When they heard that Wang Yue asked Du Biao to come back and directly ask him to go to the South City Gate, everyone reacted immediately, and then several people looked hesitant.
"Sir, what about the others?" There are tens of thousands of troops in the city. Even if you don't count the young and strong civilians, there are 30,000 regular troops. If you only leave with the governor, what will happen to the other troops?
At this time, Wang Yue said without the slightest hesitation: "A thousand days of raising troops is spent in a moment, and today is the time for them to fight loyally for Your Majesty. Send an order to them to continue to hold on to the city wall, and not to let a single soldier or traitor enter the city!"
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The meaning of this is to let other troops hold back the puppet Tang rebel army so as to cover their escape!
Everyone was smart, so they couldn't understand what Wang Yue meant, but no one objected. The people following Wang Yue at this time were senior civil and military officials in Wuzhou City, most of whom were Wang Yue's confidants.
Most of the other generals who were leading their troops to fight were not here. They were leading their troops to fight on the top of the city at this time. Even senior generals such as the Guangxi Capital Commander were leading their troops on the east wall to resist the rebels.
When these people heard Wang Yue say that he wanted to leave and asked others to cover him, they would naturally not have any objections.
However, after Wang Yue finished speaking, he thought for a while and then said: "When we leave the city, we will order them to break out individually, and they can escape as much as they can!"
Wuzhou City definitely cannot be defended. The top priority is to save the lives of himself and the three thousand direct supervisors. If the safety of himself and others can be guaranteed, then these troops can naturally break through and retreat.
Wang Yue ran away with a group of senior civil and military officials, and also sent fast horses to call back Supervisor Biao who was about to arrive at the east city wall to reinforce Yu Dayou's battle.
And all this is not known to the soldiers of the Ming army who are fighting on the front line. Not to mention the ordinary soldiers, even the senior generals who are leading the army in the battle are not aware of it. Among these senior generals are the commander-in-chief of Guangxi Province and the commander-in-chief of the army.
Chen An, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Guangdong Shen Xiyi, Guangdong Du Commander Qianshi, Staff Officer Yu Dayou and so on were a large number. As for the Wei Commander, Wei Commander Qianshi, Qianhu and other generals, there were even more.
If you want to command more than 30,000 regular troops and 20,000 young men, you have to have a limited number of senior generals. At this time, Wuzhou City basically includes most of the senior generals in Guangdong and Guangxi.
Most of these people didn't know that Wang Yue had already run away with others. Even after Shen Xiyi persuaded Wang Yue to leave, she just thought that Wang Yue had gone to the city to take shelter temporarily, but she never thought that Wang Yue would be decisive and resolute.
He ran away, leaving behind a large group of people.
Not even most of the Ming army officers knew about Wang Yue's movements, and Li Xuan and others outside the city naturally didn't know.
In fact, at the beginning of the war, Li Xuan and others considered the possibility of the Ming army fleeing after being defeated in the first battle, but they believed that this possibility was not high.
This battle will either be impossible to win, but once it is won, it is impossible for the Ming army in the city to escape on a large scale. They will either be killed or injured or taken as prisoners of war!
Because they have blocked the east and northwest sides, and the north side is also heavily deployed. Well, the First Infantry Regiment, which serves as the strategic reserve, is there.
So they are not afraid of the main force of the Ming army escaping. As for escaping from the Xijiang River, how could tens of thousands of troops board ships and run away in a hurry? The Tang army attacking the city from behind is a dead man. They will definitely pursue it!
It's only a few hundred meters away, and it's just a charge away!
There are tens of thousands of Ming troops in the city. Unless they have wings, they will not be able to escape when the city is broken.
And this was when Wang Yue decided to escape. He had no idea of escaping from Xijiang with the main force, because he also knew that not many people could escape from Xijiang. Two to three thousand people was basically the limit. No matter how many more, the people on the riverside would not be able to escape.
There are not enough ships.
Wang Yue moved very quickly. He took his personal guards and a group of senior civil and military officials from Guangdong and Guangxi and went straight to the South City Gate. When he arrived at the city gate, he saw the governor who had temporarily diverted to the South City Gate.
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Seeing that the three thousand governors arrived successfully, Wang Yue breathed a sigh of relief!
Wuzhou could no longer be defended. He was preparing to escape with his people, but he also knew that he would definitely not be able to take many people with him. These three thousand governors were almost the limit.
After escaping all the way eastward with three thousand governors, he can go to Zhaoqing. Well, I guess Zhaoqing can't be saved. Then he will go to Guangzhou.
There is a navy in Guangzhou, and young men can also be recruited from the Pearl River Delta. If the navy relies on the navy and sticks to Guangzhou with these three thousand supervision marks as the core, and the rainy season is coming in the Guangdong and Guangxi areas, then it will be enough.
After several months of rain, the rebel army's firearms were no longer usable, and they might not be able to hold on for a few more months.
With this buffer time, officers and soldiers from Huguang, Jiangxi, and Fujian will probably come to reinforce us!
This is also the reason why Wang Yue wanted to run away, and why he wanted to run away with his supervisor.
Soon, Wang Yue led three thousand supervisors and a group of officials who were also eager to escape out of the city gate, and then headed straight for the large and small boats on the river.
When Wang Yue and others left the city, the Tang Dynasty King Master outside the city finally realized that something was wrong!
Because the terrain at the south city gate is not suitable for attack, and the Ming army also deployed a large number of heavy bowl-mouth cannons on the south city wall, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty did not deploy heavy troops to the south, and only a heavy supply regiment was stationed here.
Because Li Xuan and the others never thought that Wang Yue would abandon most of them and escape with only two to three thousand people. In Li Xuan and others' imagination, if tens of thousands of Ming troops fled, they would be crowded in this area.
On a river beach that is only a few hundred meters wide, you are basically looking for death.
However, Li Xuan obviously underestimated Wang Yue's determination!
When Li Xuan learned that the Ming army was escaping from Nancheng towards the river, he immediately said: "Instruct all the troops attacking the city to increase their offensive intensity, and then order all the cavalry troops to rush to Nancheng immediately to intercept the fleeing rebel army and let Chen Ke bridge
Deploy two thousand people to Nancheng to support the southern front troops!"
At this time, it can be seen from Li Xuan's arrangements that the existing troops of the Tang Dynasty are far from enough for a siege. After deploying heavy troops on the three walls of the east, west, north and west, it will be difficult for him to mobilize enough troops.
troops went to the southern front.
Although the First Infantry Regiment has not yet participated in the war, the First Infantry Regiment needs to be stationed on the northern line. Otherwise, the Ming army in the city will not break out from the south city, but from the north. Therefore, the First Infantry Regiment cannot be easily mobilized.
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The western front was the main attack site, and a breakthrough had been made. In order to consolidate the gap, expand the results, and completely capture Wuzhou City, Li Xuan had already ordered the Second Infantry Regiment to participate in the siege.
In a hurry, it was difficult for him to mobilize new troops to rush to the southern front. He could only mobilize various cavalry units to serve as supervising troops to intercept, and at the same time asked Chen Keqiao on the eastern front to mobilize 2,000 troops for reinforcements.
Although the fighting on the Eastern Front is exciting, it is not the main battlefield after all. It’s okay if you can’t get in for a while!
Li Xuan's order was quickly passed to the commanders of each unit through flags and messengers. Soon, the three cavalry battalions, the First Cavalry Battalion, the Second Cavalry Battalion, and the Guards Cavalry Battalion, who were originally roaming behind the battlefield to supervise the battle,
The troops quickly turned around and headed toward the southern front.
At the same time, Chen Keqiao also mobilized the last reserve unit in his hands, that is, the 2,000-person Fifth Infantry Regiment, which was not very full, and rushed to the southern front.
The movements of the puppet Tang rebel army outside the city were immediately informed by the senior Ming army generals who were leading the soldiers to resist the puppet Tang rebel army on top of the city.
Seeing this scene, Yu Dayou couldn't help but frowned!
Why did the rebel cavalry break through and head to the southern front?
Not only were there the cavalry of the traitor army, but there were also two thousand real thieves from the fake Tang Dynasty who also went to the southern front.
When he thought about the delay in coming, he had a very bad premonition in his mind!
Could it be that the Western Front has been completely defeated and the adults have begun to retreat?
Just when he was thinking wildly, a man from Qianhu ran to him in a panic, and before he arrived, he said with a sad face: "Sir, it's not good!"
"How unbecoming is it to be in such a panic!" Yu Dayou suddenly shouted: "What's going on?"
At this time, the thousand households said: "Dubiao will not come to reinforce us, they have already left!"
"Gone?" Yu Dayou frowned even more tightly, and immediately asked: "Did they go to Nancheng?"
The Qianhu were slightly surprised: "Sir, how did you know!"
Yu Dayou immediately pointed to the puppet Tang rebels outside the city who were speeding towards the southern front: "They told me!"
After saying that, he just sighed and said: "The governors and Biao are gone, I'm afraid Wuzhou can't be defended!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a messenger running all the way to Yu Dayou, and then said: "Master Shen has ordered the Guangzhou Battalion to retreat!"
After saying that, the messenger continued: "The Governor has ordered the entire city's soldiers and civilians to break out of the encirclement. Master Shen has said that Master Yu must bring back the three thousand elites from the Guangzhou Battalion. The future safety of Guangdong will be entrusted to Master Yu.
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Yu Dayou said again: "Where are the other 7,000 people in our army? When will we retreat?"
He was referring to the 10,000 Guangdong guest soldiers brought over by Shen Xiyi. In addition to the 3,000 Guangzhou battalion recruits he led, there were also 7,000 garrison troops.
Hearing this, the orderly soldier said with a look of fear on his face: "Our army is stationed on the western front and is in the breach of the rebel army. Before the villain came, the entire army was defeated. Now I am afraid, I am afraid...
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"Where is Mr. Shen?" Yu Dayou asked.
The messenger hesitated slightly and then said: "After Master Shen gave the retreat order, he has already led his own soldiers to launch a final counterattack towards the rebel army!"
After hearing this, Yu Dayou's face became even darker!
The final counterattack? This is a desperate resistance in despair, and it is also to buy more time for the retreating people in the rear!
Has the situation deteriorated to this extent? Is it completely irreversible?
At this time, Yu Dayou clenched his fists, then raised his head slightly and closed his eyes!