When Li Hualong tried hard to search the hidden soldiers in the garrison, Jiang Dahai was not idle either. He took the initiative to attack Yangzhou three times in a row.

Every time, the shore defense position that Yangzhou Prefecture has worked hard to build is destroyed. When it comes to the third attack on October 2, it breaks into the inner canal and reaches Yangzhou City, and brings martial law to Yangzhou City.

Now Li Hualong realized that he had no time to continue preparing the army leisurely, so he had to rush back to Yangzhou City. On the evening of October 4, Li Hualong held an important military meeting.

He planned to attack the navy on the other side on the evening of October 5, destroy the navy with the help of the night, so as to give full play to the advantage of the imperial army in terms of numbers, regain Zhenjiang Prefecture and Nanjing in one fell swoop, and open up the grain channel.

Because Chai Guozhu was the main general of the attack, Chai Guozhu was fortunate to attend the meeting. Of course, he had no say or decision-making power. Everything was discussed by civil officials such as Li Hualong. Furthermore, it was Li Hualong who made a decision alone.

"At night, the navy of the gangsters cannot see things, and cannot exert their strengths in vitality and combat effectiveness. The navy's strengths cannot be used. It is the time for our army to defeat them. There is only one opportunity. If this time fails, the navy of the gangsters will definitely take strict precautions next time. We can only sit and wait for death. Therefore, this attack is of great significance and concerns the destiny of the Ming Dynasty. You must be careful and not make any mistakes!"

Li Hualong said very seriously: "If our army was defeated in this battle, I, Li Hualong, would be the first to commit suicide to thank the world! And you may not die, but you will be poked on the back of the back of the world for the rest of your life and scolded you for not working hard!"

The officials expressed their understanding tremblingly.

At the end of the meeting, Li Hualong saw Chai Guozhu sitting at the end.

"General Chai, do you know what to do?"

When Chai Guozhu heard Li Hualong call him, he quickly stood up.

"The last general knows! The last general will lead the army to cross the river at night to attack the rebel naval army. The rebel naval army will be defeated in one fell swoop, and restore Zhenjiang Prefecture and Nanjing. Otherwise, the last general will commit suicide to thank Your Majesty!"

Li Hualong has been quite satisfied with Chai Guozhu in recent days. At least he is very honest, does not speak nonsense, and tries to complete the tasks as much as possible. He has no complaints in daily life. He is still very willing to use such a general.

This battle can also test his loyalty to the court. If there is no problem, Li Hualong decided to trust him and began to discuss military operations with him.

"Okay! I hope you can do what you say and live up to the kindness of the court and Your Majesty!"

Li Hualong encouraged Chai Guozhu.

Afterwards, he went to rectify the soldiers of the garrison who were like bad things, and chose three thousand people who could be considered combat power. He spent most of his time equiping them with armor and weapons, which somewhat enhanced the chance of victory.

Then Chai Guozhu selected two thousand Jizhen soldiers who could already adapt to water battles, and together they were 5,000.

Li Hualong handed over more than 200 small rafts, fishing boats and small merchant ships he collected, to Chai Guozhu, and asked Chai Guozhu to use these small boats to load soldiers. Then he secretly crossed the river to approach the Zhennan Army Navy warships when the night was dark, then boarded the warships and attacked the opponent's sailors and set fire to their warships.

To this end, Li Hualong also prepared almost 500 cans of turbulent oil tanks for use for Chai Guozhu. After he approached the Zhennan Army Navy warship, he set fire to their warships.

In short, Li Hualong did everything he could, and his request to Chai Guozhu was to fight to the death without any chance.

On the evening of October 5th, the moon was dark and the wind was high. There was no light at all on the canal section on the north bank of the Yangtze River. However, the ignition light could be seen on the south bank of the Yangtze River, as if it was the torch of the soldiers patrolling the night.

There are not people on the north bank of the Yangtze River. On the contrary, there are not too many people.

More than 6,000 people gathered here at this moment, and more than 200 small boats also docked on the bank of the river while the night was sunken. They were waiting for the order of the Supreme Commander, and they would go to Nan'an and Zhennan Navy to fight to the death.

Li Hualong personally supervised the battle. He said that he would watch this scene with his own eyes no matter what, to see whether the destiny of heaven is in the Ming Dynasty or the rebels. If he was defeated, he had nothing to say, and he could only say that God was not good at it.

He stood by the river bank, looking at the stars and lights on the south bank.

Then he turned around and faced Chai Guozhu who was ready to go.

"General Chai, the battle tonight will be related to the fate of the Ming Dynasty. If you win, the court will still have some things to look forward to. If you lose, the situation will take a sharp turn. I don't know what will happen in the future, and I don't know the safety of the Ming Dynasty.

As a court official, I will naturally do my best to serve the Ming Dynasty with the salary of the Ming Dynasty. I don’t ask for anything, I just hope that you can do your best, even if you just weaken the rebel navy and make them dare not attack easily, it will be a victory!"

Chai Guozhu clasped his fists.

"The last general was deeply favored by the court and was able to go from a small army to a general in a town. It was all thanks to the court's promotion. The last general had no choice but to die before he could die!"

Li Hualong nodded, then took a bowl of wine from his side and handed it to Chai Guozhu. Then, he also picked up a bowl of wine and touched Chai Guozhu's bowl.

"I have nothing to say, thousands of words are all in this bowl of wine. I hope General Chai will win the flag and will be invincible. Don't let me down and don't let the court down."

Chai Guozhu took a deep breath.

"The last general will fight to the death, and will never let the governor down, and will never let the court and His Majesty down!"

"good!"

Li Hualong drank the wine in the bowl.

Chai Guozhu also drank the wine in the bowl.

The atmosphere became heroic.

Then Chai Guozhu turned his head and looked at the other side.

"Governor, do you know what kind of person Xiao Jixin is?"

Li Hualong was stunned for a moment, and didn't care. Then he said, "The famous general, but his mind is not right. He did what the general shouldn't do. No wonder he will be today. If it weren't for this, he should be the pillar of the Ming Dynasty."

Chai Guozhu turned his head and looked at Li Hualong again.

"Governor General, Xiao Jixin is not a bad mind. On the contrary, it is Shen Yiguan who is a bad mind!"

Li Hualong frowned and opened his mouth. Before he could speak, Chai Guozhu spoke again.

"Xiao Jixin just wanted to do something for His Majesty, what's wrong with doing things for the emperor? Why should she be treated as a rebellion? Isn't it wrong for Shen Yiguan to depose the emperor as a minister? Just because he is a civil servant, do you think he is right and Xiao Jixin is wrong?"

Li Hualong was shocked.

"General Chai, what are you talking about..."

Before Li Hualong finished speaking, Chai Guozhu pulled out his sword from his waist and put it on his shoulders, pressing it against his neck.

“Do it!!”

A group of soldiers around Chai Guozhu suddenly shouted loudly and then began to act.
Chapter completed!