After entering Tanjiang, Chen's navy was indeed not intercepted by the Qing army navy. Some fishermen encountered along the way also said that they had not seen the Qing army navy appear on the river for several days. All signs showed that Chen Qice's previous speculation was probably that the Qing army's navy on Tanjiang was seriously injured!

The unimpeded entry of Tan Jiang also made the Chen Navy jubilant. Although the Qing Navy in Guangdong was no match for them at all, since the capture of Shangxiachuan Island, the Chen Army has been unable to go ashore to operate, resulting in a shortage of food in the army, so that some officers and soldiers of the Navy could only unload the artillery from the ship and turn it into a fishing boat to fish, so that people could barely starve to death.≤,

Now it has been a year since the last time I entered Tanjiang. In this year, the navy officers and soldiers stationed in Shangxiachuan Island have not received any supplements. They live a life of isolation on the island. Each of them is a man who is determined to fight the Tatars to the end. Each of them has a deep blood hatred with the Tatars. What they are bullying every day is nothing more than fighting the Qing army with the land battle. However, the gap in land combat strength makes them sigh, and they can only stay in Shangxiachuan Island and wait for the change of the situation.

Now, they finally set out to fight again and appeared again on Tan Jiang, whom they had fought blood a year ago. At this moment, the blood from the navy was hot.

The white-haired General Ling Hai stood on the top of the ship, holding the Qianli Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mi

I hope Xinhui City is still in the hands of the Taiping Army, and I will not come in vain this trip.

Chen Qice prayed silently, put down the Qianlijing and turned around, and ordered: "Go and invite General Qi to come."

"Yes, General."

A personal soldier responded and went down the stairs to take Qi Hao.

General Qi was Qi Hao who went to burn down the Guangdong Navy with Chen Mo under the order of Zhou Shixiang.

On that day, Chen Mo ignited the Qing army gunpowder depot and after the explosion occurred in the Qing army, Qi Hao and two subordinates were washed downstream by the river. On the way, one of the subordinates exhausted their energy. Because they did not know the nature of the water and had no strength, Qi Hao and another subordinates could not swim to the shore by themselves. They could only continue to hold the wooden board and float downstream until they were rescued by a fishing boat.

After being rescued, Qi Hao originally wanted to return to Xinhui, but the Qing army launched a strong attack on Xinhui City at this time. At the same time, it sent troops to block the river surface of Xicheng, making it impossible for Qi Hao to sneak back to the city again. Helplessly, Qi Hao could only hide in the mountains in the west with his subordinates. On the one hand, they looked for food, and on the other hand, they inquire about Xinhui's movements and wait for an opportunity to move.

One day, when Qi Hao was looking for food with his subordinates, he accidentally encountered a spy sent by Chen Qice. Only then did he realize that General Ling Hai led the navy officers and soldiers into Tanjiang, and at this moment, he was only a hundred miles away from Xinhui City.

When he heard that General Linghai led his troops to help, Qi Hao was very excited. He and Chen Qice were also acquaintances. Last year, when Li Dingguo's army besieged Xinhui, Qi Hao was ordered to lead his troops to cooperate with Chen Qice to capture Jiangmen. Later, because Li Dingguo could not bear the people in Xinhui City being poisoned by the Qing army, Manzhou soldiers from Beijing came to help, and the army was infected with the epidemic and retreated. However, due to the hasty retreat, he could not notify the Ming army units scattered near Xinhui. When Qi Hao learned that Li Dingguo had withdrawn his troops, he had become an isolated army, and the way to retreat west was blocked by the Qing army. After forcibly breaking through several times but losing troops, Qi Hao could only lead the remaining people into the mountains and become bandits.

Although the main force in capturing Jiangmen was Chen Qice's navy, Qi Hao's troops also made great efforts. If Qi Hao's troops had not tried their best to hold back the Guangzhou Qing army to rescue Jiangmen, Chen Qice's navy would not have solved the Qing army's Guangdong navy so easily. With such a relationship, Qi Hao, who was unable to rescue Xinhui, naturally put his hope on Chen Qice's navy.

Qi Hao's arrival made Chen Qice, who was also worried about the inside story of the Taiping Army. After asking about the Taiping Army's persistence in Xinhui and the inside story of the army, Chen Qice urgently ordered the entire army to speed up the ships and must arrive at Xinhui at noon tomorrow. Whether it can still catch up, the white-haired veteran is determined to do his best. If the Taiping Army really cannot defend Xinhui, it is also God's will.

After Qi Hao, who was on the bow of the boat, was invited to the top floor, Chen Qice smiled heartily and said, "General Qi, how is the scenery of Tan Jiang?"

After hearing this title, Qi Hao smiled bitterly. Now he is alone. How could he dare to take the title of "general" without a soldier?

He stepped forward and bowed and shook his head slightly: "The old general, don't kill Qi, I dare not be the general."

"The general is a general in the imperial court's list. As long as the imperial court has not removed the general's official position, why shouldn't the general be regarded as a general?"

Although he looked down on Sun Kewang, Li Dingguo and other generals from the Western Army, Qi Hao led his troops to work hard in the Battle of Jiangmen last year. Chen Qice would never be rude to Qi Hao. He stepped forward and pulled Qi Hao over and pointed to the two sides and said, "Tan Jiang has a beautiful scenery. I just looked at it and looked at it, but I felt very sad. I thought that my Ming Dynasty was like a painting, but today I was called the Tartars stole their residence, which made people hate it."

Qi Hao was also moved in his heart and sighed and looked at Chen Qice. He knew that the other party would definitely have something to say when he asked him to come up.

Sure enough, after feeling emotion, Chen Qice's face turned solemn and said in a deep voice: "Our army is about to arrive at Xinhui, but is Xinhui still in the hands of the Taiping Army? I have no idea. General Qi is not an outsider. I am talking to you here. If the Qing army has broken Xinhui, I can only lead my troops back. If General Qi asks for help, I will forgive me for being powerless."

What Chen Qice said is the truth. Although his navy can roam on Tanjiang, he cannot make any difference on land. If Xinhui is still in the hands of the Taiping Army, he can naturally play the role of a navy to support Xinhui City. On the contrary, if Xinhui has been captured by the Qing army, he will not order his subordinates to attack this strong city that even tens of thousands of troops in Li Dingguo cannot conquer. After all, his navy's capital is too small.

He asked Qi Hao to come and inform him of this, and he also knew that the other party had joined the Taiping Army and was quite anxious to rescue the Xinhui. If he decided to return, the other party would be in a cold mood. In this way, it would be good for both parties to speak in advance.

Upon hearing this, Qi Hao said firmly: "Don't worry, Senior General Chen, the Xinhui must be in the hands of the Taiping Army!"

"Oh, why is General Qi so confident?"

Chen Qice's expression remained unchanged. He had already understood the strength of the Taiping Army from Qi Hao. He was quite impressed by this army that emerged from Luo Ding, and he wanted to meet Zhou Shixiang, who was a scholar. However, the Taiping Army could fight, and was limited by the soldiers and food supplies. He was trapped in the lonely city for so many days. I am afraid no one would dare to guarantee that the city is still in the hands of the Taiping Army.

"Don't worry, the veteran general, I am very confident that the new association is still in the hands of our army!"

Qi Hao couldn't tell why he was so sure that Xinhui had not lost, but he knew that if Chen Qice wanted to believe his judgment, one or two empty words would definitely not work. Just as he was about to analyze his judgment on the morale of the military and civilians in the city and the dilemma of the Qing army, a roar from the shocking ship came from the direction of Xinhui in the distance:
Chapter completed!