Xu Youzhong kept pacing in his big tent, the expression on his face gradually changed from hesitant to determined.
He is from Lantian, Guanzhong!
If you could just watch your hometown elders become the souls killed by Obai's sword, and become the food of the Qing army.
Is he still a human being?
Although he is a traitor, a corrupt official, a scumbag, and a worm in the army who drinks the blood of soldiers and eats empty pay.
But he knew that he could never commit cannibalism!
Especially since the food he eats is from his hometown!
Therefore, he sent someone to Chang'an to contact Wu Sangui, hoping to get things done before the battle.
He would rather die on the battlefield than sit back and watch tragedy happen!
He didn't want to lose his reputation in his hometown and be criticized by others in the future.
The rural concept of this era is very important!
It is definitely not the kind of thing in later generations where fellow villagers meet fellow villagers and are tricked to death without any discussion!
If Wu Sangui accepted Xu Youzhong's suggestion, he would cooperate with Wu Sangui and inflict a heavy blow to the Qing army.
If Wu Sangui did not accept his offer, he would run away with his troops and warn his elders in his hometown that Aobai wanted to kill people for food, and then go to the Ming Dynasty in the south.
No matter what, he would not sit back and watch his hometown elders become blood food in the mouths of others.
If you can stop it, you will of course stop it!
Even if he can't stop it, he will try his best!
Worst of all, he has to ensure that he won't do anything to the elders in his hometown.
Just as Xu Youzhong was pacing, the soldiers he sent to find Wu Sangui came back.
"General!"
The soldiers held their fists and saluted Xu Youzhong.
The eagerness on Xu Youzhong's face almost overflowed, and he couldn't help but ask.
"How's it going? How's things going?"
"Has there been any response from King Pingxi?"
Although Wu Sangui had proclaimed himself emperor, Xu Youzhong still subconsciously called Wu Sangui King Pingxi.
The soldier said with his fists clasped.
"General, there is a response from King Pingxi!"
"He can send troops out of the city to meet us anyway."
"However, we must take action first to disrupt the Qing army's camp and let him see that we are really going to surrender anyway and are not just playing tricks with Obai to get him out of the city."
Although Wu Sangui was cautious and did not want to go out of the city to fight, the generals under his command were all very angry because of the grievances of being trapped in Chang'an.
Driven by the generals of Guan Ning's army, Wu Sangui finally agreed to go out of the city to fight the Qing army in order to deal with the Qing army's affairs anyway.
However, at Wu Sangui's insistence, Guan Ning's army unified their stance and asked Xu Youzhong to take action first.
Only when Guan Ningjun sees their sincerity and sees that they really want to take action will Guan Ningjun send troops.
Hearing this, Xu Youzhong hesitated for a while and finally agreed.
He opened his mouth and ordered.
"Send the order and prepare the entire army for war!"
Xu Youzhong treated very few people around him and had great prestige among his subordinates.
Therefore, even if it was a matter of rebellion, he just stood up and said hello, and his subordinates agreed one after another.
No objections were raised!
…
At noon that day, while the army was gathering for dinner, Xu Youzhong climbed onto a high platform and delivered an impassioned speech.
"Brothers, we are all Guanzhong people!"
"They are all Guanzhong people who grew up drinking the water from the Weihe River and eating the wheat grown on the loess soil."
"The folks in Guanzhong are all our brothers and sisters connected by blood. They are all our parents and brothers."
"Now, that thief Obai wants to use our brothers and sisters, our parents and brothers, as two-legged sheep."
"We want to kill the elders from our hometown to eat meat!"
"Brothers, tell me, can you agree?"
"Tell me, can you agree with the sword in your hands and the blood in your chest?!"
"..."
Xu Youzhong roared loudly and his passionate tone made the soldiers under his command have high morale.
Countless people roared loudly together!
"cannot!"
"cannot!"
"cannot!"
"..."
Xu Youzhong was from Lantian County, Guanzhong, and most of his soldiers, especially his personal soldiers, were his fellow countrymen!
Xu Youzhong couldn't accept that Obai wanted to use his hometown elders as two-legged sheep for food. How could his brothers agree?
Since ancient times, the people of the Old Qin Dynasty have been strong and good at martial arts and dare to fight against the heaven and the earth.
How could they submit to the bottomless oppression of the Qing court?
The hearts of Xu Youzhong's soldiers were boiling. They drew their swords out of their scabbards and shouted loudly to express their opposition.
After Xu Youzhong gave the order, he led his troops to attack Obai's Chinese army.
"My sons, follow me and kill to create a bright future for our old Qin people!"
"..."
With the defection of Xu Youzhong's troops, the Qing army camp instantly fell into chaos.
Countless people were rushing to escape, and there was chaos everywhere. Some people with ulterior motives held torches and lit fires everywhere, accelerating the spread of chaos.
"Kill!"
"Kill the prisoners! Protect the elders in your hometown!"
"..."
…
Wu Sangui wore armor on his body and a hood on his head.
He stood on the top of the city, staring at the Qing army camp outside Chang'an City.
The big hand with exposed veins that tightly grasped the handle of the knife showed everyone that his current state of mind was not peaceful.
Around him, the generals of Guan Ning's army were basically dressed like this.
Obviously, they are prepared accordingly!
If Xu Youzhong's troops outside the city rebelled, they would send troops out of the city to meet them, giving the Qing army a powerful look!
Seeing the chaos spreading in the Qing army camp outside the city, Xu Youzhong's troops were like sharks that suddenly appeared in a school of fish, causing chaos wherever they passed.
One by one, the Qing army camps were captured by Xu Youzhong's troops, and a large number of Qing soldiers were directly killed, with corpses lying all over the camp.
However, more Qing troops became defeated and were coerced into attacking other camps.
Wu Sangui, who had extremely rich war experience, could see that Xu Youzhong's defection was definitely not an act, he had really defected to join the Qing army.
The kind that cannot be faked!
"Your Majesty, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, give the order to send troops!"
"If our army can seize this opportunity, the danger in Guanzhong will be solved immediately!"
"..."
People around him started making suggestions one after another, hoping that Wu Sangui could seize the opportunity of the Qing army's civil strife, make great achievements and defeat the Qing army in one fell swoop.
Wu Yingxiong also stood up and said.
"Please give the order, Father. I am willing to lead the vanguard myself!"
Since Wu Yingxiong had been held hostage in the capital for a long time, his status in Guan Ning's army was far inferior to that of his younger brother.
If he wanted to win the battle, win the hearts and minds of the generals of Guan Ning's army, and make plans for taking over Wu Sangui's position in the future, he could only rely on his military achievements.
All the generals of Guan Ning Army are soldiers!
Soldiers, military merit is the most important!
Seeing this scene, Wu Sangui finally nodded vigorously and said.
"Send the order and prepare the entire army for war!"
"Yiding suddenly rides in armor and charges with me!"