"Commander, this is the third letter from Commander-in-Chief. If you don't express your position, I will worry that this road may be dead!"
Wu Guogui looked a little worried after reading Zu Dashou's letter of persuasion to surrender.
After Wu Sangui heard this, he was silent for a while and said, "Guogui, are you sure that Gong Yonggu has used the plague method to deal with the Jurchens?"
Wu Guogui nodded and said: "According to the news from our Feiyu Camp, Gong Yonggu's resettlement of Shanxi people caused the plague to rage in the Datong area, and many soldiers in his army were also infected with the plague."
"He originally focused on treating the infected people, but two days ago he suddenly awarded a huge reward to encourage the soldiers to fight. Those infected soldiers felt that their chances of survival were slim, so they asked to fight one after another."
"But I don't know whether the condition of those soldiers was not serious, or whether the Jurchens were physically different from us. Although the Jurchens were also infected with the plague, the mortality rate was not high. Instead, it aroused hatred, causing the war situation in Datong to be abnormal. fierce."
"If Gong Yonggu can't come up with a solution, I believe Datong may be captured by the Jurchens in four to five days at most."
After listening to Wu Guogui's story, Wu Sangui said with some confusion: "There is something wrong with this matter. Gong Yonggu is not a reckless man. He should not be unaware of the consequences of this move. Is there something hidden in it?"
Wu Guogui shook his head and said: "Commander, I think you are worrying too much. You see, Dorgon only attacked the city once every two days, so our losses are not small."
"Although Hauge's soldiers are not as good as Dorgon, they are still powerful soldiers of the Eight Banners. Gong Yonggu's men can only fight with more than 10,000 men. The rest are all improvised and miscellaneous troops."
"It was not easy for him to stop him for seven or eight days before. If he hadn't used the method of plague to delay the Jurchen attack, I'm afraid Datong would have been breached by now..."
Wu Sangui listened to Wu Guogui's story and realized that Gong Yonggu's adoption of the plague method was probably a helpless move by Guizhou donkeys who had no other skills.
If this is true, the Jurchens will capture Datong next, and after receiving supplies, they will definitely attack the capital.
Although Chongzhen was good at fighting, he did not have elite soldiers in his hands. He would definitely not be able to stop the Jurchens' soldiers. The destruction of the Ming Dynasty was imminent.
Now, the best choice for him is to accept Zu Dashou's persuasion to surrender.
This was also his way out, but every time he thought about it, he felt a little unwilling.
Because although he has never been to Jurchen, he has heard about Zu Dashou's situation.
It is said that although Zu Dashou now lives in a wealthy country, he is not free. He wears strange clothes and drags his smelly braids.
The long slaves and the short slaves greeted me all day long. I didn't look like a hero at the beginning, and I lived a really useless life.
He didn't want to live such a miserable life, but the Jurchen power was getting stronger and stronger, and they seemed to be taking over the Central Plains, so he had to leave a way out.
Of course, this is only a last resort.
In fact, Wu Sangui's previous idea was to use Shanhaiguan as the basis to expand his power to the east and south. In this way, even if he could not hold the emperor as Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao to control the princes, he could at least be a separate king and feel at ease.
So even though Li Zicheng promised him huge profits before, he didn't agree.
Firstly, he wanted to take another look at the situation, and secondly, Li Zicheng's promise had not yet met his requirements.
Of course, he also knows that his own strength is still insufficient.
That's why King Qin came to Beijing, just to take advantage of the opportunity to expand his power.
When he arrived in the capital and found that Li Zi's success or failure had been exposed, he used the help of the rebels to remove Wang Yongji and weaken Gao Di's strength in order to completely control Shanhaiguan and other places.
He originally planned to take advantage of the counter-rebellion to further expand his territory and realize his inner plan.
It's just that Chongzhen's ability far exceeded his imagination. After the battles in Beijing and Shanxi, especially after the black dragon horse lost control, his original idea was somewhat shaken.
I even thought for a while that it would be a good thing to guard Shanhaiguan for Ming Dynasty and spend this life unfettered.
But the sudden arrival of Jurchen woke him up again and made him realize how naive his previous thoughts were.
In fact, Wu Sangui also knew in his heart that he was not willing to live his life like this, but in his heart
There was fear of Chongzhen.
Because of the previous appearance of the golden dragon and the black dragon colt, he doubted that Chongzhen was really destined.
If he were to become his enemy again, the consequences would be disastrous, which is why he had such naive thoughts...
"Commander!"
Just when Wu Sangui was in a dilemma, Wu Guogui's voice woke him up.
He saw Wu Guogui's expression of surprise and knew that it was his lack of concentration just now that made him worried.
So he steeled himself and said: "Noble country, please do not rush into this matter. You must know..."
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
...
Before Wu Sangui finished speaking, a burst of violent gunfire suddenly came from outside the city.
"The sound of this cannon sounds like it's not the red cannon from before. Could it be that their new cannon has arrived?"
Wu Sangui was a little surprised when he heard the sound of the cannon.
Wu Guogui nodded and said: "Commander Yingming, this is a new style of red cannon. It is said that Dorgon bought it from the Westerners through Fan Beidou."
"Originally, we should have arrived a few days ago, but in order to please Zuo Liangyu, Fan Beidou transported the first batch of cannons to Wuchang, so we were only a few days late."
When Wu Sangui heard this, he couldn't help but frowned again and pondered: "How powerful is this new artillery?"
Wu Guogui was silent for a while and whispered: "According to the news from Feiyu Camp, if the Jurchens master the artillery and have enough ammunition to support it, they can capture Shanhaiguan in a month at most."
Wu Sangui glanced at Wu Guogui and sneered: "Guogui, you are trying to embolden others' ambitions and destroy your own prestige." Z.br>
"You must know that Shanhaiguan has formed a city group through the construction of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di, relying on each other and advancing and retreating together."
"Don't say that the Jurchens can't break in at all. Even if they can break through the outer city, they will be destined to die if they get in. How can they take Shanhaiguan?"
When Wu Guogui heard this, a look of embarrassment flashed across his face, and he immediately explained: "Commander, Shanhaiguan is indeed impregnable, but we only have more than 10,000 people under our command now."
"Although Gaudi still has more than 20,000 people under his command, they are all new recruits. Their combat prowess is not even comparable to those we have eliminated, and they are not of much use at all."
"In addition, during the battle in the capital, Gaudi was already dissatisfied with the commander-in-chief. He only reluctantly surrendered due to the commander-in-chief's power. If the commander-in-chief expected him to fight hard, he might not be able to do so."
At this time, a soldier came in to report that Gao Di was outside seeking an audience.
Upon hearing this, Wu Sangui hurriedly stood up and welcomed Gao Di in.
After the two exchanged polite greetings, Wu Sangui realized that the other party was worried about the city's defense and wanted him to send troops to assist.
How could Wu Sangui not know that Gao Di wanted to use excuses to preserve his strength, but the relationship between the two of them was awkward, and at the moment he could neither tell the truth nor refuse.
So he dragged Gao Di to inspect the city defense on the grounds that his troops were limited and it was better to find out the weak spots in the city defense before adding more troops.
Wu Guogui looked at the two people's backs, hesitated for a while, and quickly followed them.
