Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 993 Wu Sangui Abandoned Eastern Sichuan

Hearing Hu Guozhu's report, Wu Sangui's heart suddenly hung up. The goal of the main force of the Jin army was to take Luzhou when the main force of the Ming army was exhausted. But the preset battlefield is different now, not the planned Luzhou. Instead, it is near Tieshan in the north of Luzhou, which already shows that something went wrong with the original plan.

After Wu Sangui heard the description, it seemed that a fierce battle was taking place near Iron Mountain, and his heart tightened immediately. Could it be that the main force failed to make a surprise attack, and instead fell into an ambush by the Ming army.

Thinking of this, Wu Sangui was startled, and began to panic, his back covered in cold sweat. If the Jin army was really in an ambush, he would be defeated by the Ming army, especially Hauge, who is very likely to be in the army. Once he is captured by the Ming army However, a young country like the Golden Kingdom is very likely to fall apart.

Wu Sangui's eyes became gloomy. The more than 4 people led by Hauge are the main force of the Jin army in Sichuan. Once the 4 people are gone, the Ming army may rush directly to Chengdu, so he will not be able to stay in the east of Sichuan. Losing the meaning, he had to flee to Hanzhong over the mountains again.

"Quick, bring the map of southern Sichuan!" Wu Sangui clasped his hands tightly, and suddenly said urgently to the guard.

Not long after, the personal guard brought a map, Wu Sangui unfolded it on the table, and Hu Guozhu also stood up to watch it together. He saw Wu Sangui's finger was placed near Luzhou, then slid towards Tieshan, and finally passed Fushun, Chengdu and circled When I returned to Eastern Sichuan, I already had some understanding in my heart.

Now the main force of the Jin army is estimated to be in an ambush, and once the main force is eliminated by the Ming army, the Ming army can drive straight into the Chengdu Plain and directly threaten Chengdu and Baoning. Without the delivery of supplies from Chengdu, the Jin Army's defense line in eastern Sichuan could not last for a month.

"It's no wonder Wang Deren attacked suddenly. It turns out that guy wanted to drag us to the east of Sichuan!" Wu Sangui looked at it for a while, then straightened up with a serious expression on his face.

Hu Guozhu was only worried about the main force at first, but when Wu Sangui pointed on the map just now, he understood that once the main force was defeated by the Ming army, a chain reaction would form in the whole of Sichuan, and they would also be affected in the east of Sichuan, becoming a lone army. So he asked anxiously, "Your Majesty, what should we do now?" Wu Sangui's ability to survive until now is mainly due to his ability to assess the situation and make judgments that are beneficial to him, so no matter the Ming Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty or the Jin Kingdom, he can do well good.

Seeing the situation clearly and understanding the Ming army's intentions, Wu Sangui quickly calmed down. Now he not only has to worry about Hauge, but also considers where his troops will go.

Wu Sangui pondered for a moment, then said to Hu Guozhu: "Your Majesty, there is absolutely no room for loss. If the Emperor is captured, we will all be doomed." If he keeps changing powers, his reputation will naturally be extremely bad. Now, apart from Jin Guo, there is no power to accept him sincerely. He can only keep Jin Guo's business from falling apart, so he must save Hauge.

"My lord means to give up Chuandong to save the emperor!" Hu Guozhu said, "But what about Wang Deren, he made it clear that he doesn't want us to go!" Wu Sangui paced back and forth in the big tent with his hands behind his back, Wang Deren suddenly attacked, he must have won According to He Tengjiao's instructions, he was restrained first, and he wanted to wait until the main force of the Jin army was defeated, and then deal with his partial division.

"I can't control that much!" Wu Sangui pondered for a long time, then waved his hand and said, "We can't stay here anymore, we must leave immediately. As for Wang Deren, he can only be regarded as a general, not a commander. Can't even rank in the middle!"

As he spoke, Wu Sangui showed a stern look on his face, and ordered: "We will retreat overnight tonight, you send someone to inform the defenders in Wan County, let them retreat to Chengdu on their own, and then the lieutenant generals will gather together and choose a trustworthy person , come and see me!"

Seeing that Wu Sangui had made up his mind, Hu Guozhu knew that he had made the final decision, so he nodded slowly, clasped his fists solemnly, and went out to prepare.

It was the fourth watch of the night, and under the cover of thick night, more than 5000 Jin troops in several Jin army camps on the north bank of the Yangtze River did not even clean up their tents, so they hurriedly retreated westward under the leadership of Wu Sangui. With all the luggage and only ten days' worth of dry food, he rushed westward.Wang Deren received He Tengjiao's military order, so he sent a large number of scouts to watch every move of the North Shore.

If it was normal, if the Jin army said they would retreat, the Ming army on the south bank might not be able to find out, but now the Ming army has raised their attention. Although the Jin army's movements are secret, after all, tens of thousands of people have evacuated the camp. The Ming army only needs to pay attention to it. Still can find clues immediately.

An observation post on the north bank found that the patrol team that was supposed to appear every half an hour did not appear, and there was no mobile patrol torch in the Jin Army camp.

The officers of the Ming army found something unusual and immediately sent a boat to investigate. Sure enough, they saw a group of Jin soldiers heading towards Luzhou against the Yangtze River. The entire camp was empty.

After receiving He Tengjiao's order, Wang Deren gathered 3 people to Chongqing. He knew that once Wu Sangui got the news that Haoge was trapped, he would definitely give up eastern Sichuan to rescue Haoge, so he gathered his troops and prepared to wait for Wu Sangui to withdraw. So he chased his ass to cover up and kill him, making his retreat and rescue turn into a thousand-mile rout.

In the Chongqing Mansion, in Wang Deren's festival hall, many Ming generals were summoned to discuss the next step of combat deployment.

"He Dushi repeatedly explained in the letter that Wu Sangui cannot be allowed to interfere with the main force's plan to ambush Haoge in the Tuojiang Valley, and Wu Sangui must be restrained. What do you think?"

"Duzhen, let's attack Jiangbei. If Wu Sangui wants to defend the river, then we can wait for Governor He to destroy Haoge and outflank his rear. If Wu Sangui wants to save Haoge, we will cross the river all the way and bite his ass. , Chase him to death all the time!" General Huang Tianlei laughed.

??All the generals also agreed that the Ming army surrounded Hauge, so it can be said that they had the upper hand. As long as they kept an eye on Wu Sangui and dragged the main force to eat Hauge, they could easily win.

Many generals in the festival hall seemed very excited, at this moment, a personal guard reported outside the hall, "Report to the governor, the observation post has urgent information sent!" "Send it in!" Wang Deren raised his brows when he heard this.After a while, a hundred households walked into the festival hall quickly, saluted on one knee and said: "I reported to the governor, I was ordered to monitor the other side, and I just found out that the camp of the Jin army is empty, and the brigade of the Jin army is heading towards Luzhou." The news caused an uproar among the generals. Wu Sangui withdrew so quickly, which was more decisive than ordinary people, which was beyond their expectations.

"Going in the direction of Luzhou? Why?" Yu Youming was surprised when he heard it, and asked Baihu: "Did you read it wrong?"

The generals were also surprised when they realized it, why didn't Wu Sangui go to Tieshan to save Hauge, but instead rushed to Luzhou?

Sensing everyone's gazes and looking at him, Baihu was a little nervous, but he still insisted: "Report to the general, the scouts did see a group of Jin troops going up the river and heading for Luzhou!"

Yu Youming frowned, and wanted to say more, but at this moment Wang Deren stood up, but said: "Now is not the time to discuss, since the scouts have seen it, we must trust the scouts. Wu Sangui is cunning, and all the soldiers and horses of Governor He Surrounding Hauge in the Tieshan area, he must have felt that Luzhou was empty, and we would chase and kill in the direction of Tieshan, so he rushed to Luzhou. He wanted to take advantage of He Dushi's unpreparedness to capture Luzhou and capture He Dushi first, disintegrating our army command , and then counterattack Tieshan and Hardzishan, and cooperate with Haogeli to turn defeat into victory."

The generals found it reasonable, otherwise they couldn't explain it. The scouts discovered the fact that Jin Bing was going to Luzhou.

"If this drags on, Wu Sangui will slip away." Wang Deren stood up, and immediately shouted: "Pass down the military order of this town, the whole army must be assembled, follow me immediately to chase after the Jin army!"

If Wu Sangui was allowed to run ahead, taking advantage of He Tengjiao's unpreparedness, and really succeeded in attacking Luzhou, then the Ming army would be in trouble. Wang Deren must catch up with Wu Sangui's army as soon as possible, cover him from behind, and wipe him out in one go.

The [-] soldiers in Chongqing were ordered to cross the river immediately. There was no Jin army to stop them, and they crossed the river quickly. A pontoon was built.

Wang Deren led thousands of troops and set off first, followed by more than 2 people and killed them in a mighty manner to the west.

The Jin army set out before the Ming army, and the Ming army spent a lot of time crossing the river, so Wang Deren did not catch up with the Jin army who was forcibly marching until the next afternoon, forty miles away from Luzhou. "Duzhen, over there!" During the march, a thousand households suddenly shouted while pointing ahead.Wang Deren set up an awning and looked into the distance. He saw dust flying more than a dozen miles ahead, and banners covering the sky. He was immediately overjoyed, and he drew out his sword and shouted sharply, "Let's go straight there!"

(End of this chapter)