Chapter 44: The War 2
Gao Dejie snorted, "One or two percent chance of winning, then it's better to rescue a ball? Then you will fight all the thieves, what should I do if I get Manhu? Now there are nearly 10,000 Manhus thirty miles away from the city!" Gao Dejie was a general under Wu Sangui, and his words expressed the thoughts of most generals.
After hearing this, Zu Kuan immediately cursed: "You turtle, your mother can fart. If you don't rescue the capital, watch it fall, what will the tens of thousands of troops in front of you eat in the future? Do you really think that relying on Ningyuan, there is still the Broken Mountain Customs Pass to support so many troops?"
Zu Kuan has a rude personality, fearlessness, and says whatever he thinks. However, what he said this time directly pointed out the dilemma faced by Wu Sangui. Ningyuan could not support too many troops. Once the capital fell, where will the Guanning army go? At least it is impossible to be independent.
Speaking of this, everyone was silent immediately, and even Gao Dejie did not refute.
Wu Sangui suddenly laughed and said, "Brother said, this capital is saved. But what the Prime Minister said makes sense. We cannot believe Zhou Xian's letter completely because of this letter. The court has urged him several times, so we must not respond. I mean, send a team of troops to the capital first, so that we will explain the court, and wait for the others first! After all, there are hundreds of thousands of people in Ningyuan City. Even if we want to set up all the troops to rescue the capital, we cannot leave them to the Manchu Captains. Otherwise, we will be sorry to the people who support us."
Prime Minister Xia bowed and said, "What the general is saying is. I think we'll let General Zu go this time! His subordinates are all cavalrymen, so you can rush to the capital as soon as possible."
Wu Sangui turned to Zu Kuan and said, "Brother, what do you think! If you don't want to, I'll let others go."
Zu Kuan said very readily: "No, I'll go."
Wu Sangui nodded and turned to Wang Pingfan, "You should accompany your brother to the treasury now, and take whatever you need. My brother's request is my order."
Zheng Jiaolin asked, "General, how to deal with the 200,000 taels of silver that Chen Mingxia brought?"
Wu Sangui suddenly said angrily: "No, don't even have a ounce of silver. If I take his silver, wouldn't it mean that I sent troops to rescue the capital because of his little silver? He is a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty. Isn't I a profiteer who fights for silver? He set up a archway, but let me be a bitch. He told the man to get out, and I won't see him."
Xia Guoqiao advised: "General, don't be angry. I think Zhou Xian may not have this intention, but it is right not to take the money. I think it will be transferred to Gaodi! This will not only show that the general is not greedy for money, but also make Gaodi grateful to the general. If something happens in the future, Shanhaiguan and Ningyuan can also help each other. As for Chen Mingxia, I will go to see him again later! Pick some specialties from Liaodong and ask him to take them back as gifts to Zhou Xian. We will inevitably deal with each other again in the future, and there is no need to make the relationship so stiff."
Wu Sangui thought for a moment and finally agreed. "Okay! Just do what you said."
After everyone left, Wu Sangui left the Prime Minister of Xia. "Major, what does that old eunuch mean?" The old eunuch Wu Sangui mentioned was Gao Qiqian. He served as the military supervisor in the Guanning Army on the order of Emperor Chongzhen to divide the power of Wu Sangui. But later he found that Wu Sangui had very strict control over military power, and he had no chance to intervene, so he completely gave up on this matter. Not only did he not interfere with Wu Sangui's leadership, he also used his relationship in the capital to cover up Wu Sanguixu, providing him with many conveniences.
Xia Guo Prime Minister replied: "He didn't say it clearly, but he gave me a lot of information about the capital. I met with the old master's news. It depends on the situation. The capital is probably unable to defend it. Now it is not only a problem of insufficient troops, but more importantly, the people's hearts are scattered. Shanxi, Datong, and Xuanfu surrender without fighting, which is a clear example. Even if we and Zhou Xian put all the troops in it, we may not be able to stop Li Zicheng. General, we have to make plans in advance for some things."
Wu Sangui was silent for a while and finally sighed. "Well, I understand. Go down! You can treat the guests from the north. No matter when, it is always good to have more roads. I thought about it and I should go to see Chen Mingxia in person! It is rare for those who can take the initiative to give out the money at this time, and they must save some face."
Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan.
Shimazu Kokuhiro personally sent the Maori show to the dock.
Mori Shui stopped and said, "Shimazu-kun, just send it here!"
Shimazu Kokuhi nodded, turned his head and clapped his hands behind him. The four retainers walked forward and brought two large boxes. "A little gift, please accept it by Maori."
Maori Hide did not refuse, "Then thank Shimazu-kun. Please rest assured, my Changshu-kun is always the backing of the Satsuma-kun. Even if General Tokugawa has other thoughts, my Changshu-kun will still stand on your side." He turned to Mori who was standing behind Shimazu-Kuhisa and said, "Just, you will lead the eight hundred soldiers you left to help Shimazu-kun."
Maori stood up straight and replied loudly: "Hi!"
Shimazu Kokuha's tough attitude aroused a collective carnival in Japan, and down-and-out samurai from all over the world rushed to Kagoshima. The vassal lords, especially the vassals on Kyushu Island, Himemae, Tosa, Ito, Kumamoto and other vassals, stood up and responded actively. Some provided hundreds, some provided dozens of soldiers, and all Kyushu vassals, which could count, participated.
Although the Choshu vastra was not a Kyushu vassal, he belonged to the Western Army during the Battle of Sekigahara and was a traditional ally with the Satsuma vassal. This time he stood firmly on the side of the Satsuma vassal. Not only did he send out 800 elite soldiers headed by Maori Jue Takashi, he also promised that if Tokugawa Iemitsu was standing on the side of the Ming army, he would join forces with other vassals to resist together.
The Choshu family was facing Kyushu, with a navy, and relatively rich. With the support of such a powerful vassal, Shimazu Kokuha was certainly ecstatic. He promised Mori Hide that in the future, he would definitely give the place to thank the Choshu family.
Seeing the ship getting further and further, Shimazu Kokuha turned to Maori and said, "Mori, you are a famous general that Tokugawa Ie-Ki. Now there are many samurai coming to Kagoshima, and I will hand them all over to you, hoping to control them and train them by relying on your identity as a famous general. In the future, I don't want to see a group of waste samurai who do not match the battle formation."
Maori Jutaka was happy and bowed, "Hi, sir."
Chapter completed!