The young couple from the farm fights back

Chapter 133: Traitors among the Rebellion

Huizhou City was originally the fief of the Huai King. Even now, amidst the ongoing war and conflict, the Huai King remained confident that no one would dare to trespass and seize Huizhou from him. He gathered his capable generals in the neighboring Central Plains, determined to capture the Lu King's fief of Jingzhou City.

It has been said since ancient times that whoever controls the Central Plains controls the world.

The imperial court also concentrated all its elite troops in Jingzhou, thinking that by first dealing with the Lu army and then taking down the Huai army in one fell swoop, Daqing's rule would be stabilized.

However, Wang's army had not fought for many years and was barely able to withstand a single blow. Its only advantage was the large number of vanguard soldiers. After all, they had conscripted many men, and the number of heads they had would surely crush the rebel forces.

When Wang's army and Lu's army were fighting fiercely, Huai's army also arrived. The three armies fought to the death, the smoke of war filled the air, the people fled in panic, and the city was full of starving people.

In this chaotic war, the enemy forces never took the weak rebels seriously.

It can be said that the Huai Army's lack of defense allowed the rebels led by Xiao Ce to easily capture most of the city.

Just as they attacked Honghe River at the junction of Shandong and Huaihe, Xiao Ce had anticipated that the rebels would easily wipe out the Huaihe Army ambushed there.

However, the rebels had no time to rejoice. The Huai Army, who were fighting in the Jingzhou battle, learned that their homes had been robbed and immediately turned their guns against the rebels.

Fortunately, Xiao Ce brought Lieutenant General Jiang, who was familiar with water battles. The Huai Army did not gain any advantage in the Battle of Honghe, and the two sides were evenly matched.

The flames of war roared and smoke billowed on the river, and neither side compromised easily.

On the warship, Xiao Ce and Vice Admiral Jiang urgently discussed the strategy of the battle. Outside, the roar of artillery, the roar of soldiers fighting, and the shouts of war continued to come, bringing the tense situation to a climax.

Xiao Ce pointed to the middle of the Hong River and said, "We must lead the Huai Army here as soon as possible to prevent them from returning to Huizhou."

Although Huizhou had been captured by their rebel army, the situation was not stable. If the Huai Army was allowed to attack back to their homeland, all the attacks they had suffered in the early stage would be in vain.

Vice Admiral Jiang nodded, "Yes, sir. However, the military supplies on our ship are almost exhausted. If we reach midstream, we won't be able to keep up with the subsequent supplies."

"Report~"

Before Lieutenant General Jiang could finish, a soldier came to report: "Sir, it's bad news. The front reported that Lieutenant General Shen, who was in charge of transporting supplies, defected to the Huai Army in the middle of the battle. All the supplies have been intercepted by the Huai Army."

"What!" Deputy General Jiang was horrified, puffing his beard and glaring, and angrily slammed the table: "What a Shen Jian! He actually dared to defect to the enemy."

In contrast, Xiao Ce looked calm, with a sneer on his face, as if he had expected it.

[As expected by Lao Zhou.]

"Master, what should we do now?"

Xiao Ce was silent for a moment, then said firmly, "According to the plan, enter the middle stream."

Lieutenant General Jiang was stunned when he heard this. How could he continue to move forward in this situation?

Even if the Huai Army was lured to the middle of the river, by that time the rebels would have been out of ammunition and food, so how could they fight against the Huai Army?

But seeing Xiao Ce's determined expression, the loyal Deputy General Jiang could only grit his teeth and obey: "Yes, sir, I will give the order immediately."

Xiao Ce, who was left alone in the hold, tightly gripped the hilt of the knife at his waist. At this moment, no matter which direction the rebels attacked, they would be dead.

It would be better to place all hopes on Zhou Chunfeng. Perhaps, he can really lead the rebels to break through the adverse situation again.

At the same time, Zhou Chunfeng and Xiao Chao, who had arrived at Huizhou City, found that there were still Huai Army generals in the city.

What shocked Xiao Chao the most was that there were rebel soldiers among the Huai Army. Even if his head was split into eight pieces, he still couldn't react to what was happening.

Zhou Chunfeng, without stopping his horse, drew his long sword from his waist and led his troops into the enemy camp: "All soldiers, listen to my order. Leave no enemy rebels alive."

"Yes."

Rebels? Really rebelled?

Xiao Chao was almost stunned with rage, and immediately drew his sword and followed: "Kill, kill these traitors for me!"

The guards like Ming Yi, who were suffering from drug addiction, finally found an outlet to vent their anger. They drew their swords, jumped on their horses, and rushed into the enemy camp.

The guards were highly skilled in martial arts, and it was no exaggeration to say that one of them was worth ten. Every strike of their swords hit the enemy's vital points, and they were bloodthirsty and blood-thirsty, which made Xiao Chao marvel at them.

They brought only 500 soldiers, and in just half a day, the last Huai Army stationed in Huizhou City and its generals were defeated, not to mention the rebellious rebels.

In the night, with firelight burning brightly, Xiao Chao was furious as he looked at the enemy corpses scattered all over the ground.

"Old Zhou, what's going on? Do you know which rebel group is responsible?"

Zhou Chunfeng sat cross-legged on the fence, wiping the blood off the blade with a handkerchief, his eyes full of mockery.

He glanced at the soldiers who were cleaning up the battlefield and was silent for a while: "If I'm not mistaken, it should be Shen's subordinates."

"What, what?" Xiao Ce couldn't believe it. "Shen Jian?"

play?

He thought of Lieutenant General Jiang and Lieutenant General Hong, but he never thought of Lieutenant General Shen!

Shen Jian was the first general to defect to the rebel army, and he was also the most loyal follower of his Xiao family. Over the past year, they had become brothers in distress, sharing weal and woe. How could it be Shen Jian?

Zhou Chunfeng glanced at Xiao Chao coldly and said, "When my master led his troops to capture Huizhou earlier, he must have left Lieutenant General Hong and several other generals here. He ordered them to search the Huai Palace thoroughly. That should be the best place to hide people."

"Ah?" Xiao Chao blinked, as if realizing something. "You mean, Lieutenant General Hong and the others were imprisoned by the Huai Army?"

Does this need to be said?

The Huai Army killed civilians without blinking an eye, but would not easily kill useful generals.

"Okay, I'll take people to turn the Huai Palace upside down." Xiao Chao was so angry that he was grumbling. If he really found Deputy General Hong and others in the Huai Palace, he would skin the Shen family alive.

Ming Yi and other guards rested for a while, helped the soldiers clean up the battlefield, and burned the corpses together.

Seeing Zhou Chunfeng sitting on the fence in front of the city gate, Ming Yi brought him a water naan: "Master!"

Zhou Chunfeng took the water naan, glanced at Ming Yi, who had recovered relatively well, and asked with a slight smile, "How do you feel now?"

"Thank you for your concern, my lord. I and your subordinates have never felt so happy during the period of quitting addiction." It is really gratifying to vent the torment of addiction at this time.

"Well, pack up and go to bed early. We will set out early tomorrow morning to meet up in the middle of the Hong River."

"Yes!"

Before Xiao Ce led his troops away from Yanzhou City, Zhou Chunfeng secretly slipped a note into his body. As for why he didn't say it out loud, it was naturally to prevent others from hearing it.

At that time, he just suspected that the twists and turns in the earlier attack on Yizhou City made Zhou Chunfeng suspect that there were rebels among the rebel army.

It was obvious that according to the plan formulated by him and Xiao Ce, no matter how difficult it was, it was impossible for the Huai Army to accurately detect the important junctures every time.

At that time, he suspected that the Huai Army had a traitor among them, and that the traitor was a general who was highly valued by Xiao Ce.

After his secret observations for many times, the most suspicious person gradually surfaced.

However, compared with the generals around Xiao Ce, Zhou Chunfeng was just a latecomer, and speaking directly would inevitably make people think that he was stirring up trouble.

It’s not that Zhou Chunfeng doesn’t want to be an open-minded person. Some things need to be experienced personally to be unforgettable!