Ningyuan City, North Gate.

Standing a stone's throw away from the north gate, the Qing army envoys who were surrounded by a group of Qing army guards, Ning Wan me and Gao Hongzhong, both had smug expressions on their faces.

Facing the warm spring breeze, I am in a pretty good mood. He stroked his beard and sighed to Gao Hongzhong: "Hongzhong, the Queen Mother and the Prince Regent can see it accurately!" They expected that after the Liukou captured the capital, Wu Sangui, Zu Dale and others were stationed in the border city, and the soldiers were outnumbered, and they would be in fear all day. If our army can take this opportunity to attack south, it will definitely gain a lot. From this point of view, the banners at the head of Ningyuan City are scattered, the soldiers are chaotic, and Wu Sangui's gang is really defenseless, but it caught our army off guard. The views of the Queen Mother and the Prince Regent are so far-sighted. ”

"Shifu is right." Gao Hongzhong was also full of emotion: "I want to come to the Queen Mother and the Regent, and I originally planned to attack Shanhaiguan and Ningyuan City together with that Liukou. But the situation has changed, and the Liukou failed to seize the time to go north, and missed the opportunity in vain, so this Ningyuan lonely city, of course, is more suitable for me to swallow it alone. Therefore, the regent ordered Prince Ying Azig to urgently transfer nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses from all over the Qing Dynasty to attack Ningyuan and Shanhaiguan, which was quite far-sighted. “

He paused, and continued to sneer and said: "Now, Wu Sangui's soldiers and horses, the way to escape south has been completely cut off by our army, and they have become turtles in the urn, and there is no possibility of escaping. They were outnumbered and had no reinforcements, and they were already in a dead end. In such a desperate situation, Wu Sangui just wants not to negotiate with our army, and wants to go to another way without surrendering to our army, how can he get it? Besides, a snob like him can still give up his life to die with Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty? ”

"Exactly." Ning finished me laughed and took over: "Ning Mou dared to predict that Wu Sangui would definitely not be able to withstand the pressure of my Daqing and come to surrender." So as long as Wu Sangui surrenders, then after our army takes Ningyuan, it can drive straight into Shanhaiguan and take Shanhaiguan. If you see that Ning Yuan has surrendered, although this Shanhaiguan is the first Xiongguan in the world, but it has no support, I am afraid that it is also frightened, and there is only one way to go by surrendering our army. ”

After I finished speaking, both of them laughed heartily.

At this time, the suspension bridge that was hoisted high in Ningyuan City suddenly creaked down, and the city gate was slightly opened, and a person who looked like a scribe walked out of the city gate with a sad face.

"Hmph, say Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived, no, Ningyuan City sent someone out." Gao Hongzhong smiled teasingly.

Sure enough, as he expected, the scribe walked quickly in front of Ning Wan and Gao Hongzhong, and arched his hand and said: "The two, below is General Wu Mu Fang Guangchen, my Lord Wu has agreed to enter the city to talk, please follow me into the city." ”

Hearing Fang Guangchen's words, Ning Wan and Gao Hongzhong couldn't help but glance at each other proudly.

Hmph, Wu Sangui, he really can't resist the pressure, this kid knows current affairs!

The two followed Fang Guangchen into the city, walked through the streets and alleys, and came to Wu Sangui's residence. After entering the living room, I saw Wu Sangui sitting on his head.

Seeing Wu Sangui's pitiful appearance, the two of them were even more proud. After watching the tea and sitting down, everyone reported their names to each other, Fang Guangchen immediately withdrew from the room, and only Wu Sangui, Ning and Gao Hongzhong were left in the hall.

I took a sip, put down the teaglass, and got to the point. "General Wu, our army is here, not for other reasons, but because I am worried about the civil strife in the Ming Dynasty and afraid that it will affect our Qing Dynasty, so I have to transfer troops to lead the army south, so as to stick to the frontier and prevent turmoil, so as to protect the peace and tranquility of the country."

After Ning finished my extremely hypocritical words, Wu Sangui listened to it and sneered.

"Ning finished me, what you said was too hypocritical." Wu Sangui sneered: "In Benbo's opinion, your so-called defense of the border and the protection of the land and the people is just a pretense, and the real purpose is nothing more than to take advantage of the fact that I have no master and take advantage of such a chaotic situation to map the land and city of my Ming Dynasty." “

"No, no." Gao Hongzhong hurriedly interjected: "General Wu, your words really misunderstood my Empress Dowager and the regent of the Qing Dynasty. “

"Oh, where was the misunderstanding? Tell Ben about it. Wu Sangui glanced at him.

Gao Hongzhong laughed dryly, he took a sip of tea, and then continued: "General Wu, you and I are also opponents who have fought for many years, and the situation between each other is very clear. I, the Empress Dowager and the regent of the Qing Dynasty, have great admiration for General Wu who is still stationed in the border city and strives to protect his loyalty under the circumstances of the fall of the capital and the fall of the emperor, and I am deeply moved by the loyalty of the general. ”

Gao Hongzhong's words made Wu Sangui's face red and white for a while, but it was not easy to attack, so he could only listen to him continue to talk eloquently: "I want to come to the Ming Dynasty and the capital of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor died at the hands of thieves, and my Qing Empire also deeply regrets it." And as soon as the emperor died, the Ming court was gone, so this Ningyuan and other places can be called borderless lands, and then they will be seized by those who have the ability, so why is it strange? Therefore, it is a pity that my regent is worried that Ningyuan is a lonely city, and because of the small number of soldiers and the lack of reinforcements, it will only fall into the hands of the rogues. Out of sympathy, and also to save a lonely and loyal minister like the general, he specially ordered Prince Azig to lead 100,000 elite soldiers to Ningyuan under the stars and nights to relieve the general's difficulties. Fortunately, the whole army finally came to the outside of Ningyuan City before the arrival of the Liukou, which was very gratifying. ”

Gao Hongzhong's words made Wu Sangui laugh bitterly, he shook his head and sighed, and said slowly: "Gao Hongzhong, you are really clever and eloquent." So, Ben is going to thank you? Is it true that Ben Bo has come to thank you, in the name of rescue, but in fact to annex my land of Ningyuan? ”

"General Wu, that's a bad thing!" Ning Wan took over from the side: "I am a Qing Dynasty to establish a country with benevolence and righteousness, how can I make a move to take advantage of people's danger." It's just that I saw that Ningyuan was a lonely city, and the general had limited troops, so I planned to take the opportunity to send troops and defend Ningyuan with the general to prevent the invasion of the rogues. With such a kind act, why should the general be too stubborn? ”

Without waiting for Wu Sangui to reply, Ning Wan and I immediately said: "Of course, if the general thinks that our army is here to invade the land of Ningyuan, it will be difficult to forcibly refute it. After all, the regent also said that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty has died, Ningyuan and other places have no owner, and if the Qing Dynasty does not take it, it will fall into the hands of others. Therefore, when our army goes to Ningyuan, we must achieve the goal of defending the city with General Wu. If General Wu really can't bear this situation, the regent also said that in the land of the Great Qing Dynasty, General Wu and his subordinates can be stationed and settled, and he will never deliberately embarrass General Wu. ”

"In this case, if Ben Bo leaves Ning Yuan, can your army send Ben Bo and all his subordinates to the Ming Realm?"

Seeing that Ning Wan and I covered up my **naked aggression and beautification so righteously, Wu Sangui sneered in his heart, so he also unreservedly said the truest thoughts in his heart to Ning Wan.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, he regretted it.

Now that people are swordsmen and I am fish and meat, I have put forward such conditions, isn't it seeking skin with tigers?

"This ......" Ning Wan was stunned for a moment, his eyes blinked, and a smile welled up on his face: "General Wu, although what you ask for is embarrassing, it is not unreasonable. After all, as a Ming minister, you should serve the Ming court again, and such words are also excusable. It's just that in the lower body, it is difficult to decide such a big thing. According to the following opinion, it is better for General Wu to lead his troops to surrender to our Qing Dynasty, thinking that the two armies are in harmony. Next, either wait for me to make arrangements for the regent, or for the prince of England to arrange, or for General Wu to go to Shengjing to communicate with the regent, and finally reach a proper arrangement, so good? ”

Facing Ning Wan's smirk, Wu Sangui was annoyed in his heart, but he could only endure it on the surface without having a seizure.

, now I'm really a man-made knife, I'm a fish!

Ning finished my house, it seems that he speaks softly, but there is a needle hidden in the cotton, so that he is powerless to refute and cannot refuse.

It's just that Wu Sangui still wants to show the last bit of toughness in front of them.

"What if Ben Bo is unwilling to agree to your army's conditions?"

Wu Sangui's answer made Ning Wan and Gao Hongzhong stunned.

No, Wu Sangui's guy is really dying, and he has to be hard-mouthed.

Gao Hongzhong reacted quickly, he knew that Wu Sangui's words were nothing more than wanting to sell himself at a better price and find a better way out for himself.

So, he pretended to suddenly come to his senses and said, "By the way, there is an important thing that I forgot to tell General Wu." The regent said that as long as General Wu can lead his troops to surrender and do not have unnecessary conflicts with our army, then the regent will never be stingy with the princely reward for the general! General Wu, how can such favorable conditions be easily obtained by others? There is a way to know the current affairs for the handsome, how smart and handsome General Wu is, An Neng does not know this? I also hope that General Wu will judge the situation and agree to our army's conditions as soon as possible. Wouldn't it be beautiful for the two families to become one and fight the thieves together? ”

Gao Hongzhong said this step, and Wu Sangui finally understood that he had no way back.

If you want to keep your power and wealth, you can only surrender to the Qing court now.

At this moment, he suddenly felt inexplicably sad.

Originally, I still planned to be a loyal minister, even if the situation worsened, I hoped to protect myself. At least when you vote for a new master, you can still find a Han regime to serve. But he never thought that one day, he would go to work for aliens.

Just like some time ago, Zu Dashou surrendered to the Qing court, and also sent a letter of persuasion to surrender to himself, and sent a commonly used tiger bone knife as evidence with the letter, but he was resolutely unmoved and did not make a move to surrender to the alien race. It's just that now, when the Qing army is overwhelmed, he can only temporarily surrender to the Qing people in order to protect himself.

How sad the before and after comparison.

Wu Sangui's face was pale, still hesitating. At this moment, three trumpets exploded in the distance, and everyone in the room could hear them clearly.

Wu Sangui's face turned pale in an instant.

"General Wu, time is running out, let's make a decision quickly! As soon as the trumpet sounded, it was clear that General Azig couldn't wait. Ning Wan looked at my face, and said to Wu Sangui urgently: "In case Prince Ying sees that we are delayed in returning, and suspects that General Wu has done something to us and sent a large army to attack the city, it will be bad!" In such a situation, even if General Wu regrets it again, what is the use? ”

Wu Sangui looked up to the sky and sighed, two tears fell, and he muttered: "Okay, Ben Bo agreed, and then, it's all up to the two of you to deal with ......"

Not long after, the four gates of Ningyuan City were opened, and the banner of the Qing army was also hung high on the head of the city, and Wu Sangui and his subordinates walked out of the city dejectedly.

Seeing Wu Sangui and his subordinates, before a battle, they were persuaded by two lobbyists, Ning Wan and Gao Hongzhong, to go out of the city and surrender so tamely, that the general of the unified army, Azigele, slapped his legs and laughed.

"Hahaha, Wu Sangui, this guy is really a fucking spineless dog! This one is not supported by the Ming Court, but it wilts faster than anyone else! It seems that Dorgon's opinion of this person is really fucking good! ”

Next, Azig endured the endless joy in his heart, pretended to respect Wu Sangui and the others, and pretended to be polite and said a lot of comforting words to him.

Next, he asked him whether he wanted to continue to garrison Ningyuan City, or if he was willing to go to other borders of the Qing Dynasty to garrison.

Wu Sangui heard this question, and his heart was like a knife.

If his true thoughts are, of course, he wants to continue to garrison Ningyuan City, so as to better maintain his independence. It's just that as soon as such an idea came out of his mind, he knew that this was absolutely impossible.

After all, the entire Azig army is nearly 100,000 people, and now the whole army must be stationed here. These 4,000 soldiers and horses are already inferior, and it is most appropriate to leave as soon as possible.

Besides, if he insisted on garrisoning this Ningyuan City, Azig would split his own team into the Qing army with the order of the commander of the whole army, would he still be able to refuse? Even next, he forced himself to take the lead and attack the ancestral music club in Shanhaiguan, but on what grounds could he refuse? Rather than this, it is better to hide away from this place as soon as possible, at least, so that you can temporarily protect this group of subordinates.

Thinking of this, a wry smile swelled on Wu Sangui's face, and he arched his hand slightly towards Azigrit: "Prince Ying, since you have already surrendered to the next, it is all up to Prince Ying to judge." It's just that the boundary of Ningyuan is narrow, and in order to avoid hindering the stationing of the army, he will lead his troops to leave and move the place for the army. ”

Seeing Wu Sangui like this, Azig despised and liked him in his heart, and he said proudly: "General Wu is a person who understands things well, and this king likes him very much!" In this case, you immediately lead your army back to the north, and the whole army will be temporarily stationed in Quang Ninh. After settling in Quang Ninh, you and your subordinates will go to Shengjing to accept the regent's arrangement. ”u