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And his main force is gathered in Xichong, and the target is not Sun Kewang in Suining at all, but Hechuan.

In other words, the movement of Azig's army going south was just a feint, turned around and crossed from the west bank of the Jialing River to Tongnan, and then quickly arrived at the city of Hechuan, and then cooperated with Wu Sangui to encircle Hechuan from the east.

Even if Diaoyu City cannot be captured, the whole battle situation will change immediately, and the main force of the Sichuan Army on the west front will not be able to rescue them at all.As long as the Sichuan army on the eastern front is overwhelmed, Azig's strength will rise sharply, and he can directly threaten Sun Kewang to do multiple-choice questions.

Zhu Youjian did not guess Houjin's intentions, but this is how the Western Army in history was forced to withdraw from Sichuan.It's just that there was no Sichuan army on the western front at that time.After killing Zhang Xianzhong, Jin Bing rushed straight to Chongqing, chasing Sun Kewang all the way south.

What is Sun Kewang doing now?Sun Kewang reduced the strength of Mianzhou's troops. They gathered in Suining to watch the excitement, but Zhu Youjian couldn't see it.

"Dingguo, why do you insist on guarding the east?" Sun Kewang was puzzled by Li Dingguo's request to guard the Suining Eastern Front.

Judging from the battlefield situation, it is most beneficial to defend the west now.Once a fight broke out, regardless of whether it was Hou Jinying or Da Mingying, the troops on the western front would withdraw calmly, and Li Dingguo's troops had been guarding the western front before.

"I want to avenge my adoptive father." Li Dingguo replied firmly.

From Sun Kewang's point of view, it is impossible for him not to understand that when the Hou Jin army moves, even though the target is not the Great Western Army, it will still fight the Western Front troops of the Western Army. This is a way of negotiation between the two sides, and it is also a gesture of the Western Army asking for a price .

In other words, if the Western Army tries to block the Houjin Eight Banners on the western front, Houjin will suffer when the Sichuan Army reacts.Even during Houjin's siege of Hechuan, the western troops of the Western Army still had the capital to threaten Houjin at any time.

At this time, it was time for Xi Jun to ask Hou Jin for money.Military operations have always served political purposes.

"Since that's the case, then you should stop where it is. It's just to settle the country. Don't forget that our intention is to go west and preserve our strength."

Sun Kewang didn't directly express his desire to surrender to Houjin. In fact, he has always been vacillating on this issue.Later gold is powerful, but now Daming is not weak, he has experienced this before.

Moreover, he was led by Zhang Xianzhong's so-called "last order", and it is impossible for him to directly defy Zhang Xianzhong's intention and publicly drop the gold now.

The cunning Sun Kewang wanted to run away, so he wanted to run aside and continue watching the battle.

(ps: Don’t talk about how firmly Daxi resisted the Qing Dynasty in history. That was after Sun Kewang gained a firm foothold in Nanming. Before that, he left all of Sichuan to the Ming army in southern Sichuan and Li in eastern Sichuan. over.)

"Report! Report to the lord, the Sichuan army's various units in the west are mobilizing, and they are moving down the Tuojiang River, and the troops in Neijiang are also moving towards Anyue."

Just when Sun Kewang felt that his arrangement was perfect and was waiting for the war to start, the military situation began to change again.

"It's interesting, Zhu Youjian, the emperor's old man, has reacted now? Hahaha!" Sun Kewang laughed again and again.

"I just realized it now, don't you think it's a bit late?" Ai Nengqi joked aside.

"Whatever, let Hou Jin and the Ming army fight to the death, maybe we can still catch the leak. As the saying goes: When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman wins! When they fight to the death, we will slip away." Liu Wenxiu also said. I'm very happy, because what Sun Kewang said to everyone was to take advantage of Houjin and Daming's fierce fight, and the Daxi Army would slip away.This will definitely not violate Zhang Xianzhong's will.

But Li Dingguo glanced at Sun Kewang. He didn't think that Sun Kewang just wanted to slip away.If Sun Kewang really wanted to slip away, why did he arrange his subordinates on the northern line? Don't think that Sun Kewang was concerned about brotherhood and caring for others.

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"Quick! Quicken your pace. Even if you run to your death, you have to reach Tongnan before dark." On the ninety-mile road from Hechuan to Tongnan, Liu Tichun, the commander of the Ninth Army, was already insane.

The military situation shows that the Hou Jin army has already started to move, and the target is heading south.And the 170 miles from Xichong to Tongnan can be reached in one day and one night at the speed of Houjin.If Tongnan is occupied by Houjin, Anyue will be their next target.

At that time, Hou Jin only needs to defend in Anyue to contain the main force of the Sichuan army on the west front, and then Azig can calmly march to the city of Hechuan.Hechuan City couldn't hold it at all, and Diaoyu City couldn't hold too many soldiers.

At that time, the main force of the Sichuan Army's eastern front will become Houjin's prey, and will be eaten by others in the wild before the troops are deployed.

Therefore, Zhu Youjian's goal for the Ninth Army is to defend Tongnan Pass.

In Diaoyu City, Zhu Youjian was also so anxious that the corners of his mouth were bubbling, and the entire headquarters was busy.

"Release the pigeons and tell Li Laiheng that he wants to race with Guan Ning's cavalry with both feet, so he must arrive in Guang'an in advance."

"Where is the Tenth Army? It will take a day and a night to reach Anyue? Why is it so slow?"

Zhu Youjian really wished for a radio now, because the combat staff had calculated that no matter what, the time of the Sichuan Army was lagging behind by one day.This day is not the time for the troops to arrive at the predetermined location, but the time for delivery to the troops after the order is issued in this era.

After Jin started, they needed a day and a night to reach their destination.It was already a day after the news reached Diaoyu City.In other words, the Ninth Army had to travel 120 miles in one night to reach Tongnan.By analogy, the Tenth Army from Neijiang to Anyue will be two days later.

This is the limitation of warfare in this era, and the message delivery is too slow.In other words, the battle line of the Sichuan Army is really too long.Zhu Youjian arranged the battlefield layout of this era with the communication speed of later generations, which was a completely bad move.

"No, it can't go on like this. Hurry up and move, the headquarters must move." Zhu Youjian wandered around Diaoyu City, found Zuo Maodi, and uttered a word.

"Your majesty, what are you going to do?" Zuo Maodi knew that Zhu Youjian was in a hurry, but he obviously felt that the emperor was in a hurry and confused.There were not enough manpower in the first place, and they wanted to send all the wealthy people to Tongnan. Now there is no one to move.

"I'm talking about the cannons in Diaoyu City. These things are useless to stay here. They should all be transported to the front line." Zhu Youjian pointed at the cannons in Diaoyu City, half of which were formerly cast General Cannons. Deadly.

"Without these cannons, what if the enemy surrounds Diaoyu City?" Zuo Maodi asked.

"No, we will lose when the enemy surrounds Diaoyu City. What's the use of Diaoyu City." Zhu Youjian waved his hand.

"I just figured it out. This battle is a matter of life and death for the Sichuan Army. Our previous arrangements were all wrong. We only wanted to defend the city. Although Aiqing's strategic thinking is correct, our tactical thinking is completely wrong. Wrong. Save land and lose people, all people lose land; save people lose land, everyone saves land! Don’t worry about these pots and pans, as long as they are useful, they will all be used for a penny to fight the enemy. Including me, all go to the front line. "

"Ah! The cook is going too?" Zuo Maodi opened his mouth. He didn't expect Zhu Youjian to say such classic words.

"Everyone, as long as they can hold weapons."

Zhu Youjian turned around and shouted at Fan Laogen, "Do you dare?"

"Dare!" Fan Laogen replied in response.

"Then what are you waiting for, follow me now." In this way, Fan Laogen's engineering soldiers have now become Zhu Youjian's Imperial Forest Army. They dismantled the cannons of Diaoyu City, and followed the emperor across the pontoon bridge , All the way to Tongnan.

Chapter 3 Thirty: Tongnan Blocking Battle I

Tongnan is the northernmost city near Suining in the hands of the Sichuan Army.To the east of it is Longduo Mountain on the opposite bank of Peijiang River, and to the northwest is the defense line of the Daxi Army.

Whether Jin Bing wants to go south to Hechuan or directly attack Anyue, if he can't go south directly from the Western Army's defense line, he can only go to Tongnan.This is the only way to stop the Sichuan army's western front army in Anyue.

Azige's troops went south from Xichong in two ways, and all the way went directly westward to Shehong, forcing the western army to retreat to Suining; the other [-] troops only left Baolong Town, preparing to storm Tongnan.

At this time, Sun Kewang had already withdrawn the main force of the Western Army for eighty miles westward to Daying, leaving only a small number of troops in Suining City.Only Li Dingguo's department still sticks to the coast of Peijiang in the southeast of Suining.

Sun Kewang sent two letters to both Daming and Hou Jin at the same time. The contents of the two letters were almost the same: requesting that he be crowned as Shanziwang, and that West Sichuan be a fief owned by the Daxi Army alone, so that he can attach himself to the country. example.

"General, shall we withdraw?" Jin Tongwu accompanied Li Dingguo, looking at the looming golden soldiers on the other side of the Peijiang River, and asked worriedly.

"Has the main force of the Ming army arrived in Tongnan?" Li Dingguo asked worriedly.

"Not yet. And according to reports, Tongnan is now an empty city, with no soldiers at all inside."

"Why, did the defenders run away in fear?" Li Dingguo rolled his eyelids and asked disdainfully.

"No. According to their military system, there is only one regiment in the garrison, and that regiment leader led all his subordinates across Peijiang, blocking Longxing Town."

"Isn't that death? I heard that their regiment only has more than 1000 people to resist [-] troops?" Li Dingguo was very surprised. How could a young general of the Sichuan Army choose such a fighting method.

"Isn't that right? These more than 1000 people are not enough for the Eight Banners to stick between their teeth. What kind of regiment commander is this leader? He doesn't know how to fight at all." Jin Tongwu also felt incredible. People can still hold on for a while, but they gave up Peijiang and chose to fight the enemy head-on. Did the leader of the army have his head flooded?

"Don't underestimate others, this regiment leader is actually very clear in his heart. Of course, sticking to Tongnan can save their lives, but if the Jin soldiers occupy the other side of the river, they can go down the river. At that time, any point downstream can let them cross the river .Now defending Longxing Town, with Longduo Mountain to the east, the Eight Banners soldiers have nowhere to go. The problem is that 1000 people are indeed a little less.”

Li Dingguo affirmed the tactics of the commander of the Sichuan Army, but he was not optimistic about the prospects.Judging from the current conversation between him and Jin Tongwu, Li Dingguo unconsciously listed the Sichuan Army as a friendly side, and regarded Hou Jin as an opponent.This is a person's subconscious thinking, a matter of favorability.