The city of Dengzhou Water City was covered with blood. The Ming soldiers went through a lot of hardships to take control of the Water City, but they also suffered heavy losses.

According to rough estimates, there were more than 3,000 soldiers killed and more than 6,000 injured. All of them were as many as 10,000.

It can be said that this is a tragic victory.

However, Zheng Jing was also grateful, because if Qiu Luan hadn't suddenly surrendered, the Ming army would not know how much it would have lost.

At least Qiu Luan's surrender reduced this loss.

Handling the corpse is also a major project. First, you must cut off the head, which represents credit, and you can ask for credit from the court.

Usually, the head of a Green Camp soldier is worth thirty taels of silver, while the head of an Eight Banner soldier is worth at least fifty taels of silver.

The soldiers of the Ming army did not dare to throw a single head. This is not the head, it is clearly a waste of money.

As for the corpse, it will be buried with a mass pit.

If so many corpses are not dealt with in time, it is likely that a plague will break out, which Zheng Jing never wants to see.

Of course, after those senior Eight Banners generals were captured, Zheng Jing sent people to Nanjing without hesitation.

Although these people could not escape death, the decision was made by the Emperor.

Unfortunately, Boguotu committed suicide before he was about to be captured.

It's a pity to lose a big fish.

However, Dengzhou won the victory smoothly, so Zheng Jing decided to attack Laizhou in one go.

If used in the words of Qihe Wang Ermazi, Dengzhou and Laizhou are related to the loss of lips and teeth.

If Dengzhou cannot be defended, Laizhou cannot be defended very much.

If Denglai is united, the threat to Qingzhou will increase greatly. In this way, after Zheng successfully attacks Yanzhou, both sides can even join forces in Qingzhou.

There was a depressing atmosphere in the Governor's Office of Jinan Prefecture.

After Suksaha lost Yanzhou, Boguotu also lost Dengzhou.

Within less than half a month, the pressure on Suksaha increased sharply.

If Laizhou and Jining Prefecture cannot be defended, Jinan Prefecture and Qingzhou Prefecture will face direct threats from the Ming army!

what does that mean?

This means that the Qing army has no buffer, and the Ming army can attack at any time!

If Suksaha was still very confident in the combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners Army before the war started, most of his confidence has been wiped out.

The Qing army cannot attack and defend, and cannot defend too much.

Suksaha even believed that this was no longer a problem of combat power, but a problem with confidence.

Once the Qing army loses confidence, the next battles will probably lose in a row.

If Shandong cannot be defended, you can retreat to the capital. If the capital cannot be defended, can you withdraw from the customs?

I still have to think of a solution.

"Governor Ning, do you have any good methods?"

Although Suksaha has not had much friendship with Ning Wan, he has to admit that Ning Wan is far better than him in his strategy.

Now the Qing army is at an absolute disadvantage, and hard work is not the best strategy.

The best way is to win by strategy.

"It's nothing more than a plan of discord. If the Ming army is a solid piece, we have no chance. But if there are cracks inside the Ming army and we have a chance."

Ning Wan, my spirit is no longer as good as before.

Before, he was extremely arrogant and thought that the Ming army was just a group of grasshoppers in the autumn and could not jump for a few days.

But now he felt that the Ming army was a centipede who died without being stiff.

Once the bug wakes up and bites hard, it will still hurt.

"A plan of separation?"

Suksaha shook his head in confusion.

"This is Zheng Chenggong who attacked Yanzhou, and Zheng Jing who attacked Dengzhou. The two were father and son, so they broke their bones and connected their tendons. Will the plan of disagreement work for them?"

Ning Wan, I sighed, "I did not let the general get away from Zheng's father and son. I hope the general gets away from Qihe Zheng Jing."

Um?

Suksahat suddenly felt something interesting.

"But Zheng and Yu Qi have a good relationship, and there is no conflict of interest between the two."

"There is a saying that we can share weal and woe but not wealth."

Ning Wan said quietly.

"Yu Qi just surrendered to the Ming army, and must have wanted to make achievements and show his face in front of Yongli. If he took down such a great contribution from Dengzhou, would he be willing to give it to Zheng Jing?"

Wonderful, wonderful!

The more Suksaha thought about it, the more it felt, the more it made. People died of money and birds died of food.

Even if Yu Qi doesn't think about him, he has to think about his subordinates.

Otherwise, those subordinates are not easy-to-use, and they will definitely not give up.

"But the master general is Zheng Jing, and Yu Qi can only be considered a deputy general at most. How can the deputy general compete for credit with the master general?"

"The General's words are wrong."

Ning Wan, I stroked my beard and smiled, "The deputy general can also make a contribution. The key is to see how to allocate. We can do something in this regard."

"The human heart is the most mysterious. As the saying goes, knowing people and not the heart. What will Yongli think when he knows it? What will Zheng Jing think? What will Yu Qi think?"

Ning Wan, I said quietly: "Don't the general want to see?"

When Suksaha heard this, he slapped his thigh and immediately made a decision: "Just do that. I will find someone to catch the pen."

After Zheng Chenggong took Yanzhou, he took a break and immediately led his troops to Jiningzhou.

Although Jining Prefecture is far inferior to Yanzhou, its geographical location is very critical and important.

Because it is stuck in the throat of the Grand Canal, if you want to go north to enter the Gyeonggi area, Jiningzhou must pass through.

Jining Prefecture was once extremely prosperous, known as the Little Jiangnan, and its prosperity was second only to Suzhou and Hangzhou.

However, after several wars and chaos, Jiningzhou has become dilapidated.

In addition, the Grand Canal of Beijing and Hangzhou has been cut off by the Ming army recently. Merchants from Jiangnan could no longer come to Jining, making Jiningzhou even more deserted.

Zheng Chenggong rode his horse to Gaogang, looked at Jining, and found that Jining City was no different from ordinary cities.

"How is His Highness Zhong going to attack Jining?"

He Shouyi, who was half a horse behind Zheng Chenggong, asked respectfully.

Zheng Chenggong held the reins of the horse with one hand and said, "I want to persuade the surrender first. If the Qing army guarding the city is willing to surrender, it is naturally the best. I don't want any innocent people to shed blood."

Deaths cannot be avoided when fighting. Although the Ming army was strict in military discipline and tried to avoid hurting innocent people, the Qing army would not do so.

The desperate Qing army is likely to bring the ordinary people to the forefront.

Some people who assisted in defending the city may also experience casualties.

Therefore, Zheng Chenggong hopes to win Jining in a more peaceful way.

After all, Yanzhou and the others took the lead very smoothly, and the defenders of Jiningzhou also saw it.

If you have a little knowledge of the matter, you will open the city and surrender. This will not only allow you to survive, but may also gain a job in the Ming army.

Why do you need to seek death?

Zheng Chenggong was preparing to give the Qing army garrison in Jining Prefecture three days to consider.

If he has not received a reply in three days, Zheng Chenggong will order the siege.

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