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Chapter 291 Chaozhou is under attack
Daming decided to launch an offensive against Guangdong and Lianghu, and Lin Jun also launched an all-out attack against Guxi.

Zhu Yijiong issued an edict and quickly sent it to the four front lines in southern Fujian, Qiongzhou, Nan'ao Island, and Macao.

Even Nangan, Xiangnan, and Bapaiyao also received imperial edicts from Emperor Zhu.

However, the main attack is still the third army, and the rest are auxiliary.

The Third Army has long been prepared to attack Guangdong, and Nan'ao Island and Qiongzhou Prefecture are the troops preparing to support it.

Xu Jin has great autonomy, and Guangdong is empty. Xu Jin is not unaware of it.

Although they did not send troops immediately, they had already relied on their battlefield intuition and started preparing food, grass and baggage early.

Therefore, after receiving the emperor's edict, we can immediately send troops south.

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Chaozhou, Chengxiang County.

Lin Sangou was a native of Chengxiang, but this time he was forcibly recruited by the (Dai Viet Kingdom) government into the new military camp.

Because of his ability to do things, his nimble legs and strong body, he quickly got the general official position among the recruits.

The establishment of Lin Junjun is similar to that of the Qing army. The commander is always in charge of 500 people, which makes it easier for him, King Lin, to manage.

But no one knows that Lin Sangou is actually a masterpiece developed by Jinyiwei of the Ming Dynasty.

It was purely a coincidence that Lin Sangou was recruited into the Dai Viet recruits. As a meticulous workman, he would definitely not be able to bring too much wealth with him when he returned to Guangdong.

Then, all these Guangdong local officials went crazy. Not only did they allocate money and food arbitrarily, but they also had almost no restraint.

Those who could not be paid were all captured and sent to the army, while the rest were used as civilian laborers.

"Brothers, dinner is ready." Lin Sangou shouted with a few cooks.

All the new recruits below came up feebly to get their meals.

With so much money and food for the army, even if the government forcibly levies and apportion it, it will not be enough, because the officials also have to take money.

Therefore, these soldiers must not have enough to eat, but Lin Sangou, as an officer, can.

But he cleverly came to eat and drink with the soldiers. Although the soldiers were still not full, they still felt that Lin Sangou, the commander-in-chief, was loyal.

Unknowingly, the military spirit was occupied by Lin Sangou.

this day.

"The Ming army is coming to kill, the Ming army is coming to kill!"

This sound came from the top of the city, and the entire city wall was in a mess.

Although Chengxiang County is a county seat, it is actually very vast and has a large population, almost comparable to a state city.

This is indeed the case. Historically, in another ten years, Chengxiang will be elevated to Zhili Prefecture, under the jurisdiction of five counties, and is called the "Five Jiaying Counties".

Although they are sitting in such a state city, the Vietnamese troops in Chengxiang County are all in a panic, because they are basically new soldiers and have never fought at all.

Soon, Chengxiang guard Ding Jian came over with a hundred soldiers.

This guy is from the old camp, including a hundred soldiers under his command.

Lin Jun transferred the main players from Guangdong's old camp, but still left a small number as the backbone.

These backbones have basically become generals for new recruits, helping Lin Jun to control the army. This may not be a problem when there is no war, but now.

Xu Jin's [-]-strong army was all dispatched, and the troops were divided into two groups, one to attack Chaozhou Prefecture and the other to Chengxiang County.

The former is an important city, and the latter is not only the richest county in Chaozhou, but also Lin Jun's "Longxing Land".

Knowing that the Ming army was coming, Chengxiang County Magistrate Wu Jie and County Prime Minister Chang Lian also received the news and hurried to the city wall, preparing to order the disbandment of the army and surrender of the city.

As soon as they came up, they saw that Ding Jian had already ascended the city first and began to deploy defenses.

Ding Jian narrowed his eyes: "What are you two adults doing here?"

Wu Jie's face was covered with sweat and he smiled dryly: "Nothing, I just came to see if General Ding is here. Since General Ding has begun to defend the city, I will go back to the county office and wait for the general's news!"

However, before he could take a step forward, Ding Jian raised his hand: "Since the two adults are here, they should be here to boost morale. Come, take the two adults to the tower, and be sure not to let them go." Sir, come down."

This is to imprison them on the city wall and live and die with the city.

Wu Jie was immediately frightened and yelled: "Ding Jian, you reckless man, I am the magistrate of Chengxiang County personally appointed by the king. You have no right to imprison me. Please disband and surrender quickly. The king's heavenly soldiers... Ouch!"

Before he finished speaking, he was knocked over by Ding Jian with a punch, and then had his mouth gagged and tied up. Together with the unlucky county magistrate, he was tied up and sent to the tower to boost the morale of the army.

Ding Jian turned around and saw that the Ming army outside the city had begun to cross the river.Due to the hasty response, the bridge on the moat was not destroyed.

Ding Jian waved his hand and ordered: "Quickly, prepare the gold juice and hot oil, and also bring up the hammers and rolling stones. When the Ming army attacks the city, throw them down."

"General, the Ming Army... the Ming Army has many cannons." A soldier said tremblingly.

In fact, there were not many cannons. The Ming army only brought three real red cannons. The rest were all light land artillery, but only a dozen or so.

But the problem is that the Vietnamese army has no artillery at all. The artillery was either taken away by Lin Jun or used for the defense of big cities like Fucheng.

Although Chengxiang County is prosperous, it is only a county town after all, and there must be no artillery available.Ding Jian shouted: "The whole army retreats behind the female wall."

"Boom boom boom!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Ming army began to test the artillery, and more than ten artillery pieces fired at once.

Among the rumbling cannons, the sound of the three red cannons was especially loud.

Although most of them missed, only a few shells hit the city wall, causing the entire wall to shake.

"The Ming army is firing, everyone, run away!"

"Run!"

"..."

There were shouts and shouts, and before the battle even started, the garrison at the top of the city had begun to collapse.

After all, they are just a group of recruits recruited by ordinary people, and they have been trained for less than half a month.Even the soldiers and armor were not fully prepared. This time they were bombarded by the Ming army's artillery. Naturally, the morale of the army was instantly weakened.

In addition, Ding Jian deducted military rations and couldn't even get enough to eat. Why would he give up his life?
"Boom boom boom!"

There was another round of shelling, and some soldiers began to flee. If there was one, there would be two, and if there were two, there would be a group.

A chain reaction soon started, and the defenders at the top of the city began to flee in large numbers.

Ding Jian also realized that something was wrong, and quickly drew his sword and shouted to stop him: "No one is allowed to escape! Anyone who escapes will be killed without mercy!"

After saying that, he took the lead in hacking to death a defeated soldier.

But this is of no use at all. The defeated soldiers should run or keep running.

Even before the Ming army launched a formal charge, nearly half of the thousands of defenders on the city wall had been routed.

"General, I'm here to help!" It was Lin Sangou who shouted and came with him to "support".

Ding Jian had no doubt at all. Lin Sangou had always followed his lead, so it was only natural to come here now.

However, just as Ding Jian was about to give the order, the sword suddenly flashed and Dahao's head flew into the air.

Lin Sangou held the blood-stained knife in his hand and looked at Ding Jian's headless body falling to the ground with a fierce look. The soldiers around him were all stunned.

Lin Sangou took advantage of the situation and roared: "Ding Jian is dead, why don't you quickly follow me and turn to the bright side? Eat your fill and become a member of the bright side!"

The second half of the sentence is the essence. Ding Jian is already dead. At this time, he either surrenders and becomes a wise man, or he runs away quickly.

Is it possible to avenge Ding Jian?Don't be ridiculous, they are just a rebel regime transferred from the peasant army.But there is no orthodox dynasty. If the general dies, the rule of sitting together with soldiers cannot be enforced even if it exists.

Ding Jian's soldiers were almost defeated in a swarm, and only a few followed Lin Sangou to kill the female wall.

Facing the soldiers guarding the city gate who were still at a loss, they hacked at them indiscriminately.

When the city gate was opened, Lin Sangou took the lead and shouted: "The city gate is open! The city is broken! The city is broken!"

At this time, the only defenders left on the city wall who were either at a loss or really wanted to resist stubbornly had no will to resist anymore and immediately fled one after another.

When the Ming army destroyed the city wall, in addition to corpses, there were also two county magistrates tied to the tower.

"Are you the one who opened the city gate this time?" Xu Jin's new deputy general Xu Dian was leading the attack on the city. Hearing that the one who had killed the main defender in Kaicheng was actually the one who opened the city gate, he couldn't help but feel helpless.

Lin Sangou was very tactful: "Thanks to the timely dispatch of troops by the adults, the villain has this opportunity to dedicate himself to the city and make meritorious service."

Xu Dian smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, what's yours is yours. This time, it's thanks to you that our army was able to break the city so easily. Otherwise, I'm afraid we would have lost some brothers."

"Thank you for your praise, sir."

Xu Dian turned to look at Wu Jie and Chang Lian who had just been released, and said: "Since you are willing to surrender, you should immediately go down to appease the people and maintain public order. Don't let any robberies occur in the city."

When Wu Jie and Chang Lian heard this, they were overjoyed and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, I will leave immediately."

As expected, they were worthy of being Wang Shi's heavenly soldiers. Although this wave of surrender failed, Wang Shi did not blame them at all, as long as they could pacify the county.

It's hard to say, not only can he save his life, but it seems that he might also be able to keep his official position.

After the two men hurried down to maintain law and order and restore order in the city, Lin Sangou stepped forward, frowned and said, "Sir, these two are corrupt officials, and it's so easy for them..."

"After all, I'm just a general, only responsible for fighting. It's up to these civil servants to appease the people."

Xu Dian said and suddenly sneered: "Besides, I have no power to pardon them."

Lin Sangou understood.

On the other side, the offensive in Chaozhou Prefecture was also going smoothly. Although Chaozhou was a big city, the Ming army was the main force attacking here.

In addition, the prefect of Chaozhou was a smart man, and he had careful contact with the Ming army early on.Almost as soon as Xu Jin's army fired the first cannon, Xizuo started setting fires in series all over the city to create chaos.

Then, taking advantage of the chaos, he opened the city gates and welcomed the army into the city.

The whole territory of Chaozhou Prefecture is under control, which is easier than Lin Jun did at the beginning.

　Let's do this for now...we'll talk about it tomorrow

　　
　
(End of this chapter)