Lao Mugang and Beili Zhuangfang fought twice, and the Ming army loyal to Liu Tichun suffered great losses.

Of the more than 3,000 officers and soldiers before the war, less than 400 remain today.

Half of them were injured.

The family members who withdrew with Liu Tichun to the village house in the back were also reduced by nearly half, and there were only more than 1,500 people left.

That is to say, in addition to the more than 1,000 people brought by Wang Wu from Wujiayuanzi and Suokoudong, as well as the soldiers of the Party and the Second Department of the Tower, Liu Tichun's department has disappeared from the establishment of the Ming Army in Kuidong.

Therefore, what Wang Wuqian worked so hard to save was only a group of remnants of soldiers (family members) who had lost their ability to fight.

Not only could he not strengthen his own strength by absorbing the remnants of Liu's army, but he also had to escort them to the Yellow Lawn along the way.

The pay is completely different from the return.

To put it bluntly, these people are a burden to him.

Even the taciturn Zhao Jinzhong understood this, so after the little grandfather Liu led people to clean up the mess, he quietly walked to Wang Wu's side and said in a low voice: "Do you really want to take this group of old and weak disabled people to meet Yuan Zongdi and Hao Shaoqi?" ”

"For now, I can only send them to the Yellow Lawn first, otherwise most of those soldiers will not want to follow me."

For Zhao Jinzhong, Wang Wu had no need to hide it.

Hope was given by him, and the direction was pointed out by him, and if he did not advance in this direction, the party and the old Tajistan would inevitably abandon him.

Without the more than 2,000 old party towers, it would be difficult for him to make a difference with the strength of less than 1,000 people in his hands.

The "brigade commander" is always more effective than the "regimental commander".

After hearing this, Zhao Jinzhong shook his head and said: "If I remember correctly, you once said that only by highlighting and changing from passive to active can you have a chance of life!" ”

bluntly said that if the old and weak people like Liu Bu went to the Yellow Lawn to join Yuan and Hao, even if several parties could stay warm in the short term, they would still be in the encirclement of the Qing army.

And how many people were there in the Ming army?

A few thousand people at most.

How many people were there in the Qing army?

Two hundred thousand!

The disparity between the strength of the enemy and the enemy is too great, too great!

Besides, does the Yellow Lawn have enough food for thousands of people to hold on?

Apparently not.

Yuan Zongdi and Hao Shaoqi were forced to retreat to the Yellow Lawn, instead of taking the initiative to go.

Therefore, going to the yellow lawn is just a matter of dying early and dying late.

"The only chance now is to stand out from Niu Wancheng, otherwise,"

Zhao Jinzhong did not say it thoroughly.

What does it mean, but Wang Wu is very clear.

Before suggesting to Liu Heng to go to the Yellow Lawn first, he had already analyzed the pros and cons, and the conclusion was the same as Zhao Jinzhong's - early death and late death!

The wisest thing to do at the moment is to abandon Liu Heng's gang and lead people to "borrow" a road from Niu Wancheng, who is following behind, and rush out.

If you can't borrow it, you will kill a bloody way out!

Even if only a few hundred, or even a hundred or ten people, may not be the spark that can ignite the prairie in the future!

After all, nine years later, there will be earth-shattering war drums beating in the southwest.

If they don't rush out now, once the main force of the Sichuan Qing army commanded by Zheng Jiaolin, the governor of Sichuan, crosses the Wujiayuanzi to seal the first line of Suokoudong, they will never have a chance to escape from the western front.

Chance, last chance!

But can he really walk away?

There is no doubt that most of the party and the old Tajik will not follow him.

The only motivation for the veterans who cut their braids and mustered up the courage to fight again came from the hope that Wang Wu pointed out to them.

Even if this hope is a little ethereal and even unrealistic, it is ultimately a direction worth working for.

If this hope is extinguished by Wang Wu's own hands, how many people will follow him?

Abandoning women and children, abandoning friendly troops, we are the so-called world?

Flatbread, it's not painted like this.

Ma Sizhong and Xu Deyi will not go with him.

Because he is a descendant of Liu Tichun's old battalion.

At the beginning, it was because he wanted to win over these old Shun troops and strive to keep Liu Tichun's banner that Wang Wu decided to rescue Lao Mugang with them.

Otherwise, he would have run away a long time ago.

Liu Tichun is dead, and his son Liu Heng is still alive.

If Ma Sizhong and Xu Deyi knew that he Wang Wu had abandoned Liu Heng, what would they think of him?

Will you continue to follow him?

You don't have to guess the answer.

Even if the Zhang Tianwang brothers are hostile to Shunying, I am afraid that they will not believe in him again.

Even Wang Wu's descendants would have questions about his actions.

It's like we've already crossed the snowy mountains, so why do we have to come back!

After all, Wang Wu has always set up an image of himself not only preferring death to surrender, but also the image of a loyal minister and righteous man.

If this image collapses, it will undoubtedly be a fatal blow to Wang Wu.

Go to the Yellow Lawn, Dead.

If you don't go to the yellow lawn, it's still a dead end.

How to choose Wang Wu?

"Today I know that the world is difficult."

Wang Wu thought of Li Guo and Gao Yigong back then.

If you don't connect with Ming, you are dead, and if you don't connect with it, you will also die.

also thought of Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu.

Bao Ming is dead, not Bao Ming is still dead!

But in the end, these leaders in the Shun and Western camps all chose Baoming, and finally gave everything for this choice.

Including life.

Why?

Without it, I don't want to be a slave!

Take China as the heavy ear!

Never change your clothes and turn your back on your ancestors!

Today, Wang Wu is allowed to make a few choices!

"Let's talk about it on the Yellow Lawn."

Wang Wu sighed helplessly.

In the final analysis, it is still that he is too weak.

This game is too dangerous!

The will can unite those who are unwilling to give in, but it cannot change the overall situation.

If he wants to change the overall situation, he needs to win over more people to rush out with him.

Zhao Jinzhong was silent for a moment and asked, "Do you want to go to Xingshan Hushuai with Yuan Zongdi and Hao Shaoqi?" ”

Wang Wu nodded, if the situation on the yellow lawn was not good, he did not rule out this possibility.

Although this is jumping from one encirclement to another, after all, it can allow the remnants of the Ming army on this side of Wushan to take a breath and get a certain amount of body.

If Li Laiheng can be persuaded to break through with the strength of the whole army, he may not be able to create a miracle and open up a new situation.

He mentioned Hu Shuai to the party and the old tower department several times, and his intention was this.

After all, Li Laiheng has not yet entered a desperate situation.

This must be a place of hope for the Ming army everywhere.

"Well, since the head has been decided, I don't want to say anything."

Zhao Jinzhong was a little disappointed, but he didn't think about it because of this, he only smiled and said, "One more day is one more day." ”

After saying that, he went to deal with the prisoners.

In this battle, nearly 1,000 rebel generals and below were killed, but more than 2,000 people were captured.

It's a pity that Tian Heng, another rebel, ran away.

How to deal with the prisoners, Wang Wu had a discussion with Liu Heng, that is, 500 people were selected from them to be incorporated into the Ming army.

Liu Heng punished 200 people, and Wang Wu punished 300 people.

The rest of the people were released except for Tian and Wan Er's own soldiers, who had to be put to death, and left them to fend for themselves.

After Zhao Jinzhong left, Wang Wu suddenly felt a little lonely and powerless.

Not far away, several dolls, who were only seven or eight years old, were helping adults pick up arrows on the ground.

A little girl still has an infant child tied to her back.

Both adults and children are quietly doing what they are doing.

Is that what persistence means?

Wang Wu's gaze slowly raised, and unconsciously moved to due south.

"That gentleman should also be watching Kuidong from the seaside, right?"

Wang Wu, who had no reason, had a very sour nose and wanted to cry.

Yes, thousands of miles away on the edge of Zhoushan Island, a middle-aged man dressed in Han family clothes is overlooking the mainland with the support of Yang Guanyu, a waiter.

Sea breeze, very cold.