After Chen Qice left, Chen Wen's troops were also divided into two parts, and some of them were carrying mortars to move south. Chen Qice's navy could carry these big guys forward, while Chen Wen led his main force to advance to Guangzhou in the degree of daily training.ww

The cavalry everywhere explored all the changes around. The army headed westward, and the Huizhou defenders had already evacuated, and the Ming army was like entering a no-man. As the guide, Sun Yunxuan was from Huizhou. Although he had been away from Huizhou for two years, the local people in the hometown have lived for many years and the road is still familiar.

The only thing Chen Wen has an impression of about Huizhou is that the pork with plum vegetables is that the others are much worse. However, along the way, you can always see Hakka people's enclosures, which is a scene.

The so-called Hakka people are actually Han people. As they are called, they are descendants of Han people who migrated south. Huizhou, Meizhou in northern Chaozhou, Ganzhou in Jiangxi, and Tingzhou in Fujian are collectively called the four Hakka states. The latter three have fallen into Chen Wen's hands. Now that Huizhou is about to be restored, it can be considered as a completion.

However, the army passed by, but the gates of the enclosed houses were still closed. At most, people were sent to send some food and grass, which was called Xiangzan's military supplies. In fact, it was to express the attitude of giving gifts, and that's all.

Chen Wen hasn't been to such treatment for many years. I remember the last time I attacked Jinhua five years ago. What he didn't expect was that he was already a prince and had more than 100,000 armors under his command, especially in the past two years, the people often ate pots of slurry to welcome the king's army. Now this is still the case, which is speechless enough.

"Your Highness..."

Sun Yunxuan is a local and has a higher understanding of the folk customs. Seeing that Chen Wen's generals' dissatisfaction became more and more serious, they stared at the villager who led the team with wide eyes, swallowed and wanted to speak for him.

"Sun Guerrilla, I can understand their thoughts."

Such walled houses have a defensive effect. Hakka has gone through hardships in the south, and the harsh living environment of that year can be fully demonstrated from this point. After all, the people still hope to live a peaceful and stable life, relying on their own efforts to improve living conditions and allow their families to live a better life. However, in this world, there will be a few days of real peace and prosperity, especially in this war era.

"Tell the hometown that I am Chen Wen, the king of Yue of the Ming Dynasty. This time I passed by this place to fight against the traitors who had been cruel to the people of Guangdong for many years. I asked them to wait for good news at home."

Full of confidence, Chen Wen led the army to continue moving forward. The city of Huizhou Prefecture is located in the southwest of Huizhou. It is like Chaozhou. It is located downstream of a river entering the sea, and the transportation is extremely convenient.

Huizhou General Huang Yingjie had already evacuated, and Chen Wen's army entered the city without bloodshed. According to the plan, Chen Qice escorted the cannons to climb 6 in Daya Bay, and then went north to the Xizhi River to go to the water route with Chen Wen in Huizhou City. The cavalry had arrived long before the army arrived at Huizhou City. Logically speaking, Chen Qice was on the water route, and he would only be faster than Chen Wen and not slower than Chen Wen, but he still has not arrived yet, which really makes people feel a little worried.

"King, will there be any problem with General Ling Hai?"

This issue can be internal or external. After all, it is the Ming army in Guangdong, and the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang are limited to information from various channels. Even Chen Wen has only seen Chen Qice this time, and some things are really hard to say.

"It's okay, General Ling Hai only escorted the giant cannons for siege. Hou Guoyuan and An Youfu also carried temporary siege artillery teams. If there were fewer ones, there would be fewer ones. But we can't delay any more."

On the eve of arriving at Huizhou Prefecture City, Hou Guoyuan's messenger sent a piece of information. The two divisions of Hou Guoyuan and An Youfu had recovered the northern part of Huizhou, and the army soon arrived in Changning County in the northwest of Huizhou. Changning County is not too far from the straight line of Fucheng, but there are mountain roads in the middle, so it may take several days to arrive.

Originally, Chen Wen could have used the time of reunion to continue waiting for Chen Qice's navy, but another content in the report sent by Hou Guoyuan forced him to continue to advance.

"Has Zhang Wei surrendered?"

Chen Wen nodded and then said, "A deputy general of Shaozhou, it is no big deal to surrender or not. He does not have the ability to control the situation of the battle. However, the angel that Shang Kexi claimed could arrive in Guangdong in half a month, so I still have to give face."

Shang Kexi received the news that Chen Wen had entered Fujian in Guangxi, and then rushed back to Guangzhou with his army. He knew he was defeated. While he persuaded Ma Xiong in Wuzhou, he had already sent envoys to Yunnan and Guizhou. If he looked at the degree of the envoy's rapid whip, half a month would be enough.

But there are not many variables here, such as whether Li Dingguo would support the reaction of the Yongli court; for example, Sun Kewang's reaction, especially when Yongli followed Li Dingguo to play a "occupying the nest" for him, the time for the Qin vassal army must be considered; even if the envoy encountered special circumstances on the road and delayed it would affect the actual results.

However, if Sun Kewang really attacked Jiangxi as much as Shang Kexi said, and if the Yongli court really sent an angel to order Chen Wen to retreat, Chen Wen had not yet thought about whether he would really break up with the Yongli court for this. Since this is the case, the key is to expect the enemy to be lenient and the army to capture Guangzhou as quickly as possible.

After a little rest, Chen Wen's army continued to advance westward. Unfortunately, Huang Yingjie took away almost all the ships when he left Huizhou. Otherwise, it would take only one or two days to arrive in Guangzhou from the Dongjiang River.

However, shortly after Chen Wen left Huizhou, Chen Qice's troops arrived at Daya Bay. The unloading ships of the artillery that were in charge of escorting him to the ferry on the Xizhi River controlled by the Ming army.

"This general, our troops were intercepted by the traitor Xu Long on the road, which delayed the time. I hope the general will make a good statement to the last general in front of the king."

Chen Qice was also unlucky. The rebels in western Guangdong were already mixed with fish and dragons. Not long after his fleet left Shangxiachuan Island, Shang Kexi received the news, so Xu Long took the navy out of Guangzhou Bay and chased eastward to prevent Chen Wen from getting the support of Chen Qice's navy.

There was a time difference between the two of them sending troops, but Xu Long did not catch up, but Chen Qice encountered him in the Pinghaiso area when he returned to the voyage. To be honest, Pinghaiso was not far from Daya Bay, and it could even be said to be very close. However, Xu Long was blocked there in order to take advantage of Chen Qice's alone army to fight with him to prevent Chen Wen from approaching Guangzhou after Chen Qice, Li Changrong and other naval forces joined forces to enter Guangzhou Bay and control the sea power.

Chen Qice was in a hurry, while Xu Long was not too slow. As soon as he encountered it, although it was a draw, Chen Qice still suffered some losses. This was impossible. His sea ships in Xinhui, Xinning and other places did not suffer much, but the soldiers and generals still suffered a lot. Now it was the time to be weak, and he was eager to complete the tasks assigned by Chen Wen, and his command was a little impatient, so he naturally failed to find any advantage in Xu Long's hands.

In the first draw in the battle, Chen Qice had to avoid the edge for a while, and then reorganized it and then fight Xu Long. This time he expelled Xu Long, but the agreed time passed, so he had to say a few good words in front of this cavalry general.

"Shishou Chen, I will only be gentle and I will not be able to treat you as such." After waiting for three more days, the unhappy cavalry general replied coldly to Chen Qice, and then handed a letter to Chen Qice: "This is the latest order of my king. After you have read it, just follow it."

The first time he fought under Chen Wen's command, Chen Qice delayed time, which was not the same as when he was under Li Dingguo. Chen Wen was extremely strict in his army, and Chen Qice had heard of it. Although he might not care about him, he still had to be trembling in his heart. He took the envelope with both hands and bowed far away in the direction of Huizhou before opening the envelope.

In the letter, Chen Wen had no intention of blame. It would be difficult to avoid any incidents at sea, and it would be delayed for several days when encountering storms. Besides, Chen Qice was just a friendly army who came to cooperate with the war, and was not Chen Wen's direct subordinate. Too much blame was unnecessary, but he needed comfort.

"...I also know that the weather on the sea changes rapidly, and even when encountering wind and waves, it may delay time. There is no need to worry. When you receive this letter, I have set out to march into Guangzhou. The cannons you escort are for siege. Most of the ships in Huizhou were plundered by Huang thief Yingjie. From here, I unload the ships on Xizhi River or go straight to Weiyuan Island. I grant you full authority."

After savoring the meaning of the text, Chen Qice immediately regarded it as Chen Wen giving him a chance to make meritorious service. He quickly ordered his subordinates to stop unloading the ship and load the unloaded door back quickly.

"It turns out that the general reported to His Highness King Yue. The General defeated Xu Long in Pinghai Sect. Now Guangzhou Bay is a place where our navy is scattered. The General will rush to Weiyuan Island and will never delay His Highness's affairs."

Weiyuan Island has already penetrated into Guangzhou Bay, and Dongguan County is to the north. Chen Qice boarded the ship in a burgeoning manner, and the cavalry general led the team to leave at 6 o'clock and rushed to Huizhou to chase the main force of the Ming army. However, Chen Qice was more careful and had sent people back to Shangxiachuan Island to invite Li Changrong to Daxi Mountain to wait for him so that the two armies could join forces to enter Guangzhou Bay.

This was the established plan. Not only Chen Qice, but Li Changrong also wanted to leave a good impression on Chen Wen. The fleet drew anchor and rushed to Guangzhou Bay in a mighty manner. Chen Wen's support troops soon arrived at Weiyuan Island.

This time, Chen Qice arrived first, and the reception troops were just a step forward. However, this time, before the artillery was unloaded, Chen Wen's new order forced Chen Qice to load the ship again.

This time, the loading of the ship was no longer loaded back onto a large ship, but on a sand ship that could travel in the river. According to Chen Wen's order, the sand ship left Weiyuan Island and rushed all the way to Dongguan, where there was a Qing army stationed there. Chen Wen did not intend to consume troops, so he planned to bombard it with cannons directly.

This is a contribution to assisting the attack, and it is a credit. Chen Qice and Li Changrong were both happy and hurriedly directed the command headquarters to act according to Chen Wen's order.

The mortar cannons and red artillery cannons transported by Chen Qice quickly moved to the sand ship. The sand ship slowly went upstream, but fortunately it was not too far away. However, when I arrived in the south of Dongguan, I realized that it was Zhang Zisheng, the commander of the Minzhong Division of Duke of Gan, and Chen Wen, with the Siming Division, the Luling Division and the Yuhang Division, rushing to Guangzhou first.

There was no unexpected situation in the attack on Dongguan County. The Dongguan city wall was built in the early Ming Dynasty, which could prevent Japanese pirates and floods. It was very strong. However, the morale of the defenders in the city was really not good. Before the city wall could be knocked out, the white flag was raised, which made Zhang Zisheng, who had been preparing for a long time under the city. He had done several various response plans and wasted a lot of effort.

"Surrendered after firing two guns. Why are you still pretending to behave just now?"

Zhang Zisheng was very dissatisfied with this. He had been in Fujian for two years. Although Chen Wen had never treated him badly in his official position, he had missed his reputation as the king. He missed the great achievements of restoring Nanjing, but he had missed the whole life and had no regrets. As a warrior, he would always dream of being able to kill enemies and make meritorious contributions. This time, Chen Wen gave the task of independent troops to attack the city. Zhang Zisheng happened to plan to make a move, and he also asked those guys who were jealous of his status to see it. As a result, the defenders were so strong that they were really disappointed.

"God of the Kingdom, please spare my life. The old dog Shang Kexi has arranged all the elites in Guangzhou. We who guard the outer county towns are not his confidants. Everyone has long wanted to surrender to His Royal Highness King Yue and surrender to the Kingdom. It is really the confidant Shang Kexi who supervises the battle in the city who has taken the initiative to take it too seriously. If the Lord of the Kingdom fired a few shots and scared him, we would really have no way to make a noise."

Zhang Zisheng was not very satisfied with the process, but the information provided by the defenders was very useful. This is true in Dongguan, and there is also Zengcheng County in the north, which is also the area where he is responsible for the attack. Now that the defenders of Dongguan are there, there is probably no need to waste too much energy there.

"You guys follow your Duke to Zengcheng County to persuade the defenders of Zengcheng County to open the city and surrender, and you will have the benefits of you."

With the gratitude of gratitude from the defenders, Zhang Zisheng was about to set off to cross the Dongjiang River. However, on the banks of the Dongjiang River, on the side of the fleet that was reloading, Zhang Zisheng got closer but clearly saw Li Changrong gently caressing one of the mortars, showing an envious look.

"Well, this person can try to win one or two for the king."

Zhang Zisheng gently stroked his beard and boarded the ferry with a smile. He was not in a hurry to fight for it now. After conquering Guangzhou, he had time. He was the highest-level officer. He knew that there was not much time left for the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Now he still had to pull out the strongholds that threatened the lateral rear food route as soon as possible. He could better avoid interference from external forces when he launched a siege battle as soon as possible.

Time is tight, and Zhang Zisheng quickly swept the threat from the side and established a stronghold to serve as the cover of the main force. At the same time, Chen Wen had already handed over the army to Ma Xin. Ma Xin would lead the troops to march normally and set up camp at the designated location, while Chen Wen would rush to Guangzhou with a cavalry to know it in advance.

However, outside the Dongcheng City of Guangzhou, Shang Kexi had already set up a different village at several key locations. It was not easy for Chen Wen to have a glimpse of the reality of Guangzhou. He had no intention of attacking this time. He relied on the telescope to see from a distance and couldn't see clearly what the general situation was, but he could barely know the general situation. However, a white place outside the Dongcheng City really made him frown. It was not until a moment later that he withdrew his gaze and then let out a sigh of vigor.
Chapter completed!