In Yangshe Camp, the fort gates are wide open, gongs and drums are beating, welcoming the Qing army.

Gu Yuanbi and Shen Tingmo stood with their hands tied at the fort gate.

Tu Lai came swaggering on a horse.

"Tu Dutong, I have important information about Jiangyin!" Seeing that Tu Lai didn't seem to pay attention to what he meant, Gu Yuanbi shouted impatiently.

Shen Tingmo, who was standing aside, felt unhappy. He had agreed to present a picture together to claim credit, but now that Gu Yuanbi has left him, he is really dishonest!

When Tu Lai heard the word "Jiangyin", he couldn't help reining in his horse and looked down at Gu Yuanbi with an indifferent expression.

He raised his riding crop and was too lazy to talk to the ants.

Gu Yuanbi was overjoyed and quickly took out the Jiangyin city defense map he had carefully drawn from his arms, stepped forward and handed it over with both hands.

Tu Lai asked his soldiers to accept it and left directly.

Gu Yuanbi felt a little uncomfortable. How could this Qing general be so arrogant and offer such an important thing without even saying a word?

When Shen Tingmo saw Gu Yuanbi's hot face touching his cold butt, he couldn't help but chuckle in his heart, he deserves it!

The Qing army marched straight through Yangshe Camp without stopping.

Tu Lai only entered the fort to check it out. After leaving an assistant leader to lead the garrison, he left the fort to chase the army.

Their goal is Zhouzhuang Town. Only after arriving there can the army rest.

Large rivers and streams seriously affected the marching speed of the Qing army. Tu Lai had no choice but to order the front army to build a bridge, otherwise the army's artillery would not be able to pass.

Zhouzhuang Town is about thirty miles east of Jiangyin County.

On the west side of the town are Aoshan and Dingshan, and at the foot of the mountains are the tributaries of the Yangtze River. Zhouzhuang Town is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with beautiful scenery.

After crossing the mountain, you will find Qishan Town, so named because it is adjacent to Qishan in the south.

Jiangyin County is just west of Qishan Town.

This is also where Tu Lai selected the Chinese army to camp.

At this time, news that the Qing army had entered Jiangyin had spread back to the county.

Yan Yingyuan is standing in the courtyard of the county office, and his servant Wang Jinzhong is putting on his armor.

Chen Mingyu walked out of the back hall holding the skirt of his robe and said worriedly: "Jianheng, are you really going to go out of the city to fight?"

"It is necessary to weaken the Tatars. There are only 30,000 Tatars here. They have to travel through mountains and rivers, so they are exhausted. Our army is in a favorable location and can fight."

Yan Yingyuan felt that if the Tatars wanted to attack the city, they would inevitably bring artillery. However, Jiangyin's dense water network made it very difficult for artillery to pass through, which would inevitably slow down the Qing army.

As long as you can seize the advantage first, you might as well give the Tatars a heavy blow.

Even if you can't blunt their edge, you still have to find a way to destroy the Tatar cannon.

"Tatars are very good at field combat, and they are even more experienced in the jungle. Qianheng, why don't you think about it again?" Chen Mingyu was still very worried.

Although after a period of training, the strength of each battalion in the city has now expanded to 5,000, after all, most of them have never been in actual combat.

Taking the initiative is too risky.

"Brother Gongchen, don't worry. As long as someone can enter the mountain before the Tatars and sell the mountain to set up an ambush, this will be a good opportunity!" Yan Yingyuan insisted.

Huishan is in the north, Dingshan is in the south, Jishan is in the east, and Aoshan is in the west. The four mountains are surrounded by a deep and wide mountain basin in the middle.

These four mountains can be said to be the eastern barrier of Jiangyin.

As long as you occupy this place, you can stop the Qing army here.

Yan Yingyuan has been planning, but has not taken action due to lack of troops.

But now the Qing army has arrived, no matter what, we have to fight.

Jiangyin is already an isolated city, and being trapped in it is not the best option after all.

Chen Mingyu couldn't persuade Yan Yingyuan, so he could only step forward and tie the belt of his armor for him, nagging instructions as he tied it, just like a little daughter-in-law.

"Dianshi, Tianqing camp and Chengjiang camp have assembled at the east gate."

Guard Xu Wanglan walked in. Since Gu Yuanbi's defection, Xu Wanglan was elected as guard and responsible for city defense matters.

His brother Xu Guanhai's health has also improved, and he has recently been able to operate a sword. Yan Yingyuan personally sent the arrows and asked him to be the guard general of Jiangyin, responsible for training the defenders and organizing new soldiers.

"Wanglan, how is your brother's health?" Yan Yingyuan asked with concern.

"Lao Dianshi is thinking about me. My brother has recovered very well. He is now training with the soldiers and horses of the Chaozong and Chunhui battalions. He is very energetic!" Xu Wanglan said with a smile.

"That's good. I'll lead the army to fight, and I'll leave the city's defense to you. You must pay attention to other directions, and send more reconnaissance cavalry out to investigate to prevent the Qing army from attacking from multiple directions." Yan Yingyuan warned.

Xu Wanglan nodded in agreement and sent Yan Yingyuan to the east gate.

Feng Houdun and Chen Mingyu also sent them off together.

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At the east gate, the army is leaving the city.

People in Jiangyin packed the streets to say goodbye.

Yan Yingyuan rode his horse and raised his whip, followed closely by Wang Jinzhong, Zhong Muli, Shao Kanggong, Wang Gonglue and other generals.

After leaving the city gate, Yan Yingyuan reined in his horse and looked back, saw Chen Mingyu and Feng Houdun standing on the city tower, and waved goodbye to them.

After this, the war will be unpredictable, but the man is determined to die, let's see how he can mend the cracks in the sky!

With their whips dancing lightly, this 10,000-strong army raised the flag of the Ming Army high!

In order to capture the mountain as soon as possible, Yan Yingyuan kept urging the troops.

The young soldiers ran as fast as they could.

At the same time, the Qing army was crossing the Yangtze River tributary at the foot of Guishan.

There is an extremely narrow wooden bridge here, which cannot be passed by the army. Tu Lai was anxious and ordered the former army to collect ships and build a boat bridge.

Looking up at the lush Guishan, Tu Lai cursed loudly: "This wretched place has so many mountains and rivers, it's really annoying!"

Seeing Tu Lai getting angry, the generals following him did not dare to say a word, for fear that Tu Lai would take it out on him.

At this time, Melezhangjing Yild trotted over with his knife in hand.

"Capital Commander, the scouts reported that Zhouzhuang Town is empty! It looks like it has been deserted for a long time."

When Tu Lai heard this, he felt even more impatient. It seemed that Jiangyin had long been fortified and clear of the country. Damn it!

"When will the bridge be ready?!" Tu Lai shouted angrily.

The generals behind him shrank their necks in fear.

"Back...back to Dutong, the river is a little wider and it will take at least half an hour." The counselor Malaxi stood up and replied.

"Go and tell those slaves that I will give them half an hour at most. If they can't build the bridge, they will all be killed!"

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"Slave, go right now!"

Under the heavy pressure of Tu Lai, the coated slaves of the Qing army quickly built the pontoon bridge. Since they did not collect too many boats, they could only jump into the water and carry the bridge plank on their shoulders.
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The river section here is not very deep, and the water reaches up to the neck. But if there is a slight fluctuation, the mouth and nose will be submerged, which can range from uncomfortable to suffocating.

But in order to survive, these wrappers can only do this.

The Qing army's artillery took the lead in crossing the river.

The heavy cannon was pushed and pulled onto the pontoon.

The huge pressure instantly spread to the shoulders of the people in the river.

"Hold on, I'll kill anyone who lets go!" a leader of the Han army flag shouted from the shore.

Wherever the artillery passed, the people holding the bridge were all stunned, vomiting blood, falling down continuously, and disappeared into the river.

When the leaders on the river saw this, they drove the new ones into the water to fill their places.

These coatings are like consumables, no one cares about their life or death.

Although these coatings worked hard to support the pontoon bridge, several artillery pieces of the Qing army still fell into the water due to the unstable bridge deck.

When Tu Lai saw this, he jumped up in anger. How could he attack the city without artillery?

In a fit of rage, Tu Lai shot and killed all the men in that cow.

Three hours later, the Qing army crossed the river from multiple places at the same time and began to march towards Zhouzhuang Town.

The Tulai army marched westward along the northern foot of Guishan Mountain, and then prepared to turn north and enter Zhouzhuang.

At this time, it was already dusk, the sun was setting over the western mountains, and the birds were returning to the forest.

The Ming army Yan Yingyuan had no intention of stopping. Although there were many people left behind, the marching speed did not slow down at all.
Chapter completed!