It is really unimaginable that the prince, the king of Pingxi, and the general of Pingxi, Wu Sangui, who held the green flag of the Qing Dynasty, can no longer afford to be a traitor!
Being a traitor means going bankrupt... This is really unheard of!
Others can make money by being traitors, but what about him? From now on, the history of history will probably read like this: Wu Sangui owed a debt of two million taels because he was a traitor, so he was hacked to death by his creditor...
But the problem is that if he is not a traitor, Nikan's 20,000 troops come over!
If Wu Sangui wins in Monk Plains, he won't be afraid of anything! If his three hundred and thirty thousand households try to mobilize, they can pull out an army of 100,000. Nikan comes when he has the guts...Wu Sangui can defeat Nikan just by defeating him!
But the problem is that Wu Sangui will not be able to mobilize many troops before Monk Yuan's blood loss is replenished.
What these landlord-soldiers fear most is that they do more harm than good - they are not only soldiers, but also production units that are responsible for their own profits and losses, and going out to fight is not only their obligation, but also a way for them to make money.
If their expedition can bring huge wealth, the landlord soldiers are the best source of troops!
The prosperity of the government soldiers in the Northern Zhou, Sui and Tang Dynasties, the strength of the household soldiers in the early Ming Dynasty, and the rise of the Eight Banners soldiers in Manchuria (the early Eight Banners soldiers were also landlord soldiers) actually all originated from the "war dividend" - the income from farming and fighting. After subtracting the burden of being a soldier, there are still huge benefits.
In this case, the landlord soldiers were willing to fight and were very reliable.
But once the landlord soldiers lose blood, their willingness to fight will drop rapidly - the landlord soldiers have a heavy burden, they have to buy a lot of equipment themselves, and they also have to pay part of the rations themselves, so it cannot be supported by a lot of blood. Get up.
This time the Battle of Monk Yuan was a bloody loss. Every thousand households that sent troops to participate in the war suffered a loss. The hundreds of households below and the military households that directly sent troops all suffered a loss together.
Without filling this account, Wu Sangui would not be able to mobilize new troops.
And it takes time to fill in the accounts... Even if Zhu Cihong is willing to pay the money, it will take several months to transport the two million taels to Xi'an and then distribute it to the thousands, hundreds, and military households below. But the Nikan army can't wait that long!
In other words, if Wu Sangui becomes a traitor now, he will not be able to pay out the pensions he owes to his three hundred and thirty thousand households. When the people below him cause chaos, he, the banner lord, will be dead.
And if he wants to do anything, Nikan will attack immediately, and the 30,000 troops he has on hand will definitely be unreliable, and they will still be dead by then.
Why is there no way to survive?
Wu Sangui thought about it over and over, but couldn't think of a way to survive. He was so anxious that he almost shed tears.
At this moment, Liu Sheng's voice suddenly came from outside the door: "Your Majesty, Xining Guard is reporting urgently!"
Xiningwei? Heshuote Khanate? Did they call too?
Wu Sangui was frightened when he heard this, and quickly asked Liu Sheng to come in and talk.
"Your Majesty," Liu Sheng walked in, bowed, and handed over a copy of the Tang newspaper, "Xining Wei reported that Bachelor Soni and Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso and their party have arrived in Xining."
Zukfa knew who Soni was, but he had never heard of Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso, so he asked, "Who is that Ngawang?"
"He is the largest lama of the Gelug sect of the Yellow Sect in Tibet. Their name is Zhubigu... The Mongolians call him Hutuktu, which means the incarnation of Buddha."
"Oh." Zukefa understood. He knew Hutuktu, and the Mongolians on the grassland believed it.
Wu Sangui added: "Originally I wanted to hold them hostage in exchange for our hostages in Beijing, but now..."
"You have to buckle it now!" Zukefa persuaded, "Your son Ying Xiong is still in Beijing! Sanfeng's family is also in Beijing, so we can't ignore them, right?"
Wu Sangui sighed: "What about Nikan's soldiers? He has already arrived outside Tongguan Guards!"
Zukefa thought for a while, "How about asking for reinforcements from Xiangyang... Your third son is leading troops in Xiangyang, and he has a division of new troops on hand that he can use."
"It's too late..." Wu Sangui shook his head, "It's 2,000 miles back and forth! And the new troops in that division are not just for him to use!"
Wu Sanfu's current position is to be the commander-in-chief of the Hubei Military Department and in charge of the general military affairs of Nanyang Prefecture. It is true that he can mobilize a new army model division in the defense area, but sending this division to Xi'an or Tongguan Guards... Wu Sanfu may have to think carefully. one time.
Besides, even if he was willing to send troops, it would still be 1,000 miles away! It takes 20 days to walk 50 miles in one day, and thirteen or fourteen days to walk 75 miles in one day.
Nikan really wanted to fight. Why did he reach Xi'an Fucheng in thirteen or fourteen days...
"Then just defend Xi'an!" Wu Sangui gritted his teeth, "I can hold on for more than ten days!"
At this moment, Liu Sheng on the side suddenly reminded: "My lord, you can also ask for help from His Highness the King of Shanxi."
A word to wake up the dreamer!
The acting king Zhu Cijiong was recently stationed in Daning County in Pingyang Prefecture. Previously, because he went south to Jiezhou to grab salt, his territory in the northern part of the Luliang Mountains was captured by Azige. So Zhu Cijiong moved south, turning his original home base of Yongning Prefecture into a frontier, and at the same time moved his base to Daning County, which was closer to Jiezhou Yanchi.
Of course, he stationed troops in Daning not to hide from Azige, but to threaten Jiezhou Yanchi at all times and make it difficult to restore the production of Yanchi.
The production of salt ponds stopped, and the price of salt in the Qing Dynasty would be high. In this way, the salt in Zhu Cijiong's hands could be sold at a high price... This prince was surrounded by Shanxi profiteers, and they were now familiar with hoarding.
"What a great idea!" Wu Sangui turned to Zuke Fagong and said, "Please take a trip to Daning County, Pingyang Prefecture."
"Okay!" Zukefa didn't shirk, "I'll go right away and bring Dai Wang's soldiers as soon as possible, but... Dai Wang may not come in vain!"
The territory of Luliang Mountain cannot be compared with Xi'an Prefecture and Yan'an Prefecture...
"Just come!" Wu Sangui smiled, "We have to listen to the emperor about territory matters."
"Okay! I'll leave right away."
"Vice General Liu," Wu Sangui said to Liu Sheng again, "you also go to Ningxia and invite Sony and Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso for me. Remember, don't hurt them! Don't wear the wrong clothes again. !”
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Hesheli. Sony belongs to the famous Hesheli clan in Manchuria. He is from the Zhenghuang Banner. He was originally from the Hercynian Jurchens and later surrendered to the DPRK after the rise of Nurhaci. Unlike the Manchus of this era who saw most warriors of all kinds, their Hesheli family rarely produced warriors, but only academic masters. Sony's father, son and brothers are all proficient in Manchu, Chinese and Mongolian writing. Therefore, Nurhachi has always been trusted after taking refuge in Nurhachi, and he was also reused during Huang Taiji's reign. He was worshiped as Qixinlang of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and he was promoted to the third-class La Zhangjing, where he served in the Inner Secretariat.
After Huang Taiji's death, Sony began to have bad luck because of his firm support for Hauge, and became a thorn in Dorgon's side. Later, he lost his job because of his dog-fighting with Tan Tai.
However, after Hauge's death, Dorgon began to re-enable some of the people involved in Hauge, and Sony also benefited from it, resumed his secular duties, and became a bachelor of the Academy of Internal Affairs. However, Dorgon did not really let Sony handle government affairs, but sent him as an envoy to the Khoshot Khanate and Tibet.
As a result, when passing through Ningxia, Liu Sheng and others were frightened by Liu Sheng and others who were wearing the wrong clothes, and almost died...
Of course I had to read Wu Sangui's book afterwards, but it was of no use. After I finished reading it, I had to continue heading west... It seemed like I was following the territory of the Ming Dynasty along the way!
It turns out that in the area under the jurisdiction of King Pingxi to the west and south of Ningxia, everything is the same as the restoration of the Ming Dynasty! There are no "braid-headed nobles" at all, and no one knows the Shunzhi reign of the Qing Dynasty. Everyone uses the Chongzhen reign.
Dozens of memorials were written on Sony’s impeachment! But he didn't hand it over, and he still carried it with him, planning to throw it all to Dorgon when he arrived in Beijing - either to really do something with those Qing court officials who didn't know the Qing Dynasty, or just to give Dorgon a chance. Point of difficulty.
Thinking of Dorgon blowing his beard and staring in anger, Sony felt happy in his heart... Just as he was happy, the voice of one of his slaves came from outside the cart: "Master, Wu Sangui Someone has been sent to pick us up!”
