Huang Yingyun continued: "When he first met, he thought it was a luxury and waste, and he even wanted to advise the King of Wu. But later he discovered that the gunpowder and shells produced by the King of Wu were of great quantity every day."

"What did you see with your own eyes?" Li Dingguo asked anxiously.

"Yes." Huang Yingyun said, "The Jiangnan Military Workshop has used not manpower, but a machine called a steam engine. It can lift thousands of pounds of weight, forging, stamping, and burning red iron blocks in front of it, just like mud pressing, let it rub."

Looking at Li Dingguo's expression of surprise, Huang Yingyun sighed and said, "Our army does have many artillery, but most of them are small artillery, with a range of five or six miles, and the farthest one is only eight miles. The farthest range of artillery of the Northern Expedition Army can reach an area of ​​eighteen miles... Prince, this is more than twice as many, that is to say, if the two armies face each other's confrontation head-on and our army has not yet reached the distance that the artillery can fire, they may be severely damaged by the opponent's artillery. How do you compare?"

Li Dingguo fell silent.

It took a long time, for a long time... until the night was dark.

Li Dingguo suddenly raised his hand, and Wu Zheng wrote to him.

"Then Wu Zheng wanted Li to lead his troops to advance east... In the opinion of Mr. Huang, would there be any conspiracy? Or would it be unfavorable to our army?"

Huang Yingyun was also silent. He thought for a while before answering: "I really don't know how to answer... This time I went there, I only met the King of Wu. The time added up to less than an hour..."

Li Dingguo frowned and said, "In this way, how could Li take such a huge risk for him? Fifty thousand troops advanced eastward, and more than 100,000 Qing troops along the way...it will be a life-threatening death!"

Speaking of this, Li Dingguo shook his head and said, "Even if Li attacked Huguang, if Wu Zheng temporarily destroyed his promise, our army would not be able to advance and there was no way to retreat, it would be a disaster... This matter would not work!"

Looking at Li Dingguo who was sad, Huang Yingyun suddenly said, "But my subordinates feel that the King of Wu is not a person who speaks without trust."

Li Dingguo was stunned and asked, "How can I see it?"

Huang Yingyun replied: "I can't say it, it's just a feeling in my heart."

Li Dingguo was a little annoyed, "Mr. Huang, do you want to say that based on your feelings, Li will take risks with 50,000 lives? What's more, if the Northern Expedition Army of Wu Zheng was so powerful as you said, why didn't he directly fight the Northern Expedition directly and restore the lost territory? He even asked Li to take the opportunity to break the deadlock. What's the reason? In Li's opinion, Wu Zheng was nothing more than a common idea with Zheng Sen, who was passive and lazy to fight, preserved his strength, and threatened the court in exchange for greater benefits...a powerful minister."

Huang Yingyun suddenly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, my subordinates are willing to guarantee their lives... The King of Wu is definitely not a person who has no faith in his words!"

Li Dingguo was stunned, and he stared at Huang Yingyun in front of him.

Huang Yingyun looked up and looked at Li Dingguo and said, "Huang is almost formidable. Although he is not very experienced, he is confident that he knows people well. Just like he is with the prince, Huang believes that the prince is a person who can be entrusted and loyal to him."

Li Dingguo's face changed a few times and he said leisurely: "So, in your heart, Wu Zheng is like Li?"

Huang Yingyun shook his head and said, "No, the King of Wu cannot compare with the prince."

"How can I explain this?"

"The prince is a good leader, and he is the leader of the wise and the inferior, and treats people with sincerity. He will be a hero of the generation." Huang Yingyun thought while saying, "And the King of Wu... he really can't explain clearly, he is like..."

“What is it?”

"It's like... the family members of the subordinates... the relatives."

Li Dingguo asked in surprise: "What do you mean is that he is kind and kind?"

Huang Yingyun shook his head and said, "No... I can only say that there is a very special thing in King Wu that can make people unknowingly attract him."

"He knows magic?"

Huang Yingyun smiled bitterly and shook his head and said, "I don't say anything, my strange powers are chaotic... The demonic magic in the world is all deceitful. The King of Wu has risen to this day under the siege of the Qing court and has created such a great foundation. How can a demonic magic do it?"

Li Dingguo sighed slightly and said, "Li believes in Mr. Huang, Mr. Huang believes in Wu Zheng... It is related to 50,000 lives. How can Li make a decision easily?"

Huang Yingyun said: "In fact, the King of Wu did not want the prince to advance east immediately."

Li Dingguo said in surprise: "It is credible that Li led his troops to advance eastward, met with the Northern Expedition Army in Huguang, opened up the passage between eastern Zhejiang and southwest, and cut the Qing army into two sections in half, causing the enemy to be unable to take into account both north and south."

Huang Yingyun said: "The King of Wu means that within a year he will give the prince a batch of artillery and food to make the prince grow rapidly. After his strength is enough to control the Daxi Army, he will advance east with all the troops of the Daxi Army. In this way, he will be able to attack Huguang in one fell swoop and meet with the Northern Expedition Army."

Li Dingguo said in shock: "He is crazy? How can he transport heavy artillery and food from east Zhejiang to Guizhou for thousands of miles? Besides, more than 100,000 Qing troops occupy these thousands of miles... Once intercepted, they will be the enemy."

Huang Yingyun said: "The King of Wu said that he could use his navy to transport materials from the Yangtze River to Wuchang, and then pass through the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce and disperse the southern transportation... As long as the prince allowed the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce to freely pass through the jurisdiction and open a business, within one year, he would transport no less than 5,000 muskets, no less than 100 cannons, and 100,000 stones of grain to the prince."

Li Dingguo was shocked. What a big deal?

Huang Yingyun continued: "When the King of Wu talked about it, his subordinates had already been intercepted by the Qing army as the prince asked, but the King of Wu replied that the Qing court did not dare to stop the normal trade of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce, because once the Qing army intercepted the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce, the King of Wu would immediately counterattack and ordered the navy to block the coastal sea surface and the Yangtze River surface, and the Qing court would no longer have the possibility of obtaining Jiangnan and overseas supplies."

When Li Dingguo heard this, he thought for a while and said, "This makes sense. After all, the Qing court and the Yixing Dynasty signed a ceasefire treaty... But Wu Zheng had such great ability to do so, why didn't he take the initiative to fight the Northern Expedition?"

Huang Yingyun said: "I have asked the King of Wu for this question."

"How did he answer?"

"The King of Wu said that although the Northern Expedition Army was strong, there were not many. The army was strong and the army was expanded blindly would lead to the financial department being ineffective, and at the same time it had a huge impact on the output of civilian food and materials. Zhejiang was attacked on three sides and had no strategic depth. Once the Northern Expedition, Jiangxi, Huguang, Fujian and Jiangbei Qing army would encircle east Zhejiang, and decisive battles were inevitable. In this way, the eleven governments under its jurisdiction were everywhere, and there was no rear. In this way, the people were unstable, the merchants were unstable, and the defeat was inevitable."
Chapter completed!