With the transfer of the Chongqing Navy Division, Fu Dali couldn't help but call Liang Jiaqi and asked: "Liang Jiaqi, why are the troops in Chongqing mobilized?" Is there any fighting? Liang Jiaqi hurriedly smiled and said: "Master Fu, don't worry, absolutely not, it's just that the governor is a little nervous about money and food on the front line, in order to transport grain to the front line as soon as possible, I asked the brother of the navy to transport grain by water." ”

Fu Dali was puzzled: "Do you want to transport grain to the navy?" Can you still go to Boryeong by water? Liang Jiaqi: Do you want to deceive Ben Qincha? Liang Jiaqi immediately defended: "Oh, my Lord Qincha, how dare I deceive you, of course the waterway does not lead to Baoning." Fu Dali said angrily: "Then you just said that you were transporting grain for the governor?" You're so daring. ”

Liang Jiaqi was yelled at by Fu Dali, and immediately knelt on the ground and said: "Master Fu, villains don't dare to deceive adults, take Chongqing and go north along the Jialing River, and take the waterway to Hezhou." When we arrive in Hezhou, we will look at the water potential in the river, and it will be close to land transportation. If the water permits, you can directly drive the grain ship to Dingyuan, and now the Governor is confronting the anti-Ming thief army in Dingyuan. While talking, Liang Jiaqi handed over Li Guoying's official letter urging grain.

Where did Fu Dali recognize Chinese characters, but he just pretended to look at them twice. Said: "Can you really sail in the Jialing River?" How can I see that the water of the Jialing River is very small? Liang Jiaqi said: "That is the situation that there has been little rain in the past few years, and in previous years, when the rain was sufficient, the boat could go directly to Nanchong in Shunqing Mansion." Fu Dali said: "Is this really the case? Liang Jiaqi hurriedly said: "It's true, back then, Lu Guangzu's general army originally wanted to transport the money and grain seized from Kuizhou back to Baoning directly by ship, but he was attacked by Yu Dahai and Li Zhanchun in Zhongzhou and failed. ”

Fu Dali believed Liang Jiaqi's words and said, "Oh, since that's the case, then you quickly send the army to escort the grain and grass to the governor." Liang Jiaqi hurriedly agreed: "Yes, Lord Qincha, I will definitely send grain and grass to the Governor as soon as possible." Then he withdrew.

After Liang Jiaqi came out, he immediately asked people to strictly block the news, and Fu Dali must not let the news know. As a result, Liang Jiaqi and others were nervously arranged, but there was no Ming army for five consecutive days. Liang Jiaqi was very puzzled, and couldn't help but guess in his heart whether something was wrong with the Ming army.

Liang Jiaqi saw that the Ming army did not attack, and came to Fotu Pass to find Hui Yingzhao and Chen Xixian and said: "You really lost the battle with the Ming army?" It wasn't like he was convicted by the Governor and came back by sneaking back. Hui Yingzhao and Chen Xixian immediately shouted: "How is it possible, we have not violated the military order, how can the Governor punish us." Moreover, the spies have probed many times, and the army now stationed in Bishan is under the banner of the Ming army, and we can't lie about this. ”

Liang Jiaqi said: "If it weren't for the report that it was the Ming army stationed in Bishan, I would have taken you down and punished you a long time ago." But why don't they move? At this time, Liang Yixun came over and said: "General, it's best if they don't attack, so that we don't have to worry about the safety of Chongqing." Hui Yingzhao and the others scolded in their hearts: "You are not worried, but we are worried, we have lost the army, the court is to blame, you can run, we can't run." ”

Liang Jiaqi said: "The more the Ming army does not move, the more there is a big conspiracy, we still have to be careful." At this time, Chen Xixian suddenly said thoughtfully: "Maybe I know why they don't move in Bishan." Liang Jiaqi and the others present all looked at Chen Xixian and said, "You know? Let's hear about it. ”

Chen Xixian said: "Do you still remember our local soldiers in Sichuan? Whether they are fighting or marching, they will form gangs. "Hui Yingzhao and Liang Jiaqi are a little better, most of their soldiers are Shaanxi soldiers and Huguang soldiers who surrendered, Liang Yixun was also surrendered by Zhang Xianzhong's subordinates, and his soldiers were also veterans brought before. Only Wang Tingxian led the local soldiers in Sichuan, and when he heard Chen Xixian's words, he felt the same way, and said: "Yes, these local soldiers are too troublesome, they can't fight, and they love to form gangs and factions, and things that disturb military discipline often happen." Once the army exceeds 5,000, you will be unable to do anything with all the bullshit in the army alone. ”

Chen Xixian said: "That's right, now the Ming army in Bishan has about 20,000 surrendered troops, can they still move?" Liang Yixun and others also heard about the situation of the local soldiers in Sichuan, and they were all overjoyed when they heard what Chen Xixian and Wang Tingxian said. If this is the case, there is no need for Chongqing to send troops, and the Ming army itself will be in chaos.

Liang Jiaqi said: "These are all speculations, and they can't be true." We must continue to investigate the actual situation of the Ming army, and the defense of Fotu Pass must also be strengthened, so as not to be attacked by the Ming army. Liang Yixun said: "Don't worry about this, Lord Liang, now there are 2,000 guards on this Buddha Pass, and I can block the 20,000 Ming troops in the terrain of the Buddha Pass." ”

Liang Jiaqi said: "It's good that the general can have such confidence, but he still has to inspect the materials guarding the customs." Send more scouts to Bishan to find out in detail the real reason why the Ming army was stationed in Bishan. If I can't find out clearly, I can't let go of this heart, I have already sent an excerpt to the imperial court, and I also sent letters to the king of Pingxi and the king of Xinjun in Yunnan, hoping that they can send a large army back as soon as possible. ”

Hui Ying Zhao said: "The arrangement of the chief soldier is right, Chongqing is too far away from the capital, and it will take half a month to wait for the imperial court to make a decision." If we send troops from other places, I'm afraid it will be close to two months. If the king of Pingxi and the king of Xinjun can send a large army back to help, they will be able to reach Chongqing in about twenty days. ”

Liang Jiaqi said: "Now that the Governor has folded the 30,000 army in Dingyuan, the entire southwest can't even transfer a single soldier. Wang Tingxian said: "Why don't the general soldiers send a distress messenger to the surrounding prefectures and counties like Lang Tingzuo, the governor of Liangjiang, and summon soldiers and horses from all over the country to come to the rescue?" Liang Jiaqi said: "I want to too, but now there are soldiers around Chongqing that can be adjusted, even those local soldiers and horses are transferred, what can it be used for?" At that time, it may disturb Chongqing's defense in chaos. ”

Liang Jiaqi saw that the Buddha Tu was tightly defended, so he didn't discuss with everyone anymore and returned to Chongqing alone. On the one hand, he was guarding against the Qincha Fu Dali, and on the other hand, he had to secretly strengthen the defense of Fotu Pass. As a result, on the third day, the scouts received news that the Ming army was marching towards Chongqing. That night, Liang Jiaqi quietly came to the Buddha Tuguan again, and was relieved after careful questioning. The scout said: "The Ming army set out from Bishan at the end of the afternoon, and the leader of the army was Zhu Youdong, the leader of the anti-Ming army, with the four guard troops, a total of 25,000 people. There is a guard that has just been recruited. ”

Chen Xixian asked, "Is the Ming army really coming with a surrender?" The scout said, "Yes, my lord, I can see it clearly, they are all soldiers, and they have not even changed their uniforms." Chen Xixian said with a smile: "It seems that the Ming army is stationed in Bishan because of the surrender of troops, and now Zhu Youdong thinks that he can go to the battlefield if he reorganizes the surrendered troops, he is really whimsical." Wang Tingxian also smiled: "When he arrives on the battlefield, there will be times when he regrets it." ”

At the moment, everyone felt very relaxed, with the help of these local troops, Zhu Youdong's desire to capture Chongqing was simply wishful thinking, and after those troops disrupted the Ming army, he would see if he could find an opportunity to counterattack the Ming army, and then he might be able to defeat the Ming army in one fell swoop.

When Liang Jiaqi heard the news, he was also very happy, and immediately said: "Okay, I estimate that the Ming army will only arrive at Fotu Pass tomorrow, and I will transfer another 1,000 elite soldiers to help in the battle during the day tomorrow." Everyone knew that Liang Jiaqi was about to grab the credit, and he didn't say anything at the moment.

After Zhu Dashan led the army out of Bishan, he arrived at Shapingba that night, Zhu Dashan was arranging for the army to camp, and a scout came to report: "Hou Ye, in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, a large number of naval warships were found in the area of Ba County. Zhu Dashan was taken aback and said, "How could the Qing army in Chongqing gather all the sailors in Ba County?" He Zhen said: "Could it be that you want to take advantage of our attack on Fotu Pass to attack our rear team with the cannons of the water division?" ”

Zhu Dashan said: "No, if the naval warships are still possible in the Jialing River, but now they can't in the Yangtze River, their artillery will be blocked by the Goose Ridge, and they won't be able to hit us at all." Yuan Zongdi said: "If they can't beat us, where will they go and what will they do?" ”

Yang Jiafu, who came to discuss for the first time, said: "It doesn't matter what they do, it's really not good. Let's go and beat the sailors first, and then attack Fotuguan and Chongqing. Seeing that Yang Jiafu said more and more, Ta Tianbao said: "What you said is light, the sailor is in the Yangtze River, we have no ships, and we have no navy, how can we fight?" ”

Yang Jiafu said: "The general soldier doesn't know, although the naval division is in Ba County, but the county seat of Ba County must not let the naval division be stationed in the county seat, and the Yangtze River in Ba County is in the backwater area, and there are many underwater undercurrents, which is not suitable for the naval division's warships to dock." The best place for the sailors to be stationed is at the ferry outside Jiansheng Town, where there are ready-made docks and docking places, so we don't need sailors, just block the soldiers of the Qing army sailors on the shore. ”

Zhu Dashan listened to Yang Jiafu's words, and immediately said excitedly: "What you said is true? How do you know this? Yang Jiafu said: "There is nothing to hide about these things, as long as anyone who has been to Chongqing knows." He Zhen said: "Then since it is something that everyone knows, the people of the water division must be on guard, I think it is not so easy to attack the water master." ”

Zhu Dashan muttered: "Maybe this is an opportunity for us, if we can take down the water division, and then when attacking Fotu Pass, the water division will suddenly land in Chongqing from the rear with people to attack the main city of Chongqing, what will happen?" Yuan Zongdi said: "Your idea is good, but you have to take down the water master first." ”

Yang Jiafu said: "We are sure that we will be able to win the water division." Yuan Zongdi said: "What can you do?" It's not a joke. Yang Jiafu said: "The Qing soldiers of the Navy Division are also local soldiers in Sichuan, as long as our people go up, we can make a large number of Qing soldiers of the Navy Division surrender." And we'll also get a lot of Sailor Battlefields. ”

Yuan Zongdi also wanted to say, Zhu Dashan preemptively said: "If you go to attack the water master, but I can only give you 2,000 men and horses." After all, we still have to attack Fotu Pass. Yang Jiafu stood up and said, "Master Hou, two thousand people are enough." ”

He Zhen hurriedly said: "Pingyuhou, did you really decide to fight the water master first?" Zhu Dashan said: "It's not that I decided to fight, but we need a water division, if we take Chongqing, we will have to defend the Yangtze River channel, maybe the Huguang water division will also go up the Yangtze River, we have to prepare first." ”

Yuan Zongdi said: "Okay, since you want to fight the water division, I'm afraid that there are two thousand people who are a little less, how can you have an army to ensure that nothing goes wrong." Zhu Dashan was still thinking about whether to send more people, Yang Jiafu said: "Master Hou, no, as long as 2,000 people, if I don't go into the water, my head will be thrown directly into the Yangtze River to feed the fish." ”

When Zhu Dashan heard Yang Jiafu say this, he immediately said: "Okay, you will take the 2,000 people from your headquarters to fight the water division, and I will wait for your news in the camp." Yang Jiafu saw that Zhu Dashan agreed to go to the water division by himself, and immediately said excitedly: "Don't worry, Hou Ye, I will definitely win the water master for Hou Ye." ”

Then Yang Jiafu turned around and went out, and after a while, he set off to Jiansheng Town with the two thousand people under his command. After Yang Jiafu left, Ta Tianbao said: "Master Hou, isn't it a bit risky for you to let these troops attack the water division?" I don't know if they can fight or not. ”

Zhu Dashan said: "I also want them to try, otherwise tomorrow when we attack Fotu Pass, we will find that they can't fight, which will be a big trouble for us to attack Fotu Pass and Chongqing." So let them go to the water master and try it first. Yuan Zongdi, He Zhen and Ta Tianbao heard Zhu Dashan say this, and they all nodded: "That's fine, at least we have some understanding of their combat strength, and if there is a war in the future, we will have the bottom of our hearts." ”

What Zhu Dashan didn't expect was that Yang Jiafu walked for an hour with 2,000 people, and in the southwest direction, there was a shocking shouting and killing sound on the edge of the Yangtze River, and it didn't take long for the shouting and killing to calm down, and half an hour later, a messenger came to report that Yang Jiafu took 2,000 people and directly attacked the water division. Yang Jiafu led the people to attack fiercely, while making those local soldiers in Sichuan surrender, and constantly gathering some fellow villagers. Every time it took, most of the Qing troops of the sailor division surrendered, and all the ships of the navy division were captured by Yang Jiafu intact, and 3,000 sailors surrendered.