In the yamen of the governor of Wuchang Huguang, Ao Bai summoned everyone to participate in the military aircraft discussion, but there were not many people who came, except for Shi Lang, the admiral of the navy, ran away, the university Shi Tuhai, because of his military exploits and was promoted to the commander of the Eight Banners New Army, Zhangtai Belle, as well as the general Shanshang of Zhengnan, the king of Shuncheng County, Leerjin, the general of Guangxi, Sun Yanling, the four Gegekong Sizhen, the eight banners of the Han Dynasty Fei Yada, the eight banners of the Meng, the eight banners of the Meng, the deputy capital of the eight banners of Amida and a group of other people ran away with oil on the soles of their feet, even Zhao Liangdong, who vowed to live and die with Wuchang City, A group of "fierce generals" such as Daniel Zhang and Wang Jinbao saw that the situation was not good, and they all ran away. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

In addition to Aobai, Yue Le and Jieshu who still remained in Wuchang City, there were also Zhang Changgeng, the governor of Huguang, Zhou Peigong, who formed the new army of the Huguang Green Battalion, Wu Dan and Zhu Yike of the Ganshan Green Battalion, and Aobai his own cronies Ban Bushan, Mulima and others.

However, these Qing army generals who stayed in Wuchang City, the prince, Beile, and Beizi were all depressed, and the color of their faces was either gray or iron-blue, and they did not have the slightest confidence that Wuchang would be able to hold out for a few days.

Ao Bai looked around: "Everyone, I still have 100,000 elite soldiers in Wuchang City!" And there is plenty of grain and grass, and Wuchang is one of the strongest cities in the world! If the thieves want to capture Wuchang, they will definitely pay a heavy price! We hope you will work together! ”

Zhang Changgeng said: "Xiangye! Xiaguan must live and die with Wuchang City! ”

Zhou Peigong also stepped forward and arched his hand: "Xiangye, as long as the humble position is still there, he will not let the thief step into Wuchang!" ”

Wu Dan, Zhu Yike and others also stepped forward and saluted: "The last general is willing to live and die with Wuchang!" ”

Ao Bai touched his beard and nodded slightly, telling everyone to stand down first, but he asked Goshha to stop Yue Le, Jieshu, Bambulshan, and Mulima.

When everyone else had left, the few people who were most trusted by Ao Bai remained in the hall.

Ao Bai looked at Yue Le, Jie Shu, Bambulshan, Mu Lima and others, and said, "Everyone, we still have 100,000 defenders in the city. But you also know what virtue these 100,000 troops are! There are only 20,000 regular soldiers, and the rest are a rabble! Although the city of Wuchang is strong, can it withstand the cannons of the thieves? Everyone, now that the thieves have not surrounded Wuchang, you should quickly evacuate with your headquarters soldiers and horses! There's no need to stay in the city and die! ”

Ao Bai knew that the Ming army's artillery was powerful, and the city of Wuchang could not withstand all kinds of artillery bombardment of the Ming army, not to mention that now the connection between the city and Jiangbei has been severed, and the morale of the defenders is low.

"Xiangye! The thieves haven't taken the east of the city yet, so let's hurry up! Yue Le, Jie Shu and others persuaded each other.

Ao Bai said: "There are still 8,000 banners in Wuchang City, and the people have not yet left!" How could the old man abandon the banner and the people abandon the city and flee for their lives? Wait for Hugh to persuade again! The old man decided to live and die with Wuchang City! ”

Yue Le continued to persuade bitterly: "Xiangye, now that the situation in the Qing Dynasty is precarious, only Xiangye can be the mainstay!" To put it mildly, the emperor and the empress dowager don't understand this, in order to deal with you, Xiangye, they actually reused Tuhai, Zhangtai, these incompetent people are in charge of the army! If you can't go out, my Qing Dynasty will really be over! ”

Ao Bai smiled bitterly: "Prince An, do you think that if the old man abandons the city and flees for his life, the emperor and the empress dowager will let the old man go?" Wrong! They will definitely use this as an excuse to kill the old man's family! If the old man dies in battle, he will also leave a way for his family to live! Prince An, Prince Kang, you two don't have to wait here for death with the old man! Hurry up! While Minggou has not blocked the road to Jiujiang, you leave as soon as possible! ”

"Xiangye!" Yue Le and Jie Shu almost shed tears.

Ao Bai said earnestly: "Prince An, the person the old man is most optimistic about is you!" Compared to Tuhai Zhangtai, who only know how to talk on paper, they are wrong, they are not even worthy of talking on paper! Compared to them, you are the best general with real talent and the most powerful way to lead the troops! You don't have to worry about the old man, leave Wuchang quickly! Remember, after leaving the city, go straight to Jiujiang! When you arrive in Jiujiang, immediately cross the river to Anqing! You must defend Anqing! As for Xiangyang, there is Tuhai guarding them. Although Tuhai can't fight, the old man believes that he can still hold on to Xiangyang Jiancheng for a while! ”

Jie Shu asked, "Xiangye, how long can we hold out in the Qing Dynasty?" ”

"Originally, I thought that if the thieves crossed the river and went to the north, my Eight Banners Iron Cavalry would be invincible, and the thieves would be broken! Who knew that the strength of the thief's field battle had soared! Now it is difficult for my Eight Banners Iron Cavalry to win in the field! In the final analysis, in addition to weapons, after our bannermen entered the customs, the speed of corruption and degeneration was too fast! In addition, Wu Sangui is also reversed, and it is estimated that the thieves will soon be able to hit the capital! If the emperor and the empress dowager can abandon the capital and retreat to the bitter cold land outside the gate, we can still make a comeback when we wait for the opportunity! Ao Bai said.

"But thieves' firearms are so powerful! Perhaps in the future, the world will be the age of firearms! We practice archery and martial arts, but we can't beat the fine firearms! Yue Le sighed, "Even if you retreat outside the gate, you still can't compete with Ming Dog without firearms!" Can we only be outside the gate forever? ”

Ao Bai said: "The old man actually knows a little about the things outside the gate, and the Rakshasa people outside the gate are also sharp in firearms, if we can cooperate with the Rakshasa people, there is still a chance." Prince An, after you return to the capital, it depends on what the situation is, if the situation is not good, you will persuade the emperor and the empress dowager to give up the capital and return to the outside of the customs! In addition, you can take all the way to the west, and it is also a road to the west! In this way, my Eight Banners disciples will divide their troops into two ways, and they will not be served by Ming Gou. ”

Yue Le's face was full of doubts: "Xiangye, what is the way out for this road to the west?" To the west is the territory of the Dzungar Mongols, who have been disobedient to the king for a long time! We went, can they still be obedient? ”

Ao Bai said: "To the west, I also want the support of the Rakshasa people!" If there is a Rakshasa to help, won't the Dzungar Mongols be captured? As the saying goes, there are three holes of the cunning rabbit, and it is always better for us to have one more way. ”

Yue Le nodded: "Xiangye, if you can get the support of the Rakshasa people, it will not be a problem to defeat the thieves!" I heard that the Rakshasa people outside the pass are extremely fierce, with only more than 1,000 people, but they can stand up to the 2,000 elite eight banners outside my pass! The Eight Banners outside the Guanxi are more than five times more brave than the Eight Banners in the Guannei! It's much more fierce than the Huguang Green Battalion! In this way, if the Rakshasas are willing to send 50,000 troops, this pseudo-Ming Haikou is not to be feared. ”

Ao Bai said: "There is one last thing, after you leave the city, immediately send someone to the capital!" Advise the emperor, don't kill Wu Yingxiong! Keep Wu Yingxiong and let Wu Sangui and Pseudo Ming kill each other! ”