Dorgon and Wu Sangui assumed that the soldiers were deserting due to unpaid wages, so they pooled some money together and distributed it among the troops. They naively expected the desertions to stop after the payout, but reality dealt Dorgon and Wu Sangui a harsh slap in the face.
Many soldiers had already been harboring thoughts of desertion for a long time; they simply hadn't made up their minds yet. After all, they had risked their lives for the Jiannu without receiving any benefits in return. Now, as luck would have it, the Jiannu were handing out cash. Once the money was in their hands, the previous accounts were settled. They could finally leave the Jiannu without a single qualm and return to the embrace of the Great Ming.
"Report!" Hu Xinshui hurried into Wu Sangui's camp. "My lord, several hundred more soldiers deserted last night."
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