Signed to Zhu Cihong, Prince of the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 99 Chapter 99, Sangui was shocked when he chose the camp, and he slapped his face with anger and smiled

After a while, many generals gathered in the big tent.

Four commanders, eight commanders, twelve commanders, and twenty thousand households. These are all the generals who control the most elite [-] troops in the camp.

Zhu Cilang got straight to the point: "Everyone, I have something to tell you today. Wu Shangshu was ordered by my father to lead the army, and he will send 1 people to follow him to Shanhaiguan.

He hopes to transfer a group of you to follow him to Shanhaiguan, but Ben Gong said that it is really promising for you to follow Ben Gong.

Wu Shangshu does not agree, so I am not reluctant. Anyone who wants to follow Wu Shangshu on the expedition today can come out and express his opinion, regardless of your previous troops and superiors, as long as you have enough 1 staff. "

After listening to Zhu Cihong's words, there was a small commotion among the generals present.

This is indeed a very surprising piece of news. It is always the general who chooses his subordinates. Today, as subordinates, they can choose the general to serve?

Naturally, it was impossible for Wu Sangui to let Zhu Cihong stand alone. He coughed and said: "Most of you present are my old subordinates when I was in the Guanning Army, and I should be quite clear about my character and ability. What the official wants to tell everyone is that as long as everyone is willing to follow the official, then just stand up, and the official will lead everyone to win glory and wealth!"

By Wu Sangui's side, Zheng Jiaolin couldn't help but said: "Do you still believe the supervisor is a man? Follow the supervisor to make military exploits, you will be able to eat delicious food and drink spicy food, and the future will be worry-free!"

Zhu Cihong glanced at Zheng Jiaolin, and was about to speak, but Wu Sangui had already shouted: "You don't have a place to speak here, shut up!"

Zheng Jiaolin stepped aside embarrassingly.

Wu Sangui turned his head and said earnestly to the generals present: "Everyone, don't worry, I have the sacred decree, you just need to make a decision that follows your heart, and you don't need to worry about anyone's pressure."

Wu Sangui said this because he was worried that these guys would not dare to stand up because they were afraid of offending Zhu Cihong. The emperor must be older than the prince, there is no doubt about it.

Wu Sangui originally thought that Zhu Cihong would definitely refute what he said, but Zhu Cihong just stood there with a smile and looked at Wu Sangui with his arms folded, as if he was watching a certain actor's performance.

After listening to Wu Sangui's words, the generals present did not make a decision immediately, but thoughtful one by one.

Suddenly, a commander present at the scene said: "Master Shangshu, I would like to ask, what is our overall combat strategy?"

Obviously, these generals were a little wavering, and they hoped to obtain more information to decide which side to serve.

The commanders of the capital are not petty officials. They are serious second-rank officials of the Ming Dynasty. Among the generals present, they are the generals with the most official positions and commanding the most troops. Their attitudes are very influential.

Wu Sangui said: "Commander Li is a good question. According to His Majesty's order, I will lead [-] troops to Shanhaiguan to defend against Jiannu's attack on our Daming. The British princes in the south are already attacking Baoding. , as long as Baoding is conquered by then, Jiannu will definitely retreat, and it is certain that our efforts in resisting Jiannu will be greatly rewarded by His Majesty."

Wu Sangui's intentions are very obvious, whoever is a soldier either puts his head on his belt, or wants to fight for glory and wealth, so he directly uses glory and wealth to attract these guys, and it is very safe, so I don't believe it They are not tempted!
Sure enough, after listening to Wu Sangui's words, many people present showed excited expressions on their faces.

Commander Li who asked the question looked at Zhu Cihong again: "May I ask His Royal Highness, what is your next combat goal?"

Zhu Cihong was also confident, and said with a smile: "The order I received is also very simple, that is, to lead [-] soldiers and horses to respond between Shanhaiguan and the capital. If the situation in Shanhaiguan is very critical, I will lead an army to help Shanhaiguan. If Jiannu If you bypass Shanhaiguan and attack from other places, I will lead the army to resist Jiannu on the spot, or return to help the capital."

Commander Li hesitated for a moment, and said, "So, if you follow His Highness the Crown Prince, you may not be able to fight?"

Zhu Cihong said sternly: "There is also a very high possibility that he will face life and death with the main force of Jiannu, so I would like to say something in advance here, if you are really greedy for life and afraid of death, it is best not to follow me, that will only It will hold me back."

Commander Li's face changed, and he said to Zhu Cihong, "If you are facing Jiannu's main force, what will His Royal Highness do?"

Zhu Cihong laughed: "How to do it? Of course it is to beat him!"

Commander Li asked: "What if we can't beat it?"

Zhu Cihong said very seriously: "How can it be possible that Daming's army can't defeat Jiannu?"

Commander Li said: "In the past many years, our Daming could not defeat Jiannu."

Zhu Cihong said: "In the past six months, our Ming Dynasty also couldn't beat Li Zicheng, what happened later? I am not Yuan Chonghuan, not Sun Chuanting, and even less Hong Chengchou. Others can't beat Jiannu, so what does this have to do with me?"

Commander Li was silent for a moment, glanced at the other three commanders, and seemed to have some tacit understanding.

"Your Highness, Lord Shangshu, please forgive me for being bold, can you please leave first, let me wait for a while to discuss?"

Zhu Cihong glanced at Wu Sangui and said with a smile, "Of course."

So Zhu Cihong and Wu Sangui both left the big tent, leaving only the generals inside.

Wu Sangui is in a good mood, feeling that this wave should be sure.

In Wu Sangui's view, the mission he received this time was safer, and he didn't need to worry about facing the main force of the Qing Dynasty directly in the wild, and at the same time, he had a great possibility to firmly defend Shanhaiguan and gain military exploits.

A few years ago, Huang Taiji led the Qing army to bypass Shanhaiguan and go straight to Shandong, poisoning Hebei and Shandong countless times, and taking hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians back to Shengjing in Liaodong.At that time, Wu Sangui led the Guanning Army and sat and watched the Manchu Qing army leave without doing anything. Didn't he also receive the same award from Chongzhen?

Who said that prosperity and wealth must be fought to the death, there is no such thing.

Thinking of this, Wu Sangui couldn't help but glance at Zhu Cihong, and found that Zhu Cihong was also smiling and still communicating with Li Guozhen.

Wu Sangui snorted softly, thinking: "All the elites will follow me later, and see if your highness, the crown prince, can laugh!"

Li Guozhen was worried, and said to Zhu Cihong: "His Royal Highness, most of these generals are Wu Shangshu's old subordinates in the Guanning Army. Letting them choose freely is not good for us."

Don't forget that Li Guozhen is the nominal commander of the [-] army this time, and he and Zhu Cihong are considered grasshoppers on the same rope. If all the most capable troops are sent to Wu Sangui's side, Li Guozhen will definitely not accept it. .

Zhu Cihong smiled slightly and said, "It's okay, we can win."

From Zhu Cixiang's point of view, it is actually not too important whether he is elite or not.The important thing is that Zhu Cixiang wanted to distinguish those who were willing to be loyal to Zhu Cixiang and Ming Dynasty, rather than to Wu Sangui himself.

Because of the system's bonus, Zhu Cihong felt that ability could be compensated by the system, so loyalty became the most important quality.

So what if even the most elite [-] troops were taken away by Wu Sangui?As long as the remaining people have enough loyalty, Zhu Cihong can lead them to a brilliant record, which will impress the whole world.

After a quarter of an hour passed, Zhu Cihong, Wu Sangui and others returned to the big tent.

Zhu Cihong coughed and said with a smile: "Everyone, it's time to make your choice. Anyone who wants to follow Wu Shangshu can stand up and go to his side. I'll say it again, don't worry about the establishment." You and your boss will all be reorganized when the time comes."

Wu Sangui raised his head subconsciously, with a smile on his face, his eyes went back and forth among the most capable generals in his heart, waiting for them to show their allegiance.

Soon, people started to come out.

One after another, many people stood in front of Wu Sangui.

After a while, no one continued to go out.

Wu Sangui looked at the generals in front of him, the smile on his face...slowly disappeared.

One Commander, one Commander Tongzhi, two Commanders, six Qianhu, that's all.

In other words, among the generals who commanded 6000 soldiers and horses present, only 4000 were willing to follow Wu Sangui, leaving a gap of [-].

If calculated according to the authority of the commander of the capital, there are even only 300 people!
Not only that, those people who were willing to follow Wu Sangui were not the candidates Wu Sangui had hoped for before. Most of the generals who really commanded the most elite troops stood still and did not appear in front of Wu Sangui at all.

Right now, these guys who are willing to follow Wu Sangui, their troops are not even as elite as the list that Zhu Cihong gave Wu Sangui before!

Wu Sangui pretended to be calm on the surface, but the hands in his sleeves were already trembling involuntarily.

How could this be?
Obviously, the Guan Ning Army has only followed Zhu Cihong to fight south for a month. Why are these most elite officers of the Guan Ning Army no longer willing to follow Wu Sangui?

Wu Sangui's eyes fell on Commander Li, and he slowly said: "Li Jian, why don't you want to follow me? I should treat you well."

This commander named Li Jian was a descendant of Li Chengliang, the Liaodong Marshal of the Ming Dynasty, and he was leading the most elite group of Guanning cavalry.

Li Jian cupped his hands and said in a deep voice to Wu Sangui: "To be honest, my lord, your ability is indeed impeccable. I am also grateful for the importance you show to me. But I still prefer to follow the crown prince." Please forgive me for fighting Jiannu."

Wu Sangui said angrily: "Could it be that if you follow me to Shanhaiguan, you won't be able to fight Jiannu?"

Li Jian shook his head and said seriously: "The general has been beaten in front of Jiannu for more than ten years, and now the general only wants to have a real confrontation with Jiannu as His Royal Highness said!"

Li Jian's words were powerful and resounding.

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