After receiving the good news, Wu Aheng, the governor of Jiliao, applauded one after another, and sent an urgent document to the imperial court almost every day, reporting the military situation of Ningyuan, Jinzhou, and especially the Dalinghe Juntun.

Every time, Emperor Chongzhen took the recital and read it to Wen Tiren, the first assistant of the cabinet, and sneered from time to time, "Didn't Lord Wen say that Zhu Changyuan couldn't hold on for five days?" It's been a month, and the Dalinghe army is still strong. ”

Wen Tiren knelt on the ground and trembled, and said, "It's all Weichen's fault, Weichen underestimated Zhu Changyuan's talent." ”

"Then give me a reward, I heard that your efficiency is very fast, and Zhu Changyuan's nickname has been drawn up in advance, okay, then don't put it on the dead, can't the living be rewarded?"

Wen Tiren suddenly stood up and said loudly, "Your Majesty think twice." ”

"If you give a death advice, everyone in the world can be rewarded, but Zhu Changyuan can't."

"Why?" Emperor Chongzhen sat up from the dragon chair, frowned and asked, "Could it be that he, Zhu Changyuan, is not a person from the world, is not a citizen of me, and is not a general of the Ming Dynasty?" ”

"Yes, that's good." Wen Tiren was firm in his position, and his face also looked resolute at this time: "Your Majesty, just because he is the queen of the clan, he is also the descendant of Emperor Taizu." Have you forgotten that the clan is not allowed to take charge of the army? Your Majesty doesn't remember King Ning and King Anhua back then? ”

"What is especially important is that this person relies on only 400 people to defend the attack of the 130,000 army, I am afraid that the talent and strategy are still above the Yan King back then." Wen Tiren was extremely bold and called Zhu Di's title back then.

Emperor Chongzhen was stunned, did not blame, thought for a long time, and no longer mentioned the matter of praising Zhu Changyuan, but said: "I'm afraid that the world will not accept it." ”

Wen Tiren said: "What can people in the world do if they are not convinced? Now there are 130,000 soldiers and horses inside and outside the Dalinghe army, and even if it is a compliment, the eunuch who sends the decree cannot enter. ”……

Jiangnan, on the banks of the Qinhuai River.

A painting boat swayed in the center of the river, and at the bow of the painting boat sat a girl who looked seventeen or eighteen years old, with skin like snow, eyebrows like distant mountains, and her right hand holding her cheeks, looking at the river in a daze.

After a while, another beauty with red lips and white teeth walked out of the boat and floated behind the beauty in a daze, and made a deliberate exclamation, causing the beauty to look back.

"Sister gives it to you." The girl in red held a fruit bowl in her hand and sent it to the side of the boat.

"Xiangjun, why are you still so naughty!" My sister said angrily.

"Ahh

Sister Yang shook her head, and the corners of her mouth flashed with a hint of ridicule, "It's just a mediocre person, what do I think he does?" Haven't you heard that now there are discussions in the streets and alleys that a small general in Liaodong, led less than 400 people, and blocked the 130,000 Qing army with his flesh and blood. How heroic! ”

"Cut, Sister Yang, these are far away from us, besides, we are women, and men are doing everything that fights, so what do we have to do? Even if the country is destroyed and the family is destroyed, it is a man who has no ability, what does it have to do with us, sister, what do you think about every day? ”

Sister Yang raised her face slightly, and smiled faintly at Chaoyang, "You don't understand." ”

"I know, it's just a little weak. Can I bear to watch this great river and mountain be occupied by the Tartars and ruined by those thieves? Unfortunately, what can't we do either? Xiangjun picked up a freshly ripe yellow apricot, soft as snow. Zhu's lips opened slightly, and he took a bite gently.

"So you don't understand, what is the use of literature in troubled times, can it be used to fix the country and rejuvenate the country? It's not as good as Zhu Changyuan's martial arts. ”

"Wow, isn't it, Sister Yang, is it him who you are thinking...... I heard that he won't be able to hold out for a few days, and maybe it won't be long before the city will be destroyed. Maybe it's just a matter of time, maybe he's already had an accident......"

Sister Yang still smiled at Chaoyang, "So what, even if he really leaves, I would rather throw this innocent body into this river, martyr this country, and follow that person." ”

"Sister, what do you say? I don't understand. Xiangjun asked.

"I see how charming Qingshan is, and I expect Qingshan to see me like this. Xiangjun, from today onwards, my name is Rushi, and my surname is Liu. ”……

A few days later, another piece of news spread across the country.

Huang Taiji attacked the Daling River for a long time, and led an army of 130,000 to cross the Daling River and march eastward, directly attacking Jinzhou, leaving less than 2,000 elite soldiers to continue to besiege Zhu Changyuan.

Zhu Changyuan's body suddenly lightened, looking at the two thousand elite soldiers outside, he didn't care at all, he had already thought of a way to deal with these two thousand people. However, it is not enough to deal with these 2,000 people, and it is easy to break out of the encirclement, but it is a question of where to go after going out.

Back to the Ming Dynasty, that's, on the way back there is Huang Taiji's 130,000 army, although Huang Taiji can't take it down for a while when defending the city, but if it is encountered in the wild, it is estimated that Zhu Changyuan will finish it in less than ten minutes.

It can't be done to the west, and it can't be done to the east, because the east is the territory of the Qing army, and a few hundred miles away is Shenyang, and eh, it is Shengjing, do you want to rely on these 400 people to attack Shengjing?

That's even more of a joke.

To the north is Mongolia, the endless steppe desert, and to the north is Russia, Lao Maozi's territory, and if you go, you are looking for death. To the south, to the south is the vast and boundless sea, and without a boat is a dead end.

However, this seemingly impossible south, among the dead ends, is also the easiest direction to find a way to live. Don't forget, these soldiers under Zhu Changyuan used to be pirates, and they have lived in the sea for more than ten years, and they have never done anything to rob ships and cross goods.

The words of the ship have also been raised.

Twelve years ago, the Qing army captured Juehua Island, slaughtered almost all the aborigines on it at that time, and also robbed the Ming army of two large ships. The origin of these two ships is not simple, it is said that they were the treasure ships used by Zheng He when he was sailing.

One of these two treasure ships was docked at the mouth of the Daling River, and perhaps the Qing army used this ship to transport the cavalry to Gaotai Fort in the rear of Ningyuan a month ago.

It's just that the only tricky thing is that there are nearly two thousand soldiers on Zheng He's treasure ship.

You can't take the ship by fighting hard. So what to do? Only outwitted.

I haven't thought about how to outwit yet, but now I have to break through, otherwise I won't know how to die when Huang Taiji reacts, or if he finds a new way to attack.

Zhu Changyuan made up his mind that he must do it.

Breaking through was a hard battle, and Zhu Changyuan was also fully prepared: first of all, Ma Hai and Po Lu led the elite to the vanguard, and suddenly climbed over the city wall in the middle of the night when the enemy was not paying attention, and the troops behind transported all the gasoline and diesel out of the city.

Ma Hai and Po Zhu relied on their own bravery to charge for a while, and the soldiers behind them spilled oil on the ground. Then Ma Hai and the two killed, and after a few rounds, they introduced a large number of Qing troops into the burning range, and then repeated the old trick and suddenly ignited, destroying most of the enemy in one fell swoop.

The remaining hundreds of Qing soldiers were no longer Zhu Changyuan's opponents, and after three or five rounds of killing, less than 100 people escaped from the other party.