Just as Duozhe was struggling with Yu Si to continue to attack the city or lead his troops westward, a roar came from the air.

Goshha, who had been through the battle formation for a long time, immediately heard the sound of shells cutting through the night sky, and the target was his own brilliant tent.

Several Goshha rushed up desperately and pressed Duozhe under him.

Duoze angrily lifted them up: "What a panic? The cannons from Xishan cannot hit here."

But as soon as he finished speaking, he heard a violent explosion nearby.

He was stunned for a moment, and then quickly asked: "Which direction does the enemy's shell come from?"

Only then did these Goshha realize that his big tent was in the south of the city, and the cannons on the west mountain could not be hit here no matter what. So where did this shell come from?

The answer is revealed immediately.

It was just a correction bullet just now.

Immediately afterwards, there were continuous whistling sounds in the air.

In a blink of an eye, it exploded in this camp.

This is a precious flowering bullet.

Each shell explosion brought a ball of thick smoke and fire, and the shrapnel splashed, not only reaped the lives of the warriors, but also ignited the dense tents.

"Prince, the shells were fired from the south, from the Yangtze River." A Goshha immediately judged the direction of the shells.

And a smarter Goshha immediately set up a duo: "Prince, our tent is too conspicuous, run."

Then he rushed out of the tent regardless of the situation.

Just when they rushed out, there might be two or more shells that crossed the sky in the morning light and directly shattered the gorgeous tent.

Yu Minzhong's fleet came, and he and his 20,000 naval soldiers came.

The reason why Yu Minzhong came later than Wang Xuejun was because of the Nanming Navy in Taicang Port.

Yu Minzhong rescued Yangzhou, and the Taicang Nanming Navy set up a formation to block the Yangtze River Estuary.

If they hadn't suddenly received an emergency order from Nanjing, ordering them to go north along the river to block Zuo Menggen, who had already surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, it would be impossible that a naval battle would start.

When the Nanming Navy heard that Zuo Menggeng surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, the Qing army was about to attack Nanjing on the western route, and the merchant ships of the aristocratic families who had invested in dispersed in a blink of an eye.

There were only forty or fifty boats moving towards Nanjing.

But the action was also delayed and I wished I could walk this section of water forever.

There was no way, Yu Minzhong, who was following behind, had to fire fire from time to time to urge him, which delayed his trip.

Fortunately, this was a few days ahead of Wang Xuejun's expectations.

The sound of cannons on the Yangtze River reached Yangzhou City, and the city was full of joy for a moment.

Wang Xuejun also heard the sound of cannons on the Yangtze River, and knew at that time that his fleet was coming.

His own 20,000 navy is here.

Twenty thousand navy divisions, but that was enough. Because these 20,000 navy divisions and marines were equipped with the sharpest flintlock rifles purchased from the West, and received the most rigorous training.

Their arrival has already announced that the siege of Yangzhou has been lifted and the battle of Yangzhou has ended.

Along the Zhijiang River, Yu Minzhong ordered Sun Qiang to take his shore defense warship suitable for the Zhijiang River waterway and drive directly to Dongshuimen in Yangzhou.

The gate of Yangzhou City was opened, and countless officers, soldiers and people rushed out to welcome their reinforcements.

Sun Qiang was the first to jump off the warship and took his brothers to the dock.

"Where is the governor?"

Someone reported to him: "The Regent is in the West Mountain."

Without saying a word, Sun Qiang turned his head and boarded the warship again.

Just as people were stunned, his sword pointed directly to the west: "All Marines attack and advance, and rescue the prince."

He didn't need to rescue him anymore. At this time, Duozhe had no choice. He had left all his baggage and took his men and horses to retreat.

Wang Xuejun and his rescue troops met successfully.

Just when the two armies met, Wang Xuejun did not delay for a moment and immediately commanded Sun Qiang's Marine Corps: "Everything north along the canal to meet Xu Jie who was fighting hard under Gaoyou City."

Then he emphasized: "Occupy Gaoyou and do not give up. Connect Huai'an Gaoyou and Yangzhou into one. After you and Xu Jie's army joined forces, immediately attack northward, recover all the towns in the north, open up connections with Shandong, and talk about Yangzhou Prefecture and Shandong, and completely integrate them."

Sun Qiang received the order without hesitation and directly took the soldiers on the boat and headed north.

Feng Yinglun opened his mouth for such a military order, but eventually closed his mouth.

The prefect Ren Minyu reminded anxiously: "The current Duozhe army has suffered heavy losses and fled east and west after it has suffered heavy losses.

The enemy heading westward, heading straight to Nanjing. We should follow and attack closely in order to eliminate the dangers of Nanjing, while the enemy heading eastward should pursue us."

Of course, Wang Xuejun knew in his heart that after this great victory, he should take advantage of the victory and pursue it.

"But do we have soldiers?"

Such rhetorical questions immediately left Ren Minyu speechless.

He understood that the Tianji Mansion led by the Regent supported the prince's regent and competed with the small court in Nanjing.

Now, Yangzhou, a place where grain and salt are transported, has fallen into Wang Xuejun's hands. He said he did not plan to hand it over again. His power in Tianji Mansion has developed to the border of the Yangtze River.

So, where should I, an official from the Southern Ming Dynasty, go? This requires a decision.

Shi Kefa stood up at that time, and showed his image as a loyal minister, loudly accusing Wang Xuejun: "The country is destroyed and the family is about to be destroyed. You should not have a vision, you should do your best to rescue Nanjing."

Wang Xuejun sincerely accepted this reprimand: "I have always been committed to the restoration of the entire Han people, uniting all forces that can be united, and expel the Tartars and restore China. What Shigemen said is right."

Shi Kefa expressed satisfaction that Wang Xuejun had such a general understanding.

"But I have to beware of the sudden death of the Qing Dynasty and the sudden death of Yangzhou, so that our people can be killed again. So I must leave enough troops to protect Yangzhou."

Then he spread his hands and said in embarrassment: "Now our troops, in addition to the remaining 10,000 naval divisions, are the brave men recruited by us. However, in order to protect Jiangnan, I must liberate all areas of Huaiyang Prefectures and connect them with my Shandong base. So I need soldiers to pick up Xu Jie's army and help him sweep the Qing green camps in these four prefectures, so the troops are indeed unable to make ends meet."

Then he stamped his feet: "Okay, I will allow you to recruit five thousand volunteers who are willing to rescue Nanjing with you, and the Shigemen will lead them west to rescue Nanjing."

Faced with such generosity, Shi Kefa was speechless.

Duozhi retreated, not because of defeat, but because of voluntary withdrawal. His losses were not large. Now there are at least 70,000 troops, including his real Qing soldiers, 30,000.

Let yourself take five thousand brave men and chase him behind his butt to rescue Nanjing. What is the difference between dying?
Chapter completed!