Chapter Twenty-Eight: Turning Fighters into Jade Silk
Faced with the deteriorating situation, Zhang Biwu knew that it was the priority to stabilize the morale of the army. He immediately issued a dead order not to move around. Even if the soldiers were too determined and dissatisfied, they would be helpless.
However, it is really difficult for those Guangxi wolf soldiers to suppress them. They are very resentful. Although Guangxi wolf soldiers are brave in fighting, unfortunately they are so disciplined.
When they were stationed in Ningyuan, they did some robbery due to military discipline, so they were captured and killed by Ningyuan's army. After all, Ningyuan is the location of Ningyuan's army, and the people of Ningyuan are their fellow villagers, brothers and sisters. This is the beginning of friction.
Now the Guangxi wolf soldiers want to make trouble again, but they accept the money and as long as they give it to them, their resentment will be greatly relieved, which is easy to deal with them. But this time it is difficult.
The people sent by Wu Sangui also arrived and told Zhang Biwu that his soldiers were very angry. If they could not let their soldiers breathe, this war would still have to be fought. Of course, Zhang Biwu did not want this battle, and Xiong Jianhao secretly told him that there were Qing troops outside Ningyuan City, so the Qing army could not be taken advantage of.
At this moment, a side general of the Guangxi wolf soldiers came over and rushed to the corpse and said, "No! We will definitely not let you take the corpse away! This is a shame for us! We would rather fight the Wu army to the death than hand over the brother's corpse to the Wu army! These bastards thought they would be strong in Ningyuan and so they took it? When Yuan Chonghuan was the first time, our Guangxi wolf soldiers were also defending Ningyuan! What kind of onion is Wu Sangui? He was so snatching that sound!"
As soon as the side general came out, many wolf soldiers also cursed: "Yes! I'll be so angry!"
Zhang Biwu came to the front and shouted loudly: "Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"
But the general said nothing, but he contradicted: "Zhang Biwu! We originally thought you were a great hero, so we followed you away from Guangxi to this far northeast. Yes! When we were in Songshan, we rescued Qiu Minyang and Cao Bianjiao, which had a big face! But since we arrived in Ningyuan, you have become a sick cat! It's not the brave hero who was in Songshan, in Fuzhou, Gaizhou and other places in Qingjing!"
Zhang Biwu ignored the side general and shouted: "Get out of here! I want to take the body to Wu Sangui! I want Wu Sangui to explain!"
But the general is also popular, so he is not afraid of you, Zhang Biwu! He also stood up and said, "We Guangxi people are never afraid of death! Unlike you who only know how to live humiliatedly! The Wu army brought our brothers to behead them, but you didn't dare to let go of a single fart. I'm fed up! If you have the ability, you kill me!"
As soon as the words of the side generals came out, many people felt the same, because they were not afraid of death or were afraid of being humiliated, just like a turtle with his head shrank, which made them very frustrated! In Zhang Biwu's army, the military conflict between the Guangxi Wolf Soldiers and Wu Sangui was also the deepest.
Han Runchang looked at the corpse for a moment, then looked at the general, and finally looked at Zhang Biwu and thought to himself: "Biwu, what should you do? I know you will make the best choice! This is the case in the world. You can't get everything, you must always have gains and give up!"
Zhang Biwu's mind was also turning rapidly, and he was weighing the development of the current situation:
If I don’t kill him, my military orders will not be implemented throughout the entire army! My majesty is also threatened! This is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that Wu Sangui is unable to control his men and will fight our army! The Qing army is just outside Ningyuan City, and they are lurking and waiting for the fisherman to benefit! Resolving the conflict with Wu Sangui is the top priority now!
If you kill him, the wolf soldiers will have an objection to me. Maybe as a descendant of Mrs. Wa, Cen Yong is brave, but he is too popular. He acts in a state of mind and will let the wolf soldiers leave me! And I will have a bad reputation among them! It will be difficult to recruit wolf soldiers for my use in the future!
But if I don’t kill him, we all will die! It’s hard to kill, and it’s hard not to kill! What should I do?
When Zhang Biwu was in a dilemma, the Wu army had already found out about Zhang Biwu's side and quickly announced Wu Sangui.
"What? Zhang Biwu can't suppress his men?" Wu Sangui suddenly felt an extremely dangerous aura!
He turned to the top of the city, yes! Someone on the top of the city was looking at the distance, although the Qing army was still hidden in the dense forest, and could not see clearly. The Ming army had been observing in the high place, and could vaguely see some of them shaking gently like flags, dust was rising, indicating that someone was lurking.
A general came to report Wu Sangui quickly, and Wu Sangui was even more worried! He wanted to fight again. When the two sides were exhausted, or when the city gate opened and the Qing army took the opportunity to enter the city, it would be a disaster!
"Zhang Biwu, Zhang Biwu, you must suppress your soldiers and prevent them from fighting with me! As long as you hand over the initiator, I can calm the anger of the soldiers and suppress their thoughts of resentment. At the same time, tell them that the Qing soldiers are invading and let them vent all the resentment on the Qing soldiers!"
Although Wu Sangui was anxious, he could not show it. He wanted to maintain the demeanor of a general. "Zhang Biwu! Dear you!" This is Wu Sangui's cry! Yes! Zhang Biwu will not disappoint Wu Sangui!
On Zhang Jun's side, Zhang Biwu made a decision in his heart, and he no longer hesitated. He drew out the Sizhao sword to face the side general, but the side general was not afraid at all. He faced the cold light and stubbornly raised his head!
"I'm sorry!" Zhang Biwu said, and he waved Sizhao Jian and chopped off the head of the side general.
"Ah!" Everyone was surprised, Cen Yong stood up and said, "What are you doing!" Xiong Jianhao came out immediately and stopped Cen Yong back as soon as possible.
Zhang Biwu closed his eyes. He was helpless. Sometimes, you had to make a choice. He turned his head and said, "Go! Go and apologize to General Wu!" As soon as he said that, he took a big step.
Han Runchang smiled, and with Zhang Biwu, he waved his hand.
When Cen Yong saw this, he bit his teeth and made a sound. Seeing this, Xiong Jianhao understood that the wolf soldiers could not be kept. As for the wolf soldiers' departure, Zhang Biwu's strength would be impacted and the loss of strength would inevitably be inevitable. But this was impossible.
Zhang Biwu took the body back to the Wu army and went to see Wu Sangui in person. Wang Chengen also accompanied him in person, and of course Princess Kunxing also came with him.
Wu Sangui's generals were still angry. Although they saw the body of the murderer brought by Zhang Biwu and Zhang Biwu also brought money to give the three dead brothers a compliment, they still wanted to be reluctant.
Wang Chengen said, "Okay! Everyone, this is a misunderstanding! Please don't make a living by this matter anymore! Now the princess Feng Jia is here, it would be bad if she shocked the princess's car!"
When Wu Sangui saw that there was a step down, he knew that the Qing army was stationed outside Ningyuan City, so he used a serious tone to prevent the soldiers from regenerating. The soldiers stopped talking.
At the same time, Wu Sangui had already secretly met Wang Chengen some time ago and told Wang Chengen that Zhang Biwu was stationed in Ningyuan with him, and many unpleasant things happened. He hoped that he could report to the emperor that it would be better if Zhang Biwu could drive the army away.
Wu Sangui then turned his eyes to Wang Chengen. Wang Chengen naturally understood what Wu Sangui meant. He just smiled and expressed his understanding.
Originally, Wu Sangui wanted to annex Zhang Biwu's army, but the situation has changed and cannot be annexed. However, he had to drive Zhang Biwu's troops out of Ningyuan so that he could dominate Ningyuan. If Ningyuan had a force to restrain him, it would be very unfavorable to Wu Sangui. Wu Sangui was sure that Zhang Biwu could not stay in Ningyuan. How could he say that he was a visiting army? Wu Sangui's headquarters were all locals and the main army!
Of course, Luo Yangxing had to come up to meet the princess. After saluting, he said to Wang Chengen: "Eunuch Wang, are we going to go back to Beijing? You don't know! The emperor is very sad because of the princess's affairs! If he sees the princess safe and sound, the emperor will definitely be very happy!"
Wang Chengen looked at the sky and said, "It was getting late, and there were Qing soldiers in this area to cause trouble. I think the matter of asking the princess to leave should be suspended! First, send a messenger to the emperor and tell Princess Kunxing that she is safe and sound to comfort Tianxin!"
Everyone thought what Wang Chengen said was reasonable, so they decided according to what Wang Chengen said. Because Wang Chengen, Luo Yangxing and others did not know that the Qing army had arrived outside Ningyuan City, if they knew, they would never have left.
Wu Sangui said: "According to my investigation, there are Tartars near Ningyuan. I wonder if the Tartars think that we are fighting in the internal strife and want to benefit from the fisherman? We can use the tricks and defeat the Tartars! But I don't know if your troops and horses are fighting with me?"
It's very simple. As long as you can defeat the Qing army, Ningyuan will be safe. Wu Sangui can be his local emperor in Ningyuan with peace of mind. At the same time, he can also get praise from the emperor for his contributions. Of course, he wants to use Zhang Biwu's power.
Another point is that the soldiers of Ning Yuan and Zhang Biwu's army had resentment in their hearts. If they fought with the Qing soldiers, they could vent their resentment, and then they would be able to block ten with one and be unstoppable!
When Zhang Biwu heard this, he thought that if Ningyuan's victory came, Emperor Chongzhen would be very happy to see Princess Kunxing safely. Princess Kunxing came to Ningyuan to find him, and he would be able to overcome this difficulty that had implicated him.
Chapter completed!