Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1015
Hearing that Ma Jinzhong and Li Dingguo's troops had also arrived in Guangyuan, Hu Guozhu immediately led the generals out of the account and came to the top of the mountain to watch.

The blocking place chosen by the Jin army is surrounded by rolling mountains on both sides and a curved path in the middle. They stationed in the road and set up camp along the mountain, making the front line a "U" pocket. Once the Ming army entered, Thousands of arrows were fired from the hills on both sides, and the rolling wood and thunder stones were thrown down. Let alone the Ming army broke through the defense line, it was no different from being sent to death when entering.

On the top of the mountain, the banner of the Golden Army fluttered, and the strong soldiers stood with guns.

Hu Guozhu and his generals climbed to the top of the mountain, and not long after, they saw huge smoke and dust rising in the distance. Accompanied by the sound of roaring hooves, nearly a thousand cavalrymen of the Ming army suddenly arrived and directly entered Wang Deren's camp.

Hu Guozhu looked at the enemy from a distance on the top of the mountain, and couldn't help being frightened secretly.In his impression, the Ming army in the southwest should be dominated by infantry and musketeers, but he didn't expect that the cavalry was quite large now.

In fact, the Ming army in the southwest can have war horses, thanks to the Jin army. If it weren't for the ambush of Oboi in eastern Sichuan and the ambush of Haoge in Luzhou, the Ming army would not have obtained so many war horses.

Hu Guozhu was a little surprised, but upon closer inspection, it was obvious that these cavalry were still lacking in training, and they were in a mess when they entered the camp, and they obviously lacked enthusiasm.

"The strength of the Ming army is still not good. If it is on the plains, I can defeat their army of [-] cavalry with [-] cavalry."

Although Wang Deren's several attacks ended in failure, the state of Jin lost all of Sichuan, and the Ming army rolled in. The momentum created by the continuous gathering still made many Jin troops feel scared. As the main general, Hu Guozhu naturally had to maintain enough tolerance and peace Confidence, to encourage the whole army.

He was joking. After more than a thousand cavalry, the infantry of the Ming army came winding like a giant python.

Looking at the endless Ming army team, most of the generals panicked, and Hu Guozhu also knew that it was not easy to come. Li Dingguo even almost killed him in Fotu Pass, which made him feel tight.

Li Dingguo has gained a reputation now, and his reputation far exceeds that of Ma Jinzhong and others. Jin Jun's expression changed when he talked about it, and he called him "Li Hu". But he was still not chaotic, and ordered: "Although the Ming army is numerous, there is no need to be afraid. Order all the ministries to stick to the formation. If the enemy soldiers dare to attack, they will definitely let him hit the head and bleed."

In the distance, Ma Jinzhong and Li Dingguo entered the camp, and after a while, galloped out again, reining in the reins outside the valley where the Jin army blocked them, and forcibly stopped the galloping horses.

On the back of the spinning horse, Wang Deren said to Ma and Li: "This is called the double hump, like the double hump on the back of a camel. Hu Guozhu's men and horses occupy the hills on both sides, and camp at the bottom of the valley. I attacked In a few days, as soon as the army entered, they were attacked by the Jin army on both sides of the hills, killing and injuring more than a thousand people, and there was no progress."

Ma Jinzhong and Li Dingguo appeased the restless war horses, and they couldn't help frowning as they looked around at the surrounding terrain.

This terrain is simply inaccessible to one man and ten thousand men. The reason why Shu has been separated several times in history and resisted the Central Plains Dynasty is because of the existence of these dangerous terrains.

Ma Jinzhong stabilized his horse and took out the binoculars from his bag to watch. The circular field of vision first looked at the hills on both sides. The mountains were steep, and if a log fell down, one piece could be smashed. The possibility of capturing the hills was unlikely.

A look of anxiety appeared on his face. After looking at the top of the mountain, he put down the telescope, but picked it up again immediately, and aimed at the defense of the Jin army at the bottom of the frontal valley.

Seeing this, Ma Jinzhong was so angry that he laughed, "Zhiniang thief, the wall of the village, the trench, the antlers, and the rejection of the horse, isn't this what I learned?"

Li Dingguo heard the words and looked at the Jinjun camp at the bottom of the valley. In addition to the two hills with barracks on each side, the wall was built on the mountainside, as if to surround the mountain with a belt, and in the valley between the two mountains, there are wooden buildings Walled Wall.

The wall is more than one foot high, with many flags and flags planted on it. Soldiers of the Golden Army with guns walked on it holding their spears at an angle. After many steps, there is also a black cannon protruding from the wall of the village, which can be described as heavily guarded.

In front of the wall, deep moats criss-crossed. Sharpened wooden stakes and slanted bamboo spears, together with horses and antlers, were scattered in front of the wall. If the Ming army wanted to rush to the front, they had to wade through these sharp thorns. composed of forests.

Sure enough, the entire defense system is basically the same as the Ming army's fortifications in the Tuojiang River Valley to prevent Haoge from breaking through and trapping the Jin army.

"Hu Guozhu is really learning and using it!" Li Dingguo snorted after seeing it, but then he became serious, with a dignified look on his face, "Hu Guozhu's arrangement is more than when we were in Tuojiang. There is one more hill to go down. Attack, if we attack, it will be equal to being attacked from three sides, no wonder Wang Duzhen has not charged over these few days."

Wang Deren wanted to make contributions and rushed all the way to Guangyuan, but he was stopped by Hu Guozhu without any progress. He was worried that he would be ridiculed by Ma Jinzhong. Build more equipment, build shield vehicles, and cave houses to move forward, as if they were attacking the city and pulling out the village, but the Jin army rolled down boulders from the hills on both sides and shot down the rockets. The horses were destroyed, and there was no progress."

Ma Jinzhong looked up at the hills on both sides. The terrain here is more steep than the Tuojiang Valley. He has no temper to use the terrain to trap [-] elite soldiers of Hauge in the valley. It is reasonable for Hu Guozhu to stop them by relying on the danger.

"Ma Du Town, if we attack forcefully, the casualties may be huge!" Li Dingguo concluded after reading it.

Ma Jinzhong frowned, seeing that Jin Guo's defense was so impenetrable, he couldn't help feeling a toothache, the muscles on his face twitched a few times, and he said annoyedly: "We rushed to Guangyuan excitedly, and if we can't be stopped, we won't fight. Watching Hu Guozhu evacuate Guangyuan and burn down the plank road!"

The three of them were silent for a while, and after a while, Li Dingguo asked, "Wang Du Town, is there a path to go around?"

"Yes, there is more than one. Some are private salt dealers to avoid the checkpoints, and some are used by mountain people to gather medicine." Wang Deren obviously thought of this method a long time ago, "But these trails are too steep for large troops, and they are very steep. It is inconvenient to carry food. And winding, it will take at least ten days to detour behind Guangyuan!"

After hearing this, Li Dingguo said to Ma Jinzhong: "There is no other way now, why not try to take the path!"

Ma Jinzhong pondered for a while, and there was no other way, "Okay, Dingguo, you go, I will make equipment here and try to attack from the front a few times. If you go around the back, put smoke during the day and light a fire at night, I will Here we will immediately cooperate with you and attack Hu Guozhu from both sides!"

At the moment, there is only such a plan, the three of them discussed it, and immediately pulled their horses back to the camp.

Hu Guozhu, who was on the top of the mountain, had already noticed the three people watching the formation. A general next to him saw the three leaving, and said with a smile: "Commander, are they scared when they see our formation, haha..."

Hu Guozhu laughed and said something that did not take the Ming army seriously, which was to despise the enemy strategically and give confidence to his subordinates, but if he really thought so, he would be a fool. In fact, he still attaches great importance to his opponents. This can be seen from the meticulousness of the camp he set up.

After hearing what the general said, he asked, "Have you investigated the matter that you were asked to investigate?"

The general was taken aback when he heard the words, and hurriedly said: "I have found out that there is not only one trail, but there are three that I know so far. The last general is short of manpower, but each of them has set up piers. If there is any situation, we will immediately call the police! But Marshal, the last general has inquired clearly, these trails are very difficult to walk, if you can't pass the soldiers, you can't worry at all."

"Flies can walk, people can pass!" Hu Guozhu frowned, he has climbed the mountains in eastern Sichuan twice, "What's the use of calling the police? You go to inform Chen Junji and let him rush to grab supplies. Don't stop day and night!"

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