(In the previous chapter, because the map of the ancient city of Ningbo was not found, the siege deployment was wrong, and it has now been modified)

With the arrival of the combined forces of Su Ci and Wang Yi outside the city of Ningbo, and the construction of siege camps outside the Wangjing Gate and Yongfeng Gate in Ningbo respectively, the communication between Ningbo and the outside world was finally completely blocked.

Wang Yi did not have many soldiers and horses, only more than 2,000 people, Su Yan ordered his troops to be stationed in Yongfeng Gate of Yuyao River, which could be supported by sailors and warships on the river, although Wang Yi was the right attendant of the military department of the Lu Jianguo system, but he did not oppose Su Yan's deployment, and obediently stationed outside Yongfeng Gate in accordance with Su Yan's arrangement.

After building a camp with his soldiers and horses, he led his own soldiers to join Su Ci and went to the Ming army camp outside Changchun Gate to meet Su Yan.

Su Yan knew that Wang Yi came back to see him, he had already ordered someone to kill a chicken, made a few dishes, set up a banquet in the main tent and waited for Wang Yi's arrival, and after the guards entered the account and reported to him, Su Yan immediately got up and took the initiative to greet him.

Wang Yi didn't expect Su Yan to take the initiative to come out to greet him, so he hurriedly bowed his hand, Su Yan also returned a salute, and then said gently: "I have heard of Wang Shilang's righteous deeds for a long time, and when I saw it today, he is indeed a pillar of the country." ”

"Don't dare." Wang Yi shirked and said: "Only when the superintendent has repeatedly defeated the Qing army can he be the pillar of the country." ”

Su Yan smiled slightly, did not continue to be polite to him, but made a gesture of invitation, and said, "I have ordered someone to set up the dishes under the tent, just waiting for Wang Shilang to take a seat." ”

When Wang Yi heard this, he became more and more strange in his heart Su Yan's enthusiasm for himself, and he also made a gesture of invitation, asking Su Yan to invite first, and Su Yan was the official, so he did not shirk it, and entered the tent first, and the three of them sat down in turn.

After taking a seat, Su Yan ordered someone to pour tea for Wang Yi and Su Ci, and said at the same time: "You are not allowed to drink alcohol in the army, I am the main general, so naturally I can't make an exception, so I will replace the wine with tea, and when I conquer Ningbo, I will send it with wine." ”

"The overseer is gracious." Wang Yi said, took the lead in picking up the teacup, got up and saluted Su Yan, "Xiaguan will give you a cup first." ”

Su Yan picked up the wine glass, touched Wang Yi's void slightly, and drank the tea.

After a cup of tea, Su Yan said: "Wang Shilang, you have been fighting with the Qing army in Siming Mountain for many years, and you should know a lot about the situation in Zhejiang, can you tell me in detail?" ”

As soon as he mentioned the matter, Wang Yi immediately sat up and said solemnly: "Master Hui, when the lower officials were in the Siming Mountains, they were surrounded and suppressed by the Qing army's soldiers and horses, among which Tian Xiong, the governor of Zhejiang, Ma Jinbao of the Jinhua headquarters, and Liu Zhiyuan of Gushan Ezhen were the most active.

However, after the battle of Qiancang Mountain, Li Shutai withdrew to Hangzhou, and Liu Zhiyuan was also transferred back to Hangzhou City, and Ma Jinbao was completely annihilated by General Su. ”

Su Yan nodded and said: "The Qing army in Ningbo Mansion is already a trapped beast, I am not worried, the only thing I am worried about is the countermeasures of the Qing court, Li Shutai's fiasco will inevitably cause the Qing court to counterattack, it is impossible to only transfer the soldiers and horses of a province south of the Yangtze River to the south." ”

As if in response to Su Yan's words, at this moment, a sound of horses' hooves sounded outside, and then the voice of the guards sounded, Su Yan and the three of them looked at it with some confusion, and saw the guard who spoke into the tent, clasped his fists to Su Yan and said:

"Inspector, a man who claims to be a domestic slave who claims to be a Muzhai layman has brought a letter claiming that it contains extremely important news for you to see for yourself."

"Muzhai layman?" Su Yan looked puzzled, he had no impression of this name, but Wang Yi reacted, he said to Su Yan: "Master Inspector, this Muzhai layman is Qian Qianyi, the former secretary of the Ministry of Rites during the Hongguang Dynasty. ”

"It turns out that the water of this famous person is too cold." Su Yan sneered, he didn't know Mu Zhai Jushi, but if he said that his scalp was too itchy and cold, he would be able to recognize the other party's identity immediately.

Wang Yi listened to Su Yan's sneer, and didn't know what to say for a while, but after a while, he still persuaded: "My lord, although Qian Qianyi has been cleared, he is still concerned about this dynasty after the Qing, and the letter he provided, you should take a look." ”

Hearing him say this, Su Yan did not refute it, because he also knew that Qian Qianyi had secretly contacted the Southern Ming Dynasty many times after the Qing Dynasty, funded the anti-Qing forces, and responded to Zheng Chenggong's attack on Nanjing.

So, he ordered the guards to present Qian Qianyi's letter, and the guard had already brought the letter in, so he walked directly to Su Yan and handed him the letter.

Even Su Yan, who didn't know calligraphy, felt that these words were written very well, but he didn't pay much attention to calligraphy, but quickly browsed the news on the letter, and the more he looked at it, the more frightened he became, and the expression on his face became much gloomy.

Wang Yi and Su Ci watched his expressions change, glanced at each other, and both felt that something bad had happened.

Su Yan quickly put down the letter, he took a deep breath, expelled the turbidity in his body together, and faced the puzzled eyes of the two, he said in a deep voice: "The letter said that the Qing court appointed Prince Duanzhong Aixin Jueluo Boluo as the general of the expedition to the south, the governor of the five provinces of soldiers and horses, and with Tan Tai as the deputy, he led the Zhenghuang Banner soldiers and horses south, and their target was us. ”

As soon as these words came out, both of them gasped in shock, and Su Ci took the lead in asking: "My lord, is this Qian Qianyi's information accurate?" Don't be the false information that the Qing court ordered him to provide in order to hinder the speed of our army's advance. ”

"No, the messages in the letters are true." Su Yan shook his head and said, "There is no need for the Qing court to do this, if it is false news, we will soon learn the truth." ”

There was another sentence he didn't say, from the perspective of later generations, he knew that Qian Qianyi would not provide false news.

"Shhhh

Su Ci listened to the words and couldn't help but gasp.

Su Yan's eyes fell on Wang Yi, who was also frowning, Su Yan said jokingly when he saw this: "Wang Shilang, you are not my subordinate, if you are afraid, you can go back to Zhoushan to meet His Royal Highness King Lu." ”

When his voice fell, Wang Yi said in a serious tone: "Master Inspector, are you underestimating the official?" If the lower officials were those who were greedy for life and afraid of death, they would not have resolutely joined the anti-Qing Dynasty! ”

"Good!" Su Yan approvingly: "Wanxun's words are like thunder, I said the wrong thing." ”

In order to show his closeness, he did not continue to call Wang Yi an official position, but called him a character.

Wang Yi also noticed this, but he didn't say anything more, but got up and walked to the seat, knelt down on one knee and clenched his fists and said: "Lord Inspector, the eldest husband should serve the country with his body, if the adult does not think the lower officials are stupid, the lower officials are willing to be driven under the command of the adults and contribute to the great cause of opposing the Qing Dynasty!" ”

Su Yan hurriedly got up, personally helped Wang Yi up from the ground, and said emotionally: "With Wanxun's help, it's like a tiger with wings, how dare you dislike it?" Hurry up, please. ”

Wang Yi got up, and the only remaining soldiers and horses in the anti-Qing rebel army in Siming Mountain joined Su Yan's command.

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Wang Yi (1616 ~ 1651), the word Wanxun (a work of Dingxun), the number Duan, Han nationality, Ming and Qing Dynasty Cixi people, moved to Yuyao. In 1650 (the fourth year of Yongli in the Ming Dynasty and the seventh year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty), he served as the left and right attendants of the military department after entering Zhoushan. has a friend Zhu Shunshui. When the celebrity Zhu Shunshui learned that Wang Yi died on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, he vowed never to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.

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