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

After looking at all this, Wu Sangui's face turned pale. He knew that Tongguan would most likely not be able to be defended!
"I have been in the army for more than 20 years, and I never expected to be here today."

"What's the best thing to do now?"

In Tongguan City, Wu Sangui asked his staff Fang Guangchen for advice.

"My lord, for this plan, only the last of the thirty-six strategies can help my lord to save his life." Fang Guangchen said tactfully.

By now, northern Shaanxi and Hedong are already in crisis.

Wu Sangui originally planned to return to Tongguan and shrink the defense line.

With 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers and horses, relying on the important town of Tongguan and the Twelve Liancheng City, they blocked the troops in Guandong.

Then free up troops and horses to deal with Zhang Sheng, block Pujin Ferry, and hold on to Guanzhong.

However, as the main force of Wu's army marched westward, their troops were scattered along the way.

Only a mere 7,000 remnant soldiers returned to Tongguan.

This small amount of troops is not even enough to defend Tongguan.

How can we divide our troops to deal with Zhang Sheng and intercept Pu Jin?

Fight back the Western Army of Northern Shaanxi and the Western Army of Shanxi?

Northern Shaanxi, Hedong, and Tongguan.

These three places are the key places to guard Guanzhong.

All three are indispensable!

Now northern Shaanxi has been bypassed by Zhang Sheng, and Hedong has also been broken through by Zhang Hu.

Even if Wu Sangui can hold Tongguan, so what?
What's more, with seven thousand remaining soldiers, how could they defeat Sun Kewang's hundreds of thousands at Tongguan?
So now, Fang Guangchen could only suggest Wu Sangui to abandon Tongguan, abandon Shaanxi-Gansu and escape!

Wu Sangui was silent when he heard this. After a while, he slowly said: "Mr. Tingxian, in your opinion."

"Should I return to Yunnan and Guizhou to regroup, or should I withdraw westward from Gansu and set out to the Western Regions?"

The fall of Shaanxi and Gansu is now a foregone conclusion for Wu Sangui.

Escape was his only option for survival.

But where to escape is still worth pondering.

He now has two paths just like Li Zicheng in the past.

One is to go south, and the other is to retreat west.

The only difference is that Li Zicheng went south to Huguang.

But it was Yungui that he wanted to return to.

"Your Majesty, according to the students' opinions, Your Majesty should withdraw from Guanzhong to the west."

Fang Guangchen sighed and said, "The prince still has 7,000 elite troops in Tongguan and 3,000 defenders."

"In addition, there are 10,000 soldiers and horses in the hands of Xia Guoxiang, the favorite general of the Prince of Xi'an, and there are still some defeated Shanxi troops at Pujin Ferry."

"If we use these soldiers and horses as the basis, we can then unite the scattered defenders from various places."

"The prince can at least withdraw westward with 30,000 troops."

"It is natural that we should not use this army as an enemy to Sun Kewang."

"But we left Jiayu in the west, entered the Western Regions, and carried out the affairs of the Western Liao Dynasty."

"In a foreign country, conquering a country, you have to rely on your own power, but it is still enough."

Wu Sangui was also moved when he heard this, and ran directly to Gansu with his troops and horses, and then entered the Western Regions.

So when he left his hometown, he could still open up a new situation by relying on his old troops and horses.

After all, although the Battle of Luoyang failed miserably.

But in fact, what Wu Sangui lost was not the 100,000 troops, but Hu Guozhu and others and more than 10,000 old men.

Just like the Battle of Anqing, the Taiping Army's real losses, apart from this important town, were only a few thousand old Guangxi brothers.

The rest of the troops and horses, the Taiping Army can produce hundreds of thousands of them with a call of arms.

After this defeat, the 7,000 people who followed him back to Tongguan were the real elite.

If you include the 10,000 people of Prime Minister Xia, the defeated generals who escaped from Shanxi.

Then Wu Sangui could collect 20,000 to 30,000 old soldiers.

If he leads his troops to retreat westward, Wang Pingfan and Wu Zhimao will imitate Li Guo and Gao Yi's exploits.

Breaking out from northern Shaanxi.

Then in Gansu, Wu Sangui will be able to regroup tens of thousands of troops.

If he takes these people to the Western Regions, then he is indeed confident that he can defeat Ye Erqiang.

Become king and emperor in the Western Region.

But as a result, Wu Sangui faced a serious problem.

That's what he and the family members of Wu Jun's soldiers should do?
"Although the retreat to the west is a good move, Ying Xiong and the others are still in Kunming."

"Most of the family members of my Wu Fan officers and soldiers are also in Yunnan."

"If we retreat westward, I'm afraid the military will be dissatisfied." Wu Sangui said worriedly.

"Your Majesty, now that things have come to a point, Sun Ke is expected to attack with all the troops in his country."

"Wang Shangli, who has been in charge of Hunan for many years, will definitely not remain indifferent!"

"According to the students' opinion, at this moment, the Western Army in Hunan has already reached Yungui!"

"The Hongge Department also sent out news not long ago that Li Dingguo and Bai Wenxuan have returned to Yunnan and Guizhou and are based in Chuxiong."

"The soldiers in the Western Camp are like this. I'm afraid our army will return to Yunnan and Guizhou."

"Not only will Wang Pingfan and others in northern Shaanxi have no chance to return to the prince's command."

"Even if the prince himself is a little careless, he will be blocked by Wang Shangli in Sichuan."

"Wait until then and die in Sichuan."

"Our army will fight against the sky and the earth, and will completely annihilate the Western Army in Sichuan!" Fang Guangchen sighed.

Wu Jun no longer had the strength to fight for more at this time.

In Fang Guangchen's view, Wu Sangui gathered the remaining troops and retreated westward to Gansu.

No matter how far away I am, I will never return to Han Dynasty.

This is the only way to protect the King of Zhou and the entire Wu Fan.

The elite soldiers under Wu Fan's command were not to mention tens of thousands.

Even if there are only 10,000 or 20,000 people in the end, they will still be able to gain a foothold in the Western Region.

On the contrary, returning to Yunnan and Guizhou will definitely lead to a dead end!
Because Fang Guangchen speculated that if Sun Kewang fought like this, Wang Shangli's army in Hunan would definitely follow suit!

For a time, Wu Sangui was in a dilemma.

If he retreats westward, he may be able to join the Wangping tribe in northern Shaanxi.

But Wu Jun's territory, soldiers, horses, and family members in Yunnan and Guizhou will all be wiped out with one move!

He wasted half a year trying to bring back Wu Yingxiong and his son.

If it was lost like this, how could Wu Sangui be willing to accept it?

But if he chooses to go south, who knows what Wang Shangli is doing at this time.

But after the Wu army marched south to Sichuan, they suddenly discovered that Wang Shangli's army had entered Yunnan and Guizhou.

Then Wu Sangui has the potential to block him in front, and there are soldiers in pursuit behind him.

The entire army must be destroyed!

Wu Sangui thought for a long time, but still couldn't make up his mind.

Fang Guangchen could only sigh as he looked at the scene in front of him.

My prince is very indecisive and always thinks of a perfect solution for everything.

"Mr. Tingxian, I can't decide whether to retreat westward or go northward."

"Why don't I lead my troops to abandon Tongguan first and return to Xi'an to collect my troops?"

"Withdraw westward to Fengxiang, and while sending people to inquire about Yungui's movements, ordered Wang Pingfan to break out."

"If nothing happens in Yunnan and Guizhou, I will lead my troops south to Sichuan, return to Yunnan and Guizhou, and regroup."

"If something happens to Yungui, I will withdraw westward from Gansu and join forces with Wang Ping Fan." Wu Sangui spoke slowly and expressed his decision.

"Your Majesty, time waits for no one. If this is the case, it will happen overnight."

"Our army will have no way to go south, and there will be worries about retreating to the west!" Fang Guangchen said quickly when he saw this.

Now the Western Army is attacking like a tide and advancing like a fire.

Where can I wait for Wu Sangui to deal with it calmly?

"No, no, it's important to retreat to the west and go south." "I, the king, should think carefully about such important matters!" Wu Sangui waved his hand quickly.

Fang Guangchen opened his mouth wide when he heard this, and his whole body suddenly felt very tight.

"My lord, I'm afraid if you hesitate any longer, the whole Wu Fan will really be destroyed!"

After a long time, he could only say angrily.

Wu Sangui could only remain silent after hearing this.

That afternoon, Wu Sangui set fire to Tongguan.

In the raging fire, this thousand-year-old pass was burned to a white ground.

The fire also temporarily blocked the Western Army's pursuit.

This allowed Wu Jun to retreat calmly.

Three days later, Wu Sangui, who had traveled three hundred miles, returned to Xi'an with the remaining troops.

After gathering the Xia State Prime Minister's army, the Xi'an garrison, and the Shanxi army's defeat.

Wu Sangui's troops expanded to more than 20,000.

After temporarily settling in Xi'an.

Wu Sangui also ordered the walls to be fortified and the country to be cleared, and Xi'an was burned to delay the Western Army.

Then he quickly withdrew from Xi'an with more than 20,000 troops and horses, and sent a message to Wang Pingfan and Wu Zhimao in northern Shaanxi, quickly abandoning the city to break out of the siege, and came to Gansu to join forces with him.

After doing all this, Wu Sangui stayed in Fengxiang.

He sent out a large number of scouts and went to Sichuan to find out the news.

However, at this moment, a shocking piece of bad news came.

Hong Chengchou sent an emergency military report half a month ago, and Wang Shangli had personally led the army to enter Guizhou.

The momentum was overwhelming along the way, Wu Jun was defeated, and Guizhou was about to be completely lost.

He asked Wu Sangui to send reinforcements quickly, otherwise Yunnan would also fall into Wang Shangli's hands!

After getting this life-saving military report.

Wu Sangui did not dare to hesitate and quickly led his troops to abandon Fengxiang and retreat westward.

Hong Chengchou and his family were sold directly.

He led the remnants of the Wu army to set fire to Fengxiang and ran wildly on the road from Fengxiang to Qinzhou.

However, when the Wu army marched to the Fangshanyuan area.

The Western cavalry chasing him along the way finally caught up with him!
Drum drum drum——

On Fangshanyuan, Zhang Sheng and Hao stood up, waving their flags and crossing their swords.

Marching in a hurry, countless horses and mules were killed, and countless soldiers and horses were left behind. More than 10,000 Western cavalry launched an overwhelming charge towards the fleeing Wu army.

"Damn, this old dog Wu Sangui is really not a thing. He just ran away and burned, killed and looted all the way. He kept the walls clear and cleared the country."

"My cavalrymen have no choice but to chase and eat their own horses and mules at the same time!"

Yuanshang Zhang Sheng cursed while holding the telescope.

The Western Army's cavalry pursued by weakening themselves along the way.

Fortunately, I finally caught up with Wu Sangui here.

Otherwise, Zhang Sheng would lose money to his grandma’s family.

Over this period of time, tens of thousands of horses and mules under his command have been eaten or collapsed.

He could only command the Mongolian tribes, otherwise Xiaoqi Town and the Dashun Army cavalry who joined forces would not be able to afford such a high pursuit price.

A famous Western cavalryman picked up his bow and arrow and waved his saber.

Launched an attack on Wu Jun.

In an instant, the frightened Wu troops were in an uproar.

Many soldiers dispersed in a rush and escaped without a trace.

"Formation! Formation!"

In the chaos, Wu Sangui, Xia Guoxiang, Gao Dejie, Han Daren and others took their own soldiers and tried their best to organize troops and maintain the Wu army's position.

Thanks to their efforts, many veterans of the Wu Army returned to join the army.

Relying on his own shotguns and bows, he repelled the first attack of the Western cavalry.

But more Wu troops fled in panic.

Wait until night falls.

After a day of fierce fighting, the Wu army killed and wounded thousands of Western cavalry at the cost of more than 3,000 casualties.

However, tens of thousands of Wu troops escaped during the fierce battle.

At this moment, Wu Sangui only has the last 9,000 remaining soldiers left under his command!
"Mr. Tingxian, I regret this!"

At the top of a mountain, in the temporary camp of the Wu army, Wu Sangui couldn't help crying anymore.

His remorse had so many meanings.

In addition to staying in Fengxiang for a few days, he was overtaken by the Western Army.

There is also regret for having offended Sun Kewang by going into full-scale war with the Dashun Army for Yongzhen.

In addition, there was the hesitation during the rebellion against the Qing Dynasty.

During the Shaanxi-Gansu Uprising, he was a pioneer of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

The switch trip at the time of surrender.

These are all things Wu Sangui regrets.

If it were Shanhaiguan, he would not have a switch.

So at this moment, he is still the upstart of Dashun Dynasty.

Although Dashun only gave him one discipline and two nobles, this treatment was already comparable to that of Liu Zongmin, Tian Jianxiu and others.

If there had been no switch back then, the whole morning would have been extinguished at this moment, and the world would have been at peace.

He, Wu Sangui, could also enjoy glory and wealth, and even become a duke or even a prince in the Dashun Dynasty.

If during the Shaanxi-Gansu Uprising, they would raise troops to fight against the Qing Dynasty.

Then Wu Sangui took advantage of Meng Qiaofang and others to suppress Ding Guodong and Milayin in Hexi.

Troops were raised from Hanzhong to seize the retreat of these people.

Then they completely annihilated the Qing army in Shaanxi and Gansu, contacted major border towns, gathered the power of Shaanxi and Gansu, and sent troops out of Tongguan.

Then Wu Sangui might even become the savior in the hearts of the Han people in the world, kill the Manchus directly, and establish his own country.

In addition to these, even after the Battle of Baoqing, he immediately raised the flag of righteousness.

He could also call upon the Han generals from the green camp to attack Duni's defeated Manchu and Mongolian soldiers.

Then quickly penetrated Hanzhong and captured Shaanxi and Gansu.

If so, I'm afraid when Sun Ke hopes to enter Nanjing.

He Wu Sangui can also enter Beijing.

If so, why would Wu Sangui do this?
Just one choice after another brought him, the King of Zhou, to where he is today.

Faced with the current situation, where should he go?
"Your Majesty, now that the situation has come to an end, you should lead your elite cavalry to break out of the encirclement."

"Go to Gansu and wait for Wang Pingfan's army to join forces."

"If things go smoothly, then I, Wu Fan, will still have hope!" Fang Guangchen said solemnly.

Now Wu Sangui's more than 20,000 soldiers and horses were once again scattered under the attack of the Western Army.

Wu Sangui, who had only 9,000 remaining soldiers, was unable to save his life.

Now just like Li Dingguo with thousands of remaining soldiers in southern Yunnan, counting on Bai Wenxuan's army.

Wu Sangui could only break out of the encirclement first, and then go to Gansu to wait for Wang Pingfan's army to arrive!

That night, the remnants of the nine thousand Wu army launched an all-out counterattack.

Under the cover of his generals, Wu Sangui successfully broke through the encirclement with more than a thousand fine cavalry.

Then he came to Qinzhou.

"The King of Zhou has arrived, please open the city gate as soon as possible!"

At the foot of Qinzhou City, Gao Dejie was covered in dust, with wounds all over his body calling out to Wu Sangui.

However, the entire Qinzhou City was silent.

On the top of the city, a head stretched out to take a look, and then retracted.

"Open the city gate quickly!" The remaining elite cavalry of the Wu army shouted after more than a thousand bloody battles. (End of chapter)