The moon was sparse, and its light spread softly in every corner of Wuzhou City. Only the dark clouds drifted by, blocking the eyes between mortals and the Fairy of the Moon Palace, and the word hazy was removed from the prefix of the night.

Without the word hazy, everything under the night became so naked that it was shocking. The curfew had already started, and the Qing army had no intention of fighting at night. Even the army mostly returned to camp to rest. Logically, there were only people walking in the streets.

There should be some soldiers patrolling the streets and watchmen, and at most some shameless urban foxes and rats, doing some ghostly things. But at this moment, there are two Ming troops rushing towards the dock.

, so shocked that people along the way quickly shrank into the shadow, swallowing their saliva from time to time.

On the other side of the pier was Yangchun Bo Li Xianfang's navy. Two Ming armies came one after another and boarded the ship directly without any hesitation. It seemed that they were completely unable to hesitate. The scale of these two Ming armies was not very large. After a while,

, the ship that completed the boarding first pulled anchor and sailed slowly out of the dock, while other ships also seized the time to gather the soldiers on board, and then followed them away.

As soon as it was light the next day, Lian Chengbi, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, rushed directly to the main town hall where Gao Wengui was located. When they met, without saying anything, he pointed at Gao Wengui's nose and questioned him.

This is something that has never happened before. Not only is there a qualitative reversal in the current status comparison between civil and military forces before Jiashen, but more importantly, Gao Wengui is Li Dingguo’s confidant.

The boss of the Western Guangdong Civil Service Group, Lian Chengbi, has no need to offend his allies over trivial matters.

"Controlling the army, the general will naturally know that they escaped without authorization. But in the current situation, can the general still kill them all?"

Not to mention the sweetness or unsweetness of the forceful melon, when the Qing army besieged the city with heavy troops, the Ming army in the city could not start any more internal strife. Their purpose was to defend the city. There is no doubt that Lian Chengbi certainly understood this truth.

However, he was forcibly awakened by his subordinates while he was still sleeping. The first news he received was such bad news. Even the most rational person could not contain his anger.

Sitting on the chair slumped, Lian Chengbi certainly understood why such a situation occurred - because the Qing army was powerful? It was not simply that. In the final analysis, the Ming court's ancestral system of using civil society to control military affairs and the status of civil and military affairs were overturned.

It is contradictory to the current status quo that he maintained. As the feudal official of the Yongli Dynasty, he was actually unable to effectively control the generals in the area under his jurisdiction, and his control over the various vassal towns in the area was very weak.

In this regard, it is not that he does not understand this truth, and it is not that he has not tried to change it. The supervision standards established during this period are the best attempt.

This path is undoubtedly the right one. At the very least, it is more confident than relying solely on the imperial court’s righteousness and its own prestige to dispatch generals. And if we continue to do so, we will also rebuild the core military force for the imperial court to reduce the constraints of the vassal town.

The possibility and extent of the problem. Those two thousand Du Biao are already a good start. If he can be given another two or three years, with the Du Biao as the core, he can gradually increase his strength, attack Zunzu, and regain his strength.

With regard to the actual control of the generals in western Guangdong and Guangxi, the unauthorized evacuation after failure to persuade them like today will certainly not happen again.

But the problem is that the Ming and Qing Dynasties are still engaged in a life-and-death struggle. It is not that the Qing court has been destroyed and the country has returned to peace. It can justifiably put away the sword and put it in storage. Even now, the Qing army has not developed to the point where it is purely passive.

The situation of being beaten. The stage of strategic stalemate is that you fight for it and don't give in to each other. When the war goes smoothly, more people will naturally be willing to participate in the grand event and stand with the winner. But if something goes wrong, those losers will be able to stand.

Even if you put oil on it, he, the governor, is determined not to be able to control it.

The three supporting troops who came from Nanning and Xunzhou disappeared overnight. Within an hour after dawn, the news spread throughout the city, and the whole city was immediately in an uproar.

The reinforcements were withdrawn without authorization, which further confirmed the credibility of the Qing army's massive attack in the hinterland of Guangdong. This was never just a simple problem of the reduction of troops. It was just that overnight, the morale of the Ming army, which was still struggling to defend the city, suddenly dropped.

We hit rock bottom, and before noon, officers from Superintendent Biao and Gao Wengui's headquarters came to ask for help, asking for temporary shelter.

The Superintendent was originally a newly built unit. Most of the officers were drawn from vassal towns in western Guangdong and Guangxi, but the soldiers were basically newly recruited. Originally, after this defensive battle, the new recruits could become veterans.

, you will be much stronger if you go into battle again. But for new recruits in this world, the lack of experience undoubtedly amplifies their fear.

At this point, even Gao Wengui's old soldiers were inevitably affected. Especially when Li Dingguo led the army into Yunnan, they were already a lonely army in Guangxi. Allied forces from other factions came to help.

, for them, it can naturally improve their morale, but if it is like this, the loneliness will only double the morale that was originally raised and drop it. Whether this battle will be fought or not is a matter of two people.

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In the main town house, Lian Chengbi watched with his own eyes as Gao Wengui punished the officer who came to ask for orders. He did not come alone, and realizing that Supervisor Biao's morale was probably not much better, Lian Chengbi quickly returned to the temporary government office. As expected, Supervisor Biao

The generals arrived one by one, full of morale and anxiety, and strongly requested Lien Chengbi to lead his troops to evacuate, lest they be taken advantage of by the Qing troops advancing from the east and west.

"The morale of the army is unstable. You should go to frighten the soldiers and restore their morale, instead of coming to my officer to make noise!"

Liang Chengbi was furious when he started snapping the case, and immediately kicked the supervising officers out of the hall. Just sitting on the grand master's chair again, what came to Lian Chengbi's mind was when he was rushing back from the main town hall.

Looking out from the carriage window, the people in the city were panic-stricken. Even above the Ming army, there were even many people who were seizing the time to buy fragrant wax, probably to save their lives after the Qing army entered the city.

"It's impossible for Chen Kai to lose like this, it's absolutely impossible!"

After all, he is the superintendent. In the past six months, Lian Chengbi has been very kind to the generals and awarded them rewards. Now Lian Chengbi refuses to abandon Wuzhou regardless of anything. Even if they look at each other, they have no nerve to come out to pick the fight.

It was another day of fierce fighting. The Qing army's intermittent offensive suddenly became fierce on this day. It was obvious that they had also received news from Zhaoqing Mansion. Whether it was for credit or something else, the final result was clear.

The army spent a lot of effort to repel the Qing siege troops, but Gao Wengui, the commander-in-chief of the city defense, was still injured.

"how?"

"With a few small innovations, you can build an army without any worries."

Gao Wengui comforted Lian Chengbi with all his strength, and the injury was indeed not serious as he said. He was shot in the right arm by the archer on the Qing army's watchtower. It was only on the skin and he needed to rest for a while.

What really worries him is actually the morale of the Ming army. This time they were attacked by the Qing army. If he hadn't personally brought his own soldiers to the city to boost morale, and annihilated the group of Qing troops who had climbed onto the city wall,

, this city has probably changed hands long ago.

After repelling the fierce attack of the Qing army, it stands to reason that the morale of the defenders will always increase after being exhausted. This should always be the case for the rest of the life after the disaster, but this time, for the Ming army defending the city, it was just

It delayed the time for the city to fall. The Qing army attacked from two directions. What should come will always come. It is just the difference between dying early and dying later.

Liancheng Bi and Gao Wengui promised a heavy reward, but their morale had already hit rock bottom, and it was of no use at all. After one night, soldiers from all departments fled to varying degrees. It was unlikely to escape from the city, after all, the Qing army was still there.

As for the siege, I guess most of them still hid in the streets and alleys of the city.

Searching the city is indispensable, and deserters must not be tolerated, otherwise it will easily lead to the disintegration of the army. However, before Gao Wengui and Lian Chengbi could really do this, the Qing army's offensive outside the city struck again, and they

At the same time, in the east direction of the city, along the bank of the Xijiang River, a group of Qing cavalry came on horseback, under the banner of Zhang Yong, the admiral of Southwest Jingbiao Town. Obviously, the two Qing troops mentioned in earlier rumors

The road attack really came true.

When the end came, the Ming army in the east of the city began to collapse first, and the Qing army launched an offensive in the west of the city at the same time. Only half an hour later, Gao Wengui, whose right arm was injured, held a sword in his left hand, stood in front of the city gate tower, and fought with all his strength

It's a pity that at this moment, the surrounding Ming troops either died or surrendered, and even his personal troops were wiped out. He was the only Ming army left on the entire city.

His body had been injured in many places, blood was flowing gurglingly, he was breathing heavily, his chest was rising and falling, and his feet were filled with Qing soldiers who wanted to take his life.

The surrounding Qing troops surrounded them step by step. The Ming army general in front of them had extraordinary martial arts skills. What was even more terrible was that he was just a desperado, fighting to the death with no thought of defense. The Qing troops who fell around him were all like this.

He was killed in this way, but the Ming army commander himself was not much better. This incident should be the final blow.

"The general is incompetent, I am ashamed of Your Highness!"

He looked up to the sky and roared, and before all the Qing troops could surround him, Gao Wengui had already charged forward with his sword. In the blink of an eye, several spears were inserted into his chest and abdomen, and he fell heavily to the ground, lifeless.

The collapse of the Ming army's defense was due to the collapse of morale. The city was lost and the Qing army swarmed in. The resistance in the city was so slight that it was almost negligible. Only the temporary government office of the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi had not yet escaped.

The remnants of the army were still making their final resistance. It wasn't until Wang Xing's former general fell on the stone steps that the Qing army, led by Quan Jie, was able to face the highest-ranking official of the Ming court in Wuzhou City——

The governor of Guangdong and Guangxi is connected to the city.

"I have heard for a long time that the Lian Zhi Army has extraordinary talents and is like thunder. The court is thirsty for talents. If the Lian Zhi Army is willing to surrender, the court will not hesitate to reward him."

The whole group came out in large numbers, saying clichés to persuade them to surrender. At this moment, Lian Chengbi had already put his sword on his neck, looking directly at the Qing troops rushing into the hall without any fear.

He was a native of Jinxi County, Fuzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, and was from the same town as Wang Huacheng, a great scholar of the Yongli Dynasty. In the 13th year of Chongzhen's reign, he entered the officialdom and started as a county magistrate. After arriving at Jiashen, he assisted Wang Huacheng in reorganizing the military affairs of Guangdong and rode alone.

After entering the camp, Wang Xing, who was still called Xiao Jiayin at that time, put a knife on his neck without any fear, thus surrendering this Ming army commander who resisted the Qing Dynasty until his death.

Later, Lianchengbi entered the court as an official for a time. After the collapse of Guangdong and Guangxi, he took up the post of Fengjiang and guarded Wencun together with Wang Xing to resist the Qing Dynasty. During this period, someone persuaded him to return to the court and serve. Lianchengbi replied: He started working with Wang Xing but did not end.

It was not until the thirteenth year of Yongli that Wang Xing died for his country. Liancheng Bi, who was recruiting troops from abroad, went into the mountains. He was very happy. Li Shutai called him again and again, but finally refused to surrender to the Qing Dynasty until his death.

With the emergence of Chen Kai, history has changed, and at the same time the fate of Lian Chengbi has inevitably changed. Guangdong was recovered for eight years, and after one year of hard work, Lian Chengbi has tried his best, but his opponent

Too powerful, whether it was Hong Chengchou or Dingnan Fan of Guangxi, Li Dingguo was no longer able to compete with him when he entered Yunnan. Especially among those rumors, Chen Kai, who had high hopes for him, was dead.

Guangdong collapsed completely, and the turning point that the Ming Dynasty finally ushered in only lasted for one year before being shattered again.

The sadness on his face could not be greater. Even Chengbi refused to believe that Chen Kai would be defeated so miserably. However, once he thought of their opponent this time - Hong Chengchou, everything seemed to have an explanation.

Hope shattered, Lian Chengbi watched the whole party's earnest words, still holding the hilt of the sword tightly with both hands, shouting angrily: "Lian Chengbi, I will never surrender!" Immediately, he exerted force with both arms, and the sword cut a gap in his neck.

, blood spurted out, covering the desk, and the person fell heavily on the Taishi chair. Only those eyes were still full of unwillingness.

The military information about the Qing army's seizure of Wuzhou City was sent as quickly as possible to the Qing army camp on the south bank of the Huangshui River. The distance between the two places was very long, which undoubtedly took time. However, this messenger was destined to be unable to reach the Qing army camp on the south bank of the Huangshui River.

The general information was sent to Hong Chengchou's case there, because as early as Zhang Yong and Hu Maozhen successfully raided Zhaoqing Fucheng and reported their victory, Hong Chengchou immediately led his troops to withdraw and returned to Lianshan County along the same route, preparing to withdraw from there to Huguang.

"If you don't leave, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave."

"Old manager, the battle situation in southern Jiangxi..."

"If the outcome is not decided there, when the news spreads, Chen Kai will not be able to care about Nangan; if the outcome is already clear, it will not help us to spend time here, but it will become a life gate.

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The conversation between Hong Chengchou and Nan Yikui disappeared in the wind. A few days later, Chen Kai returned with his army in person, and all he saw was an abandoned camp.

The strategic sense gained from fighting in the bloody sea of ​​corpses in the North cannot be easily offset by the word "travel". Chen Kai looked at the companies and battalions, which were already on the boats heading south. Hong Chengchou was in a hurry to withdraw to Huguang.

In order to avoid the front of his troops, he rushed to Wuzhou Fucheng to help in the battle.

However, with Hong Chengchou leaving, Chen Kai became more and more pessimistic about the battle situation in Wuzhou Fucheng. Especially after a few days later, the Ming army's scout horses captured the messenger who rushed to report Hong Chengchou's victory. The pessimism finally turned into fighting spirit again.

"Then take Zhaoqing Mansion back first!"

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