Each artillery carriage was dragged by five or six mules and horses, and was surrounded by groups of gunners and guards, either on foot or on horseback.

These heavy artillery carts filled with Tatars were obviously extremely heavy. The tall iron-clad wheels rolled past, leaving deep ruts on the post road.

Duduo and Hauge actually brought such a batch of heavy artillery to attack Ningyuan. Are they really determined to capture Ningyuan?

Yang Zhen had no way of knowing what Duduo and Hauge were thinking, but their move to carry heavy artillery with the army made Yang Zhen's heart skip a beat. He, who had never been able to think of a good opportunity, seemed to get it from him.

Saw an opportunity.

In the morning of that day, after Yang Zhen returned to the General Military Mansion from the West Gate Bastion and Urn City, he immediately gathered the main generals in the city to hold a military meeting.

"Everyone, the Manchu Tatars have divided their forces and gone south. I don't care what others do, but our Songshan officers and soldiers cannot stand idly by and remain indifferent!"

When Yang Zhen said this, when he saw Xia Chengde and Lu Pinqi wanted to speak, he immediately waved his hands to stop them, and then continued:

"I will take the lead in sending the main force of the battalion out of the city to guerrilla. After I lead the army out of the city, the defense of Songshan City will be under the supervision of the Supervisor Yang Gonggong. For all major battle and defense matters, the Supervisory Army Eunuch Yang will summon Deputy General Xia, Deputy General Zhang, and Deputy General Lu

The deputy generals will be consulted and discussed together. If there is a discussion but cannot be decided, the decision will be made by Yang Gong, the supervisor of the army."

Xia Chengde didn't want to go out to fight in the field, so he just stayed behind to defend the city.

As for Zhang Degui, even if he wanted to go, Yang Zhen wouldn't ask him to go. Yang Zhen needed someone he could completely trust and who was mature and prudent to take care of the complicated affairs in Songshan City.

As for Lu Pinqi, this time Yang Zhen also wanted to take the sea route. If he took his heavy cavalry with him, not only would there be too much noise and it would be difficult to hide his whereabouts, but it would also be too troublesome to move with the ship, so naturally he couldn't take them with him.

In addition, there was Fang Guangchen. Yang Zhen originally wanted to take him with him, but after thinking about it, he decided not to.

He is Fang Yizao's son. Now he is concerned about Ning Yuancheng and is in trouble. However, he will not directly save Ning Yuan, so it would be inappropriate to take him with him.

Therefore, these people simply stayed behind to defend the city.

After Yang Zhen said these words, he looked at the faces of Xia Chengde, Zhang Degui, Lu Pinqi, Fang Guangchen and others one by one, waited for them all to nod, and then turned to Zhang Chen and others present:

"Zhang Chen, Li Lu, and Yang Shen, please select elite troops as soon as possible, hand over the defense, and prepare enough guns, ammunition, and dry food as soon as possible. We will set off at any time."

Zhang Chen and Yang Shen had received the news from Li Lu yesterday. They had made all the preparations that needed to be made and arranged the defense that needed to be handed over. Now they were just waiting for Yang Zhen's order.

Therefore, the three of them had no objections to Yang Zhen's words. They looked at each other, stood up, bowed and clasped their fists to accept the order.

On the other hand, Lu Pinqi, who was ordered to stay in Songshan City, couldn't sit still after hearing Yang Zhen's words. He stood up and said to Yang Zhen:

"Captain, since the Manchu Tatars have divided their forces and gone south, Songshan City will definitely be safe in the short term. The general also wants to lead his heavy cavalry and follow the governor out of the city to guerrilla, please grant the governor's permission!"

Lu Pinqi's current title of deputy general was derived from his meritorious service during his last attack behind enemy lines with Yang Zhen.

Since that time, Lu Pinqi's views and attitude towards Yang Zhen have undergone major changes.

At least compared to Xia Chengde, he is completely different.

Xia Chengde was still the same as before. He only wanted to rely on the heavy artillery of the strong city to inflict a certain amount of damage to the Manchu Tatars who came to attack the city. He was sincerely afraid of leading his troops out of the city and being afraid of fighting face to face with the Manchu Tatars.

Therefore, after the Manchu Tatar army arrived this time, no matter who proposed leaving the city or rescuing Jinzhou or Ningyuan, he was the first to stand up and object, lest such a risky task would fall on him.

However, he had no objection to Yang Zhen's own intention to lead his troops out of the city to guerrilla.

At that moment, he saw Lu Pinqi offering to follow Yang Zhen out of the city to guerrilla. His face was full of surprise and confusion. He looked at Lu Pinqi and then at Yang Zhen, wondering what Lu Pinqi was going to do.

"It's admirable that Vice-General Lu has this intention, but the Manchu Tatars still have more than ten thousand troops between Songshan and Jin, and the task of guarding the south gate of Songshan is heavy and complicated, so it cannot be ignored for a moment. Vice-General Lu still follows my arrangement just now.

It’s better to stay in the city and guard the south gate!”

Yang Zhen's face was serious, and although his tone of voice was tactful, he was very firm and did not allow Lu Pinqi to bargain anymore.

Seeing this, Lu Pinqi could only nod, cupped his hands, and sat back in his seat.

At this time, Xia Chengde, who was originally a little embarrassed, changed the topic with just one sentence. He just heard him say: "Since the governor has made up his mind, the general will not say anything more. I wonder when the governor is going to leave the city?"

When Xia Chengde asked, everyone's eyes immediately focused on Yang Zhen.

Yang Zhen looked at Fang Guangchen, then at Yang Chaojin, and then said firmly: "Without further delay, we will leave tonight!"

Xia Chengde said oh and stopped talking. Others were either surprised, thoughtful, or nodded silently. In short, no one raised any opinions.

In fact, it is a bit late to start now compared to Yang Zhen's original plan.

If Yang Zhen had set out before the Manchu Tatars divided their forces and went south, and ambush them on their only way south, he could also surprise the enemy and ambush them.

However, he was worried that history had changed, that the Tatar army had been stationed in Songshan City for a long time, and that he had left Songshan City too early. If it had been too long, other unforeseen accidents would occur.

As a result, he did not expect that Duduo and Haoge would be so straightforward. They neither pretended to attack Jinzhou City nor attacked Rufeng Ridge, which he thought they would probably attack. Instead, they left these things alone.

The local area was completely ignored and the troops were directly divided and went south.

In this way, Yang Zhen fell behind the Mantatars.

It was already impossible for Yang Zhen to set up an ambush to stop the leading team of the Man Tatars on their way to Ningyuan City.

Then there are not many opportunities left, either to set off as soon as possible and find an opportunity to ambush the artillery and baggage convoy full of Tatars, or to adopt the method of surrounding Wei and rescuing Zhao and ambush them on their way back.

The military meeting at noon that day ended quickly.

Yang Zhen arranged various important matters after he left Songshan City, and asked Li Lu, Zhang Chen, Yang Shen and others to continue to prepare for the expedition separately, while he himself returned to the headquarters of the General Military Mansion.

I went to the hospital to discuss this matter with my wife Qiu Bihan, who had been married for nearly two months.

The days after Yang Zhen and Qiu Bihan got married were as happy as honey mixed with oil.

One is young and graceful, extremely beautiful, and the other is brave and strong, just in his thirties. The two of them are passionate about each other, and the concubine is affectionate. When they get together, they just want to get out day and night.

Made a ball.

If he hadn't been born in troubled times, and he was on the front line of Songjin, where the war was fierce and dangerous, Yang Zhen really wanted to plunge into the gentle countryside and never come out, no matter what the buildings were about to collapse, no matter what the world was in chaos.

However, Yang Zhen still has a modern soul after all, and he still cannot remain indifferent to the fact that the world is about to collapse.

When Yang Zhen returned to the inner courtyard, Qiu Bihan and his two maids had prepared meals and had been waiting for him for a while.

As soon as he entered the room, Qiu Bihan led the two maids to greet him with a smile. While helping him take off his armor, he said to him:

"My husband is back, and the food has been heated up. If it is heated again, it won't taste good!"

Then, he took the wet hand towel handed over by the maid, wiped Yang Zhen's hands, and led him half-pushed, half-pushed to the table where the Little Eight Immortals were eating.

Qiu Bihan first helped him sit down, then filled a bowl of sorghum rice porridge, placed it in front of Yang Zhen, took a piece of sesame seed cake, stuffed it into Yang Zhen's hand, and then said:

"No matter how busy your husband is, you can't forget to eat!"

Qiu Bihan originally called Yang Zhen "general", and she continued to call him that way at the beginning after marriage. Although she didn't think there was anything wrong with it, Yang Zhen thought it was too harsh.

After that, Qiu Bihan sometimes called him an official, sometimes called him a governor, and sometimes called him master along with the two maids.

Yang Zhen always felt weird about these names, always feeling that something was wrong, but he didn't know how to address the other person.

Although Qiu Bihan was born in a family of generals, he grew up in Dongjiang, Liaonan and other places. His father Qiu Zhentai died early, and he didn't know much about the rules of the Ming Dynasty officials.

So in the end, the two people discussed it and reached an agreement, and they called each other husband and wife.

Yang Zhen sat down and looked at the plates of steamed fish, soy sauce beef, stir-fried bean sprouts, small seafood, and a plate of cold purslane on the Little Eight Immortals table. His heart was filled with happiness. What he wanted to say was,

I don’t even know where to start.

Since Yang Zhen got married, Qiu Bihan has taken good care of his food, clothing, and daily life. Although he still has three meals a day, the appearance and quality of the food are not the same as in the past.

After the two of them finished their meal, Yang Zhen finally couldn't help but said: "Madam, the Tatar army has divided its forces and moved south today. I will also lead my army out of the city to guerrilla. I will not be with you for a while, so you have to take good care of you.

Yourself. If you feel lonely living alone in the General Military Mansion, you can also go back to your mother's place to live for a while."

Qiu Bihan, who was putting away the cups, plates, dishes, and chopsticks, was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and looked at Yang Zhen with a pair of beautiful eyes, as if he was continuing to wait for Yang Zhen's next words.

After a while, she saw that Yang Zhen was just looking at her, and she said: "Husband, go about your business, don't worry about me. I am the wife of the General Soldier. I am not going anywhere. I am in the General Soldier's Mansion."

Waiting for your triumphant return."

Speaking of this, Qiu Bihan's eyes were already wet.

"I'm leaving tonight."

Yang Zhen was silent for a moment and finally said this, but what greeted him was Qiu Bihan's longer silence.

"Your uncle will pass with me, and we will go by sea. If there is a chance, we will fight. If there is no chance, we will not fight. If we can win, we will fight. If we cannot win, we will not fight. Whether we fight or not is entirely up to me, so it is safe."

"

After another long silence, Qiu Bihan finally looked at Yang Zhen and asked in a low voice: "When will your husband come back?"
Chapter completed!