Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Seventh Uncle, Do It Well
At midday, Huang Taiji warmly welcomed Wu Sangui, Gao Di and Liu Zeqing in the Qing army camp near Changping. The generals surrounding Huang Taiji were all the Baylor kings of the Qing Dynasty, each with high authority.
, whose status is respected, but at this time, they all depreciated their dignity and came to greet the generals Guan Ning outside the camp gate.
Wu Sangui had fought against Huang Taiji many times, and there were even times when he was not sure whether he could return to the pass alive. But in the past, although he had contacts with Huang Taiji, they only stayed in letters.
This is the first time we meet.
Wu Sangui was tall and handsome, and was one of the most handsome figures in the Ming Dynasty. When the Manchu clan kings saw him walking into the Qing army camp, they all looked at him with suspicion.
Huang Taiji's appearance is more ordinary. He has a slender beard, and his eyebrows look more like a beast than a human being. He is not a ferocious beast like a tiger or wolf, but a fox from Liaodong, the cunning one.
beast.
The emperor of the Qing Dynasty was more like a cunning fox than a human being.
Wu Sangui has shot and killed many sea greens. He knows that the ferocious sea greens are not scary, but the cunning foxes are the most frightening beasts. Thinking of this, and then thinking of all the recent incidents, in less than a year
In the past, the Ming army and the Qing army were still fighting a bloody battle around the border wall, but today, the Ming army opened the border wall to welcome the Qing army to enter the pass.
This is not the trick of a fox, it is simply the practice of a shaman.
Fan Wencheng, a bachelor of the Qing Dynasty, personally welcomed the generals into the camp, and Hong Chengchou followed him. Wu Sangui looked uncertain and asked Hong Chengchou in a low voice: "Is there another way?"
Hong Chengchou smiled and replied: "This is the fastest way, why use another way? Are you still worried about the town?"
Gao Di hesitated in his heart and did not want to step into the Qing army camp. He knew what it meant to enter the Qing army camp today. But Liu Zeqing did not feel so much psychological pressure. Accompanied by an interpreter, he and several Qing soldiers
The Baylor kings of the army talked and laughed, and asked them how their younger brother, who surrendered to the Qing army a few years ago, was doing now.
Wu Sangui gritted his teeth. He had no other choice. The Ming army had no choice but to let Huang Taiji enter the pass. Otherwise, given the emptiness of the capital after the Battle of Baigouhe, how could they resist Li Laiheng's Northern Expedition?
However, as soon as Huang Taiji entered the pass, he immediately stationed troops in the Changping area. After a dazzling arrangement, he deployed the Eight Banners soldiers around Guan Ning's army, forming a vague encirclement.
Wu Sangui knew the gap in combat effectiveness between the Qing army and the Guan Ning army. If the Guan Ning army had a wall to rely on, they could still fight. However, fighting in the field outside the capital, they would probably be completely wiped out by Huang Taiji immediately.
If that was the case, Wu Sangui could still bite the bullet and continue to rely on Chen Xinjia's national policy of borrowing troops to help suppress the war, and fight behind Huang Taiji. But since the victory of the Ming and Qing allied forces in Shanxi was reported back to Beijing, although the Ming army officers and soldiers and Emperor Chongzhen
Everyone was overjoyed, and Chongzhen ordered Beijing to celebrate the victory for three days and three nights. However, after that, Huang Taiji stepped up his actions to surround Guan Ning's army.
Wu Sangui became increasingly uneasy. After the news of the great victory in Shanxi came, Emperor Chongzhen became more motivated and more confident. He issued several edicts to summon Guan Ning's generals to Beijing to face the emperor. Wu Sangui had been using Guan Ning's troops to face the emperor. In the Battle of Baigouhe, Wu Sangui suffered heavy casualties.
, on the grounds that he needed to rest and recuperate, he delayed his time and did not follow the imperial edict to enter Beijing.
He understood Emperor Chongzhen's approach very well, and knew that the key to whether the court dealt with domineering generals was the strength of the army. After the Battle of Baigouhe, it was obvious that the status of Guan Ning's army in Emperor Chongzhen's heart was plummeting. Sun Chuanting
However, relying on the victory in the Battle of Datong and the Battle of Yanmen in Shanxi Province, it has the potential to ride on the wind.
At this time, the emperor asked the generals of the Guan Ning Army to come to Beijing to meet the emperor, and Wu Sangui could not help but wonder whether this was the beginning of the lifting of military power.
Hong Chengchou saw that Wu Sangui was still hesitant and unwilling to enter the Qing army camp, so he approached him and whispered: "Uncle Chang knows that Bai Gu has returned from Datong?"
Bang!
Wu Sangui was shocked, and all the accessories in his hands fell to the ground. He was horrified, his eyes widened, and he asked in disbelief: "Isn't Supervisor Sun besieging Taiyuan!"
"Chang Bo doesn't know yet? Li Zicheng has crossed the river from Shaanxi to Shanxi. It is said that he led more than 400,000 troops and horses to the city of Taiyuan to relieve the siege at night. Governor Sun is unable to support himself and has already relieved the siege... The emperor heard that the war in Shanxi has eased slightly.
, he immediately transferred Bai Gu back to Beijing."
"Is it difficult to support a single tree? I heard...I heard that the Nine Kings of the Qing Dynasty were also in Shanxi?"
Hong Chengchou showed a mysterious smile and replied: "There are no swords and guns on the battlefield. I heard that Prince Rui was injured by a stray arrow from an intruder. The Eight Banners soldiers of the Qing Dynasty did not dare to attack rashly because their commander was injured, so they all retreated temporarily.
Datong front line... What does Chang Bo think Emperor Chongzhen is trying to do by urgently recalling Bai Gu?"
When Wu Sangui heard this, he knew it well. It seemed that the change in the battle situation in Shanxi was due to the Qing army's passive combat...
But what made him even more nervous, just like what Hong Chengchou said, was why the emperor wanted to transfer Sun Chuanting back to the capital in a hurry at this time?
"Mr. Hong... you and Inspector Sun have also been friends for many years. It is always a good thing to see him again when he returns to Beijing."
"Hahaha!"
Hong Chengchou suddenly burst out laughing, laughing so hard that he almost turned over on his back, smiling as if tears were coming from the corners of his eyes.
"Uncle, don't you understand?" Hong Chengchou raised his head and looked sideways at Wu Sangui, "The emperor wants you to come to Beijing to meet the emperor, and he also wants Sun Chuanting to return to Beijing quickly regardless of the tense situation of Shanxi's army to suppress bandits. What is the purpose?"
Wu Sangui lowered his head: "I...I don't know."
"Uncle, please do your best. The world is divided and we don't know who will win."
"What exactly does Mr. Hong mean?"
Hong Chengchou said no more. He bent down and helped Wu Sangui pick up the sword that had fallen to the ground. He put his hands back into Wu Sangui's hands, then patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile:
"Bai Gu is going back to the capital, and the Great Khan is also very interested in him. He wants to host a banquet in honor of Bai Gu before he comes to the capital. However, the Great Khan and Bai Gu have no connection with each other, and Bai Gu has always valued the debate between Huayi and Hua.
, probably won’t agree to a banquet with the Qing army.”
Wu Sangui frowned and became more confused: "Having a banquet is nothing more than a trivial matter. Now the Ming and Qing armies are fighting together. The Great Khan wants to see Governor Sun, but why can't he? There is always a chance."
"Uncle Chang... What the Great Khan means is that Bai Gu is the commander-in-chief of the Ming Army after all. It is always inconvenient for the Great Khan to personally invite him. Among the generals of the Ming Army, except for those who performed well in Datong and Yanmen,
Apart from Gao Jie, you are the most famous general of the moment. If you come forward to invite Bai Gu to a banquet, Bai Gu certainly has no reason not to agree, right?"
Wu Sangui seemed to finally understand something. Hong Chengchou looked at his expression and felt even more amused. How could a man like Wu Changbo understand it now?