After a military discussion, all units of the Model Army entered the highest state of combat readiness.

The so-called 'highest state of combat readiness' means that not only the defense of Haicheng is being defended, but all units must be ready to take the initiative to attack.

In the red twilight, Xu Changqing stood at the head of the city, quietly looking at the excited and restless Qing army battle formation in the distance, and there was no expression on Yingting's face.

By this time, the situation had become clearer.

The Qing army has no intention of taking the initiative to attack Haicheng now, but is a bit of a carnival, which means that the strategic goal of the Qing army has been ...... Get out of Haicheng!

Empathy.

If Xu Changqing was in Dolgon's position at this time, he would definitely not be as strong as Haicheng, which was almost armed to the teeth, extremely abundant in terms of human and material resources, and had strong sea power to rely on, and the best choice would definitely be the south!

Especially Nanjing!

Liu Liangzuo's rebellion, the Qing army not only took Luzhou, but also got a lot of river boats and sailors who controlled the river boats.

It must be difficult for them to cross the river in an all-round way, but some of them crossed the river, went to the city of Nanjing to show off their might, and even made surprise attacks, or surrounded the points to send reinforcements...... It's already invincible!

“#￥%……”

Xu Changqing's teeth creaked.

Even if you think about Xu Changqing with your ass, you can understand that according to Dolgon's state at this time, how ruthless, how poisonous, and how to do it once and for all!

Things can only be thought of in the worst now, and we must not think about the good!

I'm afraid, whether it's a show of power, a surprise attack, or a siege to send reinforcements, Dolgon has already been connected at this time......

Thinking about it, Xu Changqing couldn't help but shake his head and laugh.

Now, it is no longer a question of 'one dozen nine', but one dozen nines at the same time, and one spray nine'......

However, Xu Changqing also really calmed down.

Although Nanjing is unreliable and basically has no available soldiers, it is not easy for the Qing army to break through Nanjing due to its unique location advantage and historical advantage, especially in this extremely short period of time when the timing is the best!

Dolgon's best choice at this time is to surprise first, and it is naturally best to succeed, and if he doesn't do it, he can also create chaos and show off his might, so as to surround the point and send reinforcements, ruin Xu Changqing's reputation to the limit, and at the same time concoct a rift between Xu Changqing and the imperial court that is difficult to heal.

As long as they can hold on for a period of time, whether Xu Changqing goes to the sea city to support Nanjing City, or they can buy those scum in Nanjing City, the chances will inevitably get better and better.

On the side of Xu Changqing and the model army, there are very few choices.

The best choice must be to implement the original strategy, defend Haicheng to the death, ignore the others, and just wait for the Qing army's harvest in Lianghuai to arrive along Haicheng, and directly stop it and turn it into its own.

Others, whether they go out of the city to take the initiative to fight in the field, or take the sea route to rescue Nanjing, will fall into the rhythm of the Qing army and be led by the nose.

Xu Changqing slowly closed his eyes, trying his best to seek the most peaceful point in the depths of his soul.

Now, in fact, it is the choice of 'foundation and practical interests' and 'golden body'.

Is it to preserve the foundation, to protect the actual interests of himself and the exemplary soldiers, or to protect the ethereal 'golden body' and reputation?

If you change to someone else, you don't have to hesitate to choose the former, after all, to rescue Nanjing is almost the same as self. There is no difference between killing, and even, whether you can command your subordinates or not is two words.

Xu Changqing definitely does not have the situation of commanding the model army, even if he knows that the front is bound to die, at least ninety percent of the many sons and daughters of the model army will not disobey Xu Changqing's orders.

But!

Is this worth it?

Is it worth the lives of tens of thousands of children?

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Preserve his Xu Changqing's golden body?

Thinking about it, Xu Changqing suddenly smiled and gradually felt relieved.

What the hell can't let go?

The foundation is there, and everything still has a chance!

And if he rashly went out to lose all the lair of Haicheng because of the reputation of things outside his body, then what is the difference between him and the lost dog?

I'm afraid I've fallen for Dorgon's tricks!

And as long as Haicheng is kept, even if Nanjing is lost and the overall situation collapses, Xu Changqing still has a chance to choose again, whether it is the Hengwang line in Qingzhou, or the King of Zhou in Kaifeng, including the Fuwang line, he can re-ascend the throne at any time if he is pulled to Haicheng!

After figuring out this most critical link, Xu Changqing's thinking is becoming more and more keen!

It's not that easy for Dolgon to play tricks!

"Someone!"

"Humble duty!"

Wang Xi, who was not far away, was clever, and hurriedly ran in front of Xu Changqing, kneeling respectfully to the ground.

He has always been by Xu Changqing's side, knowing that Xu Changqing is not in a very good mood at this time, and he doesn't dare to breathe.

Xu Changqing stared at Wang Xi for a moment, and said coldly: "Hurry up and get a pen and paper, I will write a letter, you will personally send it to Nanjing, and you will hand it over to the Queen Mother, understand?" ”

"Yes!"

……

Late at night.

The moon is dark and the wind is high.

On the big river in the east of Luzhou, hundreds of river boats of all kinds are like a group of ghost boats floating on the big river at night, only the first and last two boats are lit and float to the east along the river.

In charge of this operation was a henchman under Liu Liangzuo who had changed his surname, his name was Liu Ji, a guerrilla job, nicknamed 'Liu Yiquan'.

When he was in the army in Liaodi, he was still a thorny soldier, because he slept and snored at night and had a dispute with someone, and he was beaten to death with one punch, and he was about to be executed, but because Liu Liangzuo had a heart of love for talent, he put it down, and it was almost 20 years.

Even if Liu Yiquan is almost fifty at this time, he still has wide shoulders and a thick back, a tiger's back and a bear's waist, no fat, and his figure is maintained very well, which makes people know at a glance that this is an old practitioner, and he is not angry and arrogant.

At this time, Liu Yiquan was personally standing at the stern of the first ship, staring at several flag bearers to guide the ships behind.

It's almost September, and the night is not only more surging in the river, but the river breeze is also starting to be cold.

Liu Yiquan's side, his brother-in-law Ma's head suddenly couldn't help sneezing, squirted several times in succession, shivered from the cold, and immediately wiped his nose vigorously, and said unhappily: "Brother-in-law, haven't we already voted for the Great Qing Kingdom, you must be promoted to a general, how can you do this doggy work?" Catch up with tomorrow, the dawn, can't we go again? This boat is not only going to shake my intestines out, but the wind is going to freeze to death, what are our identities, why bother to suffer this bird sin......"

Ma said with his head and sneezed a few more times in succession, which was even more unpleasant.

Liu Yiquan was promoted to general in a few days, his current guerrilla position is his, and they are about to become generals, how can they do these lowly jobs that can't be put on the table?

"You know!"

Liu Yiquan, who has always had a good head for horses, smacked sharply, "This is the task assigned by the regent and Lord Belle, if it is done well this time, don't say that it is a general, and the deputy general and the general have a play!" Give Lao Tzu a snack! ”

"Forehead ......"

Ma's head was stunned, the whole person was clever, and he suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly said: "Brother-in-law, what do you ......mean?"

He just wanted to continue, but when he saw Liu Yiquan's eyes, he hurriedly closed his mouth.

Liu Yiquan looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to the two of them, so he whispered: "Keep an eye on Lao Tzu and control your stinky mouth!" Lao Tzu mixes well

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Now, can you lose your benefits? ”

Ma's head suddenly seemed to be beaten with chicken blood, his body was no longer cold, his waist was not sore, he could go up to the fifth floor in one breath, and he was busy patting his chest and promised: "Brother-in-law, don't worry, this side is wrapped up in the little brother!" ”

Soon, the huge fleet continued to move forward in silence, and gradually disappeared into the quiet night.

……

Early morning.

The sun is rising.

Hundreds of miles southwest of Nanjing, in the Hezhou area, in the riverside area, on a tidal flat covered with lush reeds, dozens of Manchu and Mongolian royal families such as Abatai, Baiyintu, Aobai, and Tanbai did not erect flags, and they were all hidden in the reeds, and they were checking the terrain on the spot.

A local traitor who took refuge was carefully explaining the situation on the other side: "Lord Belle, my lords, cross the river from this place, there are basically no villages and towns around, this is also the most secluded section near us and the state, and the two nearest villages are two or three miles away from the riverside. If you cross the river at night, you will be foolproof and no one will notice. If Lord Belle and the other lords are not at ease, the small ones can also take people to cross the river first and clean up the surrounding villages overnight......

The traitor said, nodding like a dog, and a pair of mouse eyes were full of cunning and fierce light.

Don't doubt that there will be traitors at any time, after all, there are always unambitious people in this world, such people can do anything for the sake of profit, and they are even more hateful than Tartars!

Abatai nodded in satisfaction.

Next to him, Ao Bai stared at the big eyes like copper bells and said distrustfully: "Crossing the river at night, what if there is a wind and waves?" You dog Nikan can't try to trick us, right? ”

The traitor knelt on the ground in fright, and hurriedly defended: "Master, master, how dare the little one?" Give the little ones a hundred guts, and the little ones don't dare to cheat the masters. If so, if you still don't believe in the small, the little one is willing to bet his wife, children, and mothers all to the master, if there is an accident, the little family members are at your disposal......"

"Hmph."

"Count you as acquaintances!"

Ao Bai snorted coldly, which was regarded as revealing the matter.

Tan Bai smiled calmly: "Don't be afraid. As long as you work for my Daqing with peace of mind, my Daqing will not be indispensable to your benefits. How long does it take to get from here to Nanjing? You're here, can you get other ships? ”

The traitor hurriedly smiled and said, "Master, if you go to Nanjing from here, if you ride a horse, you can arrive in a day at most." As for the boats, there used to be a few in the small family, but then the family declined......"

In this way, Ao Bai and Tan Bai sang red faces and white faces, gradually improving and verifying many details, while Abatai was under control and only looked at the terrain and did not say a word.

It's almost time to ask, a slave took the traitor down to rest, Tan Bai frowned and said: "Lord Belle, the fleet in Luzhou can only travel at night, if you want to come over, it will take three or five days, Xu Changqing, this thief is extremely cunning, if it drags on like this...... The slave is afraid of changing that. ”

Ao Bai said: "Lord Belle, if not, let's build some boats ourselves." I think this big river is like this, there is no big wind and waves, I can swim over! ”

"No!"

Tan Bai was taken aback, and hurriedly stopped: "This river seems to be gentle, but in fact, the undercurrent is turbulent, and if you are not careful, it is very likely that there will be a big change, so you must not rush it." ”

Bai Yintu was obviously also afraid of Da Jiang, and nodded: "Ao Bai, you dog slave don't talk big, let's be safe." Delay it for a few days and don't worry about it for the time being, just lock the path of Xu Changqing's messenger. ”

Abatai shook his head and said, "What Ao Bai said is not unreasonable. Now, for me Daqing, time is everything! I'll give you a few days to test around and see if you can get any other boats!" Remember, you must not let people find out, otherwise, you will not be spared! ”

"Chirp ......"

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