Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 925
Fotu Pass guards the main road between Hezhou and Chongqing, but this is only for the large group of people carrying luggage. Generally, it is not certain whether a few people must go through Fotu Pass. go around.

In the battle of Hezhou, in the breakout battle on the 50th, Jiang Tianyi and others who rushed out from the north gate were covered up and killed by the cavalry of the Golden Army. Although there were countless casualties, there were still more than [-] people who escaped. Chased and killed, escaped across the Jialing River, and got into the mountains.

Jiang Tianyi and the others escaped, lurking in the mountains and forests. The next day, they saw thick smoke rising from the direction of Hezhou, knowing that Hezhou had fallen, they took a small road and fled in the direction of Fotuguan.

After the Jin army broke through the city, it took a day to clear the payment in the city. Therefore, although the mountain road was difficult, Jiang Tianyi arrived at Fotu Pass almost on the same day as Hauge's army. It is still in the mountains, and it is difficult to get out for a while.

At night, Fotu turned off the torches, and many torches were lit in the camp of the Ming army outside Guanwai. Both sides were very vigilant.

At this time, in Hauge's big tent, the discussion is still going on. Although Hauge intends to suppress the Han forces in the Kingdom of Jin, so as to balance the situation between the ruling and the opposition, so that there will be no one-sided situation and affect his throne, he will be reimbursed [-] yuan. Han Jun, he still feels a little distressed.

He lost [-] in the fight against Hezhou, and another [-] in the fight against Chongqing. He couldn't afford to lose.

According to the current situation, the insistence of Han Chaoxuan, Kong Wenqi and others in the court hall was correct. Compared with the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the strength of the Jin Kingdom is still weaker. It should first attack the Yarkand in the west, manage the Western Regions, and grow its strength. Then turn around and intervene in the war between the two parties to fight for the world.

The Ming army lacks cavalry, and the current limit is to advance to the front line of the Huaihe River. Although Dorgon is passive, it is impossible for the Ming army to destroy Dorgon. The Kingdom of Jin can completely let the Ming and Qing fight for several years.

Hauge thought about Dorgon's trick of assassinating his own envoy in order to drag him into the water. He was eager to take the opportunity to suppress the good atmosphere between Hanchen and the Ming Dynasty in Dajin, control the Jin army, and weaken it to a certain extent. The strength of the Han nationality, but now it seems that he has been tricked by Dorgon and helped him take the thunder.

Thinking of this, Hauge felt a little annoyed, but he would not admit his mistakes, the monarch is always right.

At this time, he heard the words of Wu Sangui, Han Chaoxuan and Aobai, and he couldn't help being silent for a while.

Right now, Sun Kewang, taking advantage of his battle with the Ming Dynasty and having no time to care about southern and western Sichuan, has taken over the southern and western Sichuan from the Ming Dynasty. Ass, most of the benefits were taken by Sun Kewang.

If he continues to fight against the Ming Dynasty and allows Sun Kewang to gain a firm foothold, then his battle in Sichuan will be harmful but not beneficial. Therefore, he agrees with Han Chaoxuan's words in his heart, that he should fight for southern Sichuan and take Luzhou and other rich places. To snatch it back, but what Oboi said was not unreasonable. In the Ming Dynasty, 5 people were in Chongqing, and he didn't dare to fight for southern Sichuan with all his strength.

Hauge pondered for a while, Ming Chao's move really made him feel very tricky.

"After the western thieves unite Yunnan, southern Sichuan, and western Sichuan, the future strategic focus will inevitably change from encroaching on Guizhou and Guangxi to embracing Wang Yan's thigh and seeking Chengdu. I will never tolerate it!" Haoge looked at Fu Han Chaoxuan, who was on the ground, then shifted his gaze to Oboi, "Han Qing is right, I can't make a wedding dress for the Western thief, I must take it back to western Sichuan and southern Sichuan, but what Oboi said is also right, the [-] Ming troops are outside the pass , how can I feel at ease?"

Hauge broke the contract and raided Sichuan, maimed Wang Yan's Zhongyi Township, and killed several of his generals. If the Ming army seized the opportunity and stabbed him from behind, the Ming army would show no mercy.

The [-] Ming army was outside the Dasheng Pass, and he left behind fewer troops, so he couldn't defend against the Ming army, and left more troops, and couldn't stop Sun Kewang. After all, the Western Army also claims to be [-]. Hauge was very embarrassed.

"Your Majesty, the 5 Ming troops are definitely a hidden danger. If they are in the south of the Yangtze River, that's another story. But they are just outside the Fotu Pass, and our morale is high. We don't want to hit them hard now, and wait for them to retreat to Chongqing." It's hard for us to fight." Obai said loudly: "If these [-] people retreat to Chongqing, and the Ming Dynasty sends tens of thousands more, it will immediately pose a huge threat to us."

Consuming a large number of Han soldiers and horses through war is not in the interests of Jin, but it is in the interests of Manchus such as Jierhalang and Oboi.

Here Haoge is different from them. Although Haoge suppresses the Han people in China, it is for the sake of balance. This suppression has a limit. If it hurts the foundation of Jin Guo, Haoge will definitely oppose it.

In fact, after Hauge ascended the throne, he and Jierhalang and Obai are not in the same faction. He alone is the top existence of the Jin Kingdom, and everyone below him has become his potential enemy. He is in a different faction.

"If the Ming army sticks to the camp, shall we continue to attack?" Han Chaoxuan became a little excited.

"Okay!" This is really a problem for Hauge. He was a little irritable and stopped the two impatiently, "Tomorrow the army will line up outside the customs to challenge. If He Tengjiao fights, then I will defeat the army in one battle. If the Ming army does not want to fight, then we can negotiate."

Hauge is the final word, both sides are reasonable, he can only challenge it first, and then discuss the next move after knowing the Ming army's response.

Everyone had no objection to this, and was about to bow to accept the order, but at this moment, a guard reported, "Your Majesty, Hu Du, who is watching the night, has something urgent to report."

Hauge raised his eyebrows when he heard this. What is Hu Guozhu doing here at this time? Could it be that the Ming army wanted to counterattack overnight when his army just arrived by surprise, "Let him in!"

After hearing the order, the guard raised the curtain, and Hu Guozhu hurried into the tent to worship: "Your Majesty, when the city was patrolling the city, it was discovered that the camp of the Ming army was closed. Although the torches were everywhere, they were all fixed torches. There were no torches in the camp to patrol Therefore, they became suspicious and sent several soldiers to investigate, but the soldiers came back and reported that the camp of the Ming army was empty."

"What? Hu Qing means that the Ming army has fled!" Hauge was startled, and stood up from his seat. When they were still hesitating whether to attack or not, the Ming army had already retreated.

In fact, this is not surprising. The goal of the Ming army was to save Yuan Zongdi. Now that Hezhou has fallen, and Hauge came with the victorious soldiers, the Ming army had no reason to stay in the pass when their morale was declining. , it is definitely necessary to retreat to the south bank, and it is important to hold Chongqing.

"Your Majesty, we can't let the Ming army run away! If the Ming army runs back to the south bank, it will be difficult for us to find such an opportunity!" Obai said immediately after hearing this.

Hauge frowned, walked back and forth a few steps, and suddenly stopped, "Oboi, immediately lead 1 horses in pursuit, remember to prepare more torches, and be careful in ambush, I will order people to meet you behind."

(End of this chapter)