Signed to Zhu Cihong, Prince of the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 105 Chapter 105, Zhu Cihong is happy to sign in, Wu Sangui refuses to switch defenses
The [-] army led by Zhu Cihong arrived later that day, just in time for the last hour before the sun set.

Even though he had various opinions about Zhu Cihong in his heart, after hearing the news of Zhu Cihong's arrival, Wu Sangui still had to bring all the generals to greet Zhu Cihong.

"I have seen His Royal Highness."

Headed by Wu Sangui, many generals from Shanhaiguan side saluted Zhu Cihong.

Although the road was full of dust and dust, Zhu Cihong was still in good spirits, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that there was no accident here in Shanhaiguan. It's great."

Wu Sangui frowned when he heard the words, and thought to himself, does the prince really want us to have an accident?

Zhu Cihong didn't explain, but continued to smile and said: "Okay, okay, there is no need to be too polite, what about the meal? Let's start the meal quickly."

Zhu Cihong had been on the road for several days, but he was worried that he would not catch up with the big battle at Shanhaiguan, and he would not be able to eat anything good due to the limited conditions along the way, so he screamed for food as soon as he arrived.

Wu Sangui: "..."

Wu Sangui discovered that this His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can really create some "surprises" for him every time!

Wu Sangui hurriedly ordered people to prepare the meal.

Zhu Cihong was taking two steps forward when suddenly a system voice sounded in his mind.

"Congratulations to the host for completing the task of signing in, and it is being issued..."

The system sound suddenly disappeared, and Zhu Cihong stopped in his tracks, startled.

But immediately the system voice sounded again: "The host's lucky probability is activated, and the rewards are increased. The sign-in rewards for this time are [-] Hongyi cannons and [-] shells, which are only used in this battle. Sign-in task trigger: Please ask the host to Repel the attack on Shanhaiguan by the Manchu Qing army led by Jierhalang."

Only then did Zhu Cihong breathe a sigh of relief, almost thinking that the system had crashed, but it turned out that his character had exploded.

Speaking of which, the camp of the Qing army is so close to Shanhaiguan?You can complete the sign-in task just standing here in Shanhaiguan. This Manchuria is quite arrogant.

Wu Sangui on the side looked at Zhu Cihong with some doubts, not knowing why Zhu Cihong stopped.

It was too late to say it was too fast, but in fact, a few seconds passed.

Zhu Cihong came back to his senses, and waved to the generals behind him with a smile: "Everyone is here, let's have dinner together, and discuss the next combat matters."

Wu Sangui really wanted to say, how could there be any time to discuss serious matters during a meal?But at the moment Zhu Cihong is the biggest, so Wu Sangui can only silently suppress the flaws in his heart.

The food was served, but it wasn't rich enough, Wu Sangui was actually a little nervous, for fear that Zhu Cihong would make another excuse, saying that Wu Sangui didn't respect the prince or something.

But it turned out that Wu Sangui had indeed overthought it. Zhu Cixi picked up the bowl with a smile, and it was like devouring it like a wolf.

Wu Sangui couldn't help being dumbfounded seeing Zhu Cihong eating so deliciously, why does this prince eat like a refugee?
This is actually really due to Emperor Chongzhen. As a very simple emperor, Chongzhen brought the prince to be quite simple. Coupled with the few days of traveling, people are tired of eating dry food. It must be very fragrant.

The other generals present were quite surprised when they saw Zhu Cihong eating, but then they all smiled.

His Royal Highness, the prince, is really close to the people, without any pretensions.

While eating, Zhu Cihong said, "Governor Wu, how is the battle on your side?"

The titles are all particular. For example, when the capital was discussing affairs, it was Wu Shangshu, but now it is Governor Wu when it comes to the battlefield.

These are all normal inquiries, so Wu Sangui also replied normally: "His Royal Highness, during this period of Jiannu's offensive is actually a lot of thunder and rain, and I was a little nervous in the first few days, but after the minister led the troops to arrive Then there's no problem."

Zhu Cihong chuckled, and said: "Either tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, Jianu should launch the craziest offensive. You must be mentally prepared."

Wu Sangui was stunned when he heard this, but he immediately reacted: "Is His Royal Highness the Prince referring to Baoding Mansion?"

Zhu Cilang swallowed a mouthful of rice, and said with a smile: "That's right. Niu Jinxing has already confessed. Li Zicheng has been secretly in touch with Jiannu all this time. Conquer, if you calculate the time, Jiannu should be able to get the news in just two days."

Zhu Cihong actually underestimated the Manchu Qing a little bit. If Jierhalang was not very hostile and oppressive to the Hanchens of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Hong Chengchou, the envoy of the Han nationality, could have come to Shanhaiguan to inform the news of Baoding first. Dorgon passed on another hand, which would save at least four or five days of time.

If the Qing Dynasty launched a fierce attack on Shanhaiguan four or five days in advance, and Zhu Cihong was still in Jizhou at that time and had no time to rescue, then Shanhaiguan might not be able to hold it.

Wu Sangui said: "Your Highness, please don't worry. I have guarded Shanhaiguan for these years, and I still have some experience. No matter how rampant Jiannu is, we can defend it."

When Wu Sangui spoke, he was full of confidence.

This time he was holding back his energy to achieve military exploits, so naturally he had already made various preparations.

Zhu Cihong put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hand, looked at Wu Sangui, a little hesitant.

Seeing Zhu Cihuang's expression, Wu Sangui felt a little strange in his heart, and thought to himself: "What does His Royal Highness want to do? I always feel that it might not be a good thing."

The next moment, Zhu Cihong coughed and said, "Governor Wu, I want to discuss something with you."

Wu Sangui's heart became more and more vigilant, as the saying goes, there must be demons when things go wrong, when did Zhu Cihong talk to Wu Sangui so politely?
Wu Sangui said: "His Royal Highness, please tell me."

Zhu Cihong rubbed his nose, and said: "That's it, I feel that your soldiers and horses have been working hard to guard Shanhaiguan these days, and the casualties they have suffered are not small. Otherwise, from tomorrow onwards, I will let Bengong and Xiangcheng Let the soldiers and horses brought by Uncle Bo change to guard Shanhaiguan to resist the next offensive of the Manchus."

Zhu Cihong's idea is actually very simple. One of Wu Sangui's troops must have lost combat power after fighting for a long time, and the other is that his troops are not the most elite. This leads to the fact that if Jierhalang attacks with all his strength, Wu Sangui's troops may won't be able to resist.

Although it is said that the Manchu Qing was Ming's enemy, it must also be admitted that the fighting power of the Manchu Qing troops was still very strong during this time period. Otherwise, it would not have been possible to suppress the Ming Dynasty all these years, defeat Li Zicheng and finally take control of the Central Plains.

Therefore, Zhu Cihong felt that letting the [-] elite under his command go up was the safest way to defend Shanhaiguan.

Don't forget, the system has just given Zhu Cixiang [-] of the most advanced Hongyi cannons in the world, and he will definitely hold on to them.

As for the personal grievances with Wu Sangui, those are trivial matters, and we will slowly worry about them after the battle is over.Right now it is a big battle between the Ming Dynasty and the Manchu Qing Dynasty. As the prince of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Cihong naturally puts the country's interests first, and he still needs to have a heart.

After Zhu Cihong finished speaking, Wu Sangui's expression changed immediately.

Wu Sangui didn't know what was going on in Zhu Cihuang's mind, so after hearing these words, his first reaction was: "His Royal Highness, this is to steal my military exploits!"

From Wu Sangui's point of view, Zhu Cihong's move was to grab credit and had no other purpose.

So Wu Sangui immediately said: "His Royal Highness, you are too worried. I have been stationed in Shanhaiguan all these years, and I have seen many violent attacks by Jiannu. I can assure His Royal Highness here that I will never let Jianu's life The soldiers stepped into Shanhaiguan. So please feel free to lead the army to respond after the pass. If reinforcements are really needed, I will ask His Royal Highness for help."

Wu Sangui directly rejected Zhu Cihong's proposal.

Wu Sangui needed military exploits, and military exploits must be earned. Zhu Cihong refused to let Wu Sangui fight. How could Wu Sangui agree?
Seeing Wu Sangui's resolute refusal, Zhu Cihong was taken aback at first.

No, since when did Wu Sangui become so loyal to me, and he still doesn't want to let my soldiers go to the battlefield?
But immediately, Zhu Cixiang realized that Wu Sangui was afraid that I would steal the credit from him!

Zhu Cilang was a little dumbfounded. I am the majestic prince of Ming Dynasty. The future emperor of Ming Dynasty needs to compete with a courtier like you for merit?
At this time, Zhu Cihong suddenly discovered an embarrassing point, that is...it seems that he has no way to forcibly order Wu Sangui.

Because according to Chongzhen's previous order, Wu Sangui was asked to defend Shanhaiguan, and Zhu Cihong led the main force to be flexible.

Now Wu Sangui insists on defending Shanhaiguan. Isn't this implementing Chongzhen's imperial decree?

Zhu Cihong: "..."

Well, that doesn't make sense anymore.

Zhu Cihong explained patiently: "Governor Wu, I don't want to take credit for your achievements, but Jiannu's offensive will really be very fierce, which is completely different from the previous few days. Can you bear it?"

This time, Zhu Cixiang played a solid trick on Jiannu. You don't need to think about how angry Jierhalang and others on Jiannu's side will be. The next attack will definitely be a fierce attack at any cost. , will cause extremely huge pressure on Shanhaiguan.

Wu Sangui sneered in his heart, you, the little prince, still want to play tricks on the governor?Anyway, this time, no one can take away the governor's military exploits!

Wu Sangui's face was full of righteousness, and he said sternly: "Your Highness, you are joking. As a soldier of Daming, we should have been shrouded in horse leather for Daming. How can we retreat because of the strengthening of Jiannu's offensive? The minister has already decided, this time the minister will I will live and die with Shanhaiguan, and I will never retreat half a step!"

Zhu Cihong: "..."

No, this palace is helping Wu Sangui reduce losses, what are you doing...

Forget it, it's hard to be a good person.

Zhu Cihong exhaled helplessly, and said slowly: "Since Governor Wu insists, then I will do what you want. But I still want to say, if you really can't stand it anymore, remember to ask me for help immediately! "

Wu Sangui smiled: "His Royal Highness, please rest assured, I will obey orders!"

At this time, Wu Sangui was actually sneering in his heart, asking for help?I'm begging you, it's impossible!

(End of this chapter)