Xia Guoxiang and Hu Guozhu are not willing to rescue Sichuan, but the point is different, Xia Guoxiang believes that the army has just entered Jiangsu and Zhejiang from the two lakes, if it is a thousand miles away, the dispatch of fewer troops may not play a big role, if there are more sent, the good situation in Jiangsu and Zhejiang will have to be handed over.

It is even possible to affect the two lakes in a row, and then these vicious battles will be fought in vain, as for Sichuan, even if those people have a firm foothold, it will be easy to destroy them when the army takes Jiangsu and Zhejiang safely. In Xia Guoxiang's understanding, even if the Ming Dynasty has some military strength, it has been lurking for nearly 30 years, to say that the combat effectiveness must be limited, the reason why Sichuan can be defeated this time must be because Wang Pingfan took away the troops of Sichuan, and they were caught off guard.

And Hu Guozhu's idea is even simpler, there is a lot of silver in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, a lot of grain and grass, and a lot of beautiful women, this piece of land must be taken down to be worthy of God's generous gift, otherwise it will be a tyrannical thing. As for Sichuan, you can destroy those thieves and immortal dogs wherever you want to transfer people, so why mobilize a large army to go over?

Wu Sangui took out Wang Pingfan's letter in a fit of anger: "You can see for yourself, the previous campaign has lost troops and generals, how could Sichuan have been the rabble you call it, if they really want to omit Yunnan, do you want to make this king homeless?" ”

Wu Sangui was furious, and all the generals in the battalion didn't dare to speak, so Xia Guoxiang had to step forward: "Father, I agree with your order in this matter." ”

Wu Sangui's face was overjoyed, but before his smile bloomed, he heard the next sentence: "But now that Jiangsu and Zhejiang are employing people, our allies, whether Geng Jingzhong or Shang Kexi, are all unwilling to contribute, just waiting for us to lay down Jiangsu and Zhejiang to sit on the ground and share the soup." My idea is that since they are unwilling to contribute, it is better to transfer to Sichuan, although the soldiers and horses in Sichuan are not a rabble, but they may not have seen many large formations, and their skills must be limited, and Geng Jingzhong and Shang Ke are also the princes of the Han family who are on an equal footing with their fathers, so there must be no problem in dealing with them. ”

When the generals in the camp heard this, they all praised in their hearts: "Sure enough, Xia Juma has a smart brain and has great plans." ”

To tell the truth, these generals have long looked down on the troops under Geng Jingzhong and Shang Kexi, as the saying goes, one soldier is a bear, and one will be a nest, this is not very powerful as a general, they have a lot of people, but to say that the combat effectiveness is not at all, as soon as they heard that they were going to fight with the Manchu bannermen, their legs were weak first, so even if Wu Sangui contained most of the main forces, they still had no achievements.

Wu Sangui was also quite moved when he heard this suggestion, since you can't fight the Manchu Tartars, what do you say that the Manchu Qing natural warriors can't fight hard with them, then let you go and exterminate the Han people of the former Ming Dynasty. You can't have any strength at all, and you have to sit on the ground and share the soup in the end, even if I, Wu Sangui, have nothing to say about love, these generals under my command will have to turn against you sooner or later.

Seeing that Wu Sangui was quite moved, Xia Guoxiang continued: "The reason why Geng Jingzhong and Shang Kexi were named King of Jingnan and King Pingnan is only because of their merit in destroying the Ming Dynasty, and now let them do it, they must be happy, if they are worried that we occupy their Guangdong and Fujian, we should assign Sichuan to them. ”

Wu Sangui nodded: "Immediately make an appointment for me to meet the two princes, since they can't help much on the Manchu battlefield, let them deal with the Han people they are best at dealing with." I hope that their swords are not old, otherwise their reputation will be ruined. ”

The last sentence was said by Wu Sangui with a smile, and everyone present could see that Wu Sangui was joking, even if the army in Sichuan was a little powerful, in the face of these two who had the ability to destroy the Ming Dynasty in exchange for the king, they would definitely be able to clean them up.

Therefore, Wu Sangui showed a rare ease on his face, and glanced at Xia Guoxiang: "Xiao General, can Shi Fan still enter your eyes these days?" ”

Xia Guoxiang hurriedly bowed: "Your Royal Highness is very brave, cultivate more, and soon you will regain the majesty of your father's youth!" In fact, Wu Shifan's performance can only be regarded as decent, but Xia Guoxiang knows that Wu Sangui's thoughts are now pinned on this grandson, so he took this opportunity to quickly praise Wu Shifan, hoping to give Wu Sangui a little confidence.

Sure enough, Wu Sangui's irrepressible smile spread from his face after hearing this: "Xiao General, you never lie, why do you start to flatter this king now, is it possible to be a traitor?" ”

"Erchen doesn't dare, Shifan does have the courage of his father, and now he has become one with the sergeants of the army, and he will definitely be able to become the pillar of the army in the future." This is true, but everyone in the army admires Xia Guoxiang, Xia Guoxiang asked them to have a good relationship with Wu Shifan, do they dare to disobey? That's why I have this evaluation.

It's not that Xia Guoxiang is concentrating on flattering Wu Sangui, he knows that Wu Sangui's only sustenance now is that after a hundred years, Wu Shifan can inherit his position, even if he Wu Sangui can't beat the world, he can enjoy the Taimiao in the future.

If he thinks that Wu Shifan is not a big weapon, he will definitely be depressed, you must know that he is old, if he is depressed, the damage to the army can be fatal.

Wu Sangui laughed: "It's all up to a few of you uncles to help you, don't hide it." ”

"Erchen will never dare to hide his clumsiness, His Highness will become a great weapon sooner or later."

Three days later, Geng Jingzhong and Shang Kexi came to Wu Sangui's camp, Geng Jingzhong was in his early thirties, and Shang Kexi was already seventy-two years old, but the relationship between the two was very close.

The two of them also understand that among the three feudatories now, Wu Sangui's family is dominant, and if the two of them have another dispute, it will inevitably let Wu Sangui encroach on it, and only by ally and mutual help can they survive, so the relationship is very good.

Wu Sangui glanced at Geng Jingzhong and sighed: "Before this king raised his army, he heard that Ling Zun was driving a crane to the west, and he really cried bitterly for several days. ”

Geng Jingzhong was very surprised by what kind of drama Wu Sangui was going to play today, but he could only say in passing: "Uncle, don't be overly sad, now that you are old, you should pay attention to your body, I only wish my uncle a long life, and we will have a support." ”

Wu Sangui smiled bitterly and shook his head: "People are rare in their seventies, where can anyone live to be a hundred years old?" That's just legendary characters, such as today's chaos, a few of us unfortunately became the protagonists, if you are a little careless, your net worth and life can not be saved. ”

Shang Kexi was not very vague: "King Zhou has something to say, as long as the two of us can do it, we will never shirk." ”

(End of chapter)