As Shi Kefa said, three days later, Ma Shiying and Zuo Menggeng led 100,000 Ming troops outside Jinan City.

"100,000?" When Zhu Ciyang heard this number, he couldn't help but be surprised: "These two guys actually have so many soldiers?"

The expression on the British duke's face was very bad. He snorted and said, "When the capital was in a critical situation, if there were more than 100,000 troops, Li Zicheng would have been defeated to Java."

Shi Kefa made a smooth move: "The British public anger. In fact, they were too far away from the capital at that time, and they could not help."

The British Duke shook his head and said without giving Shi Kefa any face: "Even if they cannot rescue the capital, if you meet with Lord Shi, Li Zicheng will not be able to lead the main force of the thief army so unscrupulously to fight in the capital, Gu'an and Baoding, which puts such great pressure on the court."

Shi Kefa was speechless.

The British Duke was right. If Ma Shiying and Zuo Menggeng's troops could attack with Shi Kefa as soon as possible, then Li Zicheng would not be indifferent after hearing the news that the 130,000 troops headed north.

Thirteen thousand soldiers, even if they are 130 thousand mobs, are enough to change the entire battlefield situation.

You know, at that time, there were even 13,000 troops in the capital. If Zhu Cilang had not traveled through time like a god descending to earth and cheated continuously, the Ming Dynasty would have been able to end it.

Shi Kefa said, "After that being said, the Duke of the Kingdom is also aware of the situation in the Ming Dynasty. Please let the Duke of the Kingdom get along well with these two adults for the sake of the Ming Dynasty. After all, they are also here to help the Duke of the Kingdom, right?"

The British Duke laughed strangely and said, "I hope they won't come."

Zhu Cixuan glanced at the British Duke and said, "The Duke seems to have some opinions on these two?"

The British Duke wanted to speak but stopped and said in a depressing manner: "Your Highness misunderstood, and the old minister has no objection to them."

Zhu Ciyang laughed haha ​​and said to the British Duke: "What, can the Duke even trust me?"

The British Duke's face changed and he said, "The old minister just thinks that the stupid things these people do have ruined His Highness's mood, and there is no need."

Zhu Ciyang put his shoulder on the British Duke's shoulder and said seriously: "Duke, I think we need to have a good talk."

A moment later, in the big tent of only two people, Zhu Cixuan said seriously to the British Duke: "Duke, if you wait until the horse and the army of the two left arrives, the Ming Dynasty will have 180,000 soldiers and horses outside Jinan City. Do you want to be the real master of these 180,000 soldiers and horses?"

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Some people obviously have other ideas about dominating these 180,000 troops.

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

Ma Shiying seemed to have foreseeable about Zuo Menggeng's arrival, and he even made a pot of tea and invited Zuo Menggeng to have tea together.

Zuo Menggeng sat down in front of Ma Shiying and smiled bitterly: "Governor Ma, when is it time? Are you still in the mood to drink tea?"

Ma Shiying raised his eyebrows and smiled, "When? If I remember well, it is time for the Ming Dynasty to be in a state of great prosperity and launch a counterattack against Li Zicheng's thief army. It is very reasonable for you and I to lead the army all the way. I will have some tea first and then go to see His Royal Highness the Prince."

Zuo Menggeng was helpless and knew that he would definitely not be as good as Ma Shiying when he said these nonsense, so he simply expressed his thoughts: "I will not hide it from Governor Ma. In fact, my father had already given me some advice when he set off. I came here today mainly to know Governor Ma's attitude."

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

Zuo Menggeng's words have already reached this point, so of course it is to tell the truth: "Attitude to the British Duke. Governor Ma, your army is not easy to get, we are all troops we have trained and accumulated. This time we can't be eaten by the British Duke for nothing."

Having said that, Zuo Menggeng, or Zuo Liangyu's heart behind him, has become clear.

Ma Shiying reached out and grinds the edge of the teacup with a teacup. He seemed to be preparing for tea, but in fact he was thinking.

After a few seconds, Ma Shiyingcai said: "The Duke of England is the lord general enthroned by His Majesty. Since you and I have gone north to serve the king, it is natural that we must obey the Duke of England's orders."

Zuo Menggeng said: "This is indeed the truth, but hasn't Your Majesty really given the will? Before Your Majesty's will arrive, you and I should be together, just listen to the British Duke's orders or not."

The so-called obedience to the tune and not to listen to the proclamation means that the British Duke's orders can be abide by, but the British Duke cannot interfere in the internal affairs of Zuo Menggeng and Ma Shiying. These two armies must be decided by both of them.

Ma Shiying pondered for a while, took a sip of tea, and then continued to speak: "What if His Majesty's will arrive?"

Zuo Menggeng looked at Ma Shiying and suddenly smiled: "Does Your Majesty really dare to have this order?"

Ma Shiying put down the teacup with a bang and said sternly: "Zuo Menggeng, do you know what you are talking about?"

Facing Ma Shiying's fierce expression, Zuo Menggeng was not moved at all, but said calmly: "Governor Ma, why should you pretend here? If you really care about the Ming Dynasty and focus on the court, you should have gone north with that Shi Kefa."

Ma Shiying sneered and said nothing.

Zuo Menggeng continued: "So you and I know very well that you actually want to be the second father, and you also want to listen to the court like your father, don't you? If you and I join forces, the court will be helpless against us. What is a mere British Duke? If you don't want to join forces with me, then the court will accept your military power and punish you for being surrounded by the capital and not willing to serve the king. But don't say that our Zuo family has never given you a chance!"

Ma Shiying's brows were pounding more and more violently, but his expression slowly calmed down.

A moment later, Ma Shiying smiled and said, "I can cooperate with you in this matter. But don't forget that the prince is also in the British Duke's army. According to various previous rumors, the prince is not a good person to meet with."

Zuo Menggeng laughed and said, "It's just a fifteen-year-old child. I just thought about it. His so-called achievements are nothing more than the bad idea that the court came up with to boast about the people. What can you really have? Don't worry, if His Royal Highness really attacks, I will naturally deal with it."

Ma Shiying smiled and drank the already cold tea in the teacup and stood up.

"What are you waiting for? Come with me to meet the prince."

At sunset, Ma Shiying and Zuo Menggeng led a group of followers to the British Duke's tent.

"I have met His Highness, My Duke of England, and My Noble Xiangcheng."

Zhu Cilang looked in a good mood and nodded with a smile.

British Duke Zhang Shize was expressionless and said simply.

Li Guozhen smiled and bowed to Ma Shiying and Zuo Menggeng.

Zhu Cilang smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work to lead your army to come far away. Come on, sit down."

Ma Shiying and Zuo Menggeng looked at each other, and they were a little surprised. Unexpectedly, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was still easier to talk to.

After sitting down, Ma Shiying quickly said, "I would like to ask your highness and the Duke of China to know. This time we will lead 100,000 troops to come. We will definitely obey the orders of both of you. Please give us your orders."

This was also discussed by Ma Shiying and Zuo Menggeng before. Although they were obedient to the communist rather than the proclamation, they still had to give face to the court on the surface. Otherwise, they would really make the court angry and tear the two sides apart, and the food, grass, and military pay would be difficult in the future.

Zhu Cilang laughed and said, "It's so good. But I don't know anything about war. For specific matters, let the Duke of England and Xiangcheng Bo and the two discuss it."

This sentence did not arouse the suspicion of Ma and Zuo Erren, but instead took it for granted.

The same thing, before seeing it with your own eyes, who would believe that a prince who had never fought a war before and was born in the deep palace can fight south and north, defeating Li Zicheng and the two mortal enemies of the Ming Dynasty in succession?

The British Duke coughed and said expressionlessly: "Since you have all come, then my Duke thinks things are very simple. Now our troops can be divided into three parts. My Duke leads 80,000 main forces to attack the city on the west side, General Zuo Menggeng, your 50,000 troops to attack the city on the east side, and Governor Ma, your 50,000 troops on the south side, are there no problem?"

When Ma Shiying and Zuo Menggeng heard the words of the British Duke, they became more and more relieved and nodded repeatedly.

"What the Duke of the State said is very true, Ma has no objection."

"Zuo completed his strategy of supporting the Duke."

To be honest, this is exactly the best situation the two expected before.

When the British Duke heard the two agree, he seemed to relax a little, and smiled a little, saying, "But, my Duke also knows that your troops are all southerners after all, and it is difficult for the northerners like the main force of the court to cooperate for a while. This is a big problem. So my Duke decided to let Xiangcheng Bo be the supervisor of Governor Ma and Lord Shi as the supervisor of General Zuo, supervise and coordinate the battle between the two armies and the main force of the court?"

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

"Duke of England, please think twice about this!"

"Duke of England, please forgive me for not being able to obey my order!"

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

According to the Ming Dynasty, in extreme cases, the military supervisor could even choose to kill the chief general and replace him, and would not be punished by the court.

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