Nanming Engineer

Chapter 348
"What!?" Wu Sangui was frightened and furious, he pulled the reins abruptly, and the rider stood up, almost throwing him off the horse.

The left and right hurried forward, grabbed the bridle, and several people tried their best to control the horse. Wu Sangui was ashamed, and the eight-petal helmet on his head was tilted to one side, and he jumped off the horse without hesitation. He hung from the stirrups and staggered once, as if he jumped in front of the defeated soldiers.

Those defeated soldiers had just escaped from the battlefield with the Kuizhou army, lost their two main generals, and were panicking. At this time, seeing the general Wu Sangui rushing towards him like a cannibal, their faces turned pale again, and they crouched. Not daring to move on the ground.

"Tell me again! How did you lose?" Wu Sangui grabbed a man's collar with his hands. He was very strong and lifted up the defeated soldier who looked like a calf. He shouted angrily, spraying spittle that splashed the defeated soldier. A pawn look on his face.

The defeated soldier's face was ashen, his whole body was weak, and he lost even the strength to struggle, and he replied in a crying voice: "My lord, the Ming army used powerful firearms, which I have never seen before. When the firearms are fired, the shells fired can Everything within a radius of several tens of feet was blown into fly ash, no matter how thick the armor was, Wang Junmen and Li Junmen fought to the death, even the Ming army's large formation was defeated without touching the edge!"

Wu Sangui's face was ashen, and he looked at the defeated pawn viciously with his eyes wide open, rolled his eyes a few times, threw them away casually, grabbed another person, and asked in a murderous tone: "You said, how did you lose?"

This person was frightened to death by Wu Sangui's furious appearance long ago, and now that he was pulled out, his heart was broken, and he stammered reluctantly: "Hui, Hui Wang Ye, what I said, it is really, really Ming military fire, The firearms are sharp, and when the cannons are fired, the sky is dark, dark..."

Wu Sangui listened to a few words patiently, and before the man finished speaking, he let go and stood up, and ordered the left and right with a straight face: "Take them all down and lock them up, don't let them disturb the morale of the army."

The guards agreed, swarmed up, picked up these people, and dragged and pushed them down. The defeated soldiers were dejected and allowed themselves to be manipulated.

Wu Sangui turned around and looked at Meng Qiaofang and Hahamu with a gloomy face. These two people looked solemn and anxious, and they were different from when they were talking about disaster relief money just now.

"Master Meng, the firearms of the Ming army in Hanzhong are so powerful, why didn't anyone warn them before?" Wu Sangui asked with a sullen face, his eyes were like poisonous snakes, and he paused every word.

Meng Qiaofang's eyebrows frowned suddenly. He had been immersed in the officialdom for many years and had profound experience. He knew clearly: Wu Sangui was looking for excuses for losing the battle!It is important to know that the military law of the Qing court is strict. Whenever a battle is defeated or the army is lost, the leader will be held accountable. Removal from office, confinement and dismissal are all possible. A disastrous defeat of 8000 people is enough to be beheaded.

He immediately took a step towards Hahamu's direction, and said anxiously: "My lord, you can't deal with this. You have just arrived in Shaanxi, and before you entered the city, I told you in Shili Pavilion that the Ming army's weapons are fierce. Be careful. , Mr. Hahamu was also present, and all the generals and officials in the audience heard it, so I can’t blame me for this.”

While talking, Meng Qiaofang blinked at Hahamu.

In the city of Xi'an these days, Meng Qiaofang has worked hard on Hahamu. In order to befriend this Jurchen aristocrat, gold, silver, precious stones, and treasured beauties are sent to the Qing army camp in an endless stream. On the day of Shengge, I went to the restaurants in Goulan all over the city, and I couldn't stop laughing from ear to ear, and the two also formed a friendship full of copper smell.

Seeing that Wu Sangui was going to play tricks to shirk responsibility, and wanted to use Meng Qiaofang as a pad for the court's buttocks, Hahamu was obliged to stand up, but considering that the war in Shaanxi had to be settled by the Liaodong Army, he still And played the slime.

"You two don't need to argue about this. The Ming army has powerful firearms. The imperial court has heard about it for a long time. Presumably, all defeats will not be held accountable. Besides, our military strength is still strong. The success or failure of the First World War cannot determine the overall situation. The situation in Shaanxi has not reached the point of no control. We should unite with sincerity and think about what to do next, which is the best policy." Hahamu said softly, with a tone of sincerity that did not match his appearance: "If you can boost morale and wipe out the Ming army in one fell swoop, This bad thing can turn into a good thing, and when the time comes, I will order the clerk to polish it with a wonderful pen, and you and I will not only have no faults, but also have made great contributions."

The chain mail Hahamu wore was covered with a layer of purple brocade robe, which was made of the finest Sichuan brocade. Coupled with his stout figure, he didn't look like a military general, but an outsider.

Wu Sangui shook his head and said in a low voice with a stern face: "Destroy the Ming army? My two lords, the Liaodong soldiers who followed me into the pass totaled 5000. Some of them were lost in Henan, some were used up in Kaifeng, and some of them entered Shaanxi. There are only 1000 people, but we lost [-] in this battle. To be honest, I cannot afford to lose."

He glared at Meng Qiaofang angrily, and said, "To be honest, if Mr. Meng hadn't falsely reported the military situation and urged me to return to the teacher with more than ten people a day, I would not have left Qinling. My army does not move. Forgive me for Wang Huan's death." Even if you don’t have wings, you can’t fly over, so what’s going to happen today?”

Meng Qiaofang was speechless, he hesitated for a long time and couldn't utter a word, her face turned even paler, Wu Sangui was right, he was the one who exaggerated the size of Wang Yongqiang's rebel army, and he was the one who rushed to urge Wu Sangui to come back, even He was the one who encouraged Hahamu to use his troop token. Meng Qiaofang deserved to be called the culprit.

Hahamu was also stunned for a while. Considering his status, Wu Sangui didn't single out him to scold him, but everyone could tell that Wu Sangui was clearly scolding Meng Qiaofang, and scolded him with a twist of his tongue. ah.

"Master Wu, this is the end of the matter, it's useless to talk about it, let's find a way to deal with the current crisis." Hahamu murmured for a long time, and finally thought of a way to change the topic.

Wu Sangui's gloomy face was thicker than the clouds in the sky. He was already tired of the two people in front of him. One was greedy for money and the other was foolish and unscrupulous. He couldn't do great things. I think Meng Qiaofang was also brave and resourceful when he was in Liaodong One side of the people, why came to Shaanxi and worked as a big official in the frontier for a few days, and became mediocre because of gains and losses. If it weren't for the fact that the Ming army had a king who made a lot of noise, such a person would be able to run Shaanxi in a good way. It is conceivable As the opponent of the Qing court, what has become of the decay of the Ming court?

"My lords, the only way to go now is to rely on strength and defeat the enemy!" Wu Sangui mused, stroking his beard with one hand, as if thinking.

Meng Qiaofang and Hahamu's spirits were revived, Wu Sangui had experienced many battles and had many ingenious tricks, the two hurriedly asked, "What is relying on strength to defeat the enemy?"

"Breaking the enemy by leaning on the strong means to defend the city with a strong city, to lure the enemy to attack, to ambush the powerful army on one side, and the enemy will fall into the trap, and attack the city aggressively. All the ambush soldiers, echoed inside and outside, defeated the enemy in one fell swoop!" Wu Sangui Dianxu said: "Guo Deng guarded Datong during the Yingzong period, and Liu Kun guarded Jinyang during the Western Jin Dynasty. You can imitate your ancestors and make this plan!"

Meng Qiaofang and Hahamu thought for a moment, then looked at each other, and said in unison: "My lord's plan, of course it works!"

"However, we have fought against the Ming army for many years, and the Ming army understands their nature very well. Is Wang Huan of Hanzhong really different and worthy of being a strong enemy?" Hahamu then said, with a dubious expression on his face: "Is it Li Benshen made rash advances and fell into the trap of the Ming army?"

Hearing the sound, Wu Sangui raised his brows upright, and suddenly looked at Hahamu, with murderous intent in his eyes, the bloodshot whites set off the eyeballs like lead bullets, as if he was about to shoot out of his orbit at any moment.

Haha Murao was a person who had been rolled in a sea of ​​blood, and he was also startled at this moment, he couldn't help shivering, took a step back, and "suddenly" pressed his right hand on the handle of the knife at his waist.

Wu Sangui didn't move, just looked at Hahamu fixedly, cupped his hands and said in a low voice: "Master Ha, Li Benshen is my lieutenant general. He has followed Wu for more than ten years. He is like a brother and a brother. He knows the root and the bottom. People, the 1 soldiers who followed him were all from Liaodong, and they had absolutely no combat power. They were even more elite than the more than [-] people who stayed with me. Wang Huan ate him in a day, of course he deserved it Start with the word strong army!"

When Wu Sangui gritted his teeth when he said these words, he almost chewed up the words and spit them out one by one, Hahamu and Meng Qiaofang took another step back.

"Since that's the case, I should ask for credit and compensation for Li Benshen and others in the future, but now, according to the prince's plan, who should be sent to set up an ambush, and who should be sent to guard the city?" Meng Qiaofang was angry when she saw Wu Sangui, probably because Hahamu spoke rudely to Li Benshen who died in the battle. Because of this, he hurriedly smoothed things over.

"Liaodong's troops are skilled in field battles, but they are not as good as Meng Meng's Shaanxi soldiers in defending the city. I will be responsible for setting up the ambush. Meng Meng and Ha Men can just enter the city and defend it." Wu Sangui said.

When the two heard this, they immediately shook their heads. This is not acceptable. What if Wu Sangui sees that something is wrong and turns around and runs away?Isn't there no way for Liu brothers to survive in the city?

Wu Sangui seemed to have seen through the minds of the two, and then said: "Don't worry, my lords, I still have 1 soldiers on hand, and I will divide 2 troops into the city, plus more than [-] from Lord Meng and [-] from Lord Ha. Banner soldiers, there are nearly [-] people guarding the city, no matter what, there will be no loss, and the two adults can sit back and relax."

Hearing this, Meng Qiaofang and Hahamu breathed a sigh of relief. Wu Sangui sent 5000 people into the city to help defend, and he certainly would not care about the lives and deaths of these 5000 people. There are 5000 hostages, and with these [-] people, the pressure on defending the city is much less. No matter how powerful the Ming army's weapons are, they will not be able to break through the city.

So the three of them made an agreement, discussed some specific matters, sent people to shoot a few shots at Wang Yongqiang indiscriminately, then hurriedly withdrew the troops and returned to the city, leaving the wooden city on the two hills and leaving.

Meng Qiaofang and Hahamu didn't see that after they left, Wu Sangui looked at their backs with such deep hatred in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)