Chapter Seventy-Three: Dingxi III

"He dared to come over." There are not many pro-soldiers around Jiao Lian, but every pro-soldier hates Yang Qijiao to the core.

These people were brothers and sisters with Yang Qijiao at the beginning, but in today's battle, too many people died in the war, and they naturally hated Yang Qijiao's traitor. They all asked for orders and said, "General, I'll kill him." ”

For a while, there was a feeling of excitement.

"No need." Jiao Lian said: "Since he wants to see me, how can I not see me." ”

Immediately, he only brought two guards, and he was far away from Yang Qijiao in the open space outside the Chinese army.

This open space is the school yard in the army, a place used to review the whole army, but at this time, this is already the battlefield.

Yang Qijiao first asked the guards around him to hand over Hu Yiqing's head and said, "Hu Yiqing is dead." What the current situation is, General Jiao doesn't need me to say. General Cao cherishes talents, as long as General Jiao is willing to surrender, no matter what the conditions, General Cao will be approved. ”

Hu Yiqing opened the wooden box. saw Hu Yiqing's blind head. Suddenly he turned over and dismounted, dug a hole in the ground with his knife, and put the wooden box in it. Bury well. Kowtowed three times, then got up and said, "If you want to kill me just now, there is a chance." ”

Yang Qijiao said: "How can I be a person who hurts people with secret arrows." ”

Jiao Lian snorted coldly and said, "Really? The irony between the words almost overflowed. He said: "Thank you for sending General Hu Yiqing's head. However, please tell General Cao that there is only a dead Jiao Lian, not a living Jiao Lian. ”

Then Jiao Lian turned around and left.

Yang Qijiao said: "General Jiao. ”

Jiao Lian said: "I have nothing to say to you, you better go back, see you on the battlefield." I'm sorry Zhao Xing, but I'm not sorry for you. Are you worthy of me? The next time we meet, we can only talk with a knife. ”

Yang Qijiao watched Jiao Lian's figure enter the camp. I want to say something, but I can't say it.

This scene appeared many times in Yang Qijiao's dreams. It took many years to know what it was.

Since Jiao Lian was unwilling to surrender, Cao Zongyu naturally would not keep Jiao Lian overnight, and made up his mind to besiege from all sides, with all kinds of firearms on hand, almost burning the camp to a white ground. Jiao Lian's body was also not found, only Jiao Lian's broken armor was found.

Everyone felt that Jiao Lian was burned to death by the fire.

With Jiao Lian's death, this three-day battle came to an end.

From Wuzhou to the western part of Guangxi, the southern passage is completely unblocked. Even attacking Yunnan from Guangxi is not out of the question. Although the Ming army was entrenched in Guilin. But as far as Guangxi as a whole is concerned, still

It's a big deal.

Yang Qijiao was just about to transfer troops into the Guijiang River, go north along the Guijiang River, and attack Guilin directly, but saw Deng He, Ma Sanbao and other generals coming. But it was the reinforcements from Guangdong that had already arrived.

Cao Zongyu counted carefully, and it can be said that almost all the troops in Guangdong are in his hands, except for a little troops in Guangzhou, and the other prefectures and counties are almost empty. Then ask all kinds of materials, all piled up in Wuzhou City.

Cao Zongyu almost emptied, and Guangzhou was not much rich, and it was all piled up in Wuzhou. It can be said that the strength of Guangzhou is poor, and this battle is weakly defeated, and the southern army will not be able to recover within a year or two, and it will be difficult to protect Guangdong Province.

When Cao Zongyu saw this, he was very moved in his heart. said: "The general trusts the last general so much, the last general has nothing to repay." ”

Deng He said: "Why did Brother Cao say this, the general said it. Although there are superior and inferior official positions, in his heart, you will always be Brother Cao who took care of him at the beginning. The general and you are indistinguishable from each other. The general just asked me to ask you, is it enough, if it is not enough, the general is ready to open his mouth to the Zheng family, and he has embezzled a batch of silver from the Zheng family. ”

"That's enough." Cao Zongyu said: "Enough. ”

In fact, when a war is fought, there are not enough words to speak of.

The reason why Zhang Xuan worked so hard to prepare supplies for Cao Zongyu was because he had walked on the battlefield and knew one thing too well. There is never enough money to do business, and you can never finish your student homework, and being a general, regardless of troops or materials, is always as good as possible.

In this world, Zhang Xuan trusts Cao Zongyu the most, even more than Luo Yujiao. It's not that Cao Zongyu's status in Zhang Xuan's heart is above Luo Yujiao, but that Luo Yujiao is also Luo Yulong's younger brother anyway.

Even if it is a family, between the brother-in-law and the brother-in-law, there is still a little caution. Not to mention, in the imperial court, Zhang Xuan holds great power, although he is consistent with Luo Yulong in many goals, but if there is no gap, it would be too fake.

Some things are better to hide from Luo Yujiao. It's not that Luo Yujiao will tell Luo Yulong, firstly, the relationship between Luo Yujiao and Zhang Xuan is not ordinary and comparable, and secondly, in this era, women are required to have women's virtues, and generally no one will eat inside and out.

It's just that Zhang Xuan feels that Luo Yujiao doesn't have much precaution against Luo Yulong, and many people around Luo Yujiao are members of the Luo family, if there is no Luo Yulong's eyeliner, Zhang Xuan doesn't believe it.

And these things can be said to Cao Zongyu.

But Cao Zongyu also understands Zhang Xuan. The Zheng family had just had a conflict with Zhang Xuan, and now Zhang Xuan asked the Zheng family to borrow money, not to mention, what he was doing was official business, and there were too many inappropriate things, Cao Zongyu felt that the situation on the front line was good, so there was no need to spend so much time.

Deng He said: "The general also said, I am with."

Zhang Xianbi listened to Brother Cao's orders, and asked General Cao to give orders. ”

Cao Zongyu said: "The military situation is urgent, so I won't be polite with Brother Deng, and Deng He will listen to orders." ”

Deng He said loudly: "The last will be." ”

Cao Zongyu said: "You lead the battalions in Guangdong to move west immediately, occupy all prefectures and counties, remember to meet the Tusi departments, take forbearance as the first, if you can, don't move them first." Don't make a fuss. ”

Deng He said: "Yes." ”

Deng He is not Luo Dai, since he promised to make a decision, he can do a good job. No matter how much grievance there is, I'm afraid it won't hurt Toast.

"Brother Deng, Guangxi is almost empty, and the only thing that still has some soldiers and horses is the Tusi in various places, even if you encounter some grievances, now is not the time to deal with them, but the barbarians are afraid of power and virtue, and it is up to Brother Deng to grasp the proportions. In short, all parts of Guangxi should be based on security and blockage. Cao Zongyu said.

"The last will understand." Deng He said.

Without saying a word, Deng He led his troops westward.

However, Deng He's troops, except for the people of the headquarters, were all surrendered. Although he had fought before, he was still regarded as a recruit in the sequence of the Southern Expeditionary Army. This time is also an experience. I don't think there will be a big war, just for military training.

"There's Deng He." Cao Zongyu thought in his heart: "I am also relieved about the things in the west. Even if Guangxi is in trouble for a while, most of Guangxi is also in the hands. ”

Immediately, Cao Zongyu ordered all the troops to go north along the Guijiang River, pass Pingle, and then attack Guilin.

Cao Zongyu had studied the information of Zhang Xuan's defeat last year, and knew that Qu Shiyun was not an easy person to match, so although the offensive was like a tide. In fact, it was very cautious, with all units of the Guangdong Army as the vanguard, and the 20,000 or 30,000 old soldiers as the Chinese army.

Even if there is any accident, Cao Zongyu has these two or thirty thousand old pawns, which is enough to turn the tables.

However, Cao Zongyu was prepared to deal with the unexpected, but the march along the Guijiang River was almost a smooth journey.

Smooth sailing captured Pingle Mansion and captured Yangshuo County. Almost the soldiers came to the city of Guilin, and they did not meet a single soldier of the Ming army. The news I got was that Qu Shiyun had withdrawn all his troops to Guilin City.

Cao Zongyu would rather be stable than rush forward, anyway, he has already gained the upper hand and has sufficient supplies and troops. He estimated that even if it lasted for several months, it would not matter. But Guilin City couldn't hold out for so long.

Therefore, Cao Zongyu simply stopped in the south of Guilin City, on the one hand, sent people to investigate the situation in all aspects of Guilin City, and on the other hand, sent people to contact Zhang Xianbi. He also sent people to clean up the bones of the soldiers who died in the defeat of the Li River, and to recollect them for burial and sacrifice, and other miscellaneous matters.

Just when Cao Zongyu stayed in the south of Guilin and was hesitant, he didn't know that he had lost a good opportunity.