Take the arsenal to Da Ming

Chapter 254 Desperate Azig ([-])

With Shang Kexi's intentions, they naturally wanted to surrender directly to the new army, to Tangning.

However, they will inevitably encounter Wu Sangui first. If they don't want to be wiped out by Wu Sangui, they can only surrender to Wu Sangui.

However, although the iron cavalry around Wu Sangui were dominated by the Guan Ning Army, there were still fifty or sixty new troops among them.

These cavalrymen of the new army were not mainly helping Guan Ning's army to fight, but to maintain contact with the rear and convey Tang Ning's orders in a timely manner.

Wu Sangui already knew that the big box carried by the soldiers of the new army could talk over a long distance. He had personally talked to Tangning before.

Although he was shocked, he had to accept the fact that it was not unbelievable that this kind of thing happened to Tang Ning. The Guan Ning army who had seen it before, including him, were all in awe of Tang Ning.

Shang Kexi surrendered voluntarily. Naturally, Tangning couldn't hide this matter from Tangning, and he, Wu Sangui, couldn't handle it openly.

Since there was a radio that could send the message back in time, it was natural to ask Tangning for instructions.

Tang Ning's headquarters is more than 6.5 kilometers away from Wu Sangui's current location, so he needs to transfer through the nearest scout.

If Tangning could accept Wu Sangui's department, he would naturally also accept Shang Kexi's department. Those who surrendered to the Qing army earlier and rebelled would deal a greater blow to the Qing court.

However, I heard that there was no Shang Kexi in the surrendering team, and only then did I know that these people left the injured Shang Kexi and ran to surrender.

Of course, this is also related to Shang Kexi not voluntarily expressing his surrender.

Immediately, under the leadership of these people, Wu Sangui led the people to the place where Shang Kexi was.

Shang Kexi hadn't left yet, and was leaning against a big tree under the protection of a dozen personal soldiers.

Seeing Wu Sangui get off his horse and bring a group of people forward, Shang Kexi's dozen or so soldiers showed a look of wariness.

Shang Kexi, who was already on the verge of death, opened his eyes slightly, stretched out his hand to stop it, and then his soldiers retreated slightly.

A deputy company commander of the new army stepped forward and said to Wu Sangui: "My lord told him to show him."

Wu Sangui nodded slightly, and ordered several doctors accompanying the army to come forward and check.

Shang Kexi did not refuse, the doctor shook his head after careful inspection.

Shang Kexi has yet to take out a piece of shrapnel in his lower back, the wound has already been infected and inflamed, and now he has a high fever, it is not bad that he can persist until now.

This kind of injury is difficult to treat even in Yingtianfu City, let alone under such poor conditions in the wild.

Seeing Shang Kexi's appearance, Wu Sangui felt a little bit moved. Fortunately, he surrendered to the new army in time, otherwise, he might be the one lying here dying.

Since there was no way to save him, Wu Sangui didn't have so much time to stay here. He left dozens of riders to guard Shang Kexi, and handed over to Tangning when Tangning arrived.

However, Shang Kexi died of serious injuries shortly after being handed over to Tangning.

Many people think that such a traitor is dead and has no use value, and they feel that the matter should be buried hastily.

But after discussing with the army staff, a plan was submitted to Tangning.

Tang Ning immediately agreed, this plan is very simple, and Shang Kexi's death can be used to make some articles.

Shang Kexi didn't die from his serious injuries because he was injured by the advanced artillery of the new army.

Instead, during the retreat with Azig, he was threatened by Azig to stay behind and threatened with his family, so he had to rebel.

After the plan to capture Azig was revealed, he was seriously injured by the Qing army and died.

The reason for this arrangement is to prove that the Qing army only used all those who surrendered, and would abandon them without hesitation at critical moments.

It can also be proved that Shang Kexi, a traitor who had surrendered for more than ten years, also betrayed the Qing court, setting an example for Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming and other powerful surrendering generals who had the same situation in the Qing court.

As for the Qing court, if they believed that Shang Kexi had really surrendered, the defense against Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming and other Han troops would naturally be strengthened, and the gap between the two sides would inevitably deepen.

In order to make this kind of thing more credible, the new army will give Shang Kexi a rich funeral, and will report it on "Ming Pao" at the same time.

It's just that if this is the case, Shang Kexi, a traitor, will be whitewashed a lot.

But there are pros and cons to everything. Cleaning up a dead person can drive a wedge between the Man Banners and the Han Banners as much as possible, and at the same time make Shang Kexi, who surrendered, work harder. This is still very worthwhile.

The big deal is that in the future, like Qianlong, he will compile a book similar to "The Biography of Second Officials" and reveal the inside story of the facts.

Of course, the premise of this is that Azig can be kept, otherwise, his credibility will be greatly reduced.

At this time, Wu Sangui was still chasing after Azige's troops. In addition to his original Guan Ning army, he also included Shang Kexi's troops who had just surrendered.

These people, like Wu Sangui, worked very hard to erase their traitorous image as soon as possible, and the morale of the soldiers below suddenly rose.

Azig hardly dared to stop much along the way, and finally escaped from Yingtian Mansion and entered Taiping Mansion.

However, all the dry food he carried was eaten up, so he exposed his plundering wildness and plundered several villages along the way.

Although a lot of food was harvested, it also took some time. According to the latest situation reported by the scouts, Wu Sangui's department is less than five miles away.

Azig was shocked and had to stop the looting immediately and continue to flee, but then, his journey was not so smooth, and new troops appeared from time to time, harassing his troops.

He knew that this was Wu Liuqi's department of the new army, and he still couldn't hide it from the new army's eyes and ears. Wu Liuqi should have known that he was going to pass through Taiping Mansion.

However, there is no way to retreat now. Judging from the small army that attacked, these are not real soldiers of the new army, they should be Zuo Menggeng's troops.

Wu Liuqi only sent these small teams with not very strong combat effectiveness to harass them non-stop. It is likely that he had just received the news not long ago and wanted to delay the time to mobilize troops, so he had to make such a bad move.

If this is the case, not only can't change other directions, but also continue to maintain the original route, and even speed up.

The only way out was to rush out before Wu Liuqi fully deployed his troops.

Therefore, Azig gave an order, and the team continued to speed up, and for this reason, they did not hesitate to throw away some looted supplies that were not easy to carry.

"Rumbling..." Azig's troops are now retreating crazily with a will to survive.

When an originally strong-willed person has admitted his failure and fled for a few days, his originally tenacious will to fight will be weakened sharply.

The Qing army at this time, even the elite Manchu Eight Banners, is the same.

Originally, every soldier had a fierce and aggressive aura, which was a sign of battle-hardened and elite.

But now, they are like a prisoner who has been tortured several times. Their vigor has been worn down, but they are more tired and listless.

Until they saw the banners waving in front of them, and several square formations were neatly arranged in the dark, a sense of despair spread rapidly.

(End of this chapter)