Lu Xiangsheng couldn't understand Zhou Zheng's thoughts, so he was silent for a while, looked up at Zhou Zheng, and said, "The lower official opposes the Northern Expedition."

Zhou Zheng was not surprised and said, "Say something fresh."

Lu Xiangguan, Cao Bianjiao, Liu Liuzhe and Zhou Deqian all looked up at Lu Xiangsheng. The military level of this person was unquestionable. He had few defeats, so Zhou Zheng could suppress him.

Lu Xiangsheng did not hesitate anymore and said, "I can't win."

Zhou Zheng looked at him with a deep expression.

Lu Xiangsheng, Cao Bianjiao and others looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

Not to mention that it is all about both sides, such as if the main force of Jianlu cannot be eliminated or if he is worried about failure, Lu Xiangsheng directly asked, "I can't win"!

This is a denial of the Ming Dynasty's military strength and an indirect questioning Zhou Zheng's reforms.

Zhou Zheng looked at Lu Xiangsheng's expression and said, "Why do you think so?"

Lu Xiangsheng looked solemn and said, "Jianlu really wants to fight to the death. The whole people are soldiers, and there is no problem with 100,000 people. Whether we come out of the Daling River or attack on the Yalu River on both sides, their tactics are still the same. As long as we defeat the whole way, we will be defeated. To be honest, even if the Jianlu cavalry is damaged, Mangui and Cao Bianjiao are still not their opponents. Without the cavalry, we will be defeated, and the infantry will not be able to go to Shenyang at all."

Lu Xiangsheng was more sober than others and directly judged that the Ming Dynasty could not win!

Zhou Zheng listened, pondered for a moment, picked up the bowl and said, "Eat."

Everyone looked at his face, picked up the bowls, looked at each other, but did not dare to speak again.

Lu Xiangsheng looked at Zhou Zheng's expression and knew in his heart that Zhou Zheng was mostly trying to fight. He lowered his head and thought for a while, and said, "You can't fight. Jianlu is the opposite of our offensive and defensive now. As long as Duke Ding continues to advance reforms and restore national strength, Jianlu continues to blockade. When they survived the natural disaster, it is also the time for our country to recover. At that time, we will send troops in one fell swoop and win!"

Zhou Zheng nodded and continued to eat without any extra word.

Zhou Deqian held the bowl carefully, and Yu Guang glanced at Zhou Zheng from time to time. He was also a little devil in the Zhou family. He usually dared to make trouble with Zhou Zheng, but now he is so angry that he dare not breathe.

Cao Bianjiao also followed Zhou Zheng's old man. Seeing that something was wrong, he spoke to smooth things over and said, "Sir, Master Lu has built several big cities north of Daling River. Will you go and see it this time?"

Zhou Zheng was eating a piece of meat, and was a little irritated. After putting it down, he exhaled and said, "Go. Where is Huanglong now?"

Huanglong is the general of Dongjiang Town and was originally stationed in Lushun.

Lu Xiangguan said: "It should be in Phoenix City. The defense line in Dongjiang Town has been moving north. Phoenix City should now have about 8,000 people stationed."

Zhou Zheng thought about the entire Liaodong map and said, "Well, let them know. When I come back, I will meet them in Jinzhou."

Lu Xiangsheng heard it, but Zhou Zheng still wanted to fight.

He sighed in his heart, Lu Xiangsheng said: "Sir, it is not that the official deliberately makes things difficult for you. This battle is really about to fight. It is not Liaodong, but the national destiny. Once you lose, the consequences will be unimaginable. It is not just the fame and fortune in front of you, but the future and fate of relatives and friends, and the history of thousands of years. Will you not care about it at all?"

History of the past thousands of years!

Zhou Zheng's face moved. He didn't really care, but Lu Xiangsheng brought it out, which showed that he was determined to object.

Zhou Zheng picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of meat and rinsed it in the pot, and said, "I won't use Huanglong anymore, let's talk about it next year."

Lu Xiangsheng felt relieved and picked up the wine glass to toast Zhou Zheng.

Lu Xiangguan also expressed his relaxed expression, but Cao Bianjiao looked at Zhou Zheng with a hesitant look.

He followed Zhou Zheng for more than ten years and knew Zhou Zheng's temperament very well. How could he be so easily persuaded to give up?

Zhou De was confused and felt disappointed. But he had no choice but to oppose the Ji Liao commander, and he should pay attention to it and it is impossible to force the order.

After dinner, Zhou Zheng and others took a break and began to inspect Jinzhou's defense again.

The next day, Zhou, under the escort of Cao Bianjiao and others, crossed the Daling River with Lu Xiangsheng and others and headed to several cities built by Lu Xiangsheng.

Along the way, Lu Xiangguan was introducing it, talking about how they worked hard and cautiously completed it.

The first one is Youtun, where Zhou Zheng was stationed and fought bloody battles. After several years of construction, it is only a city smaller than Jinzhou.

Zhou Zheng inspected carefully and expressed his affirmation of Lu Xiangsheng and others' actions.

Then, Zhou Zheng continued to go north and came to the northernmost city. This city was close to the Prince River and not far from the Liao River. It was the closest city to Shenyang in the Ming Dynasty.

This city was newly built and 3,000 people were stationed.

Zhou Zheng inspected the army, inspected the city wall, stood at the north gate, and looked into the north.

Lu Xiangsheng stood beside him and said, "Now, it is all about ice and snow, and people and animals are difficult to move. Jianlu does not work for production, and there are very few Han people. At most one or two years, they may collapse without fighting."

Lu Xiangsheng also realized afterwards that Zhou Zheng still had a lively deduction in his words. He definitely can't fight this year, so it's okay to decide next year to fight next year.

So, after seizing the opportunity, he was persuading Zhou Zheng.

Zhou Zheng held his hands behind his back, as if he didn't hear it, and said, "As the reform progressed, I faced common pressure from the inside and outside, and I, the internal conflicts of my Ming Dynasty, have too many internal conflicts and have been suppressed for too long, and I need to release them."

Lu Xiangsheng's expression moved. He knew that Zhou Zheng's consideration was no longer just a matter of war, but a complex political issue.

Lu Xiangsheng and Zhou Zheng had a special relationship. He wanted to try his best to avoid the struggle between the government and the opposition, but he couldn't avoid it now. He said: "Taiwan can fight, and Wu Sangui and others from Myanmar can do it. Even Mongolia in the west of the desert and Liaodong, you need to be cautious again and again."

Zhou Zheng glanced at him and said, "You don't think you can't fight, so Jianlu must think so too. If we suddenly attacked a surprise weapon and surrounded Shenyang, how successful do you think are you?"

Lu Xiangsheng was stunned. Unexpectedly, Zhou Zheng had this idea. He thought for a while and said, "It is almost impossible not to say this method. Even if the city is suddenly besieged by cavalry, the city walls of Shenyang are tall and the population is large, and Jianlu resists desperately, and it is not easy to attack forcefully. What's more, before the infantry arrives, they can go out of the city to fight back."

Zhou Zheng listened and nodded slightly.

He knew very well that the Northern Expedition was too anxious now. But the natural disasters were constantly fierce, and the Ming Dynasty's reforms were actually weakening the national strength, and there would be a difficult period for a long time. If you really want to recover, it would be unlikely to not have ten or eight years.

By that time, Jianlu might recover one step ahead of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhou Zheng pondered for a while, and hesitated.

At this moment, Liu Liuzhe suddenly came over with a carrier pigeon and said, "Second Young Master, I came from Shenyang."

Zhou Zheng was stunned, and quickly took it and opened it, then his expression moved slightly.

Ning Wan, I left Chenyang City, as if I was coming here!
Chapter completed!