Wu Sangui got three months of military rations and was in a good mood.

But he is not ready to send troops immediately.

There are food and supplies, but there are no auxiliary soldiers yet.

To put it nicely, they are auxiliary soldiers, and to put it badly, they are strong men and teachers.

These people are used to transport food, fodder and supplies during the march, so naturally they have to prepare more.

Otherwise, if you are exhausted, you will have no place to catch it halfway.

Wu Sangui ordered a large-scale arrest of men in Shaanxi in the name of General Envoy, but although Ajige was very dissatisfied, he was unable to get angry.

Because Wu Sangui's behavior is strictly speaking, it is impossible to find fault with it. Moreover, he also acted under Dorgon's order.

There is no way to arrest the strong men when they send troops to fight.

It’s just that I feel a little distressed to arrest Ajige from Shaanxi.

He has regarded Shaanxi as his forbidden body and no one can interfere with it.

Now Wu Sangui is robbing his slave. But he can't object, which is really too suffocating.

Now Ajige only hopes that Wu Sangui will get out of here, and will not be upset if he sees it.

I wonder if Wu Sangui felt Ajige's expectations or felt that he had taken advantage of it.

After arresting 50,000 auxiliary soldiers, Wu Sangui ordered the entire army to set off.

This time, he was ordered by Dorgon to conquer Huguang, which was definitely not as simple as doing.

Not only should we satisfy the Qing court, we must also show our momentum to establish our absolute prestige.

This requires him to conquer cities and make some achievements.

But Wu Sangui doesn't want to lose too much.

After all, except for the auxiliary soldiers and green camp soldiers he just captured, the rest were all his own soldiers brought from Liaodong, and they were all the former Guanning Iron Cavalry.

One of these soldiers died was less than one. Wu Sangui did not plan to send them to fight to the death unless he had no choice.

Therefore, the grasp of this degree is very critical.

Wu Sangui obviously wanted to follow the example of Zu Dashou in Liaozhen, survive among the two forces in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and gradually enhance his strength.

To do this, it is the kingly way to have soldiers in your hands.

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Huguang, Jingmen.

Li Guo and Gao Yigong and other generals discussed military information in the hall, and everyone's faces looked a little solemn.

"Yigong, according to the investigation, the Tartars' vanguard army has entered Huguang. Judging from their movements, they should be coming to Jingmen."

Li Guo said in a deep voice.

Although his face was normal, there was a faint excitement in his eyes.

Since he surrendered to the Ming court, he and Gao Yigong have been sent to Jingmen to guard.

Seeing that General Yuan, Liu Fangliang and others followed Wen Anzhi to make great contributions in Sichuan, Li Guo was envious.

For surrendered generals, building achievements is not just for the purpose of obtaining rewards, but also for the purpose of gaining the trust of the court.

After all, if you have not made any achievements, it is hard to guarantee that the court will not suspect that you are preserving your strength and may rebel again at any time.

Wasn’t Zhang Xianzhong like this back then?

Now Wu Sangui actually took the initiative to call Jingmen, which is exactly what Li Guo wants.

Gao Yigong also stroked his beard and said, "Yes, this time we will definitely attack Wu Sangui, the dog thief, to avenge the revenge of Shanhaiguan."

If you want to say who hates Wu Sangui the most in this world, I am afraid that these old subordinates of the Dashun Army must be the ones.

When Li Zicheng took over Beijing, the dynasty was about to change. But at this time, Wu Sangui, who had surrendered to Dashun, rebelled again and led his troops back to Shanhaiguan.

After some negotiations failed, Li Zicheng decided to lead the main force of the Shun Army to trek to Shanhaiguan to quell the rebellion.

But the development of things is very different from Li Zicheng's expectations.

The Shun Army and the Guanning Army fought fiercely in front of Shanhaiguan. Seeing that the Shun Army was about to take down Shanhaiguan, tens of thousands of Qing troops suddenly broke out from the Guancheng.

This was something Li Zicheng had not expected.

In terms of combat effectiveness alone, the Shun Army may not be much worse than the Qing Army.

But they had just fought fiercely with the Guanning Army and were already exhausted.

At this time, the Qing army broke out and took advantage of it.

Dorgon ordered the Eight Banners Army to cooperate with the Guanning Army to launch a pincer attack on the Shun Army, and the Shun Army could not resist the situation of defeat.

Seeing this, Li Zicheng decided to retreat. If he continues to fight, he may not be able to leave alone.

He sent the powerful general Liu Fangliang behind the palace and led the main force to retreat first.

In the end, the main force of the Shun Army successfully withdrew from Beijing.

After some trade-offs, Li Zicheng decided to give up Beijing and retreat to Shanxi.

This decision is full of helplessness, but there is no way.

There is no danger to defend in Beijing. If you force yourself to defend, you will inevitably end up with Emperor Chongzhen.

It can be said that the Battle of Shanhaiguan changed the form of Shun Army's rule of the world, and changed the fate of the Shun Army's generals accordingly.

Needless to say, the Shun Army was defeated again and again, first lost Shanxi and then Shaanxi.

Li Zicheng did not care about notifying Li Guo from northern Shaanxi. Gao Yigong led his main force out of Tongguan and fled to Huguang through Henan, and eventually died in Jiugong Mountain.

Li Guo and Gao Yigong had to be desperate.

Such a big change cannot be accepted calmly by anyone.

Li Guo and Gao Yigong are both iron-blooded men, so they naturally want to take revenge.

And now the enemy is right in front of them, so they are naturally full of anger.

"Father, Uncle Gao, I don't know whether to say anything."

Li Laiheng, who was silent on the side, suddenly spoke, which made Li Guo frown.

"There is no such thing as you or a child who interrupts the conversation."

Seeing this, Gao Yigong waved his hand and said, "Laiheng is not a child anymore, don't always suppress him. I want to hear what Xiaohu has to do with his best ideas."

Li Guo snorted and said, "I'll give you Uncle Gao a face, tell me."

Li Laiheng is not Li Guo's biological son, but the adopted son. Even so, the relationship between the father and son is very deep.

However, Li Guo has very strict requirements for Li Laiheng. Generally speaking, Li Laiheng is difficult to get Li Guo's commendation.

Li Laiheng thought for a moment and said, "You are the commander of the father and the son thinks that Wu Sangui's troops are very strange this time. He gave up the surrounding area and directly took Jingmen, which must be trying to capture Jingzhou."

Gao Yigong nodded secretly.

What this is said is reasonable.

Jingmen is the northern gate of Jingzhou. If you attack Jingzhou from the north, you must first take down Jingmen.

But it is impossible for Wu Sangui to know that Li Guo was not unaware that Gao Yigong had accumulated heavy troops in Jingmen.

So why did he go to Tiger Mountain even though he knew there was a tiger in the mountain?

"You keep talking."

"The child thought Wu Sangui was eager to prove something."

Li Laiheng said slowly: "The Tartars sent Wu Sangui as the general of the Southern Expedition to prove that they wanted to examine Wu Sangui's ability to lead troops alone. If Wu Sangui fought well in this battle, he would definitely be relied on by the Tartars in the future. But if the fight was not good, he would probably not have the chance to lead troops alone in the future."

"What the little tiger means is Wu Sangui wants to make a name for himself through this battle?"

Gao Yigong's eyes narrowed into a slit.

"Oh. It's a bit meaningful."

Li Guo nodded and said.

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Chapter completed!