"The general's words are serious, Sangui and the general are brothers, don't talk about the master and slave!"

Ma Bao came to invest Wu Sangui was both excited and excited, stepped forward to help Ma Bao up, took his hand and entered the tent hand in hand. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 After the info was in, Wu Sangui praised Ma Bao, Hu Shouliang, Fang Xianting, generals Yang Kun, Guo Yunlong and others also praised Ma Bao quietly, without mentioning why Ma Bao came to surrender. This move made Ma Bao look good, and he didn't doubt it in his heart, and he became more and more determined to surrender to Wu Sangui.

Later, Wu Sangui ordered someone to set up a banquet. At the banquet, Wu Sangui asked the generals to keep persuading them to drink. Although Ma Bao's hometown is multi-colored, he is Han and does not prohibit drinking. And when he was young, he was brave, if the neighbors were oppressed by the people of the colored eyes, he would take the lead in leading the young people who were usually with them to fight with the people of the colored eyes, so he was regarded as a ruffian and hooligan by the people of the colored eyes in his hometown, and he insulted each other more and called Ma San contemptuously, but he had no choice but to leave his hometown to join Li Zicheng.

Ma Bao was good at drinking when he was young, and the amount of alcohol was not bad. Wu Sangui's generals took turns to come up to salute him, and those who came did not refuse, and they all drank it all. Eating wine in a big bowl and eating meat in a large piece, Wu Sangui and the generals were dumbfounded.

After drying more than a dozen bowls of wine in a row, no matter how good Ma Bao's wine was, his face became red, he suddenly got up, hugged his fists and said to Wu Sangui: "The prince has a lot, Ma Bao is served, so let's go and lead my subordinates to vote!" ”

"Don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry, and after eating this meal, it's not too late for the general to go again." Wu Sangui was secretly happy in his heart, but his face was very sincere.

Ma Bao shook his head and said: "The prince doesn't know, my subordinates are worried, if I go back late, I'm afraid they will be suspicious and retreat, and then it will take more effort." ”

Hearing this, Wu Sangui smiled slightly, got up and said, "Then General Lao!" After speaking, he said: "The general can rest assured, this king asks the court for the general's credit!" ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw Ma Bao shaking his head violently, and then said with a straight face: "I, Ma Bao, am here to vote for the prince, not for him Manchu!" Please stay a few days, and I'll go back. With that, he turned and walked away.

Ma Bao's move made all the generals in the tent stunned, Hu Shouliang reacted, and was about to signal the guards to stop Ma Bao, but was stopped by Wu Sangui with his gaze.

"This king sends the general out of the camp!"

Wu Sangui personally stepped forward and pulled Ma Bao out of the camp as he had just done. After Ma Bao rode away, Wu Sangui was still standing there, looking at it with anticipation.

Fang Xianting was a little worried: "Lord Wang, Ma Bao is here, can he come again?" ”

Wu Sangui smiled: "Ma Bao is not a villain. ”

Hu Shouliang on the side shook his head slightly, he always felt that the prince was a little big, in case Ma Bao went back and changed his mind, wouldn't it be a tiger returning to the mountain. It must be known that this Ma Bao has more than 20,000 soldiers and horses, and his people have also been repeated, Sun Kewang relies on him very much, but he still says the opposite. But the person has been let go, and now it's useless to say anything, so I can only wait with my heart, I just hope that Ma Bao is not a villain as the prince said.

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Ma Bao has not heard from him for several days, and Xia Guoxiang has also cut off contact with Ma Bao, I don't know if Ma Bao will still vote. When the news came, Hu Shouliang, Fang Xianting and others were worried, and Yang Kun and other generals were also nervous, they were all worried that Ma Bao did not come to vote really last time, but came to investigate the reality of the Qing army, and then led the troops to attack.

Unlike his subordinates, who are worried about suspicion, Wu Sangui is convinced of Ma Baolaitou, in his opinion, Ma Bao is a brave and unscrupulous person, and this kind of person is often loyal, and if he determines a thing, he will go to the dark, no matter how others persuade him, it is useless. Regarding Ma Bao's betrayal of Sun Kewang, Wu Sangui's views were different from Hu Shouliang's, and he thought that this was Ma Bao's performance of great loyalty, because Ma Bao was a Ming minister, not a Qin minister.

Wu Sangui really doesn't like people with wisdom in their hearts, this kind of person has one thing on his lips, but he thinks about another set in his heart, and there are many tricks in secret, which is really unbelievable. He admires people like Ma Bao, who generally don't change their ambitions, and if they do, they don't have a reason to change their past. Therefore, although everyone told him the doubts in their hearts, Wu Sangui still believed in Ma Bao.

Hu Shouliang was on guard, so he secretly asked Yang Kun, Guo Yunlong and other generals to secretly arrange it in case of accidents. Yang Kun and others felt that it was good to be prepared, so they relied on Hu Shouliang to mobilize soldiers and horses from all over the country, and the camp also strengthened its vigilance.

A few days later, to Hu Shouliang's surprise, Ma Bao really led his troops to arrive again. Accompanying Ma Bao came to surrender not only more than 20,000 soldiers and horses from his headquarters, but also the soldiers Li Chengjue, Lei Chaosheng, Huang Yuancai, Governor Li Rubi, Gao Qilong, Liu Zhifu, Yan Weilong and other troops, with a total strength of nearly 40,000 people.

Ma Bao led the army to stop ten miles away from the Qing army and ordered someone to inform the Qing army first. Then let the soldiers and horses wait on the spot, and he disarmed and went to the Qing army camp alone again.

Hearing that Ma Bao was back, and the 30,000 or 40,000 soldiers and horses he led, Wu Sangui was overjoyed, ordered someone to read tea for Ma Bao, and then said to him: "The general has worked hard!" ”

Ma Bao only nodded and did not answer. Wu Sangui was stunned, and he didn't know why Ma Bao didn't speak.

Hu Shouliang coughed lightly and said, "Since the general has led the army to vote, why don't you see the generals under the general?" ”

Ma Bao spoke, and he said in a muffled voice, "I'll let them stay in the barracks." ”

"Since they're all here, why don't you come with the general?" Wu Sangui was a little strange.

Ma Bao looked up at Wu Sangui and said, "I'm afraid that the prince will be suspicious, so I let them stay outside." ”

Wu Sangui frowned, puzzled: "Why did the general say this?" ”

Ma Bao still said in a muffled voice: "I waited for the crowd to come, and suddenly saw that the prince's military camp was heavily guarded, and I guessed that the lord was suspicious of me, so I came alone!" ”

Wu Sangui was shocked when he heard this, and said in surprise: "Is there such a thing? ”

Ma Bao saw that Wu Sangui's posture did not seem to be fake, so he nodded and said, "Yes!" ”

Wu Sangui's expression suddenly became gloomy, his eyes fell on the faces of his subordinates, and he asked in a fierce voice: "Say, who did this?" ”

Hu Shouliang was secretly shocked in his heart, because he had never seen Wu Sangui have such a big temper, and it was his intention to let Yang Kun and them mobilize troops and horses to deploy defense, so he immediately knelt on the ground and pleaded in a trembling voice: "The prince is angry, this matter was done by the lower officials, please forgive the prince!" ”

"As a member of the army, what crime should you punish for vainly mobilizing the three armies?"

Wu Sangui was really annoyed, he told Hu Shouliang that Ma Bao was not a villain, and he would definitely not break his promise, why did they want to do these small actions behind their backs, now that Ma Bao is suspicious, how should he deal with this matter?

"Capital offense!"

Hu Shouliang knew that he had done something wrong, and he couldn't justify himself, so he could only claim the death penalty.

Wu Sangui said angrily: "Since you said that it was a capital crime, then good, come on, pull Hu Shouliang out and behead him!" ”

When the generals heard this, they were shocked, and they all knelt down to intercede for Hu Shouliang.

Yang Kun said: "Lord Wang, I waited until Lord Hu was prepared for this, so I did what I said." If you want to be punished, you must be punished with us! ”

Fang Xianting and others also interceded for Hu Shouliang. Where is Wu Sangui really willing to kill Hu Shouliang, all this is just what Ma Bao has seen. immediately said to Hu Shouliang: "Since everyone is interceding for you, this king will spare your life temporarily." But you have no master in the matter, and you pass on military orders without permission, although there is no capital crime, there is no escape from the living crime, give me forty heavy rods! ”

"As soon as the last general came, he had already opened the generals, and the last general was uneasy! Therefore, the last general will ask the prince to open up and forgive Hu to join the army! ”

Ma Bao is a rough person, but he is not without a heart, and he will also come forward to intercede for Hu Shouliang. The heavy staff and forty boards are not light, and Hu Senjun is Wu Sangui's chief strategist, if he really wants to eat this meal, he will be good to him in the future. And he, Ma Bao, will no longer be the Huaiguo Duke of the Ming Dynasty in the future, but will become Wu Sangui's subordinate, so in public and private, in sentiment and reason, Ma Bao will not let Hu Shouliang eat this meal.

Seeing that Ma Bao also knelt down, Wu Sangui hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, and said with good words: "This matter has nothing to do with the general." ”

Ma Bao refused to get up, and only said: "If the prince does not forgive Hu to join the army, I will lead the troops to leave!" ”

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Wu Sangui let out a long sigh, and then said to Hu Shouliang: "General Nianma's mercy, forgive you for your innocence, get up." ”

Hu Shouliang hurriedly thanked him: "Thank you for the grace of the prince to forgive your sins!" ”

Wu Sangui feigned anger and said, "What does this matter have to do with me? You have to thank General Xie Ma for his life! ”

So Hu Shouliang hurriedly said to Ma Bao: "General Xie Ma's grace for his life!" ”

Ma Bao didn't dare to do it, ran to Hu Shouliang, helped him up, and said in a trembling voice: "Hu is serious in the army!" ”

After such a turmoil that is difficult to argue whether it is true or false, everyone is back seated. Ma Bao's demeanor returned to calm, whether the scene just now was a bitter ploy or true, but in fact, he couldn't change his move.

Wu Sangui saw that Ma Bao came lightly, and his heart moved, so he asked, "Is the general afraid that I will be suspicious and disarmed?" ”

"Indeed!" Ma Bao nodded.

Wu Sangui sighed with emotion: "Fortunately, General Ma believes in me, otherwise, wouldn't it be a big deal!" ”

When Hu Shouliang heard this, no matter what he felt in his heart, his face was full of shame at the moment. Fang Xianting watched from the side, but he was a little funny.

"Since the general has relieved his doubts, please ask the general to come to the general."

Ma Bao did not rush to pass on the generals who had surrendered to the Qing Dynasty together, but explained why he had delayed for so long. It turned out that after Ma Bao went back, he personally contacted the governor Zou Zigui, Ma Deming and others who fled to the border of Shunning Mansion; Li Chengjue and other generals who fled to Yunlong Prefecture; fled to the Lancang border, Li Rubi and Gao Qilong; Lei Pilgrim, Huang Yuancai and other troops who fled to Lijiang outside. The remnants of these Ming troops were mostly three or four thousand, and the few were hundreds. After Yongli abandoned the country, these generals despaired of the situation and either fled to the border or burrowed into the mountains, all confused about the future. Since Ma Bao had decided to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, he wanted to bring these people together, so that they could support each other under Wu Sangui. In this way, the time was delayed, so that the Qing army thought that something had happened to him.

After explaining the reason for his belation, there was nothing else to say, and Ma Bao went out of the camp and returned to the army to recruit generals. Swirling, the sound of horses' hooves sounded in front of the Qing military camp. Wu Sangui saw that Ma Bao was leading hundreds of Ming people to invest in the future, and he was overjoyed, and personally went out of the account to welcome them into the account.

Because there were too many generals who came to Touming, Wu Sangui's Chinese military tent could not sit down, so he asked someone to set up a table outside, and asked his own generals to come to accompany him.

As early as after the Battle of Mopan Mountain, Wu Sangui secretly ordered all departments to surrender the Ming army, and the surrendered troops were not allowed to be killed, just to expand the strength of his Pingxi king. At present, Ma Bao alone came to vote and brought hundreds of generals and 40,000 soldiers and horses.

The generals of the Ming Dynasty saw that Wu Sangui was sincere to them, and they all had the backbone at this moment, as if their hearts belonged to them, and their lives and futures could be guaranteed, they were naturally happy, so you poured me to drink, and after a while, the generals of the Ming and Qing dynasties were no longer the enemies of the past, but the mustard in their hearts was completely eliminated, and they drank heartily, and the so-called brothers from all over the world.

The wine was half-drunk, Wu Sangui raised his glass and asked the generals if they were sincere, and the generals of the Ming Dynasty led by Ma Bao should have said loudly. Wu Sangui laughed out loud, drank this cup full, and all the generals also drank it all together, and Qi Hu only obeyed the order of King Pingxi from now on.

Under Wu Sangui's deliberate arrangement, soon, all the generals of the Ming Dynasty drank a lot of heads, and their excitement was also high. At this time, Fang Xianting, another strategist of Wu Sangui, suddenly got up and said with emotion: "It is a rare event for all the generals to gather here. It's a pity that according to the law of the Qing Dynasty, after the war is over, the soldiers and generals will have to separate, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to see such a grand event in the future..." )