After hearing Li Yuanyin's report, Zhu Yihai's heart suddenly hangs.

He originally just hoped that Zhao Ming could contain Ajige, but he didn't expect that Zhao Ming was so concerned about annihilation of Ajige and went alone to intercept Ajige, which made the Qing army ambush.

Judging from Li Yuanyin's words, it is now found in Gaoyou that the bodies of soldiers from Donghai Town are everywhere, which shows that Zhao Ming failed to cut off Ajige's retreat and suffered heavy failures.

Just now, Zhang Huangyan reminded Zhu Yihai that Zhao Ming's situation might be more dangerous, but he did not expect it to come true so soon.

Now that I think about it, I had agreed to encircle and annihilate Ajige in three directions. First, he sent troops in advance, causing 100,000 Qing troops in Jiangnan to withdraw to Jiangbei, causing the enemy troops facing Donghai Town to change from 200,000 to 300,000. At the same time, the soldiers of the Longwu court, who should have surrounded Yangzhou from the west, did not encircle Yangzhou as planned, but hundreds of thousands of troops came to Nanjing in a mighty manner to compete with him for Nanjing.

This is equivalent to letting Zhao Ming use 300,000 people to surround the retreat of the Qing army without knowing it, which is almost like seeking death. Donghai Town was cheated by him and Zhu Youjian.

Zhao Ming was the most capable general under Zhu Yihai's command and an important reliance on the competition between the Zhejiang clan and the Longwu court.

If the Zhejiang Group loses Donghai Town and Zhao Ming, its strength will be reduced by more than 50%.

For a moment, Zhu Yihai's hands were trembling and his eyes became gloomy.

"This time the disaster happened. Bo'an was ambushed, and Donghai Zhen was seriously injured. He had just recovered Nanjing. Before he could worship Xiaoling, the emperor led more than 200,000 troops from Chu and Gan to approach Nanjing. Gu could only give up Nanjing. He really lost his wife and his troops!" Zhu Yihai said regretfully.

Emperor Longwu personally led a large army to the city of Nanjing. Zhu Yihai could not have let Longwu enter the city. In this way, his achievements in regaining Nanjing would be greatly reduced. He was divided by the Longwu court, and Nanjing had to be given to Longwu, so the Zhejiang army would be in vain.

Although Zhu Yihai gained the reputation of entering Nanjing first, he lost Zhao Ming, a general, and his achievements in regaining Nanjing were reduced, which could be said to be not worth the loss.

Li Yuanyin said anxiously: "Your Highness, Duke Zhao is a general of our dynasty. If there is a mistake, our army's morale will definitely be greatly damaged. Furthermore, if Duke Zhao is a mistake, Donghai Town will inevitably be dissatisfied with Your Highness, which is not good for Your Highness! I beg Your Highness to send troops immediately to reinforce Donghai Town and rescue Duke Zhao."

If Zhao Ming makes mistakes, the impact and losses caused will never be like this. Zhu Yihai becomes anxious.

"Gu also wants to rescue Bo'an, but Bo'an doesn't know how to rescue him?" Zhu Yihai paced back and forth in the hall, looking anxious, and suddenly asked Zhang Huangyan and Zhang Mingzhen, "What are the ideas for the two families?"

Zhang Mingzhen said: "Just just now, Wang Yi sent a scout and found Zhao Bo'an in Gaoyou territory. He saw a battlefield that was buried for dozens of miles, but he did not find the main force of the Qing army. Moreover, the Qing army blocked Wang Yi's advance north, which means that Ajige had not completely eaten Zhao Bo'an. Otherwise, the Qing army would have gone south long ago, swept Taizhou and Rugao, and drove Donghai Town back to the south bank."

Zhu Yihai listened to his analysis and calmed down, but then said: "Now there are 300,000 Qing troops in Jiangbei, and Donghai Town has suffered a crushing defeat. Can the rescue be successful with the help of the lonely force?"

"No!" Zhang Huangyan said calmly, "However, if the court can send troops and attack Jiangbei together, it is possible to successfully rescue Duke Zhao and even defeat Ajige in Jiangbei."

Zhu Yihai said a little angrily: "Jin Shenghuan should have gone north from Anqing and headed straight to the Sizhou line. He cooperated with Bo'an to cut off the Qing army's retreat, but he went east and advanced to the western suburbs of Nanjing. Now the emperor led more than 200,000 people from Wuchang Jianling and also headed straight to Nanjing, which means that the court only wanted to compete with the Gu Nanjing. Will they change their direction and rescue Bo'an?"

Zhao Ming was trapped, and Zhu Yihai had a huge responsibility, but in his heart, he believed that Longwu had a greater responsibility.

If the Longwu court followed the agreement and went to surround the Yangzhou retreat, Ajige was attacked on both sides and his troops were restrained, Zhao Ming would be unlikely to be surrounded by Ajige.

Moreover, Jin Shenghuan changed the direction of his advance and rushed straight to Nanjing. At that time, Nanjing was still in the hands of the Qing army and there was still something to say.

Now, Zhu Yihai has recovered Nanjing. If the Longwu Dynasty army does not go to Jiangbei to fight Ajige and rush towards Nanjing with great momentum, it is obvious that he wants to snatch Nanjing from him. How can Zhu Yihai not be angry?

Zhang Huangyan heard Zhu Yihai's dissatisfaction with the Longwu court, but if he did not join forces with the Longwu court at present, it would be absolutely difficult to turn defeat into victory and rescue Zhao Ming.

At this moment, Zhang Huangyan said seriously: "Your Highness, now hundreds of thousands of people in the court are rushing to Nanjing, and your highness cannot stop the emperor from entering the city. Since that is the case, it is better to give up Nanjing happily in exchange for a good reputation and let the court send troops to Jiangbei together."

Zhu Yihai was unhappy and pondered for a while to calm down the resentment in his heart.

Zhu Yihai still understood the truth about Zhang Huangyan. It was already this fact now. He was angry with the Longwu court and not allowing Longwu to enter Nanjing would only ruin his own reputation and delay the rescue of Zhao Ming.

"Okay! The Qing family said, how should the Lone King act?" Zhu Yihai surrendered.

Zhang Huangyan said: "First, Your Highness withdraws from the palace and seals the treasury. Second, Your Highness immediately goes to Dasheng Pass to welcome the emperor into the city and claims to be the Ming Dynasty. Only then did he take Nanjing first and ask the emperor to worship Xiaoling. Third, it means that Ajige entrenched in Jiangbei and threatened Nanjing. Please send troops immediately, cross the river with the Zhejiang army, attack the Qing army in Jiangbei, and reinforce Donghai Town!"

Zhang Mingzhen said: "Your Highness, I think this strategy is feasible. If the court wants Nanjing, we will give it to them. The world can see that your highness has the overall situation and does not fight with the court. You will definitely praise your highness for his reputation!"

Zhu Yihai's eyes flashed. Indeed, Longwu led hundreds of thousands of people to Nanjing, with an aggressive momentum. If he acted according to Zhang Huangyan's advice, he took the initiative to give up Nanjing and invited Longwu to sacrifice to Xiaoling Mausoleum, the Longwu court would not be able to find out his faults.

In addition, he proposed to march into Jiangbei, attack the Qing army, and lead a large army to fight for Wuchang with Longwu, which could also show selflessness. On the contrary, Longwu only cares about fighting for power and profit, and seems stingy.

If this is done, the upright officials in the court will definitely be quite satisfied with him, the national crown prince, and recognize him, the heir to the Ming Dynasty.
Chapter completed!