Chapter 565 In fact, Zhang Zhun can be awarded the title

Wu Sangui was obviously stunned, and then subconsciously said: "Risk attack on Chenyang? It's impossible!"

Zhang Zhun's eyes flashed and he said slowly: "Once the Tartars launch a third invasion, the troops in the rear will inevitably be empty. If you attack Chenyang at this moment, it will just be a good idea to capture the Tatars' retreat. Even if you cannot attack Chenyang and completely recover the Daling River line."

"At present, there are too many gaps in your defense line and consume too much troops. If you seize this opportunity and fill all these gaps, the Tartars will have to bear strong resistance when they attack again in the future. This is always good for you."

Wu Sangui shook his head and said, "You are wrong. The front of Jinzhou is also the Tartars' Zhenghong Banner and the Inlaid Red Banner, and their cavalry is also quite large. If we leave the town and fight with the Tartars' cavalry in the wild, we need at least three times the number of Tartars' cavalry to stalemate. To defeat the Tartars, we need at least five times the strength of the Tartars. It is impossible for me to attack Shenyang alone. Unless the entire army attacks, we can repel the Tartars' Zhenghong Banner and the Inlaid Red Banner."

Zhang Zhun showed an expectant expression on his face and said slowly: "Is it possible for the entire army to attack? The total strength of the Tatars' Zhenghong Banner and the Inlaid Red Banner is estimated to be no more than forty Niulu. Your Liaodong Army has a total of 200,000 people. Even if you draw 100,000 people to attack, it is ten times the strength of the Tatars. It is enough to disperse all the two flags."

Wu Sangui looked at Zhang Zhun and asked back without answering: "What do you think?"

Zhang Zhun had no choice but to smile and didn't say anything.

Gao Qiqian was unwilling to report to the superiors that the Tatars invasion, and obviously he wanted to use the Tatars' hands to weaken the Qin army's strength. He hoped that he would order the entire Liaodong army to attack Chenyang? Dreaming! Even if Wu Sangui himself wanted to attack, he would definitely be stopped by Gao Qiqian. If even Wu Sangui could not take the initiative, other Liaodong generals would not take the initiative.

As a military supervisor in Liaodong, Gao Qiqian has great power, and Wu Sangui is definitely not able to violate his orders. In fact, Zhang Zhun learned from some channels that Gao Qiqian actually admired Wu Sangui very much. He even wanted to accept Wu Sangui as his adopted son, but it has not been formally proposed. If Gao Qiqian really proposed and wanted to accept Wu Sangui as his adopted son, Wu Sangui probably wouldn't refuse.

From a military strategic perspective, when the Tatars repeatedly invaded, the Ming army did have the opportunity to directly attack Chenyang. The Tatars' military strength was always limited, and after the elite invaded, the Liaodong military strength was indeed empty. If Zhang Zhun commanded the Liaodong army, he would definitely gather 100,000 elite troops and directly attack Chenyang, thus forcing the Tatars to retreat the invading army.

This is the most basic strategy of siegeing Wei and rescuing Zhao, and no one will understand it. The reason why they don’t do it is not that they have no ability, but that they don’t want to do it. The risk of raiding Chenyang is of great importance, and the benefits of raising enemies are more. If the Tartars are cleaned up in one breath, the Guanning military group will no longer exist. Where will they fight for power and interests?

The current Guanning Military Group can be said to have concentrated most of the resources of the Ming Dynasty, most of the elites and most of the senior management also came from this group. This group relied on the Tartars. If the Tartars no longer existed, the group would naturally disappear. Therefore, to be honest, Emperor Chongzhen did want to pacify Liaodong, but the people below might not think so.

If it were before, before Shenyang and Liaoyang were lost, the senior executives of the Guanning Military Group would not have thought so. Because at that time, the loss of troops and territory would have been decapitated. Xiong Tingbi and Wang Huazhen both died because of this. For their own wealth and life, they had to find ways to fight the Tartars. However, after losing Shenyang and Liaoyang, the front lines between the Ming army and the Tartars were basically stable. With the help of a large number of solid castles, the Ming army had successfully blocked the Tartars' progress.

During the stalemate stage, the small circle of Guanning military group began to slowly form. The external threat was not so strong, and their attention naturally turned to infighting. The Ming Dynasty's resources were limited and the army was limited. Whoever could get more share was the boss. Only with money, food and army could they become the best.

In fact, in the past days, the Guanning Military Group received the largest number of money, grain and soldiers. At the same time, the senior officials of the Guanning Military Group also entered the power center the largest number. Naturally, each of them gained the most personal gain. As long as the officials in Liaodong were not beheaded and imprisoned, they could be said to have made a lot of money.

It seems that generals like Wu Sangui never worry about food and salary. His private income is also quite good. Otherwise, how could he afford to support a thousand private cavalry? Zhang Zhun controlled the two palaces and used many methods of time and space to make such a small number of people. And others, as long as they snatched from the national treasury and set a fraction of the military expenses, they would be able to live comfortably.

Why did Yuan Chonghuan kill Mao Wenlong? One of the most important reasons is that Mao Wenlong was too active. The Dongjiang Army led by Mao Wenlong launched attacks on the Tartars every day and fought with the Tartars every few days. Today, he killed ten Tartars' heads, tomorrow he killed twenty Tartars' heads, and the day after tomorrow he killed five Tartars' heads.

Although the Dongjiang Army won not many battles, the total amount was quite considerable. Yuan Chonghuan killed only one hundred Tartars in Jinzhou for a year. Mao Wenlong had more than 900 people. Yuan Chonghuan had to attack Mao Wenlong. Otherwise, if all the Tartars were killed, where would he earn benefits? The Tartars were gone, what would he do as the supervisor?

After pondering for a while, Zhang Zhun said slowly: "Wu Sangui, if you want to know why I can kill so many Tartars, you need to wait for a while."

Wu Sangui said sincerely: "I would like to ask Governor Zhang to inform him."

Zhang Zhun shook his head and said, "I can't tell you verbally. You can only understand it slowly through actual combat."

Wu Sangui frowned and said, "What does Governor Zhang mean?"

Zhang Zhun said meaningfully: "I mean, you will know why when I fight the Tartars."

Wu Sangui shook his head and said, "This is impossible."

Zhang Zhun said slowly: "Why?"

Wu Sangui said slowly: "It is difficult to violate military orders."

Zhang Zhun said casually: "Don't worry, I will not expand the territory. I only control three small villages and establish a complete defense system to prepare for the future fight against the Tartars. You can report to the Ministry of War, saying that Zhang Zhun has been successfully contained within a small inch and forced him to move. It will take some time to completely wipe out. You have sent someone to contact Zhang Zhun and ask Zhang Zhun to evacuate Hejian Prefecture as soon as possible. Naturally, the Ministry of War will not blame you, and may even give you a small reward."

Wu Sangui pondered silently.

He knew that what Zhang Zhun said was the truth, and he also knew that Zhang Zhun had something to say later.

Sure enough, Zhang Zhunran stood up suddenly, walked to the left side of the hall, pointed to the map on the wall, and said deeply: "Wu Sangui, come and see."

Wu Sangui walked over and looked at the map.

Zhang Zhun said in a deep voice: "Based on your speculation, if the Tartars go south, which line will they take?"

Wu Sangui glanced at Zhang Zhun and said in a deep voice: "Look at where you are. The big reason why the Tartars invaded this time was because they came to you. Wherever you are, the Tartars will attack."

Zhang Zhun nodded.

Although Wu Sangui was young, he had a really good vision and quickly caught the key points.

This time, the Tartars went south with only two purposes: the first was to rescue the Tartars in Dengzhou City. The second was to deal with him, Zhang Zhun. Among these two purposes, the second was more important than the first. In other words, the first priority was to eliminate him, Zhang Zhun. The Tartars' strategy must be carried out around him, Zhang Zhun. Perhaps, this can be called the ancient version of "beheading operation".

As long as he was eliminated, Zhang Zhun, the Tartars in Dengzhou City could naturally be rescued. If Zhang Zhun died, the combat effectiveness of the Tiger Army would be reduced by at least half. On the contrary, if he was rescued alone and Zhang Zhun was not eliminated, Zhang Zhun would definitely make a comeback. The Tartars would still be in trouble in the future. Therefore, they had to eliminate Zhang Zhun physically.

In addition, psychologically, the Tartars must also eliminate Zhang Zhun. Otherwise, with Zhang Zhun as an example, he may bring out more Zhang Zhun. One Zhang Zhun is already having such a headache. If there are more Zhang Zhun, that would be fine? Others do not need to be as powerful as Zhang Zhun. They can defeat thousands of Tartars in one battle. They only need to defeat hundreds of Tartars in one battle, and the Tartars will not be able to support them.

The Tatars always implemented a two-pronged strategy of inducing surrender and killing against the Ming Dynasty. They ignored the weak Ming officials or inducing surrender. They must be killed no matter how much the price they cost, in order to combat the Ming Dynasty's courage to resist the Tartars. After two suppressions, there were indeed not many officials in the Ming Dynasty who dared to resist.

However, at this time, a Zhang Zhun appeared. Not only did he kill thousands of Tartars in Huang County in one breath, but he also besieged two Beile in Dengzhou City. This attack on the Tartars was really too big. If they could not successfully eliminate Zhang Zhun, they would wait for Zhang Zhun to grow stronger and in turn eliminate them.

Wu Sangui obviously knew the reason, so he was not very active in fighting the invasion of the Tartars. The Tartars came for Zhang Zhun, so what did he do so actively? Similarly, it is not known whether Gao Qiqian and others have such ideas in their hearts. Gao Qiqian and others can be despised, scolded, and crushed, but they must not underestimate their brains. In this era, people with stupid minds will definitely not occupy a high position.

Even the emperor, cabinet, and six ministries of the court might be thinking that the Tartars came for Zhang Zhun anyway, so what were they doing so actively? After the Tartars killed Zhang Zhun, they would naturally retreat. Using the Tartars' hands to eliminate Zhang Zhun is also good for the Ming Dynasty. Although some population and materials might be stolen by the Tartars, it would be just a trivial matter.

Zhang Zhun pointed to the location of Dongjiabao on the map and said calmly: "I'm here."

Wu Sangui said affirmatively: "Since that is the case, the Tartars will inevitably launch a fierce attack on you, and then send some troops to go through the Dezhou, Jinan, and Qingzhou lines, and go deep into Shandong to rescue Dengzhou City."

Zhang Zhun said: "That's right! My guess is the same! Now, you should be able to determine your position, right?"

Wu Sangui pondered silently.

Zhang Zhun said lightly: "The head of the Tartars has no meaning to me. But it is meaningful to you. I can give all the head of the Tartars!"

Wu Sangui's eyes suddenly shone. He looked at the map, thought for a moment, and quickly said, "I'm in Tianjin Wei."

Zhang Zhun said thoughtfully: "Tianjin Wei?"

Wu Sangui said affirmatively: "Yes, it's Tianjin Wei!"

"Old fox!"

Zhang Zhun cursed secretly in his heart.

I don’t know whether Wu Sangui is a big traitor at the moment, but this person is definitely an old fox. This person’s cunning is vividly expressed in the five words “I am in Tianjin Wei”.

There is no doubt that Wu Sangui has the desire for power. This is nonsense. In this magical land of China, there are too few people without power. Without real interests, Wu Sangui cannot be driven at all. Of course, his son Wu Xiang is an exception. Perhaps Wu Sangui is indeed a filial son. However, except for Wu Xiang, there must be no one else who can easily drive Wu Sangui.

Before mentioning the head of the Tartar, Wu Sangui seemed very unenthusiastic. Because he realized that his military achievements might not be as good as Zhang Zhun. Since he could not get the first achievements, his enthusiasm seemed very low. The Tartars came for Zhang Zhun, and there was no need to make a kick. With his 4,000 cavalry, he did not have any confidence in winning against the Tartars. However, after mentioning the head of the Tartars, he immediately made a choice because he would win the first achievements in fighting against the Tartars.

In the last great victory in Huangxian, Zhang Zhun sent 3,999 Tartars in one breath, and the capital was shocked and the world was shocked. Such military achievements have never been seen since the founding of the country. If it were not for Zhang Zhun's identity as a rebel, the court was very concerned about him, and with this contribution alone, Zhang Zhun might have been awarded the title. The lowest count would definitely not be able to escape.

In the Ming Dynasty, it was extremely difficult to be granted titles. Even in the Chongzhen Dynasty, it was very difficult to be granted titles. Due to the limitations of military officer positions, the general officer was already the first-class and was at the peak of his rank. He could not be promoted. Therefore, the court had to commend the titles, and only the titles were granted. The rules of the Ming Dynasty were just to have military achievements. Otherwise, even with Zhang Juzheng's ability, he would have spent a lot of effort to get a title. However, in less than ten years, the title was deprived, and even the body was taken out and whipped the corpse.

Wu Sangui is currently a general officer and is already a first-rank military position. He cannot improve his rank in terms of rank. If he wants to further, he can only win the title. If he wins the title, he must have great achievements. Killing hundreds of Tartars' heads at one time is obviously not enough to win the title. Only thousands, and only by killing thousands of Tartars' heads at one time can he be awarded the title. Therefore, when Wu Sangui heard that Zhang Zhun was willing to transfer the Tartars' heads to himself, his heart immediately became eager.

Where is Tianjin Pacific?

It's a place to be good for everyone!

The northwest of Tianjin Wei is the capital. The northeast of Tianjin Wei is Jizhen. The south of Tianjin Wei is Dongjiabao where Zhang Zhun is located. Wu Sangui is stationed in Tianjin Wei, which can be said to be close to the capital, backed by Jizhen, and Zhang Zhun is escorting next to him. No matter which direction the Tartars attack, he has enough way of retreat. In other words, he is invincible.

However, once the Tartars' situation is not good, he can attack from multiple directions. If Zhang Zhun defeated the Tartars, he could go south and attack the Tartars' retreat. If the Tartars were defeated by the Ming army in the capital, he could attack the Tartars' flanks. If the Tartars were forced to withdraw from the Central Plains, he could go directly north and continue to stab the Tartars' asshole and beat the dogs in the water. In short, he lost all the benefits.

It can be said that his troops stationed in Tianjin Wei will definitely have a win or a loss, unless the Ming army is all defeated. Well, this is not enough, including the Hu Ben army led by Zhang Zhun, was also defeated. Obviously, Zhang Zhun will not be defeated easily. Therefore, Wu Sangui is quite confident in this battle. If the Tartars are not good at fighting, he will pounce on them like a mad dog and tear them apart.

These five words also made Zhang Zhun's evaluation of Wu Sangui slightly lower.

That's right, it's just a little lower.

Wu Sangui is too slippery.

People who are too sloppy will always be difficult to achieve great things.

The reason is very simple. People who are too sloppy will not last without principles. Without principles, they will not last. People without principles will not have too many people to follow anyone. If their positions change, their subordinates will be at a loss. As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together, and you are too sloppy, and the one who follows you in the end will definitely be a sloppy person. Everyone knows that at the critical moment, sloppy people will definitely be unreliable.

If Wu Sangui was a principled person, after he was hanged by Chongzhen, he could still follow the Southern Ming court. With his strength, defeating Zuo Liangyu, Liu Zeqing, Gao Jie, Huang Degong and others was a trivial matter. He could have become the number one real power faction in the Southern Ming court. However, he did not. He accepted Li Zicheng's appeasement and then surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. In the end, he put the title of a traitor firmly on his head.

In the final analysis, it is still too utilitarian and too slippery.

For example, Wu Sangui came to see him alone, which was also a sign of sloppy. The orders given by the court to Wu Sangui obviously did not include asking him to contact him privately, but Wu Sangui came. Why? Because Wu Sangui was unsure in his heart, he wanted to take a different approach.

I believe that Wu Sangui has also studied the Huangxian War and why the Hu Ben Army was able to capture so many Tartar heads. However, he would definitely not get real news. After all, the Hu Ben Army killed thousands of Tartars, and Wu Sangui did not dare to take it lightly. Before he understood the strength of the Hu Ben Army, Wu Sangui did not dare to go to war with the Hu Ben Army rashly. So he simply came alone, hoping to get some useful information from Zhang Zhun.

Wu Sangui came to Dongjiabao alone, not afraid that Zhang Zhun would kill him with one knife. In fact, he was confident, because he represented the entire Guanning Military Group. Zhang Zhun could not kill him with one knife and then offend the entire Guanning Military Group. This was not beneficial to Zhang Zhun. Yes, Wu Sangui's judgment on the situation was indeed very good. Zhang Zhun really didn't want to cause the entire Guanning Military Group to attack at this time.

Wu Sangui seems so slippery at a young age. As he grows older, this slippery will definitely become more and more serious. Perhaps this is the most basic reason why Wu Sangui eventually became a traitor. It is easy to change the country, but his nature is difficult to change! At the most critical moment, if he sits in the wrong position on his butt, he is a real traitor.

A lot of information flashed through Zhang Zhun's mind, but in fact, to outsiders, he just pondered for a moment. Zhang Zhun quickly said: "Okay! Let's join forces to create miracles in Beizhili!"

Wu Sangui suddenly said, "What should I do with Xu Dingguo?"

Zhang Zhun said calmly: "What are some good suggestions do you have?"

Wu Sangui shook his head helplessly and said with some regret: "He won't listen to me."

Zhang Zhun smiled quietly in his heart again.

Wu Sangui, Wu Sangui, you are down again.

The six words you said once again exposed your slippery head and the sinisterness in your heart.

Wu Sangui obviously wanted to kill people with a knife. He borrowed Zhang Zhun's knife to weaken Xu Dingguo's power. Zhang Zhun was not very clear about the reason, but it must be related to the conflict between the nine border ten towns. The internal struggles of the Ming army were actually not limited to the three major military groups, but also the struggles between the border towns were also very fierce. Didn't Mao Wenlong, the admiral Dongjiang Town, die tragically in this way, and Yuan Chonghuan, the admiral Liaodong Town, and Ji Town, under the sword?

In order to fight against foreign aggression and maintain the security of the mainland, the Ming Dynasty set up nine military towns on the northern border, commonly known as nine borders. In addition, the Dongjiang Town that Mao Wenlong himself pulled up, it is the Jiubian and Ten Towns. Which nine borders are there? Liaodong, Ji Town, Xuanfu, Datong, Shanxi, Yansui, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Gansu. The tenth town is naturally Dongjiang Town.

The relationship between the nine borders and ten towns is obviously not very harmonious, mainly involving the power struggle of the top leaders. The Ming Dynasty used civil servants to build military affairs, and the top leaders of the army were all civil servants. Civil servants inevitably involved the struggle for the government. Originally, when the enemy was in the face of great enemies, everyone should unite, work together to help each other, and overcome the difficulties together.
Chapter completed!