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Chapter 396 Don't try to pull me back

"General Hu is willing to accompany me to capture and kill Shang Zhixin's child?"

"Don't worry, Marshal, we are willing to follow the Marshal to capture and kill Shang Zhixin's son!"

When Hu Qili hesitated, his subordinate Qianzong Han Chaozong patted his chest and said he would go. In desperation, Hu Qili had to bite the bullet and said he was willing to send troops to attack Sanjiangkou with the Taiping Army.

On that day, more than 10,000 naval troops from the Ming army of Xinhui were under the command of General Chen Qice of Jinghai and General Zhu Tong of Zhenguo, and entered the river surface of Sanjiangkou.

There was a navy commander from Chaozhou at Sanjiangkou, which was transferred by Shang Kexi from Chaozhou, but its size was small, with dozens of boat troops, and it could not compete with the Taiping Navy, which had more than 100 warships of all sizes. Seeing that the Ming Navy was dispatched again this time, the Chaozhou Navy was like the previous two times, first wandering around the periphery of the Ming Navy, and then taking advantage of the night to sail out of Sanjiangkou, preparing to wait for the Ming Navy to withdraw to Xinhui before driving back, but I didn't know that the Ming Navy would not leave this time.

When he heard the news, the Chaozhou boatman ran away. Shang Zhixin was angry and cut off the desk with his sword, but there was nothing he could do.

The Ming Navy did not land, but only shelled the Qing army's defense line on the river. Every one or two quarters of an hour, it would fire cannons from the ship to the shore. The cannons were not many, and the hit rate was low, but it kept going, even at night. As a result, by dawn, the Qing army on the shore was tortured and depressed.

What made Shang Zhixin frightened was not the artillery bombardment of the Ming Navy, but after dawn, hundreds or thousands of people shouted at the same time, saying that King Shang Kexi of Pingnan was dead, King Geng Jimao of Jingnan surrendered, your masters of Manzhou were all killed by the Taiping Army, Shunde had been occupied by our Ming Taiping Army, you were surrounded and had no way to escape. If you want to survive, leave the camp quickly, or kill the generals immediately, the Ming soldiers can be killed without death. Even more, the one who shouted that the person who offered Shang Zhixin's head was the third level of official and Jin Jin, and the soldiers were rewarded with a thousand taels of silver.

The news that the Ming army navy yelled was originally blocked by Shang Zhixin. In order not to let the Qing army in Sanjiangkou know what was happening in Guangzhou, he even isolated the Han army and Zhaoqing Green Camp from the Qing army stationed in Sanjiangkou. However, the Qing army generals stationed in Sanjiangkou knew about these things. In order to calm the people's hearts, they cooperated with Shang Zhixin to block the news. But now the Ming army's shouting, no one on the shore could hear it.

Suddenly I heard so many horrifying things, but I wonder how fearful the soldiers stationed in the Qing Dynasty would be and what they would think.

Kong Guozhi and other visiting generals spent most of their energy on appeaseing their soldiers, saying that it was a treacherous plan of the Ming army. Rumors were to make your army unstable and they could take advantage of the situation to attack. Only in this way could they barely appease their subordinates, but the soldiers were still skeptical, and all kinds of rumors began to spread in the camp.

The Qing army stationed in the defense force to appease him, but hundreds of people ran away from the Han army under the vassal brought by Shang Zhixin.

What made Shang Zhixin desperate was that the fleeing Han army ran away in front of the soldiers he sent to monitor, but none of the soldiers of the family stopped these Han army from fleeing the camp.

Under such circumstances, the more than a thousand Han troops who did not run away were no longer worthy of their own soldiers. Who would have let their wives and children fall into the hands of the Taiping Army? If their family was still in Liaodong, how could such a thing happen? Shang Zhixin complained about the regent Dorgon, who asked his father to move his subordinates to Guangdong for what he did.

The Zhaoqing Green Camp was not reliable. Tang Sanshui's performance was quite remarkable when he first entered Xiangshan. But when he heard that Guangzhou was called by the Taiping Army to seize it, he seemed to have become a different person. Shang Zhixin asked him to lead troops to attack Shunde City, but he dared to reject His Royal Highness the Prince of Pingnan as an excuse that the soldiers were not full and had no strength to attack the city, which made Shang Zhixin very angry. But he couldn't do anything to the other party. This bastard was also very cunning. After following him to Sanjiangkou, he stayed in his camp all day and never went anywhere.

Shang Zhixin sent someone to ask why Tang Sanshui didn't go to his tent to discuss the military. He said with confidence that his subordinates were unstable and that his general must not leave the camp. Otherwise, he would not be able to suppress the riots of his subordinates. If his subordinates were in chaos, he would have no face to go back to see General Xu Erxian.

This move made Shang Zhiren want to get rid of Tang Sanshui and control the Zhaoqing Green Camp soldiers in his hands. Whenever someone mentioned this bastard, His Royal Highness was so angry that his teeth were itchy. The only thing that made him feel at ease was that although Tang Sanshui did not dare to go out of the camp, he did not lead his troops to surrender to the Taiping Army. I think he was afraid that the Taiping Army would remember his grudges. After all, he was Deputy General Tang who drove the Taiping Army away from the original Laowoluoding.

Shang Zhixin heard that Tang Sanshui killed many Taiping Army people in that battle. One of their big bosses named Hu was killed by Tang Sanshui himself. There was no reason for the Taiping Army not to avenge this.

The commander of the Qing army, including Kong Guozhi, the commander of the Nanjiangkou general, Song Rui, the commander of the Yingde general, Song Rui, and the commander of the Qing army, stationed on the Sanjiangkou defense line, had a fierce quarrel over whether to fight or defend.

Ban Shanzhi advocated defending Sanjiangkou and waiting for the Qing army in Zhaoqing and Chaozhou to attack Guangzhou, so that the Taiping army could be forced to withdraw to Guangzhou and thus lift the siege of Sanjiangkou. Kong Guozhi and others believed that they should immediately evacuate Sanjiangkou and break through from Jiujiang Shunde to Sanshui to Zhaoqing, rather than putting their hopes on the uncertain Zhaoqing and Chaozhou to send troops to Guangzhou.

Ban Shanzhi's proposal was for the overall situation in Guangdong. Shang Zhixin had sent someone to send a message to Zhaoqing and Chaozhou, asking Zhaoqing General Xu Erxian and Chaozhou General Wu Liuqi to send troops to Guangzhou immediately in order to surround Wei and save Zhao.

Monk Ban Shanzhi's letter agreed that although the morale of the Han army and the Zhaoqing Green Camp under the vassal state was sluggish and the soldiers had no fighting spirit, the soldiers of Kong Guozhi and Sun Yi and others still had the power to fight and had a lot of troops, so they could not easily give up Sanjiangkou. As long as Sanjiangkou is still in the hands of the Qing army, the Taiping Army could not act recklessly even if it occupied Guangzhou. If both hands were tied to Guangzhou, even though they occupied the famous city, they could not leave the city.

It can be foreseen that once Zhaoqing Xu Erxian and Chaozhou Wu Liuqi sent troops to Guangzhou, the bandit scholars would lead their troops back to help. After the Fashion Letter, they could command Kong Guozhi and others to seize Shunde and attack Guangzhou from the southwest.

But if we adopt Kong Guozhi and others' opinions, we will give up the Sanjiangkou and go to the direction of Shunde Jiu Village to Sanshui, it will undoubtedly be a way to destroy ourselves. First, it is susceptible to attack by the Taiping Army in Shunde, and second, this road is not easy to walk, and it is a path that is so ugly. The large carts cannot walk at all, so we can only move with light equipment.

Tens of thousands of people were marching lightly on the path of sheep intestines. Once they were blocked by the Taiping Army, what would happen? Shang Zhixin could not even think about it without his head. The Taiping Army in Shunde was not a fool, so how could he let them run from under his nose?

However, Kong Guozhi and the others insisted on withdrawing and were unwilling to stay in Sanjiangkou for one more day. The one they repeatedly mentioned was food and grass.

The supply of food and grass from the Qing army in Sanjiangkou was transported from Shunde. Now Shunde has been captured by the Taiping Army. All the food and grass that should have been supplied to Sanjiangkou has become the Taiping Army. Since ancient times, no food and grass have been cut off and can still stand firm.

General Song Rui of the British and German general shouted that the most urgent task must be withdrawn immediately, even if only part of it can be withdrawn.

What Kong Guozhi and the others actually wanted to sacrifice the ordinary camp soldiers and only take their personal soldiers to withdraw. Nowadays, the personal soldiers of each family are their capital for being officials. As long as there are personal soldiers, they can immediately form another team when they go back and still be their generals and deputy generals. Continuing to stay in Sanjiangkou will not only face the threat of food cuts, but also face the threat of the Ming army's water and land encirclement. Smart people should not stay in this Jedi anymore. Do you know whether Wu Liuqi and Xu Erxian will send troops to Guangzhou and when will they set off? Waiting here is stupid, what the wise will not do.

Anyway, Guangzhou has been lost, and the two princes surrendered one by one, and the head of the Manzhou general was also called Taiping Army to be cut off. The war in Guangdong has completely collapsed. If the Qing court wants to punish them, they will not be able to treat them.

Kong Guozhi and others saw the performance of the Han army under the Pingnan vassal state and the green camp in Zhaoqing. They were very clear about Shang Zhixin's efforts to win over them. It was nothing more than that the Prince of Pingnan now has no soldiers to rely on them.

Kong Guozhi and others were unwilling to be Shang Zhixin's cannon fodder. They were just visiting soldiers. Moreover, when they followed Shang Kexi to fight Chaozhou, they didn't even get a pill, and were rushed to the ghost place in Sanjiangkou to get sun and rain. Why do they have to work hard for Shang Zhixin?

If you say too much, you will naturally blurt out your anger. You are all leading troops. Can you still have good things if you scold me?

Sun Yi said, "If you have the ability, you can fight with the Taiping Army by yourself. Don't want to take care of me!" Ban Zhifu was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

Shang Zhixin's face turned green. Kong Guozhi and the others were really going to run away. He, the Prince of Pingnan, had no soldiers available. Will the Qing court recognize him if the Prince of Pingnan without soldiers?

During the quarrel, the whistle came to report that the Taiping Army was driving towards Sanjiangkou from Shunde.
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