Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 558 Close the bloody Buddha map

Summer is extremely unfavorable for the Eight Banners soldiers to fight. In addition to the urgency of the Sichuan-Shu battle, the time when the Ming army chose to enter Shu was naturally considered.

The morale of the Qing army, which had been frustrated under Hezhou City, was low due to the hot weather. However, after the Qing army wiped out the West Route Army, it also got more than [-] surrendered troops for no reason. The momentum slowly recovered.

After the Qing army took Hezhou, they plundered for three days, and the animal nature of the Eight Banners was mobilized. Tens of thousands of people were aggressive, and they drove Chen Bangfu and Ma Jixiang's troops to the Chongqing government, intending to destroy the Pakistani army. After the county Ming army, they can go east to solve the siege of Wanxian and drive Wang Yan out of Sichuan.

The Qing soldiers came in mighty force, Fan Yiheng, the governor of Sichuan who escaped from Hezhou, and others had already brought the news to Fotuguan. Jiao Lian and Yu Shizhong were shocked when they heard this, and while sending a boat to inform Wang Yan, they stepped up their efforts. arm.

Outside Fotu Pass, there is a stretch of Qing army camps. Hauge came aggressively. He thought that if he broke Hezhou, he would be able to break through all the way, but it was not smooth to capture Fotu Pass. The soldiers attacked the pass city fiercely, and fought fiercely for nearly ten days, causing thousands of casualties, but still failed to take Fotu pass.

As far as the current situation is concerned, it is better to have surrendered soldiers as cannon fodder than to drive the people to attack the city in Hezhou, but Fotuguan has not moved at all.

Wu Sangui from Wan County didn't know how long he could last. The pressure on Hauge began to increase. If Wu Sangui couldn't be rescued, then he could only retreat to Chengdu and use the Chengdu Plain to deal with the Ming army.

This Sichuan is in the hands, and it has not been warmed up yet. Is it going to be divided into half by the Ming army?Wouldn't his achievements be greatly discounted? Hauge felt annoyed for a while, and his mood became bad again. Once he broke through the checkpoint, he would be guarded and widowed, and no one would be left behind.

The sky was dim, and Hauge stood alone outside the big tent, staring at Fotu Pass several miles away. Under the wall of this pass less than two miles wide, there were countless corpses of soldiers who died in battle, but the pass city remained the same. Stand tall.

The Qing army managed to get Chen Bangfu and Ma Jixiang two high-quality cannon fodder in Hezhou, but if this continues, it will be exhausted in a few days. The point is that even if someone is dead, it may not be possible to break through.

Hauge asked the big shaman in the camp to divination the battle, and the result showed that it was very dangerous, which made Hauge even more worried.

Right now, he can only hope that the great shaman will protect him, that Wu Sangui can hold on for a while longer, and that he can survive until he comes to rescue him.

At this moment, Oboi stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, after more than ten days of attacking, I feel that there are not many defenders on the pass. Yesterday we almost broke through the pass, and maybe we can break through in a few days."

Haoge sighed, and said angrily: "I heard that the defenders here are the Fengjie Battalion of Zhongyi Town. Don't you think they are very different from the Hezhou Ming Army? And the other guards are also quite capable. I heard that This man was originally Chen Zilong's general, nicknamed Xiao Taiwei. This king has not yet fought against Wang Yan, and a small battalion commander under him can lead five thousand Ming troops and our fifty thousand troops to fight fiercely for ten days. This king has more than [-] casualties, if the news spreads, this king will be ridiculed by the world."

When Haoge said this, he didn't feel that the Qing army was inferior to the Ming army, but that he felt aggrieved because he couldn't use his strength.The advantages of the cavalry of the Qing soldiers could not be brought into play, and even the infantry battle was greatly affected by the hot weather. The combat power of the Qing army was greatly reduced, making him tens of thousands of horses trapped, and it was only then that Zhuzi became famous.

Ao Bai did not take it seriously, "The Ming army can only rely on the difficult terrain. If it is on the plain, the Eight Banners cavalry will be able to defeat it as easily as they defeated the Hezhou Ming army. The weather has been hot these days, so the combat power of the Eight Banners soldiers cannot To play, but the troops are not active in the battle, so let the enemy generals guard the pass."

Haoge nodded, this was exactly what he was thinking, and it was what annoyed him, "If it weren't for the fact that the weather is not suitable for us to fight in the Eight Banners, this king has already broken all the way and went to Kuizhou to find Wang Yan to fight But then again, the weather is like this, but this king cannot change it, this is also the luck of the Southern Dynasty."

"It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice. There are only so many people in the city, and almost all of them have died these days. Without people, the guard will be nicknamed the Overlord of Chu, and he will die just the same." Obai said and saluted, "Your Majesty! Please invite me today." Let the slaves personally lead the troops to attack the city, if they fail to attack, they are willing to be dealt with by military law."

Haoge thought that Hezhou had been delayed for nearly a month. If he couldn't attack Fotuguan, Wu Sangui might not be able to wait for his reinforcements.

"Okay, you are my Batulu of the Qing Dynasty. If you can't take the city, you and this king will lose their reputation. This king will give you five thousand eight-banner warriors, plus six thousand surrendered troops. Be sure to take this city." A pass!"

"Cha! The servant obeys!"

Aobai made a full salute, and left with confidence.

The Ming army only had 1 people in Chongqing, and Jiao Lian led 5000 people to guard against the Qing army crossing the river to take Ba County by water, and the guard of Fotuguan was naturally Yu Shizhong.

He led [-] defenders to fight fiercely with the Qing army for ten days, causing nearly half of the casualties, but still firmly controlled Fotu Pass.

Before dawn, when it was closed, hundreds of soldiers were busy, lifting a fast stone and a piece of wood to the city wall. The stone was closed everywhere, and the wood was cut from the mountain and sawed into sections. Then there was the huge rolling stone and Lei Mu.

The cut branches became the material for starting the fire. The Ming army set up large vats on the city, which contained golden juice made from a mixture of arsenic and dung, which was extremely poisonous. Smear a little, and you will die when you see blood. This is a very sinister method of defending the city invented by the ancestors.

On the city wall, the soldiers carried all kinds of equipment to the top of the city, including fire pots, bundles of arrows, and medicine, all of which were guarantees for the Ming army to guard the pass.

In the early morning, the genius was bright, the sun had not yet risen, and the battlefield had not had time to clean up, the drums of the Qing army's attack sounded again.

"Boom! Boom! Boom~"

In order to avoid fighting against the scorching sun, the Qing army started the battle very early, and Jinli chose cooler mornings and mornings.

On the top of the city wall lay hundreds of soldiers of the Ming army who were sleeping soundly. They no longer dared to go down to the city. It was very deep.

At this time, Yu Shizhong was followed by more than a dozen fire-headed soldiers, and came to the city with breakfast. Yu Shizhong patted the sleeping soldiers and said to everyone: "Brothers, wake up, the Qing army is about to attack the city. Hurry up and finish your breakfast, everyone, and prepare to defend the city!"

When the military academy at the top of the city heard Yu Shizhong's words, they kicked the sleeping soldiers awake one by one. The soldiers were so exhausted that even the drums of the Qing army could not wake them up.

"Get up! Don't sleep, get up and eat!"

There were many soldiers in the Qing Dynasty, and it was round after round of battles, so it was very important for the Ming army to have a full breakfast, otherwise they would fight from early morning to noon, how could they have the strength to wield swords, guns, bows and arrows.

The soldiers were woken up one after another. They stood up sleepily and stared blankly into the distance. Groups of Tang Army soldiers began to pour out of the camp and quickly assembled in the open space in front of the camp.

The battle drums in the Qing army camp were beating louder and louder, and the battalion of horns shook the sky and the earth, but the sound of the attacking drums made many defenders feel heavy. The Qing army once again sent out heavy troops to attack key points. When will Xianggong's reinforcements come?

"Damn it, it's not over yet!" The soldiers cursed towards the city, then walked in the baskets to take out food, stuffing mouthfuls into their mouths.

(End of this chapter)