The soldiers of the two armies turned around and left, hurrying by car and boat, except for the big battle that was about to be ushered in, there was no distraction. didn't want them to turn around, which suddenly caused an uproar on both sides.

"Our army is just changing guards, so why panic......

In Xunzhou, Guangxi, a group of gentry surrounded Xiang Shanxuan, with a look of anxiety on their faces, and Xiang Shanxuan calmly explained to everyone.

The ordinary people no longer believe in the Qing court's so-called rumors that "after Li Xian is Li Chuang, the thief army will break the house and coerce", and the gentry pretended not to cooperate with the British and Chinese army on the surface, but secretly began to use this new vine to seek wealth for themselves.

But the Yulin army suddenly withdrew, and the gentry subconsciously thought of the Hunan war situation, the Yulin army must have returned to help, only a few soldiers were left in the city, and the defenders of the city were replaced by the local Ding Zhuang people who got the guns of the Yulin army.

"Officers and soldiers...... Well, cough, the Tartars took the opportunity to call, how can they rely on these people to stand up to the problem? ”

"There are thirty or forty thousand enemy troops in front of you, if you know that the Yulin army will return to Guangdong, Xunzhou City will be broken in an instant!"

Xiang Shanxuan's wording full of official spokesmen did not coax the gentry, and everyone was arguing, and this was what they were most worried about.

"The people are brave or not, whether Xunzhou City can be defended depends on your determination?"

Xiang Shanxuan had already prepared his rhetoric.

"If you have the determination of the Xinhui people, not to mention the 30,000 or 40,000 Qing soldiers who were beaten by us and lost their courage early, it is the 100,000 army of Yinzhen in the north who is coming, and Xunzhou is also like an iron wall."

These words made everyone smile bitterly, Xinhui people? really has this determination, when the Yulin army attacked Xunzhou, how could it break the city in one day?

"You don't want to be a Xinhui, and I understand that your situation is different from that of Xinhui. After all, we Yinghua will not settle accounts with the people, let alone slaughter the city. But if the Qing army breaks Xunzhou now...... The old things in Yangshuo are probably going to be staged in Xunzhou again. ”

Xiang Shanxuan talked about "Yangshuo old things", and everyone's faces changed again. After the Longxiang army returned to help, the Yulin army retreated from Yangshuo to Xunzhou, and persuaded the Yangshuo people to retreat when they left, but most of the Yangshuo people did not move, and they were full of thoughts about "welcoming the king". As a result, Yang Lin led his troops into Yangshuo, liquidated in the name of thieves, and wantonly burned, killed and looted, and the people of Yangshuo regretted it.

"Xunzhou doesn't care about my Yinghua, even Guangxi, as long as the war in Hunan has a result, Guangxi and Yungui are all in the pocket of this dynasty. If you don't want to advance and retreat with my Yinghua, it doesn't matter, say it, I am willing to follow the people of this dynasty to withdraw from Xunzhou, and everyone will gather and disperse. If there is a private plot to dedicate the city, there is no need to move that mind again......"

Xiang Shanxuan threw his hole cards, Li Shi gave him the authority to act cheaply, and the goal was just to drag Yang Lin, it didn't matter if Xunzhou kept it or not. During this time, he organized a lot of people who were willing to serve Yinghua, and Yang Junli in the south also held thousands of people's bravery, and he couldn't fight with the Qing soldiers, but there was no problem in relying on the city to block Yang Lin.

The gentry have long been aware of it, and no one can be responsible for this matter alone, so they quarreled together for a while, and finally made a decision, and most people chose to ...... contributed money and efforts to call on the people of the city to defend Xunzhou, the reason was naturally that they were frightened by Yangshuo's precedent.

Zhangpu, Fujian, Fang Hexin is ready to retreat to the clouds, after all, the county seat of Zhangpu is dilapidated, and there are too many Qing soldiers and dependents in Zhangpu, and the four countryside in the county have not yet been mastered. He only has a wing of men and horses left by the Yingyang Army, plus four or five thousand Fujian Minyong who rely on the ordnance left by the Yingyang Army, and the reliability of the latter is not so high.

Before the men and horses started, the locals came and begged the British and Chinese troops not to leave, and to take them with them if they wanted to go.

Yingyangjun has been in Zhangpu for a few months, and the deeds have been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Whether it is Guangxi or Fujian, after the Anglo-Chinese army returned to help, several people who joined the army showed their skills, and the local people's hearts did not make any big waves, after all, they are all small chess pieces in this big chess game, quietly staying in the corner, and they are sitting and watching the strangulation in the middle of Hunan. And according to their personal feelings, it is self-evident who the winner is, since it is a mustard, they have to stand with the winner.

The withdrawal of the Anglo-Chinese army to help back is not a top secret, and almost all the Qing soldiers in Guangxi and Fujian were aware of it at the first time, except for the 800-mile urgent flight to report to General Changsha in Hunan, the next reaction was different.

Yang Lin still sat firmly in Liuzhou, west of Xunzhou, and his subordinates suggested that Xunzhou be attacked urgently, but he was severely reprimanded.

"The real battlefield is in Hunan! Li Thief hurriedly returned to the division, why did it take ten days and a half to arrive, and by then the battle of Hunan had already been completed. When its main force was defeated and retreated, the news spread widely, and the thieves collapsed. We can take a leisurely walk from Guangxi to Guangdong! ”

said this in his mouth, but Yang Lin said in his heart, he has been dealing with Li Xi for so long, relying on the whole army to be above and act cautiously, since there will be a cheap pick-up at that time, why bother to fight the left-behind thief army now?

In Zhangzhou, Fujian, Shi Shibiao got the news of the retreat of the Yingyang Army, but he was so excited that he took a book case.

"Fly to Tingzhou Zhang Wenhuan, the thief army has abandoned Fujian in order to protect Hunan, and he is rushing to attack from the north!"

Shi Shibiao had 30,000 or 40,000 people in his hands, but he didn't dare to fight hard with the Yingyang Army in person, so he dug deep trenches on the front line of Zhangzhou, piled up high trenches, and held it extremely hard. Now that the Eagle Yang Army has retreated, his heart has suddenly risen to the top, and he has to find his way back.

Of course, the more critical thing is to urgently report to General Changsha, the thief army to help, and the battle situation has undergone a major change, and this news must be reported to Yinzhen as soon as possible.

"If the thief army arrives before the Yanxin army cuts off the back road of Chenzhou, it will be over......"

Shi Shibiao was still sober, deduced the battle situation, and found that if this speculation came true, the prospect would be extremely terrifying. The general Yinzhen was dispatched in Changsha in the center, and had a close relationship with Yang Lin and Shi Shibiao, and the Hunan strategy also informed them and asked them to cooperate.

At present, the situation in Hunan, Shi Shibiao knows in his heart that the attack on Yizhang by Yanxin's 50,000 army is based on the judgment that the main force of the thief army is divided into east and west, and the thief army led by Li Xian is confronting Garbi in Chenzhou.

"No, it's impossible, unless the thief army has wings, it can be ...... a thousand miles"

This worry quickly sank, and Shi Shibiao felt that he was a little bit of a snake. If you are not mistaken, Yanxin will be able to arrive in Yizhang on July 34 at the latest, and the thief army that returned to help at this time may have just entered Guangdong.

Besides, even if the thief army ran fast, it would not be as fast as 800 miles, and the general of Changsha would be able to receive the news of the thief army's return at the latest on July 34 at the latest, and send a letter to Yan, but as late as 5 or 6 days, he could arrange it calmly.

Shi Shibi was thoughtful, and he was ready to start, but he didn't want to be turbulent, and another chess game was waiting for him.

On the fourth day of July, General Fuyuan in Changsha, Hunan Province was leaving, and Yinzhen instructed the left and right messengers who were so tired that they were almost out of breath to help them go down to rest, and then unfolded two urgent reports, spread them on the table, and looked at them again.

After a long sound, Yinzhen said resolutely: "The middle camp of the army is going south and rushing to the front line of Chenzhou!" ”

This is going to be on the front line in person, and the left and right generals all kneel down and persuade hard, but I can't help it! Let's not say that Yinzhen is the prince, and he can't wade into danger at will, now there are only 5,000 flag soldiers in the middle camp of the army, and nearly 20,000 green battalions in Sichuan and Jiangxi have not arrived, and this little soldier is not enough to deal with possible dangers.

"The thief army came back to help on both sides, if Yanxin is delayed in Yizhang, the situation is unimaginable!"

Yinzhen calculated clearly in his heart, expecting the enemy to be lenient, the thief army may be able to reach Yizhang on July 10, in these six or seven days, if he fails to defeat Chenzhou Li Shi, the result of this battle is difficult to say. In order to prevent the worst, his 5,000 men and horses must also be pressed to the south, rendezvous with Garbi, and attack Yanxin from the north and south, and attack Li Shi.

"The news of the return of the thief army is urgent, and he should have prepared it in Yizhang."

Then Yinzhen ordered again, Yanxin's 50,000 army was pressed, and Yizhang must have occupied it.

"Attack! Keep attacking! ”

To the north of Yizhang, Yanxin shouted angrily, the smoke of gunpowder rose in front of him, the roar continued, and a large number of routs broke through the smoke and dust, and were retreating in embarrassment.

"In front of the thief army is the red-clothed soldier, the main force!"

"It must be reinforcements from Fujian and Guangxi, general, the battle situation has changed!"

Jiangzuo, who was covered with smoke and dust, stepped back and hissed at Yanxin, but was kicked down by Yanxin.

"Fart! Even if the Li thief was transferred back to the main force from both sides, I should have received the news first, it can't be that they are faster than the 800-mile emergency report, right? When the regent led his troops into Shanhaiguan, he won the Battle of Shihe for a hundred miles day and night, and the thief army could still be stronger than my Manchurian powerhouse? ”

Yanxin waved his horsewhip and pointed to the south: "Did you hear that!?" There was only the sound of gunfire, and the sound of the flowering cannon......"

Before the words fell, the muffled sound of dong dong came like a tide, and the hundred generals on the field were suddenly stunned, and Yanxin's face turned pale instantly.

"It took half a day to get from the ferry to here, which is enough to get from Shaozhou to Qingyuan."

Peng Shilin, the commander of the Baicheng Battalion of the Yulin Army, muttered angrily, just because the battalion's eight-pound cannon was not in place, the battle line was always uneven, and it was difficult for the flying artillery to play a role.

The guns and ammunition are all brand new, and they fired directly before they had time to test fire, and the Yongli muskets in the hands of the soldiers were still full of butter, and the equipment was so hurried, and they came out of the carriage without even breathing, and exchanged fire with the Qing soldiers.

Now the Baicheng battalion is basically ready, but in front of it is Yanxin's 50,000 army, 50,000 ah...... "with a pair of thirty or forty times the enemy, what a heroic thing...... I wish I had more time. ”

Peng Shilin muttered in a complicated mood, Yulin Army is the descendant of Li Shi, and Baichengying is the descendant of the descendant, as a child of the Yingde Peng family, he can get the position of commander of the Baicheng Battalion, he, an unknown person, is always surrounded by gossip, now is a good time to shape the image.

"Yo...... You went up the Xijiang River, and you were only three hours faster than us!? ”

A shout was like a basin of ice water, poured on Peng Shilin's head, this was the voice of Fang Tangheng, the commander of the Qingpu Battalion of the Eagle Yang Army.

"We came back from the hinterland of Guangxi, and you are next to the edge of Guangdong."

Peng Shilin replied unwillingly, and at the same time cast an angry gaze at Fang Tangheng, who had ruined his dream of raising his prestige.

"One hundred hours...... It's unbelievable that in 100 hours, the whole army passed from Fujian through Guangdong to Hunan, and I still feel like I'm lying on a boat, and I haven't woken up from my dream. ”

Fang Tangheng sighed like this, Peng Shilin felt the same way, and sighed in unison with him.

"Hmm...... Urgency to urinate, isn't there a toilet here? ”

"The sisters-in-law of the military hospital are still far away in Shaozhou, no matter how big your bird is, it can't be lit up to Shaozhou."

Peng Shilin looked left and right, causing Fang Tangheng to sneer, and then Fang Tangheng also took a breath.

"Hell, from the river boat to the carriage, and then dispatch the manpower in Yizhang, I also held it all day......"

"Come on, let's have fun together."

Two young men untied their trousers and pulled out small birds, and the rushing water column was supported by the rumbling cannon, and shot steadily to the north.

"Whoever finishes first will get out of the way......"

"Compare with my dragon head!? Are you still dreaming? ”

While soaring, the two of them kept nagging.

(To be continued)