Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 975 The Bottom Line
Wu Xiang was like a lion trapped in a cage, with a violent expression, pacing up and down the room irritably, while Zu Dashou had a gloomy complexion, cold eyes, pursed his lips and said nothing.Wu Sangui had blue veins on his forehead, stared at Zu Sixian, gritted his teeth and asked, "Is that how he responded?"

Zu Sixian didn't dare to speak loudly: "Yes... yes, that's how the adoptive father responded."

Wu Xiang roared angrily: "Trash, you won't persuade him? We tried our best to hide Hong Tai's eyeliner who sent you out to plot something? We can't help you at all. What do we want from you?" Use? Waste!"

Zu Sixian fell to his knees with a plop and kowtowed repeatedly: "This subordinate is incompetent, and he deserves to die!"

Wu Sangui kicked him into a somersault: "Damn it? You are damned, and not just a normal damned one! Our Guan Ning Army is going to kill you, get out of here!"

Not only did Zu Sixian not dare to fight back, he didn't even dare to show a little anger, he kowtowed three more times, then he didn't dare to lift his head, and retreated.

The punching bag is gone, but the inner anger of the few present here has not been vented, on the contrary, it has continued to rise.Damn the Heluo New Army, after winning a few battles, they didn't take Guan Ning's army seriously at all. They didn't even have the interest to negotiate with them. They just gave them two choices: either surrender directly and wait for their fate, or just surrender. Grab your weapon and fight to the death, and die like a man!Since the establishment of the Guan Ning Army, which side of the forces has not been carefully coaxed and carried?Even if Chongzhen knew that they were flirting with Jiannu, and knew that they were playing with the enemy and raising bandits, he could only admit it with his nose!Guan Ningjun has always regarded himself as the second in the world, even if he is an emperor, he has to look at their faces!Now seeing that the momentum is not good, I want to be a wallflower again. I thought that no matter how unhappy Yang Menglong was, he would accept Guan Ningjun's conditions, turn enemies into friends with Guan Ningjun, and cheat Huang Taiji together. As for Guan Ningjun The shitty things I did before are not worth mentioning in front of interests!Guan Ningjun has full confidence in this, because they have done the same thing a lot.However, the reality gave them a big blow. The emissaries they carefully selected came from Zu Dale who scolded them back before they even had time to play a single family card!
Now Guan Ningjun was a little confused.In the plan of Zu Dashou and Wu Xiang, Zu Dale and Zu Dabi are extremely important links. They are both from the Guanning Army, and they are good at fighting. They have made illustrious military exploits and established high prestige in the new Ming army. As long as they are willing to come forward and say a few words for Guan Ning army, things will be much easier.From Zu Dashou's point of view, this is a sure thing. My brother, Zu Dale has no reason not to help him. He is even making preparations for how to continue to seek an official position in the new dynasty after the war is over.However, reality did not go according to the script, and Zu Dale refused without even thinking!

If the brother's attitude is still like this, Yang Menglong's attitude can be imagined.This means that Guan Ning's army will use this battle to clean up their crimes, and even further plans are completely useless. Yang Menglong will never let them go, and Emperor Longwu will not let them go!They either surrendered and handed over their weapons and let others deal with them, or they continued to fight side by side with the Qing army and were wiped out by the new army in one fell swoop. There was no other choice!
Wu Sangui said angrily: "Third Uncle is too cruel, he won't do such a small favor, fortunately he is still from the Guan Ning Army!"

Wu Xiang sneered: "Husband and wife are birds in the same forest, and they fly separately in the face of disaster, let alone..." Looking at Zu Dashou, seeing that his face was so gloomy that it was about to drip, he shook his head and stopped talking .

Zu Dashou snorted and said: "If they refuse to enter so cleanly, they really think that they have won, and they don't need our help at all? Wait, when they cry, how good is Jiannu?" Deal with it!"

Wu Sangui said blankly: "Then what should we do now? Even the route back to Shanhaiguan has been cut off. The food and grass in the capital are not enough to hold on. As for reinforcements, there is even less hope..."

Zu Dashou looked stern and said: "What else can we do? Since people don't care about our help, let's not use our hot faces to wipe our cold butts. We should cheer up, show our true skills, fight with them, and let them You know how powerful our Guan Ning army is!"

Both Wu and his son were stunned: "This..."

Zu Dashou looked aggressively: "What is this?"

Wu Sangui's Adam's apple twitched, and he made a meaningless guttural sound, and said cautiously: "Uncle, we have experienced the combat effectiveness of the Heluo New Army. If we really fight with them regardless of the cost, let's not talk about whether we can do it or not." Win, even if we can win, our hometown will be wiped out by them!"

Wu Xiang also said: "Yes, in-laws, this army is our last capital. Once we run out, we may die without a place to bury us!"

Zu Dashou stood up abruptly, waving his arms and roaring: "Don't try to preserve your strength! Now it's different from before. In the past, we fought whenever we wanted, and we didn't fight if we didn't want to. The imperial court had nothing to do with us, but now we You must fight, fight with all your strength, not for the sake of being valuable, but for living, living! Do you understand!? Anyone with a discerning eye can see that there is no room for Jianu in the customs. If you continue to be tied to Jianu Together, we are bound to die, the only way is to leave this wrecked ship in time! But Xinchao refuses to accept us and insists on forcing us to death. If we want to survive, the only way is to let Xinchao see our strength Let them know that the benefits of treating us as allies are far more than being hostile to us, this is the only chance of survival!"

Zu Dashou's old roar resounded in the secret room, like heavy thunder, shaking Wu Sangui's heart.

Is the end of Guanning Army really here?Has it really come to the point of going shopping regardless of cost, so that the opponent can see their strength clearly and offer to cooperate with them?
In fact, Guan Ningjun also sent a group of envoys, and this group of envoys went straight in, looking for Yang Menglong if they didn't look for anyone else.And their luck was also very good, after a lot of twists and turns, they were actually taken to the Chinese army tent on the front line of Fengtai, and got the chance to meet Yang Menglong.

Not a bad start, huh?

But the next developments are not so optimistic.

Yang Menglong went straight to the point: "What did Zu Dashou ask you to do?"

The emissary was eloquent, and talked for nearly half an hour in one breath.Through his narration, Yang Menglong knew how hard it was for the Guan Ning army to guard the Guan Ning line for decades, and how aggrieved it was that the food and pay they deserved was lost by the civil servant group. He also gave a large number of examples to prove these mastery How did the powerful group of civil servants who counted military achievements make things difficult for them and oppress them... In short, the meaning is the same: it is not that we want to rebel and sell the emperor, but we are really forced to do it as a last resort!
Yang Menglong didn't interrupt all the time, just yawned and listened patiently for nearly half an hour. Seeing that this person still didn't want to stop, he finally couldn't help it, and asked, "Have you finished?"

The messenger said: "Champion, we..."

Yang Menglong waved his hand and said, "You have said too much, now please shut up and listen to me... Listen carefully!"

The messenger had to keep his mouth shut and listen attentively.

Yang Menglong raised a finger: "First: I deeply admire your ability to tell lies with your eyes open. Zu Dashou really chose you as the envoy!"

The messenger called Qu: "Master Hou, I..."

Yang Menglong said: "Second: I have no interest in why Guan Ning's army rebelled. I only know that they betrayed Ming Dynasty and killed 30 soldiers. My hard work in the past ten years has almost ruined them. I am very unhappy! If I am unhappy, someone has to shed blood, otherwise I will be even more unhappy!"

The messenger shivered.

Yang Menglong raised his third finger: "Third: I think you are wasting your time! My attitude is very clear. If Guan Ningjun wants to surrender, he should surrender as soon as possible. Don't play tricks on me; if he doesn't want to surrender, he should be ready. , fight me to the death, as long as they can cut off my head, they can do whatever they want, I have no problem!"

The envoy looked miserable, and his body trembled slightly in humiliation: "Is Hou Ye not going to have any cooperation with us?"

Yang Menglong said: "It seems that I have never cooperated with you Guan Ningjun."

The envoy said loudly: "Young man named Yang, don't be complacent! Although our army has lost several battles and lost many troops, its strength is still there. Guan Ning's army alone can pull out [-] troops in Beijing alone." Five thousand elite infantry and cavalry, plus two yellow flags and a red flag, [-] to [-] people are just doing their own business. If we really don’t leave a way for us to retreat, and we fight to the death with all our strength, we still don’t know who will win!”

Yang Menglong nodded: "Thank you for telling me your strength, can you get out now...I'm very busy!"

The messenger's eyes were filled with anger and he walked away.

Yang Menglong waved at him: "It's good to go, I won't give it away!"

After the envoy walked away, Zhu Yujian in military uniform came out, sat casually opposite Yang Menglong, and asked curiously, "Why didn't you accept the Guan Ning Army? Although the Guan Ning Army is unforgivable, but how many do they have?" Divide strength, if we cooperate with them, this battle will be much easier to fight."

Yang Menglong leaned back with his head in his hands, and said, "I know this, but I've had enough of their disgusting faces, and I really don't want to have any interaction with them, let alone fight side by side with them! You don't think they are disgusting, I'm still afraid of being sold out by them when the fierce battle is in full swing!"

Zhu Yujian said with a smile: "Actually, as long as we persuade them with good words and give them a half-job to stabilize them, they may fight to the death for Daming and atone for their crimes."

Yang Menglong shook his head: "You must not do this. A group of scum who sold 30 robes can redeem their merits as long as they fight a turnaround after the situation becomes clear. Where is the law of the country? Where is the military discipline? If the generals do this in the future, it will The country must be destroyed!"

Zhu Yujian said: "This is just a stopgap measure."

Yang Menglong said: "In ancient times, countless major events that determine the destiny of a country are broken by the word 'expediency'. I don't rub the sand in my eyes, black is black, and white is white. I can tolerate their confusion. Their mistakes can be tolerated, provided that the mistakes they make do not touch my bottom line! Now that their mistakes have stepped on my bottom line, and even the bottom line of the whole country, I will never compromise a little bit, I just We must destroy them! Not only must we destroy them, but we must also degrade their relatives and exile them to foreign lands, so that their descendants will be ashamed to have such ancestors!"

Zhu Yujian was stunned for a moment, and smiled wryly: "It seems that working with you will not be an easy task, especially when you may step on your bottom line... In fact, why don't I want to cut those rebellious officials and thieves into pieces? It's just now Our army is really weak, and I very much hope that these loyal and brave soldiers from Heluo will die less!"

Yang Menglong sighed: "I also hope that they will die less, but there is no way, some blood must be shed."

Zhu Yujian hummed, agreeing, and then changed the topic: "There will be a decisive battle with Jiannu soon. Are you ready?"

Yang Menglong said: "Be prepared at all times. The day when the Jiannu army leaves the capital, the decisive battle will break out."

Zhu Yujian asked, "Are you confident?"

Yang Menglong said: "We must win!"

Zhu Yujian squinted at him: "So sure?"

Yang Menglong said: "I trust my brothers, I trust our soldiers. Unless Jiannu keeps avoiding the war and hides in Beijing, he will wait to be torn into pieces!"

While these two were chatting, the new army of Heluo continued to roll forward like a black tide, and the goal was always ahead.

Now, the majestic city wall of Beijing City has been faintly visible.

(End of this chapter)