At the end of Ming Dynasty: I, Sun Kewang!Desperate comeback!

In December, after half a year of marching, Wu Sangui finally led the mighty army back to Kunming.

Although this military operation delayed too much time, it successfully brought back Yongli.

And basically wiped out the military power in western Yunnan, and recruited tens of thousands of soldiers and horses from the Western Camp.

"Teacher, the emperor has finally returned to the country. Not only have students gained tens of thousands of powerful soldiers, but also with the emperor in his hands, as long as we raise troops, Qi Sansheng, Liao Yu, Zhu Yangen, Nasong and others will also come to help."

Wu Sangui said excitedly: "Gao Cheng'en, Hao Chengyi, and Wang Youde from Sichuan, and Li Benzhen, Zheng Jiaolin, and Zhang Dayuan from Guizhou will also respond to the students. In this way, the students can get tens of thousands more soldiers and horses, and they can compete in the world!"

Hong Chengchou nodded slightly when he heard this.

At this time, Qi Sansheng and others were still wandering between Wu Sangui and Li Dingguo.

They neither dared to join forces with Li Dingguo nor surrendered to Wu Sangui.

However, as long as Wu Sangui raised the banner of resisting the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty, these soldiers and horses would naturally be able to be used by him.

In Yunnan except Qi Sansheng and others.

There is also a larger Ming army.

After the Qing army entered Yunnan, Nasong of Yuanjiang Prefecture raised his troops to rebel against the Qing Dynasty. Yanyan Bo Zhu Yangen and General Soldier Gao Yingfeng responded.

Xu Mingchen, the commander-in-chief of Shiping, and chieftain Long Pengchan came to help.

This Ming army has more than 10,000 chieftains and more than 7,000 regular Ming troops.

Although it is slightly less powerful than Qi Sansheng and others, it is still considered a considerable force.

The soldiers and horses of Qi Sansheng and others are even more elite. Qi Sansheng alone has more than 7,900 elite soldiers in Xiying.

Historically, after surrendering to the Qing Dynasty, Qi Sansheng's troops were said to be the best among all the camps in southern Yunnan.

Even Kang Mazi "heard a lot about Sanshengyong" and asked the canonized envoy to meet him so that he could return to Beijing to talk about him.

If Qi Sansheng hadn't died early, he would have been very successful during the San Francisco period.

Wu Sangui originally had 50,000 or 60,000 troops, but now he has recruited Ma Bao, Ma Weixing, Ma Zide, Yang Wu, Wu Zisheng and others, and has more than 40,000 troops.

Its total strength has exceeded 100,000.

After raising the banner of resisting the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty, we can get another 30,000 to 40,000 troops in Yunnan alone.

In addition to the more than 30,000 elite green battalion soldiers in Guizhou by Zheng Jiaolin and others, and the troops and horses of the Shu vassal that Gao Chengen and others stayed in Sichuan.

This army can indeed affect the overall situation of the world.

At least these hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers and generals can not only put great pressure on the Manchus at this moment, but also pose a huge threat to the Guangdong, Guangxi and Hunan controlled by Sun Kewang.

"Uncle Zhang, now that the emperor is in your hands, the justice of the world is already in your hands."

Hong Chengchou said slowly: "It's just that it's a little late for you to raise troops now."

"Sun Kewang has already occupied Jiangnan and has achieved great success, but you are still in Yunnan and have lost the opportunity."

Wu Sangui frowned when he heard this. Sun Kewang's movements were too fast.

Originally, he thought that Wuchang, a strong city, had been operated by the Qing Dynasty for several months, including important towns such as Jiujiang and Anqing.

Sun Kewang would not be able to reach Nanjing or Jiangnan for a year and a half if he kept chewing it.

Who would have thought that the leader of the country directly adopted the island hopping tactic, after defeating the Wuchang Navy and taking control of the water in the Yangtze River.

Directly abandon important towns such as Wuchang, Jiujiang, and Anqing, and rush to Nanjing thousands of miles away.

This move not only surprised the Qing Dynasty, but also Wu Sangui and Hong Chengchou, and even the people of the world.

"Sun Kewang is definitely not a thing in the pool. He has already established his power."

Hong Chengchou said seriously: "Now, Uncle Chang, your biggest opponent is not the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but Sun Kewang."

Wu Sangui nodded solemnly. Between the old Siberian tiger with broken limbs and declining body and the increasingly powerful, young and strong southwestern elephant with claws and teeth, it was obvious who was more threatening.

Compared with the Manchus, Sun Kewang, who has risen strongly, has become increasingly the target of public criticism.

After all, a man who can raise a field army of 200,000 people in Yunnan and Guizhou can also organize and train an army of 100,000 people in Guangxi in just one year.

Now that we have entered Jiangnan, there is no need to say more about its prospects.

"What does the teacher mean by asking the students to give up the Northern Expedition and switch to the Eastern Expedition?" Wu Sangui asked.

Hearing this, Hong Chengchou smiled bitterly and said: "Uncle Chang, the teacher's original plan was to take advantage of the Battle of Baoqing to have you raise the flag of rebellion in Yunnan, collect all the troops from the southwest, and completely destroy Doni's army."

"In this way, we will have hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers and generals, and have the power to completely destroy the Eight Banners, and then establish a bright office to control the great justice of the world."

"Although the Manchu Qing Dynasty is already a sick tiger, it still has its power and power."

"When the Manchus and Sun Kewang are fighting for the south of the Yangtze River, Chang Bo can take advantage of the situation and go north to seize Shaanxi and Gansu in one fell swoop, taking the lead and regaining Beijing."

"Gain the highest prestige among people in the world."

"Even if Sun Kewang captures Nanjing by then, Uncle Chang can lead hundreds of thousands of northern frontier troops in one go and go south to fight decisively with them."

"But in order to bring back the eldest son and welcome back the emperor, you have lost the advantage of being first."

"And Sun Kewang was very quick with his troops. He rushed thousands of miles to capture Nanjing and seize the south of the Yangtze River."

"At this time, the power of the world is already in Sun Bui's hands!"

Hong Chengchou sighed and said: "If you were in the north now, you would probably fight with the Manchu and Qing tigers, and you would only get an advantage over Sun Kewang!"

Half a year has passed, and the general trend of the world has completely changed.

Now everyone can see that the strongest person in the world is no longer Manqing but Sun Kewang.

Therefore, Hong Chengchou's strategy has vaguely changed.

Wu Sangui's eyes narrowed when he saw this. What Hong Chengchou said was very reasonable.

Sun Kewang controlled Guangdong, Guangxi and Hunan, and now he has captured Jiangnan.

It is estimated that Jiangxi, Zhejiang and other places may have fallen into his hands by now.

Compared with the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, which suffered heavy losses from the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia, leaving only the northern provinces.

Undoubtedly, Sun Kewang is more threatening.

However, it would be very difficult for Wu Sangui to carry out the Eastern Expedition instead of the Northern Expedition.

"Teacher, there are already 100,000 soldiers under the students' command, but the troops at our headquarters are only 30,000 or 40,000."

"The rest are green battalions and surrendered troops."

"And the 100,000 Ming troops in the southwest are all old people from Xiying."

"If we don't go to the north to conquer the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but instead go to the east to conquer Sun Kewang, I'm afraid even the troops from the western camp will be unwilling to contribute!" Wu Sangui sighed.

Indeed, Sun Kewang's current strength has surpassed that of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, and his future is far from comparable to that of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties.

However, if the army under Wu Sangui fails to attack Sun but not Man, I am afraid that it will be dispersed before the battle begins.

People like Hu Guozhu and Xia Guoxiang naturally have no objections.

But the surrender of troops and generals in Xiying is not certain.

You must know that with Sun Kewang's transfer and Li Dingguo's ghost-level operations.

Sun Kewang's prestige in Xiying has been at its peak with the support of his peers.

The Xiying troops who had suffered so much under Wu Sangui all remembered the good deeds of their former ruler.

If we take such a troop to attack Sun Kewang, how many people from top to bottom will be willing to contribute!

Not to mention the various people who have not yet been compiled. Zheng Jiaolin and others in Guizhou were okay, but Qi Sansheng and others were Sun Kewang's old subordinates, and they had indeed fought against Sun Kewang before under the call of Yongli and Li Dingguo.

But after suffering a lot, they were asked to follow Wu Sangui to fight Sun Kewang, and they would fight with each other again.

This, this, this...how can this be done!

These Xiying soldiers and horses followed Wu Sangui to fight against the Qing Dynasty. Once Wu Sangui failed to resist the Qing Dynasty, people's hearts would be scattered!

And once the hearts of the people are scattered, how can we lead this team?

You can't be like Li Dingguo who counted on his 30,000 Jin soldiers.

Wu Sangui only relied on his 30,000 yuan to defeat Sun Kewang, right?

There are also Gao Chengen, Wang Youde and others from Sichuan. Most of them are the old troops of Sun Kewang and Liu Wenxiu.

If Wu Sangui went north to fight against the Qing Dynasty, Gao Chengen and others would naturally contribute troops and horses, open warehouses, and use Liu Wenxiu's leftover grain to fund the Wu army's northern expedition.

But if they choose the Eastern Expedition, will people like Gao Chengen still ignore Wu Sangui?

Help Tianzi's number one traitor to beat up his old leader.

Did people like Gao Chengen have water in their heads, or were they kicked by donkeys?

It would be fine if Sun Kewang wanted to kill and seize his old subordinates.

Qi Sansheng, Ma Bao and others might still contribute to avoid being liquidated.

But Sun Guozhu really has nothing to say to the old brother Xiying.

Bai Wenxuan, a person like Bai Wenxuan who rebelled and then surrendered, surrendered and then rebelled, was merciful and gave him another chance.

Di Sanpin, Li Rubi, Wang Hui, Ta Xince, Chen Jian, Ai Chengye, Yang Wei, Xu Fengxiang and other old troops came to join the army.

Sun Guozhu ignored the previous grudges and entrusted them with important tasks and granted each of them a town of soldiers and horses.

With the precedents of Bai Wenxuan and these people.

Are these soldiers and generals from the Western Camp still afraid of Sun Kewang's liquidation?

Gao Chengen and other old Shu generals looked at the treatment of people like Chen Jian, and then looked at the precedent of Bai Wenxuan.

In front of Sun Guozhu, who has never purged any of the old Xiying brothers, he might as well just kneel down!

If they hadn't been cut off in places like Jianchang and Yazhou, they would probably have gathered troops and defected to Lord Sun.

If Wu Sangui goes east to conquer Chiang Kai-shek, oh no, he goes east to attack Sun Yat-sen University.

The 100,000-strong Western Army was estimated to have deployed two muskets before the battle. Wu Sangui was considered worthy of not defecting immediately!

Although Sun Guozhu's benevolence towards the women of his old brothers in Xiying has deceived him in Jiaoshui.

But now, it has become a huge threat to Wu Sangui.

Although going north to fight against the Qing Dynasty is no longer the best option, it is difficult to conquer Sun Yat-sen in the east.

With Xiying's troops surrendering now, Wu Sangui would be in trouble immediately if he didn't resist the Qing Dynasty.

Even if we only lead the old army and the green camp troops to the east, maybe the troops from the west camp who surrender will cause chaos in Yunnan and Guizhou.

"Uncle, it is precisely because of this that the teacher is worried."

Hong Chengchou let out a long sigh and said: "Now Sun Kewang's strength is the best in the world. If you lead the army to the east and the Manchu Qing raises its troops to go south, there is still a chance to kill him."

"But not only will the troops and generals be unwilling to surrender, but even if you capture Hunan and Guangdong and Guangxi, once the Manchu Qing regains control of Jiangnan, not only will we be stabbed in the back by the world, but it will also make the Manchu Qing powerful again. .”

"But if it is the Northern Expedition, I am afraid that Sun Ke will be able to stabilize his position in the south of the Yangtze River. With his ability, there will be a steady stream of troops."

"By then, even if you capture Beijing, the chance of eventual defeat is still very high."

"So it's difficult, it's difficult."

Seeing Hong Chengchou sighing, Wu Sangui felt vaguely regretful in his heart.

If he had directly raised his troops to destroy Donnie half a year ago, and led his troops to the northern expedition quickly.

Considering that he had been guarding Hanzhong for ten years, his disciples and old troops were all over Shaanxi and Gansu.

Once this happens, he will lead an army of 100,000 tigers and wolves to the north, penetrate the Qinling Mountains and Hanzhong in one fell swoop, and occupy the northwest land. It is a sure thing.

But even after this half-year delay, not only did Obai reorganize tens of thousands of new troops and form the Shaanxi-Gansu Army.

Moreover, Sun Kewang also occupied the south of the Yangtze River, and the situation in the entire world suddenly changed dramatically.

This had to put Wu Sangui in a dilemma.

Let's go to the Northern Expedition. Not only did the Manchu and Qing Dynasties have been planning it in Shaanxi and Gansu for several months.

Moreover, Ao Bai led his troops to defeat Li Laiheng, and the Shaanxi-Gansu Army Corps had been formed and was quite capable of fighting.

It would only be much more difficult to drill through Hanzhong and Qinling Mountains.

The most important thing is that Sun Kewang occupied the south of the Yangtze River. He went to Hanzhong to fight with the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and he had to let Sun Kewang reap the benefits.

Let's march eastward, and the hearts of the troops in the Western Camp under my command will be dispersed.

As the King of Pingxi, I already had a bad reputation. If I took up the banner of opposing the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty and went north to fight against the Qing Dynasty, I could still unify people's hearts.

But if Sun is conquered in the east, the soldiers from the western camp will not do it!

Can it be accomplished with tens of thousands of capital and Green Camp’s Eastern Expedition alone?

So Wu Sangui, who delayed the fighter plane for half a year, is in trouble now!

Seeing Wu Sangui's hesitation, Hong Chengchou kept thinking in his mind.

If he raised the banner of opposing the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty and then stabbed Sun Kewang with a knife, he, an old traitor, would not be able to do it.

But if he really did this, what would the world think of him?

He is so old and all he wants is a posthumous name.

I originally thought that after helping the Qing Dynasty unify the world, I would have my own orthodoxy to leave a name for myself in the history of the Qing Dynasty.

I had thought that now I encountered this situation.

If they go north to resist the Qing Dynasty and try their best to help Wu Sangui go north, the Manchu Qing Dynasty will be destroyed.

I can also get rid of the infamy to a certain extent by relying on my efforts.

However, this move undoubtedly greatly improved Sun Kewang's chances of taking over the world.

If Wu Sangui took over the world, Hong Chengchou wouldn't have to worry at all.

My good student is actually kind, and it is naturally a trivial matter to leave a name for his teacher Qingshi.

But if Sun Kewang were allowed to rule the world, he would have suppressed thieves for decades.

What would this thief think of himself when he became the emperor?

But if he goes east to conquer Sun, not only will everyone in the world look down upon him.

Moreover, it is difficult to stabilize the hearts of the people within Wu Sangui. Not only will the hope of victory be lower than that of the Northern Expedition, but once defeated, it will be irreversible! Never stand up again!

Moreover, the eastward expedition against Sun Yat-sen would be considered a success if he teamed up with the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Wu Sangui has been lingering in the southwest. Maybe after Sun Kewang is destroyed, the Manchu Qing will regain power and deal with Wu Sangui again!

As a result, Hong Chengchou, who betrayed our Qing Dynasty, is still infamous.

Difficult, really difficult!

At this point, no matter who the Western Bandits or the Manchus took over the world, Hong Chengchou would have nothing to gain.

He had wiped out the Western thieves for decades, and now he betrayed the Manchus.

No matter who takes over the world among these two, they will never be able to stand up.

Only after Wu Sangui succeeds can Hong Chengchou truly leave his name in history! (End of chapter)