Hong Chengchou looked at Hauge in front of him with a wry smile and said.
"Right now, our losses are also huge, and the military casualties are so heavy that we urgently need to make adjustments. We are no longer able to fight back!"
"snort!!!"
Hauge's face didn't look good, and Hong Chengchou also had a look of helplessness on his face.
This kind of thing is not something he can decide. Originally, the intruder did a good job this time!
His own intelligence system originally determined that Liu Fangliang should be at least more than a day's journey away from him. Who knew that they actually appeared behind him in only half a day.
If the reinforcements had not arrived in time, there would have been a high probability that the entire army would have been wiped out if he had been attacked from both sides!
Thinking of this, Hong Chengchou's face turned slightly ugly. No one expected that such a thing would happen!
After this battle.
Manqing and the intruders separated each other!
Both parties have entered a period of licking their wounds!
"It's a pity that the casualties are too high!"
Li Zicheng knew the news very early, but after knowing the news, he still breathed a sigh of relief. At least, he was able to repulse the Manchu attack. Unfortunately, in the end, his losses were too great!
However, the Manchus also suffered a lot of damage!
It can be said to be a fierce battle!
"Your Majesty! This is a good thing for us. At least we have proven our strength and can cooperate with the Ming Prince!"
There was a hint of excitement on Niu Jinxing's face.
"If we form an alliance, it will definitely not be a good thing for the Manchus. But for us, it will be a great thing!"
"But, will the Ming Prince form an alliance with us? If we form an alliance, wouldn't it be..."
Li Zicheng frowned and looked at Niu Jinxing in front of him and said.
"I'm afraid the covenant will be difficult!"
Niu Jinxing pondered for a moment, looked at Li Zicheng in front of him and said: "But it should be possible to sign some cooperation treaties. At least we can sign a treaty to help each other and jointly deal with the Manchus!"
"Yes! Then inform Gu Junen! Let's negotiate with the Ming Prince first and see what the result is!"
Li Zicheng made the decision directly and said to Niu Jinxing beside him.
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
After Niu Jinxing finished speaking, she hurriedly walked out of the palace.
Looking at Niu Jinxing's back, Li Zicheng's eyes flashed with emotion.
I originally thought that my biggest enemy was the Ming Dynasty, but I didn't expect that now I was cornered by the Qing Dynasty. This kind of thing is simply...
Li Zicheng sighed slightly.
Of course Zhu Cixiang knew the outcome of the war between the Manchus and the invaders!
"Liu Zongmin played well!"
A hint of smile flashed in Zhu Cixi's eyes.
In this war, in order to prevent the Chuang army from being completely defeated, Zhu Cixi also took action, interfering with Hong Chengchou's judgment and having someone send Hong Chengchou a wrong message.
The purpose is to make them fight this battle more fiercely, preferably without a winner!
In this way, you can give yourself enough time to develop!
Otherwise, whether it is the intruders winning a big victory or the Manchus attacking Huanglong, it may not be of any benefit to you!
The best result for me is that they both lose!
Consume a lot of vitality!
The result was exactly what I thought!
Thinking of this, the corners of Zhu Cixiang's mouth curled up slightly. For him, this is of course a great thing!
"Your Highness! Gu Junen, the messenger of intruders, wants to see you!"
At this moment, the attendant's words rang in Zhu Cixiang's ears.
"Let him in!"
Zhu Cixiang said calmly to the attendant on the side.
Soon, Gu Junen hurriedly walked into Zhu Cixiang's room and bowed respectfully to Zhu Cixiang in front of him.
“Join the Great Ming Prince!”
"What's wrong?"
Zhu Cixiang said calmly to Gu Junen in front of him.
"Your Highness should have heard about the battle between our Chuang army and the Qing army! Although both sides suffered losses, we blocked the Manchu and Qing advance! We should be qualified to cooperate with you!",
Gu Junen said to Zhu Cixiang in front of him.
Zhu Cixiang didn't know whether it was okay or not. He had a smile on his face and did not answer his words, but looked at Gu Junen in front of him.
"Your name is Gu Junen?"
"yes!"
Although Gu Junen didn't know what Zhu Cixiang meant, he still nodded and agreed.
"Do you want to come and work at my place?"
Gu Junen said to Zhu Cixiang in front of him with a smile in his eyes.
"Sorry, loyalty has nothing to do with the two masters! Your Highness!"
Gu Junen looked calm and looked at Zhu Cixiang in front of him and said.
"pity!"
There was a hint of pity in Zhu Cixi's eyes.
But Gu Junen's expression remained unchanged.
"We can sign some private cooperation agreements, but there is no need to put this kind of thing on the table."
Zhu Cixiang changed the topic, and with a smile on his face, he said to Gu Junen in front of him.
"But Li Zicheng once insulted the imperial mausoleum. If I agreed to cooperate on the surface, I would have no way to give an explanation to my father!"
Zhu Cixiang smiled slightly, looked at Gu Junen in front of him and said.
"Then you are not ready to cooperate with us??"
"of course not!"
Zhu Cixi smiled.
"What I'm saying is that we can choose to cooperate privately! Just like this time, when you are confronting the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, I will send troops to involve the Manchu Qing army. On the contrary, if the Manchu Qing comes to attack Shandong in a large scale,
The Chuang army only needs to send troops to pull back the Manchu army!"
"Private covenant?"
Gu Junen hesitated for a moment, then looked at Zhu Cihong in front of him and asked.
"Yes! That's what it means!"
Zhu Cixi smiled, looked at Gu Junen in front of him and said.
"Can!"
After a slight hesitation, Gu Junen nodded. He also understood that it was basically impossible for Zhu Cixiang to directly sign an explicit covenant!
No one in the world can agree!
If that's the case, it would be equivalent to admitting that Dashun is a political power!
This is a bolt from the blue for the South!
Therefore, Zhu Cixiang's private agreement is already a great thing for Dashun!
After roughly discussing the specific content and cooperation methods of the private agreement with Gu Junen.
Gu Junen left Qingzhou Mansion in a hurry.
At this time, under Huang Ming's notification, the battle between the bandits and the Manchus quickly began to spread in the Jiangnan area.
Regarding this battle, scholars in the Jiangnan area can be said to have different opinions!
But the overall situation is that everyone feels that this battle is a good thing for Ming Dynasty!