When Xia Shu Town was in crisis, Longtan Town was calm and calm.
Not a single trace of the Qing army was found.
In the county hall, Hong Xuanjiao was wearing armor and a sword hanging from her waist. She was sitting on the main seat with a serious expression. After several days of training, Hong Xuanjiao had recovered a lot from her internal injuries and her face became rosy. She had been calm these days. , and Hong Xuanjiao was waiting for news about Li Zhen every day, and sent people to investigate the movements of Li Zhen's army, but she never got it.
As usual, Hong Xuanjiao is still waiting in the lobby.
Below, the county magistrate of Longtan Town and the leading military generals of Xia Shu Town and Dongyang Town gathered together.
"Report,."
Outside the hall, shouting suddenly came.
A soldier reporting the news rushed in. When Hong Xuanjiao saw it, she stood up and asked before the soldier stopped: "Tell me, is it Li Zhen who led the army to attack?" Hong Xuanjiao's hatred for Li Zhen was already intense. Even the mighty Yellow River could not wash it away. She had to take revenge. Now that she saw the soldiers rushing in, she felt extremely excited.
After the soldier stood still, he shook his head and said: "To report to Queen Xiao, Li Zhen did not lead his army to attack Longtan Town. However, Li Zhen led his army to Xia Shu Town. According to the news from Xia Shu Town, Li Zhen led the army The soldiers have already fought with the defenders of Xia Shu Town, but Wang Xun, the county magistrate of Xia Shu Town, is quite powerful and temporarily blocked Li Zhen's offensive. However, after all, Xia Shu Town's troops are weak and cannot support it for long."
"ah,."
The guard of Xia Shu Town exclaimed in surprise, with a worried look on his face.
He stood up, clasped his fists and said: "Mother Xiao, Xia Shu Town is in danger. The county magistrate will definitely not be able to hold on for long. I will have to rush back for rescue. Please forgive me, Prince Xiao. I will take my leave." After finishing speaking, The general ignored Hong Xuanjiao's opinion and went directly to the hall. This shows that Wang Xun has great support among the soldiers, otherwise the general would not have rushed back in such a hurry.
Seeing this, the guard of Dongyang Town also said: "Mother Xiao, Xia Shu Town and Dongyang Town are dead. Xia Shu Town has been breached. The next target is Dongyang Town. The general will also lead the soldiers to rescue Xia Shu Town." , please forgive me, Queen Xiao, and I will take my leave." After saying that, the guard of Dongyang Town caught up with the guard of Xia Shu Town in three or two steps, and walked outside while talking.
Seeing the general leaving, Hong Xuanjiao shouted: "Stop."
The two people stopped immediately, looked back at Hong Xuanjiao, and asked, "What advice does Queen Xiao have?"
Hong Xuanjiao said in a deep voice: "As you said, Xia Shu Town and Dongyang Town are one body. I agree with this statement, but I want to say that Xia Shu Town, Dongyang Town and Longtan Town are also one body. Dongyang Town and Xia Shu Town are also one body. After being captured, Longtan Town became isolated and will be captured sooner or later. I will lead the army with you to rescue Xia Shu Town."
When the county magistrate of Longtan Town heard this, he immediately became anxious and said loudly: "Mother Xiao, you can't. If you leave Longtan Town and Li Zhen comes back to attack Longtan Town, what will I do?"
Hong Xuanjiao snorted and said, "Absolutely impossible."
The county magistrate said: "It's very possible."
Hong Xuanjiao said: "A few days have passed now, and the news should have reached King Dong. When King Dong leads his army to kill, Li Zhen will undoubtedly be defeated. By then, the danger in Longtan Town will naturally be lifted. What you have to do now is to defend Longtan Town, stabilize the people's sentiments, and leave the rest of the matters to me."
After a pause, Hong Xuanjiao said: "Let's go, follow me to Xia Shu Town." The guard generals of Dongyang Town and Xia Shu Town were excited and followed Hong Xuanjiao and left.
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Outside Nanjing, a large army came quickly.
The leader was clearly Yang Xiuqing. Following Yang Xiuqing were 1,000 musketeers composed of foreign soldiers. Behind Yang Xiuqing were 10,000 musketeers. These soldiers were all newly equipped. Yang Xiuqing got Hong Xuanjiao and fled back and was in Longtan. He was very excited about the news about the town. He quickly asked Hong Xiuquan for instructions and then led his army to the expedition.
The army left Nanjing and headed towards Longtan Town. Because the matter was urgent, Yang Xiuqing did not dare to delay. He led the soldiers and galloped all the way, eager to fly to Hong Xuanjiao immediately.
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Xia Shu Town, outside the city.
Everyone in the military camp was solemn and uniform.
Long Ao and Huang Qiang rushed towards the Chinese army's tent together. The two came to the tent and saluted Li Zhen. Huang Qiang was the first to say: "Commander, I have found out the news. Hong Xuanjiao led Longtan Town , the defenders from three towns, Xia Shu Town and Dongyang Town, came towards us and wanted to fight us to the death."
When Li Zhen heard this, he immediately laughed.
Long Ao continued: "Commander, the soldiers monitoring the situation in Nanjing have reported back that Yang Xiuqing is leading more than 10,000 soldiers to kill, and another 1,000 soldiers are composed of foreigners."
Li Zhen said: "Well, I understand."
After a pause, Li Zhen continued: "Yang Xiuqing departed from Nanjing and will arrive in a few days. However, Hong Xuanjiao will arrive in a day at most. Now, it is our turn to deal with Hong Xuanjiao. This time, we must fight a victorious battle." That's it. Huang Qiang's Sharp Sword Battalion is still ambushing around Xia Shu Town to prevent Wang Xun from causing trouble. I will lead the rest of the soldiers to set out to ambush Hong Xuanjiao at the designated location."
"yes."
Huang Qiang nodded solemnly in agreement, understanding that his task was very important.
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Hong Xuanjiao led the army at a gallop. The more than 10,000 soldiers knew that the situation was urgent and did not dare to delay. They rushed on with all their strength. Especially the soldiers from Xia Shu Town rushed even faster, without caring about their own health. For most of the day, Hong Xuanjiao had led the soldiers into the territory of Xia Shu Town.
At this time, Hong Xuanjiao became wary.
While she was on her way, she sent people to check the news ahead to ensure that she would not be ambushed.
After walking for another hour, the soldier who was searching for news came back.
The soldier stood on horseback in front of Hong Xuanjiao and reported respectfully: "Reporting to Queen Xiao, there is a fork in the road ahead. One road leads to Xia Shu Town through a bridge. This is the official road leading to Xia Shu Town; In addition, there is another road to Xia Shu Town through the trail. Now that the bridge has been destroyed, only the trail is left passable. Please make a decision, Queen Xiao."
Hong Xuanjiao shouted: "Let's go and have a look."
She led the army quickly and quickly arrived at the location where the soldiers were reporting.
At the entrance, the road leading to Xia Shu Town is divided into two forks, both of which can lead to Xia Shu Town. However, the bridge across the bridge is a highway. As long as you cross the bridge, you can speed up the road and you can reach Xia Shu Town in a short time. Shu Town, but the bridge has been destroyed, and the remaining road is a trail. This trail has no impact and can be passed smoothly.
"Mother Xiao, the bridge has been damaged, and there is river water spreading below. It will be difficult to cross it. We can go back to Xia Shu Town immediately by taking the trail." The person who spoke was the guard of Xia Shu Town, who looked worried. color.
Hong Xuanjiao shook his head and said: "You can't take the trail. You have to cross the river and take the main road."