On the surface of the river, the fire flies in the wind, and the whole is red, and the sky is full of the earth.

Ruan Dacheng stood on the high platform, saw the fireworks everywhere on the river, the Ming army burned and drowned, countless, the defeated soldiers abandoned the big ship and boarded the boat, smoked and fled.

A major defeat made the Ming army on the south bank chaotic, while the Qing army in Jiangbei was busy expanding the results of the battle and chasing down the defeated Ming army by boat.

In Jiangbei, Duoduo was on the high platform, and when he saw the Qing army's victory, he couldn't help laughing insolently. With this battle, he will inevitably be rewarded by the Qing court, and the depression of attacking Yangzhou for a long time will be swept away.

On the south bank, Ruan Dacheng hurriedly came down from the high platform and hurriedly went straight to the Ming Army Water Village.

After the defeat of the elite sailors of the Ming army, the thousands of small boats left on the south bank became the last support of the river defense. Ruan Dacheng was afraid that the Qing army would take advantage of the victory and directly attack the Ming army's water village, so he hurriedly rushed to the palace in person, mobilized fire to command bows and arrows, and prepared to guard against the Qing army ships shuttling across the river.

In Yangzhou City, Wang Yan ran all the way to the east gate, where there were 3,000 men and horses arranged by him.

These elite soldiers of Yangzhou, who were originally prepared to go out of the city to receive reinforcements after the Ming army's naval division rushed into the Grand Canal, are now useless.

Wang Yan came to Dongcheng, three thousand households led a group of Ming military academies, and immediately surrounded them, they recuperated in the city, and did not know the situation on the river.

At this time, when they saw Wang Yan coming, they immediately asked happily: "General, but what about the great victory of the sailor and the rush into the canal?" ”

Wang Yan saw that many officers were looking at him with excitement and expectation, and his heart couldn't help but sink, and he said the result that everyone was unwilling to accept. "The water division is defeated, and Yangzhou has no support!"

When the officers of the Ming Army heard this, the smiles on their faces suddenly froze, their expressions were gloomy, and their morale was suddenly discharged.

Yangzhou was besieged for more than two months, and was attacked by the Qing army in turn, they used corpses higher than the city wall to block the gap in the west city, and supported hard in the epidemic, countless comrades, hundreds of people, died for Yangzhou.

Wang Yanneng led the Yangzhou army and civilians to resist the 300,000 Qing army alone, not because of how elite the Yangzhou defenders were, many of the defenders were ordinary people before the Qing army besieged the city, and the training they experienced and the battles they participated in were far less abundant than the Qing army outside the city.

Yangzhou soldiers and civilians can hold Yangzhou, not because of how capable Wang Yan is, how good at defense, at the beginning of Jiashen, Wang Yan is just a powerless scholar, far less than the Qing army generals outside the city in the early years of Chongzhen, who stirred up the storm.

The reason why the soldiers and civilians of Yangzhou were able to hold Yangzhou was actually the breath of breath in the hearts of the people of Yangzhou and the hope of survival.

Now that the Jiangshang Naval Division has been defeated, it has undoubtedly made most of this breath in the hearts of the soldiers and civilians of Yangzhou disperse, and they have become desperate and silent.

Nearly 10,000 soldiers and civilians in Nancheng saw the defeat of the water division, and the news could not be blocked at all, so Wang Yan had to tell the truth.

At this time, he saw that many military academies bowed their heads and were silent, and their morale was low, so he said: "In the past two months, Ben will sacrifice his life and death with you, guard Yangzhou, and earn a way for the people in the city to survive." Now that the imperial court's aid has failed, we are already the lone army in Jiangbei, and it is difficult to hold on for a long time, but in the past two months, how many of my comrades have been killed by the Beiyu? How many people have I killed? ”

Without the support of the south bank, Yangzhou, which was besieged by heavy troops, would fall sooner or later, and the officers had brains, so there was no need for Wang Yan to hide it.

Listening to Wang Yan's slow words, at first they felt desperate and depressed because Yangzhou could not be held for long, and then they thought of their dead relatives and comrades who died in battle, and a trace of change slowly appeared on their faces, and a heartbreaking hatred gradually filled everyone's hearts.

"On the moonlit night of the 24th bridge, the flowery Yangzhou City, since the siege of the Beiyu, every family in the city has worn filial piety, and every household has lost its former appearance!" Wang Yan then said sadly: "Most of you are from Yangzhou, and the pain and hatred are probably deeper than this general." The northern captives killed your relatives, robbed you and other property, and destroyed your and other homes, so deep hatred and hatred, how can you not repay it! ”

Supporting the breath of the soldiers and civilians of Yangzhou to defend the city, because the naval division was defeated, the soldiers and civilians lost hope and dissipated most of them, but at this time, Wang Yan evoked an emotion that was more powerful than hope - hatred!

"The general is right!" Wang Yan's words ignited the anger in everyone's hearts, so he said angrily: "Even if the city of Yangzhou is broken, we will let the northern captives and traitors pay the price of blood!" ”

"Not bad!" Seeing everyone's reaction, Wang Yan knew that his goal had been achieved, so he nodded and said: "Now I will fight with you and the others, and there is no way out, if the northern captives want to capture Yangzhou, they have to fill it with their lives!" You can have the confidence to let the corpses of the Beiyu pile higher than the mountain, let the blood of the Beiyu flow deeper than the sea, and avenge the dead comrades and the people of Yangzhou! ”

"We are willing to follow the general, the blood will not be dried, and the battle will not stop!" All the military academies saluted in unison, and the armor on their bodies rattled, exuding a murderous aura.

"Very good!" Wang Yan praised: "There is an opportunity in front of you now!" The main force of the Qing army was transferred to the north coast of the Yangtze River by Duoduo, leaving only a small number of men and horses to monitor Yangzhou. Now the attention of the Qing army is attracted by the battle on the river, and the defense will inevitably be relaxed, although the general's troops cannot attack the Qing army's camp, they can raid the high slope of the west of the city and take the Qing army's artillery array. If this battle is successful, the general will be condescending, and the western camp of the Qing army can be bombarded, and the defense of Yangzhou will be stronger! Thou shalt go and gather the men and horses as soon as possible, and go with Ben to the gap in the western city. ”

"No!" All the military academies saluted in unison.

A moment later, the 3,000 men and horses in the east gate were assembled, and Wang Yan repeated Fang Cai's words to the army, causing the whole army to be full of hatred for the Qing army.

At this time, Wang Yan ordered the army to bring more gunpowder, bows and arrows, and even hundreds of earth-shaking thunderbolts, and then went straight to the west of the city.

The Qing army did not have many people to monitor Yangzhou, and it was mainly distributed outside the east gate to prevent the Ming army in the city from joining with the sailors who rushed into the Grand Canal.

By this time, it was already dark, providing good cover for the actions of the Ming army.

Wang Yan led the men and horses to the gap in the West City, climbed over the sub-wall, stepped on the ruins out of Yangzhou City, and touched the high slope outside the city.

Guarding the artillery array of the Qing army was the Han army's yellow flag, and the first-class artillery team and the first-class infantry army led by Hu Yousheng, the third-class Meile Zhangjing, totaled 3,000 people.

Hu Yousheng's men and horses have been stationed on the high slope for more than two months, although they have been fighting with the Ming army every day, but the high slope has never been attacked by the Ming infantry, and today is attracted by the water battle of the Yangtze River, and the defense has long been slack.

At this time, it was just after dark, and a large number of Qing troops in the camp had already fallen asleep, and they were unaware of the Ming troops who had already touched the edge of the camp.