Anti-Qing: I'm actually an honest person

Chapter 215 Dilemma
Under normal circumstances, in fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Wu Sangui's situation at this time is already very, very bad.

His strength is the weakest among the Three Kingdoms, especially in terms of logistics supplies. In order to search for military salaries, he has always been sky-high for the past two years. Although his military power is strong, his popularity is extremely poor, and he is not even much stronger than the Qing court. .

However, it is impossible to withstand the two-front war no matter what. After Tu Hai was transferred to the Jingxiang battlefield and became the commander-in-chief, he changed his style of acting in a cowardly and stable manner. It was only because of this advantage that the Qing army was firmly blocked to the north of Dongting Lake.

But still the same sentence, compared to the navy, everyone in the world is a younger brother in front of Liu Dapao.

And judging by his strength, he couldn't afford to fight on two fronts anyway.

Seeing his old wife looking at him earnestly, Wu Sangui couldn't help but wryly smiled and said:
"Actually, there is no need to convene the generals to discuss matters. At this moment, there are only three ways to go before the old man.

Or, it is to withdraw all the main forces in Hunan, lead the main force to fight Ma Bao, regain Liuzhou, occupy the important town of Wuzhou, abandon Hunan and even Shaanxi, and order Wang Pingfan to concentrate on the defense of Sichuan and Shu. "

"In this way, Tuhai will inevitably take the opportunity to sweep across Hunan. Without my buffer, Tuhai's soldiers can go straight to Guichang, and Liu Dapao will have to fall into the two-front battle against the Qing army. There is no turning back. If there is more room, and Tuhai can cross the river from Changsha calmly, Liu Dapao's naval advantage will be greatly reduced."

"And we guard the four provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guangxi, or we can settle in the southwest corner, linger on, and find another opportunity."

Nie shook her head and smiled wryly, "Sichuan and Yunnan provinces have already suffered from a series of melee wars in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, and the population of Sichuan and Yunnan provinces has already shrunk, and the population of Sichuan has already disappeared, and the population of Huguang has to be moved to Huguang on a large scale. However, the two provinces of Guizhou and Guangxi are poor provinces, with hundreds of ethnic groups in the territory, many mountains and few roads, and the food produced is simply not enough to support the army."

"The strategy of retreating, in my opinion, is tantamount to drinking poison to quench thirst."

Wu Sangui also nodded when he heard the words: "Indeed, that's true, and apart from this way of retreating, the rest are nothing more than the two ways of Jiangming and Jiangqing."

"Shut up? Can we still do it?"

Wu Sangui nodded and said: "If there is no Liu Dapao in the world, then Kangxi and I will naturally have no choice but to live forever. But with Liu Dapao, Kangxi will definitely make me the King of Pingxi again, and I will be restored to the post of Yunnan-Guizhou General Manager."

"Then... then what if it is Jiangming? Aren't you still the Marshal of the Ming court in name?"

"Bing Marshal? Hehe, it's just a false title. What Liu Dapao and the entire Western Pacific Company want is to annex the land and minerals in the Southwest. It is not easy to grow food in this place, but it is a good place to grow tobacco, sugar cane, bananas, and rubber. As long as Liu Dapao can guarantee the food supply, it will be a steady stream of money for them."

"However, it is precisely because Liu Dapao and the company want too much, so there is not much left for me. No matter how I wash away Yongli, I can't wash it away. No matter what conditions Liu Dapao offers, it is difficult to guarantee that this matter will not be brought up again in the future, and as long as this matter is brought up again, no matter what my status is, this reason is enough to kill me."

Nie frowned and said, "I hear what you mean... In your heart, you are more inclined to surrender to the Qing Dynasty."

"Hey~"

Wu Sangui sighed, looked up at the sky, his mind was very complicated for a while, then he heard Mrs. Nie nagging at the side: "At this time, the whole country is against the Qing Dynasty. I heard that there are also uprisings in the north of the Yangtze River. If you vote in full, you won’t be afraid of losing your security at the end of the day.”

Wu Sangui just muttered weakly when he heard the words: "I don't have any late festival~"

"You don't think for yourself, you have to think about our grandson. If you surrender to the Qing at this time, if the Ming court wins the world in the future, our whole family will be hacked into pieces. What the Ming court lacks is cavalry, but The navy is powerful, and the Northern Expedition may not be easy to fight, but going west is not like finding something out of a bag. Just how many of your adopted sons really treat you as a father and will defend you to the death? The Qing court is eager to let you consume Nanming strength."

"Even if the Qing court regained the world in the end, and Kangxi is still so young, do you still want to consume him to death? When you die of old age and the Qing court regains its vitality, can he give us orphans and widows good fruit to eat?"

Wu Sangui couldn't help but said angrily: "This doesn't work, that doesn't work, there are only three paths, so how do you let me choose?"

"Hmph, I see you, it's better to die early than anything else."

Saying that, Nie slammed the door bitterly and left.

In fact, although the relationship between this old Wu and his wife has always been affectionate, his wife has always opposed him to raise troops because he was worried about Wu Yingxiong. After Wu Yingxiong was slaughtered by Kangxi, his relationship with Old Wu has not been very good. Well, it's as if it's broken. Old Wu feels guilty towards her, but on the contrary, he himself is becoming more and more like a dog.

It's just that Lao Wu couldn't help but fall into deep thought about the vicious curse that his wife threw down at the end. After thinking for a long time, he smiled bitterly at himself and said: "Nowadays, there are many people in the world who are looking forward to The old man is already dead."

For a while, Wu Sangui didn't even have the courage to call all the soldiers to discuss matters.

The eldest son Wu Yingxiong has been living in the capital since he married Princess Jianning, and the relationship between the husband and wife is still very good. Before the incident, he was hesitant and unwilling to leave. In the end, he only sent his grandson back to Wu Sangui. Wu Yingxiong himself He was detained and slaughtered by Kangxi.

Here, it has to be said that Emperor Shunzhi was wise and mighty (historical setting is used here, Wu Yingxiong and Jianning were matched by Shunzhi).

That is to say, once Wu Sangui dies, it will be a very embarrassing problem for the successor within the Wu Group, and it is impossible to choose a convincing one.And he is over 60 this year. In ancient times, this age was indeed an age that could almost die of old age.

In contrast, Kangxi is [-] this year, and Liu Dapao is only [-] this year, and they are two generations behind in age.

And none of the four pillars and ten generals under him are good at fault, and they have many conflicts with each other, and their political opinions are also different. When faced with a situation where the master can't be found, the best solution is actually the opposite. It doesn't stand up at all.

After all, they are all courtiers of the Ming Dynasty in name, and they also have a ready-made co-lord in name, Jiu Nan.

You must know that although Liu Dapao's Nanming court did not officially use troops against the Southwest in the past two years, he has been doing spy warfare work, especially because he still relies on the advantages of the Tiandihui.

For example, Nie Feng has been helping Wang Pingfan in Sichuan for more than half a year. Wang Pingfan's daughter married Liu Dapao as his concubine. With the benefit of the teacher, it is entirely possible to transport supplies to Sichuan and Shu by water.

In this way, Wang Pingfan must be his minister in a legitimate manner. With his feats since he fought against the Qing Dynasty, and the territory and army he holds in his hands, it is no problem to become the third military giant in the hands of Nanming. , the status is second only to Ma Bao and Zeng Yangxing is no problem, and it is not impossible to even go further and become No.1 in the military.

Xia Guoxiang had always been on good terms with Wang Pingfan and Ma Bao, and his political stance had always been very clear as a minister. Even if he was his son-in-law, if he really surrendered to the Manchu Qing, he might not support it.

Although Guo Zhuangtu is his confidant, he has been staying in Yunnan for two years, and he has been in charge of the business routes and trade with the Ming Dynasty. He has the most contacts with the Ming court. Has spread to the Southwest.

The commercial groups in Yunnan, no matter government-owned or private-sector, have gradually grown and grown by selling jade, and Guo Zhuangtu is undoubtedly the spokesperson of this emerging interest group, so Guo Zhuangtu must want to Those who want to surrender to Nanming.

In the final analysis, the account of killing Yongli was on his head, and as for the vested interests of the southwestern provinces, it fell into the hands of his cronies headed by him and his nephew, as well as the Liaodong faction.

If he surrendered to Nanming, the knife would cut him on the neck. If Nanming wanted to cut his flesh, it would be all his descendants. At least eight of his top ten general soldiers had nothing to do with this matter.

The group of Chuangwang Yubu and Li Dingguo Yubu under him will naturally have a good impression of Liu Dapao. Coincidentally, Ma Bao has followed both Li Zicheng and Li Dingguo, so he can be regarded as a representative of these two factions .

I heard that Ma Bao is a very old man in Nanming now, so Liu Dapao entrusted his wealth and life to Ma Bao, and now he is the number one general in Nanming.

From a practical point of view, although the Manchu Qing Dynasty has been promoting the Manchu family for the past two years, it is indeed working hard to increase the ranks of the Han generals who led the troops, but who would believe it?Who can guarantee that Kangxi will not kill the donkey?

After all, Wu Sangui is old and has only a few years to live. It is true that those who think more about problems have the problem of thinking about the present, but others must plan for the future.

As for Nanming, from the fact that Ma Bao was reused, it can be seen that Liu Dapao has money but no generals, and he does not reject the reuse of surrendered generals. As for military reforms, to be honest, I really don’t care about it now up.

A dilemma.

Maybe... I really deserve to die?
if i die...

Is everything really resolved?
Thinking of this, Wu Sangui suddenly couldn't help feeling a little terrified.

How about... give up Guangxi and act as if nothing happened?
(End of this chapter)