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The Rising Sun Chapter 445: Substituting the Heaven for the Sun (6)

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    Although the sun had set over the mountain, it was still sweltering in the city. Hu Wanli was used to staying at the beach, and he was most annoyed by this sweltering heat. The study room was like a steamer at this time. Naturally, he couldn't stay there, so he ordered the maid to fish a watermelon from the well.  After cutting it, he went to the backyard and took a shower with cold water.  When he came out feeling refreshed, the maid immediately brought up the cut watermelon and picked up a piece. He then ordered: "Keep two pieces and divide the rest among everyone. Watermelons should not be soaked in the well for a long time.  Bring them all out to cool down the heat." "Thank you, sir." The maid squatted down with a look of joy on her face.  Before finishing a piece of watermelon, Wu Zi walked into the yard quickly. Seeing the sweat on his face, Hu Wanli couldn't help but smile and said: "You're just in time, let's eat a piece of watermelon first." After saying that, he turned away the maid.  Wu Zishun didn't hesitate and gnawed a piece of watermelon clean in a few seconds. He glanced at the courtyard door and saw that his personal guards were already guarding the door. He said: "Young Master, Nanchang Guard has moved its camp to the south of the city and is with Ganzhou Guard."  Join forces." "Okay." Hu Wanli said with a smile: "The general who led the army did not disappoint me. I was afraid that he would retreat after attacking the city for two days with a bluff. Since the opponent wanted to fight in the field.  , let¡¯s give him a chance.¡± Wu Zishun continued: ¡°The reconnaissance company from the front reinforcements has arrived, and most of them will arrive tomorrow evening.¡± ¡°Let them enter the city directly from the east gate.¡±  : "Let's rest for two days. Jiangxi will not be able to mobilize more troops in a short period of time. However, Prince Yi's Mansion is going to be burned down. It is best to blame the officers and soldiers. This is not an oversight. You will be here in the next few days."  The manpower is arranged. "Shaoyi Palace is naturally to avoid leaving behind troubles. Wu Zishun understands this and ponders a little.  He then said: "Master, it is not difficult to blame the officers and soldiers. However, I feel that the effect is not as good as King Yi burning it himself" After hearing this.  Hu Wanli couldn't help but his eyes lit up, and he said with a smile: "This is a good idea. If we raise troops to quell the difficulties, no matter whether we succeed or fail, Zhu Houye will never be able to return to Prince Yi's Mansion. When the officers and soldiers enter the city, they will surely loot the Prince's Mansion. He will burn it down and fall down."  Clean. Tell Zhu Houye that we have food in reserve and ask him to open a warehouse to provide relief to the people and win the support of the people. In addition, all valuable things in the palace will be sold at half price and turned into cash. When we evacuate, we will give him a handful.  The palace was burned down to show his determination! "Zhu Houye was worried that he didn't have much money and couldn't take these things with him.  Naturally, he obeyed his advice, and immediately posted a notice, opened the warehouse to release grain, and held a massive on-site sales meeting in front of the palace gate. The whole Nancheng was immediately shocked. Who would miss this once-in-a-century opportunity?  A group of gentry and merchants immediately carried their banknotes.  People came in droves with silver dollars and snapped up antiques, calligraphy and paintings, not to mention rare treasures, complete sets of porcelain and all kinds of valuable furniture.  Silk fabrics, exotic flowers and plants, precious wood rockeries, etc. are all on sale.  In three days, Zhu Houye cashed out 120,000 yuan in cash. It was difficult to sell the farmland, so he simply gave all the land deeds to the farmers. Such a kind deed naturally won the hearts of the gentry, merchants and people in Nancheng.  Compliments.  Early five days later, a huge fire broke out in the palace in the southwest of Nancheng, and the entire palace was burned to the ground. Seeing the fire in the city, and the place where the fire broke out was the palace, the commander-in-chief Si Wu Liangcai immediately understood that Yi Wang Zhu Houye was going to break out of the encirclement today, and quickly ordered,  The battalions assemble.  During this period, his army of more than 10,000 people was not idle. There were two roads going south from Nancheng, both of which went down the Xujiang River. He expected that there were not many ships on the other side and it was impossible to take the waterway, so they dug out the waterway in the past few days.  After crossing the road on the west bank of Xujiang River, we moved our camp to the east bank and prepared to attack with all our strength.  Dongxing Port simply ignored the opponent's 10,000-strong army, and went straight out of the city from the east gate, crossing the Xujiang River and heading south. At the front of the team were three battalions of escort soldiers. Their muskets were all equipped with bayonets, and the bright bayonets were shining in the sun.  Dazzling outside.  Wu Liangcai was riding on his horse and looked at the Dongxing Port soldiers who were neatly lined up in the distance. He was a little distracted for a while. There were musketeers among his subordinates, but many of the soldiers did not like to use muskets. The range of a musket was not as good as that of a bow and arrow.  , the shooting speed is not as fast as that of bows and arrows, and it is easy to explode the barrel. When shooting intensively, it is easy to cause a lot of casualties. However, Dongxing Port mainly uses muskets. Not to mention archers, even cavalry, they dare to use musketeers to fight hard.  During the Anti-Japanese War, the new muskets purchased by the imperial court and Dongxing Port were given to the northwest frontier army and the Imperial Guards of the capital. The officers and soldiers of the Jiangxi Guard Station had heard of bayonets on muskets, but no one had seen them with their own eyes. Many people were quite curious.  But in front of Wu Liangcai, he didn't dare to discuss it.  A military attache said angrily: "Sir, Dongxing Port is too crazy. One thousand five hundred people dare to ignore our tens of thousands of troops. This is in the wild" Wu Liangcai glanced back at him and said:  "Not convinced? Although a military general must have the energy to refuse to admit defeat, as a general,?The most important thing is to know yourself and the enemy. When we attacked Guangzhou and Dongxing Port, we faced each other on foot and on horseback without falling behind at all. If you have soldiers like this, you can look down on the world!  " Hearing that the soldiers of Dongxing Port were able to fight each other on foot without falling behind, the military attache was immediately speechless. A military attach¨¦ beside him said softly: "What is madness?  Dongxing Port is not crazy at all, haven¡¯t you seen their sentinels coming and going constantly?  I'm afraid we can't hide this arrangement from others.  " "I think Dongxing Port is just like this. When we arrived at the mouth of the valley, we were not found.  " "It's hard to say, God knows whether they have discovered it or not.  " Wu Liangcai was also worried that Dongxing Port would see through his intentions. He knew very well that this small force could not be the opponent of Dongxing Port's 2,500 people. If Dongxing Port really saw through its intentions and attacked the Chinese army in a large scale, he could only  Withdrew and sent them out of Jiangxi as a gift. The regiment leader Cao Kongsheng rode on a horse and carefully observed the valley in front of him with a telescope. After repeated searches, he found several suspicious places, and he couldn't help feeling secretive.  He praised it, the other party's concealment skills were excellent, and even if the reconnaissance company hadn't told him in advance, he really couldn't notice it. This was not his thing, so he didn't bother to look more, and directly ordered, "Speed ??up!  " Seeing the forward of Dongxing Port crossing the valley mouth, Wu Liangcai couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief and said easily: "They say that the telescopes in Dongxing Port are extremely powerful and can see people's features clearly from a hundred steps away. It seems to be exaggerated.  "My lord," Zou Yigui said with a smile, "The Royal Guards Department team is here, with six carriages."  " "Calm down.  The soldiers in Dongxing Port have not gone far yet.  "Wu Liangcai stared at the three carriages, with a hint of fanaticism in his eyes. If he could really kill King Yi, it would be a great achievement. Maybe he would be granted the title of marquis! Waiting is torture, and it is only a short time.  It was tea time. Wu Liangcai seemed to have been waiting for an hour, but he knew that he had to calm down, otherwise, he would face the result of wasting all his efforts. Once he was attacked from two sides by Dongxing Port, the army would have no choice but to retreat in a hurry.  The exciting drumbeat suddenly rang from the hill in front of him, and he couldn't help but was overjoyed and quickly ordered in a deep voice, "Blow the drum, charge!"  " With the sound of drums, the officers and soldiers of the brigade rushed out one after another, waving flags and shouting, and rushed quickly towards the three carriages. The intensive and blood-heated drums, deafening shouts and killing sounds were intertwined with each other, and the momentum was overwhelming. "End  Array!  Don't panic!  Form a formation!  "Gong Yigui, the commander of the Guard Division on horseback, ordered loudly. Although the officers and soldiers of the Guard Division lack training on weekdays, everyone knows it in their hearts. The Dongxing Port Guards are at the front and rear. As long as they can delay a little time, they can easily defeat the enemy.  , if they fled and were subsequently killed by the enemy, the Dongxing Port Guards would not be able to save them. Although each of them was pale and flustered, they did not dare to escape, and they reluctantly formed a battle formation under the command of military attaches at all levels.  After receiving the order, Gong Yigui couldn't help but look forward, but he saw that the front troops of Dongxing Port were also forming a formation. However, their reaction and speed were much faster, and they formed a battle formation in an instant, with rows of muskets held flat.  Opposite were archers. Those archers did not charge, but occupied the high point on the roadside and fired downwards. It was obvious that they were trying to prevent Dongxing Port from returning reinforcements. His heart sank, and he quickly turned to look at Dongxing Port behind him.  The soldiers were rushing towards them quickly, which made him feel relieved. However, his expression immediately changed, and there was a thunderous sound of horse hooves behind him. The enemy was well-arranged, obviously aiming at King Yi and the guards.  Here comes Hu Wanli, who simply put makeup on his face, dressed up like a guard, and followed Wu Zishun on horseback. To outsiders, they just thought he was Wu Zishun's guard, and no one raised any suspicion at all.  , Looking at the scene in front of him, Hu Wanli couldn't help but secretly praise him. The opponent's arrangement was indeed thorough and impeccable, and he easily contained the troops in Dongxing Port. When he saw the large group of cavalry in the rear, the battalion commander Zhang Haichao had no intention.  Lunge grinned and said: "There happened to be a shortage of mounts, so they rushed to deliver them.  After laughing, he said in a deep voice: "Blow the whistle, line up on the spot, and strike three times!"  " King Yi Zhu Houye, Chongren County Prince Zhu Houxuan, and Jinxi County Prince Zhu Houhuang are not in the carriage. In the carriage are the family members of the three princes' palaces. The three of them are all dressed in casual clothes and riding horses at the end of the escort, with Dongxing Gang behind the palace.  The two battalions were not far apart. When they saw something was wrong, they quickly moved closer to the two battalions in Dongxinggang. When they saw the situation was so dangerous, their faces turned pale with fear. They were worried about their families and their own lives.  How could they, who have always been so proud of their safety, have seen such a battle? The hundreds of cavalry they saw came rushing in like a whirlwind. Zhang Haichao didn't even blink. They were just a few hundred cavalry. A few volleys could do it.  He wasn't worried at all about annihilating them all. He didn't know Hu Wanli's plan. After giving the order, he made a gesture to Wu Zishun, "He wanted to divide his troops for rescue. Seeing this situation, Wu Zishun turned around, looked at Hu Wanli and said: "Master, do you want to send a battalion to reinforce?" Hu Wanli knew that he was worried that he would do something too obvious and make Zhu Houye startled.  Suspicious, he nodded immediately, and then ordered the guards around him: "Don't watch the excitement, separate a platoon to go to the rescue, this is a rare opportunity to experience, you should also experience it." Seeing Hu Wanli's agreement, Wu Zishun hurriedly urged his horse.  He stepped forward and said: "Zhang Haichao is responsible for breaking up the rear. Tang Dongxing, take your fourth battalion to reinforce the Guard Division!" "Yes!" Tang Dongxing responded quickly and loudly, then waved his hand and said loudly: "Fourth battalion, bayonets are attached.  "Come with me." In a short time, large groups of Nanchang Guards and Ganzhou Guards had rushed to the Guard Division's formation. The forward brigade was like a hot knife cutting butter, effortlessly cutting the Guard Division officers and soldiers in half.  , the following officers and soldiers came up like a tide. Seeing this situation, Gong Yigui couldn't help but feel despair. He knew very well that his men had no experience in fighting the enemy. Once they got into a melee, they would collapse in a short time!  At this moment, the soldiers around him cheered loudly: "Sir, the reinforcements from Dongxing Port are coming!" Gong Yigui looked up.  Sure enough, hundreds of Dongxing Port soldiers were rushing towards him in formation at a fast pace, and the bright bayonets were particularly conspicuous. He immediately felt as if he had survived a desperate situation, and immediately ordered: "Shout in unison, Dongxing Port reinforcements are coming!  "Reinforcements from Dongxing Port are coming!" "Reinforcements from Dongxing Port are coming!" The shouts spread on the battlefield.  All the officers and soldiers of the Guard Department were in high spirits, and then they echoed loudly to embolden themselves. At this time, the dense gunshots of "Bang Bang Bang" rang out in time. In the chaotic battlefield, the dull gunshots were especially dull.  Eye-catching, the morale of the officers and soldiers of the Guard Division was immediately boosted!  Tang Dongxing led the soldiers of the fourth battalion directly towards the six carriages, where the battle was the fiercest and where the strength of both sides was concentrated!  See this situation.  Jiang Siwei, the commander of the Nanchang Guard, was also furious. Waiting for the musketeers from Dongxing Port to come up, they would definitely fall short. He immediately drew his sword and pointed forward, shouting: "Charge!" With that, he clamped the horse's belly and let go.  The horse charged forward.  When they saw that the commander of the guards was shirtless, the guards were afraid that he would make a mistake and hurriedly rushed forward.  Wherever the military attach¨¦s and soldiers below dared to fall behind, they immediately rushed forward in a swarm.  The morale of the officers and soldiers was immediately boosted, and the offensive became more fierce. The Guard Division, which had been struggling to support itself, collapsed immediately when it could not withstand it.  "Bang" A carriage was smashed to pieces with a hammer, and the women and children in the carriage had already fainted from fright. "Sir, King Yi is missing!" Another carriage was smashed, "Sir, still not there!"  "Kill! Keep looking!" Jiang Siwei said with red eyes. He vaguely felt that he had been deceived. Prince Yi, Prince Chongren, and Prince Jinxi might not be on the carriage.  He looked around on the horse and immediately noticed that there was a group of people from the Royal Guard Department next to the people at the rear of the Dongxing Port Guards. They were all cavalry and there were not many people.  He understood in an instant and looked at the Dongxing Port Division that was coming quickly and the large group of cavalry that were circling. He immediately pointed in that direction and shouted: "Charge!" The flag-bearing soldiers immediately rode ahead and headed towards  He rushed forward, and a group of personal guards immediately followed him. Their angry horses rolled away like dragons.  Tang Dongxing, who had just run up to him, could not help but frown when he saw this situation. Then he pointed at the big flag and said: "Sniper!" With a "bang" gunshot, the flag-bearer jumped off the horse.  After falling down, the rider who followed took over the flag and continued to move forward with the flag raised. However, all the riders were startled and turned sideways and hid behind the horses. "Bang bang" came one after another.  With several shots, several horses were hit, neighing and jumping around.  Seeing that Jiang Siwei was in danger, the two thousand households immediately commanded the soldiers to rush towards the musketeers. Seeing this situation, Tang Dongxing immediately ignored the cavalry of dozens of riders and concentrated on massacring the infantry.  The three forward battalions were also firing continuously at this time. The gunfire was like exploding beans and then continued continuously. The regiment leader Cao Kongsheng did not care about the battle in front of him. The rifled guns of the two companies could completely suppress those who occupied the commanding heights.  Archers, and in recent years, the Dongxing Port Guard has equipped a round rattan shield with an oilcloth cover on the outside in order to prevent the damage caused by bows and arrows. It can be used as a bamboo hat on weekdays and can protect against light arrows in wartime. The thrown arrows cannot be protected at all.  Doesn't it cause big damage?  He had long been told by Wu Zishun to take the opportunity to reduce the number of troops in the Royal Guard Department, so he kept paying attention to the battle in the middle with his binoculars. When he saw Tang Dongxing's fourth battalion heading for reinforcements, he couldn't help but frown slightly, regardless of  What's the situation? He can't let the guardsmen suffer heavy casualties!  After hesitating for a moment, he gave the order in a deep voice: "The first battalion and all sniper fire suppression, the second and third battalions, return for rescue!"   Just when Tang Dongxing felt that the pressure was greatly increased and was about to order a bayonet fight, the sound of gunfire became intensive instantly. When he saw that the second and third battalions were coming for reinforcements, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and then he turned around to face Zhang in the rear.  Haichaobu looked at it, and at a glance, he saw that the queue was neat and the smoke was filling the air. He couldn't help but feel relieved.  Zhang Haichao was also concerned about Tang Dongxing, who was advancing alone. However, the cavalry in front of him was very slippery. After being knocked down by more than a hundred people with rifled guns two hundred steps away, he kept wandering far away. He did not dare to move at all. Jiang  Naturally, he noticed the small team of cavalry in the fourth dimension, and deliberately deployed ten rifled guns to guard against them.  Seeing the Second and Third Battalions returning to the rescue, Zhang Haichao's tense nerves relaxed. He knew that if the fight reached this point, the opponent would soon be defeated. At this moment, he caught a glimpse of the small group of cavalry separating from both sides.  He was surprised when he saw a general wearing armor and holding a big bow. A sharpshooter?  It was Jiang Siwei who drew the bow and set the arrow. In his hand was the four-stone strong bow passed down from his ancestors. He had intensively trained in archery skills since he was a child. With this bow, he could accurately hit a target of three hundred steps. He led his bodyguard to come, that is  Hoping to kill King Yi Zhu Houye, the guards in front of him deliberately blocked everyone's sight. As soon as the guards in front of him got out of the way, he shot out an arrow. The arrow was like a meteor chasing the moon, directly towards Zhu Houxuan and Jinxi, the king of Chongren County.  The county prince Zhu Houhuang embraced Yi Wang Zhu Houye in the middle.  "Be careful!" Zhang Haichao shouted.  On the battlefield, the sound of horse hooves, muskets, shouts, and fighting were mixed together. Although Zhang Haichao's sound was loud, Zhu Houye and others who were standing thirty or forty steps away did not hear it at all. It was the horse of Jinxi County King Zhu Houhuang.  At this moment, Immortal took two uneasy steps forward and stood in front of Zhu Houye. An arrow flew towards him and hit Zhu Houhuang, the king of Jinxi County!  Zhu Houhuang fell down without even making a sound.  (To be continued)
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