The Summoning of the Troubled Times at the End of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 513 Li Quan's Ambition

Under the guidance of Dongwang Yang Xiuqing, the remaining Taiping soldiers broke through the encirclement all the way to the stream and downstream of Duanshui.

It attempted to withdraw to the east of the river, joined forces with Hong Xiuquan, and then stood firm on the east of the river.

However, this move had already been arranged by Zhang Xian and reached an agreement with Wang Xuance.

For a time, the Qi army came together and galloped towards the Taiping army, trying to annihilate them in one fell swoop.

Due to the weakening momentum of the Taiping Army, people panicked, and their fighting spirit was low, their marching speed could not be raised.

However, within a few days, the Taiping army met the Qi army who was chasing after them in the direction of Lecheng in Xin'an County.

However, the Qi army is the victorious army, its momentum is unstoppable, and its soldiers are numerous and broad. How can it be compared to the Taiping army with low morale?
Under some attacks, the Taiping Army was defeated and fled, but the aura that had been inspired by it collapsed suddenly.

For a while, only nearly a thousand remnants followed the Eastern King Yang Xiuqing and rushed out, heading straight to the east and fleeing.

Immediately afterwards, after discussing with Wang Xuance, Zhang Xian and Wang Xuance came to a conclusion, and Zhang Xian personally led the Qing army to pursue them.

As for Wang Xuance, he led the army and drove slowly backwards as his descendants.

However, on the third day of Zhang Xian's pursuit, Yang Yanzhao received good news.

During its eastward march, its army swept across all parts of the east, and finally heard that the remnants of the Taiping Army fled hastily.

Yang Yanzhao tried his best to resist all opinions and lay in ambush in Dingshan near Gaoyao City. When Yang Xiuqing led the army to pass, he rushed out.

At this moment, how can the hungry Taiping army be the opponent of the elite soldiers of the Qi army who are ready to go?
However, the moment the battle broke out, the Taiping army fled in all directions and was defeated. Even the Eastern King Yang Xiuqing lost any hope of revival, so he drew his sword and committed suicide.

Immediately afterwards, the main Taiping Army in the direction of Lingnan was wiped out by the entire army!

Not only that, on the third day when Yang Xiuqing's main force was completely wiped out, Xue Dingshan also received good news that he had successfully wiped out the remnants of the Taiping Army in the southern region.

In fact, when Xue Dingshan marched into the southern region, he did not encounter any strong resistance at all, almost all of them collapsed at the first touch!
The most critical reason is none other than Li Quanquan. After he retreated to the south, he did not organize an army and stick to the south.

Instead, he summoned his troops, coerced his family members, built a warship, and sailed from Haikang Ferry in Hepu County.

Go to the depths of the sea!
During this trip, Li Quan's goal was Yazhou (now Hainan). Li Quan had heard about this island for a long time. He heard that this island was isolated overseas and surrounded by sea.

In fact, Li Quan didn't have the idea of ​​going here at the beginning, but he kept showing love to Yang Miaozhen, but he refused to agree.

Moreover, when it was later learned that Qi Qi had his own heart, Li Quan couldn't help but aroused his inner ambition.

As for men, they will always have such feelings, after all, no one wants to wear a green hat on their head.

Therefore, this also aroused Li Quan's ambition, and he vowed to snatch Yang Miaozhen back from General Qi.

Not for any reason, just for reputation, for the reputation in the heart of a man!

Yazhou is surrounded by the sea on all sides, and there are islands in it. After thinking about it, Li Quan felt that this is the place where troops are stationed to support the people and where they rest.

When the time was right, he swung his troops to kill Lingnan, so that Yang Miaozhen could see his strength clearly.

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Next, with the pacification of Lingnan, Wang Xuance will of course report the meritorious deeds truthfully.

Of course, the next step must be Gao Qi's reward for the meritorious general.

As for those who are besieging Nanhai County at this time, it is Shi Dakai's department and Fu Youde's department.

However, following the news of the complete annihilation of Yang Xiuqing's troops in Lingnan, the Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan immediately ordered Shi Dakai to withdraw immediately.

After all, the main purpose of Shi Da's march to the South China Sea this time was to attack Lingnan, and join forces with Eastern King Yang Xiuqing to resist the large-scale attack of the Qi army.

Now that Lingnan has fallen, the Qi army will surely be able to continuously dispatch troops eastward without any worries.

From this point of view, if it really needs to be consumed, how can the Taiping Army surpass the background of the Qi Army?
For Gao Qi, the fury is there!
No matter how difficult and dangerous his own situation is, for Gao Qi, he will not easily admit defeat.

What's more, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom at this moment has suffered the fall of Lingnan, and it is already at a disadvantage strategically.

If you continue to fight, you won't be able to reap any benefits.

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With Shi Dakai's large-scale retreat, the threat of Nanhai County has initially disappeared.

However, Liu Rengui did not relax his vigilance immediately, and still spread scouts widely, secretly monitoring whether the Taiping Army really withdrew?
Originally, Shi Dakai still had fantasies. He wanted to trick the Qi army into thinking that their own troops had already withdrawn, so they relaxed their vigilance and seized the city in one fell swoop.

However, now it seems that such a move is totally unrealistic, because Liu Rengui obviously won't be fooled.

In this regard, Shi Dakai could only helplessly dismiss his thoughts and retreat with peace of mind.

"Ah, Qi's army has enough food and supplies, and there are many excellent generals, and now they have unified the Lingnan area."

"If we let it continue to develop, I am afraid that our Jiangdong forces will fall in the future!"

For a while, Shi Dakai's thoughts were like a tide, and he couldn't help thinking a lot, and couldn't help thinking secretly.

Gangneung Royal City
At this time, Gao Qi had already received the good news from Wang Xuance to pacify Lingnan.

For a moment, Gao Qi couldn't help but be overjoyed, this is indeed great news for Qi!

Lingnan has always been located directly behind Daqi. If the Lingnan forces are not eliminated for a day, then the Qi army must gather heavy troops on the border for defense.

Today, Lingnan is pacified, isn't it good news?

In view of this, Gao Qi immediately ordered his servant Zheng He to inform the ministers and the people in the city of the good news.

Immediately, Gao Qi looked overjoyed, and immediately asked Zheng He to be in charge of organizing the wedding banquet. He wanted to meet with all the ministers to celebrate Qi's victory.

The night is approaching, in the main hall of the royal city, where the banquet is

At this time, all the members of the sixth grade and above were invited and arrived at the banquet venue early.

As time passed, Qi Wang Gaoqi and the Queen's eldest grandson Wugou joined hands, slowly coming in a dragon chariot and a phoenix drive.

After some congratulations, Gao Qi first waved his hands and said: "My dear friends, please sit down without courtesy!"

Immediately, everyone took their seats one after another, and then the banquet gradually began.

During the banquet, Guo Jia, the servant of the Ministry of War, first picked up the wine glass on the wine bottle, poured it in one gulp from his back, and made a wine barrier.

This scene made the ministers present couldn't help but smile!

For a while, even Gao Qi couldn't bear it, and said: "You really deserve to be the prodigal son Guo Fengxiao!"

Immediately, Guo Jia held up his wine glass and said solemnly: "On behalf of all ministers and King Qi, I would like to congratulate Da Qi on our great victory in the South of the Five Ridges."

"I also wish that Daqi, Daqi, can work hard to govern, and strive to clear up the troubled times as soon as possible, unify the world, and let the people live and work in peace and contentment."

Following Guo Jia's lead, other ministers raised their wine glasses to congratulate Gao Qi.

Seeing this, Gao Qi and his eldest grandson Wugou got up together, holding wine glasses in return.

The wedding banquet lasted until late at night. Halfway through, the imperial guards came to report, and the people gathered outside the palace to congratulate spontaneously.

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After the wedding banquet ended, in the following days, Gao Qi called important ministers, including Liu Bowen, Pei Ju, Fang Xuanling, etc., to discuss and give an urgent report on the titles of the heroes of the Southern Expedition.

In the end, the discussion was as follows: Wang Xuance was the governor of Lingnan, who was in charge of Lingnan military affairs, and Fan Zhongyan was in charge of Lingnan, responsible for its government affairs, and assisted Wang Xuance.

As for Xue Dingshan's meritorious service in suppressing the rebellion, he led the army in time to protect the city of Chen County and prevented Da Qi from being besieged.

His wife, Fan Lihua, made great contributions in assisting the army, and was granted the title of General of the Auxiliary Army, first-rank wife, and Marquis of Weining.

As for the generals and officers under his command, they were all rewarded, and they still obeyed Xue Dingshan's order and led the troops back to Jiangling.

As for Jia Xu, he was granted the title of Minister of the Interior, attached to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and returned to Jiangling.

Zhang Xian made great contributions in pacifying Lingnan, and he was named the governor of Shangzhou and Marquis of Luo County, and all the generals under his command were rewarded.

Immediately, he ordered the troops under his command to return to Jiangling, while Yang Zaixing, Wang Ti and other generals stayed in Lingnan and served as generals under Wang Xuance.

At the proposal of Yang Miaozhen and Wang Tin, Gao Qi also agreed to their marriage.

Not only that, but Gao Qi also made some adjustments to Qianzhou and Bazhou. Since the territory of Qianzhou was too large, he took this opportunity to divide Qianzhou into two.

The western part of Qianzhou was divided by Luchuan County, and it was established as Dianzhou. Sun Kewang was the governor of Dianzhou, Zhao Ji was in charge, and the Dianzhou government was established in Nanxi City, Qianwei County.

Immediately, Gao Qi re-divided Qian'an County, Mingyang County, and Zangcang County into Qianzhou, with Binhua City in Zangcang County as its governing seat.

Yang Yanzhao served as the governor of Qianzhou, and Yang Bowei, the original governor of Qianzhou, was in charge of governing government affairs.

With some establishment, the territory distribution under the Qi State is almost clear at a glance, and the rights are also extremely clear.

For a while, with the pacification of Lingnan, Qi finally got rid of its worries!
This move almost liberated the tens of thousands of troops in southern Hunan in one fell swoop, and then Gao Qi ordered the Lingnan governor to stick to his land, and his subordinates commanded more than [-] people.

Moreover, Gao Qi also secretly ordered Sun Kewang to secretly investigate the situation outside the border of Dianzhou, and report any abnormalities in time.

Also let Wang Xuance be fully responsible for the movement of the sea in the south of the Lingnan, and pay attention to guarding against the Fanzhou Islands.

Because Li Quan fled the sea by sea boat, Gao Qi was very worried, so he let Wang Xuance take precautions secretly.

After all, others don't know, but Gao Qi knows very well that in the depths of Lingnan sea, there is an island connected to each other.

If Li Quanzhen sticks to the island and stationed troops to support the people, it might pose a threat to the coast of Daqi.

Now, Gao Qi's deep meaning is extremely far-reaching, and he needs to kill all the factors that are not conducive to Qi in the cradle!
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Fanzhou, in an inexplicable bay.

Li Quanjun, at this moment, this team that originally had nearly ten thousand people now only has about a few thousand people.

Moreover, the sergeants are all disheveled, unable to lift the slightest spirit, and even the sea boats they ride on are tattered.

This is all because when Li Quanjun left Haikang Port by boat, he encountered a storm and deviated the whole army from the direction.

Thousands of sergeants were buried in the belly of the fish.

At this moment, Li Quanjun is like a rootless duckweed in the sea, so insignificant.

However, fortunately, the sky is not dead, and when the fighting spirit of the army was at a loss, they actually saw an island.

Immediately, Li Quan, whose expression had dissipated, regained his fighting spirit, as if he had seen the dawn in his life.

Can't help calling the whole army to hurry!

Suddenly, the sea ship galloped, and the remaining Taiping soldiers were full of hope again!
(End of this chapter)