Quanzhou was the first city Chen Fu conquered after his rebellion. After that, he retained his favorite general Pei Jian who performed well in conquering Quanzhou City and Zhangzhou City.
In fact, Pei Jian himself had mediocre martial arts skills, was as timid as a mouse, and was greedy for money and lust. The reason why he performed well when conquering Quanzhou and Zhangzhou was all due to the guidance of Er Niu. This gave Chen Fu the illusion that Pei Jian was a talent!
Originally, according to Chen Fu's plan, Liu Tong was to guard Quanzhou and Zhangzhou was to be guarded by Pei Jian. However, Liu Tong insisted on following Chen Fu northward. Chen Fu repeatedly persuaded him and explained the stakes, so Liu Tong decided to stay. He came down, but he refused to defend Quanzhou, so he had no choice but to transfer Pei Jian to Quanzhou.
If there was no base before, if Liu Tong made trouble like this, Chen Fu would definitely deal with it. Unfortunately, it was the time for the army to recruit people, so Chen Fu had to accommodate Liu Tong a little.
In addition, in order to show his determination to return to the Ming Dynasty, Bai Shu led his troops on the road south to Quanzhou.
After the rain, the sky was covered with clouds and the wind was howling.
I saw more than two thousand rebels who had just surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, marching southward in formation along the remote road where the Ming army came from, marching with all their strength.
This road that had been silent for many years welcomed armies coming from the south and north twice in a row, but the fate was different.
The total length from Zhangzhou to the rebel camp outside Quanzhou is more than 200 miles, but the soldiers led by Bai Shu insisted on marching at a speed of 100 miles a day, and spent a day and night approaching the rebel army 70 miles north of Quanzhou. Camp. .
During this emergency march, Bai Shu brought the rebel army's hard-working spirit to the extreme. From the beginning, he ordered the entire army to abandon unnecessary baggage and each person only carried two days' worth of dry food. There is only two days of dry food, which means that if they cannot reach Quanzhou within two days, the rebel army will run out of food.
"Hurry up, hurry up, speed up the march!"
Bai Shu was seen carrying a baggage on his back. He was not riding a horse, but was marching on foot like the soldiers.
Except for the three thousand cavalry led by Shi Pu, Bai Shu ordered all other generals to dismount and walk, sharing the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, including Bai Shu himself.
In addition to reducing everyone's load, Bai Shu also used a method of changing the intensity of the march to increase the marching speed of the team. In the first hour, he marched 20 miles quickly, in the next hour he marched slowly for 15 miles, and then rested for half an hour. There was another forced march. After this change, the daily forced march reached an astonishing one hundred miles.
Many rebel soldiers had blisters on their feet, including Bai Shu himself, but Bai Shu personally broke the blisters for hundreds of soldiers, applied sore medicine and bandaged them, and earnestly warned: "
Brothers, this forced march is indeed very difficult, but compared to the rebels who were killed, isn't it hundreds of times better? If we cannot win, even after the war, the court will not pay attention to us. By then, it may not be a matter of blisters on our feet, but of becoming a lonely ghost in the underworld! "
"Report to the general, we are not tired, we can go faster!"
Under Bai Shu's constant encouragement, the rebel army accelerated their march again. It took them a day and a night to finally approach the Quanzhou camp.
In ancient times, it was not as prosperous as it was before Zhu Youtang traveled through it. The desolation was far beyond what modern people could understand. Sometimes when walking in the wilderness, you would not even see a single person for a long time.
"Alright, let the soldiers rest for two hours. After dusk, we will start marching towards the Quanzhou camp. In the early morning, we will try to falsely open the city gate and enter the city in one fell swoop!"
After passing the remote trail, Bai Shu finally showed a knowing smile and ordered the entire army to stop and rest after hearing the scout's report that everything was normal ahead.
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Seeing that the rebel army that had just surrendered was marching so fast, how could the Fujian Army led by Shi Pu be willing to lag behind, so they marched faster and followed closely behind the rebel army.
The Ming army marched hurriedly and approached the outside of Quanzhou Yingcheng in the early morning of the next day.
Just when the Ming army arrived twenty miles north of Quanzhou City, Quanzhou's sentry scouts had discovered the whereabouts of this army and horses, and hurriedly lit beacons to report the military situation to Quanzhou City.
At this time, there were more than 10,000 defenders left in Quanzhou City. Seeing the beacon fire in the north of the city, they suddenly panicked and hurried to the Quanzhou Mansion Office to report to the defender Pei Jian.
In the middle of the night, Pei Jian woke up and crawled onto Xinna's concubine for a while to work hard. Pei Jian was already panting from exhaustion. After he was satisfied, he turned over and prepared to fall asleep. At this moment, a hurried report sounded outside the door:
"General Pei???????????????, something bad has happened. A team of more than 20,000 people was discovered in the north of Quanzhou City, which is still more than ten miles away from Quanzhou!"
"Ah...is this okay?"
Pei Jian was instantly shocked. He picked up his pants and rushed out of the bedroom, "Here, prepare the horses!"
Suddenly, everyone in the government office was in a panic. Some people led Pei Jian's horse, while others prepared armor for Pei Jian.
Pei Jian took the armor and became furious, throwing it on the soldier's face:
"You bastard, why are you preparing armor for me?"
"Isn't the general preparing to go up to the city wall to defend the enemy?" The soldier looked stunned and aggrieved. What did he do wrong?
Pei Jian kicked the soldier in the face and cursed:
"You blind bitch, there are 20,000 enemy troops. How can we defend with 10,000 old, weak, sick and disabled people? Hurry up and prepare valuable things for me to escape, gold, silver, jewelry, emeralds, and silk. Luo Silk Satin, take as much as you can, and let’s escape to Japan from Quanzhou!”
Pei Jian's soldiers were speechless. It turned out that the guard was planning to abandon the city and escape for his life, but he had to bow his head under the eaves and had to pack his things honestly.
"You stinky bitches, get up and pack your belongings and prepare to escape with me. Pei Jian roared and kicked the door of several wives and concubines next to each other. Suddenly, the noisy Quanzhou government office was restless.
Just as there was a panic on the city wall of Quanzhou, and the Quanzhou government office was in a panic, more than 3,000 Ming troops led by Bai Shu swept towards the north gate of Quanzhou like a hurricane, raising torches and shouting at the door.
Although Bai Shu had surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, he was marching very fast, and he was afraid that the guard of Quanzhou Prefecture did not know about it. Therefore, Bai Shu was not afraid of exposing his identity, so he urged his horse forward and shouted loudly:
"Zhangzhou Bai Shu learned that Quanzhou was in danger and led 20,000 troops to come to the rescue. Please open the door and talk to General Pei!"
After seeing clearly that the team under the city was carrying the flag of the rebel army and wearing the armor of the rebel army, the soldiers on the city wall were relieved and cheered: "It turns out they are one of our own. What a false alarm!"
Bai Shu reined in his horse, snorted coldly, and murmured: "It is said that Pei Jian is as brave as General Liu Tong, but judging from the reaction of the defenders on the city wall, the general who defends the city is definitely a vain man. Just a coward!"
"General Bai, please wait a moment, I will report to General Pei right now!
A young general in charge of the city wall crossed his arms and spoke with a flattering smile on his face. In his eyes, Liu Tong was the favorite general of King Wu Chen Fu, and a figure ten times more powerful than Pei Jian, the guard of Quanzhou Prefecture.
Bai Shu waved his hand on his horse and said impatiently: "Go back quickly. We have been traveling all the way to relieve the siege of Quanzhou. We are already exhausted. If you are neglectful, don't blame us for withdrawing our troops!"
The defenders on the city wall didn't dare to neglect. They got off the city wall as if they had rockets stuck in their butts and rushed to the government office to report to the general Pei Jian.
At this time, Pei Jian anxiously took a few bags with him and was about to go out, but he bumped into the soldiers who came to report. He immediately became furious: "You bastard, how dare you hit me?"
"General Pei... I'm here to report that the team coming down from the city is not the enemy. A general under General Liu led the army to support Quanzhou!"
The staggering soldier adjusted his helmet and happily reported to Pei Jian.
"Bai Shu?" Pei Jian breathed a sigh of relief and his expression changed, "Let me tell you, how could the Ming army come from the west? There is Zhangzhou City guarded by General Liu in the west!"
As he spoke, Pei Jian pointed at the panicked wives and concubines behind him and cursed loudly:
"You women are really long-haired and short-sighted, and as timid as mice. Let me see how I deal with you when I come back!"
Pei Jian found a step and came down by himself, rode his horse and whipped his whip and headed straight for the city wall of Quanzhou. On the way, he met his subordinate general, and the two rode together and headed straight for the city wall.
By the time Pei Jian and the generals reached the city wall, the other generals had already arrived in advance and were talking to a general below the city.
"Come on... step back and let me see if they are General Bai's soldiers and horses?"
Seeing Pei Jian's arrival, some gangsters immediately pretended to be powerful and pushed some soldiers behind the wall, pushing Pei Jian to the front.
Lieutenant General Fang Jing coughed, glanced at Pei Jian dissatisfied and said:
"As the general guarding the city, why did General Pei come so late? I have looked carefully. The armor worn by these soldiers and horses is the armor of our army, and the flag is also the flag of our army."
"Ahem..."
When he heard that Lieutenant General Fang Jing dared to question him, Pei Jian was immediately furious. Taking advantage of his position as the chief general guarding the city, he lectured: "When did it become your turn to teach me a lesson?" Then he sneered and said
If the army comes, can it be defended with only 10,000 soldiers and horses on the city wall? Then you can’t rely on me to take command? "
As he spoke, Pei Jian pretended to hold up a torch and look around, shining the light around Bai Shu. The outline of Bai Shu's facial features was particularly clear. He nodded and said: Well... they are really General Bai's men! "
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