The building boat crosses the snow melon island at night, and the iron horse is scattered in the autumn wind.

In the Southern Song Dynasty, the importance of Guazhou Ferry is self-evident, and the loss of Guazhou Ferry basically means that the northern soldiers are going to cross the river.

Guazhoudu is in the south of Yangzhou, Hong Chengchou set up a fort here, and cooperated with the Zhenjiang fort in the south, in order to ensure the normal operation of the Grand Canal, but at this time, the fort and Zhenjiang fort of Guazhoudu have been moved to Nanjing with Hong Chengchou's withdrawal of Zhenjiang troops to Nanjing, and also followed the movement in the direction of Nanjing, and the cannon was transported to Guabu Mountain opposite Nanjing to control the river near Nanjing.

In addition, at the mouth of the Qinhuai River, on the sandbar of Dinghuai Gate, Hong Chengchou also built a fort.

The estuary fort was in the west and the Guabushan fort was in the east, which just prevented the Ming army from entering the Qinhuai River and threatening the wall of the Yangtze River in the northern section of Nanjing.

Now the Qing army controls the northern section of the river outside Nanjing with two forts, and Duoduo continues to send Qing troops into Nanjing from the north of the river, so the Ming army basically has no to fight this battle.

At this time, these two forts became a place where the Ming army must attack and the Qing army must defend it.

If the Ming army underlays two forts, the naval division can control the river and completely cut off the connection between Nanjing and the outside world, and the Qing army can get a steady stream of support from Jiangbei if they protect the two forts, and sooner or later drag Wang Yan down under the city of Nanjing.

In view of this, Hong Chengchou sent Zhengbai Banner Jia La'e Zhensun Youguang to guard the Hekou Fort, and Guabushan Fort sent the staff general Zu Zeyuan to guard the fort.

These two are not ordinary generals, Zu Zeyuan is Zu Dashou's son, he has many achievements, and he can rest assured, while Sun Youguang is the descendant of the great traitor Sun Degong.

At the beginning, Sun Degong rebelled, resulting in the collapse of Wang Huazhen's whole army, Liu Qu was killed in battle, and the Liao affair collapsed, and with this account, his descendants should not think about returning to the Ming Dynasty, if it fell into the hands of the Ming army, it would definitely be liquidated.

Hong Chengchou uses them, not to say how strong these two people are, the key is that their background is reliable enough, at the moment when people's hearts are in turmoil, the general green camp generals, Hong Chengchou is difficult to feel at ease, only these people who have no way out can be entrusted with important tasks.

After Wang Yan's soldiers arrived in Nanjing, Hong Chengchou expected that the Ming army would inevitably seize the fort first, so he sent people to repeatedly tell the two to prepare more equipment on the fort, strengthen the barracks, and be sure to hold on.

The two men were instructed to do as they were told, and they knew that the matter was of great importance, and they did as they were told, and they placed bags of earth on the forts, built up earthen walls, and turned the forts into a fortress, on which they were prepared with plenty of bows and arrows, and gunpowder, in an attempt to resist stubbornly.

The Ming Army's naval division, after arriving outside Nanjing, once tried to attack the fort, but the Qing army's artillery was unprecedentedly sharp, and even surpassed many Ming army's self-cast artillery, the Ming army's artillery bombarded the fort, but he cut a pile of bricks, splashed a cloud of soil, and if the Qing soldier's cannonball hit the naval division's warship, it was sawdust splashing.

The sailor tried several times, lost nearly 100 people, and then withdrew. ad_250_left();

Liu Shun and Gan Hui were eager to make meritorious contributions, and invited themselves to attack the fort, and after the discussion, they each returned to the camp to arrange men and horses.

Wang Yan also prepared men and horses to attack Nanjing Waiguo.

Waiguo City is basically not difficult for the Ming army, because Waiguo City is too big, even if there are more than 50,000 people in Nanjing, it is still impossible to defend, more than 180 miles of Waiguo City, Hong Chengchou only left a few soldiers and horses to guard Jiangdong Bridge, Andemen and other places, as a surveillance and containment, and did not have the intention of guarding Waiguo.

In the Ming military camp, there was a movement for a while, and the people in each town were waiting for it.

On the other hand, Hong Chengchou in Nanjing City also acted frequently, intending to eliminate the hidden dangers in Nanjing City.

With the arrival of the Ming army in the city, martial law has been implemented in the city, and the defense has been significantly strengthened, and there are Qing troops patrolling and checking all over the city to prevent the Ming army from colliding with Wang Yanli.

In addition to some gentry who have a tendency to restore their sight, many people who have been officials in the Ming Dynasty before, or nobles of the Ming Dynasty, have also been arrested by the Qing soldiers, and they are all claustrophobic in the Gongyuan and Fuxue in the southern city to prevent chaos.

In addition to these suspicious people, the sticky pole also cracked a stronghold of the Tiandihui in the city, hunting and killing dozens of masters of the Tiandihui, and judging from the intelligence cracked at the sticky pole, this stronghold has existed in Nanjing for three or four years, and the main task is to be responsible for plotting against the Han officials who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, as well as the generals of the green battalion.

The stronghold of the Heaven and Earth Society had been active in the city for many years, and it was right under Hong Chengchou's nose, which made him extremely shocked, like sitting on a needle carpet.

Jiangning City, the original prison of the Ming Dynasty Jinyi Weibei Town Fusi, is now the place where the Qing court sticks to the pole to hold key criminals.

This kind of place is dark and damp, and the stench is so foul that apart from the prisoners waiting for death, the guards of the prison are not willing to stay longer, let alone the officials above.

At this time, in the dark passage, Hong Chengchou ignored the city defense, and led several officials to the prison with Bolo.

He can't help but come, and if he doesn't come, he feels uneasy.

Hong Chengchou himself was a defector to the Qing court, and he was naturally psychologically worried and afraid that someone would betray him.

Nanjing Chengjian, Wang Yan is desperate to attack, and he can't beat it for a while, and compared to the external enemy, this old fox knows the hidden dangers inside, which is more terrifying than Wang Yan outside.

Wuchang and Zhangzhou, such fortified cities, were captured by the Ming army because of internal rebellions, so Hong Chengchou attaches great importance to the unity within Jiangning, and must find out those who have a tendency to restore his sight and eliminate hidden dangers.

At this time, Hong Chengchou and Bo Luo led several officials to walk in the dark and damp dungeon, and from time to time they could hear the crisp sound of leather whips, which came one by one, which was particularly eerie and terrifying.

Bo Luo advanced, wearing a black official robe, wearing a bowl hat, Hong Chengchou, not angry, but mighty, he also bowed his head and bent down into a torture room, and the jailers and guards inside immediately stepped forward and knelt on the ground to salute, "The little ones have seen the prince, the governor, and several adults. ”

Hong Chengchou looked around, did not speak, next to Bo Luo looked down at his clothes carefully, brushed the dust on them with his hand, seemed to dislike this place, and raised his head after half a sound and said, "Have you confessed?" ”

"Back to the prince's words, these traitors have very hard mouths, and the little ones have used all the torture tools, and they refuse to say anything." The leader knelt on the ground and replied with some chagrin.

Bolo raised his eyebrows, snorted coldly, walked past the kneeling leader, and came to several prisoners, Hong Chengchou raised his hand, motioned for the leader and the jailers to get up, and then stepped forward as well.

Compared with the dark passage outside, this place is more spacious and brighter, because there are several stoves here, the charcoal fire is flickering, and the soldering iron inside also glows dark red.

Several of the execution guards hurriedly dodged to the side, and in the middle of a torture rack, the jailers pierced the shoulder blade of a man with iron hooks, like a butcher's shop in the market, hanging slaughtered pigs and sheep.

The man was naked, his hair was scattered, he couldn't see his face clearly, his skin was open everywhere, there was no good skin, and the whole person still exuded a scorching smell, obviously just burned by Luo Tie.

On the side of the man, there were three or four people who were also hung like this, and the other one was tied up and thrown on the ground, with water all over his body, motionless, and he didn't know whether he was dead or alive.

Although Bolo killed people like hemp, but it was mostly a knife, such a scene, he was also a little frightened to watch, he turned around and pointed to the man who was hanging in the middle and asked, "Who is this person?" ”

"Lord Wang, the identity of this person turned out to be Wu Bangfu, the commander of Jinyi Weibei Town, and later took refuge in Hu Weizong, one of the backbones of the Heaven and Earth Society in Jiangnan. This time, it was because many brocade guards took refuge in the sticky pole and knew this person, so he was arrested. Judging from the information obtained from the sticky pole, this person entered Jiangning to plan a rebellion in the city, so as to cooperate with the Ming army outside the city, and the stronghold of the Heaven and Earth Society in the city should be more than them. But the little one tried all kinds of torture tools, and this guy didn't do anything. The leader in charge of the trial hurriedly stepped forward and said.

Bolo frowned slightly, he had just lost the battle, and his courage was much smaller, and he felt a little chill behind him, he looked carefully at the tortured inhuman man, and couldn't help but say in a deep voice: "He doesn't recruit, what about the others?" Have you used a big punishment? This king does not believe that they are monolithic, and he does not believe that he cannot pry open a single mouth. ”

The little leader didn't reply, but Hong Chengchou on the side shook his head, "The Heaven and Earth Society has become more and more cautious in recent years, and the congregations are all one-line contacts, except for the rudders and leaders of each hall who have important information, it is difficult for the congregation to grasp too much information, and even in addition to knowing the leader, the congregation does not know each other, and now Wu Bangfu does not edict, and it is useless to beat others." ”Hong Chengchou runs Jiangnan, and he has to know more about the situation of Jiangnan's restoration forces than Boluo.

After he finished speaking, he raised his finger and pointed, and the jailer on the side understood, and immediately poured a bucket of cold water on it, and he slowly stepped forward, approaching Wu Bangfu, who was awakened and coughing, and said softly: "Lord Wu used to be a member of the Jinyi Weizheng Five Grades, but now he is condescending to such a Green Forest Gang outside the laws of the Heaven and Earth Society, this official feels that it is really a pity." ”

Hong Chengchou said, but Wu Bangfu did not respond, Hong Chengchou saw this, paused, and then said: "Lord Wu, explain at this time, you can avoid the pain of flesh and skin, and the governor will also ensure that you will be a third-grade member in the Qing Dynasty, what do you think?" ”

"Haha... Hah..." After Wu Bangfu heard this, he suddenly smiled.

Hong Chengchou's face changed slightly, he didn't expect it to look like this, he still laughed, it was really a hard bone, but he didn't give up, frowned and said: "The change of dynasty, with mortals like you and me, it doesn't have much to do with it, why does Lord Wu need to be loyal to the Zhu family?" In troubled times, even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about your family! ”

Hong Chengchou said seriously, but Wu Bangfu laughed even more, and the hearty laughter echoed in the dark and terrifying dungeon, which was really weird.

"What are you laughing at?" The laughter made Bolo feel a wave of contempt, which made his heart burn, and he rushed up and shouted loudly.

Wu Bangfu raised his head, and under the scattered hair, there was a vague face of Chinese characters, and he said slowly, "My Wu family is a loyal martyr, and my father was the commander of the Jinyi Guard, and the city was broken and committed suicide." Uncle Taichang Shaoqing Wu Linzheng said, the mountains and rivers are broken, what is the point of not dying? Hang yourself in the ancestral hall. Brother Wu Guofu killed himself at home. My family of eighty-three is all martyred, why should I die? ”

Speaking of this, he suddenly stopped, and laughed angrily again: "I laugh at some people, who are highly valued by the emperor, and do not want to repay, but use their bodies to do things and are shameless. Now the old mother does not want to recognize each other, and the brother denounces him as a national thief, and would rather take the old mother on the boat than accept the favor of the national thief, and the fellow villagers are ashamed of this person. Governor Hong, you said that such a disloyal and unfilial person, why is he standing in front of me, and trying to make me apostatize and make me a person like him, Governor Hong, you say that this person is not ridiculous, haha···"

Hong Chengchou has been scolded a lot, and now he has developed a face thicker than the city wall, but Wu Bangfu's sarcasm hit the thing he was most reluctant to mention.

To say that he is now also the governor of Jiangnan, a scholar of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and one of the absolute best among the Han people, but he can't get the understanding of his family, and even was removed from the clan, no matter how good he does in the Manchu Dynasty, what is the use of birds?

In the laughter, Hong Chengchou's face sank, but Bolo on the side was furious: "You want to find death? Believe it or not, this king has killed you alive. ”

"Hmph, Tartar, what is death? What is a live chop? Lao Tzu used to be the commander of the Beizhen Fu Division, and he saw the scene and killed many people. If you kill me today, the lord of the domain will break the city in the future, and I will definitely invite you to eat all the torture instruments of my Ming Dynasty. Wu Bangfu's body was hung by an iron hook, but he snorted coldly and smiled at Bolo, as if he had returned to the time when he was a brocade guard, as if it was Bolo who was tortured.

Bolo's face turned cold, and he took a step back, only to feel as if there was a ghost behind him. He soon realized that he was actually frightened by Wu Bangfu's strange laughter, which made him suddenly ashamed and angry, and a wave of anger rushed straight to the top of his head, choked and pulled out his saber, stabbed Wu Bangfu in the abdomen, and then pulled it to the side, and the hot blood and intestines flowed out.

Hong Chengchou frowned, he wanted to stop it but it was too late, but Bolo's impulse cut off the clue.

At this time, Bolo's face was hideous, holding the handle of the knife tightly, pulling back and forth, looking at Wu Bangfu's distorted face, he felt a burst of happiness in his heart, and gritted his teeth and said: "I'm afraid you won't be able to wait for that day!" “

Who knew that Wu Bangfu endured the pain and squeezed out a smile, "Tartar, thank you for rewarding your master!" ”

Bo Luo was stunned for a moment, his lungs were about to explode, he suddenly pulled out the knife, and then stabbed it again, Wu Bangfu's face was distorted, but he suddenly looked in the direction of Hong Chengchou, and said: "Lord Hong, water and fire are ruthless, the sword soldier has no eyes, don't sleep too hard when you sleep, be careful not to wake up... When the time comes, there will be no heaven... Door..."

Hong Chengchou's heart sank when he heard this, and he grabbed it with an arrow, "What did you say?" ”

But Wu Bangfu was already angry, Bo Luo threw away the saber and exhaled a few heavy breaths, "Governor Hong don't worry, even if there are still the remnants of the Heaven and Earth Society in the city, this king will send elites to watch over you day and night, and will not give the rebels a chance to take advantage of it." ”

Hong Chengchou sighed, he didn't want to say much, it didn't make sense to stay here, he turned around and walked back, and several officials hurriedly followed, but Hou Fangyu was stunned for a moment before he reacted.

Seeing this, Bolo instructed the jailer, "If you can't get out of the trial, you will kill them all." After speaking, he also turned around and walked outside the prison.

Out of the prison, the light outside made everyone a little uncomfortable, Hong Chengchou stopped and ordered: "The patrol in the city should be strengthened." ”Hou Fangyu hurriedly bowed down and said, "Let people do it!"

Hong Chengchou breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to return to the Governor's Palace, when a general suddenly came to him, and he stepped forward in a panic to report: "Lord Wang, Governor, Fang Cai Waiguo came to report that the Green Battalion guarding the Jiangdong Gate rebelled, and the Jiangdong Gate and Jiangdong Bridge were all captured by the Ming army, and the Waiguo City was broken!" ”