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Chapter 574 0571 [Outrageous Rebel]

Watching Liu Guangshi's figure disappear in the corridor, Fang Qifo warned: "Send a few people to keep an eye on him. If he makes any rash move, kill him on the spot!"

"Subordinates take orders!"

A protector nodded and immediately arranged for someone to monitor Liu Guangshi.

The guard who replaced Liu Guangshi was Fang Qifu himself.

Although he was not a standard military man, he had commanded troops and fought in battles when he followed Fang La. He personally led troops to fight with the Western Army more than ten times.

It's a pity that the record is not very good, and he was beaten to pieces by Han Shizhong.

However, being able to fight against the Western Army led by Han Shizhong more than ten times, and retreating with all strength every time, it has to be said that it also proves from the side that Fang Qifu does have something.

General Lu looked at the approaching Qi navy from a distance, and said with a solemn expression: "King of Fujian, this time the Qi army suddenly attacked Fujian, I'm afraid it was a careful plan."

"good."

Fang Qifo nodded and expressed his guess: "I suspect that the battlefields are not limited to Jianzhou and Fuzhou. The Tingzhou and Shaowu armies should also be attacked by the Qi army, but they are far away and have not yet been attacked. "

General Lu looked worried: "This battle is extremely crucial."

Seeing this, Fang Qifu smiled and said: "Misfortune lies where blessings depend, and misfortune lies behind. This Qi army's massive attack on Fujian is both a crisis and an opportunity for us. If we can defeat the Qi army, , with the power of a great victory, the matter of paying tribute and becoming a vassal will be accomplished in all likelihood!”

After all, Fang Qifu was just a rebel. He had been hiding in the mountains for the past two years and had little knowledge.

He believed that it would not be difficult to stop the Qi army with the mountainous terrain of Fujian and the strong city.

After all, when 150,000 Western troops went south to put down the rebellion, they won, but at a heavy cost.

What Fang Qifu didn't know was that times had already changed.

Although Liu Guangshi, Zhang Jun and others had always said that the Qi army's artillery was fierce, he had no idea how fierce it was.

People cannot imagine something they have never seen through other people's descriptions.

Especially in this era of lack of information dissemination.

A quarter of an hour later, the Qi Navy fleet had arrived at the county town.

When the people around the dock heard that there was going to be a war, they had already run away, either hiding in the city or in the mountains.

On the Qingzhou ship, Kuang Zixin gave the order: "Leave one battalion of the navy to go upstream to guard, and the rest will go ashore to attack the city!"

As the military order was issued, the navy immediately began to land at the dock in a swaggering manner under the watchful eyes of Fang Qifu and others.

Seeing this, Guo Sheng suggested: "King of Fujian, the generals of the Qi army have great ambitions but few talents, and they dare to land ashore in a grand manner. It is better to open the city gate and catch them by surprise when they land ashore!"

"can."

Fang Qifu thought for a moment and nodded in response.

He also felt that the Qi army was too arrogant and dared to land in front of them so arrogantly.

You know, there are 30,000 defenders in the city, and the Qi army's navy only has more than 10,000 people. Just now, more than 1,000 people were sent out to guard the upper reaches.

Thinking of this, Fang Qifu ordered: "Lead 5,000 elite troops and immediately leave the city for a surprise attack. I will ask Gao Tan to lead 10,000 troops to hold the battle for you."

"Order!"

Guo Sheng responded loudly, his eyes flashing with excitement.

In fact, both Guo Sheng and Fang Qifu were right in their judgment of the battle situation.

With their own numerical advantage, and the Qi army landing under their noses again, this was a God-given opportunity. If the brothers Han Shizhong, Yang Weizhong, and Wu Jie had arrived a few years ago, they would have sent troops to make a surprise attack.

But, still the same sentence.

Times have changed!
The next moment, with a heartbreaking sound, the city gate was opened from the inside.

Guo Sheng, wearing heavy armor, holding a shield in one hand and an iron awl in the other, rushed out at the head of the soldiers.

The five thousand elites behind him all wore armor and filed out.

"Kill all the dogs!!!"

Guo Sheng roared.

Seeing this scene, the landing Qi navy did not panic. The soldiers in the front row immediately set up huge shields and erected a shield wall.

boom!
Suddenly, there was a loud bang like thunder.

A puff of smoke rose from the deck of the Qingzhou ship docked at the dock.

The shells were fired into the crowd of rebels from a distance of more than a mile.

In an instant, more than a dozen soldiers died, and their plasma and minced meat formed a straight line on the ground.

The remaining power of the shells continued unabated, and all the rebels who were touched fell to the ground and let out shrill wails.

Goulon!

Guo Sheng swallowed, and his charging pace couldn't help but stagnate.

After a brief period of confusion, he gritted his teeth and shouted: "Don't be afraid, sons and daughters, follow me and kill all the dogs!"

"Kill!!!"

In fear, the rebels, led by Guo Sheng, unleashed their bestiality.

boom!
Before he could even take two steps, the second shot came.

The shot almost flew past Guo Sheng, and the sound of bones breaking and blood and flesh splattering rang in his ears.

The south city gate is only one mile from the dock, but Guo Sheng feels it is extremely long.

In just a few hundred steps, hundreds of soldiers died under artillery bombardment.

However, these five thousand people were mostly water bandits subdued by Fang Qifu. They basically had blood on their hands. They were all tough-tempered and aggressive people, far beyond the farmers they recruited.

Although he was frightened, he did not collapse.

After all, with only one siege artillery bombardment, the shock effect is far greater than the killing effect.

Seeing that he was about to rush in front of the Qi army, Guo Sheng roared again and quickened his pace.

The next moment, the shield soldiers who were originally blocking the front suddenly put away their large shields and quickly retreated, revealing a statue of iron.

Twenty dark gun barrels pointed at them from a distance, exuding a deep chill under the setting sun.

"fire!"

A loud roar sounded.

Chi Chi Chi!
The gunners opened the fuses one after another and lit the fuses.

Seeing the twenty sparks moving downwards at a rapid speed, Guo Sheng was horrified. He felt a biting chill running down his back to the sky, and the hairs all over his body stood up.

He wanted to stop, but it was too late, so he instinctively raised his shield to protect himself.

Boom boom boom!
Fire erupted from the muzzles of the field guns, accompanied by thick smoke rising.

Ding Ding Dang Dang~
A series of thunderous gunshots were mixed with the crisp sound of metal.

Guo Sheng felt numbness all over his body, then his vision went dark and he fell heavily to the ground.

On top of the city tower, Fang Qifu's eyes were splitting as he watched his soldiers fall down row after row.

At this moment, Zhang Jun's words once again sounded in his mind.

"King of Fujian, the Qi army's artillery is fierce, like a divine punishment coming to the world, it is invincible."

After a brief moment of distraction, Fang Qifo hurriedly ordered, "Quick, get Gao Tan back!"

The artillery was so sharp that Gao Tan's 10,000 men only went to die.

If the previous siege artillery had only frightened the rebels, then this round of field artillery salvos completely frightened the rebels.

They were really frightened. Hundreds of rebels were not hit by field artillery, but were frightened to death.

Liver and gallbladder split!

"Run!"

"Grandpa Lei, please spare your life!"

"Don't kill me, don't kill me, I surrender!"

The remaining four thousand rebels collapsed instantly. Some threw away their weapons, knelt down and kowtowed, and more turned around and ran into the city.

The defeated rebels Wu Yangyang ran towards the city gate, each one exerting all his strength and moving extremely fast.

The 10,000 men led by Gao Tan had just left the city and were immediately startled by the sound of cannons. Then they received news from Fang Qifu asking him to return to the city immediately.

These ten thousand people are the new army. They are all farmers who have only been training for a short time. There is no discipline at all.

For a moment, there was great chaos under the city gate, and everyone was trying to get into the city with their heads sharpened.

Before these ten thousand people entered the city, the four thousand rebels who had been defeated had arrived.

Amid the chaos, a massive stampede inevitably occurred.

The most important thing is that the city gate cannot be closed!
Fang Qifu panicked and ignored the tens of thousands of soldiers still outside the city. He hurriedly ordered: "Quick, quick, quick, close the city gate!" A protector looked panicked and said: "Buddha, there are too many people. Can’t close it!”

More than 10,000 soldiers rushed into the city gate like crazy. How could they close it?
"Cut off the iron chain of Qianjin Gate!"

Fang Qifu gave the order through gritted teeth.

"This……"

The protector was stunned.

Fang Qifu raised his hand and slapped him in the face, shouting angrily: "Go quickly!"

"Subordinate, go right away."

The protector covered his face and turned to leave.

As the iron chain on the winch was cut off, the thousand-jin gate, which weighed a thousand kilograms, crashed from the top of the wall hole.

puff!

But after hearing a scream, more than a dozen rebels who were crowded in the cave were smashed in half, and their blood and internal organs spurted out all over the floor.

At this time, there were still seven to eight thousand rebels at the city gate. Seeing that the city gate was closed, these rebels were immediately chilled. Some surrendered voluntarily, while others fled in all directions.

……

On the Qingzhou ship in the distance, Kuang Zixin held up his telescope and was amused by the scene in front of him.

It was a consensus that the rebels were weak, but he really didn't expect that it would be so outrageous.

First, four thousand rebels took the initiative to fight against a group of hundreds of battleships. Later, the rebels failed to make a surprise attack and were blocked outside the city.

Putting down the telescope, Kuang Zixin ordered: "It's getting dark soon, hurry up and capture the county seat."

"Order!"

After the messenger responded, he immediately passed Kuang Zi's new order to the front line.

After receiving the military order, the navy's landing speed accelerated.

A quarter of an hour later, all 6,000 navy troops landed on the dock. They first went to camp to prepare and sharpen their guns and swords, while the artillery defenders were busy adjusting the angles of the siege guns.

"Siege!"

"fire!"

Boom boom boom!
The five siege artillery bombarded the exposed Thousand Jin Gate indiscriminately.

Fang Qifu only felt the tower under his feet shaking, and his eyes were filled with fear.

General Lu advised: "Buddha, the city tower is dangerous, please stay away from the edge for a while."

"it is good!"

Fang Qifu immediately responded.

Obviously, the Qi army's artillery can bombard the city gates, and naturally it can also bombard the city towers.

Under the protection of a group of subordinates, Fang Qifu and General Lu hurriedly walked towards the corridor.

As soon as they got off the tower, they heard a loud bang. The gate, which they regarded as indestructible, fell into pieces under the second round of artillery bombardment.

"No, the city is broken!"

Immediately afterwards, a cry of surprise came from the top of the tower.

"It's over!"

Fang Qifu's head buzzed, and his hands and feet felt as cold as falling into an ice cave.

The county town that he had placed high hopes on only lasted less than a cup of tea. How could he fight this battle?
At this moment, General Lu's exclamation brought him back to reality: "King Min, the city gate is broken, let's leave quickly!"

"go!"

Fang Qifu made a prompt decision.

He had no intention of resisting. After seeing the power of Qi's artillery, he was frightened.

"Whoever enters the city first will be granted the title of wife and son!"

With the firepower of siege artillery, the navy officers who first arrived at the camp rushed into the city with red eyes, roaring.

The gunner battalion and the accompanying soldiers and civilians pushed the field guns and followed closely.

However, after entering the city, the Xianden camp encountered little decent resistance. After all, Fang Qifu had run away, so how could these soldiers sacrifice their lives.

At this moment, the entire county was in chaos.

Fang Qifu was also a ruthless man. Before leaving, he ordered his men to set fires everywhere in the city to create chaos, so as to block the Qi army's pursuit.

As for himself, he didn't even have time to take away the gold and silver, so he led more than 3,000 of his followers to escape from the north gate.

After leaving the city, they ran wildly and finally plunged into the deep mountains and dense forests.

……

"Commander, Fang Qifu led thousands of his men to escape from the north gate."

"Chase!"

After Kuang Zixin finished speaking, he walked down the gangway to the dock and walked towards the county town.

The setting sun gradually disappears into the sea level, and night slowly falls.

An hour later, the county town returned to calm.

The soldiers who joined the army were busy counting battle losses and counting the spoils of war.

In the government office, Kuang Zixin was sitting in the lobby, looking at a group of officials below with a half-smile.

These officials ranged from the transport envoys all the way to the chief officials of the Six Cao Cao, and there were as many as a hundred people.

Lu Qiu, the transfer envoy on the Fujian Road, burst into tears and said: "I have been waiting day and night for the general, and finally I have arrived. The rebel Fang Qifu threatened the people in the city and forced us to submit. For the sake of the safety of the people, I had no choice but to Commit yourself to the thief for now.”

Kuang Zixin said unhurriedly: "I am the commander-in-chief of the navy. I am under the control of the military department. I am only responsible for marching and fighting. Civil affairs have nothing to do with me. Whether you are loyal or traitorous, whether you really surrender to the traitor or falsely surrender, you will decide." It is up to your Majesty and the ministers of the court to decide, so I can only give in to you for the time being."

"Come here, imprison them and keep them under strict supervision. Then they will be taken to the capital for trial together with the leader of the thieves, Fang Qifuo and others!"

Hearing this, the expressions of all the officials changed and they began to beg for mercy.

However, Kuang Zixin ignored him, waved his hand, and immediately rushed in with a group of navy soldiers and escorted the officials away.

Not long after, Lu Shi joined the army and walked into the lobby happily.

Seeing this, Kuang Zixin smiled and asked, "What's the happy news?"

Lu Shi joined the army and replied: "A lot of money was seized in this battle. In addition to a large amount of food and baggage, 80,000 taels of silver ingots, 3,000 taels of gold, and millions of copper coins were also confiscated from the bandits' capital!"

Zhao Song was short of money, short of silver, and even more short of gold. The same was true for Qi.

Although the current ratio of silver to copper coins on the market is that one tael of silver equals three guan of money, in actual transactions, three guan of money cannot be purchased at all.

Nowadays, both the court and the people have a huge demand for gold and silver.

Kuang Zixin warned: "There are many gold and silver mines in Fujian. I am afraid that these were forcibly looted by rebel thieves from various gold and silver mines. The money is registered in the book, all is sealed, and soldiers are arranged to guard it."

At this moment, a guard walked in quickly and reported: "Dushuai, there is a man who calls himself Liu Guangshi and wants to see Dushuai."

"Liu Guangshi?"

Kuang Zixin raised his eyebrows and immediately ordered: "Bring him in."

Soon, Liu Guangshi's figure appeared in the lobby.

Looking at Kuang Zixin who was sitting on him, Liu Guangshi cupped his fists and saluted: "I've seen him all handsome before."

After looking at the other person up and down, Kuang Zixin immediately laughed: "You actually threw yourself into a trap, saving me a lot of effort."

Liu Guangshi's expression changed and he said hurriedly: "Dushuai has misunderstood. It was not my intention to surrender to the thieves. Please, Dushuai, please do it for the sake of my father."

Kuang Zixin said with a strange expression: "Don't you know that General Liu has severed the father-son relationship with you?"

"what?"

Liu Guangshi was struck by lightning.

Cutting off the relationship between father and son these days is not just a matter of words, it is a serious matter of being kicked out of the family, removed from the family tree, and becoming strangers from now on.

Even in the official household registration, the father and son no longer have any relationship.

"Put it down."

Kuang Zixin waved his hand.

He originally thought that Liu Guangshi had escaped with Fang Qifu, but he didn't expect that not only was he still in the city, but he jumped out on his own.

I got a military merit for nothing.

It's really luck that can't be stopped.

(End of this chapter)