Wu Sangui fled back to Guizhou like a lost dog.

When he entered the city with the remnants, although he did not make such an exaggerated drama as taking Jing and asking for guilt, he still went to Hong Chengchou with great guilt to "confess".

In terms of rank, Wu Sangui is the general of Pingxi, while Hong Chengchou is the minister of military affairs of the five provinces and the governor-general.

It stands to reason that Hong Chengchou should be Wu Sangui's superior.

But in fact, Wu Sangui has real military power in his hands, and he is still the old Guan Ning army who is particularly capable of fighting.

Therefore, even if he was defeated this time, Hong Chengchou would not be too harsh on him.

The two were originally Ming ministers, and they knew each other well.

Seeing that Wu Sangui was so devoted, Hong Chengchou naturally had to cooperate with the tricks to do enough.

The two drama spirits said a word to me, and they confused the other Qing army generals.

"Hong Jing didn't know a little, and the thief got a batch of Taixi firearms out of nowhere. The cannon is especially powerful, and after the shell explodes, it will explode a lot of fragments, which is very lethal. General Zhengnan was accidentally killed. ”

He had a sad expression on his face, and he didn't know that he thought Zhao Butai was his father.

Hong Chengchou followed Wu Sangui's words and asked, "Seeing that this is wrong, didn't General Pingxi dissuade General Zhengnan?" ”

Now that the words have come to this, Wu Sangui naturally wants to do enough play.

I saw him sigh and said: "The last general saw the fierce artillery fire of the Ming thief, so he proposed to General Zhengnan to avoid the edge for the time being. But General Zhengnan didn't listen, saying that he wanted to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop. Hong Jingluo, you also know that nominally the last general and the general Zhengnan are at the same level, but in fact, only his old man is the first to look forward. In the end, the general only has the right to make suggestions, not the right to decide. His old man insisted on attacking fiercely, and the last general was powerless. ”

Wu Sangui was grief-stricken, but he never mentioned that he was attacked by the Ming army's elephant soldiers and fled after being defeated for the second time. He had already made up his mind to put all the blame on Zhao Butai, so that he would only have one joint and several responsibility at most.

Hong Chengchou comforted him on the face, but sneered in his heart and said This son is really a shameless guy with a skin thicker than the city wall of Shanhaiguan.

Now that Zhao Butai is dead, putting the blame on a dead person is naturally the best way to get away with it.

"General Pingxi has a heart, although this battle was lost, the thief has also exposed the new firearms in his hands. In the next battle, as long as our army is well prepared, it will definitely be able to destroy the city and uproot the village. ”

Wu Sangui hurriedly said yes.

As soon as the two of them finished performing the double reed, Wu Sangui's guilt was almost over.

The next thing is to play a trick for the court.

It's impossible to hold back such a big fiasco, but you can polish and polish it to make it not look so ugly.

Wu Sangui still has a lot of confidence in his heart.

Now is not the time when the Manchus have just entered the customs.

At that time, the combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners was still very strong, and even Wu Sangui's elite soldiers could not be compared.

And now the children of the Eight Banners are dazzled by the fancy world of the Central Plains, drunk and dreaming of death, where do they still have any thoughts on practicing martial arts and fighting.

The Eight Banners Army pulled out by Zhao Butai is already the so-called elite of the piecework.

Therefore, the Qing court now relies mostly on generals like Wu Sangui.

As long as the losses of this family soldier in Wu Sangui's hands are not too serious, his position in the eyes of the Qing court will not be shaken.

As for Hong Chengchou, he is not too worried.

Under his generous strategy, the Qing army has gradually compressed the space of the Ming court, and now it can be said that it has won the victory.

Ming Ting is just doing the battle of trapped beasts, but he can persist for a few days?

When all the grain in Huguang and Shaanxi arrived, the Qing army only needed to wipe it to crush the Ming army.

It's as easy as crushing an ant.

The contrast in strength between the two sides is too great.

Over the years, Hong Chengchou has figured it out.

It is inevitable to clear the world, and no amount of resistance will change this, at most it will make the process more tortuous.

The ruler of the Qing court changed from Huang Taiji to Dolgon, and then to the current Shunzhi Emperor, and the policy of dealing with the Ming court has not changed, that is, to divide and persuade to surrender.

The original undesirable generals of the Ming court became the right-hand men of the Qing court after persuasion, and the siege of the city was unstoppable.

Sometimes Hong Chengchou is also thinking about why, and after thinking about it, he can only come up with one answer, that is, Zhu Ming is unpopular.

The Qing Dynasty is the existence of the people's hearts in accordance with the time, and it is natural to replace it.

Isn't it true that the old and the new have alternated since ancient times?

Perhaps the Qing court could have handled the matter of shaving hair better, so that there would be less resistance.

But even now, the national policy of keeping your head without hair, and keeping your hair without your head, is not too much of a problem.

Because the advantage of the Qing army was too great.

Under this absolute advantage, it doesn't matter if you wave it again.

Since it has been decided to wait for the grain and grass to be replenished before attacking, Hong Chengchou is naturally not in a hurry.

Although Kunming failed to take it, fortunately, Chongqing was able to hold it.

This is a crucial point on land and water, and if you lose the whole game, it will be disrupted.

"General Pingxi, let's go and rest first, Bendu wants to be alone and quiet."

"In this case, the last general will not disturb Hong Jingluo to rest."

With that, Wu Sangui hugged his fists and left.

After Wu Sangui left, Zhao Liangdong said coldly: "Does Hong Jingluo really think that this defeat is because General Zhengnan lightly advanced the enemy?" ”

Hong Chengchou stroked his beard and said leisurely: "True, false, false, true." Why bother? ”

"How much does Hong Jingluo think is true and how much is false?"

"Five points true and five points false."

Hong Chengchou said unhurriedly.

"Since Hong Jingluo is so clear, why is he protecting Wu Sangui.

Zhao Liangdong was very dissatisfied.

In his view, right is right, and wrong is wrong.

A win is a win, and a loss is a loss.

Wu Sangui reversed black and white here, and put the blame on the dead, he really couldn't stand it.

"When did the Governor protect him?"

Hong Chengchou was not annoyed, and said in a harmonious voice: "This governor is thinking about the great plan of the imperial court. The imperial court is now using people's tactics, and a fierce general like Wu Sangui naturally has to be wooed. Wait until the Ming court is destroyed in the future, and it is not too late to release Nanshan. ”

Hong Chengchou has been good at strategy over the years, and his grasp of people's hearts has also reached the realm.

What was Zhao Liangdong thinking in his heart, how could he not know?

It's nothing more than trying to replace Wu Sangui.

But at the moment this is not possible.

After all, Wu Sangui's absolute strength is here, and the Qing court can't leave Wu Sangui aside if it wants to use Wu Sangui's "Guanning Army".

As for Zhao Liangdong, he is still very young. Youth is capital, so let's stay up first.

When Wu Sangui and these old guys retire, isn't it time for backward people like Zhao Liangdong to take charge of themselves?

It's a pity that Hong Chengchou probably won't be able to see this day. He only hopes that in his lifetime, he can see the Qing Dynasty unify Shenzhou and the universe all over the world.

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