On November 19 of the first year of Longwu, Fulu Town, which was under the jurisdiction of Hechiwei in Qingyuan Prefecture, Guangxi, was almost all burned down, and the town became a white land.

Not to mention the peculiar costumes of these soldiers, many of them exposed their foreheads with inches of long and short hair are even more incompatible with the local Ming people, and the original braids on the back of their heads have been cut off, and many people can only put their long hair in helmets and fur hats, which looks nondescript and strange.

Fulu Town is just an inconspicuous town under the jurisdiction of Qingyuan Mansion, but now, it is a gathering of nearly 40,000 soldiers and horses, and the whole city has become chickens and dogs, these soldiers who came from afar, dressed strangely with all kinds of strange accents, after entering the city, they dispersed, holding various weapons to break into the homes of the people in the city, and when they saw something to eat, they rushed to it as if they were not dying, but they were not interested in gold, silver and jewelry and other things.

At noon, the soldiers were ordered to begin to withdraw from the city in batches, and a team of more than 1,000 elite cavalry slowly entered the city, among which the red-striped Daxu with the words "King of Pingxi" was very eye-catching.

Compared with before, Wu Sangui was a lot haggard, from Fujian to Jiangxi, and then from Jiangxi to Guangxi, during which he traveled thousands of miles away, the original 100,000 people, in Jiangxi and Yuan Jixian's bloody battles, in the end, although Yuan Jixian was forced to commit suicide, but the Wu army also suffered heavy casualties. Moreover, there was Zhang Mingzhen's army behind him, following unhurriedly, attacking one or two from time to time, so that the entire Wu army was always shrouded in panic.

Since entering Jiangxi, Fang Guangchen has been infected with the epidemic, although there is no major problem, but his body is very weak. So he remained in the carriage and was cared for by several personal entourages and two military doctors.

After entering the city, Wu Sangui reined in his war horse in front of the dilapidated City God Temple, and looked at the statue of the god inside from a distance through the gate in a daze. At this time, the carriage also stopped. Fang Guangchen ordered someone to lift the curtain and get out of the car with the help of the servant.

"Tingxian, the rain hasn't stopped yet, don't be contaminated with the cold!" Wu Sangui came back to his senses and couldn't help but sigh with disgust.

Fang Guangchen arched his hand gratefully, "Let the prince worry, the student's body and bones have improved a lot, and he must come out to breathe, the weather in Guangxi is very humid." If you have to stay in the car again, the whole person will be moldy! ”

Wu Sangui rarely showed a smile on his face. It has been more than two months since he entered Guangxi, and during this period, he also had contact with the soldiers and horses of the Yongli Emperor Zhu Youlang and the Governor Qu Shiyun who were entrenched in Guangxi. Zhu Youlang and Qu Shiyun maintained a high vigilance posture for Wu Sangui's entry into Guangxi, and in private, Zhu Youlang also sent a messenger to appease Wu Sangui.

But Wu Sangui is not a fool. Although the news was cut off, he could already see from his eyes that the world was already under the control of the Longwu Imperial Court. In other words, they are all in the palm of Zhu Ping'an's hands. Zhu Youlang seized Guangxi. The Longwu Imperial Court will definitely not wait to ignore it, sooner or later it will send a large army to clean it up, and Wu Sangui will not tie himself to a broken ship that is about to sink. What he has to do now is to seize a piece of territory and accumulate a certain scale of soldiers and horses and foundation, in exchange for the same level of profits. In other words, he had to do his best to raise the chips in his hand in exchange for Zhu Ping'an's appeasement.

Half a month ago, the main forces of the Wu army and Zhu Youlang fought a big battle in Liuzhou, and the local soldiers and horses put together by Zhu Youlang and Qu Shiyun were not the opponents of the Wu army at all. The 80,000-strong army was crushed at the first touch, and the corpses were all over the field, and Zhu Youlang and Qu Shiyun retreated westward. Wu Sangui didn't plan to catch up, but just wanted to get out of Jiangxi as soon as possible, get rid of Zhang Mingzhen behind him and the Chang Shengjun in Guangdong, and enter Yungui to take refuge for a while.

However, news came out in the countryside at the right time, saying that Wu Sangui planned to entrench in Jiangxi for a long time, and he would make every effort to strangle the Yongli Imperial Court, as a capital for promotion, in exchange for the recognition and recruitment of the Longwu Imperial Court. In this way, Zhu Youlang and others couldn't help but be terrified, and in order to protect themselves, they tried their best to resist the Wu army, but Wu Sangui had to fall into the dilemma of struggling every step forward.

"These days, this king also thinks a lot, and there is always a feeling of being calculated, it seems that since we decided to enter Jiangxi, we have always struggled in a game, but we can't break free!"

Wu Sangui and Fang Guangchen ordered their relatives to disperse everywhere, and the two slowly walked into the City God Temple. When Wu Sangui said this, Fang Guangchen suddenly smiled bitterly.

"Don't hide it from the prince, so do the students!" Fang Guangchen replied: "Don't say anything else, just say that when we were surrounded on all sides in Fujian, Zhang Mingzhen was reluctant to launch a general attack, and these days, he has always been behind us, even in the bloody battle of Liuzhou, he was only a hundred miles away from our army, but he has never attacked the rear flank of our army. Among them, there are many articles! ”

Wu Sangui sighed, "Let me wait to enter Jiangxi, first destroy Yuan Jixian's department, and then come to Guangxi, and then entangle with Zhu Youlang, Zhu Ping'an is really a good calculation!" ”

Speaking of this, Wu Sangui couldn't help but think of the only few fights with Zhu Ping'an, and a thick chill suddenly appeared in his vest.

"Drive the tiger and devour the wolf!" Fang Guangchen smacked his lips and couldn't help but feel stunned, "We are already in it!" It's just that I don't know, after the wolf is killed, what will he do with this tiger? ”

The two looked at each other and sighed at the same time. At this time, the return of the released Tanma had already received definite news that Yang Tinglin, after eliminating the Qing army Azig in Shanxi, had turned around and came to the southwest, from Hanzhong to the Sichuan line. After Zhang Xianzhong was killed, Sun Kewang, Ai Nengqi, and Liu Wenxiu returned to the Ming court, and they were already under the command of Wang Yingxiong, the governor of Yungui, and assisted Yang Tinglin's army to encircle and suppress Hong Chengchou, Li Guohan, Bayan and other main forces of the Qing army in Sichuan.

This news made Wu Sangui and the others stunned. However, in just half a year, the hundreds of thousands of Eight Banners Qing army that went south that day were wiped out in an instant, and now even Hong Chengchou is difficult to protect himself, if Sichuan is captured by the Ming army, then even if it is in Yungui, it may not be able to protect itself!

Before Wu Sangui could come to his senses, Xia Guoxiang and Qin Guanglian had already run in out of breath, "Lord Wang, Lord Wang, great joy!" ”

"Where does the joy come from?"

"Lord Qiyu, I just learned that Qu Shiyun had been killed in the head of Fulu Town, and the Yongli Imperial Court was in the town, and we didn't escape a single one!"

Wu Sangui was stunned for a moment, and suddenly became angry, and kicked Xia Guoxiang to the ground with a flying kick. "Confused! At this time, I caught Zhu Youlang, didn't I find a hot potato and hold it in the palm of my hand! ”

Fang Guangchen's face was black, silent, his eyes squinted, and he saw Luo Rucai and Ji Jue also walking in after him, and a wave of anger suddenly surged in his heart, and the two of them scolded him: "Lord Wang, these two traitors put me in a desperate situation, they are clearly the meticulous work sent to the army by the Longwu Imperial Court, the students are brave, please kill these two thieves quickly!" ”

Luo Rucai and Ji Si had just entered the hospital, and before they could figure out what was going on, they heard Fang Guangchen gritting his teeth and asking for help to kill him, and they were immediately startled, and the two quickly knelt down in front of Wu Sangui.

Although Wu Sangui was angry, he had not lost his mind. The Wu army's capture of Yongli Emperor Zhu Youlang really can't be regarded as a war feat. It has added countless troubles, Zhu Youlang openly betrayed the Longwu court and established himself as the emperor, Zhu Yujian and Zhu Ping'an's father and son naturally would not let him go, but now it is in his own hands, but it is a dilemma for Wu Sangui.

Suddenly, Wu Sangui's mind was clear, and he understood Zhu Ping'an's intentions. From the beginning of letting go of the Wu army in Fujian, Zhu Ping'an took great pains to force himself to fight a decisive battle with Yuan Jixian, and swept away the feudal towns of the divided side with the help of the Wu army. After Guangxi, the Yongli court has always been a big trouble for Zhu Ping'an's father and son, Zhu Ping'an cherishes his feathers and refuses to bear the infamy of killing his relatives, but he leaves this drudgery to himself. Now, Wu Jun has interception in front of him and chasing soldiers in the back, Zhu Ping'an put on this posture, which is to let Wu Sangui make a choice, where to go, just in a thought.

No matter what kind of situation he will face in the future, now, facing Zhu Youlang, Wu Sangui must make a choice.

All of a sudden, Wu Sangui had a splitting headache, and his whole head seemed to burst open.

The people around looked at Wu Sangui's hideous expression, and they were so frightened that they didn't dare to speak, even Xia Guoxiang, who was kicked, got up from the ground neatly and quietly hid aside.

finally calmed down slowly, and saw Luo Rucai and Ji Jue who were kneeling on the ground with pale faces and sweating heavy armor, Wu Sangui waved his hand tiredly, "I can't complain about you two, I, Wu Sangui, have already had no way out, and only by obeying the mercy of that person can I live until now, now, the trouble I caused by myself will be solved by myself!" ”

Fang Guangchen's eyes were red, "Lord Wang......!" ”

Wu Sangui waved his hand, "Ting Xian doesn't need to say much, you and I have no way out, and now there is only one way to live!" ”

Wu Sangui turned to Xia Guoxiang and Qin Guanglian, "Where is Zhang Mingzhen's army now?" ”

"According to the report of the Tanma, the vanguard has arrived in Luocheng in the east, and it is only more than two hundred miles!" Qin Guanglian hurriedly replied.

"Very good!" After making a decision, Wu Sangui was relieved, "Don't delay any longer, you and Ting Xian will immediately set off for Luocheng, take my golden seal and talisman, be sure to see Zhang Mingzhen himself, tell him that I, Wu Sangui, am willing to surrender, and ask him to make a statement to His Majesty Emperor Longwu and King Rui on his behalf, and forgive me tens of thousands of generals!" ”

"Lord Wang......!" The crowd immediately shouted.

Wu Sangui waved his hand, "I have made up my mind, there is no need to say more!" It's a big deal that I will return this life to Zhu Ping'an, you will fight with me for half your life, and there is no need to die in this barren land. When the time comes, if the court has a grace to come down, you will return to your homeland in Liaodong and be a common man who has no quarrel with the world! ”

After speaking, Wu Sangui turned around and said to his own soldiers: "Bring a bow!" ”

The soldiers handed over a hard bow, and Wu Sangui anxiously asked Xia Guoxiang, "Where are Zhu Youlang and his son imprisoned now, take this king forward!" (To be continued......)