After He Wenrui's death, He Tengjiao was hit hard, and the whole person lost a lot of weight, and now his cheeks have sunken and he has become a thin old man.

He wore the scarlet robe of a first-class official and walked forward with a Wusha hat, and the generals in the tent stood up in unison and saluted together, "See Dushi, see Taifu." ”

If according to the rules of the imperial court, without the appointment of the imperial court, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou will not be able to control the head of Sichuan, fortunately, He Tengjiao in addition to the title of governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, but also hung the title of a university scholar, in addition to being a local minister, or a bachelor inspector sent by the central government, in an extraordinary period, without in-depth study, or barely able to take on this responsibility.

He Tengjiao came to the tent, first stretched out his hand and asked the two young women to help Qin Liangyu into his seat, and then sat down by himself, and raised his right hand slightly, "All the soldiers are exempt." ”

Under Fotu Pass, Jiangxi has the most people and horses, accounting for almost half, but Wang Deren's position is too low to obtain command, Fan Yixuan is not much taller than Wang Deren, and there are not many soldiers and horses in his hands, he naturally can't convince the public when he comes to command, and only He Tengjiao is suitable for presiding over the overall situation.

Fotu closed more than 50,000 Ming troops, the people and horses in Guizhou naturally listened to him, Qin Liangyu endorsed He Tengjiao, and the white pole soldiers and Tusi people in eastern Sichuan would naturally obey the arrangement, Wang Deren had the most people, but He Tengjiao also moved over by him, even if he had some ideas in his heart, he could only accept everyone's opinions.

Li Dingguo couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that He Tengjiao had taken responsibility, and as long as the command of 50,000 people was unified, the Ming army would at least be able to hold Chongqing.

At this time, the generals took their seats, and the magistrate began to roll call, He Tengjiao listened carefully, and knew them one by one, and when it came to Li Dingguo, he couldn't help but take a look at it, and even Qin Liangyu turned his head to look at it, and then whispered to Fan Yixuan, who was sitting next to him.

After the roll call, He Tengjiao, the people in the tent, also knew one by one, he sat up straight, glanced at everyone, and then said: "Haoge has no faith, sneak attack on eastern Sichuan to destroy the peace conference, kill my governor, trap my army, this is the first great shame since the reform of the Yuan Dynasty." Now the people will push the governor to preside over the overall situation, and the governor will take responsibility, but since the governor is in command of everyone, the generals in the army will not obey the order, and the governor will definitely engage in military law. ”

He Tengjiao paused, and then said: "Right now, the most urgent thing is to break the Buddha Pass and relieve the siege of Diaoyu City. At this time of crisis, I hope that the people will strive to be the first, turn the tide and save their comrades from fire and water. The Governor hopes that the armies can break through as soon as possible, and those who have made such meritorious contributions will be rewarded, and it is not a problem to seal their wives and sons, but if there is a person who does not do his best, the Governor will severely punish him no matter who he is. ”

After He Tengjiao finished speaking, the Yaqi in the tent was silent, and Wang Deren and the others also listened honestly.

Under the Fotu Pass, the 50,000 Ming army re-established the command system, but it did not immediately attack the fortifications, but made preparations.

Although He Tengjiao has gained command, his level is limited, and Qin Liangyu has given him a lot of advice, but the old lady's body has collapsed, his energy is limited, and he can't help He Tengjiao much.

In the first year of the reign of the Communist Party, 1650, on December 3, after a few days of preparation, the Ming army finally began to tackle the key problems again.

The eastern part of Sichuan is mountainous, and the open area in front of the pass is limited, and only a few thousand people can be deployed at a time, so it is easy to fight a battle to add fuel to the city.

Early in the morning, the Ming army camp was closed, and the war horses came out in all directions, contacting and regulating the various departments, and the people in the camp shouted and neighed, and the sound of trumpets and drums was endless.

The soldiers had finished their breakfast to the sound of drums preparing for battle, and a large number of infantry troops began to push the siege equipment out of the camp and place it two miles in front of the pass.

The Jin soldiers on the wall were also on standby, and Hu Guozhu and other generals shouted loudly, commanding the soldiers to move the rolling stones and wood onto the city wall and the artillery stones to the stone throwing machine.

Both the Ming and Jin armies in the eastern Sichuan region lacked artillery, but there was no shortage of artillery and rolling wood, as well as wood for making equipment.

On a hill to the west of the wall, 5,000 men and horses of the Zhenwu battalion were scattered all over the hill, and the open space under the wall was not enough to deploy 50,000 Ming troops, many Ming troops stood on the hillside, and half of them were nested in the camp.

At this time, all battalions of the Ming army were making final preparations, and Li Dingguo called a few thousand households and more than 100 hundred households to his side, emphasizing the matters to be paid attention to when tackling key problems.

On the flat ground in front of the Zhenwu battalion, there is a battalion of Jiangxi soldiers, who have pushed out all kinds of siege equipment, the front is the shield car, and the back is the ladder and various siege vehicles.

Wang Deren died thousands of people under the pass, although he did not knock down the Fotu Pass, but the trench in front of the pass was filled by him, saving a lot of effort for the Ming army to attack.

Originally, Li Dingguo wanted to ask for orders to be the vanguard of tackling key problems, but He Tengjiao did not agree, and still let the Jiangxi soldiers take the lead, while the Zhenwu battalion was the second wave of impact.

Li Dingguo assigned the task, and asked each Qianzong to lead his subordinates to discuss, how to charge, where to enter the city, how to suppress the wall with firearms, and other specific matters.

He stood on the hillside, listening to the continuous trumpets and drums around him, and at the same time he was a little worried about the situation in Hezhou.

Although Hezhou is a fortified city, after all, it has been besieged for more than a month, and it is now winter, and the northerners are better at fighting than the Ming army, so he can only hope to break through the pass quickly so that he can take his comrades out.

Li Dingguo retracted his thoughts and turned his gaze back to the front of the formation, under the banner of Wang Deren's Daxu, where was there a troop of more than 3,000 people, and nearly 100 stone-throwing trucks were placed there.

The city wall of Fotuguan is only a thousand steps long, and all kinds of bows and crossbows, firearms, are fully arranged.

Although the Ming army was about four times the size of the Jin army, it could not be used, and the Jin army of 15,000 people guarded here, which was simply impregnable.

At this time, there were many soldiers and soldiers, and there was no figure walking back and forth, because everything was ready.

The equipment in the closing gate has been prepared, and the rolling stones and wood and fire oil have already been in place.

On the open flat land in front of the pass, the Jin army arranged many antlers, horse rejection, and traps to block the Ming army's approach.

Hu Guozhu was patrolling the gate, asking Jin Bing to check the equipment again, and suddenly heard the soldier shouting: "It's moving!" ”

Hu Guozhu hurriedly turned his head to look, and sure enough, on the plain in front of the pass, the Ming army in array began to move rapidly.

"Come and report to the prince!" He turned around and held on to the wall with one hand, and then shouted loudly: "All the departments are in place, the Ming army is going to attack the city!" ”

A general of the Jin Army immediately ran to the inside of the wall, and looked down against the wall, where several huge stone throwers lined up under the city, standing quietly, and there were already mountains of artillery stones stacked next to each stone throwing machine.

"The Ming army has attacked the city, and the artillery is in place!" The general leaned against the walls and shouted.

With this shout, the camp of the Jin army behind the wall immediately became active, and nearly a thousand Jin troops ran out of the camp tent and came to the stone throwing machine.