"Not really. Since Chen Zilong has set up this game, how can this bachelor be timid? Hong Chengchou took a sip of tea and said slowly, "There is one more thing now, I can't figure it out...... That is, is Ma Shiying an insider? ”

"My subordinates don't know much about Ma Shiying, so I'm afraid they won't be able to give any advice to the bachelor. But...... As everyone in the world knows, Ma Shiying's greedy character is not impossible to betray Wu Zheng for money. ”

Hong Chengchou shook his head and said, "Not necessarily! Wu Zheng has been a seven-rank sentinel in a district, and now he is the position of the prince of the town, how can he get along well? If I hadn't ordered the city government, I'm afraid I would have been squeezed out by those people a long time ago. What Ma Shiying has done in the past few days, if Wu Zheng didn't know, Hong would be blind, and he would have been defeated by such a person many times, and Hong would have taken a piece of tofu and died. ”

"What does the bachelor mean is that Wu Zheng conspired with Chen Zilong to set up this game for the bachelor?"

"Possibly...... However, it is unlikely, Wu Zheng went all the way north from Shaoxing Mansion, judging from what he did, this is not a person who is good at admonishment, resourceful, decisive, not good at admonishing, and acting arbitrarily in case of trouble, with this character, he should not have conspired with Chen Zilong. ”

"But what is their purpose?"

"yes...... I'm also wondering what their purpose is? From the perspective of the battle situation, the Ming army has the advantage, but the strength and national strength are the weaknesses of the Qingtai Dynasty, if they are only for the hundreds of remnants of Yizhen...... It is unlikely, even if the commander of the Ming army is Qian Sule's younger brother, it is not worth such a big move, Chen Zilong is willing to risk his reputation to set up this situation, the plan must be very big...... Could it be that the Ming army wants to attack the north bank? This doesn't make sense, with the strength of the Ming army in front of you, don't say that you have broken through the river defense, I'm afraid it will be ......difficult to protect yourself. ”

The man in black said suddenly: "At least my subordinates have not heard of the news of the transfer of the Ming army of Ying Tianfu, and above the court, there is a call for peace talks." ”

Hong Chengchou fell silent, got up and walked a few steps, looked at the man in black and asked, "Qian Qianyi should have gone down before, the Qingtai Dynasty will send the Zhenjiang defenders back to Beijing, is there any news about this?" ”

"Chen Zilong has indeed dispatched 3,000 Ming troops from Zhenjiang City back to Beijing in the name of the cabinet, and I think he should arrive near Yingtianfu at noon tomorrow."

"No, no, it doesn't make sense." Hong Chengchou became a little impatient, and he said to himself, "Assuming that Chen Zilong did have a disagreement with Wu Zheng because of his different political views, then it makes sense to take this opportunity to transfer Wu Zheng, but why did he really transfer the Zhenjiang garrison back to Beijing?" Aren't you afraid that stealing chickens will not make you lose rice, once the Qing army attacks Zhenjiang, the Ming army will definitely collapse due to insufficient troops. Chen Zilong would not have thought of this? ”

The man in black said: "Maybe although Chen Zilong has no intention of assassinating Wu Zheng, it is unknown that he wants to take the opportunity to suppress Wu Zheng." Didn't Qian Qianyi agree with the bachelor at that time? ”

Hong Chengchou nodded and said: "It was indeed agreed that day, but I always felt uneasy in my heart, and I felt like I was being watched. ”

The man in black said: "In that case, why don't you brake quietly and wait and see what happens?" ”

"No!" Hong Chengchou said resolutely, "The negotiations have reached an impasse, if the situation does not change, when will this go?" Our Korean forces are stretched thin, and we need the Xuzhou army to go to the northwest, instead of being pinned down by the Qingtai Dynasty in the Yangtze River. ”

"But Chen Zilong and Wu Zheng's intentions are unclear, if the two really conspire to set the bachelor, I am afraid that the consequences will be unimaginable, and I hope the bachelor will think twice."

Hong Chengchou suddenly smiled and said: "The reason why the conspiracy succeeded lies in the support of strength, otherwise, it is a papier-mâché lantern, which will be broken with a light poke." The defenders of Zhenjiang City are already less than 4,000 people, and the Dantu defenders are taking care of themselves, and if our army attacks from both sides, even if Chen Zilong has three heads and six arms, he will not be able to return to the sky. ”

"Is the bachelor really going to be in danger?"

"If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you get the tiger?" Hong Chengchou squinted slightly, "This time, I not only want to capture Zhenjiang and Dantu, but also repay the hatred of Suzhou and Tianfu." ”

"Bachelor is going to ......?"

"That's right. At this time, gather the main force on the north bank to attack Zhenjiang, cut off Wu Zheng's retreat, and encircle the Dantu and Zhenjiang from east to west, and will be able to put Wu Zheng to death. Hong Chengchou gritted his teeth and said, "There is no hero at the time, and he made the vertical son famous in vain, Hong wants to see how he can solve this dead end!" ”

Seeing that Hong Chengchou had made up his mind, the man in black stopped persuading and asked, "Then what do you need me to do?" ”

Hong Chengchou looked at the man in black and said in a deep voice: "You only need to do one thing, as long as Zhenjiang City is occupied by our army, spread the news in Yingtianfu, saying that Chen Zilong sent Qian Qianyi to secretly trade with me, and exchange Zhenjiang and Dantu for our army to send troops, and his intention is to borrow a knife to kill people and intercept Wu Zheng on the way from Zhenjiang to Dantu." ”

The man in black was shocked when he heard this.

Hong Chengchou smiled and said: "This time, regardless of whether Chen Zilong and Wu Zheng conspired to set me up, I not only want to recover Zhenjiang and Dantu, but also let Chen Zilong be ruined from now on, and the Qingtai Dynasty will continue to fight from now on." ”

"Subordinates obey."

……。

Ma Shiying is really anxious.

Wu Zhengyan ordered him not to take the initiative to find Hong Chengchou, but Hong Chengchou didn't look for him in the past two days, as if he had forgotten him.

The old horse wants to make meritorious contributions, and he wants to have sour teeth.

In this court, in the cabinet, who took him seriously?

has nothing to dislike him, and avoids him when there is something, whether it is Chen Zilong's faction, Wu Zheng's faction, or an official who does not rely on him, looking at him is like looking at.

Ma Shiying is still self-aware, he knows that he can only really stand in the court by holding Wu Zheng's thigh and making a foolish achievement, which is why he promised Wu Zheng to be a "second devil".

But seeing that the upheaval is coming, Hong Chengchou doesn't care about him, is Ma Shiyingyan in a hurry?

If the war really starts and Hong Chengchou leaves Yingtianfu, then he won't get anything.

Ma Shiying didn't dare not listen to Wu Zheng's strict order that "you must not take the initiative to find Hong Chengchou", but of course this is not difficult for Ma Shiying, Ma Shiying thought about it, since the water in Yingtianfu has become a slurry, then you might as well muddy it again.

Ma Shiying decided to ask Qian Qianyi to meet.

In fact, at this time, Ma Shiying just wanted to try his luck and see if he could hear something from Qian Qianyi's mouth.

In Ma Shiying's view, Qian Qianyi is Chen Zilong's person, but Qian Qianyi's purpose in sending money is the same as Chen Hongfan.

Who can guarantee that there is no connection?

Ma Shiying wanted to be idle, and went to the blind cat to touch the dead mouse.

And now, I really ran into a dead mouse.

It's just that this dead mouse was completely unexpected by Ma Shiying.

Ma Shiying asked Qian Qianyi to meet at Ronglai Restaurant, but it was not on the second floor, but in the lobby on the first floor.

It's not that Ma Shiying wants to save money, but Qian Qianyi sent someone back, claiming to thank Ma Shiying, but he chose the location in the lobby on the first floor.

Ma Shiying has a plan for Qian Qianyi, so naturally he doesn't have the heart to care about this.