The French missionary Bai Jin once said in his book "The Biography of the Kangxi Emperor": "In fact, the Tatars (Manchus) in the process of conquering the Ming Empire paid almost nothing, but the Han killed each other, and the bravest of the Han people fought for the Manchurians against their own people." ”

Wu Sangui is the "most outstanding" of these so-called "bravest" Han Chinese. In fact, in the process of the Qing Dynasty's acquisition of the country, Wu Sangui contributed the most and contributed the most.

And once he abandons the moral creed, the life of his compatriots becomes a prop for his own merits in his eyes. Out of a special mentality, in the face of his compatriots, he was blacker than the Manchurians, and his methods were even more brutal. There may be a psychological truth hidden in this, that is, this kind of behavior is precisely to hide Wu Sangui's inner guilt, fear and pain.

The most effective means of dismantling the enemy is to treat the captives favorably, and there is also a famous saying, "Show no mercy to the enemy who resists, and lift up with both hands when you kneel down."

Zhu Yongxing was eager to cut Wu Sangui, Shang Kexi and others with a thousand knives, but he also knew that if they surrendered, they could greatly speed up the process of this war, save thousands of soldiers and civilians, and greatly reduce the damage. But he always felt unwilling and did not reflect justice, which was also a knot in his heart.

However, the policy of surrendering, uprising, and anyway has been formulated and promulgated, and Zhu Yongxing will not easily go back on his word, and will not easily rebel for the Ming army and for himself to build many enemies who will not surrender to the end.

The two ends of the first rat are short-sighted, just like when there was a rebellion in history, the overwhelming Wu army stood still on the south bank of the Yangtze River, so as to show the Qing court that he did not really want to rebel, thinking that he could intimidate the little emperor. Achieve the goal of "tearing the ground and striking the army".

"Wu thief is no longer the enemy of our army." After discussing with his subordinates, Zhu Yongxing decided not to chase and beat Wu Sangui for the time being.

At present, the situation in the southwest has changed greatly because of Wu Sangui's retreat, and the Guangxi battlefield has become important. And Wu Sangui retreated into Guizhou, still in a two-sided position, in the barren Guizhou Province, the Qing court controlled the money and grain. There will be no future for development either. Fighting the main enemy first, and then breaking the secondary enemy, but also taking into account the plundering and operation of Sichuan and overseas, for the time being, it will not offend the Wu army, but it is also in line with the overall interests.

Moreover, Zhu Yongxing has other intentions. The first is to win the opportunity for Shuixi to continue to survive; The second is to obtain commodities through Wu Sangui in Guizhou and make a lot of money in sea trade.

After the Qing court implemented the relocation of the coastal border, it was equivalent to a complete interruption of foreign trade. Commodities such as porcelain, silk, and tea are all sold overseas. can earn huge profits, and it is difficult for Yunnan to meet the needs,

When the whole of China becomes a closed market, and overseas countries are not allowed to enter the market, and can only obtain the goods they need through Haiphong and Saigon, how huge the profits will be, you can imagine with your feet.

"Jiangxi porcelain, Jiangnan silk. Tea ...... in the mainland," Zhu Yongxing said one by one with his fingers, "Wu thieves are trapped in money and grain." If there is such a way to make a fortune, I guess I will not refuse. Moreover, this will also be one of the prerequisites for our army not to continue the offensive. ”

Zhang Weihan listened carefully and interjected at the right time, "According to my observation, Liu Xuanchu is extremely disappointed in Wu Thief. He is more and more admiring His Highness, and it seems to be available. ”

Zhu Yongxing thought for a while and said, "You still have to be cautious and careful, and investigate more." Well, let's see how he performs in the future. There are many eyes and ears around Wu thief, and he is always good. ”

Zhang Weihan just suggested that his friendship with Liu Xuanchu was not too deep, so he didn't mention this matter again.

"Wu thief used Daniel Zhang as a scapegoat, what will Daniel Zhang do?" Since Wu Sangui's main force has been moved to Qujing, there is no need to wait until all the armies are in place to recover Kunming, Daniel Zhang only has more than 2,000 miscellaneous soldiers, and it is certainly impossible to defend Kunming, but Zhu Yongxing is still a little worried that he will jump over the wall in a hurry and do something like arson and destruction.

"One is to die with the city, and the other is to surrender anyway." After Zhang Weihan finished speaking, he felt that it was almost the same as not saying it, as a strategist, he should naturally make the most likely judgment for the Lord, rather than being ambiguous, so he added: "There are many possibilities for surrendering." After all, the soldiers he led were not descendants, the people's hearts were not aligned, and our army was pressing, even if he wanted to be loyal to the Qing court, there were subordinates who were unwilling to die in battle. ”

Will Daniel Zhang surrender? This guy who was loyal to the Qing court in history, was not co-opted by Wu Sangui, was transferred to another place under the pretext, and made great contributions to the Qing court's suppression of Wu Sangui's rebellion. Zhu Yongxing pondered for a long time and was not sure, but the arrow was on the bow, and the order to urge the army to enter Kunming had been issued, and he could only pray that the recovered Kunming was not a ruin.

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Wu Sangui, you are ruthless enough. At this time, Daniel Zhang stood at the head of Kunming City, gritting his teeth with hatred, but he was helpless. A sense of sadness hit his heart, and Daniel Zhang didn't know how he got into such a predicament.

More than 2,000 miscellaneous troops guarded Kunming and resisted tens of thousands of Ming troops surrounded from three sides, which was a matter of knowing the outcome of the road without thinking. could not defend it, and Qujing's Wu army not only would not support, but also cut off his retreat, and only then could he explain to the imperial court if he was put to death.

Of course, Daniel Zhang knew that Wu Sangui would not give him the opportunity to escape and explain the situation to the imperial court. A dead man will not speak, and if he surrenders to the Ming army, he will be a traitor, and what he says will not be accepted by the imperial court. What's more, the situation in the southwest has changed, and the imperial court still needs Wu Sangui's strength to resist the Ming army. Although he already had suspicions about Wu Sangui, he would not launch it too early before the preparations were completed, so as not to alarm Wu Sangui and make things worse.

In other words, the imperial court will definitely take a pacification policy against Wu Sangui and will not change because of Daniel Zhang. Nothing to yourself, nothing to be. Wu Sangui used himself as a scapegoat, and the court would pinch his nose and admit that the best result was that he might rehabilitate himself in the future and use a false name to buy people's hearts.

"Your Excellency." A general walked up, looking nervous, and reported: "The Ming army is less than thirty miles away from the West Gate, and the banner is the Puppet King of Jin." ”

Li Dingguo, this is to avenge the loss of land. The puppet clan gave him this honor, but it was broad-minded, or it showed that the puppet clan had grasped the overall situation, and was not worried that Li Dingguo would pose a threat to himself because of his achievements in recovering the city.

Daniel Zhang waved his hand and motioned for the general to go down, but did not give any orders. Looking at the general's expression of wanting to stop talking, as well as the back of leaving, Daniel Zhang showed a sneer. The soldiers in the city are no longer reliable, and they don't know what they think.

……………… (To be continued......)