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At that time, the power of the Portuguese was mainly distributed in Goa on the west coast of India, passing by Guangzhou, and the journey was long.

Du Chen's troops were divided into two groups and sent people to Goa, asking the Governor-General in Goa, Mascarre, to send a fleet to assist the Gui court in attacking the navy of the devilish army, and expressed that the Gui side was willing to permanently cede Macau and Xin'an County.

He went to Manila in person to ask for help from Spanish Governor-General to the Philippines Di Yi.

Spain was once very strong. During the Chongzhen period, it occupied northern Taiwan. Later, with the continuous attacks of the Dutch, it was forced to give up Taiwan and retreat to Manila.

This means that Spain has given up its involvement in mainland China, Portugal is active on the coast of China, and Spain is focused on Southeast Asia. Originally, this war has nothing to do with Spain, but an important source of wealth for Spain, the Mexican silver mine has been depleted, and its country is facing challenges from the Netherlands and England in Europe, and the financial pressure is quite great. Therefore, the reward of two million taels of silver promised by the small court of King Gui is very attractive.

After many debates, Di Yi agreed to send an expeditionary force to China, including 30 Garen sailing ships and 100 armed merchant ships.

At the end of October, the fleet set out from Manila and crossed the South China Sea. However, the Spanish fleet did not go straight to Guangzhou, but docked on the coast of Vietnam and waited for the Portuguese fleet to join it.

At that time, in order to persuade Spain to send troops, Du Chen vowed that Portugal would also send troops. Therefore, the commander of the Spanish Navy Fleet, Furdomingyi, ordered the entire army to dock in Vietnam and wait for the Portuguese Navy.

He is not stupid either. He is unwilling to fight alone. If the Portuguese don't come, he can take the opportunity to tear up the agreement and bite Portugal, and demand compensation on the grounds of breach of contract.

Du Chen had not expected it and could not imagine it, so he had to wait anxiously.

Li Xin was also waiting for the Spanish fleet. In late November, he thought that the Spanish would either not come or were on the way to come, so he rushed to the closest place between Xijiang and Beijiang.

After excavation of tens of thousands of soldiers and the temporary requisition of villagers Ding Zhuang, a total of more than 150,000 people, on the basis of the original ditches, an artificial river with a width of 50 meters, a depth of 13 to 15 meters, and a length of 2 and a half kilometers has already stretched between the Beijiang River and the Xijiang River.

"Commander-in-Chief, open the river!"

Late at night on the 22nd, the lights were brightly lit by the river, and Gao Chenggong asked Li Xin for instructions.

Due to the haste time, it would be a pity that the original river channel of the Beijiang River was not used. Therefore, the Beijiang River was not cut off, but was excavated at the junction of the ditches and the Beijiang River. This is the place where the Beijiang River turns. Generally speaking, the bend can give the upstream water flow a greater impact force, allowing the flood to enter the main road of the Xijiang River through the ditches as much as possible. It is estimated that about 70% of the flood can be drawn away.

At this moment, the artificial river, which is fifty meters wide, is only separated by a pile of soil of half a foot wide, and is reinforced with thick wood.

Li Xin turned around and asked, "Are you ready?"

Gao Chenggong said with great confidence: "The explosives have been buried, and there are 28 explosion points in total, all of which are connected to the fuse, which can ensure full explosion within the same time. Please rest assured by the Commander-in-Chief!"

"start!"

Li Xin waved his hand violently.

The two personal guards ran away and lit the fuse from the left and right sides of the earthen building.

The fire snake extended rapidly, and everyone's heart was lifted up. When it spread below the earth pile, the fire snake on each side was divided into fourteen strands, windingly wrapped around the main structure of the earth pile.

"Boom boom!"

The fire mixed with earth rose into the sky and then fell down again. The river water rolled like wild horses that had broken away from its reins, pouring into the artificial river.

The surging river water flows through the feet. As a dam is built up in the upstream and is in a dry season, after the initial outbreak, the water flow tends to flatten, and the water surface is still about three meters away from the top of the ditches.

The Beijiang River, not far away, seemed to have been taken away. In some areas, the reefs and beaches at the bottom of the river were exposed scattered.

"good!"

Hui Jian shouted fiercely: "From this perspective, even if the Daxi Army digs a dam, it will be just a river flooding the shore. It shouldn't have flooded Guangzhou."

Shuangxi immediately said to Li Xin: "Commander-in-Chief, I am willing to lead some brothers to cooperate with Uncle Yigong to wipe out the Daxi Army in the canyon. Within three days, good news will come."

Gao Yigong, Gao Chenggong and Li Shuangxi's troops came from the Fourth Battalion of Gezuo in Yinghuoshan District. The time was short, the training was insufficient, and the reorganization and equipment had not been completed. Apart from the complete firearms, there were not many artillery items, but this did not affect their enthusiasm.

Their salary is no less than others, and they are eager to make meritorious service and prove themselves.

Li Xin waved his hand: "I'll go there myself to see which sacred place is. Erju, take your personal guards, climb up to the top of the mountain from both sides, and take a division to connect us outside the canyons on both sides of the Beijiang River. Remember to occupy the highlands, don't get too close to the river bank and want to fight tough battles. There are opportunities. The rest of the personnel will build an encirclement of Guangzhou from the west and northwest to the northwest from tomorrow, and secretly evacuate the people along the Beijiang River, and wait for me to come back to launch a general attack."

"Get orders!"

Everyone responded in unison.

The next morning, Li Xin and Shuangxi set out separately. Because the number of personal guards was small, hundreds of good men were temporarily drawn from each army to gather a thousand. The newly drawn soldiers will also join the personal guards.

He marched all the way, nearly a hundred miles away. Late at night, he had already arrived at the foot of the mountain on both sides of the canyon. Li Xin and Erju each led 500. He sent someone to inform Gao Yigong, and must take advantage of the favorable opportunity of high water level and gentle water flow into the valley before noon the next day to cooperate with him to attack from the top of the mountain.

Early in the morning of the third day, two teams slowly climbed towards the top of the canyon.

With the assistance of ropes and climbing equipment, it is not difficult to climb to the top of the cliff. Everyone carries a lot of equipment, in addition to gun bullets, there are also grenades with extended leads.

It took two hours for everyone to climb to the top of the mountain without any danger. They could clearly see the opposite side at a distance of about two hundred meters.

Looking from above, in addition to the black spots moving around the river, there is also a dam that lies across the river, with five small drains. Behind the dam, the water surface is as smooth as a mirror. In front of the dam, the river channel is winding and narrow, with a drop of seven or eight meters!

"Fortunately, Huijian came up with a way to guide the situation, otherwise such a high gap would be enough to flood the entire city of Guangzhou."

Li Xin just whispered and saw a dense bamboo raft suddenly appearing in a corner upstream. He leaned against both sides of the river and moved downstream. As long as there was a place to settle, soldiers would land on the shore and hide on the spot. After all, the original valley had flooded a considerable part of the river valley, and the flat ground was still exposed on the water surface. Only when the water flowed out could it be carried out.

As more and more soldiers landed on the shore, the Western Army discovered that an enemy was attacking. Teams of people rushed out of the cave while shouting, and bursts of gunfire sounded from time to time.

Gao Yigong below knew that time was tight, so he stood on the raft, waving his arms and urging him repeatedly.

"What's going on?"

In the cave, Zhang Kewang stood up and asked loudly.

"Report to the prince!"

A soldier rolled and crawled in and cried, "The bandits are coming, coming from the upstream!"

"What? Where did he get such courage? Are you not afraid of us exploding the dam?"

Zhang Kewang's face changed drastically and he looked at Xu Yixian.

A shadow was covered with Xu Yixian's heart, and an omission came out, but he still didn't want to believe it, so he just locked his eyebrows and said, "Prince, go out and see the situation first."

"Walk!"

Zhang Kewang waved his hand violently.

The group came out of the cave entrance, took advantage of the rock cover and looked out, and took a deep breath!

The small flat ground upstream was full of bandits. The bandits were not in a hurry to attack downstream, and used guns to shoot against the bows and arrows of their own soldiers, and smoked smoke to cover the rear personnel to land.

As of now, although the terrain of the bandits is unfavorable, it has an advantage in weapons. The dense barrage attack makes the soldiers on their own side unable to raise their heads. If someone does not believe in evil, they will be exposed and will be exposed.

Although the battle lasted not long, the dam had stopped more than a hundred corpses, and the water was dyed dark red.

The situation is very unfavorable!

Zhang Kewang said coldly: "I don't know how the bandits came through, but he must occupy the dam and then slowly demolish it. It's not that easy. The terrain here cannot be unfolded. What if his gun is powerful? I don't believe in evil, so you shout loudly and ask him to retreat, otherwise I will send someone to blow up the dam and fight to the death. Let's see what he can do to me."

"Stop, stop, and all go out, otherwise we will explode the dam immediately. We have buried the explosives. Don't be lucky. Since I dare to come, I will not be afraid of death. If you shoot again, it will really explode..."

Several soldiers yelled in unison with their necks, and the sound spread far in the valley.
Chapter completed!