Lu Jiude was actually Zhu Ping'an's person, which surprised Shi Kefa. Looking at Lu Jiude's confident appearance, Shi Kefa really didn't know what else Zhu Ping'an hadn't calculated.

Lu Jiude also had to explain a thing or two. Huguang's shape deteriorated so quickly, Zhu Ping'an was unexpected, and he hastily mobilized some dark lines that were originally ambushed in Liaodong. Nowadays, in addition to Zhenfei, which is close to Jianghuai Road, which can support Nanjing, there is also a troop and horse that will rush to Nanjing to garrison in a few days, that is, Huang Degong, who was once one of the three towns in Jiangbei.

Before Shi Kefa arrived in Nanjing, the news that Lu Zhenfei and Huang Degong were going to lead troops to King Qin was spread by Lu Jiude, and Zhu Yujian was naturally overjoyed, but this was unacceptable to Zheng Zhilong. Zhu Ping'an's forces infiltrated into the center, which was definitely not a good thing for the Zheng family, and this also prompted Zheng Zhilong to firmly withdraw to Fujian with Zhu Yujian.

Because Wu Sangui's offensive was particularly fierce, it would take some time for Lu Zhenfei and Huang Degong's troops and horses to gallop to help, so Shi Kefa and Lu Jiude must ensure the safety of Nanjing before that. In this way, it is particularly important how long Anqing can hold on.

In a hurry, Zhu Ping'an had no good way, so he could only recommend a person to come to Nanjing, and this person was also under Lu Zhenfei's command.

Looking at the middle-aged general in front of him, who was not good-looking, honest and stocky, Shi Kefa couldn't help but be a little suspicious, "Who is this ......?" ”

Lu Jiude hurriedly introduced, "This is Yan Yingyuan, the deputy commander of the New Army under the command of Governor Lu!" ”

Yan Yingyuan's waist still hung an iron shovel that never left his body, although he was not wearing armor, but the whole person knew at a glance that he was from the army.

Shi Kefa looked at it for a while, and he didn't see what was so good about this Yan Yingyuan, but since it was recommended by Zhu Ping'an, he must have some skills. So he opened his mouth to ask Yan Yingyuan's background and experience.

This question really made Shi Kefa startled, it turned out that this Yan Yingyuan had only served in Lu Zhenfei's army in the past two years, two years ago, this person was just a master of Yingde County, Shaozhou, Guangdong, and he was the kind of person who didn't have time to take office, and he was only an official position in the history at best. In officialdom at all.

is such a person, he was first recommended by Zhu Ping'an to Lu Zhenfei's command, and then he was recommended to himself, and after listening to Lu Jiude relay Zhu Ping'an's meaning, the heavy responsibility of defending the city of Nanjing can be entrusted to him.

A small classic history can be so valued by Zhu Ping'an, which makes Shi Kefa's curiosity swell countless times in an instant.

Shi Kefa is not the kind of civil official who judges people by their appearance and evaluates their talents by their official position, so Zhu Ping'an respects them so much. Then this person must have something extraordinary.

"If the headquarters entrusts Liheng with the defense of Nanjing, how do you plan to defend the city?"

Yan Yingyuan's expression did not change in the slightest, and there was no nervousness in his expression, just this made Shi Kefa feel a lot better.

Yan Yingyuan didn't think about it, and replied directly, indicating that he had been thinking about the matter of guarding Nanjing for a long time and was confident.

"Back to the Cabinet Department. The city of Nanjing itself is high and close to the Yangtze River. The terrain is dangerous, and even if the number of Qing troops is large, it is difficult to overcome it in one fell swoop. At present, the biggest shortcoming of our army is the lack of troops. The Qing army has advanced to the area of Susong and Taihu Lake, and as long as the defenders of Anqing can hold out for half a month, our defenders of Nanjing will have the opportunity to recruit villagers and strengthen the city defense. The last will speak a bold word. If the Lord wants to hand over the responsibility of defending the city to the last general, all the matters related to the defense of the city will be decided by the last general! ”

Shi Kefa and Lu Jiude glanced at each other, and immediately laughed, "That's natural, don't use suspicious people, don't use suspicious people." The headquarters still understands this truth. It's just that the headquarters and Grandpa Lu can't do nothing! ”

"There are three things I want to entrust to the cabinet and Grandpa Lu!" Yan Yingyuan was not polite either, and directly put forward his own conditions.

"Say it though!"

"First, the governor of Jianghuai Road will allocate a large amount of grain and grass to Nanjing by water, and ask the cabinet and the father-in-law to receive it on behalf of the cabinet and keep it properly. Second, please recruit a large number of young people in the city, and next, the city defense of Nanjing will be reinforced, although the project is simple, but it requires a large number of people. Third, the Tartars are scheming, Zheng Zhilong suffered a big loss in Xiangyang, please order the two yamen in Nanjing to strictly investigate the Tartar spies, in case of accidents! ”

Yan Yingyuan said his request neatly, although his words were unceremoniously, Shi Kefa didn't care, Yan Yingyuan's self-confidence had deeply infected him.

"Li Heng rest assured, these three things, the headquarters and Lu Gonggong will work together to deal with it, and the affairs of Nanjing Shoucheng will be entrusted to you, if there are any other requirements, the headquarters will agree to it, you just have to let it go." From today on, you are the head of the Nanjing garrison, and the headquarters and Gonggong Lu are all ordinary pawns under your command! ”

Yan Yingyuan hurriedly thanked him, "The cabinet department, Gonggong Lu, the last general still has a reluctant request, please fulfill the two of you!" ”

"Liheng, but it's okay to talk about it!"

"The last general served as a historian in Jiangyin for many years, knowing that the local people are simple but loyal and brave, the last general has many colleagues, relatives and friends in Jiangyin, before the end of the general, in addition to leading the headquarters of the two thousand soldiers and horses, is to send people to Jiangyin to send letters, please local volunteers to come to Nanjing to help defend the city, among which Jiangyin's current history Chen Mingyu and the last general are friends of life and death, their humanities and martial arts, courage and strategy, the last general implores the two to agree to Jiangyin's fathers and elders to enter the city to guard!"

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It has been two days, and the main force of the Qing army has been blocked in the Ming army's hidden mountain defense line for two days, but it is difficult to move an inch. Qianshan mountains are vertical and horizontal, the Qing army's artillery is heavy and difficult to transport to the Qianshan walled city, and only some light artillery such as sub-mother guns are powerless in the face of the high-lying defense line, so these days, the Qing army can only rely on the huge advantage in numbers to continue to attack the Qianshan defense line.

These days, the north is full of heavy snow, and the weather in the south is not much better, the continuous and dense winter rain is endless, and the mountain roads are slippery and muddy. The various firearms left by the former Ming in the army of Wu Sangui's green battalion were useless, and they could only rely on manpower to attack forward, and in two days, only two small fortresses were taken.

Wu Sangui's military tent was placed in a village at the foot of Qianshan, and today's rain was finally lighter, and early in the morning, Wu Sangui urged the generals of the Shun army, Wang Jincai, Ma Jinzhong, Zhang Xianbi, and other troops to launch another attack on Qianshan.

In less than an hour, Wang Jincai's soldiers and horses were the first to retreat, and Wu Sangui was furious at that time, and he ordered his own soldiers to arrest him and cut off his head, and his head was hung on the flagpole of Yuanmen.

Half an hour later, Ma Jinzhong and Zhang Xianbi retreated, but they went straight into the Chinese army, "Lord Wang, why did you kill Wang Jincai!" The two of them were inexplicably sad and angry.

Since he defected to the Qing army, he has only given the generals an empty official position, and the supply of ordnance and other things has been deducted a lot by Wu Sanguike, but what he has done is the drudgery of attacking the city and pulling out the village. For example, in this attack on Qianshan, Wu Sangui's descendants and the Eight Banners of the Qing Army have not mobilized a single soldier until now, which is to urge the soldiers and horses of the original Shun army to surrender to attack forward without their lives. The 100,000 Shun soldiers originally brought out lost more than 10,000 on the Qianshan line alone.

Now, Wang Jincai has been cut off by the head, how can this not make the rest of the generals sad.

Facing everyone's questioning, Wu Sangui smiled coldly, "Why?" You know who is guarding the hidden mountain. He Luo Rucai had a thin reputation in the Liukou earlier, and I heard that he had a lot of personal relations with the generals of the Liukou Pavilion, and you people faced a small hidden mountain, and you didn't make an inch of success in two days, didn't you collude with Luo Rucai in private, and wanted to oppose me again? ”

Ma Jinzhong and Zhang Xianbi were speechless. At the beginning, in the Liukou army, Luo Rucai was indeed close to the generals, but since he left the Shun army, everyone has never crossed paths with him again. Back then, when Luo Rucai was still a rogue, he was famous and didn't suffer immediate losses, he fought if he could fight, and ran away if he couldn't beat him, but he didn't expect that after defecting to Zheng Zhilong, he would become the current stalker.

Wu Sangui's cold eyes swept over the cheeks of the two, making the two of them shudder. "You make it clear to me that the Qing Dynasty is not the former Ming, the former Ming is open to you, as long as you don't rebel, it's easy to say. But the Qing Dynasty is completely different, the Qing Dynasty is evaluated by military merits, and real merit is the foundation of life, if you only eat food and don't make efforts, then don't blame the king for turning his face and being ruthless! ”

Fang Guangchen on the side smiled, came up and persuaded: "The two generals don't have to worry, Wang Jin is to blame, after going up the mountain, he deliberately hid the main force of his soldiers and horses, and found some homeless people to charge forward, and thought that he was doing it seamlessly, but he didn't know that everything was in the hands of the prince, you talk about it, such a person, if he doesn't kill him, how can he rectify the army discipline and establish military prestige!" ”

"The prince's rewards and punishments are clear, the two generals are clear about the life of the prince in front, the hidden mountain is the only way to Anqing and Nanjing, the significance of this battle is extraordinary, and the next two generals also need to attack the stingers again, so that our army can drive straight in!"

Ma Jinzhong and Zhang Xianbi had no choice but to say goodbye.

Fang Guangchen walked to Wu Sangui's side, "Lord Wang, something is wrong with this war!" What kind of person is Luo Ru, how could he die for Zheng Zhilong? There must be something strange in this! ”

Wu Sangui shook his head, "It's not that this king is worried, now, the situation is chaotic, and this king is also a little confused." The Manchu Qing suppressed the news, but this king knew that Zhu Ping'an had already occupied the land outside the Guan, and Hetuala and Shengjing had all fallen! Let's go east this time, where to go, and Mr. to guide us! (To be continued......)