Cutting 1719

Chapter 405
On July [-]th, the Southwest Group Army captured Fengjie City. Zhang Guangsi led the remaining [-] remnants all the way to Zhongzhou, and then directly retreated to Chongqing Mansion under the pursuit of the Fuhan Army.

At this time, Yue Zhongqi had just arrived in Enshi with an army of 1, and was welcomed by the chieftains of western Hubei. Afterwards, dozens of chieftains of Western Hubei sent their children to have a feast with Yue Zhongqi, and brought more than [-] chieftain soldiers together, thinking that they would help .

Strictly speaking, in this battle, the chieftain spared no effort to help the Qing army. He supported more than 5 chieftain soldiers in Ertai in Guizhou, and brought more than 1 chieftain soldiers to Yue Zhongqi here. It's very simple, if they lose this battle, the comprehensive prefecturalization will follow, and the chieftain families that have been passed down for hundreds of years will disappear.

They were desperate, and Yue Zhongqi was even more desperate.

But at this time, the spies sent by Ertai and Zhang Guangsi also arrived successively, bringing two earth-shattering news to Yue Zhongqi.

First of all, the people sent by Ertai, Guiyang City fell, he has led the army to attack Guiyang, desperate to retake Guiyang, at worst, he will hold back the Fuhan army in the south.The second is the people sent by Zhang Guangsi. Kuizhou Mansion fell, the Qing army killed thousands of people, and more than 3000 surrendered. Zhang Guangsi fled to Chongqing Mansion with [-] people.

No matter how talented Yue Zhongqi was, he never expected that the two people he had placed high hopes on would become pig teammates at the same time, or even worse than pig teammates.

Yue Zhongqi looked at the spy in front of him, his face turned from blue to white, and his chest was so angry that he couldn't wait to fly back and ask what was going on.

You, Ertai, now have more or less 8 or 4 people in your hands. Even though most of them are chieftain soldiers, how did you let the Fuhan army of [-] to [-] people take Guiyang so lightly and skillfully?He didn't even fight a real big battle, and Guiyang disappeared as a result, which made Yue Zhongqi very puzzled.

Secondly, Zhang Guangsi, whom Yue Zhongqi was quite optimistic about before, has fought a lot of battles, and has also made contributions in the northwest. How come the Kuizhou mansion was lost just after arriving at Kuizhou mansion?Not only was the Kuizhou Mansion lost, but the [-] Qing army was also lost.

However, no matter how Yue Zhongqi couldn't figure it out, his plan to attack Yichang Mansion also came to naught, because there were hardly any people defending the road from Kuizhou Mansion to Chengdu Mansion, and the thousands of remnant soldiers in Chongqing Mansion could do nothing. Effect, if the fight continues, the designation of Sichuan will be gone.

Yue Zhongqi is not an indecisive character, since she has already planned to withdraw, she will naturally not hesitate.

When the large troops of the Qing army started to turn around, the chieftains who were still in Enshi were dumbfounded. They stood on the city wall, looked at the silent Yue Zhongqi in front of them, and then looked at the Qing army who was marching in the opposite direction. The troops suddenly didn't know what to say.

"Duxian, isn't this going in the wrong direction?" Finally someone boldly asked.

There was no expression on Yue Zhongqi's face, she just shook her head lightly, "There is no rebellion, the army has changed temporarily, and we are going back to Sichuan."

"What? Isn't Duxian just joking?"

When the chieftains heard Yue Zhongqi's words, they were in a commotion, what joke?If you say that you are the one who attacked Yichang, everyone has prepared the chieftain soldiers accompanying the army, and there is a large amount of food and fodder logistics.
This is too unreasonable!

Yue Zhongqi was not at all embarrassed, but just snorted lightly, and said: "The imperial court has its own intentions in doing things, why do you need to explain to you?"

When these words came out, they were completely torn apart.Therefore, everyone knows that the imperial court and the chieftains are not actually in a ruling relationship, especially in the current situation, it is more of a cooperative relationship.

Since it was a cooperative relationship, Yue Zhongqi's behavior was naturally very unethical, and the chieftains were very angry. They didn't say anything, but fell into silence.

"Also, the chieftain soldiers of the various chieftains have been incorporated into our army and will return to Sichuan with the army. The governor is grateful for the kindness of everyone. In the future, the imperial court will definitely give everyone an explanation!"

When Yue Zhongqi said such words with a blank face, all the chieftains present were enraged, and their eyes were red. If the previous behavior could be explained, but this operation clearly told the chieftains that they Yue Zhongqi not only wants to slap your left cheek, but also your right cheek.

"Your Excellency, by doing this, is he deceiving me that there is no chieftain in Western Hubei?"

The old man in the lead had a gloomy face, and so did the other chieftains behind him. Some even put their hands on the handle of the knife, and the atmosphere on the scene was on the verge of explosion.

Yue Zhongqi didn't speak, but the guards beside him waved their hands lightly, and saw a row of blunderbuss players pouring out from behind, everyone holding blunderbusses in their hands, aiming at all the chieftains on the city wall.

"What I have done is absolutely selfless. If I put down Chu's rebellion in the Qing Dynasty, I will not treat you badly in the future. As for your troubles now, it will not benefit you at all."

Yue Zhongqi snorted coldly, although he was not the kind of greedy and violent person, and he would not send troops to cause harm to the place, but once pressed, he would not restrain his thoughts.

The situation is stronger than others, and seeing Yue Zhongqi started to play hooligans, the chieftains had no choice but to bow their heads to show their obedience. The old man who was the head stared at Yue Zhongqi for a while, and then slowly said: "Since Mr. Duxian has spoken, I Waiting for nature to obey, I also hope that the trip will be successful."

The nearly [-] troops led by Ertai were heading towards Guiyang City at this time. They hurried all the way, and finally arrived at Qingzhen on July [-]th. The defense of the city has been renovated, and even a lot of powerful defense weapons have been added.

When Ertai led people to see the densely packed Fuhan army on Guiyang City, he felt extremely bitter in his heart. The current Guiyang City is no different from others. Because the original ancient city site was narrow and the city walls were humble, it was built in the original city in the 15th year of Hongwu. The foundation has been rebuilt.

The reconstructed Guiyang City has been completely built of stone materials, with a circumference of nine miles and seven minutes, a height of two feet and two feet, and a wall of two feet wide. There are six towers and five gates. It is very strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Before the Fu Han army attacked Guiyang, it was simply because there were too few defenders inside that they could not even fill the entire city, so they took it easily. However, it is really difficult for the Qing army to attack such a heavily guarded fortified city. sky.

But even if it is difficult to reach the sky, Ertai has to fill in this hole. After all, it is his loophole here. It is not known what punishment the emperor will have in the future. It is not bad to make up for it.

After a simple formation, the Qing army launched an attack on Guiyang. Tens of thousands of Qing troops held knives, guns and bird guns in their hands, and there were about 100 Weiyuan guns lined up behind them, following the Qing army all the way. Go forward, because the Qing army artillery has a short range, so it can't be fired for a while.

"Boom—"

When the Qing army was advancing, the artillery of the Fuhan army on Guiyang City began to roar. Due to the height of the city wall, the firing distance of the artillery was relatively farther, and many projectiles fell into the queue of the Qing army, causing A piece of casualties.

As the first attacking Qing army, most of them were chieftain soldiers, and they were not the elite wolf soldiers. Therefore, in front of the artillery of the Fuhan army, the formation suddenly became a bit messy, and there were many People are running towards the rear.

When he saw this scene, Ertai just sighed softly. He knew that military discipline could not be enforced against the chieftain soldiers. After all, among the current 2 troops, only [-] belonged to the Qing army. , on the contrary, it is easy to have some problems.

In front of the artillery of the Fuhan army, many soldiers of the Qing army were in a mess. They looked at the city wall that was still a certain distance ahead, but they no longer had the confidence to walk over—many soldiers were like weeds in the field. Like grass, it was knocked to the ground by the fragments of the projectile, as if it had been harvested.

"Run, run, run, you can live!"

Meng Si greeted the fellow villagers beside him with a look of panic, they were all from the chieftain of the Meng family in Guizhou, and this time they came out to fight as a team, so many people followed him.

However, the direction of Meng Si's run was not Guiyang City, but the side of the Qing army's camp. Despite the current crisis of war, Meng Si's mind became clearer. Go, maybe you can still survive, so many people ran with them.

On the battlefield, there is always a small group of warriors who are not afraid of death and a large group of soldiers who drift with the tide. When the warriors rushing to the front fail to make a breakthrough, those soldiers who drift with the tide will only be crushed, rout.

This is the case at the moment. The Qing army has too few warriors. In the face of the intensive firepower of the Fuhan army, they were quickly beaten to pieces, and more people began to run to the rear. Regardless of the interception from the rear, more people were dragged down and ran towards the rear.

Looking at this scene, Ertai couldn't bear it anymore. He looked coldly at Meng Hong, chieftain of the Meng family, "Meng Zhizhou, your soldiers are too rampant. If you don't deal with a group of them ruthlessly, How can we fight this battle?"

Meng Hong's face was also a bit ugly, he was not very powerful, if all the native soldiers were beheaded, what would happen to his chieftain in the future?Therefore, it is difficult to speak for a while.

"Okay, since you don't want to do anything, I will clean up the evil for you!"

After finishing speaking, the Qing Army Supervising Team, which was originally behind the formation, walked forward carrying the bird gun, raised the gun to take aim, and after an order was given, rows of projectiles shot out, but they knocked out the Meng family soldiers. Dozens of people died.

This was a terrible blow, but it aroused the hostility in the hearts of other soldiers. They came here to fight, and now they have died. Everyone feels a bit sad, and even many people Raising knives and guns to show the Qing army caused turmoil.

At this time, Cheng Ming, who was supervising the battle on the top of the city, looked at the civil strife in the Qing army through the binoculars, with a bit of regret on his face, "It would be great if our army had a fine cavalry now, and this battle would be over." half."

Xu Mingyuan's heart moved, but he said softly: "Fufu Envoy Cheng, why don't I lead someone to charge."

"No hurry, let's hang them up now. The No.12 division has already detoured in the direction of Anshun. The Qing army still doesn't know the situation. Let's fight again when they know the situation!"

For Cheng Ming, it is not difficult to defeat the current 7 people, but how to deal with these 7 people in the easiest way is the key.Fortunately, most of these people are chieftains with insufficient combat power and morale, so there is no need to worry too much. Coupled with this civil strife, there may be opportunities in the future.

In the next few days, the two sides launched several attacks around Guiyang City, but each time they fought worse than the last, and each time suffered greater losses. Ertai seemed to intend to consume the strength of the chieftain, so he deliberately sent the chieftain This made the major chieftains even more dissatisfied.

However, Ertai's actions still had no effect. After the fight, he did not achieve any results, so he could only choose to stop fighting.

However, at this stage, Ertai began to face a key choice again, that is, should he still fight Guiyang?If they fight, it is obvious that the Qing army will not be able to fight, and if they fight again, the whole army may collapse. If they don't fight, they can only sit back and watch the Fuhan army go north to Sichuan, and Yue Zhongqi will have to finish the game by then.

It’s just that before Ertai thought it over clearly, the chieftains couldn’t bear it anymore. They had been able to cooperate with Ertai, but they didn’t achieve a good result. happy.

In the middle of the night, Wumeng Chieftain Lu Wanzhong, Meng Family Chieftain Meng Hong, Zhenxiong Chieftain Long Qinghou, Zhenyuan Local Prefect Dao Han, Kang Zuo Chief Secretary Xue Shiqian and others gathered in the Qing army camp, while outside the tents were full of people. After seeing the Chieftain Soldiers, everyone was very excited, even with a taste of madness.

In fact, if these chieftains were not usually linked by the clan, the chieftain soldiers would have collapsed under such casualties. Although they have not collapsed now, for these chieftains, they will not sit back and watch their soldiers continue to be exhausted .

"Brothers, Ertai has bad intentions this time, he has been sending our brothers to death"

Chieftain Lu Wanzhong of Wumeng had a gloomy expression on his face. Although he was the most supportive of the imperial court on the surface, he would not be soft when it was time to kill him. "If we don't move, I'm afraid we will be killed Ertai was all murdered!"

"Brother Lu, my father and you were originally close friends, I am willing to listen to you, and I can do whatever you say!"

Meng Hong, chieftain of the Meng family, also had a gloomy face. A few days ago, his strength had suffered the most, and he was also the most dissatisfied with Ertai in his heart.

After Meng Hong finished speaking, Zhenxiong chieftain Long Qinghou, Zhenyuan local magistrate Dao Han, Kangzuo chief officer Xue Shiqian and others also clamored, and some even clamored to kill Ertai and go to the Fuhan army to discuss peace .

"Since Ertai is not benevolent, don't blame us for being unrighteous. Tonight, brothers, follow me to the commander's tent and catch Ertai!"

"Okay, kill Shuai Zhang and capture Ertai!"

(End of this chapter)