Lin Yu was lucky. During the six or seven days after he left the reinforcements, it was drizzling in Fengyang for three days and three nights, causing the Qing army's gunpowder to be damp and unable to attack the city.

This made the Qing generals such as Duoduo, Wu Sangui, Boluo feel very frustrated. They originally thought that Zhu Ming had exhausted his energy, but now it seems that it is not the case. At least this time, God stood on the side of the Ming Dynasty, giving the defenders in Fengyang City a chance to breathe.

Fan Wencheng comforted: "Planning depends on others and accomplishing things is in heaven, so the prince doesn't have to worry!"

Duoduo denied: "Who said that I am worried? The continuous rain and rain did cause trouble for our army to attack Fengyang, but Mr. Fan knew that the continuous rain and rain also paralyzed the defenders of Yangzhou, which greatly increased our army's confidence in attacking Yangzhou?"

"Sneak attack on Yangzhou?" Fan Wencheng was a little surprised, "Can it be the prince..."

Duoduo stroked the braid like a wild boar's tail behind his head with his back hand and said proudly: "Does Mr. Fan remember what I said to you before?"

Fan Wencheng smiled with a feather fan in his hand and said, "Of course I remember that the prince said that you are not as good as your minister when it comes to strategy, and you are not as good as your minister when it comes to strategy."

Duoduo laughed: "That is, I am using a two-pronged strategy, attacking Fengyang on the open and attacking Yangzhou on the secret. I led the main army to attack Fengyang with great fanfare, but sent Oboi and Dele secretly attacking Yangzhou.

The continuous rain will inevitably numb the vigilance of the Yangzhou defenders. In addition, with Li Chengdong as an insider, he will most likely succeed in a sneak attack. Mr. Fan is waiting for the good show to be staged. I will kill Shi Kefa's head to pay tribute to the loyal soul who died outside Yangzhou City!"

Fan Wencheng couldn't help but feel convinced: "No wonder the prince was able to sweep across Jiangbei, sweep across Henan, Hebei, Shandong and other places. The military strategy you use is simply perfect, and I'm willing to give you a chance!"

The tall and handsome King of Pingnan Wu Sangui also praised it: "The prince's plan is so wonderful. If he takes Yangzhou, he can directly attack Nanjing, making it difficult for Lin Yu to take care of his head and tail.

If Lin Yu returns to the army to rescue Nanjing, our army will follow us and attack, severely injuring the Ming army. If Lin Yu continues to confront our army in Fengyang, he will take Nanjing in one go and strip Zhu Yuanzhang's Xiaoling Mausoleum."

"Haha... I mean this." Duoduo nodded and praised, looking proud.

The rain that lasted for three days and three nights finally cleared. Duoduo ordered Wu Sangui, Kong Youde, Boluo and others to continue to attack Fengyang.

First, it confuses Shi Kefa from Yangzhou, and second, it would be even better if Fengyang was really knocked down. After all, this is the Zhongdu of the Ming Dynasty, and the ancestral tombs of the Zhu family are all here!

However, a batch of firearms suddenly appeared on the Fengyang city wall, causing huge damage to the attacking Qing army. The damp red cannons could not be fired normally, so Duoduo had to temporarily postpone the siege.

After the Qing army's artillery returned to normal, the 60,000 reinforcements led by Huang Degong passed through Chao County and Hefei entered Fengyang Prefecture, and met with 40,000 reinforcements from Nanjing.

Huang Degong was one of the few generals in the Southern Ming Dynasty. His generals were brave and powerful, and his weapons and equipment were better than the other three towns. More importantly, Huang Degong was loyal to the Ming Dynasty and had a certain vision.

When Huang Degong met Wei Guangdong, Zhu Youliang later asked Governor Lin where he was. He was told to go to Hubei to contact Li Zicheng, and he had already written to the court, hoping to change the strategy of "union of enemies and suppressing thieves" and instead adopt the strategy of "union of enemies and expelling enemies".

"Governor Lin has a good strategy, and this marquis thinks the same way!"

Huang Degong deeply agreed with Lin Yu's strategy, "Now that the country is in danger, Jiannu shouts slogans of leaving his head but not leaving his hair every day. If they really ruled China, we, the descendants of Yan and Huang, should not be treated like slaves?

In my opinion, our battle with the rebel army is a civil war, and the battle with the Tartars is an external humiliation. We should first resist external humiliation and then quell the civil strife.

Instead of joining the enemy to suppress the thieves, it is putting the cart before the horse. Unfortunately, this marquis cannot convince the Confucian scholars of the Donglin Party, and they can only fight the Tartars while fighting the rebels."

But Huang Degong expressed deep concern about Lin Yu's trip to Hubei: "From Fengyang to Hubei, it will take 4,000 miles back and forth. Even if Li Zicheng hit it off, Governor Lin will not be able to return at least half a month, right? Without the armored vehicles he controlled to help, our army would have many difficulties to defeat the Qing army head-on!"

Wei Guangdong smiled and said, "Don't worry, Marquis Jingnan, Governor Lin drove a truck. If the road conditions are not too bad, this truck can walk 200 miles in an hour."

"Two hundred miles?" Huang Degong was startled, "Is this faster than a thousand miles of horse?"

Zhu Youliang took over the conversation: "No, and the truck doesn't need to rest, you can travel day and night. The governor said that it will take three to five days at a fast time, and six to seven days at a slow time, and you will definitely be able to return."

"Before the governor left the armored chariot, he left the armored chariot to suppress the formation, so even though our army was only fifty miles away from the Qing army camp, Duoduo did not dare to take the initiative to attack." Xu Gongji thought of Lin Yu's care and was quite grateful.

Huang Degong gave a thumbs up: "Well... Governor Lin is thinking carefully. This person has a good character, and this marquis admires it very much!"

Wei Guangdong and Xu Gongji took Huang Degong and his generals to visit the armored chariot in the north gate of Daying. After witnessing this steel-shaped chariot with their own eyes, Huang Degong was shocked.

If I could get such an iron-armored car, why worry about not being able to share a place in this troubled world and breaking the soil into kingdom?

"No wonder Governor Lin was able to re-create slaves in Yangzhou. This iron-armored car is simply a bronze and iron bone. It is harder than a rock. If he helps with the war, why fear the Tartars?"

Huang Degong ordered people to summon the Caojiang Army general Fang Guoan and Zheng Hongkui. The two of them bully the weak and fear the strong. They did not dare to neglect Huang Degong, who had 100,000 elite soldiers and crossed the Yangtze River, and hurried to pay homage.

Huang Degong said: "Governor Lin is not here, and this marquis is temporarily taking over the position of commander. I have compiled a letter to Liu Liangzuo and invited him to send troops to lift the siege of Fengyang.

Now that the rain has passed, the Qing army will inevitably attack Fengyang fiercely, and our army should not be able to watch from afar. This marquis leads his troops as the vanguard, and you Caojiang Army and Yingtianwei serve as the two wings, and move forward to the Qing army camp to relieve the pressure on the defenders in the city."

Since Huang Degong was willing to play the striker, Fang Guoan and Zheng Hongkui naturally did not dare to refuse and accepted the order in unison: "I am willing to follow the Marquis!"

Huang Degong asked Li Wei to drive an armored car to control the formation and personally commanded the main army in front: eight thousand cavalry, five thousand artillery, more than one hundred artillery, ten thousand musketeers, ten thousand archers, and thirty thousand infantrymen. He arranged the formation in turn and marched forward.

Wei Guangdong and Xu Gong had a record of 13,000 Yingtianwei on the left; Fang Guoan and Zheng Hongkui led 30,000 Caojiang army on the right, echoing Huang Degong, and approaching the Qing army camp with the character "Pin".

Duoduo did not expect that Huang Degong would defeat Zuo Menggeng's army so quickly, and he couldn't help but scold him for being a "fool". While writing a letter, he suggested that Dorgon select generals from the Manchus to Anqing to receive Zuo Menggeng's military power, he ordered Wu Sangui and Tulai led 150,000 troops to fight south.

Fearing the huge power of the armored vehicles, coupled with the brave and elite troops under Huang Degong, Wu Sangui and Tu Lai Ling did not dare to start a war easily, but just set up camps to confront the Ming army north and south.

The Qing army sieges were reduced by nearly half, and the pressure of the Fengyang City defenders was reduced sharply. Under the command of He Nengwu, Gu Jinchao, he took Maxim's heavy machine gun as the core and stubbornly blocked the Qing army's attack.

With Liu Zeqing's past lessons, Liu Liangzuo was afraid that he would follow in the footsteps after surrendering, and the Qing court removed his military power. So he retreated again and again, first fled from Fengyang to Shouzhou, then to Hefei, and kept watching.

When Liu Liangzuo learned that Abatai led 80,000 Qing troops to attack Chuzhou through Huoqiu, intending to intercept the reinforcements in Nanjing, was frightened to the point of being in slept and unable to sleep or eat.

Just when Liu Liangzuo was indecisive, Huang Degong defeated Zuo Menggeng and led his troops to march from Wuhu to assist Fengyang, and wrote a letter to ask Liu Liangzuo to escape the siege of Fengyang.

"Damn it, follow Huang Chuangzi to kill the Tartars!"

With Huang Degong assisting the battle, Liu Liangzuo finally made up his mind to counterattack the Qing army and led his troops to ambush the Qing army led by Abatai in Jiming Mountain. He took advantage of his unprepared victory and killed more than 3,000 Qing troops at the cost of more than 1,000 casualties.

Abatai didn't expect that Liu Liangzuo would take the initiative. As a warlord, shouldn't he preserve his strength? Why did he give his all to the Nanjing court this time?

In desperation, Abatai had to lead his troops to retreat to Zhengyang Town. While monitoring Liu Liangzuo's movements, he sent a probe to report to Duoduo.

Liu Liangzuo won a small victory and his army's morale increased greatly. So he led his troops to leave Jiming Mountain and enter Fengyang Prefecture and go straight to Beilu Town to Zaxia Camp. He was thirty miles apart from the 100,000 reinforcements led by Huang Degong, and was a horn from each other, echoing each other from afar.

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Chapter completed!