Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 965 Preparing for the Battle of Luzhou
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On the south bank of the Yangtze River, in front of a hill, He Tengjiao led many soldiers and looked at the city of Luzhou on the opposite bank. Li Dingguo pointed at the Yangtze River with his horsewhip and said: "Master, Luzhou is located at the intersection of the Yangtze River and the Tuojiang River. It is surrounded by water on three sides. The south and north directions are several miles wide, and our army cannot attack them. If we want to attack, we can only cross the river and attack the west side of Luzhou."

He Tengjiao frowned slightly, "That's why Dingguo set up a temporary camp on the south bank."

Li Dingguo smiled and said, "Yes, if we want to take Luzhou down, we have to cross the river."

He Tengjiao looked at the river several miles wide, "Have you found enough boats?"

"The ships on the south bank have been burned by Sun Kewang, but the last general has asked his soldiers to cut down moso bamboo and build rafts."

"Raft?" He Tengjiao asked, "Can this thing cross the river?"

He Tengjiao uttered the questions of many soldiers, Ma Jinzhong and Wang Guangtai all looked at Li Dingguo.

"This method was proposed by Jiang Tianyi. When he entered Sichuan with His Highness the King of Chu, he used rafts to break through the Qing army's defenses and cross the Yangtze River." Li Dingguo explained: "As long as there are enough rafts, send an elite army to occupy a piece of land." At the beach, the army can use rafts to build a pontoon bridge and quickly cross the river."

He Tengjiao heard that Wang Yan used the method, so he didn't raise any doubts now. In this world, He Tengjiao only obeyed his son-in-law. Since Wang Yan used it, there must be no problem.

"All the preparations for crossing the river will be left to Dingguo!" He Tengjiao nodded, then turned around, and said in a solemn voice: "According to inside reports, Sun Kewang has sent someone to invite Hauge to send troops, Jin Guo may intervene at any time." , our actions must be quick, and all the soldiers must cheer up and follow the governor to defeat the enemy as soon as possible!"

"No! I will obey the order of the supervisor!" All the generals clasped their fists together, full of murderous aura.

Now He Tengjiao and the others watched on the mountain for a while, then ordered many generals to go back to prepare, help the peasants cut bamboo, and prepare enough rafts as soon as possible.

In Luzhou City, a messenger carrying Sun Kewang's letter of appeal for help rushed out from the city gate and headed north along the Tuojiang River.

It was night, and the torches were brightly lit in the urn city of Ximen in Luzhou. Soldiers holding torches were standing on the city wall, and soldiers were also standing in the urn city below, full of a solemn atmosphere.

Standing on the tower, Sun Kewang looked at the soldiers below, waved to the generals beside him and said, "Okay, let's start!"

Hearing the words, the general bowed hurriedly, and then rushed down the tower. Not long after, a group of soldiers pushed vehicles out of the city gate and entered the Wengcheng. After a while, the soldiers stretched out their hands one after another to catch the pottery bowls, while the soldiers behind carried the wine jars and filled them up for each soldier, causing the wine to splash.

The soldiers in the urn city stood in more than ten rows. The soldiers serving bowls and pouring wine were carried out at the same time. The fire on the city wall shone on the faces of the soldiers, and the scene was very passionate.

Not long after, Sun Ke saw that every soldier was holding a bowl of turbid wine, so he stretched out his hand, and the guard at the side immediately handed him a porcelain bowl, then filled it with wine, and he walked to the city wall with the wine bowl .

"Brothers, the Ming Dynasty was corrupt, corrupt officials expropriated and extorted money, and landlords and evil gentry wantonly oppressed us and the people. This king followed the previous king in the uprising for more than ten years. He wanted to do justice to the world, to equalize the rich and the poor for you, to eradicate injustice, and to be violent. My heart will not die in the Ming Dynasty, so I broke my promise and raised a large army to attack, trying to force this king to submit."

Sun Kewang glanced at the soldiers below, and suddenly raised his voice, "However, this king always remembers the ambitions of the previous kings, and never forgets our abject poverty. Kill all the corrupt officials, eliminate all injustices and make peace! This is the king's ambition, are you willing to follow?"

The main components of the Western Army are the poorest peasants. This is the most miserable class in Chinese history. No matter what time it is, it is always the target of oppression.

In history, there have been many uprisings by the people at the bottom. They beat the army of the old dynasty to pieces, and wanted to establish a country of eternal peace. But in fact, the old dynasty could not achieve eternal peace, and neither could the peasant uprising. Many leaders of peasant uprisings called on peasants to revolt and overthrow the old emperor, but they took advantage of the momentum to sit on the throne of the new emperor. The struggle and sacrifice of the peasant class were only a stepping stone for the new emperor, a tool for changing the dynasty.

The new emperor came to power, and the previous promise of equalizing the land and exempting grain was naturally not counted. If he did not pay grain, what would the new emperor eat?And the promised peace in the world is nothing but empty talk. Peasant uprisings never oppose feudalism. In the troubled times, the peasant class is still reincarnated in it, and has not been liberated.

To put it bluntly, the peasant class is deceived, hoping for eternal peace and fairness, which will never be realized. This is the most miserable and failed class in history. The so-called "peasant kingdom" has never been realized.

Sun Kewang said that he wanted to get rid of all injustices and stated his ambitions. The soldiers in the urn city were immediately fooled by him, "Kill all injustices and peace! I will follow the king to the death!"

"Okay! It's a rare fight to live! Life and death are a journey, let's get together for a drink!" Sun Kewang heard the shouts of the soldiers below, and immediately yelled loudly, and said boldly, "After finishing this bowl of wine, I will give it to my brother." Let's do it!"

After finishing speaking, he raised his head and drank the wine in one gulp, then suddenly threw the porcelain bowl on the ground, and the soldiers below also raised their heads to drink, and then smashed the pottery bowl, splashing the tiles, his heart was agitated, and he was full of pride.

"Hahaha..." Sun Kewang raised his head on the wall and laughed, and the soldiers below also laughed, full of pride.

Sun Kewang still has some charisma to be followed by so many people. He smiled for a moment, stopped, and then said to Wang Fuchen: "I will leave it to you to interfere with the Ming army's grain road!"

Wang Fuchen's heart was more complicated than that of the soldiers, but after hearing Sun Kewang's words, his heart was also agitated. He solemnly clasped his fists, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will fulfill my mission."

"Let's go!" Sun Kewang nodded slightly, and then said to the soldiers under the Urn City: "Brothers, please! When the Ming army is repelled, I will congratulate you!"

The soldiers below the urn city heard another cry, Wang Fuchen bowed, then retreated from the tower, and rode into the urn city not long after.

At this time, the gate of the city opened slowly, and more than 5000 soldiers lined up and drove out of the city slowly. After walking a certain distance to the west, they bypassed the Ming army on the other side and crossed the Yangtze River to attack the Ming army's grain road.

Originally, the Western Army had garrisons on the south bank, but most of them surrendered with Di Sanpin, and the rest fled directly to the north bank, so he needed to send another.

In fact, Sun Kewang was very worried that the troops he sent out would turn traitor like Di Sanpin. After all, he had something to hide from the generals. He could still control the situation if the troops were concentrated in the city, but if they were sent out, the Ming army would have Li Dingguo on the side Generals with great prestige among the elderly of the Western Army, as long as they offer conditions, he deeply doubts whether the generals they send will still work for him.

Therefore, he can only hold such a grand ceremony to gather people's hearts, and at the same time send his confidant generals, hoping to keep this important mission of the troops from defecting.

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