"Why do you use this method in a battle that must be won?" Dang Shousu was a little dissatisfied just now, but He Zhen spoke before him, and after hearing Yuan Zongdi's suggestion, Dang Shousu spoke out again: "We should annihilate all the remnants of Li Guoying's army here, so that we can take advantage of the situation to attack Baoning, and we can even fight back to Shaanxi in one fell swoop." ”

Dang Shousu's remarks were very inflammatory, killing the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, eliminating the last main force of the Qing army in northern and southern Sichuan, and then knocking into Xi'an and returning to the hometown of the old general.

"Deng Ming didn't allow us to attack Huguang to expand our territory, so we took Xi'an and swept Zhao Liangdong in Ganxi, just like King Chuang did back then. Then we sent troops to Shanxi, and once again came to Beijing, and there was a stone battle again. But this time, we're going to screw off the ugly head and hang it on the flagpole! "The more Dang Shousu talked, the more excited he became, he would never have such a lofty ambition a few years ago; But in the past two years, the Ming army has been victorious one after another, whether in Huguang or Liangjiang, the Qing army has been defeated, and the southeastern governors are extremely afraid of the strength of the Ming army - this makes the party Shousu feel that the situation has been reversed, and the Qing court's strength is about to run out - Deng Ming, a hairy boy, can do it, and these generals can also do it. Besides, Deng Ming managed Chengdu in a mess, judging from the report sent back by the envoy, Dang Shousu felt that the cohesion of the Sichuan army was not as good as his own, although his troops were small, but they were more tightly controlled than the Sichuan army, as long as there was the same material supply as the Sichuan army, he could of course chase the Qing army like the Sichuan army.

After Liu Tichun, who was still relatively serious, heard these words, he was also moved, and took his sons and daughters to cross North China again, and of course it was his dream to stay in front of the Forbidden City. And it seems that the Ming army does have a chance, and the southeast governor has even done it to suppress Prime Minister Deng's yamen, doesn't this mean that the Qing court is already a foreign powerhouse and a middle cadre? As long as he returned to Shaanxi, Liu Tichun felt that he could recruit a large number of brave heroes from the northwest with a single shout.

Let's go on another crusade, Liu Tichun's heart is also shouting. He couldn't help but recall the scene of the last time he followed King Chuang to the east, all the way was like a bamboo, and the civil and military officials along the way either fled when they heard the wind, or fell to the ground and asked to surrender. As long as Li Guoying is completely eliminated this time, it is indeed a good opportunity to enter Guanzhong.

When Zhang Changgeng commented on Deng Ming, he once used the idiom "fox fake tiger might", and he believed that the southeast governor's fear of Deng Ming came from the fear of the strength of the Qing court to a large extent, but Liu Tichun obviously did not think about this aspect.

When all the generals in the camp were thinking about it, Yuan Zongdi's breathing became heavy because he was reminded of the memories of the past, but he was the first person to wake up from the memories: "Although the siege of Sanque may allow Li Guoying to escape with some people, our losses are not large, and there is still a chance to attack Guanzhong at that time." ”

"This is a good opportunity to finish the battle, how can you let it go lightly!" He Zhen also dreamed of going back to Hanzhong, and after his emotions were mobilized, He Zhen suddenly began to worry that Li Guoying had fled: "What we can see, Li Guoying may also be able to think of it, we have to catch up quickly, don't let him run away." ”

Immediately, several people shouted, expressing their willingness to lead the elite of the headquarters to outflank Chongqing immediately.

Li Laiheng, who was elected as the commander-in-chief, did not immediately agree, but glanced at Yuan Zong for the first time. He was able to sit in the position of commander because Gangneung's military strength was strong, and all the generals also gave face to his adoptive father Li Guo. However, Yuan Zongdi also has strong strength because of his close relationship with Deng Ming, which is not much worse than Li Laiheng. Yuan Zongdi has not yet completely digested the results of the last war, if Yuan Zong is given another year, then when fighting near Wanxian, Yuan Zongdi, who has the advantage of the home field, will not send fewer troops than Li Laiheng.

It is precisely because the position of commander is obtained by strength that Li Laiheng attaches great importance to the opinion of Yuan Zongdi, who is second only to him in sending troops. And Li Laiheng also understands that among all the people present, Yuan Zongdi is the most aware of the situation in eastern Sichuan and Li Guoying's current situation, and has the most right to speak - because Li Laiheng and Deng Ming have a good relationship, so Yuan Zongdi's remarks in favor of Deng Ming did not make Li Laiheng feel too dissatisfied, so he attached more importance to Yuan Zongdi's military opinions and was not affected by negative emotions.

"I think it's better to eat the rice one bite at a time, we haven't taken Chongqing yet, so don't worry about Xi'an; Don't think about the Eastern Crusade before you enter Xi'an. Yuan Zongdi has completely calmed down, he doesn't want to formulate any strategy, the important thing is to pay attention to the tactical problem at hand: "Surrounding three queyi is still the safest way." ”

"Since General Yuan said so, so be it." At the military meeting, Li Laiheng no longer called the other party uncle, and after he and Yuan Zongdi reached an agreement, they basically determined the military policy.

Liu Tichun, who had greatly increased his strength because of his cooperation with Deng Ming, had a neutral attitude, and since this was the case, no matter how dissatisfied the others were, there was no way to overturn the resolution.

……

"The Kui Dong thief has already passed through the Causeway Gorge!" Li Guoying was reported.

Contrary to what Li Laiheng had imagined, the Qing army in Chongqing had little understanding of the scale of the Kuidong offensive. After giving up Zhongxian, Li Guoying was even more blind to the east. Although some signs of the Ming army's attack were vaguely found, it was impossible to carry out a peripheral defense because it was impossible to know the Ming army's attack strength and the time of dispatch.

It was not until the Ming army set up camp in Tongluo Gorge that Chongqing judged that this was another large-scale attack by the Ming army, and the specific strength of the army had yet to be ascertained.

It's just that the generals of the defeated army are not brave enough, and after discovering that the Ming army is coming towards Chongqing, the first thought of Gao Mingzhan, Wang Mingde and others is to escape. In this regard, Wang Mingde also said: "Those who come are not good, and those who are good do not come." Since the Kui Dong thief is here, and it is Li Laiheng and Liu Tichun who are here, then they must be strong and have full confidence, so it is better for us to avoid their edge first. ”

When everyone was talking, Li Guoying just listened quietly, and said at the end: "Are you even a few of Deng Ming's minions scared to death now?" ”

After saying this, Li Guoying sighed lightly in his heart, only less than four years later, the status of Kui Dongzhong in his mind has dropped to the level of Deng Ming's minions, and the rise of this young man is really too appalling.

Everyone was silent, and many people secretly complained in their hearts: if Deng Ming came, he would not be too afraid, after all, Deng Ming's reputation is good, and there has always been room for doing things; But the generals of Kui Dong are completely different from Deng Mingke, Yuan Zongdi and Deng Ming have such a close relationship, the captives who fell into the hands of Yuan Zongdi last time were forced to work as coolies, beaten and starved, and some were killed by the unreasonable Yuan Zongdi's men before they were redeemed. The Kuidong generals who came this time have no friendship with the Ganshan Green Camp at all, and if they fall into their hands, even if they can get away with it, they will definitely be worse than dead.

"Why didn't Deng Ming come to Chongqing?" Li Guoying also knew that Wang Mingde was right, and the Kui Dongjun must be strong and strong when they came this time, and they vowed to take Chongqing before they would give up. But Li Guoying refused to flee when he heard the wind, which is not only a little arrogant of him, but also related to the face of the imperial court, the last defeat was not easy to cover up the past, if he heard that Li Laiheng arrived at Tongluo Gorge, he abandoned the city and fled, then how to explain to the imperial court?

The generals looked at each other, not knowing how to answer the question of the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi.

"Why didn't Deng Ming come to attack Chongqing?" Li Guoying accentuated his tone and asked sharply again.

After losing the right of way of the Yangtze River waterway, Chongqing seems to be a deaf and blind person. Li Guoying couldn't wait for the imperial court to immediately order him to return to Baoning, but there was no such order now, and this was not a good time to withdraw troops - Chongqing was not psychologically prepared for the attack of the Ming army, and this group of defeated generals would be able to flee once they left the city, and I am afraid that they would have to retreat all the way to Hanzhong, and even Baoning would probably not be able to keep it.

"Because Deng Ming knows that he can't beat Chongqing, because he knows that Chongqing has me! It was me Li Guoying who was in charge, and he would never be able to take Chongqing from the hands of my Li, and he would only hit his head and bleed, so he didn't come. Li Guoying raised his hands at the same time, then slapped it hard, and fell heavily on the table: "I am not Hu Quancai, I am not Lang Tingzuo, I am Li Guoying, the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi!" It is to resist Liu Wenxiu's 100,000 army with 2,000 manpower and protect Li Guoying in northern Sichuan! Even Deng Ming didn't dare to come to Chongqing to twist my tiger whiskers, what are these minions? They're here to die. ”

"Ladies and gentlemen." Li Guoying supported his left side with both hands, stood up on the ground, and shouted: "You have been fighting for two years of defeat, most of which is my fault, I am not good at field warfare, but it is indeed unwise to use my own shortcomings again and again to compete with famous generals like Deng Ming in the field; But when it comes to defending the city, I don't think twice about it in the world. This is a great time to boost morale and make contributions, but you want to retire? Are you going to throw away the merits that have been sent to your door in vain? ”

Li Guoying looked around at the generals and was satisfied to see that their expressions became solemn, and their chests straightened, and even Sun Sike and Yuan Jiawenbi pursed the corners of their mouths and looked at themselves intently.

Reaching out and taking out an arrow from the pot, Li Guoying held it upright: "Wang Mingde listens to the order." ”

"The last general!" Wang Mingde took a step forward, clasped his fists and shouted.

After explaining the task, Li Guoying threw it in front of the court.

"The last will obey." Wang Mingde rushed up and picked up the arrow.

Then he took out another order arrow, and Li Guoying shouted again: "Gao Mingzhan listens to the order." ”

"The lower official is here."

……

As Li Guoying's orders were issued one after another, the defenders of Chongqing took action one after another, and the whole city was like a boiling pot, and people were shouting and neighing everywhere.

"What do you command, Lord Doge?" Sun Sike, who was called, respectfully saluted Li Guoying. In times of crisis, people can't help but worship those who can give them confidence.

"Accompany the official to the city for a walk."

"Yes."

Coming to the city, Li Guoying looked in the direction of Tongluo Gorge, and the army of the Ming army was rolling in. After looking at it seriously for a while, Li Guoying said softly: "I'm afraid that they will surround the three and mess with our army." ”