Wenzhou South, Taishun.

There are two roads from Fujian to Wenzhou, one is from Wencheng to Qingtian and then east to Wenzhou, and the other is from Taishun to Wenzhou.

From Wencheng to Qingtian, the mountain road is rugged, and the army is difficult to walk on. Many places are valleys. Once they are ambushed, the result of annihilation of the entire army. When you go to Taishun, you are not only much closer, but also a smooth road ahead of you once you take Taishun. The army can attack the city of Wenzhou in just one day.

"Ship Lan, it's hard to deal with the pseudo-Ming rebels. Taishun is not far ahead. Please be careful with the Blue Army Sect."

About fifty miles away from Taishun, Nian Gengyao and Lan Li's army had joined forces and were heading towards Taishun. Sitting on the horse, whipping its whip and pointing ahead, Nian Gengyao said to Lan Li.

"What's wrong with mere rebels? I wasn't afraid of Liu Guoxuan back then, and I was afraid of this young boy named Zhu?" Lan Li said indifferently, and he was even more disdainful of Nian Gengyao. In his opinion, if Nian Gengyao was not protected by Kangxi and as a Manchu, let alone the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, even a mere governor would not be qualified to be.

Although Lan Li had just recovered, he still knew the war in Zhejiang. From his perspective, since Nian Gengyao had already taken Fenghua, he just needed to stand firm in Fenghua and wait patiently for Yin Huaxing's army to defeat Taizhou. After the two armies joined forces, Ningbo could no longer resist. Why do you have to do so many tricks to fail?

In addition, the Navy in Nan'ao did not use the Battle of Fenghua, which was even more a failure. Although the Ningbo Navy was strong, Ningbo was attacking Su Song at that time, and the main force of its navy was in the north. If the Nanao Navy and the only remaining Fujian Navy in Xiamen could be pulled out and attacked Ningbo while the Ningbo rebels attacked Fenghua fiercely, the battle would be easier to fight.

A great scene was ruined by Nian Gengyao in vain, which was unimaginable to Lan Li. Moreover, after the Battle of Fenghua, Nian Gengyao shirked responsibility in order to protect himself and pissed Yin Huaxing to death. In addition, the miserable fate of the general Wu Sheng and other family members who were implicated and killed in battle made Lan Li look down on the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang even more.

Nian Gengyao was helpless when Lan Li looked straight and looked straight. Although he was the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, after Lan Li came back, he was given the title of admiral and was sealed by the General Zhenshuo. In addition, he was of high qualifications and had high military achievements. Even if Yin Huaxing stood here alive, Lan Li could still show off, let alone Nian Gengyao?

After the extermination of Chen Wuxian, Lan Li and Nian Gengyao had combined troops to reach 26,000. For example, if you add the Nanao Navy and the remnants of Fujian Navy that have already gone north, the total force has exceeded 30,000. Now there are only 15,000 defenders in Wenzhou, and the total number of naval and land armies in Taiwan has more than 10,000. The strength of both sides is superior to the Qing army. In addition, Lan Li sent troops to destroy Chen Wuxian's troops this time, and his morale is high.

Although Lan Li fought fiercely, he charged forward, and even fought hard without even caring about his belly. He was disdainful of the Ming army, but in fact he was not a brainless reckless man. When the army approached Taishun, he had already sent his subordinates to scouts, and at this time, Yang Xu was already waiting in Taishun. As for Ma Gongcheng, as the main general, led troops to garrison Wenzhou to respond at any time.

Taishun City is not big, it is just a small county town. Standing at the top of the city and looking into the distance, Yang Xu was not nervous, but on the contrary, he was still looking forward to it.

Especially when he saw Nian Gengyao's banner appearing in the central army, Yang Xu couldn't help but clench his fists tightly, and a ferocious sneer appeared on his face.

"Report!"

As soon as Lan Li and Nian Gengyao's army arrived outside Taishun City, a scout came to report.

"What's the matter!"

"Report to the Lan Shuai, Nian Da Shuai, a letter has just been sent out in the city." The scout replied.

"Letter?" Lan Li was a little surprised, and then laughed: "The rebels in this city were so scared that they wanted to open the city to surrender, right? Where is the letter? Let me show you."

"This... the other party said that this letter was for General Nian." The scout hesitated to look at Nian Gengyao who was beside him.

When Nian Gengyao heard this, he was confused. Taishun sent a letter and asked him the name and said it was for him. What is this? Seeing Lan Li looking at him with confusion, Nian Gengyao felt clever and immediately raised his face and scolded: "Bastard! I have never had any relationship with the thief. I can just show Lan Shuai what letter is."

The scout was scolded and didn't dare to retaliate. He quickly took out the letter and handed it to Lan Li.

Lan Li took the letter, took it out from the envelope, and then looked it straight away. When he had just looked at two lines, he was stunned, then frowned, and then couldn't help but turn his eyes to Nian Gengyao. This gaze contained both gloating, deep disdain, and a strong sense of mockery.

The letter was not long, and it was soon finished. Lan Li smiled and handed the letter to Nian Gengyao, who was still confused and said, "Mr. Nian, this is a letter from your old friend to you, haha..."

Nian Gengyao took the letter in confusion and looked at it. After seeing it, he was so angry that he suddenly became very angry. The expression on his face turned blue and red as if his face changed, and finally he became even more angry.

"Bastard! Shameless! Traitor! I must take Yang Xu's head in person!" Nian Gengyao was so angry that he tore the letter to pieces, and even more ignoring his identity, he immediately cursed.

It turned out that this letter was sent by Yang Xu. In the letter, it not only criticized Nian Gengyao for his willful actions and improper command in the Battle of Fenghua that day, but also cursed Nian Gengyao after escaping alone regardless of the life and death of Fenghua defenders. Later, Nian Gengyao shirked responsibility in order to protect himself, which led to Yin Huaxing, Wu Sheng and others, including Yang Xu's family, who were guilty of Nian Gengyao and severely criticized Nian Gengyao for his incompetence, no plans, no virtue, no conduct, no righteousness, no deeds and no righteousness. Finally, Yang Xu also said that Nian Gengyao is seeking death when he came to attack Taishun now. Yang Xu was waiting in Taishun City, and he would definitely take Nian Gengyao's head to comfort his colleagues who died on the battlefield and the spirit of the soldiers who were slandered by Nian Gengyao later...

How could Nian Gengyao not be furious after reading such a letter? What's even more hateful is that Lan Li read it first, which made Nian Gengyao angry and also felt guilty. Feeling Lan Li's unkind look at him, Nian Gengyao could only curse Yang Xu for being completely useless, and was actually greedy and afraid of tyrants to live to hide his panic.

"Rise up! Siege the city! Take Taishun for me!" Nian Gengyao was so angry that he immediately ordered to raise an army to attack Taishun, but Lan Li stopped him from the side to attack the city immediately.

As an experienced veteran, Lan Li will not fight a battle without any certainty, and there is no rush to attack Taishun in the first time. The army immediately attacked the city without any preparation. This was not a waste of military strength.

In Lan Li's opinion, since Yang Xu could send such a letter, it was obvious that he would have made some preparations in Taishun. Then, not only should he not be impatient at this time, but he had to follow the steps and steadily.

Standing at the top of the city, when he saw that the Qing army outside the city did not attack the city as he expected, but instead began to camp. He was a little disappointed. He originally planned to use the letter to anger Nian Gengyao and induce the other party to launch an attack without firm foothold.

If this is the case, then Yang Xu would have prepared a great gift for Nian Gengyao. After more than ten days of reinforcement and preparation, Taishun City not only had many artillery pieces on the top of the city, but even Yang Xu had made careful arrangements outside the city, but also organized a strong combat force. As long as Nian Gengyao bumped into him in anger, Yang Xu would definitely make him look good.

"Lan Li is really worthy of being a famous general. It seems that this battle is not easy to fight..." Yang Xu knew very well about Nian Gengyao. Now the Qing army has not attacked but has begun to station. It is probably Lan Li who is commanding. But it doesn't matter. The future is long, and the small Taishun City is not so easy to win. When Yang Xu brought a town of men to defend Fenghua, if Nian Gengyao was not eager to win and was smart enough to prepare to cooperate with the inside and outside, the final result would probably be unknown.

Yang Xu was once the general of the Qing court and a member of the party. He knew very well about the combat effectiveness of the Qing army, and he was not unfamiliar with Nian Gengyao and Lan Li in front of him. Although the Taishun defender was far inferior to the Qing army who came to attack, with Yang Xu's careful preparation and his ability to defend the city, he was not afraid of the Qing army in front of him. On the contrary, he wanted to find Nian Gengyao in Taishun to avenge his original revenge.

On the second day, the Qing army began to tentatively attack the city. As expected, Yang Xu's defense in Taishun was not simple. Not only were there artillery garrisons at the top of the city, but there were also elite troops in the city. Not far outside the city, Yang Xu also sent civilians to dig countless ditches, causing a lot of trouble to the siege.

The Qing army also brought a lot of cannons here, using artillery fire as the front drive, and launched a bombardment with Taishun City, and then sent infantry to attack the city forcibly. The battle between the two sides began, and the entire Taishun City army fought fiercely with the city wall as the boundary. After one morning, more than 100 people were injured on both sides. After the attack that day, the Qing army suffered more than 1,000 casualties. As for the casualties of the Taishun side's defenders were only half of the casualties, under the Qing army's cannons, the Taishun city walls had been damaged in many places.

After nightfall, Lan Li did not stop siege completely. He still sent troops to harass and fight in small groups. On the one hand, this was to consume the defenders in the city to exhaust the opponent, and on the other hand, it was to prevent the defenders from freeing up their hands to repair and improve the city defense.

In addition to these two points, Lan Li's purpose of doing this is to give Taishun the greatest pressure. You must know that the number of Qing troops is far more than that of Yang Xu. In addition, in a short time, the Nan'ao and Fujian Navy will arrive in Wenzhou, and then all the initiative will be in Lan Li's hands.
Chapter completed!