On the night of early autumn, the moon and stars are sparse, the cool breeze is blowing, and the river surface is sparkling.

On the fourth watch, the torches on the head of Nanjing City are lit, twinkling in the wind, and the stars in the sky reflect each other.

A team of soldiers with torches, patrolling back and forth in the city, the defense is very tight, and the large camp outside the city is also between the torches, and the fire dragons are undulating and wandering in between.

After the roar of artillery during the day, the night was quiet, except for the occasional sound of patrolling footsteps and the incessant murmuring of frogs.

At the mouth of the Qinhuai River, the warships of the Ming army, like black mountains in the dark, are moored on the river.

Man Dazhuang had already fallen asleep, and suddenly heard a soldier knocking on the warehouse door outside the warehouse door, and called in a low voice, "General Town, there is an urgent matter to report, General Town~"

Man Dazhuang woke up in his sleep, turned over, touched the saber at the head of the bed, sat up suddenly, and waited for him to hear the voice clearly, then relaxed, and said to the outside: "Come in!" ”

A hundred households, pushed open the warehouse door, and hurriedly stepped forward and said: "General Town, the sentinel ship found that there was an abnormal movement in the north of the river, it seems that the Qing soldiers are preparing to cross the river at night!" ”

Man Dazhuang felt sleepy after hearing this, and immediately stood up and walked out, and Baihu hurriedly picked up his clothes and armor for him, lifted his soap boots, and hurriedly followed.

Wang Yan was awakened by the roar of artillery fire in his sleep, and hurriedly dressed and stood up to the watchtower to watch, only to see that on the dark river, one after another black mountains moved, constantly making a roaring cannon sound, and spraying flames.

The artillery battle on the river lasted until the end of the rooster's crow, and Wang Yan and the generals in the battalion basically did not sleep and gathered in the tent early.

At this time, it was still dark, Man Dazhuang held a helmet in one hand, walked into the tent quickly, there was a big wax in it, he glanced at the tent, the generals were there, and finally his eyes fell on Wang Yan, and he reported with a fist: "Your Highness, Duoduo wanted to send troops into Nanjing by night, and most of the forty or fifty warships were sunk by the last general. ”

There was no joy on Wang Yan's face, "What about the rest of the boats?" ”

When Man Dazhuang heard this, his face stiffened, "Returning to His Highness, most of the rest retreated to the Guabu Mountain Fort, but~ But there were also two ships that rushed into the moat of Nanjing. ”

Gao Yigong made a silent calculation in his heart and said: "Forty or fifty ships, one ship with more than 100 people, Duoduo planned to transport more than 5,000 people across the river, but only two or three hundred people successfully entered Nanjing. ”

Wang Yan's expression did not ease when he heard him say this, although there were not many people entering Nanjing, but this gave a signal to the defenders in Nanjing that the Ming army had not completely cut off the Yangtze River, and Duoduo could give them support at any time, which would greatly strengthen the confidence of the defenders of Nanjing.

Wang Shixiu also understood this, he stood up and saluted and said, "Your Highness, General Li must speed up the speed of digging tunnels. ”

Wang Yan pondered for a while, "Yesterday, this domain has already invited Li Yuanyin to ask questions, and the tunnel has been dug to the side of the moat, but this domain has been used in Zhangzhou, and Jin Shenghuan has also used it in last year's war, I'm afraid that the flood thieves have already taken precautions!" ”

This worry is not impossible, now that the battle in the south has changed, the Ming army under the city of Nanjing does not have much time, and the longer the whole war drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for the Ming army, so they can not have too many defeats.

Digging tunnels to bombard the city is not uncommon now, if Hong Chengchou is allowed to see through it, and the Ming army changes its strategy, it will be a waste of time, so it is still necessary to prepare with many hands.

Everyone in the tent looked at each other, but there was nothing to do.

At this time, Yu Taichu raised the curtain and came in and said urgently: "Your Highness, our people have come out of the city!" ”

Wang Yan stood up suddenly, and hurriedly stretched out his hand and said, "Please come in!" ”

After a while, Yu Taichu lifted the curtain and walked into the handsome tent alone, and the Ming army generals present looked at it together, but saw that the person who came was in his twenties, with fair skin, a small beard, not tall, not strong, but his eyes were bright, and it was easy to see that he was a literati.

As soon as he came in, he saw many people looking at him, and he was not cramped, but without saying a word, he walked forward in a hurry and saluted: "Your Highness, I am here to meet Your Highness on the order of the prince of Hou in the late life!" ”

Wang Yan looked carefully, this person he knew, last year Qian Qianyi offered a plan to lock the river, it was this person and He Wang Sheng came to Wuchang to ask him to send troops.

Wang Yan thought about it in his heart, remembered his expression, immediately got up, got down and grabbed his arm, and said happily: "Yunli, quickly talk to this clan, how is the situation in the city?" ”

This scholar is the son of Danyang Zhusheng, his father Yongming is righteous in Songjiang, and most of the Jiangnan Restoration Forces are developing among these people who have both national hatred and family hatred.

He listened to Wang Yan's words, but he didn't answer Wang Yan's question, but hurriedly asked: "Your Highness, there is something to ask in the late life, I don't know if the agreement between His Highness and the Heaven and Earth Society is a surprise attack on the Water Gate?" ”

The battle on the Yangtze River attracted the Ming army outside the city, and also attracted the attention of Nanjing City, the Qing army paid attention to the north city near the river, and the Xicheng side relaxed its vigilance, and the person who bought it was able to fall down from the city, but this was a one-way ticket, he went out of the city, but he couldn't go back, so he was a little anxious.

Wang Yan was slightly stunned for a moment, and then reacted, "It is indeed an appointment to attack the Water Gate." ”

Hearing this, his face was overjoyed, "It's so real and great, it seems that Hou Gongzi has no wrong intentions!" ”

"Yunli, what's the situation in the city? Can you still cooperate with the army? Chen Bangyan was a little foggy, and he asked anxiously, which is also the question that the generals are most concerned about.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, he said: "I can cooperate with the army, but Lord Wu, who was originally responsible for planning the uprising, was killed by the Qing army, Mu Zhai Gong and his teacher were placed under house arrest by the flood thieves, and the forces in the city to restore the Ming Dynasty are leaderless, and they still need to be reintegrated by Hou Gongzi, so they may not be able to form much help!" ”

Wang Yan frowned slightly, Hou Fangyu's identity was secret, many people from the Restoration Forces didn't know his identity, and it was probably not easy for him to organize the forces in the city. If the forces are not enough, it is likely that even if there is an incident, it will not be able to help the Ming army open the water gate.

At this time, Wang Yan regretted a little, he should not have sent Hu Weizong to Shanxi to plot against Jiang Xiang, if he had left him in Nanjing, the situation might have been easier.

"How many people can the Chaozong control now?" Wang Yan paced back and forth.

He bowed, "The Qing army put the nobles, officials, and gentry of the Ming Dynasty in the city under house arrest, and the Heaven and Earth Society is a one-line contact, and it is difficult for Hou Gongzi to gather the congregation in the city, but he is already thinking of a way to contact Mu Zhaigong, and he should be able to get the list of Green Camp generals who are interested in opposing the Qing." ”

Wang Yan nodded, but at this time, Chen Bangyan on the side stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, I have an idea for my humble position. ”

Wang Yan turned his head to look at him, "What does Iwano want to say?" ”

Chen Bangyan saluted and said: "Lord Wu was killed by the Qing army, even if Hou Chaozong can organize some manpower, it must not be as good as the people agreed in advance, and it is extremely difficult to raid the water gate. At this point he paused for a moment, as if to sort out his thoughts, and after a moment his eyes flashed, and then said: "With the shrewdness of the flood thief, he will definitely prepare in advance for digging tunnels. In this case, we might as well use the tunnels to attract the attention of the Qing soldiers, and then attack the water gate suddenly! ”

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