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Section 27 Siege (middle)

"Why do you need to use this method in a sure victory battle?" Dang Shousu was a little dissatisfied just now, but He Zhen snatched in front of him. After hearing Yuan Zongdi's suggestion, Dang Shousu objected again: "We should annihilate all the remaining troops of Li Guoying here, so that we can take advantage of the situation to attack Baoning, and we can also fight back to Shaanxi in one fell swoop."

Dang Shousu's remarks were very inflammatory, killing the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, destroying the last main force of the Qing army in northern Sichuan, and then knocking on the gates and entering Xi'an, returning to the hometown of the old generals who broke into the camp.

"Deng Ming did not allow us to attack Huguang to expand our territory. We will take down Xi'an and sweep Zhao Liangdong from Gansu and Shaanxi, just like the King of Chuang did back then. Then we sent troops to Shanxi, and once again came to Beijing, and a stone war. But this time we will twist the head of Lu Chou and hang the flagpole!" Dang Shousu became more and more excited as he spoke. He would never have such ambition a few years ago; but in the past two years, the Ming army has won one after another, and both in Huguang and Liangjiang have defeated the Qing army.

The governors and governors in the southeast were extremely afraid of the Ming army's strength - this made Dang Shousu feel that the situation had reversed and the Qing court was about to end - Deng Ming, a young man, could do it, and they could do it. Besides, Deng Ming managed Chengdu in a mess. Judging from the report sent back by the envoy, Dang Shousu felt that the cohesion of the Sichuan army was not as good as his. Although his troops were few, they were controlled tightly than the Sichuan army. As long as there was the same supply of supplies as the Sichuan army, he could of course chase the Qing army like the Sichuan army.

Liu Tichun, who was already quite persistent, was also moved when he heard this. He led his men to travel around North China again and stationed in front of the Forbidden City. Of course, it was his dream. It seemed that the Ming army had a great chance. The Southeast Governor and Governor even had the suppression of the Deng Zongli Yamen. Doesn't this mean that the Qing court was already a strong man from the outside? As long as he returned to Shaanxi, Liu Tichun felt that he could recruit a large number of brave Northwest heroes.

Let's go on the Eastern Expedition again, and Liu Tichun was also shouting in his heart. He couldn't help but recall the scene when he followed Wang to the Eastern Expedition last time. The civil and military officials along the way either fled or asked to surrender. As long as Li Guoying was completely eliminated this time, it would be a good opportunity to enter Guanzhong.

When Zhang Changgeng evaluated Deng Ming, he used the idiom "Fox and Tiger Power". He believed that the fear of the Southeast Governor of Deng Ming was largely due to his fear of the strength of the Qing court, but Liu Tichun obviously did not think about this.

While the generals in the camp were full of thoughts, Yuan Zongdi also breathed heavily because he was awakened from his past memories, but he was the first person to wake up from his memories: "Although the three quarry may make Li Guoying escape with some people, our losses are not great, and we will still have a chance to attack Guanzhong at that time."

"This is a good opportunity to do my best in one battle, how can I let it go!" He Zhen also dreamed of going back to Hanzhong. After his emotions were mobilized, He Zhen suddenly began to worry that Li Guoying had escaped: "What we can see clearly, Li Guoying might also think that we should chase after him quickly and not let him run away."

Several people immediately started yelling, expressing their willingness to lead the elite troops in the headquarters to encircle Chongqing immediately.

Li Laiheng, who was elected as the head coach, did not agree immediately, but looked at Yuan Zong for the first time. He was able to take the position of head coach because Jiangling's military strength was strong, and all the generals gave his adoptive father Li Guo face. However, Yuan Zongdi also had strong strength because of his close relationship with Deng Ming, which was not much worse than Li Laiheng. Yuan Zongdi had not completely digested the results of the last war. If Yuan Zong was given the first year, then when fighting near Wanxian, Yuan Zongdi, who had the advantage of home games, would not send less troops than Li Laiheng.

Because the position of commander was obtained by strength, Li Laiheng attached great importance to Yuan Zongdi, who was second only to him. Moreover, Li Laiheng also understood that among the people present, Yuan Zongdi was the most clear about the situation in East Sichuan and Li Guoying's current situation. Because Li Laiheng and Deng Ming have a good relationship, Yuan Zongdi's remarks that favored Deng Ming did not make Li Laiheng feel too dissatisfied, so he attached more importance to Yuan Zongdi's military opinions and was not affected by negative emotions.

"I think it's better to eat one bite at a time. Before we take Chongqing, don't worry about Xi'an; before entering Xi'an, don't think about the Eastern Expedition." Yuan Zongdi had completely calmed down. He didn't want to formulate any strategy. The important thing was to pay attention to the tactical issues in front of us: "The three circumferences and one circumstance is the safest way."

"Since General Yuan said that, let's do it." At the military meeting, Li Laiheng no longer called the other party an uncle. After he reached an agreement with Yuan Zongdi, he basically determined the military policy.

Liu Tichun, whose strength has increased greatly due to his cooperation with Deng Ming, has a neutral attitude. Since this is the case, no matter how dissatisfied the others, they will not be able to overturn the resolution.

...

"The Kuidong thieves have passed through Tongluo Gorge!" Li Guoying received a report.

Unlike Li Laiheng and others imagined that the Qing army in Chongqing lacked understanding of how large the scale of the attack on Kuidong was. After giving up Zhongxian, Li Guoying looked at the east side in a dark direction. Although he vaguely discovered some signs of the Ming army's attack, because he could not know the Ming army's attack strength and time of dispatch, it was impossible to carry out peripheral defense.

It was not until the Ming army set up camp in Tongluo Gorge that Chongqing determined that this was another large-scale attack by the Ming army, and the specific force still needs to be determined.

But the defeated generals were not enough to speak up. After discovering that the Ming army came to Chongqing, Gao Mingzhan, Wang Mingde and others' first thought was to escape. Wang Mingde also made a remark: "The person who comes is not good, and the good ones will not come. Since the thief of Kuidong is coming, and it is Li Laiheng, Liu Tichun and others have all come, then they must have strong troops and are confident. We should avoid their edge first."

While everyone was talking, Li Guoying just listened quietly and finally said, "Are you even afraid of Deng Ming's minions now?"

After saying this, Li Guoying sighed in his heart. In less than four years, the status of the Kuidong generals in his mind dropped to the point of Deng Ming's minion. The speed of this young man's rise was too horrifying.

Everyone was speechless, and many people were secretly complaining in their hearts: If Deng Ming came, he was not afraid. After all, Deng Ming had a good reputation and always had room for work. However, the generals of Kuidong were completely different from Deng Ming. Yuan Zongdi and Deng Ming were so close. The prisoners who fell into Yuan Zongdi's hands last time were forced to be coolies and were beaten and hungry. Some people were killed by the unreasonable Yuan Zongdi before they were redeemed. The generals of Kuidong who came this time had no friendship with the Ganzhou-Shaanxi Green Camp. If they fell into their hands, even if they could survive by chance, they would definitely be worse than death.

"Why didn't Deng Ming come to Chongqing?" Li Guoying also knew that Wang Mingde was right. The Kuidong Army must have been strong and strong when it came to the scene. He vowed to take Chongqing before he could give up. But Li Guoying would never escape when he heard about it. This was not only a little bit of his arrogance, but also related to the face of the court. It was difficult to cover it up after the last great defeat. If he heard that Li Laiheng had abandoned the city and fled to the Tongluo Gorge, how could he explain to the court?

The generals looked at each other, not knowing how to answer the question of the Governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi.

"Why didn't Deng Ming come to attack Chongqing?" Li Guoying emphasized and shouted again.

After losing the right to pass the Yangtze River waterway, Chongqing seemed to be a deaf and blind person. Li Guoying wished the court could immediately order him to return to Baoning, but there was no such order now, and it was not a good time to withdraw troops. Chongqing was not mentally prepared for the Ming army to attack. Once these defeated generals left the city, they could escape. At that time, they might have to retreat all the way back to Hanzhong, and even Baoning would probably not be able to save them.

"Because Deng Ming knew that he could not defeat Chongqing, because he knew that I was in Chongqing! It was me, Li Guoying, who was in charge, and he would never be able to seize Chongqing from me, Li, and he would only be bleeding from my head, so he didn't come." Li Guoying suddenly raised his hands at the same time, then slapped hard, and landed heavily on the table: "I am not Hu Quancai, not Lang Tingzuo, I am Li Guoying, the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi! He used two thousand people to resist Liu Wenxiu's 100,000 troops to protect Li Guoying from northern Sichuan! Even Deng Ming did not dare to come to Chongqing to twist my tiger beard. What are these minions? They are here to die."

"Everyone." Li Guoying stood up on the left with his hands, stood up and shouted loudly: "You have been defeated for two years, most of which are my fault. I am not good at field battles, but I am constantly trying to compete with famous generals like Deng Ming in the wild with my own shortcomings. But when it comes to defending the city, I will not be the second person in the world. This is a great opportunity to boost morale and make achievements, but you are thinking about withdrawing the army? Are you going to throw away the achievements you delivered to your door in vain?"

Li Guoying looked around the generals and saw with satisfaction that they had a solemn expression and their chests were straightened. Even Sun Sike and Yuan Jiawenbi pursed their lips and looked at him intently.

He reached out and took out a command arrow from the pot, and Li Guoying raised it upright: "Wang Mingde obeyed the order."

"The last one is here!" Wang Mingde took a step forward and shouted with his fists.

After giving some tasks, Li Guoying threw it in front of the hall.

"The last one will obey the order." Wang Mingde rushed up and picked up the arrow.

Then he took out another command arrow, and Li Guoying shouted again: "Gao Mingzhan obeys the order."

"The official is here."

...

As Li Guoying issued one after another, the Chongqing defenders took action one after another. The whole city seemed to be in full swing, and people shouted and neighed everywhere.

"What are the instructions of the Governor?" Sun Sick, who was summoned, respectfully saluted Li Guoying. At the critical moment, people always involuntarily worship those who can bring them confidence.

"Accompany me to the top of the city."

"Affect the order."
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