Outside the gate of Nanjing's original imperial palace, the 150,000 vanguard army was ready to go, the new Nine Dragon Flag of the Chinese Empire fluttered in the wind, the red lady's big silk was simply embroidered with a black Shen character, and the 50,000 people who were in urgent signs also lined up on the street.

Some of them carried them on their shoulders, some drove carriages, and some pulled donkeys, everything was in order, and a huge amount of material was continuously transported to the front line.

The girls of the Red Mansion Academy and the Grand Theater and the Entertainment City changed their past showmanship, wore simple formal clothes, sang melodious and passionate songs, and walked into the streets and alleys with the army's propaganda team.

The adapted song "On the Songhua River" was sung under the interpretation of the blind old man, and the passers-by couldn't help but stop and listen, tears like rain.

"Dear fathers and fellow villagers! The iron cavalry of the Tartars has been raging in the north, and we have no way to retreat, how many heroic sons and daughters are throwing their heads and spilling blood in front! How many happy families have been burned and looted......"

"We, the Chinese nation, have stood on this land for 5,000 years, we were born and raised here, and our flesh and blood have become one with Mother Earth, who raised us...... We fled, but our homeland, Jongmyo ...... will be ruthlessly destroyed by the enemy......"

"Get up, get up...... We are all united ......" The loud military horn sounded, and the girls marched steadily arm in arm, gathering in the square of the parade, followed by tens of thousands of people

The red lady stood on the high platform and shouted with a serious face: "Soldiers, look back, who are the people who support you?" We, the People's Army, are fighting for the people behind you! Death is not terrible, what is terrible is a life of hopeless survival! Do you hope that the tragedy of the Southern Song Dynasty will be staged again? Do you want us Han people to live like dogs again? ”

"Fight for the people, fight for dignity!" A tsunami of shouts erupted in the square!

Xu Hong and Qian Qianyi and a group of literati saw the blood and qi surging, Shi Kefa was even more mixed feelings at the moment, he was ordered by the red lady to be in danger and served as the chief person in charge of the first line of defense in Yangzhou, at first he was also a little indignant in his heart, why did Shen Bijun and his daughter become the commander of the whole army.

But in the past few days, whether it is the training of soldiers and horses, or the deployment of people's livelihood forces, she Shen Bijun has made a good appearance, and no one in the whole army is not convinced, even the people are competing for praise, and there is no panic before the war.

"General Shi, the spies report, at most five days, the Tartar striker may arrive in Yangzhou, Ben Shuai doesn't know why Fu Jun asked you to protect Yangzhou, but Ben Shuai knows that Fu Jun has always had the name of knowing people, since he trusts you so much, Ben Shuai has no objection, but Yangzhou City is not trivial, if this city falls, Nanjing will no longer have any danger to defend, do you understand!"

After listening to the words of the red lady, Shi Kefa was very shocked, he never expected that he would be reused, and it was actually arranged by Shen Xing. It was difficult for him to figure out Shen Xing's intentions for a while, he had previously helped him financially, and now he was promoted like this, the Shi family and the Shen family had never intersected, and the ancestors were not related to him at all, why did he Shen Xing treat himself so differently.

At the moment when the war was urgent, of course he didn't have time to think about it, facing the reminder of the red lady, Shi Kefa clasped his hands into fists and saluted, and then very cautiously accepted the command seal letter she handed over.

"Please rest assured, Yangzhou City will be foolproof, even if Shi Kefa dies, he will never want to step into the city gate!"

"Good! Shi Shangshu invited to drink the old man's bowl of Zhuangxing wine, the old man can still see such a hero in his old age, which is enough to comfort his life! You shoulder a heavy responsibility, and the old man has a thousand words in his chest, but a glass of wine can still be expressed! Shi Kefa took the big bowl handed by Qian Qianyi and drank it all, then looked at the red lady and asked.

"What else does the marshal have to ask for, he will set off for Yangzhou immediately!" The red lady led him aside and said, "General Shi, remember, don't go out of the city to meet the enemy, as long as you hold on for a month, during which the commander will also deal with the enemy, so as to minimize the pressure on your soldiers defending the city!" ”

The three armies swore again, and under the leadership of Shi Kefa and some young generals, an army of 100,000 drove out of Nanjing, and the number of people who saw off them was innumerable.

Some old men and women squeezed out of the line and shouted the names of their relatives, and with the approval of the team leader, some soldiers came out of the team and gave a short farewell to their families.

"Mother, the child is going to defend against foreign enemies this time, our platoon commander said that he died for the people, and he died glorious! If the child can't come back, don't worry! Take care of your health, let your younger brothers and sisters go to school, and the family will take care of your life! ”

"Mother knows, your father was killed in the battle with the Tartars outside the Guanwai! You should fight well with the commander and drive the Tartars back...... Mother waits for you to come back, and when she comes back, she will tell you about her daughter-in-law! ”

"Sister, don't cry, we have fled thousands of miles from outside the gate, don't you know the cruelty of the Tartars? Now that I'm older, I want to avenge my father! Avenge grandpa! I'm not afraid of death, only by beating the Tartars away can you and your younger siblings live a good life! ”

"Bao'er, listen to Daddy, let's not go! You're going to Cuixiang Building, the gambling house, Dad won't stop you, Dad sent you to the military academy to be an official, but he didn't want you to die! Who will you hand over to when you go to so many of our stores? ”

"Dad, I have only known how boring my previous life was since I went to the military academy, every day except for eating and drinking is to wander the streets, I have changed it now, isn't this what you want? Now that the country is in danger, as a soldier child, I should stand up, and as a good Chinese man, I am even more duty-bound! Forgive your child for being unfilial! Only when there is a country can there be a home, and even if the child goes here, even if the horse leather shroud is gone, there is no regret! ”

The father and son faced each other, it should have been a scene that had never been seen before, and the father thought for a long time and held his son's hands tightly. "Okay, good son, I didn't expect that one day a gentleman like you would say such profound and righteous words! The military school education is good! Dad believes that you will come back safely, folks, my son Sun Daqiang is gone, no! The woman beside the old man was already choking with tears, and she couldn't say a word, so she could only hug her son and cry.

The neighbors who are familiar with Sun Xiaobao around are also moved, and the prodigal son really has a day to turn back! They sent blessings to Sun Xiaobao one after another. Sun Xiaobao saw a handsome woman in the crowd, hurriedly stepped forward and gave a military salute, and then bowed deeply.

"Miss Cailian, I used to be a bastard who molested you on the street, and you committed suicide by throwing yourself into the river, but fortunately you were rescued before it caused a tragedy, if I can come back alive this time, I will personally come to the door to make amends, and you will be punished if you want to beat or punish!"

Cailian didn't expect that Sun Xiaobao would transform from a street prodigal with flower arranging flowers and hand-cranked paper fans in half a year to a handsome young man with dark skin and a tall and strong man in front of him, and he was still so spiritual and polite. At this moment, she recalled the experience of being blocked by Sun Xiaobao in the corner and kissing her mouth, she was angry and noisy, but she couldn't hate it.

Seeing Sun Xiaobao returning to the team, she slowly walked out from behind her father and mother, and whispered, "Slave waiting for you to come back!" Sun Daqiang, who had extremely sensitive ears, hurriedly shouted to the team, "Bao'er, Miss Cailian said to wait for you to come back, did you hear me?" Definitely coming back! ”

Sun Xiaobao turned his head and smiled and waved his hand at Cailian from afar.

Shi Kefa took a group of generals to see all this. He rode on horseback and worried, "The soldiers regard death as home, and the people understand the righteousness so well, Shi Mou went to 100,000 people, I don't know how many people he can take back!" ”

"General, I wonder if you have heard the headmaster's poem in our school?" "What poem did Zhen Minghou mention?"

The boy is determined to go out of the country, and he will not return if he can't learn to become famous. Why bury bones, life is everywhere green mountains. General, since the moment I put on my uniform, I know that one day I will be shrouded in horse leather and bury my bones in a foreign land, so why should you be sentimental. ”

Shi Kefa looked up and silently read, why bury the bones, why should the bones be buried, life is everywhere green mountains, and suddenly laughed heartily and said, "Zhenming is like the sea, it is difficult for us and other laypeople to reach, it is unattainable!" Only follow the fate! Obey the order! Speed up the march! After Shi Kefa finished speaking, dozens of war horses instantly raised dust and disappeared into the crowd, and the army also trotted up.

Five days later, the 20,000-strong army of Gaoyou, an important town in front of Yangzhou, had to dig defensive fortifications without sleep, and within a radius of hundreds of miles, almost densely pulled barbed wire, and there were horse traps gently covered by shallow grass! The half-human-high tunnels are one ring after another, and there is no end in sight. Shi Kefa saw this from the clairvoyant mirror, and slapped his thigh excitedly.

"Zhen Minghou, he is really a god and a man, so defending the fortifications, what can the Tartar Iron Cavalry do? Not to mention guarding for a month, a year also makes it difficult for him to clear the dog by half a step! The staff officers who graduated from the military academy on the side were not surprised, because these were their most basic courses, Shi Kefa put down the clairvoyant mirror and looked at the combat deployment of the staff officers with some unfinished eyes.

"Why do you have to give up Gaoyou in ten days! This is not a waste of carefully excavated fortifications, as long as there are enough guns and ammunition, it can hold on for a month! ”

A staff officer immediately stood up when he heard Shi Kefa say this: "General, stick to Gaoyou at any cost, and naturally be able to complete the task handed over by the marshal, but in this way, we will definitely suffer huge losses, Gaoyou has no difficult city to defend, completely relying on fortifications, but the Qing army can reach millions of people, every mountain can open a road, when the water can build a bridge, how can a small fortification be resisted for a long time, when hundreds of thousands of cavalry swarm in, no matter how powerful our guns are, it will be difficult to parry!" ”

"Yes, it's the general's carelessness, how can the clever commander attack our trap again and again, the intention of your war department is probably clear, the enemy is most dependent on the red-coated cannon, the main function of this Gaoyou position should be to consume their shells, so that when they attack Yangzhou City, they can only rely on ordinary equipment, crowd tactics...... Haha, good boys, it seems that after this battle, Ben will also go to the military academy to learn your new style of play! ”

A few small staff officers also smiled shyly, they were originally worried that the general would not get along well, but after a few days, this General Shi has a clear distinction between rewards and punishments in the army, and is tolerant of the people, and he is even more humble and studious, and if there is doubt, he must ask questions, and if there is a mistake, he must be investigated, and his personality is also cheerful and generous.