When Su Thick Legs heard that winning the battle could not help Zhu Dadian keep his official position, his disappointment was overflowing. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

When Xia Nan saw it, he asked tentatively: "Look, you and Master Zhu get along well, otherwise, I want to keep his official position, and you will follow him in the future?" ”

Su shook his head without hesitation: "I am the general's person, and I was transferred to Lord Zhu just to help the general repay the favor, and I can still tell the difference." It's just that Master Zhu treats me very well, and I can't bear to see him lose his official position and leave his post......"

If Su Thick Legs was busy denying it, Xia Nan would either suspect that he had fallen to Zhu Dadian, or conclude that this person was ruthless and unrighteous, and it would be impossible to entrust him with important responsibilities in the future, but Su Thick Legs admitted his state of mind, which was enough to see that he was a person who adhered to principles and had a human touch.

Xia Nan patted him on the shoulder and comforted: "It is very likely that Lord Zhu will be dismissed, but Sai Weng knows that he is not a blessing if he loses his horse, and he can't be an official of the imperial court, so he can also come to our high school......"

Su Thick's eyes lit up: "Just like Mr. Sun?" ”

"Hehe, why not? Of course, he may not be able to step through this hurdle all of a sudden, and you are very trusted by him, and when the time is right, you can persuade ......"

Su Thick Legs nodded vigorously: "My subordinates understand." ”

A few days later, the 2nd Regiment of the Qiong Navy, which was ready, began to board a boat to cross the river.

Originally, Xia Nan wanted to leave the frail Zhu Dadian in Nanjing, but he didn't do it alive or dead, and insisted on following Qiong's navy to "regain the lost territory." Xia Nan, who couldn't resist him, had to take him with the broken standard camp.

Not long after Zhu Dadian followed Qiong's navy to cross the river again and return to the north bank, a holy decree from Jingshi was belated. The envoy who delivered the decree originally heard that Zhu Dadian, the governor of Caoyun, who was going to receive the holy decree, fled all the way east because of the defeat, and he wanted to try his luck near Nanjing, but he didn't expect to be a step too late and pounced.

From the last time Zhu Dadian fled to cross the river to this time he made a comeback with reinforcements, less than ten days in between, the situation north of the Yangtze River changed again.

When Gao and Zhang Lianjun stepped into the threshold of Jiangnan with one foot, the two leaders had a difference of opinion. Gao Yingxiang heard that Hong Chengchou led the army to chase after him all the way from Henan and was about to reach Lu'an in Anhui, so in order to avoid a decisive battle with the main force of officers and soldiers, he wanted to give up the plan to enter Jiangnan and return to Shaanxi from Hubei via Henan. Zhang Xianzhong proposed to intersperse from Huainan, through Fuyang and Queshan, and back to Shaanxi from northern Henan. After some disputes, Gao Yingxiang finally "convinced" Zhang Xianzhong with his qualifications and strength and agreed to his route.

After the Qiong Navy crossed the river, the landing place was called Jiangpu County, which belonged to Yingtianfu in Nanjing, which happened to be on the way for the coalition forces to return from Hubei to the west. In other words, before you have time to lay the groundwork, you have to go directly to the rhythm of the general battle.

The Qiong Navy lacked cavalry - the unit that Ma Wei was responsible for training was still short and could not be pulled into the battlefield for the time being - lacked sufficient battlefield shelter and reconnaissance capabilities, although the newly established Military Intelligence Department had already sent spies to the area where the main force of the rogue was gathered in advance, pretending to be outcasts to blend in, but it was not possible to send effective information in a hurry, until it encountered the rogue scouts, and did not know that the enemy was under his nose.

This sudden skirmish occurred in the early morning of the second day after the Qiong navy crossed the river.

Originally, the Qiong Navy did not grasp the movements of the Gao and Zhang coalition forces, and after the landing and assembly, they were supposed to walk along the Yangtze River - for the convenience of transportation, the baggage and grain were loaded on the ship, and they acted with the army - went to the junction of Anhui and Jiangsu to search for the main force of the coalition army, and the coalition forces did not know that a group of officers and soldiers suddenly appeared, and the Tanma who was responsible for opening the road was just a routine business, and the two sides collided so inadvertently.

More than a dozen horsemen casually entered the alert range of the 1st Battalion and 1st Company of the 2nd Regiment of the Qiong Navy's Vanguard Force, and the company reacted quickly and formed a formation known as the "thin red line" - a dozen cavalry was not enough to align a fully equipped company to pose a threat, and there was no need to respond with a hollow phalanx.

Before Hong Chengchou's army entered Anhui, there should be no formed army in the territory, so where did these neatly dressed and well-trained officers and soldiers come from?

However, the rogues are all old soldiers, especially these scouts who are in charge of reconnaissance, they are even more experienced and have a quick reaction, so they immediately took off the bow and arrow behind their backs, drew arrows from the quiver, and aimed at the opposite "bird gunner".

At the same time, the soldiers of the first company, on the orders of the company commander, began to reload their ammunition and prepare for shooting.

Both sides opened fire almost simultaneously, a hundred guns against a dozen bows, and the asymmetrical battle began, and the Joan navy fired the first shot after the establishment of the military town.

The sound of gunfire alarmed the large forces in the rear of the Joan navy, and everyone was taken aback, so soon they ran into the enemy?

Wei Lianheng, the commander of the second regiment in charge of combat command, immediately ordered: "The whole regiment should remain on alert and advance in a combat posture. ”

By the time they advanced to the battlefield, the battle had long since ended, and a dozen or so horses had been killed under the fire of a hundred rifles, and none of them had escaped the net.

Su Thick Legs took the initiative to step forward to inspect the corpse of Tanma, and found that these people were clearly dressed and armored, and they carried a lot of valuable soft on their bodies, so he decided on the identity of these people, and turned back to report to Xia Nanyu: "General, these people are veterans in the rogue group, and it will not be a small group of rogue who can use them as a reconnaissance route for Tanma, only Gao Yingxiang and Zhang Xianzhong are in Anhui, they are not far away, and they will approach soon." ”

Xia Nan was not surprised, it was best for Liukou to send it to the door by himself, saving him the trouble of a long march, he pointed to the front and scolded Fang Xuan: "The big fish is in front, win this battle, my Qiong Navy will definitely shock the world." ”

Under the organization of Sima De, the Military Aircraft Staff Office that accompanied the army began the first pre-war meeting after its formation, and invited Zhu Dadian, Su Thick Leg and others, who had combat experience with Liukou, to participate.

According to the advice provided by Su Thick Legs, Liukou has cavalry, but most of them belong to the old battalion, the number is not too much, and they will not easily enter the battle, which is equivalent to the family of the Ming army general, so the Qiong Navy has to face infantry-based troops.

“…… When attacking Hezhou City, the number of Gao and Zhang's combined forces was about 50,000, but they broke through the two prefectures of Hezhou and Chuzhou, and it is unknown whether they were holding more displaced people, and the specific strength of the current force is difficult to determine...... "Su Thick Leg introduced.

Zhu Dadian shook his head: "Anhui is close to the south of the Yangtze River, but it is not those poor places in Shaanxi and Gansu, and there have been no major natural disasters in recent years. At best, the two thieves Gao and Zhang opened the prison and added some prisoners, and there will not be much change in the number of prisoners......"