Wu Sangui laughed: "Brother, you are really temperamental, I really like it, and I really regret it, I didn't have a deep friendship with you in the past." ”

Gao Di clenched his fists and said: "Ping Xibo looks at the last general, that is the blessing of the last general, really make friends, how can you care about sooner or later."

This time into the King of Weiqin, the court did not care about our life or death at all, 200,000 people abandoned the field house, how to settle in the Guannai, who will give the money to resettle? I can't even pay the money, and we have to abandon our wives and children and work hard, isn't this nonsense? ”

"Oh, this kind of thing, just say it to me, don't let others hear it." Wu Sangui pulled Gao Di to sit down.

Gao Di said: "I will also complain in front of you, I know that you are a gentleman, and you will never betray me."

Now let's Liaoxi Pingxi and I are soldiers and horses in the two towns, on the public, you are the uncle, I am the general, I should listen to you. In terms of selfishness, you are older, I am young, and I should listen to you. As for the ability to scheming, where do I have one-tenth of Pingxibo, only by looking at you can I preserve the wealth when this kind of edifice is about to fall. ”

Wu Sangui, who was touted by this, was extremely comfortable, he handed the poured tea to Gao Di, and said with a smile: "The two of us together are the strongest army in the Ming Dynasty, and we can advance and retreat by ourselves." This Wang Kun is not worried, let's do what you say.

I will lead the troops into the customs tomorrow and explore the reality first. ”

Gao Di said: "Uncle, although your command is strong, don't fight with the thieves." We are in the army, and we have also suffered the losses of thieves. ”

At that time, the Guanning army was once led by Zu Kuan to lead three thousand elites into the customs to suppress the thieves, although the thieves were not the opponents of the elite Guanning army, but the three thousand elites were eventually exhausted.

Wu Sangui smiled: "Thank you brother for reminding me, what I said about exploring the truth is not only about exploring the thief." ”

Gao Di immediately understood when he heard this: "I still want to talk about the reality of the court, we have 200,000 people entering the customs, the resettlement of relatives and the distribution of farms and houses, all of them have to be spoken by the court, and besides, the court will not really just have that bit of silver, try it, drag it out, and Xu can still ask for hundreds of thousands of taels." ”

Wu Sangui clapped his hands and said, "Oh, my little bit of caution has been seen through by you, brother, that's what it means." ”

Gao Di complimented him repeatedly, and said: "Ping Xibo, others are not afraid, the key is Shen Youlong of the Governor Qin Wangjun, but he knows the soldiers, and I don't know how long it will take him to call from Huaibei, and I don't know if he will command remotely, which is bad for you and me." ”

"I was about to tell my brother about this." Wu Sangui lowered his voice and said: "It was rumored that Governor Shen Youlong only commanded the army to go north in Huaibei, although the governor was diligent in the king's affairs, but it couldn't hinder us. But now it seems that this is fake news, as far as I know, the Cantonese army and the Ryukyu domain army are going north, first go to Liaoxi to join our troops, and then go together to fight. ”

"By sea?" Gaudi asked.

"Exactly. I estimate that Shen Youlong will arrive early, he is not Wang Yongji. ”

In the Ming Dynasty, whether it is a governor or a governor, they will be keen to establish their own standard battalions, called the governor and the standard, in fact, as long as the person who presides over the military affairs of one side, even if it is a general such as the commander and the general soldier, he will also establish his own standard battalion.

Because the battalion system of the Ming Dynasty was very chaotic, only with more soldiers and horses could it deter others and truly control the army.

Especially for civilian officers leading troops, the size and combat effectiveness of the standard battalion are directly related to the degree of obedience of the rest of the army to him.

Wang Yongji was not valued by Wu Sangui because of the small scale of his supervision, and he couldn't control him on weekdays, but now that Wu Sangui has become Ping Xibo, he immediately kicked him aside.

And Gao Di also understood why Wu Sangui was so wooing himself and calling him a brother, just to pinch it into a rope and deal with Shen Youlong who came from afar.

"Ping Xibo, marching by sea, it sounds like something is wrong. Is this news conclusive? Gaudi said.

"Undoubtedly, do you remember that half a month ago, I was awarded the title of Ping Xibo, you gave me a beautiful woman and a good knife, and I gave you fifty good bird guns?" Wu Sangui asked.

Gao Di nodded: "Where can I forget this?" To tell the truth, those bird guns are extremely easy to use, and the soldiers tried it, and they all said that it was good, especially the butt, with the tail on the shoulder, and the face next to it, which made it more stable to fight. ”

Wu Sangui said: "That bird gun is really good, it was sold to me by a chamber of commerce called Oriental Trading Company. They also sent my message. ”

"A trading company has a military weapon, and it knows such important news, right?" Gaudí was still skeptical.

Wu Sangui laughed and shouted, the soldiers came in, and Wu Sangui said, "Go, call Liu Li, the messenger of the Oriental Trading Company." ”

When the people went, Wu Sangui explained: "King Qin, the southern reinforcements include the Cantonese army and the Ryukyu domain army, but in fact, these are all illusions.

There were nearly 10,000 Cantonese troops, and the Ryukyu Domain Army was claimed to be 5,000, but in fact, there were only 200 real Ryukyu soldiers in it, and the rest were all hired and trained soldiers by the Oriental Trading Company to form a brigade, called the Oriental Brigade. The big shopkeeper of this trading company is named Lee Siu Kee.

It was he who helped Shen Youlong suppress thieves and train soldiers, so that there was this incident of King Qinwang of the Guangdong Army. ”

"The shopkeeper of a trading company has a lot of ability." Gaudi said.

Wu Sangui nodded: "Is it true, I'll wait until I see that Li Zhaoji in the future." But Shen Youlong's arrival in Liao is inevitable. ”

"But why did the Oriental Trading Company tell you?" Gaudi asked cautiously.

At this time, the soldiers came back but did not bring Liu Li, Wu Sangui asked, "What's the matter, what about the messenger?" ”

The soldier was full of embarrassment, and said, "The little one went to settle the messenger's house, and found the messenger drunk and unconscious, and asked the servant again, saying that the messenger had called four prostitutes last night, and tossed until this morning. ”

"Dog, how do you let him drink nonsense?" Wu Sangui reprimanded.

The soldier knelt on the ground and said, "Yes...... Uncle, you let you entertain you well, and say what you want. ”

Wu Sangui patted his head, and his heart was indeed arranged by himself, but he didn't expect Liu Li, who was the messenger, to be so profligate.

"Brother Gaodi, let's go to dinner first, and when that guy is sober, it's not too late to see him again." Wu Sangui could only arrange it like this, Gao Di said with a smile: "It's all up to the uncle's arrangement." ”

It wasn't until the evening that Liu Licai, who was full of alcohol, came to Wu Sangui and Gao Di, he smiled awkwardly and said: "I thought there was nothing to do in the past few days, but I drank a few glasses yesterday, but I can't help it." ”

Gao Di scolded and said: "In front of Ping Xibo, dare Meng Lang and kneel!" ”

Wu Sangui smiled: "Brother, it's okay, don't look at him as a Han person, he is actually not a Ming person." The Oriental Trading Company was composed of Nanyang Chinese as the backbone, and it also absorbed many people from Fujian and Guangdong.

It is said that he conquered on the island and annexed a lot of Eastern barbarians, so I don't know our etiquette. ”

Gao Di said: "Like the Dongyu, the Jurchen is not Jurchen, the Mongols are not Mongols, and it is ridiculous to call themselves Manchuria. ”

Wu Sangui nodded, feeling that it made sense, and Gao Di said: "Messenger, let me ask you, since you are serving Lord Shen, why do you want to inform Ping Xibo of the secret news, but what are your plans?" ”

Liu Li sat on the chair and said, "Where there is any plan, I just want to get out of the way." ”

"What is the total exit?" Gaudi asked.

Liu Li said: "We, the Oriental Trading Company, suppressed thieves for the imperial court, and Lord Shen allowed us to operate the Guangdong Provincial Customs and trade in and out of Guangdong. I thought that after exterminating the pirates, we would be able to sit back and enjoy wealth, but who would have thought that he would let us go north and send troops to fight for the imperial court.

It's just a matter of sending troops, no money, no food, our Eastern Brigade, more than 5,000 soldiers and horses, money, food, and ordnance, all let us handle it ourselves. Hundreds of thousands of taels of silver were scattered, and nothing was gained.

That's it, in the future, the war will cost a lot of money, the military expenses will not be reimbursed, and they will be transported all the way, and many soldiers will die of illness, and Lord Shen will not give pensions.

Doesn't that mean that the more we contribute, the greater the loss? ”

Gao Di nodded slightly: "In this way, you have betrayed Lord Shen." ”

Liu Li smiled: "Where is the betrayal, our big shopkeeper sent me, one is to send the envoy back to Beijing, and the other is to be kind to Guanning and make friends with Liao Town."

In the future, our Eastern Brigade and your army will serve together under Lord Shen, let's advance and retreat together to avoid unnecessary wars, hello, hello, everyone. ”

"That's what it was for." Gao Di bowed slightly, and he asked again: "When will Shen Du arrive, where is your big shopkeeper?" ”

Liu Li said: "It's only been a few days, maybe this matter has already been on the ship." ”

Gao Di nodded slightly, looked at Wu Sangui, Wu Sangui didn't want to ask anymore, and said to his own soldiers: "Take him down to rest, don't let him touch wine and women again in the next few days, save mistakes." ”

After Liu Li went down, Gao Di said: "Ping Xibo, do you say that we should slow down for a few days, wait for this Lord Shen." ”

"No, if Shen Yulong asks us to wait, we should take the initiative to send a message, he must want to catch us off guard." Wu Sangui said.

Gao Di nodded: "Then what do you think, how to deal with it, fight first in advance?" ”

Wu Sangui said: "I am going to send the nobles to lead 2,000 elite cavalry first, and enter the customs first, the cavalry is fast, can advance and retreat, and will not be robbed by thieves." And I will take a few more soldiers and advance to Shanhaiguan, and wait for Shen Youlong in a few days, if he arrives, the two of us will be with him.

If he doesn't see it, how about looking at the results of the nation's vanguard detection and then making a decision? ”

Gao Di thought for a while, and his face was full of flattery: "I don't think it's so thoughtful, I listen to Ping Xibo's orders." If you have any sends, let me know in advance, and I will naturally fully cooperate. ”

Wu Sangui waved his hand again and again: "Where do I have any orders, I just think that since ancient times, the commander likes to see the discord between his subordinates and generals, so it is easy to use." Shen Youlong can arrive early, but his Cantonese army may not be able to arrive early, and when the time comes, in order to make you and me obedient, it will definitely be provoked. ”

Gao Di smiled: "I have a way to do this." ”

Wu Sangui said: "What way? ”

Gao Di rubbed his hands, and Wu Sangui also understood that he wanted money.

Wu Sangui said: "Maybe this trick doesn't work completely, and when the time comes, let the people below make a fuss together, and let him know that it is powerful."

But after all, he has a Cantonese army in hand, so don't tear his face. ”

Gao Di said: "Don't worry, even if you tear your face, it's up to me, we have a red face and a white face, and we can't help him with a governor." ”

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