Chapter 374: All Calculating
The secret agents lurking in the capital continuously sent all kinds of intelligence information they collected to Wu Sangui, allowing him to clearly understand all the news and trends in the capital, and also made him determined to rebel against the Ming and surrender to the Qing.
In his view, Zhu Youjian's various reform measures, especially those against merchants and aristocratic tyrants, were tantamount to seeking death. Those aristocratic tyrants were very powerful. Once united, they were enough to overthrow the Ming Dynasty several times. Chongzhen attacked them. Isn't it because he was tired of living?
His Wu family was also powerful. Chongzhen's attack on all the powerful people in the world was equivalent to attacking him. Could he bear this bad breath with 150,000 elite Guanning troops?
Chongzhen was a great tyrant who was very good at committing suicide, and the Ming Dynasty had already shown signs of destruction. It was not worth his assistance at all. It was the wisest choice to surrender to the powerful Qing Dynasty.
In terms of military intelligence, he had almost collected it. Lu Yiming's Royal Second Regiment was stationed in the Yutian area, and there were also Guangxi Wolf Barracks and Sichuan Army Barracks. After wiping out the rebels of Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng, they also moved to the area between Yutian and Wuxian to rest.
Wu Sangui once suspected that Emperor Chongzhen was wary of him, but he quickly overturned this idea, thinking that Emperor Chongzhen was afraid of death, so he strengthened the outer defense of the capital.
The Qing army's cavalry had entered the Central Plains several times and approached the capital several times. If it weren't for the quick arrival of the loyal troops from all over the country, the capital would have been broken by the Qing army long ago. It was normal for Emperor Chongzhen to strengthen the outer defense of the capital.
Lan Fang and Lu Yiming were young generals used by Emperor Chongzhen. They were unknown and unknown, and they were only in their twenties. They were young boys with no knowledge and were not reliable in their work, so he disdained them.
Although the Royal Second Regiment, Guangxi Wolf Barracks, and Sichuan Army Barracks were called the Three Armies, they were all equipped with muskets, but each army had only 5,000 people, and the total number was only 15,000, and they were all infantry.
The power of the Ming Dynasty's artillery was okay, but the quality of the musket was really bad, and it often exploded. Soldiers would rather use the musket as a fire stick than shoot, and they would kill or injure themselves before hurting the enemy. Besides, can this thing withstand the full-speed charge of the cavalry?
Wu Sangui really didn't take the three new armies seriously, and according to the intelligence sent back by the secret agent, the defense line built by the three new armies in the Yutian area almost made him laugh.
The secret agents lurking in the capital sent all kinds of intelligence information collected to Wu Sangui continuously, allowing him to clearly understand and grasp all the news trends in the capital, and also made him firm in his determination to rebel against the Ming and surrender to the Qing.
In his opinion, Zhu Youjian's various reform measures, especially those against merchants and aristocratic tyrants, were tantamount to seeking his own death. Those aristocratic tyrants were very powerful. Once united, they would be enough to overthrow the Ming Dynasty several times. Chongzhen attacked them. Was it because he was tired of living?
His Wu family was also powerful. Chongzhen attacked all the powerful people in the world, which was equivalent to attacking him. With 150,000 elite Guanning troops in his hands, could he bear this?
Chongzhen was a great tyrant who was very good at courting death, and the Ming Dynasty had already shown signs of destruction. It was not worth his assistance at all. It was the wisest choice to surrender to the powerful Qing Dynasty.
In terms of military intelligence, he had also collected almost all of it. Lu Yiming's Royal Second Regiment was stationed in the Yutian area, and there were also Guangxi Wolf Soldiers Camp and Sichuan Army Camp. After wiping out the rebels of Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng, they also moved to rest between Yutian and Wuxian.
Wu Sangui once suspected that Emperor Chongzhen was wary of him, but he quickly overturned this idea, thinking that Emperor Chongzhen was afraid of death, so he strengthened the outer defense of the capital.
The Qing army's cavalry had entered the Central Plains several times and approached the capital several times. If it weren't for the quick arrival of the troops from all over the country, the capital would have been broken by the Qing army long ago. It was normal for Emperor Chongzhen to strengthen the outer defense of the capital.
Lan Fang and Lu Yiming were young generals used by Emperor Chongzhen. They were unknown and unknown, and they were only in their twenties. They were young boys with no hair on their mouths and were not reliable in doing things, so he disdained them.
Although the Royal Second Regiment, Guangxi Wolf Barracks, and Sichuan Army Barracks were called the three armies, they were equipped with all muskets, but each army had only 5,000 people, and the total was only 15,000 people, and they were all infantry.
The power of the Ming Dynasty's artillery was OK, but the quality of the musket was really bad, and it often exploded. Soldiers would rather use the musket as a fire stick than shoot, and they would kill or injure themselves before hurting the enemy. Besides, can this thing withstand the full-speed charge of the cavalry?
Wu Sangui really didn't take the three new armies seriously, and according to the intelligence sent back by the secret agent, the defense line built by the three new armies in the Yutian area almost made him laugh.