Chapter 136: No War in Tianjin
Wanshan commanded tens of thousands of people alone to resist the repeated attacks of the Chuang army in Tianjin City. Faced with the sharp firearms and terrifying strong water, Li Yan's troops suffered heavy losses and had to surround the city without fighting.
The news reached the capital, but there was no reply. Li Yan went to the city every day to ask Wanshan for his wife, but no one paid any attention to him. Wanshan thought to himself: "A country girl, you are so rare! There are so many rich girls in the capital, but you have to waste your time on me."
Li Yan, unable to find reinforcements, had no choice but to negotiate with Wanshan. He offered 100,000 taels of silver in exchange for Hongniang's freedom! Wanshan, upon hearing this, wondered if this woman was worth 100,000 taels of silver. So he pulled Hongniang out and said to Li Yan, "General Li! Your wife is worth 100,000 taels of silver. I'll give you 200,000 taels of silver and I'll take her home with me."
Li Yan's face turned green with rage, and he felt that he might have been betrayed. So he said, "I, the Wan family, will definitely kill your entire family!" Then he turned his horse around and returned to the barracks.
Hongniang looked at Li Yan who was walking away and shouted, "Li Yan! Come back! I am your wife! Why?" Li Yan heard these words without looking back.
Wanshan was stirring up trouble by doing this, because he knew Li Yan could no longer stay in Tianjin. Li Zicheng was heading north to Shanhaiguan, and Wu Sangui was still planning to surrender to the Jianlu. Before leaving the capital, Zhao Xiaofei had already spread the word, putting the blame on Li Zicheng. He asked beggars to compose a ballad, saying: "Chen Yuanyuan, a beautiful beauty, Li Zicheng, a true hero. We don't need money to attack the capital. We just want the beauty by our side! By our side!"
He was worried about what would happen if Wu Sangui really didn't rebel? So he kept crying wolf! Unfortunately, Zhao Xiaofei overthought it. For Wu Sangui, women and family really didn't matter. His own future was the real thing! How did his father, Wu Xiang, die? He was beheaded by rebels in Yongping, Hebei, and his head was hung on the city wall for public display. If he was truly filial, would he watch his father die? As for Chen Yuanyuan, in his eyes, she was nothing more than a plaything.
The real reason Wu Sangui joined the Qing dynasty was that Li Zicheng's demand for surrendered officials from the capital had provoked him. Not only did he demand money, he also put officials in shackles. This was intolerable! So he planned to use the Qing dynasty to mobilize troops and eliminate Li Zicheng. However, Dorgon seized this opportunity to continuously discredit Wu Sangui, claiming he had surrendered to the Qing. Furthermore, Wu Sangui had lost strength in the Battle of Yipanshi, forcing him to surrender to the Qing dynasty and become the future King of Pingxi.
After news of the fall of the capital and the suffering of officials reached Shanhaiguan, Wu Sangui, following the course of history, led the Qing army into the pass. So now, Li Yan in Tianjin has been unable to capture Tianjin, and Li Zicheng has long been impatient. Isn't it just a woman? If there's something wrong with the capital, you can choose any of the children of former officials or the daughters of nobles. Hurry and return to help me defend the capital!
Then there was that scene where Li Yan left in despair, and Hong Niangzi refused to turn back no matter how much he called out to him. Wan Shan smiled and said to Hong Niangzi, "Well, your husband is a heartless man! If my wife was captured, I would never tolerate it! If I don't kill the other person's entire family, I'm not Wan!"
Hong Niangzi ignored Wan Shan's words and looked depressed. Li Yan's behavior made her disheartened, and she was helped back to the place where she was detained by several women.
Wanshan was in high spirits today, having seen Li Yan withdraw his troops. With the siege of Tianjin lifted, he could now calmly arrange for his troops to embark on the ship for Nanjing. He and Zhao Xiaofei had agreed that if he couldn't return within 40 days, he would travel directly to Nanjing to reunite with them. Wanshan would only wait for him here for 30 days! When the time was up, they would set sail!
At night, Wanshan led his men to Hongniangzi's residence. Hongniangzi had already been untied. Wanshan asked, "Hongniangzi! Now you have two options! One is to follow us to Nanjing, where you can live an ordinary life. The other is that we will release you before we sail, and you can return to the capital to find your husband if you wish. What are your plans?"
"General Wan, I can see that Li Zicheng and others are unlikely to accomplish anything great. Your army is powerful and cannot be compared with us peasants! I predict that they will be defeated in the future! I am willing to follow the general to Nanjing!" said Hongniangzi.
"Great! My Ming Dynasty has another female general!" Wan Shan said with a smile. Before leaving, Zhao Xiaofei said that if Hong Niangzi was willing to surrender, he would take her to Nanjing. If she didn't surrender, he would kill her before leaving.
If Hongniang had said no just now, he would have ordered someone to send her on her way.
Lady Hong said, "General Wan, since you and I will serve in the same court from now on, I have a condition!"
"What conditions?" Wanshan said.
"Can you please let them all leave first?" asked Hongniangzi.
Wan Shan felt that Hong Niangzi couldn't escape at this moment, and couldn't defeat him, so he nodded. The maid and the guards left. Just before everyone left, Hong Niangzi said, "I want you to marry me! Otherwise, I won't feel at ease!"
The last guard quickly closed the door after hearing this. He called the other guards to squat at the door and eavesdrop. This was a great opportunity to eavesdrop, so how could they miss it? Wanshan was very strict in his training, but he was also very easygoing. His men also liked to playfully chat with him. So these soldiers dared to squat at the door and eavesdrop!
Wan Shan was shocked when he heard this and said, "Marry you? I already have two wives! I can't marry anymore!"
A soldier outside said to another soldier: "What's wrong with the general? Are you scared? What's wrong with marrying again? This is sacrificing yourself for your country!"
"If it were me, I wouldn't dare marry her either. Her husband is still alive! Are you planning to remarry? Aren't you afraid of having a child with a broken head in the future?"
"She's different! A female general like that would be a leading general on our side. A leading general must have no worries when fighting outside. Only by marrying our general can she let loose outside! You know nothing!"
"Then I won't marry her! What if she gets captured again and marries someone else?"
The two soldiers were discussing with each other outside, while inside, Wanshan and Hongniangzi had already started fighting. Hongniangzi wanted to use force, so how could Wanshan just surrender? So the two of them started fighting back and forth in the house.
The soldiers knew that General Wan was fine, so no one went in. They just stood guard outside the door. Hong Niangzi really couldn't beat Wan Shan. But Hong Niangzi didn't want to defeat Wan Shan, but to take off his clothes.
Wan Shan had never thought of this, and although he was not knocked down, he found that his pants had fallen off during the fight. He hurriedly tried to pull up his pants, but unfortunately Wan Shan had already fallen into Hong Niangzi's trap.
Hongniang used a few tricks, and Wanshan was overwhelmed. As for what tricks? Haha! Think about it for yourself! The scene is too beautiful to describe. You can just imagine the scene in your own bed.
Anyway, after a long time, Wan Shan still didn't leave Hong Niang's room. He struggled to get up from the bed, pulled up his pants and said, "I said Li Yan wanted 100,000 taels of silver in exchange for you! If I knew you had such means, I wouldn't have let you go!"
Lady Hong put on her clothes and blushed as she said, "Li Yan was injured there, so he always has to do this to get things done! So it's impossible for him and I to have children!"
"Okay! Let's not talk about the past! Just follow me and live a good life!" Wanshan said, holding his waist with his right hand.
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