Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 58 Calling for reinforcements, the warriors show up
The 30 Qing army surrounded Yangzhou tightly. Even if those who asked for help were lucky enough to break out of the siege, there were still countless Qing army warships robbed and killed on the canal and the Yangtze River.

Although the river water in June is not as cold as the twelfth lunar month of winter, the long-term immersion is not something ordinary people can bear. The hundreds of strong men standing in the camp have to swim across the Yangtze River and avoid the killing of the Qing army. Nine deaths, extremely dangerous.

However, death is beneficial to the world, and it is okay to die!
Since ancient times, the isolated city cannot last for a long time. To save the people of Yangzhou and relatives trapped in the city, even if the body of seven feet is buried in the belly of a fish, what is the pity?

When everyone heard Wang Yanzhi's words and saw him sincerely bowing, they were all infected by the atmosphere. They understood the responsibility of going here and shouldered the hope of the survival of more than 70 Yangzhou people.

"Masters, please drink this cup to the brim. I will go out of the east gate with you, and send you into the canal. Please help and save Yangzhou!" Wang Yan looked at the hundreds of heroes standing in awe, and took a bag brought up by his own soldiers. With a bowl of Zhuangxing wine, he shouted loudly: "Do it!"

"Please help, save Yangzhou!" Bowls of wine were sent to all the strong men. They picked up the wine bowls, agreed in unison, and drank them all in one gulp.

"Crack!" With a sound, Wang Yan threw the wine bowls together with all the strong men, and then shouted: "People of Yangzhou, I will remember your names, and I will never forget them for a lifetime!"

"We will certainly live up to the general's entrustment and the hope of the people of Yangzhou, but if one person survives, we will definitely move to rescue the soldiers!" Hundreds of strong men replied in unison.

Wang Yan looked at them and saw that the people were determined, so he ordered his guards to bring the horses. He stood up, looked around the army, waved his whip, and shouted: "Let's go! The soldiers will leave the city with this general, break through the captive camp, and open the way for the strong men! "

Three thousand armored men guarding a hundred strong men filed out of the camp one after another, with armor on their bodies, swords at their waists, and arrow pots on their backs.

Outside the east gate of Yangzhou, nearly [-] green battalions of Zhang Tianlu and Zhang Tianfu camped against the canal. On the canal, deputy general Yang Shouzhuang and Zhang Sida led a hundred warships to shuttle back and forth.

On the other side of the Grand Canal, there are also Han Dai, Shangshu of the Ministry of War of the Qing court, Meile Zhangjing Yide, and the real Manchu and foreign Mongolian soldiers led by the servant Nikan.

If Wang Yan wanted to lead the Yangzhou defenders to break through, even if he broke through the green camps of Zhang Tianlu and Zhang Tianfu, he would not be able to cross the canal, not to mention that there were real Manchurian and Mongolian cavalry waiting on the other side.

The three layers of siege inside and outside of the Qing army cut off the possibility of the Yangzhou defenders breaking through. However, it was precisely because they believed that the Yangzhou defenders could not go out of the city to fight, so they were slack in defense.

Since the Qing army arrived in Yangzhou, the Yangzhou defenders have never left the city to fight. After more than a month, especially the green battalion soldiers who did not have much desire to fight, sent fewer and fewer soldiers and horses on patrol and night duty. Getting more and more relaxed gave Wang Yan an opportunity to take advantage of.

In such a situation, although it was impossible for the defenders of Yangzhou to break through the siege, it was more than enough to open a gap from the Qing army camp stationed by the canal and send elite and brave men out of the city for help.

It was the fourth watch of the night, Zhang Tianlu and Zhang Tianfu were sleeping soundly, Wang Yan led three thousand soldiers, took advantage of the darkness, went outside the Qing army camp, and suddenly attacked. It caused chaos in the green camp.

Zhang Tianlu and others, who were sleeping soundly, suddenly heard a commotion in the camp, they didn't have time to put on their clothes and shoes, so they quickly got up and raised the curtain to watch.

In the middle of the night, the green battalion soldiers didn't know how many soldiers and horses came out of the city, they all panicked and fled to other city gates. Zhang Tianlu had no time to put on his armor, so he was surrounded by his own soldiers and walked out of the big tent. Dazed.

Shoot people first, shoot horses, capture thieves first capture kings!
Wang Yan led [-] soldiers out of the city to attack the Qing camp outside the east gate, but the Qing troops from other sects were not threatened, and they would come to support them in less than half an hour, so Wang Yan didn't have much time left. not abundant.

If he could not quickly break through Zhang Tianlu's camp and send a hundred strong men into the canal before the Qing army could react, he and three thousand soldiers might be trapped outside the city and surrounded by Qing soldiers.

After the sneak attack was successful, Wang Yan led a group of soldiers and horses directly to Zhang Tianlu's camp. As long as the general of the green camp was killed, the green camp soldiers outside the east gate would collapse quickly, unable to organize an effective resistance. Wang Yan would be able to Calmly retreat into the city.

On the contrary, if Zhang Tianlu were to gather the defeated army and get entangled with him, and wait for Duoduo to react and organize troops to help, Wang Yan would be in a very dangerous situation.

Zhang Tianlu was escorted out of the tent by more than a dozen personal soldiers. He only wore a single shirt and only one shoe on his feet. Dare to confront each other head-on, and immediately ran away.

Wang Yan was overjoyed when he saw it, pointed at Zhang Tianlu's back with a knife, and cursed loudly: "Those who have forgotten their ancestors, where can they escape!"

While cursing, the Ming army rushed forward, and a strong man was extremely fast. After a few strides, he caught up with the Qing soldiers and chopped down several people with a knife.

This man is Hu Weizong, who is highly skilled in martial arts. He raises his sword and falls, and the Qing soldiers have no generals. As Zhang Tianlu fled, he felt that there were fewer and fewer Qing soldiers around him. Frightened, he turned his head and saw a figure. Jumping up, a white light hit his neck, and he was scared out of his wits.

A white light flashed, and blood splattered, Zhang Tianlu felt dizzy, and then the whole world went dark, and he was already decapitated.

Hu Weizong grabbed Zhang Tianlu's head and immediately raised his head to the sky and roared. Seeing this, the Qing soldiers immediately collapsed even more violently.

Wang Yan was very happy to see this, he encouraged Hu Weizong a few words, and fought all the way to the canal with him, but at this time, the Qing army ships on the river had already reacted, and they shot arrows at the Ming army on the shore one after another, killing dozens of them in an instant people.

Zhang Tianfu was luckier than Zhang Tianlu. He did not run into the Ming army, and was escorted by his own soldiers and hid on a military ship. When he heard that his brother Zhang Tianlu had been killed by the Ming army, he was furious and quickly contacted Yang Shouzhuang and Zhang Sida to mobilize The warship shot and killed the Ming army along the coast.

Real Manchurian and Mongolian soldiers on the opposite bank saw that the green battalion on the opposite bank was breached and fires broke out everywhere, and they also began to gather on the bank, preparing to cross the river to attack Wang Yan who had stolen the camp.

The situation was urgent, Wang Yan quickly asked the commanders and archers to suppress the Qing army's warship, while a hundred strong men took advantage of the chaos and jumped into the canal.

"Dangdangdangdang~" There was a rush of golden beeping, but it was He Gang who was fighting for Wang Yan in the city. When he learned that Duoduo had sent cavalry to the east gate to cut off Wang Yan's back, he immediately sent a message, telling him to hurry up. Back to the city.

Hearing the sound, Wang Yan couldn't help frowning. He didn't expect the Qing army to react so quickly.

At this time, he saw that hundreds of warriors asking for help had jumped into the water, and some even snatched a small boat. His goal had been achieved, so he stopped shooting at the Qing army ships on the canal, and led the troops to the city gate in a hurry. recede.

On the canal, three strong men of the Ming army, with a small boat, tried their best to row forward, but were soon overturned by a large Qing army ship, and the three fell into the water. The surface of the water was stained scarlet.

In another place, a Ming soldier was sneaking in the water, and just popping his head out to catch his breath, several spears came at the same time, and he died instantly.

On the river, Qing soldiers shuttled back and forth, and along the bank there were still Qing soldiers searching with torches, like a net, robbing and killing Ming soldiers who jumped into the water. The Qing army stabbed him to death with a spear. The scene was tragic and he escaped death.

The blood donation of the Ming army stained the river surface red, but the water rushed through, and the blossoms bloomed bright red, and withered like the falling red in late autumn. Only the floating corpses on the river surface full of arrows rained, telling their tragedy, telling their story. His determination and vow to die.

Woohoo, there are more than a hundred strong men, how many of them will return in the future!

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