Everything is always easier to think about than to do. Polygonum flower child now regrets why she chose to evacuate to Luodang Port. It might be faster to go north.
As soon as this group of people returned to the town, they became chaotic. They desperately got into the camps of Tao Shou, Shi Dajun and He Li, and openly robbed the belongings they left in the camp.
Anyway, these people will never come back. Throwing things away will give others an advantage, so it is better to suit yourself first! Everyone thought so, and the robbery was carried out happily and confidently.
It wasn't until Cai Shuangwu's team arrived to enforce the ban that the situation improved slightly, but more than a dozen houses and storage buildings had already been set on fire.
The streets were full of cheerful Liaobe soldiers carrying large and small bags in their hands. Cai Shuangwu and his men were so angry that they gritted their teeth.
Cai Shuangwu originally had objections to Liaohuazi's actions. Seeing this scene, he thought that he was deliberately plundering. His subordinates were also aggrieved and thought this move was too chilling.
"Go home first before talking about anything else! Nothing is more important than going home now!" Cai Shuangwu said. In fact, he was already furious and planned to stop following Liao Huazi when he returned.
"Fire, fire!" The team had just crossed the river and were still forming up on the bank when they heard someone shouting.
"What are you howling in broad daylight? Where did the fire come from?" Cai Shuangwu asked.
"Lion Rock, boss, look in the direction of Lion Rock!" A confidant reminded him quietly.
Cai Shuangwu turned his head sharply, not even noticing that his subordinates did not address him as "camp captain". Sure enough, thick smoke billowed out from the direction of Lion Rock, which made people feel frightened.
"What, what's going on?" At first, Cai Shuangwu thought that Polygonum Huazi had returned to the camp, and then he lit it on fire. Later, he realized something was wrong. These guys couldn't be walking so fast with many packages. !
In total, the vanguard has only traveled about ten miles, and is still half a mile away from Luodong Port.
When he was not sure what to do, a small flag ran up from the front and said that the Governor had sent someone, so Cai Shuangwu called for him to be brought over. The man met Cai Shuangwu, and after saluting, told him Liaohuazi's message: Go to Luhu Port as quickly as possible!
"The Governor?" Cai Shuangwu asked sternly.
The visitor murmured for a long time and then replied: "The Governor has arrived at Leixidu now."
"What?" Several leaders around jumped up: "He told me to wait for Luodong Port, but why did he go to Leijiawan instead?"
Cai Shuangwu stopped everyone and told the envoy, holding back his anger: "Go back and tell the governor that I have gone to Luoyang Port."
After sending the people away, the leaders scolded Polygonum Huazi for being unjust. "Master, there is nothing weird about Luogang. What tricks does Liaohuazi want to play?" This statement aroused the approval of most people.
"I trust him one last time."
Cai Shuangwu knew what Liao Huazi was thinking. He wanted to use the Gaocan tribe to retreat to the north to attract possible government troops and Leijiawan garrison, and then sneak under Leijiawan at night without anyone noticing, and then He fled back to Wuni Town through Sanhu and met up with Dong Qibu in Shikou. Read the book
Liao Huazi must have also seen the smoke column from Lion Rock, but like Cai Shuangwu, he suspected that someone had attacked Lion Rock, but he did not expect that Dong Qi had destroyed this layer.
"Let's approach Lulu Port carefully. If anything goes wrong, turn around and go north along the river bank to Wuni Town!" Cai Shuangwu said to everyone.
The road along the river is between Buhe River and Erhu Lake. The road is narrow and has many puddles and swamps, making it difficult to walk. However, the advantage is that it is difficult for the enemy to set up an ambush here.
Everyone didn't say anything after hearing this, knowing that this was the last resort. The baggage would definitely have to be thrown away and I couldn't take it with me to the water. The thought of returning home empty-handed made everyone feel depressed. But as the leader said, the most important thing is that people can live!
Now everyone continued on their way and stayed at Zhang's house late in the evening. This is a very small village. Everyone in the village has the surname Zhang, and the twenty or so households are all from the same clan. But now people have moved into the city, leaving only dark empty houses.
Cai Shuangwu was quite vigilant and set up a three-man post and a light and dark sentinel to guard. But it was a peaceful night, as if there were no pursuers behind me.
The march continued the next day, and at close to noon the sentinel came to report that Heron Harbor was two miles ahead. Cai Shuangwu looks
Looking behind him, there were no pursuers, not a single one. He always felt that something was wrong.
"Send the order, everyone speed up, find a boat to cross the river immediately when you reach the ferry!" He concealed his uneasiness, and this uneasiness became more and more intense.
After hearing this order, everyone started running, no one wanted to fall behind others. The head of the house is anxious, so what else can be done?
But..., "Boat, there is a boat!" Someone with sharp eyes and quick legs stood by the water and pointed into the river and shouted.
I saw ships coming out from behind the reeds one after another, and large ships coming from downstream. Qingdi flags were raised on the masts, with the word "zhou" written on them. "Green flag, it's green flag!" People panicked.
"Don't mess up, they are still in the water, don't mess up!" Cai Shuangwu was furious and cursed, "I just said it was not such a cheap thing. That guy Liaohuazi sold us out, how angry he is!"
He immediately ordered everyone to go ashore and retreat, and then go north along the river. But he himself stood on the river beach and fell into deep thought. It turned out that the navy in the river did not approach immediately, but stopped walking seventy or eighty steps away from the shore.
"What are they trying to do?" one of the leaders asked strangely.
Suddenly, a large boat with flags and flags came forward, and someone on the boat shouted loudly: "Brother Cai Wu, is this you?"
"Tao Shou?" Cai Shuangwu was surprised: "Tao Gongfu (Tao Shou's word Gongfu), how did you fall into their hands?" he asked loudly.
"Xiao Cai, don't be stubborn. We have fallen into a trap from the beginning and there is no way we can win! The people behind and around have already made arrangements. If you continue to persist, you will only give Polygonatum a thousand more lives. Is it worth it?"
"D-have you surrendered?"
"What if you don't surrender? Huxi Dabaiyan and the others have all surrendered." Tao Shou waved his hand and told him: "Jiucaozi was defeated and captured. He Li was awarded the head. Your good brother Shi Dajun did not escape. In the end, he died at the foot of Mian Mountain. Captured.
Gao Can was demoted yesterday. He directly accepted the transfer from the Qingshirt team without playing. Oh, you may not know that Dong Qi is also dead.
The officers and soldiers have set up pockets in Wuni Town, just waiting for Polygonum Huazi to dig into them! What, you are the only one left, do you still want to fight? "
After hearing this, Cai Shuangwu lowered his head and said nothing for a long time. All the eyes around him were looking at him. One of his confidants looked around and asked softly: "Master, shall we...?"
"Let's go! Chase Liao Huazi!" Cai Shuangwu suddenly said.
"ah?"
"Brother Cai, don't be impulsive...!" Tao Shou on the boat saw him walking to the shore and shouted hurriedly.
When Cai Shuangwu walked to the shore, he turned around, cupped his fists and raised his hands, shouting: "Thank you, Brother Tao. I will thank Cai deeply for this kindness! But I can't surrender like this. Wouldn't it mean that the government will look down on me?"
I'm going to chase Polygonum Huazi. This person's actions are so unreasonable. I'm going to take his head and give it to the government as a certificate of surrender. Brother, take care, I’m going to go! "
Tao Shou was anxious after hearing this and wanted to persuade him to surrender on the spot. Zhou Qin patted him on the shoulder and said, "Forget it, as long as he surrenders, we don't care whether he is demoted to the government or to the Qingshirt team. Everyone has his own ambitions!"
"He... won't have any recurrences, right?" Tao Shou said worriedly: "His father has a good relationship with Polygonum Huazi."
"That doesn't matter." Zhou Qin waved his hands indifferently: "Our mission is to cut off the river and prevent the defeated troops from passing through. As long as we can do this. Besides...," he smiled:
"There must be someone from Tiedao or Master Lin following him. If he repeats, the two heroes can attack him from behind with the army!" After saying that, Zhou Qin assigned his men to land in Chalin, Jintan, and Chengdu. Search for enemy troops who slipped through the net and hid in ports and other places.
In the evening of that day, Liaohuazibu, who wanted to take advantage of the darkness to sneak away via Sanhu Road to the west of Leijiawan, was ambushed.
It turned out that Lu Jiu was ordered to come here and paid a visit to Han Bazi who stayed behind for Mao Taigong at night. After drinking two bottles of Fengquan wine, Han Bazi ordered to kill several of Mao Taigong's buddies, then opened the camp gate and surrendered.
This was another surprise for Liaohuazi. If he had known about this situation earlier, he would rather walk through the swamp on the west side of Erhu like Cai Shuangwu than dare to cross Leijiawan!
However, I regretted that the medicine was not sold. Fortunately, after losing two hundred people,
They rushed over anyway, and Ma Jiu and others withdrew their troops because they did not intend to pursue the "poor bandits". When we got to dawn, we saw Buhe River again in front of us.
"There are so many fucking rivers in this damn place!" Liao Huazi cursed in her heart, but she said, "Brothers, let's go quickly. The road ahead is to make up the river. Cross the river and you'll reach Wuni Town! You can smell the water vapor. No?"
After saying this, he glanced around and realized that he only had five or six hundred men. The rest might have escaped or fallen behind, who knows?
However, after listening to his encouragement, everyone speeded up significantly. Suddenly there was a sound of a golden gong, and a large number of officers and soldiers rushed out of the woods nearby.
"Don't panic, retreat to the west!" Polygonum Huazi directed everyone to resist while retreating to the west one by one. But the number of officers and soldiers is increasing, and the number is frightening.
"Oh, no, are we meeting the main force of the army?" Polygonum Huazi couldn't hold back the thought as soon as she thought about it, and she felt a little panicked. The sky has brightened, and the words "Guerrilla" and "Tongzhi" on the flags can be clearly seen.
Liao Huazi's heart sank. If the main force of the army appeared here, it meant that Dong Qibu was doomed!
Seeing this scene, Tatebe's remnant army burst out with the greatest fighting spirit. However, no matter how hard they resisted, they could not stop three times the enemy's attack.
They began to retreat to the west because Polygonum remembered that there was a ferry to the west to cross the river. People kept falling down on the way,
However, this group of people held on tenaciously but did not collapse. Instead, the officers and soldiers were hindered by the narrow road and numerous ponds. They were unable to do anything for them for a while. The large group followed closely behind and it was difficult to say anything.
Suddenly there was a shout, and a team with their right arms wrapped in white cloth attacked them from the side. Caught off guard, more than 20 people suddenly fell down in the back town, and a big hole appeared in the team. The attackers immediately seized the opportunity and cut in.
"Xiao Cai, why is it you? Are you here to pick me up...?" Midway through the words, Liao Huazi felt something was wrong. Her expression suddenly changed and she stabbed Cai Shuangwu with the sword in her hand. The opponent quickly turned sideways.
The blade of the sword cut through the armor, but Tenghuazi stumbled with difficulty. He lost his balance and suddenly fell to his knees on one leg, holding the handle of a lance in his left hand.
The gun came in with great force, breaking through the armor and piercing his stomach.
Liaohuazi gasped for air, looked up at Cai Shuangwu in confusion, watched him pull out the knife, and said:
"Captain Liao, Huxi has rebelled. The wine trough on the south road was caught in a trap. Gao Can was also heartbroken by you and surrendered." He licked his lips: "How many lives have you ruined? Even if I want to keep you. , God can’t let you live!”
"X-Xiao Cai, save me... I'll repay you generously..."
"Forget it!" Cai Shuangwu sneered: "I don't need you to repay me generously, as long as you lend me something."
"If you can save me, you can do anything!"
Cai Shuangwu laughed: "The Governor is so generous! But I only want your head so that I can use it as a certificate of surrender!" After Cai Shuangwu said this, he slashed with his sword.
"That man, what kind of hero are you?"
Cai Shuangwu looked back and saw a general wearing a light blue armor walking out from behind the ranks of the army. The armor was spattered with blood, and the golden mountain-patterned half-armor inside could be seen in the breach.
"May I ask your Excellency?"
"I am a fellow acquaintance of Zhao Chongbi in Raozhou."
Cai Shuangwu hurriedly knelt down, bowed his hands, and bowed his head: "I am in armor, please forgive me for being rude. The sinner is Cai Shuangwu, the young commander in Hu Nei. He brought thousands of people to the formation to defect to meet the king's master. He specially presented the head of Liao Huazi to the army. Please accept it with a smile in front of the adults!"
"Oh? Is this the handsome Hanako Teng?"
"My lord, this is none other than the rebel Liao Huazi. He now claims to have been appointed by Yang He and his son, and calls himself the Governor of Penghu."
Zhao Chongbi laughed loudly. He had no intention of embarrassing Cai Shuangwu. He was in a good mood because of the news that Li Dan had defeated the army and killed generals one after another. He nodded and said:
"Very good! It is very wise for Chief Cai to accept the court's recruitment. I will win the victory tomorrow and I must recommend you to the position of Thousand Households!" Cai Shuangwu was overjoyed and thanked him again and again.
Once Polygonatum died, the few remaining resisters lost their spirits and either committed suicide or surrendered. Soon
Just fell apart. Since then, the Yugan War has come to an end.
Xie Guobi was very satisfied and happy to see that the team had achieved its goal without suffering too much loss and had eliminated the giant bandit Liao Huazi.
After meeting Cai Shuangwu, his troops were split up in the name of supplementary forces, leaving 500 people still under Cai Shuangwu's leadership.
According to Zhao Chongbi's intention, he hoped that Xie Guoji would continue to go south to regain Anren. But how could Xie Guerrilla dare to directly confront the Jiangshan Army? The ten thousand souls who died serve as a warning to others.
However, he was embarrassed to say this directly, so he excused himself because the government did not allow it, and the front was stretched and the troops were too spread out. He also said that he had to prevent finless porpoises and mining bandits from causing trouble when the army was out.
There is a lot of nonsense in this talk. Finless Porpoise is now busy cleaning up the situation in the lake and digesting the mess. How can he think about going out? When Bailang went to Huxi, his foundation was not stable and it was impossible to make any moves.
Most of the mining bandits have been suppressed by themselves, and it is difficult for the remaining forces to make any big splash. However, this matter was not communicated to the prefect in advance. Zhao Chongbi thought about it and found that it made some sense.
He then changed his approach and proposed that he would lead an independent force southward and use Yu Gan Tuan Lian as an assistant to capture Anren.
Xie Youyi was addicted to seeing this yellow belt fighting, and it was hard to refuse. Turning his eyes, he simply betrayed his favor and offered to let Zhu Baihu accompany him on this journey, and to provide him with more men, totaling 800 troops.
Zhao Chongbi knew that this was the limit of his concession, and besides, Zhu Baihu was also someone he liked and wanted to support. There were a lot of 800 people, which was almost 25% of the guerrilla force, so he nodded and agreed.
