When later generations mention Foshan, the first image that most people think of is Foshan Wuyingjiao. However, in the Ming Dynasty, Foshan was an important town in Guangdong and the imperial Zhongyi Township was administratively affiliated with Nanhai County.

It is the highest-level town outside the city of Nanhai County in the same prefecture and county.

Although there are no iron ore resources here, it is the most important steel smelting and production base in Guangdong. In the fourth year of Yongli, when Chen Kai rescued Guangzhou, he once had the idea of ​​​​shipping to Foshan to transport the local blacksmiths away, but the ship at that time

In terms of transportation ability, the people in Guangzhou were transported in two batches. Taking the risk of going ashore to compete with the Qing army was a very unwise choice for the Ming army, which was basically a navy. In this way,

This thought was just a fleeting thought in my mind.

Four years later, here again, the balance of power between the Ming and Qing Dynasties on the ground in Guangdong has undergone earth-shaking changes. At this moment, the Qing army, which was confined to the pontoon bridge and both sides of the pontoon bridge, only had about 3,000 people left.

It was surrounded by nearly ten thousand Ming troops, and it was impossible to advance or retreat.

"Shang Kexi, now you should have figured out why I blocked the Pearl River Estuary and bled your navy over and over in recent years!"

The tin trumpet spread the sound to the ears of the Qing troops near the pontoon. Even a child could hear the arrogance and ridicule in it. But when Shang Kexi heard it, he suddenly realized that it was actually the Ming Navy that controlled the Pearl River.

On the matter of mouth, he has always seemed superficial. He focused more on the defense of the prefectures and counties along the way and the blocking of sea trade, but ignored that once the Qing army was weak, the Ming army could rely on the Pearl River Delta to cross

Vertical and horizontal water networks appear everywhere.

Looking back carefully, Shang Kexi planned their escape route from the time of their imminent defeat, ensuring both safety and speed, so that they could quickly return to the surrounding areas of Guangzhou. However, when they were about to return to Guangzhou, the situation became difficult.

It is necessary to cross the Pearl River system. Henan Island has been controlled by the Ming army, and further downstream it is difficult to erect pontoon bridges because the river is too wide. Therefore, the best place to cross the river is naturally in Foshan - crossing the river from here is not only

Not only can they return to Guangzhou quickly, but they can also obtain necessary supplies. By the way, they can also bring all the blacksmiths in Foshan back to Guangzhou or kill them directly to avoid aiding the enemy. It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone.

Now it seems that Chen Kai has obviously foreseen these, and relied on the convenience of water transportation to quickly move his troops to intercept him here, waiting for work!

The Ming army in the brigade poured out of Foshan with neat steps, and they seemed to open their arms to these pontoon bridges. The bright armor, full spirit, and high morale, especially looking at him and these bereaved dogs under his command, it was so good

When the beggars who had just escaped from Xiangshan and Shunde Counties, who had just escaped from the solid walls and clear fields, looked as if they were looking at walking silver everywhere, they were naked and without any covering.

After countless calculations, I finally fell into the net weaved by Chen Kai. In the final analysis, it is still because the strength gap between the two sides is too large. However, if it were not for the preparations made in the previous years and the strategies and policies that have been implemented for several years,

Catching up with the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of Li Dingguo sweeping through western Guangdong, hard work and opportunity, at this moment, the weather, geography, and people are all present. In the words of those red-haired ghosts, the goddess of victory has already defeated Chen Kai.

Showed a smile.

"Okay, okay, okay, Chen Kai, I really have you. I am indeed defeated. I am defeated at your hands. I am convinced. But you must remember that the imperial court still has hundreds of thousands of Eight Banners troops.

There is a million-dollar green camp, and you may gain power today, but you may not be able to have the last laugh, it is just that you will leave a little later than me!"

"That's my business, so I don't need you to worry about it. As for the Tatars who want to kill me, they have to have good teeth."

The Ming army quickly deployed, and at an extremely fast speed, the Qing army on this side of the pontoon was trapped. They deliberately set up an ambush here. Once the Ming army appeared, there was no chance for the Qing army to break through.

He sneered as he stared at the long-time rival in front of him. Even with his understanding of history and the strong strength of the Zheng Group, he could only force Shang Kexi to be confined to Guangdong land in a few years. It would be difficult to go any further.

. However, Li Dingguo's battle of Xinhui is the best opportunity. After a long time of accumulation, he has devoted all his strength to this moment. This is the time when it should be harvested.

"Press up and leave no one behind except Shang Kexi!"

After giving the order, the Ming army pressed forward like a mighty force towards the Qing troops who were halfway across the border. To be attacked mid-crossing was an extremely dangerous situation in terms of military tactics. The Qing army, which was already at a serious disadvantage, immediately fell into an advance and retreat situation.

In the dead place of losing control.

The Ming army assembled soldiers from four towns in the north, while there were only more than a thousand cavalry on the southern front. Observing from both sides, a large number of Qing troops who had crossed the pontoon bridge hurriedly ran towards the pontoon bridge, trying to escape from there.

On the other side, some of those who were on the bridge wanted to cross the bridge and escape from the gap between the Ming army or the uncontrolled river beach. Some wanted to fight to the death with the Ming army, while others wanted to turn around and escape.

Back, many more simply stood there dumbfounded, having lost the ability to judge. It was just that such a group of Qing troops with their own evil intentions were crowded on those narrow pontoon bridges. Before the Ming army started killing, it was already

A mess.

At this time, Prince Pingnan and Ezhen Gushan were not as important as their own lives. The Qing troops were fighting for each other on the bridge, everyone wanted to live or die according to their own methods.

With a lot of shouting, Qing troops kept falling into the Tanzhou waterway, causing splash after splash in the rapid water flow.

The Ming army was still advancing step by step. On the north bank, the Ming army forced the Qing army to the river bank. The battle broke out instantly. However, in the face of the powerful strength of the Ming army, it was just a stone thrown into the pond, causing a splash.

It soon returned to calm. On the south bank, Qing troops continued to flee in other directions, while Ming troops continued to separate cavalry, following them as if they were hunting, because they knew very well that compared with

Looking at the Ming army's war horses who had plenty of fodder along the way and even food every time, the Qing army's war horses could no longer run very far. They were just admiring the Qing army's death struggle after exhausting their horsepower.

Outside the pontoon bridge, it was already like this. On the pontoon bridge, the Qing army took the lead in fighting on the bridge in order to fight for the chance of survival. At this point, any awe for the Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners was just bullshit.

, the vassal soldiers killed the Eight Banners Army and showed no mercy at all compared to the Eight Banners Army killing the vassal soldiers.

The chaos was no longer something Shang Kexi and Zhumala could stop. Even from the beginning, Shang Kexi had no intention of stopping the chaos.

The Qing army on the bridge was in chaos, and during this period, arrows from the Ming army were fired. Zhumala led a group of Goshiha and ran towards the south bank. Fortunately, Shang Kexi was still in the middle of the bridge, surrounded by a group of trusted vassal soldiers.

The guard calmly took off his armor and weapons. Then, in full view of everyone, the powerful Prince Pingnan jumped into the rapids of Tanzhou Waterway without anyone pushing him.

Many Ming soldiers who were preparing to capture this animal alive for great service were dumbfounded.

Such a choice is unimaginable for any normal person, but Shang Kexi not only did it, but also quickly jumped out again after jumping into the water, and swam decently looking downstream.

Got up.

"I almost forgot, this guy was also a famous navy general when he was in Dongjiang Town, and he also had swimming in his skill list."

Always keeping an eye on Shang Kexi's movements, and seeing him take off his armor and jump into the water with his own eyes, Chen Kaidang was dumbfounded - the harsh words he just said were just to numb him, this Prince Pingnan

In line with the principle of never giving up one's own life easily, a way to escape had already been thought of. At this time, it seemed that they were reminded by the prince who was calm in the face of danger. Many old vassal soldiers on the bridge also seemed to remember that they had done water in the past.

One by one, they took off their clothes and armor, jumped into the water, and swam downstream with splashes of water.

As a result, the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia were very angry - Mongolians took three baths in their lives and were born to be landlubbers; as for the Eight Banners of Manchuria, in Liaodong, Hou Jin had already gone out of his way to curb the infiltration of the Dongjiang Army.

There may be a handful of people who are good at sea skills and swimming, but among so many Eight Banners of Manchuria, they are just a handful.

However, with the Ming army advancing step by step, the gleaming sharpness of the spears, and the constant shooting of arrows, not only the landlubbers of any flag, but also those who wanted to survive would jump directly into the water. There were even more.

Many of them didn't even take off their clothes and armor, and they didn't come back up after they jumped.

"What a fucking waste!"

A mouthful of sticky phlegm was spat on the ground. Chen Kai didn't know what to say for a moment. He just sneered there. Then, Chen Kai called the ordering soldier and gave a few instructions. The ordering soldier took the order and left.

, Chen Kai continued to enjoy the synchronized diving competition, and at the same time secretly felt sorry for the armor and weapons that fell into the water.

On the south bank, the Ming army's hunt was still in progress. Li Jianjie and Wang Qifeng seemed to be addicted to the game. They did not close the hole completely. They allowed the Qing army to mount their horses and flee. Then they followed behind and watched the horses lose their strength and fall to the ground.

The Qing army fell heavily to the ground, breaking bones and tendons. On the north bank, the Ming army had killed all the Qing soldiers who tried to resist and approached the opening of the pontoon. Chen Kai thought for a while, and then

With just a nod, the swordsmen and axemen of the Ming army stepped forward and cut off the ropes of the pontoon to help those who were hesitant and unable to escape to the south bank in time to learn how to swim.

As soon as the rope was broken, the Qing troops on the pontoon fell into the water like dumplings, and the river immediately seemed to be boiling. The remaining ones were basically half a meter deep and could sink them.

They were all drowned. However, they fell into the water this time. Each one of them was desperately flopping in the water, trying to grab the last life-saving straw and pulling at it to pin down the Qing troops within reach.

Just to take a breath.

The boiling dumpling soup gradually returned to calm as it flowed down the river. The Ming army stationed here for two hours, cutting off the heads of those Qing soldiers who swam ashore or whose corpses floated to the shore, and the clothes on their bodies.

A, weapons, and money were packed in bags, and the team returned to camp as planned, waiting to board the ship tomorrow.

About three thousand Qing troops basically died in that area. Zhumala and his group of Goshiha were chased by Li Jianjie like rabbits for a while, and then he rushed up and killed them all. The bodies floated to the river bank and were picked up.

I found Ban Zhifu, the commander-in-chief of the right wing of Pingnan Fan, and it seems that this man has forgotten his roots and returned all the skills he had when he was a navy to his master. As for our great winter swimmer of the Qing Dynasty, he was also gratified at nightfall.

The rangers sent by Chen Kai to the lower reaches were brought back.

The two Ming soldiers, each holding an arm, threw Shang Kexi directly to the ground after entering the Chinese army tent set up by Chen Kai in Foshan.

Chen Kai stood up, walked to Shang Kexi and squatted down. As far as he could see, Shang Kexi seemed to have completely lost all strength. He didn't even bother to open his eyelids. If it weren't for the heavy breathing sound that could accompany it, I'm afraid it would be a man.

Death is not an exaggeration.

Going up to him, Chen Kai patted Shang Kexi's face, which was a little swollen by the river water. He always felt that his hands were wet. Then he jokingly said to him: "Prince Pingnan, what do you think you are doing?"

Well, practice swimming more early, burn your calories, and become a heartthrob. Don't waste your status as a bannerman of the Han army. When the time comes, you will enter the palace and play palace battles. You won't be able to do it just with your IQ.

Playing with Da Yu'er to death in a matter of minutes, plotting to kill Concubine Dong E, and being the only one to win the favor, do you need to fight to the death with me in Guangdong?"

At this moment, Chen Kai's face was full of hatred, and then he thought about it, it seems that Thailand is still in the Ayutthaya Dynasty, and even Thonburi Emperor Taksin has not yet appeared. It seems too backward.

Immediately, he waved his hand as if he had abandoned his shoes, and the Ming army tied up Shang Kexi and took care of him until the day he died. During this period, Shang Kexi was just breathing heavily from beginning to end, his eyelids were closed.

It was not lifted at all. It seemed that the skill had been completely abandoned due to years of disuse.

"Fu Jun, how can you be sure that you can definitely capture this thief?"

The staff around him asked whether he really had such a question or was just trying to flatter him. Chen Kai didn't care, and then replied casually, and Quan Zuo answered.

"Even if he could stay in the water for three days and three nights without rest, eating raw fish, shrimps and crabs, he would still have to come ashore. I sent cavalry to follow him secretly on the shore. As long as he goes ashore, he will be caught."

"Then, what if the thief drowned in the water?"

After looking back and making sure that he was not flattering, Chen Kai said directly without thinking: "Shang Kexi didn't intend to drown himself, so he felt that it was almost done, so he would try to swim to the shore. But you should remind me

Well, next time you encounter such a good swimmer, you should send a boat to follow him, lest he really drowns and his body is not found, which would be a real loss."

The Ming army stationed in Foshan for one night. On the next day, the army took the ships they came from and sailed down the river. Then they joined another part of the army that was already waiting at the Tianfei Temple in Nansha. They turned upstream and headed towards Guangzhou.

By this time, many days had passed since the Battle of Jiangmen. By the time Chen Kai and Li Dingguo, who were walking north, rejoined the army, and the two armies launched an encirclement of Guangzhou City, it was already the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month in the eighth year of the Yongli calendar.

, as soon as New Year’s Eve passes tomorrow, it will be a new year.
Chapter completed!