Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 150 Great melee, Guowei lost
Outside Wuzhou City, in the dark night, the front camp of the officers and soldiers was full of flames, and the sound of shouting and killing filled the sky and the earth.

Wang Yan and Dai Zhifan pursued and killed them outside the former barracks. Looking at the soldiers and horses fighting together, they restrained the horses in unison. They did not intend to take advantage of the situation to cover up the killing and wipe out the rebels in one fell swoop.

Watching Ding Kuichu's soldiers and rebels continue to fall, Wang Yan's heart is as hard as iron. Even he himself doesn't know that it's obviously a matter of sibling rivalry. Now he seems to have taken it for granted.

Now the biggest enemy of Ming Dynasty is the Manchu Qing Dynasty in the north. Regardless of His Majesty, King Lu, or King Jingjiang, they are all members of the Ming Dynasty. They should focus on appeasement, supplemented by subjugation, and strive to preserve the national strength of Ming Dynasty.

Now Wang Yan, for his own power and for the supporters who follow behind him, he will actually eliminate dissidents regardless of the consequences.His innocent heart of serving the country and the people is still there, but he was assimilated by Daming's officialdom, and gradually became the kind of person he hated the most.

At night, Wang Yan led his troops to stand outside the battlefield to watch the fire. He watched Yang Guowei's rebels fighting with Ding Kuichu's troops. Ding Kuichu, who had originally wanted to reap the benefits of a fisherman, turned into a squirrel. It became a fight between snipe and clam.

Wang Yan did not join the battle group, which surprised Ding Kuichu in the front battalion. Obviously, the other party had already seen through his scheme, and now he and Yang Guowei were going to sit and watch each other consume each other.

Chen Bangfu and the other four also felt this, and couldn't help but look cold, and asked Ji Yu Ding Kuichu, "My lord, Wang Yan intends to consume us, what should we do now?"

"My lord, the last general thinks that it is better to deliberately defeat and let Yang Guowei break out, so as to preserve the strength of our army." Ma Jixiang suggested.

Ding Kuichu frowned, "No, since Wang Yan expected the rebels to rob the camp and didn't inform us, he must have concluded in his heart that we were secretly colluding with King Jingjiang. Tonight he must set up a net, wait for us to drill, we Waiting must not show any flaws. He is watching the fire from the other side, which proves that he has no evidence. If he captures Yang Guowei, gets the criminal evidence, and directly swoops in to kill him, it is possible."

The four of them couldn't help being surprised when they heard the words, but Chen Bangfu asked: "Since this is the case, shouldn't it be more reason to let Yang Guowei into the city?"

"Lin Huan, confused!" Ding Kuichu heard the words and explained: "There are two generals in Wang Yan's army. General Liu Shun, who hasn't shown up yet, must be ambushing somewhere else, how could Yang Guowei get away so easily."

When Chen Bangfu heard this, his heart trembled, "Wang Shiheng, you are so cunning!"

"The only way to stop the rebels now is to prevent Yang Guowei from falling into Wang Yan's hands." Ding Kuichu followed his orders: "You four should prepare more bows and arrows. Whenever you see Yang Guowei, you can shoot him on the spot. You must never let him go." He left alive."

Ding Kuichu once again emphasized that Yang Guowei must be killed, and the faces of the four became serious immediately. They saluted slightly and hurried back to command the army.

Originally they were just guarding the fortress, but now they took the initiative to attack, leading soldiers and horses to find the location of the country's prestige.

Although Yang Guowei still has more than 1 people, which is a little more than the four soldiers, and Wang Yan's stagnation puts pressure on him behind him, but the newly recruited soldiers are the newly recruited soldiers, and their combat power is comparable to that of the four soldiers. There is too much difference in the number of people under the command of the four, so on the battlefield, Yang Guowei is completely at a disadvantage.

At this time, when Yang Guowei was being chased by Zhao Qiansi, the rear of the former barracks suddenly burst into flames, and then there was a loud noise of killing. It was Fan Youxian, the deputy general of the rebel army, who saw Yang Guowei was trapped and came to rescue him as agreed.

Ding Kuichu's soldiers and horses were all fighting Yang Guowei, and they were completely unprepared. The former barracks was suddenly killed by the rebels who suddenly broke out and killed one of them.

Under the attack from both sides, the four officers and troops who had been in the upper hand suddenly fell into chaos. Ding Kuichu, under the protection of several soldiers, fled out of the camp in a hurry and went straight several miles away from the battlefield before stopping.

Seeing this change, Wang Yan was also shocked, and realized that Yang Guowei was not a simple person, so he put away his contempt, and quickly asked Dai Zhifan to lead [-] soldiers and horses to bypass the battlefield, so he must not get rid of this thief.

At this time, the four troops that were originally in the upper hand were suddenly divided into several sections under Fan Youxian's surprise attack. Yang Guowei saw the timing, and immediately led a troop to protrude from the gap. Following Fan Youxian, he rushed to the east gate in a hurry.

Seeing this, Wang Yan immediately clamped his horse's belly, and led [-] soldiers and horses to rush over, shouting in his mouth: "Yang Guowei escapes, and those who surrender will not die!"

The morale of the rebels had already collapsed, and now they were abandoned by the general. If they fought again, they would die, so they put down their weapons and surrendered to Wang Yan.

Wang Yan ordered his subordinates to escort the seven or eight thousand captives back to the camp.

The troops of Chen Bangfu and the others were thrown into disorder by the rebels just now. While gathering the soldiers and horses, they organized their hands to put out the crowds spreading in the camp. When they saw the groups of captives being pushed away by Wang Yan, they couldn't help but In a burst of anger, they killed and injured thousands of people, but they didn't even catch a supplementary prisoner, which is simply unreasonable.

In other words, Yang Guowei and Fan Youxian rushed towards the east gate with the defeated soldiers. Suddenly there was another cannon on the road, but a group of soldiers and horses rushed out from the side of the road to block his way.

The leading general galloped out, pointed at the rebels with his saber in his hand, and said, "Dai Zhifan, under the command of Marquis Zhongyong, is here, surrender quickly before advocating the prestige of the country!"

"The general will go quickly, the last general will be cut off."

Facing the sudden attack of the officers and soldiers, the rebels' hearts were shattered. Seeing this, the deputy general Fan Youxian shouted loudly and led a group of troops to kill Dai Zhifan.

In the ensuing scuffle, Fan Youxian was hacked to death by Dai Zhifan. Seeing this, the remaining rebels knelt down and begged for surrender, but Yang Guowei led a few hundred troops to detour and escape the interception.

At this time, the sky was only slightly bright, and Yang Guowei had already arrived outside the city of Wuzhou, but he didn't dare to enter the city, so he went straight to the main road and headed for Guilin.

After dawn, Wang Yan recruited the generals to return to camp.

After Dai Zhifan entered the account, he pleaded guilty and said: "The last general is incompetent. He only killed the deputy general Fan Youxian, but let Yang Guowei escape."

Liu Shun also said: "The last general succeeded in attacking Wuzhou. According to the order of Lord Hou, he set up an ambush at the east gate. He only waited for Yang Guowei to enter the city, and immediately captured him. But at dawn, there was no trace of him. The last general thought, He may have lost his way to it."

Ding Kuichu returned to the former barracks that had been almost burned down, and hurriedly recruited four generals to inquire. When he learned that Wang Yan had not captured Yang Guowei, he couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

In the commander's tent, Wang Yan indicated that the two generals did not need to blame themselves: "Yang Thief has been defeated, King Jingjiang is already a turtle in the urn, sooner or later he will be captured by this Marquis, and it doesn't matter if we let him live a few more days!"

"Master Hou!" Liu Shun said: "Although Yang Guowei escaped, but at the end of the day, he found a few letters in the government office. I think Lord Hou will be of great use."

(End of this chapter)