Fujian, Nan'an Hou Mansion.

After receiving Dolgon's order, Zheng Zhilong breathed a sigh of relief.

The regent of the Qing Dynasty finally agreed to send troops. Although it was Wu Sangui, the king of Pingxi, who was sent to the Han vassal king, he always asked Zheng Zhilong to give King Gui an explanation.

Otherwise, if King Gui cut off the food supply to Zheng Zhilong in anger and shame, what will Zheng Zhilong's hundreds of thousands of troops eat and drink?

Zheng Zhilong immediately ordered someone to send the news to Guangxi to inform King Gui, and at the same time said that he would also respond to King Gui's call at any time.

Of course, Zheng Zhilong has the final say on how to respond, and the final interpretation is also in Zheng Zhilong.

At present, there is another thing that worries Zheng Zhilong, that is, the shrinkage of the maritime trade business.

Compared with the past, Zhengjiahai's trade tax revenue has dropped significantly.

Of course, Zheng Zhilong didn't believe that it would be because of the decline in the enthusiasm of the maritime merchants.

There are huge profits in this, even if you have to pay a lot of sea taxes to the Zheng family, you can still make a lot of money, so fools don't do it.

As for what happened here, Zheng Zhilong was unsure for a while. But he vaguely felt that it had something to do with the imperial court.

The imperial court and the Zheng family jointly engaged in the Huangming Trade Chamber of Commerce before, but now the Zheng family has been left alone.

Judging from all indications, the role played by this Huangming Trade Chamber is to develop maritime trade.

Sea trade is the foundation of the Zheng family, and it must not be easily shaken. Zheng Zhilong decided to send someone to the Emperor Ming Trade Chamber of Commerce to find out what kind of fame this little emperor wanted to make.

In addition to these, there is only one thing that makes Zheng Zhilong feel at ease. That is his son Zheng Chenggong.

Of course, it turned out to be a huge mistake to let his son go to Nanjing.

At present, pinching Zheng Chenggong in the hands of the little emperor is equivalent to pinching a hostage, and Zheng Zhilong will not dare to act rashly unless it is absolutely necessary.

This is also one of the reasons why he did not dare to agree to King Gui sending a large army to respond.

Zheng Zhilong admired this son very much, and wanted to save him from the demon cave of the imperial court.

As long as his son arrives in Fujian, Zheng Zhilong has no scruples and can do whatever he wants.

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Shaanxi, Xi'an.

Azig received an order from Dolgon.

Dolgon leveled Wu Sangui, the king of the West, as the general of the expedition to the south, and led 100,000 green battalion troops and his own soldiers to attack Huguang.

The order was so sudden that Azig didn't have time to react.

By the time he realized what had happened, it was too late.

Could he still forcibly keep Wu Sangui?

In desperation, Azig went to ask Wu Sangui's opinion. I didn't expect this guy to readily agree.

Hey, he's got a white-eyed wolf.

Sometimes Azig really had a hard time guessing the thoughts of his fellow brother.

Ming Ming Qing army has just reaped a fiasco in Sichuan, and is going to send a large army to Huguang, is this to be in a hurry to find the field?

Fortunately, Azig did not have to allocate any more flag soldiers.

Regardless of whether it is the Manchurian Eight Banners, the Mengba Banners or the Han Eight Banners, they are now Azig's heart, and he can feel distressed for a long time if he loses anyone.

As for Wu Sangui, the white-eyed wolf, if he wants to leave, even if he dies, Azig will not frown.

From the moment he received the order, Azig ordered that the grain given to Wu Sangui's army be mixed with sand.

In this way, it can be regarded as a counterattack to Wu Sangui's unsympathetic behavior.

The soldiers under Wu Sangui's command were the Guanning Iron Cavalry of the year, and they had eaten rice mixed with sand on weekdays.

I didn't say anything about it, but I just felt that my personality was insulted.

They were indignant and reported to Wu Sangui that Prince Ying was too deceitful.

It is said that people go to tea and cool. But now the tea is already cold before the people leave.

Isn't this a blatant attempt to drive people out?

As a prince, it is really chilling that the person in charge of the military and political affairs of Shaanxi actually acted like this, completely ignoring the overall situation.

Wu Sangui laughed it off.

These were mere minor tricks in his opinion.

The reason why Azig did this proves that he has no choice but to vent his revenge in this way.

But Wu Sangui didn't care.

As long as he can leave Shaanxi and gain a certain degree of autonomy, it is cost-effective in Wu Sangui's opinion.

Since the defeat, his life has not been easy.

Everywhere is controlled, everywhere is dependent on people's breath. This is what he did not have when he was the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan.

And he discovered that Prince Azig was deliberately planting eyeliner in his army and wanted to dismantle his army.

This is unacceptable to Wu Sangui.

The reason why he can have today's status depends on the family soldier in his hand.

At the beginning, Wu Sangui sacrificed Shanhaiguan to let the Qing army enter the customs, and Wu Sangui really made a great contribution.

But this alone is impossible for Dolgon to make Wu Sangui the king of Pingxi.

Dolgon still considered the nearly 100,000 Guanning iron cavalry in Wu Sangui's hands, and had the intention to win over.

Dolgon's plan proved to have succeeded.

first relied on the king to win over Wu Sangui. Immediately afterwards, Wu Sangui was sent to Azig's side to act as a vanguard.

The merits are all Azig's, and the hard work is Wu Sangui's.

After a long time, Wu Sangui will inevitably have thoughts in his heart.

He came down to enjoy the glory and riches, not to saddle people before and after the horse.

If it is the current treatment, then what is the point of his reduction in the first place? Wouldn't it be good to continue to stay in Shanhaiguan and be the emperor of the soil?

Is it just for the name of King Pingxi?

So Wu Sangui decided to break away from Azig's control.

And the best way to get out of Azig is to fight.

Only the autonomy of generals in wartime is the highest, and Wu Sangui can't wait to lead the army to fight.

It was a troubled time, and he knew that sooner or later he would wait for his chance.

Sure enough, the Qing army was defeated in Sichuan, and the entire army was almost annihilated.

Azig and Dolgon were shocked, and these formidable Manchu nobles realized that the Ming army was not too weak to be vulnerable. On the contrary, the Ming army had considerable combat effectiveness.

At that time, Wu Sangui asserted that his opportunity had come.

The reason is the same, in fact, the number of soldiers in the Eight Banners of the Qing Army is limited.

After this big defeat, it is difficult to recover in the short term.

But the battle still had to be fought, and Dolgon could only rely on Wu Sangui, the Han vassal kings.

In terms of combat effectiveness, Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, and Shang Kexi, King Sanshun, who are tied together, are not as thick as Wu Sangui's thighs.

In the end, Dolgon found that Wu Sangui, whom he had been refrigerating and suppressing, became the only choice.

I really don't know whether to cry or laugh.

Of course, Wu Sangui himself will still express his submission to the Qing court on the surface.

After all, after he sacrificed Shanhaiguan, he decided that it was impossible to descend again.

Pulling it out and going it alone looks wonderful, but a lot of problems can come with it.

First of all, there is the problem of grain and straw.

Under the establishment of the Qing army, Wu Sangui did not need to worry about food, but if he did it alone, these were all issues that he needed to consider.

Wu Sangui didn't think he had the channels to get these things done, so he still needed to send someone to the fence for now.

When he is strong and full of wings in the future, it may be the time to jump out and work alone. But this condition is clearly not yet in place at the moment.

Being able to leave Azig's control was already the best thing.

Wu Sangui turned a blind eye to Azig's small movements and ordered the army to be ready to pull out camp and go to Huguang at any time.

It's just that before leaving, he has to ask Azig for a portion of food and grass.

According to the rules, this batch of grain and grass must have come from Shaanxi, but this time Wu Sangui had to keep an eye on it, and never allowed Azig to mix sand into it again.

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