Chapter Forty-Eight: The Battle of the Mountain Pass
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"Father-in-law Kou, you and Uncle Zhongyong together to protect the prince out of Beijing, and have made immortal achievements, but it doesn't seem appropriate to slander Uncle Zhongyong in front of this commander!"
"The big handsome doesn't know, Gu Zhenhua, this guy has wolf ambitions, when he was in the capital, he killed Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Chengguo, and after leaving the city, he hijacked the prince and flew high. His loyal and brave uncle was still sealed by the prince of our family, but he actually divided all the guards in the palace, weakened the ** feather, and had sinister intentions. ”
The creature of eunuchs is indeed a little distorted, it was Kou Gui who killed Zhu Chunchen at the beginning, and when he went out of the city, he begged Gu Zhenhua to bring them out.
But in the blink of an eye, this guy buckled the basin on Gu Zhenhua's head, and his face was not red and his heart was not beating. In the final analysis, after Kou Gui left the city, he was marginalized, especially after Gu Zhenhua mixed the troops, he was completely reduced to a miscellaneous person. In the Guanning Army, Gu Zhenhua was highly respected, but he was not cared for.
In Kou Gui's opinion, he is also a hero who protects the crown prince, why is he looked down upon, and all his anger is transferred to Gu Zhenhua.
Wu Sangui frowned, and said coldly: "Father-in-law Kou, this marshal's military affairs are urgent, you should talk to Uncle Zhongyong about these things, send off guests!" ”
When Kou Gui heard this, he was dumbfounded, where did he dare to talk to Gu Zhenhua, isn't that looking for death. He also saw that Wu Sangui didn't care about these things at all. The two soldiers had already rushed up, grabbed Kou Gui's arm, and were about to drag him outside.
"Handsome, and slow, Gu Zhenhua plundered a large number of gold and silver treasures in the capital, which amounted to millions of taels, all of which were hidden by him."
As soon as he heard the silver, Wu Sangui's heart was immediately moved, he happened to be short of money.
"Bring him here!"
Kou Gui came to Wu Sangui again, and said shyly: "Wu Dashuai, there were countless noble officials who fled in the capital at that time, and when Gu Zhenhua rushed out of the capital, he looted dozens of carriages and all kinds of gold and silver treasures, which were converted to at least two million or more!" ”
"Ahh
When Wu Sangui heard this number, he was also taken aback, this money was almost half a year's consumption of Guan Ningjun. Wu Sangui, who was worried about the money, suddenly revealed a greedy gaze.
"What you say is true?"
"It's true, Gu Zhenhua asked his sworn brother to hide all the treasures."
Wu Sangui turned around twice on the ground before he looked at Li Jibo, who was sitting safely, and hurriedly asked, "Teacher, what do you think you should do?" ”
Li Jibo remained silent, put the teacup on the table, and said slowly: "Uncle Chang, money is money when you get it, otherwise it is a cake." ”
"That's right, the teacher is high!" Wu Sangui turned his head to stare at Kou Gui again: "Where is Gu Zhenhua hiding the treasure?" ”
"Shunyi." Kou Gui said without hesitation: "There are more than 300 people out of the city, and they are divided in Shunyi. ”
Li Jibo smiled slightly: "Shunyi is under the nose of the capital, and the army of King Chuang has already been killed, and within ten days, it will be able to kill Shanhaiguan." Uncle Chang, are you sure that you will cross the army of King Chuang and transport back hundreds of thousands of catties of things? ”
"Nope!" Wu Sangui couldn't help but shake his head.
"Let's think about the battle situation in front of you, if you can withstand Li Zicheng, you have everything, you can't stand it, every qiē will be in vain, just two million taels of silver, it shouldn't be put in your heart as the commander of the three armies."
When Wu Sangui heard this, he also thought so, and respectfully gave Li Jibo a salute: "Thank you for your teacher's guidance, Sangui has been taught!" ”
"Come on, take this old gelding down!"
Several soldiers couldn't help but say something, and dragged Kou Gui down, and Wu Sangui called another henchman: "You go and sue Guo Yunlong, and keep an eye on Gu Zhenhua, this guy even has a hand with Ben Shuai, and I promise to make him look good in the future!" ”
Looking at Wu Sangui's arrangement, Li Jibo said nothing, but he secretly said in his heart: Gu Zhenhua, Gu Zhenhua, if the old man hadn't come over, your kid would be in danger!
"Teacher, Shanhaiguan is short of food and salary, and people's hearts are fluctuating, it is really difficult to fight against Li Zicheng, according to Sangui's opinion, I'm afraid, I'm afraid it's ......."
"I'm afraid I'm going to ask the Manchus for help, right?"
Wu Sangui felt a little guilty, but still nodded: "Sangui knows that Senior Brother Li Xu was injured in the hands of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and there is a deep hatred in the sea of blood, but there is really no other choice at the moment. ”
Li Jibo's thin face did not have any expression, and he said slowly after a while: "Uncle Chang, the Manchu wolf is ambitious, cooperate with them, but be careful!" ”
"Sangui understands that now that the prince is in my hands, I can just ask the Manchu Qing for help and borrow a teacher to suppress bandits. If it succeeds, it will be rewarded with silver and land, and the two sides can be about a brotherly country. ”
"What if the Manchus are not satisfied and want more?"
"This ......" Wu Sangui was asked all of a sudden, and only reluctantly said after a while: "The matter is urgent, Sangui always wants to keep the glory and wealth of tens of thousands of brothers." ”
Li Jibo suddenly knew in his heart that Wu Sangui already had the intention of surrendering to the Manchus, which was not bad at all as he expected. If it was in the past, the old man might have reprimanded Wu Sangui and then martyred himself, but after cooperating with Gu Zhenhua, Li Jibo had more choices.
The old man smiled and said, "Uncle, you can handle the affairs of the Manchu Qing Dynasty yourself, the old man will give you an idea, which can solve the urgent need." Arrest all the gentry and wealthy merchants in the city, torture them one by one, and ask them to contribute military funds. ”
"This, I'm afraid this will affect the morale of the army!"
"Hahaha, these people are all grass on the wall, or that sentence, as long as you win, you won't be afraid of anything!"
Wu Sangui thought for a while and nodded violently: "Sangui listens to his teacher, and immediately let people arrest them." ”
The gentry were the cornerstone of Ming Dynasty society, and if you offend them, the consequences can be very severe. Li Jibo casually planted a landmine, and the old fox's skill is indeed amazing. After talking with Wu Sangui about city defense and military affairs for a while, Li Jibo took his leave.
……
Gu Zhenhua looked at the secret letter sent by Li Jibo, cold sweat broke out on his back, his clothes were soaked, and his fists were clenched unconsciously and jumped.
"Eunuchs should be killed!"
It's no wonder that Gu Zhenhua is angry, Kou Gui sold his old bottom to Wu Sangui, if the big traitor is greedy for a while, he may be arrested and cut off his head!
Before the battle of Shanhaiguan, he became a dead ghost in a daze. It seems that he ran to Wu Sangui for refuge, which is indeed reckless. But fortunately, there is an old fox to help, and Gu Zhenhua cherishes the cooperation with Li Jibo more and more. Now knowing that the less the relationship between the two people, the better, Gu Zhenhua could only express his gratitude to the old man in his reply, and wrote some food supplement recipes in detail to help Li Xuhui's body.
Time flies, and ten days have passed in a blink of an eye, and Gu Zhenhua, who was still asleep, suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves, and he hurriedly got up.
"The commander has an order, the whole army retreats into Shanhaiguan and defends the city!" The herald shouted at the top of his voice.
As soon as he heard this order, Gu Zhenhua's heart knew that the battle of Shanhaiguan had finally come. The time has finally come to decide the fate of China and its own destiny.
"Wu Sangui, Lao Tzu will let you see the power of ants!"
Gu Zhenhua silently swore in his heart that he and Li Jibo had already laid out the plan and were waiting to implement it as scheduled!
After the army had withdrawn into the city, at noon it was dusty in the distance, and a sea of people as far as the eye could see rushed in. Li Zicheng personally led 100,000 Dashun troops and finally rushed to the front of Shanhaiguan.
Gu Zhenhua also saw an army of this scale for the first time, a large area of black pressure, the sky and the earth were all stuffed, the crowd was like a tide, and Shanhaiguan was a reef in the waves, which would be swallowed by the tide at any time.
On April 21, Li Zicheng's general offensive was finally launched, and the main force of the Dashun army stormed the Shihe line, and at the same time sent men and horses back to the rear of Shanhaiguan.
For a time, Dongluo City, Xiluo City, and North Wing City were all caught in the flames of war, although the equipment of the Dashun army was not as good as the Guanning army, but that kind of crazy energy, regardless of the momentum, made the Guanning army also frightened.
In front of the Shanhai Pass, the corpses were piled up, and the sound of cannons, shouts of killing, and wails were all connected. Every moment someone fell, and the blood completely stained the ancient fortress red.
And just outside the pass, a huge team is rushing over, and it is none other than the Manchu regent Dolgon who is leading this army!
There was also a civil official by Dolgon's side, the famous Fan Wencheng.
"Regent, Wu Sangui sent his cousin Wu Sanrong over to ask for help, and let my Eight Banners warriors help him deal with Li Zicheng!"
"Hahaha, it's not difficult to deal with Li Zicheng, but you have to surrender to the Qing Dynasty first and act as a pawn for this king to enter the customs!"
Fan Wencheng also laughed: "Regent, Wu Sangui also said that the prince is in the army, and he must form an alliance with the Qing Dynasty in the name of Ming Zhengshuo!" ”
When Dolgon heard this, his brows furrowed slightly: "Master Fan, this prince is a ** annoyance, and he must not be kept!" ”
"What the regent said is that the minister has already had a way!" Fan Wencheng said, a cruel smile flowed from the corner of his mouth!