Speaking of this, Wu Zheng looked into Huang Yingyun's eyes and said, "Although this king can't send troops to support General Li, this king can quietly give enough weapons and food to General Li." ”

Huang Yingyun's emotions were mobilized by Wu Zheng, he lowered his head, and his fingers slowly swiped across the map, from west to east...... Huo Di, he looked up at Wu Zheng and said, "If the prince can really provide enough weapons and food, this matter will definitely be accepted by my lord." ”

"Okay." Wu Zheng nodded and said, "You tell General Li that the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce will expand westward on the same day, up to the entire territory of Huguang, open bank branches and businesses in various provinces along the way, and the weapons and food given to General Li will be transported to Huguang in batches through commerce and trade." As for how to deliver the goods to General Li, there were two ways, one was that General Li thought that Sun Kewang could agree that the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce could freely open a branch of the business in Guizhou, and the other was that General Li would find a civilian guide to transport it by a mountain trail that was not known to the Qing army. ”

Huang Yingyun nodded and said: "This strategy is feasible, but how can His Highness rest assured that the weapons that set off from Jiujiang to Huguang will not be intercepted by the Qing army along the way?" You must know that there are no less than 80,000 Qing troops stationed in Huguang. ”

"They don't dare!" Wu Zheng said confidently, "The trade between the north and the south of the Yangtze River can not only be cut off by the Qing court, but also by the king. However, the king can also purchase various strategic materials from overseas and southeastern countries, but the Qing court does not have a water division, so it cannot resist the blockade of the king's water division. As long as the caravan with the banner of the Northern Expeditionary Army was planted, they did not dare to intercept it, for fear of angering the king and giving him an excuse to go to war again...... The king believed that the Qing court was also not prepared for such a decisive battle at this time. ”

Although Huang Yingyun didn't quite understand what Wu Zheng said, the truth in it, but seeing that Wu Zheng was so confident, he didn't say anything more, he nodded and said, "The student union will pass on His Royal Highness's original words to my lord." ”

Wu Zheng said: "Within a year, this king can send no less than 5,000 muskets, no less than 100 large and small artillery, and 100,000 stones of grain to General Li...... But this king also hopes that General Li can straighten out the interior in the fastest time and prepare for the eastward march next year. ”

Speaking of this, Wu took out a letter, handed it to Huang Yingyun, and said: "Give this letter to General Li by hand, and if you have to, destroy it, and you must not fall into the hands of others, remember!" ”

Huang Yingyun took it with both hands, and then leaned forward and said: "Your Highness, rest assured, even if the student loses his life, he will ensure that this letter is safe and presented to King Anxi in its original form...... The student took his leave. ”

Watching Huang Yingyun leave, Wu Zheng sighed.

Ma Shiying on the side sighed and said, "It's too far...... The prince should not write a letter, just pass the word. ”

Wu Zheng said: "It's a pity that Li Dingguo and I have never met and lack mutual trust, and just rely on people to pass on the word, so I want him to entrust his life and launch a war to the east, I'm afraid ordinary people can't do it." The world is often like this, knowing that walking in the past is a smooth road, but after all, you can't trust the other party and it is difficult to take this step...... The reason why I took the trouble to write this letter is to give him a certificate, in black and white, which can make people feel more at ease. ”

Ma Shiying was a little surprised, he was surprised that Wu Zheng's mind was also so delicate.

Indeed, although they are under the same camp of resistance to the Qing Dynasty, even if they are officials in the same dynasty, there are a lot of deceits.

Just because Huang Yingyun went to Hangzhou Mansion and heard a plan, and the firearms and food that were still far away in the sky, Li Dingguo was going to make a desperate bet and launch a battle to advance eastward for thousands of miles, which is inconceivable when you think about it.

But Wu Zheng also had no choice, and chose the place south of the Yangtze River at the beginning, which was a dangerous place that had no danger to defend and was surrounded on three sides.

Historically, Zhu Yihai, the king of Lu, only supported here for a year, and then went into exile at sea, and later voted for Zheng Chenggong, but was rejected by Zheng Chenggong and placed in a projectile land.

At this time, the Northern Expeditionary Army had nearly 200,000 troops, but the Sanwei was newly organized, and the 30,000 people reorganized from the Loyal Battalion had no concept of firearms combat at all, and it took time to train. The one who can really fight is the original five guards, but in the previous battle, Hangzhou Wei, Jinshanwei, and Lihaiwei all suffered a lot of casualties and needed to rest.

Whether it is to the north, or to the south, or to the west, if you move, you will be besieged by the other two sides, and this is a stalemate.

Wu Zheng needs a force to break this stalemate, and the Great Western Army is the most suitable.

In fact, Huang Yingyun couldn't come, and Wu Zheng also had the heart to contact the Great Western Army, especially Li Dingguo.

But at this time, it is very difficult to win the trust of others, especially if you have to gamble your life, it is even more difficult to choose.

But Wu Zheng wanted to try, he was originally a person who was willing to gamble and lose.

Ma Shiying smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I don't understand, is the prince so optimistic about Li Dingguo?" Thinking that his adoptive father Zhang Xianzhong's 500,000 army also collapsed? ”

Wu Zheng listened, but smiled, "Old Ma, do you want to make a bet, at least in three years, the southwest half of the country will be Li Dingguo's world." ”

Ma Shiying woke up his neck and just wanted to agree, but when he saw Wu Zheng's smile, he couldn't help but feel a little chill in his back.

He laughed and said, "The prince is digging a pit for Ma again...... I don't bet on it. ”

Wu Zheng laughed loudly, nodded Ma Shiying and said, "You have learned to be good, old horse." ”

Ma Shiying asked curiously, "Is Li Dingguo really so powerful?" ”

Wu Zheng nodded, and said with a straight face: "If there is no large-scale firearms, this king is not sure to face him head-on." ”

Ma Shiying was even more curious, "The prince has never seen Li Dingguo, how can he be so optimistic about him and give him such a high evaluation?" ”

Wu Zheng smiled but did not answer.

Ma Shiying had no choice but to say: "Then since Li Dingguo has such great ability, why does the prince still support him...... If Li Dingguo really rises in the southwest, it will definitely become an obstacle for the prince to compete in the world. ”

Wu Zheng frowned slightly and said, "Ma Yaocao, in your eyes, does this king really care so much about that person's position?" ”

Ma Shi Hero was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "It's not that the prince cares too much, but his subordinates, as well as the generals under the general's mansion...... It's us who care. ”

Wu Zheng sighed, shook his head and said: "I know, no one doesn't want to be motivated, since he is under the command of this king, he naturally wants to support and follow the dragon...... This is what the king owes you. ”

Ma Shiying hurriedly said: "Lord Wang, it's not that we are greedy for power, but ...... There is a way that once a son of heaven and a courtier, if you change someone to sit in that position, we will become a bunch of smelly shit, and we will abandon it to bad performance. ”

Wu Zheng was silent.