"The Tatars are exhausted. We have to consider the future of the brothers who will follow us, Your Majesty." He Jinzhong, the second-class Duke and the commander-in-chief of the Tatars, took the lead in speaking.
Lieutenant General Yang Kun, a first-class marquis, also stood up with a glass of wine in his hand, "Your Majesty, Shaotian Zhongxing is as angry as a tiger. Emperor Shaotian is generous and merciful, forgets the past, and is willing to give us a chance to change our ways. He has even made so many promises, and is willing to
Leave Guanzhong to be guarded by us and turn it into an outer town, retaining your official title. Why does the prince have any hesitation?"
A group of generals were impatient and urged Wu Sangui to surrender to the Ming Dynasty.
He Jinzhong, the second general Yang Kun, and the remaining 21 deputy generals such as Sun Wenhuan, Wu Chaozhong, and Li Kezhi were all newly awarded the third-class marquis by the Tatars, and were also given the title of admiral.
Fifty-two of the participating generals, including Bing Guoqian, Xu Xueyan, and He Qilong, were all added to the rank of second-class uncle and awarded the title of general soldier.
Guerrilla Ma Chun, Wang Shengzong, Liu Zhengmin and other fifty-two people were all given the title of third-level uncle and deputy general.
The Tatars also tried their best to reward Wu Sangui's troops and win them over in every possible way. All the former generals above the guerrilla level were given titles and titles.
But this did not win the loyalty of He Jinzhong and others.
On the contrary, they felt more and more that the Tatars were exhausted, and they scrambled to escape from the broken ship of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties.
Nikan personally came to Xi'an to declare the order to mobilize troops.
But none of these generals are willing to serve the Tatars anymore. The Ming army is so powerful that if they continue to work for the Tatars now, isn't that going against the trend?
Wu Sangui looked at these old generals who had followed him outside the customs, and remained silent without rushing to express his position.
This is the last capital in his hand and the only bargaining chip.
After going south, he also lost some troops and horses, but this year he also recruited some on the spot to replenish them, and now there are still more than 50,000 troops in total.
The Ming army defeated Yingzhou, then besieged Nanyang, and then captured Jingxiang and regained Hubei. The next step was to rush to Guanzhong. The situation was extremely dangerous for the Manchu and Qing Dynasties.
Jirhalang and Nikan still want to fight again.
But what Wu Sangui saw was a doomed defeat for the Tatars. The Ming army, with 100,000 troops on the other side, had already attacked several prefectures in Hebei and had already reached Baoding City.
Jierharang is busy moving the capital to Yanbei.
Zhu Yihai sent envoys over and over again to persuade him to surrender, and Wu Sangui also refused from the beginning to be very polite now.
The only thing he is still hesitating about now is that he doesn't trust Zhu Yihai.
"Your Majesty, so many people have surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, but they still have to be reused by Emperor Shaotian. We still have more than 50,000 troops in Guanzhong. Isn't it better than Geng Zhongming, Jin Shenghuan, Tu Guobao, etc.? No matter what, we are better than Li
If you pass it, if you pass it, thieves like Li Dingguo will be more trustworthy, right?"
"They can now make princes and marquises, why can't we?"
The conditions offered by Emperor Shaotian are getting better and better, and Guanzhong is guarded by Wu Sangui and the original team as an outer town.
Wu Sangui was renamed Lu Guogong, a hereditary title, with a real title of 1,200 households, a prince and Taibao, and was awarded the title of Admiral and Chief Military Officer of Shaanxi Province.
No title was given to the king, but the Ming Dynasty did not grant the title of king to people with different surnames. The two people with different surnames who were granted the title of king in the Shaotian Dynasty were awarded after death, Huang Degong, the king of Jingnan, and Qin Liangyu, the king of Fuling.
Geng Zhongming, Mi Layin, He Hongqi, Li Chixin, Jin Shenghuan, etc. were all from outside the town.
The reward given to Wu Sangui is quite good.
As for his more than 50,000 tribesmen, the imperial court proposed the establishment of an outer town with a quota of 15,000. The rest were garrison towns, regiment training, and Guanzhong resettlement.
Generals such as He Jinzhong were promoted one level above their original rank. They were originally guerrillas and were promoted to staff generals. Those who were staff generals were promoted to deputy generals. Those who were deputy generals were promoted to generals. Those who were generals were promoted to deputy admirals.
All generals and generals are awarded life-long barons, all lieutenants are awarded life-long viscounts, all generals are awarded life-long earls, and deputy admirals are awarded life-long marquises.
If you perform meritorious service in the future, you can be rewarded with the title of reincarnation.
The conditions are very attractive.
Wu Sangui was still hesitating and didn't quite believe it. But He Jinzhong and others were already very moved. They were also suffering from the current situation. They originally wanted to break into Sichuan and then go to Yunnan and Guizhou. No matter how they fought for the Central Plains, they established a joint in the southwest.
Your own territory, away from disputes.
But last year they returned to Guanzhong to quell the rebellion. As a result, although Li Guohan killed Zhang Xianzhong, they lost Hanzhong and they could only be trapped in Guanzhong.
Being able to get out of trouble and go ashore is naturally a dream.
He Jinzhong would rather have the life-long marquis given by the Ming Dynasty than the second-class title given by the Tatars. The Tatars would be finished soon, and their titles would be worthless.
"Emperor Shaotian has arrived in Luoyang. It is said that the elite of his imperial camp have also come to the Central Plains. Now Luoyang, Shaanzhou, Ruzhou, and Runing have all stationed their armies, and Zhu Shengli, Li Chixin, Jin Shenghuan, and Gao Bizheng from Sichuan, Hunan, and Jiangxi
, Yuan Zongdi is also heading towards the Yangtze River.
Hubei is about to be defeated, we can't just watch the boat capsize and jump into a leaky boat."
Wu Sangui scanned the faces of more than a hundred generals one by one, taking in all the expressions on their faces.
The expressions on the faces of the generals clearly revealed their thoughts.
They were all anxious to return to the Ming Dynasty anyway.
Some people even suggested that when Meng Qiaofang and Nikan were preparing to mobilize troops to pass through Wuguan to Nanyang, they suddenly sent out troops, annihilated and beheaded them in one fell swoop, and then presented this to Emperor Shaotian as a testimonial.
Wu Sangui was full of disdain for this kind of eagerness for meritorious service.
Even if the situation is like this, it cannot be like this. Besides, guys like Li Guohan, Ao Bai, Meng Qiaofang, Zhang Yong, Wang Fuguo, and Zhao Liangdong all have soldiers in their hands, and they are quite capable of fighting.
Furthermore, why did Wu Sangui want to merge with the Qing army for Emperor Shaotian?
Is it possible for the Ming army to take advantage of this opportunity?
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Wuguan.
He Jinzhong led an army to Guanxia and sent someone to deliver a letter to Guanxia.
Nikan and Meng Qiaofang are closing the door.
Seeing the arrival of He Jinzhong and his troops, he thought Wu Sangui had followed the order and led his troops out of the pass to rendezvous. However, as soon as he opened the letter, Ni Kan stood up in shock.
"King?"
"Wu Sangui rebelled!"
"Ah?" Meng Qiaofang was also startled. During the time when he and Wu Sangui got along in Guanzhong, they had constant conflicts, but he had to admit that if Wu Sangui rebelled now, the entire Qin-Chu situation would collapse.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Respectfully, Prince Nikan’s hands are trembling.
When he was in Chang'an, he met with Wu Sangui and read out the decree. Wu Sangui also accepted the decree and said that he would immediately mobilize troops to leave the pass. But who knew that when he arrived at Wuguan, Wu Sangui changed his mind.
Now send him a letter directly, asking them to leave Wuguan and Shaanxi immediately.
Wu Sangui's letter shamelessly said that when the bandits invaded Beijing and forced the Emperor to be killed, he borrowed troops from Dorgon to quell the invaders in order to avenge him. Unexpectedly, the Tatars were not trustworthy. After entering the customs, they occupied the Central Plains and refused to leave, and even wanted to live in the country.
The position of master. Now that Emperor Shaotian, the master of Zhongxing Ming Dynasty, has emerged in the Ming Dynasty, Wu Sangui should respect this descendant of Taizu as his king.
However, thinking of their past friendship for helping to destroy Li Zicheng, he did not force Nikan and the others now, but sent them out of Shaanxi as gifts.
And as long as Nikan and the others voluntarily withdraw from Guanzhong, Wu Sangui will promise not to attack them.
Non-aggression.
"You have three days to leave the country, otherwise you will meet with soldiers and you will not be polite!"
Wu Sangui's politeness also revealed murderous intent.
He could let Nikan leave, or he could let the former governor Meng Qiaofang leave, and even allow generals Zhang Yong, Zhao Liangdong, and Wang Fuchen to leave with their subordinates.
However, they must leave the borders of Shaanxi within three days, and cannot leave a single soldier behind, nor occupy a single city or village, otherwise a war will begin.
"This traitor!"
Nikan cursed angrily.
Wu Sangui originally thought that he had accepted the reward and was satisfied. The imperial court had ceded Shaanxi and Gansu to him. However, he was still so greedy and dissatisfied that he turned around and defected to the Ming Dynasty.
After Meng Qiaofang saw it, she sighed.
"This is somewhat in line with Wu Sangui's character. This person does not stand firm and likes to speculate. Now that the court is in trouble, he wants to rebel, but he does not want to go to war with us. Instead, he wants to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers. This kind of person will not
It will end well."
Nikan didn't care whether he would end well or not. Now that he was angry at Wu Sangui's sudden betrayal, all the plans he had made before would be lost.
Without Wu Sangui's 50,000 troops, and relying on Meng Qiaofang's more than 10,000 Guanzhong troops, how could he go to Huguang to fight Zhu Yihai in a decisive battle?
"Fight back to Xi'an and chop Wu Sangui!"
Meng Qiaofang dissuaded her.
"We are now short of food and pay, and there is a huge disparity in military strength with the Wu thieves. If we fight back, the Wu thieves will invite the Ming army to attack from both front and rear, and we will be defeated."
"It's better to leave here quickly and go to Nanyang."
Nikan was desperate. What was the use of going to Nanyang now? Without Wu Sangui's regiment and the rebellion in Guanzhong, the entire Hubei and Nanyang had been cut off and surrounded.
In the past, it was still connected to Shanxi through Guanzhong.
It is now surrounded by thorough cuts.
If you go to Nanyang, you will only be wrapped in dumplings, but if you go to Xiangyang, the dumplings will be even tighter.
despair.
Wu Sangui's betrayal made Nikan completely desperate.
What was originally a narrow escape plan is now completely hopeless.
"Go talk to Wu Sangui and give him whatever he wants."
Meng Qiaofang reminded Nikan, "No, since Wu Sangui has rebelled, he must have made a clear plan."
Silence, deathly silence.
After a long time, Nikan sighed, opened the map, and looked at it for a long time.
Zhu Yihai personally brought the imperial camp to Luoyang, and there was also an imperial camp in Shaanzhou. This almost blocked the possibility of the Qing troops in Huguang area evacuating from Shaanzhou. Shaanzhou strangled the Yellow River at its back, and Zhu Yihai also had many guns and cannons. Crossing the river was as difficult as climbing to the sky.
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Damn it, Wu Sangui rebelled in Guanzhong again. They have no way out now.
"The only way for us to survive now is to still occupy Wuguan. The terrain to the west of Wuguan is flat. Going out of the pass to the east, we wind along the mountainside. The cliffs are high and the valleys are deep. Now in Shaanxi to the north, Luo has Zhu Yihai personally intercepting and blocking it, and to the east is Kaifeng and Runing.
They all have elite imperial camps, and we can only have a chance of survival by fighting in Guanzhong."
Nikan gritted his teeth and said, "Hurry up and send an order to the places in Nanyang, Yunxiang, Jingzhou, and Wuchang, asking them to come north to meet up and go to Guanzhong together. We must be fast, otherwise it will be too late."
"Where's Huguang? Where's Nanyang, don't you want them all?"
Nikan was also a well-known general of the Tatar clan who had experienced battles for a long time. He followed him to conquer Mongolia and conquered Korea and the Ming Dynasty. If Wu Sangui did not rebel, there was still a possibility of a battle relying on Guanzhong. If Wu Sangui rebelled, this was already a dead end, so he could only break out of the encirclement as soon as possible.
You can escape as much as you can, and at least you can save some energy.
"Zhu Yihai's main force has arrived in the Central Plains. Why don't we go south and meet up in the Wuchang area, and then look at the situation. If the situation is unavoidable, then go down the river at that time? Avoid the reality and become imaginary and move forward?" Meng Qiaofang believed that Wu Sangui's 50,000 troops,
It's not easy to fight. Now he is willing to let them go, which is rare.
If you turn around to fight, you will inevitably be attacked from both sides.
But Nikan believed that going south would be a dead end. Their Eight Banners lacked ships and artillery, and when the time came to move along the river, they would not be a match for the Ming army.
"Since Wu Sangui is willing to give way now, then we will fight back to Guanzhong and ask him to borrow a way back to Shanxi. If he doesn't let him, we will fight a bloody road to break out. Wu Sangui, the thief, doesn't want to lose his troops and strength, so he may not be able to do so by then.
He will really fight with us!"
Nikan smashed the table with his fist and said, "Hurry up and deliver the order. Quick, we must all evacuate to Wuguan before Zhu Yihai's large army surrounds Nanyang. We are late. I won't wait for anyone!"