As the news from the front continued to come, the atmosphere on the flagship where Yang Zhen was located became increasingly tense and solemn.

Including Yang Zhen himself, he had not been so nervous for a long time. In addition to repeatedly asking people to check the loading status of the heavy cannon on the ship, he also went down to the bottom cabin again and personally commanded the Hongyi cannon to prepare for the bombardment.

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The reason for this is that among the entire fleet, perhaps he is the only one who truly knows the significance of the upcoming battle.

If we win, then of course everything can be said. From then on, we can go east and north to threaten the Manchu Tatar hinterland at any time, and go west to cut off the connection between the Manchu Tatars and the Li Dynasty, and remove the Li Dynasty from the Manchu Tatars.

One side peels off.

Once this happens, Jinhae Town will completely gain a foothold behind enemy lines.

However, if the next battle is not won, or simply lost, then whether Yang Zhen can escape will all depend on his own luck.

As for Lin Qingye's fleet of men and horses, and even the pro-Ming ministers within the Li Dynasty, it is possible that they will be wiped out.

Once this happens, the favorable situation that Yang Zhen has managed to create will instantly fall apart.

The success or failure of this battle is so important that Yang Zhen cannot help but feel nervous.

Fortunately, nothing unexpected happened until Yang Zhen stood in the bottom cabin of Lin Qingye's flagship and saw the lights on the Zhenjiang Gate of Zhenjiang Castle through the porthole of the heavy artillery muzzle.

Perhaps it was the news that Jingjin Beilenikan reported to Jierhalang after he rushed back to Zhenjiang Fort, which completely made the Tatar dignitaries in Zhenjiang Fort put down their vigilance against Lin Qingye's fleet.

In short, when the flagship of Yang Zhen's fleet docked on the river bank outside Zhenjiang Gate, there were not a large number of Tatars rushing onto the ship from the dock to conduct a new round of inspection.

On the riverside pier outside Zhenjiang Gate, east gate of Zhenjiang Castle, except for some court traitors walking back and forth, loudly directing the fleet to dock slowly in a Korean dialect that Yang Zhen couldn't understand.

It's quiet.

"Captain, look at the Zhenjiang Gate of Zhenjiang Castle. The Jingjin Beilenikan and the Shihan Tongshi who boarded the ship before are on the Zhenjiang Gate."

The flagship that Yang Zhen and his companions were riding on had just stopped at the Jiang'an Pier. Zhang Chen, who was standing at the gun emplacement with Yang Zhen, immediately handed a telescope to Yang Zhen's hand and at the same time reported himself to Yang Zhen

Observed situation.

Yang Zhen took the telescope and looked up in the direction of Zhenjiang Gate through the porthole on the gun emplacement. Sure enough, he saw a group of people, escorted by many followers, standing on Zhenjiang Gate and pointing towards the fleet.

It was already late at night and it was already entering Haishi. The surrounding area was completely dark, except for the bright lights on Zhenjiang Gate.

The telescope in Yang Zhen's hand is of course useless when used elsewhere, but when used to observe the Zhenjiang Gate, it can be seen very clearly.

"Who is that man standing to Nikan's left?"

Yang Zhen looked with a telescope for a while and recognized Jingjin Beilenikan, whom he had just met before, and Han Run, the well-informed North Korean traitor.

But when he used his telescope to look for another traitor, Gurmahun, he unexpectedly discovered a strange figure standing to the left of Nikan wearing an official uniform of the Ming Dynasty.

The man was about fifty years old, with a mustache and goatee, wearing a black round-neck robe and a tall black gauze hat, but his hair was not shaved.

Such a weird scene surprised Yang Zhen for a moment.

"This, I have never noticed."

Perhaps the man in bright official uniform had just appeared, or perhaps Zhang Chen was just looking to confirm the identities of Nikan and Han Run, but he didn't see that person.

When Yang Zhen heard what he said, he immediately handed him the telescope.

Zhang Chen quickly took it and lifted it up to look at the Zhenjiang Gate. This time he also saw the figure wearing similar Ming official uniforms among the Tatars.

"This cannot be an official from the Ming Dynasty who is here. If the expectations of the humble position are correct, this person must be an official from the imperial court."

Zhang Chen looked at it again and again, and suddenly realized that this place was so close to the Li Dynasty, only separated by a river. The man must be an official of the Dynasty.

When Yang Zhen heard what he said, he immediately realized this.

"It must be an official from the imperial court. It must be an official from the imperial court. Call General Lin down quickly!"

After Yang Zhen realized that it was an official from the imperial court, he immediately thought of Liu Lin, the military envoy of Ping'an Road who had split up with Lin Qingye and escorted grain and grass for the Tatar army by land.

If he were Liu Lin, the peace envoy, then the next thing would be easier to handle.

As soon as Yang Zhen finished speaking, he heard a burst of urgent footsteps on the cabin, and then heard Lin Qingye's fiery voice saying at the cabin ladder:

"No need, I have something to ask the Commander-in-Chief for instructions!"

"Oh? What's the matter?"

"Governor, that Gulmahun, that is, Zheng Mingshou, sent someone to summon me on the dock, telling me to get off the boat immediately and go into the city, and go to Zhenjiang Gate to pay homage to Jingjin Beile! How should I respond? Should we launch an attack now, or should we attack now?

Wait a little longer?”

Lin Qingye's fleet originally consisted of 250 large and small ships. When they set out during the day, they left some ships on Dongjiang Island to guard the island. When they arrived at the mouth of the Yalu River, they left a few more ships on the river near Maoershan Fort. Now

There are still more than two hundred.

It will naturally take a while for such a large fleet to dock near the Jiang'an Pier outside Zhenjiang Gate.

As the flagship of the fleet, Lin Qingye's ship has been docked for a while, but there are still a large number of ships that have not been docked.

Under such circumstances, even though Lin Qingye had experienced many battles, he was not sure whether to launch an attack immediately.

"Ignore him for now. After most of the other ships on the river have anchored and docked, we will launch an offensive. At this time, there is no need for you to risk entering the city."

Faced with Lin Qingye's somewhat eager inquiry, Yang Zhen immediately made up his mind, then waved to him and said: "General Lin, come and take a look. On the Zhenjiang Gate in Zhenjiang Fort, there is a man wearing the official uniform of the imperial court.

But the old friend you know?"

Lin Qingye was a little flustered at first, but when he saw what Yang Zhen said, he first breathed a sigh of relief, then strode to the vicinity of the heavy artillery, took the telescope handed to him by Zhang Chen, and looked at Zhenjiang Gate.

This glance did not matter, I saw that he put down the telescope in the blink of an eye, and said to Yang Zhen with surprise: "Captain, the person wearing our royal robes at the Zhenjiang Gate is none other than Lin, an old friend of Ping An Bing Envoy Liu Lin Liu Bing Envoy

also!"

"So, what kind of person is this Liu Bingshi? Can he be used by us?"

When Yang Zhen saw Lin Qingye's face beaming with joy, he came up and confirmed the man's identity. Sure enough, it was Liu Lin, the military envoy of Ping'an Road who led the army overland to escort the Tatars with supplies. He was also overjoyed and immediately asked.

One sentence.

"This Liu Bingshi is like many people in my country. Although he succumbs to the Qing Tatars on the surface, he actually loves the Ming Dynasty. It's just that he is sophisticated and tactful and rarely rebels against the Qing Dynasty."

At this point, Lin Qingye put down his telescope, clasped his fists towards Yang Zhen and said, "If he can be made to realize that the Governor will win this battle, then he will definitely stand on the Governor's side!"

"So, how can we make people realize that we will win this battle?"

Yang Zhen certainly understood what Lin Qingye said, but under the current circumstances, he had no way to make Liu Lin, who was already in Zhenjiang Fort, see the situation clearly.

Furthermore, as for Yang Zhen's action of leading his army to attack Zhenjiang Fort, whether he can win in one battle, so far, even he himself cannot say that he will win.

After all, among the troops he currently leads, the only ones with truly strong combat capabilities are one battalion and three sentries from the Zhang Chen Fusiliers Regiment.

Among the remaining teams, whether they belong to the Zhongyi Gui Ming Army or the North Korean navy brought by Lin Qingye, their combat effectiveness is very poor in Yang Zhen's opinion.

With the five warships currently in the fleet equipped with heavy Hongyi cannons, it is entirely possible to break through Zhenjiang Gate.

However, after the Zhenjiang Gate was broken, it was still full of uncertainty as to whether the Manchu Tatars in the city could be eliminated and the Zhenjiang Fort City could be captured.

If the men and horses of Lin Qingye and An Yingchang are useless, then the only ones who can fight against the large number of Manchu Tatar garrison in the city are actually the musketeers of Zhang Chen's three sentries.

"The Commander-in-Chief has forgotten that Liu Zhiman, the son of Liu Bingshi, went north with the army along with Mr. Shen Qi and Zhou Chen, and he is now in our fleet!"

Yang Zhen was thinking about how to turn around Liu Lince, who had already brought the grain into the city, when he suddenly heard Zhang Chen's reminder.

At that moment, Yang Zhen suddenly realized that at the beginning of his journey north, he asked people to bring Shen Qizhou and Liu Zhiman with them just in case.

However, Shen Qizhou and Liu Zhiman had always traveled by sea with the ship and were not with Yang Zhen. Therefore, they had not seen each other for a long time and had somewhat forgotten about them.

At this moment, Zhang Chen reminded Yang Zhen that he immediately remembered that he would bring people to join Lin Qingye's fleet this time. Because he could not find more generals around him who could speak the dialect of the Koreans, he pulled out the big one and brought him to Lin Qingye's fleet.

The two of them were also included in the first wave of fleet coming to Zhenjiang Fort.

Yang Zhengang remembered the existence of Shen Qizhou and Liu Zhiman, and when he was about to speak, he heard Lin Qingye on the side said with surprise and joy:

"In this case, what's the next step to convince Liu Bingshi and bring him to our side? Haha, God helps the governor, God helps us!"

After Yang Zhen, Zhang Chen and Lin Qingye reached an agreement in the bottom cabin, they immediately sent people to take a small boat to the turtle ship that had also just docked nearby to look for Shen Qizhou and Liu Zhiman.

However, at this juncture, the traitor Zheng Mingshou, who had just sent people to the shore to summon Lin Qingye to enter the city, waited and waited but did not see Lin Qingye show up. At this time, he brought two servants and had already arrived on the ship.

"Lin Qingye! Where is Lin Qingye?!"
Chapter completed!