The battle ended at noon. The number of Qing troops killed was pitifully small. The remaining ones were almost all captured by the Ming army. Only a handful of them escaped into the mountains and forests. But the fate of these Qing troops is hard to estimate.

Escape to death, even if the Ming army did not enter the mountains to suppress, and encountered those Li people who took advantage of the situation, the consequences can be imagined.

The prisoners have been temporarily detained and are guarded by the three thousand Quanzhou soldiers. The weapons have been confiscated, and there is no need to worry about them committing suicide. Chen Kai and Du Hui took Zhongchong Town to Longgong Bay, and Qiaoqi Town has also been completed

In order to control the Qing cavalry, the cavalry were tied up and the horses were gathered to the other side to graze, which was truly in their hands.

The seizure of a large number of weapons and baggage in the First World War, especially the more than two hundred war horses, was really the biggest gain of this battle. The Ming army relied on their mountain walking movements and rivers to achieve a true game of catching turtles in a jar. Such a victory could even be

It is said to be difficult to copy.

When Chen Kai arrived here, the Qing troops over there heard that it was Chen Kai who had arrived, and they all fell to their knees one by one, kowtowing like they were pounding garlic, and said they were guilty of death.

Chen Kai had no intention of killing them. No matter in the north or south of the Yangtze River, they were killed everywhere with mountains of blood. Manpower is the most precious resource. This is the principle that Chen Kai has always firmly believed in. The detention here at the moment is only temporary.

It will naturally happen later, so there is no rush.

After meeting Li Jianjie, Chen Kai felt very relieved about this cavalry general. He had heard the news that this man had killed Liu Bolu earlier. Killing the opponent's general, especially the top military leader in Qiongzhou Prefecture, would definitely have an impact on the subsequent war.

It had an excellent influence. But before he even tried his best, Li Jianjie was already very excited. Chen Kai naturally understood that this promise to him was coming true step by step, which made Li Jianjie see hope.

"Would it be easier if we built a ditch here?"

Pointing to the ground, Chen Kai said casually, but Li Jianjie seemed a little too serious. He clearly pointed out to Chen Kai some places further away where the effect of setting up a trap would be better.

"Well, you are a cavalry commander and you must have more combat experience than me."

Chen Kai smiled and patted Li Jianjie on the shoulder, and the latter quickly relaxed. This battle could so perfectly destroy the invading Qing army, not only those Qing troops or even the vast majority of the Ming army

As expected, it was a trap designed by Chen Kai alone.

In fact, it was Chen Kai who had the big idea of ​​marching into Qiongzhou Prefecture. Since he did not intend to fight an offensive or defensive battle with the Qing army in Fucheng, he also decided on the general idea of ​​luring the Qing army.

Next, Lin Cha, the former Guangdong general soldier who knew the geographical trend of Guangdong, suggested setting up an ambush in Lingshui County, because it was far enough away from the capital and had the geographical barrier of Niuling. Whether it was the probability of leakage of the real situation or the possibility of setting up an ambush,

The choices were all more beneficial to the Ming army. When they arrived in Lingshui County, Du Hui and Li Jianjie quickly observed the surrounding geographical environment. One person was in charge of the infantry and the other was in charge of the cavalry, and they had a specific plan for setting up an ambush.

As for Chen Kai, he just made up a story at the end and then performed it in a decent way. In the end, Liu Bolu was really tricked by this group of "Song Dynasty Restoration Army".

"This is just the beginning. Qiongzhou has one prefecture, three prefectures and ten counties, covering an area three times that of Chaozhou. Our army came this time with the east wind of Xining King's fierce attack on Zhaoqing. It was really not as powerful as when we wiped out the Chaozhou bandits.

It's time to work hard, everything is based on quick battle and quick decision."

On the eve of arriving at Qiongzhou Mansion, Chen Kai had already decided on a strategy. At this moment, the battle was over. At noon, the army was preparing food and taking necessary rest. However, Chen Kai still could not stop here.

"Prisoners, have you finished identifying them?"

"Returning to the Fu army, the identification has been completed. The general will separate the combat troops and auxiliary troops in Qiongzhou Town. Not counting here, there are 1,041 combat troops and more than 2,300 auxiliary troops.

, among them, three to four hundred people were forcibly recruited from Wanzhou, and now they are all detained in the fighting place."

Cai Yuan hurried over, and Chen Kai had already anticipated the general situation. When he asked about it, this Ming army general who was born as a Chaozhou bandit immediately responded with reverence and admiration.

"Then according to the original plan, Lieutenant General Cai, you and a thousand Quanzhou soldiers will escort those soldiers back to Lingshui County. Before the army finished collecting the counties in Qiongzhou, it was a great achievement to guard the prisoners and defend the city.

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"The general will obey your orders!"

Lingshui County is the Nanshan Qianhusuo City built in the early Ming Dynasty. In the first year of Zhengtong, the magistrate of Lingshui County moved the county seat here and it has continued ever since.

Because it is a garrison city, it has more of a military role. The city is not large, only 344 feet in circumference. However, its height is more than seven meters, plus the battlements, there are many pavilions

There are facilities, three gates, and towers built on them. Moreover, there is a moat surrounding the city. For a city that is only used to face the internal rebellion of the Li people and the possible threat of Nanyang pirates, it is already

It's enough.

According to the order, Cai Yuan returned to Lingshui County with more than a thousand Qing soldiers after noon. Not feeding them was the most basic thing. Cai Yuan had already thought about it since he received the task assignment.

There are too many things about the detention of prisoners, and nothing will go wrong.

Those who rushed back before Cai Yuan were the messenger cavalry of the Ming army. Lin Cha's fleet is now on standby at the port of Lingshui County. The cavalry will bring back the report of the battle, and Lin Cha will pull anchor and set sail as soon as possible to cooperate with the Ming army infantry.

To advance on land and water simultaneously can be regarded as completing Liu Bolu's legacy in reverse.

However, while the plan was being implemented step by step, Chen Kai also sent back a piece of intelligence that he had just obtained. But after Lin Cha checked the intelligence, his expression became weird, and in the end he couldn't hold it in anymore and was thinking about himself haha

Laughed loudly.

"Wanzhou, the Tatar navy is actually in Wanzhou. This is another tortoise. The only difference is that this tortoise is going to drown in the pool!"

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Wanzhou is located in the eastern part of Hainan Island, south of Lehui and northeast of Lingshui, which will be Wanning in later generations.

In the fifth year of Zhenguan of the Tang Dynasty, Pingchang County was dismantled from Wan'an, which was the beginning of the establishment of counties. Subsequently, Wan'an County, Wan'an Prefecture, Wan'an Army, Wanning County, and Wan'an Army, the administrative levels and titles changed frequently.

It was not until the third year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty that it was changed to Wanzhou as a state-level administrative unit under the jurisdiction of Qiongzhou Prefecture.

Wanzhou City was built in the Daguan period of the Song Dynasty. At first it was just an earthen city, and later many dynasties added to it. Especially in the Ming Dynasty, many additions were made. Even in the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, the Ming Dynasty was about to be completely overwhelmed by internal and external troubles.

When it collapsed, the moon city and gate towers of the east, west and south gates were rebuilt.

At this time, Wanzhou City has a circumference of 426 feet, a height of two feet, and a width of one foot and five feet. It has four gates: the east gate faces the sun, the south gate faces the south, the west gate Dehua, the north gate Gongbei, the east gate, and the west gate. The South Gate has a moon city and a gate tower. There is a moat dug outside the city, which is 497 feet long, 25 feet wide and seven feet deep. There is even a stone bridge built on the river to connect the inside and outside.

If calculated, although this Wanzhou city does not occupy the original Qianhusuo city like Lingshui, it is superior in terms of scale, solidity and city guarding buildings.

Within the city, eight streets, two cities, and nine alleys criss-crossed the city, separating important buildings such as the government office, school palace, Chenghuang Temple, and Guandi Temple. In the meantime, the people of Wanzhou lived and multiplied throughout the ages, whether they were Han Chinese or familiar Li, those who are worried are nothing more than those who are always ready to make trouble. On the contrary, in the past few years, compared with the previous two hundred years, there have been many changes, but these changes are not very comfortable. .

Qiongzhou is a prefecture. The northern part has a high degree of Chineseization and a large area, so the center of its rule is naturally in the north. Whoever controls the north belongs to which side Qiongzhou belongs to. In recent years, the city has been transformed into the King's Banner, and Qiongzhou Prefecture is the official capital of Guangzhou. An administrative unit at the government level under the Department of Political Envoys is naturally bound to change ownership like a provincial capital. Several times, until last year, after Li Chengdong, the people here once again wore their braids. However, the sudden change in Lingshui County in the south a few days ago provided some topics for discussion in the confusion here.

Wu Wenwen, the commander-in-chief of the navy who was assisting the defender, went straight out of the east gate from Chaoyang Street, and what he passed by was the location of Dongmen City. What he heard was nothing more than hawking and bargaining, but there were a few words in which he lowered his voice or acted as if no one was paying attention. , but they were really discussing the matter of the "Great Song Restoration Army" in Lingshui County.

He is not the general of Wanzhou, let alone the affairs of Wanzhou Prefectural Government. Especially his status as a co-defendant general has always been the most embarrassing. One more sentence, one less sentence, more actions, and less actions will easily lead to misunderstandings. People criticized him. Even if he didn't say this, he could always hear the strange story in the world, even in his camp. It was like a story in a play, which attracted people's attention.

However, as an old Ming army who surrendered to the Qing court, Wu Wenwen felt that he had to be a new vassal in the eyes of those "Song people", which made him feel even more irritated. It must be said that Peng Daotai was very knowledgeable. Even though he had never seen what the Song Dynasty was like, the fact that a scholar could know everything about the world without going out was clearly demonstrated by him. He attended the meeting earlier. Everyone has benefited a lot, and it is inevitable that Wu Wenxian will be a little irritated by it, which is harmless.

The military has been ordered to stop talking about this matter. Wu Wenwen doesn't want his subordinates to try to apply their position to the villain without any trouble - this will not only affect morale, but what's more terrible is that once it is really applied, , giving up on oneself is okay, but if there is someone who is unwilling to be a villain, and then kills him as a commander, and starts an army anyway, it will not be beautiful.

I just entered the city. It was an invitation from the state government. It was nothing more than a matter of harassment of the people by the sergeants under his command. If it were an ordinary citizen, it would be fine. There was no need for the state government to deal with a military general like him at such a time of using troops, even if he was just a co-defendant. The general who was surrendered did not even have a serious mission. But this time, it was the generals under his command who stole things from the local squire's house, and even beat up the squire's guard when he was discovered. He had already arrived at the state government office without saying anything. The point where nothing works anymore.

In Lingshui County in the south, there was still unrest. The magistrate was afraid that the squires would be dissatisfied and stand up to "respond to the king of the Song Dynasty."

It was nothing more than putting on a show for the squires to watch, which calmed down their emotions so that both of them could explain to their superiors.

Wu Wenwen didn't want to make the matter a big deal, so he went to the state government office, scolded the magistrate in front of the squires, and then ordered him to go back and discipline the soldiers. However, in view of the fact that "the generals of the army are about to fight in this war, it is inevitable that there will be some

"Psychological fluctuations", Zhizhou decided to allocate some chicken, duck and fish as a reward, so that Wu Wenxian could better cooperate with Liu Bolu in the next battle.

It was nothing more than a drama, but while walking on the road, the more Wu Wenwen thought about it, the more he felt aggrieved. He was also an earl in the Ming Dynasty, and the general of the navy under Li Chengdong was indeed no match for Du Yonghe.

Huang Yingjie, Yang Dafu, Hao Shangjiu and others have been made earl anyway, but they still hold military power. How could they ever be so cowardly? The more I think about it, the more angry I become, but what can he do? Is it possible to return the favor?

If he jumps back to join the Ming Army, he no longer believes that the Ming Army can make a comeback. Instead of jumping around and being known as a villain, it is better to hang out with the Qing Army and become a rich man.

It's also good.

It doesn't mean that he can swallow this breath. If he can't get rid of those Qing court officials and squires, he has to go back to vent his anger on the prisoners. When he returns to the camp, chicken, duck, fish and other things are still on the way, Wu

Wenwen gathered troops at the barracks at the dock and immediately ordered the rewarded soldiers to be pulled out and beaten with sticks.

"Commander, life is really difficult, that's why we took this drastic step. Seeing as we have been following the commander for many years, so please give me a break."

The leading convict screamed loudly, and all the officers and soldiers present looked at him sideways.

The Qing army surrendered again. Naturally, the Qing army would not trust such "erratic" people as they entered the palace for the second time. When he was in Qiongshan County, Liu Bolu was particularly wary of them, including military pay, military rations and even weapons.

Purchases, ship repairs, and replenishments are all very tight. Although it is not enough to go hungry, it is really uncomfortable to live a tight life.

It is precisely because of this that last year, Shang Kexi signaled that they immediately followed Du Yonghe to Guangzhou. Even if they might meet Lin Cha and Chen Kai on the way, they had no intention of looking back. Without him, when they arrived in Guangzhou, Shang Kexi wanted to go to Guangzhou.

With them, life will always be easier, not to mention if you work hard to regain the trust of the old prince. At least, it is better than continuing like this in Qiongzhou.

However, they encountered Chen Qice's surprise attack on the road, and the amateur met the professional. Dang even was beaten to the point of fleeing. He got rid of the pursuers by the cover of night, but also lost contact with Du Yonghe's fleet. Wu Wenwen thought about it and went on.

Facing Lin Cha and Chen Kai was a dead end in all likelihood, so he just gritted his teeth and stamped his feet and took the fleet directly north again, snatched a wave of people along the coast, and then turned around and returned to Qiongzhou Island.

It's not that they thought of Liu Bolu's benefits, but they just didn't want to. Anyway, the world is so big that they really have no place to go except here. And when they return to Qiongzhou Mansion, they will be even worse than the fleet that shrunk by half before setting off.

The Qing army and the government were waiting to see them, and it was normal to deduct them. The ships and soldiers were not replenished. On the contrary, Liu Bolu got the gratifying instruction and set up a water camp under Qiongzhou Town on his own. He treated them completely temporarily.

Just keep it.

Living like this, the soldiers under their command would inevitably harass the people. Over there in Fucheng, there were two thousand green camps in Qiongzhou Town, which they did not dare to do. But when they arrived in Wanzhou, even if Liu Bolu was actually not far away in the direction of Lingshui, they

I really couldn't stand it any longer. I did a lot of things that disturbed the people, but this time I just poked fun into a hornet's nest.

The offending soldiers begged for mercy, and all the soldiers under his command also begged Wu Wenwen for mercy. This is slightly different from the script in which Wu Wenwen punished the offending soldiers first, and then appeased his officers and soldiers with chicken, duck and fish presented by the magistrate. But it is different.

As soon as they came in and out, Wu Wenwen couldn't suppress his anger earlier. He immediately scolded his subordinates who were begging for mercy, and directly asked his own soldiers to use sticks on the offenders without showing any mercy.

After being beaten with sticks, the officers and soldiers who had begged for mercy for the prisoners all felt sad. Today it is these few, and next time it may be them. Days like this are really uncomfortable.

The number of sticks was not large, and it was over after a while. Wu Wenwen reaffirmed the military discipline. At this time, the chickens, ducks and fish sent by Zhizhou also arrived. The time was just right. Everything was under control, even if there were some slight discrepancies,

Wu Wenwen also calmed down the soldiers' morale step by step with the chicken, duck and fish meat. Unexpectedly, at this moment, a small boat came from a distance, and the Qing army on top rushed over in a hurry, and directly called out a man to let him

Unbelievable news coming.

"Commander, the port gate is blocked by the Ming fleet. It's Lin Cha, Lin Cha!"

Wu Wenwen's navy is in Wanzhou, but the specific anchorage of the ships is in the small sea northeast of Wanzhou. There is an inland sea lagoon, covering an area of ​​about 49 square kilometers. The lake is not very deep, the shallowest part is only one meter deep, and the deepest

The place is only five or six meters long. Originally, some fishing boats were parked here. However, Wu Wenwen's fleet almost attacked, and the rest of the water was not very deep. With the protection of this lake surrounded by land, it was actually a good place for those fishing boats.

The "Song Dynasty Fleet" whose details are unknown has an extra layer of insurance.

However, now this heavy insurance has become his prison. Once the port gate connecting the small sea and the sea is blocked, it will be difficult for him to get out. What's more, the fleet blocking the port gate is still the Ming army, and Fu Minghou

Lin Cha's fleet, once Wu Wenwen heard this name, the "Great Song Dynasty Restoration Army" thing immediately jumped out in his mind, and the name came directly out of his mouth.
Chapter completed!