At that time, can Zhu Mai allow herself to swing her sword at the royal family?

Impossible! It is absolutely impossible! With Zhu Ma's nature, he will never abandon the royal family.

Since that's the case, it's better to be determined!

But Wu Zheng didn't know how to answer, so he could take into account the decency of both parties. After a long time of stunned life, Wu Zhengzhi said: "I am married and have a wife. Your Majesty is so kind... I dare not respond..."

Zhu Ma's face gradually pale and she said sternly: "Wu Zheng, are you rejecting me?"

Wu Zheng took a deep breath and looked into Zhu Ma's eyes and said, "My surname is Wu, and Your Majesty is Zhu. Although I lack talent and knowledge, I can also enlighten my children in the future. Although the Wu family is not a wealthy family, it has several acres of thin land and several shops, so I can still give my children a living... Therefore, if you ask Your Majesty to forgive me, I still want my children's surname to be Wu."

Zhu Mei slowly stood up, her eyes becoming extremely cold.

Wu Zheng followed him up and did not dare to look at Zhu Mai.

This silent stalemate lasted for a long time.

Zhu Niu raised her foot and walked towards the door.

Wu Zheng shouted: "I respectfully send you to Your Majesty."

"Wu Zheng." Zhu Mei suddenly stopped and said, "I can't let you take King Danyang away."

Wu Zheng was stunned, but then he realized what Zhu Mai was really meant to come.

Yes, what can be done to get the emperor who has just ascended the throne to come to this trip himself.

Wu Zheng's face began to change, "Your Majesty, it's inappropriate for King Danyang to be in the palace."

"Why is it inappropriate? He is my brother!" Zhu Ma's tone was a little sharp.

Wu Zheng calmly but insisted: "It is precisely because King Danyang is His Majesty's elder brother that it is inappropriate to stay in the palace."

"What if I don't agree?"

Wu Zheng said calmly: "I just said that my name is Wu Zheng."

Zhu Mai became gloomy, and she could naturally hear what Wu Zheng meant. Wu Zheng, the lawless Wu, was a competitive martial artsman.

"Are you forcing me?"

"I am justifying your Majesty."

The truth is never said.

Only those with sufficient strength can reason.

Zhu Mai took a breath slowly, and she could see from her ups and downs that she was very angry.

"Okay. I promise you, but I also have a condition."

"Your Majesty just say it."

"From the time you leave Beijing this time, the Danyang King will not step into Yingtian Prefecture again."

"I obey the order."

Zhu Ma said coldly: "Wu Zheng, you disappointed me."

"I am guilty."

....

Early the next morning.

Wu Zheng, who had just fallen asleep, was awakened by the urgent report from Jun.

At least 50,000 Qing troops were divided into Gaoyouzhou and Xinghua.

What shocked Wu Zheng even more was that Jiang Quanyi's troops were caught by the Qing cavalry near Qingshuitan, and almost all the troops were wiped out. Jiang Quanyi and dozens of remnants were unfortunately captured.

Previously, there were Qing troops attacking Baoying in Jiangbei, and Wu Zheng was mentally prepared for the military newspaper of Huailou Town.

When fighting, if it is not the strength that can crush the other party, then there will always be wins and losses. When the Northern Expedition Army does not have enough troops to sweep everything, it is not unacceptable to Wu Zheng.

But Wu Zheng was still shocked this time.

Because his previous judgment was that Dorgon wanted to promote peace through war.

But if we look at the number of Qing troops in this military report, this is definitely not a war to promote harmony, but a premeditated decisive battle, at least a large-scale frontal raid.

Is Dorgon really going to fight this?

Wu Zheng began to shake his previous judgment in his heart.

If that is true, then the two guards in Jiangbei must retreat, otherwise they will be surrounded by the Qing army.

Wu Zheng became anxious because there was not much time for him to make decisions.

Then, if you increase troops and retreat, you can only choose one of two, and there is no second way to go.

However, the number of troops increased, except for the Fang Guoan Ministry who had been transferred to Taizhou before, Wu Zheng had no troops to send. The Jingwei and Jianyang Guards suffered heavy damage and it was too late to rest. The imperial navy was almost wiped out. It can be said that in this battle, both the Ming and Qing dynasties had already fought in blood and were exhausted.

Wu Zheng thought that the navy was the only one who could mobilize it, but the navy of the Dynasty was now divided into two parts, one in the Jiangpu waters and the other in the Yizhen waters, carrying out the mission of blocking the river surface.

If transferred to Jiangdu to Taixing, it would be equivalent to causing Yingtian Prefecture to lose the possibility of blocking the Qing army's attack on the water.

"The person who came, ordered the Zhoushan Navy to be transferred to Jiangdu and Taixing line immediately. Within twelve hours, he must reach the designated position." Wu Zheng finally decided to use Yingtian Prefecture to fight against the possible attacks of the Qing army and save the land that Jiangbei had exchanged for countless lives.

"I ordered Qi Chenghao's troops to gather immediately after the escorts and guards of the royal palace that I brought during this trip."

"Send people to the palace and arrange for me to inform His Majesty."

...After Wu Zheng issued a series of orders, Ma Shiying, who heard the news, finally had the chance to speak.

"Is the prince going to fight another match in Jiangbei?"

"It's not that I want to fight, but that I have to fight." Wu Zheng sighed lightly, "You just stay in the capital. After all, there is no sight on the battlefield."

Ma Shiying felt a little moved, and he stepped forward and said, "Is the prince going to Jiangbei in person?"

"Yes. Our army is short of troops in Jiangbei. Including the Ministry of State Security, there are a total of 30,000 people. Now that Jiang Quanyi's troops are destroyed, even 30,000 people will be reached. The military newspaper said that the enemy is less than 50,000, but I feel that maybe less than 50,000 people are still there. I must go to Jiangbei personally to command, otherwise I will be in peace in the capital."

"Why didn't the prince withdraw his troops across the river? Even if he retreated to Jingjiang, it wouldn't be too late to counterattack after the Northern Expedition Army was mobilized?"

Wu Zheng shook his head and said, "I have thought about the choice of withdrawing troops, but I have promised the people of Taizhou that they will not retreat for the second time... Lao Ma, people cannot lose their hearts!"

Ma Shiying pondered for a moment and insisted: "Since the prince has made a decision, my subordinates will not stop him... I can see the subordinates in their views. Even if the prince wants to leave, he must see the Qing government's mission first before leaving."

Wu Zheng frowned and said, "That would take at least half a night of time...what do you mean?"

Ma Shiying said: "It's very strange. The Qing court sent an envoy at least four or five days ago. In other words, the Qing court's willingness to cease the war was real. The Qing army in Jiangbei was so powerful that it should not be a day or two to mobilize it. How could there be such inconsistent things?"

Wu Zheng thought for a while and said, "My judgment before was that the Qing court could not continue to fight. Regardless of the current military strength and financial resources of the Qing court, and even the current situation of the Qing court's embarrassing situation of Nikan's troops being unable to retreat in Dasheng at that time, they really had no reason to continue to fight. So my judgment was that Dorgon wanted to promote peace with war, so he suddenly launched. It was precisely because of this speculation that I think there were 20,000 troops in Jiangbei, and then the Ministry of State Security was transferred to Taizhou. It would be fine to defend it. As long as the negotiations with the Qing government delegation were completed, all this would be solved. But now the military newspaper said that at least 50,000 Qing troops were divided into two groups and Jiang Quanyi was captured. This was obviously not a way to promote peace with war."
Chapter completed!