At the mouth of Tuojiang River near Xinjin County, Shuzhou at dawn, as the sun crossed the mountains shone on the green land along the river, it also shone out the charred debris of the burned ships in the river. With waves of rippling tides hitting the shore, it hit the shallows covered with water plants.

However, Liu Jurong, the commander-in-chief of the south camp, looked at the rolling river water, but there was not much pleasure and joy that had just achieved such a great victory. Because after the night attack, he sent someone to search for the beach along the river, but found that the specific results that could be confirmed seemed to be not as big as those military generals claimed.

The wreckage of stranded or sunken enemy vehicles found in the front and back is probably only a dozen; the rest are just small and medium-sized river ships in the usual sense, or even three-piece fishing boats used for ordinary people to fish, or small rows for crossing the river. Not to mention that apart from some familiar armored and armed flags and flags, even the iconic firearms of the thieves’ army have not been seized.

Among the thousands of heads that were captured, there were even those with white hair and beards or women's buns. Do these bold and arrogant people really regard him Liu Deliang as the big headscarf of unsilent things in the Attorney Court?

You know, he was a Jinshi in the Wuning Army in Xuzhou, and was appointed as a general of the Wuning Army in Xuzhou. He also participated in the Pang Xun Rebellion, surrendered to the court and became the jail commander of the Hanqiao Town. He also quelled the rebellion of King Ying in western Zhejiang. Now, he has been trying hard to use the terrorist army to set up multiple ambushes for night attacks by fireboats. Why are these common tricks and activities in the army not skilled?

However, he had to pinch his nose and ask for credit for the soldiers who "worked to kill the thieves" in the report to Xingzai; otherwise, except for the few people he brought out, no one in the camp would obey his southern recruitment. But what bothered him even more was that as the bandit army retreated, the army's army suddenly rose to its full fighting spirit.

But in Liu Jurong's opinion, it is better to say that these generals are so eager to kill the thieves and serve the country, but it is better to say that some of the accumulated habits in the army make them impatient to resurface. For example, they go to Shuzhou and Meizhou to reward their men, or raise some money, grain, and military funds.

However, this time Liu Jurong could no longer tolerate and indulge their thoughts. Because he at least understood what would it be if he defeated the thief army in the south at the moment of the great enemy? The threat from the north and east was still there. Therefore, the management of every force in the south was a precious place for the journey.

You should know that now, except for the part of the guards and united children brought out from Chengdu, there are all people gathered from dragons, swords, Hans and Mianzhou; the army order alone has as many as seven numbers. Although under the prevailing of the great enemy, we can still work together to protect the "Five Waters Convergence" Xinjinzhi, which is known as the "Five Waters Convergence" as a shield, can still work together. But if they are released, it will not be so easy to collect them back.

Therefore, he could only make a quick decision on the military methods in front of the formation, killing chickens to warn the monkeys, executing Li Junan, the deputy envoy of the Deyang Guard of Hanzhou, who was the most popular among the army but the lowest rank, which greatly shocked and purified the impetuous and arrogant spirit in the army. He also used the "drag" decision to other generals on the grounds of being grateful and gifts that were coming.

Then, he went out to patrol the camp himself, not only to restrain the soldiers who were active outside the country, but not to force and harm the local people. He also wanted to rely on the cooperation of the local scholars and people. At the same time, he temporarily avoided the miserable things that were caused in Xinjin City by the military generals who were secretly thinking about them.

Then, Liu Jurong led the guards to patrol all the way, and the river surface was empty and there was no trace of thieves; as the river water turned from turbid to clear again, even the thief warships that had been noisy on the water surface before seemed like a dream bubble. However, he still dared not take it lightly.

Because what he saw and heard along the way and the rewards of the spies were enough to convince him that the powerful night battle attack led by arson ships did not kill the thief army, but only made him retreat temporarily. However, just as he decided to return on his way back, he suddenly heard a faint noise from the other shore.

As the last bit of fog on the river dissipated, a continuous horse trotting with fishes trotting on the east bank across the Minjiang River appeared on the official road that faced each other. The flags raised in the air were also vaguely familiar, and Liu Jurong couldn't help but throw a whip and scolded him on the ground in anger:

"Damn it."

"Report..."

Subsequently, the messenger who rushed forward also brought sudden news about the revelation of Maozhou, who stayed in Xinjin City, Xi Chu, Lilang Observer, Song Daobi, the governor of Longzhou, and other troops successively set out on their own to pursue the enemy's forces. However, what made Liu Jurong even more cold was that the generals actually joined forces to block the city gate, which led to him receiving the news that had been delayed.

"The governor, please ask for instructions..."

At this time, the commander of the guards beside him couldn't help but ask for instructions to the angry Liu Jurong:

"Go back to the city quickly, gather the remaining troops and go to the reception!"

Liu Jurong shouted without any stern voice: Even if these dogs who attacked without permission only killed ten thousand times, it would be difficult to relieve his hatred. However, Liu Jurong, the commander of the south, could not help him. Otherwise, after losing these new forces, how long can the remaining people in his hands be able to defend him? This is the most basic principle of losing his lips and cold teeth.

However, when Liu Jurong rushed back to Xinjin City and dispatched troops and rushed out again; outside Pengshan City, downstream Pengzhou Prefecture, the narrow and flat area on the banks of the Minjiang River was already shrouded by the bursting sound of cannons and fireworks that were radiating violently like spring thunder.

A large number of official troops, who were attacked from both sides of the water and land, were also trying to maintain a not-so-regular formation, while rushing left and right, constantly shaking the fronts set up by the Taiping Army that had cut off the retreat route; then they fell in rows of death nets woven by earth thunder, wire blocking nets, grenades, flying fire thunder, scattering cannons and other firearms.

From time to time, groups of government troops were dispersed; they collapsed during an unbearable period and lost their fighting spirit, and then fled into the mountains to the west regardless of everything; they were fumigated by omnipresent fireworks and scorched, and stepped eastward into the river water, turning into drowning or killed corpses.

Some people rushed to the city of Pengshan in a daze of fireworks; then they were either poked to death in the pit and the ground, or they were knee-deeply trapped in the mud of the moat and could not be pulled out for a while. They were covered in dirty bodies, begging for mercy in front of the auxiliary soldiers who came over Weilong and the bamboo guns of the armed husbands, and begging for mercy in front of the short bow.

"A slight contraction and concession are naturally to retract the fist and then hit it harder..."

On a mountain bag with high viewing in a corner of the battlefield, Wang Chongba, who is the general of the South Road, also said to the generals and schoolmen around him:

"If you can't bear to give up these dozen vehicles and ships at the cost of this, how can you lead the officers and soldiers huddled in Xinjin City to attack them? Isn't the situation now open? Will Chengdu's door be open to us?"

After being used to the unimpeded logistics supply founded by the Grand Commander; being used to the excellent military and sufficient horse craft and ship capacity; being used to the neatly dressed, well-trained, obliged and determined soldiers; and after being able to concentrate on pursuing the process of achieving the purpose of the war, it is difficult for most people to return to the past and take it with courage and follow the flow.

And what about their opponents? Refugees, beggars, bandits, riots, and even cruel and fierce vassal states are not enough to completely describe these various existences. The former rebels were better than that, but there were only some hopes and expectations for survival in troubled times. Therefore, they all failed one after another, and only the Taiping Army was able to truly rise.

It is really ridiculous and nonsense to think back to the demands and thoughts that had been around before. At this time, the cars and ships swaying on the river in the north also sounded the sound of warning cannons again. Soon after, as the river gradually extended and the sound of more intense radius sounds, a deep red and white-hearted bird battle flag also began to appear on the northern edge of the battlefield.

Seeing this, Wang Chongba couldn't help but sneer:
Chapter completed!