Zhao Hongcan felt confused. At this time, he felt as if he had been abandoned by the whole world and had no longer had his usual calmness.

It seemed that I had known that Zhao Hongcan was like this. The visitor sighed: "No matter how the adult chooses, the master only hopes that he will be useful in the future and asks him to remember what he is doing today. As for the others, I don't need to talk about them. I should also understand that since the letter I have been sent, I will no longer disturb him. Please take care of him."

After saying that, the man hugged Zhao Hongcan with both hands, turned around and left.

Seeing him leave, Zhao Hongcan subconsciously raised his hand to keep him, but he didn't say anything when he spoke, and just stared at the other person's back and left.

After the person left, Zhao Hongcan sat on the chair, his expression first became very entangled. As time went by, Zhao Hongcan's expression became angry and painful, and finally showed a ferocious look...

The Ming army's attack on Baiyun Mountain became more and more fierce. Although Liu Xing sent troops to reinforce Baiyun Mountain many times, as his subordinates became more and more casualties, he also knew in his heart that it was only a matter of time before Baiyun Mountain fell.

Moreover, while attacking Baiyun Mountain, Ma Gongcheng still did not give up his attack on various parts of Guangzhou. A few days ago, the east of the city was in a hurry, and it almost fell. If Liu Xing had not personally led his men to take over, he would have been directly attacked by the Ming army.

The fierce battle in Guangzhou was beyond imagination. As the casualties of the defenders increased, the morale of the troops was also quite severe. In addition, the people in the city suffered this torment every day in the continuous battles. Prices in the city soared, and the people's hearts gradually became a little unstable.

To this end, Zhao Hongcan summoned the generals and major officials as the governor to inquire about countermeasures, but no one had a good solution. At this time, Guo Yong, the general of Beihai Town, proposed that he would not be allowed to defend Guangzhou alone and that he needed to find a way to alleviate the current situation. He suggested that a unit of troops from Guangzhou Xicheng was sent to restrain the Ming army besieged Baiyun Mountain, thereby reducing the pressure.

The Qing court set up seven towns in Guangdong, three of which were the navy. The most powerful of the navy was the Nanao Navy. However, these three navy troops have now been destroyed in name only, and the main force has been destroyed in the battle of Lan Yanzhen in the East China Sea. The remaining small navy troops are stationed in Qiongdao, that is, Hainan in later generations. They even have the power to protect themselves, let alone take the initiative to attack.

Apart from these three towns, the other four towns are Beihai Town, Chaozhou Town, Nanshaolian Town and Gaozhou Town. The general of Gaozhou Town is Liu Xing, who is now the lord of the city guard in Guangzhou. Chaozhou Town and Nanshaolian Town were originally under direct command of Lan Li, but in the battle of Longmen, the two towns suffered huge losses. Now the combined forces of the two towns are only seven or eight thousand.

As for Beihai Town, it can be said that it is a military force that has maintained its intact today and has always been Zhao Hongcan's reserve force. Beihai Town has a great origin. Originally, Beihai Town was Lianzhou Town and its garrison was Lianzhou. Lianzhou Town was the garrison of the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi 23 years before the reign of the imperial court to set up Beihai Town, and the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi moved from Lianzhou to Guangzhou.

From this point, we can see that Beihai Town is a green camp directly controlled by the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and its status is faintly above the towns in Guangdong. However, because Guo Yong is not a good general, after Lan Li took the initiative to recommend Liu Xing to Zhao Hongcan, Zhao Hongcan weighed the pros and cons before using Liu Xing as the lord general of Guangzhou City Guard.

However, Guo Yong's words made everyone nod their heads secretly. These days, they have been suppressed by the Ming army and defending the city is in a passive state. This is really not possible. The Ming army now has three sieges and one siege in Guangzhou, and the roads in Xicheng are still smooth. Instead of passive defense, it is better to push Beihai Town out of Xicheng and correspond to the defenders of Baiyun Mountain to push the Ming army besieging Baiyun Mountain.

As long as Baiyun Mountain is worry-free, Guangzhou can be kept. Some people immediately agreed with this proposal and asked Liu Xing how it was.

Liu Xing hesitated a little about Guo Yong's suggestions, but he was also a little moved. Although Liu Xing was steady in military use, he lacked the spirit of adventure. He only wanted to be stable in wars, so this is what Lan Li values ​​him. It is precisely because of this that Lan Li recommended him as the guard.

However, as the situation changed, Liu Xing also knew his weaknesses clearly. He had tried every means to defend Guangzhou these days, but as the Ming army attacked more and more fiercely on Baiyun Mountain, his originally firm heart began to shake.

In addition, Liu Xing, the guard general, was temporarily appointed, and there were many officials of higher ranks or of the same level. Liu Xing had to consider this.

What's more, as a senior general, a single defense of the city is not advisable. Liu Xing also knew that if he could place an army outside the city to restrain it, it would relieve a lot of pressure on the defense of the city. But the reason why Liu Xing had not done this before was also very simple, because Liu Xing had great confidence in Guangzhou defense, and secondly, because he was just a general and did not have the experience of directly commanding such a large-scale battle, he chose to stick to it in order to ensure stability.

"This... can be a try, but the thieves attacked Guangzhou and surrounded three and one. I was worried that once the troops came out of the west city, the thieves would set up an ambush." ​​Liu Xing thought about it carefully and said.

"So what about ambushing?" Guo Yong immediately retorted: "Our army can find a way to launch a counterattack in Baiyun Mountain to attract the attention of the thief. At the same time, we will exit from the west city and then directly attack the opponent's sideways to the north. In this way, even if the other party is prepared, it may not have time to deal with it. Moreover, our army is not to fight directly with the thief, but to understand the siege of Baiyun Mountain. As long as we achieve the goal, our army can withdraw directly."

"Well, this is reasonable..." Guan Yuanzhong nodded and praised: "Master Liu, what do you think?"

Liu Xing thought about it and thought that Guo Yong's words made sense. The purpose of coming out of the West City was to rescue Baiyun Mountain. As long as Baiyun Mountain launched a counterattack first to attract the opponent's attention, then the troops quickly left from the West City and attacked the side of the Ming army. As long as they achieved their goal, there should be no big problem. Moreover, doing so would be obvious to reduce the pressure on Baiyun Mountain.

Everyone present discussed it, and finally thought that this plan was feasible, so they immediately decided on the matter.

The next day, Liu Xing launched reinforcements to Baiyunshan again and prepared for a counterattack. When the time came, the Qing army in Baiyunshan launched an active counterattack against the Ming army that was attacking. The Ming army did not expect that the Qing army had such courage and was beaten backwards for a while. Several positions captured a few days ago were successively taken back by the Qing army. The Ming army retreated to the foot of the mountain and relied on artillery fire to barely stabilize the position.

Then the two sides fought back and forth, fighting around the positions at the foot of the mountain, and the battle was extremely fierce for a while.

At this time, the entire Beihai Town army was ready to go out of the city to fight. More than 12,000 elite troops in the town quickly left the city under the command of Guo Yong, and then headed north.

When he saw Guo Yong's army successfully leaving the city and heading towards the north of the city, Guan Yuanzhong, who was the temporary commander, immediately sent a signal to Baiyun Mountain. At this moment, Liu Xing personally arrived at Baiyun Mountain to command the counterattack. When he got the signal, he was overjoyed and commanded the troops to rush to the Ming army at the foot of the mountain, trying to firmly attract the attention of the Ming army to Baiyun Mountain to wait for the arrival of friendly troops.

"General General, the firearms of the thief are fierce, brothers can't rush over!"

A ginseng general ran back with blood on his body and reported the report. Liu Xing looked at the fires rising from the foot of the mountain and the rumbling sound of cannons and frowned slightly.

"How are the casualties?" Liu Xing asked.

"There are quite casualties, and more than a thousand casualties have been killed or killed until now." The gentry general replied.

The defenders of Baiyun Mountain had only more than 6,000 people. In order to ensure the counterattack, Liu Xing transferred another 2,000 elite troops, which means that nearly one-eighth of the troops have been lost since the war started, and this proportion is quite large.

But for the overall situation, the loss is acceptable. Liu Xing immediately said: "Continue to rush for me, you must shake the defense of the thieves. Only in this way can they be nailed here tightly. Just hold on for half an hour and wait for friendly troops to arrive."

"Yeah!"

The general responded and hurriedly went down to continue commanding. Liu Xing patiently waited for the arrival of good news. It would be calculated that Beihai Town would arrive at half an hour. At that time, the two armies attacked each other and the siege of Baiyun Mountain would be lifted.

But as time went by, the two armies of Baiyunshan became more and more fierce, and the casualties on both sides remained high, but Liu Xing never waited for the arrival of reinforcements from far away.

At this time, the troops came down to report that the Qing army was unable to fight back. The Ming army's resistance was too strong. Moreover, after stabilizing the position and blocking the Qing army's repeated counterattacks, the Ming army has gradually gained the upper hand by relying on firearms. Not to mention shaking or breaking the Ming army's defense line, the Qing army has lost its spirit, and some troops have even begun to show signs of retreat.

"Why haven't you come yet?" Liu Xing was extremely anxious and his eyes kept looking towards the northwest. It was calculated that Beihai Town should have arrived long ago, but there was no sign of Beihai Town.

As the casualties of his subordinates increased, Liu Xing could only order the attack to be suspended and defense was on the spot. However, his order had just been issued, and bad news came from the front line. The Ming army's attack that had recovered was sharp, and the Qing army's casualties became increasingly serious. In addition, there were no complete fortifications in the fortification area now, so the defense was extremely difficult.

"No matter how difficult it is, you must stop it! Just hold on for a while, and our army will win as soon as Beihai Town arrives!" Liu Xing shouted. At this moment, he only hopes that friendly troops can arrive soon, otherwise the Qing army will collapse, let alone rescue Baiyun Mountain, and if the entire army collapses, Baiyun Mountain will be lost.

Ten minutes...twenty minutes...thirty minutes...

The Qing army in Baiyun Mountain continued to carry on with all their strength, but never saw the shadow of Beihai Town. At this time, the main force of the Ming army had already pressed forward and launched a fierce counterattack towards the Qing army. When the Qing army continued to fall to the ground with artillery fire, muskets and Ming soldiers screamed under the sword, the Qing army, which had been fighting for a long time, could no longer hold on and collapsed suddenly.
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