Thinking that there was some truth in this, Qian Qiaogong snorted and didn't reply again, "Then you plan to marry that Tartar daughter-in-law according to the will of the Qing court?" ”

Shen Zhiyuan took a long breath and said leisurely: "Marry and marry, isn't it just a woman of different races." ”

Qian Qiaogong squinted his eyes in disgust and said, "Aren't you going back to marry Wu Xiaomei?" ”

Shen Zhiyuan got up when he heard this, pointed at Qian Qiaogong and said, "Don't open any pot and mention which pot...... It's a big deal to divorce the Tartar woman at that time, and marry again...... We are for the country and the people, endure humiliation, and taste courage...... Well, Wu Xiaomei is gentle and graceful, and she will definitely be able to understand me. ”

Qian Qiaogong looked at Shen Zhiyuan in a daze, and he found that Shen Zhiyuan was far more shameless than he had imagined before!

……。

The imperial court's will came quickly, and it was when Wu Zheng once again organized the Hangzhou Weihe Musket Battalion to prepare for the fourth attack on Taixing City.

Without artillery as a siege weapon, the effect of the walls on the infantry and musketeers was enormous.

As long as the defenders have not collapsed, it will be a war of attrition between the two sides.

Of course, Wu Zheng did fight conservatively, and in order to avoid heavy casualties, he did not carry out a strong attack.

The moment he received the will, Wu Zheng fell into a brief silence.

From the point of view of the situation, it is indeed time for an armistice, and if it continues to fight, it will lose even more. This is a fact, this war deviated from Wu Zheng's vision from the beginning, whether it was Jierharang's all-out attack on Tianfu, or Wang Zhiren's sudden abandonment of the predetermined plan and finally being seriously injured and out of command, or Ying Tianfu's more than 30,000 defenders were broken through by the Qing army in only four days, etc., all deviated from expectations.

Wu Zheng no longer has the strength to continue fighting, I have to say that this battle should be under the greatest pressure on Tianfu, that is to say, the imperial court Jingwei, containing the largest number of Qing troops, without their containment, Wu Zheng can not quickly occupy Jingjiang, and the troops are under the city of Taixing. But now, the imperial court has decided to negotiate peace, even if Wu Zheng is unwilling, he can't afford to go north alone, because in that case, he will face the encirclement of all the Qing troops in Jiangbei alone.

Psychologically, Wu Zheng really didn't want to stop.

More than 5,000 defenders of Taixing have been almost consumed by Hangzhou Wei in three attacks, although the morale is about to collapse, but Wu Zheng is confident that he will be able to take Taixing City if he attacks two more times at most.

After learning about the latest battle situation from the messenger and the forced retreat of Jinshanwei from Longtan Pass, Wu Zheng understood that Taixing could not fail to attack.

In the armistice and peace talks, Longtan will become a bargaining chip for the Qing court to offer sky-high prices, and will become a springboard for the Qing army to go south.

There needs to be an equal amount of chips to exchange, Jingjiang, not enough weight.

Wu Zheng slowly turned to the messenger, a veteran of nearly thirty.

"Where are you from?"

Flattered, the messenger replied, "Back ...... Back to the town of the country, the small one is from Jurong County, Yingtianfu. ”

"How many people are in the family?"

"Four years ago, my father died at the hands of the Tartars...... There is only a widowed old lady in the family, a young daughter-in-law and a ten-year-old son....... The messenger was eager to answer all eight generations of his ancestors.

Wu Zheng listened patiently, his eyes soft.

"Do you know what threat Ying Tianfu will face if Longtan is occupied by the Tartars?"

The messenger nodded blankly and said, "I know, Longtan is too close to the capital. ”

Wu Zheng sighed lightly: "I originally wanted to capture Taixing in order to take the initiative in the peace talks, at least to exchange Longtan with the Qing court...... But when you come to deliver the decree, I have to answer it...... You say, what should I do? ”

The messenger's face turned pale, and he stepped back as he shouted, "Grandpa Guo, the little one is just ordered to pass the decree...... There are also widows, young children, and ...... in the small family. ”

Wu Zheng let out a long sigh, "You can go." ”

As if he had been pardoned, the messenger turned and hurried away.

But when he walked to the tent door, the messenger suddenly stopped, he hesitated for a moment, then turned around and asked, "If the Qing army occupies Longtan, will it harm Jurong?" ”

"Quite possibly."

"If the little one dies, can Grandpa Guo force the Qing army to retreat to Jiangbei?"

"Yes."

"Can the imperial court take care of the little family?"

"Yes."

"Will it be another blank slate?"

There was a hint of hope in the messenger's eyes, which made Wu Zheng's heart palpitate inexplicably, "Your family, I will raise you." Your child will be enrolled in Jiangnan Academy. ”

The Messenger's face instantly relaxed, like a flower ready to bloom, blooming in an instant.

"The little one will hand over this life to Grandpa Guo." The messenger smiled, and the premature furrows on his face became clearer, "Please let Grandpa Guo do it." ”

Wu Zheng's heart twitched, he reluctantly kept himself unmoved, but the sourness in his eyes couldn't help himself, he turned his back, raised his head and said, "You are an envoy, you can't die in my army...... Find a no-man's land and take care of yourself! ”

"Then ask Grandpa Guo to reward Tartar with a knife, in this way, the small one dies in the hands of Tartar, and it has nothing to do with Grandpa Guo."

Wu Zheng's hands were trembling slightly, and he turned his back and shouted: "Xiao Anzi, give him a knife." ”

Taking the knife from Song An's hand, the messenger knelt down with a "plop" and said, "Grandpa Guo, the little one has gone...... If there is an afterlife, the little one would rather be a peace dog. ”

After speaking, he kowtowed to Wu Zheng, picked up his knife and turned away.

Song An squeezed his eyes and gnawed his teeth and asked, "Young Master, are you still attacking?" ”

Wu Zhenghuo turned around: "In an hour, if you still can't take Taixing City, you will go back to Wuzhuang to farm." ”

"Whoa."

This attack is different from the previous three.

Wu Zheng's tough statement made Song An let go of his hands and feet and organized a strong attack.

In order to grab time, and for the sake of the veteran whose name Song An didn't even know.

Hangzhou Wei launched a brazen general attack on the south gate of Taixing.

What's the general attack?

That's the one that falls, the one that tops.

Die a pair, make up two.

The musketeers began to shoot at close range.

The Hangzhou Weihe Musket Battalion was all light armor, that is, cloth leather armor, which was very disadvantageous in this kind of siege warfare.

Fortunately, under this strong attack, the defenders of Taixing City finally couldn't resist.

They chose to surrender.

The defenders were all Han Chinese, and none of them were Tatars.

But they shook the Hangzhou Weijia Musket Battalion three times.

This made Wu Zheng feel a strong sour feeling in his heart, if these people were also so tough to resist before the Qing Dynasty, how could the Qing army go south like a bamboo?

What exactly did the Qing court give them?

In fact, the Qing court did not give them anything else, but only gave them the salary they should have, giving them a hope to live. That's all it takes, in exchange for them being so fearless against their own people.

In half an hour, more than 2,900 defenders abandoned their weapons and surrendered.

Taixing City, falling.

In order to seize time, Wu Zheng quickly ordered to march to Taizhou in the north, hoping to gain a greater bargaining chip in negotiations with the Qing court before the arrival of the next wave of envoys.

Taizhou is Wu Zheng's target.