Mo Zhinian asked, "Since that's the case, I dare to ask Lord Wu, will you be willing to manage Hangzhou Prefecture after this battle?"

Wu Zheng was stunned again, and he had never thought about this.

Not to mention whether he can defend Hangzhou City. Even if he uses a miracle, Hangzhou City is too eye-catching, and he is probably not something that he has not yet established a foundation.

War and governance are two completely different things.

Not everything can be solved by a knife handle.

If it is really useful to speak with a knife, there will be no resistance and mortality in the world.

Therefore, Wu Zheng had the awareness of giving in.

In Wu Zheng's view, cultivating strength is the primary priority, and everything else can be given up.

In other words, when it really comes to that time, even if Hangzhou City is handed over, Wu Zheng will never be stingy as long as there is a suitable exchange of interests.

Therefore, Wu Zheng couldn't find a suitable answer to Mo's question for a while.

Mo Zhengnian was very worldly. When he saw Wu Zheng's expression, he guessed that Wu Zheng had never thought about this.

"Of course, adults are busy with military equipment and have a lot of things to do every day, maybe they haven't had time to think about it. So, today I'm waiting to come here to give you a suggestion. If adults think it's not suitable, then think we are just here to work hard. But if they think it's appropriate, please accept our suggestions. How about it?"

Wu Zheng nodded without hesitation and said, "Let me tell me."

Mo Jienian cleared his throat and said, "The soldiers under Lord Wu are indeed different from the previous Ming army. They are not only brave in combat but also have strict military disciplines. Since the Duke of Yue retreated, the Ming army has not heard of harassing the people. We can see these things."

Wu Zheng was a little proud when he heard this and nodded.

"We are all hoping to survive this war safely, so we naturally think that there is a general who can guard the side of Mu to defend Hangzhou Prefecture. Lord Wu, it's very suitable."

Wu Zheng smiled and said good things sounded really cool.

"Old Mo is too good." Look, the one who kept calling out Old Man Mo now has eliminated the word "head", which sounds completely different.

This is called "Flowering Sedan" by everyone. If you give me face, I should give you a favor.

"But this matter is not something that I can handle as long as I want, after all..."

Before Wu Zheng finished speaking, Mo Zheng interrupted rudely: "The Ming Dynasty has been destroyed, the Hongguang Dynasty has also surrendered, and Hangzhou Prefecture has long been destroyed. If it weren't for the restoration and persistence of Lord Wu, Hangzhou City has long been the object of Jianlu. Not to mention whether we are rebelling or fleeing, just say that the people in this city may have been harmed by Jianlu because of the Lord's persistence and resistance. To put it unpleasantly, in fact, I know in my heart that we are no longer loyal ministers and good people of the Ming Dynasty, but we are not willing to be Jianlu's lackeys. Can Lord Wu understand this?"

The smile on Wu Zheng's face gradually restrained and became solemn.

He could hear it a little. If he said the next thing, he would probably persuade himself to occupy Hangzhou and compete with King Lu, at least he would listen to the tune or not.

Sure enough, Mo Zunnian continued: "The army under his command is strong. If we are assisted by money, it will not be difficult to expand into the surrounding areas with Hangzhou Prefecture. Ningguo Prefecture, Huizhou Prefecture, Songjiang Prefecture, Suzhou Prefecture, and even the restoration of Yingtian Prefecture. At that time, we will be able to achieve great achievements by governing across the river from the Tatars."

Wu Zheng suddenly asked, "You are so sure that I can defeat the Tartars outside the city?"

Mo Zhinian smiled and said, "Mr. Wu should know that among the army under Duoduo outside the city, only 10,000 were the Eight Banners Army, and the rest were the Ming army surrendered."

"I know that most of the people who fought with our army in these three days were these scum. Fortunately, in these three days, our army has killed more than 10,000 people, which is not a problem."

Mo Zhong smiled and said with a mysterious look on his face: "Mr. Wu, if these 30,400 people are, in your opinion, will this battle be won or defeated?"

Wu Zheng stood up after hearing this, "What does this mean?"

This is indeed shocking news. You must know that the 50,000 surrendered troops put great pressure on the defenders. No matter how low their morale is, there are still 50,000.

The price of killing more than 10,000 people also caused more than 4,000 casualties in the defenders, and they were almost broken into the city wall defense line.

If the remaining 30,000 or 40,000 people are really allowed to fight back, then this war will be completely reversed.

How can Wu Zheng not be terrified and shocked?

Wu Zheng's shocked expression made Mo Zhinian very satisfied, and he began to tell the whole story.

After the fall of the Hongguang Dynasty, the Qing soldiers went to the south of the Yangtze River.

Yao Xuzhi, the governor of Songjiang Prefecture, abandoned his official position and fled, and Zhang Dainian, the governor of Huating County, surrendered to the city.

When the dragons were without a leader, the righteous men in the county gathered the families of Chen Zilong, Xia Yunyi, Xu Fuyuan and others to jointly plan to revolt against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, Wu Zhikui, deputy general of Wusong, led the boat troops to come. Under the persuasion of Chen Zilong and Xia Yunyi, he decided to attack Suzhou by Yu and Dian.

Before the rebellion, Wu Zhikui appointed General Chang Shouning to guard Songjiang Prefecture City.

But Chang Shouning had always been a scoundrel. Once he was in power, he would submit letters and pay from all the officials and gentry in the city.

After receiving the letter, Shen Youlong was angry. He should know that he was a Jinshi in the 44th year of Wanli. At that time, he was the Right Minister of War, the Right Censor, the Governor of Military Affairs of Guangdong and Guangxi and the Governor of Guangdong.

Is a mere general who also wants to rebel and blackmail me? I want to rebel too!

So he summoned Chen Zilong, Xu Fuyuan and others to also decide to rebel against the Qing Dynasty.

Because Shen Youlong had the highest reputation and qualifications, he was unanimously elected as the leader of the rebel army and was removed from his post as Chang Shouning.

Afterwards, Shen Youlong led the soldiers of the rebel army to raise the flag of righteousness to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty. All the strong and powerful people in the city went to join the army. At the highest, the number of people exceeded 10,000. For a time, the people in Songjiang Prefecture and the surrounding areas were greatly boosted.

However, although Shen Youlong had been the governor of the military affairs of Guangdong and Guangxi, he was only a literati and was not familiar with the combat strategy. He appointed the task of defending the city to Li Huiwen, the former magistrate of Macheng County, the former magistrate of Luoyuan County, and the former magistrate of Luoyuan County, Zhang Jian and Zhang Shousun, and ordered them to lead the rebel army and guard the four gates of Songjiang Prefecture City.

Wu Zhikui failed to attack Suzhou and retreated to Songjiang Prefecture. Huang Fei, the then general of the navy, came from Wuxi to Taihu Lake and joined Wu Zhikui's army, and formed a village in the area of ​​Damian, and supported Songjiang Prefecture.

The rebel army controlled the three counties of Huating and Qingpu and Shanghai at this time.

In August, when Wu Zheng's uncle and nephew fought bloody battles in Jiading Prefecture, the Qing army attacked Qingpu County.

Shen Youlong received the report and did not believe that Qingpu would fall.

In the evening, the Qing army advanced troops had already arrived at the city of Songjiang, pretending to be Huang Fei's subordinates, and pretending to be General Huang to capture the spy.

The defender of the West Gate was deceived by him and opened the door and put it in.

The Qing army was in detail in the city, and they all pretended to be Huang Fei's soldiers. They came here to shout to the city, pulled out the Ming army's flag, replaced it with the Qing army's flag, and fell into chaos when the defenders were in charge.
Chapter completed!