Without Zhu Youlang, Wu Sangui didn't know how to conquer the banner of Ming. If Zhu Youlang's prince Zhu Cixuan was there, Wu Sangui would have supported the prince ascended the throne without hesitation, but the problem was that the whereabouts of the prince were unknown. News from Sichuan said that Prince Zhu Cixuan, Queen Wang and the Queen Mother fell into the hands of the rebel general Ta Xince. Whether this news is true or false, Wu Sangui cannot confirm it.

The emperor was gone and the prince was gone. Wu Sangui, who called for the rebellion of the Qing Dynasty and restoration of the Ming Dynasty, was really a headache. Now he didn't care about cursing the thief scholar who stabbed him in the back. He had to solve the problem of who would become the emperor immediately.

Wu Sangui regretted it very much. After obeying Hong Chengchou's opinions and opposed the Qing Dynasty, he only regarded Zhu Youlang as a treasure and was not careful about the rest of the Zhu Ming royal family. As a result, when Zhu Youlang died, there was no other royal family in his hands that could be praised for his emperor. In other words, Zhu Youlang's death made Wu Sangui become an unfair person now. At the same time, Zhu Youlang's death also caused the morale of the Wu army to fluctuate, which indirectly led to Hu Guozhu's defeat, which forced the strategic plan to fight the Kaifeng area to give up. Fortunately, although Hu Guozhu was defeated, it also cost Oboi a certain price. Ma Bao's timely response made Oboi unable to take advantage of the situation to expand the results of the war. Now he can only rest in Kaifeng area and prepare for another battle.

In terms of military strength, the Wu army still had an overwhelming advantage. Over the past month of war, Wu Sangui had figured out Oboi's background and had a full plan. The eight banners that Oboi could use were only 50,000 to 60,000, and half of them were fake Manchuzhou, which was carried by the Han army and the green camp. However, Wu Sangui had nearly 200,000 soldiers and horses under his command. Wu Sangui could bear defeat again and again, but Oboi could not defeat him. Although Oboi declared that there would be reinforcements coming from Beijing after he arrived in Kaifeng, this claim, let alone Wu Sangui, even the Qing army would not believe it. The last heavy army group that could be gathered in the Qing Dynasty was the one brought by Aobai. In addition, there were no heavy troops to adjust in the Qing Dynasty.

After Hu Guozhu was defeated, Fang Xianting advised to "tempt the enemy to go deeper" and lured Oboi's troops to encircle and annihilate the Guanluo area with many mountains and dangers. This plan is very good. Luoyang is not suitable for large-scale cavalry combat. If Oboi really wants to go deeper, he will inevitably tie his hands and feet. However, the news of Zhu Youlang's death forced Fang Xianting's "tempt the enemy" strategy to stand.

Wu Sangui strictly ordered the blockade from the beginning, but not long after, the whole army knew the news. Who was spreading the news of Zhu Youlang's death, and who wanted to shake the Wu army's spirit? Wu Sangui knew without thinking. Besides the thief scholar who stabbed him in the back, who else?

The thief scholar was very thief. On the one hand, he suddenly used troops to Yungui, seized Guiyang under the pretext of rescuing Li Dingguo, and on the other hand, he blamed Zhu Youlang for his death. At the same time, the Zhongzhen Camp in southern Henan suddenly went north after Hu Guozhu was defeated, forcing Oboi to separate and block later. This seemed to help the Wu army, but after closer inspection, it was as if two people were fighting, but another person was helping this and another, so that neither of them could defeat each other until they were dragged exhausted. In the end, when both of them could not stand up, the person who had never tried his best was probably the real winner.

After hearing Hu Guozhu's report, Wu Sangui wanted to cease the battle with Oboi immediately, and then the two sides worked together to deal with the Taiping Army and Zhongzhen Camp. But in that case, wouldn't it be decided that Wu Sangui was the murderer who killed Zhu Youlang? Otherwise, why would Wu Sangui suddenly negotiate with the Qing army after Zhu Youlang's death?

Wu Sangui was anxious and uneasy. How to deal with the thief scholar is not an urgent task. The urgent task is that he must solve the confusion of his subordinates. The emperor is dead. Which emperor they still have to fight for now.

It turned out that some of the generals from the Daxi Army and the Ming Army proposed that since Emperor Yongli died, would he be the Emperor Dingwu who was converted to Nandu? Some also proposed to find another Zhu Ming royal family to support him to continue to compete with Nandu.

Emperor Wu of Fengding, Wu Sangui would definitely not do this, which means that all his efforts will be put into vain, not to mention that the thief scholars have already attacked him. Although Yunnan and Guizhou are no longer important to Wu Sangui now, it is Wu Sangui's territory after all. Many of the troops in the Wu army are from the Great Western Army, and their hometown is occupied, which will have a considerable impact on these soldiers from the Great Western Army from the Yunnan and Guizhou region. The consequences of this impact may not be revealed yet. After all, the Wu army is still strong on the surface, with several provinces and a possibility of restoring the old capital. But if the war continues to go on, the consequences may appear bit by bit, until it leads to a disaster. How to solve this problem, Wu Sangui has already handed over to the counselor Fang Xianting to do it. Fang Xianting has always been wise and he will arrange it, so Wu Sangui is naturally at ease.

Wu Sangui had considered the emperor, but he could not hold out the royal family in his hands to call on the whole world. If the people in the world can convince the people, this new emperor must be the prince. At present, the royal family's relatives, the Tang Dynasty was promoted to the emperor in Nandu under the support of the Taiping Army, the King of Lu was in Jinxia, ​​and the King of Han was in the hands of the Zhongzhen Camp. Other princes either died at the hands of Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, or surrendered to the Qing court and were killed. Looking at the world, there was really no such prince waiting for Wu Sangui to support him.

However, there must be a emperor now, otherwise how can the morale of the army be comforted and how can the soldiers be safe?

Wu Sangui was upset. He never expected the Taiping Army's offensive to be so fast. He captured Guiyang in just over a month and killed Zhu Youlang. He did not expect Fulin to fight him to death. As soon as Hu Guozhu was defeated, the Wu army's offensive in the past few months stopped instantly. With the news of the emperor's death, the morale was very low, whether in the front line or in the rear.

The situation almost took a sharp turn, and it is urgent to reverse this passive situation. At least, Wu Sangui wants to make the 200,000 soldiers "just right".

Wu Sangui was reluctant to make up his mind what to do. He knew that his indecisiveness would be of no help, but he just couldn't make up his mind.

In a state of irritation, Wu Sangui felt that his confidence in defeating the Qing Dynasty seemed to be insufficient. He woke up and must not be troubled by this series of failure news, nor could he lose confidence. He had to decide the next move immediately. For this reason, he summoned Hu Yuxuan and his eldest son Wu Yingxiong who had just returned from Shanxi.
Chapter completed!