Chapter 2045: gap (below)
Chapter 2045 Gap (Part 2)
Chapter 2043: Gap (Part 2)
At this time, Wu Sangui felt extremely bitter. He found that he was involved in the internal strife of the Qing Dynasty. No matter whether he answered "yes" or "no", he would definitely offend someone.
If Wu Sangui answered truthfully and said "yes", he would be helping A Gu beat him. This would be tantamount to betraying Daishan and Nurhachi. After all, Nurhachi had already hinted at him.
But if you lie and say otherwise, you will completely offend Wanyan Aguda and Wanyan's family.
Whether it was Nurhachi or Aguda, Wu Sangui could not afford to offend either one.
In an instant, Wu Sangui had made a decision in his heart. Although the Wanyan family had great power in the Qing Dynasty, they were not the royal family after all. Only the Aisin Gioro family was the royal family, so he only had to follow Aisin Gioro's footsteps.
“Your Majesty, the order to withdraw the troops was not given by the second prince, but by the last general.”
Wu Sangui clasped his fists and said with a serious face, but secretly thought in his heart: Nurhachi should reward himself for taking such a big blame for Ti Daishan.
"What?"
The generals of Wanyan's line all screamed, obviously not expecting Wu Sangui to take the responsibility and take all the faults that were not his own on behalf of the good generals.
"Wu Sangui, please think clearly. You cannot bear the responsibility of disobeying military orders and withdrawing troops without authorization, causing Jia Fu to escape."
Wanyan Honglie gave a serious reminder. It was said to be a reminder, but in fact it was a threat. However, Wu Sangui, who was determined to be a licking dog, obviously would not accept this.
Wu Sangui glanced at Wanyan Honglie and said in a deep voice: "It is indeed the order given by the general. The second elder brother listened to the general's persuasion and then retreated with the general."
Seeing this, Nurhachi nodded secretly in his heart, but asked indifferently: "Tell me, why do you want to retreat without fighting?"
“The reason why the general did this was because he believed that His Highness King Jin’s order was unreasonable and that he was simply gambling with the survival of the 20,000-strong army.
With King Jin’s 30,000 cavalry, if you want to annihilate Jia Fu’s 3,000 easily, one hour is indeed enough, but can you kill Jia Fu in one hour? "
Hearing what Wu Sangui said, all the generals present looked thoughtful, including many people from Wanyan's group.
Yes, the three thousand Qin army is easy to destroy, but Jia Fu is difficult to kill.
With Jia Fu's martial arts, even in two hours, not to mention an hour, 30,000 troops may not be able to kill him. It is even possible for him to break out on his own without a large army as a burden.
If the 30,000 cavalrymen were delayed too much because of Jia Fu, the 20,000 cavalrymen might have been wiped out.
At this thought, everyone couldn't help but look at Wu Sangui with a hint of contempt. After all, what Wu Sangui said made sense. This was no longer retreating in fear of battle, but a strategic retreat.
The people from Wanyan's group questioned him a few more times, but Wu Sangui had an idea in his mind. Although he had already answered fluently and his answers were watertight, which made the generals from Wanyan's group grit their teeth in anger, they could do nothing about his shameless behavior.
Nurhachi also didn't expect that Wu Sangui would make up such a perfect excuse in such a short period of time. He couldn't help but think highly of Wu Sangui, but he said: "Wu Sangui, although your analysis is reasonable, but After all, these did not happen, and it cannot cover up the fact that you disobeyed military orders."
Wu Sangui knelt down decisively and confessed: "I will be guilty and I am willing to receive any punishment."
Nurhaci nodded with satisfaction and said: "Although you made a mistake, your crime will not lead to death. Let's do this. You will be demoted three levels and be beaten with eighty military sticks as punishment."
"What?"
Wu Sangui was so frightened that he screamed. He never expected that Nurhachi would punish him so severely.
You must know that he is being blamed for Daishan. Nurhachi doesn’t reward him, but he actually wants to demote him by three levels and give him an eighty-year military stick? What's the point?
After being demoted three levels in a row, what is the difference between him and an ordinary captain? In addition, eighty military sticks can kill people.
Wu Sangui asked for help and slashed at Daishan. Daishan thought that Wu Sangui was taking the blame for himself, and immediately prepared to stand up and intercede for Wu Sangui, but was glared back by Nurhaci and did not dare to say another word. Nurhaci looked down at Wu Sangui and asked with a cold face: "Why, are you dissatisfied with my punishment?"
Wu Sangui suppressed the grief and anger in his heart, gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty is wise, I will never have any dissatisfaction, and I will be willing to accept punishment."
“Push it down and execute it.”
Nurhachi waved his hand, and Wu Sangui was dragged away by two soldiers. Wu Sangui's painful screams were heard outside the tent.
“Ah, ah…”
After hearing Wu Sangui's scream, a trace of guilt flashed across Dai Shan's face, while the faces of Wanyan and the other generals were full of joy.
Let this slave of yours open your eyes and tell lies. I'd rather beat you to death.
Nurhaci didn't care about this and said to the generals below: "If anyone dares to disobey military orders in the future, Wu Sangui will be your fate."
“We dare not.” All the generals said in unison.
The reason why Nurhachi punished Wu Sangui severely was actually to appease the people of Wanyan's group. Wu Sangui stood up and kicked him to attract hatred. The dissatisfaction of Wanyan and his group had been transferred to Wu Sangui.
At this time, don’t say that what Wu Sangui said was a lie. Even if it was the truth, Nurhachi must punish him in order to appease the hearts of Wanyan and his generals.
Sacrifice Wu Sangui, but it can appease the Wanyan clan and make the Manchu and Qing Dynasties stable and harmonious. This is no need for Nurhachi to consider.
Absolutely, Nurhachi obviously didn't care as to whether Wu Sangui would be resentful. After all, he was just a surrendered general of the Han army. At most, he would try to appease him afterwards.
“Your Majesty, since all of this is Wu Sangui’s fault, can the punishment for His Highness King Jin be handed down from now on?” Wanyan Jindanzi said.
Nurhaci shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Although the main blame lies with Wu Sangui, Aguda is not without responsibility.
As the commander-in-chief of an army, he was not careful and did not know people well. He mistakenly used Wu Sangui, and then Jia Fu escaped, causing the operation to fall short. This is an unshirkable responsibility and must be severely punished. "
Hearing this, all the generals in Wanyan's line were immediately speechless.
Now Nurhaci does not say that all the responsibility lies with Aguda, but wants to punish him for his crimes of poor thinking and unclear understanding of people. As the commander-in-chief, Aguda cannot get rid of this responsibility no matter what.
In this regard, what else can Aguda say? Nurhachi had already made clear arrangements for him. He even wanted to drag Wu Sangui to take the blame for Shan and reduce his military power. If he still surrendered his cavalry power, there would be many political conspiracies in the future. If we keep him, we may not even be able to keep the infantry power.
“Your Majesty, Aguda accepts the punishment and is convinced that he is willing to hand over the command of the cavalry.” Aguda kowtowed and thanked him.
Nurhachi showed a victorious expression. Aguda, who had no cavalry power, would naturally no longer be able to pose a threat to him in the future.
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After returning to the camp where he was guarding, Aguda couldn't swallow his breath. He was so angry that he couldn't even eat, and he even overturned the dining table.
“It’s too much to bully others, it’s too much to bully others…”
Wanyan Daguda didn't dare to shout. He was afraid that Nurhaci would make him more dissatisfied with him if he knew about it, so he could only hide in the tent by himself and secretly sulk.
At this time, a man in black walked out from behind the screen and said coldly: "His Royal Highness, King Jin, you are also a hero of the generation. Nurhaci has humiliated you so much. Are you willing to continue to serve him?"
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