After listening to Chen Biao's assurance, Lin Yu relieved himself and advised: "My eldest brother and second brother both live on Furong Street in Jinan City, you can send someone to inquire." ”

Chen Biao pointed to several entourages behind him and introduced: "These are all brothers who have followed me for many years, and they all have a skill, and I will send them to Jinan to live up to my mission." ”

Several people patted their chests together and saluted: "Please rest assured, I will definitely safely pick up the two brothers and their families to leave Jinan." ”

Chen Biao pointed to a man who was thin and thin, with long legs, and was about thirty years old, and said: "This person is called Hu Leopard, who walks like a fly, can travel hundreds of miles a day, and no one can surpass him in the right guard of Hangzhou in terms of foot strength." ”

Chen Biao pointed to another ugly guy with pockmarks on his face: "His name is Cao Shunfeng, nicknamed 'Qianlier', his hearing is excellent, and he can hear the sound of horses' hooves dozens of miles away." ”

Hu Leopard pushed Cao Shunfeng from behind and teased: "It is said that when this guy wears open crotch pants, he leans against the wall every day to eavesdrop on the widow next door to take a bath and practice his skills, just listening to the sound of 'whooshing' water, he knows whether he is washing ** or butt ......"

In the midst of laughter, Cao Shunfeng was furious, and his hands were crossed and he glared at Hu Leopard: "The surname is Hu, don't fart in front of the garrison, I also said that your scud is because you have jumped over the wall and been chased by people more times!" ”

"Okay, okay, it's urgent, don't mess around!"

Chen Biao stopped the two of them from bickering, and pointed to a one-eyed dragon behind Cao Shunfeng who had a tiger's back and a bear's waist and covered one eye with an eyepatch, "This person should be from Tianfu, named Dillon, who is good at using three-eyed guns, and has the ability to wear Yang for hundreds of miles, and almost every shot." ”

Lin Yu was in a good mood: "Great, I didn't expect Chen Biaotong to have such strange people, it stands to reason that they should all be reused, right, why in addition to Dillon being a general banner, Hu and Cao are both small flag officials?" ”

Chen Biao sighed, shook his head and said: "These brothers are above Chen, if they follow others, they can do 100 households, and if they follow me, Chen Biao can only be overkill, and Mingzhu is secretly invested." ”

Dillon explained: "Chen Luyao is looking at Chen Baihu...... Chen Biaotong is not pleasing to the eye, he does not report his merits, and he must be punished if he has a fault, so Chen Biaotong is a hundred households, and we can only make a general flag or even a small flag! ”

Cao Shunfeng, who was next to him, added: "Chen Biaotong also persuaded us to find another way, but he treated us like brothers, how could we leave him?" It's a big deal to be a small flag officer for a lifetime, but fortunately, he was promoted by Lin Shoubei today, and he finally won't have to eat Chen Luyao's birdman's anger in the future. ”

Lin Yu smiled and patted a few people on the shoulder, and encouraged: "Brothers, rest assured, under my Lin Yu, there will never be a bury of talents, and you will definitely be useful." ”

"Lin Shoubei, you promoted Chen to the standard today, let me be tied with Chen Luyao, the grace of the promotion is unforgettable!"

Chen Biao touched his beard with a worried face, "But Chen Luyao is extremely jealous, I am afraid that it will cause his resentment and retaliation, so I have to guard against it!" ”

Lin Yu said calmly: "I appoint people on the basis of merit, why be afraid?" Could it be that he Chen Luyao would sue the emperor for the imperial complaint, but the Governor asked me to take charge of this army, don't I have the right to appoint and dismiss me? ”

Hu Leopard scratched his scalp and said: "What Brother Biao said is extremely true, this Chen Luyao has a small belly and chicken intestines, and he has to guard against it!" You go back and keep an eye on this guy, and as long as there is any trouble, report to the garrison as soon as possible, and prevent trouble. ”

Lin Yu nodded: "Okay, I will be careful to watch out for Chen Luyao, and my family will ask a few brothers." ”

At that moment, Lin Yu returned to the governor's mansion, Chen Biao took twenty brothers out of the city and parted ways, Chen Biao returned to the camp, Dillon, Hu Bao, and Cao Shunfeng took five people to spur their horses and gallop north.

Nanjing, the lights are on.

Although the Qing army has come to the city of Yangzhou, this slightly feminine city is still lively and noisy, the sound of oars and candles on the Qinhuai River, the tourists in front of the Confucius Temple, the rows of shop lanterns hanging high, and the cries of all kinds of hawkers come and go.

Anyway, the Zhu family's country is already rotten, and the Tatars didn't do anything to the common people when they entered Beijing, they just changed the court and the emperor!

But for the people in the Ming Emperor's palace, it is different, whether it is a eunuch or a palace maid, a person is panicked, and Zhu Youxiang, who has just ascended the throne for less than a year, is even more like a pins and needles, ready to run away at any time, until the heart that hangs when he opens the fold sent by Shi Kefa does not land.

"Haha, it's really good, Shi Kefa fought this battle beautifully, and the revival of the Ming Dynasty is expected......"

Zhu Youxiang, who was almost not confused, saw Shi Kefa's performance, and couldn't help dancing happily, shouting repeatedly, "If we continue to fight like this, I will be able to recover Beijing sooner or later and restore Sheji." Come on, immediately summon all the cabinet ministers into the palace, I want to reward Shi Aiqing well, and reward this Lin Zhenjiang ......"

Lu Jiude, the eunuch next to him, hugged the dust in his arms and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the old slave has the courage to remind you that this Shi Kefa was against your accession to the throne and the ...... of the country."

Zhu Youxiang was in a good mood, and was not moved by Lu Jiude, and waved his hand: "People are not saints and sages, and Shi Aiqing was also for the sake of Daming." He led his troops to inflict heavy losses on the Qing army this time, and he was meritorious to the country, and he was meritorious to me! ”

Only then did Lu Jiude bow down and receive the order: "The old slave obeys the order, so I will send someone to summon all the elders." ”

An hour later, the other four cabinet ministers of the Hongguang Dynasty except Shi Kefa came to the Forbidden City one after another, entered the palace through the Donghua Gate, and came to the Wuying Hall to meet the emperor.

Ma Shiying, the first assistant minister, is 54 years old this year, born with a slender figure, a clear face, and a serious face on weekdays, not smiling.

During the reign of Emperor Chongzhen, Ma Shiying worshiped the governor of Fengyang, and later because of the merit of the four towns of Jiangbei to support the Fu King Zhu Youxiang, he was reused, and successively worshiped the right deputy capital envoy and Wuyingdian scholar, and finally replaced Shi Kefa's position as the secretary of the military department, and became the first auxiliary minister of the cabinet of the Hongguang Dynasty.

"The ministers and others pay a visit to Your Majesty, I don't know what the instructions are to summon the ministers and others into the palace overnight?" The other three cabinet ministers, led by Ma Shiying, gave the ceremony together.

"Great joy!"

Zhu Youxiang sat on the dragon chair with a smile and handed the fold to Ma Shiying, "Shi Qing led his troops to recreate slaves in Yangzhou, killed 9,000 enemies, captured 3,000, and killed the Manchu Belenikan, achieving the first major victory of the Ming Dynasty in nearly 20 years!" It is really gratifying and congratulating, and the whole world celebrates! ”

As soon as the Qing army retreated, Shi Kefa sent an envoy of 800 li to Nanjing to rush to Nanjing to report the news, so Zhu Youxiang was the first person to learn the news of Yangzhou's victory, and other cabinet ministers, including Ma Shiying, did not know about it at this time.

Since the start of the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Ming army has been defeated repeatedly and has rarely won victories.

It was not until the sixth year of the Apocalypse that the Ming Dynasty army defeated Nurhachi in Ningyuan, Liaodong under the command of Yuan Chonghuan, killing and wounding more than 17,000 Houjin troops, and this battle was also the first major victory of the Ming army in the history of Ming and Qing wars.

Since Ningyuan's victory, the Ming army has almost never won a decent battle against the Qing army, and even Yuan Chonghuan has been helpless when he meets the Qing army, so he can only close the door and hang up the war-free card.

This time, Shi Kefa eliminated 13,000 Qing troops in Yangzhou City and killed Baylor, which can be called the second largest victory against the Qing army in the history of the Ming Dynasty, which is enough to shine in the annals of history.

After learning that Duoduo led more than 100,000 Qing troops to take Yangzhou directly, no one thought that Shi Kefa could hold it, and the people of Nanjing City were panicked, and even Zhu Youxiang was ready to run away.

After receiving Shi Kefa's letter for help, it was not that Zhu Youxiang would not save him when he saw death, but he really had no soldiers and horses in his hands that could be mobilized.

Liu Zeqing, the four towns of Jiangbei, directly led his troops to surrender to the Qing, and after Gao Jie's death, his subordinates also surrendered one after another, Liu Liangzuo, who was stationed in Fengyang, stood still and watched from the wall, and Huang De's power department went to Tongling to block Zuo Liangyu's rebels, and the Nanjing court was empty and there were no soldiers to adjust.

The total number of soldiers and horses inside and outside the entire city of Nanjing is less than 20,000, and Zhu Youxiang has no rice to cook, not to mention that he is as timid as a mouse, and he is eager to transfer all the troops of the Southern Ming Dynasty to defend Nanjing, so naturally he will not divide troops to rescue Yangzhou.

In the face of Duoduo's invincible army of more than 100,000 people, Shi Kefa led a mere seven or eight thousand people to defend Yangzhou, which was simply hitting a stone with an egg; No one thought that Yangzhou City could be defended, and the Nanjing court was in a sad song, and many ministers were quietly planning a way back.

But a miracle happened, Shi Kefa not only held Yangzhou City, but also led his troops to severely damage the first fierce general of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Duoduo, killed more than 10,000 corpses of the Qing army, and retreated to Huai'an in a panic, which is really unbelievable!

"This, this...... Shi Kefa can't be lying about the military situation, right? ”

As soon as Zhu Youxiang's words fell, Liu Zongzhou, a scholar of Zuodu Yushi and Dongge University, who was full of astonishment, crooked his mouth and muttered, "That Duoduo is known as the first fierce general of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and he is a thief who fights in an embarrassed manner, and Shi Kefa can defeat him with only a few thousand people?" ”