After the Qing army arrived at Weicheng, they found that all the soldiers and civilians in the city had withdrawn. Weicheng was already an empty city. Novel.

Hong Chengchou ordered Qing soldiers to search the city to see if there was any food and grass to use.

The result was disappointing, and the city's granary was not even a grain of rice left.

It was obvious that the garrison in Wei City had already received the news in advance that the Qing army was one step late.

It's just who passed this message?

After thinking about it, Hong Chengchou felt that Zhang Kewang was the most likely.

This guy is likely to transfer to Chengdu after Baoning successfully breaks through.

In this case, he would definitely pass through Weicheng and transfer the military and civilians of Weicheng as the situation.

However, Hong Chengchou was not angry.

In his opinion, Weicheng is just a small city, and its most important significance is the East Gate of Chengdu.

If the defenders in the city did not withdraw, the Qing army would have to attack, and some casualties would be suffered.

This is great now.

But Boro was unhappy.

Because he insisted on attacking Chengdu. Now it is obvious that the Western Army has become vigilant.

In this way, even if the Qing army smoothly fought outside Chengdu City, it would be difficult to break through such a strong city.

Chengdu Ke is different from Baoning City. Boluo does not think that Hong Chengchou's coffin bombing tactics can work. In addition, the number of Western troops in Chengdu is as high as 70,000 to 80,000, so he can take the initiative to go out of the city to complete the counterattack.

But the Qing army now had to fire the arrow on the string, and even if they were sting their teeth, they had to attack Chengdu. Otherwise, Boluo's personal prestige would fall to the bottom.

Of course, the Qing army stayed in Wei City for a short rest for a day.

When you march from a long distance, you will live in a camp tent, so it is still very good to be able to live in brick and tile houses occasionally.

For the Qing army, since the Western Army was prepared, it was not necessary to be so rush. The most important thing was to fully mobilize the soldiers' emotions.

Taking advantage of their short leisure time, Hong Chengchou and Tong Yanghe discussed a strategy to break the city. Liu Jinzhong and Shuozhan couldn't get in touch and left voluntarily, leaving Hong Chengchou and Tong Yanghe space.

It was a coincidence that a visitor at this time reported that a large army was found ten miles outside Wei City, placing the banner of the Western Army.

Liu Jinzhong and Shuozhan were both shocked.

Could this be a game made by Zhang Kewang, who deliberately sang an empty city plan to lure the Qing army into the bait?

The two of them did not dare to be careless, so they went to report the news to Hong Chengchou.

When Hong Chengchou heard the news, he frowned.

Let’s not talk about the authenticity of this news. Even if the news is true, what is the purpose of the Western Army?

They are not opponents of the Qing army when fighting in the field, but are now coming to attack the city. Isn’t this stupidity?

Or do they have another move?

"Governor Tong, what do you think about this?"

Seeing that Hong Chengchou was not speaking for a long time, Shuo Zhan, who could not control his temper, turned his head to Tong Yanghe.

"In my opinion, this is probably not what Zhang Kewang meant."

Tong Yanghe stroked his beard and said, "Baoning's courage in the fight against Zhang Kewang has been beaten away. I'm afraid he just wants to run back to Chengdu to defend the city with his back. How could he sing an empty city plan at this time?"

"Then where did these Western Army emerge?"

Shuo Zhan widened his eyes.

"He is not the only one who can lead the army. Zhang Kewang, and none of Zhang Xianzhong's four adopted sons are easy to take advantage of."

Tong Yanghe said slowly: "Zhang Dingguo, Zhang Wenxiu, and Zhang Nengqi, all three of them have the strength to lead troops alone. That's why this official said it was not necessarily the plan that Zhang Kewang set up."

"Don't worry!"

Shuo Zhan waved his hand impatiently and said, "No matter who sets the plan, just fight. I don't believe it anymore. This Western thief can beat the Eight Banners Cavalry of the Qing Dynasty."

Seeing the two of them quarreled, Hong Chengchou chuckled and said, "Whether Zhang Kewang or Zhang Dingguo, this doesn't matter. Since they came to seek death on their own initiative, I will help them."

Hong Chengchou wanted to give Boluo face, but he could act arbitrarily in front of the other generals.

He ordered Liu Jinzhong: "General Liu, please order 5,000 people to go out of the city to find out what happened. Remember to find out the other party's reality and don't take the initiative to seek the battle."

Liu Jinzhong quickly clasped his fists and said, "I will obey the order."

Hong Chengchou nodded slightly, then turned to Shuo Zhan and said, "General Shuo Zhan, please go and prepare the flag soldiers and start war at any time."

"knew."

Shuozhan agreed casually.

"I want to report this to Mr. Beller, so I will lose my companion first."

After saying that, Hong Chengchou got up and left with his sleeves

Liu Jinzhong reluctantly led five thousand soldiers out of Wei City.

To be honest, life after the Qing Dynasty was very different from what he imagined.

Originally, he thought that after surrendering to the Qing Dynasty, he could get high-ranking officials and even get a title. But now it seems that the Qing court just wanted to use him as a pawn.

After his army was reorganized into the Green Camp Army, he also acted as a vanguard in every battle, and was completely used as cannon fodder.

In this mode, it won't take long for Liu Jinzhong's direct descendants to be killed. By then, Liu Jinzhong, who had no reliance, would probably be kicked away.

The saddest thing is that although Liu Jinzhong knew this very well, he was powerless.

What can he do?

Could it be that the rebellion against the Qing Dynasty again?

If you take a step back, even if he really betrays the Qing Dynasty, where can he go?

The Western Army must be unable to return and surrender to the Ming Dynasty?

Stop kidding

So Liu Jinzhong had to bite the bullet and continue to hang out in the Qing army. Although he was likely to be demolished by crossing the river, he could at least save his life.

This time, Liu Jinzhong was extremely reluctant to go out of the city to explore the truth of the Western Army. If they were not done well, they would fight, and Liu Jinzhong didn't have much confidence to win.

Of course, if you can't win, you can run away. Hong Chengchou also told him not to fight.

But this is a shameful person. Although Liu Jinzhong is not a famous general, he also needs shame. How can he survive after he has a reputation of running away in a hurry?

So he had made up his mind that even if he really wanted to fight, he would have to fight a 50-5 kick, and he would never have a defeat.

The Green Camp Army was moving very slowly, which was Liu Jinzhong's order.

In his opinion, it is best not to fight between the two sides. To form this situation, he naturally cannot show too much hostility.

But it seems that the other party really wants to fight.

When Liu Jinzhong led the Green Camp Army to approach the Western Army about one mile, the opponent's formation changed and he obviously wanted to launch an attack.

Although Liu Jinzhong could not calculate the specific number of the Western Army at this distance, he could probably estimate that the number was tens of thousands.

If this number of Western Army launches a charge, Liu Jinzhong can be gnawed to the point where he doesn't even have any bones left.

Liu Jinzhong was in a dilemma at this moment.

Hong Chengchou gave him the order to find out the truth and reality of the enemy. How can he find out if he doesn't continue to move forward?
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