After hearing Zhu Wanchun's words, Shi Kefa first ignored it, and then laughed silently.

Even Zhou Lianggong showed disapproval on his face, obviously feeling that Min Yuanqi and Zhu Wanchun in front of him were too confident, and even reached the point of being arrogant and ignorant.

Zhou Lianggong hopes that Min Yuanqi can go to Yancheng and be his guerrilla general with peace of mind, so that he can also increase his voice with the army, which is a win-win situation.

With Min Yuanqi having a county in Yancheng, it would not be too difficult to raise thousands of soldiers.

If the bandits go south, whether it is Zhou Lianggong who chooses to defend his garrison or leads his troops to flee south, it will be much calmer than it is now and will not be too embarrassed.

This is the most real reason why Zhou Lianggong and Zhou Liangmin must protect Min Yuanqi. Otherwise, just relying on the military achievements of the seaside to suppress and decapitate bandits, Zhou Lianggong, the Huaiyangdao, may not be able to give Zhou Lianggong a high look.

At this moment, some people are obsessed with power struggles, while others are making preparations in advance. They are not all ignorant people.

In fact, even Liu Zeqing was the same. His generals advised him to be careful. Liu Zeqing's own answer was to support Emperor Hongguang and enjoy happiness.

If there is really a large-scale move of the enemy to go south, then lead the troops across the south of the Yangtze River and choose a major county to remain rich and prosperous.

In many people's opinion, it is inevitable that the bandits will go south in large numbers. The Qing army may not be able to really occupy the capital and not leave. It is very likely that within half a year or even a year, it will still withdraw from the pass after looting enough money and grain.

Among the millions of rebels, most of them are Henan, Hebei, the entire Shanxi and Shaanxi, as well as Huguang, and their strength is still the most powerful in the world.

Although the Nanming had a larger territory and a better financial foundation, the people's hearts were fluctuating, mainly because they felt that Li Zicheng was still the lord of the world, and the capital was taken away by the East Capitol was just a small blow.

Only in this mentality can the ruler and ministers of the Southern Ming go north to seek peace, hoping that the Eastern Barbarians will reach a peace agreement, either retreat or send troops to cooperate with the Southern Ming to eliminate the bandits.

Some people also believe that the intervention of the Eastern Lu will make the north more chaotic, and the chaos in the Ming Dynasty may have just begun.

Just like in the late Tang Dynasty, from the independence of the vassals to the true demise of the Tang Dynasty for 150 or 60 years, even with the Huang Chao Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty still survived for decades.

Now the capital is in decline, Emperor Yizong died for his country, but Li Zicheng was driven away again. The one who got the capital was the small Eastern Lu clan barbarians who were looked down upon. This situation became more chaotic and complicated, and it is very likely that it would take decades to reach the final result.

At this time, mastering a certain amount of troops will not only save lives in troubled times, but also act in time and gain greater benefits.

It is the most appropriate plan for your own plans and for your descendants.

Therefore, Zhou Lianggong also said not very politely to Zhu Wanchun: "General Yuan Qi is still too presumptuous. Although Liu's army is mostly new, there are still two or three thousand elite troops in the army, and there are more than a thousand cavalry. This force is no longer comparable to General Yuan Qi's troops. These soldiers are military commanders, from Shandong Town to Huai'an, fighting against the Donglu, fighting against the rebels, and are not comparable to ordinary soldiers."

Shi Kefa also nodded, and his thoughts were obviously exactly the same as Zhou Lianggong.

In the eyes of court officials, although the four towns are domineering and rude, they need not say much about their strength.

Liu Liangzuo had the weakest military achievements, but he also cooperated with Zuo Liangyu, Huang Degong and others to defeat the Chuang Army and Xian Army, and his military achievements were quite outstanding.

Gao Jie didn't appear for many times, and the Mountain Flying Harrier was originally a bandit among the bandits.

Liu Zeqing is also a former general and has experienced many great wars.

It is not unreasonable that the generals of the four towns and Zuo Liangyu were regarded as the Dinghai Dinghai needle by Nanming. After more than ten years of military career, they have been defeated repeatedly and won battles after setbacks. The core military generals are all powerful generals, and this is true.

Most of the surrendered generals who later destroyed the Southern Ming Dynasty were mostly from these four towns and the left.

Ordinary second-tier troops, such as the generals from Zhejiang to Jiangnan, and local officers and soldiers from Huguang, are relatively poor in strength and experience. For example, the generals from Shi Kefa, Huang Fei, Liu Zhaoji and others who are now in Yangzhou, are considered second-tier or third-tier generals, and are very weak in strength and are not valued by the court at all.

In Shi Kefa's eyes, Min Yuanqi was probably not even as good as the second-line general. If he was not the local snake in Yunti Pass, it would not even have any existing attention to the defense in Huai'an.

After Zhou Lianggong finished speaking, Shi Kefa continued: "What Zhou Dao said is good, Zhu Zanhua might as well go back and say it clearly. Everything should be down-to-earth and not be too ambitious..."

Zhu Wanchun almost smiled bitterly, he really didn't know how to continue.

I delayed a few days in Taizhou and rushed to Yangzhou again. It is estimated that the war in Yuntiguan is almost over.

The two civil servants in front of him were still stuck in their old experiences and were quite worried about Min Yuanqi's decision to assemble the army in field battles. However, when they heard that Qianhu Suocheng and Tucheng were both wary of the army and the Mincheng, they dug long trenches to isolate the battlefield and guard hundreds of households, they praised the two of them at the same time.

Originally, Shi Kefa didn't plan to see Zhu Wanchun. After all, in his opinion, more than 10,000 elite troops of Liu Zeqing's troops went to Yunti Pass, and thousands of flag troops would never be an opponent. It is estimated that after the war was over, Min Yuanqi might not be able to save his life. After seeing him, what's the use of embarrassing him, an important minister of the court?

The court would never turn against Liu Zeqing, one of the four towns, for a small guerrilla general. It would be impossible to rebuke and restrain Liu Zeqing, and it would be impossible for Liu Zeqing to vomit out the benefits of swallowing it again.

However, if Min Yuanqi is firm and clearing the world, he will take the lead with the city of Thousand Houses and the city of Tucheng, the Liu army may have to carry out a protracted war before he can take down Min Yuanqi. This is also not a result that Shi Kefa can accept.

Now Shi Kefa can only send a messenger to send his own handwritten letter to Liu Zeqing, Qu Ci pleases him to see if it can be effective...

Shi Kefa sighed. In comparison, generals from the Ming Dynasty who were born in the Ming Dynasty were more vicious and cruel than those of the other, but they were not as good as generals like Gao Jie who were born in bandits, and they still had some remaining loyal and righteous hearts.

At the same time, generals like Gao Jie still have a certain degree of admiration for a high-ranking civil servant like him. This kind of respect is completely in Zuo Liangyu and Liu Zeqing.

Of course, it is very likely that Gao Jie has realized the awareness and combat power after being commanded by Sun Chuanting for a long time. He didn't want to do this level of Shi Kefa and did not want to investigate it in detail.

Gao Jie was already like this under the guidance of Sun Chuanting. At that time, Sun Chuanting was not only Gao Jie, but more were the children of Guanzhong and the generals of the Qin army.

They also served under Sun Chuanting.

Sometimes Shi Kefa himself would think, if Sun Chuanting could survive until today and join Ge Lao to the town, would he do much better than he did?

Shi Kefa also doesn't want to think about this question too much...

"Zhu Zanhua has worked hard," Shi Kefa is still quite good. He rejected what Min Yuanqi thought, but said to Zhu Wanchun, who looked depressed, "Although General Min cannot open a town, as long as he can stick to this time, he will still be a pillar of the court and be happy to do it. It may be a problem to open a town in a few years."

The Nanming area has a few thousand troops, so it does have the foundation for opening the town. Shi Kefa rejected it mainly because he was not optimistic that Min Yuanqi could persevere and be able to maintain his territory and troops under Liu Zeqing's capture.

Zhu Wanchun clasped his fists and said, "The court's appearance..."

Shi Kefa saw that the other party was still insisting, and his face showed displeasure.

At this moment, Shi Kefa's central officer, also a general surnamed Shi, walked in quickly. After entering the house, the central officer clasped his fists and said, "There is an urgent report from the other side of Yuntiguan in the Pavilion."

Shi Kefa was slightly embarrassed on the surface. It was a big deal for the military towns in Jiangbei to attack each other, so he certainly paid attention to it. However, Shi Kefa did not first reconcile or order a ceasefire in the name of the center, but instead sent people to pay attention to it. This was really a loss of the demeanor of the court's important officials, but he could not pretend to be stupid at this time. He could only ask: "What's the result?"

"It's a strange thing." The officer's face was covered with sweat. After all, it was midsummer, but he didn't bother to wipe it. He just said: "The person who was inquiring about the news came before noon, saying that the guards at Yunti Pass were victorious, and the Dongning Bo army returned in a crushing defeat, with most of the losses, and not even many cavalry left."

"Huh?" Shi Kefa never expected to hear such a ridiculous result, and was a little unhappy for a moment.

The officer in the middle of the army was not panicked, and continued in a hurry: "When I first heard about it, I felt unbelievable. Dongning Bo's subordinates had more than 10,000 people and more than 1,000 cavalrymen, how could it be a failed party? What's more, it was such a miserable defeat? Therefore, I did not rush to report. After several cavalry back and forth before, they all said that the Liu army suffered a crushing defeat. The last report was to see Yao Wenqian and Liu Kecheng and other defeated generals entering Guanyun with their own eyes. These generals were in a mess, with less than 200 cavalrymen around them, and the rest of the people said they were all lost in Yun.

There were only more than 2,000 infantrymen, and most of them were lost or ran away. The other cavalry also saw many defeated soldiers on the south bank of the Huai River. These soldiers walked along the river and the official road to Huai'an, and some ran south. They were harassing the disaster area in groups of three or three. The defeated soldiers said they were extremely defeated, and they were scared when talking about the war... After repeated confirmation, it can be confirmed that Yao Wenqian and Liu Kecheng and others did return in a crushing defeat. This news is absolutely impossible!"

Hearing the officer's words, Zhu Wanchun suddenly stood up, with a clear look of joy on his face.

Although he had full trust in Min Yuanqi and the flag army, Zhu Wanchun still had all the worries when he left.

This shock and suspicion were gone, and the joy was beyond words.

Zhu Wanchun felt a little embarrassed about his trip. After all, the war had just begun and the outcome was not decided, so he was ordered to communicate first on behalf of Min Yuanqi. Zhu Wanchun also felt that Min Yuanqi was a little anxious about this.

But at this moment, he realized that in order to get the most profit, it is necessary to take the lead.

Min Yuanqi really didn't consider that he would fail, and the worst result was a stalemate. At that time, Shi Kefa could still mediate and end the war.

This is also the second result of Zhu Wanchun's trip. Of course, there is no need to say anything now. After being overjoyed, Zhu Wanchun almost danced.
Chapter completed!