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"Just left like that?" Cai Bangjun asked.

Zhang Yinggao sighed and said, "This man is so angry that if he doesn't leave, he might actually take action."

Cai Bangjun said angrily: "I'm not angry? Why did you come out to attack in the cold weather to surround Wei and save Zhao? What if the main force of the rebels is not in Fengcheng? What if the main force of the rebels is in Jishui? Now Yongfeng County won't let you Entering the city, if the battle goes wrong, you and I won’t even have a city to retreat to!"

"At that time, as long as we withdraw our troops in time, the magistrate of Yongfeng County will definitely open the city." Zhang Yinggao showed a helpless smile, "First of all, he is an official of the imperial court after all. I saw that his military appearance is neat and he is really capable. Such a person cannot Maybe they were thieves; secondly, we retreated all the way to Yongfeng County. By then the rebel army was approaching, but the magistrate of Yongfeng wouldn't let us enter the city. How could he resist the rebel attack? After all, we have an army of five thousand."

Zhang Yinggao guessed right. It was impossible for officials like Liu Mianzuo to surrender to thieves. If this person is still alive, he will definitely put friendly troops into the city.

But what if Liu Mianzuo died?

Of course, it doesn't matter whether Liu Mianzuo dies or not. Because on the fourth day after Zhang Yinggao sent troops, Zhao Han received a secret report from Wang Tingshi and knew that there was a sneak attack from behind in Jishui County.

There are 500 soldiers stationed in Jishui County, mainly to guard against enemies from the east.

This city is very close to Ji'an City. It only takes half a day for the reinforcements from the General Military Mansion to arrive by boat.

Regardless of whether the secret report is received or not, Jishui County will not suffer, but the people of Jishui will definitely suffer.

Zhang Yinggao also knew the danger, so he would not attack the city or even get close to Jishui County.

Zhang Yinggao personally took a boat and took a guide down the river to explore the terrain, while more than 5,000 troops were stationed in Yongfeng County.

"Master Guan, ahead is Baijiao Town (Bajiang Township)," the guide explained in detail. "From Yongfeng County to Jishui County, Baijiao Town is the most prosperous and lively, with many merchant ships moored every day."

Wujiang and Enjiang are the same river. The territory in Yongfeng County is called Enjiang, and the territory in Jishui County is called Wujiang.

Baijiao Town is located at the intersection of Wujiang River and Bateng River, forty miles away from Jishui County. This is only a straight-line distance. The river has many twists and turns. The actual distance is sixty or seventy miles. Moreover, there are mountains on both sides, so you must walk along the river valley.

Zhang Yinggao carefully observed the terrain and found that this was an excellent place for an ambush.

Because there is a big bay, the sediment in the river accumulates, forming large and small sandbars. Ships with a weight of more than 200 tons cannot pass through this place. If you are not careful, they will run aground. Even ships with a weight of more than 100 tons are at risk of stranding.

In this way, even if the rebels have navy, they are not afraid. Large warships cannot pursue them at all, and the rebel soldiers have to get off the ship and chase them with their feet.

There are many mountains on the west coast. You can set up ambushes and put up many flags. You will definitely be able to fight against the rebels and all the trees and grass will be there!

From the villages on the east bank, you can disperse the people and then loot Baijiao Town. The villagers and residents of the town must rush to Jishui County to report the news. By then, they can pretend to be defeated, but it doesn't matter if they are really defeated. As long as the rebels catch up, the ambushes on both sides of the strait are all out, and the rebel naval ships cannot get through, maybe we can have a great victory.

A small victory or defeat is acceptable. Anyway, they are just harassing the rear and forcing the main force of the rebels to withdraw from Fengcheng.

Even if they are defeated, because the defeated troops are unfamiliar with the terrain, they will inevitably flee along the river bank. When the time comes, they can return to Yongfeng County and gather the defeated troops.

Zhang Yinggao immediately took a boat and returned to the boundary of Yongfeng County, where he discussed with Cai Bangjun to send troops the next day.

The soldiers were very fast. They did not plunder along the way this time. They did not even send out a mountain search team or a sentinel boat to check the situation. They followed the river bank for half a day and arrived at the ambush point.

Cai Bangjun led the weaker Fuzhou soldiers, took all the flags of the army, and went to the mountains on the west bank to ambush.

At the same time, Zhang Yinggao personally led the elite Guangxin soldiers to sweep the villages on the east coast, preparing to fight all the way to Baijiao Town. The bigger the momentum, the better. As long as the rebel army dares to come, ambushes from both sides of the strait will appear, and they will be caught off guard!

Just, why does something feel wrong?

There is not even a ghost in the village!

At this moment, Fei Ruhe was yawning in the gentry's mansion. He had been waiting here with his troops for five days!

Even in Yongfeng County, there were sentinels sent by Fei Ruhe, and Zhang Yinggao's every move was watched.

Zhang Yinggao never dreamed that he would send troops on the front foot and the rebels would get information on the back foot.

Otherwise, relying on the advantageous terrain, Zhang Yinggao can really come and go freely.

"No, withdraw your troops quickly!"

Zhang Yinggao found that the villages on the riverside were deserted, not even poultry or livestock could be seen. He immediately shouted in panic to withdraw his troops, and at the same time had someone send a signal to the ambush troops on the other side.

They retreated along the original road along the river bank, while Fei Ruhe led his troops to attack the rear road.

If Zhang Yinggao does not believe in evil, he will continue to Baijiao Town, where a thousand soldiers are waiting for him. The commander of the troops was Li Xiangui, a native of Lijia Village, Wuxing Town, and Zhao Han's first military judge. Now he has turned to the commander-in-chief.

If Zhang Yinggao was too vigilant and immediately retreated with his entire army, he would have to collide with Fei Ruhe.

Zhao Han's main force was really in Fengcheng. Fei Ruhe only brought 500 regular soldiers and 1,000 peasant soldiers, while Li Xiangui brought 500 regular soldiers and 500 peasant soldiers.

All the small merchant ships at the dock in Baijiao Town were temporarily requisitioned, and hundreds of sailors from Gujian Mountain were hidden inside.

"kill!"

The sentinel sent back the news that the officers and soldiers were retreating. Li Xiangui, who was hiding in the town, immediately pursued him with a thousand soldiers.

At the same time, Gu Jianshan also drove a boat and passed between the dense sandbanks.

"Don't panic, retreat slowly along the river bank!"

Zhang Yinggao was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. He had already guessed the truth. It must be Nanchang who leaked military information. Although he plundered all the way, it was in the northeast of Yongfeng County, and then he marched quickly. He always sent ships to explore the road ahead and did not allow any ships to sail towards Jishui County.

Even if some people went to Jishui County to report the news, the rebels would not be able to set up an ambush so quickly.

It can only be Li Maofang who leaked the news somehow.

Li Maofang mistook me!

At this moment, Zhang Yinggao just wanted to look up to the sky and sigh.

Officers and soldiers ran quickly on both sides of the bank. The Guangxin soldiers on the east bank became frightened as they ran. They found that there were anti-thief formations in front (to the north). Although there were only 500 peasants and soldiers, more than 4,000 officers and soldiers were so frightened that they ran towards the east again.

"Array! Array!"

Zhang Yinggao raised flags and blew bugles again, but there were only a few hundred officers and soldiers who could remain calm and arrayed, while the others fled towards the east.

They didn't run far, but they saw there were rebels in the east. Fei Ruhe personally led a thousand regular soldiers in formation.

They wanted to go south, but Li Xiangui had already led troops to pursue them.

It is surrounded on three sides by the north, east and south, and the river is on the west.

As for Cai Bangjun on the west bank of Wujiang River, Gu Jianshan was chasing him in a small boat. Several hundred sailors came ashore, which was enough to kill more than a thousand officers and soldiers who were scared to death.

At this moment, Fei Ruhe looked very majestic. He was wearing chainmail armor on the inside and cotton armor inlaid with slices on the outside. He finally had the appearance of a general.

For a moment, the soldiers from Qianshan didn't recognize Master Fei.

Zhang Yinggao hurriedly asked someone to blow the bugle, and at the same time shouted: "There are few rebels, hurry up and form an array!"

Even in a formation, the officers and soldiers were surrounded from three sides and simply chose to flee, making it difficult for Fei Ruhe to pursue them.

"Li Maofang, you misunderstood me!"

Seeing the complete collapse of his officers and soldiers, Zhang Yinggao said to the few hundred soldiers who were still in formation: "After I die, you surrender. I brought you from Guangxin Mansion but cannot take you back. I am sorry for you."

These few hundred soldiers were the first batch of troops organized and trained by Zhang Yinggao in Ehu Town. At that time, the Tantric Cult advocated Puwei and was entrenched in Shanglu Town next to Ehu Town.

Moreover, eunuch Wang Heng also trained these Ehu soldiers before Zhang Yinggao trained his troops.

Although he is a local warrior, he is very prepared. He has been practicing for more than two years and has defeated bandits many times in Shanglu Town, Qianshan County and Nanfeng County.

The rest of the officers and soldiers came all the way to plunder, but Zhang Yinggao could barely restrain these few hundred Ehu soldiers, and they did not do too many evil things to the people along the way.

Zhang Yinggao drew his sword and killed himself. All the Ehu soldiers were stunned.

You look at me, I look at you, and we put down our weapons and surrender one after another.

This is really a delivery of food from thousands of miles. We sent troops from Qianshan to Fuzhou to suppress the bandits, and then rushed from Fuzhou to this place. They ran across most of Jiangxi, and then collapsed as soon as the fighting started.

Zhao Han had always been afraid of being attacked from three sides by officers and soldiers, but the situation changed so quickly that he didn't know what to say.

The enemy in the north, Yang Jiamo, led hundreds of servants to plunder, and killed the elite officers and soldiers in a confused way.

The enemies from the east came over mountains and rivers, and all of them threw themselves into the trap.

Zhao Han couldn't understand the government's magical operations at all, and felt that he was facing a group of lunatics.

In the last years of the dynasty, there were many such magical operations.

The most famous one is undoubtedly the Battle of Kunyang. Hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers surrounded the small town of Kunyang, with more than ten floors inside and outside. The defenders in the city were so frightened that they begged to surrender, but the commander of the officers and soldiers refused to accept it. He insisted on attacking by force, forcing the defenders to defend desperately.

Then Liu Xiu, the chosen son, arrived with thousands of reinforcements. Of the 420,000 officers and soldiers, only a few thousand were sent to fight each time, and they were defeated by Liu Xiu every time.

When Liu Xiu led 3,000 death squads and rushed directly to the Chinese army camp of officers and soldiers, the 420,000 officers and soldiers collapsed...

This is more like a fantasy story.

Seeing the defeated soldiers running around on the ground, Fei Ruhe also asked the soldiers to disperse, and Chief Shi led the team to capture them.

Fei Ruhe personally led five hundred regular soldiers and came to the riverside to receive the surrendered troops.

On the other side of Gujian Mountain, they also abandoned their ships and landed ashore to pursue Cai Bangjun's Fuzhou soldiers. It was hard to escape, but also hard to chase, because it was all a mountainous area covered with snow.

"Is it the coach who committed suicide just now?" Fei Ruhe stepped forward and asked.

One of the Ehu soldiers clasped his fists and said, "The person who committed suicide was Zhang... Ruhe, the prefect of Guangxin?"

"Ruchong?" Fei Ruhe was stunned.

The person in front of him is Fei Ruhe's clan brother, and he is a clan brother with a very close relationship. He is the great-grandson of Fei Ruhe's great-grandfather's cousin. He is a small landowner. He was not admitted as a scholar and is now an officer among the rural warriors.

Fei Rucong was so shocked that he couldn't speak coherently. He pointed at Fei Ruhe and said, "You... you, you, you, how did you become a high-ranking anti-thief official?"

Fei Ruhe smiled bitterly and said, "Brother, it seems I can't let you go back."

"Master Fei, I am Lu Yuan!"

"Master Fei, I am Chen Yongshun."

"Master Fei..."

Fei Ruhe's expression was extremely exciting: "I know a lot of people."