Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 994
Wang Deren was worthy of being a brave general. When he saw the trace of the Jin army, he gave an order and immediately rushed out with more than a hundred cavalry. He was not afraid of the tens of thousands of Jin army.

The soldiers of the Ming army who had been chasing him for two days immediately let out an angry roar when they saw the main general like this, and pursued and killed them.

The Jin army walking in front heard the movement, looked back, and saw the yellow dust billowing behind, countless Ming troops brandishing weapons, coming all over the mountains and plains, and a small group of cavalry, like the heavenly soldiers rushing out of the rolling yellow clouds, shouted Killing and rushing towards them, the soldiers of the Golden Army immediately exclaimed in fright. The soldiers fled forward desperately, but they didn't think of resisting.

Wang Deren ran fast and quickly chased behind the Jin army. He saw the Jin army throwing away their flags and fleeing all over the mountains and plains. Only then did he realize that something was wrong. The soldiers of the Jin army had already scattered all over the mountains and fields. There are at most two to 3000 people.

There are only more than 3000 people in this army, but there are tens of thousands of troops. It is only because they are flying more banners that the Ming army will form an illusion when viewed from a distance.

Wang Deren immediately understood that Wu Sangui and Li Daitao had tricked him into becoming stiff. The reason why the scouts of the Ming army found this army was entirely due to Wu Sangui's intention. His real retreat direction was to go to Tieshan.

"What a falsehood!" Wang Deren, who understood, suddenly became furious with embarrassment, and his lungs were about to explode. He swung his saber furiously and yelled, "Kill! Kill them all for this town, and leave no one behind!"

The three thousand gold soldiers became the victims of Wu Sangui mobilizing Wang Deren to get rid of the pursuit. Wang Deren, who was furious, took the lead and charged into the golden soldiers, stabbed a golden soldier in the back with a single spear, and picked up the body with a big spear. Throwing it suddenly, it hit another golden general who was running away, and the Ming army chased after him, and immediately began to massacre the three thousand golden soldiers.

Wu Sangui knew very well that once he withdrew his troops, the first thing the Ming army thought of was that he would go to Tieshan to rescue Hauge, and he really planned to do so, but in order to prevent the Ming army from chasing after him, he sent 3000 people , deliberately covertly moved towards Luzhou, giving the Ming army the illusion that they were going to capture Luzhou.

In the art of war, what is said to be false is true, and what is true is false. The Ming army could think of such things as rescuing Tieshan. Wang Deren felt that Wu Sangui would not be so simple for him to guess. Just when the scouts discovered that there was a Jin army moving towards Luzhou, he Then he pretended to be smart.

In fact, the reason why Wang Deren believes is that there is another point, that is to attack Luzhou and capture He Tengjiao first. , and this happens to be where Wu Sangui's brilliance and cunning lie.

He made Wang Deren mistakenly think that he was taking a step to raise the flag, but in fact, Wu Sangui couldn't do that, because he didn't dare to bet, because He Tengjiao's weight was not as high as Hauge, and he didn't dare to risk Hauge's safety, so He must go straight to Iron Mountain.

Xishan Town, outside the south entrance of the Tuojiang Valley, was the place where the Ming army, which besieged the main force of the Jin army, stored supplies, and it was also the command center where the Ming army blocked the south entrance.

To the north of the town is the south entrance of the valley. Nearly the Wanming army entered the village at the south entrance, built a high wall to block the exit of the valley, and placed countless horses and antlers outside the wall, and dug deep trenches to seal off the valley.

Such fortifications are not indestructible. As long as the Jin army has enough equipment, they can use the siege method to attack the exit. However, this time the Jin army rushed forward without equipment, and the Ming army burned down the fortress at the foot of the mountain. The woods made it impossible for them to build a ladder, so the Jin army failed to break through several times.

At this time, Xishan Town was full of Ming soldiers, and Ma Jinzhong's festival hall was also shot in the town, a house vacated by a rich family.

In the festival hall, Ma Jinzhong, the high-spirited governor of the Left Army of the Magic Strategy, is calling his generals to discuss the final matter of wiping out the Golden Army in the valley.

Ma Jinzhong has made great contributions this time. Although he is not the planner of the entire campaign, he is indeed the main executor. This time the Ming army solved Sun Kewang, and trapped the Jin army who was about to take advantage of it in the valley, causing the Jin army to pay a huge price. Not only did they not reap the benefits, but they were trapped to death, and even the emperor was captured.

If this battle is won and Hauge is captured, the Shence Army will show its face completely, and Dushi He's position in the court will definitely be more stable, and Shence will have an advantage when competing for resources with other armies , and he, Ma Jinzhong, would also become a shining new star in the Ming army system, not to mention overshadowing the five loyal generals, but he would have no problem suppressing Jin Shenghuan.

After this battle, Ma Jinzhong will become the most important general of He Tengjiao's line. He must do his best to wipe out all the golden troops in the valley and capture Hauge himself.

"Duzhen, the Jin army broke through several times and was killed by our army." Ma Jinzhong's son Ma Zide said with a happy smile: "Until today, Hauge has been trapped for ten days, and the valley uses killing horses for food. I guess it won't last long. Already!"

This time Ma Jinzhong at least wanted to be made a Duke. As Ma Jinzhong's son, Ma Zide was delighted.

"Duzhen, in the past few days, more than 5000 Jin troops have come out of the valley to surrender. The last general guesses that within two days, the Jin army will surely collapse!" Another general under the hall laughed.

Ma Jinzhong, who was sitting in front of the Shuai case, was also very optimistic after hearing their words, and said to the generals in a clear voice: "Yes, we should understand the matter here. Calling you here today is to discuss the final offensive plan. The governor intends to attack tomorrow." Then attack into the valley, wipe out the enemies in the valley, and capture Hauge alive!"

Speaking of this, Ma Jinzhong became even more excited, "Haoge is captured, and the town can hold him, and directly march into Chengdu to win the first victory in restoring Shu!"

"Haha... yes, I captured Hauge and escorted him to Chengdu, and the passes along the way have to wait for the wind!" "Occupying Chengdu, the Jin army must flee northward across the board. We are determined by the first battle of the whole Sichuan." !"

For a while, in the festival hall, all the generals were laughing and laughing, very lively.

When everyone was discussing the current situation and imagining the outcome of the battle, the first general suddenly walked into the festival hall without saying hello to everyone in the hall, and went directly to Ma Jinzhong, bowed his head and whispered something in his ear, Ma Jinzhong listened , his expression froze for a moment, then turned into fury, and he threw the teacup on the commander's desk to the ground.

The sudden change shocked the hearts of all the generals in the festival hall. They didn't know what had happened, which made the governor lose his composure. Damn, could it be that Hauge ran away.

At this time, Ma Jinzhong stood up abruptly, with no joy on his face. He looked around the crowd and shouted angrily: "The cooked duck is about to fly! Come back to the camp quickly, gather your soldiers and horses, and rush to the valley to kill them. Hauge is gone! Also, send someone to inform Wang Guangtai that the camp on the east bank has been taken away, and let him immediately lead the troops to attack the south!" All the generals looked at each other, but when they heard this, they all jumped up suddenly Get up, how can you let the fat in your mouth slip away.This is someone who dared to ruin their good deeds, the generals immediately became furious, and immediately took orders without asking more questions.

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