The generals are all experienced in the battlefield, so they naturally understand what this means!
In the Ming Dynasty, being an officer was an extremely dangerous profession. Today, you may still be drinking and toasting here, but tomorrow, you may turn into a piece of loess in Liaodong!
If you have wine today, you will be drunk today!
After eating this bowl of rice, you have to keep your head in your belt!
At this time, no one will have trouble with me anymore!
However, because Hong Chengchou was here, the generals did not dare to let go too much, and all behaved in a satisfactory manner!
But Hong Chengchou obviously wanted to show his goodwill to the generals. A short while after the banquet started, he excused himself to military affairs and left first!
As soon as Hong Chengchou left, Zhang Ruoqi was too embarrassed to stay here anymore, so he found a reason and left angrily!
In this way, the generals no longer had any scruples. They replaced the wine glasses with large bowls and drank as much as they wanted!
Liu Ruyi likes this atmosphere very much!
Living in the late Ming Dynasty, it was not easy for any of the generals present!
After all, if given the choice, no one would be willing to fight for their lives against those wolf-like Manchu Eight Banners Army!
Farmers fighting against nomads are at a disadvantage due to their natural conditions!
Not to mention, the Ming Dynasty was on the verge of collapse, but Huang Taiji and Dorgon were great talents and great strategies!
But now that we have reached this point, all the generals present, including Liu Ruyi, have no way out!
Even Wu Sangui, if he had not been forced into a desperate situation, he would never give up the hard work of his Wu family in Liaodong for generations and join the Qing Dynasty as a slave!
At least at this moment, the goals and mentality of all the generals present are the same!
————To ease the siege of Jinzhou, the worst possible solution is to maintain the status quo in Liaodong!
The wine is a specialty liquor from Liaodong, and there are not many dishes left!
But the generals drank with gusto, pouring jar after jar of spicy liquor into their stomachs!
In addition to the military men present, the civil servants from Liaodong did not show any signs of weakness. Qiu Minyang, the governor of Liaodong, even directly raised the jar and started blowing against Hu Dawei on the side, which caused all the generals to cheer!
After staying in the land of Liaodong for a long time, even a literati can't help but have a bit of blood in his bones. This is simply unimaginable in Guan Nei!
The army and people of Liaodong have been suppressed by the Manchu Qing Dynasty for too long!!!
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"General Liu, let me toast you!" While Liu Ruyi was thinking, Wu Sangui walked up to Liu Ruyi with a big bowl in his hand, smelling of alcohol on his face, and gestured to Liu Ruyi with the wine bowl in his hand!
Liu Ruyi was stunned for a moment, but couldn't help but smile slightly, "Wu Junmen, Liu will do it first!"
After Liu Ruyi finished speaking, he raised his neck and drank the wine in the bowl first!
Wu Sangui couldn't help laughing, "Okay! Mr. Liu is really a happy person! Wu did it too!"
Wu Sangui picked up the wine bowl, bowed slightly, drank the strong wine in the bowl in one breath, and then gestured to the empty wine bowl towards Liu Ruyi!
Liu Ruyi couldn't help but give him a thumbs up, "Wu Junmen is indeed a hero of Liaodong! Liu admires him!"
Wu Sangui laughed and was not polite. He sat down next to Liu Ruyi and said with a smile: "General Liu, brother Liu, oh! Actually, I want to drink this glass of wine for more than a day or two!"
Today, I finally got what I wanted!"
Liu Ruyi glanced at Wu Sangui, but said nothing, quietly waiting for Wu Sangui's next words!
Wu Sangui couldn't help but nodded slightly. Just relying on Liu Ruyi's demeanor, Wu Sangui believed that the rumors about Liu Ruyi's achievements in the past were probably true!
Because Wu Sangui himself is an extremely conceited person, otherwise, he would not have later said, "You can become a beauty in anger!"
From his standpoint, it was indeed Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin who acted unkindly!
If this kind of thing were to happen in future generations, a leader who has not yet settled down would molest your wife, who is a subordinate, first. How many people can tolerate this kind of cuckolding with peace of mind?
In addition, Li Zicheng, Liu Zongmin and others typically know how to "eat the big ones" and kill them without burying them. Shanhaiguan has not yet been firmly captured, but they have already ransacked Wu Sangui's home in the capital and put Wu Sangui's father Wu Xiang in jail.
Da Jing, this is simply Chi Guoguo’s robber temper!
It is reasonable for Wu Sangui to betray his trust!
However, because it was the most critical fork in the history of China at that time, so...
After a moment of silence, Wu Sangui looked around and then looked into Liu Ruyi's eyes!
Liu Ruyi understood what Wu Sangui meant, and said to Wang Pu on the side: "Brother Wang, it's too stuffy inside. Wu Junmen and I will go out for a walk!"
"Huh?" Wang Pu was stunned for a moment and then said with a smile: "Brother Liu, Wu Junmen, please excuse me! Let's have a few more drinks together later!"
Wu Sangui smiled and walked out of the hall with Liu Ruyi!
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It’s midsummer, but perhaps because it’s close to the seaside, the temperature difference between day and night is huge!
At this time, the cold and wet sea breeze blew towards her face. Liu Ruyi could not help but shiver slightly, and her mind became much clearer!
Wu Sangui still held a wine bowl in his hand. He took a sip of strong wine, looked at the blue sky, and suddenly smiled and said: "General Liu, how are you? This land in Liaodong is pretty good, isn't it?"
Liu Ruyi was startled, she couldn't keep up with Wu Sangui's pace!
"Haha!" Wu Sangui smiled, "I have lived with my father on this land for as long as I can remember. It can be said that I am extremely familiar with every plant and tree here!"
Liu Ruyi nodded, "Wu Junmen's family has made great contributions to guarding Liaodong for generations!"
Wu Sangui shook his head and suddenly smiled self-deprecatingly, "Mr. Liu's words were a bit untrue! Haha! My Wu family is guarding Liaodong! It's a pity that, including my father and me,
Decades have passed, and the situation in Liaodong has not improved, but has worsened! Presumably, brother Liu, deep down in your heart, you will also scold me for being incompetent, right?"
Liu Ruyi couldn't help but frown slightly, "Wu Junmen is too humble! It is a fact that the Manchu Qing Dynasty is powerful. Even if Liu comes to Wu Junmen's position, he may not be able to do better than Wu Junmen.
ah!"
"Hahaha!" Wu Sangui burst out laughing, "General Liu, I don't believe what others say, but you say it, and I believe it!"
Liu Ruyi couldn't help but smile, "Wu Junmen is so proud! They are all in the battlefield. I am afraid only those who have truly experienced it can understand their personal suffering!"
Liu Ruyi's words are quite sincere!
This is also true!
After all, even if Wu Sangui's family in Liaodong has a big business, it can only be a city or a few cities at most. In addition, due to the conflict of interests of the family, the relationship between the Wu family and other generals in Liaodong is not considered to be good.
harmony!
It is really difficult for the power of one city to fight against the power of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties!
Although Liaodong has always had strong support from the imperial court, the Wu family and the Zu family are the first to bear the brunt! But in fact, half of the finance allocated by the imperial court to Liaodong has actually gone into the hands of Wu Sangui and Zu Dashou, which is already good!
This is true for both the Wu family and the ancestral family. The military appearance, food and salary of Wang Tingchen, Cao Bianjiao and others can only be imagined!
However, even if there are many unfavorable objective conditions, the Wu family has been deeply benevolent to the Ming Dynasty for generations. Liu Ruyi really can't stand Wu Sangui's practice of conserving his strength every time he fights!
You must know that 'fighting to support war' is the only way to build a truly strong army!
If Liu Ruyi and Wu Sangui were to exchange places, Liu Ruyi could not guarantee that he could wipe out the Manchus by himself, but at least he would be several times stronger than Wu Sangui, so that the situation in Liaodong would not be like the current situation, which is already facing collapse!
But what Liu Ruyi didn't know was that due to the limitations of the times, although Wu Sangui had nearly 50,000 Guanning cavalry under his command, among them were Mongolians, Koreans, some "armored men", and even some
They are a small tribe of Jurchens who took refuge in the Ming Dynasty in their early years!
There are 20,000 real Han people, which is already pretty good!
Due to the regional complexity of Liaodong, it is actually in a complex period of ethnic convergence and integration!
Han people may marry Mongolian wives! Mongolians may marry Han children!
With such multiplication and reproduction, many people cannot tell whether they are Han Chinese, Mongolians, or Jurchens!
The sense of national identity is not strong in this land!
What truly controls this land is strength!
Just like the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun in the Song Dynasty!
Only the strong can truly control!
However, the Ming army experienced major defeats in several battles such as Saarhu, Shenyang, Hunhe, and Xiaolinghe, etc., and its influence was almost minimal!
Even for a local snake like Wu Sangui, the troops he can actually control are only within the control of his servants! This is still under a tailwind situation. If there is a headwind, I am afraid it will shrink a lot!
Three feet of ice cannot be frozen in one day!
Even though Wu Sangui is a hero among men, he still cannot escape the limitations of this era!
The reason why great men are great men is because they have vision and abilities that transcend their times!
But it is a pity that Wu Sangui is still an ordinary person after all. He cannot clearly see the direction of history like Liu Ruyi, a time traveler!
"I don't know the true face of Mount Lu, but I just live in this mountain!" Liu Ruyi blurted out this ancient poem unconsciously!
Wu Sangui was startled and glanced at Liu Ruyi in surprise!
Liu Ruyi laughed, but did not explain anything!
Wu Sangui suddenly smiled and glanced at Liu Ruyi, "General Liu, in fact, we all know many things between you and me! We don't have to hide it! How tiring will it be to live like this? Right now, you
I am also a colleague, and I am a grasshopper on a rope. Wu has a heartfelt saying, I want to ask Brother Liu about you~!"
Liu Ruyi looked into Wu Sangui's eyes without fear and said, "Wu Junmen, if you have anything to say, just say it!"
"Haha! Liu Junmen has already guessed Wu's thoughts? Why must Wu have to say it himself?" Wu Sangui said with a smile.
"Haha!" Liu Ruyi suddenly let out a long sigh, "Liu is new here, but he is willing to listen to Brother Wu's opinion first!"
"Thirty-seven!" Wu Sangui held out three fingers, "Having a three-point chance of winning is already blessed by God!"
Liu Ruyi's pupils shrank suddenly, "Brother Wu, isn't this a little too pessimistic? Huang Taiji's Eight Banners Army is strong! But I, Ming Dynasty, are definitely not powerless to fight back!"
Wu Sangui laughed and shook his head, "Brother Liu, words are unfounded, seeing is believing! Liaodong, this is Huang Taiji's home court! Even if you can defeat him in the pass! But here, nothing can be predicted!"
"Hahaha!" Liu Ruyi suddenly laughed loudly, "Brother Wu, it all depends on human beings! I actually think that maybe, in the future, it will be 50-50, or even 64-40! Huang Taiji? Haha! Huang Taiji? Dorgon?
Eight Banners soldiers? This time, I will make them understand sooner or later!"
"Huh?" Looking at the cold and resolute lines on Liu Ruyi's face, Wu Sangui was speechless for a moment!
He suddenly realized that the difference between him and Liu Ruyi was perhaps the lack of domineering power!