Chapter 22: Surrendered?

"Big brother, how are you going to quell this turmoil this time, you must know that we only brought 150,000 taels of silver, which is a full half of the difference!" Wang Feng tried to get the horse closer to Wu Sangui, so that he could see his expression up close.

"Haha, don't leak it, you'll know when the time comes!" Wu Sangui pretended to smile mysteriously.

"Second brother, why don't we come to the horse race to see whose horse is faster. How?"

Wang Feng looked at the horse he sat on and then looked at the horse his eldest brother sat on, and at a glance he could see that the horse Wu Sangui sat on was sturdy, with large hooves, and was nearly half a head taller than Wang Feng's.

Although anyone with a discerning eye knows that Wang Feng will definitely not be able to win, and Wang Feng himself knows this truth, but he is a person who does not admit defeat, even if he knows that he is going to lose, he will lose the glory, Wang Feng's dictionary does not have the word surrender.

So Wang Feng's answer was only two words, agree.

The land of the North China Plain is unusually open, two horses gallop on the vast land, the wind gallops like a pen and the dust and sand of the www.biquge.info of the pavilion, and the heavy hooves of the horses rumble like war drums and thunder, and ten thousand horses gallop together.

"Drive, drive. The two of them kept whipping their friends with their horses, hoping that it would hurry up, and hurry up.

Wu Sangui, who was running in front, reined in his horse, turned around, and could only see the dust and smoke he had brought up, and his second brother had already been left behind.

"Big brother, your horse is too fast!" After a while, Wang Feng appeared in front of Wu Sangui panting with a horsewhip.

"Big brother, your horse is running too fast, little brother, I'm ashamed of myself!"

"Haha. Silly second brother!" Wu Sangui carefully stroked the horse's mane and combed the lines on the horse's body, "Second brother, it's not strange that you can't catch up with it." ”

"It's called chasing clouds, it's a Mongolian horse, and it's also a rare good horse in our Ming Dynasty, and the pure Mongolian horses bred in Mobei Horse Farm are more than 100 a year. These horses not only had good foot strength and heavy loads, but they were also fast, which was of great benefit to the charge of heavy cavalry. Wu Sangui introduced Wang Feng like a few treasures, and sometimes when it came to excitement, he danced with his hands.

Wu Sangui's eyes began to dim again, and he didn't have the spirit he had just spoken. "In the Ming Dynasty, there were very few such horses, and in the past, you could buy a large number of Mongolian horses through the mutual market between Guò and the Mongols, but since the Tatars conquered Mongolia, Mongolia was no longer allowed to sell war horses to the Ming Dynasty, so only relying on the 100 horses in the Mobei Horse Farm every year could not meet the demand in any way. Not to mention building a heavy cavalry!" There was a sigh of impotence between the words.

Now the Ming Dynasty can only equip such a horse with Ning Tieqi. Most of the officers and troops in the Daming Pass are Yunnan horses. The Yunnan horse has good foot strength, but the weight of the pack is poor and the speed is not fast. It is not suitable for heavy cavalry, but it is heavy because of its volume. ”

Wu Sangui carefully looked Wang Feng's horse up and down, the second brother's horse must also be a Yunnan horse!

Wang Feng had to admire Wu Sangui's eyesight, which was worthy of being the commander of the Guanning Army later, with a unique vision. "My horse is called Breaking Wind. I spent a hundred taels to buy it from a merchant, although it is a Yunnan horse, but it also belongs to the strong among the Yunnan horses, and the most commendable thing is that it knows how to recognize the master. ”

Shanhaiguan was called Yuguan in ancient times, since the Sui Dynasty built the city, all dynasties have set up troops here. It is regarded as a throat rush. The Ming Dynasty rebuilt Yuguan, with its west leaning on the mountain, east of the sea, so it was renamed Shanhaiguan, became an important pass in the east of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty, known as "the two Beijing locks and keys are incomparable, the first pass of the Great Wall".

Wang Feng, Wu Sangui and others led 5,000 Imperial Forest Army, and finally arrived outside Shanhaiguan two days later, but at this time, Shanhaiguan was a mess.

Shanhaiguan is the throat channel linking the northeast and north China, occupying the Shanhaiguan can ensure the safety of the Beijing division, and can attack northward to deter the northeast, so the Ming Dynasty set up a heavy guard here. The station of the Patrol Mansion was also placed in Shanhaiguan, which shows that the Ming Court attached great importance to Shanhaiguan.

There were more than 30,000 soldiers and horses stationed in Shanhaiguan, and at this time there were about 4,500 people who were making a salary, and at the instigation of the deputy general Zhao Ziqian, they kidnapped the governor Bi Zisu and occupied the Shanhaiguan city tower, in order to fight against the imperial court, and asked for military salaries.

Shanhaiguan General Military Mansion, since Zhao Zhilong led people to instigate a riot, he led people to occupy this mansion. Now I am discussing it with a few henchmen.

"Big brother, is this possible? This is to punish the Nine Clans. A guerrilla under Zhao Zhilong asked.

Zhao Zhilong closed his eyes and twisted his neck from time to time.

In the middle of the sound, Zhao Zhilong suddenly stood up, looking at these brothers under him, looking at himself one by one, after all, what he is doing now is a felony of killing his head. "Brothers, I know you are afraid, but since we have opened the bow, there is no turning back, we have sold our lives for the Ming Dynasty for so many years, what have we got?

Suddenly, Zhao Zhilong's eyes became stern, and his steps became heavier, and he spoke for a long time before he spoke, "Two days ago, I sent someone to Huang Taiji, and he promised that as long as we take refuge, the gold and silver rewards will be indispensable. ”

"What?" As soon as Zhao Zhilong's words came out, the generals below were in an uproar, the reason why they did this was just to force the court to ask for salary, and they didn't even think about the matter of surrendering to the enemy. Now he is told that he wants to join the enemy, and they can hardly accept it no matter what.

Immediately, a few guerrillas said that they could not accept it and would absolutely not surrender to the enemy.

Zhao Zhilong looked at these so-called loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty coldly, put his hand on the sword, and saw that Zhao Zhilong had the intention of making a move, and several guerrillas also put their hands on their waists, ready to draw their swords at any time. The atmosphere in the lobby suddenly became solemn.

"Okay! Everyone has their own ambitions, and I can't force you, so let's go!" Zhao Zhilong first let go of the hand that was placed on his waist.

Several guerrillas arched their hands at Zhao Zhilong, and when they turned around and were about to leave the General Soldier's Mansion, Zhao Zhilong suddenly pulled out his sword and slashed at these people, and suddenly blood and flesh flew sideways. The few guerrillas next to them were terrified, and they never imagined that their eldest brother would be so ruthless.

Maybe he was tired of chopping, and Zhao Zhilong, whose face was covered in blood, stood on his sword and looked at these people coldly, and the blood made his eyes look even more fierce.

"Is there anyone who disagrees, and those who don't agree can stand up now?" Zhao Zhilong swept over these people one by one.

Perhaps frightened by the bloody scene just now, looking at the puddle of minced meat on the ground, no one could imagine that these were a few living people. Even they are accustomed to seeing life and death, and they can't help but be terrified.

Under the strong pressure of Zhao Zhilong, those people finally gave in and agreed to join the Manchu Qing together.

"Big brother, let's wait here for a while! I'm waiting for someone here. When there were still a few miles away from Shanhaiguan, Wang Feng stopped Wu Sangui.

After a while, a person galloped from the direction of Shanhaiguan, and the speed was comparable to that of a galloping horse.

Perhaps it was the soldier's natural alertness that made Wu Sangui put his hand on his waist and was ready to attack at any time.

"Hehe, don't be nervous, big brother, it's your own person. Wang Feng pointed to the person in front of him and said.

"Young Master. I've got it!"

"Meng Qi, you have worked hard, come and let me introduce you, this is my eldest brother Wu Sangui. ”

"Big brother, this is my good friend Bai Mengqi. Wang Feng's friend made Bai Mengqi's heart warm, and he had long forgotten what tiredness he had.

"Fortunately. ”

"Fortunately", the two of them hugged each other and said hello.

Wang Feng didn't pay attention to those details, "Meng Qi, tell me what you have heard?" After meeting Wu Sangui outside the palace gate, Wang Feng sent Bai Mengqi to Shanhaiguan to inquire about the news, and Shanhaiguan was heavily guarded, and only a master like Bai Mengqi could come and go freely.

"Young master, Zhao Zhilong, the deputy general of Shanhaiguan, is ready to surrender to the Manchu Qing!"

"What?" Wang. Wu Sangui and the others were taken aback.