Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 53
Just when Bai Mingxiu was in Australia preparing his plan to defeat the Qing Dynasty, another person had pushed his career against the Qing Dynasty to a small climax. This person was Jin Wang Li Dingguo.

Li Dingguo, who is in his prime, has the backbone of the "heavenly hero" Bai Mingxiu, and has the help of the Australian military and art of war. At this time, he is like a tiger with wings added.After defeating Wu Sangui and beheading Ai Xing'a in the Battle of Northern Burma, Li Dingguo was instructed by Bai Mingxiu to lead the main force of the Ming Dynasty Restoration Army to counterattack Yunnan.

With the mediation and connection of martyrs such as Li Weizuo, the anti-Qing situation in Yunnan suddenly changed.

Wu Sangui changed his face all the way, disguised his makeup, took small paths, walked deep into the mountains, and finally fled back to Kunming from Myanmar.This battle was really the most painful defeat that Wu Sangui had experienced since he entered the customs. Even Wu Sangui would wake up at night because of this nightmare.

The horses and chariots were running fast, and Wu Sangui and his party were all in tattered clothes, and many of them were emitting a stench.They have not stopped for a long time, and they have no time to clean themselves.

Wu Sangui's son-in-law Xia Guo said to Wu Sangui: "Father-in-law, Kunming is ahead, we are finally back."

Wu Sangui sighed dispiritedly: "What's the use of coming back? The [-] troops were lost in Burma, and Zhu Cixuan's and Li Dingguo's troops were strong. We avoided the state capital a lot along the way, just because we were afraid of those local officials, The chieftain has cast a false statement and caught us in the urn."

Xia Guoxiang comforted him and said: "Father-in-law, be lenient, as long as we keep the green hills, we will still have a chance to make a comeback."

Wu Sangui was still discouraged, "Originally relying on military power, he was able to fight against the imperial court and separate one side. This time, he lost too many troops. I am afraid that even the imperial court will have people who want to attack Gu."

This group of people entered Kunming City in such a dejected manner. When entering the city, Wu Sangui also carefully chose the night when no one was around. He didn't want the people of Kunming to see him returning to the city like a defeated general. He was afraid that people's hearts would fluctuate, but What he didn't know was that stories about His Highness the Crown Prince's defeat of the Wu thieves in northern Burma had already been circulated throughout Kunming.

After Wu Sangui entered the city, he was in a state of shock. The attendants in his palace brought bath water for King Pingxi and washed him up. Wu Sangui changed into a more decent robe before returning to the hall. , A sense of exhaustion filled his heart, Wu Sangui tapped his hair in front of the bronze mirror, and it turned out to be much grayer these days.

Xia Guoxiang also said: "Father-in-law, there is nothing to do here, please take more rest, old man, and recharge your batteries."

Wu Sangui couldn't say anything that he was still full of energy. He was about to rest here, but he heard a noise outside the hall. A soldier walked in anxiously, knelt down and bowed, and said to Wu Sangui: "My lord, There was military news from outside the mansion, the puppet king of Jin Li Dingguo's army attacked Yunnan and had reached Yongchang Mansion, and Yongchang Mansion surrendered without a fight."

Wu Sangui was startled, but this did not exceed his expectation, "Is it really here? I didn't expect Li Dingguo to invade Yunnan without even standing firm. This step is not good enough."

After all, Wu Sangui has been in the army for many years, so he still has some basic judgment and confidence.

But not long after, another messenger ran into the hall. He also knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists and said: "Prince Qi, more than [-] chieftains from Nandian, Ganya, Longchuan and other places have rebelled. We The officials sent were either forced to surrender or beheaded, and the counties and counties south of Yunnan have already fallen into the hands of the enemy!"

"What did you say?" Wu Sangui was shocked.

Although he actually despises these chieftains in Yunnan, their strength is very weak individually, because in his opinion, these chieftains are just village owners, they have no soldiers, let alone weapons, and they can hardly march and fight. It's a layman.But even so, when they came together, they still put some pressure on Wu Sangui.Not to mention, these people directly defected to Li Dingguo.

Xia Guoxiang also had a bad expression on his face. He analyzed: "Someone must have hooked up with these chieftains in advance, otherwise it would be impossible for them to join forces to rebel in such a right way immediately after our new defeat. Could it be that someone on the false side already knew that there is a war in Burma? Bei will defeat us and make these layouts in advance...Is this impossible?"

Wu Sangui was stunned and speechless.

After a while, the disturbing third messenger also came to the palace. At this time, the face of the messenger was covered with blood, obviously after a lot of fighting.

"My lord, something is wrong, the commander-in-chief has rebelled! He killed his colleagues, raised the flag to rebel against the flag, and has sent troops to Kunming with evil intentions."

Wu Sangui's body shook, and he fell into the armchair behind him.Xia Guoxiang and his attendants hurriedly supported Wu Sangui, fearing that he would carry it on his back in one go, and it would be a pity.

These three pieces of news immediately brought about a fundamental change in the situation in Yunnan. Wu Sangui, who had lost his superior force, suddenly found himself in a situation of betrayal in Yunnan.

In fact, Wu Sangui himself has not taken Yunnan for a long time, and the digestion and absorption of the ground in Yunnan is not good.Moreover, most of the prefectures in Yunnan are officials who have surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. They are just scumbags, and they will immediately change camps as soon as the situation changes.Of course, there are also some people who have always cared about the Ming Dynasty, but only temporarily devoted themselves to the Manchu Tartars.

At this time, Xia Guoxiang suggested: "My father-in-law, you should immediately close the city gate and take strict precautions. I don't know how many spies and spies sent by Li Dingguo are in Kunming. We must prevent them from causing further damage."

Wu Sangui's eyes lit up, and he said: "The whole city is under curfew, search the whole city for me, and the traitors must be caught!"

"Eight hundred li urgently notified the imperial court that the rebellious army has entered Yunnan, and the imperial court is requested to send troops to support it."

"I ordered the generals of all the armies in central Yunnan to come to Kunming, and I will fight against Li Dingguo again. It's a shame!"

Orders were issued one after another. After all, Wu Sangui is a long-time warrior. Although he suffered major defeats and changes, he still has the ability to remain immovable.It's not that he doesn't know that he is in a relatively disadvantaged situation, but Wu Sangui is confident that with the strong city of Kunming, at least he can hold back the Ming army and Li Dingguo.

There are still more than 2 Qing troops in Kunming City, which is basically Wu Sangui's last foundation.Knowing that the Ming army has powerful firearms, Wu Sangui will never fight Li Dingguo again.In fact, he has already made plans to stick to it and wait for help, because he feels that the Ming army is just at the end of its strength, and it has returned to its glory.

"Well, we have to find out where Li Dingguo's weapons come from." Wu Sangui said meaningfully.

(End of this chapter)