The army crossed the Yangtze River by boat, landed on the Zhenjiang River, and stayed overnight on the south bank before assembling and marching. It is only a 160-mile journey from Zhenjiang to Nanjing, and it takes half a day to get there, but for an army of 60,000 people, it takes three days to march normally.

So when Chen Yue led the army on the way to Nanjing, the good news of Nanjing had already been sent back by Yu Feng.

When Zheng Sen led the army to attack the green battalion of the Qing army, Yu Feng led the cavalry to suddenly appear on the battlefield, crushing the Qing army in one fell swoop, and the cavalry battalion rushed straight to the Yangtze River and intercepted the Eight Banners cavalry who were on board. Under the impact of the cavalry battalion, the Eight Banners Army collapsed, and countless people were driven into the river. The cavalry battalion captured more than 2,000 horses and beheaded hundreds of people.

Looking at the numbers on the battle report, Chen Yue couldn't help but smile wryly, he snatched two thousand war horses, but only cut off a few hundred heads, which shows that Yu Feng's mind was all about seizing war horses.

Reading between the lines, Chen Yue had a general understanding of the situation of the battle. I am afraid that the Eight Banners had already had the intention of retreating, and the sudden appearance of Yu Feng's cavalry broke the rhythm of the Eight Banners' retreat, which led to such a result.

And the name of another person mentioned in the battle report made Chen Yue even more interested.

Zheng Sen, this should be the national surname Ye Zheng Chenggong, I didn't expect him to stand out so quickly in this life.

With more than 10,000 people, he dared to attack the Manchu army, and won the battle, Zheng Sen's courage and ability were extraordinary!

It seems that gold always shines, and heroes are always unwilling to be lonely!

The news of the arrival of the Pingnan army had already reached Nanjing, and it coincided with the defeat of the Qing army outside the city, and the whole city of Nanjing was jubilant. Emperor Chongzhen issued an edict and ordered Shi Kefa, a scholar of the cabinet university, to lead the Manchu civil and military forces out of the outer city of Qilinmen to welcome the victory of the Pingnan army.

With Chen Yue's title and great merits, he is worthy of such a grand ceremony in the imperial court!

On that day, there were thousands of empty alleys in Nanjing, and there were crowds of people outside the Qilin Gate in the outer city, and countless people were waiting for the hero's triumph. Ying Tianfu officials and Jinyi guards were dispatched to maintain order inside and outside the city.

Everyone faced the east, looking forward to it, waiting for the Pingnan Army and the appearance of the young marquis.

When Beijing fell and Sheji overturned, it was he who led the army to rescue the Son of Heaven, thwart the conspiracy of King Fu, and strive to protect the Ming Dynasty.

When the city of Nanjing was still civil and martial, and the court was fighting, it was he who disregarded his personal reputation and cleaned up the moth-like nobles, and confiscated the Yangzhou salt merchants with high-ranking officials and eunuchs as the background, and stabilized the price of salt so that ordinary people could eat salt.

When the Manchu army attacked and the Ming army from all walks of life collapsed and surrendered, it was he who defended Yangzhou alone and annihilated the 100,000 Manchu army, and sent cavalry to quickly return to help, repelling the Qing army that had besieged Nanjing for more than ten days.

In the hearts of the vast majority of ordinary people in Nanjing, he is the hero of the Ming Dynasty, the loyal minister who saved the king for thousands of miles, and the lord of the blue sky who relieved the people from hanging upside down.

In this turbulent era, for these people who were terrified because of the siege of the Qing army, they needed to erect an idol and a hero. And Pingnan Hou Chen Yue meets all the conditions to become a hero.

He is brave and invincible, he is loyal and righteous, he is young and handsome, he is young and handsome, and he is young and weak, and he has already commanded thousands of troops and horses under the command of the marquis.

Even the matter between Chen Yue and Princess Kunxing was picked up by whom, and it was quietly spread among the people, and the interesting story between the young marquis and the princess made the people talk about it.

Shi Kefa stood in the middle of the ministers, silently waiting for the arrival of the Pingnan Army, and his heart was extremely complicated.

For Chen Yue, he always has an inexplicable emotion. One is that I am sincerely happy that Da Ming has such a brave general, and the other is that I am distressed by Chen Yue's domineering and unauthorized power.

There is no doubt that the expulsion of the Manchu Tartars and the recovery of rivers and mountains require a brave man like Chen Yue to serve the country.

But a military general is a military general after all, and he only needs to bring good soldiers to fight a good battle, and he doesn't need to worry about other things. And Chen Yue's actions have long exceeded the duty of a military general.

It is the ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty to be the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and it is not the luck of the country for the military generals to take power!

In the midst of great anticipation, a group of men and horses appeared in the east, and the long queue was out of sight, and the Pingnan army finally arrived!

Chen Yue rode to the Qilin Gate, Ren was prepared, and he was also shocked by the grandeur of the court's welcoming ceremony. The three cabinet scholars poured out, followed by the chief officials of the Sixth Ministry, the Metropolitan Inspection Yuan, and the Hanlin Academy, and then in the distance were the crowded people, and the high level of the encounter given by Chongzhen made Chen Yue very uneasy in his heart.

"Chen Yue, how can he be, he actually bothered Yuanfu and all the adults to welcome the outside of the city, I am really ashamed!"

From afar, Chen Yue jumped off his horse, walked quickly in front of Shi Kefa and the others, and arched his hand.

"Pingnanhou leveled the 100,000 Qing army in one fell swoop, and protected half of my Ming Dynasty, no matter how high the courtesy is, it should be." Shi Kefa said on behalf of the ministers, "Come on, come on, let this official lead the horse and fall into the stirrups for the Marquis of Pingnan." ”

Saying that, Shi Kefa was going to personally take the reins of the war horse. Shi Kefa, as the first assistant of the cabinet, has the same status as the prime minister, and the prime minister leads the horse for the victorious general to show the court's honor to the heroes, which has been practiced since ancient times.

"Chen Yue is lucky, he is lucky to have made some Weibo contributions, how dare he bother Yuanfu to lead the horse himself?" Chen Yue hurriedly refused, and his humble attitude won the favor of the ministers.

"Pingnanhou has made a contribution to the sky, and we should lead the horse and fall into the stirrup, and there is no need to make excuses." The second assistant Lu Zhenfei smiled and persuaded. Other ministers also helped.

At this kind of high-profile time, even if some people have a big opinion of Chen Yue in their hearts, they all converged and were happy for the victory of the Ming Dynasty.

Unable to withstand everyone's urging, Chen Yue had no choice but to step on the war horse, and Shi Kefa led the reins of the horse and walked towards the Qilin Gate.

Except for a group of personal guards, led by Chen Yan and followed closely behind Chen Yue, the army camped outside Nanjing under the leadership of the generals of each battalion. Soon reinforcements to Wuhu will continue, and there is no need for the army to enter the city.

"Pingnan Hou is mighty!" In the crowd, I don't know who shouted first, and all the people on both sides of the avenue cheered at the same time.

"Pingnan Hou is mighty!"

"Pingnan Hou is mighty!"

The sound was higher and higher, and all the people cheered at the same time, and the sound resounded through the sky.

In the cheers of the crowd, Chen Yue rode into Nanjing City slowly, smiled and bowed his hand to greet the people around him. At this moment, the hard work of the battle is so worth it.

After Chen Yue, Zheng Sen, who was dressed in white, followed the queue, looking at the back of Chen Yue who was cheered by the crowd in front of him, Zheng Sen's heart was full of envy.

Entering the Qilin Gate is Chaoyangmen Street, walking through Shili Street is the Chaoyang Gate of the capital, not far from the Chaoyang Gate is the Donghua Gate of the Imperial City, Emperor Chongzhen is waiting for Chen Yue's audience in the palace.