Chapter 198: The Battle of Wuzhou

When eating meat, everyone wants to go to it, and when they really gnaw hard bones, no one wants to make a move.

And the battle of the Li River has proved that Zhang Xuan's department is a hard bone. Although kill a Hao waving the flag. However, there were many losses in the various parts.

Seeing that Zhang Xuan still had 5,000 people, and the formation was rigorous, and he didn't lose his organization at all, he knew that it was not easy to gnaw, and the idea of preserving his strength came to his heart. From ancient times to the present, the faces of warlords are almost the same.

Qu Shiyun didn't have much of the results of the battle just now, and said directly: "Now from the bottom of the Li River, Pingle and other cities, there are more than 100 thieves stationed in the city, and the few are just to settle the new ones. As soon as the army is overwhelmed, it will naturally be like a bamboo, and when the time comes, the thieves will naturally be disposed of by the generals. To reward the generals for their previous great achievements. ”

When the generals heard this, they couldn't help but be overjoyed and said, "Thank you, sir." ”

Qu Shiyun immediately ignored Zhang Xuan, and went south along the Li River to Pingle Mansion. and divided the troops to occupy the counties.

These places were originally the places of the Ming army. After all, the Ming army is the world for more than 200 years, and it has deep roots in various places, far from being comparable to the Xia army.

Qu Shiyun was even more fearless, so he asked the counties to draw Ding and send people.

In Pingle City, the thieves were rewarded with three generals. However, in a few days, the Qu Shiyun Department did not decrease but increased, although most of the people recruited by Qu Shiyun were people, but the flag was waved and shouted enough, and a document was issued to Xunzhou and Liuzhou Prefectures. Ordered the department to come east.

By the time the Qu soldiers came to the city of Wuzhou, there were already 10,000 people.

Above the head of Wuzhou City. Zhang Yuanhai's face turned pale. Looking at more than 10,000 soldiers and horses.

The reason why he is like this is that he does not have many people in his hands. There is only one battalion, and then there is the headquarters of the Lincha Naval Army. Moreover, the Xia army's control of Guangzhou was probably Shaozhou, Qingyuan, Guangzhou, and then from Guangzhou to the west, Sanshui, and Zhaoqing, and there was hardly a single soldier in other places. Although the prefectures and counties said to surrender. But once the Ming army entered Guangdong, it is difficult to say that there will not be any repetition.

And Wuzhou City itself has a lot of problems.

Wuzhou City has just fallen into the hands of the Xia army, and it has only been ten days. The hearts of the people in the city are different, and it is far from the time when the people's hearts are submissive, especially Lin Cha, Zhang Yuanhai is not too convinced. If it weren't for the lack of manpower, the Guangzhou side would not have sent the surrendered army that had just surrendered to Zhang Yuanhai.

Therefore, it is enough for him to rely on less than 10,000 soldiers to defend the unpredictable city.

It's just that what worries him more is Zhang Xuan's news.

The officials and soldiers under the city spread rumors, saying that Zhang Xuan had died a long time ago.

But Zhang Yuanhai didn't believe a word, the reason is very simple. is that if Zhang Xuan is really dead, the officials and soldiers will not be so empty and shouting. Zhang Xuan's head will definitely be taken over to surrender. But even so, Zhang Yuanhai has not heard from Zhang Xuan for a long time.

This is enough to make Zhang Yuanhai feel uneasy.

Zhang Yuanhai, no, not just Zhang Yuanhai. In the Southern Expeditionary Army, many people's net worth lives are hanging on Zhang Xuan, once Zhang Xuan dies, it is not only a loss in Great Xia, but also the beginning of a major reshuffle in Great Xia.

And Zhang Yuanhai is Zhang Xuan's clansman. In this big reshuffle, no matter what, it's all lost.

It's just that Zhang Xuan has lost contact with them for several days.

What the hell is going on? No one knew that Zhang Yuanhai had a vague premonition in his heart.

"General, the officers and troops are about to attack the city." Zhang Yuanhai was awakened by the shouts left and right, and Zhang Yuanhai said sharply: "I have said a long time ago that it is the Ming army, not the official army. ”

"Yes. Be. "Left and right said yes again and again.

In the early years, the rebels called the Ming army an official army, even if the above has long asked to change their words, but in times of crisis, the people below always make old mistakes again, but they are all minor mistakes, and Zhang Yuanhai will not pay too much attention. He set his sights on the city.

Wuzhou City is also a strong city.

Thanks to Zhu Hongwu, the walls of any capital city in the Ming Dynasty are very similar, as long as they are carefully guarded, there is no possibility of easy capture. Therefore, seeing that the Ming army was about to attack, what they were worried about was not outside the city, but inside the city.

Just afraid of what?

Suddenly, a cloud of smoke rose from the city gate, as if it were wolf smoke. Straight up into the sky. Visible within a few miles of cleaning.

Zhang Yuanhai's face changed sharply and said, "South Gate." ”

Wuzhou City is not a square city, but an irregular city, this city is near the mountains and water, and the water is the Xijiang River. The Xijiang River flows through the south of Wuzhou City, and outside the South Gate is where the wharf is located. Zhang Yuanhai was not only worried that there were people in the city to respond, but also worried about the Lin Cha Department in the camp of the sailor at Xijiang Wharf.

In the west of Wuzhou City, in the camp of the Ming army, Qu Shiyun saw this and said: "It's the right time, send troops immediately." ”

"Yes." Hu Yiqing agreed, and then led the soldiers to rush out of the camp, holding all kinds of siege equipment, and rushed towards Wuzhou City.

Seeing this, Zhang Yuanhai knew that he could not divide his troops. Immediately said: "Send an order to General Lin and ask him to reinforce the South Gate." ”

"Yes."

It didn't take long for the various orders and flags to reach Lin Cha's hands.

Lin Cha's left and right soldiers listened to the order, and someone couldn't help but say: "Big brother, let's join the official army, seeing that the Xia army is not successful." The conditions of Lord Qu are also good. ”

"Yes, we are needed at this time, just an order, when we were not allowed to enter the city, it was not this face." The memory of being forced to set up camp outside the city made these people angry.

"Besides, isn't his general a big general, doesn't he know life and death?" Someone said in a low voice.

"Shut up." Lin Cha said: "Think about your wife and children, who are still in Guangzhou. ”

As soon as these words came out, many people stopped talking.

After all, Xu Du is not a fool, if there is no guarantee, he will not let Lin Cha follow Zhang Yuanhai westward. Lin Cha deposited many of his family members in the city of Guangzhou. However, these family members are only some of the people below. Not everyone who mixes at sea has a small family.

Lin Cha's tone relaxed slightly, and said, "It's not a way for us to beg for a living at sea all the time. And this summer's army is strong, and the Ming army is far inferior to the Xia army. And since we have already voted for the Xia army, going back and forth between the Ming and Qing dynasties will only make no one trust us. ”

"No matter what the attitude of the surname Zhang is, my surname is Lin and I followed Daxia. If you don't want to, just say a word, and I'll let them go. ”

As soon as Lin Cha's words came out, these people expressed their positions one after another. said: "Big brother, where do you say, how can we not follow what the big brother wants, and what the big brother wants to do, we will follow." ”

Most of the people under Lin Cha's command are of the same clan and township. So there is still some weight in his words. Lin Cha divided what he said, they naturally knew what to do, don't listen to Lin Cha's politeness, but who can mix up at sea, who doesn't have blood under his hands.

Lin Cha said: "In that case. Brothers go to war with me. ”

Lin Cha quickly attacked, calmed down the chaos at the south gate, and fought a battle with the Ming army outside the south gate. The Ming army seems to be strong, but what can really fight is only the 6,000 soldiers who came out of Guilin, and the battle of the Li River, he himself is not without damage.

Therefore, those who can fight are even rarer.

Over 10,000 soldiers, only the strength to wave the flag and shout, let them go to the city to fight. I'm afraid I can't do it.

This time, Qu Shiyun attacked Wuzhou, and there was a little more bluffing.

Zhang Yuanhai found out that he knew the situation at the south gate, so he breathed a sigh of relief and could concentrate on facing the place in front of him. It's just that he didn't know that in the mountains north of Wuzhou City, there was still an army watching the battle.

This army is none other than Zhang Xuan's department, who came all the way through the mountains and rivers.

When Zhang Xuan came to the city of Wuzhou, he found the Ming army. Naturally, he couldn't hide it, and swept away all his traces, in order to give Qu Shiyun a ruthless blow and avenge the one arrow on the Li River.

At this moment, there were already several scouts, looking at the battlefield from a high place, and reporting every move on the battlefield to Zhang Xuan. It's like a poisonous snake hiding in the shadows, waiting for the time to strike a fatal blow.