Chapter 545 The Thief of Fame

"Before Yangzhou was besieged, someone from Yixing came to the trumpet and talked with Zai Xiaxu......"

Wang slightly lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "He said that in the war, Yangzhou is the key to the two Huai, and there will inevitably be a fierce battle...... If all the jade is burned, it will not be a great disaster. ”

Cheng Hui nodded and said, "You are right, but ......"

As he spoke, he sighed and said helplessly: "If other people are sitting in this city, it is better to say, now it is Admiral Ma himself guarding the city, and today's situation is ...... He must have had the intention of fighting to the death in the city, there were many guest troops in the city, and several respected lords avoided the village villages...... The gentry who stayed in the city were afraid that they would not have such a big face, and even if they were willing to come forward to speak, they would be of little use......"

"Master Cheng is right, it's just ......"

At this point, Wang Luo showed his hole cards in time, "Now there is another dangerous incident, I don't know if the master has heard of it?" ”

"Oh? I want to hear about it! ”

"I'm only afraid of ...... In case Yangzhou does not defend it, in a hurry, they will make a beast move! ”

Wang Luo said, and told him what Wan Shouqi had seen and heard.

"Is there such a thing?"

Cheng Hui's face turned white as soon as he brushed it.

He didn't doubt it at all, but stood up and walked around the hall a few times, saying to himself, "I see! ”

Wang Luo knew that he must have noticed those unreasonable actions, but he didn't have a reliable eyeliner, and he never dared to deduce the conclusion that Ma Jinbao might burn the city.

"It's unbelievable!"

He stomped his feet and muttered, "These are the people of a city!" ”

"It is not surprising that such a thing was done as a person of Tartar, ...... six years ago"

Wang smiled slightly and lightly added a handful of firewood.

He nodded his head in understanding, "In this case, it is impossible to convince Admiral. ”

"Exactly,"

Wang slightly narrowed his eyes, "He is now evil and courageous, how can he listen to our persuasion?" ”

Cheng Hui nodded slightly, although the two were not familiar with each other, they already understood it.

"There are some things that are inconvenient for me to come forward, but it is easier for you to do them, Master Wang......"

As he spoke, he gave a slight high-five, and immediately came in a personal servant, he whispered a few words, and the little servant turned to leave, and after a while, he walked out with a tray.

"This is my name post, and you take it,"

The meeting lowered his voice, "You go to visit ...... first"

……

"Company commander, how many Tartars did you kill this day?"

"Count it, more than eight hundred...... and those who died in the river must have a thousand less. ”

"That's a lot......"

In the west of the city, the afterglow of the setting sun reflects the sky red.

Under a big tree by the Baodai River, He Shouxin, the commander of the guard company with a bandage on his right arm, was chatting with Yang Yuan, the deputy company commander who rushed to reinforce him......

For most of the day, He Shouxin had been directing the frontal battle, although he was nervous but uninjured, he didn't expect to be shot coldly on the way to the final pursuit.

Fortunately, the lead did not hurt the bones, and this kind of flesh wound did not affect his mood at all, except for the pain he felt from time to time.

When he first saw the company commander, Yang Yuan was taken aback, and secretly blamed himself for not coming to help earlier, but He Shouxin didn't appreciate it, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he angrily blamed: "Why are you here?" Lose the South Gate, Lao Tzu will kill you! ”

"I can't lose it,"

Yang Yuan was not angry at all, and said with a hippie smile, "You don't know, company commander, the Tartars actually took the initiative to block the city gate, and they couldn't get out if they wanted to fight back." ”

"Oh?"

He Shouxin was stunned for a moment, but then frowned and said, "How do you know that there is no secret door?" ”

"They dare!"

Yang Yuan pursed his lips, "My bang, it's good that these grandsons aren't scared to death......"

"You ......"

He Shouxin glared at him, choked up and didn't know what to say about him.

"Don't worry, company commander, Vice Admiral Chen's ship is strong, but he patted his chest,"

Yang Yuan said confidently, "Besides, isn't there a squadron of sailors, any accident is enough to deal with." ”

"Well, I hope you're right."

He Shouxin smiled bitterly, shook his head helplessly, and had to give up......

At this moment, the soldiers of the guard company finished cleaning the battlefield, had an early field dinner, and entered a state of night combat readiness, except for the guard post, most of them seized the time to take turns to rest.

"Company commander, will the Tartars be willing to fail? Will it attack at night? ”

Yang Yuan looked at a sentry post in the tree not far away and asked.

"Of course you have to be careful, but I forgive them for not daring,"

He Shouxin gritted his teeth, gently rubbed his right arm, and replied, "So many people died during the day, and they can't fight at night." ”

"Hmm,"

Yang Yuan nodded, and continued, "Then, is it possible for them to break into pieces and scatter away?" ”

"Slip away?"

When he asked him this, He Shouxin was stunned, and then slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "That's right! ”

He stood up and said hurriedly: "You immediately bring a platoon, and add ...... The scout squad is divided into three teams and searches and advances to the north of the city, how? ”

During the day, he hit the iron wall headlong and returned in a fiasco, seeing that there was no hope of breaking through, Ma Jinbao was afraid that he would not sit still.

Although there are tens of thousands of people under him, there are not many real cronies and descendants, and in desperation, he only took a few descendants and escaped overnight, not impossible!

At present, the west gate is blocked, the canal and waterway are also blocked, the east gate and the south gate are dead ends, and the north gate alone still has a glimmer of life......

He Shouxin thought to himself, if he was Ma Jinbao, before the arrival of the main force of the Ming army, he would not waste this only way of life in vain.

Thinking of this, He Shouxin blamed himself a little.

There was no way before, but now that Yang Yuan has brought a whole two platoons and abundant troops, he should have thought of extending his tentacles to the north of the city.

In this way, when encountering a small group of Tartars, they can be eliminated on the spot, and when encountering a large army, they can also call the police in time.

"Okay, I'll be out immediately!"

Yang Yuan was already eager to fight, and seeing that this was exactly what he wanted, he stood up, patted his ass and left......

After Yang Yuan left, He Shouxin looked up at the north, and said silently in his heart: "Head Zhang, where have you been?" ”

……

In the west wing of the Admiral's Mansion, under the dim oil lamp, Ma Jinbao, the governor of Yangzhou, was pacing back and forth irritably.

In addition to him, there was a man standing quietly in the room—his food and grass guard.

"How many days can the grain and grass in the city last?"

After turning around a few times, Ma Jinbao stopped and asked.

"Back to my lord, probably...... Ten days. ”

"Hmm...... Let's go down. ”

Ma Jinbao nodded thoughtfully, and then waved his hand.

After the food and salary guards retreated, he silently picked up a letter on the table, hating and regretting in his heart......

This is a secret letter from Lord Hong of Luzhou, which his subordinates have just slipped into the city and brought back at the risk of their lives.

He had read this secret letter three times, but it brought him disappointment and disappointment.

In the whole text, there are only two words that are most important: "Hold on!" But there were no other two words that I wanted to see the most: "Wait for help!" ”

This made him very resentful, because, although this Lord Hong promised to have a big move to echo it, not only did he not mention a word about the rescue, but also asked him to hold on for half a month!

Hold? So far, what are you going to stick to!

In order to carry out the fire attack plan, he had already ordered most of the grain and grass in the city to be transported out, but now it is difficult to bring it back.

"They are all deceitfuls!"

Ma Jinbao shook his arm, threw the secret letter to the ground, and scolded hatefully.

After calming down a little, he went to the window, looked at the night that was getting deeper and deeper, hesitated for a moment, turned around and called a servant, and asked, "Are you ready?" ”

"Ready, sir."