It was windy outside Songshan City at night, especially near the seaside. The wind blew my clothes and made a whistling sound.

Yang Zhen said these words while riding his horse, which made him feel very angry.

But what he said made Zhang Degui, Dunn and the soldiers and entourage beside him burst into laughter.

After going north this time, Zhang Degui was a little surprised to find that Yang Zhen had changed.

He is still the same person, but his thoughts have changed. It seems that after experiencing the Julu War in Chongzhen for eleven years, his whole body suddenly became enlightened.

And he also discovered that the people who followed Yang Zhen, including himself, had also changed.

Everyone in the camp seemed to be infected by Yang Zhen, and the original fear of the Jurchen Tatars disappeared unknowingly.

In the past, when they heard the words "Manchu Tatars", "Qing soldiers" and "Eight Banners Army", they would involuntarily have some frightening emotions.

But now, they suddenly discovered that these so-called Manchu Tatars, the so-called Qing soldiers, and the so-called Eight Banners Army were also human beings and made of flesh and blood. A bullet could still kill them, and they could kill them with their own knives.

Cut off the real Tatar heads that are guaranteed to be fake.

And in their eyes, they are definitely following Shangguan right now.

Because facing the Jurchen Tatar army, only Yang Zhen, the leader of their advance camp, had an idea and many ways to help them make life worse than death for the Manchu Tatars.

For them, fighting against the Manchu Tatars is no longer synonymous with death, but synonymous with revenge and achievement.

At this moment, Zhang Degui was riding behind. Hearing Yang Zhen's idea of ​​blowing the slave chief Huang Taiji into the sky in one fell swoop, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

He was not laughing at Yang Zhen's naivety, but he was happy from the bottom of his heart.

For him, as long as Yang Zhen has confidence, ideas, and long-term plans for the future of the advance battalion, those who follow Yang Zhen will be on their way.

After passing the Empress Palace and heading north, not far away was the Xiaoling River. Although they were lagging behind, they were not worried.

Just when Yang Zhen said a few words on the horse, they saw from a distance that Jin Guofeng's team of people galloping in front of them had stopped.

They arrived at the river.

After Yang Zhen said what he just said, the people around him laughed and laughed happily, and he himself was also happy for his sudden whim.

When he saw Jin Guofeng and his party had stopped by the river, waiting for them, he couldn't help but pinch the horse's belly with his feet, and the horse under him immediately sped up.

Just when Yang Zhen had just approached the river and slowed down more than ten steps away, he suddenly heard Jin Guofeng's bell-like voice:

"Brother Yang! There are lights in the direction of the river mouth, and there is a boat coming. Take a closer look. Is it the navy camp boat you mentioned?!"

When Yang Zhen heard this, he quickly reined in his horse and looked back toward the mouth of the Xiaoling River. Sure enough, he saw a string of lights flashing, and it looked like there was more than one boat.

Speaking of which, I have to thank the slave chief Huang Taiji for his anger and order to burn the dry reeds on both sides of the Xiaoling River mouth, which broadened Jin Guofeng and Yang Zhen's horizons.

Of course, we must continue to thank Huang Taiji for setting the fire, which burned the dry reeds stretching for twenty or thirty miles from south to north on both sides of the Xiaoling River mouth into a black field.

Because the dry reeds that were burned now have been turned into rare fertilizers, in less than two months, new reed buds will grow on the tidal flats north and south of the river mouth.

In June and July, both sides of the Xiaoling River mouth will be covered with endless reed marshes, and the reed marshes will definitely grow taller and more lush than in previous years.

Yang Zhen returned to his old place, and he got off his horse without even having time to express his emotions.

He threw the reins in his hand to Yang Zhan'ao who was following closely behind him, then took out an iron whistle from his arms, strode across the river bank where Jin Guofeng and his party were stationed, and asked for a torch from a servant under Jin Guofeng's command.

, walked straight onto the simple wooden bridge, headed towards the lower reaches of Xiaoling River, and blew the iron whistle in his hand hard.

"?——" "?——" "?——"

Three sharp whistles in succession pierced the sky in the dark night and resounded throughout the ground north and south of the lower reaches of the Xiaoling River.

Just when Zhang Chen led his team to patrol the sentry this morning, Yang Zhen personally handed Zhang Chen a whistle.

Yang Zhen originally asked Wang Shoutang and the others to make two of these iron screamers. After entering Songshan City, he wanted them to make a few more, but the time was too short and he didn't have time yet.

Therefore, only Yang Zhen and Zhang Chen each have one of the same thing.

Although Yang Zhen had not agreed with Zhang Chen on a mutual communication signal in advance, he believed that with so many of them standing on the river bank holding torches, and without the large reeds blocking them, ships in the distance would definitely be able to see them.

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As long as Zhang Chen hears his three consecutive sharp whistles on those ships, he will definitely know that his men and horses are in front of him, and he will definitely respond.

Sure enough, after Yang Zhen's whistle sounded, only a moment later, he heard three whistles coming from the bright river in the distance!

The third whistle sounded in the distance. Yang Zhen turned to Jin Guofeng and his party on the river bank and shouted: "Deputy General Jin! We are one of our own people on the boat! That's right!"

Jin Guofeng, who had been riding a horse with high vigilance, also saw the light on the ship shaking in the distance. It was obvious that someone was shaking the lantern in his hand.

At this time, Jin Guofeng did not hesitate, shouted "Dismount", took the lead in turning over and dismounting, holding a torch and came to Yang Zhen's side, holding the torch in his hand and shaking it constantly.

There is a simple wooden bridge here, and there are many wooden piles dug deep into the river bed. The other party's ships, large and small, can only stop at this place and cannot move forward.

This was also a method devised based on the topography of the Xiaoling River to prevent sneak attacks and breakouts on the river when the Tatar army besieged Songshan, Jinzhou and other places.

After Songshan was heavily surrounded, Zu Dabi from Jinzhou City once sent a small reinforcements. They left the city from Jinzhou and took a boat along the Xiaoling River towards Songshan. As a result, they were discovered by the Tatar army. The whole army

annihilated.

Of course, their number was very small, and it was only a tentative rescue. This loss had no impact on Jinzhou City.

However, after the test failed, Zu Dabi and others in Jinzhou City no longer dared to make any rescue attempts out of the city.

And from then on, they had a perfect excuse to never send a support force to Songshan, which was just around the corner.

Yang Zhen, Jin Guofeng and his party waited in the night for a long time, and finally heard shouts from a distance amidst the sound of wind:

"Master Yang! I am Zhang Chen! We are back! The special envoy's ship is right behind!"

After a while, Yang Zhen and Jin Guofeng finally saw a long and narrow centipede boat turning around a remaining patch of reeds and coming out of the river bend. There was a man on the bow with a lantern in his hand, still there.

Keep shaking to indicate.

With the help of the light of the lantern, Yang Zhen vaguely saw that the person holding the lantern was Zhang Chen, the left wing adjutant of his musketeers.

After a while, the small boat rowed in front of the broken bridge and docked. Zhang Chen jumped ashore and ran up to Yang Zhen in a few steps to salute.

Yang Zhen quickly stepped forward to stop him and said to him: "No need to be polite! What is the situation now? How far away is the special envoy from Ning Yuan?"

"It's not far away. The big ship has lowered its sails. It's better to be in the river than in the sea. It's very difficult to turn around and it's very slow to move! Please wait a little longer with Sir Xie Zhen!"

The Lord Xie Zhen here naturally refers to Songshan Deputy Commander-in-Chief Jin Guofeng.

After hearing this, Yang Zhen pulled Zhang Chen to Jin Guofeng, asked Zhang Chen to salute Jin Guofeng, and introduced them himself.

"Zhang Chen! Is the special envoy from Ning Yuan a separate patrol, Zhang Dou, Zhang?"

After receiving the courtesy from Zhang Chen, Jin Guofeng was not polite and asked directly: "Apart from Mr. Zhang Dou and Mr. Zhang, did Zu Zongzong send a messenger from Ningyuan?"

"Returning to Mr. Xiezhen! Apart from Mr. Zhang Douzhang, only the governor's son passed with him. The rest were officials from the branch and Mr. Fang's entourage! There was no messenger sent by Commander-in-Chief Zu.

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While everyone was talking, they saw lights coming on again in the river bend not far away. Everyone hurriedly looked at it, and soon saw a long and narrow centipede boat coming out of the river bend.

Zhang Chen looked at it and said quickly: "Sir! Sir Xiezhen! They are here! Yuan Shoubei and the special envoy have changed to a small boat!"
Chapter completed!