Haikou

The officers and soldiers of the Ming army's coastal defense battalion were stationed at the intersection of the Meidi River.

During these days, the officers of the coastal defense battalion guarding the river suddenly realized that there were fewer and fewer fishermen in the river. On weekdays, bamboo rafts at the mouth of the river could be connected together, but now there are very few.

Seeing that the situation was abnormal, the officers of the coastal defense battalion stationed here hurriedly dispatched naval officers and soldiers to go upstream on a raft to inquire about the situation.

"Sir, I found someone falling into the water ahead." A bamboo raft in front swam back and shouted at the leader of the team leader.

I saw a man with a disheveled head and muddy face being caught by soldiers from the riverside.

Looking at the man being carried back, Xie Chang frowned. It was obvious that he fell into the water and was washed to the mudflat on the river bank by the river.

A soldier quickly poured a bucket of clear water on the man, instantly washed away most of the sludge, and instantly revealed the dark golden armor.

The assistant chief immediately felt something was wrong and quickly ordered the soldiers of the coastal defense battalion around him to be alert.

"Chief Assistant, more corpses were found here." On the river surface in the distance, the officers and soldiers on several rafts picked up more than ten corpses.

"Quick, notify the Navy Town immediately." The chief of the coastal defense battalion hurriedly said.

The Navy Town, which was stationed in Haikou, finally received news of Huang Jin's rebellion, but it was already five days later.

On a lucky boat, Xu Bin hurriedly stepped onto the deck and looked at the generals in front of him.

"How is it, are there any survivors?" Xu Bin asked.

A general smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"More than 20 corpses were found on the river, most of which were officers and soldiers of our land battle camp. They had wooden signs on them, which were very easy to identify. There were also some corpses of some vendors and civilians. I believe they rushed down from the upstream." Zhao Zhen, general of the Zuo Town of the Navy, said.

"There is no mistake. The Luhai merchants who stayed in Meidi reported overnight that Huang Jin was rebelling." Wang Li, the owner of the Luhai merchant ship, said in a panic look.

He was not allowed to be in trouble. Lu Hai prepared a large amount of supplies, food and grass for the Ming army, and even goods prepared to trade in Hexian and other places, and dozens of merchants were all in Meidi City.

"How could the 300 soldiers of the Land Battle Camp and the hundreds of soldiers I left behind in the city be lost so easily?" Xue Wenjing murmured to himself.

"Everyone, the most important thing now is to inquire about the news in Midi City. If Lord Xiao falls into the hands of the rebels, the consequences will be unimaginable." Xu Bin sighed.

The most troublesome thing now is not to suppress the rebellion. After all, the left and right battalions have only a thousand troops, and the nearby towns have only more than one thousand soldiers. The Navy Town and Liwu Town are easy to suppress the rebellion.

But the problem is that there is no news in Midi City now, and even the Ming army is not sure whether Xiao Wu is alive or dead.

"Sir, from the corpse, it should be the soldiers sent by the Land Battle Camp to seek help. This means that the Land Battle Camp is still holding on to resist. Maybe Lord Xiao is in the Land Battle Camp. Now we should immediately go north along the Meidi River to rescue the officers and soldiers of the Land Battle Camp, and finally we should join forces inside and outside to suppress the rebels." Zhao Zhen, a general of the Zuo Town of the Navy, suggested.

"Yes, there are 300 soldiers in the Land Battle Camp, and the guard general Wang An is not an ordinary person. It is not easy for the rebels to take down the left and right camps. Now we send troops to let the navy town sailors take bamboo raft warships upstream along the river, and they can reach Meidi within three to five days." Several generals nodded and agreed with Zhao Zhen's proposal.

"Mr. Xu, no matter what, the Shuishi Town should not wait. It's better to send soldiers to take boats and rafts to fight the rebellion! Our Land and Sea Chamber of Commerce will use all the rafts and canoes to the Ming army to go north." Wang Li glanced at Xu Bin and said helplessly.

Now the Navy Town is undoubtedly under Xu Bin's control, and only Xu Bin can mobilize the Navy Town.

"That's all." Xu Bin said.

"Mr. Xu, the Guangnan Navy warship is still cruising around Chameng and is eyeing our Ming army. If our Ming navy officers and soldiers sailed on a raft and sailed north to quell the rebellion, then the Guangnan Navy who heard the news will definitely counterattack. At that time, our army will definitely be attacked from both sides. It is better to let the last general lead the officers and soldiers of Liwu Town to go north to quell the rebellion." Xue Wenjing, general of Liwu Town, spoke.

"If the Lord does not trust the Mo General, the Mo General is willing to hand over the military power of Liwu Town and the generals of the Navy Town go north to quell the rebellion."

Seeing that the Ming generals present stared at him with suspicion and even anger, Xue Wenjing said helplessly.

"Since General Xue is interested, General Zhao leads the Navy Zuozhen Land War Association, together with Liwu Town and the Navy's Artillery Battalion, to go north to suppress the rebellion." Xu Bin said.

Hearing this, Xue Wenjing sighed.

I thought I could surrender to Ming Tingbo, but I didn't expect that I would even lose my military power now.

Of course, this is also helpless.

After all, he is also a general of Meidi, and Huang Jin's rebellion will definitely involve himself.

If he did not hand over the military power to protect himself, he would probably not be able to escape death today.

As for raising troops to resist Huang Jin, Xue Wenjing didn't even dare to think about it.

After all, anyone who sees dozens of naval warships from the Ming army in Haikou will feel fear.

In the eyes of the Ming army, the soldiers in Liwu Town were just camp soldiers and village soldiers on the third line.

Huang Jin dared to rebel, largely because the Ming army was expeditioning, with only 300 troops in the city. Coupled with Midi's strong city defense and Guangnan as support, Huang Jin had the confidence to rebel.

But Xue Wenjing and Liwu Town are right in Haikou, next to them is the Ming Navy. He didn't dare to rebel with him if he had 10,000 courage.

Fortunately, there is no way out.

Two days later, Xiao Wu actually returned to the camp by himself.

"The last general will pay homage to the Admiral." In the Haikou camp, the Ming generals fell to his knees.

Xiao Wu was obviously much older. Over the years, he fled to Haikou all the way, and only one Ming army guard was left beside him.

Fortunately, the soldiers sent by the Land Battle Battalion fled everywhere, which attracted the attention of the left and right rebels, allowing Xiao Wu to escape to Haikou, hid in the mountains and forests during the day to avoid the search of officers and soldiers, and crossed the Midi River at night. He only met the vanguard of the coastal defense battalion going north for five or six days before he was rescued.

"I regret it, I shouldn't believe this guy Huang Jin." Xiao Wu took a sip of hot tea and let out a long sigh.

"This agent actually colluded with Guangnan and rebelled against our Ming court, causing hundreds of our Ming troops to die in the city."

"Mr. Xiao, now we should go north to attack Meidicheng immediately and eliminate the rebels." Xue Wenjing said hurriedly.

"General Xue is at ease. According to the time, General Chen and General Yang should return to Jiading. We can wait for General Yang to return to Jiading. If General Yang returns to Meidi, with General Yang Yandi's prestige, the military and civilians of Meidi will definitely be able to surrender." Xu Bin hurriedly advised.

Now that Xiao Wu has returned safely, the Ming army does not need to rush to Midi to quell the rebellion in such a hurry.

At this time, the Guangnan Navy had been cruising around Chameng. Xu Bin was afraid that the army would set off, and the Guangnan Navy would stab the knife in the back.
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