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Chapter 757 King Pingxi leads his army northward (Part )
Anyuan Jingkou General and Xinjun Prince Duoni was the second son of Prince Duduo of Yu and the elder brother of Emperor Shunzhi. Originally, his title was Prince, but because of his uncle Dorgon's involvement, he was demoted to Prince, and he actually sat on the bench for several years. Over the years, wars have continued, and the country is in the midst of hiring people. As the older generation of princes Beile has withered away, there are not many of the younger generation of princes Beile, and Emperor Shunzhi does not care to pursue Dorgon's accomplices anymore. In addition, The Empress Dowager Zhaosheng had always been kind to him, so she got the opportunity to lead the expedition this time. The Qing Dynasty has always valued military merit. If this battle can wipe out the remaining Ming forces in one fell swoop, it will be a sure thing that he will be crowned prince again after returning to the capital.

However, although Emperor Shunzhi liked to reuse young clan members, he was a little worried about his cousin's lack of combat experience, so he specially sent Beile Shangshan, Dulan, Zhenguo Gong to Tunqi, Gushan Ezhen Yild, Alzin, Bashan, Zhuo Luo and other veterans with combat experience assisted. Dhoni is good at not putting on airs, and he respects the veterans, especially Shang Shan, and even treats them as a teacher. His humility had a good effect, and the generals were willing to use it. Although he lacked combat experience, the generals under his subordinates were experienced in hundreds of battles. The southern expedition was overwhelming, and he quickly defeated the Ming army one after another, forcing him to be permanently defeated. Emperor Li fled to Burma. But fate seemed to be playing tricks on the prince. Just as he was about to win the final victory, another setback occurred. First, Li Dingguo set up an ambush in Mopan Mountain, severely damaging the Qing army; then there was news that the Wei army had entered Sichuan.

The young general was in trouble. Now he was encircling and suppressing the remnants of the Ming army such as Li Dingguo and Bai Wenxuan. Although the Ming army only had defeated defeated generals, Li and Bai were talented generals. There were high mountains everywhere in Yunnan. Although he had More than 200,000 troops, scattered in the mountains, are like a drop in the ocean. It cannot be done in a short time to completely wipe out the remnants of the Ming army. At this juncture, the Guards were attacking. If they withdrew their troops to rescue Sichuan, it would give the remnants of the Ming army a chance to breathe, and they must not do so. However, the Guards were coming with great force. It was said that they numbered 100,000. Without sending heavy troops to rescue them, It is also difficult to defend Sichuan. It is really a dilemma.

"General, why don't you send Wu Sangui? This man is brave and good at fighting. He has recently recruited a large number of surrendered troops, with the number of soldiers and horses reaching 60,000. Let the Nikans (Han people) and the guards consume each other. No matter how many people die, it will not hurt. You can also borrow the guards To weaken Wu Sangui's strength with the help of the army, lest he become too strong and develop strange thoughts." Zhen Guo Gong Tun Qi came up with a vicious idea. Tunqi was also a veteran Manchu general who had experienced hundreds of battles. Because of the defeat at Hengzhou, he was punished and stripped of his rank. Later, he was re-employed and granted the title of Duke of Zhenguo. This time he went on an expedition with Duni, hoping to make military exploits and restore the country. Original title.

"Well, what the Duke of Zhenguo said makes sense." Duni nodded and ordered people to invite Wu Sangui, the king of Pingxi, to come to the big tent to discuss matters.
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"The last general will meet the general." As soon as he saw Dhoni, Wu Sangui performed a military salute.

"King Pingxi is the pillar of the country, please don't do these false etiquettes, please take a seat." Duni smiled and helped him up, offering comforting words.

Seeing the young prince's handsome features and majestic appearance, Wu Sangui was immediately attracted to him and was so busy that he didn't dare. The two were polite for a long time. After all, the 24-year-old Duni was not as calm as the 48-year-old Wu Sangui. He asked first: "The Guards are attacking Shu. I want King Pingxi to go north to rescue. How about it?"

"The last general is a minister of the Qing Dynasty, and he will serve the Qing Dynasty to the death. But you also know that in the battle of Mopan Mountain, our army suffered heavy casualties, at least it has not yet recovered its strength." The old and cunning Wu Sangui cried out in pain. Come.

Seeing that he was trying to evade, Doni lowered his face and said: "King Pingxi may not know yet, but there is news from the court that the court will be held responsible for the failure of the Battle of Mopanshan. The Qing Dynasty's military laws are strict, and you are the commander-in-chief of the army. , how can you redeem yourself without making meritorious deeds?”

Wu Sangui snorted in his heart, "If you want to force me to rescue Sichuan, just say so, why are you holding me responsible for defeat?" Along the way, I fought from Shaanxi through Sichuan to Yunnan. Could it be that the merits I achieved were not worth the failure of a single battle? Although he slandered, he did not dare to show any dissatisfaction on his face, and just complained blindly, "The last general also wanted to take advantage of his crime and make meritorious service, but his original subordinates suffered heavy casualties. Although the number of newly recruited soldiers and horses was large, the morale of the army was not fully gathered, and there was a lack of food, grass, ordnance. There was no It will be difficult to fight and defend for three to five months."

After all, Doni was inexperienced, so what he said seemed reasonable. Yes, their headquarters suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Mopan Mountain. Although they recruited more than 30,000 Ming Dynasty surrender troops, the troops that had just surrendered were not as good as the original ones. The soldiers and horses are reliable, so it is really difficult for him to go to reinforce Sichuan immediately. However, if the Han army is not allowed to go, the Manchurian soldiers must be allowed to go. The Guards have always been ferocious. If they fight with them, the casualties will be huge. The lives of the Manchurians are precious. This kind of thing can only be done by the Han army. Thinking of this, he shouted with a straight face: "This is my commander's military order. Does King Pingxi want to resist the order?"

"I won't dare," Wu Sangui said with a look of fear.

"Well, it's okay if you don't dare." Doni paused and softened his tone, "I am also aware of King Ping Xi's difficulties, but the main force of our army is searching for and suppressing the forces of the remaining Ming Dynasties. We cannot fall short of the success, so I can only bother you to go there. So, Kunming You can choose from the ordnance and supplies in the treasury and replenish it in full; another hundred thousand taels of silver will be allocated to pay for your troops; as for food and grass, it will be allocated for half a year first, and then the necessary supplies will be replenished in the prefectures and counties along the way."

After hearing this, Wu Sangui felt happy. The so-called newly recruited soldiers and horses have not yet regained their morale, it is just a lie made up by him. As a veteran general, he is very good at gathering military morale. For example, Na Ma Bao betrayed many times in his life. He first rebelled against Li Zicheng and joined Li Chengdong's tribe who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty; then he defected to Nanming and returned to Sun Kewang Jie; Jier betrayed Sun Kewang and attached himself to Li Dingguo; after retreating to the Yunnan-Myanmar border, he had no choice but to He surrendered to Wu Sangui. Because of his capriciousness, he was nicknamed "Two Skins". He was such a character. When Wu Sangegui heard that Ma Bao was coming to surrender, he was so happy that he didn't even have time to put on his shoes. He went out of the camp gate with one bare foot to greet him. When he met him, he was accepted as the commander-in-chief of the Zhongyong Central Camp. He usually undressed, pushed food, and asked about welfare. , caring so meticulously that Ma Bao was moved to tears and became loyal from then on. For other surrendered generals, the King of Pingxi also used his talents and never discriminated. Therefore, he quickly gathered the morale of the surrendered troops and there was no problem of immobility in command. The purpose of complaining and complaining is just to get more benefits. Now that Doni fell into the trap, he was immediately given a large amount of food, grass and weapons, and a hundred thousand taels of silver were allocated as military pay. His strength would be greatly enhanced as a result, how could he not be happy? He was happy, but he was so cunning and cunning, but his face was even more bitter than eating Coptis chinensis. He murmured "嗻" and left as ordered.

Seeing Wu Sangui's difficult situation, Doni sighed in his heart, King Pingxi was still loyal to the Qing Dynasty!
(End of this chapter)