The person who quickly ran towards Yang Zhen and others to report the news was none other than Fan Chenggong, one of Xia Chengde's generals. The words Fan Chenggong shouted caused Yang Zhen and the people around Yang Zhen who didn't know what to do.

I was overjoyed for a moment.

"What? The Tatars have withdrawn?! Fan Chenggong, are you telling the truth?!"

Fan Chenggong was Xia Chengde's general. When he saw his general coming to report the news, Xia Chengde was overjoyed and couldn't believe it, so he immediately asked him to confirm.

"It's absolutely true, it's absolutely true! General Ao Rijin and Ao Qian, sent by Vice-General Zu, have led a cavalry team to inspect the west camp of Mantazi City. There is no one in the west camp of the city. There is no one!"

Fan Chenggong ran over, shouting excitedly, and the person following him, when he got closer, turned out to be Ao Rijin, the commander of the cavalry under Zu Keyong's command, whom he mentioned.

That Ao Rijin came to Yang Zhen, immediately knelt down on one knee, saluted, and said to Yang Zhen excitedly: "Report to the Commander-in-Chief, the Manchu Tatar camp in the west of the city is still there, but the camp is empty and has been evacuated.

We've got them all! Please ask the governor for an order whether we should go out of the city to pursue him or not!"

"Have the Manchu Tatars really withdrawn?"

Fan Chenggong and Ao Rijin's statement made Yang Zhen, who was already ready to run away, surprised, happy, and full of doubts. He couldn't understand why the Manchu Tatars suddenly withdrew when the situation was so good.

Faced with his question, Ao Rijin followed up and said: "Last night, while I was waiting at Rufeng Hill, I heard an explosion coming from the Empress Palace, and knew that it must be the governor who attacked the Empress Palace at night. Lieutenant General Zu then

Several groups of troops were sent down the mountain to investigate.

"At the turn of the Qing Dynasty today, Lieutenant General Zu received a report that a large number of Manchu Tatars had built a large number of pontoon bridges on the Xiaoling River north of Luhong Mountain, intending to cross the river and go north.

"Vice-general Zu then sent a team down the mountain, detouring outside the Nv'er River, to explore the west of Songshan City. Just then, he rushed to the outside of the Mantazi camp, only to find that the Mantazi camp was already empty, so he hurriedly reported to the governor!

"

Yang Zhen had not seen Ao Rijin for a long time. He still trusted this person very much. He was overjoyed when he heard this and quickly stepped forward to help him up. He said happily:

"Okay, okay? Okay, just withdraw the Tatars? Just withdraw!"

Speaking of this? Yang Zhen thought about not having to abandon the city and break out of the siege. The more he thought about it, the happier he became, and then he burst into laughter.

Although other people present did not know why the Mantatar camp in the west of the city was emptied and why the troops suddenly withdrew, they were all very happy to have the news confirmed by Ao Rijin.

Especially Yang Chaojin, the internal minister of the Songshan Supervisory Army, learned that all the Tatar heavy artillery positions had been evacuated. He, who always showed a serious face and a serious expression, was even more happy and danced excitedly in front of everyone.

While everyone was gathering around Ao Rijin to ask questions, they saw Li Lu leading a group of people to the top of the city in a hurry. From a distance away, he shouted:

"Captain? Look who's coming, look who's coming? Xiao Wu is back, and Yan San has also gone ashore and entered the city! All the Manchu Tatars in the east of the city have been evacuated! All of them have been evacuated!"

Yang Zhen was overjoyed when he heard this. He turned around and saw at first sight Yan Shengsan and Guo Xiaowu walking quickly beside Li Lu with smiles on their faces.

"Captain, all the Manchu Tatars on the coast have evacuated. From the mouth of the Xiaoling River to the south to the east of Songshan City, there is no Manchu Tatar camp to garrison troops. If the Governor wants to break out of the city and board a ship into the sea, this is the time.

also!"

Yan Shengsan came to Yang Zhen, and after greeting him, he said these words.

After he finished speaking, Guo Xiaowu also followed up and said: "The Commander-in-Chief, I have also conveyed the Commander-in-Chief's orders to Deputy General Yuan and Qiu Tong. All the warships are ready, and we are just waiting for the Commander-in-Chief to lead his troops to break through!"

As a result, the two of them talked in tandem, and Yang Zhen and the people around Yang Zhen burst out laughing again.

After laughing for a while, Yang Zhen lifted up the confused Yan Shengsan and Guo Xiaowu, and said to them: "The Manchu Tatar camp on the western outskirts of the city has also been withdrawn. I expect that the same will happen outside the south gate at this time.

Now that the Manchu Tatars have withdrawn, we don’t have to leave the city to break out of the siege and board a ship to enter the sea! Hahahaha..."

"Congratulations to the Commander-in-Chief for this great achievement!"

Yan Shengsan and Guo Xiaowu reacted immediately when they heard what Yang Zhen said. They were overjoyed and met Yang Zhen again and congratulated Yang Zhen.

They are all confidants on Yang Zhen's boat. If Yang Zhen becomes prosperous, they will naturally rise with the tide. This is the saying that when one person attains enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.

After Yan Shengsan and Guo Xiaowu congratulated Yang Zhen in this way, everyone who was standing beside Yang Zhen, including Yang Chaojin, the supervisor of the army, all turned towards Yang Zhen in unison, bowed and congratulated:

"Congratulations to the Governor for this great achievement!"

"Hey, everyone, please get up, everyone, please get up. The clouds are clearing, the fog is clearing, and the willows are dark and the flowers are bright. Is it the fault of Yang? You are all in it, you are all in it! Hahahaha..."

After Yang Zhen finished speaking, he burst out laughing again, and everyone else on the city also knew who Yang Zhen was, so they laughed together after hearing what he said.

At noon, the clouds and fog that shrouded Songshan City finally dissipated, and the sun broke through the clouds. Although it was not strong, it became clear.

The news that the Manchu Tatars outside Songshan City had withdrawn their troops had already spread like wildfire in the city. Suddenly, the four gates of Songshan were filled with cheering crowds.

Songshan City is small, but it is also a place to stay in troubled times. After living in the city for a long time, no one is willing to leave in a hurry. Now, the Manchu Tatars who besieged Songshan suddenly withdrew, and the soldiers and people in the city were all happy.

Just above the head of Ximen City, Yang Zhen told Ao Rijin to return to Rufenggang, and ordered Zu Keyong and Xu Changyong to lead the cavalry from the Rufenggang camp down the mountain and follow the retreating Tatar army.

Head north and play it by ear.

At the same time, he also sent Yan Shengsan to leave as soon as possible, and asked him to return to the sea, lead his fleet, and go north along the coast to inquire for information to further confirm whether the Manchu Tatar army had really retreated.

Correspondingly, he rejected on the spot the suggestion of taking advantage of the victory to attack, and only ordered the four guards to be calm and wait and see for a day before making any further decisions.

In his opinion, the various armies of the Manchu Tatars had many cavalry, and they could retreat silently today, but in the blink of an eye, they might come back again.

For him, being able to maintain the current results is already very good, but blindly expanding the results may lead to unexpected failure.

In fact, as far as the situation on the Songjin front is concerned, the Manchu Tatars can only be considered to have truly withdrawn their troops if they retreat all the way to the area north of the Daling River.

"Everyone, the Mantatar camps in the west, east and south of the city are all empty. No matter why the Mantatars suddenly evacuated today, as long as they withdrew across the Daling River, our Songshan City's defense battle this time will be a success.

Done!"

After returning to Songshan General Military Mansion, Yang Zhen immediately summoned all the officers and generals in the city to discuss matters.

At this time, Lu Pinqi sent the sentinel sent to the city through the hanging basket to have returned, officially confirming the news that all the two white flag camps in the south of the city had evacuated. So Yang Zhen first summarized the situation at hand, and then said:

"Next, there are several urgent matters that we need to finalize as soon as possible. The first of them is how to report merit to the capital court."

When Yang Zhen said this, the atmosphere in the lobby of the General Military Mansion's Assistant Camp Affairs Office immediately became jubilant. All the generals were beaming with joy and couldn't help but talk about it.

In the past, every time the war ended, others would urge Yang Zhen to report his merits. This time, Yang Zhen was different. As soon as the Manchu Tatars withdrew, they began to discuss the matter of reporting their merits.

"But I don't know what the Governor's plan is?"

While everyone was discussing, Yang Chaojin, who was already responsible for supervising the military merit examination, first raised his hand and asked Yang Zhen what he meant.

A few days ago, Yang Zhen received the envoys from the Manchu Tatar puppet emperor Huang Taiji to persuade them to surrender, and finally released Zu Zerun among them, which made Yang Chaojin quite dissatisfied.

For several days afterwards, Yang Chaojin's attitude toward Yang Zhen was somewhat lukewarm.

Fortunately, in the end, Yang Zhen did not have any ambiguity with the Manchu Tatars, nor did he abandon the city to break out of the siege. Instead, he held on to the city until the Manchu Tatars withdrew their troops on their own.

Only then did Yang Chaojin's attitude towards Yang Zhen return to its original state.

Today, the Manchu Tatars withdrew their troops and Songshan City was able to be defended. He was also happy and no longer cared about all the unpleasant things that happened during the defense of the city.

Moreover, regarding the matter of reporting merits to the emperor to the court, Yang Zhen had also greeted him before, meaning that he wanted to go to the capital to offer prisoners and create some momentum.

He also agreed with this point and felt that it should be more vocal earlier.

After all, any achievements Yang Zhen achieved in Songshan City were related to him as the supervisor, and they could definitely be regarded as honorable.

And Yang Zhen also knew Yang Chaojin's mentality, so when he saw him asking, he said to him: "I was about to discuss with my brother. I intend to personally lead a guard team to escort the Manchu Tatar King Yujun and other important captives by sea.

The capital, for the sake of the Holy Emperor, come to the Meridian Gate to sacrifice prisoners."

"Dedicate prisoners at the Meridian Gate?"

As soon as Yang Zhen's idea was expressed, those present who had never heard of Yang Zhen's idea were moved and exclaimed.

Presenting prisoners at the Meridian Gate was the greatest honor for the generals of the Ming Dynasty.

"Yes, it was the Meridian Gate to offer prisoners. Last night Li Lu and others were ordered to go out of the city and bombed the Empress' Palace. At that time, Prince Daishan of the Manchu Tatars was staying at the Empress' Palace. I suspect that today the Manchu Tatars suddenly withdrew their troops.

It was related to the death of Daishan in the bombing. How can such a world-famous achievement be buried?"

When Yang Zhen saw everyone exclaiming and moving, he immediately expressed his plan very clearly, and then said: "That old guy Daishan got the body. Although we didn't get it, we have more than ten princes of the Tatars ready-made.

Duo, the ready-made Manchu Tatar inlaid with white flag Gushan Ezhen, Maile Zhangjing is in hand, the ready-made Manchu Tatar red flag Han army Maile Zhangjing is in hand, and there are hundreds of living pure Jurchen Manchu Tatar,
Chapter completed!