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Xu Dingguo entered Yangzhou City, because he was afraid that Wang Lanping had the intention of assassination, he only dared to walk in the middle of the team, and was surrounded by all the sergeants and walked slowly.

Wang Lanping excused himself that he was afraid that the people in the city would be dissatisfied with Gao Jie's army, and do something that would insult the morale of the officials and soldiers, and throw rotten eggs and rotten vegetable roots, so he ordered Song Xian to divide the 3,000 cavalry into two rows, sandwich Xu Dingguo's army in the middle, escort into the city, and go to the resettlement place.

Xu Dingguo also understood Wang Lanping's thoughts, but he couldn't find an excuse to refuse, so he had to go with the crowd, Wang Lanping and Shi Kefa personally led the way, through the streets and alleys, Xu Dingguo vigilantly walked and observed, the prosperity and wealth of Yangzhou City is indeed worthy of its name, the market is constantly shouting and selling, the merchants on the street are still open, and the business is booming, as if the people of the city are not as panicked as the legend of the army entering the city.

Looking at the defenders in Yangzhou City, except for the scene on the city tower that is like a great enemy, there is no murderous atmosphere in the city, Xu Dingguo can't help but wonder, everything is as usual Yangzhou City, either Wang Lanping and Shi Kefa are too deep, or it is really peaceful, Yangzhou City is just afraid that the army will be unfavorable to the people when it enters the city, and there is no intention of harming it.

It is said that a notorious army entering a prosperous city will inevitably cause panic among the people in the city, but the matter is in the people's plan, since Wang Lanping asked Xu Dingguo to enter the city, the route he took was all arranged in advance, and the merchants along the way all told, not to be frightened, should eat and enjoy everything as usual, so Xu Dingguo saw that it was peaceful, not even the slightest soldier, but in the place where Xu Dingguo could not see, next to both sides of the road he walked, four thousand heavily armed Yangzhou defenders were marching together, is secretly escorting Xu Dingguo's brigade.

As long as Xu Dingguo dared to have the slightest idea of taking advantage of the fire to rob, then Song Xian's 3,000 cavalry and the 4,000 Yangzhou defenders in the shadows would rush up and wipe them all out.

Wang Lanping and Shi Kefa calmly rode a high-headed horse, talking and laughing in front of the team, Xu Dingguo relied on the soldiers and generals around him, even if there was any accident, he would capture the thief and capture the king first, take Shi Kefa, and see who in Yangzhou City would dare to move again.

Thinking of this, Xu Dingguo took a few guards to urge the horse to come behind the two, wanting to test the reality, so he immediately smiled and said, "Inspector Shi, the prosperity in Yangzhou City is really an eye-opener for the last general, thank you Inspector Shi, Wang Zhuangyuan, the last general follows General Gao Jie to stay outside all the year round, sleeping in the open air, the soldiers are tired, today can enter Yangzhou City to rest, the last general on behalf of all the soldiers thank the two generals"

Wang Lanping and Shi Kefa turned their heads together, Shi Kefa pretended to look at Xu Dingguo with a look of approval and said, "Xu Dingguo, known as 'Xu Qianjin', you are a member of the Ming Dynasty Tiger General, the old man has long heard of the general's heroic deeds, like thunder, Yangzhou City can usher in the general garrison, that is not only to solve the old man's suffering without soldiers, but also to let the people of Yangzhou eat a reassuring pill, since then Yangzhou City soldiers are strong and strong, the city is strong, so that Li Zicheng and Manchu do not dare to underestimate, speaking of thanks, the old man should be more grateful to General Xu."

Wang Lanping also smiled, "Yes, yes, General Xu bravely ran through the three armies, and General Gao Jie was stationed in the Huai River, so that the Manchu did not dare to take a step beyond the Lei Chi, Yu Hongguang Dynasty made great contributions, the Ming army in the world is a family, and the same serves the imperial court, Yangzhou City is the city of the Ming Dynasty, because there is a place for the general, Shi Inspector, you say right"

Shi Kefa echoed and replied with a smile, "Naturally, naturally, General Xu doesn't have to be restrained"

As soon as Xu Dingguo entered the city, he was put on such a high hat, he is a veteran of the battlefield, and naturally he will not be swayed by this superficial kindness, he always feels that this Wang Lanping and Shi Kefa are hiding knives in their smiles, especially what to say 'assist defense', help a fart defense, Lao Tzu is Gao Jie's person, and when he enters Yangzhou, he is just forced to do it, come in to fight the autumn wind, replenish grain and grass, who wants to guard Yangzhou for you.

Xu Dingguo said modestly, "The two commanders show love, the last general will not dare to bother more, and after a few days of rest, there will be a return to Fengyang with General Gao."

Wang Lanping and Shi Kefa glanced at each other, they already had a tacit understanding, Shi Kefa said, "Where does General Xu say, why talk about it, rest assured, the old man is the governor of the four towns, the soldiers suffer, and the old man is not at ease, the general is in the city, he can live as long as he wants, and all the ordnance, grain and grass are supplied by Yangzhou City"

Gao Jie gave up Fengyang and entered the Yangzhou territory, Shi Kefa had already inquired clearly, Gao Jie had already destroyed the camp when he left, all the military supplies were withdrawn, and there was no possibility of returning to the defense, Gao Jie's reason for doing this, Wang Lanping thought that there were two points, one was to cooperate with Liu Zeqing's Huai'an army to deal with himself, and the other point was that Gao Jie took this reason to leave Fengyang, a place of right and wrong, which is the front line of confrontation with Manchu, as long as the Manchurians marched, he Gao Jie bore the brunt of it, and anyone in this position was restless, how far can you run, how far you can run, preferably across the river.

Xu Dingguo had nothing to say, a high hat on the left and a high hat on the right was pressed down, and he was lifted to the sky, and he had no choice but to pretend to be smiling and accompany him.

The three of them rode together, not far away, Shi Kefa pointed to the rows of neat houses in front of him and said to Xu Dingguo, "General Xu, here, from now on, this is the safety of the soldiers, where I have ordered someone to prepare wine and food, a clean place to live, and wash the dust for the army, General Xu, please"

Speaking of Shi Kefa and Wang Lanping's horse first, Xu Dingguo was a little stunned, he didn't know what was waiting for him, he was afraid of Wang Lanping's disbelieving, killing Li Zhi, restructuring the champion army, raiding the Huai'an army and executing Liu Zeqing, Xu Dingguo had already heard of these things, and now Shi Kefa and Wang Lanping have stood together, so kindly welcoming the army into the city, what do you want to do?

Xu Dingguo looked at the rows of houses in front of him, hesitating, several young generals around him couldn't resist these temptations, and urged in unison, no matter what kind of sword and fire he had, first eat and drink enough, there are 5,000 troops around, afraid of a bird, it's a big deal to make trouble in Yangzhou City, support the army and stand on their own, wait for the price to sell, whoever wins the world in the future, which one gives more money will follow which party.

Although Xu Dingguo had doubts in his heart, he couldn't stand the repeated requests of the generals, so he simply ignored it and followed Shi and Wang.

The army of 5,000 people in groups of more than 10 or 20 people was arranged in hundreds of houses, large and small, and in each room, as Shi Kefa said, the meat was sprinkled with fragrance, and the food and drink were enough.

Xu Dingguo was accompanied by Shi Kefa and Wang Lanping in person, and he also pushed the cup and changed the lamp, only caring about eating and drinking, and drank until the sun went down, and everyone returned drunk and helped each other.

Not only to Xu Dingguo, according to Wang Lanping's plan, Shi Kefa sent people to Gao Jie's station outside the city to send a large amount of wine and meat to labor the army, and there was a peaceful atmosphere in the city, sweeping away the atmosphere of saber rattling and fire in the past few days.

The next day, Xu Dingguo woke up, sent people to investigate, couldn't help but panic, it turned out that his 5,000 army was stationed, was the station of the original Yangzhou City's city defense army, there were 4,000 Yangzhou defenders on his left, and Wang Lanping's 3,000 cavalry on the right.

For a few days, Shi Kefa and Wang Lanping changed the law to transport wine and food to Xu Dingguo and Gao Jie, only talking about eating and drinking, not talking about military affairs, this person, there is always a common disease, good food and drink are used to it, and a kind of thought will gradually arise in his heart, can his wife eat and live comfortably, why do you want to meet each other in the army, to rob with your life, everyone is full of food and drink, take the military salary given by Shi Inspector, and enter and exit the Qinglou Chu Pavilion in groups of three or five, and live a leisurely life.

After five or six days of hospitality, these soldiers were overjoyed.

But Xu Dingguo is still old and spicy, he understands what kind of consequences such a false image will bring, but he is powerless to restrain it, those who can think of danger in peace are wise men, but the vast majority of soldiers are only greedy for the pleasure in front of them, even though Xu Dingguo has repeatedly ordered that everyone is not allowed to leave the station, but it has been repeatedly banned, the prosperity of Yangzhou City is too attractive, plus Wang Lanping sent people to instigate and pull the cage, dig the corner, who still takes Xu Dingguo's military order seriously.

Finally, on the seventh day after Xu Dingguo entered the city, something happened that surprised Xu Dingguo.

On this day, the morning sun was rising, and Xu Dingguo, who was still dreaming of wine, was woken up by his subordinates, saying that a great event had arrived.

Xu Dingguo put on his clothes and was drunk and hazy, and came to the hall to take a look, stupid, the hall was full of lights, red and green, and the generals were happily throwing their hands at him, Xu Dingguo was confused, and he felt that he was looking for a daughter-in-law.

At this time, a close general of Shi Kefa came out from the side, arched his hand and said with a smile, "General Xu, under the order of Shi Inspector, please ask the general to transfer Yangzhou city defense military affairs, give the general the right to command the Yangzhou garrison, and bring 100,000 military salaries here, Shi Inspector said that the soldiers have been fortunate for months, and a little silver money should be a little labor and army capital for 600,000 people in Yangzhou, and Shi Inspector has asked Nanjing for the decree, and the general is crowned as the general of Yangzhou, I believe that the will will will be returned in a few days, and congratulate the general on his promotion, and Shi Inspector has invited the general to go to the governor's mansion, and Shi Inspector has set up a banquet, invite the officials of the city to congratulate the general on his ascension"

Xu Dingguo was so frightened that he was sweating profusely when he heard this, and he had already woken up, he was a subordinate of Gao Jie, the chief soldier of Fengyang, Shi Kefa did this It was a clear divisive plan, it was to provoke himself and Gao Jie to turn against him, and Shi Kefa feasted the officials of the whole city, that is to say, the news has been known to everyone, and he has become the last one to know, which also shows that Shi Kefa and Wang Lanping have been plotting for a long time.

The generals under Xu Dingguo didn't think about it so much, the main general was promoted, it was naturally a person who got the Tao and the chicken dog ascended to heaven, and everyone would also follow the rising tide, and everyone rushed up, surrounding Xu Dingguo, it was a good fart.

Xu Dingguo is not good to be angry in front of the people sent by Shi Kefa, now it is difficult to ride a tiger, this banquet can only go, he washed up and decorated it immediately, and went to Yangzhou Governor's Mansion with the comers, at the same time, he also sent someone to report the matter to Gao Jie, who was stationed outside the city, of course, the main meaning is to make his position clear to Gao Jie, he will never be moved by this, and will always only obey Gao Jie's orders.

When the smell of wine wafted in the Yangzhou Governor's Mansion, Gao Jie arranged for the spies in the city also reported this matter back, Gao Jie was also shocked when he heard it, he couldn't understand whether this was Shi Kefa's discord plan or Xu Dingguo had really worn a pair of pants with Shi and Wang, these days, almost all the news he received was about how Shi and Wang entertained Xu Dingguo, how to praise him, and sent wine and meat, and sent silver, and this time he also added an official to the knighthood and became the supreme military commander of Yangzhou. also crowned him as the chief military officer of Yangzhou, this kind of inscrutable news made Gao Jie a little uncomfortable.

Gao Jie really regretted not being at the beginning, his mind was blocked, how could he think of sending Xu Dingguo into the city, now it is impossible to forcibly enter Yangzhou City, if Xu Dingguo is really pulled by Shi and Wang, he knows his own strength well, and this battle cannot be fought.

Just when Gao Jie hesitated, Xu Dingguo's secret envoy sent from the city came to Gao Jie's station, explaining how Xu Dingguo was promoted to an official and making a fortune without knowing it, and said that General Xu would never betray Gao Jie, and now the army's military food and equipment are almost replenished, it is better to combine the inside and the outside, take this Yangzhou City, take Shi Kefa, and cause irreversible facts, so that Emperor Hongguang in Nanjing City will crown Gao Jie as the governor of the four towns in Jiangbei, if General Gao Jie thinks this plan is feasible, Then it was agreed that three days later, at midnight, at the same time, the army would be raised, and he promised that the kingdom would seize a gate in the city, open the city gate to welcome the army into the city, and the major event would be decided in one night.

Gao Jie was overjoyed after hearing this, and hurriedly convened the generals to discuss, but after some discussion, the result made Gao Jie break out in a cold sweat again, there are those who are willing to cut off the whole body, and dare to pull the emperor off the horse The people who think that Xu Dingguo's plan is feasible, and the great cause of fame is at this time, and there are also those who are cautious who say that they want to see again, which side Xu Dingguo is on is unknown, if the plan here is false, and it is true to attract the army into the city, then the consequences will be unimaginable, think about how Liu Zeqing died, Wang Lanping seems to have been since he entered Nanjing City, He coveted the military power of all the leading generals, and this time he suddenly appeared in Yangzhou, and it was hard to guarantee that he was not here for Gao Jie.

This controversy was not until the banquet for Xu Dingguo in Yangzhou City was dispersed, and Gao Jie and they had not yet discussed a ugly man.

Xu Dingguo was really carried away by the compliments at the banquet, poured a stomach full of wine, and when he returned to the station, he didn't know what to do, and fell asleep.

At this time, it was already midnight, Wang Lanping personally selected more than a dozen subordinates, asked them to take off their military uniforms, and after some dressing, quietly went out of the city.