Chapter 105 The end of the fifteenth chapter

At the beginning of the army, the situation was quite favorable for Wu Sangui.The officers and soldiers under Wu Sangui are all veterans of a hundred battles and are used to fighting.Under Wu Sangui's command, they quickly captured Guiyang, Changsha, Yuezhou, Chengdu, Changde, and Hengzhou, winning all the way.Wherever they went, the Qing army was invincible. Wu Sangui once again drank the water of the Yangtze River.He came to Changde to command in person, and Chen Chongbing was on the south bank of the Yangtze River, posing a menacing posture.At this time, the morale of the Wu army was high. Some of the generals advocated the establishment of descendants of the Ming Dynasty to win people's hearts, some advocated crossing the river quickly to the north, and some advocated going east along the river and controlling the Jianghuai River to cut off the north-south grain road.But Wu Sangui refused to comment.Time passed day by day, and Wu Jun, who was in dire straits at the beginning, was still standing still on the south bank of the Yangtze River.

Wu Sangui had his own plans.He wanted to use this move to show the court that he didn't really want to rebel, he just wanted to keep his share of benefits.He believed that the army's way of destruction was enough to frighten the inexperienced little emperor.He sent someone to send a memorial to the court, requesting a truce.At the same time, he also entrusted the Dalai Lama of Tibet to "intercede" with the imperial court on his behalf, expressing the meaning of "breaking the ground and stopping the army". He felt that his request was reasonable, and Emperor Kangxi had no reason not to compromise.

This move exposed Wu Sangui's short-sightedness.This is the difference between him, a shrewd speculator, and a real historical great man, and it is also the proof that he is destined not to become a master.People like him can navigate the gaps in the historical context with ease, but they lack the vision and insight to guide history and create history.Force can sometimes decide everything, but it is not an invulnerable argument.When his efforts confronted the interests of more people, his bravery, shrewdness, and insight became pale foam on the reef. Emperor Kangxi was much stronger than Wu Sangui imagined.He has what Wu Sangui lacks the most: principled.He does not agree with Wu Sangui's logic.While Wu Sangui was holding back his troops, he was nervously mobilizing the army and mobilizing various forces.When he initially gained a foothold and adjusted the attitude of the entire empire to deal with the crisis, he responded to Wu Sangui: the eldest son Wu Yingxiong and eldest grandson Wu Shilin who kept Wu Sangui in Beijing as hostages were executed, and the rest of the descendants in Beijing were spared death and entered the palace as slaves.

According to historical records, when Wu Sangui heard the news, he was having a meal. "When he heard the news, he was startled and said: 'You are a young man! The matter is settled!' He pushed the food and got up." So far, Wu Sangui's dream was completely shattered.He gradually understood his situation, and an ominous premonition enveloped his heart, that his life might end in a complete tragedy. Wu Sangui, who has spent his whole life in the big historical plots, found the absurdity of his life's struggle in his later years.The world is so big that there is not a single path left for him.He thought he was smart and a hero all his life, but unexpectedly he was always walking on the verge of desperation.With a strong family concept, he poured a lot of emotion into his beloved children and grandchildren. This new blow in his twilight years made him a little unbearable. The guy (referring to the staff who urged him to raise troops) lost money."

With the retreat route cut off, Wu Jun had no choice but to launch an offensive again.But the opportunity was lost at this time, and the Qing army was fully prepared.After all, the power of the situation is greater than people, and Wu Sangui's army began to struggle.After the Qing soldiers counterattacked with the strength of the whole country, the brave Wu Jun finally began to taste failures.The situation took a turn for the worse, and the last gamble of Wu Sangui's life quickly lost any hope of success. In the seventeenth year of Kangxi (AD 1678), five years after the rebellion, the sixty-seven-year-old Wu Sangui died in despair.

Three years later, the remnants of the rebel army were wiped out.Wu Sangui's descendants were completely killed, including the infant.