Chen Zilong said worriedly: "According to Hong Chengchou, the Qing court has mobilized 80,000 elites to go south from Shuntian Mansion, and has arrived in Xuzhou at this time. ”

Wu Zheng was startled, so he asked Chen Zilong to send someone to get the map, and when he saw half of it, he suddenly smiled dumbly.

Chen Zilong was stunned and asked, "Why is Zhenguo Gong laughing?" ”

"Can Shoufu ever confirm that there are 80,000 Qing troops stationed in Xuzhou?"

"It has been confirmed that there is indeed a brigade of Qing troops stationed in Xuzhou."

Wu Zheng nodded and said, "That should be the real thing." ”

Chen Zilong was even more puzzled, "Why is the prince of the town laughing?" ”

Looking at this famous Da Hongru, this literati soared into the sky and became the first assistant of the dynasty, but his resume was not enough, and his talent was inexperienced, and he was at the mercy of Hong Chengchou.

Wu Zheng could only explain: "From Xuzhou to the Yangtze River, the march is at most three days, and if you march in a hurry, you will arrive in two days." And there are no less than three passages, why didn't the Qing army go south, but sent an embassy to negotiate an armistice with our DPRK? ”

Chen Zilong frowned and said: "This is not difficult to understand, the three battlefields of the Qing court are fighting at the same time, no matter how strong they are, the troops are also stretched, rather than a stalemate on three sides, it is better to put aside one side first and concentrate on pacifying Fujian, Guangdong and Northwest." ”

"Not bad." Wu Zheng nodded and said, "But if it is me, the 80,000 Qing army has already arrived in Xuzhou, why not directly attack Ying Tianfu, the battle is on this, our military strength has been exhausted, I think it is not a secret to the Qing court, right?" ”

Chen Zilong seemed to have an understanding, but he still shook his head and said: "This is not necessarily, this prime minister has already recruited 30,000 new troops in Yingtianfu before, and Yingtianfu's troops are more than before, although there are many losses under the command of Zhenguo Gong to recover Zhenjiang, but the main force in the direction of Hangzhou still exists, and the Qing army wants to go south with 80,000 reinforcements, I'm afraid it will not be easy, right?" ”

Wu Zheng smiled bitterly, interlaced like a mountain, this statement is true.

If the war is really more than the number of troops, then it will be simple.

Wu Zheng could only explain: "I am still in Hangzhou and Shaoxing, the main force is still there, it is true, but it is necessary to deal with the sudden counterattack of the Qing army in Fujian, and the Qing army in Jiangxi and Anhui is eyeing eastern Zhejiang, so they have to guard against it, and the maximum number of people that can be dispatched is only 10,000 people." The new army recruited by the first auxiliary was acceptable to defend the city, and the field battle was ...... To put it mildly, to fight with the elite of the Qing army, which has been through a hundred battles, is to disregard human life. ”

Chen Zilong's face was pale, but he endured it, in his opinion, after all, Wu Zheng would ascend the throne as emperor in the future, and he would have to save some face.

Wu Zheng didn't care about it: "The reason why the Qing army stopped in Xuzhou was not because of mercy, but because they couldn't fight and didn't have the strength to fight. ”

Chen Zilong shook his head and said: "Not necessarily, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, no matter how stretched the Qing court is, it is more powerful than our dynasty." ”

Wu Zheng was really a little stunned, these literati impassionedly swore the Northern Expedition, but on the other hand, they regarded the Qing court as a behemoth and could not be defeated, these two diametrically opposed thoughts and emotions combined into one, making Wu Zheng speechless.

Wu Zheng really doesn't understand that this kind of ambivalence is actually normal.

Wu Zheng no longer persuaded or went around in circles, and said his intention bluntly, "I want to exchange Yizhen's Ming army back." ”

Chen Zilong slowly gathered the emotions on his face and looked at Wu Zheng silently.

Wu Zheng also looked at him.

After a long time, Chen Zilong spoke: "Do you know that in exchange for hundreds of survivors in Yizhen, you have to exchange the results of tens of thousands of Ming soldiers with their lives?" Hong Chengchou is waiting for me to speak! ”

"I know." Wu Zheng said calmly, "That's why I came to discuss this matter with Shousuke. ”

Chen Zilong suddenly broke out, and he said excitedly: "What's the use of discussing with me, you should go and discuss with Hong Chengchou." ”

Wu Zheng was still calm, "I can't discuss with Hong Chengchou, you are the first assistant of the Qingtai Dynasty, and you are presiding over this negotiation, I don't look for you, who are you looking for?" ”

Chen Zilong said angrily: "Do you know what Hong Chengchou wants? ”

"Please advise you."

"He gave two paths, one is to continue to maintain the armistice agreement and restore the status quo ante before the war."

Wu Zheng sneered: "What about the second one? ”

"Raise the court...... Fall. ”

Wu Zheng was stunned, there is really such a shameless person in this world, do you know what self-knowledge is?

What you can't get on the battlefield, you want to get from the negotiating table.

And Wu Zheng was even more surprised that a character like Chen Zilong would be entangled in Hong Chengchou's unreasonable request.

"Shousuke didn't think about it, are these things impossible?"

"How can I not know that even if there is only one person left in the Tianfu War, I will not agree to such an unreasonable request."

Wu Zheng was even more strange, "Since Shoufu is so determined, wouldn't it be enough to directly reject Hong Chengchou, so why bother?" ”

Chen Zilong looked at Wu Zheng in a daze, and said with a wry smile: "You...... You're confused. ”

Wu Zheng is really puzzled, what is he confused?

Chen Zilong said: "From the loss of Shaoxing Mansion, the imperial court transferred to Pinggang Mountain, and then returned to Yingtianfu, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty have not received Yulu for more than half a year, and the people of Tianfu should be re-crowned in the south, and they must be appeased, before the new recruitment of 30,000 new troops, or Chen Mou was shy, and turned to the rich merchants and giants in the city to raise silver ....... Zhen Guogong, don't fight again, fight again...... Don't clear the army, the court will be in chaos. ”

Wu Zheng was silent for a while, and suddenly said: "Wu Zheng didn't think about what Shoufu was worried about, but at the time of the national crisis, it is right for the officials of our court to work together to tide over the difficulties." Explain the truth to them, and no one will be resentful about it. ”

Chen Zilong sighed: "Chen also thought so before, thinking that everyone in the world is the same as Chen, and he is bent on recovering the temple and recovering the rivers and mountains. But when I really sat in this position, I understood...... Hey, it's hard to get along. ”

Wu Zheng frowned and said, "The imperial court is really embarrassed to this point? ”

Chen Zilong smiled bitterly: "Ma Shiying is in charge of the household department, he is the person of Zhenguo Gong, Zhenguo Gong might as well ask." ”

Wu Zheng believed it, thought for a while, and said: "In this case, why don't Shoufu follow Wu Zheng's actions in Hangzhou and Suzhou to raise funds from the wealthy families in the city?" The Qing court occupied Yingtianfu for two years, and there will be no shortage of wealthy families who want to come to the Qing court. ”

Chen Zilong's mouth opened wide in shock, as if he had seen a ghost, "Isn't this robbing the people?" ”

"Can they be counted as a people? …… But also, after all, it is the capital, and the appearance of eating should not be too ugly, so in this way, in the name of the household department, the voucher is temporarily borrowed from the rich merchants and giants, and when the treasury has a balance, it will be returned to them. ”

Chen Zilong's mouth was so open that he was afraid that his saliva was about to drip down, and he suddenly realized that the young man in front of him might not be suitable for ascending the throne as emperor.

On the spur of the moment, I am afraid that I have made a mistake in supporting the court.