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The commander-in-chief of the Southern Expedition was Fei Ruhe. When faced with the officers and soldiers crossing the river, he did not make any reaction.

Huang Yao, Li Zheng, Jiang Dashan and others leading the troops will definitely take action immediately, recruit local farmers as auxiliary troops, and then have a big battle with the officers and soldiers to prevent more people from being slaughtered by the officers and soldiers.

But who is Fei Ruhe?

The eldest son of the Fei family in Ehu and the eldest son of the Fei family!

To this day, although Fei Ruhe agrees with the theory of Datong, he feels that this way he can conquer the world. But deep down in his heart, he is still the son of that aristocratic family. No matter how many people die, it has nothing to do with him.

What's more, when the Fujian soldiers went to plunder the countryside, the real sufferers were the landlords, and the common people were just killed incidentally.

Gu Jianshan, Li Hui, Fan Chao, Wan Bangyan and other navy generals were called to a meeting by Fei Ruhe.

Fei Ruhe pointed to the map and said: "The officers and soldiers secretly crossed the river on the upper reaches of Gongshui River, and their main force crossed the river in a big way, and sent troops to plunder the countryside. If he doesn't take us seriously, the enemy general is either a fool or a You are deliberately trying to lure me over. I am not worried about the land division. How should you fight your navy division?"

Wan Bangyan was a concubine from a wealthy family in Linjiang Prefecture. His family donated two boats and converted them into warships, and he became an officer in the navy.

Although this person did not pass the examination as a scholar, he was still a child. He immediately analyzed: "If the officers and soldiers only want to rob property, they can just cross Zhangshui and go to the west to rob. There is no our army in the west, and there is no peasant association we have formed. Since the officers and soldiers crossed the Gong River to the east, their robbery was incidental, and their real intention was to lure us into sending troops."

Li Hui was a fisherman from Yongyang Town. He scratched his head and said: "The river terrain here is exactly the same as Linjiang Mansion. Will the officers and soldiers learn what we did last time?"

"Definitely," Gu Jianshan said with a smile, "Prepare fire attack boats in one river, and ambush the navy in the other river. Just wait for the enemy to come over, and immediately attack from both sides. I was fully prepared in Ganjiang River and Yuanhe River, Wang Siren's officers and navy were not fooled, and in the end they had no choice but to take advantage of the rising water to attack with fire. The Ganjiang River here is wider, so a forced attack with fire will not work. Our navy must be lured over."

Wan Bangyan pointed to the map and said: "Fujian soldiers are good at naval warfare, but it is impossible for their ships to be transported to Jiangxi. It is also impossible for ships recruited in Fujian to go to Jiangxi. Therefore, the number of warships of the navy is very large. They are all organized and trained in Jiangxi. The officers and soldiers swaggering across the river are nothing more than luring our navy into Gongshui. Once we fall into the trap, all the fireboats will inevitably come out. The officers and soldiers in the direction of Zhangshui will also come to intercept it. At that time, , we were hit by fire ships in front, and blocked by officers and soldiers in the rear, we couldn’t escape even if we wanted to."

"So," Fei Ruhe understood, "Gongshui must have a large number of fire attack ships ambushed, while Zhangshui must have ambushed the main force of officers and soldiers."

"It's obvious," Fan Chao said with a sneer, "We Poyang water bandits have used this kind of little trick a lot, but how can we still be so stupid that we go to die? The officers and soldiers, the commander-in-chief, thinks of us as fools."

Li Hui said: "Then let's do the opposite. Regardless of the officers and soldiers in the direction of tribute water, we will only go to Zhangshui to destroy the main force of the officers and soldiers and navy!"

Wan Bangyan shook his head and said: "You can't go directly to Zhangshui, otherwise the officers and soldiers will definitely escape, and then all your efforts will be in vain."

"Then bring out the officers, soldiers and navy!" Gu Jianshan said.

"How?" Wan Bangyan asked.

Gu Jianshan said: "Send thirty or forty grain transport ships, disguised as warships, and sail into Gongshui. Wait for the officers and soldiers' fire attack ships to be released, and when the officers and soldiers' navy comes to kill from behind, our navy will kill them again! The officers and soldiers copy Let’s take the retreat, let’s also take the officers and soldiers’ retreat!”

This is equivalent to sending thirty or forty grain transport ships to let the officers and soldiers burn slowly. The boatmen don't know how much they can survive.

Fei Ruhe immediately made the decision: "Call the boatmen, I want to recruit dead soldiers. Anyone who is willing to use a boat to lure the enemy, whether he dies in battle or escapes, will be rewarded with thirty taels of silver. Battle merit will be counted separately, and pension will be counted separately!"

Wan Bangyan said: "Just sailing into Gongshui, nine boatmen per boat are enough."

That would require two to three hundred dead soldiers.

Gu Jianshan, Wan Bangyan and others immediately went to convey the military order.

There were so many boatmen who came to sign up because it was not a fatal mission. When the opponent's fire attack ship is launched, they can jump off the ship and escape from a long distance away. Although it is a high water period, there is no flood. The speed of the water flow is not a problem for the boatmen.

Of course, it is difficult to swim back to the shore quickly, and it is easy to be attacked by the officers, soldiers and navy from behind while swimming.

It can only be said that these suicide squad boatmen have at least a 50% chance of survival.

And in their own opinion, their chances of survival are at least 90%, because they all rely on their superb water skills.

In early July, the fourth day of the Fujian soldiers crossing the river to plunder.

Thirty-six grain transport ships disguised as warships suddenly rushed from the Gan River to the Gongshui Basin.

The whole play was performed, and Fei Ruhe cooperated in dispatching troops. The main force of the army set off along the river bank in advance, giving the illusion of advancing on both land and water.

The eight-mirror platform in Ganzhou City provided a clear view of the surrounding situation and immediately lit up smoke as a warning.

"The rebels have fallen into a trap!"

On the upper reaches of Gongshui River, Chen Ting smiled broadly and ordered: "When the rebel navy comes closer, leave enough time for the navy on the Zhangshui side."

At the same time, Chen Tingdui commanded the land officers and soldiers, planning to fight the main force of the rebels on the riverside.

He has more than 10,000 people, but the rebels only have a few thousand people.

Moreover, he also has a thousand firegun troops, which he brought over from the Fujian ship.

Chen Tingdui also sent spies to Ji'an Mansion. Since the rebel uprising, only a few archers have not used firearms. He kept two rounds of volleys and fired them, scaring these Jiangxi rebels to the point of peeing!

"Stop!"

Fei Ruhe turned to look at the smoke in Ganzhou City. Since his plan was successful, why would he send troops?

After waiting for a moment, Fei Ruhe's entire army turned around and returned to the camp at the foot of Egong Mountain.

The officers and soldiers in Ganzhou City quickly waved signal flags upon seeing this.

It is impossible for the naked eye to see clearly at such a long distance.

But Chen Tinghui saw it clearly immediately, because he had a telescope, which he bought from the Western Red Mao Yi with a lot of money.

This is where Chen Ting's confidence lies. Not only does he have superior strength, but he also has overwhelming equipment.

He has a telescope and a firecrackers unit, but Fei Ruhe doesn't have these.

The number of firecrackers under Zhao Han has increased to more than a hundred, all led by Li Zhengheng. They are now hiding in Linjiang Fucheng to guard against Zhu Xieyuan's sudden troops from Nanchang.

In Fei Ruhe's hands, there really was no firearms unit, only a thousand newly trained archers.

"Have the rebels withdrew their troops?"

Chen Ting put down his telescope and was a little confused. He couldn't figure out what the rebels were doing.

A young man beside him suddenly shouted: "Master Taishan, quickly order the navy to go back!"

The speaker was Huang Hanliang, Chen Tingdui's son-in-law, who was also considered an anti-Qing strategist in history. Moreover, it is said that he was able to write at the age of nine, and was a well-known child prodigy. He recruited thousands of soldiers to fight against the Tatars, and was eventually shot in the eye by the Qing army and died.

Chen Ting reacted immediately and hurriedly ordered: "The Navy retreats, the Navy retreats!"

The herald immediately rushed to the riverside and waved flags frantically.

There are also telescopes on the Eight Mirror Towers in the city, and there are even telescopes for officers and soldiers to observe the situation. Its information transmission speed is countless times that of Fei Ruhe.

However, it was already too late.

Fei Ruhe estimated that the time to withdraw his troops would be enough for the navy to fight out from Zhangshui. Because if we don't fight out, we won't be able to form an encirclement, and those officers, soldiers and navy are not mentally retarded.

In fact, more than 600 fire attack ships have been lit and rushed quickly along the tribute water.

Thirty-six grain ships, each with nine boatmen, one at the helm and eight at the oars.

Upon seeing this, the helmsman immediately shouted a warning, and the three hundred and twenty-four dead boatmen ran out of the cabin and jumped into the river to escape.

More than 600 fire attack ships quickly collided with the 36 grain-carrying ships. The officers and soldiers of the navy also rushed from Zhangshui into Gongshui, blocking the retreat of the 36 grain-carrying ships.

In order to make the acting realistic, the bilges of these grain transport ships were even filled with a lot of rocks and soil to prevent the officers and soldiers from seeing flaws in the shallow draft.

The mantis stalks the cicada, with the oriole behind. Gu Jianshan leads the navy, with only small and medium-sized speedboats, and quickly kills the officers and soldiers from the Gan River to the navy.

"Turn around and retreat quickly!"

Before Gujian Mountain reached the confluence of the three rivers, the officers and soldiers of the navy had already discovered that something was wrong, and they panicked and tried to escape.

The two sides collided at the wide mouth of the river!

The formation of the officers and soldiers was in chaos. Hundreds of fire attack ships and thirty-six burning grain ships were drifting over from the south. And to the north is the real anti-thief navy.

Fortunately, they had already sailed out of the Gongshui Basin, and they all turned towards Zhangshui to escape.

In the panic, there was even a ship collision, and several ships blocked each other.

"kill!"

The navies of the two armies finally connected. The shipboard equipment of the officers and soldiers was lagging behind. After all, they were all temporarily modified warships in Jiangxi.

Gu Jianshan, Fan Chao, Li Hui and other naval generals all led their troops to attack the enemy.

After all, Wan Bangyan was a nobleman from a wealthy family, so he would not risk his life. He would just command his warships to circle to the southwest at full speed and outflank them, preventing any enemy ship from escaping into Zhangshui.

Chen Ting, the commander-in-chief of Fujian Province, was observing the battle situation with a telescope and was completely stunned.

Once the navy was destroyed, he personally crossed the river to serve as bait, and the tens of thousands of Fujian soldiers he brought over would not be able to cross the river and return to Ganzhou City. Although he still had more than a dozen troop transport ships, he simply did not dare to take another boat there, as he would definitely be attacked by the anti-thief navy on the way.

More than 10,000 Fujian soldiers cannot return to Ganzhou City...

Of course, if the water battle is not over yet, if you start immediately, you can still pass a few thousand.

But who passes and who stays?

The soldiers who were left behind might mutiny on the spot.

Son-in-law Huang Hanliang said quickly: "Master Taishan, we must make a decision as soon as possible. First, abandon the three thousand defenders of Ganzhou City and immediately retreat to Xingguo County or Yudu County; second, quickly send troops to attack the main camp of the rebels!" Our navy has been completely wiped out, and it is no longer possible to retreat to Ganzhou City. There is no third option. If we continue to delay, our morale will collapse sooner or later."

"beat!"

Chen Ting's eyes were red, he had more soldiers, and he also had a thousand firecrackers.

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