The time soon came to noon, after lunch, Zhou Tong went to visit the worried Zeng Huai, Zeng Huai as soon as they met, he said, "Is there any good news?"

Zhou Tong said with a smile: "The two armies outside the city gate are not attacking now, isn't this good news?"

Zeng Huai felt like he had been tricked: "What kind of good news is this?" Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

Zhou Tong said: "We can hold on to one day at a time, if we attack, we must be the ones who suffer, so many days have passed, we are getting closer and closer to victory, as long as the imperial court gives an order, then Suzhou can be safe and sound." It's just that I see you, the governor of Jiangnan, are trapped in Suzhou..."

Zeng Huai sighed: "Yes, I am the governor of Jiangnan, but I can't mobilize the troops of the provinces in Jiangnan, otherwise, I won't be trapped here, and the governor of Jiangnan is just in vain!"

"You, don't think about it so much!" Zhou Dong said: "As long as I, Zhou Tong, am in Suzhou City for one day, I will guarantee that Suzhou City will not be breached!"

"I believe in you!" Zeng Huai said: "We have known each other for so many years, although I will not lead troops to fight, but I still trust you very much." If it weren't for you in Suzhou City, I'm afraid I wouldn't have the courage to stand on the city wall. It's just that I know that you have some things to hide from me, and it is inconvenient for me to ask you about these things. As long as I know you're sure, I feel a lot more at ease. ”

"In this world, there are many things that we can only accept, no matter how reluctant we are. Zhou Tong said: "You and I very much want to display our talents in the imperial court and bring peace and prosperity to the people." It's a pity that things are not as people want, and maybe, it won't be long before you will leave the court. ”

"That's what I already feel. Zeng Huai said: "Actually, I also know that I, the governor of Jiangnan, am crumbling. Ever since you left, I've been wondering, when will I leave? Maybe I'm outside the capital, so I'll be lucky enough to stay for a few more years. Now, when this is over, I think I should also say goodbye to my hometown. ”

"Do you just want to be the governor of Jiangnan for a few more years?" Zhou Tong asked.

"Think, how could you not want to. Zeng Huai said: "You and me." In fact, isn't it all the same, it's just a kind of helplessness. Brother Jintai, isn't he willing to stay in the court, in the end, he was charged with a chaotic minister and thief, a crime of seeking power and usurping the throne, which is a little bit to a reasonable person knows, Jintai brothers, with just such a small amount of troops, what can they do, they are outside all the year round, and there is no communication and power in the capital, even if they succeed in forcing the palace, there is absolutely no way to gain a foothold in the capital. It is this grandiose reason that he is persecuted. I don't want to be the second him, compared to you, I am much luckier, for so many years, the emperor has not arrested you again. ”

Zhou Tong sighed at this time: "Everyone in the world says that accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, but why is the emperor not the same? The emperor sits on this dragon chair, and he also has to consider how to sit firmly and steadily. But the more I thought about it, the more unsteady I became, and the more worried I became, for fear that I wouldn't be able to do that position. Ordinary people, if they change a chair, they don't have to worry about anything, but once the emperor changes the chair, he even has to put his own life into it. Brother Zeng, some things are not as simple as you think, let alone what the world says. My senior brother Jintai was indeed framed, but it was definitely not the emperor's intention. Including me, it's just a struggle for some rights, and the emperor, why isn't it helpless that he can't choose what he wants?"

Zeng Huai glanced at Zhou Tong: "Aren't they all the same? Maybe, I will be worse than you, just like your Senior Brother Jin, maybe." ”

"You!" Zhou Tong said: "In the past, I thought you were too gentle, but later, you told me that you also yearn for us to be a general and gallop on the battlefield." Think about when I first entered Suzhou City, you also managed the south of the Yangtze River in an orderly manner, even if the people from the rivers and lakes flocked to Suzhou City, you also took everything in Suzhou City into your own hands. Why are you so negative now? When He'er first met you, I also said that you were a literati general, although you are not as good as Chen Qingzhi, but it is rare for a literati to have this kind of courage. The east of the river goes to the waves, and the characters are romantic through the ages. ”

"Hey!" Zeng Huai sighed again: "I originally thought that I could also stand on the city gate and command the soldiers to fight." But ever since that tragedy, I've been worried. When I stood here again, I realized that being a general is not a matter of words. He needs courage, firm faith, and hope to bring hope to the soldiers, but I find that I have nothing, I can only look like this, I can't!"

Zhou Tong comforted: "You are always too reluctant to yourself, there are some things, we can't do it at all, why should we do it? That's right, when the army is approaching, Suzhou City really needs a general who charges into battle, but you are not, why should you embarrass yourself? This imperial court does not need generals in Suzhou City who can protect Suzhou City, but needs civil and military officials who can give advice to the emperor and seek well-being for the people, can you do it? You've done a good job, don't blame yourself, and then, leave the task of protecting Suzhou Cheng to me!"

Zeng Huai didn't speak, just looked at the front of the city gate from a distance.

Zhang Zao and Yin Sheng really didn't go out on this day, after putting out the fire, it was already dawn, and the two who hadn't slept enough kept complaining. But complaining is complaining, and when the fire is extinguished and after eating, the two go to bed and sleep until noon, then they get up, count the losses of the previous night, and send people to strengthen defense and surveillance, and increase the intensity of inspections. However, after such a mess last night, the morale of the army has been weakened, and with the loss of grain and grass, the army must be repaired.

Fortunately, Zhou Dong and Chao Gai only brought a few hundred people, so the loss was not very large, and the camp tent was rebuilt, and the grain and grass were not lost much. The two of them pondered when this breath should come out.

At this time, in the barracks, a man came, a man who could enter and leave the camp. This person is naturally not small, he is from the capital. The two handed over their command to this man, and this man would also change the current situation in Suzhou City.

Of course, the news of this person's arrival in the barracks quickly spread to Zhou Dong's apprentice in Suzhou City. Zhou Tong felt the biggest pressure after coming to Suzhou City, this person not only has a strategy, but also an army of nearly 100,000 outside the city, how to face it will be a big problem. (To be continued.) )