The sun swept over the Shanhaiguan Pass, gradually slanting towards the vast land of the Guannei, enveloping this beautiful and magnificent mountain and river plain, as well as the Great Wall built along the ridge, under the infinitely beautiful sunset.

On the city tower of the world's first Xiongguan, one is one and one is martial, one is old and one is strong, and the two officials of the Ming Dynasty are holding the battlements with their hands, looking at a large area of shacks under construction in Shanhaiguan, and they can't help but sigh.

The young military attache is a very burly and strong man, with a Chinese face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, a straight nose and a wide mouth, a beard and sideburns, and a majestic style. This person is the real Wu Sangui who is like a fake, Zhu Cihong's second uncle, with 40,000 male soldiers in his hands, and one thought is enough to change the situation in the world Pingxibo Wu Sangui, the chief military officer of Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty!

"So majestic...... It was originally the screen domain of the Han family, if the Dongyu was allowed to enter here, would it become a wolf in the future, thus making a big mistake? ”

The object of Wu Sangui's question was a middle-aged man in his forties, wearing a python robe, with a long black face and thick eyebrows, as if he was thinking hard.

This person's name is Wang Yongji, the word Xiuzhi, and now the official worships the governor of Jiliao, and he is Wu Sangui's top boss. However, the territory under the jurisdiction of his governor-general was almost lost, and only Yongping Mansion remained, and it was still in danger.

Now there is Li Zicheng's "million-strong army" in Shanhaiguan, and outside the pass, the Eight Banners of Dongyu are eyeing the enemy, which is really a bit of a belly and back, and the meaning of being cornered.

"Uncle Chang," Wang Yongji called Wu Sangui's name, raised his hand and pointed to the people who were building shacks, "where can I take care of the future now?" You and I don't want to repay the great kindness of the court, but also think about the 300,000 living beings here, right? They all entered the customs together with you and me. You and I have to find a way out for them, right? ”

The people who built the shacks were all people who moved in from Ningyuan outside the gate. According to the decree issued by Emperor Chongzhen on March 6, while abandoning the important town of Ningyuan, the people must also be evacuated into the pass at the same time. There were as many as 300,000 people in his entourage, most of whom were family members of the generals and soldiers of the Guanning army. The family members of some of the generals still have some surplus wealth, and they can finally have no worries about food and clothing, and they can also live in Linyu County, near Shanhaiguan. And the families of ordinary sergeants and even ordinary people lack food and clothing, and the long journey is really miserable.

I thought that after entering the customs, I could quickly transfer to various places in Nanzhili and be properly resettled. Unexpectedly, Wu Sangui's vanguard only arrived in Yutian, and he got the bad news that Beijing had fallen, and the life and death of Emperor Chongzhen and the crown prince were uncertain, and Li Zicheng's army also took the opportunity to press up. As a last resort, Wu Sangui had no choice but to collect his troops and return to Shanhaiguan. And the 300,000 people who followed him into the customs could only temporarily shelter under the Shanhai Pass.

Now everyone is really sad and resentful. And what is worse than sorrow and resentment is the despair of not being able to see the future and the way of life!

The 300,000 people here, including the 50,000 officers and soldiers who followed Wu Sangui and Gao Di (Shanhaiguan General Army), can now be said to have been cut off from life!

In the past, the soldiers among them had food and salary from the imperial court, and the people either farmed, or opened shops, or were supported by the families of the soldiers, and generally had no worries about food and clothing. If it weren't for the Manchurians' soldiers and horses who would enter and plunder from time to time, they could be regarded as living in a paradise in troubled times.

But now, not only have they lost their homes and fields, but they can no longer be supported by the imperial court...... How to solve the problem of food and clothing for these 300,000 people? The grain and grass brought from Ningyuan and the reserves on Shanhaiguan were not very rich. If we can't find a way to survive in a few months, then all the 300,000 people gathered in Shanhaiguan will become starving!

Wang Yongji patted the battlements of the city wall and sighed: "Uncle Chang, except to borrow the soldiers of the Eastern Capture to fight back to Beijing, the old man really can't think of any other way to live." It is impossible to go south, not to mention whether the saint and the prince can break through to Tianjin.

Even if you can get to Tianjin, you have to hurry away and float to the south.

Even if you can stay in Tianjin for a while, it is impossible to contain the 300,000 people here in Shanhaiguan! Shen Tingyang only has more than 100 sea boats in his hands, even if he can go back and forth a few times, he will be able to pull 50,000 or 60,000 people from Dagukou. What about the rest? Starve to death or let the thieves kill?

As for the surrendered thieves, the more than 300,000 people who did not survive here...... The thieves will not give us land that can support more than 300,000 people, nor will they give us enough food. There is no land, no salary, no food, and within a few months, everyone will be starving under Shanhaiguan! ”

If Zhu Cihong arrived at Shanhaiguan at this time and heard Wang Yongji's analysis, he probably would have nothing to say. Because Zhu Cihong didn't plan to pull away the more than 300,000 people in Shanhaiguan...... It's impossible! Shen Tingyang can transport 50,000 people from Dagukou, which is already a great ability. It is simply impossible to transport hundreds of thousands of people!

And Wu Sangui is not willing to abandon the more than 300,000 people here in Shanhaiguan...... It's not that he loves the people, but that these more than 300,000 people are Wu Sangui's roots.

Having your own "roots" is the most powerful thing about Wu Sangui! Unlike the vast majority of the Ming army at this time, Wu Sangui's army was actually granted land - there was no room for nobles and scholars to intervene in this area of western Liao, so it was under the control of the Liao army. Moreover, from the time when Sun Chengzong and Yuan Chonghuan ran Ningyuan, they implemented the policy of Liao people guarding Liaodong. In fact, it turned the Guanning Army into a military group based on the land of western Liaoning.

That is to say, the Guanning army is not only extremely secure economically, but also firmly rooted in the land of western Liaoxi - behind every soldier of the Guanning army is a family!

Having a family and a business means that their fate is firmly in the hands of the leader of the Guan Ning army, that is, Wu Sangui himself. At the same time, it also means that the Guanning Army has additional mobilization and replenishment capabilities, after all, a family often has more than one strong man who can serve in the army.

So the 40,000 Guan Ning army is not just 40,000 people, but 40,000 households and millions of acres of land! Now that they have left the land of Ningyuan, they have temporarily become "potted plants", in a rather powerless and hesitant state.

Finding a new piece of soil and putting the roots back into the soil has become the unanimous goal pursued by the Guanning army!

Whoever can satisfy them is the object of Guan Ningjun's allegiance!

By the way, Wu Sangui's military management ability is actually very strong! In history, Wu Sangui ruled Yungui for more than ten years, and he operated the Guanning Group to the point where it could confront the Qing Dynasty!

That's still running Yungui! What kind of territory is Yungui? According to the results of the national field clearing presided over by Zhang Juzheng during the Wanli period, the total number of registered fields in Yunnan is not more than 1.799 million mu, and Guizhou is only more than 516,000 mu. The sum of the two provinces is only more than 2.3 million mu, and the total amount of tax grain is less than 200,000 stone. With such a territory, the Qing Dynasty was almost overthrown, and if a large province with 30 million acres of land was given to him to operate, the consequences would be unimaginable......

And it is really difficult for him to give up his foundation and only take a few family members south to seek refuge in Zhu Cihong, who doesn't know where he is.

In addition, Qiu Zhizhong and Zu Zepu also sent Zhu Cijiong, the king of Ding, to Wu Sangui...... If Chongzhen and Zhu Cihong are no longer alive, Zhu Cijiong will be the inevitable heir to the throne of the Ming Dynasty!

Wang Yongji then analyzed: "If the hundreds of thousands of people here want to survive, they can only borrow the army of the Eastern Capture and appoint the king as the deputy marshal of the world's soldiers and horses to march west." As long as the thieves are defeated, we can always find a place to house these hundreds of thousands of people. Even if the sixteen states of Yanyun are ceded and the New Year's coins are allowed, there will be a situation in the Northern Song Dynasty!

If the emperor and the crown prince are still alive. We have always made a contribution to defeating the thieves and recovering large areas of rivers and mountains in Shanxi, Henan, and North Zhili. And with tens of thousands of troops in hand, the imperial court also has to rely on Zongrong! ”

Wu Sangui nodded lightly, this analysis is not wrong at all, that's what happened!

In today's troubled times, there are soldiers who are the king of grass. He Wu Sangui now has an army of 40,000 troops, and the banner of Dingwang Zhu Cijiong, how can he not achieve a great cause?

"It's good!" Wu Sangui finally made up his mind and said, "This lord will send Zu Zepu to go to Shengjing to contact Dolgon, the regent of Dongyu, and borrow troops from him to suppress the thieves!" ”