Chapter 1010: Wu Sangui Regretted ......

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When Zhang Zhun was happily taking the boat back to Busan Port and preparing to launch a strategy against Japan, there was a person, this person, Wu Sangui. Speaking of which, Wu Sangui is also an old acquaintance of Zhang Zhun, but after a large number of court officials defected to the Tiger Ben Army, Wu Sangui continued to serve the imperial court.

When the Tiger Ben Army besieged the Beijing Division, Wu Sangui's troops had always been stationed in Tianjin Wei and confronted the Tiger Ben Army stationed at Dagukou. During this period, Wu Sangui and Hu Benjun also had some contacts. However, from beginning to end, Wu Sangui did not reveal that he wanted to take refuge in the Tiger Army. And Zhang Zhun doesn't seem to have any intention of soliciting Wu Sangui.

When Gao Qiqian was arrested and imprisoned, Wu Sangui's troops were also transferred to Datong Mansion, and they were directly under the leadership of Wang Kun, Shi Kefa and others. Here, his connection with the Tiger Ben Army was cut off. Subsequently, Wu Sangui followed the imperial court all the way south. At present, Wu Sangui's army is stationed in Fengxiang Mansion in Shaanxi.

This place is also a strategic location. To the east is the Xi'an Mansion where the imperial court is heavily armed, where Emperor Chongzhen is located. To the north are Qingyang Prefecture, Pingliang Prefecture, Guyuan Prefecture and other places controlled by the Shaanxi Rebel Army. To the west, there is the barren Shaanxi Xingdu Division. To the south, it is the plank road into Shu.

What is Dead Land?

This is the land of death!

Wu Sangui's troops, stationed here, and the relationship with the Tiger Ben Army were completely severed. Even, even the news of the Tiger Ben Army could not be known in time. The imperial court was worried that the Tiger Army would attack Tongguan, so it deployed a large number of troops in Tongguan, and also forbade any pedestrians and merchants to travel to Tongguan. Basically, all the connections between inside and outside the customs have been cut off.

This is certainly not a good thing for Wu Sangui. Without the backing of Gao Qiqian, Wu Sangui's heart is always unsteady. He wanted to continue to maintain a certain amount of contact with the Tiger Army, and in case of a situation, there would be a way out. However, he was trapped in Fengxiang Mansion, and all this seemed to be in vain!

"Knowing ......"

When no one is around, Wu Sangui often mutters to himself.

knew that when Gao Qi was imprisoned, he should have decisively defected to the Tiger Army. It was really easy to take refuge from Tianjin Wei to the side of the Tiger Ben Army. The journey from Tianjin Wei to Dagukou only takes half a day. You can also dedicate a Tianjin Acropolis to the Tiger Ben Army to add a little credit.

With his relationship with the Tiger Army, he should be able to get a good position on the side of the Tiger Army. Perhaps, Zhang Zhun opened his mouth casually, and he could continue to take his troops and continue to be stationed in Tianjin Wei in the name of the Tiger Army. It's a pity that at the last moment, Wu Sangui hesitated. He didn't take the best opportunity of all.

When he received the imperial court's order to move to Datong Mansion, Wu Sangui did not make up his mind. In fact, his confidants had already reminded him euphemistically at that time, saying that there would be no store in this village. However, after thinking for a night, Wu Sangui finally led his army to Datong Mansion.

The main reason for his hesitation is because he always has a bad intuition, feeling that behind Zhang Zhun getting along with him, there is always a little strange vision. What kind of vision? It feels like mockery, it's like pondering, it's like contempt, and so on. Such a feeling made Wu Sangui feel very uncomfortable.

Why did he feel like this, Wu Sangui didn't know. His careful analysis, no matter from which angle, could not explain why Zhang Zhun looked at him with such eyes. It stands to reason that there should be no personal grudges between him and Zhang Zhun! However, in fact, Wu Sangui just felt such a strange look.

On the battlefield, Wu Sangui was decisive in killing. However, in the choice of life path, Wu Sangui is very cautious. He did have the intention of taking refuge in the Tiger Army, but he did not reach the point where he had to take refuge. Because, Gao Qiqian's arrest and imprisonment did not affect him. On the contrary, the troops he led even increased a little.

Wu Sangui could clearly feel that the imperial court was wooing him. While increasing his troops, he also generously gave him the title of Governor of the Right Army. Such a title that even his father did not have. To be honest, this title did make Wu Sangui happy for several days, and his loyalty to the imperial court seemed to be a little stronger.

After Zu Dashou took refuge in the Tartars with a large number of Liaodong cavalry, only Wu Sangui, the 4,000 Liaodong cavalry, which was famous for a while, was completely in the hands of the imperial court. The court did not dare to stimulate Wu Sangui too much, otherwise, the last 4,000 cavalry would probably be wiped out. Therefore, whether it was Yang Sichang, the new first assistant, or Chen Xinjia, the secretary of the military department, they all felt the need to win over Wu Sangui.

In fact, Wu Sangui has always felt that the imperial court has a good impression of him. His path to promotion has always been smooth. At the beginning, he led the army to rescue his father Wu Xiang, and the court once took this as a good story to spread filial piety. His name Wu Sangui has been familiar to more people since then. Regardless of Zhang Zhun, he Wu Sangui is the youngest chief officer in the imperial army.

It was because he always felt that the court was good to him, that Wu Sangui was never able to be ruthless and took refuge in the Tiger Ben Army. If it weren't for Zhang Zhun's weird vision, maybe Wu Sangui would have taken the initiative. However, when he thought of Zhang Zhun's strange eyes, Wu Sangui couldn't help but hesitate. He subconsciously felt that Zhang Zhun was not very looking forward to his refuge. It may even be a bit repulsive to people thousands of miles away.

As long as he thought of Zhang Zhun's strange vision, Wu Sangui's idea of defecting to the Tiger Ben Army quickly dissipated. For a while, he even forgot about the thought. After retreating to Xi'an Mansion, this idea slowly became stronger. Nothing else, the main thing is that the status quo is a little bit not good. If he can't find another way out, I'm afraid he will be martyred for the court.

The imperial court retreated to Guanzhong with a large number of men and horses, which led to a sharp increase in the population and skyrocketing prices. The situation in Xi'an is slowly changing to that of Beijing. Even, it may become a little worse than Kyoshi. In Jingshi, as long as you have money, you can still buy food to satisfy your hunger, but in Xi'an, I'm afraid it is a bit difficult to have money.

In addition to a piece around Xi'an Mansion in Guanzhong, Shaanxi, other places have been repeatedly war-torn and overwhelmed, with ten rooms and nine emptiness, thousands of miles of red land, and it is impossible to produce any food at all. All the grain in Guanzhong had to be transported from other places. At some point, even the most basic drinking water is not guaranteed.

When I was in Beijing, prices soared, and after I arrived in Guanzhong, prices still soared, not to mention ordinary officials, even high-ranking officials at the top, were a little unable to support it. Many officials who have fled here have become desperate and have sought their own way out. No one knows where they went. There is bad news that people have begun to eat human flesh.

The shortage of materials, soaring prices, lack of food and clothing, naturally made morale extremely low. What everyone does every day is to think about how to fill their stomachs. The same goes for the military. Despite the DPRK's efforts to ensure the supply of troops, there was also a shortage of two ends in three days. All the imperial armies have reached the verge of collapse.

"How's the situation with the troops?"

One day, Wu Sangui asked his quartermaster with a heavy heart.

"There is no food."

"There's no forage."

"No futon."

……

The quartermaster came as soon as he opened his mouth.

Lack of anything, nothing, this is the status quo of Wu Sangui.

He led 5,000 cavalry. The consumption of cavalry is much more than that of ordinary infantry. The cavalry had war horses, which required a large amount of forage. All parts of Guanzhong have been unlikely, and there has been a long-term drought, not to mention the forage made of soybeans and alfalfa, which is the most basic grass, cannot be guaranteed. Looking at the past, the fields are all bare, and when a gust of wind blows, it is all dust, and there is no grass.

Soldiers' rations are also not guaranteed. Guanzhong, a ghost place, lacks everything, and the most lacking thing is food. Even with silver, you can't buy food. However, for this point, Wu Sangui's troops are very calm. Because they are cavalry, if they don't have enough food, it is estimated that they can resist killing horses to satisfy hunger for a while.

The problem of rations, there is one last way out. The problem of bedding cannot be solved. You can't use horsehide as a futon, can you? It's already September, and it's still two months before winter. If there is no bedding for winter before the onset of winter, it is estimated that the troops will mutiny. Who wants to bear the feeling of being hungry and cold?

Wu Sangui estimated that in a short period of time, the imperial court would not be able to solve this problem. In the exhausted imperial court, it is already very difficult to get the rations needed to maintain the lives of the soldiers. I still want them to solve the problem of being served, which is wishful thinking.

All of this made Wu Sangui regret it very much, and he knew that he should have taken refuge in the Tiger Ben Army. The current Tiger Ben Army is huge, strong and strong, and the territory under its control has exceeded half of China. Idiots know that the world in the future will belong to the Tiger Army. Continuing to follow the court is simply looking for death!

The problem is that if Wu Sangui wants to take refuge in the Tiger Benjun now, he can only take refuge alone. These 5,000 cavalry, if they want to be brought to Luoyang from Fengxiang Mansion, I am afraid it is impossible. However, if you take refuge alone, in Zhang Zhun's place, I am afraid that it will not be taken very seriously. If you don't bring Zhang Zhun a little benefit, why should Zhang Zhun accept you? Why do you give you high-ranking officials? It's something obvious. There are not many people like Lu Xiangsheng in the court.

"It's all fate!"

Wu Sangui could only sigh helplessly.

At present, the only way out is to try to find a way to get enough supplies for the troops to survive this winter safely, and then look for another opportunity. As long as there is enough time, Wu Sangui believes that he still has the possibility of taking the troops to join the Tiger Ben Army.

The imperial court stayed in Xi'an, and the biggest source of material supply was Shuzhong. Food, clothing, equipment, etc., all relied on Shuzhong to transport them. It's just that it is indeed a little difficult to transfer materials from Shu. Shu Road is difficult, sad to go to the sky, in this way, even ordinary people know. It is already very difficult for pedestrians on Shu Road, not to mention a large number of transportation materials. Wooden oxen and horses will always be legends.

The King of Shu and others unanimously urged Emperor Chongzhen to enter Sichuan as soon as possible to reduce the pressure on grain transportation, and his colleagues strengthened the defense force in Shuzhong. Empress Zhou, Tian Guifei, Yuan Guifei and others who arrived in Shu in advance also persuaded Chongzhen to enter Sichuan as soon as possible. But Emperor Chongzhen still hesitated. Before, he even hinted that he wanted to set off for Liangzhou Wei, but later, he was dissuaded by the ministers and gave up this idea.

For the current imperial court, Shuzhong is indeed a dead land! According to intelligence, at present, the vanguard of the Tiger Ben Army has arrived in Fujian. Part of the troops has already arrived in Jiangxi. The Cangshan ship of the Huben Navy has been traced back to the Three Gorges area. Some of the Tiger Ben Army even drove into the area around Dongting Lake.

To the north, the Tiger Ben army also began to gather in the Nanyang area, preparing to attack Xiangyang. Once the Tiger Ben Army takes Xiangyang, the entire Jiangnan will have nothing to do with the imperial court. Without the southeast half of the wall, how to support Shuzhong alone? What's more, the Tiger Ben Army will definitely continue to march towards the Yunnan-Guizhou region. Once the Huben army occupied Yunnan, Shuzhong was completely surrounded.

Chongzhen's biggest fear is that he will become the king of the country. Therefore, he has been hesitating about this matter. Vaguely, Chongzhen is still a little self-defeating. Since he went to Shuzhong and was also the king of the dead country in Guanzhong, what is the difference between being in Shu and Guanzhong? No! If you don't, why run away?

It is said that Chongzhen loves face, which is indeed a big truth. After withdrawing from the capital division, Chongzhen was already the reluctance of the boss. After losing the Forbidden City, he didn't know how to explain to his ancestors and ancestors in the future. After arriving in Xi'an, he began to regret it again. Since they are all going to die, it's better to die in the Forbidden City as soon as possible!

"General, the order from the military department has come down."

When Wu Sangui was hesitating, his henchmen arrived.

He handed Wu Sangui a copy of the latest order from the Ministry of War.

"Heading for Liangzhouwei?"

Wu Sangui frowned and said with a little displeasure.

Liangzhou Wei is under the jurisdiction of the Shaanxi Xingdu Division. The so-called Shaanxi Xingdu Division is actually the area managed by Shaanxi, which can be popularly understood as a second-level province. The entire Shaanxi Xingdu Division is vast and sparsely populated, and the people who live here are all military households who have migrated from all over the world. Like Shaanxi, Liangzhouwei's side is also plagued by frequent wars, and the rebel army is infested. Even, there are a large number of nomads who commit border attacks from time to time, burning, killing and looting.

The imperial court let him lead troops to Liangzhou Wei? What exactly is the purpose? Could it be that the imperial court was determined to move westward? That's not good news! All the way to the west, the terrain and terrain are getting worse and worse, and the difficulty of marching and fighting will also become more and more difficult. Food will also be a big problem. Wu Sangui would rather go to Shu than go to Liangzhouwei.

"It seems that it is time to make up your mind."

Wu Sangui silently muttered to himself.

……

Shaanxi, Xi'an Mansion, Qin Palace.

The palace of Emperor Chongzhen is in the palace of King Qin.

Yang Sichang, Chen Xinjia, Fu Zonglong and others are in the side hall of the Qin Palace, anxiously waiting for someone. A moment later, the commander of the Jinyi Guard made Wu Mengming arrive in a hurry. His face was a little dark, and he simply nodded, which was considered a salute.

"Is the news confirmed?"

Yang Sichang asked a little nervously and expectantly.

"It's confirmed...... Sun Chuanting did defect. ”

Wu Mengming nodded and said bitterly.

"It's time to come!"

Chen Xinjia said coldly.

"Alas!"

"Alas!"

Yang Sichang and Fu Zonglong sighed silently and didn't say anything.

Sun Chuanting's defection, in such a stormy situation, seems to be predictable. Since the Tiger Army intends to win him over, of course he has to respond positively. Fortunately, Sun Chuanting did not take his own troops with him. Otherwise, the situation of the imperial court will be even more difficult.

"Hong Chengchou ......"

Chen Xinjia said coldly again.

What he meant was that Sun Chuanting defected, and Hong Chengchou, as his mentor, couldn't have known anything about it. Then, it is now necessary to take measures against Hong Chengchou to prevent an even worse situation from happening.

"No!"

Yang Sichang said categorically.

"Caution."

Fu Zonglong also spoke.

The meaning of the two of them is that Hong Chengchou must not be stimulated. Hong Chengchou is in charge of the defense of Tongguan, if he is forced to rebel, the Xuanwu Legion of the Tiger Ben Army stationed in Luoyang will immediately break through the pass and clean up all of them.

"Alright! That's it! ”

Chen Xinjia probably also felt the seriousness of the situation and did not object.

"Your Majesty ...... there"

Yang Sichang frowned and said meaningfully.

Fu Zonglong said slowly: "I haven't sent it yet!" ”

Wu Mengming shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Not yet." ”

Yang Sichang thought for a while and said slowly: "Then don't send it for the time being, the emperor's dragon body is important." When the emperor's health is better, he will find a suitable opportunity to explain the matter. ”

Wu Mengming nodded obediently and said cautiously, "Okay." ”

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen's nerves were very fragile and he couldn't withstand the stimulation again. Yang Sichang said that it was temporary, but in fact, no one knows when it will be temporary. It is estimated that this will become permanent for the time being.

"There's another intelligence ...... here"

After a moment of silence, Wu Mengming said in a low voice.

He took out three points of the same information from his arms and handed them to the three bigwigs. The information is very detailed, mainly because Zhang Zhun got married, and Zhang Yan personally presided over the wedding. Zhang Zhun got married, and there was nothing special about it. The problem is Zhang Yan's attitude. Judging from Zhang Yan's current attitude, I am afraid that she is not ready to return to the court. In other words, even she has to take refuge in the Tiger Army.

Chen Xinjia said angrily: "How can Empress Yi'an be like this? She ......"

Others, however, were silent.

Why is Empress Yi'an like this?

Why can't Empress Yi'an be like this?

The court has come to such a situation, it is impossible to say that Zhang Yan is not disappointed. Since even Zhang Yan was disappointed in the imperial court, even the emperor's sister-in-law took refuge in the Tiger Army. 'M afraid...... The imperial court is really unsustainable.

[I stayed up late last night, I'm so tired, there's only 1 chapter today, I'm sorry! ] Try to make up for it tomorrow ......]