When Li Hualong painstakingly searched everywhere for the hidden soldiers in the guard, Jiang Dahai was not idle, and he took the initiative to attack Yangzhou three times in a row.

Each time, the shore defense positions built by the Yangzhou government with great effort were completely destroyed, and when the third attack was made on October 2, it broke into the inner canal in one fell swoop and reached the city of Yangzhou, and brought martial law to the city of Yangzhou again.

At this moment, Li Hualong realized that he did not have time to continue to prepare the army leisurely, so he could only rush back to Yangzhou City, and on the evening of October 4, Li Hualong held an important military meeting.

He planned to attack the naval division on the opposite bank on the night of October 5, and take advantage of the night to destroy the naval division, so as to give full play to the numerical superiority of the imperial army, recapture Zhenjiang Mansion and Nanjing in one fell swoop, and open up the grain route.

Because Chai Guozhu is the main general of the attack, Chai Guozhu has the honor to observe this meeting, of course, there is no right to speak, there is no decision-making power, everything is discussed by Li Hualong and other civilian officials, and further, it is Li Hualong who decides alone.

"At night, the anti-bandit sailor can't see, can't give full play to the advantages of vitality and combat effectiveness, the strength of the sailor can't be played, it is the time for our army to break it, there is only one chance, if this time it fails, the next time the anti-bandit sailor will definitely take strict precautions, I can really only sit and wait, so this attack is of great significance, related to the fortune of the Ming Dynasty, you must be cautious, there must be no mistakes!"

Li Hualong said very seriously: "If our army loses this battle, I, Li Hualong, will be the first to kill myself to thank the world!" And you, you may not be able to die, but you will also be poked in the backbone for the rest of your life and scolded for why you didn't work hard in the first place! ”

The officials trembled and said they understood.

At the end of the meeting, Li Hualong saw Chai Guozhu sitting at the end.

"Chief Chai, do you know what you should do?"

Chai Guozhu heard Li Hualong calling him, and quickly stood up.

"The end will know! The last general will lead the army to cross the river at night to attack the rebel water division, and the rebel water division will be broken in one fell swoop, and Zhenjiang Mansion and Nanjing will be recovered. ”

Li Hualong is still quite satisfied with Chai Guozhu in recent days, at least he is very honest, he doesn't talk nonsense, and he tries his best to complete the task, and Ping Suli has no complaints, he is still very willing to use such a general.

This battle can also test his loyalty to the imperial court, and if there is no problem, Li Hualong decides to trust him and begins to discuss military aircraft with him.

"Good! May you do what you say and live up to the kindness of the court and Your Majesty! ”

Li Hualong encouraged Chai Guozhu.

Subsequently, he personally went to rectify the crooked guards, selected 3,000 people who could be regarded as combat effectiveness, and spent most of the day equipping them with armor and blades, which somewhat enhanced the chance of victory.

Then he asked Chai Guozhu to select two thousand Jizhen soldiers and horses who could already adapt to water battles, adding up to five thousand.

Li Hualong handed over to Chai Guozhu more than 200 small boats such as rafts, small fishing boats, and small merchant ships that he had collected, and asked Chai Guozhu to use these small boats to load soldiers, and then took advantage of the dark night to sneak across the river to approach the Zhennan Army Navy Division's warships, and then boarded the battleships to attack the opposing sailors and set fire to their warships.

To this end, Li Hualong also prepared about 500 cans of fire oil and handed them to Chai Guozhu to use, so that Chai Guozhu could set fire to their warships after approaching the battleships of the Zhennan Army.

In short, Li Hualong did everything he could, and for Chai Guozhu, his requirement was to fight to the death.

On the evening of October 5, the moon was dark and the wind was high, and there was not even a single light on the canal section on the north bank of the Yangtze River, but the location on the south bank of the Yangtze River could see the sporadic fires, which seemed to be the torches of soldiers patrolling the night.

And the north bank of the Yangtze River is not without people, on the contrary, there are not too many people.

More than 6,000 people gathered here at this moment, and more than 200 small boats also took advantage of the night to dock on the bank of the river, just waiting for the order of the supreme commander-in-chief, they will rush to the south bank and fight to the death with the Zhennan army and naval division.

Li Hualong personally supervised the battle, he said, no matter what, he had to watch this scene with his own eyes, to see whether the Mandate of Heaven was here in the Ming Dynasty or in the rebels, if he was defeated, he had nothing to say, he could only say that God was not long-sighted.

He stood on the bank of the river, looking out at the sparkling lights on the south bank.

Then he turned around and faced Chai Guozhu, who was ready to go.

"Mr. Chai, tonight's battle, it is a matter of the Ming Dynasty's national fortunes, if it wins, the court still has something to look forward to, if it loses, the situation will take a turn for the worse, what will happen in the future, the governor does not know, the safety of the Ming Dynasty does not know.

As an official of the imperial court, eating the Ming Dynasty's Yulu, we naturally want to do our best for the Ming Dynasty, this governor does not ask you for anything, I only hope that you can do your best, even if it is just to weaken the rebel sailors, so that they do not dare to attack easily, it is a victory! ”

Chai Guozhu clenched his fists.

"The last general was deeply favored by the imperial court, and was able to become the general soldier of a town from the head of a small army, thanks to the promotion of the imperial court, the last general has nothing to repay, only to die!"

Li Hualong nodded, then took a bowl of wine from his side and handed it to Chai Guozhu, and then, he also picked up a bowl of wine and touched Chai Guozhu's bowl.

"The governor has nothing to say, thousands of words, all in this bowl of wine, Wangchai General Soldier is victorious, invincible, don't let the governor, don't let the court down."

Chai Guozhu took a deep breath.

"The last general will fight to the death, and will never let the governor, the court and His Majesty down!"

"Good!"

Li Hualong drank the wine in the bowl.

Chai Guozhu also drank the wine in the bowl.

The atmosphere became magnificent.

Then Chai Guozhu turned his head to look at the other side.

"Governor, do you know what kind of person Xiao Jixin is?"

Li Hualong was stunned for a moment, but he didn't care, and then said: "A famous general, but his mind is not right, and he has done something that a military general should not do, no wonder there is today, if not, he should be the pillar of the Ming Dynasty." ”

Chai Guozhu turned his head and looked at Li Hualong again.

"Governor, Xiao Jixin is not unscheming, on the contrary, it is Shen Zheng who is not scheming!"

Li Hualong frowned, opened his mouth, and before he could speak, Chai Guozhu spoke again.

"Xiao Jixin just wants to do something for His Majesty, as a courtier, what's wrong with doing things for the emperor? Why should we be treated as rebellious? Shen has always been a courtier and deposed the king, isn't it wrong? Just because he is a civil official, you think he is right and Xiao Jixin is wrong? ”

Lee was shocked.

"Mr. Chai, what are you talking about......

Before Li Hualong's words were finished, Chai Guozhu pulled out the saber at his waist and put it on his shoulder, sticking it to his neck.

"Do it!!"

A group of soldiers beside Chai Guozhu suddenly shouted in unison, and then began to move one after another.

Chai Guozhu remained motionless, holding his sword and looking at Li Hualong.