Chapter 82 Reversible
Seeing the brigade of Ming army in the distance and the fiery red flag, Cao Conglong, who was proud of himself, could no longer care about the governor's demeanor, and couldn't help laughing. At this time, the generals, members and people around him who knew the details also agreed, praising Cao Conglong's extraordinary wisdom in his plan and striving to win thousands of miles away. Even Chen Wen, a famous general who has always been known for his tricks, was not as good as his extraordinary plan.
The night before yesterday, Lu Wenlong, who was sent to persuade Liu Cheng, sent a messenger, saying that Liu Cheng was willing to continue to accept the military orders of the governor's yamen, and led the troops from Dongyang County to attack Taizhou with him and welcome the Lu Jianguo to land.
However, at that time, Lu Wenlong's messenger also mentioned one thing, that is, Liu Cheng believed that Chen Wen could catch up at any time. If the main force led by Cao Conglong was stuck by Chen Wen in Dongyang County, let alone attacking Taizhou, it is a question of how long it can last. If this is true, instead of being defeated by Chen Wen, it would be better to defeat him in one fell swoop. If he could kill this person, it would be the best. Even if he could not do it, as long as he defeated the pursuers, they could attack Taizhou calmly without worrying about the unstable future.
The possibility of this problem arises is very high, and Liu Cheng's response plan is also perfect. Especially when Chen Wen's cavalry discovered their tracks, Cao Conglong sent a messenger to ask for help before the cavalry of the brigade began to interfere, waiting for the pursuit to be defeated in one fell swoop.
Reinforcements have appeared at this moment. Cao Conglong, who had been suppressed by the martial artist since Chen Wen returned to the army, finally breathed a sigh of anger. Of course, he had to laugh out loud at this moment so that he could vent the resentment that had accumulated in his chest these days.
"Reinforcements have arrived, kill Chen Wen!"
Listening to He Decheng's motivating morale, more were the compliments from subordinates and people. However, while ecstatic, Cao Conglong was not careless. Chen Wen still had more than 200 cavalrymen in his hands. Even if they could break the infantry teams of those sentries, he could still withdraw from the battlefield. It was too difficult to kill this warrior. Instead of wasting time and energy, it would be the first priority to repel the pursuers and relieve the future troubles and continue to march into Taizhou.
After receiving good news that reinforcements had arrived, the soldiers of Fubiao Battalion, who were already retreating step by step, took advantage of the Jinhua Ming army's hesitation for a moment and barely stopped their retreating steps and tried to reorganize the front and launch a counterattack.
However, at this moment, Chen Wen was still unmoved. Seeing that the attack of the Yuanyang Formation Killer Team in front of him slowed down, he sighed inwardly that it was still garrisons in some places. Chen Wen pressed the flag and the intense sound of war drums sounded again.
"Tiger!"
Whether it is the war barracks or local garrisons, the long-term training and the brainwashing of Chen Wen's practice of "rebuilding the Qi family army", every soldier in this army has long formed a conditioned reflex - the drum sound of the attack sounded, and the roar of the word "tiger" came out, and the entire army immediately launched the most fierce attack on the enemy in front of him!
In this way, the Fubiao Battalion, which had just stabilized the front, began to retreat again under the attack of the Jinhua Ming Army. The gap in combat effectiveness between the two sides was too big. In order to prevent the cavalry with extremely strong power from detouring the flanks or behind them, He Decheng had to make up a well-behaved round formation. In this way, the Fubiao Battalion, which had originally had more than a thousand troops, was actually only two or three hundred people on the local battlefield where the fierce battle with the Jinhua Ming Army, and had lost the only military advantage that could be relied on. If it weren't for the hope of reinforcements coming to encircle the enemy, I was afraid that the army would collapse at the beginning of the second round of attacks.
The reinforcements were still coming, and Fubiao Battalion was struggling to support him under the leadership of He Decheng, the general who had personally approached the front line. Chen Wen still had more than 200 cavalry in his hands and had not moved yet, but for Cao Conglong and others, it would be a great victory as long as they drove them out of the battlefield, at least that would be achieved.
As reinforcements marched anxiously, the members who were still complimenting Cao Conglong closed their mouths one after another, and then stretched their necks to look at the fiery red Ming general flag of the reinforcements.
"Liu, deputy general of the former battalion of Biaoying, the governor of the Ming Dynasty"
After seeing the above words thoroughly, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and finally sent down their always-kneaded hearts. Then they continued to praise Cao Conglong's strategy, which was more beautiful than before.
On the battlefield, the Jinhua Ming Army was still pressing step by step, while the Fubiao Camp was still struggling to support it. At this moment, the circular formation had become an elliptical, but because the right wing was Dongyang River, the left wing was also squeezed by the Jinhua Ming Army while extending outward. As time went by, the entire formation gradually squeezed towards the Dongyang River. However, Chen Wen's cavalry still did not move, and even kept a slight warning towards Dongyang County.
The Ming army was approaching Dongyang County, but the destination was not the right wing of the Ming army in Jinhua, but the left wing of Fubiao Battalion, which continued to extend, seemed to be in convergence and encirclement. However, until less than a hundred steps were still left, the banner of the Ming army suddenly fell to the ground!
In the army, the flag fell to the ground, which is very unlucky. In history, many people even led to the defeat of the army.
But before the people who saw all this came to their senses, the other flag with the words "Liu, Guerrilla General of Dongyang County, Jinhua Town, Daming" was actually raised, and the Ming army also began to change its formation and the archers behind the formation also began to shoot upward towards Fubiao Camp.
He watched all this in amazement until the first wave of arrows swept through the left wing of Fubiao Camp. The soldiers of Fubiao Camp, including Cao Conglong and He Decheng, were able to react.
It was indeed reinforcements, but it was not their Fubiao camp, but the reinforcements of the Jinhua Ming army and Chen Wen's reinforcements!
The soldiers of Fubiao camp, who were already on the verge of collapse, instantly turned into despair when they discovered the last hope, and the extreme negative feelings immediately spread. In just a moment, they fell apart from the left wing of the army to the vanguard, and then spread to the entire army as a whole. Instead, Cao Conglong was still standing under the banner and staring at all.
how so?!
Why was the general named Liu Cheng like this? Even Lu Wenlong did not think about what happened. Cao Conglong stood in the scattered chaotic army. If the flag had not stood up here, the former green camp soldiers in Fubiao Camp knew that it was a dead place, they were afraid that Cao Conglong would have been involved.
"Fujun, run away quickly, keep the green mountains there, and you will not have to worry about burning firewood!"
He raised his head and looked at the confidant in front of him, Cao Conglong shook his head with a wry smile. It was over, the Fubiao Camp was over, and the plan to attack Taizhou was over, and the Lujianguo Group, which was far away in Fujian, was also not spared.
It's completely finished!
The collapse of Fubiao Battalion suddenly came, but the two Ming troops did not stagnate at all. Instead, they launched an attack more hard, especially the later defenders of Dongyang County. They thought they were bewitched by the officers at that time, but if they had not tried their best to kill a few more rebels and used the rebel's head to surrender, who would know if they would be implicated in the future?
The two Ming troops crazily chopped and slashed the former green camp soldiers in Fubiao Camp. The overall situation was settled, but Cao Conglong must not let him run away again. As early as the moment of his collapse, a team of cavalry rushed into the enemy formation from the junction of the two armies. The horses collided and the humans stabbed, and soon they broke out into a bloody road. However, before they rushed to the banner, they heard a burst of neighing and squealing there.
"I caught Cao Conglong, I caught Cao Conglong."
The person who appeared in front of the officer leading the team was a senior civil servant in the second-rank official uniform being pulled by a pair of big hands. The people who pulled Cao Conglong hated that their parents gave them a little, and they were afraid that the Ming army would not understand what they were doing.
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Cao Conglong was captured alive, to be precise, and was presented to the Jinhua Mingjun by his entourage and the people.
The official uniform of the Zhejiang governor who was dressed in a well-dressed, loyal and righteous manner had been torn to pieces, and even the black gauze on his head was gone. He was knocked to the ground by Chen Fugui, the captain of the personal guard cavalry. All the generals around Chen Wen glared at him, wishing to eat this despicable person who stabbed him in the back.
Not to mention that Cao Conglong had previously held the families of these soldiers hostages. Originally, with Chen Wen, they had surrounded Quzhou Prefecture City. Although the total number of Qing troops in the two routes was much greater than that of the Ming army, they were divided into two places, each of which was at a disadvantage. Moreover, the comrades on the northern line had blocked the Eight Banners in Anhua Town. The Jinhua Ming army had already taken the absolute initiative in the battlefield in Zhejiang. As long as they persisted for a few months, they would definitely be able to capture Quzhou Prefecture City. By then, who else in western Zhejiang or southern Zhejiang could stop the Ming army's attack, promotion, wealth, and rewards, and even regaining Hangzhou in one fell swoop, and even Nanjing would no longer be an unrealistic dream.
But now, with civil strife, the army that went on the expedition was forced to retreat to Longyou. The Qing army in Quzhou Prefecture City and the Qing army gathered in Jiangshan County have completed the confluence. The original good situation has completely reversed. The war situation in Zhejiang is once again beneficial to the Qing army. The initiator of all this was Cao Conglong, the governor of Zhejiang who sent the court to supervise and assist in handling military affairs and government affairs!
After taking a look at the third military supervisor since he joined the army, Chen Wen's thoughts that he had killed him immediately became weaker.
"This traitor needs another trial, so that everyone can know the judgment of his crimes!"
The Fubiao camp was completely finished. A small half of the Fubiao camp soldiers were captured by the Ming army, and the rest mostly fled upstream along the Dongyang River. Behind them were the Ming cavalry who were chasing them. On the contrary, the Fubiao camp soldiers who jumped into the rolling Dongyang River did not have to worry about the pursuit behind them.
Among the cheering crowd, Cao Conglong was tied up like a rice dumpling, and even a walnut was stuffed into his mouth and was taken directly into the prison car. At this time, Liu Cheng, the garrison commander of Dongyang County, also knelt down in front of Chen Wen, saying that he was guilty of death.
There are mostly defenders of Dongyang County on the battlefield. Chen Wen is not afraid of what they will and dares, but he may still need this army to continue fighting. It is not good to take over the general who has just made contributions to them now. That will only lead to unstable morale and inability to fight again. Moreover, I don’t know whether Liu Cheng had reported to the Quzhou camp. Whether this officer really had to do so needs more evidence to support it.
"Let's talk about your affairs back to the city. Now hand over the seal."
"I am honest and obey the commander's military orders."
Chen Wen's personal soldiers relaxed the bondage, and Liu Cheng respectfully handed out the seal representing military power. Then he stood aside without showing any strangeness or dissatisfaction. It seemed that he had just carried out the most normal work exchange, and no one could tell that he was wrong.
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"Deputy General Liu, don't forget that you were the one who let Luo Chengyan Baitou Army go, you were the one who offered plans to take the family of the officers as the qualifying. You were the one who planned to attack Taizhou from Yushan Town, and you also accepted the position of Deputy General of Fubiao Battalion. Now, you have no way out!"
As Lu Wenlong spoke this passage word by word, Liu Cheng's cold and sharp eyes as sharp as a blade began to sting Lu Wenlong's skin, but his words did not stop because of Xia Ran.
The blade pierced into the skin, as if blood would drip out the next moment, but when it came to the next moment, the sharpness disappeared without a trace, and the one that was replaced was just a wry smile.
"You are right. No matter which of these things, Chen Wen will not let me go."
After all, he was just a civil servant. Lu Wenlong's breathing in Liu Cheng's murderous aura was stagnant, and he did not calm down until he heard this sentence.
"Everything is ready, only the east wind is not needed. Liu Shuai, when he arrives in Taizhou, he will welcome His Highness the Superintendent back to Zhejiang. At that time, the officials may call you a lord or a marquis. Let's leave early."
"Lu Zanhua is polite. But..."
"Just what?"
"Chen Wen has come back and may catch up soon. We must be fully prepared!"
Next, the two of them calculated the possible situations together one by one, and came up with solutions, and finally checked the details repeatedly.
It was not until the next morning that Lu Wenlong sent his accompanying servants to return to report the letters, and Liu Cheng ordered his servants to prepare for the rest of the room to stay as the military supervisor.
"I'm upset, Liu Shuai."
"Lu Zanhua is polite."
After saying that, Lu Wenlong, who had been tired of sleep, followed the servant to the door, but when the servant went out, not only did not continue to guide him, but instead closed the door again.
Immediately afterwards, a general with calluses on his mouth covered Lu Wenlong's mouth with big hands. At the same time, a cold sharp blade pierced his waist, no longer as illusory as before.
"Lu Zanhua, it seems that you have forgotten something. I have told you directly oral the things you said before, except for accepting the position of deputy general of Fubiao camp, and no third person heard it. More importantly, I did not leave any handwriting and letters to you. So, I still have a way out!"
Chapter completed!