The pace of the season will not be slowed down by the retention of the world.

At the head of Gaoyou City, Yan Yingyuan was urging the people and soldiers to strengthen the city wall.

It's really fragile here, otherwise it wouldn't have surrendered without a fight in front of Feng Qin.

All the people in the surrounding area who did not come and fled far away were recruited into the city. Both men and women.

Before the Jiangyin incident, Yan Yingyuan was the biggest official he had ever been a warden. In three years, he has proven that he can be a good leading general.

Wang Gongluo and Chen Mingyu, who had assisted him in defending the city in Jiangyin City, were his lieutenants, and almost all the soldiers in Jiangyin City were Jiangyin's disciples, as well as most of the first batch of students in the martial arts hall.

After the recovery of Jiangnan, the Jiangyin people in the Nanzhili Righteous Army were divided into the most regular soldiers, because the Jin King's preferential treatment of Jiangyin City to contain the heavy troops of the Qing Dynasty was also a trust in Yan Yingyuan.

At the head of the city, the two of them walked and talked, Chen Mingyu and Yan Yingyuan were already friends of life and death.

The people have been busy for four or five days, and this city is still full of holes in Yan Yingyuan's eyes.

Chen Mingyu was in charge of the repair of the city wall, and seeing that Yan Yingyuan had been losing face, he felt quite embarrassed, and said with emotion: "Gaoyou City, hey"

It's hard to put into words.

"The progress needs to be accelerated, the construction will be carried out day and night, I guess the Qing Yu is about to go south" Yan Yingyuan is not dissatisfied with Chen Mingyu, he is a person who is not smiling

However, the foundation of Gaoyou City is too poor.

Standing at the head of the city and looking south, a convoy is approaching, covered with a tarpaulin to keep out the rain.

Chen Mingyu saw it when he turned around; Stretching out his hand and pointing into the distance, he said, "My lord, it should be that the firearm has arrived."

Yan Yingyuan touched the green bricks at the head of the city, last night's drizzle was sparsely pulled down overnight, and there was some water in the grooves of the bricks.

"My lord, look" Chen Mingyu pointed to the flag behind the convoy, his voice was surprised, and said: "It seems that the general is coming"

Yan Yingyuan squinted his eyes, his eyesight was not good, he hurriedly took off the clairvoyant mirror from his waist, his eyes flickered in the clairvoyant, he immediately put down the clairvoyant mirror, and said, "It's really the prince who is here."

There are two possibilities for King Jin to personally come to Gaoyou City to inspect.

The king of Jin was not at ease with the defense of Gaoyou City, or the soldiers and horses of the Qing army going south were too strong.

That all suggests that Gaoyoucheng may have to face an offensive beyond the capabilities of the defenders.

Yan Yingyuan walked down the city tower, there were only 200 war horses in his army, and they were still distributed to him from the capture after defeating Aobai in Fengqin.

The cavalry of the King of Jin crossed the caravan.

The pro-soldier guards lightly armored horses marched all the way to the front of Gaoyou City, bringing a sense of oppression like a sharp knife in a hidden sheath.

Yan Yingyuan stood on the side of the road outside the city gate, knelt down on one knee and bowed, "Meet the prince"

Zhai Zhe dismounted.

There were busy people everywhere, and the few jungles outside Gaoyou City were now bare tree stumps.

"Get Up"

Yan Yingyuan got up.

"Take me around the city"

"Obedience"

Yan Yingyuan turned around and led the way, Fang Jin beckoned and led twenty-four guards to follow thirty or forty paces behind, and the rest of the soldiers and horses were stationed outside the city.

Gaoyou City is two zhang high, the water in the moat is sparkling, and the width of the water surface is about five or six zhang.

Zhai Zhe walked up to the city for a week, and there were only two rusty iron cannons at the head of the city. The craftsmen were building the forts, Yan Yingyuan had secured fifty cannons for himself, and the experienced gunners were choosing a suitable placement.

Yan Yingyuan and Chen Mingyu led the way, giving a concise introduction at each construction site.

After walking for a week at the head of the city, a group of people came to the county office, which was even more dilapidated than the head of the city. Yan Yingyuan didn't have time to repair this place for the time being.

Yan Yingyuan entertained Zhai Zhe to take a seat, and he couldn't take anything good here to entertain King Jin.

"Dolgon is coming"

After sitting down, Zhai Zhe's first words brought a strong sense of tension.

This is freshly baked information sent from Beijing, and the regent of the Qing Dynasty personally set out on the expedition.

There were no surprises that the Qing court made the choice that was most beneficial to them.

Yan Yingyuan bowed and said, "The last general is waiting for them here" He knew that Zhai Zhe was still not at ease with Gaoyou City. He is not a descendant of the general, has no personal friendship with the general, and has no backstage in the court. The rebel army of Nanzhili was disbanded and returned to the people, or he was incorporated into the government army, only he was promoted to the chief soldier, and he knew what to do.

"The Qing court army has 20,000 Jurchens, 60,000 Han Eight Banners, plus 20,000 people in Huai'an City, a total of 100,000 troops"

Yan Yingyuan lowered his high neck slightly.

"It's just a batch of soldiers"

Zhai Zhe pursed his lips and smiled, he didn't see excessive nervousness from Yan Yingyuan, nor did he see the frivolous aura.

The two of them were of the same age, and he didn't know Yan Yingyuan. If it weren't for the fact that Fengqin's firearms army had another heavy use, he would not have handed over Gaoyou City to Yan Yingyuan.

Now it seems that he is more nervous than Yan Yingyuan.

Those who are generals only need to stick to one place, and those who are handsome must coordinate the overall situation.

Zhai Zhe asked: "What do you need, just mention it to the General's Mansion"

As soon as these words came out, Yan Yingyuan knew in his heart that his fate had been linked together in this fragile county. Generous conditions mean demanding missions.

"I've reported everything I wanted."

"Okay" Zhai Zhe nodded slightly, "I came here to tell you that before the army broke through Yangzhou City, there were no reinforcements in Gaoyou City."

Yan Yingyuan chuckled in his heart, his face was very red, and he couldn't see the slightest blood gushing up.

"The Last General Knows"

"In order to save Yangzhou City, the Qing captives may bypass Gaoyou and go south, so I must leave soldiers and horses to block it, but as long as Gaoyou City is not lost, Dolgon can only raid with light horses, and cannot set up camp in the south of Gaoyou City."

Zhai Zhe was explaining to Yan Yingyuan in detail the reasons for his decision. He doesn't have to, he always has.

There have been too many bold words in the past few days, Yan Yingyuan pursed his lips, embarrassed to repeat his statement.

"What are you going to do, I ordered Feng Qin to go north to stop the harassment of the Qing soldiers in Huai'an Mansion in the east of Gaoyou City, and you only have seven or eight days left."

Maybe the news brought by King Jin was too frightening, maybe he didn't dare to be too proactive. After listening to Zhai Zhe's words, Yan Yingyuan and Chen Mingyu stood there for a long time.

Zhai Zhe beckoned and asked, "No matter how much you have to cook, you have to eat, it's been a long time since noon, do you have food here?" ”

Chen Mingyu hurriedly agreed: "Yes, yes"

"What to eat in the army, give me some at will, don't prepare anything else"

Yan Yingyuan and Chen Mingyu were apprehensive, but they did not dare to disobey Zhai Zhe's order and entertained the King of Jin for a simple lunch.

Zhai Zhe did not stay in Gaoyou City for a long time, and immediately set out on his way home after eating.

He and Dorgon are old rivals. There were winners and losers on the battlefield, and the worst battle he lost was the meteorite giant deer of Lu Gong's life. That's not his reason, but the battlefield never tells the reason.

In the following days, the whole vehicle of materials continued to be transported to Gaoyou City, Yan Yingyuan couldn't imagine that King Jin was really reluctant, and he sent a lot of things he didn't want.

Prior to this, although he commanded the regular army, because he had no connections in the military department and the general's mansion, his equipment and armor had always lagged behind. In the past few days, in addition to the lack of the latest flint guns, his army is equipped with the most sophisticated equipment of Jiangnan soldiers and horses.

The 10,000 regular soldiers were all equipped with armor, tiger cannons, bird guns, and all kinds of poisonous fireballs were piled up in the storehouse, and the rice in the granary was enough for the defenders and people in the city to eat until the end of the year

Everything is ready, if he can't defend Gaoyou City, he really has no face to go to see King Jin.

Gaoyou City is about the same distance from Yangzhou and Huai'an City.

The shape of Huai'an City is similar to that of Gaoyou, with wooden boats loaded with grain constantly being transported by water.

After Ao Bai was captured and returned to the city of Beijing, the defenders of Huai'an City were led by Li Chengdong. Of course, he couldn't control the Jurchens with yellow flags.

Before the regent's army arrived, the grain and grass escort officer was the white flag Beizi Dachun who arrived in Huai'an City first.

Li Chengdong had many soldiers, but he had little status in the Manchu court. On the one hand, he sent scouts to reconnoiter the intelligence of the Ming army, and on the other hand, he deployed defenses in Huai'an City, and he did not stick to anything that could go wrong.

The backyard of the General Army's Palace.

A man with a wooden crutch walks slowly through the corridor.

Li Yuanyin has been recuperating from his injuries since fleeing back to Huai'an, his right calf was pierced by a bird's lead, and he was very lucky not to hit his tibia, otherwise he would probably end up crippled for life

The two servants followed him from a distance, and he did not want to be helped.

"Daddy"

Li Chengdong sat in the gazebo and turned his head, his brows bowed slightly, and he blamed: "You are injured, what are you running around?"

"It's okay, the flesh is wounded" Li Yuanyin's face was a little pale, and he said with a forced smile: "I heard that Ao Bai was released again, and this time he went south with the regent." ”

"Hmm," Li Chengdong's face sank like water.

"After the defeat in the previous battle, Ao worshiped us to the core, and after he was exonerated from his crimes, I don't know if the regent will listen to his slander."

Li Chengdong is also worried about the matter.

He knew the contradiction between Ao Bai and the regent, but after all, it was a matter for the Manchurians.

He hesitated for a moment and said: "I am loyal to the Qing Dynasty, and I have a mortal enmity with the Ming court, the regent is wise, and I will not be deceived by that reckless man." ”

"I hope so" Li Yuanyin moved his steps, sat on the stone pier opposite Li Chengdong with difficulty, looked at his father with sad eyes, and asked, "Can we only serve the Qing Dynasty?" ”

Li Chengdong woke up suddenly.

"What are you talking about?"

Li Yuanyin lowered his head.

"Do you want your father to die? I killed so many people in Jiangnan, even if Zhai Zhe can promise me any conditions now, Chen Zilong and those people will find a way to kill me sooner or later. ”

The civil servants are the most unreliable and the least powerful. Li Chengdong's gloomy gaze fell on Li Yuanyin's smooth scalp.

They are not father and son, and adopted sons and biological children are not the same after all. Li Yuanyin actually said these words, which made him vigilant.

"You go back and recuperate well, don't run around if you're fine, don't think nonsense, and don't talk nonsense"

"Yes," Li Yuanyin stood up with his crutches. He could feel his father's anger and dissatisfaction, and knew that what he had just said was too abrupt, but he had been holding back that sentence for a long time.

Li Chengdong kept staring at his son's departure.

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