Wang Chao was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly responded: "Yes, yes, the last general made a mistake, and asked Zhenguo Gong not to be guilty." ”

Wu Zheng waved his hand and said: "What this duke promised, it is natural to fulfill, from now on, you have the right to know the general army of Zhoushan, and when this duke plays the imperial court and the edict comes, you can officially take office." ”

The dynasty was overjoyed, "Thank you for the support of the Zhenguo Gong, after today, the last general will only be the head of the Zhenguo Gongma." ”

Wu Zheng shook his head and said with a smile: "This duke does not govern the water division, and the Zhoushan water division will be included in the command of the Xingguo Gong of our dynasty from now on, and the third battalion of the Qingtai Water Division will be newly formed, that is to say, General Wang's direct boss is the Xingguo Gong." ”

Wang Chao was stunned for a moment, but he still said solemnly: "The last general should respect the order of the Duke of Xingguo, but in the heart of the last general, he still only looks forward to the Duke of Zhenguo." ”

Wu Zheng's eyes flashed, and he changed the topic noncommittally, and asked Zhang Mingzhen, "What are General Zhang's plans for the position?" ”

Zhang Mingzhen bowed and said, "The last general will obey the arrangement of the Zhenguo Gong. ”

Wu Zheng thought for a while and said, "With your merits, if you want to go ashore, you can join the military department as a waiter." ”

Zhang Mingzhen thought for a while and said, "The last general should follow the Duke of Zhenguo." ”

Wu Zheng frowned and said: "But now the sailors are all under the jurisdiction of the Xingguo Prince, and besides, the sailors of the imperial court are about to go south ......." ”

Zhang Mingzhen said: "The last general is willing to stay in Zhoushan Water Division. ”

At this time, not only Wu Zheng was stunned, but Wang Chaoxian's expression also became strange.

One mountain can't tolerate two tigers.

Even if Zhang Mingzhen has the grace of saving his life and supporting the dynasty first, it is a matter of power, and there is nothing to push.

Wu Zheng hesitated and said: "With your original position and the military merits established in this battle, you can be appointed as the chief soldier, and now the position of the chief soldier of the Zhoushan Water Division, this duke has already responded to the ...... of General Wang." ”

Wang Chaoxian said suddenly: "Zhenguo Gong doesn't have to be embarrassed, General Zhang is kind to me, I should give in, I am willing to be the deputy commander-in-chief, to assist General Zhang." ”

Zhang Mingzhen hurriedly shook his head and said, "Absolutely not." In this way, not only did the town and the country fall into injustice, but also didn't Zhang become a person who wanted to repay his kindness? In this way, if the prince of Zhenguo is embarrassed, the last general will invite himself to be the deputy chief soldier of the Zhoushan Water Division and assist the general soldier Wang, I think that the general soldier can accept Zhang, right? ”

Wang Chaoxian's face changed, and he hurriedly said with a smile on his face: "This is natural, how could I refuse General Zhang?" As long as General Zhang does not dislike it, you and my brothers will work together to make the Zhoushan Water Division an elite. ”

Wu Zheng's heart moved, and he laughed and said: "The two generals are really affectionate, since this is the case, then ...... In this way, this duke will take this matter to the court tonight. ”

"Thank you Zhen Guogong for your support!" Zhang Mingzhen and Wang Dynasty saluted first.

"Now that the position has been decided, the Zhoushan Water Division still needs two generals to rectify, after this battle, the Zhoushan Water Division is afraid that it will not be able to go south with this duke, so let's train in the big camp. However, the ships of the Zhoushan Water Division must be mobilized by the Duke, and they must rely on the dispatch of the two generals. ”

Wang Chao responded first: "This is natural, don't worry, the town will arrange it in the end, and you will never miss the major affairs of the country." ”

And Zhang Mingzhen said: "The last general is willing to go south with the prince of Zhenguo." ”

"This ...... General Zhang should stay in Zhoushan, there are tens of thousands of soldiers in the navy, and two generals must be purged. ”

Zhang Mingzhen insisted: "General Wang has led the troops for many years, and every confidant in the army can rely on it, and General Wang alone is more than enough to rectify the matter of the water division." Although the officers and soldiers of the Zhoushan Water Division could not participate in this battle, these soldiers who operated the boat still had to follow Guogong to the south. Zhen Guogong didn't know that when the battleship left the camp, it needed to be equipped with gunners, sailors and other people, and the last general could go with him, and he could also command these sailors for the general army of Wang. ”

Wu Zheng was a little moved, he was really not good at water warfare, and Zhang Mingzhen had been in the water division for many years, immersed in it, and he could help if he wanted to.

So Wu Zheng looked at Wang Chaoxian, "What does Mr. Wang think?" ”

Wang Chaoxian's eyes flashed, bowed his head and said: "In the event of a war, the last general should have followed Guogong, but now the morale of the sailor is low...... Since General Zhang was willing to lead sailors and warships to follow Guogong south, the last general thought that it could be regarded as a Zhoushan water division serving Guogong, and the last general thought it was feasible. ”

In fact, Wang Chaoxian thought about another thing, he had just become the chief soldier, although he had some henchmen, but for tens of thousands of sailors, it was a drop in the bucket.

If you want to control an army, the most important thing is to pinch the middle and lower rank officers.

And Zhang Mingzhen has always been in the army, and he is honest and bold, and he is known as a good name in the army.

If, under such circumstances, he is on the same task as the chief and deputy chief soldiers, it is conceivable that many middle- and lower-ranking officers will join Zhang Mingzhen's command, which is obviously contrary to his own interests.

It just so happened that Zhang Mingzhen was willing to go south with Wu Zheng, and the time vacated was enough to run the water division by himself.

Although Zhang Mingzhen's trip inevitably made military merits, in the hearts of the dynasty, compared to controlling the entire Zhoushan Water Division, military merits are not worth mentioning.

Therefore, Wang Chaoxian not only did not object, but also tried his best to echo Zhang Mingzhen.

Wu Zheng heard Wang Chaoxian say this, so he no longer refused, "Okay, General Zhang will go south with his father." ”

"Xie Zhen Guogong."

……。

The large-scale mobilization of Lihai's troops, and such a large-scale water battle on the sea of Hangzhou Bay, obviously could not be concealed from the eyes and ears of the Qing army stationed in Shangyu.

Now Fang Guoan, who is guarding Shaoxing with the governor of Shaoxing, has naturally gotten the news.

The entire Shaoxing Prefecture became tense until the end of the naval battle.

Fang Guoan, who had been worried, was relieved.

As long as you don't come to attack Shaoxing Mansion, you will fight your own people, and I will sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight.

The alarm was lifted, and Fang Guoan then revoked martial law on the ferry on the south bank of the Qiantang River.

And the part of the Qing army that had been sent in the direction of Lihai and Pinggang Mountain was withdrawn to Shaoxing Mansion, so as not to stimulate Wu Zheng and attract him to attack with this.

To be honest, Fang Guoan is having trouble sleeping now, as if he is sitting on pins and needles.

It is said that he is the governor of eastern Zhejiang, but the place under his jurisdiction is not Yanzhou in the west, Jinhua in the south, but in fact, it is not under the jurisdiction of a few counties.

Coupled with the clamping of Pinggang Mountain and Lihai on the east and west sides, the sphere of influence is not as good as that of Shaoxing Mansion at that time.

The most important thing is that Duoduo went south and took most of the Qing army with him, stationed in Shaoxing Mansion plus Pinggangshan and Lihai, with a total strength of less than 20,000 troops.

This is not even as good as the troops under the command of Fang Guoan on the south bank of the Qiantang River before he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty.

Fang Guoan was afraid every day, afraid that if Wu Zheng led the army to fight.

He was even ready to abandon the city and flee south, and even thought of what to say to Dord.

This time, as soon as Lihai made a move, Fang Guoan packed his luggage and prepared to flee with his troops.

Only God knows, the attitude of hundreds of thousands of people in Shaoxing Mansion towards him as a governor.

It can't be said that I want to be a herdsman, and even the autumn taxes of the counties have been confiscated.

But Fang Guoan didn't dare to move, and he didn't even dare to order a forced levy, for fear that he would annoy the demon on the north shore.

As long as he thought of the scene of the 30,000 troops under his command scattered in a hurry that day, Fang Guoan had palpitations.

For this reason, Fang Guoan specially sent a team of men and horses to Shining Town, called Garrison, which was actually to protect Wuzhuang.

Fang Guoan wanted to flatter Wu Zheng in this way, in order to ensure that the two sides were safe.

Fortunately, this time there was a false alarm.