The French missionary Bai Jin once said in his "Biography of Emperor Kangxi": "In fact, in the process of conquering the Ming Empire, the Tatars (Manchus) paid almost no price, but the Han people killed each other,
In addition, the bravest among the Han people fought for the Manchus against their own nation."
Wu Sangui is the "most outstanding" among these so-called "bravest" Han people. In fact, in the process of the Qing Dynasty gaining power, Wu Sangui contributed the most and made the greatest contribution.
Once he abandons his moral principles, the lives of his compatriots become a tool to fulfill his own achievements. Out of a special mentality, when facing his compatriots, he resorts to even darker tactics than the Manchus.
It's also cruel. There may be a psychological truth hidden in this, that is, this kind of behavior is just to cover up Wu Sangui's inner guilt, fear and pain.
The most effective way to dismantle the enemy is to treat prisoners preferentially. There is also a famous saying, "Show no mercy to the enemy who resists, and use both hands to lift up those who kneel."
Zhu Yongxing wanted to cut Wu Sangui, Shang Kexi and his like into pieces with a thousand knives, but he also knew that if they surrendered, it would greatly speed up the progress of this war, save tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians from dying, and greatly reduce the damage. But
He always felt unwilling and failed to show justice, which was also a knot in his mind.
However, with regard to surrender, uprising, and anyway, the policy has been formulated and promulgated, Zhu Yongxing will not easily go back on his word, and for the Ming army, he will make many enemies for himself who will resist to the end and will not surrender.
Both sides are short-sighted, just like during the rebellion in history, the unstoppable Wu army stood still on the south bank of the Yangtze River, in order to show the Qing court that he did not really want to rebel, thinking that he could scare the little emperor. To achieve "crack the earth and stop the army"
purpose.
"The Wu thieves are no longer the enemies of our army." After discussing with his subordinates, Zhu Yongxing decided not to pursue Wu Sangui for the time being.
The current situation in the southwest has changed a lot because of Wu Sangui's retreat, and the battlefield in Guangxi has become important. Wu Sangui retreated to Guizhou, and he was still in a two-sided position. In Guizhou Province, where the land was barren and the people were poor, the Qing government controlled
There will be no future for money and food. Attack the main enemy first, then defeat the secondary enemy, and also take into account the raiding and plundering operations in Sichuan and overseas. It is in the overall interests of the Wu army to not conflict with the Wu army for the time being.
Moreover, Zhu Yongxing had other intentions. The first was to win a chance for Shuixi to continue to survive; the second was to obtain goods through Wu Sangui of Guizhou and make huge profits in sea trade.
After the Qing Dynasty implemented the coastal border relocation, it was equivalent to completely interrupting foreign trade. Commodities such as porcelain, silk, tea, etc. were all sold overseas. They could earn huge profits, and Yunnan alone could not meet the needs.
When the whole of China becomes a closed market, and overseas countries are not allowed to enter and can only obtain the goods they need through Haiphong and Saigon, you can imagine how huge the profits will be.
"Jiangxi porcelain, Jiangnan silk, tea from the mainland..." Zhu Yongxing told them one by one with his fingers. "The Wu thieves are trapped in money and food. If there is such a way to get rich, they will definitely not refuse it. Moreover, this will also be our army's
One of the prerequisites for not continuing the attack."
Zhang Weihan listened attentively and added at the right time, "According to my observation, Liu Xuanchu is extremely disappointed with the Wu thieves. But he is more and more admired by His Highness, and he seems to be useful."
Zhu Yongxing thought for a while and said: "We still need to be cautious and conduct more investigations. Well, let's see how he performs in the future. It is always good to have more eyes and ears around Wu Thief."
Zhang Weihan just suggested that his friendship with Liu Xuanchu was not too deep, so he stopped mentioning the matter.
"The Wu thieves regard Zhang Yong as a scapegoat. What will Zhang Yong do?" Since Wu Sangui's main force has moved to Qujing, there is no need to wait for all the armies to be in place to regain Kunming. Zhang Yong only has more than 2,000 miscellaneous soldiers, and he will definitely not be able to defend Kunming.
Yes, but Zhu Yongxing is still a little worried that he will jump over the wall in a hurry and do something like arson and destruction.
"The first is to die with the city, and the second is to surrender anyway." After Zhang Weihan finished speaking, he felt that it was almost the same as not saying anything. As a counselor, he should naturally make the best possible judgment for his lord instead of being ambiguous, so he added:
"There is a high possibility of surrendering. After all, the soldiers he leads are not directly related to him, and his people are not united. Our army is pressing down on the country. Even if he wants to die loyal to the Qing court, there are some subordinates who are not willing to die in battle."
Will Zhang Yong surrender? This guy who was loyal to the Qing court in history, refused to be won over by Wu Sangui, was transferred to another place under pretexts, and made great contributions to the Qing court's suppression of Wu Sangui's rebellion. Zhu Yongxing thought for a long time and was not sure, but he had an arrow on the string and urged the army
The order to invade Kunming has been issued, and he can only pray that the recovered Kunming will not be in ruins.
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Wu Sangui, you are cruel enough. At this time, Zhang Yong stood at the top of Kunming City, gnashing his teeth with hatred, but there was nothing he could do. Waves of sadness hit his heart, and Zhang Yong didn't know how he got into such a predicament.
More than 2,000 miscellaneous troops guarded Kunming against tens of thousands of Ming troops surrounded from three sides. This was a matter of course. It was impossible to defend Kunming, and the Wu army in Qujing not only refused to support him, but also cut off his retreat.
Put him to death so that he can answer to the court.
Of course Zhang Yong knew that Wu Sangui would not give him a chance to escape and explain the whole matter to the court. A dead man cannot speak. If he surrendered to the Ming army, he would be a traitor and his words would not be accepted by the court. More
What's more, the situation in the southwest has changed, and the imperial court still needs Wu Sangui's strength to counter the Ming army. Although it has suspicions about Wu Sangui, it will not start too early before preparations are completed, so as not to alarm Wu Sangui and make things worse.
In other words, the imperial court will definitely adopt a policy of appeasement towards Wu Sangui and will not change because of his bravery. He is nothing and nothing. If Wu Sangui uses himself as a scapegoat, the imperial court will pinch its nose and admit it. The best
The result is that he may vindicate himself in the future and use a false name to win people's hearts.
"Sir." A general came up with a nervous expression and reported: "The Ming army is less than thirty miles away from the west gate, and its banner is the false king of Jin."
Li Dingguo, he is here to avenge the lost territory. The pseudo-clan gave him this honor, but it is broad-minded, which may mean that the pseudo-clan has taken control of the overall situation and is not worried that Li Dingguo will pose a threat to itself because of his achievements in restoring the city.
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Zhang Yong waved his hand and signaled the general to go down, but did not issue any orders. Looking at the general's hesitant expression and his leaving figure, Zhang Yong showed a sneer. The soldiers in the city were no longer reliable, wouldn't he?
Know their thoughts.
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