At Zuo Liangyu's order, the personal soldiers immediately took action, took out the fire pieces and ignited the dry branches and threw them into the boat.

Because Zuo Liangyu was originally a ship prepared for the 200,000 army, there were thousands of ships, and now it was a bit distressed to burn more than half of it in one breath.

But there is no way. If he does not burn these boats, he will leave it to the pursuit of Jin Shenghuan and Ma Jinzhong. Zuo Liangyu will never make such a mistake.

Some of the Left Army soldiers who arrived one after another were frightened when they saw the ships in the river berth igniting a raging fire.

How could such a big fire be ignited?

When they saw Zuo Liangyu's boat sailing, they finally understood.

Dashuang, Dashuang is going to abandon them!

These soldiers ran desperately on the river bank, trying to catch up with the ship that set sail. But how could this be possible? The distance between them and the boat was getting farther and farther away, and in a short while they could only see a black spot.

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After receiving the imperial edict, Huang Degong immediately dispatched troops to Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province to fight.

For him, the trip to Dengzhou was a shame, and he would never allow such shame to happen again.

On the contrary, he wanted to take this opportunity to avenge his previous shame and prove that Huang Degong is no worse than Gao Jie and no worse than the generals of the Shence Army!

With this idea in mind, Huang Degong had a strong desire to fight. He set out from Luzhou and ordered a rush to arrive before Zuo Liangyu reached Jiujiang. In this way, he had enough time to prepare and wait for the effort.

Huang Degong has always looked down on Zuo Liangyu.

This guy was deeply favored by the emperor, but he fled repeatedly. Now he is actually doing rebellion under the guise of clearing the emperor's side and cannot be forgiven no matter what.

Huang Degong was born in the old brave camp of the Chongzhen Dynasty and was very loyal to the Zhu Ming royal family. He wanted to capture Zuo Liangyu and then peel and cramp, and torture him in every way.

Finally, after a few days of marching, Huang Degong rushed to outside Jiujiang City before dark that day.

Governor Yuan Jixian first received another imperial edict, knowing that Huang Degong was coming to reinforce.

But for the sake of safety, he still asked Huang Degong for the transfer order from the Ministry of War.

After checking that the order was correct, Yuan Jixian ordered the city gate to open and Huang De Power's Department enter the city.

Huang Degong was very strict with military discipline. After entering the city, the soldiers did not loot and rape.

Yuan Jixian was very satisfied and praised Huang Degong for a few words.

"Don't praise Yuan Junmen anymore. I, Lao Huang, is just a rough man. I only know how to go to battle to kill the enemy and serve the emperor's kindness. I don't bother to care about the things around me."

After saying that, he waved his hand and laughed loudly.

Yuan Jixian stroked his beard and said, "Haha, General Huang is such a wonderful person. I calculated with my fingers that the left thief will definitely be captured alive by General Huang this time!"

"oh?"

Huang Degong's eyes lit up and said, "Can Yuan Junmen still tell fortunes?"

Yuan Jixian nodded slightly: "I understand a little bit."

"Then Zuo Liangyu's great rebellion was so unfair that everyone could kill him. With my character, Lao Huang, I wished he could be killed. But this kind of evil deed should be escorted to the capital and handed over to His Majesty the Holy Majesty."

Of course, Huang Degong would not really kill Zuo Liangyu in front of the formation. Capturing him alive and captive Guard would be much more important than sending a head.

With Huang Degong's strong army, Yuan Jixian finally had a clear idea.

He asked in a harmonious voice: "I wonder how many people General Huang brought this time?"

Huang Degong said in a deep voice: "Thirty thousand people."

This time, he brought most of the elite troops, leaving only 10,000 or 20,000 people stationed in Luzhou and other places.

Yuan Jixian nodded after hearing this: "With these 30,000 people there, there is no possibility of the left thief running away. This governor has ordered the navy to block the river surface, and then it will be impossible for him to float across the river surface."

Huang Degong was overjoyed when he heard this.

He really didn't expect that Yuan Jixian had a navy in his hand.

In this way, Zuo Liangyu couldn't run away.

Unless he abandons the ship and lands.

That would be exactly what Huang Degong wanted, and he could not wait to face Zuo Liangyu head-on.

"Haha, I, Lao Huang, will feel relieved with Yuan Junmen's words. The matter on the river will be left to Yuan Junmen, and the matter on the land will be covered by Lao Huang!"

Yuan Jixian was not very angry about Huang Degong's casualness.

If it were more than ten years ago, if a general dared to speak like this to the governor, he would inevitably be dragged down and beaten up. If the governor was angry, it might be possible to behead him.

Didn’t He Renlong beheaded by Sun Chuanting? That was just a few years ago.

But the situation is very different now. Military generals are in power and civil officials are weak. If they want to achieve political achievements, they must cooperate with military generals.

Just like this time, if Huang Degong didn't come to reinforce Yuan Jixian, it would be impossible for him to truly block Zuo Liangyu by himself.

What's more, Huang Degong was appointed as a Marquis. Not only did he have the title of general, he could be replaced by Wu Xun, and to some extent he could be on par with Yuan Jixian.

Yuan Jixian's approach to this was to turn a blind eye. As long as Huang Degong didn't do too much, he wouldn't care.

Everything is putting the overall situation first, and conquering the world depends on military generals. When the world is pacified, will the Emperor still rely on them and other civil servants to govern the country?

"General Huang is exhausted all the way, so he should rest for two days first, and wait for the left thief to escape and capture him in one fell swoop!"

"Haha, then I'll borrow the words of Yuan Junmen!"

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"Master-in-chief, Jiujiang is twenty miles ahead!"

After entering the Yangtze River from the Fushui River, Zuo Liangyu and his son completely got rid of Ma Jinzhong. Jin Shenghuan's pursuit was finally relieved.

Zuo Liangyu sighed, "For my father, I have negligently lost tens of thousands of troops in vain."

When Zuo Liangyu thought of this, he felt sore.

It would be fine if the nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses were not in the direct line. What really made Zuo Liangyu feel sad was that most of the soldiers and horses of the fourth battalion of his direct line were also discontinued in Xingguozhou.

As a result, there were only 30,000 troops around him, which was so bad that he didn't even recognize his mother.

"Why should the Father General lament? With his prestige, he would be able to recruit soldiers and horses? Then Governor Yuan is also a matter of knowledge about the current affairs. If the Father General discusses with him, he will definitely not make things difficult for the Father General."

Zuo Liangyu smiled bitterly and said, "I hope so. But once and for another time, now there are only 30,000 soldiers and horses in his father's hands, and there are pursuers. I just hope that Governor Yuan will let us go with one horse after another when we were in love."

Zuo Menggeng's eyes turned and laughed: "Why don't your father and coach put the blame on Jin and Ma?"

Zuo Liangyu frowned and said, "What do you mean?"

Zuo Menggeng said in a harmonious voice: "Son, the father and commander can say that the Qing Junban is the personal behavior of Jin Shenghuan and Ma Jinzhong. The father and commander were not aware of it before. When the father and commander discovered it, he tried their best to stop it. Unfortunately, Jin and Ma were prepared to burn Wuchang City and plunder the river along the way... The father and commander came to Jiujiang with an army loyal to the court and asked Governor Yuan for assistance."

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Chapter completed!