After seizing Tang Xianyue's messenger and suppressing Xiamen's superstition about Zheng Chenggong, Wang Xinyu also felt that this matter was a bit too big, and he would definitely not be able to hide it from Chen Yonghua, the head of the intelligence department. Rather than being investigated by Chen Yonghua, it is better to preemptively take the initiative to explain the relationship with Chen Yonghua, so as to win Chen Yonghua to help him.

Chen Yonghua, who was acting with Zheng Jiajun, heard that Wang Xinyu had summoned him, and hurriedly rushed to the camp of the Chinese army.

"I wonder what General Wang summoned me overnight?" Chen Yonghua asked.

Wang Xinyu didn't speak, just handed a letter to Chen Yonghua.

"This is Lord Tang's letter to the prince? How is it with you? Chen Yonghua was taken aback when he read the letter.

Wang Xinyu said: "Mr. Chen, now is the critical moment of the battle between the two armies, Shibo is not in good health, I don't want Shibo to wait until the content of this letter now!" If he knew what this letter was about, he would inevitably kill the world! And Shibo is not in good health, I'm afraid there will be some accidents! When the time comes, there will be civil strife in the Zheng family's army! So I temporarily detained the messenger sent by Lord Tang and withheld this letter. ”

"General Wang, the prince is as kind to you as a mountain, but you help the prince hide him from him in such a big matter, isn't this too moral?" Chen Yonghua asked.

"It is precisely because of morality that I temporarily conceal Shibo! Shibo is not in good health, and I am afraid that when he sees this letter, he will be so angry that he will vomit blood, and even more serious consequences. I don't want Shibo to have three long and two short. ”

"But paper can't hold the fire, sooner or later the prince will know about it! Once you know about it, how do you explain it? ”

"Yes, I also know that paper can't hold the fire, and Shibo will have to know about it sooner or later, so I ask you to help, let's hide this matter for the time being, and when the main force of the Tartars is defeated, Shibo is in a good mood. Tell him about it again. At that time, he was in a good mood, and when he saw this letter, there would be no serious consequences. ”

Chen Yonghua nodded and said, "General Wang is reasonable!" When the main force of Aobai is defeated and the prince is in a good mood, we will tell him about it. At that time, he would not blame us, nor would he embarrass the world. That's good! Leave this matter to me to deal with, and if there is a messenger from Lord Tang, I will also help to suppress it first. ”

On the issue of national righteousness and maintaining the unity within the Zheng family, Chen Yonghua will not be ambiguous, Wang Xinyu said. He knew that at this critical moment, there must not be a thing where the enemy is happy and the relatives are painful.

In real history, it was Zheng Chenggong who learned the news and wanted to kill Zheng Jing, but who knew that the generals of Zheng Jiajun disobeyed the order and refused to kill Zheng Jing, and Zheng Chenggong was angry to death. Later, Zheng Jing sent troops to attack Taiwan, Zheng Jiajun killed each other, and Huang Zhao, the general who supported Zheng Cong, died under the random arrows. Zheng Zheng's subordinate Cai Yun hanged himself, Xiao Gongchen, Zhang Ji, Li Yingqing and Cao Conglong and others were beheaded in Chengtianfu to show the public, Chen Python and others were forced to surrender, and Zheng Jiajun was due to internal strife. Since then, it has collapsed, and there is no power to counterattack.

Chen Yonghua asked again: "If this incident happens, the prince will definitely change the son and let the second prince become the son." This thing. We're hiding it from the second prince for the time being, right? ”

"Yes, I can't tell the second prince about this matter for the time being!" Wang Xinyu nodded.

Then, Wang Xinyu took Chen Yonghua again. went to the place where the messenger sent by Tang Xianyue was imprisoned.

"You're going to let me go! How dare you detain the Messenger! If King Yanping knows about this, he will have to punish you severely! If you let me go now, it's like it never happened! When the messenger saw Wang Xinyu, he shouted.

Wang Xinyu said: "General Liu Xiao, we are here to tell you that this letter cannot be seen by the prince now!" If the prince saw it, he would definitely order the killing of the prince! ”

The messenger said angrily: "That little boy Zheng Jing has failed our Miss Tang and done such a rebellious thing, and he deserves to die!" ”

"General Liu, the prince is unwell now, if he knows about this, I'm afraid there will be an accident! This is a critical moment for the two armies to fight, if the prince has any three strengths and two weaknesses, the Zheng family army will inevitably have infighting! If there is infighting, when will we be able to get rid of the Tartars, Zhongxing and my Ming? Wang Xinyu persuaded.

The messenger sneered: "The people who are lowly are Lord Tang, only listen to Lord Tang!" What are you talking about the infighting in the Zheng family, and what is the Zhongxing Daming, what does it matter to me! ”

Most of the messengers back then were cronies, and they only listened to their own commanders, and they couldn't listen to what they said about national righteousness, loyalty and patriotism. This messenger is also a personal soldier raised by Tang Xianyue since childhood, and he is only loyal to the Tang Mansion, even if it is the order of King Yanping, he may not necessarily listen to it, how can Wang Xinyu's words move him?

Chen Yonghua pulled Wang Xinyu out, and when he got outside, he said to Wang Xinyu: "General Wang doesn't need to say more, the words have been said here, and we have done our best." This guy will be temporarily detained for a while, and when we win this battle and the prince is in a good mood, we will tell the truth about it. ”

At this moment, a spy from the Heaven and Earth Society came outside to report: "Lord Chen, we have discovered the march route of the Tartars, they have avoided the riverside, come from Qingyang and Nanling, and have arrived in Jing County. ”

Hearing the news, Chen Yonghua said to Wang Xinyu: "If the Tartars want to attack Hangzhou, when they arrive in Jing County, there will be three roads to go, one is to take Wuxing; One is to go to Deqing, and the other is to go to Changhua. General Wang, can you judge which path they will take? ”

Wang Xinyu said: "It is unlikely to go to Wuxing, and they don't dare to hit Wuxing first." Wuxing is close to Taihu Lake, and our naval ships can enter Taihu Lake to provide fire support to Wuxing. There are two roads left, which are Deqing and Changhua. Walking Changhua is mountainous, which is not good for the Tartar cavalry, I estimate that they will not go to Changhua, they should go to Deqing. ”

"Let's go, let's go and report this matter to the prince immediately." Chen Yonghua said.

When the two of them walked to the door of Zheng Chenggong's bedroom, they were stopped by the soldiers outside: "Two adults, the prince has just fallen asleep, you can wait outside for a while." ”

Chen Yonghua was about to say something, but was persuaded by Wang Xinyu: "The prince is unwell, let him rest more." ”

The two waited outside for about an hour, and Zheng Chenggong inside slowly woke up. Hearing the report of the soldiers, Zheng Chenggong hurriedly called Wang Xinyu and Chen Yonghua in.

Zheng Chenggong got up from the sickbed, listened to the reports of Chen Yonghua and Wang Xinyu, nodded solemnly and said: "The Tartars avoided our sailor fleet by the river and attacked Hangzhou directly, they knew that after we occupied several cities in the south of the Yangtze River, our troops were scattered. They want to play to their strengths and avoid their weaknesses. ”

"They don't look for our main force to fight a decisive battle, they want to attract us to a decisive battle in Hangzhou!" Wang Xinyu expressed his judgment.

Zheng Chenggong said: "I'm afraid it's not that simple! This worship is thinking far ahead! ”

In fact, Ao Bai was a real loyal minister of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, loyal to the Manchu Emperor, and Ao Bai's military talent was quite strong. In the various mite braided dramas in later generations, they were all in order to praise Kang Mazi and highlight Kang Mazi's wisdom and martial arts, so that the worship was so black that it was incomplete.

"Shibo, then we will dispatch the main force. Go and stick to Hangzhou! Wang Xinyu said.

Zheng Chenggong shook his head: "The enemy is outnumbered, if we still divide our troops to defend Hangzhou, the Jiangning Green Battalion will take advantage of the situation and go downstream, and we will even lose Changshu!" And we stick to Hangzhou, and we can't hold it! The Tartars have an army of 170,000, and the total strength of our land division is only 50,000 or 60,000, and the city of Hangzhou is still some way away from the Qiantang River. In the end, they had to retreat. ”

"What do you think we should do with Aobai?" Wang Xinyu asked.

Zheng Chenggong smiled and said, "Doesn't the virtuous nephew have an excellent military advisor? Whoever calls Wang Yuyou, you let him come over immediately! ”

Wang Xinyu patted his head: "Why did I forget him?" Since entering the river this time, this military advisor has never expressed any opinions. ”

"Because we didn't make a mistake before. None of the enemies we've encountered before are enough for him to come forward. Now that Aobai is here, only Wang Junshi can deal with it! Zheng Chenggong said with a smile.

After a while, Wang Yuyou was called in.

"The prince is thousands of years old!" Wang Yuyou bowed to the ground.

"Get up!" Zheng Chenggong sat up from the hospital bed and made a gesture. "This time, Mr. Wang came to discuss how to deal with the thieves! This thief is very scheming, if there is no Mr. Wang. I'm afraid we're going to have a hard time dealing with it! ”

After listening to the information of Wang Xinyu and Chen Yonghua, Wang Yuyou walked to the map, compared the map and said: "The Tartars avoid our sailor fleet by the river and attack Hangzhou, where our troops are weak. If you don't defend Hangzhou, after the Tartars capture Hangzhou, they will be able to cut our army into two sections! Then they fortified the wall, centered on Hangzhou, and gradually recaptured their lost city, and finally compressed our army to the city of Changshu. In this way, we will not be able to supply on the spot, as long as the time drags on, we will use the overseas projectile land to fight against the power of the Tartar nation, and the final result will be clear who will win and who will lose. ”

"Mr. Wang, what you are saying is that the old thief wants to drag us to death by dragging us to death?" Zheng Chenggong asked.

Wang Yuyou nodded and said, "Not bad!" That's exactly what the lowly office thinks! Ao Bai wanted to drag us to death, so he chose a place where it was difficult for us to start a decisive battle to attack us! If we face it, we will be at a disadvantage! If we avoid war, we are in the hands of the old thief! ”

"Mr. Wang is really like a god! I saw through Aobai's plan at a glance! Zheng Chenggong said.

"Mr. Wang, how should we deal with it?" Wang Xinyu asked.

Wang Yuyou pointed to the map and said: "If the thieves want to attack Hangzhou, there are three ways to go, and Wu Xing obviously won't go!" Changhua is mountainous, and they won't take it, so there is only one road left in Deqing. I feel that our army should take the initiative to attack, first send a small team to harass the Tartars by using the terrain, so that the Tartars cannot get out of the mountains smoothly, and then we will take advantage of the opportunity that the Tartars have not yet stepped out of the hills and mountains to fight the Tartars in the mountains! ”

Zheng Chenggong asked, "Wouldn't we give up the benefits of the water master?" Also lost the maneuver of the sailor fast? If our army is defeated, I am afraid that we will not even be able to run, and we will be completely wiped out in the mountains! No way! It's long with short hits! ”

Wang Yuyou said with a smile: "Lord Wang, we just want to deliberately show that we have given up the advantage of the sailor, and we will fight a decisive battle with the Tartars in the mountains with a short attack and a long attack!" In fact, entering the mountains is not what Tartars are good at! In the hilly and mountainous areas, the cavalry of the Tartars also lost their advantage, and the enemy and our armies were completely competitive with the infantry! ”

"If our army is defeated in the mountains, and there is no sailor to respond, how can we withdraw?" Zheng Chenggong shook his head.

Wang Yuyou knelt on the ground and swore: "I promise that as long as Ao Bai accepts the recruitment, and fights our army in a decisive battle in the mountains, our army will only win and not lose!" The lowly is willing to vouch for it with a head on his neck! Our army will win this battle, and it will be a big victory! ”

"Hurry up!" Zheng Chenggong beckoned Wang Yuyou to get up, "I don't know why Mr. Wang is so confident, thinking that we can still win with inferior forces if we give up the water division?" ”

"Lord Wang, there are two reasons, one is that if our army gives up the advantages of the sailors and enters the mountains, Ao Bai will also feel that we are using short blows and long blows, giving up what we are good at, and fighting land battles with them, so that the Tartars will have the psychology of despising the enemy; Second, our army has an advantage in weapons! Whether it is a mortar cannon, a national surname bottle, or an iron army, it is suitable for fighting in hilly areas! As long as our army digs more trenches, builds camps, and uses mortars to bombard condescendingly, it will inevitably be able to inflict heavy damage on the Tartars! In addition, our army has a new type of weapon that has already arrived: an improved version of a swarm! Wang Yuyou said.

"An improved version of a swarm?" Zheng Chenggong was stunned.

Even Wang Xinyu was taken aback: "When was this improved version of a swarm of bees made?" ”

"It's the credit of Dai Cang's father and son! This kind of swarm of bees is not an ordinary arrow, but a flowering bullet! With this kind of sharp weapon, if the Tartars are concentrated in the open field, the new swarm can make the Tartars suffer heavy damage! Wang Yuyou replied.

It turned out that Dai Cang's father and son were inspired by the books "Wubei Zhi" and other books given to them by Wang Xinyu, since the accuracy of the rocket launched by a single soldier was very poor, then the rocket slip was combined with the swarm of bee rockets of the Ming army back then, and this improved version of the swarm of swarm flowering rockets was created, which became a sharp weapon for large-scale killing.

Wang Xinyu was overjoyed: "This Dai Cang's father and son have made a great contribution!" This new type of swarm is simply a kind of Katyusha rocket artillery! ”

"What is a Katyusha rocket launcher?" Whether it was Zheng Chenggong, Chen Yonghua and Wang Yuyou, they were all stunned.

Wang Xinyu hurriedly explained: "It is a weapon of the Northern Rakshasa Country, and it is also very similar to a swarm of bees, but I heard from the Taixi people that the Rakshasa people are also developing it, and it has not yet succeeded." ”

"I see!" Wang Yuyou nodded, "In fact, in the mountains, our rockets with low accuracy can also severely damage the enemy!" ”

Since Wang Yuyou followed Wang Xinyu, he has carefully observed the new weapons of the Zheng Jiajun and the Qiongzhou army, and through the test of the weapons made by Dai Cang's father and son, he has combined some new tactics.

"Has the new swarm arrived?" Zheng Chenggong asked.

Wang Yuyou replied: "It has been transported to Chongming Island, and it has not been shipped over yet." ”

"Let's go, let's go to Chongming Island to have a look!" Zheng Chenggong said. (To be continued.) )