Before dawn, the warning was sent to Deng Ming's Chinese military tent, and after hearing about the accident, the four people who were rubbing hemp all ran out to observe the situation, and they came to the unanimous conclusion that the Qing army was not a threat. When the order was given to report on the progress at any time, the four of them planned to go back and continue playing. Ren Tang also told the guards that there was no need to wake up Deng Ming, except for the reason of sympathy for the chief, they had already played overtime, for fear that Deng Ming would blame him if he found out.

Zhao Tianba made a big profit tonight, Mu Tan won a small win, and Zhou Kaihuang and Ren Tang both lost their faces, otherwise because of these two people, Zhao Tianba would probably have gone to sleep as ordered. At the same time that Ren Tang ordered not to wake up Deng Ming, Zhou Kaihuang even had a proposal: "Let's just sit in charge of the admiral until dawn, so as not to make any mistakes." ”

Although the situation is obviously not urgent, not waking up Deng Ming means that someone must be on duty, Zhou Kaihuang's proposal is reasonable, but he proposed that the four of them not go to sleep but make collective decisions, which is obviously an ulterior motive. Zhao Tianba and Mu Tan were also embarrassed to disturb Zhou Kaihuang's dream, and since they had a legitimate reason to explain to Deng Ming that they stayed up all night, they nodded and agreed.

And the reports that followed did not exceed the expectations of the four lieutenant colonels, it was completely impossible for the Qing army to cross the Yangtze River to threaten Deng Ming's Chinese army, if their target was Liu Tichun or Dang Shousu, these four card-playing people felt that there would be no progress overnight, and after dawn tomorrow, it would not be too late for the Ming army with the advantage on the water to clean them up. In the next hour, these four guys lived very weakly, not because they did not know the movements of the Qing army on the other side of the river--there was a large river in the middle, the Ming army had absolute water superiority, there were strong camp tents, and the sober officers on duty were always ready to deal with the reports sent in; Rather, they were worried that the decision to use this reason to explain the decision not to sleep but to stay all night together was a bit far-fetched and might not be acceptable to Deng Ming, who would probably retort that there was no need for four people to keep a collective vigil in such a situation, and to gather together to pass the time because they had nothing to do.

After the herald sent Wu Baoping's report, saying that the friendly troops on the other side of the bank had ordered all the sailors to be dispatched, Mu Tan jumped up from his chair in shock: "This black rumbling, don't say that the Qing army doesn't have the courage, even if it has, it can't be defeated." ”

But now, Mu Tan couldn't stay any longer, and he hurriedly followed the subordinates who came to report the news from Shuiying. When Mu Tan left without looking back, Ren Tang looked at his good hand of cards sadly...... "Three dragons clear seven pairs!" Long after Mu Tan left, Ren Tang, who wanted to cry without tears, burst out with this extremely sad and angry roar, he had just discovered that he could actually touch himself in the next round.

After Mu Tan left, Ren Tang was on duty, and Zhao Tianba and Zhou Kaihuang immediately went to sleep. There are too many people doing work, too few urgent official duties to deal with, and even whether there will be official business is questionable, there is no need for them to stay here and pay for Ren Tang in a daze.

When the sound of artillery came from a distance, Ren Tang went out again, and stood on the camp wall to see that the fire was burning from the river, and it was burning near the south bank, Ren Tang also became suspicious: "What is this for?" Did you really fight? Or did Liu Tichun and Dang Shousu go to attack the Qing soldiers on the canal, so the water camp also joined the battle? ”

After hesitating for a moment, looking at the pale Dongfang, Ren Tang still didn't give the order to wake up Deng Ming.

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The heralds rushed in to report that they had seen the Ming fleet in the dawn raise the battle flag, and Ren Tang realized that the situation was completely out of control, but until now, he still couldn't imagine what had happened that required such a high-profile intervention by the Sichuan army.

"Go and wake up Guogong, Lieutenant Colonel Zhao, and Lieutenant Colonel Mu." Ren Tang knew that he couldn't wait any longer, so he himself put on his own, walked up to the camp wall again in the early morning glow, looked in the direction of Guazhou for a long time, and finally shook his head puzzledly: "How did this fight?" ”

Soon the entire Sichuan army camp was up and running, and after Deng Ming took over the command, Zhao Tianba and the others also rushed back to their troops, while Mu Tan ran back from the river and reported to Deng Ming what he had learned.

Wu Baoping said: The Qing army disguised itself as our army, and then wanted to attack General Liu's camp while General Liu was sleeping, and he and General Dang had already launched an offensive and routed the enemy army east of Guazhou. Now they are taking advantage of the victory to advance to Guazhou in order to contain the enemy army and relieve General Liu's pressure. Well, he also said that Jiang Nan had already led troops to reinforce him, but according to his observation, Jiang Nan was caught in a fierce battle. ”

Mu Tan retold the report of the messenger sent back by Wu Baoping, and then began to retell Jiang Nan's, the two are almost identical, that is, the characters and the situation have been transferred, and Jiang Nan found that the Qing army planned to disguise itself as the Ming army to sneak attack the army of the party and Shousu, and Wu Baoping, who rushed to reinforce it, also seemed to be in a bitter battle, seeing this, Jiang Nan immediately landed with Liu Tichun and launched a fierce offensive, defeating the Qing army west of the camp in Guazhou, believing that he could share a lot of pressure for the friendly troops downstream.

"Do you see anything wrong?" Deng Ming asked Mu Tandao.

"Well, their liberation of the siege is going well, and now they are probably in front of the Guazhou camp, right?" Mu Tan guessed cautiously.

"It may even have been beaten down." Deng Ming said.

After Li Laiheng and other allied troops found out that the friendly forces on the other side needed reinforcements, they had already rushed to the aid by boat. Deng Ming's Sichuan army was the most confident, and his four lieutenant colonels did not give orders to prepare for battle as early as other friendly camps, so at this time, the Sichuan army was still in place except for the water camp.

"Let's go, go to Guazhou and see what's going on."

At the same time as setting off, Deng Ming also sent an order to Zhao Tianba and others, asking them to set out with their whole army and cross the Yangtze River with all the equipment and equipment.

"Looks like it might have been a misunderstanding." Mu Tan said when he accompanied Deng Ming to the riverside.

"It is very likely, but the reason for the misunderstanding is not ours, but the enemy, and it was the enemy's deliberate-" When he said the last few words, Deng Ming deliberately aggravated his tone: "This misunderstanding is likely to have led to casualties among our troops, so even if it is a misunderstanding, I have to find out what is going on and what the enemy's purpose is; If Lin Qilong harbors evil intentions, hum. ”

The Sichuan sailors traveled back and forth on the river, sending the Ming army across the Yangtze River in a steady stream, and Deng Ming was at the forefront. Not long after he landed, Zhao Tianba and the other four lieutenant colonels also arrived, and at this time, the Qing troops around Guazhou had been completely defeated. The Ming army formed a semi-encirclement of the camp and the city of Guazhou, and also captured all the boats docked by the river.

After learning that Deng Ming and the other five people had landed, Wu Baoping and Jiang Nan hurried over, and when the two of them saw Deng Ming, they both lowered their heads and began to ask for guilt as soon as they saw the commander.

"You will plead against me? Because you attacked the enemy? Deng Ming interrupted the two of them in a surprised tone: "Don't you know that we are the Imperial Army?" ”

Deng Ming spoke in a loud voice, so that the surrounding imperial officers and soldiers could hear it clearly: "Last night, there was a fire in front of our army, and imposters dressed in makeup as allies of our army appeared, of course the imperial army will feel strange, and it is completely natural for us to ask to know the truth of the matter and confirm whether it will pose a threat to our army." ”

Deng Ming said that Wu Baoping and Jiang Nan's behavior was to ask what the other party wanted to do: "There should be only one way for the imperial army to interrogate, and that is 'shoot first, then question'." Maybe some people don't understand what this means, but let me explain: it's like if you come home and you see a stranger breaking into your house, you can ask, 'Hello, who are you and what are you doing in my house?' That's true, but it's not the way the Imperial Army is questioned. The way we interrogate him is to break both of his legs and then ask, 'Are you a robber?' If not, what are you doing at my house? 'The way Major Wu and Major Jiang asked questions last night was very correct, and I hope that our army will conscientiously study their questioning skills. ”

At this time, someone came to report that Lin Qilong had sent a messenger to ask for an explanation to the Ming army. However, Deng Ming did not agree immediately, but quickly swept around everyone's faces, and he saw that many people showed relaxed expressions.

"How do you know this isn't a delaying tactic?" Deng Ming shouted loudly, his question made many people feel inexplicable, the other party was about to collapse at the touch of a button, obviously without any premeditation, and the Ming army killed and injured a large number of Qing troops who had an agreement with their own side in the offensive just now. Although he knew that the other party would not dare to retaliate, it seemed that it was also a difficult problem to appease their grievances and make them still cooperate with him.

"You still don't have the consciousness of the Imperial Army." Deng Ming shouted angrily and pointed to Guazhou City not far away: "Lin Qilong set fire to his ship last night and sent people to disguise himself as our army, and his behavior is very suspicious. And when our army came to inquire about the reason, they also fiercely resisted, killing and wounding the soldiers of the Empire. ”

Speaking of this, Deng Ming paused slightly, and turned his head to look at Wu Baoping.

"Well, the resistance is fierce, and so far our troops and friendly forces have confirmed that three people have been killed and wounded...... Well...... Countless. Wu Baoping replied.

"Lin Qilong has suspicious deeds and has resisted the imperial army, but it is only because of the strong combat effectiveness of the imperial army that his resistance looks like a joke. Therefore, I have reason to suspect that the emissary he sent was only to stall for time, so as to buy him more time to prepare for his plot against the Imperial army. ”

Deng Ming refused to meet with Lin Qilong's envoy, but only asked him to go back and tell Lin Qilong that the imperial army had to defend itself due to the hostile behavior of the Qing army. Deng Ming demanded that Lin Qilong immediately hand over the city and camp of Guazhou and surrender to the Ming army, and the Qing troops in the two places must also immediately disarm and assemble at the place designated by the Ming army. If the Qing army rejected the imperial army's demand for peace, then all the consequences that followed would be borne by the Qing army.

After blasting away the envoy, Deng Ming ordered to prepare for the siege: "Lin Qilong still has one leg, and when he breaks both legs, we can interrogate." ”