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

When Sun Kewang adjusted his deployment and prepared to attack Wu Sangui.

Wu Sangui personally led his troops to Taiyuan.

At the same time, another Wu army, led by general Hu Guozhu, also left Tongguan to stabilize the situation in Luoyang.

"Report! General Hu Guozhu's military report will be delivered urgently over 800 miles away!" A scout came to the gate of Taiyuan City and presented Hu Guozhu's official documents to Wu Sangui.

Wu Sangui was shocked when he heard this, and quickly took the official document and read it carefully.

"Your Majesty, what did Lao Hu say? Is Luoyang in a hurry?" General Wu Guogui said quickly.

Wu Guogui is a relative of the Wu family and the adopted son of Wu Sangui. He is a rare military elder in the Wu army and has always had extraordinary strategic vision.

He is similar to Wu Sangui, who is similar to Li Zicheng.

They are all from the same clan and are the right-hand men of their respective leaders.

"The intruders were constantly fighting with our army in the Luoyang area, and Li Laiheng personally led the main force to the gates of Luoyang City."

"The intention is to build siege equipment, wait for the arrival of the red cannon, and attack Luoyang in one fell swoop, opening the way to Tongguan." Wu Sangui said solemnly.

"Then the old Hu wrote to ask for reinforcements?" Wu Guogui asked again.

"No, he asked me to ensure the defense of Shanxi and at the same time prevent the Western Army from moving south from northern Shaanxi."

"As for Luoyang, he is confident that with the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses at his disposal, he can stop the Dashun Army from advancing westward!" Wu Sangui said slowly.

"That's good. If Lao Hu can hold Luoyang, our army only needs to control Taiyuan and then deploy defenses in Yansui, then Guanzhong can be stabilized." Wu Guogui said with a sigh of relief.

Although Guanzhong is known as the land of four fortresses, it is extremely tight.

But there are three ways to attack Guanzhong from Guandong.

One is Tongguan, the other is Hedong, and the other is northern Shaanxi.

The three barriers corresponding to these three roads are Luoyang, Taiyuan, and Yulin.

If Luoyang is defended, it will be difficult for the enemy to reach Tongguan.

If Taiyuan is defended, it will be difficult for the enemy to reach the east of Hedong and cross the Yellow River.

If Yulin is defended, it will be difficult for the enemy to reach Yan'an.

Yulin is the barrier to northern Shaanxi, Taiyuan is the barrier to Hedong, and Luoyang is the barrier to Tongguan.

If Wu Jun wants to use Guanzhong as their base camp, then these three important towns cannot be easily given up.

Now Hu Guozhu is sure to hold Luoyang, allowing Wu Sangui's main force to calmly deploy Taiyuan and northern Shaanxi.

This undoubtedly greatly reduced the military pressure that the main force of the Wu army had to bear.

"The country is noble, even so."

"It's just that after Li Zicheng retreated from Shanhaiguan in the past, he also sent Li Guo and Gao Yigong to guard northern Shaanxi, and Chen Yongfu stayed in Taiyuan."

"Ma Shiyao and Liu Zhong defended Tongguan and Luoyang."

"But using the land of Guanzhong to fight against the world is not a long-term solution!"

Wu Sangui also sighed after hearing this.

Now Sun Kewang has captured Beijing, although he, the self-proclaimed emperor, is not in a hurry.

First, the whole army went northward and ignored Henan and Shanxi.

Later, he calmly hunted the Manchus, allowing himself to seize Taiyuan.

But even if Wu Sangui completes the defense of Guanzhong, the strength of the Wu army will still be difficult to resist Sun Kewang's hundreds of thousands of troops.

What's more, what Sun Guozhu is best at is the word "continuous".

In the past, he could compete with the world with Yungui, but now he has conquered the world.

How can I maintain a long-term stalemate with Shaanxi-Gansu, desolate Sichuan, and Yunnan-Guizhou, which is squeezed to the extreme?

What's more, many of the troops under his command surrendered from the Western Camp.

Once a full-scale war begins with Sun Kewang, it is really unpredictable how these surrendered troops will ultimately choose.

Therefore, although Wu Sangui deployed a comprehensive defense in Guanzhong, he hoped to stabilize this only relatively wealthy territory as a long-term solution.

But as a last resort, he, the King of Zhou, was really unwilling to go to war with Sun Kewang!

Wu Guogui also became silent after hearing this. He has always been good at strategy.

He knows the territory, resources and other factors well.

Although Wu Sangui now dominates the five provinces, Yunnan is already in ruins, Guizhou is growing again, and Sichuan is completely empty.

It is already a miracle that these three provinces can support the Wu army's Northern Expedition.

Now that the Northern Expedition has come to an end, the Wu army wants to fight against Sun Kewang, and there is no more strength left in the southwest south of the Qinling Mountains.

However, Shaanxi and Gansu alone could not even maintain the Wu army's 200,000 soldiers and horses for a long time.

Not to mention spending time with Sun Kewang.

"Does the prince want to negotiate peace with Sun Kewang?" Wu Guogui asked.

"Now that things have come to this point, why aren't we negotiating for peace?"

Wu Sangui said slowly: "This king seems to be sitting on the land of five provinces, and has become the power of the Northern Zhou Dynasty."

"But at this time and that time, the era where the Yuwen clan lived, Guanzhong was prosperous, and Sichuan was the land of abundance."

"Although Northern Qi controlled Guandong, Jiangnan was occupied by the Chen Dynasty."

"That's why the Northern Zhou Dynasty had the strength to compete with the Northern Qi Dynasty for a long time, and when the time came, it could engulf Guandong in one fell swoop and form the power to unify the world."

"But now, what is Sichuan like, and what is Shaanxi and Gansu like? Guhe Guogui knows it all."

"The mountains and rivers in Guanzhong are still dangerous, but our army cannot stay with Sun Kewang for a long time. We have to wait for the right time to come!"

"If that's the case, then why not negotiate for peace?"

"How about taking advantage of the fact that I still have 200,000 soldiers in my hands to get a good treatment for myself and my subordinates?"

Since ancient times, those who have conquered the world will fight if they can fight, and if they cannot fight, they will defend.

Wasn't it because the Northern Zhou Dynasty was able to defeat the Northern Qi Dynasty because of the dangers of mountains and rivers?
If Sun Ke hoped to be able to hold on in Yunnan and Guizhou in the past, then the Manchu Qing would have already waited for the adventurous attack due to financial problems, and the opportunity had come.

But now it is different from the Daxi Army, which was well-equipped with soldiers and food in the past.

Although Wu Sangui's territory was large and his soldiers were quite capable, the food and salary problem was far worse than that of Sun Kewang in the past.

Now even our own food and salary cannot be solved.

How can Wu Sangui persist? Why wait for the opportunity?

In this case, Wu Sangui can't compete in this world, so there is no need to compete.

Anyway, he has always been content with being a little rich, so he might as well beg for mercy from Lord Sun in exchange for a decent opportunity.

"What kind of treatment does the prince want?" Wu Guogui asked.

"The king wants to declare a vassal to Sun Kewang. If that doesn't work, then the land of the five provinces will only be controlled by Shaanxi and Gansu."

"If the permanent rule of Shaanxi and Gansu is not enough, I am also willing to become a true minister of the Qin Dynasty. I will rule in Yunnan forever and guard the border for the country!" Wu Sangui said slowly.

Wu Sangui already had hundreds of thousands of elite troops, and he gathered tens of thousands of Obai's defeated troops.

In Shaanxi and Gansu alone, he has 200,000 armored soldiers, if you include the soldiers and horses in the southwest.

The more than 200,000 troops under his command are already quite powerful.

If he hadn't met Sun Kewang, his current strength would have been enough to challenge the Manchu Qing Dynasty in its heyday.

You must know that at its peak, the Qing Dynasty only had 300,000 elite soldiers, including Wu Sangui. Just facing Sun Kewang, a master of violence.

Wu Sangui's army could rival the Manchu and Qing armies and overwhelm the armies of Dashun and Ming Dynasty.

Now, after all, he has lost the strength to fight in the world.

Therefore, the only solution for now is to take advantage of the fact that he is still strong and strive for a chance to exit the game with dignity.

"If so, that Sun Kewang should agree."

"After all, the battle formation is dangerous. Even if Yongzhen Shaanxi and Gansu fail, and the prince only wants Yunnan to live well, Sun Kewang will definitely not push too hard." Wu Guogui said slowly.

Soon, under Wu Sangui's instruction, Wu Fan's envoy Guo Zhuangtu set off from Taiyuan with a large amount of treasures, traveling day and night, to Beijing.

Wu Sangui's credentials were presented to Sun Kewang.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor of the Qin Dynasty, is willing to be confident and sincere. He is willing to join the Qin Dynasty, offer the land of Yunnan, Guizhou, Qin, and Shu, and pay tribute coins every year..."

Guo Zhuangtu held up Wu Sangui's credentials and spoke.

"What!" Sun Kewang was stunned. He knew Wu Sangui's credentials very well.

This passage is directly the letter of credence given to the Manchu Qing Dynasty in history.

But in Wu Sangui's words, the Qing Dynasty became the Qin Dynasty, and Yunnan, Guizhou, and Shu became Yunnan, Guizhou, Qin, and Shu.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor of the Qin Dynasty, my lord is willing to claim vassal status in the Qin Dynasty and help your Majesty rule the world!" Guo Zhuangtu said again.

Sun Kewang smiled coldly when he heard this.

"Wu Sangui has a huge appetite. Even if I don't take these five provinces, will he be able to sit still?"

He, the ruler of the country, made the same statement as Wu Sangui in his credentials.

But in history, his soldiers and horses gathered and dispersed all the way. In the end, Wu Fengsheng led 3,000 soldiers and horses to meet him in Jingzhou.

After all, they gathered five or six thousand soldiers and horses, but they were intercepted and killed by Yang Wu again in Wugang, so he led hundreds of people to surrender.

With just a few soldiers and horses, not only was it impossible to establish a vassal state, but it was not even possible to reap the benefits of establishing a vassal state and building a province, Yongzhen.

As a result, King Yi, the leader of the Han kings, was booed.

The reason is that in this era, everything is imaginary, only soldiers and horses, and only strength are real.

If I had had a capital of several thousand when investing in history, I might have been able to survive the San Francisco Revolution.

And Wu Sangui still has 200,000 elite soldiers in his hands.

If this kind of strength is compared with the Manchu Qing Dynasty, let alone claiming vassal status, it would be enough to be on an equal footing and divide the world equally.

But in front of him, Wu Sangui wanted to rely on these troops to separate the five provinces, which was undoubtedly a fantasy!
"Your Majesty is serious, my Lord still has five provinces and 200,000 elite soldiers!"

"With these soldiers and horses, you can be powerful and powerful!" Guo Zhuangtu said eloquently when he saw this.

"Two hundred thousand elite soldiers is indeed a considerable strength."

"This army is a great threat to the Manchu Qing."

"It's a pity that 200,000 elite soldiers are no longer enough in front of the 600,000 armored men I have now."

"What's more, half of your master's 200,000 elite soldiers are my old troops."

"So in my eyes, your master's threat is even worse than that of the Manchus!" Sun Kewang said lightly.

The soldiers from the southwest gathered by Wu Sangui were all his old troops.

And Wu Sangui's old base, Huguang Green Camp, and Shaanxi-Gansu defeated troops combined were comparable to Wu Fanzhong's old Xiying troops.

Now he, the former lord and current emperor, has great prestige in front of the old Xiying tribe.

Maybe Ma Bao, Ma Weixing, Qi Sansheng and others can still hesitate because of their past betrayals.

However, when the two armies are fighting, Gao Cheng'en, Hao Chengyi, Du Zixiang, Yang Wu and others will most likely switch sides and surrender.

Because the grievances between Sun Kewang and Liu Wenxiu were over, Liu Xuanchu, Zou Jianchen, Chen Jian and others of Shu were all reused.

Gao Cheng'en, Hao Chengyi and other old members of the Shu clan had no reason to sacrifice their lives for Wu Sangui.

Although Yang Wu had historically tricked Lord Sun into death, he had completely lost the opportunity to open a vassal, build a government, and establish a Yongzhen province, and clear his name during the San Francisco Revolution.

But Yang Wu himself didn't know that Sun Guozhu had objections to him.

Looking at the treatment of Di Sanpin and other former border generals.

Could Yang Wu not find the right opportunity to fall into the arms of Lord Sun?

What's more, because of the example of Enyu Bai Wenxuan.

The image of Sun Guozhu in the old Xiying headquarters has long been mythical.

These rebel generals who were attacked by Li Dingguo looked at themselves, the old leader who had spared Bai Wenxuan many times.

Can people like Ma Bao not eagerly beg for return and support?
Although Sun Guozhu tolerated people like Bai Wenxuan who surrendered and then rebelled, and rebelled and surrendered again, it fully showed the kindness of a woman.

And caused his disastrous defeat in the Battle of Jiaoshui.

But at this moment, this image has become the key to open the hearts of Ma Bao and others.

How many times has Bai Wenxuan betrayed Lord Sun? How many times have you tricked Lord Sun?

Before the Battle of Jiaoshui, Lord Sun restored his military power and made him the commander-in-chief of the former enemy.

Ma Bao and others only rebelled once, what's the big deal!
Therefore, if there is a real fight, the chances of people like Ma Bao switching sides to reduce the odds are extremely high.

It is precisely because of this that Wu Sangui's so-called 200,000 troops are not dangerous at all in Sun Kewang's eyes.

One rat droppings can ruin a pot of soup.

In the Battle of Jiaoshui, the 140,000 troops under his command turned out to be traitors such as Bai Wenxuan, Ma Weixing, and Ma Bao.

They were taken away by Li Dingguo's 30,000 people.

And now half of Wu Sangui's 200,000 troops are Erwuzi.

How is this fight going?
Not to mention that among the Green Camp soldiers recruited, Li Benzhen, Zhang Dayuan, Zheng Jiaolin, Wang Zhiding, Wang Jinbao, and Zu Zeqing are also small experts in rebelling.

Although Wu Sangui had 200,000 troops, he lost the banner of resisting the Qing Dynasty.

To put it into detail, only his 30,000 to 40,000 yuan can accompany him and Sun Guozhu to fight.

Li Zicheng used 200,000 Dashun troops to control 200,000 surrender troops, and he was able to defeat them all.

Wu Sangui used an old capital of 30,000 to 40,000 yuan to control more than 100,000 surrendered troops without even using Sun Kewang to take action.

As long as he negotiates good terms with a group of young men, he relies on the deterrence of 600,000 armors.

A group of young men can also surround Wu Guogui, Hu Guozhu, and Xia Guoxiang, his die-hard loyalists.

Wu Sangui was dealt with immediately.

In this case, there is no need to talk about Yongzhen, let alone claiming vassal status.

Just drive the troops and horses over to create momentum, and the rest is just waiting for Wu Fan to fight.

As soon as Lord Sun said this, Guo Zhuangtu was speechless for a moment.

The structure of Wu Fan's soldiers and horses was able to temporarily maintain internal unity in the face of the resistance to the Qing Dynasty.

Once the righteousness of resisting the Qing Dynasty is lost, they will face the Dashun Army and the Zheng Army.

Wu Fan, who felt that he was likely to win, would naturally have no problems.

But if he faced Sun Kewang, a powerful enemy, Wu Fan himself would have to blow himself up in such a harsh environment!
"Your Majesty, it may be inappropriate for my lord to call the land of the five provinces a vassal, but Yongzhen Shaanxi and Gansu are the barrier of the Qin Dynasty. Please give it some thought," Guo Zhuangtu said again. (End of chapter)