Three days later, Jing Jie personally accompanied Princess Kunxing and her party to Yangzhou City to arrange defense.

Liang Min gathered 2,000 gangs of the Haisha Gang, went north from Jingkou Wharf, and entered Yangzhou Mansion through Guazhoudu.

Forty or fifty small warships of the Haisha Gang, as well as five hundred gangs, were also stationed at the Acropolis of Guazhoudu. The remaining 1,800 gangs crossed Yangzhou City and went directly to Gaoyouwei to garrison.

When Princess Kunxing entered Yangzhou City, she found that Zhu Cihuan, the king of Wuyue, had arrived in Yangzhou City one day earlier. The two sisters and brothers suddenly met in Yangzhou City, and they were both surprised.

On the way to Yangzhou Mansion, the princess told Zhu Cihuan that she had set up a military order and adhered to Gaoyouwei, and asked Zhu Cihuan why he would go to Yangzhou City if he didn't stay in the cabinet to write a ticket.

Zhu Cihuan said in a low voice, "Sister Huang, Mr. Mao warned me that as soon as this battle starts, the teacher will inevitably turn his face completely with the imperial court. As a prince of the imperial court and a student of the teacher, I will be in a very awkward position if I am caught in the middle. My husband told me that I had to make a choice with practical actions, whether to trust the court or the teacher. ”

"I thought about it for three days, the queen mother and the royal brother are really narrow-minded and provoke trouble without authorization. If the teacher is gone, I will be taken back to the court and placed under house arrest like my father. Therefore, I still trust the teacher, this time I came to Yangzhou City to guard Yangzhou City and draw a clear line with the imperial court. ”

When Princess Kunxing heard this, it turned out that the purpose of the two sisters and brothers was the same, that is, she was completely disappointed in the behavior of the queen mother and the royal brother, and she could only choose to draw a line with the imperial court.

Zhu Cihuan suddenly remembered that Empress Zhou and the crown prince were the closest relatives of Princess Kunxing, and saying these words in front of the princess might embarrass her, so he said, "Sister Huang, I said nonsense casually, don't take it to heart." Sister Huang, why did you go to Gaoyouwei? ”

Princess Kunxing pursed her lips and smiled, "I am marrying a chicken and a dog and marrying a dog, Yangzhou Mansion is a horse, and it is also mine, so I can't lose it!" ”

Everyone was talking, and they had arrived at the Yangzhou Mansion, the prefect Qu Congzhi, and a group of government officials welcomed everyone in.

The only hope of Yangzhou Mansion at the moment is the reinforcements sent by Jing Jie, Qu Congzhi saluted the king and princess of Wuyue, and then asked Jing Jie, "Jing Shuai, how many soldiers and horses have you brought to rescue Yangzhou Mansion this time?" ”

When it comes to the defense of Yangzhou Mansion, Jing Jie naturally can't open his mouth, and said truthfully, "The Xuanjia Army must preside over the defense of the Yangtze River, and it can't be moved lightly, and it is the two thousand Haisha Gang who came to rescue Yangzhou Mansion this time." ”

The prefect was straight, and the other government officials were taken aback when they heard it, Jing Jie didn't send the Xuanjia army to come, and sent bandits to come to the rescue, that is, he was ready to give up Yangzhou Mansion.

Qu Congzhi was worried about the safety of hundreds of thousands of people in Yangzhou Mansion, and hurriedly grabbed Jing Jie's hand and begged, "Boss, the military report I just got that the attack on Yangzhou Mansion is not only Zhou Yuji's 80,000 Jin army, but also the 50,000 Ming army of the general soldier Gao Jie, please send troops immediately to save the people of Yangzhou Mansion!" ”

Zhou Yuji's military discipline is beyond reproach, and Gao Jie is famous. He was originally Li Zicheng's general, but later had an affair with Li Zicheng's wife, cuckolded Li Zicheng and then surrendered to the court. The military discipline of the officers and soldiers under the command of this person is corrupt, and they are not far behind Zuo Liangyu.

Sun Chuanting himself was unwilling to send troops in the name of treachery, and the generals under his command were unwilling to go head-to-head with Fang Yuan's Xuanjia Army, and the only one under his command who was willing to lead the army to the army was Gao Jie, the chief soldier.

Gao Jie was willing to go to Yangzhou Mansion for a very simple purpose, that is, to plunder. The imperial court would accede to Gao Jie's outstanding campaign of military discipline, that is, to acquiesce to Gao Jie's rape and plunder in Yangzhou Mansion. There are even rumors that Sun Chuanting gave Gao Jie a secret edict and acquiesced in Gao Jie's looting of Yangzhou Mansion. However, half of the looted money must be handed over to Sun Chuanting for military training and recruitment.

The prefect Qu Congzhi, as well as the gentry and wealthy businessmen of Yangzhou Mansion, were ready to ride on the wall between the imperial court and Fang Yuan to watch. If Fang Yuan did not come to save Yangzhou Mansion, Yangzhou Mansion would choose to surrender to the imperial court.

But it wasn't until the intelligence from Shandong came, the imperial court sent troops from two directions, one of which was led by Gao Jie, and there were even rumors of looting and sharing, that I knew that Yangzhou Mansion was coming in a catastrophe this time, and even if it surrendered, it would inevitably be looted. Therefore, everyone completely died of the mind of surrendering to the imperial court, and looked forward to the rescue of the Xuanjia Army.

Before Jing Jie could speak, Zhu Cihuan had already pulled Qu Congzhi's arm and said, "Qu Governor's Mansion, me and the imperial sister, and two thousand Haisha Gang members have come to support the defense of Yangzhou. Of course Jing Shuai won't ignore it, what are you worried about? ”

Qu Congzhi said yes again and again, but he didn't think so in his heart, two princes, princesses, and two thousand rabble bandits, if they don't hold back, they are already Amitabha, and they have a fart! He looked at Jing Jie as if asking for help, hoping that Jing Jie, who held military power, could give some dry goods.

Jing Jie could only appease him a little, "The Qu Governor's Mansion should mobilize the officials and gentry and people of Yangzhou City to save themselves with all their might, and wait for Governor Fang to return to the division to rescue." I will lead 30,000 Xuanjia sergeants to be stationed at Jingkou Wharf, and if the war situation is favorable, I can also go north to Yangzhou Capital at any time to rescue. ”

He was blowing nonsense, directly blowing the 10,000 sergeants at the Jingkou Wharf to 30,000.

Qu Congzhi finally heard some dry goods, although Yangzhou City was placed on the front line to resist the offensive of the Ming army, and the Xuanjia Army was arranged in the south of the Yangtze River. However, Jingkou Wharf is also separated by a river from Yangzhou City, and if there is an emergency military situation, it can still be rescued in time.

Besides, there is a princess and a prince in Yangzhou City right now, which are the two biggest bargaining chips, and Jing Jie, as the commander of the Xuanjia Army, will not sit back and watch Yangzhou City fall.

Qu Congzhi calmed down slightly, and looked at Jingjie, the princess, and Zhu Cihuan, "How can I save myself now?" ”

Jing Jie said loudly, "The princess led a thousand Xuanjia soldiers and 1,500 Haisha gangs to guard the high post guards; King Wu Yue led a thousand guards and 500 warships of the Haisha Gang to defend Guazhoudu. Qu Zhifu gathered all the remaining guards in Yangzhou City, and organized the people of Yangzhou City, strong men, to defend Yangzhou City. The three cities are horns of each other, no matter how strong Zhou Yuji and Gao Jie are, they will not be able to break through this line of defense for a while. ”

Qu Congzhi originally planned to arrange the princess and King Wu Yue in Yangzhou City, and just provide delicious food and drink. But as soon as I heard that the princess and King Wu Yue were also going to participate in the war, even Guazhoudu, Gao Youwei, one water and one land, it can be said that it is the front-line battlefield. If these two people had the slightest injury, how could Fang Yuan let him go, the prefect of Yangzhou?

He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and said in a loud voice, "Prince, princess, the commander of the self-owned guard post who charges into battle, you please sit in Yangzhou City to command." ”

Princess Kunxing said, "Qu Zhifu, Jing Shuai has already arranged, and I will go to Gaoyouwei with the Haisha Gang." ”

Zhu Cihuan also said, "Guazhoudu is the gateway to Yangzhou City, and I will take a thousand people to guard Guazhoudu." ”

Qu Congzhi was stunned on the spot, he thought that Zhu Cihuan and Princess Kunxing came to Yangzhou Mansion to make a show, and they would evacuate Yangzhou when the military situation was urgent. But at the moment, a prince and a princess really dared to go to the frontline battlefield, which really surprised him.

Jing Jie Zhengrong said, "Qu Zhifu, you don't have to doubt that this time the princess, King Wu Yue took the initiative to ask for battle, and even made a military order with me. ”

"The princess has a military writ? What's going on? ”

Qu Cong secretly smacked his tongue when he heard it, but he felt that the water in the middle was too deep to see through or figure out, so it was better to say less, so he closed his mouth and stopped persuading.

Jing Jie arranged the military affairs, and said in a deep voice, "Yangzhou Mansion will be handed over to you!" At present, the imperial court and Zuo Liangyu sent 300,000 or 400,000 troops to attack Zhezhi, which is already the juncture of Yangzhou Mansion and even the survival of Zhezhi. ”

After everyone dispersed, Jing Jie looked at the backs of Princess Kunxing and Zhu Cihuan, and suddenly had a mysterious premonition in his heart, this pair of sisters and brothers of the Ming royal family, this Yangzhou defense battle may really create a miracle!