.Let's go back and report to the prefect." After observing that the Wu army was really retreating, the scouts quickly turned their heads and returned to Qingzhou.

The Qingzhou Prefecture was of course very happy after receiving the report, but the Qingzhou Prefecture did not dare to neglect the abnormal behavior of Wu Jun and quickly sent the news. After a few days, Wang Fu had already received the news.

"What, Wu Sangui retreated from Shandong and is returning to Shanxi." Wang Fu was surprised by the news. Could it be that he had just left Beijing and even if Wu Sangui arrived at his lair, it seemed a bit unlikely.

"Your Majesty, you cannot let Wu Sangui return to Shanxi." Gao Jie, Yan Yingyuan and others suggested.

Of course, Wang Fu knew that Wu Sangui could not be allowed to return to Shanxi. It was not that the Ming army's offensive would be blocked after Wu Sangui returned to Shanxi. It was just that once Wu Sangui returned to Shanxi, he could escape at any time. Once Wu Sangui ran to the northwest, if he wanted to wipe out, no one would be able to do so for ten or eight years, otherwise the logistics alone would drag the Ming army to death.

There are only two ways to prevent Wu Sangui from returning to Shanxi. One way is to compete with the Wu army to capture the entire Shanxi province before Wu Sangui returns to the army. This method is a bit unrealistic. Wu Sangui has been in Shanxi for five years, and five years can make Wu Sangui build a foundation in Shanxi. Even if the Ming army has scuds, it will not be so fast to win the entire province.

The second method is of course to order the Shandong defenders to attack the Wu army with all their might, and must hold Wu Sangui back. However, this method also has risks. The only one who has the ability to hold the Wu army is the Jinan defenders. Once the Jinan defenders are dispatched, it is easy to cause Jinan emptiness, causing Jinan to fall into the hands of the Wu army, and the entire Shandong is in ruins.

However, it would be better to let Shandong fall into ruin than to let Wu Sangui return to Shanxi. Wang Fu quickly made up his mind: "Send an order to drag Wu Sangui to Shandong at all costs, and at the same time order the Jinyiwei and the special forces to destroy the official roads of Shandong's return to Shanxi. It is necessary to make Wu Sangui's army difficult to move forward."

"yes."

After sealing the emperor's will, the two messengers quickly went down, and soon the two cavalry disappeared in front.

Watching the commander disappear, Wang Fudi's eyes turned back to the army in front of him. The team in front of him was like a long snake formation. There was no head in front and no tail behind. The entire team was waving flags and majestic. In the middle, mules and horses carried the ground and cannons were even more majestic. The black mules made people feel chilled at a glance.

Unfortunately, these cannons have seriously slowed down the marching speed of the troops. However, the mainland is not as good as the grassland. Without cannons, there will be more equipment to siege the city. It is even more necessary to slow down the marching speed of the troops.

"Xia Wanchun."

"I am here."

"You bring five thousand men and horses. Discard all the baggage and move forward as quickly as possible. Unless the other party surrenders voluntarily, you will ignore it and head straight to the city of Taiyuan. If Wu Sangui does not retreat, it will be fine. If you retreat, be sure to block Wu Sangui's escape route to the northwest. When the army reaches the city of Taiyuan, I promise you to do the cheap and raise your own military rations."

"I obey the order." Xia Wanchun was stunned for a moment before replying.

"Go."

"Yes." Xia Wanchun quickly turned around. Not long after, the sound of horse hooves sounded, and a cavalry of five thousand people escaped from the army and rushed forward. Yan Yingyuan brought back tens of thousands of war horses seized from the Qing army from the grassland. Wang Fu also allocated some of the war horses to the Yulin Guards and formed a rapid response force.

"Tell the whole army to speed up!" Xia Wanchun walked over, and Wang Fu immediately sent another order. The speed of the entire team suddenly accelerated, and even the mules and horses pulling cannons were whipped by the master's whip. In less than a few days, the army had entered Shanxi.

When the Ming army entered Shanxi, Datong was the first to be in chaos. The General of Datong always served as Jiang Xiang. This General of Jiang Xiang was a complete speculator. When Li Zicheng's millions of troops swept the world, he surrendered to Li Zicheng without hesitation. When he heard that Li Zicheng was defeated, he immediately rebelled again and surrendered to the Qing army. He also chased Li Zicheng with Wu Sangui's army, which almost made Li Zicheng so angry that he vomited blood.

In history, in the fifth year of Shunzhi, Jiang Xiang saw that the Qing court's rule was shaky. In addition, he felt that he was not valued after surrendering to the Qing court. After several meritorious service, he was scolded and rebelled again. The world was shocked for a while. Dorgon had to lead his troops to deal with Jiang Xiang. Dorgon originally wanted to persuade Jiang Xiang to change his mind, but Jiang Xiang knew that the retreat was cut off, and even if he surrendered, he would not be able to win the trust of the Qing army. He refused without hesitation. Jiang Xiang's troops, who were cut off from the retreat, exposing considerable combat power. Dorgon besieged Datong for nine months before he captured it. Afterwards, the Qing army killed all the lawsuits, soldiers and civilians of Datong, and demolished five feet of Datong city wall. Datong turned into a deserted city.

Now that the Qing army has been defeated again and again, Jiang Xiang has no time to do so. The Emperor of Ming Dynasty has led the army to fight and has defeated the Qing army. Before he even fought, the Manchus have fled north. Now this army has returned from the grassland and entered Shanxi directly. Datong is in the brunt of it. So how can Jiang Xiang not

He quickly found a trusted general to discuss solutions.

Deputy General Yang Zhenwei shouted: "Sir, we are originally a Ming minister. Summoning for the Tartars is just a temporary solution. Now the emperor has driven the Tartars away, so we should re-suming the Ming Dynasty."

As soon as Yang Zhenwei finished speaking, the whole hall was quiet. Although everyone had this idea, no one dared to say it first. Seeing Yang Zhenwei expressing their feelings, they all stared at Jiang Xiang.

Jiang Xiang's face was very strange. He did not scold Yang Zhenwei, but he wanted to be a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty, nor did he nod his head to agree, but his face was filled with bitterness.

A staff member saw it strangely and couldn't help asking: "Sir, it's time to decide whether to surrender or not. If the emperor's army arrives at the city, it will be too late."

Jiang Xiang then said hesitantly: "I heard that the emperor hated the officials who surrendered to the Tartars. Even ordinary soldiers must serve three years of corvee service. If we surrender to the emperor, I wonder how the emperor will suffer?"

After Jiang Xiang's statement, the other staff members and generals were silent. They all understood that in addition to being relatively relaxed at the beginning, they later treated the officers and soldiers in the surrender areas more and more severely. Although they did not kill and surrender, the generals basically did not want to lead troops. Ordinary soldiers even had to pay corvee service for their previous behavior of surrendering Manchus.

For these military leaders, without military power, it was as uncomfortable as if they were killed. One of them muttered: "Sir, why not send someone to test with the Emperor of Ming first. If the Emperor of Ming accepts our surrender, ensures safety, and does not break up our team, then surrender is okay. If the Emperor of Ming does not agree, then let's talk about it."

A bright color suddenly flashed in everyone's eyes, and their eyes looked at Yang Zhenwei. Yang Zhenwei's head shook like a rattle: "If I don't go, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty would not agree to such conditions. We have been favored by the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, but the thieves came to surrender. The Tartars came to surrender and wanted to save the army. I think it's impossible. I want me to say that it's better to live than to die. As long as the emperor promised to wait for our lives, it would be a blessing for luck."

Yang Zhenwei's words drowned out the hope that had just risen. In fact, they were not very worried about their surrender to save their lives. Although the Ming Emperor was a little harsh on the officers and soldiers of the surrendered Green Camp, he was just that unless he was extremely guilty or stubborn, the emperor had not yet surrendered. However, people were greedy. When their lives were threatened, they could give up anything in order to save their lives. Once their lives were not dangerous, they wanted to take back everything.

"Okay, General Yang, please go to the Ming army to avoid the disaster of Datong's creatures. As long as the emperor personally issued an order, I hope that I would wait for my life. This general is willing to lead all the officers and soldiers of Datong to the city." After saying that, Jiang Xiang almost collapsed on the chair.

"Since the general has the order, then we will go there. It's just the Tartars in the city. I hope the Lord will prepare early, otherwise it may cause trouble." Yang Zhenwei said.

"Hmph, I have long wanted to take these Tartar flags. Come and take down all the Manchu and Mongolian Tartars in the city immediately. If there is any resistance, kill them without any consequences!"

Jiang Xiang was revived and returned to his style as a general. There were more than 12,000 soldiers in Datong, but the Manchu and Mongolian people were only more than 200. For a long time, these Manchu and Mongolian people were like the Supreme Emperor of Datong, and they did not respect Jiang Xiang at all, and even the same was true for others. They ate and drank in the city every day, and they would snatch beautiful women home when they walked on the street. Even some officers' wives were harassed. These people knew that their days were not long, and they were even more rewarding these days.

"yes."

As soon as Jiang Xiang finished speaking, several deputy generals responded in unison. The actions of these Manchu and Mongolian coalition forces had already aroused the grievances of the heavens and the people. However, they had been worried about the strength of the Qing army, so everyone could only endure it. In history, Jiang Xiang could respond to the rebellion. The whole Shanxi was ruined. It was not because the Manchu and Mongolian coalition forces were too arrogant and illegal and regarded the Han people as slaves who were seeking them.

Now that Jiang Xiang is cutting off his own way of retreat, he does not expect to retain his previous authority, but he still hopes that the Emperor of Ming Dynasty can retain some power by seeing him take the initiative to kill the Manchu and Mongolian coalition forces that monitor him.

After a hustle and bustle in the city, it quickly returned to peace. Jiang Xiang sent ten times the troops to easily capture the more than 200 Manchu-Royal Alliance troops who had been immersed in wine and sex. Among them, they only lost more than ten people. When the people of Datong saw the army move, they heard the sound of fighting and killing. At first, they were very scared. When the army was capturing the Manchu-Mongolian Alliance troops in the city, the whole Datong suddenly became boiling. The people ran around and told each other. The people who heard this did not believe it first, and immediately showed joy after confirmation. After a while, the firecrackers in the city started to ring.

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