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Wang Zhiren naturally understands this truth, and he also understands what Wu Zheng means, Wu Zheng means that let the Dinghai division contain the Qing army on the north bank, at least so that the Qing army cannot support Zhenjiang Mansion in the south, so that the infantry can be used to recover Zhenjiang, otherwise it is really inappropriate to have others sleeping soundly on the side of the couch.

I didn't want Wang Zhiren to still shake his head, he said solemnly: "It's not that my father is ambitious and destroys his own prestige." Now that the sailors under the command of this duke have lost nearly half, if you want to attack Zhenjiang, the Qing army will not be willing to watch Zhenjiang fall, lose a piece of jumping into the river, and will desperately rescue, then it is bound to fight another decisive water battle, but you should also know that after this battle, the sailors under the command of this duke will be killed and wounded. ”

Wu Zheng understood what Wang Zhiren meant, in terms of overall strength, it was impossible for him to compare with the Qing court, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which had occupied most of the territory of the Ming Dynasty, had ten times or even dozens of times its own ability to levy and issue, and it was definitely impossible to fight for consumption.

In this regard, Wang Zhiren is right, the Dinghai Division is now an indispensable strategic force to defend Yingtianfu.

If there is no fixed sea army, there will be no river defense, and if there is no river defense, there will be no Tianfu city defense.

Wu Zheng said disappointedly: "So, just watching Zhenjiang Mansion fall into the hands of the Qing court? ”

Wang Zhiren suddenly smiled and said: "Although Zhenjiang Mansion is located in a critical area, according to the estimation of this duke, the Qing court may not dare to fight again. ”

"What do you mean?"

"After a previous water battle, the casualties of the Qing army were greater than those of the Dinghai Division, that is to say, as long as the Dinghai Division was still there, the Qing army would not dare to cross the river, except if Lin Anbo insisted on recovering Zhenjiang, because this would make the Qing court completely lose the possibility of passing through the south of the Yangtze River. In other words, although tens of thousands of troops are amassed on the north bank, if this army is lost, dozens of prefectures in Jiangbei will lose enough troops to suppress the people in a short period of time, and there will be chaos. In other words, Lin Amber, dare to continue fighting? ”

Wu Zhengwen nodded yes, Wang Zhiren was right, now the Qing court in the northwest, southwest and Huguang, Jiangxi, and Shaoxing Mansion three roads with troops, the army has been stretched, if the loss of the army along the Yangtze River, then Jiangbei to the north Zhili may not have an inch of peace.

Saying this, Wu Zheng breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, in fact, Wu Zheng knew in his heart that he couldn't fight anymore.

Even this Ying Tianfu was obtained by accident, if it weren't for the fact that he heard from the mouth of Tu Guobao that the defenders of Ying Tianfu were weak, even if Wu Zheng had the courage to be so arrogant.

Since the Northern Expedition, the number of 60,000 or 70,000 troops in his hands has already exceeded 20,000, and to deploy in such a large recovered territory, the remaining troops are far from enough.

I just got the news that Shaoxing Mansion has fallen, and Chi Erhan's 5,000 people who reinforced Shaoxing Mansion have been dragged in Pinggang Mountain and cannot return to Yingtianfu, while the 5,000 people he left in Hangzhou Mansion can't move at all.

At the beginning, there were only 6,000 recruits left in Hangzhou Mansion, plus the 5,000 people brought by Chi Erhan, there were only 11,000 people...... These 11,000 people are untouchable.

Only then did Wu Zheng feel the tightness of the troops in his hands, which was even better than that of the Qing court.

Wang Zhiren looked at Wu Zheng's face and said in a deep voice: "Wu Zheng, it's not that my father sells the old according to the old, it is a good thing to forge ahead, but anything is too much, you have already made a lot of money in this Northern Expedition, what you need at this time is not to attack, but to consolidate." If you can't accept it when you see it, I'm afraid it will be a disaster for the court and yourself. Do you know how many of the Qing courts have been meticulous in the few provinces you have recovered? Do you know how many garrisons you left behind in these provinces? This father can responsibly say that if he does not clean it up, once the chaos starts, it will burn the prairie fire. ”

Wu Zheng was secretly shocked when he heard this, he knew the garrisons of the various provinces he occupied, and in order to gather the maximum number of troops, the huge Suzhou Mansion only had 800 garrisons left.

Eight hundred! The rest of the provinces can be imagined.

Therefore, Wu Zheng took Wang Zhiren's words seriously, nodded and said: "Xingguo Gong Jin Yu is good, Wu Zheng has been taught." It's just that even if I am willing to stop fighting, the Qing army may not be willing to give up. ”

This is also reasonable, within a month, the Qing court lost several prefectures, including Yingtianfu, and suffered such a big loss, how could it give up?

But Wang Zhiren smiled slightly when he heard this: "You don't have to worry about this Lin Anbo, the Qing army already has the intention of making peace." ”

Wu Zheng's face suddenly froze, and he asked in a cold voice, "Oh? In this way, Xingguo Gong has already contacted the Qing army? ”

These words are very sharp, one might even say scathing.

almost directly accused Wang Zhiren of collaborating with the enemy.

As soon as Wu Zheng's words fell, the atmosphere in the arena suddenly froze, and the generals on both sides of Wu Zheng and Wang Zhiren immediately pressed their hands on their waists and stood up in opposite directions.

Wang Zhiren stared at Wu Zheng for a long time, and suddenly laughed and said: "You kid, you and I have been friends for a long time, don't you know the heart of my father?" The mistake of surrendering to the enemy will never be repeated in this life. Why, you don't believe in my father? ”

Wu Zheng's eyes had a fierce color, he glared at Wang Zhiren for a long time, and suddenly smiled: "Xingguo Gong misunderstood, Wu Zheng is just joking, if Xingguo Gong wants to surrender to the enemy, at this time the Jiangbei Qing army has already crossed the river, how can you and I sit here and discuss calmly?" Even if I, Wu Zheng, will surrender to the enemy, Xingguo Gong will not surrender to the enemy. Wu Zheng is naturally a man of faith and prosperity. ”

An old man and a young man looked at each other and laughed.

The tension in the field immediately dissipated, and it became a harmonious atmosphere, and the generals and guards who pressed their hands on their waists all relaxed their hands as if nothing had happened, pretended to dust off the non-existent dust on their clothes, and humbly sat back in each other's seats.

Wu Zheng finished laughing, and said to Wang Zhiren kindly: "Then please tell me the details of Xingguogong." ”

Wang Zhiren said: "On the third day after the water war, that is, early yesterday morning, Hong Chengchou sent someone to send a letter, saying that the regent of the Qing court, Dolgon, intends to cease war with Shaoxing Mansion, and if Shaoxing Mansion agrees, Dolgon will order Duoduo to stop encircling and suppressing Pinggang Mountain, and temporarily stop attacking each other with the actual occupied area as the boundary, and then the two sides will send people to choose a site for peace talks. ”

Wu Zheng swept around, and saw that some of the generals' eyes showed unwillingness, some were silent, and more were looking back at themselves.

I sighed secretly in my heart, if ...... If you can have an additional 100,000 troops at this time, no, as long as 50,000, you can at least storm Zhenjiang Mansion.

But Wu Zheng knows that there is no if in this world, and compromise at this time is necessary.

If you want to hurry, you can't reach it, and the Qing court can't afford to fight again, so why don't you yourself.