Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 976 Lead the snake out of the hole
There are more than [-] troops in the city of Luzhou. If all the food consumed by people eating horses and chewing is provided by Chongqing, Chongqing will be eaten up sooner or later. In terms of distance, although Chongqing is closer to Luzhou, it is farther away from Guizhou. Eating food from Chongqing is not cost-effective in the long run, so it is still necessary for the Ming army to keep the food road from Guizhou to Luzhou smooth.

Yongning had just fallen into the hands of the Ming army. In fact, the Ming army only controlled the prefecture, and they didn't have much control over the surrounding villages and towns, as well as the chieftains in the mountains. This gave Wang Fuchen the opportunity to operate in Yongning.

Li Dingguo led 5000 troops and marched day and night to Gulan County in the southeast of Yongning. It has been ten days, but there is no news of Wang Fuchen.

But he didn't have to worry about the news of his arrival in Yongning, because a grain team of the Ming army was robbed, and Gulan County had only two hundred troops.

He Tengjiao didn't have much time for Li Dingguo. After all, Luzhou couldn't drag on for a long time. After the Ming army was trapped in the city for a long time, the soldiers would slack off, which gave Hauge and Sun Kewang an opportunity.

In Gulan County, inside Li Dingguo's residence, Yu Youming hurried in, and when he saw Li Dingguo, he couldn't help but say, "General, the convoy arrived in Yongning City, but they didn't encounter bandits ambushing them, nor did they find any bandits following them. "

Yu Youming is the son of Yu Shizhong, the second generation, also after Zhonglie, he was seriously injured and captured in Hezhou, He Tengjiao exchanged Aobai's body for him, after he recovered from his injuries, he continued to serve in Zhongyi Town.

After Li Dingguo heard this, he frowned slightly. He felt that he had met his opponent. The general of the Western Army who robbed the grain cart should be a cautious veteran. Going north, after passing Shihu Pass and entering Luzhou, hand over the convoy to Jiang Tianyi, and the soldiers will come back quietly at night! Then send someone to Zunyi to tell Lord Zhang, and ask him to send another team of grain carts."

"General, three convoys have left, but the bandit army hasn't moved at all. Could it be that they have already left Yongning?"

Yu Youming did not take the order, but asked questions instead.

"No! Since the Western Army has robbed the grain cart in Yongning, it means that our army has indeed gone to Yongning to transport grain. The other party will definitely not leave Yongning, and must be waiting for an opportunity." Li Dingguo said in a deep voice, very sure in his heart.

"But there are only three things. Since they are still in Yongning, why don't they do anything? With so many grain carts passing by, they will not be able to achieve their goal of harassing the grain road and forcing us to retreat!" Yu Youming worried: "Did they listen What's the news?"

Li Dingguo shook his head slightly, and said with a smile: "We came in a very secretive way. It is impossible for the Western Army to know about it. Maybe the other side is thinking too much. This general concluded that they will definitely take action this time. It is impossible to complete the task that Sun Kewang entrusted to them."

Yu Youming saw that Li Dingguo was resolute. Although he still had some doubts in his heart, he couldn't find a way to find the bandit army.Yongning is the Xuanfu Department, not the state or the government, but because the population is sparsely populated and there are many mountains and forests, even if he sends troops to search the mountains, he may not be able to find the bandit camp.

"Then let's do it according to the general's wishes!" Yu Youming cupped his fists and turned to leave.

Wang Fuchen was indeed still in the territory of Yongning Xuanfu Division. He was all infantry and did not dare to run around. He snatched a grain cart with enough food, so he hid in the mountains and did not dare to come out.

After he robbed the Ming army's food truck, the Ming army would inevitably send a large army to encircle and suppress him, so he decided to temporarily avoid the limelight in the mountains, and wait until the Ming army mistakenly thought that he was no longer in Yongning, and then came out to attack.

The camp of the Western Army is in a valley. Fires are forbidden during the day to prevent the smoke from revealing their hiding places, but it doesn't matter at night because the smoke cannot be seen, and the fire is blocked by the surrounding mountains. If you don't enter the valley, you won't be killed. Discover.

At this time, Wang Fuchen and his younger brother Wang Fulin were sitting together with a wooden stick in their hands, and there were several generals sitting around them. At this time, one of the generals was a little dissatisfied: "Commander, the king asked us to harass the Ming army. Dao, what's the matter with us nesting in the mountains?"

"That's right!" Another general nodded and said, "The spies reported that the Ming army had transported three batches of grain. We just ignored it, and the brothers in Luzhou were about to bleed. We have failed the trust of the king."

Most of these generals were promoted after Sun Kewang managed Yunnan, and most of them came from poor backgrounds. Sun Kewang was kind to them.

These people are not experienced enough, and their minds are relatively simple. They were very loyal to Sun Kewang at first, but before leaving, Sun Kewang poured a bowl of ecstasy soup. After they came out, they all thought that they had become the savior of the Western Army. With a sense of mission, he wanted to cut off the Ming army's food supply and force the Ming army to retreat.

"The commander has the consideration of the commander. You have only been a few years old, so don't talk too much if you don't know how to fight!" Wang Fulin, who was on the side, threw the wooden stick into the fire, splashing sparks, and his face was full of displeasure.

At this moment, a soldier hurriedly found the fire, bowed on one knee and said, "Commander, another group of grain trucks has entered Gulan County."

Wang Fulin had just said something to several generals. They lowered their heads and sulked, thinking that Wang Fuchen would ignore it as before and let the grain truck pass by. But Wang Fuchen stood up, nodded and said, "Okay, let the brothers finish eating." Rest early, cook at the fourth watch tomorrow, set off at the fifth watch, and go to the north of Gulan County to ambush."

"Commander?" Hearing the sound, several generals were taken aback and looked up at Wang Fuchen.

Wang Fuchen smiled, "Before we robbed the Ming army's grain team, the Ming army must have been prepared, so I will temporarily avoid the mountains and forests to avoid hitting the Ming army's guns. Now half a month has passed, and the grain trucks of the three Ming army teams have all gone smoothly. If it passes, they must relax, and it is time to strike again."

"The humble official understands that it's just a matter of doing nothing but three things, one effort, then another decline, and three exhaustions!" A general stood up and said, rubbing his head.

Wang Fuchen nodded and waved his hands, "Okay, let's go to bed earlier!"

After finishing speaking, he turned around to return the account, and several generals saw him off happily, but Wang Fulin looked at Wang Fuchen's back with a hesitant expression.

The next morning, the city gate of Gulan County was opened, and hundreds of carts were slowly driven out of the city gate. Li Dingguo changed into a thousand household costume and rode a mule and horse. Yu Youming pulled the horse rope and said: " General, let’s go at the end!”

Li Dingguo shook his head, "I want to see who leads the soldiers, and you have a great responsibility. After I leave, you lead the army behind, but pay attention to the distance and send more scouts so that no one will find you."

After he finished speaking, he waved his hand, and the whole team walked slowly north along the official road.

In a forest outside the gate of Gulan County, ten Western Army scouts watched the food transport team leave the county.

The leader of the scouting team was Zhou Dahu. He immediately ordered five soldiers to report to Wang Fuchen, while he led the other five people to follow the convoy.

Not long after they left, a few people jumped out of a bush four or five hundred paces away from them, some of them followed, and some hurried back to the city.

A moment later, Yu Youming led more than 2000 elite troops, filed out of the city, and headed north.

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