181 [A lot of acquaintances] (for the leader 99 Jiujiu Jiu Jiu
"Just leaving like that?" Cai Bangjun asked.
Zhang Yinggao sighed and said: "This man is so angry that if he doesn't leave, he may really take action."
Cai Bangjun said angrily: "I'm not angry? Why did you come out to attack in the cold weather to surround Wei and save Zhao? What if the main force of the rebels is not in Fengcheng? What if the main force of the rebels is in Jishui? Now Yongfeng County is not
Let's go into the city. If the battle goes wrong, you and I won't even have a city to retreat to!"
"At that time, as long as we withdraw our troops in time, the magistrate of Yongfeng County will definitely open the city," Zhang Yinggao showed a helpless smile, "First of all, he is an official of the imperial court after all. I saw that his military appearance is neat and he is really capable. Such a person cannot
Maybe they were thieves; secondly, we retreated all the way to Yongfeng County. By then the rebel army was approaching, but the magistrate of Yongfeng wouldn't let us enter the city. How could he resist the rebel attack? After all, we have an army of five thousand."
Zhang Yinggao guessed right. It was impossible for an official like Liu Mianzuo to surrender to the thieves. If this person were still alive, he would definitely put friendly troops into the city.
But what if Liu Mianzuo died?
Of course, it didn't matter whether Liu Mianzuo died or not. On the fourth day after Zhang Yinggao sent troops, Zhao Han received a secret report from Wang Tingshi and knew that someone was coming to attack from behind in Jishui County.
There are 500 soldiers stationed in Jishui County, mainly to guard against enemies coming from the east.
This city is very close to Ji'an City. It only takes half a day for the reinforcements from the General Military Mansion to arrive by boat.
Regardless of whether the secret report is received or not, Jishui County will not suffer, but the people of Jishui will definitely suffer.
Zhang Yinggao also knew the danger, so he would not attack the city or even approach Jishui County.
Zhang Yinggao personally took a small boat and took a guide down the river to explore the terrain, while more than 5,000 troops were stationed in Yongfeng County.
"Master Guan, ahead is Bajiao Town (Bajiang Township)," the guide explained in detail. "From Yongfeng County to Jishui County, Baijiao Town is the most prosperous and lively, with many merchant ships moored every day."
Wujiang and Enjiang are the same river. The area in Yongfeng County is called Enjiang, and the area in Jishui County is called Wujiang.
Baijiao Town is located at the intersection of Wujiang River and Bateng River, 40 miles away from Jishui County. This is only a straight line distance. The river has many twists and turns. The actual distance is 60 to 70 miles, and both sides are mountainous, so you must follow the river valley.
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Zhang Yinggao carefully observed the terrain and found that this was an excellent place for an ambush.
Because there is a Grand Rapids Bay, the sediment in the river accumulates, forming sandbars of various sizes. Ships with a weight of more than 200 tons cannot pass through this place. If you are not careful, you will be stranded. Even ships with a weight of more than 100 tons will be stranded.
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In this way, even if the rebels have navy, they will not be afraid. The large warships cannot pursue them at all, and the rebel soldiers have to get off the ship and chase them with their feet.
There are many mountains on the west coast. You can set up ambushes and put up many flags to make sure that all the rebels are surrounded by grass and trees!
In the villages on the east bank, the people can be dispersed, and then they can loot Baijiao Town. The villagers and the residents of the town will definitely rush to Jishui County to report the news. By then, they can pretend to be defeated, but it doesn't matter if they are really defeated. As long as the rebels come after them, both sides of the bank will be attacked.
With all the ambush troops out and the rebel navy ships unable to get through, we might be able to achieve a great victory.
A small victory or defeat is acceptable. Anyway, they are just harassing the rear and forcing the main force of the rebels to withdraw from Fengcheng.
Even if they are defeated, because the defeated troops are not familiar with the terrain, they will inevitably flee along the river bank. When the time comes, they can return to Yongfeng County and gather the defeated troops.
Zhang Yinggao immediately took a small boat and returned to the boundary of Yongfeng County, where he discussed with Cai Bangjun to send troops the next day.
The soldiers were very fast. They did not plunder along the way this time. They did not even eliminate the mountain search team, nor sent out a sentinel boat to check the situation. They followed the river bank for half a day and arrived at the ambush point.
Cai Bangjun led the weaker Fuzhou soldiers, took all the flags of the army, and went to the mountains on the west bank to ambush.
At the same time, Zhang Yinggao personally led the elite Guangxin soldiers to sweep the villages on the east bank and prepare to fight all the way to Baijiao Town. The bigger the momentum, the better. As long as the rebel army dares to come, ambushes from both sides of the bank will be deployed, and they will be caught off guard!
Just, why does it feel like something is wrong?
There is not even a ghost in the village!
At this moment, Fei Ruhe was yawning in the gentry's mansion. He had been waiting here with his troops for five days!
Even in Yongfeng County, there were sentinels sent by Fei Ruhe, and Zhang Yinggao's every move was watched.
Zhang Yinggao never dreamed that he would send troops on the front foot and the rebels would get information on the back foot.
Otherwise, relying on the advantageous terrain, Zhang Yinggao can really come and go freely.
"No, withdraw your troops quickly!"
Zhang Yinggao found that the villages on the riverside were deserted, not even any poultry or livestock could be seen. He immediately shouted in panic to withdraw his troops, and at the same time had someone send a signal to the ambush troops on the other side.
They withdrew along the original road along the river bank, while Fei Ruhe led his troops to attack the rear road.
If Zhang Yinggao does not believe in evil, he will continue to Baijiao Town, where there are a thousand soldiers waiting for him. The leader of the army is Li Xiangui, a native of Lijia Village, Wuxing Town, Zhao Han's first military judge, and has now been turned into a military commander.
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If Zhang Yinggao was too vigilant and immediately retreated with his entire army, he would have had a head-on collision with Fei Ruhe.
Zhao Han's main force was really in Fengcheng. Fei Ruhe only brought 500 regular soldiers and 1,000 peasant soldiers, while Li Xiangui brought 500 regular soldiers and 500 peasant soldiers.
All the small merchant ships at the wharf in Baijiao Town were temporarily requisitioned, and hundreds of sailors from Gujian Mountain were hidden inside.
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The sentinel sent back the news that the officers and soldiers were retreating. Li Xiangui, who was hiding in the town, immediately pursued him with a thousand soldiers.
At the same time, Gu Jianshan also drove a boat through the densely packed sandbanks.
"Don't panic, retreat slowly along the river bank!"
Zhang Yinggao was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. He had already guessed the truth. It must be Nanchang who leaked military information. Although he looted along the way, he was in the northeast of Yongfeng County. After that, he marched quickly and always sent ships.
Exploring the road ahead, no ships are allowed to sail towards Jishui County.
Even if some people went to Jishui County to report the news, the rebels would not be able to set up an ambush so quickly.
It can only be Li Maofang who somehow leaked the news.
Li Maofang mistaken me!
At this moment, Zhang Yinggao just wanted to look up to the sky and sigh.
The officers and soldiers ran quickly on both sides of the bank. The Guangxin soldiers on the east bank became frightened as they ran. They found that there were anti-thief formations in front (to the north). Although there were only 500 peasants and soldiers, more than 4,000 officers and soldiers were frightened.
He burst into tears and ran towards the east again.
"Array! Array!"
Zhang Yinggao raised flags and blew bugles, but there were only a few hundred officers and soldiers who could remain calm and arrayed, while the others fled towards the east.
They didn't run far, but they saw rebels in the east. Fei Ruhe personally led a thousand regular soldiers in formation.
They wanted to go south, but Li Xiangui had already led his troops to pursue them.
It is surrounded on three sides by the north, east and south, and the river is on the west.
As for Cai Bangjun on the west bank of Wujiang River, Gu Jianshan was chasing him in a small boat. Several hundred sailors came ashore, enough to kill more than a thousand officers and soldiers who were scared to death.
At this moment, Fei Ruhe looked very majestic. He was wearing chainmail armor on the inside and cotton armor inlaid with slices on the outside. He finally had the appearance of a general.
For a moment, the soldiers from Qianshan did not recognize Master Fei.
Zhang Yinggao hurriedly asked someone to blow the bugle, and at the same time shouted: "There are few rebels, please form an array quickly!"
They even formed a formation, and the officers and soldiers were surrounded from three sides, so they simply chose to flee in all directions, making it difficult for Fei Ruhe to pursue him.
"Li Maofang, you misunderstood me!"
Seeing the complete collapse of his officers and soldiers, Zhang Yinggao said to the few hundred soldiers who were still in formation: "After I die, you surrender. I brought you from Guangxin Mansion but cannot take you back. I am sorry for you."
These few hundred soldiers were the first batch of troops organized and trained by Zhang Yinggao in Ehu Town. At that time, the Tantric Cult leader Pu Wei was entrenched in Shanglu Town, next door to Ehu Town.
Moreover, eunuch Wang Heng also trained these Ehu soldiers before Zhang Yinggao trained his troops.
Although he is a local warrior, he is very resourceful and has been practicing for more than two years. He has defeated bandits many times in Shanglu Town, Qianshan County, and Nanfeng County.
The rest of the officers and soldiers came all the way to plunder, but Zhang Yinggao could barely restrain these few hundred Ehu soldiers and did not do too many evil things to the people along the way.
When Zhang Yinggao drew his sword and killed himself, all the Ehu soldiers were stunned.
You look at me, I look at you, one after another we put down our weapons and surrendered.
This is really a delivery of food from thousands of miles. We sent troops from Qianshan to Fuzhou to suppress the bandits, and then rushed from Fuzhou to this place. They ran across most of Jiangxi, and then collapsed as soon as the fighting started.
Zhao Han had always been afraid of being attacked from three sides by officers and soldiers, but the situation changed so quickly that he didn't know what to say.
The enemy in the north, Yang Jiamo, led hundreds of servants to plunder, and killed the elite officers and soldiers in a confused way.
The enemies from the east came over mountains and rivers, and all of them threw themselves into the trap.
Zhao Han couldn't understand the government's magical operations at all, and felt that he was dealing with a group of lunatics.
In the last years of the dynasty, there were many such magical operations.
The most famous one is undoubtedly the Battle of Kunyang. Hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers surrounded the small town of Kunyang, with more than ten floors inside and outside. The defenders in the city were so frightened that they begged to surrender, but the commander of the officers and soldiers refused to accept it.
, had to attack by force, forcing the defenders to defend desperately.
Then, the chosen son Liu Xiu came with thousands of reinforcements. Of the 420,000 officers and soldiers, only a few thousand were sent to fight each time, but they were defeated by Liu Xiu every time.
When Liu Xiu led 3,000 death squads and rushed directly to the Chinese army camp of officers and soldiers, the 420,000 officers and soldiers collapsed...
This is more like a fantasy story.
Seeing the defeated soldiers running all over the ground, Fei Ruhe also asked the soldiers to disperse, and Chief Shi led the team to capture them.
Fei Ruhe personally led five hundred regular soldiers and came to the riverside to receive the surrendered troops into an organized group.
On the other side of Gujian Mountain, they also abandoned their ships and landed on the shore to pursue Cai Bangjun's Fuzhou soldiers. The escape was hard, and the pursuit was also hard, because it was all snow-covered mountainous terrain.
"Is it the coach who committed suicide just now?" Fei Ruhe stepped forward and asked.
An Ehu soldier clasped his fists and said, "The person who committed suicide was Governor Zhang...Ruhe of Guangxin?"
"Ruchong?" Fei Ruhe was stunned.
The man in front of me is Fei Ruhe's clan brother, and a very close clan brother. He is the great-grandson of Fei Ruhe's great-grandfather's cousin. He is a small landowner. He failed to pass the exam and is now an officer among the local heroes.
Fei Rucong was so shocked that he couldn't speak coherently. He pointed at Fei Ruhe and said, "You... you, you, you, how did you become a high-ranking anti-thief official?"
Fei Ruhe smiled bitterly and said, "Brother, it seems I can't let you go back."
"Master Fei, I am Lu Yuan!"
"Master Fei, I am Chen Yongshun."
"Master Fei..."
Fei Ruhe's expression was very exciting: "I know a lot of people."