Time was urgent, Wu Zheng thought for a while and said, "In which direction does Xingguo Gong plan to retreat?" ”

"Still return to Dinghai the same way."

"In that case, I will send someone to deliver this letter for you, and you will return to Jiaxing City immediately, and from here to Jiaxing for a maximum of one and a half hours, you should be able to catch up with the retreat of Xingguo Gong."

"This ...... Brother Wu, what exactly are you going to do? ”

"Wang Qianhu, there are as many as 30,000 Ming troops in Hangzhou anyway, and there are countless people who yearn for the Ming court, how can one day's retreat time be enough? If I leave them behind, I'm afraid I'll suffer another round of slaughter. I think so, when Xingguo Gong insists on retreating for a day, send a road to retreat by land, so as to attract the Tartars to pursue by land, so as to cover Xingguo Gong's retreat by water. ”

Wang Yilin frowned and said, "But how can this road retreat?" By then, the Ming army in Hangzhou had all withdrawn to Shaoxing, and this group of people became a lone army. ”

Wu Zheng said: "Does Brother Wang believe Wu Zheng?" ”

Wang Yilin glanced at Wu Zheng, "I naturally believe in Brother Wu." ”

Wu Zheng pointed to both sides of the official road, "Brother Wang, please look, the woods on the edge of this three-way intersection are so lush, and thousands of people and horses are ambushed along the side of the road, it is difficult to be discovered." Besides, there were few people on this road, but they retreated straight to Hangzhou, and the pursuing Qing army would never have expected them to dare to ambush. They could not have imagined that there were 3,000 men under my command to participate in this ambush battle. ”

Wang Yilin was a little tempted, but he still shook his head and said: "Even if the ambush is really successful as you said, with this few thousand people, how can you get rid of the pursuit of the Qing army?" Once you bite it, it's a dead end. ”

Wang Yilin was rightly worried, even if the ambush Wu Zheng said was really successful, it defeated the Tartars' pursuing troops, but it could not defeat Duoduo's middle and rear troops, and the Ming army, which had gone through fierce battles, did not have the physical strength to escape Duoduo's pursuit at all.

Once bitten, it is the end of the total annihilation.

Wu Zheng walked a few steps impatiently, suddenly gritted his teeth, and whispered to Wang Yilin: "I just got a batch of red-coated cannons, although they are a little smaller, but fortunately, there are many of them. I intend to deploy these red-coated cannons on the city wall of Hangzhou, as long as the blockade here is successful, our army can retreat to the city of Hangzhou, and with the power of artillery, it should be no problem to hold on for a few days. ”

Wang Yilin opened his mouth and stammered, "The red-clothed cannon? God, where did you get that...... By the way, how many doors are there? ”

Wu Zheng nodded his chin to Chen Shoujie, "This is Chen Yujie's son, when the Shi Pavilion Department was guarding Yangzhou, he gathered all the artillery in Jiangbei to Yangzhou City, because it was not used much, he ordered dozens of artillery pieces below 1,000 catties to be transported to Hangzhou City for deployment, but I didn't expect Yangzhou City to fall prematurely, and this batch of artillery was hidden by Chen Shoujie." ”

Wang Yilin was stunned and said: "This bastard, if he could have handed it over earlier, our army would not have been so miserable in the previous battle of Fuyang." ”

Wu Zheng said: "It's not his fault either, King Lu has fallen in a blink of an eye, and he has no time to decide whether he should be sent to Shaoxing." ”

Wang Yilin didn't mean to pursue it any further, "Brother Wu, you have to think clearly, once the Yue Guogong Department withdraws to Shaoxing, this will be a lone battle?" ”

"As long as Hangzhou City is in hand, it may not be a lone army, besides, after all, there are still 10,000 troops in Dongcheng in my hands, since they have already done it anyway, I am afraid that the Qing court will not dare to accept it if they surrender again, although their morale is low, but it is still possible to help defend the city. Brother Wang, you can't deny that this is a battle worth taking. ”

Wang Yilin's eyes flickered, Wu Zheng was right, this is indeed worth the risk.

First of all, there is a great chance of success in the ambush, and if the Tartar striker is hurt, the Tartar's arrogance will be reduced, and he will not dare to advance again.

As long as the Ming army involved in the ambush did not love the war, they could easily retreat to the city of Hangzhou, even if Duoduo clenched and relied on the might of the artillery on the city wall of Hangzhou, they could resist the Tartars for a few days.

In the past few days, not only can the people and various materials in Hangzhou be evacuated, but also the retreating Wang Zhiren's naval army can be attracted to re-land in Hangzhou to participate in the defense of the city, and even the Fang Guoan Ministry that has withdrawn to Shaoxing may also return to Hangzhou.

After all, the credit for defending Hangzhou City is too great, and the influence is even wider.

Wang Yilin was really moved, "Brother Wu, this is a matter of licking blood on the tip of a knife, are you really sure?" ”

Wu Zheng slandered in his stomach, he X, I am really sure what I am looking for you, I will do it alone.

But when he said it, it was different, "Brother Wang, you and I both came out of Lianghuwei, and they are really our own people." Do you think I can coax my brother? ”

Wang Yilin gritted his teeth and said: "It's okay, wealth and wealth are in danger, my brother did it with you this time." Tell me, how many people do you need from my department? ”

Wu Zheng pondered for a moment and said, "Naturally, the more people, the better, but if you want to attract Tartars without guard, it is best to be in the number of three thousand to five thousand." ”

Wang Yilin nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go back and ask the Duke of Xingguo for war." ”

Wu Zheng grabbed him and said, "Tell Xingguo Gong that even if he really wants to insist on retreating, he will allow Wu Zheng a day." Let the navy stay in Wusongkou for one day, just one day. If I don't hold it, then it's not too late for him to withdraw to Dinghai, and if I hold the city of Hangzhou, I hope he can remember the feelings of his comrades and give Wu Zheng some assistance. ”

Wang Yilin nodded and said, "Brother Wu, don't worry, I will definitely convey your original words." ”

So, Wang Yilin left the two of them and Wu Zheng's two men to return to Hangzhou City to report the news.

Wang Yilin hurried back to Jiaxing Mansion by the same way.

Wu Zheng and his entourage continued to go in the direction of the salt official.

……。

When Wu Zheng saw the barrels of the yellow Chengcheng (copper core, original of the Ming people), his eyes turned green.

Uncle, if this is minted into copper coins...... Ahh

Life is more important than copper coins.

On the other hand, Chen Shoujie stepped forward and said softly: "My lord really wants to deploy all the artillery to Hangzhou City?" The subordinates thought that Hangzhou City would definitely not be able to hold it, and it would be ...... I'm afraid that the tartars will be cheaper. ”

Wu Zheng did not look back, in fact, Wu Zheng was reluctant, if this batch of artillery was transported to Shaoxing Mansion, then Shaoxing Mansion would at least have the strength to resist the Tartars.

But Wu Zheng is like a gambler at this time, seeing Hangzhou City in his hands, how can he be willing to give up?

Shaoxing Mansion is too small, although the prison country is said to be eastern Zhejiang, but like Jinhua Mansion, Guangxin Mansion and other places, all government decrees are not smooth, like autonomy.

The Ningbo government also listened to the tune and did not listen to the announcement.

What Zhu Yihai really said was the land of the eight counties of Shaoxing Prefecture.

Such strength is simply not enough to command the world, and now that the Longwu Dynasty is powerful, after Zhu Yihai fell out with it, the influence of Shaoxing Mansion will be small.

If you can add the important state of Hangzhou, it will be difficult to say.

Therefore, Wu Zheng was reluctant to give up this good opportunity.