Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 70 Crossing the Yangtze River, Duoduo Liyang
A troglodyte, a Han female in the Jiaojiaohe River.

Slender hands are pulled out, and the sticks are used.The whole day is inconclusive, weeping like rain; the river is clear and shallow, how far apart is it!The water is full of water, and the pulse is speechless.

There was no wind in the summer night and the stars were dotted with stars. Before he knew it, he begged for a cleverness. Wang Yan stood on the city wall, looking at the Cowherd and Vega in the sky, silent.

It's not that the man is ruthless, it's that his family and country are in danger. As the commander of a city, Wang Yan can only let the soldiers and civilians of Yangzhou see his iron side and hide his tenderness. Only in the middle of the night is there no one, Tianhe When whispering, he can secretly yearn for the beautiful woman from afar.

The stars flow, unable to go the same way, the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl have a magpie to build a bridge to meet each other, but between Wang Yan and Xu Yanyan, there are 30 northern captives and the Yangtze River flowing eastward.

It's been more than two months since we parted, is the beauty still okay?

With Yangzhou resisting the northern captives going south, Xu Yanyan should be able to wear new clothes, worship double stars, and prepare for the begging festival just like the girls in Jiangnan in previous years.

Wang Yan closed his eyes, imagining Xu Yanyan's appearance in his mind, imagining what she was doing, until the breeze suddenly blew up and disturbed his imagination, then he withdrew his thoughts and let out a long sigh in frustration: "Yun Slight, water is vast, and the time of meeting is short, but the time is not long."

At this time, he looked up at the starry sky, and saw that the stars had been covered by dark clouds, so he turned around and went down the tower in a heartbroken heart, and went to the government office resentfully.

There was nothing to say all night, only the whispering of frogs.

When the sky was bright in the early morning, Wang Yan got up early and practiced a set of saber techniques that Hu Weizong had given him in the courtyard.

The long knife was danced by Wang Yan with great power, and the wind of the knife whistled. The tender and talented man from last night had disappeared, and he was replaced by a vigorous and powerful general who killed the field.

A year ago, Wang Yan was still a frail scholar with no strength to restrain a chicken, but after going through the training of the battlefield, he has now become a veteran of the battlefield who kills like hemp.

After finishing a set of saber techniques, Wang Yan was already sweating profusely. He washed the sweat off his body with cold water, then put on the armor with the help of his personal guards, and prepared to go to the city to inspect.

Yesterday he wrote a letter to humiliate the Qing army, with Duduo's temperament, he would not bear it, and today there must be an attack, so Wang Yan needs to order the generals earlier to avoid any mistakes.

Wang Yan led ten guards all the way out of the courtyard where he lived, and walked towards the gate of the government office, but suddenly he saw He Gang walking in a hurry.

Seeing this, Wang Yan was about to inquire, but when He Gang saw him, he suddenly saluted and said, "General! The northern captives seem to be withdrawing from Yangzhou and returning to the north!"

"What?" Wang Yan exclaimed when he heard the words: "The northern captives withdrew from the siege, you can see clearly!"

"The lower officials haven't confirmed yet, but the northern captives are indeed cleaning up the camps." He Gang said hastily: "In the early morning, soldiers reported that all the camps of the northern captives were moving. The lower officials hurried to the city to check and saw that the camp was loading grain and grass. The camp tent was put down, so I hurried to report to the general."

Hearing what He Gang said, the Qing army was indeed packing up supplies. Wang Yansui waved his hand quickly and said, "Let's go! I will go to the city and see what the northern captives want to do."

At that moment, Wang Yan and the others hurried all the way, and arrived at the city wall after a while, and a group of Yangzhou officials were already waiting here.

Wang Yan took the binoculars and looked at the Qing army camp below the city. Sure enough, he saw a large number of Qing troops running around in the camp, packing up food, grass and luggage. Feeling cold, we must lead our troops back to the north."

Based on Wang Yan's understanding of Duoduo, this beast will never give up attacking, but if the Qing army really returns to the north, not only will Yangzhou be protected, but the court will also have time to regroup and consolidate Jiangnan. Wang Yan's face suddenly showed joy color.

"General!" Qu Congzhi, who was observing the Qing camp, suddenly pointed to the south and said, "It seems that the northern soldiers are boarding the ship."

Hearing this, Wang Yan couldn't help being startled, and quickly looked at the riverside with a binoculars, and he saw groups of Qing soldiers heading towards the place where the soldiers gathered.

On the river, some of the warships of the Qing army had already hoisted their sails and sailed towards the south bank on the wind of the river. Seeing this, Wang Yan suddenly lost his voice and said: "The northern captives want to abandon Yangzhou and go straight to Nanjing!"

The expressions of all Yangzhou civil and military personnel couldn't help but change after hearing Wang Yan's words.At this time, everyone looked at the Qing army camp again. The Qing soldiers in the camp did not go north after packing up their supplies, but gathered towards the south bank or the Grand Canal in the east.

"General! Why don't you rush out while the northern prisoner is pulling out his camp, and kill him by surprise!" Zhu Sheng Wang Shixiu remonstrated.

Hearing this, Wang Yan's heart was moved, and he quickly observed the Qing soldiers outside the city, but found that Duoduo did not withdraw all the Qing soldiers from Yangzhou, he also left a large number of troops to monitor Yangzhou.

Sure enough, under Wang Yan's careful observation, he found that the Qing army's camp seemed to be chaotic, but they had already prepared themselves. Among the many Qing soldiers running around in the camp, there were always several groups of people who had gathered and remained unmoved.

These men and horses were hidden among the army, so they were not easy to detect. They seemed to be collecting supplies, but in fact they were waiting for the Yangzhou defenders to rush out of the city, and then suddenly surrounded and wiped them out.

"The northern captives are on guard. If they go out of the city, they may not be able to make meritorious deeds, but will be trapped outside the city!" Wang Yan could only shake his head.

Not long after, the Qing army that broke out the camp had already left the camp to the south, and the remaining Qing army saw that the Yangzhou defenders were not fooled, so they stopped hiding and lined up outside the city gate to guard against Wang Yan's sudden attack.

Seeing this, everyone secretly thought that Duoduo was cunning. It was true that he withdrew from the siege and ran to Nanjing, and it was also true that he lured Yangzhou soldiers and horses out of the city.

Last night, Doduo was reprimanded by Dorgon, knowing that Azige had been forced to surrender to Zuo Menggeng's troops who were trapped in Anqing, with 15 horses. The army was about to defeat Huang Degong on the front line of Wuhu, Chizhou, and then conquer Nanjing and make the world a success.

Azige succeeded in defeating Li Zicheng, but he was imprisoned in the city of Yangzhou. If Azige conquered Nanjing before him, Duoduo would lose face.

Although Duoduo and Azig were brothers, he had to contend for this achievement, but Yangzhou was unable to attack for a long time, which suddenly made him feel restless.

Duo ErGun ordered to reprimand Duo Duo, making all the generals along his way look ugly.

At this time, Li Shuitai advised Duoduo that Yangzhou was not easy to break through, and Nanming's Jiangshui division had been defeated, so it would be easy for a large army to cross the river.
Duoduo was reprimanded by the edict, and he felt deeply ashamed, and he was indeed unable to break Yang in a short period of time. He followed Li Sutai's words, Liugu Mountain Ezhenzhun Pagoda, Meler Ezhen Li Sutai, Admiral Li Benshen, and the commander-in-chief. Bai Yongfu and other 8 people continued to encircle Yang, while Duoduo led his troops across the river and captured Nanjing.

On the city tower, Wang Yan and others watched the warships of the Qing army leading the soldiers to the south. The sound of cannons rumbled on the river and the smoke filled the sky. They were suddenly sad, and some scholars even cried loudly at the top of the city, with tears staining their clothes: "The northern captives go here, and my father and elders are all in captivity!"

(End of this chapter)