In the same county, there are feathered arrows stuck on the bricks, like hedgehogs. On the city tower and on the city wall, the corpses of the people, the servants and the native soldiers were pillowed, and the wounded native soldiers and the native soldiers lay in the middle of the pile of corpses and let out a wail.

The moat at the foot of the city wall has been filled, and there are many corpses of Ming soldiers lying under the city. These Ming troops were all Ming army auxiliaries reorganized from the Qing army's civilian Zhuang and auxiliary soldiers, as well as Ming army light armor soldiers who were captured by Tusi soldiers. A large number of light armored soldiers of the Ming army who had just been captured and adapted from the native soldiers climbed the city wall and engaged in fierce hand-to-hand combat with the remaining people and native soldiers at the head of the city.

Miao soldier Shi Fu wrapped a black turban around the Miao people's head, wearing paper armor, holding a wooden card, and quickly climbed the ladder. At that moment, a stone was thrown on the top of the city.

Shi Fu, who was quick-eyed, jumped from his own ladder to another ladder two steps away, dodging the stones thrown down from the city. He then flashed his figure, jumped on the head of the city with agility, and slashed the man at the head of the city who had just dropped the stone and shrunk back into two.

At the head of the city stood a Miao native soldier with a spear, probably frightened, the spear in his hand hesitated for a moment, and did not stab at Shi Fu. But Shi Fu did not show mercy to his subordinates because the other party was of the same clan as himself, he decisively slashed out with a knife and cut down the Miao native soldier in a pool of blood.

A Miao native soldier rushed out in front, and two plate axes slashed murderously at Shi Fu's head.

Shi Fu blocked it with a wooden sign, and the board axe smashed on the wooden card, splitting a crack. However, the Miao soldier on the opposite side didn't have a chance to strike a second time, and Shi Fu cut off the Miao soldier's head with a single sword.

Shi Fu, like other siege light infantry, was originally a local native soldier, and joined the Ming army after being captured.

The local Miao Li people are very strong, and the personal martial arts of the Tusi soldiers are quite good. Many of the captured Tusi soldiers were willing to join the Ming army, and these soldiers were organized into light armored infantry, armed with wooden cards and swords, and served as the task of besieging the city. Although the siege was very dangerous, after joining the Ming army, they did not need to cross the sea to Luzon or Borneo to serve hard labor, and those who survived this battle could become the official Ming army like those Miao Li rebel army. If you make great contributions, you can also be promoted. Therefore, Shi Fu chose to join the siege force of the Ming army.

At the head of the city, the soldiers of both sides engaged in fierce hand-to-hand combat. In the face of those Miao people like himself, Shi Fu did not have the slightest mercy, he swung his knife and slashed hard, and three Han people, two Li native soldiers and five Miao native soldiers fell to his ground. Shi Fu was covered in blood, and his knife was curled, so he replaced it with a knife he picked up from the side of the corpse on the ground, and continued to fight.

Shi Fu took the Miao Li siege light armored infantry who climbed to the top of the city, fought a bloody way among the native soldiers and the people, and rushed to the top of the city gate, and started a fierce battle with the local soldiers and the people above.

The gate of Huitong County, which was subjected to continuous shelling, collapsed with a bang.

"Kill!" A large crowd of Ming troops poured into the city.

On the city tower, the green flag of the Qing army was torn off and fell to the ground, turning into a rag to be trampled on, and a big red Mingzi flag rose one after another, bathing in the setting sun and fluttering.

With a shout of "the city is broken", the Qing army in the city collapsed.

The magistrate of the Qing court committed suicide by poisoning in the house, and a group of Tusi and Touren who fled into the city in advance were captured by the Ming army.

At the end of the battle of Huitong, Wang Jinzhong walked up to Shi Fu, who had made great achievements, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Not bad! Starting today, you officially become a Captain of Camp Cheetah! ”

Shi Fu received a six-petal wide-brimmed Mingguang helmet of the Ming army, two sets of red linen battle clothes, and officially became a member of the Ming army. But what made him depressed was that it was not his turn to participate in the next battle, but Wang Jinzhong threw him into the recruit camp, basking in the sun with those recruits all day long, practicing queues, and shouting slogans.

"I'm a veteran of the war! Or a team officer! I don't want to bask in the sun station queue! I want to see the garrison! Shi Fu was in a mood and shouted to find Wang Jinzhong.

Several military judges unceremoniously pulled Shi Fu, who was shouting and screaming in the queue, out and beat him on the board, and after the beating, he had to do 300 push-ups, then ran 20 laps along the martial arts arena, and finally was thrown into a confinement cell.

In the evening, Wang Jinzhong came to see Shi Fu.

"My lord, I am not convinced! The lowly is a veteran of the war, and he is a captain of the army with your own consent, why do you have to practice this boring queue all day like those recruits? Shi Fu complained to Wang Jinzhong.

"If you don't accept it, you can leave here, become a prisoner, and go to Luzon to serve hard labor!" Wang Jinzhong said coldly.

"If I practice this boring queue all day long, I would rather be a prisoner and go to Luzon to serve hard labor!" Shi Fu gambled on the qidao.

Wang Jinzhong told Shi Fu: "Why can General Wang's team be invincible? In the past, I was like you, thinking that General Wang was well-armed and well-equipped. But after this period of time, I understood a truth: because General Wang is different from our original rebel army, the native soldiers, and the Qing army of the Tartars are also different! This contingent is strictly disciplined, and every officer and soldier regards himself as a member of this army. Don't underestimate this queue exercise, this is the real way to win the battle! By the time you're done with your recruit training, you'll really understand! ”

The Ming army conquered the three cities of Lehui, Anding, and Huitong, and captured a large number of people and soldiers. Most of these captives were incorporated into the Ming army. Coupled with the surrounding people who came to join the army, the new battalion of the Ming army grew rapidly, and the Nanyang Army expanded an infantry battalion and established the third infantry battalion. The Wild Wolf Battalion and the Cheetah Battalion, which are mainly composed of Miao and Li people, were merged into Feihu Town of the Nanyang Army, which is a mountain combat unit under the jurisdiction of the first mountain battalion, that is, the Wild Wolf Battalion; The second camp in the mountains, both the cheetah camp and the third camp in the mountains, was named the lynx camp.

So far, the Nanyang Army has the first infantry battalion, the second infantry battalion, the third infantry battalion, the artillery battalion, the mercenary battalion, the first mountain battalion, the second mountain battalion, and the third mountain battalion. The three infantry battalions are collectively called King Kong Town, the town garrison is Luo Xiang, the first battalion is also known as the Huwei battalion, and Luo Xiang is also the head of the thousand battalions; The second battalion is also known as the Sky Wolf Battalion, and Jiang Zhiping is the general manager; The third battalion is the lion battalion, and Liu Qi is the general manager. The artillery battalion and the mercenary battalion were merged into Tianlei Town, and the garrison was served by Gong Xiaoda, and the artillery battalion was also known as the Shenji battalion, and Gong Xiaoda was concurrently served by Gong Xiaoda; The mercenary battalion is also known as the Taixi battalion, and Wang Defeng is the general manager of Qian. Wang Jinzhong, the garrison of Flying Tiger Town, also served as the commander of the wild wolf battalion; Cheetah Camp Thousand Zong Mountain Baby, Bobcat Camp Thousand Boss Zhang Wei.

The equipment of the Nanyang Army is still mainly cold weapons, and the army has expanded so quickly that many armors are not yet available, and most of the infantry can only use simple and easy-to-make light armor with simple spears.

The auxiliary troops that have not yet been formally incorporated into the Nanyang Army have been expanded to more than 5,000 people, and Li Rui is temporarily serving as the auxiliary garrison.

At present, it still belongs to the Marine Battalion of the Naval Division of the Zheng Family's Army, Wang Xinyu did not dare to expand the staff, he was worried that he would expand too quickly, causing Zheng Jing's jealousy, and still maintained the original establishment: with five teams: the Iron Man Team, the Spear Team, the Long Knife Team, the Bow and Arrow Team and the Shenji Team.

On the naval side, Albert's men sent to Chennai returned, bringing good news: the British were interested in joining forces with Wang Xinyu against the Kingdom of the Netherlands, that is, the Netherlands. Britain was bent on opening up its own shipping routes to the east of the Strait of Malacca, but because the Dutch occupied the eastern shipping routes, the British could not enter. Now the British needed a helper in the Far East.

Albert's men also brought back a fleet: two Warrior-class fourth-class ships, four Valian-class fifth-class ships, six Cormorant-class sixth-class ships, and ten Golden Deer-class sixth-class ships. All the ships were provided to Wang Xinyu by the British on the basis of the price of selling the old ships, and at the same time the person who came also brought a letter of appointment from the Duke of York, who had just returned to China, to Albert: appointing Albert as the general agent of the East India Company in the Far East.

When so many soft-sail giant ships anchored in Beizhen Port in Wanzhou, everyone was shocked. The prisoners of the Eight Banners, who were about to be sent to Luzon to serve hard labor, were even more depressed and lamented. Seeing such a large number of huge ships, they felt that the imperial court had no chance of recovering Qiongzhou Island.

The British also brought more than a thousand crews, five hundred musketeers.

All the costs of buying ships and employing the British were only 300,000 taels of silver. This price is already very cheap, originally a Brave-class fifth-level ship cost more than 100,000 taels of silver, and the Warrior class is even more expensive, costing more than 200,000 to 300,000 taels of silver. Now these ships have been sold to Wang Xinyu by the Duke of York at a discounted price for the old ships.

The goods brought to Chennai were sold and were very popular with the British. Now that the Qing court has banned the sea, even the Dutch cannot buy exquisite silk and porcelain from the big countries in the East, let alone the British. Not to mention that this batch of goods was carefully selected by Wang Xinyu, and the quality was better than that sent to Manila for sale. As soon as this batch of goods was delivered to the Chennai wharf, it was snatched up and more than 400,000 taels of silver were obtained. After deducting the cost of purchasing the ship, there are still more than 100,000 taels of silver left.

Coupled with the ships that have just returned, now in Wang Xinyu's hands, there are a total of four Warrior-class fourth-class ships, seven Brave-class fifth-class ships, eleven Cormorant-class sixth-level ships and eighteen Golden Deer-class sixth-level ships. With such strength, as long as a group of sailors are recruited and trained by the British, this fleet is enough to sweep from the South China Sea to Tianjin, and send all the Qing naval divisions to the bottom of the sea.

But Wang Xinyu was not satisfied, because his largest battleship, the Warrior class, was a fourth-class ship of more than 500 tons. In Europe, Britain only has more than 800 tons of Ark Royal-class third-class ships, and the number is as high as 170! Not to mention that there are a number of giants with a displacement of nearly 2,000 tons, such as the Sea King and the Sea Sovereign.

Sooner or later, one day in the future, there will be a war with the British, and this little ship of his own will not even be enough in the eyes of the British Royal Navy!

In fact, the British also had a back hand, and Wang Xinyu proposed to buy two Ark Royal-class third-class ships, but this request was rejected by the British. In fact, the Royal Ark class is not too expensive, one is about 600,000 taels of silver, and with the strength of the Nanyang Company, it is still possible to afford to buy two. As for the giant of the Sea King, Wang Xinyu doesn't dare to think about it for the time being, the cost of that kind of ship will cost more than two million taels of silver! The British won't sell it, and Wang Xinyu can't afford it.

If you want a battleship, you can only wait for Singapore to be taken, and then build your own battleship.

Another piece of good news is that the goods sent to Manila for sale are very popular, and the goods sold by the Spaniards to Wang Xinyu have also arrived. After the goods such as machine tools and chemical laboratory equipment brought back from Europe arrived in Manila, they were loaded onto ships.

Wang Xinyu purchased two sets of equipment for making guns and cannons, one to Xiamen and the other to Yanping Port.

With machine tools, flintlock pistols can be produced in large quantities, and with hand drilling machines, mini-rifles can be produced in very small quantities.

The goods transported from Manila to Yanping Port also include a batch of strategic materials such as iron ore, brass, grain, etc.

At this time, there were still seven cities on Hainan Island, including Qiongzhou Prefecture, Danzhou Prefecture, Chengmai County, Lingao County, Changhua County, Thanksgiving County and Wenchang County, which were still in the hands of the Qing court. In addition to the four cities of Qiongzhou Prefecture, Danzhou Prefecture, Lingao County and Wenchang County, which were garrisoned by Qing troops, the other three counties were only garrisoned by local native soldiers.

Wang Xinyu's next goal is to directly capture the capital of Qiongzhou and strive to capture Zhu Zhiguang, the prefect of Qiongzhou.

Zhu Zhiguang is still a good official, Gao Jinku brutalized the people, Zhu Zhiguang has stopped him many times, and Zhu Zhiguang is not bad to the local people. But no matter what, if Zhu Zhiguang was determined to serve the Qing court, Wang Xinyu could only kill him.