"Then why don't you say it quickly!" Wu Zheng was really fed up with the literati of this era. They always like to say half of it, hide half of it, which makes people's appetite. Thinking of this bad thing, Wu Zheng glared at Ma Shiying fiercely.

Poor Ma Shiying didn't help anyone, and she suffered an unrestrained disaster in vain.

The scholar said: "Student friend Luo Zhonglin is a close friend with Mao Xiang, a famous scholar in Fengyang, and Mao Xiang and Xiong Anyuan are distant relatives. If Mao Xiang goes out, he will definitely be able to surrender to Xiong Anyuan."

Wu Zheng calmed down, "What you said is true?"

"Every word of truth, students must not deceive the prince."

"But even if you persuade 8,000 Yingchuan Guards to surrender, you will not be able to defeat the 90,000 troops of Ajige, Fengyang."

"Your Majesty, don't worry... If you want to make a contribution, you must get the Wupingwei of Bozhou to participate in the grand event."

"Oh? Do you have any way to persuade Wu Pingwei to surrender?" Wu Zheng asked with a hint of mocking.

"No." The scholar shook his head without thinking, "If Yingchuan Guards are anyway, then Wuping Guards will need the Prince's Northern Expedition Army to be forced to subdue."

Wu Zheng laughed, "Do you know that even if your plan is feasible, it will take less than four or five days before you can come and go between Yingzhou and Xuzhou. This is not the time when I mobilized the Northern Expedition Army to Bozhou to force the submission of Wupingwei. But now the main force of the Northern Expedition Army has gone north to attack Pei County. I have no adjustment troops in my hands... How to force the submission of Wupingwei?"

"Yingchuan and Wuping two guards were all surrendered by the Ming army. They bowed their knees to serve the Qing Dynasty and were repeatedly bullied. They were already uneasy. They were only suffering from no one leading the way, so they swallowed their anger to this day..." The scholar talked, "Besides, the battle power of the Prince's Northern Expedition Army has long been famous. Who knows the Yellow River and the Yangtze River, and who doesn't know. This time, even the regent of the Qing Dynasty died at the hands of the Prince... The student asserted that Yingchuan and Wuping two guards could be declared by an edict."

Wu Zheng suddenly laughed and said, "Although I like to listen to others' compliments, your flattery is not too cool... If you want to attract my attention and use it as the level of promotion, you will be disappointed... The skill of complimenting people by Lord Ma Shiying and Ma is much better than you."

Ma Shiying was speechless and suffered another unrestrained disaster.

"The prince is indeed as bright as a torch, and the students admire him!" The scholar said instead, "The students have the strengths of learning. Seeing that the prince already has the appearance of an emperor, he came to serve him. I hope the prince will not abandon him!"

Wu Zheng was stunned and thought to himself that this guy was really thick-skinned, and he had not even made a single sign of his plan, so he recommended himself.

Wu Zheng ignored him and turned to look at Ma Shiying and Song An, "Do you think his plan is feasible?"

Ma Shiying replied: "Mao Xiang's name is Pijiang, his nickname is Pu'an, and he is also Pu Chao. He is from Yangzhou. He is nearly fortunate, and Shiying has met him several times."

Speaking of this, Ma Shiying stopped and looked at Wu Zheng.

Wu Zheng said in surprise: "Is this over?"

Ma Shiying said: "It's over."

"You haven't answered whether this plan is feasible?"

Ma Shiying replied: "There is no unfeasible solution in the world, but whether the prince is willing to do it or not, and whether it is worth it."

This is a hidden meaning, but Wu Zheng understood the meaning.

I have to say that this scholar did meet Wu Zheng’s expectations.

The restoration of Xuzhou is of great significance. In the past five years, all efforts and fighting have undergone a fundamental change due to Xuzhou. In other words, if the Northern Expedition Army occupied Xuzhou, the situation on the entire battlefield will be reversed, from passive defense to active attack.

Can Wu Zheng not know?

But the problem is that now it is really impossible to fight. Zhang Guowei is right. If you continue to fight, unless you don’t pay military salaries and ammunition is dropped from the sky, soldiers can fight against the enemy on hunger.

Of course, there is another method, which is to "eat locally", but what can this be done?

Therefore, no matter how urgent Wu Zheng was to fight the Northern Expedition at this time, he had to obey Zhang Guowei's advice, because Zhang Guowei's meaning was the meaning of the entire General's Mansion.

But this scholar gave Wu Zheng another possibility and hope, persuaded surrender, forced the surrender to Yingchuan and Wuping, and surrounded the Fengyang Ajige tribe with all sides, forcing the Qing court to make concessions, thus truly restoring Xuzhou.

This strategy has great risks. First, although it is surrounded on all sides, Yingchuan must be obtained. The Wuping two guards must be blocked by Xia Wanchun and Liao Kuoping two troops, while the Northern Expedition Army blocked the east. This is a cross-power and cross-regional military operation. The risk lies in Yingchuan and whether the Wuping two guards can withstand Ajige's frontal attack.

The biggest risk is whether the Qing court would be willing to post the gains and losses of Xuzhou for the Ajige tribe. If not, the war would not continue in reverse. This was an unbearable burden for Wu Zheng and the court.

Because of the stubborn resistance of the Ajige tribe, coupled with the enemy reinforcements from both Henan and Shandong, it was enough to destroy the entire Fengyang Mansion and drag down the General's Mansion and the imperial court.

In other words, the Qing court will inevitably form a strategy to gather its main force on both sides of the Yellow River. The real main battlefield will shift from the southwest and southeast to Jiangnan. This is absolutely contradictory to Wu's strategy of conquering the Qing court to the southwest and southeast to realize its own rise in Jiangnan.

And Ma Shiying's words are to awaken Wu Zheng to make a decision.

Wu Zheng slowly turned his head to look at Song An, "What do you mean?"

Song An said murmuredly: "No matter what decision the young master makes, I agree."

"Barring." Wu Zheng cursed casually, then turned to the scholar, "What's the name?"

The scholar briefly packed his clothes and then bowed solemnly, "Student Li Yong, pay homage to His Highness the King of Wu."

Wu Zheng was shocked, "I know you..."

This made everyone stunned.

Especially Li Yong himself, he asked in surprise: "Where does the prince know about the students?"

Indeed, Li Yong was not yet thirty at this time and had not yet traveled around to teach. He died in Xiangcheng because his father died in battle and his family was in a difficult situation. He was dependent on his widowed mother for his life. Because of his malnutrition and a look of vegetables, he was called Li Cai.

Wu Zheng knew him because later generations were collectively called "Three Li Lis in Guanzhong" by Li Yong, Li Bai in Meixian, and Li Yindu, Fuping. He was called the three great scholars in the country together with Huang Zongxi in Yuyao, Zhejiang and Sun Qifeng in Rongcheng in Zhili.

Fortunately, Wu Zheng saw the opportunity quickly and covered it with a loud laugh, "I have a close friend in the sea, but I am just a neighbor in the world."

Although it is not in line, no one dares to ask questions anymore.

In fact, Wu Zheng casually talked about it, and no one dared to ask.

"Li Yong, I want to ask, do you think it is important to get Long or to look for Shu?"

Li Yong smiled and said, "Then you need to ask the prince first whether he wants to be enterprising or contented."

Wu Zheng also smiled, "What if I want to have both?"

Li Yong was obviously stunned and suddenly bowed: "Goodbye!"

Wu Zheng laughed loudly, "Let's go... Is it a matter of retreating from the difficulties?"

"Yes." Li Yong turned around and looked directly at Wu Zheng and said, "The students are not talented and knowledgeable, but they can't plan both things for the prince."
Chapter completed!