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

Mu Tianbo was overjoyed when he saw that Wang Qilong had agreed.

He quickly burned incense in the hut and worshiped.

He and Wang Qilong made an oath to heaven and said: "It is unfortunate for the Ming Dynasty that the imperial line has been lost. Now there are treacherous ministers Ma Jixiang and eunuch Li Guotai who are holding the emperor hostage. They do not want to recover and hide in foreign countries."

"We are afraid of the loss of our country, so we gather our righteous men to fight against the national calamity together. All our allies will work together to fulfill our loyalty and never have any ambitions."

"With the alliance between Chongqing and Chongqing, I will suffer the consequences of my fate, and I will not be able to overcome my legacy. The emperor, the queen, the land, the ancestors and the gods will all learn from this fact!"

That night, Mu Tianbo discussed in detail with Wang Qilong and formulated a plan to escort the prince out of danger.

However, this matter was quickly learned secretly by Ma Jixiang.

He thought about it and immediately went to see Emperor Yongli, detailing their plans in detail.

When Emperor Yongli learned that Mu Tianbo and Wang Qilong wanted to escort his son out of danger, he was furious.

The prince is in danger, who can come to save him, the emperor!

Once Li Dingguo and Bai Wenxuan get the prince, their importance as emperor will be greatly reduced.

Faced with the choice of protecting Daming or himself, Emperor Yongli decisively chose to protect himself.

He forcibly issued an order to kill Mu Tianbo's servant Li Cheng and Wang Qilong's servant He Ai.

He held on to his son tightly, fearing that the prince would be in danger and lose his hope of escape.

As for Mu Tianbo, Duke of Guizhou, and Wang Qilong, the commander-in-chief, Zhu Youlang no longer dared to deal with them at this juncture, and Ma Jixiang did not dare to make a fatal move.

After all, what is Mu Tianbo's status? Even the Burmese people wouldn’t agree to kill him!

And Wang Qilong, the general, was not something they could deal with casually at this time.

In order to prevent unrest and endanger yourself.

Zhu Youlang finally dealt with the matter hastily and did not dare to go into details about Mu Tianbo and Wang Qilong.

Although the two were not killed, their plan to protect the prince and break out ultimately failed.

The entire Yongli court could only sit idle in Ava until external forces came to rescue it.

When the Yongli court was full of scandals, Li Dingguo and Bai Wenxuan finally arrived at the city of Ava after many days of marching.

The two corresponded with the king of Burma many times, but in the end there was no result.

As a last resort, this army attacked Ava again after many battles.

However, although Li Bai's army was invincible throughout Burma, the Ming army, which was short of equipment and food and pay, was still unable to take the city of Avajian.

Li Dingguo and Bai Wenxuan launched a fierce attack for more than ten days, but they were still unable to break the city.

Instead, a large number of elite soldiers and generals were lost.

At this moment, Wu Sangui's army, which had been trekking for three months, finally approached Ava.

The arrival of this massive army was like an elephant standing on the scales, instantly causing Mangdala and Li Dingguo to lose their ability to influence the situation.

Another sunset appeared, and the sound of gold sounded.

The exhausted Ming army soldiers quickly stopped attacking the city and retreated to the camp.

Li Dingguo cried loudly in the glow, and finally had to retreat with his troops.

Wu Sangui was already less than two hundred miles away from Ava.

"Send an envoy to Ava again and tell the Burmese people that if these two things are not handed over to the king in three days."

Wu Sangui said confidently: "I will lead the troops to attack Awa and wash the whole city with blood!"

"Yes!" A group of civil and military officials quickly accepted the order.

"Your Majesty, our army is far more powerful than Li Dingguo and Bai Wenxuan. The Burmese king can stop Li Bai and Bai, but he can't hold out for a few days in front of your Majesty."

"When the emperor takes over, the prince will be able to control the justice of the world and give orders to all those who have regained their sight." Guo Zhuangtu said with a smile.

"Hmm...!" Wu Sangui nodded.

Li Dingguo and Bai Wen selected Ava, who was invincible, but it was a piece of cake for Wu Sangui now.

His 70,000-strong army had sufficient equipment and well-trained soldiers, and it was easy to defeat Avaru.

He doesn't believe that Burmese people are really not afraid of death!

"I am not afraid of the Burmese disobedience because of my strong military strength, but what do you think of Li Dingguo and Bai Wenxuan?" Wu Sangui asked.

A group of civil and military officials looked at each other in shock after hearing this.

"My lord, is it possible that you want to conquer Li Bai and Li Bai?" Wang Shirong asked.

"Yes, both Li Dingguo and Bai Wenxuan are good generals in the world, and the soldiers and horses under their command are elites in hundreds of battles."

"If we can subdue the two of them and get Li Bai's help, neither Manqing nor Sun Kewang will have anything to fear." Wu Sangui said slowly.

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of a group of Wu Fan's confidants changed drastically.

"My lord, you must not do this!" General Wu Guogui said hurriedly.

"Why not?" Wu Sangui frowned.

He has always cherished talents and respected the world's heroes.

Ma Bao, Ma Weixing, Ma Ning, Wang Fuchen, Li Benzhen, Zheng Jiaolin, Zhang Yong, Zhao Liangdong, Zhang Guozhu, Nan Yikui, Xian Guoan, Ma Xiong and many other capable generals are inextricably related to him .

Not only in the Green Camp of the Han Army, but also in the Nanming camp, his reputation as a corporal of Pingxi King Lixian was well known.

If this were not the case, there would not be so many people in the Han Army, Green Camp, and Jiangjun Army who would be willing to follow his lead.

Li Dingguo and Bai Wenxuan are undoubtedly very talented. Compared with them, Ma Bao and others are not at the same level yet.

If they can be defeated, Wu Sangui's future will be even brighter.

But are these two so easy to surrender?

"My lord, what do you think of Sun Kewang?" Wu Guogui said solemnly.

After hearing the words, Wu Sangui thought for a while and said slowly: "This man is a talented man who knows the world. Yunnan alone can compete with the Manchu and Qing Dynasties. It is the best in ancient and modern times."

"But in battle, I feel that although he was the former number one general in the Western Camp, he is not as good as Li Dingguo, nor as good as Gu."

Wu Guogui continued: "My lord, how do you think you compare with Sun Kewang in general?"

Wu Sangui's expression suddenly changed when he heard this. Subordinates generally shouldn't ask this kind of question.

It's just that Wu Fan has a relatively harmonious internal relationship, Wu Sangui has a good relationship with his subordinates, and Wu Guogui is a clan member of the Wu family, so he boldly proposed it in front of Wu Sangui.

"We are equally matched, maybe... I am a little behind."

Wu Sangui was silent for a long time, and finally he breathed a long sigh of relief and tactfully admitted that he might be a little behind Sun Kewang.

Unlike other generals, Wu Sangui has become a hero through experience.

Not only fighting, but also politics and maneuvering have been sublimated, although due to his character flaws, he often dare not take a risk.

But compared with the warriors who only know how to fight, Wu Sangui is no longer on the same level as them. Therefore, it was only after he entered Yunnan that he realized the horror of Sun Kewang.

Although Sun Guozhu achieved a great victory at Baoqing, the two failures at Chalukou and Jiaoshui still convinced Wu Sangui that Sun Ke was inferior to him in terms of fighting.

But a person who can raise an army of 200,000 people in Yunnan, if there is no internal problem.

Sun Guozhu's shortcomings in the battle formation can be completely made up for through internal affairs.

Wu Sangui was confident that he could defeat Sun Kewang with equal strength.

But if both sides were given the same province, Wu Sangui would probably have to fish out 100,000 people, while Sun Guozhu could recruit 200,000.

When these 100,000 people fought against 200,000 people, Wu Sangui felt in his heart that he was just a little behind Sun Kewang and couldn't beat him.

"Your Majesty, if that's the case, even Sun Kewang can't surrender to Li Dingguo and Bai Wenxuan, how can these two people be willing to sacrifice their lives for your Majesty!" Wu Guogui said seriously.

Wu Sangui's eyes suddenly widened when he heard this, and he suddenly reacted in his heart.

Yes, Li Dingguo and Bai Wenxuan are indeed capable, but the more capable they are, the harder it is to control them!

Think about it, Sun Kewang is both Li Dingguo's eldest brother and Bai Wenxuan's leader.

But what happened to Li Bai in the end?

Even Sun Kewang couldn't control the two of them, so why should he, the King of Pingxi, control them?

Is it possible that we have to rely on our own ability to switch?

"Your Majesty, General Wu is right. In the past, Sun Kewang took Yunnan as his foundation and became very powerful for a while."

"But even so, Li Dingguo and Bai Wenxuan still refuse to accept him."

"If the prince recruits the two of them, I'm afraid An Long and Jiao Shui's disaster is not far away!" Wang Shirong said solemnly.

"Not bad." Guo Zhuangtu also said: "It would be better if Bai Wenxuan is the only one."

"But Li Dingguo has always had great prestige. Not only did he have an extraordinary status among the soldiers who surrendered in the Western Camp, but he was also the first person among the righteous men of the restoration of the Ming Dynasty in the world to become king twice!"

"If one day he is like before, he finds an opportunity and wants to seize Yongli from the prince."

"Then how should Wu Zisheng, Ma Bao and others decide?"

"Does the prince think that these people will willingly fight for the prince?"

"These surrendered soldiers and generals were not willing to fight for Sun Kewang in the past, how can they be willing to fight for the prince in the future!"

"The prince wants to achieve great things by leveraging the abilities and prestige of Li and Bai, but I'm afraid that it will be self-defeating and turn him into the second Sun Kewang!"

For a time, Wu Sangui's cronies spoke one after another, and they all disagreed with the surrender of Li Dingguo and Bai Wenxuan.

And Wu Sangui was even breaking into a cold sweat.

He took it for granted for a moment and actually wanted to conquer Li Dingguo and Bai Wenxuan.

What can these two people do even if they use the banner of the Ming Dynasty and the banner of Yongli to temporarily make Li Bai surrender?

In terms of status, qualifications, ability, and reputation, can he compare to Sun Kewang in Xiying?

Li Dingguo doesn't even accept Sun Kewang, his eldest brother, but will he accept himself as the switcher?

There is also Bai Wenxuan, Sun Kewang is extremely kind to him.

A person who rebels and then surrenders, surrenders and then rebels again, Lord Sun is like that.

In the midst of the conflict, Bai Wenxuan still turned against Li Dingguo and almost killed Sun Kewang.

Once Li Dingguo causes trouble, why should he let Bai Wenxuan stand on his side?

When Li Dingguo raises the flag to take over again, I'm afraid it will be a repeat of An Long's incident!

"Thank you for your warning, otherwise I would have almost caused a catastrophe!" Wu Sangui sighed and wiped away a cold sweat.

Li Dingguo, a person who is arrogant and unwilling to be inferior to others, must never be surrendered.

Otherwise, with his ability and reputation, the tens of thousands of troops from the Western Camp who could not be gathered by him would be completely in chaos.

"What the prince said is absolutely true. Our army can just return to Yunnan directly after taking over Yongli to carry out the Northern Expedition."

"As for Li Dingguo and Bai Wenxuan, let them fend for themselves in this rain forest." Wu Guogui said with a cupped hand.

"Yes, Li Dingguo's prestige is too high. Even though many soldiers of the Western Camp have turned away from him, his reputation is still as high as the sky in the hearts of the people who restored the Ming Dynasty."

"If the prince kills him, I'm afraid it will affect Wu Zisheng, Ma Bao and others, and make the world dissatisfied."

Wang Shirong spoke eloquently: "In addition, Li Bai still has soldiers and horses, and our army does not have time to accompany them in the rain forest."

"So just take out Yongli and send another army to guard the Yunnan border. Whether they live or die has nothing to do with us."

"After the prince captures Beijing and seizes the world, we will discuss Li Bai's affairs again."

Wu Sangui nodded and said: "Yes, that's what it should be like. Time is running out now. Our army should quickly pick up Yongli and then return to Yunnan for the Northern Expedition."

"Compared to the rest of the world, Li Bai's lone army is not worth mentioning. I have no business being here to go around in circles with them."

Wu Sangui had made up his mind, and his troops continued to move south in a mighty manner, forcing Li Dingguo and Bai Wenxuan to give up the siege of Ava and withdraw their troops.

Three days later, Wu troops approached the city.

Asked Burmese king Mangdala to hand over Yongli.

However, in this inevitable situation, the Burmese king, who was hated by the Yongli court, was unwilling to hand over Yongli.

His reason was that Myanmar was a vassal of the Ming Dynasty, and Yongli was legally the emperor of the suzerain state of Myanmar.

Now that he is in trouble, if he is handed over to Wu Sangui for execution, wouldn't it make Myanmar fall into an unkind and unjust situation?

So even though Wu Sangui used the banner of the Qing Dynasty to intimidate the Burmese ministers.

But this principled king was still unwilling to hand over the Eternal Calendar, as he had chosen throughout history.

But under the general trend, what if Mangdala is a king?

After the Burmese ministers tried hard to persuade them, Wu Sangui's soldiers all had other thoughts.

Since I couldn't persuade the king and I was afraid that I would be implicated and die, I had no choice but to change the king.

In September 1659 AD, Mangbai launched a palace coup with the support of major forces in Ava.

He killed his brother Mandala, and respectfully eradicated the roots of his brother-in-law, and executed the whole family of Mandala without leaving any further trouble.

After doing all this, he sent three thousand soldiers and horses to surround Yongli's residence.

Directly following Wu Sangui's list, except for Mu Tianbo and the five others, he killed all the officials of the Southern Ming Dynasty and robbed their families.

In the chaos, Mu Tianbo was filled with grief and anger. Regardless of the Burmese people's obstruction, he forcibly grabbed the knife and killed nine Burmese soldiers.

Eventually he was accidentally killed by the Burmese.

Commander-in-Chief Wang Qilong, Wei Bao, and Wang Sheng grabbed sticks and fought back, killing several Burmese soldiers.

In the end, only one of the guards, Deng Kai, survived on Wu Sangui's list.

Emperor Yongli tried to hang himself to save his dignity amid the unexpected events.

But at the last moment, he still dared not take action, and in the end he had to survive in the name of serving the Queen Mother.

On September 15, Wu Sangui finally obtained Yongli after more than three months of trekking.

He quickly headed north with more than 70,000 troops and horses, preparing to return to Yunnan for the Northern Expedition. (End of chapter)