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Chapter 574 Wu Sangui's Choice

Hanzhong, Baocheng County to the north of Nanzheng, the sky is gloomy, and the wilderness is covered with snow.

During the first month, the weather in the south has begun to warm up, but the Hanzhong area is still cold, and a light snow has been falling for half a month.

At this time, tens of thousands of Guanning troops stayed near Baocheng, and the white bag-like military tents were all over the wilderness.

Not long ago, Wu Sangui had just won a big victory and killed Zhang Xianzhong to the point of throwing away his helmet and armor. He was going to make another final kick, taking advantage of the victory to occupy Nanzheng, and completely defeated Zhang Xianzhong. A letter from Meng Qiaofang shocked Wu Sangui into a cold sweat.

King Qin, a man like an iron tower, was almost as scared as Zhao Gou after reading the contents of the letter.

Gao Yihuan entered Guanzhong and occupied Xi'an, which shocked Wu Sangui's jaw. He never imagined that Wuguan, which he had placed high hopes on, would be like paper.

How could Zu Kefa be said to be Zu Dashou's adoptive son? Think about how majestic Zu Dashou was when he guarded Ningyuan and Jinzhou. Zu Kefa couldn't even guard such a grand pass as Wuguan. No, Wuguan was broken by Gao Yihuan, really maddening.

If Zu Kefa can stand in Wuguan for a few days, Wu Sangui will be able to return to aid in only half a month.

Now the news came that Gao Yihuan had occupied Xi'an, and it was too late.

Wu Sangui originally wanted to lead his troops into Nanzheng, but now he could only stop in Baocheng and ordered the news to be strictly sealed, for fear of disturbing the morale of the army.

At this time, Wu Sangui sent scouts back to inquire about the news, while shrinking his troops, he wanted to evacuate.

It’s just that the distance between Guan Ning’s army and Zhang Xianzhong’s is too close, almost under his nose. Once Guan Ning’s army retreats, Zhang Xianzhong will definitely pursue him, but if Guan Ning’s army does not retreat, Gao Yihuan will definitely outflank his rear. The supply of food and materials will also be interrupted, the food and drink of more than 5 troops, and the chewing of grain by tens of thousands of horses and livestock will all be cut off.

Wu Sangui was more worried about being cut off than being chased by Zhang Xianzhong. He weighed again and again and felt that he still had to take the risk of retreating. However, at this moment, Xia Guoxiang, who stayed behind in Baoji, fled to Hanzhong in a hurry.

After Xia Guoxiang arrived, he said that Wei Wu's army was very fierce. He was killed and defeated.

This time, Wu Sangui was dumbfounded! More than 5 people were trapped in Hanzhong like this, caught between Gao Yihuan and Zhang Xianzhong, no matter how you looked at it, it was a dead end.

In the large tent of the Guanning Army, Wu Sangui walked back and forth in front of the map with a rather anxious expression.

Judging from the news brought by Xia Guoxiang, Wu Sangui knew that Wei Wujun's combat strength was not weak, and that he had already occupied a critical position. If he wanted to fight back to Guanzhong, it would be impossible unless the Qing army came to support him.

If you don't retreat, continue to fight Zhang Xianzhong and grab Hanzhong as your foundation.Let's not talk about whether Gao Yihuan will come behind him, let's say that although Zhang Xianzhong's Western Army is not powerful, but there are enough others, and with the city as the backing, it is not so easy to fight.

The Guanning Army was short of food and grass, and there was no continuous supply. Even if the Western Army let the Guanning Army attack, the Guanning Army would not be able to fight for a while.

In this way, no matter whether to advance to Hanzhong or return to Guanzhong, it is basically a dead end. Wu Sangui couldn't help but sighed, "Is this the hero of the first king, and this is the end? I really don't want to be reconciled!"

While Wu Sangui was pacing in the tent, the soldiers outside the tent suddenly reported, "My lord, Army Master Niu brought Niu Quan to see him!"

Wu Sangui stopped walking suddenly, a flame rose in his heart, didn't this Niu Quan go to Gao Yihuan, what did he come for?
In Meng Qiaofang's letter, it was mentioned that Xi'an fell, and it seemed that Niu Quan was helping Gao Yihuan's treacherous city.

Wu Sangui frowned, "Let them in!"

At this time, the curtain was raised by someone, and Niu Jinxing led Niu Quan in, and knelt in the tent, "My lord, my humble job brings unfilial sons, come to plead guilty to my lord!"

Wu Sangui stared at Niu Quan, and asked angrily: "Do you still dare to come to this king, are you not afraid of death?"

Liu Quan was so frightened that he kowtowed to Wu Sangui with tears in his eyes, "My lord, I have no choice but to be lowly, because I was coerced by Gao Yihuan!" Can't stop!"

Wu Sangui was startled, and walked back to Shuai's case, "Gao Yihuan's [-] troops entered the customs?"

Niu Quan said: "Don't dare to lie to the lord, there are indeed more than [-] troops. In addition, he also invited Li Guo and Gao Yigong from Gansu to send troops. Except for Yan'an, Suide, and Yulin, all the prefectures and counties in Guanzhong have lowered Gao Yihuan. !"

"Where are Tongguan and Pujindu?" Wu Sangui asked in a deep voice.

Niu Quan said: "After Gao Yihuan broke Wuguan, he sent troops to encircle Tongguan and Pujindu. The defenders in the two places did not expect that Wei Wujun would come from behind, and they all abandoned the pass and fled."

Wu Sangui supported the table case with one hand, and the fall of Tongguan and Pujindu showed that it was impossible for the Qing army to regain Guanzhong in a short period of time.

Although Yan'an and Suide are still in the hands of the Qing army, the Qing army wants to use this as a base, and it will take at least three months to prepare for the recovery of Guanzhong. It was because the Guanning army had already run out of food and grass, and had been cold for many days.

Wu Sangui's cheeks fluttered, he was silent for a while, and suddenly stared at Niu Quan again, "Did you escape by yourself, or Gao Yihuan let you back!"

Niu Quan was a little coy and said: "My lord, Wei Wujun is heavily guarded. I was found out several times when I tried to escape. They beat me badly, but I was determined to come back. Gao Yihuan let me go back."

Wu Sangui really wanted to kill this guy with big ears, but in the end he just sneered, "What does Gao Yihuan want you to tell me?"

"The prince is wise!" Niu Quan whispered, "Gao Yihuan wants the prince to submit to him!"

Wu Sangui frowned, his eyes rounded with anger, "What did you say?"

Niu Quan swallowed a mouthful of saliva, "Gao Yihuan is a shameless person who wants the prince to submit to him! He said that as long as the prince submits to him, he will cover all the food and military pay of the Guan Ning army."

"What is Gao Yihuan's status, dare to ask the king to surrender to him?" Wu Sangui was enraged. In his eyes, Gao Yihuan was just a grassroots bandit, a villain who succeeded, and he was not worthy of carrying his shoes. A family like Wu Sangui really looked down on the mud-legged person's background Gao Yihuan.

Niu Quan hurriedly kowtowed, "That's what the humble official said. The prince is so strong, how could he surrender to him, so Gao Yihuan took a step back and asked the prince to form an alliance with him. He provided the prince with military rations, and asked the prince to leave Hanzhong and march into Sichuan."

At this time, Niu Jinxing, who had been silent all this time, said, "My lord, I think this condition can be considered!"

Wu Sangui frowned and paced in the tent, when a general suddenly came in and whispered to Wu Sangui.

Wu Sangui glanced at Niu Jinxing and his son, waved his hands and said, "You guys step back first!"

Niu Jinxing and Niu Quan looked at each other, got up and retreated.

As soon as the two left, an embarrassing figure was brought into the tent. It was Ren Zhen, a general sent by Meng Qiaofang from Yan'an.

As soon as Ren Zhen got into the tent, she knelt down and told Wu Sangui in tears how Gao Yihuan had acted recklessly in Guanzhong, and also explained the danger in Yan'an.

"My lord, hurry up and send your troops back to Guanzhong, eradicate Gao Yihuan, avenge your brothers, and help Governor Meng out!" Ren Zhen said eagerly.

Wu Sangui said: "Ren Zongbing, do you know how many troops Gao Bandit sent to besiege Yan'an?"

Ren Zhen said: "My lord, there are at least 4 people, and now there are only more than 5000 defenders in the city. The situation is very critical, so the lord must send troops as soon as possible. If Yan'an falls, the imperial court will have no stronghold in Guanzhong."

Wu Sangui pondered for a moment, "This king will think about it, you go down and rest first."

Ren Zhen was in a hurry, "My lord, you are the King of Qin in the Qing Dynasty! You can't leave him alone!"

Wu Sangui's face darkened, "Come here, send Chief Soldier Ren down to rest!"

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