Wu Sangui fled back to Guizhou like a stray dog.

When he brought his remaining troops into the city, although he did not make an exaggerated scene of carrying a thorn and apologizing, he still went to Hong Chengchou with great guilt.

From a level perspective, Wu Sangui was the General of Pingxi, while Hong Chengchou was the governor of the five provinces and the Minister of Military Affairs.

Logically speaking, Hong Chengchou should be Wu Sangui's superior.

But in fact, Wu Sangui holds the real military power in his hands, and he is still a very capable old Guanning army.

Therefore, even if he was defeated this time, Hong Chengchou would not blame him too much.

Both of them were originally wise ministers, and they were very knowledgeable about each other.

Seeing that Wu Sangui was so dedicated, Hong Chengchou naturally had to cooperate with the tricks of playing.

The two drama actors said one by one, but they were just confused by the other Qing generals.

"Jiang Hong knew something. The Ming thief brought a batch of Taixi firearms from somewhere. The artillery was particularly powerful. After the shell exploded, it would explode many fragments, which was full of lethality. General Zhengnan was accidentally killed."

He looked sad on his face, and those who didn't know thought Zhao Butai was his biological father.

Hong Chengchou followed Wu Sangui's words and asked, "Was General Pingxi not dissuading General Zhengnan when he saw that he was wrong?"

Since this has been said, Wu Sangui naturally has to do a good job.

He sighed and said, "Wang General Mo saw the fierce artillery fire of the Ming thieves, so he proposed to General Zhengnan to avoid the edge. But General Zhengnan refused to listen and said that he wanted to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop. You also know that General Hong is nominally the same as General Zhengnan, but in fact he is the only one who follows the leader of the horse. The General Mo can only recommend the right to make suggestions but not the right to decide. He insists on attacking fiercely, and the General Mo can do nothing."

Wu Sangui was heartbroken, but he never mentioned the fact that he was attacked by the Ming army's elephant soldiers and fled for the second time. He had made up his mind to blame Zhao Butai, so that he would have only one joint and several liability at most.

Hong Chengchou comforted him on his face, but sneered in his heart that this boy was really a shameless guy with a thicker face than the city wall of Shanhaiguan.

Now that Zhao Butai is dead, it is naturally the best way to escape from the crime by placing the blame on a dead person.

"General Pingxi is determined. Although this battle failed, the Ming thieves have exposed the new firearms in their hands. As long as our army is fully prepared in the next battle, they will definitely destroy the city and draw the village."

Wu Sangui quickly said yes.

Once the two acted in a double act, Wu Sangui's guilt was almost the same.

The next thing is to submit a memorial to the court.

Such a big defeat cannot be suppressed, but the pen and ink can be polished and modified so that it will not look so ugly.

Wu Sangui is still very confident.

Now is not the time when the Qing Dynasty just entered the pass.

At that time, the Eight Banners' combat power was still very strong, and even Wu Sangui's elite soldiers could not compare with him.

Now the Eight Banners are confused by the flower world of the Central Plains and are drunk and dreaming of death. How can they focus on practicing martial arts and fighting?

The Eight Banners Army that Zhao Butera launched was already a so-called elite force pieced together.

Therefore, the Qing court now mostly relies on surrendered generals like Wu Sangui.

As long as the losses of the soldiers in Wu Sangui's hands were not serious, his position in the Qing court would not be shaken.

As for Hong Chengchou, he wasn't worried.

Under his grand strategy, the Qing army has gradually compressed the space of the Ming court, and now it has won the victory.

The Ming court is just fighting for trapped beasts. How many days can it last?

When Huguang and Shaanxi's food was transferred, the Qing army only needed to wipe it over and crush the Ming army.

It's as simple as crushing an ant.

The strength comparison between the two sides is really too great.

Over the years, Hong Chengchou has figured it out.

It is inevitable to take over the world. No matter how many blockers appear, it will not change this. At most, it will make the process more tortuous.

The rulers of the Qing court changed from Huang Taiji to Dorgon, and then to the current Emperor Shunzhi. The major policy of dealing with the Ming court has not changed, that is, to divide and encourage surrender and attack.

The generals who were unsuccessful in the Ming court were transformed into powerful generals of the Qing court after persuading surrender, and they were unstoppable to attack cities and villages.

Sometimes Hong Chengchou was also wondering why this was. After thinking about it, he could only come up with one answer, that is, Zhu Ming was unpopular.

The Qing Dynasty was the existence that conformed to the human hearts of heaven and earth, so it was natural to replace it.

Isn’t it the same thing since ancient times?

Perhaps the Qing court could handle the matter of shaving, so the resistance would be smaller.

But even if we have no hair left now, there is no big problem with the national policy of keeping hair without hair left.

Because the Qing army had too great advantages.

With this absolute advantage, it doesn’t matter if you miss it.

Since he had decided to wait until the food and grass was replenished before attacking, Hong Chengchou naturally did not rush.

Although Kunming failed to take it, fortunately Chongqing has defended it.

This is crucial to rush to the water and land. If you lose the entire game of chess, it will be disrupted.

"General Pingxi, let's go and rest first. I want to be alone and quiet."

"Since that's the case, I won't disturb Mr. Hong from the end."

After saying that, Wu Sangui left with his fists.

After Wu Sangui left, Zhao Liangdong said coldly: "Does Hong Jingluo really think this defeat was because General Zhengnan underestimated the enemy and advanced rashly?"

Hong Chengchou stroked his beard and said, "Really true and false, false, true and true. Why bother to be so concerned?"

"How true is Hong Jingluo thinks?"

"Five points are true and five points are false."

Hong Chengchou said slowly.

"Since Hong Jingluo is so clear about why he protects Wu Sangui.

Zhao Liangdong was very dissatisfied.

In his opinion, right is right, wrong is wrong.

If you win, you win, and if you lose, you lose.

But Wu Sangui is here to turn black and white and put the blame on the dead, and he really can't stand it anymore.

"When will I protect him?"

Hong Chengchou was not annoyed and said in harmony: "I am thinking about the court's plan. The court is now using human plans, so a fierce general like Wu Sangui will naturally win over him. When the Ming court is destroyed in the future, it will not be too late to release Nanshan again."

Hong Chengchou has been good at strategy over the years and has reached the realm of transformation.

How could he not know what Zhao Liangdong was thinking?

It's nothing more than trying to replace Wu Sangui.

But this is impossible at the moment.

After all, Wu Sangui's absolute strength is here, and the Qing court cannot abandon Wu Sangui if he wants to use Wu Sangui's "Guanning Army".

As for Zhao Liangdong, he is still very young. Young is capital, so let’s wait.

When the old guys like Wu Sangui retreated, isn’t it time for the backwards like Zhao Liangdong to take the lead and stand on their own?

Unfortunately, Hong Chengchou probably won't see this day. He only hopes to see the Qing Dynasty unified China and the world in his lifetime.

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