Seeing that Ma Shiying chose to compromise, Zhu Yousong breathed a sigh of relief and finally stopped breaking his promise.

Immediately issued an imperial edict: to promote Lin Yu to the general of the State, to lead the governor of Fengyang, and to control all the Ming army in the Jianghuai area except Huang Degong.

"Thank you for your trust, I will definitely live up to my entrustedness!"

Lin Yu bowed to thank him, and his heart was filled with passion. This moment had nothing to do with the court, no position, but only national justice!

Facing the fierce 300,000 Qing troops, Ma Shiying knew that only one armored vehicle was probably not enough. After discussing with the civil and military officials of the court, he decided to send Wei Guangdong. Xu Gongji led 13,000 Yingtianwei's 10,000 people to follow Lin Yu to help Fengyang.

The ordinary garrison in the Ming Dynasty had a force of 5,600 troops, but because Yingtian Guard shouldered the heavy responsibility of defending Nanjing, the scale was twice that of ordinary garrison.

Wei Guangdong naturally did not dare to deal with the 300,000 Qing army with his ten thousand men. He immediately stood up and opposed it: "As a minister of the Ming Dynasty, I am naturally responsible for it. But only we, Yingtianwei, are obviously not enough. We must draw another Caojiang army to join us, so that we have a chance of winning."

The Caojiang army was controlled by Ma Shiying, claiming to be 120,000. The actual number of people who were vacancies was about 90,000.

If the Qing army did not attack Fengyang, Ma Shiying would not have moved this army even if he was killed. However, Duoduo, who was frustrated in Yangzhou, aimed at Fengyang, which made Ma Shiying feel so angry that he was itchy.

After Ma Shiying thought a little, he agreed to order Fang Guoan, deputy governor of the Caojiang Army, and Zheng Hongkui, deputy general, to lead 30,000 troops to go out to fight, to cross the Yangtze River, and to the north to rescue Fengyang.

Of course, Ma Shiying would not let Lin Yu take over the power alone, but just used him to control the armored chariot as a killing weapon. He also proposed to Zhu Yousheng to send Lu Daqi, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of War, as the military supervisor, to jointly break the siege of Fengyang with Lin Yu.

Hearing that when he asked himself to go to the front line, although Lu Daqi was unwilling to accept the order, he could only bite the bullet and take the order: "Ma Ge Lao is in a straightforward position, and the subordinates should take the responsibility of supervising the army."

Zhu Yousong looked at Lin Yu and said pitifully: "Lin Aiqing, it seems that this armored car cannot be separated from you, and I cannot be separated from you in the Ming Dynasty! I have conferred this armored car as the "Invincible General of the Divine Power". You drive him to kill the enemy. Don't let Jiannu dig the ancestral tomb of our Zhu family!"

The emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties did a lot of things about cannons, and they didn’t have to pay their salary anyway, so they could still make a bluff.

Lin Yu held the tablet in his hands and said loudly: "I swear to lift the siege of Fengyang to the death, but the army in Jiangbei is complicated and people are uneven. This is a taboo in military strategists. I request that I give me the Shangfang sword to control the entire army. If anyone does not follow me... take action first and then report!"

Ma Shiying's expression changed when she heard this. She wanted to refuse, but she was afraid that Lin Yu would refuse.

Without this iron-clad car, facing the aggressive 300,000 Qing troops, even the Nanjing army would be of no use.

In the past, the Guanning Iron Cavalry led by Yuan Chonghuan and Wu Sangui did not dare to confront the Qing army head-on. Just because of the newly formed Caojiang Army, the entire army would be wiped out in one battle.

"Governor Lin's words are reasonable. Please give him Shangfang sword to control the entire army!"

After a moment of thought, Ma Shiying agreed. As the largest landlord in Fengyang and the largest businessman in Fengyang, as the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty, Fengyang must not be abandoned in public or private matters!

Ma Shiying can still tell which one is more important.

Zhu Yousong immediately gave Lin Yu Shangfang sword. Civil and military officials under the sixth rank had the right to take action first and then report, and to raise troops to cross the Yangtze River and rush to Fengyang at night.

Lin Yu said again: "Although the armored vehicles are invincible, Duoduo suffered a loss once, so he will definitely be prepared for this time. In addition, with Abatai and Wu Sangui assisting the battle, the soldiers of Yingtianwei and the 30,000 Caojiang Army still have little chance of victory. Ma Ge Lao should quickly write to Liu Liangzuo and strictly order him to go north to intercept the Qing army coming from Henan to support Duoduo."

Ma Shiying comforted her beard: "Well... I know this in my mind, and immediately issued an imperial edict to urge Liu Liangzuo to send troops!"

Lin Yu asked the military officer who came to ask for help again: "What's your name? What's your current position? How many defenders are there in Fengyang Mansion now, and who is in charge?"

The military officer had recovered from his sadness at this moment and clasped his fists and said, "How could the last general be the deputy garrison of Yangzhou? He has more than 12,000 soldiers from the various garrisons in Fengyang City, and is commanded by Dai Liren."

Lin Yu nodded: "Okay, then I will promote you to the general now. Return to Fengyang to inform General Dai, gather all the troops and horses of the garrisons outside the city into the city and guard them behind closed doors. This governor will arrive in Fengyang within three days!"

He Nengwu was so excited that he burst into tears: "I have heard of Governor Lin's deeds. You drove an iron armored car alone in Yangzhou to defeat Jiannu, killing Duoduo and throwing his armor. With you rushing for help, our Fengyang will definitely be able to save us, and our Fengyang people will be saved!"

"Do you know why this governor promoted you?" Lin Yu asked in a solemn voice.

He Nengwu choked and said, "I don't know."

Lin Yu whispered loudly: "Just because you can cry for the people of Fengyang, it means you are a patriotic person. The Ming Dynasty was not afraid of not having money, not afraid of not having soldiers, not afraid of not having weapons, not afraid of not having a patriotic heart!

I was afraid that I would be loyal to the emperor and patriotism, and when the Tartar soldiers came to the city, they would rush to greet them one by one.

I am afraid that when I die for the country, I dare not go into the water because the water is too cold, I am afraid that I will peel my hair and braid because my scalp is itchy, I forgot who my ancestor is, and I am willing to be the lackey of Jiannu!”

The civil and military officials in the hall were completely shocked by Lin Yu's momentum, and they all listened quietly, nodded in agreement, looked disdainful, or showed an angry look on their faces.

Qian Qianyi, who was standing in the ranks, raised his hand and rubbed his cheeks, thinking to himself, why do I feel so familiar with what this guy said? Why did he shout at my house last night that the water was too cold and his scalp was itchy? Today, he ran to the hall to shout this. What is the purpose?

I, Qian Qianyi, have received great favor from the emperor. I am not such a shameless person. I, Qian Qian, is a minister of the Ming Dynasty and dies as a ghost of the Ming Dynasty. If the Qing army breaks through Nanjing City, I, Qian, will be the first to stand up and die for my country!

He Nengwu asked for reinforcements and returned to Fengyang happily to report the message.

Ma Shiying drafted an imperial edict and sent a large eunuch to Liu Liangzuo's army to hold accountable, and ordered him to bring troops northward to intercept the Qing army that was attacking Fengyang from Henan.

Lin Yu ordered Wei Guangdong, Xu Gongji, Zheng Hongkui, Fang Guoan and others to say: "Soldiers are of great speed. Nanjing is 400 miles away from Fengyang, and there is no delay for a moment. You will go back immediately to assemble the army, cross the river and rush to Fengyang."

Although these generals were somewhat dissatisfied with Lin Yu, they were afraid of the shock of the armored chariot and the Shangfang sword in Lin Yu's hand, and they bowed together: "Abide by General Lin's instructions!"

Ma Shiying sent an envoy to Tongling to inquire about the war there, but he didn't know how Huang Degong blocked the war between Zuo Liangyu's rebels? If Zuo Liangyu broke through the Tongling defense line, Nanjing City would be over.

After the arrangement was made, Zhu Yousong was about to announce his retreat from the court when suddenly the Qianhu Guard, who was guarding the palace gate, came to report: "Your Majesty, the manager of the old mansion of Zhang Ge came to report. When Zhang Ge heard that Sizhou was slaughtered, he was so sad that his back attacked, and he had already died half an hour ago."

"My Ming Dynasty is at the time of employment, but Zhang Aiqing passed away. I'm going to lose my arms!"

Zhu Yousong looked sad

All the civil and military officials in the court were very regretful. Zhu Yousong ordered the court to stop for three days, and Qian Qianyi, the Minister of Rites, came forward to preside over Zhang Shenyan's funeral, and all expenses were reimbursed by the court.

After leaving the palace, Lin Yu returned to the inn as fast as possible and ordered Jiang Ruhua to pack her luggage and prepare to set off.

Jiang Ruhua was shocked after asking the whole story. When she remembered that Yangzhou had almost turned into Sizhou, she couldn't help but wet her eyes: "Jiannu is so cruel. If Taizu had not found the iron-armored car for his husband's dream, I'm afraid that the one who was slaughtered would be our Yangzhou! Poor 200,000 compatriots who died in Sizhou, I hope they can enjoy peace in the next life and no longer suffer from the war."

Hearing that Lin Yu was appointed as the governor of Fengyang and led his army to fight to lift the siege of Fengyang. Although Jiang Ruhua was worried, she knew that she should not stop him. She just repeatedly reminded Lin Yu to pay attention to safety on the battlefield.

"Don't worry, let me go to the battle. I will take Xier, Xiangjun and the others back to Yangzhou tomorrow."

But Lin Yu refused: "You don't understand what I mean. I asked you to pack your luggage and follow me to go on a war. After crossing the Yangtze River, I will send someone to send you back to Yangzhou."

Jiang Ruhua pondered: "Husband is worried about Ruan Dacheng?"

Lin Yu nodded: "That's right! Jibang accidentally killed Ruan Dacheng's son. This old thief was afraid that he would hate our family to the core. If the Qing army had not raided Fengyang and Ma Shiying had something to ask for me, we would have to work hard to get out of Nanjing."

"So Ruan Xiaocheng was killed by Jibang?" Although Jiang Ruhua was calm enough in her daily life, she was still surprised at this moment.
Chapter completed!