Wu Zheng heard this and was a little impatient, interrupted Chen Shoujie and said, "How many of these cannons are there, how much ammunition is there, and where are they now?"

"After learning that Yangzhou fell, Caomin endured his grief and ordered the fleet to set sail. He drifted from the Yangtze River into the sea. After drifting on the sea for nearly half a month, Caomin transported eight ships of artillery to Songjiang Prefecture and hid it."

"Why? Didn't the Shige Department order the transportation to Hangzhou Prefecture?"

"Caomin should die. Caomin thought of using these artillery to avenge the Shige tribe and his father." Chen Shoujie choked and said, "But later, the Qing army went south and was unstoppable. Caomin discovered that there was no Ming army around Songjiang Prefecture to rely on, so he thought about transporting the artillery back to Hangzhou to help the Ming army defend the city. But just after being shipped on board, he did not expect that Lu Wang, who had only been in charge of the country in Hangzhou for half a year, surrendered to the Qing Dynasty in a blink of an eye. At the same time, the King of Huai was also surrendered. Caomin had to give up and transport the artillery to a small, nameless village in Yanguan and hid it."

Wu Zheng frowned and said, "Then you can transport the artillery to Shaoxing Prefecture to help the Lu governor fight against the enemy."

Chen Shoujie became angry, "Sir, in addition to the late emperor, how many Zhu royal families surrendered to the Tartars one after another? Compared with Hangzhou Prefecture, Shaoxing Prefecture is just a small place. How can the grass-roots people send these things that depend on revenge to Shaoxing and then transfer them to the Tartars in exchange for fame and fortune?"

"Then why are you telling me about this now?"

"Caomin has been thinking about it for a long time. Although the artillery is sharp, it cannot be stored for a long time, especially gunpowder and other objects. If it is dragged on, it will be a waste of eight ships. Therefore, Caomin thought that if the adults can insist on resisting the Qing Dynasty like in Shaoxing Prefecture in the future, the Caomin would be willing to work hard for the adults."

Wu Zheng was a little moved and patted Chen Shoujie on the shoulder and said, "Although you hide the country's important weapons without authorization, you can understand it when you think about it carefully. However, for me, you not only have no mistakes, but also have made contributions. Otherwise, these artillery will not be the only one who is the one."

Speaking of this, Wu Zhengzheng said: "You can rest assured about the anti-Qing incident. I crawled out of the pile of corpses of Jiading Mansion. My uncle, General Jiading, died in Jiading City. You want to bombard Yangzhou City. I want to lead my army to sweep Jiading Mansion. From this point of view, we are fellow members."

Chen Shoujie's eyes lit up, "Is General Wu the uncle of the Lord?"

"yes."

"Mr. Thank you!" Chen Shoujie knelt on his knees with righteousness and bowed to Wu Zheng.

Wu Zheng did not avoid it, and he received this gift.

This ceremony represents the distinction between the monarch and the minister, the master and the servant, and the superiors and subordinates from now on.

"Now you can tell me how many artillery guns are there?"

"Sir Hui, there are 63 artillery pieces in total, and they are installed on four large ships. The other four large ships are all twigs, paper media, gunpowder, projectiles, etc."

Wu Zheng's eyes were again prominent, sixty-three doors?

Oh my God, Shigemen, you are worshipped by me, Wu Zheng, in the Spirit of Heaven.

If you hadn't transported these artillery out of Yangzhou, you might have fallen into the hands of the Tartars at this time, and would have fallen into the Ming army, including yourself in the future.

From this point of view, I should really thank you.

Wu Zheng looked at Chen Shoujie and asked, "Ling Zun trains artillery for Shigemen. Can you train an artillery for me?"

Chen Shoujie said: "I have followed my father for many years. Not only my subordinates, but my son is also well versed in artillery skills. My father and son are determined to train some elite troops as adults."

Wu Zheng was overjoyed and held Chen Shoujie's hands and said, "Okay. With your words, I will rest assured. Let's set off for the salt officer now?"

"I'm listening to the master."

Wu Zheng forwarded and shouted: "Chi Erhan."

"exist."

"Go to the East City quickly."

....

After returning to Dongcheng, Wu Zheng ordered a confrontation with tens of thousands of surrendered soldiers who could steer artillery.

It is a favorable condition for three taels of money per month and the promotion of the original military position to a first-level position.

One night, only sixty-seven people would be allowed to be artillery among the tens of thousands of troops.

As soon as it was dawn, Wu Zheng took them out of Yongchang Gate and went to Yanguan.

An hour later, Wu Zheng and his party came to Hejiatai.

This is a fork road, to the east, to the Yanguan, to the northeast, to the Jiaxing.

Just as I was about to turn east, I saw a small team of Ming cavalry coming from the northeast opposite.

Wu Zheng immediately ordered the cessation of advancement. What came from this direction must be the army of King Zhiren of Xingguo.

Sure enough, Wang Yilin's voice came from afar, "Sir Wu Stay!"

Wu Zheng rode his horse to meet him.

"Wang Qianhu, why did you come to deliver the message in person? Did the war happen unexpectedly?"

Wang Yilin stopped his horse in front of Wu Zheng, "Where is Lord Wu going?"

"Go to the Yanguan, I left a team of cavalry there to support Duke Xingguo and our troops to retreat."

Wang Yilin could understand Wu Zheng's words and leave a cavalry on the Yanguan, and his role was nothing more than what Wu Zheng said.

In case of any accident, it is used to cover the retreat.

So, Wang Yilin said gratefully: "Mr. Wu is intent."

"Wang Qianhu is this..."

"Mr. Wu, Duoduo has arrived."

Wu Zheng was shocked, "So fast? Where are the Tartars?"

"Outside Jiaxing City, unlike originally expected, Duoduo led far more than three thousand Tartars."

"How much is that?"

"The Tartar army had at least 10,000 people, and the Ming army surrendered troops were far above 50,000 people."

Wu Zhengtou buzzed and asked anxiously: "Where do you get so many troops? Didn't the information I inquired before say that there were only 3,000 Tartars and 30,000 surrendered troops?"

"I just got the news that when Duoduo went south, the Tartars of Jinan Prefecture incorporated Lingshan and the Ming army of Andong, so they met to Hangzhou Prefecture. They arrived fifty miles outside Jiaxing City yesterday evening. After receiving the scout's report, Duke Xingguo had deployed defenses, but the city defense in Jiaxing City was low, not even as good as Hangzhou City. Therefore, Duke Xingguo sent me to Duke Yue and was ready to withdraw from Shaoxing Prefecture at any time."

Wu Zheng said anxiously: "What should I do if Hangzhou City? I just recovered, will I fall into the hands of the Tartars again?"

Wang Yilin sighed helplessly: "It's too late. Even if Duke Yue sends troops immediately at this time, it's probably too late when he arrives in Jiaxing. Duke Xing said that he will support it for one day at most, so that Duke Yue will retreat quickly. Brother Wu Zheng, your troops should retreat quickly. If it's too late, it's too late."

Wu Zheng was stunned. He knew that it was impossible to blame Wang Zhiren. Wang Zhiren had only eight thousand infantry under his command, and the rest were all naval troops.

Even if all of them were ashore, there were only more than 20,000 people. Facing the siege of Duoduo's 60,000 troops, they could hold on for one day and give the Ming army in Hangzhou time to retreat. It was indeed a great effort.
Chapter completed!