When Wu Ting said the first sentence, everyone thought it was quite normal.
But as we went to the end, the meaning of these words became less and less politically correct, and even the last few sentences were a bit too shocking, so that everyone felt that something was wrong when they listened, and their expressions changed drastically and they were shocked.
"Ms. sir! This..."
"Ms. sir, what do you mean?"
"My lord, surrender to the Ming Dynasty? What is going on?"
"My lord, didn't you say before that you couldn't surrender to the Ming Dynasty? The Ming Dynasty doesn't want us..."
Ma Yongkang raised his hand, interrupted everyone's speech, stood up slowly, sighed, and spoke slowly.
"I know this statement sounds a bit sensational to you, but everyone, this method is currently the only way to save the lives of all of us."
Everyone was shocked when they heard this.
Seeing that everyone was quiet, Ma Yongkang slowly explained his views.
"In the final analysis, I realize that it was a mistake for us to support the emperor to fight against the Ming Dynasty from the very beginning. Sichuan and Shu are small and the people are tired, which is a dilemma. With the power of the Ming Dynasty sweeping the world, we established a country in Sichuan and Shu. There was no possibility of survival.
The reason why I supported the emperor together with my late Xianggong Wu was firstly because I was afraid of the policies of the Ming Dynasty, and secondly, because I still had the Song Dynasty in my heart and hoped that the Song Dynasty would continue to exist.
But over the past year or so, I have seen clearly that the future of this world belongs to the Ming Dynasty, not the Song Dynasty. How powerful is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty? Conquering the world with a wave of his hand, what about the Song Dynasty? Who in the Song Dynasty can compete with it?
This is the overall situation, and judging from the current situation, there are seven armies in Sichuan and Shu that are enemies of us, four of which have more than 10,000 troops and may launch an attack on us at any time. What about Chengdu?
Even if we go all out to expand the army, we still have less than 30,000 troops, half of whom are new recruits. Do you think we can defeat those seven troops? If we continue like this and let the situation develop, will we die without a burial place, or will we be reborn? You might as well make a bold guess. "
this……
What else is there to guess?
If this continues, there is no other possibility except death.
Lu He and others who had their family members killed would never let Zhao Buxi go. Incidentally, they would also hate those who "helped the tyrants" and would definitely let them die without a burial place.
He said so himself when the city of Chengdu was destroyed, when their entire clan was destroyed, so there was no doubt about this.
So everyone bowed their heads and remained silent.
Seeing everyone bowing their heads and saying nothing, Ma Yongkang sighed.
"So, since this way is a dead end, and we are not willing to die like this, then we can only choose other ways to go. After thinking about it, I found that the only way left is to surrender to the Ming Dynasty. If we go, we can save our lives.”
Everyone, look at me, and I'll look at you.
An official couldn't help but asked: "Before, you said that the Ming Dynasty wanted lives but not money, and strongly opposed the surrender of the Ming Dynasty. You said that if you surrender to the Ming Dynasty, you will definitely be liquidated. But why have you changed your mind now?"
"Because I never said before that we have something to rely on for survival."
Ma Yongkang pointed to the north and said: "The defense line in northern Sichuan is still in our hands, and Wu Gong is still holding on to northern Sichuan. The defense line in northern Sichuan is managed by Wu Xianggong and is as tight and solid as an iron barrel, and all kinds of defense facilities are very complete.
Even for the Ming army, it is not a simple matter to take over northern Sichuan. As long as they agree to surrender and allow us to keep our private property...it doesn't take much, just maintain our relatively wealthy life, we can hand it over. Part of it, in exchange for the peace of our family.
In your opinion, if this is used as an exchange and request for surrender, is it more likely that Ming will agree or not? In other words, did the Ming Dynasty want to conquer the difficult road to Shu without losing a single soldier? "
Ma Yongkang raised the corners of his mouth, with a very determined look on his face.
After everyone thought for a moment, they suddenly felt that what Ma Yongkang said made sense.
The greatest legacy left by Wu Lin, the Northern Sichuan Defense Line, is not the biggest basis for them to bargain with the Ming Dynasty and have a high probability of survival and success?
With more than 20,000 elite troops guarding the northern Sichuan defense line, and Wu Gong's persistence, even if the Ming army was extremely powerful, it would be impossible to pass through without paying a certain price.
And now, the Chengdu court holds the bargaining chip that allows the Ming army to pass through the northern Sichuan defense line without injury. With this bargaining chip, the Ming Dynasty is really likely to give up completely liquidating them in exchange for passing through the Shu road without injury.
The Ming Dynasty's liquidation and war criminal accountability were mainly aimed at those who resisted to the end. If even those who surrendered voluntarily were eliminated by the Ming Dynasty, it would be a bit unjustifiable for the Ming Dynasty.
"In that case, can we..."
"stop."
Someone excitedly asked Ma Yongkang, but was immediately interrupted by Ma Yongkang.
"Don't think too much. Survival is the most important thing. It's impossible to expect Mingguo to promise us too much. As long as Mingguo doesn't take action, we will definitely die.
In fact, we are still absolutely weak. To the Ming Dynasty, we are pleading and begging, not demanding. When we ask for help from others, our attitude must be lowered and we cannot have any extravagant expectations. "
Ma Yongkang's expression was very serious.
Hearing this, the excited expressions on the faces of some cheerful people quickly disappeared.
They lowered their heads in dismay and said nothing.
But in the final analysis, Ma Yongkang provided them with a way to survive.
Compared with [dying for the Song Dynasty] with Zhao Buxi, they want to live for themselves more. They no longer want to continue to fight for the possibility of serving the Song Dynasty. Everything in the past year has proved that the Song Dynasty It's just a puddle of mud that can't be lifted up.
Therefore, their choice was clear and unwavering.
Then, they were left with one last difficult point to solve.
Local officials in Chengdu, as well as many local forces belonging to them outside Chengdu.
Some of these forces form their own system, and there has been little movement for the time being.
Some have already made certain contacts with the seven external military forces. Some things are no longer a secret even in Chengdu. Everyone has their own ideas.
Would these people be willing to surrender to the Ming Kingdom so simply?
In the final analysis, the interests of officials from foreign factions do not lie in Sichuan and Shu itself. Although they had already bought properties in Sichuan and Shu when they decided to rebel, they basically gave up their hometown. But since their hometown can be given up, it is not impossible to live in another place. accept.
As long as people are still there, it will be very simple to live somewhere.
Local officials from Sichuan and Shu are quite deep-rooted in the land of Sichuan and Shu, and their families have lived and thrived here for many generations. The population mobility is much worse than in other areas south of the Yangtze River. They want them to accept the Ming Dynasty's takeover. More difficult.
And they may be more tired of this court dominated by outsiders, and the interests of both parties cannot be consistent at all.
So Ma Yongkang's meaning is very clear.
Engage in mutiny and use force to gain a chance for their future.
"At the moment, the only thing we can rely on is the money in the treasury and the army. Without these, we are nothing. So if we want to survive, we must be decisive without any hesitation. Gentlemen, you understand What do I mean?"
Of course I understand, and those who understand can no longer understand.
A group of people nodded slowly with serious faces.
Ma Yongkang then looked at Wu Ting.
"General Wu, the next step is up to you."
Wu Ting nodded.
"This is something I've always wanted to do."
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