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

Chapter 172 The bluffing Lord Sun
Guilin City is much smaller than Nanjing City.

The strength of the Guilin garrison was not inferior to that of the Qing garrison in Nanjing.

Guarding Guilin with [-] elite troops seems to be enough for Online Guoan and others.

It can definitely hold on for a few months until the Qing reinforcements arrive.

The hilltop in the north of Guilin.

The eight thousand cavalrymen and military servants from Xiaoqi Town blocked the roads, set up roadblocks and built camps in an orderly manner.

"Put all the pots on my father-in-law's plate, and get the pig's head meat that comes with the army out of the pot quickly!" Zhang Sheng shouted loudly in the busy crowd.

"Yes!" The surrounding officers and soldiers all smiled happily.

One after another, they unloaded their baggage from the accompanying vehicles.

Then get water from the river.

Pot after pot of pork stewed.

"My lord!"

Several personal guards quickly came to Zhang Sheng with several large bowls of pork head meat and handed them over respectfully.

Zhang Sheng didn't say much, stretched out his hand to grab it, and started chewing it.

"Not bad, not bad." Zhang Sheng exclaimed.

"Master, would you like to have a drink?" one of the guards complimented.

"Drink?" Zhang Sheng was moved after hearing this.

Pairing this pig's head with fine wine is a real pleasure.

But this thought flashed across Zhang Sheng's mind.

"Go, go, go! I am at war now. If I miss the important matter of the king, I don't have a second head!"

The guard immediately closed his mouth after hearing this.

"Send the order and let the brothers eat freely. Anyway, the king has said that the meat production in Guangxi is rising day by day. Our Xiaoqi battalion has cavalry, so we will have plenty of meat to eat in the future!" Zhang Sheng said boldly.

"Yes!" The guards quickly conveyed Zhang Sheng's meaning, which attracted repeated cheers from the cavalry in Xiaoqi Town.

After Zhang Sheng ate several kilograms of pig head meat, he wiped his mouth and stopped eating.

For a warrior like him who is over nine feet tall and weighs over 200 kilograms, his meal can be several times that of an ordinary person.

It's just a few kilograms of meat. If Zhang Sheng hadn't been afraid of eating it to full capacity, he could have eaten a few more bowls.

"Master Marquis, several Tatars were captured by us."

As soon as Zhang Sheng finished eating, one of his generals came with several money rat tails.

"General, spare your life, general, spare your life, it was the line admiral who asked them to come." After seeing Zhang Sheng, several Qing cavalrymen who left the city quickly begged for mercy.

"Why did Xian Guoan ask you to find this general?" Zhang Sheng said casually.

"General, the admiral said that your King Yi has accepted the royal court's offer. Master Soniso has gone to Nanning, and the 500 million military pay promised to your army has also been shipped to Guilin."

"What does it mean that the general is leading troops to Guilin at this time?" the leader of the Qing army said tremblingly.

"What do you mean?" Zhang Sheng sneered and said, "The head of our country has already met in private with Governor Hong Chengchou and Pingxi King Wu Sangui."

"Now Governor Hong and King Heping Xi are already in Yunnan and Guizhou, and the leader of my family has also left Guangxi!"

"If nothing unexpected happens, the main force of the Manchurian Tatars has been completely wiped out by the attack of Governor Hong, King Pingxi and Li Dingguo!"

"Go back, let Xian Guoan, Ma Xiong, and Quanjie think about it carefully and ask them if they are willing to be buried with the Manchu Tatars!"

"What!" The Qing army's primary school was dumbfounded when he heard this.

"Why don't you get out of here!"

Before he could be stunned, the general who captured them shouted loudly.

"Yes, yes, yes!" Several Qing soldiers rolled and crawled out of the camp under the intimidation of the former army officers.

"Haha, the king's move is really clever. Just by scaring him, he could probably scare Shunzhi to death, hahaha!" Zhang Sheng laughed.

Lord Sun, a treacherous person, naturally has a lot of bad things in his belly.

He sent troops from Guangxi, and the banner he used was naturally not some high-sounding words.

The old man directly threatened that he and the Qing Dynasty had been cheating on peace.

Wu Sangui and Hong Chengchou had already made an appointment secretly.

Just wait until the Qing army is put into Yunnan and Guizhou, Li Dingguo's troops leave Yunnan, Hong Chengchou and Wu Sangui are in Guizhou anyway, and Sun Guozhu leads his troops out of Huguang to intercept and kill the remnants of the Qing army.

Kuidong's troops blocked Sichuan and blocked Doni and Luo Keduo's escape north.

Keeping the main force of the Qing Dynasty in Yungui has no way to go to heaven and no way to enter the earth!

After this was accomplished, Wu Sangui went north to Shaanxi and Gansu, while Sun Guozhu and Zheng Chenggong advanced east to west and captured Jiangnan.

It can directly make the grass grow on the graves of Daqing.

Although there are some loopholes in what Sun Guozhu said, no matter how you put it, it is indeed quite bluffing.

Just the rumors of Hong Wu that have been spread in Jinyiwei in Guangdong, Guangdong, Huguang and other places for a long time, combined with the slogans of Sun Guozhu, are enough to make many people feel that the Qing Dynasty is about to end.

"What! Governor Hong has rebelled against King Ping Xi?" On the wall of Guilin, the three men from Xian Guoan glared at each other.

"Admiral, Zhang Sheng did indeed say what he said. He said that Governor Hong and King Ping Xi agreed to raise troops together so that the imperial army could be destroyed directly in the southwest."

Xian Guoan took a breath.

"Impossible. Governor Hong also reminded us to beware of Sun Kewang. How could he rebel?" Quanjie said.

"Yes! If Governor Hong really planned to rebel, he wouldn't have asked us to prepare in Guilin and be wary of Sun Kewang." Xian Guoan slapped his thigh and understood.

"Such a treacherous Sun Kewang, we know that Governor Hong has no objection, but how many people in Huguang and Guangxi have been reminded by Governor Hong?" Ma Xiong frowned, thinking of the connection.

Hong Chengchou reminded the three national security officers who were crossing the line to be on guard against Sun Kewang and to be prepared to defend Guilin.

The three men from Xian Guoan have Hong Chengchou's letters in their hands, so they can naturally confirm that Sun Kewang's words are nonsense.

But in Huguang and Guangdong officials and green camp generals, how many people can be sure that Hong Chengchou has no objection?
Now Jin Yiwei spread rumors about Hong Chengchou and Wu Sangui all over the world.

Officials, generals, and gentry have already laid a solid foundation in their hearts.

Coupled with what Sun Kewang said, it is estimated that the officials and gentry in Guangdong and Huguang will probably believe Sun's lies.

I think Hong Chengchou and Wu Sangui have turned against each other, and the Qing Dynasty is about to end.

When Sun Kewang sends troops, the situation in Huguang and Guangdong will naturally get out of control.

"No, we must remind Li Yinzu and Zhang Changgeng!" Xian Guoan gritted his teeth.

"Admiral, even if the governor and governor know the truth, the people of Huguang will not be able to deal with it." Ma Xiong sighed.

Don't talk about the slogans shouted by Sun Guozhu.

Even if there is no slogan.

When the front army marches into Hunan, the officials and gentry from all over the country will never be loyal to our Qing Dynasty, and will inevitably kneel before the soldiers and horses of Lord Sun.

The gentry and people in Huguang are not interested in the Qing Dynasty to begin with, and the former army is an old man.

Six years ago, when Xiying went east to Hunan.

The people and gentry of Huguang welcomed him wholeheartedly.Now that Sun Kewang's troops have left Huguang, the situation has already been determined.

"Now we can only stop Sun Kewang's troops in Guilin."

"When it gets dark, send more brothers to disperse and break out. I hope the news can be sent back to Huguang as soon as possible." Xian Guoan sighed.

Now the main road from Guilin to the north has been cut off by the cavalry of the Qianqian Army.

The courier from Xian Guoan probably had to take the letter with him, take the mountain road over the mountains, and walk to Huguang.

This back and forth, the delay of the news will have a great impact.

However, Xian Guoan is not yet in despair. Since he had previously repelled Li Dingguo's seven-day and seven-night siege in Guilin, Xian Guoan is still confident in repelling Sun Kewang's so-called tens of thousands of troops in Guilin.

That night, the army officers and soldiers who had rested for a day were full of food and full of energy.

Xian Guoan dispatched [-] cavalry to cover [-] messengers, and divided the troops into three groups to try to break out from the north.

However, as soon as the gates of Guilin City were opened, the cavalry from the front army blocked them.

In the melee, Zhang Sheng went into battle personally.

Successfully blocked Xian Guoan's cavalry back into Guilin City.

As a last resort, Xian Guoan had no choice but to give up his plan to use the darkness to cover the messenger's breakout from the main road.

Let the messengers carry dry food and letters, and abandon the horses.

Taking advantage of the darkness, he escaped into the mountains near Guilin and began a long journey for help.

Three days later, Feng Shuangli's army, which was marching in a hurry, arrived at the gate of Guilin.

Looking at the vanguard, first attack, trap, and stamina, the heroes of the four towns, Xian Guoan and others took a deep breath.

"Why did Sun Kewang send so many elite soldiers to Guilin? Could it be that Guangdong was not on guard!"

Xian Guoan said in disbelief as he saw the flags fluttering and the nearly [-] troops in full formation.

"Admiral, the troops in front of the palace are not flying the banner of Sun Kewang, but the banner of Feng Shuangli." Ma Xiong said solemnly, holding the telescope.

"Feng Shuangli!" Xian Guoan looked at the banner with the character Feng and said suspiciously: "Sun Kewang didn't come in person, and handed over tens of thousands of troops to Feng Shuangli."

"Is it possible that he still has a large army in Nanning that can ensure the safety of him and Guangxi?"

Ma Xiong and Quanjie were also shocked when they thought of this.

Zhang Sheng's Xiaoqi Town has more than 1 people including the military personnel.

Feng Shuangli's three front army towns and Zheng Guo's rear army town had an establishment of 5 soldiers. Counting other personnel, they were close to [-].

From the perspective of Guoan Online, he had [-] troops in front of him.

Sun Ke hoped to be able to send such troops and horses, but he did not come in person, which is enough to show that his troops did not go out in full force and make a desperate move.

There must still be a considerable number of troops in Guangxi staying behind to protect Sun Kewang's own safety.

In this case, Sun Kewang has 8 troops, or even 10 troops!

"What a great Sun Kewang, no wonder he has been able to defend Yunnan and Guizhou provinces and the imperial court for many years!"

"A year ago, he only had [-] to [-] remnant troops who fled into Guangxi. In less than a year, he was able to more than double his troops!" Xian Guoan looked at the Jiaqian Army all over the mountains and plains with emotion.

"Admiral, it's more than that, look!" Quanjie's face was filled with astonishment, and he pointed to the vehicles on the road in the distance.

"What! They brought so many red cannons!" Xian Guoan held up the binoculars.

Looking at the red-coated cannons pulled by horses, mules, oxen and donkeys, I took a deep breath.

"Damn it, there are actually cannons that can be pulled by seven or eight or more livestock!"

"I'm afraid if it weren't for those red-coated cannons, they would weigh more than three thousand kilograms!" Ma Xiong was stunned.

Looking at the 24-pounder cannon and [-]-pounder cannon being transported along the road, I was dumbfounded.

Xian Guoan and Quanjie were shocked when they heard this and quickly picked up their binoculars to look.

After just one glance, the two of them broke into cold sweat.

"Impossible, how could Sun Kewang have so many cannons!" Xian Guoan's chest heaved extremely, his face full of disbelief.

"Admiral, it would be great if the news about Governor Hong and King Ping Xi is true."

Quanjie looked at the red cannons one after another and gritted his teeth.

Xian Guoan and Ma Xiong also let out a sigh of relief after hearing this.

Indeed, if the news about Hong Chengchou and Wu Sangui were true, they would not have to guard Guilin.

Anyway, our Qing Dynasty is almost over, so there is no need for the three people from Xian Guoan to take care of it.

But precisely because they knew that what Sun Guozhu said was a rumor, Hong Chengchou has not rebelled yet, and Wu Sangui has most likely not rebelled either.

From the perspective of the three people from Guoan Online, the general trend of the world is still in the hands of the Qing Dynasty.

Therefore, not only can the three of them not surrender, but Guilin must not be lost either.

"Lao Ma, Lao Quan, the imperial court treats us and the prince well. Now Sun Kewang wants to take advantage of the opportunity of the decisive battle between the imperial army and Li Dingguo to go north to Huguang."

"Guilin is the gateway to Huguang. If we lose it easily, then you and I will die at the hands of the imperial court."

"The news has just come back from Guizhou. Doni and Commander Hong are making good progress. We have to defend Guilin no matter what." Xian Guoan said solemnly.

Ma Xiong and Quanjie also nodded when they heard this.

Guilin is already the most suitable place to hold on. If the three men from Xian Guoan escape without a fight, Guilin will be handed over to others.

So what else can they hold on to in Hunan?

Can Yongzhou, Hengzhou or even Changsha compare to Guilin, which they have been operating for several years and has strong city defenses?
If we lose the whole of Hunan, we will retreat directly to Wuchang.

Let’s not talk about whether Sun Kewang will pursue them or not. The Qing Dynasty alone will not be able to spare them.

Therefore, the three people from Xian Guoan, who shouldered the heavy responsibility and were unwilling to surrender to Sun Kewang, finally decided to stick to Guilin.

"Zhang Sheng's cavalry has cut off the main road. Since we will lose a lot of troops and horses if we break through, we may not be able to come out alive."

"Then, let's make contributions to the Qing Dynasty in Guilin. Maybe we can drag Sun Kewang back and become an important hero of the imperial court!" Xian Guoan said slowly.

"That's what the Admiral said!" Ma Xiong and Quan nodded in agreement.

"King Xing'an, you are here."

Seeing Feng Shuangli coming, Zhang Sheng laughed loudly.

Since Feng Shuangli was conferred a royal title by Lord Sun before the Battle of Jiaoshui, Feng Shuangli, who was already a two-character king, was not conferred a further title this time.

Sun Kewang is now just a self-proclaimed king of one word. If he doesn't take a step further, it will be difficult for his subordinates to advance in their titles.

Therefore, Feng Shuangli's title was maintained as King Xing'an.

Wang Shangli and Wang Ziqi were awarded royal titles.

Their titles were equivalent to Feng Shuangli's.

If Sun Kewang had captured Kunming and recaptured Yunnan, he would have been crowned king long ago.

Later they arrived in Guangxi, and in the Battle of Annan, the two made military exploits again.

Therefore, on the eve of raising troops, in order not to treat the heroes unfairly, Wang Shangli's Anning King and Wang Ziqi's Fengjie King, Sun Kewang were naturally granted the title.

(End of this chapter)