Due to the damage to the siege equipment, Wu Sangui had to let the army hurry up and build it. Zhuo Luo was helpless when he saw this, he couldn't let the children of the Eight Banners go up directly to attack the city. When Wu Sangui and Zhuo Luo were building siege equipment in Yuanjiang Mansion, King Xinjun looked at the battle report in front of him in Kunming, as if in a dream.

None of the many officials present dared to speak, and Guo Liai, the general sent to Chongqing to help him, did not even have the courage to come to Kunming to see Doni, so he hid in Guiyang and did not dare to come to Yunnan. Because on the way back to Chongqing, he was defeated by the Ming army, and it was defeated in the field. Not only is Guo Li Ai's defeat in the army, but also Bian Sanyuan's illicit communication with the Ming army, which was recognized by Guo Li Ai and killed on the spot, Guizhou Governor Zhao Tingchen does not know whether he is alive or dead, and now Guo Li Ai is leading his troops to defend Guiyang.

After reading Guo Liai's military report, none of the generals present believed that Luo Keduo's face was gloomy and terrifying. Zhuo Butai directly threw the teacup on the table and said: "This must be that Guo Li Ai lied about the military situation, Bian Sanyuan and Zhao Tingchen are all slaves that we are loyal to in Liaodong, how can they be thieves." I think Guo Li Ai was afraid of the enemy, and was discovered by Bian Sanyuan and others, and he killed Bian Sanyuan in a frenzy. I'll take the sons and daughters with yellow flags to Guiyang and slaughter Guo Liai, a dog. So saying, he got up to go out.

Zhenghongqi Gushan Ezhenji Xiha said: "Zhuo Butai, don't be impulsive, now Guo Li Ai is holding Guiyang." Our army is running out of food and grass, and we must not come in chaos. If Guo Li loves to defend Guiyang, we will run out of food in a short time, and the army will be in chaos. ”

The blue flag Gushan Ezhen Luotuo also said: "Yes, if the army runs out of food, we will only have a dead end." King Xinjun, you have to hurry up and get an idea. At this time, Doni didn't pay any attention, so he had to say, "Now I have gathered everyone here to discuss a way to come out." What do you say? ”

Luo Keduo, the king of Pingjun, said: "Now we can only return to the army quickly, if Guo Li Ai can let out of Guiyang, if he doesn't let it, we can only storm Guiyang and open up the grain road." When Doni heard this, he said: "Yes, you will immediately go and gather the army, and we will immediately return to the army to attack Guiyang, and then return to Beijing directly from the north and south of Hunan." ”

Hong Chengchou, who was sitting on the side, listened to Doni's words, and was suddenly shocked: "King Xinjun, if you go back to Beijing directly like this, what will happen to this southwest war?" What should I do with the errand assigned by the emperor? Last month, the emperor also ordered us to exterminate the Yongli small court as soon as possible, and then return to Sichuan to exterminate the traitors. ”

Doni said a little nervously, "What do I do with you?" You are the governor of the five provinces, and you, the governor of the five provinces, are responsible for the extermination of the Yongli Imperial Court, and I am only in charge of the counterinsurgency strategy. I'll leave this matter to you, if you can't exterminate Yongli and the others as soon as possible, I will directly report to the emperor to punish your nine clans. ”

Hong Chengchou looked at Doni's confused expression, and knew that Doni had been frightened by the current situation. Now he can't listen to what he says, but he just wants to flee back to the north. Yes, it is to escape, and now that the back road is stuck, Dhoni has no solution at all, and only wants to escape.

Hong Chengchou knew that it was useless to say anything, and said: "Now that there is not much food in Kunming, when the king of Xinjun returns to Guiyang, can he leave military rations for the army in Yunnan." Zhuo Butai said: "What? Leave the military rations to you, what do our Eight Banners children eat? No, we can't leave one for you, we will take them all, and we have to attack Guiyang, do you want our Eight Banners to attack the city hungry? ”

At this time, Jishiha and Roto also shouted: "Yes, you Han dogs have no food to eat, and you have no food to find by yourself, and you don't have any food to share with us." ”

Luo Keduo, the king of Pingjun, saw that Luo Tuo and Ji Xiha were not in a good situation, and Doni was already flustered, and immediately shouted: "Enough, what does the noisy look like, and does it still look like a child of the Eight Banners of Manchuria?" We are retaking Guiyang, not fleeing north. If the emperor's errand is not done well, will he be better when he goes back? ”

Doni was yelled at by Luo Keduo, and he also came to his senses instantly, and said, "Who should King Pingjun send to seize Guiyang?" Luo Keduo said: "Let Ba Sihan bring two thousand people with red flags, and then let the Huguang soldiers under Hong Jingluo attack Guiyang and surrender our generals Wang Xing, Hu Yiqing and other generals to go with them." If you can persuade Guo Li Ai to sacrifice Guiyang, it is best to wait for him to hand over Guiyang and put him to death. If you don't pay it, you will directly attack, recapture Guiyang in a short time, and then put Guo Li Ai to death. ”

As soon as Doni heard this, he immediately said: "Okay, just do what King Pingjun wants, and the generals who go out must set off immediately and retake Guiyang as quickly as possible." ”

After Guo Li Ai received the general order that day, he thought it was a beautiful mistake, and he no longer had to stay on the front line in Yunnan to charge into battle, and went directly back to the rear of Chongqing to go to the rear to be safer, who knew that Guo Li Ai led the army all the way to the hurry, and passed Guiyang on the first day of October, Guo Li Ai patronized the road, because it was in the rear of the Qing Dynasty, and did not even send a scout. I arrived in Zunyi in two days.

Originally, Guo Liai wanted to rest for a day in Zunyi, but the people in Zunyi and other places had been slaughtered by the Qing army, and Guo Liai's army had nowhere to eat, so he had to continue to go north. All the way to the pass, the grain and grass relief was barely able to keep the food, but the soldiers were already complaining. When Guo Liai led the army to Sanyuanba, he happened to meet He Zhenbu who came from Chongqing.

The people on both sides did not expect to meet the enemy army here, and when they saw that the other party was an enemy army, they started fighting without saying a word, and as a result, the army led by He Zhen was robbed of the head by Yuan Zongdi and Hao Yongzhong in Chongqing City. This directly covered the head of the Qing army, and Guo Li Ai had never seen such a desperate Ming army. In addition, Guo Liai forcibly hurried all the way, and the soldiers had already complained, and they didn't fight with the Restoration Army for long, and the formation was gradually disrupted by the Restoration Army. Seeing that the formation of his army was chaotic, Guo Liai didn't dare to fight anymore, and ran away directly with the army, and was chased all the way to Jiupan by He Zhen that day.

Seeing that the Ming army was in hot pursuit, Guo Liai simply ignored the passes along the way and said: "Let's go directly to Guiyang, I don't believe that this Ming army can still chase directly to Guiyang." "Just do it, Guo Li Ai really didn't stop all the way, and went directly to Guiyang.

This time it has been a hardship for the passes along the way, and their food has just been eaten up by Guo Liai, and it has not been replenished yet. was searched by Guo Liai, and then fled. Along the way, the pass saw that the Ming army was attacking fiercely, and they did not dare to defend it, so they ran fast and went directly to Guiyang with Guo Liai, and those who ran slowly were either hacked to death or taken prisoner of the Ming army.

He Zhen captured Zunyi almost effortlessly all the way, and at this time He Zhen did not dare to advance further, and He Zhen only brought more than 3,000 people. If you chase it any further, just the people who stay at the pass will be able to divide the soldiers in your hands. In desperation, he had to send a second urgent report to Chongqing asking for reinforcements, while stepping up the deployment of Zunyi's defense.

When He Zhen was consolidating the defense in Zunyi, a local people came to report that Wujiang Pass, the pass where Zunyi went south to Guizhou, was actually abandoned by the Qing army, and now there is no one to defend it at all.

As soon as He Zhen and the Restoration Army entered Wujiang Pass, they found that the governor of Guizhou had also rushed to Wujiang Pass with his troops, and the two had a fierce battle at Wujiang Pass. In the end, He Zhen relied on the advantage of being one step ahead and repelled Zhao Tingchen to occupy Wujiang Pass.

It turned out that after Zhao Tingchen, the governor of Guizhou, received the defeat of Guo Liai's army, he actually abandoned the pass all the way and returned directly to Guiyang. suddenly jumped to his feet in anger, and he couldn't wait to directly cut Guo Liai. It's just that now the war is critical, and it is inconvenient to deal with it, so he had to be temporarily stationed in Guiyang, and then transferred the patrol standard battalion to Wujiang Pass, but in the end he was still preempted by He Zhen.

Seeing that the Ming army was stationed in Wujiang Pass, after returning to the camp, Zhao Tingchen directly said to the general Bian Sanyuan: "You quickly go back to Guiyang to transfer troops, if this Wujiang Pass is not recaptured, the Ming army can threaten Guiyang at any time, and the hundreds of thousands of troops in the southwest of my Qing Dynasty, the road back to Sichuan has also been blocked, and we must recapture Wujiang Pass." ”

Bian Sanyuan said: "Lord Governor, I saw that there were only about 1,000 people in the Ming army during the day today, and if I went to attack at night, I would definitely succeed." Zhao Tingchen said: "I'm afraid it's not so easy, the Ming army can repel our 3,000 soldiers during the day, which shows that its combat strength is not weak." It's better to transfer some more troops to be safe. ”

Seeing this, Bian Sanyuan had no choice but to give up and hurriedly rushed back to Guiyang to transfer troops. Guo Li Ai saw that Zhao Tingchen also lost the battle, and he did not dare to send troops, and was forced by Bian Sanyuanyi. ruthlessly, he actually took advantage of Bian Sanyuan's unpreparedness to directly kill Bian Sanyuan, and then defended Guiyang City. Guo Liai's move frightened the people under him, and they all looked at Guo Liai in puzzlement. Guo Liai carried Bian Sanyuan's head and said: "Bian Sanyuan fornicated against the Ming, and now he still wants to transfer us out of Guiyang City and let the Ming army capture Guiyang, but now I have seen through it and have killed him." You have not yet gone up to the city to strengthen the defenses. Only then did Guo Liai's soldiers react and hurriedly shouted: "Yes, this Bian Sanyuan fornication thief has been discovered by adults." We must defend Guiyang to the death. ”

Guo Liai knew that this matter could not be concealed for a long time, so he directly reported to Doni that Bian Sanyuan and Zhao Tingchen had fornicated with the Ming army, and he found out that he was killed on the spot. Thinking that he is now holding Guiyang, Doni can't do anything to himself. didn't know that Doni and the others didn't take him Guo Li Ai seriously, so they directly sent troops to conscript.

Let's say that He Zhen and Zhao Tingchen confronted each other outside Wujiang Pass, and He Zhen did not dare to act rashly due to insufficient troops. Zhao Tingchen has not yet received the news of Bian Sanyuan, and he does not dare to do public relations without authorization, and the two parties are at peace with each other.

Just when He Zhen was anxiously waiting for Yuan Zongdi to send reinforcements, on the seventh day of the first month of October, a large number of Miao people suddenly came from outside the Guan, saying that they had come to exchange things for the Ming army. He Zhen thought it was a trick of the Qing army, and didn't dare to let these Miao people enter the pass, He Zhen asked before the gate: "Where are you Miao people from, why do you run back and forth to this pass army to change things?" ”

Miao Daodao: "General, are you the army of the Ming Dynasty?" Your general said that as long as we want to change, we can change the Ming army wherever we look. He Zhen saw that it was an old man who was speaking, and said strangely: "Old man, where did you hear about it?" I haven't taken the order yet. ”

The old man said: "My name is Long Ji, we are from Yu Qingsi, I heard the Miao people over there in Shiqian say that the general of your Ming army allowed us Miao to exchange things with you, but they didn't stay long before leaving, we had to come to Zunyi, I heard a few days ago that the general of the Ming Dynasty came here, so we came to exchange something with the general." As he spoke, he pointed to the Miao people behind him: "Among these Miao people, there are Suiyang, Longquan, and Meitan, we all heard that the Ming army was willing to exchange things for us, so we came, you see we all brought things." ”

Long Ji said as he showed He Zhen the prey he had brought with him, and the other Miao people also showed He Zhen what they had brought. He Zhen saw that there seemed to be people in the Qing military camp opposite, and immediately said, "You wait, I'll open the door and let you in." Then he turned to the guards beside him and said, "You go and gather five hundred men to defend before closing the gate at once." ”

The guard said: "Master Hou, what if these people are sent by the Qing army to cheat the customs?" If we had come to deceive us, we would only have 700 people in the pass. He Zhen said: "So I asked you to gather five hundred soldiers, if the Qing army came to the city, I would eat these hundred and ten people directly, the Qing soldiers are not many now, and I will directly laugh at the hundreds of soldiers who will come over." ”

When the guard heard this, he smiled and went to gather the soldiers, and when he was ready, He Zhen asked someone to open the door and let the Miao people in. As soon as Long Ji came in, he said to He Zhen, "General, will you really exchange things for us?" We don't want silver, we want to exchange salt, and it's better to have food. ”

He Zhen first asked the soldiers to watch these Miao people, and then asked them to search their bodies, and these Miao people thought that the soldiers were going to snatch all their belongings, and immediately quarreled. But now seeing that the Ming army around is holding knives, and he doesn't dare to resist too much, he just regrets why he should listen to a news that has no origin

Long Ji was also a little panicked, and immediately knelt down for He Zhen and said: "General, you go around us, we have a total of this little thing, the Qing army has searched our stockade, and everything that can be robbed has been robbed." If you take these things from us again, we will all starve to death. Please leave us some, there are old people and children in our stockade, please have mercy on them, please have mercy on them. As he spoke, he kept kowtowing to He Zhen.

There were young Miao people in the crowd, and they said angrily: "Daddy Longji, if you don't ask for them, they Han people will deceive us of things, even if you ask them, they won't let us go." ”

At this time, the soldiers who went to search their bodies came to say that they had not found weapons, and He Zhen was a little suspicious. He immediately said, "Don't be afraid, we won't ask for your things." ”

At this time, those Miao people also found that the Ming army who searched their bodies did not take their belongings. He Zhen walked up to Long Ji, helped him up and said, "Old man Long Ji, we don't want your things, our Ming army is disciplined, and we can't take your things indiscriminately." ”

Long Ji also found that the Ming soldiers didn't take anything, and immediately wondered: "Then general, why did you let people search our bodies?" ”