In an ancient castle in Yu County, Wu Sangui was studying a map, while Wu Guogui stood aside respectfully with some annoyance.
"Guogui, come here and see if we attack from here, will the casualties be smaller?"
Wu Sangui frowned and pointed at a trail on the map to Wu Guogui.
When Wu Guogui heard this, he reluctantly stepped forward and glanced, shook his head and said: "Although this place is secretive, it is not conducive to cavalry galloping. Once discovered by the rebels, our cavalry may not be able to do anything!"
Wu Sangui nodded in agreement and said, "Yes, Shanxi is very mountainous, especially the Taihang Mountains in the east of Shanxi, which makes our cavalry almost useless!"
Seeing this, Wu Guogui stepped forward and whispered: "Commander, are you really planning to invade Shanxi?"
Wu Sangui glanced outside and saw that there were soldiers outside the tent, and then he said in a deep voice: "Noble, this is not Liaodong. You should be careful what you say!"
"Especially in the past two days, Jin Yiwei has been almost everywhere. If you say something carelessly and they catch you, I may not even be able to protect you!"
Wu Guogui glanced at Wu Sangui in surprise, and then said with disdain: "Commander, you are worrying too much."
"Since the last battle with the rebels, not to mention Wang Yongji's people, even Gao Di's people have died in the battle. Now the people in the camp are all our cronies, who will leak the secret!"
Wu Sangui shook his head and said: "Guogui, you are wrong. It is precisely because we used the rebels to get rid of Wang Yongji and Gao Di's people that we are in danger!"
Wu Guogui heard this and said with some confusion: "Commander, I don't understand what you are saying. After we remove Wang Yongji and Gao Di, Liaodong will be completely in the hands of the commander."
"Even if Chongzhen knew about this, what would he dare to do? Just like Liu Zeqing pretended to fall off his horse and refused to obey the edict, he could only comfort him with kind words, so Marshal, you don't have to worry too much, maybe... ..”
Before he could finish his words, he saw Wu Sangui's face darkened and hurriedly shut up and stood respectfully.
Wu Sangui sighed and said: "Guogui, I am assured of your talent, but your arrogant character must be changed!"
As he spoke, seeing Wu Guogui's dissatisfaction, he shook his head and continued: "Actually, I had the same view as you before, thinking that even if Chongzhen knew about this matter, he would only pretend not to know it, and would even comfort him with nice words. Use my troops to put down the rebellion."
"But judging from the battle the night before, I somewhat believe what my father said. Chongzhen is really unfathomable!"
"That night was obviously a losing situation. Not only did he not fail, but he killed the rebels until they abandoned their armor. Even I may not be able to do better than him!"
When Wu Guogui saw this, he smiled and said, "What are you worried about, Commander-in-Chief? It turns out this is what happened."
"I have sent people to investigate this matter. It is not that Chongzhen is so powerful, but that Liu Zongmin is too stupid. He knew that Chaoyang Gate was heavily guarded, but he still wanted to attack Chaoyang Gate."
"Not only did he fail to capture the capital, but he was ambushed on the way to Juyongguan due to his hasty march, which is how Gong Yonggu became famous!"
"To say that Gong Yonggu is really lucky. If Song Xiance and others were not worried about Shanxi's losses and tried their best to persuade Li Zicheng to go west, even if he had internal support, he would not have been able to capture Juyong Pass so quickly!"
"If he had not captured Juyong Pass at that time, he would have lost his troops under the attack of the rebels. Then we will take the opportunity to show off our glory..."
After Wu Guogui finished speaking, Wu Sangui said solemnly: "Guogui, if I say once, it might be a coincidence, and two or three times are coincidences, do you believe it yourself?"
"And according to my information, Chongzhen actually gave Gong Yonggu a secret order, asking him to let Gao Jie and others feign an attack if he failed to capture Juyong Pass within an hour, while he led his troops to ambush Liu Zongmin!"
When Wu Guogui heard this, he looked at Wu Sangui with some surprise and said, "Why didn't I get it..."
As soon as he spoke, he knew he had made a mistake, and quickly changed his words: "Is this true?"
Although Wu Sangui felt that it was a pity to leak this secret, seeing Wu Guogui's panicked face, he was quite satisfied and nodded: "This is absolutely true, so you must not be careless!"
Wu Guogui was obviously shocked by the news. He nodded repeatedly and frowned.
When Wu Sangui saw this, he was secretly proud.
Just when he was thinking about how to polish Wu Guogui to avoid another mistake like the last time he sent a letter of challenge, he heard Wu Guogui's voice again: "Commander, if this is the case, we should return to Liaodong as soon as possible!"
"Otherwise, with Chongzhen's murderous nature, he will definitely deal with us after we help him wipe out the rebels!"
Wu Sangui nodded and said: "Yes, but we need a suitable reason, and even if we have to leave, we must win a big victory so that Chongzhen does not dare to underestimate us!"
Wu Guogui heard this and said respectfully: "What the commander-in-chief said is that the last general will definitely lead his army to attack Shanxi and show his power for the commander-in-chief!"
Seeing that he already understood, Wu Sangui nodded with satisfaction and said: "Okay, I have been waiting for your words for a long time, but this time they are all direct descendants of ours, especially the Guan Ning cavalry. We must not cause any further damage."
Wu Guogui bowed and said: "Commander, don't worry, our remaining cavalry are the elite. Although there are many hills in Shanxi, it is like walking on flat ground for our Guan Ning cavalry. As long as you give the order, I will lead my army to level the ground." Rebels.”
As he spoke, he hesitated and said: "Commander, if we win this battle, Chongzhen will not let us go easily, right?"
Wu Sangui sneered and said, "How can he make the decision on this matter?"
Wu Guogui saw the look on his face and remembered that Wu Sangui's slave Wu Zhi had quietly left for Liaodong yesterday, presumably to contact Zu Dashou.
With Zu Dashou's status among the Jurchens, he should be able to persuade the Jurchens to attack Shanhaiguan.
When the Jurchens invaded the country, even if Chongzhen refused, he had to let them go.
Thinking of this, he was completely relieved.
At this time, Wu Yi, the bodyguard, came in to report that Niu Jinxing had sent someone to ask for an audience.
When Wu Guogui saw that Wu Sangui was silent, he shouted loudly: "How dare you, who asked you to put the rebels into the camp? Why don't you kill them soon, so as not to affect the morale of the army!"
Wu Yi was stunned when he heard this, and glanced at Wu Sangui again.
Seeing that he had no intention of speaking, he was about to exit when he suddenly heard Wu Sangui's voice: "Go and tell the person who came here that if he can convince Gao Jie and others, I will help him."
When Wu Sangui said this, both Wu Guogui and Wu Yi were shocked.
Upon seeing this, Wu Sangui explained: "With the current capabilities of the Jin Yiwei, the person who came here must have been discovered by them. No matter whether we release or kill him at this moment, Chongzhen will be suspicious."
"It's better to let the people come to persuade Gao Jie and others to muddy the water, which may save trouble."
When Wu Guogui heard this, he understood, and then he said worriedly: "But if Gao Jie arrests people and sends them to Chongzhen, aren't we giving them a handle?"
Wu Sangui sneered and said: "Who would believe empty words? I think with the character of Chongzhen today, he would never do such internal conflict."
"Besides, Gao Jie is in a dilemma now. He will never do such a thing that harms others and does not benefit himself. You can rest assured!"
Wu Guogui muttered: "Okay, then I'll go see the man and send him away by the way!"
Wu Sangui glanced at Wu Guogui and nodded in agreement.
After Wu Guogui and the others left, he bent over and studied the map.
