Within Shanhai Pass!
Commander Wu Sangui also gathered the generals to discuss how to retreat and defend the pass!
This time, apart from Wu Sangui's trusted generals Ma Bao and Wu Yingqi, there was also Datong's commander Wang Pu and Ningyuan's commander Ma Ke who had escaped from the pass!
"Brother Wang, Brother Ma! Slave Jian took down Songshan, Jinzhou, Tashan, and Ningyuan in just a few days, and Governor Hong was captured by the enemy. We are useless!”
Wu Sangui looked at the two commander-in-chief of the same rank and said with a grave expression," Now, Slave Jian's 100,000 cavalrymen are taking advantage of the situation to head south to knock on the pass, and our Shanhai Pass only has 20,000 remaining soldiers. How should we deal with them?!？”
Tell the truth!
The current Wang Piao and Ma Ke, the two commander-in-chief, had been in a constant state of panic ever since they fled from Songshan!
Especially Wang Piao, who was the first to escape. Every day felt like a year!
He was afraid that one day, Emperor Chongzhen would issue an edict to directly throw him into prison and behead him!
Therefore!
Even after escaping into Shanhai Pass, Wang Pu and Ma Ke didn't dare to return to the capital to report their crimes!
Because they knew!
Once Songjin Pass was breached, the 200,000 elites of the Ming Dynasty outside the pass were all wiped out!
With Emperor Chongzhen's bloodthirsty temper, how could he let them go?
Originally, with Wu Sangui, the three of them were in the same boat!
However!
Emperor Chongzhen wanted to rely on Wu Sangui to defend Shanhaiguan, so he promoted Wu Sangui and tried his best to appease him!
However, he ignored Wang Piao and Ma Ke!
That was because Emperor Chongzhen did not have the time and energy to deal with the two of them during the Shanhai Pass crisis.
However, this did not mean that Emperor Chongzhen would not chop off their heads.
In the past, even Yuan Chonghuan, who had shocked Liaodong, was cut into pieces by Emperor Chongzhen, not to mention the few of them who had escaped first.
Therefore!
When Wu Sangui asked!
Wang Piao and Ma Ke looked at each other. Wang Piao stepped forward and said in a deep voice,"Commander Wu, let me ask you something. Can a mere 20,000 soldiers at Shanhai Pass stop 100,000 of Slave Jian's cavalry?？”
"No!" Wu Sangui said in a deep voice.
At Songjin Pass, Overseer Hong had 200,000 Great Ming elites, but they couldn't stop Slave Jian's 100,000 cavalry!
He wanted Wu Sangui to use a mere 20,000 soldiers to fight against the 100,000 cavalrymen of Gang Jian Nu!？
You're courting death!
"Then Commander Wu, how do you think Lord Wansui will deal with you once Shanhai Pass is breached?!”
Wang Piao attacked Wu Sangui's soul again, instantly making him sit on the spot!
How could they not have experienced the character of Emperor Chongzhen!？
After winning a battle and achieving meritorious service, Emperor Chongzhen's rewards could be said to be generous.
On the contrary, if they were defeated, it would be a battle that concerned the fate of the country. They would definitely skin them alive!
Therefore!
The rain and thunder were all due to the emperor's grace!
Don't look at how Emperor Chongzhen had entrusted him with a heavy responsibility to atone for his crimes!
However, once Shanhai Pass was breached, what awaited Wu Sangui was definitely imprisonment and beheading.
Emperor Chongzhen was not ambiguous about this at all.
Therefore!
When Wang Pu asked, Wu Sangui's expression was extremely gloomy.
"Chief Soldier Wang, why don't you say it out loud?”
Actually!
Wu Sangui already knew what Wang Piao and Ma Ke meant!
This time, when the 100,000 cavalrymen of Jian Nu came south to knock on the pass, Wu Sangui had summoned these two to discuss the war. Wasn't he trying to find a way out for himself?
"Commander Wu! Overseer Hong has surrendered, and the Ming Dynasty's fate is over. We should have surrendered to the Ming Lord as soon as possible!”Commander Ma Ke said directly.
"That's right! Lord Wansui has already forced us into a corner! If he took a step back, he would chop off his head! One step further, glory and wealth would be at your fingertips!”Wang Piao followed closely behind and said," Brother Wu, open the city gates and welcome the imperial army into the pass!”
"This…"
Seeing that Wu Sangui wasn't furious but was hesitant, Wang Pu and Ma Ke looked at each other again. There was hope!
Immediately, he continued,"Brother Wu! If you offer the city now, you will still be the new dynasty's commander-in-chief!”
"If you fight to the death and exhaust all your capital before asking to surrender, you will be a prisoner of the new dynasty's imperial army. If you retreat, you will be beheaded by Emperor Chongzhen!”
"Brother Wang, you've already contacted Governor Hong?!”
How could Wu Sangui not know this?？
In fact, he had been waiting for Overseer Hong's letter of persuasion to surrender!
But…
Governor Hong persuaded his uncle, Jinzhou General Zu Dashou, to surrender, so why did he ignore Shanhaiguan General Wu Sangui?
Hong Chengchou's letter of persuasion to surrender had not arrived, making Wu Sangui feel uncertain about the surrender.
"No! However, didn't Prince Rui of the Qing Dynasty, Prince Dorgon, already make a promise?!”
"Moreover! Brother Wu, you still have your uncle Zu Dashou over there, what's there to worry about!？”
"Forget it! In the Central Plains of the Ming Dynasty, natural disasters continued year after year, bandits rose everywhere, the people were hungry and difficult, and there were many people who exchanged their children for food. It was indeed a sign that their fate had come to an end!”
"Wu Ying Qi, you can reply to Prince Rui that Wu San Gui requests to surrender!”
Wu Sangui pretended to pity the people and made a painful decision to open and close the city.
"Brother Wu is righteous!"
"Brother Wu is wise!"
"Reporting, Slave Jian outside the pass has withdrawn his troops!"
"Reporting, marshal, Slave Jian outside the pass has suddenly withdrawn his troops!”
Just as Wang Piao and Ma Ke were flattering him, the scout shouted loudly from outside the tent.
"What? Slave Jian suddenly retreated?"
" What happened?!"
Wu Sangui was shocked. He had just made the decision to surrender the city, but why did Slave Jian suddenly run away?!
But in reality!
When Wu Sangui and the others reached the top of Shanhai Pass, they realized that Slave Jian had indeed left the camp overnight and had completely retreated!
" How did this happen?!"
" Why did Your Highness suddenly retreat?!"
Wang Pu and Ma Ke, the commanders of Da Tong and Ning Yuan, exclaimed in disbelief as they looked at the Slave Construction Camp outside the pass.
"Your Highness? Which prince? You two traitors, you have secretly defected to Slave Jian and are planning to steal my Shanhai Pass!？”
"Men, take them all down and execute them on the spot!”
Wu Sangui shouted!
At that moment, his two trusted generals, Wu Yingqi and Ma Bao, each took one!
He directly beheaded Wang Piao and Ma Ke on the spot!
At this point, Wang Piao and Ma Ke did not even have the time to react. Wu Sangui's change of attitude was faster than flipping a book!
"Hurry up and report the victory to Lord Wansui. The soldiers guarding Shanhai Pass fought for two days and two nights and successfully repelled the invading Slave Jian!”
At this moment, Wu Sangui was extremely excited!
Slave Jian's retreat was really a good one!
In this wave, Wu Sangui had already seen the delighted Lord Wansui. He was really not stingy with promoting him!
At the same time!
Wu Sangui's heart was also drenched in cold sweat. He was so close!
Therefore, how could Wang Piao and Ma Ke not kill them on the spot?
After that!
While Wu Sangui ordered his men to report the news, he quickly found out why Slave Jian had suddenly retreated!
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