However, Liu Zhaoji was not prepared to pursue, the road after the rain had become muddy, and the artillery of the Yangzhou army could no longer maneuver normally.

Before Liu Zhaoji could give the order to retreat to Tianxinyi, Huang Degong had already said to an officer of the Fifth Division: "You hurry back to Xinyi and let them boil more ginger soup. ”

Seeing that Huang Degong was thoughtful, Liu Zhaoji hurriedly stepped forward to thank Jingnanhou.

Unexpectedly, Huang Degong heard the title of Jingnanhou, but he glared at him with two round eyes, and said: "I said Lao Liu, why do you really not treat me as your own?" I, the Marquis of Jingnan, have never received a penny of silver from the imperial court, you have to look up to my Lao Huang, and you can call me Lao Huang in the future, no matter how bad it is, I am also the commander of the Second Army of our Yangzhou Army, and you can call Commander Huang if you call it. ”

Liu Zhaoji listened to Huang Degong's words, not only was he not angry, but secretly happy, it seems that Huang Degong has completely convinced Luo Jian, which is a good thing.

"Lao Huang, Brother Huang, let's withdraw to Xinyi." Liu Zhaoji said, hearing Huang Degong's eyebrows and smile.

Yan Yingyuan's artillery was almost carried back, and it took most of the day for the artillery to withdraw to Xinyi alone.

Wu Sangui's general artillery was almost carried to Yizhou, and as soon as he retreated, Wu Sangui sent people to Yanzhou to report the news of the defeat to Tan Tai.

The messenger explained the whole process of defeat in great detail, and Tan Tai was silent when he listened.

According to Tan Tai's previous experience, the Ming army's firearms could not be used once it rained, and it is said that Wu Sangui took advantage of the rain to fight a decisive battle with the Yangzhou army, which is true.

But why the firearms of the Yangzhou army can be used on rainy days makes Tan Tai puzzled.

Tan Tai, who really couldn't figure it out, had to report the details of the battle to Beijing City.

The combat situation of the first division was reported to Yangzhou at a faster speed, Luo Jian and Shi Kefa carefully looked at the battle report sent by the staff officer in the staff headquarters, the battle report was written in great detail, and even every detail was described, and when he saw the Qing cavalry attacking in the heavy rain, Shi Kefa couldn't help but clench his fists.

"Xinghua, now it seems that the cavalry of the Qing army is no longer enough to fear, if our Yangzhou army is all replaced with this kind of equipment of the first division, wouldn't it be invincible in the world?" Shi Kefa said excitedly to Luo Jian.

"Brother Xian, this is theoretically the case, but to change all the six divisions of the Yangzhou Army, it seems that it is impossible to do it without two years, and this requires a stable situation."

Luo Jian was also very satisfied with the results of the battle, the first division of Xinyi City in the first battle, annihilated nearly 3,000 Manchu Qing Zheng Red Banner cavalry, plus the surrender of the Qing soldiers in Xinyi City, it was equivalent to the elimination of 6,000 Qing soldiers in the first battle, and the first division except for a few people who were injured on the march, there was no loss.

"Xinghua, what are you going to do next?" Shi Kefa asked.

"Of course, according to the original plan, we will march to Yizhou and occupy Yizhou, so that we can ensure the safety of Haizhou, so that we can build a port with peace of mind, and the construction of new warships has begun, and such a large warship will not be able to stop at this Guazhou wharf." Luo Jian said.

"Yes, but this has to be promised by God, if the spring rain continues, the march of the first division will be greatly affected." Shi Kefa said.

"Brother Xian, there is no way, if the weather turns clear, I think Liu Zhaoji will not miss the opportunity." Luo Jian said.

At this time, Liu Zhaoji looked at the continuous spring rain outside the tent, and he was also helpless, and the continuous rain trapped the first division in Xinyi.

If the rain did not have any effect on the Yangzhou army, it would be false, the humid air had seriously affected the musketeers, according to the musketeers, the gunpowder in the medicine pot and the paper bag had become lumps, and such black medicine could not be used.

Liu Zhaoji, who was helpless, had no choice but to pull the troops into Xinyi City and wait patiently for the weather to clear.

Luo Jian and Shi Kefa received an unexpected news in Yangzhou that the princess of Changping was coming to Yangzhou.

Before the Chinese New Year, Shi Kefa said that the princess of Changping was going to come to Yangzhou, Luo Jian didn't care at the time, and even thought that the princess was beneficial to Yangzhou, and now the princess came at this juncture, Luo Jian wondered if it was related to the imperial court's request for the Yangzhou army to stop military operations.

Suspicion is suspicion, the princess is here, Luo Jian and Shi Kefa still have to go outside the city with a group of officials to greet them.

The princess's car finally drove slowly to the east gate of Yangzhou, Luo Jian and Shi Kefa and others did not see Princess Changping outside the city, and a eunuch came to say that the princess was tired and asked everyone to come to the city to talk.

Luo Jian and Shi Kefa drove with the princess's car to the mansion that Shi Kefa temporarily chose for the princess, which was not too far from Shi Kefa's mansion, and they arrived around a street.

Princess Zhu Yujiao of Changping got out of the carriage in the courtyard, and without waiting for Luo Jian and Shi Kefa to come up to pay a visit, she stepped forward and bowed to the two of them, and said, "Yu Jiao has seen the governor and the superintendent. ”

Luo Jian and Shi Kefa were polite, and Shi Kefa kept saying: "Princess, this is unacceptable!" ”

"I heard that the Yangzhou army is fighting with the Tartars in the front, and I have also thanked the soldiers of the Yangzhou army here!" The princess continued.

When Luo Jian heard this, Princess Changping didn't seem to be doing it for the truce this time, but she was a lot more relieved.

When he got to the house and sat down, Luo Jian saw that Princess Changping's complexion was not very good, and it was obviously not comfortable in Nanjing City.

"The princess has always been in good health?" Luo Jian asked.

"Thanks to the blessing of the Grand Governor, everything is fine, but I miss my younger brother, I don't know what happened to the Grand Governor's search for the Yongwang here?"

After listening to the princess's words, Luo Jian's head was big for a while, why did he ask as soon as he came up, there is no news about this matter at present, and I really don't know how to tell the princess.

"Her Royal Highness Princess Qiyu, the Metropolitan Governor has arranged a lot of caravans to inquire along the way, and they have been going back and forth seven or eight times, but there has been no news, we are really ashamed of the trust of the princess." Shi Kefa stood up and bowed and said.

"The superintendent must not be polite, I don't dare to think of myself as a princess now, and I hope that the metropolitan governor and the superintendent will be in Yangzhou for the sake of the father, and let the superintendent settle down in Yangzhou."

Luo Jian noticed that the princess was not talking about the "first emperor", but the "first father", and secretly sighed in his heart, knowing that no one in Nanjing City really regarded her as a princess.

"Princess, but please rest assured, if the princess wants to settle down in Yangzhou, Yangzhou is your home, if the princess wants to do something, it is not impossible, but in the afternoon I asked Liu Lan to accompany the princess, princess, but please rest assured, as far as Luo Jian knows, King Yong is definitely still alive at present, and in time, he will be able to reunite your sister and brother."

Luo Jian comforted Princess Changping with gentle words.

"I thanked the Metropolitan Governor, I stayed in Nanjing City as if she was in a cage, living every day like a year, and I felt relieved when I arrived in Yangzhou, looking for Cihuan, and asked the Metropolitan Governor to bother more."

From the princess's tone, Luo Jian knew that she must have put a lot of thought into coming to Yangzhou this time, otherwise Ma Shiying's suspicion would not have allowed the princess to leave Nanjing.

The two comforted the princess for a while, and when they were about to leave, Liu Lan rushed over.

Liu Lan knew that Luo Jian and Shi Kefa had a headache to deal with the princess, so she rushed over to replace them.

The princess didn't see Liulan in Nanjing last time, but Liulan's name had already been thunderous, and she was very happy to see Liulan coming over today, so she immediately threw Luo Jian and Shi Kefa aside and talked to Liulan.

The sixteen or seventeen-year-old princess was like a little sister in Liu Lan's eyes, and a few words made the princess laugh constantly.

Luo Jian and Shi Kefa, who walked outside the door, immediately relieved when they heard it.

"Sister Liulan, I have wanted to see you for a long time, but I haven't been able to find a chance, this time thanks to the little Zhang father-in-law in the palace to help me speak, the emperor let me out of Nanjing."

When Liu Lan heard this, it turned out that Zhang Cheng helped, which made Zhu Yujiao leave Nanjing.

"The princess comes to Yangzhou to walk around more and see more, it is much better than being bored in the house, there are a lot of new things in Yangzhou." Liu Lan seduces the princess.

"Sister Liulan, I heard that there are many women in Yangzhou who are also doing things, but is it true?" The princess asked.

"Of course it's true, like my perfume factory, the military clothing factory outside the city, all women are working, and some of them earn no less than the men in the family." Liu Lan said.

"Sister Liulan, really? How about you take your concubine to see it? "The princess couldn't wait to see it.

"Hehe, princess, you have been running all the way very hard, the days are long, how about I take you to see it another day?" Liu Lan said.

"Sister Liulan, can you stop calling me a princess, you can just call me a concubine, I really hope to have a sister like you." The princess said admiringly.

"I wish I had a lovely sister like you, too." Liu Lan said with a smile.

"Please don't be rude to the princess." A middle-aged eunuch next to him said.

Liu Lan heard him say politely, but she didn't care, but the princess raised her eyebrows, and said to the eunuch: "As far as you are concerned, do you know that this is an angel sister, and being able to recognize her as a sister is the creation of the concubine, and I have climbed high." ”

When the middle-aged eunuch heard this, he was immediately silent.

"What is high and not high, we can come together because of fate. There's still something going on in my sister's newspaper today, so I can't accompany you, so how about coming back to see you tomorrow? ”

Hearing Liu Lan say this, the princess showed a look of disappointment on her face.

Liu Lan couldn't bear the princess's disappointment, so she said again: "If my sister is really not tired, then go and change her clothes, how about going with me?" ”

Zhu Yujiao suddenly became happy, and quickly pulled a palace maid to the back to change clothes.

Gu Yanwu and Huang Zongxi and others in the newspaper office are busy, and today the news of the great victory of the Yangzhou army came, and the "Yangzhou Half Moon Monthly" was also going to be published, everyone was busy, and when they saw Liu Lan leading a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl in, they all looked at it curiously.

Gu Yanwu looked at the girl's arm sleeve which was obviously empty, and suddenly realized something, and was about to stand up and salute, Liu Lan saw it and quickly stopped him with her eyes.

"Everyone is busy with themselves, this is my sister-in-law, she is curious about our newspaper, come with me." Liu Lan said.

Zhu Yujiao was attracted by the battle report on the table at this time, picked it up with her right hand and looked at it carefully, becoming more and more excited, and even shouted, "Great, the Yangzhou army has won a big victory again!" ”

Gu Yanwu whispered to Huang Zongxi: "This is Her Royal Highness the Princess. ”

Huang Zongxi was also a little surprised, but quickly calmed down and continued to be busy with his own business, just glancing at the princess from time to time.

Gu Yanwu looked at the princess's excited appearance, but there was a lot of emotion in his heart, remembering that when Emperor Chongzhen was still there, he didn't know how difficult it was to hear the news of a victory, and now the Yangzhou army dispatched five or six thousand people, and it was able to defeat more than 20,000 people of the Manchu Zheng Red Banner Cavalry and the Guanning Army.

Gu Yanwu was thinking as he wrote a comment, but he didn't know that the princess was already standing behind him looking at the article he had written.

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