Wu Zheng listened quietly, waiting for Wang Zhiren to finish what he wanted to say.

Then he spoke, "Xingguo Gong misunderstood. It shouldn't be like this, what I'm saying is that Guogong shouldn't let the imperial court designate the Jiangbei Navy Division as a rebel. You are a prince of the country, but also a minister, and you have the power to vote. In the final analysis, Guogong abandoned this naval division after all, and if this naval division could return to the south bank before, the possibility of blocking the Qing army in Jiangbei today would be greatly increased. ”

Wang Zhiren was a little stunned, and he suddenly said sharply: "Why don't you object?" You are also a national minister, and you are more powerful than me to veto cabinet resolutions, so didn't you also choose to give up? ”

Speaking of this, Wang Zhiren was already very excited, "Yes, I admit that I do have selfish intentions, and I do covet the prince promised by the imperial court, I ......." ”

Wang Zhiren suddenly seemed to be much older, and he suddenly sighed: "I'm old, and in a year, I found that I was so old that I was too old to be able and had no intention of training a sailor again...... But what about you? Are you old too? You are not only the prince of the country, you are also the general of the Qingtai Dynasty, although the Yixing Dynasty did not confirm it, but there is no will to remove you, this sailor is you begging me to train, with your official position as a general, this sailor is at least nominally under your command, but didn't you also give up on them? ”

There is some truth in this, whether it is the Chongzhen Dynasty, the Yixing Dynasty or the Qing Dynasty, the title of the general is equivalent to the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses.

Nominally, he controls the soldiers and horses of the world, including Wang Zhiren's sailors, which is also the main reason why Wu Zheng can let Wang Zhiren train sailors on his behalf.

Of course, in fact, it is impossible for a great general to really control the world's soldiers and horses, not to mention that the generals below the general are not happy, and the emperor will not allow it.

Wu Zheng still listened quietly, listening to Wang Zhiren's incoherent complaints.

After Wang Zhiren finished speaking, Wu Zheng smiled bitterly: "Can I really stop it as you say?" You should know that as long as I stop it, it will be a military minister interfering in politics, no, I should add the charge of bullying the monarch by the minister. With the temper of Chen Zilong, the first assistant at that time, and the temperament of this unyielding son of heaven, a civil war was inevitable. Xingguo Gong, one plus one can be greater than one no matter what, but one minus one must be less than one, I still understand. At that time, only you could stop it, after all, this sailor was your direct subordinate. ”

Wang Zhiren was stunned for a long time, and finally sighed: "It's late." At this point, it's too late to say anything. According to the latest news, there are only more than 2,000 people left in the department, who escaped under the siege of the Qing army in Haimen, and their whereabouts are now unknown...... It's been a few days, and no more news has come, and even if there are survivors, I'm afraid it won't play a role in the current war situation. Pity my nephew Yilin, I'm afraid it's too bad luck. My eldest brother passed away early, and he had only one son, a widowed sister-in-law, a niece and a seven-year-old child...... Hey, how will they live in the days to come! ”

Wang Zhiren burst into tears as he spoke, at this time, Wang Zhiren was no longer the commander in charge of the sailor, nor was he a prince of the country, let alone a politician who saw through the world, he was just an old man, an old man who sighed for his relatives.

Wu Zheng sighed lightly: "The whole army is annihilated, but it may not be. ”

Wang Zhiren was stunned for a moment, looked at Wu Zheng with teary eyes, and asked urgently: "Did you send reinforcements?" Does the sudden disappearance of the sailor have anything to do with you? ”

Wu Zheng didn't answer, but asked: "I heard that the imperial court has allocated 10,000 recruits to replenish your water division to block the Qing army from crossing the river, how sure is the prince of the country?" ”

There was a glimmer of light in Wang Zhiren's eyes, he stared at Wu Zheng's eyes and said, "Wu Zheng, if Yilin can really get out of danger, the Wang family ...... I, Wang Zhiren, remember your affection. ”

Without waiting for Wu Zheng to speak, Wang Zhiren said: "If you want to say that you are sure, no!" But don't worry, if the Qing army wants to cross the river, it must first cross over the corpse of my Wang Zhiren. My Wang Zhiren is also the Xingguo Gong of the Yixing Dynasty, and he has never been ambiguous when he goes to the battlefield. ”

Wu Zheng was a little moved by these words, and he nodded and said, "It is indeed difficult for 20,000 sailors to block the Qing army on the Qianli River. But please rest assured that I, Wu Zheng, will never sit idly by and watch to reap the benefits of the fisherman. Although the emperor did not issue an edict ordering me to go north, I had ordered the Zhoushan Naval Division to stand by in the waters outside Wusong, and once the war broke out, the naval division could quickly advance along the west, and the Guogong only had to be responsible for the river from Yingtianfu to Zhenjiangfu, and the waters east of Zhenjiangfu would be taken over by the Zhoushan Water Division. In addition, Jin Shanwei has already left for Wusong, and Hangzhou Wei is also gathering ....... Today's meeting with Xingguo Gong, Wu Zheng just wanted to tell Xing Guogong that in the face of Tartar, we can still defend against the enemy side by side, and behind Guogong, there is me! ”

Wang Zhiren looked at Wu Zheng in a daze, and suddenly got up and said to Wu Zhengchang: "...... Old man...... It's not as good as you! ”

Wu Zheng hurriedly got up and said, "It's all a family, Guogong's words...... It's over. ”

Wang Zhiren sighed: "From your promise today, our sailors will fight until there is only one person left, and we will never let a Qing army land in Yingtianfu." ”

"Nope." Wu Zheng shook his head and said, "Resistance is a means, but not an end. If it really can't be stopped, you might as well let some Qing troops land. ”

Wang Zhiren's mouth opened wide in shock, and he asked in shock, "Do you want to borrow the hand of the Qing army......?" ”

Wu Zheng smiled and said, "Where did Guogong go?" No matter how shameless I am Wu Zheng, I can't get to the point of eradicating dissidents by the hands of the Tartars. ”

"Then why are you ......?"

"Ying Tianfu has 30,000 Jingwei, this is not counting the emperor's 6,000 forbidden army, I heard that the imperial court has already recruited new soldiers, plus Ying Tianfu's city defense, it is not a problem to resist 20,000 or 30,000 Qing troops. Liao Zhongping has returned to Beijing, although his combat talent is not outstanding, but his personality is calm and cautious, and he will not lose anything if he leads the defense of Beijing. ”

Wang Zhiren thought for a while and said, "But the Qing army is coming to the capital, I'm afraid this is ...... Isn't that right? ”

Wu Zheng frowned slightly and said: "The emperor swore to live and die with Ying Tianfu, and this can't just be said." Guogong...... Our aim is to defend, it doesn't matter how we defend, it's the result that matters. If a part of the Qing army is let in, the pressure on the river will be greatly reduced, and this part of the Qing army will not be able to cause too much pressure on the capital, so why not? For the sake of the emperor and the court, countless soldiers died in vain, that is not loyalty, it is a crime! ”

Wang Zhiren was still hesitating, "Then if the emperor issues an edict ordering the sailors not to let a Qing army land, how should I deal with it?" ”

Wu Zheng narrowed his eyes and replied: "Outside, the king's order is not affected!" ”

Wang Zhiren perked up and replied loudly: "Okay, just do it!" ”

Speaking of this, Wang Zhiren glanced at Wu Zheng meaningfully and said, "If Wang is still alive after this battle, he will definitely return you this favor." ”