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

Chapter 324 The leader wants to rebel!

"Your Majesty, Ao Bai's tens of thousands of soldiers and horses are deployed in the Fengxiang area."

"And our army has a strength of one hundred thousand, and unlike the new recruits under Obai's command, our army has all experienced hundreds of battles, and has elite soldiers and strong generals."

"With the strength of our army, we can directly defeat Fengxiang and advance into the Guanzhong Plain with a majestic formation, capture Xi'an, march out of Tongguan, and restore the world!"

General Hu Shouliang spoke first, winning the approval of some Wu Jun generals.

Now the elite strength of Wu Sangui's soldiers and horses can be said to be the best in the world.

If there are so many elite soldiers and generals, if other considerations are not taken into consideration, the level of eliteness alone cannot even be compared to that of Lord Sun's Jiaqian Army.

After all, the Jiaqian Army has initially expanded to the 42nd Town of the Fifth Army, which has greatly diluted the veterans.

However, Wu Sangui's subordinates are all veterans.

In terms of generals alone, the Wu army originally included Hu Guozhu, Xia Guoxiang, Wang Pingfan, Hu Shouliang, Gao Dejie, Han Daren and others.

Among the elite soldiers of the Green Camp affiliated with him were Li Benzhen, Zheng Jiaolin, Zhang Dayuan and others.

Among the newly recruited Xiying soldiers and horses are: Ma Bao, Ma Weixing, Wu Zisheng, Yang Wu, Qi Sansheng, Xu Mingchen, Gao Chengen, Hao Chengyi, Wang Youde, Du Zixiang, Wang Xing and others.

Among so many generals, there is no one who cannot be beaten!
With the elite troops and horses like this, it seems that a direct push is a feasible strategy.

However, a voice came out.

Ma Bao cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, although our army has many soldiers and horses, and although our soldiers are excellent, Aobai is not an easy person to get along with. What's more, the Tatars rely on the important town of Fengxiang, with Yongshui as their defense line, and their troop formations are quite complicated. tight."

"Although our army has 100,000 elite soldiers and generals, the red-coated artillery is still on the way. I'm afraid it's still a bit risky to break through the important town of Fengxiang?"

As soon as these words came out, Wu Sangui frowned instantly.

Although Wu Jun fought here, he relied on the vast formation and his ten years of management in Shaanxi and Gansu.

However, the red cannon, a powerful siege weapon, has not yet been transported out of Qinling due to the long distance.

If you don't have enough red-coated artillery to attack the defense line set up by Obai, it doesn't seem that easy to win.

"Your Majesty, what Duke Huai said is right. In the past, I followed the King of Jin to Guangdong. Because we didn't have red-coated artillery, we stayed in Xinhui for more than half a year. In the end, the division's veterans were tired and retired sadly."

Wu Zisheng also sighed: "There are no red-coated cannons who want to take down an important town like Fengxiang. I'm afraid that although our army is elite, it will be unsustainable!"

In the past, Li Dingguo went eastward to Guangdong with a capital of 40,000 to 50,000 yuan. Along the way, Wang Xing, Chen Qice and other rebels responded in large numbers.

Various Ming armies claimed to have 200,000 troops besieging a mere Xinhui, but in the end they fought for more than half a year before retreating in despair.

The reason is that Li Dingguo's army lacks enough red-coated artillery.

In Xinhui City, only Wu Jinzhong, You Yunlong and other thousands of elite soldiers from the two vassals were supervising the battle, plus some green battalion troops.

But just such a small number of people made Li Dingguo's so-called two hundred thousand army helpless.

Compared with Sun Guozhu's tens of thousands of troops, he defeated Xu Yong's Chenzhou in one day.

It's not that Li Dingguo can't attack his old foundation, but if he wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools.

When Li Dingguo was defeated, the red cannon left behind was only between thirteen and twenty.

If he could build hundreds of red-coated cannons in Guangxi, the Xinhui defenders would be finished with bombardment in half a year.

Now that Wu Sangui was on an expedition, he was also in a situation where he had no artillery available.

But trying to break through Fengxiang Jiancheng by relying on the red-coated cannon captured along the way is really hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice.

The generals of the Wu army also became solemn after hearing this.

There is a huge difference between siege warfare with cannon and without cannon.

In the past, Li Dingguo faced Xinhui's thousands of defenders, tens of thousands of old soldiers, and 200,000 people from all walks of life. He fought hard for more than half a year without defeating them.

Although the Wu army now has 100,000 elites, it is twice as strong as Li Dingguo.

But Fengxiang's city defense and garrison are far stronger than Xinhui!
If this fight lasted for more than half a year, Wu Jun would just give him generous gifts and not be in a hurry, and he would hate the northwest!
"Ma Bao, although our army is strong, we are not sure of victory when we attack Obai's defense line. Do you have a plan in mind to help me win Guanzhong?" Wu Sangui said solemnly.

Wu Sangui, one of the surrendered generals in Xiying, paid great attention to Ma Bao.

Naturally, Wu Sangui had to look at this battle-hardened warrior in a different light?
"Your Majesty, I believe that Obai will lead the main force to stop our army at Fengxiang's base."

"Our army can use the strategy of serving as a mediator and send two troops to the north. The first army will move to the right of Longxi and capture Gansu as the rear."

"The first army attacked Pingliang, went down to Guyuan, advanced into northern Shaanxi, and then went south and penetrated into the rear of Aobai."

Ma Bao talked eloquently: "If this is the case, after our army takes over Longyou, Gansu, and northern Shaanxi, most of Shaanxi and Gansu will be controlled by the prince, and the Guanzhong controlled by Obai will be overwhelmed by Mount Tai."

"Then our army will move south to take Xi'an, and Ao Bai will become the second Li Zicheng!"

bang bang bang-

There was a round of applause, and Wu Sangui laughed loudly and said: "I have gained a solitary horse treasure, and I am like a tiger with added wings!"

"In the past, Li Zicheng relied on Tongguan and fought a fierce battle with Duduo, while Azige and I moved from northern Shaanxi to Xi'an."

"The intruders finally had to abandon Shaanxi and Gansu and retreat hastily from Shangluo."

"If we follow Ma Bao's plan, Obai will definitely follow in the footsteps of Li Zicheng!"

Although Guanzhong is dangerous, it also depends on which direction you are facing.

If you face the Guandong region, then Tongguan is a natural barrier.

But Wu Jun emerged from the west at this time.

The vast land of Shaanxi and Gansu is enough to make Guanzhong leak from all directions!
After the later Wang Fuchen rebelled against the Qing Dynasty, he returned to his base in Pingliang, and then took control of northern Shaanxi, forming the pinnacle of Mount Tai in Guanzhong.

If it weren't for Zhang Yong and his four men from Gansu, Ningxia and other places, they would steal Wang Fuchen's ass.

Our Qing Dynasty is afraid that we will lose the entire Shaanxi and Gansu and be defeated by the Wu army!
Now facing Aobai's dangerous defense line, the Wu army, which lacked artillery, adopted a medial strategy, waiting for Longyou, Gansu, and northern Shaanxi to fall behind.

The Wu army will surround Guanzhong from the west, north and south.

The eight hundred miles of Qinchuan were blocked from all directions, and by then the victory would be self-evident.

"My lord, after the Mongols went south, they penetrated into Guanzhong from both Shaanbei and Fengxiang, turning the Jin Dynasty's Guanzhong into a deadly enemy."

"Now our army can also adopt such a strategy to make Guanzhong in the hands of Obai leak from all sides and be attacked everywhere!"

"If Obai is unwilling to fight a decisive battle with our army, then he will directly abandon Guanzhong and retreat to Tongguan. If he insists on sticking to Guanzhong, then our army can annihilate the Shaanxi-Gansu Army of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in this eight hundred miles of Qinchuan!"

Wang Pingfan and others all agreed with Ma Bao's plan.

"Okay! If that's the case, if Obai likes to hang out with us, we'll hang out with him in Baoji!"

Wu Sangui said angrily: "Where are Ma Bao and Qi Sansheng?"

"The general is here!" Ma Bao and Qi Sansheng quickly handed over their hands.

"I ordered you two to command an army of 20,000, march west from Baoji, capture Longyou and Gansu, and open up a new source of food and pay for our army." "Then go north to meet up with my king's other army in northern Shaanxi, and go south. Suppress Guanzhong and threaten Obai's retreat!"

"General, take your orders!" Ma Bao and Qi Sansheng quickly handed over their hands.

"Where are Wang Pingfan, Wu Zhimao, and Wang Jinbao?" Wu Sangui said again after giving the first order.

"The general is here!" All three generals handed over their hands.

"I will take Wang Ping Fan as my commander and command 30,000 troops to go north to capture Pingliang and Guyuan. Once I succeed, I can quickly march into northern Shaanxi and capture Yan'an and Yulin, waiting for Ma Bao's army to arrive."

"Wang Pingfan, you can lead an army of 50,000 and march directly into Xi'an. You can follow Azig's old example and make Obai lose his position. You can't take care of the beginning and the end at the same time!"

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the general will definitely fulfill his mission!" Wang Pingfan and the others said with cupped hands.

"Okay! I will take the remaining 50,000 soldiers and horses to the main force in Baoji and Aobai across the river to see who can't calm down first!"

Wu Sangui was full of confidence and laughed.

"Your Majesty, although Ao Bai has many soldiers and horses, they are not experienced in fighting at all. Our army has gathered all over Shaanxi and Gansu. If his main force does not come out, then Longyou, Gansu, and northern Shaanxi will definitely fall into the hands of our army."

"If his main force is dispatched, it will give our army a chance to fight in the field!"

"As long as the battle is a field battle, we will definitely win with the strength of our army!" Qi Sansheng said with sharp eyes upon seeing this, full of confidence.

"With your help, I don't have to worry about failing to achieve my great cause!" Wu Sangui also laughed heartily and was full of confidence.

The generals under his command are capable of fighting, and with so many generals in the Western Camp, he, the King of Zhou, is indeed proud enough.

Historically, Qi Sansheng and others were actually no worse than Ma Bao. Even the soldiers and horses under his command were better than Ma Bao, and he was known as the best among all the camps in southern Yunnan.

It's a pity that most of these Xiying warriors died before the San Francisco Revolution, leaving only a few people such as Ma Bao and Gao Qilong to participate in the second anti-Qing cause.

The most regrettable thing is Bai Wenxuan, the governor-level figure of Xiying, who died of illness just before the San Francisco Revolution.

If he stays strong, maybe Wu Sangui will rebel, Bai Wenxuan will be inspired, and Wu Sangui will have enough heavyweights under his command to stand alone!

Wang Pingfan and Wu Zhimao would not be defeated repeatedly by Zhang Yong and his gang on the battlefields of Shaanxi and Gansu.

Wu Sangui's strategy was quickly finalized. Wu Sangui, who knew that troops were valuable and quick, finally took action quickly after dawdling for more than half a year.

Ma Bao and Qi Sansheng quickly moved westward, and Qinzhou, Gongchang and other places quickly fell into Wu Sangui's hands.

The Qing army's defense in Longyou was quickly disintegrated by the Wu army like paper.

Ma Bao and others effortlessly reached the vicinity of Lanzhou within half a month, and the end of Gansu was doomed because Obai did not deploy any legion.

When Ma Bao was advancing westward, the Northern Route Army was commanded by Wang Pingfan, with Wu Zhimao and Wang Jinbao as his deputies. Thirty thousand elite Wu troops quickly moved northward.

Entering Pingliang Mansion, the troops pointed directly at the northwest hub - Pingliang!
In Pingliang City, Zhang Yong frowned as he looked at the Wu Army camp in the distance.

"Master, tens of thousands of Wu troops are marching north, and we only have a mere 10,000 troops in the city. What should we do?" A close aide asked tentatively.

"I am now the commander-in-chief of the Han army, not the commander-in-chief of the Green Camp!"

Zhang Yong scolded: "Be smarter from now on and don't call me boss or boss anymore!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" All the cronies responded quickly.

"Although Wu's army advanced quickly, our army has ten thousand elite armored soldiers in Pingliang, which is enough to hold on to the city!"

"In the past, Liu Wuyuan, Gao Jinku and others relied on just a few thousand troops to defeat Jin Shenghuan and then Li Chengdong in Ganzhou."

"All the Ming armies claimed that even millions of people could not capture Ganzhou."

"Now our army in Pingliang is strong and the city is strong, and we have enough food and grass. We can hold on for a year and create time for the Qing Dynasty!" Zhang Yong shouted loudly and said firmly.

In the past, Xu Yong and Zhang Yong were both Zuo Liangyu's generals. After they surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, Xu Yong killed three Ming envoys in Ganzhou, Changsha, and Chenzhou.

Leave no escape route for yourself.

In the end, Xu Yong was hacked to death by the Qianqian army after the city of Chenzhou was broken.

Now Zhang Yong is also preparing to compose a song of loyalty to our Qing Dynasty in Pingliang!

"Du Tong, having said that, Wu Sangui is powerful, and Sun Kewang in the south is also eyeing him. If the war situation is unfavorable, what will Du Tong do?" Another confidant said cautiously.

They are all Zhang Yong's cronies. If the situation in this battle is favorable, then they will just follow what Zhang Yong wants to do.

But if the war goes unfavorably, our Qing Dynasty will be doomed.

No matter what, you have to leave a way for your leaders and yourself to survive!
"In the past, both the Japanese capital and Xu Yong admired General Liu Ting who sacrificed his life for the country in Sarhu."

"Now that Xu Yong has died in the hands of Sun Kewang in Chenzhou, if the war situation goes against me, Zhang Yong, I will fight to the last soldier of the Qing Dynasty and shed the last drop of blood!" Zhang Yong sighed after hearing this.

"Ah——!" All the close followers were stunned when they heard this.

Zhang Yong and Xu Yong actually have pretty good moral integrity, even though they defected to the Qing Dynasty.

But they only betrayed once.

Compare Wang Fuchen, the leader of Jiuyi, and other green camp generals who wandered around Ming, Shun, Qing, and Wu.

It's enough for the two of them to be so moral.

After all, people are better than others, and it is better to rebel once than to rebel several times.

It's a pity that both Zhang Yong and Xu Yong were once passionate young men, and they both wanted to serve our country loyally to the Ming Dynasty.

But in the end, these desperate generals were ultimately loyal to our Qing Dynasty!
The two important towns of Pingliang and Guyuan were originally garrisoned by 10,000 new soldiers. After Aobai strengthened the flank forces, the number of armored soldiers in these two places reached 20,000.

Pingliang and Guyuan were each garrisoned with 10,000 armored soldiers, guarded by Zhang Yong and Zu Zeqing respectively.

Zhang Yong was loyal to the Qing Dynasty, so he chose to stick to Pingliang and block Wu Jun's footsteps.

But in another place, the mind of Zeqing, the true ancestor of Gushan'e, became active!
"Now that Wu Sangui is coming, you guys are telling me what should we do?"

In Guyuan City, Zu Zeqing was testing the attitude of his men before Wu Jun's troops arrived.

"This..." All the close friends were speechless for a long time, not daring to speak easily.

Unlike the Pingliang garrison, Pingliang's troops included a large number of green camp generals who had returned from Yunnan and Guizhou.

Therefore, the middle and lower classes of this army were more willing to fight against the Qing Dynasty. However, Zhang Yong's prestige suppressed Pingliang City and there was no way out for the time being.

As for the lieutenant generals of the Guyuan garrison, few of them had returned from Yungui.

And because Zu Ze was already a bannerman early in the morning, his small team has also been favored by the Qing Dynasty for many years.

Therefore, until the situation is unclear, we can still keep a steady hand on people like us in the Qing Dynasty.

It's a pity that Pingliang's anti-Qing attitude was from the bottom up, while the Guyuan defenders were from the top down.

Zu Zeqing, who was born into a traitor family, has some feelings and wants to shave off his braids and bring down the Qing Dynasty!

(End of this chapter)