Zhu Youdong said: "When the catastrophe comes, even Daming himself can't be loyal to Daming, let alone other countries." I think there are also differences between the two factions in Myanmar, so in order to arrest Yongli as soon as possible, Wu Sangui and others will definitely conspire with Mangbai, who is close to them. ”

Tan Shuanghua said: "In this way, I'm afraid it will be delayed for a long time, should our people do it in advance?" There is also Master Hou, you seem to be deliberately delaying the march during this time, I think everyone has some signs of it, but they are not good to say it in front of you. I'm afraid that if it drags on too long, it won't be good for you. Shouldn't we force the Qing army as soon as possible and make them anxious to get rid of Yongli as soon as possible? ”

Zhu Youdong glanced at Tan Shuanghua and said, "Yes, but if we push too quickly, the people of Myanmar will not dare to make a move against Yongli." At that time, they will definitely let the King of Jin and them take back Yongli, so that we will also backfire. ”

Tan Shuanghua said: "So that's the case, so what should we do now?" Just waiting? Take those officials who surrendered, now they are all Yongli's courtiers, will they let you drag it down like this? Zhu Youdong also said with some distress: "It is definitely not possible to wait like this all the time, not only the problem of those courtiers who surrendered." Even the food and grass of our army will have problems. We can't be like the Qing army, go directly to rob the people's property, what do we take for the army to consume. ”

Tan Shuanghua said: "This is very difficult, and you don't let our people do it directly." Zhu Youdong said: "Our people must not do anything, there is no impermeable wall in the world, and if this matter is touched, the world will be in chaos." At that time, we will become the public enemy of the people of the world, and not only will the Manchurians get rid of us, but the Han people will also regard us as enemies. ”

Tan Shuanghua said: "Then what should I do about this?" I can't wait, and I can't do it directly. And there are more than 100,000 or 200,000 Qing troops in front of us, but we can't attack, don't we want to resist the Qing? Now that the Qing army in Yunnan has reached the point of exhaustion, we cannot move. The more Tan Shuanghua said, the more annoyed he became, and said to Zhu Youdong: "Is it possible that as long as there is power, everything can be sacrificed?" Just like when my father and them surrendered to the Manchus for their rights? ”

Zhu Youdong immediately said firmly: "It's absolutely impossible, you want me to surrender to the Manchus unless I die." Tan Shuanghua asked rhetorically: "Then what are you hesitating about?" Even if Yongli comes back, what can he do to you now? Can he still take away the military power in your hands? ”

Zhu Youdong was silent, and waited for a long time before saying: "You don't understand this, for the handsome, if you don't have the same heart as the Son of Heaven, there will be no good death." Even if they are of the same heart, if the military power is too great, it will be a disaster of death. If Yongli can lead the army to restore the Ming Dynasty, it will be fine, do you see if he is a person who can do it? Tan Shuanghua said: "King Jin also has absolute military power, doesn't Yongli still treat him very well?" ”

Zhu Youdong said: "You are wrong, Yongli can accommodate the King of Jin because the King of Jin has been in control of the imperial court, and the imperial court has been approached by the Manchu Qing Three-Way Army, and everyone can be safe and sound under the threat of annihilation." Just like Sun Kewang, when he first supported Yongli, Yongli was also very trusting, but it didn't take long for the two to start fighting each other for rights. Even after the separation of the monarch and the ministers, it eventually led to the infighting between the king of Jin and Sun Kewang, giving the Qing court the opportunity to invade Yunnan. ”

Tan Shuanghua said a little incredulously: "You mean that if the Qing court didn't persecute too closely, there would also be a gap between King Jin and Yongli, and then fall out?" Zhu Youdong said: "These things didn't happen, it's hard to determine, but you have also seen it in the past few days, why are people such as Wanance Ce and others in a hurry to take back Yongli, it is because of the rights, Yongli will not come back, I will not consider their official positions and rights for the time being, because our main military attack is the Qing army." But whoever takes Yongli back now will be a huge credit, and of course these ministers will not let go of this opportunity. There is the King of Jin among the generals, and now there is our Restoration Army, if Yongli comes back, they will be able to operate secretly, so that there is a dispute between me and the King of Jin, and they are coming out to balance, so that they can reflect their importance, so as to achieve the situation of controlling the government. ”

Tan Shuanghua said: "What's in it for them? Doesn't this allow Daming to continue the infighting? Zhu Youdong said: "Of course there are benefits, now there are few literati around Yongli, and now if anyone goes to save Yongli back, it can be said that he is directly the first assistant of the dynasty, what a great right is this." In the current situation where the literati have no military power, this is the pinnacle of their power. ”

Tan Shuanghua said: "This is too unbelievable, now that the world of the Ming Dynasty has collapsed like this, it is still only concerned about fighting for power and profit." Zhu Youdong said: "Of course, there are more than these, through the differences between me and the King of Jin, we are bound to woo them in many ways for the sake of our own power in the court and for the sake of merit, so that we will indirectly control me and the King of Jin." ”

Zhu Youdong sighed and said: "If you want to talk about the loyalty of these officials and the character of the Han people, there is nothing to blame, but they are used to fighting for power and profit, and they can change it for a while." This is probably why the Ming Dynasty always loses more than wins against the Manchu Qing Dynasty. ”

Tan Shuanghua said: "Why did you pull out these again, didn't you say it before, because the soldiers didn't dare to stand and their morale was not high?" Zhu Youdong said: "Yes, when the army was raised, I was thinking about why our army always collapsed at the first touch of the Shangqing army, and dispersed as soon as it was fought. At the beginning, I also thought that it was just that the soldiers did not dare to fight, and the morale of the army was not high. However, after half a year, our Restoration Army has become bigger and bigger, and it has become more and more powerful, and it is not afraid of the Qing soldiers at all, and sometimes even the Qing army will collapse at the touch of a touch when they see us. ”

Tan Shuanghua also agreed: "Yes, yes, yes, I always hear my father and uncle talk about the Qing soldiers, and they all talk about the Qing soldiers, but in the time I have experienced, I have never seen the Qing soldiers much better than our soldiers." Even compared to our soldiers, they feel that the Qing soldiers are a rabble. ”

Zhu Youdong said: "The Qing soldiers, of course, are not a rabble, most of the troops we came into contact with were surrendered by the Ming Dynasty, so as long as we attack harder, the Qing army will be afraid." So it's not about how powerful the Qing army is, how bad our soldiers are. It is because many times, our generals are not thinking about fighting at all, but thinking about how to get promoted and make a fortune, and how to save their lives. Of course, he was reluctant to fight to the death with the Qing army, the general didn't have the heart to fight, and the soldiers were even more anxious about how to escape for their lives. The final result was to let the Qing army chase and kill all the way, but few survived. ”

Tan Shuanghua felt that Zhu Youdong's words were a bit extreme, and said: "You can't say that, you see that Liu Wenxiu entered Sichuan back then, and King Jin was in Huguang." That's a big win, so what's going on? ”

Zhu Youdong said: "Yes, at that time, Sun Kewang had just returned to the Ming Dynasty, and most of the troops were mainly Zhang Xianzhong's army at that time, and there was not much estrangement between the armies. Liu Wenxiu's entry into Sichuan can also quickly bring the scattered warlords into submission. But it is this kind of submission that makes Liu Wenxiu's army full of many local warlords, whose respective interests and grievances are intertwined. The army could no longer work together, but began to intrigue and finally let Li Guoying, Wu Sangui and others of the Qing court seize the gap and sneak attack Zhang Xianbi's army, resulting in the rout of the whole army. ”

Tan Shuanghua said: "What about King Jin? Obviously, when the morale of the two famous kings was high, why did they suddenly divide the two divisions, resulting in the loss of a good situation? Zhu Youdong said: "I'm afraid there is also infighting in this, which led to the Ming Dynasty starting to divide the troops into two ways, which were broken by the Manchu Qing Dynasty one by one." It is said that when the King of Jin was in Guangdong, he contacted the King of Yanping County to attack Guangdong together, but he didn't know why he was delayed, he didn't make the trip, and he lost a great opportunity. The King of Jin put Sun Kewang around him did not contact the army, but contacted the King of Yanping County in Fujian, which was also caused by the conflicts of interests between the various generals. ”

Tan Shuanghua said: "These are all your guesses, no one can say." We can't do this and completely let the Qing army's 200,000 troops plague Yunnan everywhere. In that case, how long will it take for us to recover Yunnan after we recover it? What is the difference between you and those officials who only care about their own interests and do not care about the great cause of resisting the Qing Dynasty? You also said that you hate such an official the most, but now you are doing the same thing. ”

Zhu Youdong suddenly woke up and said: "Yes, I'm confused, it seems that we can't wait any longer, we have to find a way." Tan Shuanghua said: "Then I will pass the order to the people in Myanmar now and let them do it." ”

Zhu Youdong hurriedly stopped: "Who asked you to give them an order, you are crazy, I said that we can't be contaminated in the slightest." Tan Shuanghua didn't understand and said, "Then what do you have to do?" ”

Zhu Youdong said: "I mean how to solve the more than 200,000 Qing troops in Yunnan. Tan Shuanghua understood and said: "Oh, then I can't help it, not to mention that you don't want the King of Jin to know that the Qing army has been solved, otherwise Myanmar must also know that the Qing army has been defeated." ”

Zhu Youdong glared at Tan Shuanghua, and said angrily: "You just want to go to Myanmar to do it, and you are not afraid of getting into trouble, so use your head to think about it." Tan Shuanghua said: "What do I think?" I'm not your military advisor, and when I talk so much about it, I almost feel that I have become a shameless villain who does not compromise on all means and specializes in intrigues. ”

Zhu Youdong was also choked by Tan Shuanghua and was speechless. Indeed, Tan Shuanghua is just one of his own guards, and he is also designated by Li Xiaonei as his own woman. But it's useless to talk to her so much military information, and you have to think about it yourself if you want to solve things. Zhu Youdong couldn't help but think that there really didn't seem to be a qualified advisor under his subordinates. Fortunately, before, he basically hid in a place that the Qing court had not noticed, and he had to play tricks face-to-face with the Qing court from the beginning, for fear that he would not know how to die.

Just when Zhu Youdong was thinking about it, Zhao Shichao came in, he glanced at Tan Shuanghua, as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't speak. When Zhu Youdong saw it, he remembered that Tan Shuanghua had already known about Jinyiwei. Then he said: "Let's say, there are no outsiders here." ”

Zhao Shichao said: "Master Hou, the King of Jin invaded Burma and was ready to forcibly rescue the emperor, but now he is blocked by the emperor with a holy decree." When I heard that Na Song had failed to raise troops, I only sighed that Na Song had raised troops too early and did not contact and cooperate. Zhu Youdong said: "King Jin is also beyond the reach of the whip, and it is too late to say anything now." You said that the king of Jin sent troops to rescue the emperor, but he was not saved, and now he has retreated? ”

Zhao Shichao said: "Yes, according to our secret agent report, when the king of Jin was in October, the Qing army's attack slowed down a little, so he led a large army into Burma, preparing to forcibly return to the emperor from the Burmese authorities. However, when the army arrived at Wudong, it encountered the Gongchang royal army, which failed to attack Ava City, and has been stationed in Wudong. King Jin was really preparing for a second attack, and at this time Wu Sangui and they also arrived at Ava City, and King Jin had no choice but to retreat to Meng Lian first. ”

Zhu Youdong said: "That is to say, the King of Jin not only did not save the emperor, but was forced to retreat by the emperor's holy decree." Zhao Shichao said: "Yes, now I am in Menglian Tuntian, contacting Tusi from all over the country, preparing to attack Burma again." ”

Zhu Youdong said: "This means that now there are only Wu Sangui's Qing soldiers in Burma, and my Ming army in Myanmar will be withdrawn?" Zhao Shichao said: "It should be like this, the army that invaded Myanmar before, such as the Gongchang Wang Department, the Gao Wengui Department, and Wu Zisheng and other departments were all blocked by the emperor's holy decree. ”

Zhu Youdong suddenly thought that now that Burma only has Wu Sangui's 10,000 troops and Zhuo Luo's 2,000 Eight Banners, is it more reckless to be able to firmly surrender to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, so that Yongli will not be a few days away. Zhu Youdong thought of this, and immediately said to Zhao Shichao: "Now Liu Yingnan and Jiang Chao are there?" ”

Although Zhao Shichao is not specifically responsible for military intelligence, his Jinyi guard spies can also know the movements of various armies at any time. Immediately said: "General Liu Yingnan led the army and has captured Yao'an Mansion, and the prefect Ni Xunsheng led the defenders to surrender. Yao An's 10,000 defenders had already fled about 3,000 people before our army arrived, and now they are scattered everywhere as thieves. ”

Zhu Youdong asked again: "What about Jiang Chao?" Zhao Shichao said: "Jiang Chao also attacked Wuding Mansion, because there are not many Qing troops in Wuding Mansion, now Jiang Chao has attacked Chuxiong Mansion." Two days ago, I received a report that the Qing army royal general Aixin Jueluo. Tunqi resisted stubbornly in Chuxiong, and Jiang Chao's troops suffered heavy casualties. ”

Zhu Youdong said: "Jiang Chao has already entered Chuxiong Mansion, well, he arrived at Wuding Mansion, and he didn't come to Kunming to meet me, but went directly to Chuxiong." He marched fast, but now he was alone, and there were no troops around him. ”