Zu Dabi suddenly pushed Jinshan down the jade pillar, knelt down in front of Wu Zheng, and kowtowed three times in a row, "Zu Dabi is willing to surrender to King Wu's account, and I hope that His Royal Highness King Wu will forgive and take in the guilty ministers regardless of his previous suspicions." ”

Wu Zheng's face changed, but he was silent, he was really unhappy.

Zu Dabi waited for a long time, and when he saw that Wu Zheng still didn't say anything, he had to straighten up and arch his hand: "If King Wu sins, I will hold on to the city, resulting in huge casualties in Taizhou Wei and have no intention of taking it in...... Zu was defeated, and if he wanted to kill or chop, it was all up to King Wu to decide, Zu's only request was to ask King Wu to be sympathetic to God and give the soldiers a way to live, the crime of this battle was all on Zu, they just obeyed orders. ”

Wu Zheng knew that Zu Dabi had figured it out after all.

Wu Zheng was right before, Zu Dabi had the strength to fight, and even had the possibility of being lucky to escape.

After all, he had more than 6,000 people, and the people in front of him were only five or six hundred, and Wu Zheng did not bring many troops, only 5,000 people, and together with Jiang Quanyi, it was slightly less than the number of Zu Dabi's troops.

In addition, this place is far away from the south gate, if you really want to fight, there is still a possibility of escape, at least, many of Zu Dabi's subordinates are still very likely to escape.

When Zu Dabi heard Wu Zheng say this, he was indeed moved, because he heard the meaning of Wu Zheng's words, that is, he didn't want to accept this army.

For Zu Dabi, it completely cut off his future.

At this time, the generals and soldiers were almost subordinate, and without the generals of the army, they were penniless.

Therefore, Zu Dabi flashed a trace of desperate thoughts at that time, so that at least he died and some people could escape.

But gradually, Zu Dabi thought about it again, where did these people go if they escaped?

Can Dorgon contain the remnants?

Even if they are contained, they are just a group of slave soldiers, and it is better to go home to various places, although it is bitter but comfortable, and it is a free body.

This kneeling, Zu Dabi really figured it out, instead of going back to deal with the crime, it is better to do it anyway, although it will affect relatives and friends in the north, but if you flee back, it will also affect relatives and friends, the laws of the Qing court are strict, and the generals who lost the city should be held accountable.

Zu Dabi thought clearly, but Wu Zheng was embarrassed.

That's more than 6,000 people, not more than 60.

If they are given an establishment, then how to appease the Taizhou guards?

If it is dissolved on the spot, it will be a huge hidden danger to the people.

If you kill the prisoners ruthlessly, this will spread out, the notoriety will still be light, the key is to affect the Northern Expedition in the future, will anyone dare to do it anyway?

When Wu Zheng was in a dilemma, Jiang Quanyi glanced at Wu Zheng.

So, Wu Zheng ignored Zu Dabi and walked aside with Jiang Quanyi.

"Lord Wang, although Huai'an City has been conquered now, the Taizhou Guard has suffered a lot of casualties, and the soldiers are afraid that it will be difficult to replenish for a while...... Besides, the delay of these days, according to the time, the enemy cavalry from Fengyang Mansion should have approached Taizhou, I ....... ”

"You want to co-opt this flag soldier?" Wu Zheng frowned and asked.

Jiang Quanyi nodded and said, "Yes." ”

"How can you guarantee that this flag soldier will not repeat?"

Wu Zheng is most worried about this, the purpose of breaking through Huai'an City at any cost is not for the Northern Expedition, but to resolve the dilemma of being cut off by enemy cavalry on the back road, only by defending the city, can we deal with the assault of the enemy cavalry, so as to protect Taizhou Wei and Wu Songwei who should have been transferring.

But if this banner army is recruited, in case it joins the enemy in the city, then the fistula will be bigger, more than 6,000 people.

Wu Zheng never believed that although this army was a Han Chinese, there was still a trace of support for the Han people in his heart.

Jiang Yi said: "There is no guarantee in the end. ”

"And you still have this bad idea? Huai'an City has been newly restored, and the people have been ruled by the Qing court for several years. ”

Jiang Quanyi insisted on saying: "I believe that in the near future, General Lu will lead Wu Songwei to arrive, and by then, the number of Taizhou and Wu Songwei will reach more than 40,000 people, and it should not be difficult to control these more than 6,000 people...... Lord, Zu Dabi is not a person who is in the twilight of the day, the ancestral brothers also fought with the Qing army in their early years, but the state affairs were not good, and there was no choice under the defeat, so the Qing ...... was lowered. ”

"No more talk." Wu Zheng stopped irritably, "What kind of person is he, this king is not interested, the important thing is how do you convince this king that he and his army will not repeat?" ”

Jiang Quanyi was also anxious, "Lord Wang, the lesser of two evils...... If they are in a hurry, the rabbits still bite people, after all, they have more than 6,000 people, if they really want to fight, we can't take much advantage, even if they are all annihilated in the end, the casualties that Taizhou Wei has to pay will not be less than 3,000 people, and the prince will bear to send the soldiers to death in vain? ”

"Fart!" Wu Zheng was furious, "This is the principle!" What does it mean to die in vain? Killing the enemy is my duty! ”

Jiang Quanyi stiffened his neck and said: "They are indeed enemies, but as long as the prince nods, they will become your army, are they still enemies?" Isn't the prince just afraid that they will repeat it...... In this way, the last general will make a military order, I am not sure if this army will repeat it, but Zu Dabi will not! ”

"An ancestor Dabi won't be useless?"

"But as long as Zu Dabi is here, he can suppress this army." Jiang Quanyi stiffened his neck and said, "What's wrong with the prince today, haven't you always been willing to fight?" Now that Taizhou Wei has narrowly conquered Huai'an City, it is in the predicament of being attacked by the enemy, which is already a dangerous situation, why not give it a go? ”

Wu Zheng heard this, for one of them, speaking from the heart, although Wu Zheng did not like Zu Dabi, who caused thousands of Taizhou Wei casualties, but there was not much disgust in his heart, in his position to seek his own government, divided into two camps, you can't take Zu Dabi's resistance for more than ten days to punish his crimes, right?

Of course, it's not that it can't be cured, but at least Wu Zheng doesn't have this idea.

Wu Zheng's hesitation lies in the fact that now he is defending Huai'an City, which is equivalent to being surrounded by enemies on all sides, and before the arrival of the First Army of the Northern Expedition, he is at an absolute local disadvantage, and the barrier of the Yangtze River, the heavy equipment of the First Army, when it can be transported ashore, it is difficult to determine, and at the same time, Wu Zheng is more worried that Dolgon will have a future after all.

This made Wu Zheng very uneasy, because Dolgon's strategic deployment had gradually emerged, that is, to use the first part of the dynasty as a bait to provoke himself to go on a brazen northern expedition, and then deploy heavy troops in Huai'an and Yancheng to block his northward advance, and then use the cavalry of Fengyang Mansion to cut off his return route horizontally.

This step-by-step arrangement is meticulous and effective, Dolgon analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of the musketeers clearly, and even he took into account that it was impossible for Taizhou Wei to carry heavy firearms, so how could such a careful deployment be possible, just because he captured Huai'an City, and the ice and snow melted in an instant?