The Qing army camp in the south of the city was full of people, and Deng Ming and others kept walking by the Qing army's squad.

Some people saw that this Yangzhou green battalion kept asking this and that, and were unwilling to answer their inquiries; But some people think it doesn't matter, anyway, Lang Tingzuo said that the flowing water seat is enough to eat, and a few people who grab food will at most let the governor of Liangjiang pay more money, and Lang Tingzuo will feel distressed, so he enthusiastically pointed out to Yangzhou soldiers where to get things.

"Your commander-in-chief?" An officer asked Deng Mingdao: "Don't patronize to find food, the Governor is inspecting the battalions, since you are here, let your soldiers go and toast the Governor." ”

"The Governor is out of town?" Deng Ming was surprised and delighted, he couldn't believe his ears.

"yes, right in front of the camp." Seeing the excitement of Yangzhou's soldiers, the Qing army officers couldn't help but show a disdainful expression. Although everyone is a sycophant when they encounter officials, it won't be so undisguised, is it difficult to restrain it a little?

At the latest, the day after tomorrow, these guest troops outside the city will leave one after another, and Lang Tingzuo picked a broad daylight to go out of the city to inspect the circle, wanting to contact the generals under his rule. Originally, the Governor of Liangjiang came to do this last night, first arranged for a battalion of Qing soldiers to sleep in uniform, asked the Governor of Liangjiang to tuck the sleeping soldiers a few times, put their accidentally exposed arms back into the quilt, and at the same time arranged for a large group of generals to accompany the visit, so as to show the closeness and kindness of the Governor.

This idea sounded good, and Lang Tingzuo wanted to agree to it, but some of his henchmen firmly objected, saying that there was a possibility of camp roaring at night. Most people didn't think so, when the soldiers were nervous, it was easy to have a camp roar, and now the officers and soldiers have won a great victory, and the soldiers have received rewards, what are everyone doing with the elated camp roaring? Moreover, the governor of Liangjiang went deep into the barracks to visit the soldiers, and there were arrangements in advance, accompanied by generals throughout the process, and they were strictly protected, even if there was a real battalion, he was not afraid.

But the subordinates just thought about it in their hearts, and no one would say it, after all, this is not a technical problem, but an attitude problem. Since the personal safety of the Governor of Liangjiang was involved, and no one dared to guarantee it, everyone said that the trip was too unsafe - everyone had to show that they regarded Lang Tingzo's safety as the top priority. So someone suggested that the soldiers could be arranged to take a nap, and Governor Lang would go to cover the soldiers with quilts during the day, which would be no problem.

Therefore, the group of Qing soldiers selected by Jīng, who had been scheduled to have fun with the officers and soldiers last night, was repeatedly searched and examined by the guards of the Governor of Liangjiang during the noon heat after being strictly inspected for the identities of the three generations of their ancestors, relatives and friends. As soon as the officer gave the order, they collectively closed their eyes and snored with their mouths wide open. Soon, there was a chaotic and heavy footstep in the camp, and an unfamiliar hand shoved the soldier's only arm that could scatter some heat back into the quilt.

At this time, all kinds of praises sounded around them, but the soldiers who were ordered to take a nap still could not wake up, and they continued to snore like thunder, although they were sweating like pulp, they still hid in the quilt and did not move...... Finally, the chaotic footsteps sounded again, and the exclamation, emotion, and praise left the camp along with the footsteps. The warriors finally got new orders and woke up from their slumber, scrambling to get out of their hot beds.

"Well done!" The officer was pleased with the quality of the will of these soldiers, and praised loudly: "Each man has a double portion of wine and a bounty." ”

After the work of going deep into the grassroots and greeting the cold and warmth, the governor of Liangjiang began to express his condolences to the many local generals who went to Nanjing's aid, and everyone also toasted them in rounds, saying that in the future, if the governor of Liangjiang has another order, he will not hesitate to go up the knife mountain and go down to the sea of fire.

Outside the camp, Deng Ming, who was looking for all the way, was blocked by the Qing army, and the guards proudly told them that the governor of Liangjiang was receiving the general not far away, and if the general soldier of Yangzhou came, he could give a notification, and then let him go in to meet him, but they were these little soldiers, and the governor was very busy, and he had no time to talk to the nobody.

After returning from the jǐng cordon, Deng Ming asked how many troops had arrived. After waiting for a while, the men reported that they had made contact with the vanguard of the convoy and were expected to arrive soon, although the infantry might still be miles away. Although they tried their best to collect vehicles and livestock along the way, about half of the Zhejiang soldiers were able to ride in the vehicles, and the rest had to move forward on foot.

According to the original plan, the cavalry would reconnoiter the deployment of the Qing army's camp, and after the convoy and infantry had arrived, they would attack together, still using this morning's battle plan. It is impossible for thousands of soldiers and horses to blend into the depths of the Qing army's camp, which will definitely cause the enemy to interrogate, even now seeing that these more than 100 cavalry do not go to find a place to eat, but wander around, there are also many Qing troops cast strange glances.

"We had planned to attack at dusk, so that the troops would be in full swing, and the Tartars were probably drunk, but by that time Lentinzo would probably be back to the city." Deng Ming discussed with the guards and officers around him, "What do you think we should attack immediately?" ”

"Good! That's exactly what I wanted. Zhao Tianba has been holding his breath recently, and he wants to make a genuine achievement: "The governor of Liangjiang is in front of him, but he refuses to see guests, if we miss it like this, won't we come for nothing." ”

The others thought for a while, and then agreed, and Deng Ming smiled: "Okay, let's meet Governor Lang." ”

Deng Ming asked a few cavalrymen to contact the convoy, and took the soldiers who came by car to attack and kill the Qing army. The empty car turned around as originally planned to pick up the half of the infantry that was left behind.

"Once the Tartars fall into chaos, our infantry can easily defeat them," Deng Ming took out a piece of red cloth and tied it around his arm after seeing the herald leave near the Qing camp, then drew his long sword, held his weapon high and said to the cavalry around him: "Now it's up to us to see how much chaos we can create." ”

Immediately, there was a sonorous sound, and the cavalry of the Ming army tied a red cloth as an identification mark, and took out their weapons in broad daylight.

After seeing the cold light of a knife and gun, the Qing soldiers sitting on the ground in the distance forgot to eat and drink for a while, and looked at this team of "Yangzhou Green Battalion" for some reason, as well as the sudden burst of murderous aura on their bodies.

"Capture Lang Tingzo alive!"

Deng Ming shouted, clamped the horse's belly hard, and rushed towards the platoon of Qing soldiers who had stopped him just now.

"Capture Lang Tingzuo alive!"

"Capture Lang Tingzuo alive!"

Countless Ming troops roared in unison, scrambling to keep up.

……

Lang Tingzuo, who was enjoying the general's sycophant in the camp, suddenly heard a commotion from outside the camp, and suddenly froze. At this time, the other generals also heard the noise outside, and they couldn't hear what they were shouting, but it sounded like they were fighting.

"In broad daylight, can you also camp howling?" Many of the staff around Lang Tingzuo coincidentally came up with this idea, but in an instant, they put this thought behind them together, and the guess that their brains turned quickly must be because of the lack of officer restraint, and the soldiers fought because of the fight over wine and food.

"I guess the sons and daughters drank too much and went crazy with alcohol." The chief officer of the camp looked embarrassed, they were all fine together, why did something suddenly happen? What if this leaves a bad impression on the Governor of Liangjiang?

Fortunately, Lang Tingzuo didn't mind at all, and he immediately laughed and said: "Today, the official just wants to have fun with the officers and soldiers, make some trouble, and make it more lively." ”

Suddenly, a large number of words were sent around, and the officials in charge also accompanied the smiling faces with their colleagues, praising the governor for loving soldiers like a son, and behind his back he secretly gave the officers behind him a look--finally the governor of Liangjiang came to inspect the camp, and the officers all squeezed their heads over, full of hope that they could be glanced at by Lang Tingzuo--After seeing the dissatisfied face of the commander-in-chief, the henchmen behind him hurriedly drilled out, intending to maintain military discipline a little and not let the soldiers make too much trouble.

The movement outside was really not small, a few terrible screams pierced the eardrums, and Lang Tingzuo, who was still smiling, froze his face, he supplied so much wine and meat to the soldiers today, why did he fight so fiercely? Are they all moving guys and causing deaths?

Many generals sweated on their foreheads, and the chief officer of the camp couldn't stay any longer, looking at the governor of Liangjiang whose face was becoming more and more heavy, he hurriedly jumped up and confessed again and again: "The last general is incompetent in governing the army, capital crime, capital crime, and the last general will go to suppress it." ”

The generals of the surrounding camps also got up, they didn't know if their own men were involved in the brawl, and seeing that the Governor was about to get angry, they still went to check the situation outside.

The shouts were getting closer and closer, as if they were rushing towards the tent.

"Capture Lang Tingzuo alive!"

Finally, a clear shout was heard by everyone in the tent, Lang Tingzuo suddenly changed, his face suddenly became cold, and he slapped the wine glass in his hand on the table: "Hmph." ”

"Good soldiers you bring!" The staff of the governor of Liangjiang immediately jumped up and shouted loudly, I don't know which fool brought out the daring soldiers, and it was just a matter of making trouble with wine, and even dared to call out the name of the governor.

No one wanted to stay by the volcano that was about to erupt, and the officers all got up, and the chief officer of the camp ran the fastest, rushing to the door of the tent with one arrow, and even if he cut off the heads of the rebels today, he did not know whether the governor would forgive his sins.

Just as he was about to break through the door, a person suddenly rushed in from outside, it was the henchman officer who had gone out to suppress before, this officer came fiercely, collided with the chief officer, and the two rolled to the ground together.

"Presumptuous!" There was no etiquette at all, Lang Tingzuo couldn't bear it, and shouted: "Fork down, kill ......"

"Big things are not good!" The officer who broke in didn't care to see who he had hit, and he didn't hear the order of the governor of Liangjiang at all, and howled: "Mutiny, the rebels are coming in." ”

At this time, the sound of killing outside was near, and the shouts of "capture Lang Tingzuo alive" were higher and higher, and it sounded as if the camp was outflanking from several directions.

Lang Tingzuo snorted contemptuously, still calm, and shouted to one of the guards: "Go out and see, which battalion of rebels is it?" ”

Several guards responded in unison and strode out of the camp gate, and all the generals in the camp were silent, silently praying that they would not be stabbed by their own subordinates.

But the rebels came so quickly, before the guards could return, the shouts of killing were already clearly audible, mixed with countless horse sounds, and there were new cheers:

"Where's Lang Tingzuo?"

There are also voices of persuasion:

"Sit on the ground and don't die!"

More powerful shouts followed:

"Jiangnan Admiral Deng Ming, wait for the early arrival!"

"Deng Ming!" After hearing this name, the whole camp was stunned all of a sudden, and legend has it that this person with seventeen subordinates burned Kunming and killed Hong Chengchou of the five provinces; Not long ago in Huguang, he went deep into the camp of the Qing army again, stabbed Hu Quancai to death, and then retreated.

"Ahh

A guard who had just gone out to check ran back, his face was pale, and he screamed to Lang Tingzuo out of tune: "My lord, run, it's Deng Ming." ”

Lang Tingzuo, who was as stable as Mount Tai just now, was already untouched at this time, and his whole body was trembling. Deng Ming, a killer star, has repeatedly taken the head of high-ranking officials in the imperial court among the ten thousand armies, how could he appear under the city of Nanjing?

"Defend your lordship." Several guards shouted and tried hard to support Lang Tingzuo, but the Governor of Liangjiang now had weak legs, and as soon as he took a step after being helped up, his feet shook and he almost fell to the ground.

Deng Ming, who had already been killed outside the camp, continued to move forward, and just now he shouted and questioned a few Qing soldiers who were kneeling on the ground and begging for mercy, only to find a person who could barely speak. Deng Ming's eyes were fixed on the target camp and he rode forward. This tent was very high, Deng Ming bent down and bowed his head, and rushed into the tent door with men and horses.

Suddenly there was a shout of panic and panic, Deng Ming fixed his horse in the middle of the camp, looked around at the enemy, they looked like there were more than a dozen people, all of them looked like officers, everyone drew their swords in their hands, and their backs were against the edge of the camp tent and glared angrily at Deng Ming.

Deng Ming gently raised the long sword in his hand, the mount under his crotch flicked his tail, and looked at these enemy soldiers with his master, Deng Ming shouted: "Who is Lang Tingzuo?" ”

"Who's coming?" A Qing army general who was hiding far away put on a defensive posture and asked in a deep voice.

"I'm Deng Ming." Deng Ming replied coldly, then raised his voice and shouted again: "Who is Lang Tingzuo?" ”

None of the surrounding Qing army officers spoke, and they watched Deng Ming's gaze change from fierce to fearful, and then dyed with begging for mercy.

When, when.

More than a dozen swords landed one after another, and although the remaining two enemies did not abandon their swords, they were already fighting with their teeth, and the sound of Gege colliding resounded throughout the tent, staring in horror at the horse sword that was still dripping blood in Deng Ming's hand.

After several guards behind Deng Ming rushed into the tent, the last two enemies still did not have the courage to step forward, and they also knelt on the ground and begged for mercy like the others: "The thief has crawled out from under the tent!" Spare your life, Admiral. ”

……

There were cries everywhere, and a dazed Lang Tingzuo rushed left and right in the chaotic crowd, surrounded by the guards.

"My lord, get on the horse." One of the guards snatched a war horse, and several people worked together to push the governor of Liangjiang up.

"I'm a Zhou Kaifa!" A thunderous roar came from the left: "Where is Lang Tingzuo?" ”

"It's Zhou ...... over there Zhou Kai wasted that house. The guards glanced at the place where the roar had come from, and immediately fled in the direction of the roar with Lang Tingzuo's back in his arms.

Just after going far, the Ming army outflanked from the other road blocked the front again.

"I'm Li Xinghan!" After hearing the name of the Ming general who was the leader, the fighting spirit of the Qing soldiers in front of him suddenly disappeared. Wuchang's opera has spread here, after hearing about Li Xinghan's righteous act of protecting the weak woman to go home, Nanjing's singers also sang his martial arts with respect, and Li Xinghan, who was known as Zhao Zilong's living life, was probably even louder than Zhou Kaihuang's reputation.

While wantonly slashing and killing the routed soldiers, the Ming general repeatedly asked the Qing soldiers who begged for mercy: "Where is Lang Tingzuo?" ”

"My lord, this way."

The Governor's guards were all brave men, and instead of cramping their legs and stomachs like ordinary creeps, they spun ninety degrees and continued to fight their way.

The rebels in front of them suddenly separated like waves, and in front of them was a group of Ming cavalry with red scarves on their arms, and the leader of this group of Ming troops danced an iron spear.

"I am a Jinyi Wei Qianhu ......"

None of them had heard of the name of this general, and the eyes of the desperate guards were shining, and they rushed forward with a fierce shout: "Nameless! Kill him, protect the Lord and rush out! ”

……

Lang Tingzuo hugged the horse's neck, and ran desperately without looking back, his personal guards were known for their bravery, but there was no one in front of the Ming general just now, and they were all assassinated in front of the horse by the other party. The sacrifice of these guards bought time for the governor of Liangjiang, and Lang Tingzuo saw the gap and rushed out of the chaos.

Behind Lang Tingzuo, Zhao Tianba rode his horse and chased closely. He knew that the fleeing enemy in front of him was the governor of Liangjiang in the Manchu Qing Dynasty. The few enemy soldiers who pounced just now were not weak, if it weren't for the advantage of riding horses, Zhao Tianba knew that he would never win lightly. There is such a jīng soldier who sacrifices his life to protect, and then looks at the clothes on the other party's body, Zhao Tianba is willing to let this person escape.

"If you don't go to heaven, there is no way to go to hell." Zhao Tianba saw that he was getting closer and closer, and he was secretly happy in his heart. The other party did not break through in the direction of Zhou Kaihuang and Li Xinghan, which shows that God sympathizes with him and wants to hand over this great work to him. It is estimated that after running through one or two more tents, he can get the first gong of today, and Zhao Tianba, who was proud in his heart, smiled and shouted at the back figure of the enemy in front of him: "Lang Tingzuo, where are you going?" ”

The distance between the two tents ran over in the blink of an eye, and Zhao Tianba let out a long laugh, stretched out his arm and grabbed Lang Tingzuo's back. At this moment, suddenly a horse turned out in front, and the rider couldn't pull the horse in a hurry, and collided with Lang Tingzuo, who was in a panic, and the two horses roared at the same time and overturned together.

This sudden collision made Zhao Tianba catch the air, and the knight also flew up from the saddle, hugged Lang Tingzuo in mid-air, and the two rolled to the ground together.

This fall made Lang Tingzuo's eyes rise with gold stars, and his chest was so stuffy that he couldn't breathe, and he closed his eyes and shouted on the ground: "This official is the governor of Liangjiang, don't kill me." ”

Li Tianyuan was dizzy from this shock, and it took him half a day to recover. After hearing the words of the enemy who was suppressed by him, he was first incredulous, and then ecstatic: "I captured Lang Tingzo, I captured Lang Tingzuo!" ”

……

On several city gates south of Nanjing, various guards saw the overwhelming rout surging towards the city gates. After the 2,000 Zhejiang troops who arrived in advance launched an attack, the Qing army, which had already been in great chaos, collapsed on the whole line without any suspense, and the men and horses trampled on each other. The green battalions from various prefectures and counties did not know each other, and they did not know how many Ming troops were attacking them, nor did they know who was friendly and who was the enemy around, but they only knew that they would run towards Nanjing, as long as they could run into the city, they would be safe.

But by this time all the gates had been closed, and the drawbridges had been closed, and the soldiers who had run to the city pleaded for a long time, and when they saw that the defenders of the gates were still indifferent, they jumped into the moat and tried to swim to the other side, but the water of the moat would not be full, and the bank was about a person higher than the water, and even if they swam to the opposite bank, these soldiers could not climb ashore.

The soldiers who fell into the water struggled in vain in the river, picking at the mud on the riverbank with their fingernails, desperately trying to get ashore, and as the Ming army approached, more Qing soldiers jumped into the water in despair, and many soldiers were huddled together on the bank, most of them were stepped underwater, and a few climbed onto their companions and stepped on the heads of others to touch the river.

"Shoot the arrows, release the arrows!" Seeing this, the guards of the city gate immediately ordered loudly, no one knew what was happening outside the city, but the city gate could not be lost.

After receiving the order, the defenders did not hesitate to rain down arrows, and anyone who tried to approach the city gate was a threat to the city gate and must be killed.

In addition to bows and arrows, there were also wood and stones, and the defeated soldiers, who had struggled to escape from the moat, shouted in front of the city, pulling their necks and begging the defenders to let them into the city, but only more bows and arrows and wood and stones answered them, and in the end all these lucky people fell around the city.

The follow-up Ming army had arrived, and tens of thousands of Qing troops were driven into a small area by the Ming cavalry, and then forced into the moat by the Ming army's infantry.

After disarming the surrendering enemy, the Ming army retreated and lined up, silently watching the enemy who refused to surrender struggle in the moat, and watched Nanjing throw death on the heads of these enemies. The moat was full of human heads, but as time went on, it began to thin out, and the cries for help became more and more poignant and desperate.

"Throw down some ropes in positions that can't be attacked by the city gate," Deng Ming had been watching from the sidelines, but as the passion of the battle gradually receded, the shouts from the other side of the moat began to make him feel palpitations: "If you are willing to climb up, you will lock them up together." ”

"Yes."

After sending troops to supervise the construction of camp fortifications by the captives, Deng Ming once again rode his horse to the front of the Zhejiang army:

In just four hours, the 30,000 Tartar soldiers gathered between Dasheng Pass and Nanjing were wiped out, and the enemy, ten times stronger than the Ming army, was swept away by the warriors of Zhejiang.

"Warriors, let us roar, for from now on we will be an eternal nightmare in the hearts of the Tartars." Deng Ming raised his sword into the air: "Long live Daming!" ”

"Hooray, hooray!"

"Long live Daming!"

The Zhejiang soldiers shouted in unison, and the city of Nanjing opposite them was as silent as death.

The tens of thousands of enemy soldiers who surrendered were put into several camps to be monitored, Deng Ming returned to the camp, and the guards brought the governor of Liangjiang over, and it was the triumphant Li Tianyuan who escorted him.

Li Tianyuan's name spread throughout the army, and everyone who saw him in person would call him a hero with admiration, and when talking about him behind his back, he would also give a thumbs up and say: Hero. Even Deng Ming's guards will praise Li Tianyuan's bravery with envy - except for Zhao Tianba, who is extremely depressed.

"Governor Lang, under the name of Deng." Deng Ming didn't tie up Lang Tingzuo, but instead gave him a chair to sit on: "I want to ask Governor Lang about the captured soldiers of the Yanping Domain. ”

……

Two years later, the city gates of Nanjing were still closed, and the five hundred Hangzhou garrison Eight Banners and the thousands of Zhenjiang surviving the First Battle formed a supervision team, and each city gate was stationed with a hundred banner soldiers to supervise the remnants of the Han army, Nanjing's government officials and the emergency mobilization of the strong men to defend the city.

Outside the city, Deng Ming also completed the screening of prisoners and released the first batch of prisoners. Of course, these captives will not go to the moat to die again, and they will set out on their way home on the same day.

In the early hours of this morning, Li Laiheng rushed to Nanjing under the banner of the deputy general of Yuezhou, and set up a water camp in the north of the Ming army's camp, forming a horn with Nanjing.

At noon, Deng Ming came to Li Laiheng's camp to discuss with him the next military action.

Without waiting for Deng Ming to speak, Li Laiheng first congratulated Deng Ming on his victory.

Deng Ming modestly waved his hand and thanked him: "After all, it is not a fair and honest battle, it is not a great martial art, and now that the tiger commander has arrived, he can consider fighting with the Tartars in a dignified manner." ”

Li Laiheng nodded yes, but he didn't believe it in his heart, he pondered: "If the admiral wants to fight in a dignified manner, why do you still want me to bear the title of deputy general of Yuezhou?" ”

"Don't you know that the Tartar sailor in Wuhu has returned?" Deng Ming asked, "Originally, I wanted to retreat, but now I am not in a hurry to leave." ”

"I'm back, I guess I'll be there tonight." Li Laiheng replied.

After Lang Tingzuo was captured, the prefect of Jiangning lit all the beacons and sent countless messengers to send an urgent call for help to the Quartet. Li Laiheng set off immediately after receiving the news, and he estimated that although the reaction of the other Qing troops in Wuhu was not as fast as his own, they would also set off to rush back to Nanjing within half a day.

"Well, then the tiger commander might as well arrange the water camp more compactly." Deng Ming immediately proposed to build a camp and asked Li Laiheng to help the Qing army sailors prepare the camp in advance, but the wooden stakes of the bolted boats should be denser, and the tents should not be too scattered.

"I understand, the Tartars of Wuhu came in a hurry, and seeing that I already have a ready-made mooring place and a camp with a repaired camp wall, they will definitely come and live together without risking being robbed." Li Laiheng nodded and said, "Just now you said that you were going to fight in a dignified manner." ”

Li Laiheng asked tentatively, "Is the Admiral planning to burn Chibi?" ”

"Tiger Shuai knows my heart." Deng Ming laughed and said: "In addition to burning Chibi, there is also burning the company camp." ”

Seeing the arrival of various sailors in Wuhu, the defenders of Nanjing suddenly felt that they had seen the clouds, but that night, they fell into despair again. The Yangtze River seems to be burning, and the fire in the camp by the river is even more soaring into the sky. Looking at the red-hot river outside the city, the prefect of Jiangning felt as if he had seen an underworld.

"To surrender, or not to surrender?" The prefect held the battlements, looked at the firelight all over the field in a daze, and repeatedly muttered for a night, if it wasn't for the sight of those Eight Banner soldiers on the city gate, the prefect didn't know what kind of action he would make.

When the red light filled the sky, the flag people in Nanjing City also stayed awake all night. After the First World War in Zhenjiang, most of the residents of the city were already orphans and widows, and the surviving men also went to the city to guard, and there was no time to go home. The women of the city tried their best to soothe the children who were crying because of the strange sky. Although they didn't know what was going on outside the city, they also knew that it was probably a bad omen for the Qing court.

Overnight, the Qing army and navy divisions in Jiangxi and Nanjing were wiped out, and the green battalions that arrived from Jiangxi and the few jīng rui left around Nanjing were gone, and the only thing that could be counted on was Guan Xiaozhong and the army led by Jiang Guozhu on the way back to the division. The two men had just been dismissed from their official positions the day after Lang Tingzuo was captured, and they were ordered to lead their headquarters back to Nanjing, where they waited for the fate of the governor of Liangjiang.

And Li Laiheng, whose identity was exposed, also re-raised the Kuidong military flag and joined forces with Deng Ming.

……

Two more days passed, běijīng.

Shunzhi threw down the Nanjing emergency report that had just arrived, and sighed weakly: "Hong Chengchou's strategy is fundamentally problematic, and he should not have attacked the southwest before purging the sea rebellion and occupying the Three Gorges. Now that the imperial court is in the southwest, and Huguang and southeast are so empty, if I am a sea rebel and a thief, I will definitely be killed. ”

"Hong Chengchou is really stupid, and he has ruined the emperor's affairs." Sonny said hatefully. In the past few months, Huguang and the southeast have been in turmoil, and it is obvious that the culprit is the original Changsha shogunate, and Hong Chengchou's planning is full of loopholes, and he has not even noticed the threat from the Three Gorges.

"If King Pingxi wants to give up Guizhou, what will I have to compensate him?" Shunji asked softly.

"I'm afraid...... I'm afraid it's indispensable. After Ao Bai finished speaking, he hurriedly added: "Your Majesty, but now the water can't quench your thirst." ”

"Yes, I understand, I don't know if Guan Xiaozhong and Jiang Guozhu have returned to Nanjing? Send an urgent report to Nanjing, Jiang Guozhu official reinstated, manage allegiance, lead the governor of Jiangning first, tell them, as long as Nanjing is kept, I will not be guilty of the past. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"And Liang Huafeng, let him not rush to straighten out the horse department, and bring all the soldiers and horses in Suzhou back to Nanjing immediately."

……

Hangzhou Bay, near the sea of Wusongkou.

Zheng Chenggong looked at the sea level from afar, although the Fujian army withdrew from the Yangtze River and sailed to Zhoushan one after another, they would stop there for a while and then return to Fujian, while Zheng Chenggong himself had been staying in the rear, unremittingly inquiring about the situation of Yu Xin and Gan Hui, always hoping that a miracle would happen, and these two could escape.

At the same time, Zheng Chenggong also tried to persuade Ma Fengzhi to leave with him, but despite Zheng Chenggong's repeated persuasion, Ma Fengzhi always imagined that the Qing court might not hold him responsible.

Six days ago, Ma Fengzhi finally went to Suzhou, two days ago, Zheng Chenggong learned that Ma Fengzhi was arrested, so he tried again, hoping to persuade Ma Fengzhi's henchmen to go anyway, but he also knew that there was little hope for this matter.

"It's time to go." Zheng Chenggong watched the envoy's ship sail back, and the news he found confirmed many times that Gan Hui and Yu Xin were captured, and Ma Fengzhi's subordinates were leaderless and panicked, and the possibility of being lucky anyway was very small. The Qing army would soon begin to purge Wu Song's horses, leaving nothing to do.

"King, Nanjing Beacon!" After the messenger jumped on the boat, he excitedly handed over a few newspapers to Zheng Chenggong.

"How can there still be a beacon fire in Nanjing?" Zheng Chenggong suspiciously opened the information secretly transmitted by the horse department, and only after a few glances, his fingers trembled slightly because of excitement.

……

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