In the city of Dezhou, Wu Sangui soon learned the news that the Qing soldiers in Pingyuan County were quickly annihilated, a few days ago the national defense army came to Dezhou, Wu Sangui of course also received the news, and the defenders of Pingyuan County also asked him for help, Wu Sangui thought about it for a long time, and did not send reinforcements.

After Tan Tai's defeat in Jinan, he once returned to Beijing and reported the battle situation of Jinan to the Manchu court and Dolgon, and in the whole report, Tan Tai's command and disposal were of course no problem, and the reason for the defeat of the Qing army could only be that the firearms of the national defense army were too powerful, followed by the poor combat of the Han army generals, and the main general of the Han army in the Jinan War was only Wu Sangui.

In this way, Tan Tai was forgiven by the Manchu court and Dolgon, and continued to be responsible for the defense of the first line in Shandong, while Wu Sangui's status in the eyes of the Manchu court and Dolgon began to plummet, and even Fan Wencheng, who had always been optimistic about him, no longer dared to speak for him.

Wu Sangui, who was not very trusted by Dolgon, became a stepmother again, and the subordinates lost under the city of Jinan have not been replenished by anyone so far, and some of the artillery and guns that other troops began to distribute began to lose his share, which made Wu Sangui very dissatisfied with the Manchu court.

Although he became very poor in the various treatments of the troops, Tan Tai was not willing to let Wu Sangui go, he knew that warlords like Wu Sangui in the former Ming army, once he was allowed to take root in the local area, his troops would soon be able to expand again, Tan Tai was unwilling to let Wu Sangui garrison in the rear, so he simply put him on the front line of the resistance to the Wehrmacht.

There are not only Wu Sangui's 40,000 Han troops in Dezhou City, Tan Tai also put more than 10,000 Manchu cavalry in Dezhou City, and the cavalry guarding the city is naturally a joke, and its intention to monitor the Guanning Army is self-evident, which also makes Wu Sangui stay in Dezhou City like a pin.

Although Mang Tai, the cavalry commander of the Qing army, was nominally under the command of Wu Sangui, Mang Tai did not sell Wu Sangui's account. Just the day before yesterday, when the defenders of the plain sent people to ask for help, Mang Tai came over to force Wu Sangui to go out of the city to rescue, although Wu Sangui did not agree in the end, but Mang Tai kept saying that he wanted to impeach Wu Sangui to the imperial court.

Not only did Mangtai not sell it, but even the Texas prefect ignored Wu Sangui, and Wu Sangui sent someone to him to ask for grain and grass some time ago. was also driven back by the Texas prefect, saying that he wanted grain and grass to find the court, not him.

In the courtyard of a wealthy merchant in Texas City, Wu Sangui sat on a chair and held his head and thought, he was wondering where his way out was.

Now it seems that he is completely untrusted in the Manchu court, although he is now the king of Pingxi and can be regarded as a prince, but Wu Sangui knows. Once he is defeated again, it is conceivable that he will be robbed of the title of prince by the Manchu court.

The previous opponent of the Guan Ning army was the Dashun army, and at that time it could still win a battle from time to time, but now there are no other opponents, including the Ming army, and Wu Sangui's opponent can only be the national defense army in Nanjing. For the Wehrmacht, Wu Sangui had no confidence in winning the war, and if he could not win the war, it would be impossible to regain the trust of the Manchu court, in other words. His future in the Manchu court had been completely cut off.

Thinking of this, Wu Sangui felt disheartened. even began to regret that he had led the Qing soldiers into the customs in the first place.

"The master has been overthinking recently, and the concubine has cooked chicken soup for the master by herself, please drink it while it's hot."

A bright woman in her early twenties came to the hall with a bowl of chicken soup, walked to the table, put the bowl on the table, and said to Wu Sangui with concern.

The woman is Wu Sangui's concubine Chen Yuanyuan.

At the beginning, Chen Yuanyuan was robbed by Liu Zongmin, the general of the Dashun Army, and later the Dashun Army was jointly attacked by Wu Sangui's department and the Qing army. Li Zicheng's peasant army suffered heavy losses and fled from Beijing in a hurry, abandoning all the plundered baggage and women in the road. Wu Sangui found Chen Yuanyuan in the fire, and Wu Sangui has been taking Chen Yuanyuan with him since then.

"Alas, the Wehrmacht is about to hit Texas. Sir, where do I still have the heart to drink chicken soup! ”

Wu Sangui glanced at Chen Yuanyuan, who was still beautiful, and had an indescribable feeling in his heart. At the beginning, he decided to defect to the Manchu Qing Dynasty and led the Qing soldiers into the customs, "rushing to the crown and being angry for the red face" Of course, it was not entirely the reason why Wu Sangui defected to the Manchu Dynasty, but Wu Sangui knew that he had a strong sense of distrust of the Dashun Army because of this woman, which was a fact.

"The concubine doesn't understand the master's major affairs, but the master's body is important, so please drink the chicken soup." Chen Yuanyuan didn't notice Wu Sangui's complicated emotions, and still asked Wu Sangui to drink chicken soup.

Wu Sangui was quite impatient, glanced at Chen Yuanyuan again, and said lightly: "Just put it here, you go down." ”

Chen Yuanyuan blessed Wu Sangui with a blessing and retreated.

Wu Sangui suddenly had the idea of surrendering to the National Defense Force at the moment when Chen Yuanyuan retreated, and the thought could no longer be stopped, and Wu Sangui began to think backwards towards this line of thought.

Wu Sangui knew that he was at the top of the list of traitors in the National Defense Army, and he also knew that it was precisely because he led the Qing soldiers into the customs that the Qing soldiers occupied most of China.

The Wehrmacht valued their "merits" in leading the Qing soldiers into the customs so much, but the Manchu court, which benefited the most, was wary of itself in every way, which made Wu Sangui feel that what he had done was extremely worthless.

The question now is whether the Wehrmacht can accept its surrender, and how the Wehrmacht will treat itself after surrendering, and if they do the same as Sun Zhiqi, then they will choose a dead end.

While Wu Sangui was thinking wildly, the soldiers came over to report that the deputy commander Leng Yundeng had arrived.

"Marshal, the Wehrmacht has come to Texas, how do we behave, please make a decision as soon as possible!" As soon as Leng Yundeng entered the door, he said eagerly to Wu Sangui.

After the Wehrmacht captured Pingyuan County, it marched towards Dezhou, but it was not unexpected by Wu Sangui, and after listening to Leng Yundeng's words, he just casually beckoned Leng Yundeng to sit down.

"Marshal, today I asked the general who fled back from the plains, the Wehrmacht is now using all the new artillery, and it can't be defended at all, the 24,000 people in Pingyuan County haven't even been there for half an hour, and it seems that our Texas can't hold it."

After Leng Yundeng sat down, he began to report to Wu Sangui what he had learned.

"Alas, if you can't keep it, you have to keep it, where else can we run? What's more, there are still Mangtai people in the city staring at it. Wu Sangui glanced at Leng Yundeng helplessly, sighed and said.

"Marshal, our foundation can't withstand a few bombardments from the Wehrmacht. Marshal, you have to find a way out for Guan Ningjun. Leng Yundeng looked at the disheartened Wu Sangui, thinking that you can't go on like this, the Wehrmacht has already arrived at the door, and when the time comes, people don't care about this, and a few cannons are coming towards the city. The loss of Texas City was only in the blink of an eye.

Hearing Leng Yundeng mention Guan Ningjun, Wu Sangui had mixed feelings in his heart, thinking that Guan Ningjun was synonymous with a strong army and an important force for all parties to woo, and it was only a few years later, Guan Ningjun turned out to be the meat on people's chopping boards?

Wu Sangui suddenly wanted to meet the governor of Nanjing, who had changed all this, and it was precisely because of this person's appearance under the city of Yangzhou that everything began to change.

Seeing that Wu Sangui didn't speak, Leng Yundeng was a little anxious. Relying on himself to follow Wu Sangui very early, and he can be regarded as Wu Sangui's henchman, he had the courage to stand up and hug his fist at Wu Sangui and said: "Marshal, let's just vote for the National Defense Army, I don't think the imperial court plans to take care of our Guanning Army." ”

"Oh? How to vote? Don't you know that the Wehrmacht has included me Wu in the list of big traitors? If I, Wu Sangui, surrender, surrender, do you dare to guarantee that the Wehrmacht will not cut off my head? Wu Sangui pretended to be dissatisfied and glanced at Leng Yundeng, and said coldly.

"Great. I think you're overthinking, and the Admiral doesn't think the Wehrmacht will do that. Besides, even if we want to vote, we have to negotiate with them on terms. ”

When Leng Yundeng heard this, cold sweat began to appear on his forehead, he thought that Wu Sangui was really angry, he was like this when Wu Sangui was really angry before, he didn't know that Wu Sangui was pretending to be today.

"Who can talk to the Wehrmacht? Do you go or do I go? Wu Sangui continued to say coldly.

"I don't dare to work in this matter. The last general is willing to go. Leng Yundeng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, bowed down and said to Wu Sangui.

"Okay, you go to the National Defense Force in person to talk, I, Wu, know that I am worthy of the Ming Dynasty, and I don't expect to continue to lead the troops like Li Benshen. I only hope that the Metropolitan Governor can give me a way to live, so that Wu can survive this remnant of my life safely, as for the Guanning Army, whether the National Defense Force is willing to reorganize or send home, as long as it can give the brothers a way to live. ”

Wu Sangui pretended to be for a long time, waiting for Leng Yundeng's words, and he also knew that if he sent someone over to talk about Toucheng, the national defense army would definitely feel that he Wu Sangui's sincerity was insufficient, and now let the deputy commander go in person, which is enough to express his Wu Sangui's sincerity.

Leng Yundeng reacted instantly, it turned out that the marshal wanted to let him talk to the National Defense Army, but he was unwilling to say it, he only let himself be the wronged leader, and when the time came, the negotiation could not be achieved or the Manchu court would know, the responsibility was his own, but he Wu Sangui could stay out of the matter.

Luo Jian and the Seventh Division set up camp five kilometers away from Dezhou City, and felt that it was not difficult for Luo Jian to capture Dezhou City, the forty-eight new artillery pieces of the Seventh Division were not vegetarians, not to mention that there were demomen who were ready to blast.

Luo Jian, Wang Qiang and others were thinking about street fighting after entering Dezhou City, the Seventh Division did not have special training in street fighting, and how to minimize the casualties of the troops in the case of mixed soldiers and civilians in the city was a headache for Luo Jian and Wang Qiang.

The Seventh Division is not equipped with armor, and now the Seventh Division is talking about the rapid mobility of the troops, how a suit of armor allows the troops to move quickly, and I have never seen the troops of later generations in another time and space equipped with armor.

There is no armor in the field battle is not a big problem, relying on strong long-range firepower, the Qing soldiers can not get close at all, and the casualties will not be large, but this is not the case in street battles, a fire gun and a bow and arrow are enough to kill, if the Qing soldiers are dispersed in large numbers to the people's houses, the use of fire guns and bows and arrows can cause heavy casualties to the seventh division.

However, Luo Jian thought for a while and laughed himself, the Seventh Division did not receive special training in street fighting, so how could the Qing soldiers have received these trainings? Besides, once the city is broken, where can the Qing soldiers still organize decent street battles? The tragic battle in the city like Yizhou was caused by the special situation, and not all Qing soldiers could organize such a stubborn resistance.

While a few people were discussing in the command tent, a staff officer came in and reported that the Qing soldiers in Texas had sent someone.

When he learned that it was Wu Sangui, the deputy commander of Guan Ningjun, Luo Jian was a little surprised. Wu Sangui has always been a hardcore traitor in Luo Jian's mind, Luo Jian didn't expect Wu Sangui to send someone to discuss the matter of surrendering to Cheng today.

Luo Jian did not go to see Leng Yundeng in person, but asked Huang Degong to touch Wu Sangui's hole cards. After Huang Degong left, Luo Jian sat on the folding chair and thought about it. (To be continued.) )