Cutting 1719

Chapter 358

The setting sun is like blood, and the Nan'ao pier is covered with the afterglow of the setting sun. With the gusts of sea breeze, there is no heat wave in the daytime on the pier, but a little more coolness.

On the pier stood a group of Fuhan soldiers in red military uniforms. They were surrounded by a general, looking towards the sea. This person was none other than Ning Tieshan, commander of the First Division of the Fuhan Army. His eyebrows There was a little anxiety in between.

At present, the plan of the Fuhan Army is going smoothly. The third and sixth divisions have also reached the front line of Huizhou and Shaozhou, but there is no movement in the direction of the navy alone. It will return to Nan'ao, and at that time the first division will become a supporting force to land in Yahai and support the second brigade of the guards.

But today is already the seventh day of September, and one day every night means that the Fuhan army will have to pay more casualties. The army lost in the decisive battle and was completely strangled on the sea
"General Ning, some fishermen have come to report in the past few days, claiming that there is a strong wind on the sea surface. I am afraid that the fleet was blocked by the typhoon. It is only a few days late."

Chief of Staff Han Chengyan comforted him, but he knew that Ning Tieshan had been standing there for several days, looking at it like this every day, but he never saw the shadow of the fleet.

Li Shihu, the deputy teacher at the side, also had a bit of anxiety on his face, but he also knew that if he continued to stand like this, Ning Tieshan's body might collapse, so he persuaded him together: "Master, we have to conserve our strength, Once you get on the boat at that time, you will not have such a good life!"

"Hmph! Don't you feel anxious, you stone tiger? Looking at you running around these days, I'm afraid grass has grown in your heart."

Ning Tieshan looked disdainful. He and Li Shihu were both apprentices of the Young Eagle Battalion, and they couldn't be more familiar with each other's personalities.To say that there are indeed people who can sit and live in this world, but it is by no means Li Shihu!

Just when Li Shihu was about to refute, he heard someone yelling, but they couldn't make out the name, so everyone looked in the direction of the yelling, and saw battles and warships reflected in the fading sunset. The figure of the ship is vague, but it is an extremely huge fleet.

"came back!"

Ning Tieshan let out a breath, he felt that his hands were sweating
came back!
Everyone cheered. They understood that this at least meant that the Fuhan Army Navy had successfully broken through the restrictions of the Qing Army Navy, and subsequent plans would no longer be hindered!
But when the fleet actually landed, Ning Tieshan, Han Chengyan, Li Shihu and others looked very serious. It turned out that the warships were full of traces of gunshot wounds, and there were black marks all over the place. I just realized it, I’m afraid there are still many ships, and they will never come back.
Qiu Ze was carried back from the boat. His head was bandaged with a thick layer of cloth, which was temporarily treated by the boat doctor, but it could only stop the bleeding, but he himself fell into a short-lived coma.

Looking at Qiu Ze who was being carried down, Ning Tieshan felt something surge in his heart, making his eyes a little red. He silently looked at the soldiers in front of him, and waited until the group carrying Qiu Ze approached. , took the initiative to perform a solemn military salute, and the others also performed a military salute together.

There was no sound of thanks, no cheers, but the scene in front of them was enough to make the officers and soldiers of the navy feel gratified, because this is the greatest honor and greatest affirmation, and it is more exciting than any thanks.

"The general said that after arriving in Nan'ao, after a little repair, I immediately crossed the sea and landed to support the battle of Xinhui!"

Qiu Ze's personal soldiers stood in front of the generals, a little uneasy, but the problem was that this sentence was ordered by Qiu Ze before he fell into a coma, so he had to carefully report back to the generals.

Ning Tieshan was still a little worried at first, for fear that Qiu Ze's coma would affect the matter of crossing the sea, but now seeing that he had considered this point before he passed out, he couldn't help feeling a little more at ease, but Qiu Ze's senses were good. After a few points, this person is really a good man, and he must be recommended by the emperor a lot in the future.

"Since this is the case, then you wait to protect General Qiu to heal his wounds. In the future, the Navy will still be in charge of General Qiu, but this time crossing the sea cannot be delayed. Let's set sail tomorrow to support the battle of Xinhui!"

In Xinhui City, it has been five full days since the Qing army attacked. During these five days, the 20 Qing army launched more than 8000 attacks. It can be said that every time they fought, corpses were scattered all over the field, and blood flowed into rivers. , Even the Eight Banners Army has begun to participate in the ranks of the siege, but even so, the Qing army still has nothing to do with Xinhui except for the loss of seven to eight thousand lives.

The Second Brigade of Imperial Guards led by Guo Dingan, despite repeated attacks and defenses, with casualties reaching as many as a thousand people, has been firmly standing on the city wall without flinching, and half of their artillery and other items have been lost. More than enough, there are only a few doors left that can fire.

Of course, for Guo Ding'an, he still has too many hole cards to play, and neither the rocket nor the grenadier battalion has officially played, so he is far from the most difficult time.

It's just that when the battle reached this point, it was also a great test for the Qing army. They suffered extremely tragic casualties, but they had to fight on because they attacked Xinhui City here, and Huizhou The government and Shaozhou government also began to face the attack of the two divisions of the Fuhan Army, and the pressure was also increasing.

Guan Yuanzhong, General of Guangzhou, looked at the flag of the Fuhan Army fluttering in Xinhui City, with a strong expression of unwillingness on his face. He knew that if this nail was not removed, they would be very dangerous. According to the intelligence information obtained earlier, Chu Ni's two divisions should have reached Huizhou and Shaozhou, but only the [-] Green Battalion and the thousands of remnants of Manbao, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, resisted them.

Guan Yuanzhong knew in his heart that based on the current combat strength, he could not expect the [-] Green Battalion and several thousand remnants to stop the attack of the [-] Fuhan Army, and it would be difficult to even slow down the opponent's pace. Under the new meeting, in ten days at most, the entire Guangzhou room will be surrounded, and even if you want to run, you will not be able to run away.

Just thinking of this, Guan Yuanzhong couldn't help being irritated. He wrote a letter to Manbao, which naturally hoped that the other party would keep Huizhou well, and hinted that if something bad happened to him, he could abscond with makeup and leave. If he goes out, he will send people to respond, but he must leave the army behind to delay Chu Ni's attack.

The words in the letter are extremely sincere, but for Guan Yuanzhong at this time, he is not so sure about Man Bao. If the other party is not willing to sacrifice, then what should the next battle situation be?

Xinhui is not too far away from Huizhou Prefecture, so Guan Yuanzhong's letter arrived in Manbao's hands early, but for Manbao at this time, he felt awkward when he read this letter, and even thought about it. Simply turn a blind eye.

In these days, Huang Guocai's words completely awakened Manbao. He knew very well that he had lost so many battles one after another, and he had completely lost Zhejiang and Fujian. Explain that the reason why Yongzheng has not dealt with him is entirely for the sake of these thousands of remnants.

In the hearts of Yongzheng and the big bosses of the court, the greatest hope for Manbao is that he can lead these thousands of remnants to die together, and shine for the future of the Qing Dynasty. If Manbao is still alive, then for everyone , He is a thorn in the flesh, and he wants to pull it out quickly.

Now that Manbao received Guan Yuanzhong's letter, he became even more determined in his mind. He found Huang Guocai, threw Guan Yuanzhong's letter in front of him, and showed a bit of resentment on his face.

"He Guan Yuanzhong wanted the old man to be his shield, but this old man actually let me abandon the army when I was in danger, and throw these thousands of brothers to Chu Ni! How can this old man bear it?" !"

Huang Guocai read the letter carefully, and couldn't help being overjoyed. The best time he had been waiting for had arrived, so he quickly said angrily: "Mr. I have no good intentions at all, if my lord really does what he said, I'm afraid something unspeakable will happen in the future."

What is unspeakable?Naturally, it means that he is guaranteed to die with thousands of people.

Manbao picked up the tea on the table, but didn't take a sip, but fell hard on the ground, and said with a sneer, "Why does Guan Yuanzhong dictate to the old man? Xinhui is now occupied by Chu Ni, it's all his fault." I have to blame myself, now tens of thousands of people besiege a mere Xinhui, but they have not been able to defeat it, and they are extremely incompetent, now I hope that the old man will come and take him as a dead ghost, huh, dreaming!"

Huang Guocai was overjoyed, quickly added the last handful of firewood, and said in a low voice: "My lord, before I came, I heard people say that the Fujian navy has been wiped out, and Wu Lin, the admiral of the navy, just listened to what Guan Yuanzhong said. It was careless to send out troops rashly, and the entire army was wiped out, and more than 200 warships were gone."

Obviously, this is quite explosive news. After Manbao heard it, he was even more angry, "You dog slave! Guan Yuanzhong is a pig! Without the Fujian Navy, what water can we use to check and balance Chu Ni?" Teacher? Now that the navy is gone, where should we go?"

Manbao knows the importance of Fujian Navy better than anyone else, and even the reason why Fujian Navy can achieve such a great development is also due to Manbao's first-hand credit.But now the news of the complete annihilation of the navy has made Manbao's heart a little more irritated, wishing to strangle Guan Yuanzhong in Xinhui to death.

"My lord, the navy is gone now, and it will be our turn next. If we continue to obey Guan Yuanzhong's orders, we will all die in Huizhou! It doesn't matter if the slave dies, but you, the Governor, must not be compromised." Here, otherwise, who should support the emperor in the Qing Dynasty?"

Huang Guocai knelt on the ground and made a sad sound, but it completely strengthened Manbao's heart.

"Huh, let's not defend Huizhou, and go directly to Shaozhou. The Qing army gathered in Shaozhou will continue to go southwest!"

A trace of coldness appeared on Manbao's face. He had already decided not to follow Guan Yuanzhong and others, and was trapped in the big pit of Guangdong and Guangxi. As long as he could get out, whether he went to Yunnan, Guizhou or Sichuan, there would be a turning point in the future, but now in The desperate situation in Guangdong and Guangxi is a complete dead end.

The Qing court has always stationed heavy troops in Guangdong, which are mainly divided into the Eight Banners soldiers under the jurisdiction of the Guangzhou General and the Green Battalion soldiers in the whole province. Among them, Guangzhou is stationed by the Guangzhou General, Zhaoqing is stationed by the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and Huizhou is stationed by the Admiral of Guangzhou, under the jurisdiction of Humen. The seven towns of Chaozhou, Chaozhou, Nan'ao, Qiongzhou, Gaolian, Yingde and Jieshi have more than [-] troops.

Of course, in order to besiege Xinhui, the former Guangzhou general Guan Yuanzhong transferred some of the green battalion soldiers away. Therefore, the Qing army in Huizhou at this time was actually divided into two parts, one was the full-protected Fujian army. There are more than 6000 remnants of the Zhejiang Green Camp, and the other part is the [-] Green Camp under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Admiral Li Hun.

Therefore, if Manbao wants to run away now, he has to worry about Li Hun, the admiral of Guangdong. Although in terms of official position, Manbao is the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, he is just an admiral of Guangdong. The two are far apart, but the problem is now Manbao is only living in Guangdong and Guangxi, and it is impossible to have jurisdiction over Li Hun, so it is impossible to persuade Li Hun to run away together, and he has to beware of the other party's obstruction.

"Guangdong Admiral Li Hun, what do you think should be done?"

Manbao pondered for a while, and decided to ask Huang Guocai for advice.

Huang Guocai had already made up his mind, and said with a smile: "Master Duxian might as well lure Li Hun here in the name of discussing the war together, then set up a banquet and get him drunk, and I can leave late at night in the name of garrison Huizhou."

Of course, Huang Guocai did not mention another way, which was to directly kill Li Hun and take over the Green Camp.

Manbao also thought about this in his heart, but he still shook his head. Killing an official is equivalent to rebellion. Now he has not reached that point. If he really rips his face completely, he will die in the future. In the camp, and then secretly led people to run away, thinking that other people would not have any other ideas.

Man Bao made a decision to directly send people to invite Li Hun, the admiral of Guangdong, to gather together in the name of discussing the war. On the other hand, he asked Huang Guocai to reorganize the troops, pack up and prepare to retreat at any time.

After Li Hun received Manbao's invitation, he didn't think much about it. After all, the Fuhan army had indeed arrived in Huizhou and might launch an attack at any time. Therefore, it was necessary to discuss with Manbao before the war. For Li Hun, although Manbao Bao is a guest living in Guangdong and Guangxi, but after all, he holds the position of governor, and he may become his immediate superior in the future.
That night, the Qing army camp was brightly lit. Manbaohui, together with the fugitive generals from Zhejiang and Fujian, had a feast with Li Hun and the general soldiers who came with them, drinking and raising wine, but whenever Li Hun wanted to talk about defense matters, , but was interrupted by Manbao, who only cared about drinking and having fun. Li Hun thought it was because of Manbao's inner depression, so he drank together without thinking too much.

A banquet made everyone drunk, and Li Hun was also carried into the big tent in a daze. He really drank too much, so his whole body was weak and weak, but he felt that the outside was not peaceful all the time, as if It was as if there were soldiers practicing outside, and the noise made him a little restless.

Li Hun rubbed his drowsy head, he wanted to go out to take a look, then he struggled to get up, but just after taking a few steps, the alcohol surged up, so that he fell directly to the ground and fell into a deep sleep .

It was night, and Manbao joined the army with the Fujian-Zhejiang Green Battalion, quietly got up and left Huizhou Prefecture, heading for Shaozhou
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