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After the camp was set up that day, Shen Youlong told the generals: "It's good to be on guard tonight. The whole army sleeps in clothes, and the weapons can't leave their hands. Set up more sentries, and we must guard against night attacks by bandits."

The generals went to do it immediately and passed on the military order, which made the whole army even more panicked.

This night, many people did not sleep well.

In the middle of the night, a sentry suddenly shouted: "What are you doing?"

Hearing the scolding, more than a dozen deserters speeded up and ran towards the mountain outside the barracks.

"stop!"

The sentinel is very responsible, because he received a [-] Wen subsidy for watching the sentry tonight.

At this critical moment, you must be generous, otherwise, who would be willing to be a sentinel?

"Is there a night attack by rebels?" An officer rushed to ask.

Another sentinel was dozing off, and when he heard this, he immediately shouted in a panic: "Enemy attack, enemy attack!"

"Dang Dang Dang Dang!"

A sentry began to sound the gong as a warning.

The officers and soldiers of the whole army woke up suddenly, took up weapons one after another, and some of them ran away in fright, and the whole barracks became a mess for no reason.

After finally calming down, counting the number of people began at dawn, and there were red-eyed and yawning everywhere.

That night, more than 200 soldiers ran away, more than 700 civilian husbands ran away, and several ships transporting luggage.

One of them contained a lot of money, which was the money of Shi Wangzheng, the deputy commander.

Fei Ruhe had been besieging the city of Longchuan for two months, and the deputy commander had to find something to do, extorting rich merchants in the city and getting a lot of money.Then, they misappropriated the army's grain transport ship to deliver goods to themselves. This kind of private use of public equipment is very common.

Especially during the small imperial court of the Southern Ming Dynasty, when a large number of civil servants moved south with their families, how could the countless wealth be transported away?

The eight immortals cross the sea, each showing their magical powers.

The most powerful civil servants directly used warships and civilian troops to transfer family treasures for themselves.And behind them was the Qing army chasing after them. The scene was indescribably weird.

At this moment, Shi Wangzheng was furious. He obtained several thousand taels of silver from Longchuan, and let his confidant sleep on the boat to escort him throughout the journey.

That bastard confidant was his own nephew, but he sailed away in the middle of the night last night!

Shi Wangzheng was not the only one who was angry, there were obviously generals who were using public weapons for private use, and they were also using grain ships to carry goods.

In order to stop the loss, the generals asked for the unloading of the goods, and asked the civilian husbands to carry the goods on the shore, and then moved the luggage and food back to the ship.Even if he escapes, the civilian husband can't take too much away, unlike the boat that escapes and loses everything.

Shen Youlong was so angry that he called the generals and scolded his head and face: "What time is it, you are still greedy for money. Take out your silver and donate 100 taels per person. I will give more money to the soldiers." Issue rates!"

It can only be punished in this way, the board falls gently, and the war is about to start, Shen Youlong dare not offend the general.

The military generals in the late Ming Dynasty were indeed of low status, but at the same time they were arrogant and domineering.

A sixth-rank military officer dares to wear first-rank casual clothes and walk past the civilian officials swaggeringly, and the civil officials can only turn a blind eye to it.

"kill!"

As they walked, there was a sudden cry of killing in the mountains ahead.

"Stop marching!"

"Array, array, don't panic!"

After a while, only a few search teams were killed by 20 Datong ambush soldiers, and more than [-] people sent out to explore the road were killed by Datong army ambush soldiers.

Shen Youlong was about to be driven crazy. The more than 100 miles of road had to be walked along the river bank, and both sides of the Dongjiang River were full of mountains, and any section of the road might be ambushed.

Fei Ruhe only needed to send [-] soldiers to create panic along the way.

More officers and soldiers were sent into the mountain, and the five hundred fellow soldiers ran away immediately.Once the officers and soldiers relax, the false ambush may become a real ambush.

These officers, soldiers and soldiers are already almost suffering from a nervous breakdown.

Chapter 253 [Fire Gun Shooting]

There are still forty miles away from Heyuan County.

The search team in charge of exploring the road suddenly came back with two wooden signs: "Master, I found this by the river ahead."

Shen Youlong glanced at it, and quickly scolded: "This is a treacherous trick by bandits, take it away and burn it, don't want to destroy our army's morale!"

"What is this?" Vice President Shi Wangzheng came over curiously.

"False words, don't pay attention."

Shen Youlong didn't want to be seen by others, so he directly blocked the writing on the wooden board with his sleeve.

The two wooden signs were indeed full of false news.

A wooden sign reads: Lu Qian, the general soldier of Guangdong, was wiped out in Yingde County.

A wooden sign reads: General Lin Junen surrendered in Xiancheng, Heyuan County.

At this time, Fei Ruhe sent many small boats to cruise on the Dongjiang River, but no news could be conveyed.

What could be passed on was all released by Fei Ruhe on purpose, and Shen Youlong could only choose to believe it or not.

These Soushan team members are all the governor's pacesetters.They left holding the wooden sign, and the commander-in-chief Shi Wangzheng became more and more curious, guessing that it must be some very bad news.

Shi Wangzheng returned to his team and warned his confidant servants to flee immediately if the situation went wrong.

In troubled times, everything is imaginary, and only the army can rely on it.

A general without an army is worse than a wild dog!

However, those search team members did not immediately chop and burn the wooden signs after re-entering the mountain, but gathered together to start a discussion.

"Why don't we run away, the Heyuan County in front is definitely gone, and going there is a dead end."

"Yeah, the governor was kind to us, but we took the risk to explore the road for several days, and more than 20 people died before and after. We are already worthy of the governor."

"Go, go, go home."

"..."

The search team responsible for exploring the road all ran away without Shen Youlong knowing about it.

The whole army continued to advance, and after losing the search team, they came to the ambush point without knowing it.

"Fourth brother, the officers and soldiers are here."

"Let the ones in front go, and kill them in the middle!"

The person in charge of these 500 people was Xiao Shan, who was born as a slave of the Xiao family in Yongyang Town.

Xiao Shan was quickly promoted when he was suppressing bandits in Southern Jiangxi. There were bandits everywhere in the mountains. Xiao Shan wiped out countless bandits, and by the way he developed the ability to fight in the mountains.

The five hundred soldiers under his command are also proficient in mountain warfare, and they climb over mountains and ridges like walking on flat ground.

The marching speed of the officers and soldiers was very slow, dragging a long snake along the river bank.

"kill!"

"Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo~~~~~~"

Five hundred Datong troops rushed out from the mountain, and the resounding charge horn pierced the sky, rushing towards the long snake's waist.

The deputy commander, Shi Wangzheng, originally wanted to lead his troops to escape, but his troops were relatively forward. If he escaped, he could only run forward, and he might run into Fei Ruhe's main force.

This guy was forced to fight to the death and shouted: "End the formation, end the formation!"

Shi Wangzheng's hundreds of confidantes form an formation very quickly, not losing to the ordinary Datong army.

However, except for the governor's pacesetter and the general's servant, the rest of the soldiers and civilian husbands were all scared out of their wits.Seeing the thieves rushing closer and closer, the soldiers and civilian husbands collapsed instantly, and many simply jumped into the river and swam to the other side.

In a blink of an eye, there were only more than 3000 pacesetters and servants left, still trying to form a defensive formation by the river.

But as the soldiers and civilian husbands fled in all directions, the servants who were at the back were also rushed to pieces. The general was really bad, so he simply started to flee with his servants.

Shen Youlong's pacesetter, Shi Wangzheng's servant, is indeed an elite, with sufficient food and wages at ordinary times, and willing to sacrifice his life in battle.

Under the impact of the rout, these people were able to maintain their formation.

They approached each other and gradually formed a large formation of more than 2000 people by the river, just waiting for Zuo Shan's [-] soldiers to come and die.

Then, there are so many routs that can be chased and killed, why does Zuo Shan go to attack the big formation?

Whichever side has the most rout soldiers, Zuo Shan will chase that side, and chase them away completely.After the collapse is complete, don't even think about getting together again. At that time, the officers and soldiers will not have enough manpower to transport food.

"There are only a few hundred thieves, kill them!" Shi Wangzheng gritted his teeth.

"kill!"

Shen Youlong also went all out.

These more than 2000 people were indeed elite soldiers, and they were able to form an formation and chase in the direction of Zuo Shan under the interference of the rout.

It is not difficult to train this kind of elite soldiers. Usually, the rewards and punishments are clear, and the food and wages are sufficient. Shen Youlong even has five hundred firearms.

As for the other soldiers, they are all consumables, and they need to be re-recruited after fighting.

Zuo Shan led his troops to hunt down two miles away, seeing that a large number of rout troops were scattered, he immediately ordered to enter the mountain, completely ignoring the more than 2000 elite officers and soldiers who were chasing them.

Shen Youlong and Shi Wangzheng chased after him for a long time, but they didn't dare to follow into the mountains, so they could only stay on the spot to guard and rest, and at the same time, they sent people to gather up the rout soldiers nearby.

After working for a long time, he finally gathered more than a thousand defeated soldiers, and Shen Youlong's total strength was only four thousand.

Among the 4000 people, more than 2000 belong to the elite, and the overall combat effectiveness does not seem to have dropped too much.

However, all the civilian husbands ran away, and several grain transport ships also ran away!

Shi Wangzheng's face was ugly, and he said to Shen Youlong: "Supervisor, you can't go any further. There must be the main force of the bandit army. You can't retreat. Our march is too slow. The bandit soldiers from Longchuan County have already occupied the county and chased them over. We can only abandon our luggage, choose a place to go into the mountains, climb over the mountains and go straight to Yong'an County (Zijin County). In the southwest of Yong'an County, there is a small road that can go through the mountains to the southwest of Heyuan County, and then we can safely retreat to Huizhou Prefecture. "

"Retreat now!"

Shen Youlong was very decisive this time. He took the initiative to abandon a large amount of luggage and left with only a small amount of food and ammunition.

A few kilometers away, Fei Ruhe got the news and said with a sneer, "You ran really fast!"

Zuo Shan's [-] soldiers tossed in the mountains for several days. Not only were the soldiers exhausted, but they also ran out of dry food.They returned to the ambush point just now, picked up some food, and chased into the mountains with great energy.

Fei Ruhe only brought [-] elite soldiers and no logistics supplies, so he also accelerated to chase from several miles away.

At first, the mountain was not steep.

However, the officers and soldiers carried a small amount of food and ammunition, so the speed must be relatively slow.

Shi Wangzheng suggested: "Master, let's throw away all the food, and each person should carry a few catties of food with him. As long as we cross this mountain, we will have food in Yong'an County."

Zuo Shan's five hundred chasing soldiers could be seen from a distance behind him, Shen Youlong said: "Why don't you fight a battle first and wipe out these hundreds of bandit soldiers."

"You can set up an ambush." ​​Shi Wangzheng nodded.

Immediately, the officers and soldiers each carried a few catties of grain, and the firecrackers carried a small amount of ammunition, and immediately marched forward lightly.The discarded supplies were thrown on the hillside to slow down Zuo Shan's pursuit.

The officers and soldiers turned over a mountain depression and immediately hid and set up an ambush.

In order to bite the officers and soldiers, Zuo Shan couldn't search along the way.After he boarded the col, his brows were frowned immediately, and he lost track of the officers and soldiers.

Under the mountain col, there are dense forests everywhere, and ghosts know where the officers and soldiers have gone.

To chase or not to chase?

At this moment, there was a sudden noise in the woods ahead.

"Bastard!"

Shen Youlong cursed angrily.

But it was the defeated soldiers who had been gathered, and they had been frightened for a long time.After entering the mountain, they were still in charge of transporting grain and grass, and being watched by elites, they were too tired and afraid to escape.

Now, Shen Youlong planned to ambush the Datong Army, and the elites all hid themselves, and the ordinary officers and soldiers finally had a chance to escape.

Food transporters are consumables, and these ordinary officers and soldiers are not much better.

How could they be willing to fight in such a predicament?

More than 1000 rout soldiers gathered back, took advantage of Shen Youlong and Shi Wangzheng's ambush, immediately ran away, and exposed the ambush points of the officers and soldiers by the way.

"hey-hey!"

Zuo Shan grinned, he stopped chasing, and just stood guard on the col.

"ignition!"

Seeing that it was impossible to ambush, Shen Youlong simply ordered a strong attack. They had more than 2000 elite soldiers, and it would definitely be no problem to fight [-] bandit soldiers.