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Chapter 271: Thousands of miles of beacon fire, thousands of miles of counterattack

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    The main task of the beacon tower is to relay the beacon fire. Song Wugong led a group of soldiers to demonstrate for Wang Kefan. Of course, they did not actually light the beacon fire, but only held a small fire-igniting material such as linoleum and oil cans.  exercise.  A plume of black smoke is a warning.  A streak of white smoke is a cry for help.  "Two black and one white are the enemies coming to attack in a big way."  Three white and three black means that the enemy has landed and the Yangtze River defense line is about to collapse The beacon tower is of great importance. In order to avoid accidents, the beacons lit have a simple password combination and are frequently changed, even if a small group of enemy troops infiltrate and occupy it.  A beacon tower would not cause large-scale chaos. Song Wugong and his soldiers were very skilled in their movements. They obviously practiced often and everyone knew what they should do.  Wang Kefan nodded approvingly and suddenly asked: "Under what circumstances would a black and white beacon be lit?" Song Wugong was stunned for a moment and replied loudly: "This is the highest level of military secrets and cannot be discussed here!" This  It was a test for me. Fortunately, I wasn't confused!  Song Wugong secretly gave himself a thumbs up.  Shangfeng has repeatedly emphasized that unless there is a direct order from Wang Junmen, no black and white beacons are allowed to be lit under any circumstances, or even mentioned. In the entire company stationed at the beacon tower, only he and  The two company officers knew the secret of Nine Blacks and Eight Whites. Although Wang Junmen himself was standing here, there were so many ordinary soldiers beside him, as well as the personal guards Wang Junmen brought. Just saying "Nine Blacks and Eight Whites"  "This name has actually been leaked.  "Nine black and eight white, use three streaks of black smoke as a guide. After the black smoke is extinguished, light up three streaks of white smoke, two streaks of black smoke, and below them are three streaks of white smoke, two streaks of black smoke, and then form a right angle to the left  , four streaks of beacon smoke interspersed with white and black form a straight line, right?" Wang Kefan said eloquently, clearly telling the secrets Song Wugong had hidden in his heart, and then said to him sternly: "I am now the commander-in-chief of the Chu army.  In the name of the people, I order you to light up the beacon smoke, which is nine black and eight white." The waves of the Yangtze River set off the silence on the beacon tower.  Behind Wang Kefan, several senior staff officers who knew the inside story looked excited.  "Yes!" Song Wugong suddenly understood something, his face turned red, he responded and turned around to run away, directing his soldiers to get ready.  Nine black and eight white!  Top secret!  The vicinity of Nanjing has become the rear area of ??the Chu army. Since Song Wugong stationed in this beacon tower, he has never had the opportunity to light a real beacon. Unexpectedly, the first time he lit the beacon, it was the highest level of nine black and eight white.  No matter what it means, Song Wugong knows that something big is about to happen!  ??The smoke billows into the sky.  The fuel used in the beacon tower has been repeatedly selected and processed in advance. The smoke that is ignited condenses and does not disperse, soaring straight into the sky, and can be seen very clearly even from dozens of miles away.  Everyone raised their heads together, looking at the tall smoke column, and then invariably looked to the distance to the left and right. Not long after, the same black and white wolf smoke also rose on the south bank of the Yangtze River on the left and right. ?????????????????????????????????? The Chu troops stationed at various beacon towers had received orders to die in advance. As long as they saw the nine black and eight white beacons, they would immediately light the same beacons no matter what the circumstances. The beacon towers were relayed one after another in this way.  The news can spread all over the country in one day.  Thousands of miles of beacon smoke!  The beacon smoke spreads for thousands of miles, and the beacon smoke spreads to the west.  From Nanjing City to Dasheng Pass, from Dasheng Pass to Ma'anshan, along the Yangtze River turning to the southwest.  Countless people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait saw the smoke rising into the sky and couldn't look away for a long time, wondering what happened.  The beacon smoke reached Jiangxi, turned a corner at the foot of Huangshan Mountain, followed the Yangtze River and turned due west again, passing through fields and mountains, passing rivers and lakes, passing from the other side of Anqing, and reaching Jiujiang. The Qing army on the other side of the Yangtze River was marching  , suddenly stopped together, the riverside on the south bank of the Yangtze River was like a mountain with a giant dragon rolling around, and the beacon smoke lingered for a long time, as if the giant dragon was swallowing clouds and spitting mist.  "In addition, the first three black smoke plumes turned out to be seventeen black and eight white wolf smokes, with such a weird shape. What happened downstream? Could it be that Wu Sangui had broken through the Yangtze River defenses and Nanjing was approaching the city?  "Tunbu'er was shocked and confused. The Chu army suddenly lit up such complicated smoke. It must be conveying very important news. Maybe there will be some big action soon. But he also felt that Wang Kefan was at the end of his game. This ridiculous smoke  , is more likely to be good news for the Qing army. Probably only when Wu Sangui attacked Nanjing City would the Chu army be so panicked.  The beacon smoke did not stop and continued to pass westward.Entering Huguang, we came to Xingguo Prefecture on the other side of Huangzhou Prefecture.  When Jin Shenghuan heard the report from his subordinates, he stood up suddenly and rushed out of the commander's tent. He climbed onto the high chariot at a speed that was completely inconsistent with his age and status. He blocked the sun with his hands and counted again, confirming that it was the nine blacks and eight whites agreed in advance.  Seventeen rays of smoke, suddenly slapped his thigh, and laughed.  "You bastards! The opportunity to make a fortune and meritorious service has come! Send the order to the army of our country, and the whole army will set off immediately and march into Chongyang!" He shouted to the soldiers under the chariot, suddenly remembered an important thing, and shouted loudly:  : "Chongyang is the hometown of Wang Junmen. Everyone, please behave yourself. If you want to make a fortune, you can cut off the heads of the Western thieves. Each head is worth one tael of silver. Wang Junmen has always been an innocent child. If anyone dares to harass the people,  When the time comes for Wang Junmen to blame him, I will not give you a favor." On the other side of the river from Huangzhou Prefecture, Shang Kexi just arrived from Zhongxiang. After seeing the smoke, he slapped his thigh excitedly.  "Are you sure the smoke is coming from downstream? Hahaha, the Chu thieves are over, the Chu thieves are definitely over! When I was in Liaodong, if six black and six white smokes were lit in the army, the entire army would collapse, leaving everyone to their own devices  To escape for their lives, the Chu thieves actually lit up black and white smoke, and they must have been defeated. Hehe, Wu Sangui alone does not have this ability. I can conclude that either the emperor's father and the regent personally conquered Jiangnan, or Zheng Chenggong counterattacked, and Nanjing  The green flag has probably been planted on the city!" "The emperor and the regent are seriously ill and will definitely not go to Jiangnan in person. Zheng Chenggong will fight back. Although it is unbelievable, it is actually very possible." Tan Tai said deeply.  Anshuang, who knew the inside story, looked happy and analyzed for Shang Kexi: "This matter is a secret of the imperial court. I tell you to listen and don't tell anyone else. The emperor's father and the regent have long wanted to recruit Zheng Chenggong and have been secretly negotiating with him in the past few years."  Zheng Chenggong was also very interested in contacting him. Now that the imperial troops were on the border, it was only a matter of time to capture Zhu Yujian and Wang Kefan alive. He was a smart man when he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. "After Zheng Chenggong's father Zheng Zhilong surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, the Qing government has been taking advantage of him.  He and his family recruited Zheng Chenggong to surrender. Zheng Chenggong was worried that the Qing court would harm Zheng Zhilong and others, so he kept making excuses. In the eyes of others, this incident seemed like Zheng Chenggong was half-hearted. Although he insisted on resisting the Qing Dynasty on the surface, he actually kept a way out.  "Hey, that's not right! Zheng Chenggong is just a pirate. Where did he get an army of 100,000 people? I'm afraid he's using the common people as thieves and bluffing. This beacon fire comes unexpectedly, so we'd better be careful." Shang Kexi is King Zhishun.  , my mind has always been active, and I suddenly thought of an intelligence I received a few days ago, which was obviously full of inaccuracies.  Pirates are all struggling to make a living at sea, haha, it¡¯s so overwhelming, that is, on the scale of the Japanese pirates in the Ming Dynasty. Even though Zheng Chenggong was a pirate leader, it was impossible for him to have a hundred thousand regular troops Well, even if he had a hundred thousand subordinates,  Most of them were armed with wooden sticks and bamboo guns and wore commoners. It would be good to have a few thousand truly armored elites. With Zheng Chenggong's strength, even if he counterattacked, it would be difficult to break through Nanjing.  "King Zhishun is overly worried. Since Zheng Chenggong had nothing to do, he would not have failed to contact the imperial army in advance. Even though his pirates were ineffective, Wu Sangui, Tunbuer, Zhang Yong and others were not far from Nanjing. If  With several armies crossing the river together, not to mention the mere city of Nanjing, it is just around the corner to pacify the entire south of the Yangtze River." Tan Tai smiled and said, "If Wu Sangui captures Nanjing, he will definitely establish a vassal state in the south of the Yangtze River. If we don't work hard to move forward,  I will be compared with him" He and Shang Kexi discussed it and decided to strengthen the offensive, striving to capture Huanggang, the capital of Huangzhou Prefecture, as soon as possible and completely wipe out the Chu army north of the Yangtze River. The order was passed down, and every Qing army  Gearing up, arranging swords, guns and armor, resting early that night, waiting for a fierce attack early the next morning.  But that night, the Chu army launched a counterattack first. Li Guo led his troops to make a surprise attack at night. They went upstream along the Xishui River, first to Kelanxi Town and then to Qishui City. They quickly broke through in depth and were about to fight with Hubei.  The Dabie Mountains on the border of Henan and Anhui are connected together The war is thousands of miles away. After entering Huguang, it turns south again on the edge of the Yangtze River and goes south along the Shogunate Mountains.  Beacon towers are built high on the mountain peaks. After nightfall, the flames and smoke are even more conspicuous. From a distance, the red flames are like dancing lights, lighting up the dark night sky.  "Everyone, we have been squatting in the ravine in the Shogunate Mountain for several months. We are all exhausted. Did you see that Wang Junmen has issued an order for us to launch a counterattack?" Teng Shuanglin and Lu Renqing pointed to the beacon tower high up and looked at it.  Under the illumination of a torch, their faces flickered, but the joy on their faces was clearly visible. The soldiers around them were excited, raised their swords and guns together, and shouted loudly.  "Counterattack! Counterattack! Counterattack!" The sound broke through the silent mountains, startling birds, and the beasts in the surrounding mountains and forests kept howlingThe beacon fire was like a strong wind, passing through the Shogunate Mountains and arriving at the Luoxiao Mountains in southern Hunan.  Under the beacon tower, Wang Sheng beat drums and gathered generals, assigning various ministries to launch a counterattack.  The Chu army has been retreating for more than half a year. The soldiers were like a compressed spring and had already exerted their strength. After receiving the order, they went out overnight to launch a surprise attack on the Western Army.  Thousands of miles of beacon fire!  Counterattack from thousands of miles away!  From Xingguo Prefecture on the south bank of the Yangtze River, to Changsha Prefecture in central Hunan, and then to Chenzhou and Hengzhou Prefectures in southern Hunan, the Chu army suddenly counterattacked across the board. The Western Army was caught off guard, and the battle line was rushed to pieces. The troops suffered heavy losses and had to retreat.  Big cities such as Changsha and Hengyang are barely able to hold their ground.
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