Chapter 198 He Lin’s new strategy!

At the end of May, He Lin personally led a large army out of Zhennan Pass and attacked Langshan. On the fifth day of the sixth day, the city was broken and the guard general died in battle. He Lin continued to advance south. On the sixth day of the sixth day, Admiral Shang Wei was promoted to lead the side troops out of Siling Prefecture, passed through the river pass, and walked on the drums. On the twelfth day, the surprise attack on the pavilion was successful, and on the sixth day, the mountain cave was broken.

On June 18th, the army of Lin traveled a floating bridge to cross the Cang River and fought with Nguyen Wenhui's army at Lang Mall for several days. Admiral Shang Weisheng suddenly arrived. Under the attack of the two, Nguyen Wenhui's army suffered heavy losses, with more than 10,000 casualties. As a last resort, he led his army to abandon Lang Mall and retreat to Jialin City. This was the last stronghold in the north of Shenglong City. If this city is broken, the old capital of Annan Shenglong was equivalent to opening the door without any obstacles.

It is precisely because of the importance of Lang Mall that Ruan Wenhui also knew that this time his opponent was no longer a literati like Sun Shiyi. Another thing was that many Qing army died at their hands last time. This time, the other party fought steadily and was not moved by the suspicious soldiers arranged by Ruan Wenhui.

Therefore, in desperation, Ruan Wenhui personally visited Lang Mall to defend the city. For half a month, the Qing army could not advance. The new general of Zuojiang Town, Guangxi, Phuket Bao led 5,000 Guangxi soldiers out of Zhen'an Prefecture, passed through Pingmeng Pass, took Yuanping, and Zuozhu, and finally arrived directly at the city of Taiyuan. When he encountered Chen Tianbao, the general under Ruan Wenhui, set up an ambush, Phuket Bao fought hard to escape, but more than half of the five thousand Guangxi soldiers were killed.

Such news of joy and sorrow made He Lin, who had put the military account under Lang Mall, feel very upset. In this defeat in Phuket, there were only two troops left in the three routes. The Lang Mall was very strong, and when they entered Annan, they mostly carried small cannons, and they were not enough to attack.

This is not what bothers He Lin the most. What makes him angry the most is that Ruan Wenhui followed the advice of his confidant general Chen Tianbao and ordered the Xishan Chao Navy to be divided into three parts, attacked the Guangdong waters, and robbed everywhere in order to "collect taxes" and "expand the army."

Just three days ago, He Lin received the news that Ruan Wenhui even recruited a group of Chinese pirates and formed a fleet to expedition to Fujian and Zhejiang. What he did was naturally the pirates' old business and the robbery was to hope that they could entangle Qingting's navy so that they could not respond to He Lin's land army attacking Annan on the aid side.

You should know that the Qing Dynasty's logistics supply depends on the country. The longer it takes, the more unfavorable it will be. I originally hoped to get reinforcements from the Fujian navy, but the news now is equivalent to pouring cold water on He Lin's head.

The 10,000 naval squads originally sent by the Fujian Navy were immediately reduced to three thousand. He Lin was so angry that he was almost crazy about the spot. If there weren't so many subordinates in front of him, He Lin, who had always been strict with himself, would have swear words and greeted the mother of the Fujian Navy Admiral.

However, the Fujian Navy also has its own difficulties. After all, if the pirates recruited by Ruan Wenhui made trouble on the coast of Fujian, he, as the navy admiral, would have been taken as the end of the day.

If it weren't for the fact that Helin was the younger brother of Heshen, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and had a great say in front of the emperor, the Fujian Navy would probably not even want to give it to the Third Battalion Navy. Moreover, the Fujian Navy was still the Fujian Navy racked his brains and tried his best to squeeze it out.

The fewer reinforcements were coming, and this was just a problem. The navy of the Xishan Dynasty was really invincible. It used attack instead of defense, which made the coast of Guangdong now in a panic. All the warships of Guangdong were dispatched to patrol the surrounding waters, as if facing a big enemy, small-scale battles occurred frequently, and the other party did not get much entanglement, but they were always wandering around in this area, which was extremely upset.

This made Na Helin's desire to use the power of the navy to transport supplies through the sea to reduce costs and transport time fail, and he could only continue to complete it by land.

These news are added together, and he is also worried about the battle situation in the south, for fear that Ruan Wenyue will not be able to withstand it, and it will be a waste of it in just a few seconds. In that case, Nan Ruan's strength will increase sharply, and the strategic plan he originally planned will become a bunch of bubbles.

So, in just one time, He Lin had a few wrinkles on his forehead, and even his originally black hair was mixed with several silver threads. Although he felt quite happy to become the commander of the army, the higher the position, the greater the responsibility. This time, he finally tasted it.

Under such circumstances, He Lin had no choice but to issue an order to make Phuket Bao return to retreat to Zuozhu, and then order the rear to increase its troops by 5,000, and transport 18 pounds of heavy artillery to Lang Mall to increase its siege firepower. In the next few days, the two sides formed a situation of resistance at Lang Mall.

"What's wrong, Grandmaster? You have been gloomy all these days, why are you so happy now?" The counselor Yongbao did not wear the cotton armor used by the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty, but only wore a refreshing robe. As soon as he walked into Helin's tent, he saw Helin holding a document with a happy look on his face and couldn't help but smile. After more than two months of getting along, Yongbao felt that Helin was not bad.

At least, with Heshen's help, Yongbao had already made up his mind when he got the position of marching counselor and minister, and he had already promoted Heshen's younger brother. However, he did not expect that Helin had a good vision in leading troops and strategy, and was kind to others. The relationship between the two was quite harmonious, so Yongbao said Helin so bluntly.

"Look, Nan Ruan retreated from Suihe." He Lin smiled and handed the official document in his hand to Yongbao who was approaching. After seeing the official document, Yongbao couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and showed joy. "A mere general of Humen Town, relying on the two battalions of naval commanders, actually defeated Zheng Lianchang's powerful tiger general Zheng Lianshou, but it was completely wiped out. This news is really unbelievable. Hey, there are also pirates in the Western Yi who are also involved in it."

"Those Western pirates have always been people who forget their righteousness when they see profits. They must have received some news, so they want to take advantage of the situation. But who would have thought that General Liang Shen got a step first? However, this would be fine, otherwise General Liang Shen would not even have a chance to escape."

Yong Baofu stroking his white eyebrows: "This General Liang is so good at fighting. Three thousand people wiped out 5,000 stubborn enemies, and it was the Nanruan Navy, which once made the Guangdong Navy suffer and made the court lose face. It is indeed not something that ordinary people can do. Grandmaster, you really have a keen eye to recognize people."

Although Yongbao was unwilling to believe it, it was not only the letter of victory sent by Wang Shouli, the general of Humen Town, but also the letter written by Ruan Wenyue. No matter what Ruan Wenyue is, he would never help Wang Shouli and Liang Pengfei to fulfill their lies.

Besides, you only need to inquire carefully. It took only a long time to find out the truth, so Yongbao sighed. "No wonder this person dared to attack the Hongqi Gang's nest with just one battalion of naval commanders, and forced the nest to take it over. If there were only a few tricks, he wouldn't be able to achieve such results."

"It has little to do with me. It's because of the keen eyes of Fukang and Anfu. Moreover, if it weren't for my brother's strong recommendation to me, I'm afraid He wouldn't have used such a person. Moreover, I didn't expect that he would dare to just go down and climb behind Nan Ruan Dajun to play hard."

He Lin felt both happy and glad. Fortunately, this guy was lucky enough to kill people, and the Western pirates happened to pass by him. Moreover, he was prejudiced to him at the beginning. If it weren't for the whim that he went to Liang Pengfei's naval camp to see what happened, he might have passed by such a tiger general.

What was happy was that Liang Pengfei completed the task of blocking the Southern Ruan Bei attack far better than he had imagined. Moreover, he also severely cleaned up the Red Flag Gang, which made the Guangdong Navy lose face and almost turned into a laughing stock. Even Zheng Lianchang's cousin and the powerful tiger general were removed. Not only did he breathe a sigh of relief for the Guangdong Navy, but he also earned a face for the Chaoting.

"In this way, we don't have to worry about the advancement of Nan Ruan Bei. But in this way, there are both advantages and disadvantages. Then Ruan Wenhui will definitely be able to mobilize the troops on the southern line to return to the north. In this way, our pressure will be great." Yongbao took the tea brought by He Lin's personal soldiers, took a sip and said with a smile.

"That's right, but Lord Yong, don't forget that Ruan Wenyue from Suihe is still there. He hates this traitorous Ruan Wenhui to the core." He Lin smiled and sat back on the chair, shaking his legs comfortably. It was the first time he felt so relaxed and happy in his mood since he fought with Xishanchao for so many days.

"You mean to borrow Ruan Wenyue's knife and hit Ruan Wenhui's back." Yongbao made a sinister and obscene move with some understanding.

"I thought so just now, but now, I don't think so. The reason why Ruan Wenyue surrendered to the court is not because his strength is obviously not the same level as Ruan Wenhui and Ruan Fengying. But now, even if we don't want him to take action, he is afraid that he has this kind of mind. Taking this opportunity to annex Ruan Wenhui's territory and expand his strength." He Lin shook his head and rejected Yongbao's suggestion.

Yongbao was stunned, Xuanji also agreed with Helin's point of view. After thinking deeply, Yongbao raised his head: "Master, what do you want to do?"
Chapter completed!