When the night of July 25 in the third year of the Republic fell, a messenger sent by Li Fuchen was escorted by several cavalrymen to find Li Zhongzheng's Chinese army, which was marching along the Yuan River. The group was drenched in sweat, restrained the horse in front of Li Zhongshan's horse, saluted with fists, and reported loudly: "His Royal Highness the King of the South reported to the general that the vanguard of the Southern Wangfu Army caught up with the rear guard of the Wu Zhou Army's Jie Shu Department on the east bank of the Taiping River, killed thousands of people, captured 800 prisoners, obtained 300 war horses and grabbed the pontoon bridge built by the Jie Shu Department, and now His Royal Highness the King of the South has led the army across the river!" His Royal Highness the King of the South asks the general to immediately lead the army to the convergence and chase the fleeing enemy together! ”

Li Zhongshan frowned, Li Fuchen is still a little old and strong, he has been besieged by Wu Sangui for so long and is still so fierce, as soon as Wu Zhoujun broke the siege, he immediately rushed all the way to pursue, and he was not afraid of ambush. Along the way, he has already defeated the thousands of palace troops sent by that unlucky Jieshu. However, this time the battle of the Taiping River seems to have gone smoothly and a little too much, and the pontoon bridges were snatched down! Why has that Jieshu been persisting in Jiangxi for several years, why is it so wasteful now? Even if he wastes firewood, isn't there still Wu Sangui? Could it be that the "Jiujiang Wu Sangui" who was being beaten by Li Zicheng was real? It's not like it's still a fraud!

He beckoned backwards, and several Zhou Chang, Yao Qisheng, and Li Zhongzheng immediately came up.

"The old man fought very hard, and he had already beaten the Taiping River! However, it is also possible that Wu Sangui is using deception to lure the enemy! So we have to be cautious. Don't march tonight, set up camp! Let the brethren rest well and have a good meal! ”

"Yes!"

Zhou Chang and Yao Qisheng agreed loudly, then turned around to convey Li Zhongshan's order and draw up a camp plan. But Li Zhongzheng didn't agree, and said to Li Zhongshan with a worried face: "Second brother, do you think our father is attacking the enemy now?" ”

Li Zhongshan just laughed dryly: "The old man is indeed a little aggressive, but don't worry too much about him, he is the general of the three armies, and the soldiers under his command are particularly capable of fighting, even if he falls into Wu Sangui's trap, he will not be able to die for a while." So let's not follow too closely, lest we be ambushed together, we have to hold on and advance slowly, and when the old man is really ambushed, let's attack again, and we will win. ”

When Li Zhongzheng heard this, he immediately became anxious: "Second brother, that's our father!" What if he falls into Wu Sangui's trap and accidentally kills him? ”

Why is this Zhongzheng brother's filial piety overflowing?

Li Zhongshan glanced at him lightly, and said in a deep voice: "Third brother, why are you cursing our father?" How could our father be beaten to death so easily? Don't worry, even if Wu Sangui surrounds him with several times the force, he can withstand it! When the time comes, we will take advantage of their intractable fight to launch an attack, and it will be difficult to win! ”

Li Yat-sen's demeanor was relaxed, not only was he not worried about Li Fuchen's safety, but he was even faintly looking forward to the ambush in the old Li Tou, saying that this old Li Tou had fought for half his life, and he was also the best cavalry general today, not only good at breaking through the formation, but also proficient in reconnaissance, harassment, covering, palace, pursuit, sabotage, ambush and other full set of light cavalry skills.

I think that in order to let Li Zhongshan and a few other "little Lu Bu" learn this whole set of light and heavy cavalry skills, they didn't beat the children roughly, and they didn't know how to educate happily at all. Now if you fall into an ambush, it would be interesting!

But then again, to be able to mobilize a large army to fight his ambush, in the Wu Zhou army, in addition to Wu Sangui himself, it is probably Wu Guogui, Ma Bao, and Wu Shicong. Wu Yingqi doesn't have this ability!

If this old man is really ambushed, it means that Wu Sangui's old book has been taken out, and then the seven towns led by Li Zhongshan (he left one town to assist Li Zicheng) will be able to fight a battle with Wu Zhou's main force!

Now that the battle with the Wu Zhou army has been won, but the battle with the main force of the Wu Zhou army has not been fought yet, how can people rest assured?

That's Wu Sangui!

Li Zhongshan is thinking about a decisive battle with Wu Zhou's main force here, Li Fuchen's side has just entered Taiping City on the west bank of the Taiping River, and he is now with three towns plus his own royal soldiers, a total of more than 30,000 people, and more than 40,000 people are chasing Jieshu, but he also feels that there may be fraud ahead!

This masterpiece is surrounded by a good book, why did he suddenly withdraw his troops overnight? Moreover, if you withdraw the army, you will withdraw the army, and you will make a lot of sheep to hang them and force them to kick the drum with their hind legs? Can't you keep some elite soldiers behind the palace? Just get a few sheep, who do you look down on?

What's even more excessive is that in the process of Li Fuchen's pursuit of Jieshu, the several palace troops thrown out by Jieshu were all too weak to look good, and they ran away as soon as they fought! Ran away without even fighting. Flee when you see the enemy!

If Li Fuchen doesn't chase harder, he can't even catch up with Jieshu's palace army, it will be too embarrassing.

However, Li Fuchen did not take it lightly, after he was stationed in Taiping City, he didn't have time to sleep well, so he randomly pulled a large plate of Jiangxi fried rice noodles, and then with his henchman, Yu Deshui Yu of the Jiangxi Governor's Office, went to see Master Yu's two subordinates torture a newly captured Eight Banners Uncle!

This Uncle Eight Banners is in his forties, burly, stripped naked and revealing a body of tendon meat, he knows that he is a ruthless character at a glance!

And it just so happened that this ruthless-looking character is still an acquaintance of Li Fuchen and Yu Deshui, his surname is Zu, his name is Yonglie, he is from the Zhenghuangqi Han Army, and he has a first-class title, and he also has a good father, who is Zu Kefa, the adopted son of Zu Dashou. Under the teaching of Zu Kefa, this Zu Yonglie is still a practitioner and has real kung fu.

However, Li Fuchen's people didn't have much trouble arresting him. It turned out that this cargo took a group of Zhou soldiers who had lost their armor and unloaded their armor to set up an ambush to block Li Fuchen's pursuers in the east of the Taiping River, but he saw from a distance that Li Fuchen's "bright and blind" plate armor (semi-armor) cavalry lined up in a column, and he was so frightened that he rushed out of the ambush woods and fled for his life.

As soon as he took the lead, what fighting spirit did the soldiers under him have? Let's run away together, so we were crushed by the cavalry under Li Fuchen! And he himself did not run, and was poked off the horse with a bamboo pole. Then he pulled out his armor, left a pair of pants, and tied them up and took them to Taiping City.

After arriving in Taiping City, he didn't even feed a mouthful of food, so he was escorted to the yamen of the inspection department, and he couldn't help but beat the board!

After opening the skin, I saw Li Fuchen and Yu Deshui coming together. And those guys who beat him saw Li Fuchen and Yu Deshui coming, and finally remembered why they beat people? Began to ask.

"You Tartar, do you want to say it?"

"Don't talk about killing you!"

"Say it! Honestly, I can save you a dog's life! ”

Hearing these people's questioning, Zu Yonglie, who had already been beaten and hurt everywhere, immediately coaxed, "I said, I said, don't fight, if you fight again, you will be killed. Woo woo."

"Alas, isn't this Zuda?" As soon as Li Fuchen sat down, he already recognized Zu Yonglie, and said with a smile, "Then let's talk about it, what is your cousin Wu Sangui holding back?" How many elite soldiers did he prepare? Where are you going to set up an ambush? ”

Master Yu was still helping on the side: "Say it, if you say it, you won't be beaten!" ”

"But. . . But I don't know! ”

Li Fuchen's eyes widened, and his tone was already calm: "The surname is Zu, haven't you fought enough?" ”

"Enough, enough" Zu Yonglie hurriedly begged for mercy, "It's enough, don't fight anymore!" ”

"If you've had enough, let's be honest!" Master Yu enlightened him again, "Master Zu, don't hide it for your cousin Wu Sangui!" I can't hide it. There are several adjutant generals and staff generals who have been caught by us in the past few days! Even if you don't say it, they are not Wu Sangui's relatives! This is your chance to live! You want to be Wu Sangui's sworn friend, then His Royal Highness the King of the South is angry, but it's not for people to beat you! ”

Li Fuchen slapped the table again: "Do you want to say it?" If you don't say anything, I'll pull you out and cut you off! ”

Master Yu looked anxious: "Say it quickly, if you don't say it, you will be killed!" ”

As he spoke, he grinned and made the gesture of pulling his head with the little knife.

Zu Yonglie cried urgently: "King Nan, Master Yu, you have to believe me, I really don't know where the Great Zhou Emperor ambushed the soldiers?" I last met him three months ago, and now I don't know where he is.

Moreover, I am not the sworn friend of the Great Zhou Emperor! Except for Zu Zeqing's father and son, no one in our ancestral family rebelled with the Great Zhou Emperor. Of course, I didn't follow him to fight back, in fact, I came to Jiangxi with Prince Kang.

If you don't believe me, you can ask those lieutenants and generals! ”

Li Fuchen turned his head and looked at Master Yu.

Master Yu nodded.

Li Fuchen snorted: "Drag this anti-thief out and kill it."

Chopped?

It's all said, why do you have to cut it!

Zu Yonglie was anxious and afraid, and when he was dragged down, he was still there with his throat and howling: "King Nan spares his life, King Nan spares his life, I have already said it. I don't know what Wu Sangui is holding back, and I don't know where his elite soldiers are? I really don't know.

I used to stay outside Nanchang with King Kang, and then we learned that Jiujiang was besieged and was ready to run, and when the army on the other side of Jiujiang drove over, I fled with King Kang, and then Nanwang You chased all the way with your soldiers."

Master Yu said: "Lord Wang, this ancestor Yonglie looks quite honest, not like he is deceiving people. Or. Let's spare his life for now. ”

"Hmm," Li Fuchen pretended to think for a while, "Then let's take it down first, and sentence me to prison first!" ”

Master Yu said to Zu Yonglie: "Zuda, you can't die for the time being, don't hurry up and thank you!" ”

Zu Yonglie sighed slightly, and kowtowed again and again: "Thank you, thank the king for not killing." ”

"Drag it off!" As soon as Li Fuchen waved his hand, he asked people to pull Zu Yonglie down.

Seeing that Zu Yonglie was dragged down, Master Yu whispered to Li Fuchen: "Lord Wang, this Zu Yonglie doesn't look like he is lying!" ”

"Then Wu Sangui is quite good at secrecy!" Li Fuchen paused, "What about the second one?" Where has he been? ”

"Chuanqi reported that he had camped in Zhangshu Town, and it should be a day's journey away from us." Master Yu thought for a while and said, "Lord Wang, do you think Wu Sangui will really be trapped in Jiujiang by Li Zicheng?" ”

"Impossible." Li Fuchen shook his head, "This old boy must be holding back. I don't know where he wants to fight us? ”

"Lord Wang, then should we urge the second son and let him come to Taiping Town to join us quickly?"

"Not necessarily." Li Fuchen said, "It's useless to urge. He is a great general, and I am still his subordinate, and I can't order him.

But he can fight, so he won't be too far away from me. With him following, I'm not afraid that Wu Sangui will fight in an ambush, I'm afraid that Wu Sangui won't come to fight! If the surname Wu doesn't make a move, it's worrying! ”

Master Yu asked again: "Then we still continue to follow Jieshu's defeated army?" ”

"Follow!" Li Fuchen nodded, "But don't follow too closely, let's slowly pull his ass with a knife and eat his palace army one by one!" ”

Guangdong Province, Shaozhou Province, Beijiang.

Wu Guogui's army, at this time, was divided into three routes, along the Beijiang River by land and water - one road on the west bank of the Beijiang River, one road on the east bank of the Beijiang River, and one boat in the Beijiang River.

And Wu Guogui himself led 30,000 foot cavalry and cautiously marched along the east bank of the Beijiang River.

The sixth son of Jia Guozhu, the leading party of Lao Jia's family, was detained by Wu Guogui and was not allowed to go anywhere!

"Sixth son, who is in charge of unifying the army over there in Guangzhou now?" At this time, Wu Guogui asked Jia Liuzi who the general of the unified army in Guangdong was?

Wu Guogui had already asked the same question a few days ago, and now I don't know if I forgot it, or if I want to test Jia Liuzi coldly.

"It's He Tianran, Li Zhongyi." Jia Liuzi said, "He Tianran is quite capable of fighting, and he has a handsome talent in his own right, but after all, he is from the side of your family's son." Li Zhongyi is Li Zhongshan's adoptive brother and Li Fuchen's adopted son, and he is considered a member of the Li family, and he is quite brave, and he is very proficient in firearms and cavalry. ”

Wu Guogui nodded, what Jia Liuzi said was the same as last time, there should be no lie, and He Tianran and Li Zhongyi's level is not high, even if they are put to fight, Wu Guogui is also sure.

Of course, Li Yat-sen and Li Fuchen's teams started late, although they set up two martial arts halls, which could train middle and lower-level officers in batches. But the coach who can be in charge alone is not something that can be cultivated, and this level of general can only be "used"!

As far as Wu Guogui knows, there are only three generals of this level in the Li family, namely Li Zhongshan, Li Fuchen and this He Tianran - this He Tianran was still Wu Shijue's personal soldier leader in his early years, and he had been in battle for a long time, and he followed Wu Xiaosu to Li Zhongshan's side. Later, because of "playing" Ao Bai, he got the opportunity to train, and he has been leading troops independently, and he has performed well, so he has grown up.

But his level is not at all a grade compared to Li Fuchen and Li Zhongshan, and it is not difficult to deal with.

As for Li Zhongyi, he may become the commander of one side after a few years of training, but now he is only responsible for monitoring He Tianran.

When he was silently analyzing the generals on Li Yat-sen and Li Fuchen's side, suddenly a team galloped over like a sentry at night. They had come from the east, and each of them was a dusty man, seemingly sleepless, wandering the hills to the east to provide a guard for the flanks of the army. Wu Guogui's personal soldiers stopped them and asked a few words, and then one of them came over.

Wu Guogui's heart moved, but he just waited for him. Seeing that the night team was still far away, he turned over and dismounted, and rushed forward to salute a few steps: "Your lord, your subordinate is the sentinel team in the direction of Wengyuan County, and yesterday when I went out to the direction of Jiangzhenshui, I did not find any signs of the activities of the Ming army. Wengyuan County has been on guard, and the bridges on the water in Jiangzhen have been guarded by militia groups. ”

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, the terrain on both sides of the Beijiang River in Shaozhou Mansion is a bit of a pit, all of them are river valleys, that is, there is a little flat land on both sides of the Beijiang River, and it is a little farther away from the mountains.

It's the perfect place for an ambush!

If Jia Guozhu is a little fool and Wu Xiaosu is a pit girl, then the most suitable location for them to set up an ambush is probably in Yingde County, where Wu Guogui is located. Because the terrain at the junction of Yingde County, Fogang Hall and Qingyuan County is very narrow, all of them are mountains, and the Beijiang River passes through the mountains. As long as He Tianran and Li Zhongyi block the banks of the Beijiang River in this area, and then set up ambushes in the mountains and forests on both sides of the Beijiang River in the north of Yingde County, then they can form a perfect pocket array. At once, he put Wu Guogui's 80,000 troops (he left some troops in important places along the way) into a bag.

The generals under Wu Guogui's command all showed joyful looks, and some of them were already eager to try and prepare to take the lead, as long as they could pass through the mountains in front of them to the territory of Qingyuan County, then the next terrain would be open!

Even if the people of Guangfu have been mobilized, Wu Guogui and they are not afraid, as long as they hold Daluo Mountain at the junction of Qingyuan and Britain and Germany, they can attack and defend!

"That's not right!" Wu Guogui's face suddenly sank, raised his hand and pointed at Jia Guozhu, and shouted: "Take down this person!" ”

"Yes!"

Although the incident happened suddenly, Wu Guogui's personal soldiers still did not hesitate to pounce on the unsuspecting Jia Guozhu from his horse, so Jia Guozhu was still shouting grievances, "King, King, what are you doing?" ”

Wu Guogui sneered: "Sixth son, don't pretend. You're swindling! ”

"I didn't! I am truly obedient! Jia Guozhu looked innocent.

Wu Guogui smiled: "Let you die clearly. This king has arrived in Yingde, how can He Tianran and Li Zhongyi still be unprepared? Even if the Chinese soldiers need time to mobilize, why is it difficult to set up suspicious soldiers in the mountains around Yingde and Wengyuan? It's not enough, it's still not meticulous enough! ”

"King, you're guessing!" Where is Jia Guozhu willing to admit that he has surrendered, "You are all groundless blind guesses. If the lower officials came to deceive the surrender, then why didn't the Ming army set up an ambush in the mountains on both sides of the Beijiang River? ”

"Why don't you set up an ambush in the mountains on both sides of the Beijiang River?" Wu Guogui said coldly, "Because He Tianran knows that this king is cautious, he wants to set up an ambush here, and he will not succeed If I am not mistaken, they will ambush troops in Nanxiong and Lianshan, and when my army arrives in Yingde, they will go directly to Guangxi to send troops to Hunan!" ”

(End of chapter)