Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 966
Southern Sichuan has a large population, land reclamation is much better than Eastern Sichuan, and there are fewer mountains and forests than Eastern Sichuan. This made it more difficult for the Ming army to build bamboo and wooden rafts, but more than [-] people did it at the same time, no matter how difficult it was. , will also become easier.

On July [-], with the efforts of various ministries and horses, the Ming army finally made enough bamboo rafts to cross the river and completed the preparations.

He Tengjiao was not ambiguous, and immediately ordered the army to cross the river. This was not because he was decisive, but because he was a little scared. The Battle of Eastern Sichuan left some shadows on him, making him a little afraid of the Jin army, so he wanted to hurry up. Before the Jin army can react, destroy Sun Kewang.

In the early morning of this day, the red sun rose in the east, the clouds in the sky were red, and the water of the Yangtze River was shimmering and vast under its light.

On a small hill on the south bank of the Yangtze River in the southwest of Luzhou City, the Dazhu flag flutters in the wind. , placed on it looks majestic.

He Tengjiao led many generals to burn incense and worship in front of a high platform on the top of the mountain, sacrifice three animals, and recite sacrificial texts.

"Sacrifice to the God of the River!" After He Tengjiao on the high platform completed the ceremony, the officer on the cliff by the river shouted, and the soldiers threw the slaughtered pigs and sheep into the rolling river.

It is auspicious to fight a war. He Tengjiao not only worships the god of rivers, but also sacrifices to the god of mountains. In short, to buy peace of mind, the most important thing is that the soldiers believe in this.

After the sacrifice was completed, the Ming army on the south bank of the Yangtze River suddenly erupted into cheers of mountains and tsunami. He Tengjiao heard the turmoil on all sides, looked down the mountain, and saw countless soldiers wearing dish helmets and red double-breasted infantry, and began to gather by the river. , densely packed.

At the foot of the mountain, the heads of the Ming army moved silkworms, the spears were dense like a forest, and the flags were like clouds. Soldiers carried bamboo rafts and filed out from various camps.

He Tengjiao's heart was agitated. The last time Eastern Sichuan was defeated, Fan Yiheng, the Governor of Sichuan, took the initiative to take responsibility for the defeat. However, many people in the court criticized him, thinking that he was not good for rescue and should be punished. However, Wang Yan did not punish He Tengjiao. Instead, he was allowed to continue to coordinate the Southwest, and he was given the title of military governor of the four provinces.

Wang Yan did this mainly because of He Tengjiao's qualifications. After the overthrow of the two capitals of the Ming Dynasty, a large number of bureaucrats were lost, which caused the current Ming Dynasty officials to appear different generations. It is necessary to coordinate the military forces of the four provinces. The Nanjing court has enough prestige to do this. There are only a handful of people who work on it, and only He Tengjiao has this qualification after much deliberation.

Wang Yan's decision was well thought out and supported by the cabinet, but some young and strong officials in the court did not understand, and talked a lot of gossip about He Tengjiao, one of the oldest bureaucrats in the Ming Dynasty. Very annoying.

He looked at the imposing Ming army and knew that this was going to reveal his face. He couldn't help but have a magnificent and angry feeling in his chest, and his heart was full of joy, "Dingguo, you are the pioneer, and the governor ordered you to pass immediately!" Jiang, within a month, Sun Kewang must be wiped out!"

Li Dingguo accepted the order solemnly, then hurried down the mountain, turned on his horse, and ran back to the main formation.

Not long after, the officer in charge of looking out on the top of the mountain said to He Tengjiao: "Supervisor, General Li signaled that he is ready."

Immediately, He Tengjiao waved his hand, "Beat the drum! Order to cross the river!"

The flag was waved on the top of the mountain, and the drums of the Ming army were beating immediately.Standing on a huge bamboo raft, Li Dingguo drew his saber and shouted, "Cross the river!"

All of a sudden, [-] rafts moved at the same time, sailed away from the shore, and rushed to the opposite bank along the current.

10 people crossing the river is not like thousands of people smuggling, there is no way to hide it, and the bamboo rafts crossing the river need to rely on the water potential and the inertia of the water flow at the turn of the waterway to rush to the opposite bank. There are not many places like this, and the Western Army is easy to detect , so there is no need to hide it at all.

The Ming army crossed under the eyes of the Western army. The Western army had already discovered the Ming army's intentions, but Sun Kewang was hesitant about whether to block it.

Back then, Wang Yan rescued Sichuan and forcibly crossed the Yangtze River, defeating Qing Sichuan Governor Wang Zuntan and General Li Guoying. He knew that the Ming army had experience in forcibly crossing the Yangtze River, but he had no experience in defending the river.

Sun Kewang didn't have many elite soldiers, and he had to use them to defend the city. He couldn't be killed or injured too much, and if the Jin army came to rescue him, he would only be eaten by Hauge if he had no strength. It was an opportunity to kill and consume the Ming army, and he was unwilling to give it up. After a while of final consideration, he finally decided to let Bai Wenxuan, with [-] miscellaneous soldiers and nearly [-] bandits, stop it.

These bandits are people who come to join him temporarily, and many of them are speculative. They are all local bandits and are targeted by the government, so they support Sun Kewang. If Sun Kewang wins, they can wash their identities and become General of the Western Army.

However, Sun Kewang was suspicious, and he was not at ease with these bandits. He was afraid that if the situation was unfavorable, they would rebel in the city, so he decided to send them to stop them. This would not only consume their strength, but also use these desperadoes to kill and stop them. The Ming army can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.

Bai Wenxuan had some doubts about Sun Kewang's arrangement. He always felt that Sun Kewang placed too much emphasis on his own interests.

The place where the Ming army chose to cross the river was a bend in the river, and Bai Wenxuan led 2 people to take precautions here.

At this time, the five hundred rafts left the south bank. Looking down from the sky, one could only see disc helmets with red cherry blossoms huddled together, a small French cannon was placed in front of the rafts, and the soldiers squatted On both sides of the bamboo raft, with the help of the inertia of the water flow when the Yangtze River turns, the raft undulates and rushes across the center of the river.

"Dang! Dang! Dang!" On the beach where the Ming army was about to land, some urgent alarm bells sounded, and the soldiers of the Western Army, dressed in commoner clothes and wrapped in turbans, immediately flocked to the river beach to form formation.

"Arrange to block the enemy!" Bai Wen pulled out his saber, raised it high, and roared loudly.

More than 1 miscellaneous soldiers have undergone some training. Shieldmen and pikemen immediately formed a line of defense in front of the river beach. Archers, crossbowmen and a very small number of firecrackers formed a formation behind them. They were the main force to kill the Ming army.

Compared with the formation of miscellaneous soldiers, the heroes of the green forest are much more scattered, and they can barely stand together, without any formation.

Bai Wenxuan stood behind the river beach, looking at some of his subordinates who were in a mess, he felt a little anxious, the time to line up had far exceeded his expectation, and at this moment, the bamboo raft of the Ming army crossed the river, There was a muffled sound from the small Frang machine gun, a cloud of white smoke rose, and the shells whizzed towards them.

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