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Wang Zhiren naturally understood this principle, and he also understood what Wu Zheng meant. Wu Zheng meant that the Dinghai Navy would restrain the Qing army on the north bank, at least the Qing army could not support the Zhenjiang Prefecture in the south, so that the infantry could recover Zhenjiang. Otherwise, it would be inappropriate to have someone sleep soundly beside the bed.

Unexpectedly, Wang Zhiren still shook his head. He said, "It's not that I am the one who is willing to destroy his own prestige. Now that I am under my command, nearly half of the naval forces have been lost. If you want to attack Zhenjiang, the Qing army will definitely not watch Zhenjiang fall. If you lose a piece of land, you will jump into the river and fight to the death to rescue. Then you will definitely fight another water battle. But you should also know that after this battle, the naval forces under my command will be completely injured and killed. Not to mention whether I am willing to do so, just say that you are Lin'an Bo, without the Dinghai Navy, intimidating the Qing army on the North Bank. What barrier will you use to defend Yingtian Prefecture?"

Wu Zheng understood Wang Zhiren's meaning. In terms of overall strength, he could not be compared with the Qing court. The Qing Dynasty, which had occupied most of the Ming Dynasty's territory, had its ability to recruit ten times or even dozens of times that of his own. He would definitely not be able to fight for it.

In this regard, Wang Zhiren is right. Dinghai Navy is now an indispensable strategic force to defend Yingtian Prefecture.

If there is no fixed sea naval army, there will be no river defense; if there is no river defense, there will be no Yingtianfu City defense.

Wu Zheng said disappointedly: "So, just watch Zhenjiang Prefecture fall into the hands of the Qing court?"

Wang Zhiren suddenly smiled slightly and said, "Although Zhenjiang Prefecture is located in a critical condition, according to my estimate, the Qing court may not dare to continue to fight."

"What does this mean?"

"After a previous water battle, the Qing army suffered greater casualties than the Dinghai Navy. In other words, as long as the Dinghai Navy is still there, the Qing army would not dare to cross the river. Of course, if Lin'an Bo insisted on recapturing Zhenjiang, it would make the Qing court completely lose the possibility of managing Jiangnan. In other words, although tens of thousands of soldiers were stored on the north bank, if this army made mistakes, dozens of prefectures in Jiangbei would lose enough troops to suppress the people in a short period of time, and there would be chaos. If Lin'an Bo had to continue fighting?"

Wu Zheng heard the news and said that Wang Zhiren was right. Now the Qing court is using troops in the northwest, southwest, Huguang, Jiangxi, and Shaoxing Prefecture, and its troops are already in short supply. If the army is lost along the Yangtze River, there will probably be no more land of peace from Jiangbei to Zhili.

After saying this, Wu Zheng felt relieved. In fact, Wu Zheng knew in his heart that he could not fight any longer.

Even Yingtian Mansion was obtained unexpectedly. If it weren't for the fact that the Yingtian Mansion defenders were weak from the Tu Guobao, even if Wu Zheng had the courage to do so, he would not dare to be so arrogant.

Since the Northern Expedition, the number of troops in his hands has exceeded 20,000 has been lost to more than 20,000. To be deployed in such a large revived territory, the remaining troops are far from enough.

Just now, the news was heard that Shaoxing Prefecture fell, and Chi Erhan's 5,000 reinforcements to Shaoxing Prefecture were dragged to Pinggang Mountain and could not return to Yingtian Prefecture, while the 5,000 people he left in Hangzhou Prefecture could not move at all.

At that time, only 6,000 new recruits stayed in Hangzhou Prefecture, and with the 5,000 people brought by Chi Erhan, only 11,000 people. If Duoduo used the power to break through Shaoxing Prefecture and crossed the river northward... this one thousand people would never move.

Only then did Wu Zheng feel that the tightness of the troops in his hands was even better than that of the Qing court.

Wang Zhiren looked at Wu Zheng's face changing and said in a deep voice: "Wu Zheng, it is not my husband who is committed to being old and is enterprising. It is certainly a good thing, but anything too much is not enough. You have made a fortune in this Northern Expedition. What you need at this time is not attack, but consolidation. If you cannot stop when you see it, it may be a disaster for the court and yourself. Do you know how many Qing courts did it in detail among the several palaces you have restored? Do you know how many garrison troops you have left in these palaces? I can say responsibly that if it is not purged, it will be a prairie fire."

Wu Zheng was secretly shocked when he heard this. He knew that the garrisons of the various prefectures he occupied. In order to gather the maximum strength, there were only 800 garrisons in the huge Suzhou Prefecture.

Eight hundred! You can imagine the other governments.

Therefore, Wu Zheng agreed with Wang Zhiren's words and nodded, "Duke Xingguo is well-informed, Wu Zheng has received his teachings. However, even if I am willing to truce the battle, the Qing army may not be willing to give up."

This also makes sense. Within a month, the Qing court lost several places including Yingtian Mansions. After suffering such a great loss, how could it be better to give up?

But Wang Zhiren smiled slightly when he heard this, "There is no need to worry about Lin'an Bo, the Qing army already intends to negotiate peace."

Wu Zheng's face suddenly became narrow and he asked coldly: "Oh? So, Duke Xingguo has contacted the Qing army?"

This is very sharp, even sharp.

He almost directly pointed out that Wang Zhiren had colluded with the enemy.

As soon as Wu Zheng finished speaking, the atmosphere in the field suddenly solidified. The generals on both sides of Wu Zheng and Wang Zhiren immediately pressed their hands against their waists and stood up opposite each other.

Wang Zhiren stared at Wu Zheng for a long time, and suddenly laughed and said, "You kid, you and I have been together for a long time. Don't you understand my nature yet? I will never make any mistakes in this life. Why, don't you believe me?"

Wu Zheng's eyes had a sharp look. He glared at Wang Zhiren for a long time, and suddenly smiled and said, "Duke Xingguo misunderstood. Wu Zheng was just a joke. If Duke Xingguo wanted to surrender to the enemy, the Qing army in Jiangbei had already crossed the river at this time. How could you and I sit here to discuss calmly now? Even if I, Wu Zheng, will surrender to the enemy, Duke Xingguo will not surrender to the enemy. Wu Zheng naturally believed in Duke Xingguo as a human being."

The old and the young looked at each other and laughed.

The tension in the field immediately dissolved and became a harmonious atmosphere. The generals and guards pressed their hands on their waists all relaxed their hands as if nothing had happened, pretending to dust off the dust that did not exist on their clothes, and gave in to each other and sat back to their original position.

After laughing, Wu Zheng stopped and said kindly to Wang Zhiren: "Then please tell me the details of Duke Xingguo."

Wang Zhiren said: "The third day after the water war, that is, yesterday morning, Hong Chengchou sent someone to send a letter saying that the Qing regent Dorgon intended to cease the war with Shaoxing Prefecture. If Shaoxing Prefecture agrees, Dorgon will order Duoduo to stop encirclement and suppress Pinggang Mountain, and temporarily stop attacking each other with the actual occupied area as the boundary, and then the two sides will send people to choose a site to negotiate."

Wu Zheng glanced around and saw that some of the generals expressed unwillingness, some were silent, and more were looking at him.

I sighed in my heart, if... if there were more than 100,000 troops at this time, no, if only 50,000, at least I could capture Zhenjiang Prefecture.

But Wu Zheng knew that there was no if in this world, and compromise at this time was necessary.
Chapter completed!