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

Chapter 325: Guyuan City is destroyed, courtesy returns

"Master, what do you say we should do? We will follow you!" A group of cronies spoke one after another.

These people are all direct descendants of Zu Zeqing, so naturally Zu Zeqing can do whatever he wants.

In Zu Zeqing's small group, Zu Zeqing's voice is quite high.

Historically, when Wu Jun was in decline, Zu Zeqing said that all the people rebelled.

Now that Wu Jun's situation is very good, it is natural to do what he should do.

"In the past, Li Yangeng and Liu Xingzuo were highly valued by the imperial court, but just because they were Han Chinese, they embarked on the path of resisting the imperial court."

"Now that the imperial court is in decline, my ancestor Zeqing is a Han after all!"

"If I can help King Zhou capture Shaanxi and Gansu, restore the Han family, and wash away the infamy of my ancestors, it will be worth it even for me to risk my life!"

Zu Zeqing gritted his teeth and expressed his thoughts.

It is said that they joined the National Army in 49. People like Zu Zeqing and Tan Hong who dared to join the Wu Army when the Wu Army collapsed had some feelings in their hearts!

Otherwise, how could these people give it a try?

Now in Guyuan City, Zu Zeqing is preparing to join the Wu army!
"Master, since you have decided that the brothers will follow you." A group of cronies spoke one after another.

Most of them were former servants of their ancestral families, and had guarded western Liaoning for the Ming Dynasty for more than ten years.

Although Zu Dashou is dead now, these loyal people of the past are still preparing to return to the past.

"Okay! Send someone to contact my cousin quickly. I will offer Guyuan to my cousin!" Zu Zeqing said solemnly.

"嗻——" A group of cronies handed over their hands.

In the Kongtong Mountain area, 30,000 Wu troops were flying with banners, and countless soldiers were cutting down trees and making siege equipment.

After Wang Pingfan led his army to Pingliang, he sent troops to capture Watingguan and other places to block Pingliang City's northern aid route.

While building siege equipment, he prepared to try to capture the important town of Pingliang.

However, at this moment, several Qing soldiers cut off their braids and came to Wang Pingfan's camp.

"What! Zu Zeqing wants to change things anyway!" In the camp, Wang Pingfan's jaw dropped in shock.

"General Wang, my master is the cousin of King Zhou. Is there anything wrong with us?" asked the leader Zu Zeqing's confidant.

"No, no, no! It's appropriate, very appropriate!" Wang Pingfan said ecstatically:
"If General Zu can return to the Ming Dynasty anyway, then our army will have the entire northern Shaanxi at its fingertips with its base in Guyuan!"

"Come here, let me serve you with wine and a banquet. I want a generous reward!"

That afternoon, Wu Zhimao led three thousand cavalry into Guyuan City under the leadership of the envoy.

A dragon holding the sun and moon flag rose from the top of Guyuan City. After many years, this important nine-sided town fell into the hands of the Han again.

After Wang Ping Fan obtained the entire town's troops from Guyuan and Zu Zeqing.

Changing his previous deployment, he ordered Wang Jinbao and Wu Zhimao to lead 15,000 troops to besiege Pingliang.

And he himself took the remaining half of the troops to join forces with Zu Zeqing.

The Wu army set out from Guyuan and marched westward. The whole of northern Shaanxi was defenseless and was quickly swallowed up by the Wu army.

A huge gap quickly appeared in Obai's defense!

Letters of urgent military reports were quickly sent to Obai's camp like pieces of paper.

"Damn it, this little bastard Zu Zeqing actually ignored the grace of our great Qing Dynasty and used Guyuan to become a thief!"

In the camp, Obai cursed loudly.

Suddenly his eyes darkened and he fell down.

"Shaobao!" Luo Tuo and others hurriedly helped him, allowing Obai to stabilize his figure.

"I just said that Nikans are not reliable!"

"How important is it that Zu Zeqing receives the favor of our Qing Dynasty, but what about this Nikan in the end?"

"First it's Wang Zhiding, then Wang Jinbao, and now it's Zu Zeqing!"

"If we, Young Bao, don't be careful, I'm afraid Zhang Yong, Zhao Liangdong and others will betray our Qing Dynasty!" A group of Manchu and Mongolian generals spoke one after another, their words full of sorrow and anger.

In their view, the Qing Dynasty has already made Zu Zeqing and his gang the commanders of the Eight Banners.

That’s why they still want to resist!
Is this even justified?

Ao Bai also turned pale when he heard this. He had always doted on Han generals and entrusted Wang Jinbao and others with important responsibilities.

However, the successive betrayals made him feel like he was hit hard, and he was filled with grief and anger.

But now that the Qing Dynasty has reached this stage, who can we use if we don’t use Han generals?

Zu Zeqing is Wu Sangui's cousin. Judging from his status, he is indeed unreliable.

But how many people in the Han army flag are not related to each other?
Zu Zeqing is unreliable in terms of his identity, so must Li Shutai and others be reliable?

You must know that Li Shutai's brother Li Yangeng is the mole of our Qing Dynasty!
If we kill them all with one shot, will anyone in the Qing Dynasty be able to use them?
Just like Wang Jinbao rebelled, what is the identity difference between Zhang Yong and Zhao Liangdong, who are both returning from the north, and Wang Jinbao?
If Wang Jinbao rebels, he will take control of Zhang Yong and Zhao Liangdong.

I'm afraid that by then, even if others don't, they will have to rebel!
Therefore, Obai was really unsure of how to deal with the current situation!

"The situation in the Qing Dynasty is not good now. It is inevitable that some people will have some thoughts about nightclubs at this time!"

Obai sighed and said: "If we want to stabilize the situation in Shaanxi and Gansu and protect Guanzhong, our army still needs to win a big victory to stabilize people's hearts."

"Otherwise, Zu Zeqing will not be the first, nor will he be the last person to betray our Qing Dynasty!"

"Shaobao is planning a decisive battle with Wu Sangui?" Luo Tuo and others asked quickly.

"Decisive battle?" A trace of bitterness appeared on the corner of Obai's mouth.

How can he fight Wu Sangui in a decisive battle with the strength he has now?

"Wu Sangui has a strong army and a brave general. I have no chance of winning in a decisive battle with him."

"Now we can only look for opportunities to annihilate one of the four Wang Pingfan, Wu Zhimao, Wang Jinbao, and Zu Zeqing to strengthen the prestige of our Qing Dynasty."

"As long as we can win a battle, those people with wandering thoughts will restrain themselves, and we, the Qing Dynasty, will still have hope!" Obai said seriously.

Many times a victory can change the situation.

There is a saying that goes well, if you win against an unreliable person, you will become reliable, and if you lose against a reliable person, you will also become unreliable!

If Li Zicheng had won a piece of stone, Jiang Xiang and his gang would have succeeded in defeating Zhongliang.

And now the situation of the Qing army in Shaanxi and Gansu is so bad. Only by finding the right opportunity to win the battle can there be hope!

"Shaobao, but right now our army has no troops available. Not to mention annihilating a rebel army, we don't even have enough troops to build a line of defense!" Luo Tuo and others spoke with worry in their words.

The Shaanxi-Gansu Qing army has reached its limit.

Obai led 50,000 people to confront Wu Sangui's main force.

Zhang Yong is in Pingliang, Yild and Zhao Liangdong are in Hanzhong, and Subai is in Xi'an.

After the rebellion of soldiers and horses in three towns, the remaining 90,000 armors were used to perfection, and there was no spare power.

"If we don't have soldiers and horses, we can only rely on the imperial court."

Oboi said in a deep voice: "I have sent out eight memorials asking for help."

"The imperial court has now captured Dezhou and annihilated Sun Kewang's Longxiang Town, so it has spare power."

"I previously asked the imperial court to allocate 30,000 troops to Shaanxi, but now I have raised this number to 50,000."

"Even if the imperial court is still short of soldiers, it can still mobilize 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers and horses." "I will first mobilize some soldiers and horses from Fengxiang, and wait for these soldiers and horses to arrive."

"Coupled with Su Bai's troops and horses, this military strength can already lead to a decisive battle with the Wu army's partial division."

"Shaobao means to put Wu Jun into Guanzhong and fight?" Luo Tuo exclaimed.

"Otherwise?" Obai said in a deep voice, "Now I don't have any troops in my hands."

"Whether it's Gansu or northern Shaanxi, our army can't rescue them."

"It is a foregone conclusion that Wu Jun will enter Guanzhong."

"Fortunately, the territory of Shaanxi and Gansu is vast, two thousand miles away."

"Whether it's Gansu or northern Shaanxi, it will take some time for Wu Jun to collect it."

"With this time, perhaps our army can gather a decisive force in Xi'an."

"If this is the case, then it will depend on Subai's performance in Xi'an."

"If he can defeat the Wu army's partial division, then we, the Qing Dynasty, will still have hope."

"If he loses in Xi'an, then I will die without a burial in Fengxiang!"

As soon as these words came out, the faces of all the Manchu and Mongolian generals became solemn.

Obai has already made his own strategic plan.

The Qing army, which was now weak in strength, could no longer prevent the Wu army from swallowing up Gansu and taking over northern Shaanxi.

Only by taking advantage of the time when the Wu army took over the prefectures and counties, and gathering a decisive force in Xi'an, could there be any chance of victory.

But if so, this is undoubtedly a shocking gamble.

If Subai can win in Xi'an, then the Qing army can still hold on in Shaanxi and Gansu.

If he couldn't win in Xi'an, then Obai and the others would be defeated and killed in Fengxiang.

"Shaobao, if that's the case, we might as well go back to Xi'an and hold on to Tongguan." A young Manchu and Mongolian general said cautiously.

Obai's style of play undoubtedly blocked everything.

If you are not careful, the entire Shaanxi-Gansu Army will be wiped out.

Therefore, in the view of this Manchu and Mongolian general, it would be safer to return to Xi'an and Tongguan to prevent Wu Sangui from advancing eastward.

"Confused!" Ao Bai's face changed drastically when he heard this and said, "The 100,000 troops of our Qing Dynasty in Shaanxi and Gansu are all Qin people."

"It's just a matter of giving up Gansu and northern Shaanxi."

"Once we give up Guanzhong, we will stick to Xi'an or even retreat to Tongguan."

"The morale of this army in my hands will be unstoppable!"

As soon as these words came out, the Manchu and Mongolian general quickly shut up.

Yes, if Guanzhong cannot be defended, the Shaanxi-Gansu Army in Obai's hands will collapse on its own.

So if you can defend this pass, you have to defend it, and if you can't, you have to defend it!
Because our Qing Dynasty cannot live without Northern Shaanxi, and Northern Shaanxi cannot live without Guanzhong.

If Guanzhong is lost and the Shaanxi-Gansu Army is disintegrated, our Qing Dynasty will really have no hope!

"Eight hundred miles is urgent, and we will quickly explain our interests to the court."

"Within one month, if reinforcements don't arrive, Guanzhong will be lost!"

Obai spoke again, asking his men to prepare to urge the Qing Dynasty again.

"Shaobao, for the present plan, we can only fight to the death with the Wu army's partial division in Xi'an."

"I hope the Wu army will not collect troops from various places too quickly. Otherwise, before the imperial reinforcements arrive, they will all enter Guanzhong and besiege Xi'an, cutting off our army's retreat. Then we will be really in danger in Fengxiang!" Luo Tuochen said. He spoke loudly and let out a long sigh.

"Luo Gushan, I still have 50,000 soldiers and horses in Fengxiang, but Wu Sangui's soldiers are elite and brave, and he is eyeing Yongshui."

"So I can only spare 10,000 people and hand them over to your command."

"Before the imperial reinforcements arrive, I hope you can return to the Yaozhou area and temporarily block the Wu army from going south!" Obai said slowly.

"Please rest assured, Shaobao, the general will definitely defend the main road and prevent the Wu army from entering the pass in a short time!" Luo Tuo quickly handed over his hand and swore.

There is an official road connecting Guanzhong to northern Shaanxi.

Starting from Xi'an, it passes through Gaoping, Yaozhou, Tongguan, Luochuan, Ganquan, Yan'an, Mizhi, and Yulin.

In the past, when Li Zicheng led his troops northward to try to fight Azig, he took this official road.

Unfortunately, when they marched to Luochuan, Duduo approached Tongguan.

Li Zicheng had to return to his army in a hurry and fight Duoduo in Tongguan.

However, Zeqing, our ancestor, rebelled and the important town of Guyuan fell. It became a general trend for the Wu army to take over northern Shaanxi.

The only thing Obai could do was to arrange for a force of troops to block the official road and temporarily block the Wu army from moving south from northern Shaanxi.

For the sake of the Qing Dynasty, and to buy time for himself.

"Okay, you can march quickly and be sure to block Wu Jun's front!"

"If we can hold out until the court's reinforcements arrive, then we, the Qing Dynasty, still have hope!" Obai said seriously.

When Ma Bao and Qi Sansheng took over Longyou and Gansu.

Thanks to Zu Zeqing's rebellion, Wang Ping Fan was able to lead his troops into northern Shaanxi and began to take over this land with fierce folk customs.

Oboi also responded quickly and deployed a force of troops to try to block the Wu army's southward advance.

At the same time, the Manchu Qing captured Dezhou and annihilated Longxiang Town.

With Zhang Sheng leaving the fortress and Chen Jiannan returning, the Qing Dynasty in Beizhi was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief for the time being.

However, at this moment, Zhang Sheng officially came to the grassland with more than 8,000 cavalry.

Under the setting sun, a cavalryman was galloping and killed a small Mongolian tribe.

"Kill the men and divide the women."

"As for the children, forget it if I don't have any wheels, I'll deal with them all!"

Zhang Sheng rode on his horse and shouted loudly.

Countless Han cavalry raised their butcher knives, turning the grassland into a snowy color under the sunset.

Countless Mongolian old and weak people died under the sword of the Han people while crying.

"Sir, are we going too far in doing this?" A former army general asked unbearably.

"Damn it, where have all these Mongolian men gone?" Zhang Sheng cursed: "They all went to our Han territory to burn, kill and loot."

"In this case, the strong men of the Mongols entered the fortress to slaughter us Han people, and our Xiaoqi town went out to massacre the Mongolians. Isn't this reciprocity of courtesy, tit for retaliation, very reasonable?"

As soon as these words came out, all the generals in front of the army nodded, obviously convinced by Zhang Sheng.

Chahar, Horqin, Tumote, Sunit and other foreign Mongolian vassals were repeatedly mobilized by the Manchu Qing to fight in Fortress.

Countless Han people died at their hands.

When Zhang Sheng went north, the Mongolian tribes, which had already suffered heavy casualties, gathered more than 10,000 people into the fortress to help the Manchus.

Now Zhang Sheng's plan to attack Beijing has gone bankrupt.

I just happened to come to this grassland with few young men to take a picture of the old and weak Mongolians! Avenge the Han people!
(End of this chapter)