Signed to Zhu Cihong, Prince of the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 130 Chapter 130, Meng Geng Shiying came to seek a meeting, and the Duke of Cihong had a plan
As Shi Kefa said, three days later, Ma Shiying and Zuo Menggeng led [-] Ming troops to rush outside Jinan City.

"One hundred thousand?" Zhu Cihong couldn't help being a little surprised when he heard this number: "These two guys actually have so many soldiers and horses?"

The expression on the British Duke's face was very ugly, and he snorted and said: "When the capital was in crisis, if there were an extra [-] troops, Li Zicheng would have been sent to Java long ago."

Shi Kefa smoothed things over at the side: "Prince England, please calm down. In fact, they were too far away from the capital at that time, so there was nothing they could do."

The British Duke shook his head and said without giving Shi Kefa any face: "Even if they can't rescue the capital, if you join forces with Mr. Shi and go northward, Li Zicheng will not be able to lead the main force of the bandit army to fight in the capital, Gu'an and Baoding so recklessly. Put so much pressure on the court."

Shi Kefa was speechless.

The British Duke is right. If the 13 troops under Ma Shiying and Zuo Menggeng can accompany Shi Kefa to attack as soon as possible, then it is impossible for Li Zicheng to remain indifferent after hearing the news of the [-] troops going north.

13 soldiers and horses, even if it is 13 mobs, that is enough to change the entire battlefield situation.

You know, at that time, the capital couldn't even organize an army capable of fighting [-] troops. If Zhu Cihong hadn't traveled through like a god descending from the mortal world and continued to hang around, Daming would have been doomed.

Shi Kefa opened his mouth and said: "Although that is the case, Duke Guo is also aware of the current situation of Daming. For the sake of Daming, please get along with these two adults. After all, they are also here to help Duke Guo now. Handy, isn't it?"

The British Duke gave a strange laugh and said, "My country's Duke hopes that they won't come."

Zhu Cihong glanced at the Duke of England, and said, "The Duke seems to have some opinions on these two?"

The British Duke hesitated to speak, and said sullenly: "Your Highness misunderstood, the old minister has no objection to them."

Zhu Cihong laughed loudly, and said to the Duke of England: "Why, can the Duke not even trust me?"

The British prince's face changed, and he said: "The old minister just thinks that it is unnecessary to let these people do stupid things to spoil His Highness's mood."

Zhu Cihong put his arm around the shoulders of the Duke of England, and said seriously: "My lord, I think we need to have a good talk."

A moment later, in the big tent with only two people, Zhu Cihong said to the British Duke seriously: "British Duke, if the troops of Ma and Zuo arrived, Daming would have 18 soldiers and horses outside Jinan City." Yes. Do you want to become the real master of these 18 troops?"

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Regarding the matter of dominating the 18 soldiers and horses, some people obviously have other ideas.

Just after camping outside Jinan City, Zuo Menggeng couldn't wait to find Ma Shiying.

Ma Shiying seemed to have foreseen Zuo Menggeng's arrival, he even made a pot of tea and asked Zuo Menggeng to drink tea together.

Zuo Menggeng sat down in front of Ma Shiying, smiled wryly and said, "Governor Ma, what time is it, are you still in the mood to drink tea?"

Ma Shiying raised his brows and said with a smile: "When? If the old man remembers correctly, now is the time when Daming will launch a counterattack against Li Zicheng's bandit army. You and I will lead the army all the way, drink some tea before going to meet His Royal Highness , is also very reasonable."

Zuo Menggeng felt helpless, knowing that he would definitely not be able to compare with Ma Shiying when he said such nonsense, so he simply confessed what was in his heart: "To tell you the truth, Governor Ma, in fact, my lord father has already given me some instructions when we set off. I came here mainly to know Governor Ma's attitude."

Ma Shiying's expression moved slightly, but he was still quite calm on the surface, and said, "What attitude?"

Zuo Menggeng's words have already reached this point, so naturally he is telling the truth: "The attitude towards the British Duke. Governor Ma, your army and mine are hard-won. They are all troops that we have trained and saved. You can't be given free food by the British prince once."

At this point, Zuo Menggeng, or Zuo Liangyu's heart behind him, has already been revealed.

Ma Shiying reached out and rubbed the rim of the teacup with the lid of the teacup, seeming to be preparing for drinking tea, but actually using his brain to think.

After a few seconds, Ma Shiying said: "The Duke of England is the chief general appointed by His Majesty. Since you and I have already gone north to serve as the king, it is only natural that we must obey the orders of the Duke of England."

Zuo Menggeng said: "This is indeed the truth, but hasn't Your Majesty really given an order? Before His Majesty's order comes, you and I should be in the same spirit, and it is fine to listen to the British public and not to listen to the announcement." .”

The so-called obedience and disobedience means that the British Duke's orders can be obeyed, but the British Duke cannot intervene in the internal affairs of Zuo Menggeng and Ma Shiying's army. The two armies must still be decided by them.

Ma Shiying pondered for a while, took a sip of tea, and then continued: "What if His Majesty's order arrives?"

Zuo Menggeng looked at Ma Shiying and suddenly smiled: "Does Your Majesty really dare to have such a will?"

Ma Shiying put down the teacup with a bang, and said sharply, "Zuo Menggeng, do you know what you're talking about?"

Facing Ma Shiying's stern words, Zuo Menggeng was unmoved at all, but still said calmly: "Governor Ma, why are you putting on a show here? If you really care about Daming and your whole heart is for the court, you would have You should go north with that Shi Kefa."

Ma Shiying sneered, but did not speak.

Zuo Menggeng continued: "So you and I are very clear that you actually want to be my father's second, and you also want to listen to the court like my father, don't you? If you and I join hands, the court will have nothing to do with us Yes, what is a mere British prince? If you are not willing to join hands with me, then the imperial court will confiscate your military power and punish you for sitting on the sidelines of the capital being besieged and unwilling to serve as king. Let alone our Zuo family. I gave you a chance!"

Ma Shiying's brows twitched more and more, but his expression gradually softened.

After a moment, Ma Shiying said with a smile: "I can cooperate with you on this matter. But don't forget that the prince is also in the British army. According to various previous rumors, the prince is not a good person. With people.”

Zuo Menggeng laughed loudly, and said: "It's just a 15-year-old child. Even if I think about it with my toes, his so-called achievements are nothing more than bad ideas that the imperial court came up with to brag and reassure the people. What kind of skills can he really have?" Don't worry? If the time comes, if His Royal Highness really makes trouble, I will naturally deal with it."

Ma Shiying chuckled, drank the already somewhat cold tea in the teacup, and stood up.

"Then what are you waiting for? Follow the old man to meet the Crown Prince."

At sunset, Ma Shiying and Zuo Menggeng led a group of entourage generals to the big tent of the Duke of England.

"I have met His Royal Highness, the Duke of England, and Uncle Xiangcheng."

Zhu Cihong seemed to be in a good mood, and nodded with a smile.

British Duke Zhang Shize had no expression on his face and simply said yes.

Li Guozhen showed a smile and bowed his hands to Ma Shiying and Zuo Menggeng in return.

Zhu Cilang smiled and said: "It's hard work for you two to lead the army from afar, come and sit down."

Ma Shiying and Zuo Menggeng looked at each other, both were a little surprised, they didn't expect that His Highness the Crown Prince was actually quite easy to talk to.

After sitting down, Ma Shiying also hurriedly said: "Your Highness and Duke please know that this time I will lead [-] soldiers and horses, and I will definitely obey the orders of the two of you. Please do not hesitate to order me."

This was also discussed by Ma Shiying and Zuo Menggeng before. Although it is said that they listened to the tune and did not listen to the announcement, on the surface, the court still has to give it face, otherwise the court will be really annoyed and the two sides will tear their faces. It's not easy to handle the food, grass and soldiers.

Zhu Cixiang chuckled and said: "That's very good. But I don't know anything about fighting. Let the British Duke, Uncle Xiangcheng and the two of you discuss the specific matters."

This sentence did not arouse the suspicion of Ma and Zuo at all, but they took it for granted.

Still the same sentence, before seeing it with his own eyes, who would believe that a prince who has never fought a war before and has been in the deep palace since he was born can actually fight in the north and south, defeating Li Zicheng and the Manchus, the two major powers of the Ming Dynasty? What about the sworn enemy?

The Duke of England coughed, and said with a blank face: "Since everyone has arrived, the Duke of the country thinks the matter is very simple. Now our army can be divided into three parts, and the Duke of the country leads the main force of [-] troops on the west side." Siege, General Zuo Menggeng, your [-] troops go to the east to attack the city, and Governor Ma, your [-] troops are on the south side, is there any problem?"

Ma Shiying and Zuo Menggeng were more relieved when they heard what Yingying said, and nodded repeatedly.

"What the Duke said is very true, and Mr. Ma has no objection."

"Zuo has completed the strategy in favor of the Duke."

Frankly, this was the best-case scenario the duo had envisioned.

Hearing that the two agreed, the Duke of England seemed to relax a bit, and he showed a rare smile, and said: "But, the Duke of the country also knows that your soldiers and horses are all from the south after all, and it is difficult to cooperate with the main force of the imperial court, the northerners. , This is a big problem. Therefore, the Lord of the country decided to let Uncle Xiangcheng be the supervisor of Governor Ma, and Mr. Shi be the supervisor of General Zuo, to supervise and coordinate the battle between the two armies and the main force of the court, how about it?"

When Ma Shiying and Zuo Menggeng heard the words, their faces changed drastically, and they spoke almost at the same time.

"British lord, please think twice about this matter!"

"British lord, please forgive Zuo for not following orders!"

What is a supervisor?That is the person who specializes in supervising the chief general.

According to the regulations of the Ming Dynasty, in extreme cases, the supervising army can even choose to kill the general and replace him, and he will not be punished by the court.

For Ma Shiying and Zuo Menggeng, this is obviously completely unacceptable!

As soon as the two finished speaking, Zhu Cihong's cheeks twitched suddenly, revealing a strange smile.

(End of this chapter)