, it is better than a wild dog!

However, it was said that those members of the mountain search team, after re-entering the mountain, did not immediately split and burn the wooden signs, but gathered around and began to discuss.

"If we don't run, the Heyuan County in front of us will definitely be gone, and going there will be a dead end."

"Yes, the governor is good to us, but we have ventured to explore the road for several days, and more than 20 have died before and after, which is already worthy of the governor."

"Gone, gone, go home."

“……”

This group of mountain search teams responsible for exploring the path all slipped away, and Shen Youlong didn't know about it.

The whole army continued to advance, and after losing the mountain search team, they unknowingly came to the ambush point.

"Fourth brother, the officers and soldiers are here."

"Put the front one over, stop the waist and kill it!"

The name of the commander of these 500 people is Xiao Shan, who was born as a slave of the Xiao family in Yongyang Town.

Xiao Shan was quickly promoted when he suppressed bandits in Southern Jiangxi, and the mountains were full of bandits, Xiao Shan exterminated countless bandits, and by the way, he practiced the ability to fight in the mountains.

The 500 soldiers under his command are also proficient in mountain warfare, crossing mountains and mountains, and walking on flat ground.

The march of the officers and men was slow, dragging long snakes along the riverbank.

"Kill!"

"Doodoo Dot ~~~~~~"

Five hundred Datong troops rushed out of the mountain, and the loud trumpet of the charge shook the sky, and rushed quickly to the waist of the long snake.

Shi Wangzheng, the deputy commander-in-chief, wanted to lead his troops to escape, but his troops were relatively far ahead, and if he escaped, he could only run forward, and maybe he would run into Fei Ruhe's main force.

The thing was forced to fight to the death, shouting: "Formation, formation!" ”

Shi Wangzheng's hundreds of henchmen formed a formation very quickly, and they did not lose to the ordinary Datong army.

However, except for the governor's pacesetter and the general's family, the rest of the soldiers and civilians were all frightened. Seeing the thieves rushing closer and closer, the soldiers and civilians collapsed in an instant, and many simply jumped into the river and swam to the other side.

In the blink of an eye, there were only more than 3,000 pacesetters and family members left, still trying to form a defensive formation by the river.

But as the soldiers and people scattered and fled, the family members who were in the back were also washed away, and the generals were simply not good, so they simply started to flee with their families.

Shen Youlong's pacesetter, Shi Wangzheng's family, is indeed elite, he has sufficient food and salary in peacetime, and he is willing to die when he fights.

Under the onslaught of the rout, these people were able to maintain their formation.

They approached each other, and gradually formed a large array of more than 2,000 people by the river, just waiting for Zuo Shan's 500 soldiers to come and send them to death.

Then, there are so many routs to chase and kill, why did Zuo Shan want to attack the big array?

Which side has the most routs, Zuo Shan will chase them and completely scatter them. After the rout is complete, don't think about getting together again, because then the officers and soldiers will not have enough manpower to transport food.

"There are only a few hundred thieves, kill them!" Shi Wangzheng gritted his teeth and said.

"Kill!"

Shen Youlong also let it out.

More than 2,000 people are indeed elite soldiers, and they can actually form a formation to chase in the direction of Zuoshan under the interference of the rout.

It is not difficult to train this kind of elite soldiers, the rewards and punishments are clear in normal times, and the food and salary are sufficient, and Shen Youlong even has five hundred firecrackers.

As for the other soldiers, they are all consumables, and they are re-recruited after the fight.

Zuo Shan led his troops to chase and kill for two miles, and when he saw that he had scattered a large number of routed troops, he immediately ordered to enter the mountain, ignoring the more than 2,000 elite officers and soldiers who were chasing.

Shen Youlong and Shi Wangzheng chased after the loneliness, and they didn't dare to follow up in the mountains, so they could only stay on guard and rest, and at the same time send people to collect the nearby rout.

After working for a long time, he finally gathered more than 1,000 defeated troops, and Shen Youlong's total strength was only 4,000.

Among these 4,000 people, more than 2,000 belong to the elite, and the overall combat effectiveness does not seem to have decreased too much.

However, all the people ran away, and a few grain ships also ran away!

Shi Wangzheng's face was ugly, and he said to Shen Youlong: "Supervisor, you can't move forward anymore, there must be the main force of the thief army." It is not possible to retreat, we are marching too slowly, and the thieves in Longchuan County have already occupied the county seat and chased after them. I can only give up my baggage, choose a place to enter the mountain, and go straight to Yongan County (Zijin County) over the mountains. In the southwest of Yongan County, there is also a small road that can go through the mountains to the southwest of Heyuan County, and then you can safely retreat to Huizhou Mansion. ”

"Retreat immediately!"

Shen Youlong was very decisive this time, took the initiative to abandon a large amount of baggage, and left with only a small amount of food and ammunition.

A few miles away, Fei Ruhe got the news and sneered: "It's quite fast!" ”

Zuo Shan's 500 soldiers tossed in the mountains for several days, not only were the soldiers tired, but also ran out of dry food. They returned to the ambush point, picked up some food, and chased them into the mountains with great spirits.

Fei Ruhe only brought 1,500 elite soldiers, did not bring logistics materials, and also accelerated to chase after him from several miles away.

At first, the mountain is not steep.

But the officers and men with a small amount of food and ammunition must have been relatively slow.

Shi Wangzheng suggested: "Supervisor, let's give up all the grain, just bring a few catties of grain with each person." As long as you pass through this mountain, you will have food in Yongan County. ”

Zuo Shan's five hundred pursuers could already be seen from a distance behind him, and Shen Youlong said, "Why don't you fight a battle first and destroy these hundreds of thieves." ”

"You can set up an ambush." Shi Wangzheng nodded.

Immediately, the officers and men carried a few catties of food each, and the musketeers carried a small amount of ammunition, and immediately advanced lightly. The discarded materials were thrown on the hillside, slowing down Zuoshan's pursuit.

The officers and men climbed over a mountain col and immediately hid and set up an ambush.

In order to bite the officers and soldiers, it was impossible for Zuo Shan to search along the way. After he climbed the mountain pass, his brows immediately furrowed, and he lost the trace of the officers and soldiers.

Under the col, there are dense forests everywhere, and the devil knows where the officers and soldiers went.

To chase or not to chase?

At this moment, in the woods ahead, there was a sudden noise.

"Bastard!"

Shen Youlong scolded angrily.

But it was the rout that was retracted, and they were already frightened. After entering the mountain, they were still responsible for transporting grain and grass, and they were watched by the elite, and they were tired and afraid and did not dare to escape.

Now, Shen Youlong plans to ambush the Datong army, the elites have all hidden, and the ordinary officers and soldiers finally have a chance to escape.

Transporting grain and men is a consumable, and these ordinary officers and soldiers are not much better.

In such a predicament, how could they be willing to fight?

More than 1,000 defeated soldiers who had gathered back, taking advantage of Shen Youlong and Shi Wangzheng's ambush, immediately slipped away, and by the way, the ambush points of the officers and soldiers were exposed.

"Hey, hey!"

Zuo Shan grinned, he didn't chase anymore, just guarded on the mountain pass.

"Ignition!"

Shen Youlong saw that he couldn't ambush, so he simply ordered a strong attack, they had more than 2,000 elite soldiers, and it would definitely be no problem to fight 500 thief soldiers.

The hundreds of firecrackers under his command first hid and lit the arquebus.

The arquebus of the arquebus, depending on the specific merits and disadvantages, can burn for half an hour to an hour.

Shi Wangzheng's melee infantry took the lead, covering the archers and musketeers in the rear, and after a simple formation, they planned to storm the mountain pass.

Zuo Shan saw the fire gun from afar, and he was not a fool, so he immediately ordered a retreat.

Even if the officers and soldiers did not have firearms, Zuo Shan would not be able to fight hard. More than 2,000 officers and soldiers were elite, and they did not break all the way into the mountains, and they were obviously strong soldiers raised by throwing money.

In the whole of Guangdong, there are more than 2,000 elites here, and there are 1,000 on the side of the chief soldier Lu Qian. There are only about 3,500 people, and the rest are all rabble, even if they are veterans of three years of banditry, they also belong to the rabble.

Seeing Zuo Shan fleeing with his troops, Shen Youlong and Shi Wangzheng were all made out of temper.

They could only continue to climb over the mountains and mountains, evacuating in a hurry, while choosing a more suitable ambush point.

After another day of walking, Fei Ruhe took 1,500 people and finally followed the mark left by Zuo Shan.

"What about the enemy?" Fei Ruhe asked.

"It's on the col ahead, and I've been following it." Zuo Shan said with a smile.

It is impossible to lose it, more than 2,000 officers and soldiers marched, and there must have been traces along the way. Zuo Shan sent twenty men to pursue in front, and the rest of the soldiers chased after them half a mile apart, and even if they encountered an ambush, they only lost twenty people.

Seeing that Fei Ruhe was chasing after him with more than a thousand people, Shen Youlong began to line up on the mountain pass.

He's going crazy, and at this moment, he just wants to have a good fight.

Fei Ruhe was not in a hurry, he was tired enough to chase all the way, and he recovered his strength first.

The two sides waited for each other as if they had made an appointment, waiting for Fei Ruhe's soldiers to recover their strength. Shen Youlong occupies a favorable terrain and cannot take the initiative to descend the mountain.

Until an hour later, the battle was about to break out.

It's very fair, both sides have five hundred firearms, and it's a battle of hot weapons.

After each lit the arquebus, the rest of the troops got out of the way, and let the firecrackers decide the winner first.

The Datong firecrackers suffered a loss, and they made a feint attack on the mountain.

"Shoot the arrows!"

Shi Wangzheng did not talk about martial virtues, and even ordered the archers to stand on the mountain and throw them down.

Brush Brush Brush!

Many arrows were blocked by the canopy, and a small number of arrows fell, and a total of four Datong firecrackers were hit by arrows. However, they wore hats and cotton armor, and were not afraid of bows and arrows.

Shen Youlong shouted: "You are not allowed to release the gun at will, listen to my orders, and fight again when you get closer!" ”

The Datong firecrackers continued to walk up the mountain, and the officers and soldiers began to get nervous.

Shen Youlong's firearms were all trained three years ago, and they were invincible every time they fought a battle. Ordinary thieves, as long as they fire a volley, they will immediately collapse and flee in fright.

But because of this, they are well aware of the power of firecrackers, and they are very afraid to shoot at the enemy's firecrackers.

"Bang!"

The Datong firecrackers got closer and closer, and finally someone couldn't help but shoot the firecrackers on the side of the official army.

"Bang bang bang!"

One person shoots, and immediately leads the whole army to shoot.

They still fired three rounds, except for the third row, the first two rows all shot out the ammunition.

It's barely in range, and its accuracy and power are greatly reduced.

A Datong firecracker was suddenly shot and fell, and was very unfortunate to be hit in the face. There were also a few musketeers who were shot, but they were stopped by the cotton armor, and if they had advanced ten more steps, the cotton armor would have been pierced.

"Hurry up and fill the medicine!"

Shen Youlong didn't bother to reprimand those who fired in advance, and urged the soldiers to quickly reload.

The officers and men immediately panicked, and most of them began to scratch blind, and some even forgot the correct steps to reload.

Brush Brush Brush!

Shi Wangzheng's archers fired another volley.

The Datong Musketeers are still advancing.

"Release!"

Shen Youlong gave an order, and the firecrackers in the third platoon of officers and soldiers immediately fired a decent salvo.

In an instant, six Datong soldiers fell to the ground, and at such a close distance, the cotton armor couldn't stop it.

However, the remaining Datong firecrackers continued to advance.

"Mother!"

The officers and soldiers in the first two rows, after failing to reload their own ammunition, saw that the enemy was approaching, and finally could not bear the pressure in their hearts, threw down the guns and turned around and ran.

"Raise the gun!"

"First row, shoot!"

"Boom!"

More than 100 guns fired at close range, instantly blasting out the formation of officers and men.

It didn't even take the second row to shoot in turns, and all the officers and soldiers fled.

"Blow the trumpet!"

Fei Ruhe shouted.

"Doodoo Dot ~~~~~~"

The trumpet sounded, the whole army was killed, and more than 2,000 elite officers and soldiers finally broke down.