Wu Sangui commanded the whole army and continued to march forward for a while.

It was noon, and the weather was getting hotter and hotter, and the scorching west wind rolled up the billowing sand on the bald sand, and howled like a wild beast, and the grains of sand that blew with the strong wind made it almost impossible for the whole army to open their eyes.

In such weather, the morale of the soldiers of the whole army became more and more depressed, more and more tired and slow, and even Wu Sangui's guards looked like everyone was languishing.

Seeing that the morale of the whole army was low, Wu Sangui frowned, and then ordered: "Everyone, our army has marched here, and it is close to the mouth of the Dushi, and the destination is almost there. You know, our army has traveled thousands of miles of grassland, is there still a little distance left? It is hoped that the officers and men of the whole army will rest their hard work, and work harder, and go to the five miles of the pass, and then set up camp and settle down, and have a good rest. After the arrival of the army led by the regent, they will attack the monolithic fort together. ”

"Order!"

As soon as the herald went down to deliver the military order, Wu Sangui suddenly realized that there was a faint movement on the flat horizon in the distance.

There seems to be a black line, which is extremely thin and faint at first, and gradually becomes thicker and thicker, and finally this black line is like magic, changing countless soldiers and horses and flags, dazzling swords and guns, neighing, whistling and shouting, surging in their own direction.

In the boiling heat, these rushing soldiers and horses, showing twisted and strange shapes, look very unreal, as if they exist in a dream.

It's just that now Wu Sangui and the others, when they saw this scene, they were all taken aback and dumbfounded.

Isn't it, under the condition that their own army is pressing the border and the troops are overwhelmingly superior, the Tang army still has the courage to go out to fight, aren't they crazy?

Moreover, it is said that now Liukou has sent 250,000 troops, and is starting to sweep and attack all the way from the south of Xuanfu North Road, so, under such heavy pressure, the fourth town of the Tang Army has a total of more than 30,000 soldiers and horses, how can they still have the ability to draw heavy troops to the north to face the anti-Qing army?

It stands to reason that the greatest possibility for the current Tang army is to collect troops, shrink in Jintang City and wait for reinforcements, or more clumsily hold on to the fort and fight all the way to the Liukou and Qing army, which is a reasonable move.

As it is now, the Tang army has mobilized troops on a large scale and taken the initiative to go out of the pass to engage the Qing army in a head-on battle with the large-scale invasion, which is not at all reasonable.

For a while, Wu Sangui's brain couldn't react.

And when he was stunned and hesitated, the Tang army had already begun to approach rapidly. Seeing this scene, Wu Sangui did not dare to slack off, and immediately began to deploy the formation on the spot.

He ordered all the more than 17,000 infantry to line up according to the width of the Tang army's formation on the opposite side, and prepare for the battle with the Tang army. The 3,000 Guanning Iron Cavalry were divided into two divisions, guarding the left and right sides to protect the two wings of the infantry battle array.

At the same time, he ordered the sentry cavalry to set off immediately to report to the regent Dolgon, the regent of the rear formation, and ordered them to catch up as soon as possible, hoping that when he dragged the Tang army, he could rely on the superiority of the troops behind him to encircle and destroy the Tang army in one fell swoop.

It should be said that Wu Sangui's response this time was decent, neither big nor rash, but it was also a proper move, but he underestimated the marching speed of the Tang army.

At a distance of several miles, the Tang army was able to maintain a strict formation, without giving Wu Sangui the slightest space and flaws for a sneak attack. They marched all the way, pressed forward quickly, and almost in the time of the two pillars of incense, they quickly arrived opposite Wu Sangui, and then lined up on the spot.

The formation of the Tang army is similar to that of Wu Sangui, with an infantry battle formation in the middle, and cavalry and heavy infantry on both sides.

However, in their formation, the most conspicuous was at the front, and nearly 6,000 musketeers selected from the two battalions were standing in two rows in front and back.

The Tang army's battle array, like a precisely combined war machine, pressed towards the Wu Sangui army formation on the opposite side in an extremely orderly and unchaotic manner.

This awe-inspiring and powerful coercive force made Wu Sangui's entire army feel invisible pressure. The front army's position, as the Tang army continued to press, began to subconsciously retreat, causing chaos in the entire formation.

"Tell the whole army, don't panic." Wu Sangui said coldly: "The strength of the Tang army is similar to ours, what is there to fear!" Even if we are too tired to defeat them here, if we can drag Dorgon forward, it will be a victory, and you should have faith! ”

"Get the order, and immediately convey it in the next place!"

Wu Sangui's military order was issued, and the entire battle formation gradually stabilized, and the Tang army battle formation facing each other stood at a distance of 180 steps from Wu Sangui, and a total of nearly 6,000 musketeers in the front and rear rows immediately squatted and knelt in the front row, and stood in the back row, discharging a double firing formation.

Seeing that the Tang army was preparing to shoot, Wu Sangui's soldiers and horses did not dare to slack off, and their formation immediately opened the gap, which was much looser than before. In this way, the area of bombs was reduced as much as possible, and the soldiers in the front row, almost all of whom were densely armored and holding large shields, were well prepared.

Wu Sangui originally thought that the Tang army would launch a full-scale attack on him at this time, but he didn't expect that the Tang army's formation did not move, but slowly rode out from the side of the formation, and stood still an arrow away from Wu Sangui's soldiers and horses.

"Ahh Yes, it's uncle! ”

Seeing this person, Wu Sangui was shocked.

His eyes widened, his mouth was half-open, and for a moment, the expression on his face was very strange, and his heart was very complicated.

He was not mistaken, the person who came was the current commander of the C Battalion of the Fourth Town of the Tang Army, Zu Dashou, his own uncle.

It turned out that the one who led the troops in the Tang army to meet him was actually his own uncle Zu Dashou.

This, how is this to be good......

Wu Sangui groaned slightly, knocked the horse's belly lightly, and also walked out of the formation, standing not far from Zu Dashou.

"Little nephew Wu Sangui, meet your uncle." Wu Sangui was on the horse, bowing to Zu Changshou from afar.

Zu Dashou stiffened his face and nodded slightly.

When the two met, the expressions on their faces were indescribable, and then, there was silence for a while, and there were no more words.

Zu Dashou, who had already regrown his hair, his gray beard fluttered back and forth in the hot wind, he stared at it for a long time, and the nephew opposite him with a shaved scalp and a small braid fluttering in the air, didn't know how to express the taste in his heart.

On the other side, Wu Sangui had mixed feelings in his heart, and he felt more ashamed and inexplicable. He turned his head away and didn't look at Zu Dashou.

I think that at the beginning, after the defeat of Zu Dashou Songjin, he was forced to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, but he was able to take advantage of the civil strife in the Qing court to lead his troops to escape from the Qing court, and now he has become a powerful general of the Tang Army. And now he has lost the courage to fight against the Qing army when Ningyuan was surrounded, but he had to surrender on his knees.

In the end, it was Zu Dashou who slowly spoke: "Uncle Chang Xian, I really didn't expect that you and my uncle and nephew would meet each other here in such a way." ”

Wu Sangui's face was hot, he avoided Zu Dashou's scorching gaze, and said with a smile on his face very reluctantly: "This, the little nephew didn't expect that to this day, he would fight with his uncle here for his master, and he really made people." ”

"Virtuous nephew, do you and I have to fight today's battle? Our army has been carefully preparing for such a battle, and your troops have come here from afar to respond to the battle in a hurry, how can you be our army's opponent? How can I endure such a cannibalistic thing between uncles and nephews! ”

When Zu Dashou said this, his face was painful, he shook his head and sighed: "I want to come to Chang Uncle, you are a young hero, the country leans on the pillar, even if you were forced by the enemy that day and had to lead troops to surrender, in fact, it is also excusable, but there is no need to delve too deeply." Besides, such humiliation, your uncle and I also tasted it that day, and the pain and shame in my heart are so remorseful and ashamed, how can I say it! ”

When Zu Dashou said this, he paused deliberately, he observed from a distance that Wu Sangui's face was changing violently, and it was obvious that he must be fighting fiercely in his heart now.

Zu Dashou saw that his persuasion was very effective, and he was secretly happy in his heart, he sighed lightly, and continued: "Virtuous nephew, in life, who can be without fault, and can change after passing, and it is very good. Your uncle and I were in the Qing court that day, like the walking dead, spending all day long, repenting day by day, but finally found a good opportunity for infighting in the Qing court, and with Master Hong and his subordinate soldiers, returned to the Ming Dynasty in time anyway, and took refuge in Li Xiao, the king of the Tang Dynasty, and since then he has been greatly used, sweeping away the grievances and depression of the Qing court that day. Now I am the commander of the C Battalion of the Fourth Town of the Tang Army, and Hong Chengchou is the deputy director of the Civil Supervision and Supervision Department of the Fourth Town of the Tang Army. The king of Tang treated us and others anyway, and he really treated them very well. To know ......"

When Zu Dashou said this, Wu Sangui let out a long sigh and interrupted him loudly: "Uncle, you don't have to say it anymore. Uncle, now I'm not afraid to tell you that Wu Sangui that day, he was already dead, he was already dead, completely dead! ”

"Nephew, you ......"

Wu Sangui laughed miserably and said in a loud voice: "Uncle, there is a way, the road is poor at dusk, and Anke will turn back." After I dedicated myself to Ningyuan City and led my subordinates to join the Qing court, I knew that it would be difficult for me to turn back. My situation is different from my uncle's idle by the Qing court that day, my nephew is in the Qing court, quite used by the regent, and was named the king of Pingxi by the regent, and his subordinates also have many rewards. Since he knows me so well and reuses me, the nephew should also be grateful and repay him, and live up to his trust, how can he bear to rebel against him? Please also uncle, don't come back. ”

"Fart! Wu Sangui, you kid, you're really confused! When Zu Dashou saw him say such things, he couldn't help but be angry in his heart: "Do you think that Dolgon's use of you so much really appreciates you and promotes you?" Tell you, Dorgon is just using you, playing with you, he just wants to use your troops as cannon fodder and work for him on the battlefield! If you fight well, it is his credit, and if you break it, the responsibility is all yours, if the whole army is destroyed, he is just missing a cannon fodder who works for him, what is the loss? Do you really think that this so-called King of Pingxi is of any superior value? Phew, wake up! ”

"Uncle ......"

"Listen to me!" Zu Dashou roared angrily and said: "What's more, now the Qing court is full of internal and external troubles, and although Dolgon has eradicated Haoge, it still hasn't been able to make the entire Qing court's internal forces submit to him, so even if there is no war, how long can you survive in it?!" If Dolgon loses power or dies in the future, if the little emperor grows up to take power himself in the future, how should you, the so-called Dolgon's cronies, deal with yourself? Now you are standing on the edge of a cliff, in the midst of a house of fire, and you are still obsessed, and you are still talking about receiving favors from others, and you must be loyal to them, etc., isn't it a joke! ”

When Zu Dashou said this, he hated iron and steel, and continued: "Okay, let's take another 10,000 steps back, even if none of this happens." You have been able to live in peace and enjoy the glory and wealth of the Qing court, but in the future, when the Tang king sweeps away the forces of the domestic disobedient, he will definitely lead the army and personally go on the Northern Expedition. Forgive Uncle for saying a heart-wrenching word, at that time, once the Qing Dynasty is destroyed, what value will you, the so-called King of Pingxi, have to reexist between heaven and earth! I'm afraid that when the time comes, you will also hang your head on the city wall with those eagle dogs who served the Qing court, and your descendants will be wiped out! ”

Hearing this, the muscles on Wu Sangui's face kept trembling, his throat surged, and his expression was very excited, as if he wanted to say something, but he couldn't say it.

Seeing Wu Sangui's appearance, Zu Dashou continued to add firewood to the fire: "Virtuous nephew, you are a smart person, and it is also human nature to vote for the Lord and follow him." It's just that you are talented, and you are the best among people, why bother to serve a foreign race, and why bother to hang yourself in vain on this rotten tree? Tell you, as long as you are willing to recognize the current affairs, return anyway, lead your troops to serve our army, and serve the Tang King wholeheartedly from now on, then your future glory and future are only above your uncle. ”

"Uncle, I am already a rebel against the country, and I have lost an important border town, such a sin, how can the king of Tang tolerate me......" Wu Sangui looked pained.

"How to tolerate it! King Tang is an extremely broad-minded person, how can he be as knowledgeable as a foolish person like you. Zu Dashou said sharply: "The Tang army even received Prince Haoge of Su who fled from the Qing court, accepted all of them, and let him be the commander of Manchuria, which shows that he is trustworthy. And what about you? Moreover, my uncle heard that in Jinan City that day, you and Tang Wang attacked Jinan at night and broke tens of thousands of soldiers and horses of the Qing army. If you come to vote, you will be more valued. Virtuous nephew, such a good opportunity, it is no longer missed, and Encore is not easy to grasp! ”

Wu Sangui's face was blue and white for a while when Zu Dashou said, and he was about to speak, when suddenly someone shouted behind him: "General Wu, don't fight!" The regent has an order, for fear of fraud from the Tang army, to order your troops to take a break from fighting the Tang army, and immediately retreat to join up with more than 100,000 soldiers and horses in our army's main formation, and then make plans after the army gathers. ”

Wu Sangui was shocked when he heard this, turned his head to look, but saw that it was the Blue Banner Lama Zhen Baiketu, who was riding a horse and shouting loudly to himself in stiff Chinese. （）