Shang Kexi's strategy of seizing the city is not very clever, and any general who has been fighting for many years can see it.

In March, the city was besieged, and the food was gone, and the red fruits were hanging on the branches. They were about to ripen and could be picked soon. At this time, they were abandoned. There was no good reason, who would believe it?

There are 60,000 soldiers in the city of Quanzhou. The main army is 10,000 soldiers of Yang Guodong and the guest army is 50,000 defeated soldiers led by He Tengjiao.

He Tengjiao's 50,000 soldiers were originally under Li Zicheng. After Li Zicheng's death, his nephew Li Guo, generals Hao Yongzhong, Gao Yigong, Liu Tichun and Yuan Zongdi led 500,000 soldiers to surrender.

Although these soldiers were large in number, their combat power was too poor. They lost all the losses in the battle of Changsha and were beaten to the south by Kong Youde. The soldiers died and fled. They did not breathe a sigh of relief until Quanzhou took a breath.

These people were led by Li Guo because he was Li Zicheng's nephew and had a certain appeal, but there were not many soldiers. The remaining 50,000 soldiers were Hao Yongzhong's 20,000, Gao Yigong, Liu Tichun, and Yuan Zongdi each, and Li Guo had only one thousand personal soldiers.

If there is a soldier, there is a right to speak, so Hao Yongzhong's right to speak gradually increased, and Li Guo was squeezed to the second place.

November 5th.

Before dawn, Yang Guodong's general and guerrilla general Chen Kuangxia hurried into the general's mansion and requested to pay a visit to Yang Guodong.

"What? The Qing army retreated south?" Yang Guodong asked with a look of surprise as he had just gotten up, his hair was messy and his beard was unshaven.

"Yes, Grand Commander, Qing soldiers retreated to the south."

"Why?"

"I sent troops out of the city to inquire. I heard that the emperor led 10,000 imperial guards to lift the siege of Guilin. Kong Youde ordered Geng and Shangnan to go to Guilin to work together to deal with the emperor."

"Go and invite Lord He to come and discuss matters!"

"yes."

...

When He Tengjiao arrived, Yang Guodong had already washed up and was standing in front of the map to ponder.

"Mr. Yang, I heard that the Qing soldiers retreated? Why is this so strange?" He Tengjiao was familiar with Yang Guodong during this period, and did not make too many polite decisions and asked straight to the point.

"Yes, Lord He, this matter is too strange. Geng Zhongming, Shang Kexi dares to ignore his back? Do you look down on us too much? If the emperor personally leads troops to resolve the siege of Guilin, Lord He, you see, there are elite imperial guards in the east and Guilin City in the west. If I surround them from the north, wouldn't they be trapped in the siege? Kong Youde and Monk Geng Zhongming are all old corpses. Will they do this?" Yang Guodong drew a circle on the map of Guilin's location and asked.

"Well, the emperor is here to help. It is not clear whether the news is true or not. Let's assume it is true first, then Kong Youde devotes all his troops to attack the emperor, in an attempt to quickly defeat the emperor's reinforcements on the official road from Hezhou to Guilin. This may exist. Moreover, they can adopt the tactic of surrounding the points to attack the reinforcements and plot against us and Jiao Lian's reinforcements. If this news is fake, then they may want to lure us out of the city and ambush halfway to destroy our army." He Tengjiao analyzed.

"Yes, Monk Geng Zhongming Kexi is all people who are old and old, especially Shang Kexi, who is quite wise. They have exposed such a big flaw to us, and their purpose is only two. One is to draw Quanzhou City, take Quanzhou to relieve their worries, and then join the Guilin battlefield; the other is to ignore Quanzhou and do their best to encircle the emperor and destroy our army with the tactic of surrounding points and attacking aid. The former is stable; the latter is dangerous and there is a suspected gambling." Yang Guodong said.

"The latter is dangerous, but the bet is too big and the temptation is too big, and the possibility is not small."

"Yes, but unfortunately, I was besieged for three months and the internal and external traffic was cut off. I don't know what the situation is there."

Yang Guodong had a headache because the news was blocked, making it difficult for him to make a decision.

"Mr. Yang, if the emperor really comes and is surrounded by Qing soldiers, if we don't go to rescue, will we be punished by the emperor?" He Tengjiao asked.

"This..." Yang Guodong was stunned when asked. He had never met the emperor before and could not tell his understanding of the emperor. All his understanding of the emperor was learned through Wang Huacheng's introduction and information from the imperial edict and court newspapers.

"Mr. He, I can't be sure. However, I learned from the introduction of Governor Wang that the emperor has great ambitions and a magnificent spirit. I think he will not be punished for our ineffective rescue. After all, we have not received the imperial edict and there is no reliable information to refer to."

Speaking of this, Yang Guodong fell down: "Before there is no reliable news, I will be safe and remain calm for the time being. Even Geng Zhongming and Shang Kexi really went to hunt the emperor. With the courage of the imperial guards, it is impossible for them to win quickly. We have time to make a more reasonable response. Lord He, what do you think?"

"Okay, He has no objection." He Tengjiao was originally a guest, so he should focus on the opinions of Yang Guodong, the owner. Moreover, Yang Guodong's meaning is already very obvious. He will be responsible for this decision. Why should he make the owner unhappy?

"The person who came here was the commander and general was ordered, and the four gates were closed. Except for the scouts, the troops were not allowed to act without permission." Yang Guodong made up his final decision.

"Abide by the order!" The personal soldiers went down to pass the order.

...

Yang Guodong did not wait for the exact news from the emperor, but waited for the collective questioning of Hao Yongzhong and other foreign generals.

"Master Yang, our army has been out of food for half a month, and you are not allowed to harass the people. Brothers have been killing horses these days to satisfy their hunger. Now that the Qing army has retreated, why are they still closing the city gates and not allowing the people to enter the city to sell food?" Hao Yongzhong entered the commander's tent and asked loudly.

Hao Yongzhong is burly and very strong, especially his arms are very thick. He was originally the flag bearer of Li Zicheng, so he is known as "Hao Yaoqi".

Yang Guodong looked up and saw Hao Yongzhong as his leader, followed by Li Guo, Gao Yigong, Liu Tichun, Yuan Zongdi and others, all of whom were the No. 2 or 3 people under the "rebels".

Because he was born into a rioter and was also in Changsha, he was defeated by the Qing soldiers with ten times the enemy's strength, and was defeated and was in a mess. It was obvious that it was a group of mobs, and Yang Guodong looked down on them very much.

"I am not allowed to enter the city, but I have to follow the order and even break into the commander's tent. Do you think my sword is not sharp enough?" Yang Guodong said coldly.

"Master, how dare the last general disrespect the Master? But the brothers were so hungry that they couldn't stand it anymore. Please find a solution as soon as possible." Hao Yongzhong stopped and said in a hurry.

"I am sure that the city is short of food, so why do you need to worry? Our army emphasizes equality between officers and soldiers. Soldiers lack food. Can officials eat meat? You said that soldiers are so hungry that they can't stand, why are you still talking like a loud sound? Bandits are bandits, and their habits remain unchanged. Retreat quickly and make noise here again. Don't blame me for not believing in the face of Lord He and killing your dog's head!"
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