In the early years of the Qing Dynasty, a port was established 25 kilometers southeast of Mulexu, called the South Bank of the Xijiang River. Because of the existence of the South Bank of the Xijiang River, merchants traveling from south to north could stop again, so merchants gathered here and it was extremely prosperous.
Yang Banhou and Smith arrived with soldiers and directly occupied Mu Lexu. Tens of thousands of people had gathered under his command, and the momentum was so great that no one dared to resist wherever he went.
Tens of thousands of troops descended, and a small town could not stop them.
After the army is stationed, it immediately replenishes its food supplies and then continues to recruit soldiers.
As a port for traveling from north to south, Mu Lexu has prosperous commerce, with countless people and merchants coming and going. Notices for recruiting soldiers are posted one after another, and the number of soldiers in the army begins to increase sharply. The food consumed every day is extremely large. The amount was terrifying, but fortunately, as a commercial port, Mulexu had a large stock of grain, which allowed Marquis Yang Ban to maintain the supply of the army.
Military camp, Chinese military tent.
Yang Banhou held a letter in his hand and said: "Commander Smith, the prefect of Xunzhou Prefecture has sent someone to ask for help again." Apparently, the second letter sent to Xi Changzhen by the Song Army was robbed again.
A smile appeared at the corner of Smith's lips and he said: "Captain Yang, I think the time has arisen to carry out the next plan." Yang Banhou nodded and ordered the soldiers to implement the next plan.
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Guiping County, Magistrate’s Office.
Song Jun wrote two consecutive letters to Guilin in the north to ask for help, but there was no reply, so Song Jun began to feel irritable and anxious.
"Tap, step,,."
The sound of footsteps came, and a soldier ran in quickly. The soldier's face was full of panic, and he was panic-stricken. After saluting the Song army, he said loudly: "There is news from the front, Yang Banhou and Smith The number of soldiers under our command has reached as many as 40,000, approaching more than 50,000. Our small county town cannot stop them."
Song Jun said: "I have already sent people to Guilin Mansion to ask for help. The Governor will send troops to rescue as soon as possible."
When the soldier heard this, the worry in his eyes did not diminish at all.
In order to stabilize the morale of the army, the Song Army once again said: "The armies of Yang Banhou and Smith seem to be strong, but in fact they have countless flaws. They continue to recruit people to join the army, no matter who they are, they recruit them into the army. They are a mixed bag of dragons and snakes. , cannot form combat effectiveness, on the contrary, it is still a burden. If I send a general to mix in, he can immediately disintegrate his army, so you don’t have to worry about the safety of Guiping County at all, we can’t fail.”
The soldiers were doubtful, but still worried.
Song Jun waved his hands and said: "Go down, stabilize the morale of the military and the people, and don't mess up the position by yourself." What Song Jun is most worried about is the morale of the military and the people. If these two most fundamental things collapse, everything will collapse.
The soldier turned and left, slightly lowering his head and feeling depressed.
Can you really win?
The soldier was worried, but his eyesight felt dark.
"Bang~."
A yamen servant from the house rushed in and was so anxious that he couldn't stop. He knocked the soldier sprawled and fell to the ground. The soldier's whole body was sore and there was blazing anger in his eyes. In addition, the yamen servant just said something apologetic. He just kept walking forward, which made the soldier feel very unbalanced.
The officer did not salute, but said directly: "Sir, you asked the soldiers to go to Guilin Mansion with letters asking for help. The soldiers sent twice in a row have been killed, and the letters have been stolen. Our hope of sending to the north for help has been shattered. ." When he said the last three words, the yamen servant almost choked with sobs, with a look of fear in his eyes.
After hearing this, the soldier who was knocked over by the yamen officer suddenly froze, with a look of horror in his eyes. He was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he had even forgotten the pain in his body.
Song Jun was stunned for a moment, and his heart skipped a beat.
But he was in charge of the government anyway, and he quickly recovered and said loudly: "Even if Yang Banhou blocks our rescue route, Yang Banhou's army has countless flaws. As long as I instigate his soldiers, we can defeat him." Turn the situation around in one fell swoop.”
In desperation, Song Jun had to reiterate his previous words again.
After hearing this, the soldiers and government officials felt that it was difficult to achieve. Yang Banhou and Smith had deliberately planned to deal with Guiping County, and they would not allow mistakes.
"Sir, it's not good."
Suddenly, another panicked voice came.
This time, it was Song Jun's master who ran in.
This master was about forty years old. When he ran, his beard was fluttering and his clothes were swaying. He was quite graceful. However, there was a look of fear in his eyes, which showed the worry in the master's heart.
Song Jun frowned and said, "Master, what happened."
The master bowed respectfully and said loudly: "The army under Yang Banhou and Smith is coming. We can't stop it. Regarding the situation of Yang Banhou's army, there is even more news in the city. I humbly asked the soldiers to inquire about the news. I learned that if anyone joins the army under Yang Banhou and Smith and breaks through Guiping County, they will give all their food and money to those who follow the Qing army."
After a pause, the master continued: "Even if Yang Banhou doesn't give the order, countless people will gather there. Their momentum is getting stronger day by day, and countless people in the city are moved by them. Sir, withdraw. If you stay, I'm afraid Yang Before Ban Hou's army comes, the people in the city will engulf us."
"We can't leave," Song Jun said loudly.
The master said: "Sir, there is nothing we can do, we can only retreat."
The government officials and soldiers also tried to persuade them to leave.
The three men took turns to go into battle, and all persuaded the Song army to leave.
Everyone can see that the current situation is extremely unfavorable to them, especially Yang Banhou inciting the people regardless of the situation, which puts the Song Army in a dangerous situation. Under the propaganda of Yang Banhou and Smith, the people in the city will be With the incitement and the surging army of Yang Banhou, the Song army had no choice but to die.
"withdraw,."
The Song Army gritted its teeth and finally chose to retreat. He issued the order to withdraw. A group of people left Guiping County that afternoon and ran towards Guilin Mansion. When Yang Banhou arrived at Guiping County with his army, there were already many people there. The buildings were empty, the house was empty, nothing was left, only the food in the treasury was left.
Smith asked: "Captain Yang, what should I do if I don't have money?"
Yang Banhou said: "Here comes someone."
As soon as he finished speaking, a soldier rushed in.
The soldier said respectfully: "Captain."
Yang Banhou asked: "How many of the people who came with us are still in the military camp outside the city?" Because there were too many people, Yang Banhou specially set up camp outside the city and did not let these people enter the city.
The soldier said: "There are more than 60,000 civilians in the military camp, and there are still civilians who want to enter."
Smith asked: "Are the people mutinous?"
The soldier said: "Not yet, they are all waiting to receive their money."
Hearing this, Smith sighed and said: "Captain Yang, what do you think we should do? Although the method we came up with was good, we didn't expect it to be difficult because we didn't have the money."
Yang Banhou said: "I think the money is still in the city."
"Why?" Smith asked.
ps: Second update; call it a day, the busy third day is counting down, there are still two days until the expo ends.