In Xi'an, Hong Chengchou's death made Wu Sangui's heart empty.

Xi'an General Su Bai surrendered, King Xin Duni Peace Prince Luo Keduo, and Governor Li Guoying of Sichuan and Shaanxi fled to Tongguan, Wu Sangui was really full of confidence and wanted to lead his troops to Tongguan, and set a good situation in battle like Li Zicheng back then.

Wu Sangui believed that as long as Tongguan came to Zhongyuan and Beijing City were his belongings, the Eight Banners of Manzhou, which were severely damaged by the Taiping Army in Yangzhou, would not be able to withstand his military attack. If Wu Sangui was not clear about the strength of the Qing Dynasty more than ten years ago, he now knows very well.

The rise of the Taiping Army in Guangdong and the loss of Nanjing were certainly important reasons for Wu Sangui's rebellion against the Qing Dynasty, and the loss of the strength of the Manchu people was also an important factor that prompted him to make up his mind. Doni and Luo Keduo's withdrawal from Guiyang allowed Wu Sangui to fully see the true face of the so-called Eight Banners of Manchu. They also bully the weak and fear the strong, and also fear.

On Wuhua Mountain in Kunming, Hong Chengchou made a strategic plan for Wu Sangui to enter Sichuan and seek Shaanxi and eastward to the Central Plains. Even the letter Hong Chengchou left for Wu Sangui before his death allowed him to seize Tongguan quickly and could not stay in Shaanxi. Because although Shaanxi and Gansu were large, their population and property were not abundant, which was not enough to support the long-term battle of the 200,000 Wu army. At the same time, the Wu army's controlled area was like a long snake, and the traffic was very inconvenient. If the snake's head could not bite the key to the Qing court, the long snake body would explode, and the consequences would be fatal to the Wu army.

However, several months later, Wu Sangui is still in Xi'an, with nearly 100,000 elite Wu troops gathering here, consuming a lot of food and grass, overdrawing Shaanxi and Gansu manpower and material resources, but there is no sign of advancing eastward.

His subordinates advised him countless times, but Wu Sangui always took a look at him and refused. He was unsure of his determination to seize Tongguan.

Wu Sangui's fatal flaw in his hesitation was invisibly magnified after Hong Chengchou's death.

A few days ago, the Grand Secretary of the Qing Dynasty, Maleji, came from Tongguan to persuade Wu Sangui that if he went north, the Qing Dynasty would vow to deal with him to the death.

The generals of the Wu army, including Xia Guojin, Ma Bao, Hu Guozhu, etc., naturally knew that Maleji was intimidating because there were only 20,000 to 30,000 troops in Tongguan. Although Ebilong came to take charge from Shanxi, it still could not change the reality of the weak military force of the Qing army.

Hu Yuxuan and Fang Xianting, the two most important counselors of Wu Sangui, also advised Wu Sangui to make up his mind and send troops to Tongguan quickly. Never be confused by the bluffs of the Qing Dynasty, and repeat the tragedy of Zheng Sen under the city of Nanjing last year. You should know that if the Wu army marched into Tongguan one day later, the reinforcements that Tongguan could get were more powerful.

Wu Sangui still hadn't made up his mind. He was not scared by Maleji's big words, but he felt that if he really wanted to attack Tongguan and go to the Central Plains, the Qing Dynasty would definitely fight with him to the death, which would probably be cheaper. Zhou Shixiang, who had already won Nanjing.

"The Qing court still had a striking effort, which was related to the lives of 200,000 soldiers. I must be careful."

When Fang Xianting walked out of Wu Sangui in disappointment, he saw the prince's concubine Chen Yuanyuan.

The arrival of his concubine Chen Yuanyuan made Wu Sangui's heart feel a little more relaxed after many days. He held Chen Yuanyuan in his arms and looked at the beauty lovingly.

Chen Yuanyuan, who is nearly 40 years old, is still as beautiful as she used to be. Time has left no trace on her, even though her daughter is sixteen years old.

"Prince."

Seeing Wu Sangui looking at him in a daze, Chen Yuanyuan smiled and said with a smile: "The prince has been seeing the foolish concubine for almost twenty years. Why do he always look at the foolish concubine like this? Has the foolish concubine changed?"

Wu Sangui smiled and said, "Yuanyuan has not changed at all. It is precisely because you have not changed that I like to look at you like this. Yuanyuan knows that I am not tired of seeing your face for a long time."

After hearing her husband's love words, Chen Yuanyuan couldn't help but blush and said angrily: "Your Majesty, don't make fun of the foolish concubine anymore! The foolish concubine is already old and ugly. Our daughter is sixteen years old. Why can foolish concubines make people look at them forever?"

Wu Sangui shook his head and said seriously: "In my eyes, Yuanyuan is really not old and will never grow old!"

"Is that true?"

What women like the most is that they will never grow old when praised by men. Chen Yuanyuan's face is filled with a woman's unique pretentious smile.

When Wu Sangui saw this, he couldn't help but feel a stir in his heart, kissed Chen Yuanyuan gently, and then asked, "Yuanyuan tell me, you and I live every day, why do I grow old fast but you grow old slowly?"

Chen Yuanyuan thought for a while and said, "That's because the prince always leads the army to fight. If he moves a lot, he will naturally get older. However, Yuanyuan never thinks about anything with his heart."

"Is this the reason?" Wu Sangui shook his head with a smile, "Why is Yuanyuan saying that I am too passionate about fame and fortune, but I don't care about you?"

"Maybe." Chen Yuanyuan sighed slightly. Her husband hadn't been with her like this for a long time.

Wu Sangui gently stroked Chen Yuanyuan's face: "I am working hard outside to make a good ending in the future. Who in this world doesn't like his husband's success or fame?"

"In theory, women always like their men to succeed and achieve success. Although men who have achieved success and fame often get tired of the old and the old, and women are in danger of being abandoned, women still like men to succeed and achieve success and fame. But these women are all secular women. Fool concubines are not snobbish people. How can they care about whether the prince has achieved success and fame? Fool concubines only want the prince to be safe and sound."

"I know Yuanyuan's intentions, but now it's hard to get on the verge of being a tiger. I am no longer the same as I used to, and I can't just consider myself, but I also have to consider the soldiers under my command."

"For the sake of the soldiers, will the prince become a traitor?"

"The Qing Dynasty's world was originally taken from the Ming Dynasty, and the husband was originally a Ming minister. Now that the husband takes back the world for the Ming Dynasty, how can he be said to be rebellious?"

"Yuanyuan doesn't understand these things. Yuanyuan only hopes that the prince can be good. The prince in Yuanyuan's heart is a man who stands tall and does whatever he wants."

This sentence made Wu Sangui stunned, and then he ordered outside: "Please come here Mr. Fang!"

Chen Yuanyuan was a little surprised by her husband's sudden actions, but she knew that her husband must have something important, so she obediently retreated from the house.

After receiving the summons from the prince, Fang Xianting hurried over. Wu Sangui signaled him to sit down, and then pondered without saying a word. Seeing this, Fang Xianting knew that the prince was afraid that there would be something important to explain, so he didn't speak up and sat there quietly.
Chapter completed!