Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 969
Not long ago, the Western Army took the initiative to shrink towards Luzhou, abandoning a large number of prefectures and counties. Hauge asked Meng Qiaofang to take over to appease the powerful gentry in these places and make them loyal to the Kingdom of Jin.

According to the plan, Meng Qiaofang should travel through Mahufu, Xuzhou and the northern counties of Luzhou. It would take at least a month or two. But it was only ten days before she hurried back to Chengdu. She must have something to do. report to him.

"Did you all hear what I told you?"

The following officials immediately bowed and saluted, "I will keep this in mind and dare not neglect. After returning, I will organize the villagers to fight the drought."

"Very good, you step back!"

Hauge nodded slightly, then waved his hand to push them away, and after they exited the lobby, he said to the guards: "Bring Meng Qing in!"

Not long after, Meng Qiaofang was ushered in. He first knelt down to salute Hauge, and then hurriedly said to Hauge, "Your Majesty, Sun Kewang has sent another letter for help."

Hauge raised his eyebrows, took the letter from Meng Qiaofang, read it eagerly, and after a while, he said with a smile: "Last time it was the alliance, this time he directly surrendered to me, it seems that he is really in a hurry .”

Hauge put away the letter, and he was in a good mood. When Sun Kewang seized him in southern Sichuan, did he think that Hauge would be angry today.

He put the letter together, put it on the table, and asked, "What's going on between the Ming army and Sun Kewang in Luzhou?"

Although Sun Kewang professed his vassal to Hauge in the letter, Hauge had to judge whether he should send troops immediately. A person like Sun Kewang is worthless to call himself a minister and may rebel at any time. What Hauge wanted was not what he called a minister, but to eat Sun Kewang , so when to send troops becomes very critical.

It is too early to send troops, Sun Kewang still has strength, and the Ming army has not been exhausted. It is Jin Guo's strength that will be wasted by recklessly intervening in the war. When the Ming army is defeated, but Sun Kewang cannot be swallowed, then he will be used as a spearman again up.

Hauge has always been worried about being used by Dorgon once, which made Jin Guo very passive, so he was very cautious this time, but he sent troops too late. If Sun Kewang was eaten by the Ming army, it would be very detrimental to Jin Guo, so he It is necessary to grasp the situation in Luzhou as much as possible, so as to judge the timing of sending troops.

Meng Qiaofang heard Hauge's question, and quickly told him the information he had received these days, "Your Majesty, according to the news I received, Hauge concentrated all his forces in Luzhou, and the Ming army should have already approached the city."

"So soon?" Hauge couldn't help being surprised when he heard this. A month ago, he received two letters from Sun Kewang, which only stated that the dynasty wanted to surrender, and Sun Kewang hoped to join him in fighting against the Ming dynasty. The army actually went to Luzhou.

This made Hauge a little startled. He had been fighting with Sun Kewang in southern Sichuan for several months, but Sun Kewang couldn't do anything about it. However, the Ming army actually arrived in Luzhou within a month, forcing Sun Kewang to ask him for help. Doesn't that mean that the Ming army It is far stronger than Jin Jun.

Seeing the shock on Hauge's face, Meng Qiaofang guessed what he was thinking, "Your Majesty, the Ming army had the old troops of the Western Bandit, and Li Dingguo was once one of the Four Western Bandit Kings. He knows the Western Bandit very well and has connections. The western thieves on the way either surrendered or were unwilling to fight. Sun Kewang had no choice but to gather his troops in Luzhou and put him in charge to prevent the generals from defecting to the enemy. He voluntarily gave up blocking along the way, and the Ming army was able to approach Luzhou so quickly. This is different from our attack From time to time, the western thieves scattered in the wild, sometimes gathered and sometimes scattered, layer upon layer of blocking, everywhere harassing, completely different."

"However, the reason why the Ming army made such rapid progress this time was due to a long-planned plan, which caught Sun Kewang by surprise." Meng Qiaofang paused for a while, then cupped her hands, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I think we should make a decision." .”

Haoge listened to Meng Qiaofang's words and thought for a while. Sun Kewang knew that he could not defeat the Ming army with his own strength, so he concentrated his strength to defend Luzhou, and bet all on Jin Guo, betting that he would go to the rescue.

Hauge had fought against Sun Kewang, and knew that Sun Kewang had some skills. He originally thought that Sun Kewang would be able to fight the Ming army for at least half a year.At that time, his soldiers had been nourished for half a year, and their horses were fat in autumn. When they suddenly intervened in the war, they must have swept away the fallen leaves with the autumn wind, swept away the exhausted Ming army, annexed the dying Western army, and completely gained a foothold in the southwest, but now Sun Kewang was trapped in a city, and the morale of the army was unstable, so the situation was not certain.

"What does Meng Qing mean?" Hauge looked at Meng Qiaofang, "Do you think I should send troops immediately?"

Meng Qiaofang nodded, "I think it's time to send troops. The Ming army is coming so aggressively this time, and I'm worried that Sun Kewang won't be able to hold on."

"But sending troops now, isn't it too early to intervene!" Hauge frowned.

If Sun Kewang divides his troops to garrison, Hauge only needs to see which cities Sun Kewang has lost and which areas are still in his hands to judge the best time to intervene in the war, but now that Sun Kewang is trapped in a city, it is difficult for Hauge to judge. The timing is right, because there is only one city, if it suddenly falls due to some accident, Hauge will regret it too late.

Meng Qiaofang understood his worry, "Your Majesty, Sun Kewang has gathered 8 or [-] people in Luzhou. Normally, it would take at least three or four months, or even longer, for the Ming army to break through the city. , so I suggest sending troops immediately, but it doesn’t mean to intervene immediately, but to deploy the troops secretly in the north of Fushun, so that if something happens in Luzhou, we can respond quickly.”

Hauge nodded, "The distance from Fushun to Luzhou, the infantry can arrive in three days, the cavalry can kill in one and a half days, Sun can expect 8 people, even if they are all pigs, it is enough for the Ming army to catch them for a few days, I have enough time to react .”

Hauge became a little excited, and looked at Meng Qiaofang, "Meng Qing, you immediately send an order to all the troops to go to Fushun in batches. The army should not be stationed in the city, and choose a hidden mountain forest to go to the village. In addition, all the checkpoints going south are closed, only allowed to enter. Let no one leak the news. This time I want to stand on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and I can't kill him by a single mistake!"

"I'll make arrangements now!" Meng Qiaofang bowed to accept the order, and then left the hall.

Hauge was a little excited. After the Battle of Eastern Sichuan, the Kingdom of Jin was very passive. In order to resolve this passivity, Hauge even put down his face and licked his face and sent envoys to Nanjing to meet Wang Yan to seek peace, but Wang Yan did not give He had no intention of reconciliation, he was very worried about the situation, but this time Sun Kewang gave him a chance.

If he takes advantage of this opportunity to defeat the main force of the Ming army again when Sun Kewang and the Ming army are exhausted from the long battle, and annex Sun Kewang by the way, then he will become the strongest force in the Southwest. He didn't have the ability to threaten the Southwest again, and he didn't have to beg Wang Yan anymore. Instead, Wang Yan licked his face and begged him not to take advantage of the momentum to attack Guizhou.

Hauge was a little excited, and stood up from the throne, "Come here, bring me the sand table in southern Sichuan!"

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