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

Chapter 369 The merits and demerits of the traitor

Wu Sangui was stunned when he heard this, and he was completely stunned.

"My lord, I'm so sorry for you!" Wang Pingfan cried loudly, blaming himself.

The tens of thousands of soldiers and horses he holds now have become Wu Sangui's only hope for a comeback.

But he failed Wu Sangui's kindness and lost this army.

This made Wang Pingfan feel embarrassed in front of Wu Sangui.

"Pingfan, just come back!" Wu Sangui burst into tears looking at the crying Wang Pingfan.

What can he say now?

Wu Guogui, Hu Guozhu, Xia Guoxiang and others all died for him.

Gao Dejie defended him to the end again.

Wang Pingfan and Wu Zhimao tried their best to support him in northern Shaanxi.

I don't know whether Wu Zhimao is alive or dead, but Wang Pingfan has lost his troops.

However, he managed to break through the encirclement and came here to report the letter to himself.

To these loyal subordinates, Wu Sangui had already said some cruel words before his death.

"I, Wu Sangui, have dominated the world for twenty years, but I never thought that I would be buried in this desolate place!"

Wu Sangui glanced at the Gobi desert near Lanzhou and said with a sad smile.

"Your Majesty!" Gao Dejie and others knelt on the ground and shouted.

"Your Majesty, please do not talk about life or death lightly. We are willing to protect you to the death to break out of the encirclement!"

Lu Xia, who rushed to Beijing to pick up someone, quickly expressed his position.

He was willing to fight to the end for Wu Sangui.

"Yes, we are willing to defend the prince to the death to break through the encirclement!" Hundreds of Wu army remnants knelt down and shouted, expressing their loyalty.

"Breakout?" Wu Sangui smiled sadly.

"Even if the breakout is successful, although the world is vast, where can I find my place?"

"Yarkand, Heshuote, and Mongolian tribes."

"Who would choose to be an enemy of Sun Kewang for me, Wu Sangui?"

"At this point, I have no choice but to die. The only way to save your soldiers is to die!"

Even when a person is about to die, his words are good.

Wu Sangui has no righteousness, but this does not mean that he has no feelings for the people around him.

He abandoned his entire family of thirty-five in Shanhaiguan.

But for his son, he was able to miss the opportunity and lose it in vain.

Whether it is the current postponement of the Northern Expedition, or the historical delay of troops in Hunan for several months.

For Wu Yingxiong, Wu Sangui made emotional choices.

It was originally a very complex one.

He once fought in Liaodong to save his father.

In the Battle of Jiama Mountain, he used hundreds of new cavalry to repel 1,500 Manchu Baya La.

He once defeated Jierhalang's 60,000 troops in Ningyuan with 20,000 remaining troops.

Successfully extended the life of the Ming Dynasty for another year.

In addition to these heroic actions.

Wu Sangui also had a bad record.

The mere act of switching to Qingqing is a bad reputation that can never be washed away.

But behind what this big traitor did, there were some shining points of humanity.

Wu Sangui betrayed his righteousness, but in order to get a marriage, he married his daughter to the beggar Wang Yongkang.

Wu Sangui's switch led to the ruin of the world, but he was able to maintain military discipline and try not to rob the people.

Even when attacking Jingzhou, they would rather be defeated than dig up a ten thousand embankment and drown millions of lives in the Jianghan Plain!
This very complex character is also responsible for many dirty traitors.

For example, regarding the switch, Wang Yongji and others were the masterminds of the planning.

All the gentry in Beizhi Land are eagerly waiting for it, fanning the flames, and doing their best to promote it.

As a result, everyone else escaped, and only Wu Sangui was responsible for the crime.

For example, for the Yongli Incident, Wu Sangui is not recorded in any official history, but this matter has become an ironclad case.

It's just like many things about Sun Kewang.

Lord Sun has fallen in love in history, so he has to bear many things.

The cauldron responsible for the collapse of the Southern Ming Dynasty was thrown away by Yongli, Gonggun, Li Dingguo, Wen Anzhi, Liu Wenxiu, the southwestern gentry, and the southwestern chieftains.

Lord Sun can only shoulder all the responsibilities by himself.

As a result, the Yongli court was prosperous, and Li Dingguo and others became dazzling in the annals of history.

Wu Sangui's switch was ten thousand times worse than Sun Guozhu's surrender.

This alone is enough for him to be nailed to the pillar of shame in history, and he will never be able to stand up again.

So Wu Sangui also had to bear many things.

If he had not rebelled against the Qing Dynasty in history, then perhaps his reputation would be much better.

But he rebelled against the Qing Dynasty again and failed, so his reputation was destined to be enhanced by both the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

The level that was originally smelly has become ten thousand miles.

But whatever his reputation, one thing is certain.

That is, Wu Sangui often pays attention to feelings and considers others.

Just as he had considered for Wu Yingxiong and the people of Jianghan.

With no hope of survival, he faced Gao Dejie and other loyal subordinates.

Wu Sangui didn't want these people to die in vain anymore.

"Your Majesty!" Gao Dejie and others cried loudly.

These loyal soldiers knew that the King of Zhou, whom they had followed for twenty years, was ready to die.

"My good men of Wu Fan, I have no chance of survival now."

"But you have a chance to survive."

"After I die, you can send me my head and live."

Wu Sangui felt sad in his heart and pulled out his sword.

With a flash of blood, this controversial figure who had been a hero, traitor, and tycoon in history died in the desolate land of Lanzhou.

At this point, the entire war in Shaanxi and Gansu ended.

"Eight points for passing, two points for merit."

"Twenty-eight open."

"Wu Sangui's body was used to feed the wolves, and the head was not needed."

In Xi'an City, after learning that Wu Sangui was dead, Sun Kewang slowly spoke.

"Two points?"

"Your Majesty, where does Wu Sangui, a big traitor, get two points of merit?" Liu Xuanchu and others asked in confusion.

"He has it." Sun Kewang said seriously.

Wu Sangui is as famous as him in history as a great traitor.

In fact, it is not that he has not made achievements for the Han people.

Although compared with the history of Sun Kewang's opening of the southwest anti-Qing base.

Wu Sangui's achievements against the Han people were far inferior.

But he, the King of Pingxi, was not useless to the Han people.

Wu Sangui's first contribution was to fight against the Qing Dynasty.

That's right, the achievement of this number one traitor in heaven was to fight against the Qing Dynasty.

During the San Francisco Revolution, the losses of the Eight Banners soldiers far exceeded those during the Southern Ming Dynasty.

During the Southern Ming Dynasty, only 324 Eight Banners generals died in battle.

Among them, Li Dingguo could not take the heads of only sixty-six Eight Banners generals.

Zheng Chenggong could not take the heads of only eighty-one Eight Banners generals.

However, during the San Francisco Revolution, a total of 658 Eight Banners generals were killed.

Among them, Wu Zhou, under Wu Sangui, took the heads of more than 500 Eight Banners generals!

Wu Sangui claimed to have killed more than 900 Qing generals and recruited 526 Manchu civil and military personnel.

No matter from any angle, compare with Li Dingguo and Zheng Chenggong.

Wu Sangui's record is far better than the two.

Since the Manchus entered the Pass, more than half of the Eight Banners generals who died in battle died at the hands of Wu Sangui.

It is not an exaggeration to consider these achievements as merit.

History is so weird.

Wu Sangui, the great traitor who turned the switch on and off, was the one who killed the most Tatars.

The combined number of Tatars killed by Li Dingguo and Zheng Chenggong was hard to match that of Wu Sangui.

For such an achievement, it is not an exaggeration to count it as the first share of merit. Wu Sangui's second contribution was his massacre of chieftains in Yunnan.

It is said in later generations that he was a first-class foreigner and a second-class official.

The Yunnan-Guizhou region can be firmly controlled in later generations.

The efforts of the past dynasties to reform the land and return it to its homeland are indispensable.

Among them, it was not only Sun Kewang who led Xiying to quell the Shadingzhou rebellion.

Wu Sangui slaughtered An Kun and other chieftains for his own benefit.

Let the Han people completely control the two provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou.

This is also a huge achievement.

If there hadn't been a strange person who changed his life and returned home.

There will be no accidents in the Southwest.

Fortunately, Wu Sangui killed him cleanly.

Otherwise, China will have two more autonomous places that make some people complacent.

Regarding the situation in the southwest, Wu Sangui also made an indelible historical contribution.

Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that Sun Kewang gave him eight points for fault and two points for merit.

Wu Sangui made great achievements in killing Tatars and chieftains.

These two achievements, taken separately, are acts of national hero.

If the two are combined into one, then put aside Wu Sangui's black spots.

Wu Sangui's achievements are enough to shine through the annals of history.

If Li Dingguo or Zheng Chenggong could capture more than 500 heads of Eight Banners generals and officers, they would kill tens of thousands of Eight Banners soldiers.

Then their reputation will be even higher.

It's a pity that these two achievements belong to Wu Sangui.

Sun Kewang's surrender may not necessarily erase all of his contributions.

After all, the reasons for Nanming's collapse were complicated.

The actions of Li Dingguo and others doomed the resistance against the Qing Dynasty to ultimate failure.

But Wu Sangui's switch poked a huge hole in the sky.

If he does not switch, the Dashun regime will be able to withstand a wave of Manchu attacks.

Thus, the sun and moon changed to a new sky.

Therefore, 28 points for opening, 80 points for passing, and 2 points for merit have become Sun Kewang's evaluation of him.

The traitor is dead, Wu Sangui's reputation in future generations has its own destiny.

But for Sun Kewang, the affairs of the world are not over yet.

"My lord, Wu Sangui is dead, but Yungui and other places are still in the hands of the Wu army."

"Now our army should quickly enter Sichuan and capture Yunnan and Guizhou." Liu Xuanchu said.

"The land of Yunnan and Guizhou has been recovered by Wang Shangli's six towns."

"Now the entire southwest is suffering from this catastrophe, whether it is chieftains, gentry, or ordinary people."

"Everyone is looking forward to it and eager to see it."

"The Wu army in Yunnan and Guizhou is less than 30,000."

"The hearts of men are already in my hand again."

"There is no need for the main force to be dispatched, Yungui will see the light of day again." Sun Kewang said calmly.

After Li Dingguo's purge, Xiying's people were in the hands of Sun Kewang.

The same is true.

In the past, the southwest gentry and chieftains were attracted by Li Dingguo's old system.

After the massacre by the Qing army and the exploitation by Wu Sangui.

You should also think of yourself as the leader of the country.

These people are the ones who won’t shed tears until they see the coffin.

But now the entire southwest has been turned into a white land.

The coffin was more than just a sight to the Yunnan gentry.

Sixty-seven out of ten people have even moved in.

After the Qing army entered Yunnan, in just a few months, the household registration in Yunnan was reduced by half.

Now he has been exploited by Wu Sangui and Hong Chengchou for a long time.

It is unclear how many Sun Kewang are left among the gentry and common people in Yunnan.

The only thing he can know is Wang Shangli's six towns of troops and horses, for people in the southwest.

He is the true teacher of the king, the journey of salvation.

In this case, Sun Kewang's main force will be needed to defeat Yunnan and Guizhou.

The land of Shaanxi and Gansu is already in ruins, and the land of Sichuan is an uninhabited land.

If he sends a large army into Sichuan, he doesn't know how many people from Shaanxi and Gansu will be consumed.

In this case, Wu Sangui is dead, and it is time for the whole of Shaanxi and Gansu to recuperate.

Sun Kewang's success has been achieved, he just needs to wait for Wang Shangli's success.

In the second year of Tianyou, 1661 AD, it was the first day of the first lunar month.

Wu Sangui committed suicide in Lanzhou.

Wang Pingfan and Gao Dejie took his body and surrendered to the Jiaqian Army.

Sun Kewang agreed.

Wu Sangui's body was immediately thrown into the wilderness to be fed to wolves, but Hao Yaoqi and others still could not bear their hatred.

Then he found Wu Sangui's body that had been eaten and crushed his bones into ashes.

But his head was handed over to Wang Pingfan by Sun Kewang.

Wang Pingfan knelt down to express his gratitude, and then buried Wu Sangui's head.

He also worshiped with a group of Wu vassal generals, never forgetting his old master.

At the same time, the Western Army's recovery of its hometown in the southwest continued.

On the Yunnan-Guizhou Avenue from Yunnan to Hunan.

The mighty troops and horses are advancing under the banner of Da Qin.

Wang Shangli, the king of Dian, personally brought soldiers and horses from six towns to march from Wugang.

Passing through Zhenyuan, Tongren and other places.

The Wu troops along the way did not dare to defend the city and either surrendered or left.

The common people, gentry, and chieftains all ate pots of pulp and welcomed Master Wang.

The entire Qiandong region fell into the hands of the Jiaqian Army without a fight.

Wang Shangli's army passed through Pingyue and Xintian and arrived in Guiyang.

The more than 6,000 defenders in Guiyang finally resisted under the leadership of their generals.

However, the Qianqian army bombarded them with red artillery.

Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses attacked from three sides, but the Wu army was defeated.

So he fled out of the city through the west gate, and Guiyang was acquired by the king as a gift.

"Your Majesty, I've found out clearly."

"Most of the troops in Guizhou were commanded by Hong Chengchou."

"That's why we are unable to reach our army."

"The reason why Hong Chengchou wanted to abandon the Guizhou troops and enter Yunnan was because Li Dingguo had returned to Yunnan and was confronting Hong Chengchou in Chuxiong."

"What!" Wang Shangli was shocked when he heard this.

"Li Dingguo actually returned to Yunnan again!"

One of Wang Shangli's subordinates, Hei Bangjun, gritted his teeth and said.

"Your Majesty, Hong Chengchou and Li Dingguo are both in Yunnan."

"Then let's move in quickly and capture these two people in one battle!" Hu Zhengli, another general, said.

"That's right, we traitors and traitors will be killed together."

"Eliminate both the Hong thief and Li Ni!" Li Yongchang, the general, said.

"More than that, we should capture Zhu Youlang, the escaped emperor, and present it to His Majesty for merit."

Another general, He Tianyun, also spoke.

Heibang Jun is a close confidant of Sun Kewang. In the past, he and Di Sanpin and others helped Yongli enter Yunnan and Guizhou.

Hu Zhengli was the former commander-in-chief of Guiyang Town under Sun Kewang.

When Sun Guozhu was based in Guiyang, his importance as the commander-in-chief of Guiyang Town can be imagined.

Li Yongchang and He Tianyun are the chief soldiers of Chenyuan Town and the chief soldiers of Huaiyuan Battalion respectively.

Now these generals from the Western Camp are all under Wang Shangli's command.

Follow the king of Dian, Wang Shangli, to regain Yungui. (End of chapter)

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