The Xu brothers were a little confused when they heard Chen Hongfan say this. They were afraid that this was a trap set by Ma Cheng and wanted to catch their Xu family in one fell swoop.

Xu Wenjue thought for a while and said, "Brother Chen, it's true that our brothers are suffering from being bullied by Ma Cheng. There is no way out, so we can only find another way out! We learned that Brother Chen, you have a relationship with the Qing Dynasty. We want to ask Brother Chen to help contact Duoduo. We are ready to open the city and surrender!"

Chen Hongfan was very happy to hear Xu Wenjue say this. He has lived like a year in the past few months. He has a secret mission, but he has no soldiers in his hands. He is willing to do something but lacks strength. Now Xu Wenjue says this just right. The Duke of Wei has been operating in Nanjing for 200 years. Although he has been tortured by Ma Cheng for more than half a month, the lean camel is bigger than the horse, and the Xu family must have some hidden strength.

"Prince Yu please rest assured. But the city defense is very strict. I wonder if you can open the city gate to welcome the Qing army into the city?"

Xu Wenjue was overjoyed when he heard Chen Hongfan say this and quickly said, "Please don't worry about this, Brother Chen. We have contacted Duke Bao Guozhu. He is responsible for the city gate. We are responsible for contacting outside the city!"

I feel relieved to hear that Zhu Guobi joined Chen Hongfan. Although the two second-generation ancestors of the Xu family are quite smart, they are too young and have insufficient experience. Zhu Guobi has served as the governor and as a guard, so there should be no mistakes.

"Okay, please don't worry, Chen will contact the outside city when he goes back, but you still need to provide this candidate for sending the letter!"

Chen Hongfan had no choice. He came back from Beijing alone and had no caring people around him, so the sender needed to provide the Xu brothers.

Xu Wenjue agreed to Chen Hongfan all the time, "Isn't it just a person?" It's simple. The Duke of Wei's mansion lacks everything, but he doesn't lack loyal servants."

After hearing Xu Wenjue say that, Chen Hongfan picked up the paper and pen and wrote a letter to Duoduo, and then put the seal that had been agreed upon at the end of the letter. Xu Wenjue found a loyal servant, and in the middle of the night, he found a hidden place from Jinchuan Gate, North City, and sneaked down from the city wall.

The Jinchuan Gate is under the management of Maxi, but the battle has been consumed a lot in the past few months. Most of the defenders of Jinchuan Gate have been transferred to the south city. The city walls here can only guarantee that there will be a soldier who watches every fifty meters. In addition, the Xu family tree has deep roots, so it is easy to bribe a hundred households of the garrison, which makes the Xu family members take advantage of the loopholes.

The Xu family members did not dare to stay under the city for a long time after they got off the city. They entered the ruins outside the Jinchuan Gate to hide. They were originally shops and warehouses, but in order to strengthen the walls and clear the fields, Ma Cheng threw away all the shops outside the city and demolished all the houses. However, rubble was everywhere here, so it was not a problem to hide from a few people.

The next day, the servant followed the Yangtze River to the mountains of the Mufu with the cover of heavy fog by the river. However, the servant did not dare to go to the Qing army camp outside the southern city, but went directly to Longtan fifty miles away along the Yangtze River.

After three days of rushing, the servant finally arrived at Longtan Town by the Yangtze River. The location of Longtan Town is Longtan Street, Qixia District, Nanjing in later generations. It is not far from Zhenjiang. It is opposite the Yangtze River. It is Yizhen and the southern gate of Yangzhou Prefecture. Therefore, after the Qing army decided to surround Nanjing, Longtan became the supply base of the Qing army.

The clerk was once he entered the periphery of Longtan Camp and was attacked by the Qing army.

Now, fortunately, Chen Hongfan’s letters protect his body. Otherwise, if he was not wearing a headshot, he would be dead when he met the Qing army.

With Chen Hongfan's letter, the Qing army generals did not dare to delay, and sent their servants to the Qing army camp on the General Mountain outside the southern city for several days.

After receiving Chen Hongfan's letter, Duoduo did not know whether it was true or not. He only knew that Chen Hongfan was a spy of the Qing army, but the authenticity of this letter could not be guaranteed. However, there was Chen Hongfan's good friend in the Qing army camp, Hao Qizhong, the general who surrendered with Zuo Menggeng, who was also one of the generals who followed Zuo Liangyu into the pass to suppress the rebellion. With his proof, Duoduo finally believed the authenticity of the letter.

These two months have caused a lot of torture. Not only the rainy days, the climate is still very hot. Duoduo was born in Liaodong, where the coldness is above zero and ten degrees Celsius is already hot, but it has reached 30 degrees Celsius in Jiangnan for half a month, and even Duoduo has suffered from fever.

However, the Nanjing City that could not be captured for a long time made Duoduo unable to advance or retreat, so he had no choice but to besiege, intending to starve the Ming soldiers in the city to death. Now he received news from Chen Hongfan, which made Duoduo overjoyed. As long as Chen Hongfan is reliable, it is just around the corner to capture Nanjing City.

After discussing with his generals, Duoduo stated in his reply to Chen Hongfan that it would be best for Chen Hongfan to open the Jubao Gate in the South City, because opposite the Jubao Gate was the Qing army camp, which was very convenient for the Qing army to rush into Nanjing. However, Duoduo also knew Chen Hongfan's difficulties. Jubao Gate and Zhengyang Gate were places where the Ming army was heavily guarded. It was a bit difficult for Chen Hongfan to open the Jubao Gate, so Duoduo gave Chen Hongfan a second way, which was to open the Dinghuai Gate in the West City.

Dinghuai Gate is located along the Yangtze River. Because it is the inlet of the Qinhuai River, it is named Dinghuai Gate. At the same time, outside Dinghuai Gate is also the location of the Longjiang Shipyard of the Ming Dynasty. The water network is densely populated by reeds. Although it is not conducive to large-scale corps combat, it is still okay to lie in a few thousand people.

At the same time, Dinghuai Gate is not far from Sanshan Gate in the south city, only less than two miles away. Although Sanshan Gate is also close to the Yangtze River, it is very close to the Qing army camp, which facilitates the follow-up operations of the Qing army.

In the letter, Duoduo not only praised Chen Hongfan's feat, but also guaranteed that after the city was destroyed, Chen Hongfan was recommended as the admiral of Jiangnan. At the same time, Duoduo guaranteed the wealth of Xu Wenjue, Xu Jiujue and Zhu Guobi.

The Xu family member took Duoduo's reply and returned the same way, handing the letter to the Xu brothers.

Seeing that he finally contacted the Qing army outside the city, the Xu brothers were overjoyed. That night, he took Duoduo's letter to Chen Hongfan to Zhu Guobi's house. Zhu Guobi did not expect that the Xu brothers were so quick and got in touch within less than ten days.

Zhu Guobi hesitated in his heart as he looked at Duoduo's confidence, and thought that as long as he took one step, there would be no turning back.

Chen Hongfan was a man who was a traitor, and when he saw Zhu Guobi's expression, he knew that he was hesitant. Chen Hongfan said on the side: "Duke Baoguo, now he has contacted Prince Yu, and he has no turning back. Now either Ma Cheng dies or we dies, we cannot retreat!"

Zhu Guobi also knew this truth, so he had no choice but to sigh: "Okay, after the city is broken, I'll ask Admiral Chen for my life!"

"Please rest assured that Duke Bao. As long as the major event is successful, Chen promises to give some good words to Prince Yu. As long as Prince Yu is happy, don't say that his property can be preserved, just again

It is not impossible to be appointed as a marquis!”

Chen Hongfan was just fooling these guys here. The Qing Dynasty had always valued hereditary titles. Even Hong Chengchou, who had made unparalleled achievements, finally only won a third-class light chariot commander. Just Zhu Guobi and Xu Wenjue, it would be good to surrender to the Qing Dynasty and save their lives. This is true in history. After the city of Shengcheng, Zhu Guobi and others were immediately extorted by noble officials of the Qing Dynasty. Zhu Guobi even sold his concubine Kou Baimen. This could not satisfy the greed of the Eight Banners nobles. In the end, Zhu Guobi and others died in prison.

However, now that Chen Hongfan asks Zhu Guobi, he naturally has anything good to say. Zhu Guobi's confidence in hearing Chen Hongfan say this is much stronger.

"Okay, since Prince Yu has chosen Dinghuai Sect, let's discuss what to do? Duke of Wei, how many people can you take out?"

Xu Wenjue thought about it. Although there were not many servants in his mansion, the Wei State's Duke was very good and he could collect it from his relatives in the city and take out 200 people.

"Our Duke of Wei can produce two hundred people, and Marquis Dingyuan and Marquis Anyuan can produce three hundred people!"

Five hundred people are almost the same. After hearing this, Zhu Guobi nodded and said, "I am taking out three hundred people and getting enough 800 people. This should be fine if I occupy Dinghuai Sect in a short time."

With enough manpower, what about the most important city gate? Xu Jiujue asked: "Duke Baoguo, what should I do if that city gate?"

"I have prepared for this. Ma Cheng's central officer is my husband's nephew. It's no problem to ask him to organize our 800 people into the city guarding troops. When it's our turn to watch, open the city gate and let Prince Yu's army enter the city. Wouldn't this big thing be done?"

Chen Hongfan nodded repeatedly when he heard this and asked, "When is that time?"

Zhu Guobi thought for a while and said, "Today is July 20th, and another month is the Mid-Autumn Festival. The palace will definitely reward the soldiers guarding the city. At that time, I asked Zhu Tong to put our people on the night watch, and wait until the officials in the city rest, it will be the time for my Qing Dynasty to enter the city!"

"Okay, since that's the case, the Xiaguan will write a letter to Prince Yu and set the date on August 15th!"

The details agreed upon by Chen Hongfan and others were quickly passed to Duoduo. Duoduo was very satisfied when he saw that it was already autumn on August 15th and the weather was getting colder. The soldiers from Liaodong should be able to recover their combat effectiveness.

With detailed plans, Duoduo also formulated a corresponding plan. The Qing army brigade outside the southern city could not be moved, because it was easy to make the Ming army guarding the city suspicious. At the same time, there should not be too many troops entering the city, and the combat effectiveness must be ensured. Duoduo chose and decided to let Beilebolo lead the team, and at the same time selected two thousand people from the two elite white flags, and 3,000 from the elite Han flags. These people were the main force in the battle to seize the door.
Chapter completed!