After the three links gathered to beat the war drums, the generals gathered in the tent of the Han army commander.Zhao Ming was wearing gold armor, covered with splendid battle robes, wearing a golden helmet with a beast's head, pressing the treasure knife in his hand, and raising his arms and shouting, "Today, Guangzhou is not benevolent and righteous, the army is like bandits, looting the people, and the lonely decision is to set up a large army, send troops to Guangzhou, and relieve the people from hanging upside down!"
”"Roar!"
When the generals heard the words, they raised their arms in unison.After a short time, Zhao Ming made proper arrangements, and 100,000 Han troops went out on foot and sent to Guangzhou.Huizhou, Lufeng County.Jiao Lian led 10,000 troops and stationed here to monitor the Han army retreating to Chaozhou.At this time, in the camp, Jiao Lian was writing a letter, urging Guangzhou to escort grain and grass over.He wrote a letter, hurriedly called his henchmen, and said in a deep voice: "Go to Guangzhou quickly, and be sure to hand it over to His Royal Highness the King of Yue." ”Jiao Lian had already gone to count the letters, suggesting that Zhu Yuye and Huizhou build a city to resist the Han army.Because judging from the current situation, the Ming army in Guangzhou did not have the strength to drive the Han army away from Chaozhou and recover Fujian, Guangzhou will be threatened by the Han army for a long time, and the land of eastern Guangdong, without war for many years, the city is in disrepair, and it is impossible to resist the Han army.Therefore, Jiao Lian suggested that a city should be built in eastern Guangdong that would be strong enough to resist the attack of the Han army to defend against the Han army, so as to prevent the Han army from advancing straight into Guangzhou and threatening Guangzhou.Jiao Lian inspected the terrain of eastern Guangdong and decided to build the city in Lufeng, but he did not see the grain from Guangzhou several times, and without food, the city naturally could not be built.As the weather turned cooler and the Han army had rested for more than two months, Jiao Lian became more and more anxious in his heart, and he could only keep sending letters to urge."
Obedience!"
The guards took the letter in both hands, put it in their arms, and strode away.He had just lifted the curtain and rushed in, and the two of them bumped into each other.The general staggered, stabilized his figure, ignored the soldier who was knocked to the ground by him, and hurriedly stepped forward, "Dashuai, something is wrong, the Han army has killed you!"
”Jiao Lian was shocked when he heard this, and got up suddenly, "What did you say?"
”The general said in a panic: "Marshal, the Han army has attacked and killed, the vanguard has passed through Kwaitan, and the battalion of Deputy General Zhao has been dispersed." ”Jiao Lian was shocked and stood for a while, "Is it a small group of people crossing the border, or?"
”The general panicked: "Spread all over the mountains and wilderness, invade on a large scale!"
”Jiao Lian's expectations were shattered, he was speechless for a while, and he quickly thought about weighing it in his mind, and suddenly he picked up the knife and strode out of the tent.Jiao Lian stood outside the tent, exhaled a breath of turbidity, took the helmet and put it on, and regained his composure: "Lufeng County, can't stop the Han army, and ordered the army to immediately withdraw from the camp and retreat to the capital to hold on." ”"Obey!"
The general hurriedly took the order and left with his fists clenched.Jiao Lian immediately asked the guards to hand over the letter, tore it in half, and said in a deep voice: "You still go to Guangzhou and inform His Royal Highness the King of Yue that the Zhao thief has invaded the territory in a big way." ”At this time, the officers and men in the battalion, when they learned the military order, did not care about packing up the military tents, and had already rushed out of the camp.Jiao Lian immediately turned on his horse, led his soldiers, and galloped westward.More than 10,000 soldiers galloped all the way to the shore of Tuojin Water in the east of Haifeng County, but found that in front, a group of soldiers and horses had already launched a front and waited for a long time.Jiao Lian couldn't help but hold the reins of the horse, and the soldiers behind him hurriedly stopped, looking at the soldiers in front of him with flags waving like a wall, and couldn't help exclaiming, "It's the Han army!"
”Zhao Ming's retreat to Chaozhou, in addition to judging that there would be civil strife in Guangzhou, also had a purpose, that is, to lead the Ming army out of Guangzhou, go out to Huizhou to confront him, and wait for an opportunity to encircle and annihilate the Ming army in Huizhou.In this way, the power of the Ming army in Guangdong can be weakened, and the morale of the defenders can be deterred and deterred.Before Zhao Ming led the army to the expedition, the naval division had already transported 6,000 Han troops and landed in the rear of Lu Feng, cutting off Jiao Lian's retreat.At this time, a passage was opened in the Han army's formation, and the general Dang Shousu shot out with a gun, and laughed loudly: "Jiao Lian, I would have captured Haifeng and cut off your way back, but I didn't get off my horse and surrender!"
”Seeing this, Jiao Lian was furious, and roared angrily, "Kill me!"
”More than 10,000 Ming troops, with interception in front and pursuers in the rear, after running for dozens of miles, their bodies were tired, but they still launched a charge.At this time, Dang Shousu saw this, sneered, pulled out his horse and retreated into the formation, and the Han musketeers immediately raised their guns to shoot, and then fired a volley of bows and arrows, and finally the army swarmed up and killed with the Ming army.Unlike most of the Ming troops in Liangguang, Jiao Lian was still relatively capable of fighting, once quelled the rebellion of King Jingjiang, and later supported Gannan and Huguang, which can be regarded as a long-term battle.The two armies fought fiercely, and at this moment, the sound of horses' hooves came from behind them, and the Han army pursued and killed."
Kill!"
Wang Chaoxian shouted, led 3,000 Han cavalry, and after entering the Ming army, he immediately knocked the Ming army into the air.The Ming army had retreated in a panic, but now it was attacked from both sides and collapsed immediately."
Dashuai, defeated!"
A member of the Ming General roared in a hurry.Seeing this, Jiao Lian pulled the reins of his horse in annoyance, "Break through to the north!"
”After finishing speaking, he led nearly 100 guards to the north to raid, and when the dynasty saw this, he immediately pulled his horse's head and led 300 cavalry to pursue behind.Among the two Guangming armies, there are not many people who can fight, and Jiao Lian is solved, and even the next is a local chicken and a dog.Jiao Lian galloped all the way, ran out of more than 20 miles, and came to the upper reaches of Tuojin water, a ferry, but there was no boat to cross the river, and at this moment, the dynasty led the cavalry to kill first, and the cavalry of the three hundred Han army fanned Jiao Lian and more than ten subordinates around the river.Wang Chao first pointed at Jiao Lian with a horse lance, and shouted proudly: "Jiao Lian, if you don't descend at this time, when will you wait!"
”Jiao Lian looked at the river and then at the Han cavalry, and couldn't help but raise his head and sigh, then turned over and dismounted, discarding his weapon.The battle on the Tuojin River ended quickly, with more than 3,000 Ming soldiers killed and wounded, and all the remaining soldiers and horses surrendered.After all, it is not a national war of life and death, but a power struggle within the Han nationality, and the struggle between the old and new elites at the upper level is cruel, but for the middle and lower class soldiers and generals, as well as the common people, the war is actually relatively mild, and whoever wins is almost the same.At this time, Zhao Ming, surrounded by everyone, came to the river, the Han soldiers were building pontoon bridges and cleaning up the battlefield, and groups of Ming soldiers were captured and escorted to the rear."
Your Highness!"
The dynasty came on foot first, clasped his fists and saluted.Zhao Ming bowed his head slightly and said with a smile: "Jiao Lian's army is gone, and he has done a good job!"
”As he spoke, Zhao Ming looked at the dynasty and saw that the Han soldiers were escorting a few people.Wang Chaoxian stepped forward immediately and said in a low voice: "This Jiao Lian is also!
”When Zhao Ming heard this, he immediately turned over and dismounted, strode in front of Jiao Lian, and said with a smile: "General Jiao has been captured, but he is willing to surrender!"
”Jiao Lian glanced at Zhao Ming, first knelt on one leg, then knelt down with both legs, and bowed his head and said, "May the King of Han descend!"
”"Haha~" Zhao Ming laughed loudly, "Those who are lonely in Guangdong are also generals!"
Now the general is lonely, and Guangzhou is at your fingertips!
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