Zeng Lin stood up: "Or I'll talk to Ning Zhiwen!"

"Talk, what are you talking about?" Cheng Wuben smiled indifferently: "Go to tell Ning Zhiwen, don't cooperate with Bian Wushuang's counterattack plan?"

Everyone was stunned.

"This will make people laugh." Cheng Wuben stood up, "Ning Zhiwen has been through life and death for the Great Chu in the past year and has won many sinister battles. It can be said that Jinghu has the current situation and cannot be separated from his contribution. But I will not forget who he is! I am not stupid."

Ning Zhiwen and Mingguo have an inseparable relationship. Everyone in the house knows this, but no one can explain it clearly at what level it has reached.

However, over the past year, Ning Zhiwen's performance has made all of them forget this layer, after all, they have shed blood and sweated together. Now that Cheng Wuben said this, everyone has realized this layer.

Everyone in the room looked at Jiang Shangyan again.

Jiang Shangyan was immediately annoyed and stood up: "Look at what I do? I have been fighting in the Ming Dynasty for many years and commanded a battalion of troops, but I stood up straight and walked right, and was not afraid of anyone going to gossip."

"Okay, OK, Jiang Shangyan, why are you doing such a big temper? Don't you know who you are?" Cheng Wuben glared at him, "Everyone didn't doubt you. Speaking of which, I've been in Daming for a few years?"

"That's right, no matter who Ning Zhiwen is, I only know that our Jinghu cannot live without him now, and he never dies when fighting." Jiang Shangyan said angrily.

"We all know this!" Cheng Wuben said lightly: "But Jiang Shangyan, you have to know that when we went to help Qin Feng, we had purpose. At that time, our Great Chu was much stronger than Qin Feng's Taiping Army. At that time, Qin Feng was at most a separatist force. We wanted to support him, overthrow the Forbidden and replace him, so that after establishing a good relationship, we could restrain Qi. So our goal was not simple."

Jiang Shangyan lowered her head.

"Now the form has been reversed, Ming is strong and Chu is weak, so what is the purpose of Ming State?"

"Do you also want to help us fight against Qi and restrain Qi!" Jiang Shangyan whispered.

"There is this reason. But Jiang Shangyan, don't forget that Ning Zhiwen was originally a native of Chu. Even now, Ning Zhiwen's influence in Quanzhou is much greater than that of the imperial court. If Ning Zhiwen really completely surrendered to Ming State, can it be said that most of Quanzhou is not considered the territory of Chu State? We didn't want the land of Qianyue at the beginning." Cheng Wuben sighed and glanced at everyone.

"This world will be divided for a long time and will be divided for a long time! Whether it is Qin Feng or Cao Tiancheng, what he is watching is the unification of the world! Qin Feng has already swallowed Qin. In the next step, will his eyes not be on our Great Chu? If he swallowed the Great Chu again, then he would not be afraid of Qi at all."

"Was it so easy for him to swallow our Great Chu?" A general in the house said unconvincedly.

Cheng Wuben smiled bitterly: "I don't know if he can swallow it, but over the past year, what the Ming Dynasty did to our Da Chu doesn't seem to be kind-hearted. Don't look at us holding the weapons of the Ming people now, don't look at these weapons playing a huge role in our fight against Qi and helping us through the most difficult stages. Isn't this a way for the Ming people to weaken us!"

Most of the people in the room looked at Cheng Wuben in confusion.

"First, these weapons were bought back by us with money, but they were not the ones that Ming Dynasty helped us free of charge. These weapons cost us too much money and are emptiing our foundation in Dachu bit by bit. Our soldiers are used to this kind of weapons, and one day they suddenly disappear, so what? Have you ever thought about it? A person who is used to eating delicacies suddenly let him eat black steamed buns and pickled vegetables? At that time, all I can think of is that our combat effectiveness will drop sharply."

"Secondly, the damage rate of those most powerful weapons, such as crossbow machines, such as Thunderbolt Fire, is too high. These weapons are extremely sophisticated. We Dachu don't understand and cannot imitate them. We can only buy replacement parts from Mingren again and again. I asked someone to calculate it. Hehe, I'll scare you when I said it. The cost of purchasing these replacement parts is several times that of the whole machine. Mingren really can make money! Jiang Shangyan, you have been in Daming for the longest time, and these weapons are also very familiar. Do you think? When I was in Baoqing Camp, did these weapons be damaged so quickly?"

Jiang Shangyan shook her head. "When I was in Baoqing Camp, those weapons were very durable. I asked technicians from Ming Dynasty. They said that the climate in Jiangnan was different from that in the Ming Dynasty, so these parts broke quickly!"

"The climate is different? It's really a joke." Cheng Wuben snorted.

"There are many more, except for military affairs, I don't know much about anything else. But I intuitively feel that it is not a good thing to do business with us and give us loans. Jung Jung-governor Zeng, we are using Jinghu as a banknote from Ming Dynasty? You are a people-friendly official, and you should be more proficient in this than me. I think this is not a good thing, right?"

Zeng Lin nodded: "Shuai Cheng, how could we know that Jinghu, the prosperous cities of Da Chu are basically all made of Ming Dynasty paper yarn. No one uses our own copper coins! This is indeed not a good thing. This means that the Ming people can use a piece of colorful paper that is not worth a penny to exchange for our real things, such as tea, silk, silk, and many other things. Now there is nothing good about the Ming Dynasty. If one day Ming Dynasty and Chu are in a bad relationship, then the Ming Dynasty paper yarn in our people will be worthless in Da Chu, but they are real wealth in Ming Dynasty. At that time, I am afraid that the people's hearts will turn to Ming Dynasty."

Cheng Wuben nodded: "You said it thoroughly, this is the reason. I believe that many people in our Great Chu also know this. They know that they are drinking to quench their thirst, but they have to pinch their noses and drink it, because if they don't drink it, we can't stop the attack of Qi people. Our wealth has been completely lost in the war for several years, especially the last war, which caused us too much damage."

"Shuai Cheng, what should we do now?" The officials in the room heard Cheng Wuben's analysis and everyone's face changed color.

"I don't know." Cheng Wuben stood up, "I have been immersed in military affairs all my life. I don't know much about other things, and I don't know how to deal with these things! The Ming Dynasty is now infiltrating our Great Chu in all aspects. If the Qi people are showing off their chariots and horses and robbing them with clear swords and spears, then the Ming people are digging our corners quietly. What I can do is to block the Qi people with clear swords and spears, and for the Ming people who are considered righteous and open, what is the way to do it?

No. So, Bian Wushuang's arrival may be a turning point. He is not only a military strategist, but also a mature politician. If we can really succeed in counterattack this time, we can take back the six eastern counties and drive the Qi people out, then we will have the capital to make conditions with the Qi people, or at that time, our situation will be improved! Our Great Chu can only live in the cracks and live carefully. If we are not careful, we will overturn. Either we are deceased or destroyed by Ming."

Cheng Wuben stood up: "So I hope that everyone here should put state affairs first and do not think about Cheng."

There was silence in the house.

Cheng Wuben smiled, "Okay, okay, don't show off like this, the Chinese New Year is coming soon. Before the New Year, Zhou Jiyun was afraid that he would not have the energy to attack. He also needed time to digest and reorganize his strategies and offensive against us. So we can live a good life this year. Everyone is happy, don't have a bad face, otherwise our soldiers would think something bad happened. Isn't this a blow to morale? Let's go, go, and I have to have a good rest."

Seeing Cheng Wuben leaning back on the chair and closing his eyes, Zeng Lin and Jiang Shangyan at the end looked at each other, finally sighed, and retreated with everyone.

The house was very warm, but it was very cold outside. After coming out of the house, Zeng Lin couldn't help but chill in a shiver, stretched out her hand to tighten her cloak, and wrapped herself tightly in. The snow in the yard was swept through during the day, but it was not long after it was dark, and it was covered with a thin layer. It was nothing for Jiang Shangyan, who had been in the north for many years, but for Zeng Lin, the weather was really a bit difficult.

"This kind of weather is really not suitable for soldiers!" Zeng Lin said to Jiang Shangyan beside him.

Jiang Shangyan shook her head: "What is this little snow? The river has no ice. Bian Wushuang is a person who is used to staying in the west. The weather there is much colder than here. We southerners think that it is not suitable for military use, but they don't care at all."

Zeng Lin was stunned, "What do you mean is that Bian Wushuang will start a war this winter?"

"Or it's after the Chinese New Year!" Jiang Shangyan said: "Because January is the coldest time here. But this temperature is not a problem for his 20,000 elite."

"So, Qi Ren will definitely suffer a loss this time?" Zeng Lin's eyes flashed with excitement.

"Maybe!" Jiang Shangyan's eyes were a little confused.

Looking at Jiang Shangyan's expression, Zeng Lin sighed: "General Jiang, if, I mean, if, one day, Cheng Shuai is gone, will you stay here?"

Jiang Shangyan, who was walking rapidly, suddenly stopped. Zeng Lin beside him was stunned for a moment, but rushed forward several steps. Then he stopped and turned to look at Jiang Shangyan.
Chapter completed!