Fujian Fubiao passed by the city in a mighty manner and boarded the ferry on the Xinjiang pier, just like the green camp in Guangxin Prefecture three days ago.

On the top of the city, the commander-in-chief and his subordinates looked at the marching troops in Fubiao. No matter how they looked at them, they felt that the soldiers of the Fujian Green Camp were dejected. Even the officers were not much better. Only that

Already standing on the ferry, the governor who wanted to clear the way for the army looked very energetic, as if as soon as he arrived, the Ming army would be wiped out.

"The guy must have planned to cross the river, so he found a safe place to squat, spread his horses around, and understand the movements of the Ming army. Then, he sent out cavalry to frequently harass the Ming army and its supply lines, forcing the Ming army to withdraw. Finally,

Kill good people again and pretend to be successful, use the heads of ordinary people to report victory to Prince Zheng, and falsely claim that he was responsible for defeating the Ming army!"

The commander-in-chief thought so, and looked at the few trusted generals around him, and received almost the same response in their eyes. But the more convinced Tong Guoqi would be like this, the more sad and angry he became - I obviously thought of it on the way back

Yes, it was obviously me who thought of it first. If the Ming army hadn't attacked the southern mountainous area en masse, I could have been excused by saying that the killings were considerable.

Regarding the details of this series of operations, the commander-in-chief felt that even if Tong Guoqi could not do it comprehensively, the two lieutenants under his command and the guerrillas were veteran troops who had experienced battles for a long time. There was nothing they did not understand. Unfortunately, at this point, he

He really guessed wrong. The lieutenant general and the guerrillas were just like him. The further they went on, the more confused they became about what Tong Guoqi wanted to do.

After crossing the Xinjiang River, the Qing army, composed of more than 2,600 green battalion soldiers, went straight south without any hesitation. However, if Tong Guoqi's high fighting spirit was not seen first, he was the first to notice those green battalion soldiers.

The soldiers looked dejected, and it was hard to tell whether they were going on an expedition or going to a funeral.

The army went south, just like when it fled Jianchang Prefecture. It was still led by Tong Guoqi's personal captain as the vanguard of the army, opening roads through mountains and building bridges when encountering water. The army followed the old road that had escaped from the Green Camp in Guangxin Prefecture and went south.

Heading towards the mountain pass where they fled. According to normal logic, since the Ming army was chasing the defeated Qing army, they must have fought from there. In this way, they could successfully block the Ming army's northward path.

However, such success is what these Green Camp soldiers do not want to see - not just ordinary soldiers, but almost no officer is willing to do this. As for the word "almost", it is because at least one person has shown his dissatisfaction with Tong Guoqi.

Fang Lue is full of confidence, that is, the former captain of the guards, now the garrison in Fubiao, Fujian, is also the bull-headed horse-faced man who is leading them to hell!

"Should we advise Tong Fujun? If we continue like this for half a day, we will run into bandits."

Vice General Wang's uneasiness was reflected in Deng Youyi's eyes, but the latter just sighed, "Nine times out of ten, Fujun will not listen to what he is doing now," and bowed his head in silence.

"Then you can't just die like this, right?"

It is funny to say that they are going to die, but it is not funny at all. What is funny is that they are an army of more than 2,600 people, while the Ming army only has 500 soldiers, one battalion. A full five times the strength,

Even compared to the Guangxin Prefecture Green Camp, which had suffered a disastrous defeat previously, it was more than twice as powerful.

The problem is that the probability of victory or defeat in a war can be calculated quantitatively, but war is never as simple as a simple mathematical calculation. The Guangxin Mansion Green Camp is still a well-organized force, and officers at all levels have many years of experience with their subordinates.

Prestige regular troops. And they are just a group of defeated troops. Counting from the time when Tong Guoqi led the first few hundred people to flee from Xincheng County, it has not even been a month yet. Not to mention the rest of them who have continued to flee.

Most of those who join only know their immediate superiors and a dozen or so people in the same department. And they are just acquaintances. The prestige of officers and the mutual trust between officers are far from being established.

Such an army would not even be as powerful as two thousand six hundred rabbits when they encountered the Ming army that had defeated a large number in a head-on confrontation with a small number and easily drove them out of Jianchang Prefecture!

From crossing the river to now, it has only been one day. Just last night, dozens of soldiers escaped during the night. Even those who are still in the army are all like mourning for their heirs. It seems that they will not be able to pass for a few hours.

I have to explain to my ancestors why they have barbarian hairstyles.

The lieutenant general and the guerrillas were able to maintain the current situation because the time was too short and Tong Guoqi still had the prestige of leading them to escape. Otherwise, it is estimated that the departure of the army would be an impossible task.

, let alone come this far.

After hearing those words of death, Guerrilla raised his head, looked at the deputy general, thought for a moment, and then said that even if Tong Guoqi couldn't listen, they, as subordinates, should give him some advice. So, the two of them rode up together.

Tong Guoqi came closer and lowered his voice to express their views. Unfortunately, Tong Guoqi couldn't listen as expected.

"The army gets out of the way and the cavalry harasses and threatens the grain roads. This is not the way to kill the enemy and serve the country." The suggestions of the lieutenant general and the guerrillas are no different from the thoughts of the commander-in-chief of Guangxin Prefecture. However, Tong Guoqi does not agree: "Now

It's two o'clock in the morning, and it will be evening in half a day."

Due to night blindness and the problem of raising fire as a target in night battles, both warring parties will try to avoid it as much as possible. In the evening, the sky begins to get darker, so it is very likely that the battle will be postponed to the next day. However, the Ming army is in front of them, so

Considering the current morale of the Fujian Green Camp, I am afraid that most of them will be lost this night, and won't they still be dead tomorrow?

The deputy general with rich combat experience wanted to persuade him again, but at this time, the guerrilla winked at him. So, the two of them took the order and retreated.

"Why don't you let me persuade you again?"

"Brother, haven't you noticed that Tong Fujun seems to have already secured victory?"

Half an hour later, the army was preparing food. As it was getting closer and closer to the Ming army, the morale of the Qing army was also falling rapidly, so that it took a long time to set off again. Even if it was to leave, it would take a long time.

, the marching speed was also much slower than that in the morning, let alone compared with yesterday.

The Qing army was dawdling on the road, and Tong Guoqi didn't seem to be in a hurry. It was like this until near evening, when the vanguard of the army suddenly received an emergency military report, saying that their scout horses had encountered an encounter with the Ming army's scout horses. Even the scout horses could vaguely see the Ming Dynasty.

Army infantry.

Such news immediately caused a commotion. The officers finally calmed down the restless mood of the soldiers, and hurriedly rushed to Tong Guoqi. Unexpectedly, what they saw was Tong Guoqi holding the pearl of wisdom, just like half a month ago

Just like when he took them to escape from Jianchang Mansion.

"It's already evening. Our army is strong and the bandits don't dare to fight at night easily."

The probability of victory or defeat in a night battle is far better than calculating the technical and tactical levels of both sides. It is better to compare which side has better luck. Although these officers are all low-level officers, they have been in the army for many years and have more or less experience in this area.

. Even if you don’t understand the truth, at least you have encountered similar situations, and you can follow the decisions of the old commanders.

What Tong Guoqi said makes sense, but the problem will always pass at night, and it will still be dawn tomorrow. It is nothing more than stretching out the head and shrinking the head. So that some of the officers here even had some crazy ideas in their minds.

.For example, if persuading Tong Guoqi to withdraw his troops fails, then the army can simply press forward and fight the Ming army at night - since it is a matter of luck and they have more people, the chance of victory will supposedly be greater.

"There is no need for this. It is enough for our army to let the bandits understand the gap in strength between the two sides."

At this time, Tong Guoqi made up his mind and the army continued to advance. In the evening, when he joined forces with the vanguard troops, he saw the Ming army's probing horses, and the soldiers below immediately became commotion again.

"Set up your posture, don't let the bandits underestimate our army. Tell the soldiers, the stronger our army appears, the less likely the bandits will dare to take action!"

Bullying the weak is afraid of the strong. In fact, looking at it from another angle, the weaker you behave, the more likely you will be bullied, and vice versa. This truth has been heard even if you have not read a book. So ever

, the Qing army forced themselves to form a formation, and the Ming army's scouting horses seemed to have no intention of continuing to press forward. They just looked at it from a distance, as if they were forced by the courage of the Qing army.

Soon, the Ming army's brigade also followed up, but the banner with the message "Guerrilla General Lin's Camp" had no intention of moving forward, and just looked at the Qing army from a distance.

The Ming army did not launch an attack immediately, which really made the Qing army breathe a sigh of relief. However, the Ming army did not launch an attack, and they did not dare to take action. It continued like this, and as the sky became darker and darker, the distance became closer and closer.

, this Ming army actually chose to turn around and leave.

"Go ahead and tell the men that our army is so strong that the bandits dare not easily confront our army!"

Although they did not fire a single arrow and did not kill anyone, the Ming army retreated in front of them. Even though they did not dare to catch up, they did not even dare to show any pursuit posture, but these Qing troops still let the Qing army retreat.

Extremely excited.

"Escape from death?"

Looking at the cheering soldiers, Tong Guoqi sneered secretly. He didn't know when it started. Being able to push back the Ming army was enough to give these green soldiers the joy of winning a battle. Perhaps, it was their opponents.

It's different; maybe it's because they were defeated by this Ming army not long ago; or maybe it's because there's no Eight Banners Army on their side. That's probably it.

At this time, the Ming army chose to retreat. After watching the Ming army disappear from sight, the Qing army also chose to retreat to a town not far away. After entering the town, the Qing army blasted out all the people in the town and threw them away.

In the wild, once the Ming army approaches, these people will inevitably be frightened, thus giving the Qing army in the town early warning time. It is also called the human bell. Of course, to be on the safe side, the Qing army does not collect its own weapons at night.

They were all released to prevent the Ming army from attacking at night.

The night passed like this. On the second day, the officers of each battalion counted the number of people and found that there were still nearly a hundred Qing troops. These people were probably pessimists who thought that the Ming troops retreated yesterday evening and would still fight today.

.For these guys, Tong Guoqi's instructions were very simple, that is, cowards are not worthy of sharing the victory, so he said nothing else.

After breakfast, Tong Guoqi sent a detective horse to the south to find out the situation of the Ming army. Two hours later, the detective horse hurried back and said that there was no trace of the Ming army and only found a camp abandoned by the Ming army.

There are a large number of weapons, horns and flags left inside. Judging from the style, the original owner should have been the Green Camp of Guangxin Prefecture.

After repeatedly confirming the withdrawal of the Ming army, Tong Guoqi led his troops to pick up the rags, or to clean up the loot. When the army arrived at the camp and looked at the sills and flags of the green camp, the always clever guerrilla general immediately prostrated himself before Tong Guoqi.

In front of him, he praised loudly: "If Mr. Fujun had not led us on the expedition, the traitor Lin Dexiao would have disguised himself as the Green Camp of Guangxin Prefecture and defrauded the county. It was Mr. Fujun's clever calculation and extraordinary bravery that allowed our army to be defeated.

The conspiracies and tricks of thieves and bandits. This is actually a blessing to the imperial court and the Qing Dynasty!"

The power of example is unlimited. With the leader, the other officers and soldiers also fell to the ground and sang loudly in praise of Tong Guoqi's great achievements. For a time, birds soared in the sky and foxes scurried around. And the latter, too

Twisting his beard and smiling, his contentment is beyond words.

Soon, the loot was collected. As for the option of continuing to enter the mountain for suppression, the governor was immediately rejected by the governor who was impatient and thought of what people wanted. In Tong Guoqi's words, that was to rush into the mountain.

It is very likely that they will be ambushed by the Ming army. At this stage, being able to thwart the momentum of the Ming army's attack on Guangxin Mansion is a complete victory. As for entering the mountains to suppress, they were only ordered to assist in defense, and being able to push back the Ming army is already the most benevolent and righteous thing.

As soon as Tong Guoqi's proposal came out, he immediately received the strong support of the entire army. As a result, the army swaggered back to Guixi County after burning down the camp.

By the afternoon of the third day, the army had already appeared on the banks of the Xinjiang River. After the commander-in-chief repeatedly confirmed his identity, Guixi County sent a ferry. As for why they were so suspicious, the soldiers below were dissatisfied, but Tong Guoqi

But it is understandable. After all, he had already used the idea that the Ming army used the Green Camp banner to deceive the city in Jianchang Mansion. If he failed, he would use it again this time. He had used it twice, and he did not make people suspicious once. Then

That's so unkind.

Fujian Fubiao returned to Guixi County proudly, and even walked half a circle around the city, and finally passed through the city. In Tong Guoqi's words, this was to calm the people's hearts with the majestic appearance of the Qing army after their victory.

To intimidate potential enemies. But in the eyes of these Jiangxi civil and military officials, it was clearly Fujian Green Camp showing off its power.

However, the situation was stronger than the people. Tong Guoqi claimed to have defeated the Ming army, and also brought about a dozen beheadings. His status as uncle and governor made them lose the courage to question, and had to let him go.

Give.

After returning from a great victory, it was natural to reward them with great rewards. The whole army had enough food and wine that night, and Tong Guoqi also held a banquet for all the generals in the camp. It was not until late at night that the banquet gradually dispersed after Tong Guoqi left the table.

Most of the generals went back to rest alone. Only the deputy general and the guerrillas drank a lot, but the drunkenness on their faces was wiped away after no one was around.

"Those guys from Guangxin Mansion just sent out troops, Tong Fujun expected that they would lose!"

"Tong Fujun also expected that the Ming army would give up fighting our army in the evening. Even with the morale of our army at that time, they could defeat it in one go!"
To be continued...