"Chongqing should not be able to launch an attack for the time being after this battle. We have some leisure time," said Deng Ming's subordinates. In any case, the Qing army could not easily collect tens of thousands of auxiliary troops. Through interrogation of the prisoners, it was known that the Qing army's mobilization started from the beginning of the year, and there were a large number of resources allocated by Beijing. When Li Guoying reported the news of the defeat, even if the Qing court sent troops again and allocated materials, it would have to wait a long time later: "The Yellow River will freeze in winter, and Li Guoying will not threaten us again until the beginning of next year."

Deng Ming ordered two thousand standing troops to set off immediately, and the recruited troops were not completely disbanded. Many soldiers from Chengdu felt very unwilling to marry because of this battle. Deng Ming announced that if they were willing, they would temporarily serve as auxiliary soldiers to help carry armor and supplies.

After hearing that the troops were going to send troops in Yunnan. After Myanmar, the recruits hesitated for a moment. Six thousand people responded to Deng Ming's call and were willing to set off with only weapons instead of armor. Although the soldiers were all counting on going to Huguang and Jiangnan, Deng Ming had left, and they probably couldn't go to Huguang either. They couldn't get a girl from Jiangnan as their daughter-in-law, so they thought about going to Yunnan to talk about marriage.

However, many soldiers asked Deng Ming to make a promise that after the war, he would do his best to help them solve their lifelong affairs. Deng Ming knew that this was the most urgent request of the scholars from western Sichuan, so he announced in public that he would make arrangements for everyone. For this reason, Deng Ming brought some silver in stock. He didn't know what the demand for gold and silver in Yunnan demanded. After thinking about it, he ordered to bring more food in order to fulfill his promise. Perhaps the people of Yunnan would rather accept this betrothal gift. In this era, food is also wealth, but transportation is much more difficult than gold and silver.

The Ming soldiers set out happily. They heard that the food was prepared for them to be brides. The soldiers felt friendly when they looked at the heavy vehicles. The eight thousand Ming troops set out in a mighty manner to Jiading Prefecture and then headed straight for Kunming.

...

Half a month ago, all the Qing troops who fled back from Zhong County arrived in Chongqing. After inquiring about the Green Camp in Shanxi, they learned that none of Wang Mingde's people came back.

"Shishou Wang's army was destroyed." Although it was the expected result, the Shanxi Green Camp still felt very sad. After all, they were still thinking about what if they were.

Many people asked Li Guoying to pay tribute to the soldiers who died in the battle. In addition to Wang Mingde and others, there were also those missing Shanxi comrades who were missing in the wilderness. In addition, Shanxi people believed that they should ask the court for pensions for the sacrificed officers and soldiers.

After hearing this request, Zhang Yong sneered, without saying a word, waiting to see how Li Guoying ended. The governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi was also very embarrassed. He said that the enemy situation is unknown now, so he would wait until the investigation is carefully before talking. Moreover, the lost soldiers of the Shanxi Green Camp may come back in a few days.

Both Li Guoying and Zhang Yong knew what Wang Mingde and his group planned, but they could not say it openly, otherwise the court would know that both of them knew in advance in the future. Before Li Guoying left, he talked with Wang Mingde and the others, and knew that they would definitely discuss peace with Deng Ming, and he planned to pretend not to know. No matter how thrilling Wang Mingde would tell the breakthrough process in the future, Li Guoying would report it intact.

Seeing that Li Guoying was so affectionate to his loyal subordinates, Shanxi people were a little puzzled. Even if he could escape back in the future, the pension would be money. Does the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi have a grudge against money?

It is impossible to send people to explore the situation in Zhong County. Although there is no main force of the Ming army's naval division in western Sichuan on the river surface, the Ming army still firmly controls the river surface. Moreover, Yuan Zongdi has deployed some cordons in the east under the cover of the navy, and the farthest outpost has been built on Tongluo Gorge. Since the Ming army has blocked the road to Zhong County, it seems that Wang Mingde and the others are even more inauspicious.

Li Guoying made various excuses and delayed it for half a month, but in the end he began to suspicion. It is said that Wang Mingde and Deng Ming were doing a deal and they should be able to come back soon after they got the ship. Even if Li Guoying returned to Chongqing, he would not feel too strange to see Wang Mingde coming back first. But now a month has passed, and there is still no news in Zhongxian.

"Has the peace talks been failed? Wang Mingde and the others were annihilated by Deng Ming?" Li Guoying couldn't help but feel nervous. There were two hundred Eight Banners in the camp in Zhong County.

As time went by, not only Li Guoying, but also Zhang Yong, who hated Wang Mingde the most, began to suspicion. The Shaanxi Admiral went to discuss with the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi in private, thinking that Wang Mingde and the others might be killed.

"The Governor and the last general both believed that Deng Ming would keep his promises, but what if he didn't keep his promises this time? The 70,000 army, Deng Ming might break the contract and attack the unprepared General Wang and the others." Zhang Yong carefully analyzed to Li Guoying, and the more he thought about it, the more reasonable it was: "General Wang still has more than 10,000 sets of armor. Even if the craftsmen in Gansu and Shaanxi do it, it will take half a year to make it. Deng Ming might have a sense of money and harm General Wang and the others."

Li Guoying remained silent. Armor was an important strategic material, and it was Li Guoying's idea to keep all the armor. Li Guoying felt that he had to negotiate peace anyway, and he was unable to stop it, so he might as well save more supplies for the court. After hearing what Zhang Yong said, Li Guoying was even more worried: "Is it because of me that I harmed the people who were stationed in the Eight Banners?"

After waiting for a few more days, Yuan Zongdi's troops suddenly retreated. When the Chongqing generals received this news, they all felt that even if Wang Mingde himself was still alive, the army would definitely be over, otherwise the Ming army would not retreat on its own initiative. Obviously, the Ming army believed that there was no need to continue blocking.

After a few days, there was still no news about Wang Mingde. Li Guoying finally concluded that Deng Ming had broken the contract this time. If the Ming army had not torn up the agreement, Wang Mingde would not have been able to escape: "Tomorrow, I'll pay tribute to the dead soldiers by the river."

"Soul is back..." Almost after Deng Ming set out, Li Guoying held a soul-summoning ceremony on the edge of Chongqing city, solemnly pouring three glasses of wine into the Yangtze River. Li Guoying has been angry and exhausted these days, and his physical strength has reached its limit. At the memorial ceremony, Li Guoying remembered that his elite soldiers were empty, and his confidants were completely lost. He also explained to the court why the Shanxi Green Camp could escape but the Eight Banners were all destroyed...

Little to support the soul-summoning ceremony, Li Guoying, exhausted, turned black and fell to the ground. This was the second time Li Guoying fainted since the battle with Yuan Zongdi. His illness had not been cured last time. Then he learned that Sun Sike had lost his back and exposed his weaknesses to Deng Ming. Li Guoying was sick and commanded the army to fight, then crossed mountains and rivers to break through, and hurried back to Chongqing to inspect the warehouse and coordinate the entire army. Li Guoying, who was busy with a lot of things, almost never had a day off for a red-eyed journey.

The next morning, Gao Mingzhan, who was worried about the old commander's health, went to visit him and saw that the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi had woken up, with cloth wrapped around his head and sitting on the bed, and the servant was feeding him porridge.

"I'm already done." Li Guoying said weakly, making Gao Mingzhan feel at ease: "I was so tired yesterday. But it's okay, I've thought it through now that their sacrifice for the country is not a bad thing, at least it won't cause rumors. Besides, if Deng Zhe did such a thing, no one will believe him in the future."

Gao Mingzhan nodded vigorously. Wang Mingde and Hu Wenke were captured twice by Deng Ming like him. The whereabouts of these two people were unknown, which made Gao Mingzhan feel sad as if he had died of a rabbit and a fox.

Taking the bowl from Li Guoying's servant, Gao Mingzhan sat beside the bed to serve Li Guoying in person. Li Guoying ate two bites of porridge and waved his hand to say he was full: "When I get up tomorrow, I will write a memorial to the court. Chongqing can no longer be guarded..."

As soon as I was halfway through my words, I suddenly heard a faint sound of drums outside, and then there seemed to be another noise.

"What's going on?" Gao Mingzhan frowned and turned around and scolded, "Who doesn't know what's going on? Don't you know that the Governor is not feeling well?"

Yesterday, Li Guoying fainted in public. Everyone in Chongqing knew that he needed to rest. Not to mention beating drums, even the updater who beats the update was slight, for fear of disturbing the Optimus Prime of Gansu and Shaanxi.

But the noise outside became louder and louder, as if the city was already full of people. Gao Ming stood up and said to Li Guoying: "Governor General, go out and take a look."

"Open the window." Li Guoying, who was haggard, pointed his hand at the window. In order to keep the house quiet, the servants not only blocked the windows with wooden boards, but also stuffed all the gaps.

"Governor General." Gao Mingzhan looked at Li Guoying's pale face and looked embarrassed.

"It's okay, I want to know what's going on."

At Li Guoying's insistence, the servant opened the sealed window with all his might. As soon as he opened the window, he heard the rumbling drums and people's voices. The sound could reach the depths of the yamen. You can imagine how lively the city was.

"Did this drum sound come from Chaotianmen?" Li Guoying asked in confusion.

...

"Why do you say you have no clothes, you are with me..."

Thousands of Qing soldiers held their heads and stood up, lined up on the other side of the Jialing River, and sang loud military songs.

"Beat the drum hard and sing loudly!"

Hu Wenke shouted hard to his subordinates: "Let the Governor see our mighty military appearance!"

Wang Mingde and his friends stayed in Zhong County for a month, and then informed Yuan Zongdi. They waited until the Ming army completely withdrew before leaving the camp to set off on their way back. Yuan Zongdi also returned the personal soldiers who were captured by Wang Mingde and the others last time. After learning from Yuan's army that nothing happened in Chongqing, the Qing army returned without any psychological burden and returned leisurely slowly. They also hunted and entertained several times on the road. The autumn air was clear and the horses were strong and the deer was fat. After hitting the fat prey, Wang Mingde and the Manchu Taijun drank and had a happy conversation, and their relationship was even more harmonious.

Seeing the city next to Chongqing, Wang Mingde and his friends decided to surprise the governor who had been loyal to them for many years. They firmly believed that when Li Guoying learned that they had brought the armor back intact, they would laugh happily.

...

After Gao Mingzhan asked the messenger about the reason for the noise, he didn't know what to do, so he turned around and looked at the bed: "Governor, this..."

Wang Mingde couldn't finish his words. He jumped to the edge of the bed and anxiously reached out to help the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi who fell softly on the pillow again. Hearing the answer between Gao Mingzhan and the messenger, Li Guoying fainted again. Gao Mingzhan shouted: "Doctor, call me doctor!"
Chapter completed!