"Master Ao, Master Ao, wake up quickly!"
Wang Guodong noticed that someone was shaking him, and while shaking him, he shouted in his ear, "Master Ao, wake up quickly."
The confused "Guangzhou Obai" Wang Guodong thought to himself: What are you doing? When you wake up Master Ao, you should go and shake him. Why shake me? I am not Master Ao! its not right! Am I not hanging in the sea and being hit on the head with a bamboo pole?
When he thought about being hit on the head with a bamboo pole, his head started to hurt. He woke up from the pain, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Huang Linsheng's square and unshaven face.
"Huang, Fourth Brother Huang, is that you?" Wang Guodong didn't dare to confirm, so he asked.
"Yes, yes, it's me. I am Huang Laosi and Huang Linsheng," Huang Linsheng said with a flattering look on his face, "Master, don't call me Fourth Brother, just call me Huang Si."
"Huang Si? This is not good. Wait, what did you call me?" Wang Guodong looked at Huang Linsheng in front of him with a puzzled look. At this time, he found that Huang Linsheng had changed into a blue round-neck robe with a button on his head. A red hood.
Not to mention, these clothes and hat look more like a rebel under "Shen Obai" than what he wore before!
At this time, Huang Linsheng spoke again: "Master Ao, of course I call you Grand Master Ao because of your humble position! Otherwise, what else can I call you? General Ao?"
"But, I'm not Taishi Ao!" Wang Guodong shook his head, looking confused.
"No, you are Master Ao, you are Master Ao!" Huang Linsheng said affirmatively.
"No, no, no, I'm not the real Master Ao!"
"You are the real Master Ao!" Huang Linsheng once again gave a positive reply, "You are the real Master Ao!"
"I, I, how come I am the real Ao Bai?" Wang Guodong was a little doubtful of life because of Huang Linsheng's serious nonsense - fortunately he had never seen any time travel, otherwise he would have doubted that he had really transformed into a soul. Became Obai!
"Wang Xietai, just accept it! You can continue to be an obeisance! Anyway, you have already played the role of an obeisance once for Shang Kexi. You are already experienced. Now you can continue to pretend to be an obeisance with another customer. You are already familiar with the job. Ah!" Huang Linsheng looked at Wang Guodong and said, "If you don't act like this Obei, we will be thrown into the Lingding Ocean to feed the sharks!"
"What?" Wang Guodong exclaimed and wanted to jump up. Only then did he realize that his hands and feet were tied up. He looked around again and found that he was in a dimly lit and swaying cabin. .
The cabin was very spacious, and there were not only him and Huang Linsheng inside, but also a large group of men wearing short clothes and long robes, red scarves on their heads, and swords on their waists. They all looked at him and Huang Linsheng with cold faces. One of the men, Wang Guodong, a burly man with an unshaven beard, looked familiar. He seemed to be the subordinate of "Shen Aobai" who had chased him with his iron soldiers to kill him before.
"Who are you? Where am I?" Wang Guodong already knew that something was wrong. He was probably arrested by the people from "Shen Aobai"!
"Wang Xietai, we made a big mistake this time and let the people who occupied Xin'an, Wu Houye, He Zongzhen, and Zhu Zongzhen, be captured."
Wang Guodong felt a little dizzy after hearing Huang Linsheng's introduction, "Aren't the ones who occupy Xin'an the younger brother of King Pingxi and Grand Master Ao? These men are."
"Wang Xietai," the bearded and sturdy man spoke, speaking in a Shaanxi accent, patting his chest and said, "E's surname is He, just call him E He Dabeard. To be honest, this Ao Bai from Shenzhen Village in Xin'an County , just dressed up."
He pointed at another man with a curly beard and a dark face next to him, and said with a smile, "This is the fourth master of the Xiwang family, the Nanyang minister personally named by the Xiwang, the commander-in-chief of the Navy, and the Marquis of Xin'an!"
This bearded and dark-faced man was Wu Sanwei. After hearing He Tianran's introduction, he laughed boldly and said, "I am Wu Sanwei. Like you, I had the title of deputy general before. But I am the Duke of Zhongzhuang." Dear father, King Xi is my elder brother!"
Wu Sanwei has now opened his eyes to the idea that if there are multiple fathers, then there will be multiple fathers. Anyway, they all have the surname Wu and they don’t even need to change their names and font sizes. Although he recognizes his wild father, he can still do it without changing his name. The surname is still Wu, the given name is three digits, and the surname is Chang Lian.
Look, how suitable it is!
What's even better is that Wu Sangui "seems" doesn't know whether his father Wu Xiang has ever raised a child outside. He actually believes that Wu Sanwei sent a secret emissary to Wu Sanwei a while ago. He conveyed the decree of the Western King and officially conferred him the title of Minister of Nanyang Commerce of the Ming Dynasty, Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, and Marquis of Xin'an!
Judging from the meaning, he can not only become a founding hero, but also become a relative of the emperor, and maybe even become a king!
However, Wu Sanwei is not stupid. Of course, he knows that the reason why Wu Sangui "would rather believe that he is there" is probably because he is used as a nail in Guangdong to contain Wang Fuchen (Wang Zhongxiao), which may be gratifying!
Wu Sanwei also hopes to use Wu Sangui's power to develop his own strength. In troubled times, you still have to have strength!
The current power in Xin'an County is actually a joint venture between Wu Sanwei, He Tianran, and Zhu Tiangui.
Among them, He Tianran belongs to the Tiandihui system, and behind him is Wang Zhongxiao.
Zhu Tiangui was a small military leader under King Yanping and a semi-independent warlord.
Wu Sanwei was originally Ruian's general, and he also had some troops. Now he is regarded as a small warlord attached to Wu Sangui.
The main reason why this three-party joint venture was able to gain a firm foothold in Xin'an County was that the father and son Wang Fuchen and Wang Zhongxiao were letting things go - they needed "Xin'an Wu Si" and "Shenzhen Obai" to attract hatred and attract the Qing Dynasty. The court monks were pleased and Zhu Guozhi's attention was good at covering Wang Zhongxiao's seizure of Xiangshui, Xinning and Xinhui counties and becoming more powerful.
Now, Wang Zhongxiao has grown up, and Shang Kexi, Zhu Guozhi, and Li Lan are also at odds with the Wang family.
Naturally, the independent existence of the three small forces in Xin'an County is not significant. Therefore, He Tianran, Wu Sanwei, and Zhu Tiangui must take advantage of this wave of chaos in Guangdong to find themselves again. positioning.
They can't just keep trying to make meritorious deeds in Xin'an County. They have to find opportunities to occupy territory and build a team!
If you miss this wave, it will be difficult to make contributions and seize territory in the future.
So after learning that "Macau was in trouble", Wu Sanwei, He Tianran, and Zhu Tiangui took a large-scale action!
In addition to the two hundred iron men that He Tianran brought to Macau to help, the three of them also pulled out the ten or twenty bird boats, bluff boats, and the main force of the amphibious and land forces anchored in Xiang Island.
As a result, a "Guangzhou Obai" and a lackey of "Guangzhou Obai" were caught near the east coast of Macau.
After seeing the appearance of this "Guangzhou Obai", He Tianran was always restrained by the identity of "Shen Obai" and could not let go of his hands and feet to make contributions to seize the land. He Tianran came up with a "waste utilization" plan - let this Wang Guodong take his place. He pretended to be Obai.
He knew that "Obai" would have many events to attend to in the future, but he didn't have the time and energy to follow along with "acting". He had to help Wang Datou and "Rabbit Empress" conquer the world!
Wu Sanwei also agreed with this idea. At this moment, he smiled and said to Wang Guodong: "Wang Xietai, this Grand Master Ao left Xin'an a while ago and went to Hanzhong to help my brother Xi Wang out of Qishan to conquer Guanzhong. So. So Guangdong is short of a Grand Master Ao! These days, Mr. He can only work hard to be a Grand Master Ao. I and Mr. He see that your boy is very good at being Ao Bai, and he looks pretty good, so why not It’s up to you to be a full-time Guangdong Master Ao!”
He Tianran said with a smile: "Yes, Wang Xietai, come and play Obei! Let's go to Guangfu together and help Wang Shikai defeat Shang Zhixiao and Li Lan. This is your chance to atone for your sins!"
"Atonement!" Huang Linsheng hurriedly advised, "Wang Xietai, if you don't atone for your sins, we will be dead!"
After all, "I" Wang Guodong has been following Shang Kexi for many years, and now it's really hard to accept that I have to betray my master and become Obei!
Just as he was hesitating, there was a rush of footsteps outside the cabin, and then the cabin door was pushed open, and a short, stocky, dark-skinned middle-aged man walked in. He laughed and said as he walked: "Wu Hou, He Dabeard, has that man surnamed Wang agreed to pretend to be Obei? If he agrees, we should go north to Humen. This time we might be able to go all the way north and fight to the gates of Guangzhou!"
"Can you kill Guangzhou City?" Wu Sanwei asked with a smile: "Mr. Zhu, has Chen Shikai already beaten him away?"
It turned out that the person who came was Zhu Tiangui, who was sent by the Yanping Palace.
"They were beaten away, maybe they were drowned!" Zhu Tiangui said with a smile, "It's okay for these Guangdong naval forces to be huddled in Humen, but who are our opponents when they sail to Lingding Yangtze? They are going to die! They overturned and captured them in one wave. Twenty bluff boats, the rest are gone!"
Hearing what he said, Wang Guodong knew that the navy of Humen Commander-in-Chief Chen Shikai had been defeated!
This time the plan to surprise Macau has completely failed!
And there is something even more troublesome - Wang Zhongxiao and Wu Sanwei of Xin'an are obviously colluding, and the collusion is very deep. This is really unexpected!
Shouldn't Wang Zhongxiao, Obai and Wu Sangui be mortal enemies? How did they get together?
If they were a group, Wu Sanwei would take advantage of Shang Zhixiao's army to penetrate deep into Xiangshan Mountain and suddenly attack the capital of Guangzhou. Even if he could not capture Guangzhou, he would force Shang Zhixiao to retreat in panic. And that Shang Zhixiao was not good at fighting in the first place, who knew whether the retreat would turn into a rout?
By then, the vitality of Pingnan Palace will be seriously damaged, and it may even be defeated in Guangdong.
Thinking of this, Wang Guodong could only sigh and said to Wu Sanwei: "Wu Hou, Wang is willing to submit to you and His Highness the King of the West!"
Wu Sanwei smiled and nodded: "Okay, okay, hurry up and untie Brother Wang, and then help him dress up. Now General Ao is going to attack Guangzhou Mansion and capture him according to the order of the King of the West. I'm glad!"
Well, this is Shang Kexi and everyone is really shouting about beating him. Not only the Cantonese people hate him to the core, but even Wu Sangui and Ao Bai want to catch him!
As the sky gradually became brighter, the gunfire and artillery fire near Xiaolan Ferry suddenly fell silent, followed by another earth-shattering cry of killing.
Another close combat between the two sides begins!
The fierce fighting near Xiaolan Ferry continues!
Shang Zhixiao and Li Lan, two tough-headed men, could compete with the Guangdong soldiers led by Master Yu and Lu Yijia.
Although victory or defeat is a common thing for military strategists, neither of them is a master who can afford to lose. They are both thin-skinned! Both their commanders and admirals were reincarnated, and now it was their first time to go into battle, their first battle! It must be done well. If he leads more than 10,000 Shangjia and Guangdong green battalion elite soldiers and loses to thousands of Xiangshan rural soldiers, how will he see anyone in the future? Still leading troops like this?
Moreover, those Cantonese guys also like to watch the excitement. Many Shunde people are watching the battle on the other side, and they cheer when they see the Xiangshan soldiers winning!
This is so embarrassing!
Therefore, the battle of Xiaolan Ferry must be won!
If they were to lose the battle, Shang Zhixiao and Li Lan would have to lose their official positions when they returned home, so that they would never be able to lead troops again.
But the problem is that the Xiangshan soldiers who are blocking the Xiaolan Ferry on the opposite side are too good at fighting, and they are very good at fighting. Their method of digging earth and building walls as soon as they come up is really effective.
When Shang Zhixiao and Li Lan transferred their main forces across Xiaolan Waterway, these damn rural soldiers had already piled up a crescent-shaped parapet outside Xiaolan Ferry, enclosing the entire Xiaolan Ferry.
If they did not forcefully break through the half-circle of earth-bag parapets, Shang Zhixiao and Li Lan would have no choice but to retreat to the north bank and then find another place to cross the Xiaolan Waterway.
However, it is not easy for nearly 10,000 people (not all of them have crossed the river) to cross the river and evacuate under the muzzles of five or six thousand enemy guns. It is normal operation to leave a thousand people behind and be eaten. If we add in the personnel lost before, then in the battle at Xiaolan Ferry, Shang Zhixiao and Li Lan inexplicably lost more than a thousand and almost two thousand people!
Who can bear this?
So Shang Zhixiao and Li Lan had no choice but to hit the parapet of the Xiangshan soldiers. Fortunately, they had strong troops and brought in more than a dozen cannons. So starting from the evening of yesterday, they had people set up artillery to cover the infantry and launched wave after wave of attacks. Until now, it was daybreak, and the Xiangshan soldiers' position had not been shaken even a little bit.
Standing inside the gate of Xiaolan Ferry, Shang Zhixiao and Li Lan both had red eyes and stared straight ahead, their foreheads covered with beads of sweat - they were hot, anxious and angry!
The smoke from the battlefield had dissipated and the sky was almost bright, so they could now clearly see the situation on the front line. They saw that the circular parapet in front was still intact after seven or eight rounds of shelling!
In front of the parapet, there were corpses scattered everywhere, most of them were officers and soldiers wearing green battalion uniforms and Shang family flag soldiers' cloth face armor. Most of them were killed by muskets and fell to the ground, with blood stains on their backs. There were also some people with broken bamboo spears stuck in their bodies, and blood was flowing all over the floor!
It's so miserable!
There were probably hundreds of corpses on the ground!
Both of them felt a burst of pain!
Immediately afterwards, they suddenly discovered that this wave of attacks seemed to have succeeded. Many green battalion soldiers and Shang family flag soldiers had jumped onto the parapet and were waving their weapons to hit something. Some people were even braver and even jumped from the parapet!
Just when the two of them couldn't believe their eyes, there was a sound of "dang, dang, dang, dang, dang, dang, dang" coming from behind the opposite position!
Ming Jin retreats!
"The enemy has retreated! We finally attacked!"
“Finally a breakthrough”
After fighting all night and losing so many people, we finally have a breakthrough!
Both of them wiped the sweat from their foreheads and shouted together: "The enemy has retreated. Beat the drum, move forward!"
The enemy has retreated. If they win, they will naturally pursue the victory!
At this time, Shang Zhixiao and Li Lan also remembered to take the lead. They both drew their sabers and shouted to Geshiha beside them: "Follow me and charge!"
"Come on!"
"Kill!"
As the drums of the charge sounded, the Shangjia Fan Army and the Guangdong Green Camp, which had been unable to succeed for most of the day, finally mustered up their energy and began to charge forward from their positions near Xiaolan Ferry.
Both Shang Zhixiao and Li Lan had horses to ride, and they charged on horseback, and the charge was not very fast. Their soldiers' horses were not transported, so they had to protect them on foot. However, a group of people quickly rushed over the parapet.
After rushing through the parapet, they discovered that the Guangdong soldiers were retreating very quickly to the nearby Xiaolan Village, while the Green Camp soldiers and flag soldiers who had climbed over the parapet were screaming in pursuit!
The two groups of people running away and chasing people seemed to have no formation, and the battlefield was a mess.
Of course, Shang Zhixiao and Li Lan were not willing to withdraw their troops. After all, they had already captured Xiaolan Village!
So the two of them also drove their horses and quickly approached Xiaolan Village. Seeing that the chasing team in front had reached the wall outside Xiaolan Village, there was suddenly a burst of gunpowder smoke and very dense muzzle flashes in front of them, followed by crackling guns. Voice.
The officers and soldiers of Shang Jiajun and Guangdong Green Camp who rushed at the front were immediately defeated in large numbers!
It turned out that those Guangdong soldiers were faking defeat. They had shotgun soldiers ambushed behind the field ridges, in the woods, and on the walls near Xiaolan Village, catching their opponents by surprise!
Just when Shang Zhixiao and Li Lan were extremely surprised by the sudden change on the front line, suddenly an unknown number of people came from the front line shouting in unison: "Shang Ke is glad to hear this! I am Wang Fuchen, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and I serve as the emperor today. The imperial edict is against you, but you will be arrested without restraint!"
After hearing this shouting, Shang Zhixiao and Li Lan felt as if they had fallen into a hole in the ice. Wang Fuchen actually came to Xiangshan, and there was also Kangxi's edict to attack Shang Kexi!
(End of chapter)
