Reprimanded, the dusty scout hurriedly knelt down on one knee and saluted.

Panting, he said, "Huh...... Reporting to the superintendent, Lin Shoubei drove the ironclad car to fire ten shells in a row to recreate the slaves. Nearly 1,000 enemies were killed, more than 10 artillery pieces were destroyed, and the captive general Sadu was killed. ”

"What?"

As soon as the scout's words fell, the chamber was filled with an uproar, and many people didn't believe their ears, or thought the scout was talking nonsense.

Since Nurhachi established Houjin, it quickly became the biggest threat to the Ming Dynasty, in the battle between the two countries, the Ming army suffered repeated losses, successively had the battle of Sarhu, the battle of Guangning, the battle of Songjin and other defeats, and soon ceded the land of Liaodong to the Manchus.

Except for Yuan Chonghuan, who had defeated the Qing army in the two battles of Ningyuan and Ningjin, almost all other battles ended in the victory of the Qing army. Slowly, the Ming army almost suffered from a phobia of the Qing army, and they were bound to lose every battle, and even Yuan Chonghuan's Guanning Iron Cavalry did not dare to confront the Qing army head-on.

After Chongzhen hanged himself in the coal mountain, Wu Sangui opened the Shanhaiguan Pass to welcome the Qing army into the customs, and since then he has been invincible all the way, driving straight in, and sweeping half of China.

Not only could the Ming army defeat the Qing army, but even Li Zicheng's million-dollar Dashun army, which broke through the north/capital, was also killed, chopping melons and vegetables, and was like a bamboo, and faced the end of destruction in a blink of an eye.

With a mere 5,000 defenders in Yangzhou City, it is almost a fool's dream to defend the city, let alone kill more than 1,000 enemies and kill the deputy capital of the Qing army.

Shi Kefa twisted his beard lightly, looked at the scout, and said, "Do you know that lying about the military is a felony?" ”

The scout kowtowed and said, "If you go back to the superintendent, how many heads does the villain have that dares to lie about the military situation?" It was indeed Lin Garrison who drove the ironclad car to inflict heavy damage on the captive army, and at this moment, General Liu had already ordered the city gate to be opened and let Lin Garrison go out of the city to kill the enemy. ”

"Where's the ironclad car?" Shi Kefa asked calmly.

The scout shook his head, "This ...... The villain didn't know, anyway, the person who got out of the ironclad car was Lin Shoubei, and the deafening cannon sound just now was fired by him. ”

Shi Kefa suddenly had an epiphany: "No wonder the sound of the cannons is so fierce, it turns out that it was not the red-clothed cannon of the Qing army." ”

Hou Fangyu, who was just about to leave, became excited, clenched his fists and said, "Haha...... It seems that God bless the Ming, Inspector, let's go to the city wall to watch the battle, right? ”

Yan Ermei also showed an excited look: "Great, I know that Brother Lin is definitely not a thing in the pool, and today he has finally become famous." Killing nearly 1,000 Jiannu and killing the unification of the capital is the first major victory since Yuan Chonghuan's death! ”

Under the joy, Shi Kefa couldn't help but burst into tears, and bowed his hand in the direction of Nanjing: "It must be the manifestation of Emperor Taizu, my Ming Dynasty has been saved!" ”

Yan Ermei, Hou Fangyu, Deng Jie, He Gang and other civil and military officers followed Shi Kefa to the south, and they were regarded as worshipping Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, "Emperor Taizu manifests, and the Ming Dynasty will win!" ”

Shi Kefa raised his sleeves and wiped away his old tears, cheered up and said: "Colleagues, follow this official to the city wall to watch the battle, and cheer for Zhenjiang's drums." ”

Everyone walked out of the conference hall with Shi Kefa in their arms, preparing to go to the North City Gate to help in the battle, when they happened to bump into Jiang Ruhua with two maids and servants to pick up the injured Tang Xiaotu.

"Uncle, are you going out?" Jiang Ruhua stopped and gave a blessing.

Because of Lin Yu, Shi Kefa's eyes when he looked at his niece were obviously different from before, and he said softly: "It's picturesque, Yangzhou is full of artillery fire, what are you doing when you go out?" ”

Jiang Ruhua bent down again to check Tang Xiaotu's injuries, and at the same time explained to Shi Kefa: "Xiaotu followed her husband to the city wall, and was accidentally injured by Tartar artillery, but fortunately she was rescued by her husband in time to save her life." ”

Shi Kefa looked down, frowned and said, "It's so badly injured, this girl is also unlucky!" ”

Immediately attracted by the delicate bandage, he was surprised: "There is such a soft and clean medicinal cloth in the world, I don't know where Zhenjiang came from?" If a large number of people can be used in the army to treat the wounded, it will certainly be able to greatly reduce the number of deaths. ”

Jiang Ruhua nodded: "What my uncle said is very true, my niece has been practicing medicine for ten years, and I have never seen such a soft and clean medicine cloth. The little rabbit's injury is not light, if it is not for these medicine cloths to stop bleeding and bandage, I am afraid that at this moment I have lost my life due to excessive blood loss. ”

Shi Kefa said apologetically: "Picturesque, my uncle has to apologize to you today." ”

"Where did my uncle start with this?" Jiang Ruhua waved his hand and instructed the two maids and servants to carry Tang Xiaotu into the backyard, showing everyone's beautiful demeanor with a gesture.

Shi Kefa sighed with his hands: "I am indeed inferior to your father in terms of knowing people, I have been quite prejudiced against your marriage with Zhenjiang over the years, and I have always despised his background. Today, Zhenjiang showed its might and saved the people of Yangzhou from fire and water, but I didn't expect that my nephew and son-in-law were hidden deeply. ”

Yan Ermei, Deng Jie and other staff members echoed one after another: "Talented and beautiful, a match made in heaven." Miss Jiang has the color of the country, Lin Gongzi has the courage of the world, and the beauty is matched with the hero, which will definitely be a good story in the future. ”

On the way back, Jiang Ruhua also heard that Lin Yu drove an ironclad car to bombard the Qing army, but he didn't know where the ironclad car came from, and Lin Yu's methods and materials for treating Tang Xiaotu also surprised Jiang Ruhua, who was puzzled, and naturally didn't dare to express his opinion easily.

"The defense of Yangzhou depends on the plan of my uncle and all the adults, and it is his duty for the husband to kill the enemy for the country." Jiang Ruhua saluted the staff slightly and said politely.

Shi Kefa waved his hand: "Ruhua, you go and get busy, you must find a way to save this girl's life." This girl is pure by nature, she shouldn't leave this world like this. ”

"Thank you uncle for your care!"

Jiang Ruhua agreed, retreated, and gradually drifted away.

All the staff looked at Jiang Ruhua's distant back, and praised her one after another, some praised her for her beauty, some praised her outstanding temperament, and some praised her kindness and virtuousness.

Yan Ermei said with a smile: "Miss Jiang is worthy of the title of the first beauty in Yangzhou, and Lin Zhenjiang can marry such a beautiful wife, which can be regarded as a blessing from the ancestors." ”

Shi Kefa stroked his beard and smiled: "The rumors in the market are not to be believed, but my niece has been studying medicine with her uncle since she was eight years old, and it is not an exaggeration to praise her for her wonderful rejuvenation and kindness." ”

The staff followed Shi Kefa out of the Governor's Mansion and went straight to the north city wall, only Hou Fangyu dragged at the back, looking at Jiang Ru's picturesque back in three steps.

Although his concubine Li Xiangjun is one of the eight Yans of Qin Huai, she is also extraordinary, and she can sing and dance, but she does not have the temperament of Jiang Ruhua, and she shows her demeanor in her gestures.

"Alas...... Lin Zhenjiang is really a blessing, he has a wife like this, what more can a husband ask for! ”

Hou Fangyu was melancholy, followed Shi Kefa and his party far away, and went straight to the city wall.

Liu Zhaoji saw Shi Kefa coming on the city wall, and hurriedly took Zhuang Zigu, Chen Yujie and others down to the city to greet him: "Oops...... Why did the Overseer come to the city wall in person? The Tartar artillery fire was fierce, and in order to make a fool of himself, he still asked the superintendent to return to the commander's mansion to sit in the town, and let the last man command the defense of the city. ”

Shi Kefa also saluted: "I heard that Zhenjiang drove an ironclad car to inflict heavy damage on the Qing army and killed the captive general, can there be such a thing?" ”

Liu Zhaoji said with a happy face: "Back to the superintendent, there is indeed such a thing!" This ironclad car is really powerful, ten shells will blow up the Tartars, and at this moment Brother Lin has already driven the ironclad car out of the city to kill the enemy. ”

Shi Kefa was overjoyed: "Great, the old man came to watch the battle!" ”

Liu Zhaoji couldn't bear to sweep away Shi Kefa's prosperity, and ordered Zhuang Zigu to immediately mobilize heavy troops to the north city wall to protect the superintendent, and personally led one hundred and ten firecrackers to surround Shi Kefa and his party, and the stars went up to the city wall like the moon.

In the sound of "squeak", the east gate of Yangzhou slowly opened, and Lin Yu drove the tank out and closed it as soon as he went out, so as not to be taken advantage of by the Qing army to break into the city.

Lin Yu used a periscope in the cockpit to observe the enemy's situation, and saw that the mountains outside the city were full of ant colonies, and after a short pause, they began to bombard Yangzhou City.

The Qing army, which was closest to Lin Yu, was only 100 zhang away, and shot at the city wall with fire guns and bows and arrows across the three-zhang wide moat. When he saw the city gate open, a huge ironclad chariot was terrified, and they retreated.

The commander of the Qing army, who was in charge of the command, suddenly had an epiphany, and while sending someone to report to the chief general Nikan, he ordered to gather fire on the Merkava tank: "It must be this ironclad monster that shelled our army just now, give me a hard hit on it!" ”

Under the command of Du Si, the Qing army stabilized its position, and hundreds of firearms, birds, and bows and arrows were aimed at the ironclad monster in their eyes, and the bows and arrows were fired indiscriminately, and muskets were fired in volleys.

For a while, the sound of "clanging" was loud, and Lin Yu hid in the tank as if he heard the raindrops, although it was dense, but there was no threat to him.

On a high slope, Nikan, the commander of the artillery battalion of the Qing army, was watching the battle with a telescope, and the tank driven by Lin Yu was discovered by him as soon as he left the city gate, and he couldn't help but gasp.

"Shhh...... What kind of monster is this? Could it be that the shells that seriously injured our army just now were fired by it? Where did the barbarians get such powerful weapons? ”

The general next to him interjected: "Nine times out of ten, I bought it from the red-haired barbarian." ”

"This thing is so sturdy and huge, it's like an ironclad lion, how should this battle be fought?" Another general scratched his head and exclaimed.

"Phew!"

Nikan spat viciously and waved his hand: "No matter how powerful this ironclad monster is, there is only one, we have five or six hundred artillery, I don't believe that we can't win it!" Pass my orders, all artillery aim at this iron monster and blow it up for me! ”