Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 974
After the offensive on the [-]th ended, the Ming army temporarily stopped its attack on Luzhou and entered a state of confrontation.

This was not only because he was worried that Hauge in the north would suddenly intervene in the war, but also because after Sun Kewang invested in the elite, the Ming army's continued strength might cause huge casualties, and they would not be able to break through the city in one battle.

From a rational point of view, Hauge will definitely join this battle. Li Dingguo judged that Hauge would definitely intervene suddenly at the most favorable time for Jin, and this timing was when both the Ming army and Sun Kewang were very tired. At that time, when the Kingdom of Jin came in to clean up the mess and defeated the Ming army, Sun Kewang could only surrender. He would become the most powerful force in the Southwest and reverse the passive situation after the Battle of Eastern Sichuan in one fell swoop.

How the Ming army can prevent Hauge from taking advantage of it has become the biggest problem at the moment. Everyone brainstorms, and the only way is to make a final decision in Luzhou and not give Hauge a chance to react.

Judging from the actions of the Jin army, Li Dingguo judged that the Jin army may have been eyeing the Fushun area, like a hunting tiger, watching the Ming army and Sun Kewang bleeding in Luzhou. .

In order to confirm the judgment, He Tengjiao ordered the spies to immediately go north to Fushun to investigate. At the same time, he ordered the soldiers to seize the time to build equipment.

At night, Sun Kewang stood on the dilapidated city tower, staring at the Ming army barracks dotted with torches four miles away. Only after his blood dries up will he rush to help.

Sun Kewang let out a long sigh. He originally wanted to rely on Luzhou City to preserve his strength and wait for the Kingdom of Jin to intervene in the war. At that time, his strength was still there, so he might not have a chance to make a comeback. But now it seems that he underestimated the strength of the Ming army and will Things are getting a little easier.

He has now become a pawn and has no chance to play chess, but anyway, it is impossible to surrender to the Ming Dynasty. He can only do his best now and cannot give up because of difficulties. Besides, he is not completely without opportunities to resolve the crisis. What he has to do now is to persevere in order to wait for the opportunity.

On the south bank of the Yangtze River, on the official road from Guiyang to Luzhou, at the junction of Bozhou Xuanweisi and Yongningwei, a team of Western Army servants was eating dry food in a forest and sitting by the stream to rest.

This group of scouts consisted of only a dozen or so scouts, led by a small leader. Their task was to find the Ming army's grain delivery route, and then report to the main force. There were more than a dozen scout teams like them scattered in Yongning. On several roads leading from Wei to Luzhou Mansion, inquire about the grain transport team of the Ming army.

This team was sent by Sun Kewang to the south bank to harass Wang Fuchen's troops of the Ming army. He did not dare to act near Luzhou, where the Ming army was heavily concentrated, nor did he dare to enter Guizhou, so he had to go to Yongningwei, where the Ming army was weak.

During the day, in order to prevent being discovered by the Ming army, the scouts usually hide in the woods and dare not wander outside.

The sun was high at noon, and several soldiers rested against the big tree after eating their dry food. The leader of the scouts, named Zhou Dahu, was originally a hunter. After the Western Army entered Yunnan, he joined the Western Army. Stand out quickly.

At this time, he was sitting on a rock by the stream, eating pancakes, and looking at the sketch in his hand to see if there were any trails.

They had been wandering beside the official road for three days, but they hadn't seen a group of Ming troops transporting grain, which made him a little suspicious. Maybe there was a shortcut, and the grain transport team bypassed them, but they didn't notice.

Thinking of this, Zhou Dahu couldn't help standing up, walked up to his subordinates, and kicked the two soldiers, "You two, go to the east gate to see if there is another road nearby."

After finishing speaking, he was about to order two more people to take a look to the west, but a soldier who was standing guard outside came scrambling, "Boss, the grain transport team of the government army is here!"

The soldiers resting on the tree trunk stood up in fright. Zhou Dahu's expression darkened, and he quickly asked, "How many vehicles and guards are there?"

"I can't see it very clearly, but it must be the army's grain transport team that can't be wrong!"

After waiting for a few days, they finally met each other. Zhou Dahu was overjoyed and immediately waved his hands. Everyone quieted down and waited for his order holding their breath.

"Go and take me to have a look!"

Immediately everyone tidied up, and then rushed to the edge of the woods, and sure enough, they saw a mighty team coming, in addition to forty or fifty mule carts, there were nearly a thousand people pushing wheelbarrows slowly on the official road, and On both sides of the team, there were probably nearly a thousand soldiers guarding them, and it was undoubtedly the food transport team of the Ming army.

Several scouts from the Western Army saw the team coming slowly. With this size, the main force was fully capable of ambush. They couldn't help feeling a little nervous and a little excited.

Zhou Dahu observed carefully for a while, then turned his head and ordered in a low voice: "Third brother, you take the two of you and report back to the general immediately, and I will continue to monitor the convoy.

"Boss be careful!"

The soldier nicknamed the third was unambiguous. He clasped his fists, ordered the two of them, and disappeared into the forest after a while.

Entrusted by Sun Kewang, Wang Fuchen crossed the Yangtze River to attack the Ming army's grain road, hoping to contain the Ming army's attack on Luzhou, and even force the Ming army to retreat.

It can be said that he shoulders a heavy responsibility, but after Wang Fuchen saw that the Ming army defeated more than 2 Western troops and crossed the Yangtze River easily, he was actually not very optimistic about the Western Army and lost confidence, but Sun Kewang had a lot of trust in him. Jia, seeing him as a confidant, made him have to bite the bullet and carry on with this errand.

It has been ten days since Wang Fuchen's more than 5000 people crossed the river, but within ten days, he did not complete an ambush. The supply line of the Ming army did not seem to pass through Yongning. He even suspected that the Ming army was transporting food from Chongqing, and did not It is not shipped from Guizhou to Luzhou.

After all, Chongqing is an important stronghold of the Ming army in eastern Sichuan. It must have stored a lot of food and supplies, and it is also close to Luzhou.

The dry rations he carried were only enough for half a month. If he could not ambush the Ming army ration team to get supplies, his rations would be exhausted. This made him anxious. If he did not gain any more, the mission to harass the grain road would be considered a complete failure. And with the fate of more than 5000 people under him, he didn't know what to do.

Wang Fuchen's men and horses were also hiding in a mountain forest, his tent was very simple, almost just a piece of rag around it.

At this time, he was sitting in the tent when a general came in to report, "General, a team of scouts has discovered the transportation team of the Ming army!"

Wang Fuchen stood up abruptly, immediately overjoyed, "Where is he? Where is he?" He asked anxiously, "Bring me here!"

(End of this chapter)