Li Ruixin's offensive at the Fuyang front line was progressing slowly, which was expected. Tianlai Novel | 2 The bastion of Guangxin Mansion is located in a plain area, with only a reinforced old-style city near the area. Hangzhou Qing army was in the new city. Fuyang's defense line either relies on the mountain or invokes rivers, and used multiple laminated fortifications for defense. Moreover, Fuyang's bastion and fortifications are quite complex, relying on the mountain and Fuchun River in all, it is not easy for the Ming army to attack along the river. It is best to start with the new city first.

Xincheng County is the Xindeng Town of later generations. The Qing army did not transform it into a bastion, but because the mountains built cities and diverted water into moats, the city walls were made of local materials using stones mined in the mountains, and the smaller cities made it not so easy to capture even the old-style city walls.

What's more, Xincheng County is Chen Wen's so-called "ancestor" location. The entire army has followed Chen Wen step by step to today from top to bottom. Chen Wen is the leader of this group. Whether it is loyal or in the consideration of interests, the Chen family's banner cannot be shaken at all. If you use destructive weapons such as mortars, it will be a big deal if you break Feng Shui.

The whole army made unanimous decisions, and there was nothing abnormal when progress was slow. As for Fuyang, there was no city wall. The Qing army built a bastion here and cooperated with the mountains and rivers to expand the defense line, making it a strong city in the city.

Before the war started, the Military Information Department, the Staff Department and the soon-to-be-joining engineer officers conducted on-site investigations and discussed the results. If the Qing army persisted, it would take as long as twenty days to achieve a breakthrough.

On May 15th, Xiao Qiyuan's envoy came to the camp outside the city again. This time he brought 150,000 taels of silver and two good news.

"The silver in the vassal treasury was too tightly watched by the Eight Banners Army. The head of the villain tried every possible way to get it out. I hope the king will forgive him." After that, the slave immediately added to Chen Wen: "There is actually good news this time. The prince of Lu's body began to improve. The head of the villain planned to be sent to the king's camp after confirming that he was fine in a few days."

I gave a sweet date with a stick, but this sweet date was a bit too big and unreasonable. In fact, Chen Wen had not thought that this scene was not unwilling to be a fool. It was not difficult to realize that the prince of Lu was not Chen Wen's slow attack. Besides, this was just "starting to make a comeback" and "planning to confirm that it is fine in a few days" to be sent, and there is a lot of room for maneuver.

"Well, then it's your master."

Chen Wen's disbelief confirmed Xiao Qiyuan's idea, and the slave hurriedly mentioned the second good thing.

"The ancestor of the Great King was a general under the command of King Qiyang. He purified military discipline in Hangzhou and allowed the people to live and work in peace and contentment. It was also praised by the scholars and the people in Hangzhou. There is a monument in the city that recorded this incident. The head of the villain was afraid of being destroyed by the evil man, so he specially hired a skilled craftsman to temporarily move it into the governor's yamen."

The jokes that made up to deceive the first volunteers into going up the mountain and entering the camp were used as a threat. Chen Wen immediately felt like he had stepped on the banana peel he had just thrown out. However, the pattern on the white paper became true. Leaving the remains of the famous ancestors was indeed a better threat. Even if Chen Wen knew that this was Xiao Qiyuan's scam, he had to pretend to be fooled.

"It's so good. Governor Xiao's achievements are anyway. I will report to the emperor. In the future, it will benefit the local people and become the prime minister. The future will be limitless."

Hearing this, the slave hurriedly knelt down on the ground. "Report to the king, the head of the villain said that it is the greatest comfort to be able to do some effort for the king and the court to forgive the past crimes. The head of the villain is in a bad mood anyway. If it weren't for the Eight Banners Army that the family members were mostly in the capital, the head of the villain would not have been delayed until now. I hope the king will be willing to be with him."

He comforted Xiao Qiyuan's slave, and after he left, Chen Wen said to Yin Yue: "Did you see it? The last time is 200,000 taels, this time is 150,000 taels, the next time is 100,000 taels. The person surnamed Xiao thought I was waiting for Brother Li, so he delayed the time without fear."

"This guy, when the army enters the city, he always needs to have a good time to enjoy the fun!"

“That’s right.”

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The envoy returned to the city and heard the retelling, Xiao Qiyuan felt relieved. Chen Wen had no plans to siege the city for the time being, so he could continue to drag it on. It doesn’t matter whether the money is given or not. The key lies in the battle situation in Xincheng and Fuyang.

In this regard, Xiao Qiyuan was not worried that the defenders would not be desperate. He had moved the families of the Qing army to the city earlier and told them clearly that if Xincheng and Fuyang were lost, the first thing Xiao Qiyuan did was to kill the families of the Qing army that were unfavorable, and there was no vain.

Now, the chess pieces he laid out played a decisive role in Hangzhou's city defense, and Xiao Qiyuan couldn't help but secretly praised himself.

"If I had served as the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian back then, the one with the surname Chen would have been a major concern. Chen Jin would be incompetent!"

In a trance, Xiao Qiyuan even suddenly had a new assumption. In the Tongzhe case in recent years, the Southern Party in the court had suffered a devastating blow, but a discerning person like him could tell at a glance that it was the old Liaodong ministers and the Northern Party who were taking advantage of the situation to attack political enemies.

But if the Tongzhe case is true, it is not the Han officials in the center who leaked Zhejiang's military situation to Chen Wen at all, but the words of Chen Jin, the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian, it seems that many things can be explained. For example, the leak of the plan to encircle Simingshan, which is known in detail, such as Chen Wen's army-strength Jinhua Mansion at the same time as the Battle of Zhoushan, and Chen Jin's several defeats.

Once I thought of this, Xiao Qiyuan seemed to feel a huge conspiracy covering the Qing court. Chen Jin was the bannerman of the Han army flag and the governor of the Guanning Army. Didn’t it mean that the whereabouts of Emperor Chongzhen’s sons were unknown? If the Guanning Army hid one of them and asked Chen Wen to raise an army in the south, then Chen Jin might have pretended to die, and there were still Chen Wen’s spies in the court. In this way, the whole world, both Ming and Qing dynasties, were in the hands of the Guanning Army Group...

"Thinking about what you do, it's better to try to drag it down first."

After letting go of his random thoughts, Xiao Qiyuan continued to arrange government affairs and military affairs. The day passed quickly. Since Chen Wen was delaying the time, he felt relieved. He drank two sips of wine at dinner and enjoyed the ease of this moment. Who knew that when he was ready to go to bed early and replenish the energy that had been exhausted by his exhaustion these days, the staff member in charge of military affairs rushed over, and was so anxious that he bombarded the concubines and maids who were serving in the room as if he had burned his tail. He also looked around and confirmed that there was no wall before he came to Xiao Qiyuan's ear and whispered.

"The boss, the uncle and nephew of the Xu family are indeed having problems!"

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"tomorrow?"

“It’s tomorrow.”

"Isn't it a bit too hasty?"

"Is General Xu planning to repent?"

The man who questioned Xu Lei claimed to be Chen Wen's Investigation in the city. This person was able to detail the Ming army's request for Liu Da after he was captured, and even the original words of the Ming army when he sent Liu Da to Qiantang River can be repeated, so there will be no falsehood. What Xu Lei asked Xu Lei to do was to lead his troops anyway, as long as he could win a city gate, the Ming army could enter. At that time, he would naturally be rewarded according to merit.

"No, no, I have no such intention!"

Xu Lei wiped the sweat from his forehead and was able to contact him anyway, this Investigator must be directly led by Chen Wen. If anything strange happened to Chen Wen, even with Li Ruixin, his uncle, would inevitably have more trouble in his career. After all, the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Mingjun Group still has the final say, Chen Wen, the head coach.

In order to establish a good relationship, Xu Lei couldn't help but give some rituals when he met several times. However, this person was quite tactful and always spoke kindly, obviously he had some understanding of his background. But today it was already coming, and his anxiety collides with his worries, and this was inevitable.

"When I make great contributions, you will see you in the future."

Thinking in his mind, Xu Lei was still trembling with fear.

"I will follow the king's orders and I will never say anything. I hope the envoy can speak well in front of the king." As he said that, Xu Lei took out a ticket and stuffed it into the hands of the lieutenant.

"General Xu is so polite. He spends so much money every time."

"This is what it should be. I have worked hard to do my best to be the king. I saw it and was moved by it. If I could help the king, it would be natural and right."

After politely speaking, the two parted ways and returned to their residence, but soon disappeared without a trace from there. After Xu Lei walked around the joint point, he headed straight for his uncle Xu Xin's house.

After entering the door, without saying a word, Xu Xin brought his nephew into the secret room in the study. Xu Xin's wife was guarding her outside, but the uncle and nephew still lowered their voices as much as possible, and it was only barely heard between the two of them.

"Uncle Second, I'm sure. Tonight, we will open the city gate of Qingchun Gate, and then we just need to lead the way for the Ming army entering the city."

There are a total of ten city gates in Hangzhou, which are arranged clockwise from the north: Wulin, Genshan, Qingchun, Qingtai, Wangjiang, Houchao, Fengshan, Qingbo, Yongjin and Qiantang.

As the saying goes: Fish robe outside the Wulin Gate, silk basket outside the Genshan Gate, horse racing outside the Fengshan Gate, salt robe outside the Qingtai Gate, vegetable robe outside the Wangjiang Gate, wine jar outside the Houchao Gate, firewood robe outside the Qingbo Gate, boating outside the Yongkin Gate, fragrant robe outside the Qiantang Gate, manure robe outside the Qingchun Gate.

This Qingchun Gate was originally named Taiping and was changed to Qingchun in the Ming Dynasty. Qingchun Street within the gate has always been one of the bustling streets. Outside the gate, there are all gardens, and vegetables and farmers transport vegetables into the city and carry manure out of the city. All of them are from this gate, so the term "dung stool" is known as "dung stool".

"Don't we need to create some chaos?"

When stealing the city, creating some chaos appropriately can better confuse the public and have a higher success rate. Xu Xin naturally cannot not understand this truth.

"No, the envoy said that as long as we open the city gate and lead the road, the Ming army can kill all the Tartars in the city. It is easy to expose their wits when creating chaos, so it is safe to go."

"There is such a saying."

Anyway, their uncle and nephew had already discussed it, but when the matter was about to come, the pressure made Xu Xin hesitate.

"Are you sure there is no problem? Why do I always feel a little uneasy?"

"There will be no problem, second uncle. The Tartars in the city cannot defeat the Ming army outside the city. With Li Ruixin on the Ming army, he will not ignore his mother and sister, and that highness will never ignore his confidant general."

"I know, but I'm always a little nervous."

"Don't worry, Uncle Second. It's time to come. Even if we don't do it, the Ming army outside the city still has cannons that can break the city wall. Anyway, it will be nothing after the past."

He sat in and promised Xu Lei that Chen Wenyouyan that after returning, Xu Xin would be bound to be a battalion officer, and it would be possible to take a step closer in the future. Xu Lei first went to the military training department of the Kuaiji County Prince's Mansion. After a while, he completed his studies and was released. However, he would not be on the same line as his uncle, but separated, and would also be of great use in the future.

The conditions can be regarded as preferential treatment and are reasonable, without those guarantees that are too generous and abnormal. According to Xu Lei’s understanding of Chen Wen, this Ming army commander is indeed not the kind of person who is untrustworthy. Since he promised, he would always do it.

"Okay, it depends on tomorrow whether it is success or failure."

After the secret discussion, Xu Xin returned to the camp as usual to prevent the sudden stay in the military camp tomorrow and would attract the attention of others. Xu Lei, in the Fubiao camp, he was just a character who accompanied the food and Huanuo. The new Fubiao deputy general is also a knowledgeable person and knows how to seize military power. Therefore, he is not good at making any changes, so it is better to go home quickly.

The mother and daughter of the Li family are his amulets and must be held in his hands. Since he was beaten by Chen Wen on Dalan Mountain, he has been very filial to Li Ruixin's old mother and is extremely loving to the Li family's younger sister, even to the point where his wife Yu was very angry.

"My mother-in-law, Qian'er, and the Prince of Kuaiji are now outside the city. In less than three or five days, the army can recover Hangzhou, and we can reunite with my brother-in-law."

"Son-in-law, is that Xin'er also outside the city?"

In the eyes of Li Ruixin's wife, Chen Wen is a good thing outside the city, but her son is the key. It is understandable that family affection is like this. After all, she has been separated for many years, and even the news that Li Ruixin is still alive Xu Lei made up his mind to tell the mother and daughter after the battle at Siming Lake last year. He also clearly remembered how the mother and daughter were crying at that time.

"My uncle is not outside the city now, but he is leading tens of thousands of soldiers to attack Xincheng and the defense line of Fuyang."

Originally, Xu Lei thought that Chen Wen would try to break the city when Li Ruixin came to the city of Hangzhou to satisfy the wishes of his confidant general and enable the mother, son, and brother and sister to reunite. Now it seems that Chen Wen may have encountered some problem, or that all this was done on purpose, so that this is a big move.

"Son-in-law, will there be any danger on my side?"

"No, my uncle is now the commander of the army and the beloved general of the Kuaiji County Prince. He has followed him since the Kuaiji County Prince was a guerrilla general. Even if my uncle wants to take risks, the generals and schools below still have eyesight and will never let my uncle in danger. Don't worry."

"That's good, that's good." Li Ruixin's mother was relieved and then said to her daughter: "Qian'er, our family will be reunited soon, and we will be reunited."
Chapter completed!