To the south of Ba County, on the hills on the opposite bank of the Yangtze River, several Ming army scouts paid attention to a vast team and marched west along the Yangtze River.

The flags were waving in front of the team, and the word "Li" was written on it. There were about 20,000 people. The bayonet was sharp, the spear was like a forest, and the armor was shining. It could be seen that it was a well-equipped Zhou army.

The scout was observing the mountain for a moment, then hurriedly slipped down from the back of the mountain, turned over the war horse tied to the foot of the mountain, and took the small path to the south.

Two days later, Li Dingguo received a report from the scout and found that there were about 20,000 Zhou troops stationed in Chongqing, heading towards Luzhou.

In the big tent, the army immediately marked the leaving Zhou army on the map. Xia Wanchun smiled and said, "Shang Kexi has been trapped."

Li Dingguo asked the scout: "How is the enemy's equipment? Who is the commander?"

The scout saluted on one knee, "Reported to the king, the enemy army has many muskets and distinctive armor, and the team was strict when marching. It was definitely not a mob. As for the people who led the troops, they had no way to find out their humble duties, and only saw the word "Li" on the general's flag."

"Submitted to Li? So, Shang Kexi is still in Ba County." Li Dingguo frowned slightly.

Xia Wanchun smiled and said, "The person who led the army should be Zhou general Li Guoying. This person turned out to be Zuo Liangyu's general and was quite good at fighting. Shang Kexi sent him to Luzhou, which shows that he already thought that our army was mainly attacking southern Sichuan. Although Shang Kexi is still in Ba County, he has a total of more than 30,000 people, and 20,000 people were taken away by Li Guoying. Ba County is already empty."

Li Dingguo nodded slowly. The main force of the Zhou army in Ba County went to Luzhou, and the main force of the Zhou army was transferred to southern Sichuan. Then, from the front line between Ba County and Kuizhou, the Zhou army would not receive reinforcements, and the Ming army would have the opportunity to come.

"Transfer my order, the army is ready to attack!" Li Dingguo finally issued an order to attack.

"Woooooo~"

The trumpet sounded, and the hidden Ming army camp immediately came alive. The soldiers rushed out of the camp, and the cavalry led the war horses and quickly completed the assembly.

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Late at night, an autumn rain came unexpectedly, and the thin rain line, with a hint of coldness after the autumn, fell on the soldiers wearing straw raincoats.

The autumn rain falls, white fog rises in the mountains and forests, and the earth becomes a little cold and desolate.

This is the Fuling River Valley. A vanguard of Ming army with ten thousand people stepped on the muddy road, marching quickly regardless of the wind and rain, and walking in the winding valleys among the mountains and forests.

The leader was Bai Wenxuan, the general of Dingxi Army. He advanced to Fuzhou under the order of Li Dingguo.

Fuzhou is located between Ba County and Kuizhou. The upper reaches are Fotu Pass, Ba County, and the lower reaches are Fengdu, Zhongzhou and Wan County. The Ming army occupied this place and cut off the Zhou army's eastern Sichuan defense line in half.

The Zhou army knew the importance of Fuzhou, so they stationed 6,000 troops in Fuzhou and Wangjiang Pass.

Although there are not many soldiers and horses, they occupy the right territorial territory. As long as the defense is properly, it is difficult for a hundred thousand troops to attack.

At this time, after two days of day and night, in the early morning, the 10,000 vanguards led by Bai Wenxuan had arrived in the mountains and forests thirty miles away from Fuzhou.

It didn't rain here. When Bai Wenxuan saw that the sky was getting brighter, he ordered the army to rest in the woods.

"Stop moving forward and rest on the spot!" Bai Wenxuan ordered the horse to urge him.

When military orders were passed, the soldiers who were advancing stopped immediately.

The Ming soldiers who had been walking all night took off the blankets and quilts from behind, ate some dry food, and then lay down in the woods to rest.

Bai Wenxuan turned over and dismounted, handed the whip to his personal guards, found a stone to sit down, and ordered: "Let the generals come to discuss matters."

Soon, the battalions and generals, as well as the military, came over one after another, sat down around him, and came to discuss the attack on Fuzhou.

"From the intelligence, there were more than 6,000 Zhou troops stationed in Fuzhou and Wangjiang Pass, and Zhou general Liu Zhifu and Qi Han were guarded by Zhou generals." Bai Wen selected branches to paint on the ground and said, "Before Wangjiang Pass was in Fuzhou, how do you tell me how to attack?"

"General Wangjiang Pass and Fuling are both men who are in charge of the pass and ten thousand men who can't open it. If they attack Wangjiang Pass, Fuzhou will definitely be prepared, which is indeed not easy to deal with." The general said in a deep voice.

Everyone was meditating and silent. Although the main force of Zhou's army in Ba County was taken away, there were still more than 10,000 troops.

If the Ming army could not quickly occupy Fuzhou, Shang Kexi would definitely lead his troops to come. Even if the Ming army breaks through the defense of the Zhou army, he may have to suffer huge casualties.

At this time, Lu Zixun, the army accompanying him, said: "Before leaving, Xia Fujun had already explained that he would ask the general to contact the East Sichuan Rebel Army. Why not send scouts to look around!"

Zhao Ming not only gave a large amount of equipment from the Dingxi Army, but also sent a group of staff to the Dingxi Army to assist the Dingxi Army in combat, but also slowly grasped and influenced the Dingxi Army.

These staff members are all talented students from the Imperial Army University. Although they lack the strategy of fighting and experience in war, they are familiar with some situations on the battlefield, such as viewing maps, judging distances, processing intelligence, and assisting the general in making decisions.

Bai Wenxuan heard the words, remembered Li Dingguo's explanation, and ordered in a deep voice: "Send scouts to take a look at Fuzhou."

During the Chongzhen period, an amazing female general was produced by the Xuanfu Department of Shizhu in eastern Sichuan, the famous Qin Liangyu.

The rebel army that Xia Wanchun mentioned was the member of Shizhu Xuanfusi.

When Zhang Xianzhong entered Sichuan, Qin Liangyu's Baigan soldiers were killed and injured. However, Qin Liangyu did not surrender to Zhang Xianzhong, but continued to fight in eastern Sichuan.

Later, Zhang Xianzhong was defeated by the Qing army, and the Qing Dynasty occupied Sichuan. Qin Liangyu continued to fight against the Qing army and paid attention to the development of the anti-Qing situation in Jiangnan.

After the situation in the anti-Qing period gradually improved, Qin Liangyu wrote letters several times, hoping that the Longwu Dynasty could send troops into Sichuan, while she was willing to take over the army and help the court recover Bashu.

Unfortunately, Qin Liangyu did not wait for that day. She was looking forward to it and was eager to see it. She did not wait until the king entered Sichuan until she died.

After Qin Liangyu's death, the situation in eastern Sichuan worsened, and many weak rebels were either annihilated or surrendered.

The remaining rebels also suffered the greatest losses. Many of the originally very active rebels had no news, either destroyed or hidden in the mountains.

Under this situation, Qin Liangyu's tribe members also split. Some people were unable to bear the encirclement and suppression and came out to surrender. Some of them struggled to support the mountains and ridges, and sent messages to the Ming Dynasty many times, "The righteous army in eastern Sichuan all slammed the Ming flag, and I hope the royal army will enter Sichuan as soon as possible."

Therefore, when the Ming Dynasty envoy arrived, the leader of the rebel army expressed his reason for cooperating with the Ming army.

In recent years, the rebels have been hiding in the mountains in eastern Sichuan and have no strategy to come out. After Wu Sangui established the Zhou Kingdom, he did not care about these young people in the mountains.

Therefore, the rebel army did not leave the mountain and the Zhou army did not encircle and suppress it, which made the rebel army survive with great success.
Chapter completed!