Du Shenquan, the envoy of the Zhenhai Festival, promptly allocated 5,000 hu of rice and 500 hu of salt to Sizhou, plus 2,000 reinforcements, and followed Xin Tan to aid Sizhou.
When they returned, the bandit army was also ready to intercept them. Both sides of the bank were heavily guarded. There were several roadblocks composed of large iron locks on the water, and there were warships ready to be dispatched at any time.
Zhenhai reinforcements did not dare to advance.
Xin Tan tried hard to persuade her but had no choice but to take the lead and said: "I will drive the boat and charge at the front to clear the way. If I succeed, you will follow; if I die, it will not be too late for you to leave. Okay?"
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Zhen Haijun admired Xin Tan as a man and a hero. But not everyone can be a hero.
Helpless, Xin Tan posted a high reward to recruit a death squad. There must be brave men under the heavy reward, and finally dozens of brave men applied.
Xin Chen registered their names with official documents and promoted them on the front line. When you storm into Sizhou City, you will be the official civil servants of the country; if you unfortunately die, the government will also recognize your official position and provide you with pensions according to your grade.
So three grain ships and one salt ship raised their sails and sailed upstream, heading straight for the bandit blockade.
The bandit troops on both sides of the Taiwan Strait fired thousands of arrows at once, and the arrows were like a gust of wind and rain, drenching the four baggage ships. After getting close to the iron rope, Xin Chen personally took the arrow and stone, holding a long-handled axe, and cut the iron rope. The breakout was successful.
All the defenders in Sizhou City saw it and cheered loudly, shaking the world.
Du Xun led the officers and soldiers who defended the city, full of tears, and cried to welcome Xin Tan into the city.
A few days later, another fleet was seen from a distance on the top of the city, flying the flag of the navy. It was intercepted by a rebel warship more than ten miles away from the city and could not get closer.
Who dares to respond?
Xin Chen.
If it were not recorded in official history, no one would believe it. Xin Tan, a god-like man, a model of personal heroism. He once again successfully broke through and joined forces with the Zhenhai reinforcements.
These are the nine grain transport ships of the Zhenhai Navy, led by the eunuch Zhang Cuncheng.
"The soldiers were afraid of the enemy on the way, almost to the point of mutiny. I threatened to commit suicide several times, and then I managed to get here..." Eunuch Zhang Cuncheng choked with sobs.
Xin Tan looked relaxed, laughed "haha", pointed to the pirate ship not far away, and said: "All reactionaries are paper tigers. Don't look at the large number of their ships. In fact, most of them are empty ships, and the number of pirates is not large. It's just a bluff. Otherwise, how could I easily break through and walk on flat ground?"
The soldiers believed what he said and set sail and raised anchor.
Under the leadership of Xin Tan, they beat drums and shouted, and marched in noisily. They actually broke through the enemy's blockade and successfully entered Sizhou City.
Breaking out by water was already a familiar route for Xin Tan. Cheating has become Xin Tan's daily routine.
Xin Tan recruited four hundred warriors and fought with the bandits on the waterway for more than a hundred miles before he escaped and rushed to Yangzhou to continue blood transfusions for Sizhou.
During his stay in Yangzhou, Xin Tan carried forward the good quality of not entering the house three times. He passed by the house more than ten times without visiting his wife, children and children. He devoted himself to raising food and wages, and raised a total of 20,000 shi of salt and rice, as well as a Thirteen thousand dollars.
Wu Jiong became Wu Jiong.
"Is this a public restroom? Come and leave whenever you want?"
This time, Xin Chen was greeted by 150 warships and more than 10,000 thieves, blocking the Huaihe River. He had to kill Xin Chen to relieve his hatred.
Taking advantage of the geographical location, the bandit army put down the fire boat and went down the river, hoping to use fire to cook a boiled fish for Xin Tan.
Xin Tan personally held a long harpoon and stood on the bow of the ship. Regardless of the smoke and fire, he moved the oncoming fire ship to the side of the fleet. Boiled fish, refused to sign.
The bandit army also took advantage of the huge ship and large number of people to build war tents, which were temporary "balconies" on both sides of the ship. The war shed extends out of the hull and becomes a suspended fortress. It can not only prevent small boats from joining the side and implement the "jumping gang" tactics to seize the ship, but also can shoot from the bunker. When you get close, you can also use spears and axes to torture the small boats from a high position.
Xin Tan was wise and courageous, and sent a suicide squad to row a boat, quickly shuttle under the war tent, and use a long gun to stir up the burning torch. You offer me boiled fish, and I offer you roast duck in the oven.
Under the war tent was a blind spot and a blind spot for the rebels. The rebels who did not want to be barbecued immediately fled in all directions. War tents also set fire to warships, and the river became chaotic.
Xin Chen gave an order, and the fleet took advantage of the chaos to break out of the encirclement and sailed into Sizhou City smoothly.
【Things are changing】
The news that Wang Hongli had killed Dai Keshi and defeated the South Route Army reached Xuzhou. Pang Xun was overjoyed and thought he could be invincible in the world. So the news of the victory in the Huaihe Battle was rearranged and printed, and was widely posted in the occupied areas, and they made a gesture of occupying the entire territory of Huainan in one fell swoop.
The rebels took advantage of the situation and captured Chuzhou, killing Gao Xiwang, the governor, and massacred the city; they attacked Hezhou, and Cui Yong, the governor, surrendered voluntarily and said that the rebels could rob money, food, and women as long as they didn't steal territory; they captured Haozhou, and the governor Cui Yong surrendered. Lu Wanghui died for his country, and all his servants and concubines were steamed and eaten by the bandits...
The people south of the Huaihe River and north of the Yangtze River were panicked and fled to the south of the Yangtze River to avoid the thieves.
Linghu Gui, the governor of Huainan, sent people to lobby Pang Xun, promising to ask the court for his festival axe, turning the war into jade and silk, and peacefully serving as a local governor. From then on, he would be as famous as Wang Zhixing and be famous in future generations. Wouldn't it be wonderful?
Sugar-coated bullets destroyed Pang Xun's fighting spirit. He readily accepted the proposal and canceled his plan to invade Huainan.
The Huainan area was able to take a precious respite and seize the time to repair fortifications and strengthen troops, which provided guarantee for future strategic counterattacks.
History should be as objective and fair as possible. Although history books say that Linghu Gui was timid and fearful, and that he missed the opportunity to exterminate Pang Xun's rebellion in the early stages of the rebellion and was responsible for the "Pang Xun Rebellion", Linghu Gui played an indispensable role in preserving Huainan.
Even at its peak, the Pang Xun gang failed to extend its claws into Huainan, and one of the main forces that finally annihilated Pang Xun came from Huainan. This should all be regarded as Linghu Gu's achievements.
Pang Xun was so proud that he spent the whole day playing and feasting, waiting for the imperial court's festival. However, his close men, especially the first five hundred Guilin garrison soldiers, were even more arrogant, greedy and violent. They bullied men and women in the occupied areas and committed all kinds of evil and lawlessness.
The people on the ground in Xuzhou finally recognized the true face of the Pang Xun Group and began to hate them.
The dog-headed strategist Zhou Chong could not help but advise Pang Xun, saying that arrogant soldiers will be defeated, not to mention that we currently do not have the capital to be arrogant and extravagant.
This was Zhou Zhong's only correct suggestion. This was also the only advice that Pang Xun did not listen to.
History is humorous. The pair managed to avoid all the right answers.
Amidst the singing and dancing of Xu's thieves, the counter-rebellion war is quietly changing: Songzhou Kang Chengxun's troops have assembled more than 70,000 men, and have also assembled elite cavalry such as Shatuo and Tuhun, and their troops are directed at Xuzhou.
