Not long after, another news came over, which made Zhu Yigui even more strange.

"The Qing army in Jiangdu also moved?" Zhu Yigui was stunned. You must know that Jiang was the main force of Yue Zhongqi. It was because Yue Zhongqi was in Jiangdu that Zhu Yigui had always had some concerns about attacking Yangzhou. After all, Jiangdu is too close to Yangzhou. Once the Yangzhou battle begins, Yue Zhongqi can connect Yangzhou from east to west at any time, and advance and retreat freely.

In other words, the most important thing to attack Yangzhou is actually not Yangzhou City, but Jiangdu in the east of Yangzhou. If the main force of the Qing army in Jiangdu is not solved for a day, it will not be able to do its best to attack Yangzhou. If Yue Zhongqi's elusive military ability is not good, he might give the Ming army somewhere.

But now the Qing army in Jiangdu suddenly moved, and from the information, the Qing army in Jiangdu is moving north. Could it be that Yue Zhongqi really intends to give up Yangzhou?

After receiving the same reward from the Jinyiwei and the scout sent out, Zhu Yigui was a little confused about how to make a decision. From the heart, he knew that this was an opportunity. The main force of the Qing army near Yangzhou and Yangzhou voluntarily evacuated, so it was the best opportunity for the Ming army to take advantage of the situation to capture Yangzhou. With just one Yangzhou, half of the Jiangbei would fall into the hands of the Ming army. More importantly, controlling Yangzhou was equivalent to controlling the Grand Canal, which was extremely beneficial to the subsequent strategic goals.

However, whether Yue Zhongqi is truly withdrawing or falsely withdrawing? This made Zhu Yigui unable to judge. Although there were many spies from the Jinyiwei in Jiangbei and the Ming army sent several scouts, under this circumstance, the Ming army still could not accurately grasp Yue Zhongqi's intention.

"Boss, what else do you want? Fight!" The opposite of Zhu Yigui's hesitation was his subordinates, especially Huang Dian, who was so excited that they were ready to go after hearing the news. In his opinion, Zhu Yigui was simply worried about the situation. This situation was obvious. After the He Wei army was eliminated, the Qing army had loopholes in the deployment of Yangzhou. After the Ming army occupied Gaozhuang and controlled the western part of Yangzhou, the Qing army could no longer use the previous methods to deal with the Ming army.

In this case, it is obvious to readjust the tactics. Otherwise, Yue Zhongqi would not have mobilized nearby troops to distance themselves from the Ming army as soon as possible. Now, as the Ming army has stabilized its foothold, the battle in Yangzhou will begin, and there are only two roads in front of Yue Zhongqi. One is to decide the victory and defeat with the Ming army in Yangzhou, and the other is to avoid its edge and preserve its strength. Yue Zhongqi, who has always been flexible in using troops, now chooses the second road.

"Let me think about it again..." Zhu Yigui frowned, and his fingers placed beside the chair kept gently hitting and stroking his hands.

"I said, boss, why are you the more you become the more courageous you are?" Seeing Zhu Yigui hesitant, Huang Dian couldn't help but say, "I remember that you and my brothers rebelled in Fujian, and they were not afraid of facing the encirclement and suppression of tens of thousands of Qing troops. Instead, they played around. But now, we have more than 40,000 elite troops on our hands, what is a mere Yangzhou? Even if Yue Zhongqi is furious, what can he do under the general trend?"

Speaking of this, Huang Dian took a deep breath and said, "If you are worried about Yue Zhongqi playing tricks, then let's be careful. Yangzhou will have to fight no matter what. First, try to see the situation. If he really runs away, you will take it down. If he holds up bad water, haha, we are not fools!"

"This..." Zhu Yigui was moved by Huang Dian's words. Indeed, since the war in Jiangbei started, Zhu Yigui has never gained any benefits from Yue Zhongqi, so he has always been wary of Yue Zhongqi, so his mentality is different from before.

Looking back on the Fujian Uprising, Zhu Yigui was not afraid of the world, and he used his troops to be in a wild manner. He led a group of old brothers to make the Qing army in Fujian, and finally made great contributions to the Ming army. But how could he suddenly lose sight of one thing? Zhu Yigui himself found it funny. Could it be that the more he fought, the less courage he was, as Huang Dian said?

Although Huang Dian's words were unpleasant, the truth was correct. Yangzhou must be fought no matter what. Only by defeating Yangzhou can we further capture the entire Jiangbei. Since Yue Zhongqi took the initiative to evacuate, no matter what medicine he sold in the gourd, he will know everything after he fights.

Besides, there are 40,000 Ming troops in Jiangbei. Although these Ming troops are not as good as the elite of the new army, they are considered strong troops compared with the Qing army. As long as they are not careless and take action steadily, Yue Zhongqi has no choice but to do anything to him.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yigui finally made a decision and decided to take this opportunity to attack Yangzhou. After his military order was issued, the Ming army began to move. The Ming army near Yangzhou was divided into two parts, one part Zhu Yigui personally commanded 23,000 people, and the other part came out of Tangzhuang from south to north. Its unit was 15,000 people, and with the assistance of the warships of the Yangtze River Navy, he began to march towards Yangzhou.

The first one to start fighting was not Zhu Yigui's main force, but the Ming army and the Yangtze River Navy in Tangzhuang. After all, Yangzhou was located there, and it was not far from the Yangtze River to attack directly north to reach the city of Yangzhou. After the cannons of the navy warships opened fire, Yangzhou City launched a fierce battle. Although the Qing army stationed in Yangzhou did not have much force, relying on Yangzhou's solid city defense, it was panicked but not chaotic, barely blocking the first wave of attacks of the Ming army.

After two days of marching, it was already very close to Yangzhou City. There was a faint sound of artillery fire in my ears. As the sky gradually dimmed, red light could still be seen in the direction of Yangzhou City in the east.

Zhu Yigui did not rush to Yangzhou overnight, but camped here. He did not rush for so long. And judging from the news from the front line, the attack in Yangzhou was progressing smoothly. Although the Qing army resisted tenaciously, its military strength was obviously insufficient. The Ming army adopted a steady and steady tactic on ensuring safety and reducing its own casualties. If nothing unexpected happens, when Zhu Yigui's army arrives, Yangzhou will not resist for long after attacking on both sides.

Everything seemed to be moving towards the best, but I don’t know why the closer we are to Yangzhou City, the more uneasy Zhu Yigui was, he always felt that he had a pair of eyes secretly hiding in the dark and staring at him. I don’t know if this was an illusion, or if Zhu Yigui was suspicious, but Zhu Yigui, who has always been careful, still dared not be careless. While setting up camp, he sent several teams of scouts to all directions to ensure safety. At the same time, he personally looked at the situation of the camp and inspected it to ensure that it was correct before returning to the tent.

"Yue Zhongqi really ran away?" In the tent, Zhu Yigui was still thinking about this question. Yangzhou is in danger at present, but the Qing army in Jiangdu showed no sign of support for Yangzhou. Moreover, according to the intelligence, the main force of the Qing army in Jiangdu has evacuated northward, and there are not many troops left there.

In this way, it will take place in the past few days to conquer Yangzhou. Maybe when his army arrives at Yangzhou City tomorrow, the Yangzhou City will be destroyed. But for some reason, Zhu Yigui was still very uneasy. He thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure it out. As he felt tired, Zhu Yigui fell asleep unknowingly.

I don't know how long I slept, but Zhu Yigui suddenly woke up from his sleep. He felt cold sweat all over his body, and his expression was even more ferocious. He opened his eyes, and his eyes were frightened and confused. After a while, he gradually understood where he was. The quiet tent was so calm, but he could not calm his violently beating heart. Zhu Yigui quickly turned over and sat up, and immediately shouted a few words to the outside. In a blink of an eye, a personal soldier heard the sound and entered the tent.

"Tell me to order the entire army!"

"Master...Master, now it's the third day of the day..." The personal soldiers were stunned when they heard this. Zhu Yigui, who was in the middle of the night, wanted to gather the troops? What is this? You know, gathering the troops in the middle of the night is extremely dangerous. Because the soldiers were malnourished and night blindness was common in the army before, the troops basically remained motionless at night. This was to avoid the bombing of the camp. Once the bombing of the camp, the collapse of the troops was in front of them, so this was the practice of marching and camping.

Now the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are not moving forward. With the balance of nutrition, night blindness has basically disappeared in the army. But even if we gather the troops in the middle of the night, it is also very risky to gather suddenly without the previous preparations. The personal army was trying to persuade him, but who would have thought that Zhu Yigui's face was fierce. Looking at his knife-like eyes, the personal army gritted the bullet and agreed repeatedly, and hurried out to pass the order.
Chapter completed!