Hurry back to Zunyi, the army is ready. Wu Sangui went to visit Li Guohan first, the sick look on the face of this "old partner" was the same as before the expedition, saying that he had already stepped into the Yama Hall with one foot, and everyone believed him.

"Lord, today there is Shuixi Xuanwei Si Ankun to change the Qing Dynasty to orthodoxy, this is the twist and turn of the crime and the Shuixi local atlas, just wait for the prince to come back and send it to the capital jointly."

"Brother Xian has worked hard recently, so he can give birth to and recuperate, and the court and the foolish brother will have more places to rely on in the future."

Since the occupation of Zunyi, Wu Sangui and Li Guohan have been busy recruiting rebels. During this period of time, counting the Shuixi Tusi Ankun mentioned by Li Guohan just now, there are still Xiyang Xuanwei Si Ran Qibiao, Linzhou Xuanwei Si Lubaoshou, Xingning Bo Wang Xing and more than 7,000 subordinates to surrender to the Qing. The Manchu Qing Dynasty's control area in the southwest was expanding every day, and the actual capture was extremely limited.

Li Guohan was not in good health, but he tried to follow Wu Sangui back to his teacher. thoughts, Wu Sangui naturally understands, but if he takes Li Guohan like this, he will die on the road, so there is no way to explain to the Qing court. The two discussed for a while, and finally compromised and let Li Guohan's deputy accompany him with a thousand Han army and eight banners, and Wu Sangui still led the army back to Chongqing to ensure the back road.

When the army is set out, it is a return from the original way. Under the city of Chongqing, the elites from Yuan Zongdi, Liu Tichun, Li Laiheng, Ma Tengyun, Ta Tianbao, Tan Wen, Tan Yi, Tan Hong and other departments gathered 16 battalions had already surrounded the area.

Outside the east gate of the city, the soldiers had begun to clear the plum blossom piles that were used to hinder the advance of the siege equipment. Some of these plum blossom piles have long been rotted, and they don't need any tools such as axes, and they can kick off the shelves with one foot. Others, on the other hand, are completely fresh wood, which is probably the masterpiece of the day or two when the army was approaching the city of Chongqing.

"I heard from the local soldiers, some of these plum blossom piles can be traced back to the Western Thief, uh, it was when Zhang Xianzhong entered Sichuan."

That was many years ago, so much so that the capital of Wen'an can't remember that it was that year. However, looking at the decay of those plum blossom piles, it seemed that they were even worse than that of an old man who was nearly seventy years old, so he didn't have much heart to think about it anymore.

The Ming army arrived close to the city, although the unit of measurement of the town and the battalion was different, but the Qing army in the city did not have the slightest desire to come out to fight. Now guarding the city, watching the actions of the Ming army outside the city, trembling and at the same time, probably looking forward to Wu Sangui's return to the division, even if Wen Anzhi's eyesight is not as good as before, it is still the same as a mirror.

It's just that the plan went well, but Wen Anzhi's worries were much better than before the expedition. The original plan was to use the natural hazards on the first line of Sanpo, Hongguan, and Shitai Pass to delay Wu Sangui's march, so that they would have more opportunities to weaken the strength of the Qing army, and even take advantage of the current sparse population in Sichuan to achieve a starvation offensive against the Qing army.

This is the possibility of a counterattack, although the probability is small, but there is no hope. However, with the rapid capture of the Qing army there, Wu Sangui's army continued to move south, swept through Zunyi Mansion, and could indeed delay Wu Sangui for more time on the way back to the division, but in terms of the deterioration of the situation, it is completely indescribable that the gains alone outweigh the losses.

The horses have already spread far away, and the bright and dark sentinels have already been in Qijiang County, where it is most convenient for Wu Sangui to return to the division, just waiting for the news to come. Before the news arrived, the Ming army still had to prepare for the siege. After all, God knows what will happen next when the situation has changed to this point.

The Ming army was quickly cleaning up the Qing army's defenses outside the city, and the east of the city was the main direction of attack in the plan, and naturally it was also the fastest to clean up. Within a few days, the eastern part of the city had been cleared, and Wen Anzhi immediately gathered all the generals to start a siege operation against the city of Chongqing.

The artillery fire sounded in this mountain city, and the Ming army was not only to force Wu Sangui to return to the division, if he could take advantage of the situation to take Chongqing, even if he could not hold it for a long time, he could also destroy the logistics and material transportation channels of the Qing army, which would always be beneficial to the next big war. Therefore, once the offensive of the Ming army began, it was quite ferocious, and the ferocity of these veterans from the Dashun army and the old Ming army who had survived a hundred battles only took less than an hour to force the two Qing army commanders who defended the city to come up with the ability to press the bottom of the box.

The main way to siege the city is still the primitive ant attachment, and with the strong city, the probability of the Qing army holding it is still not small. However, the fierceness of the Ming army's offensive really frightened them, and both sides used their strength to fight repeatedly, so that the corpses accumulated more and more on and off the city. It wasn't until Tanma sent back the news that the Ming army's offensive suddenly stalled.

"It shouldn't be a problem to take Chongqing Fucheng, but according to the itinerary, I'm afraid there will be no way to rush before Wu Sangui arrives."

"Then there is no need, even if you drag Wu Sangui's house, taking the opportunity to take down the city is definitely not enough to make up for the losses of the various departments, but there is a greater probability that it will be glued by Wu Sangui. At that time, the loss of troops was the loss of the ability to contain. ”

"Withdraw the troops, Inspector, bringing Wu Sangui back has achieved the goal."

Wu Sangui's department is strong, plus there are still two towns in Chongqing's Qing army, the generals have already begun to retreat, and Wen Anzhi also knows that they have indeed completed the most preliminary plan at the moment. That being the case, it is indeed unwise that there is no need to take greater risks in order to forcibly expand the gains of the war.

In this case, the Ming army quickly died down, went down the Yangtze River, and returned to their respective defense areas to wait for the subsequent development of events. When Wu Sangui hurried to the city of Chongqing, all he saw was the dilapidated and empty camp caused by the siege battle, and the more elated he was, the more he could see the Qing army defenders who were apprehensive.

"Fire a few shots at the camp of the thieves, and then report the victory to the court, and say that the king will join the defenders to defeat the thieves."

"Lord Wang, the number of beheadings ......"

"The thieves went downstream, and the officers and soldiers had to ensure the safety of the city, and they didn't dare to chase too far."

"Students understand."

There are so many soldiers under his command, and appropriate rewards are still necessary. Wu Sangui gave orders casually, and soon ushered in the two chief military officers stationed in Chongqing, and the two saw Wu Sangui, and they were touted for a while, and when these "politenesses" were exhausted, Wu Sangui asked about the battle situation again, and it didn't take too much effort to figure out the strength of the Ming army from those cover-ups.

"Kui Dong Bandit has limited troops, but his combat effectiveness is extremely strong." With this plan in his heart, Wu Sangui couldn't help but curse in his heart: "These thieves who kill a thousand knives!" ”

He was known for his bravery, but he wasn't a muscular general. When it comes to scheming, he is much stronger than his father Wu Xiang and uncle Zu Dashou. If he was in front of others, he was also moody, but when the two chief military officers retreated, they were surrounded by sons-in-law Xia Guoxiang, Hu Guozhu, and the cronies of the Yizi Wang Ping Fan and others, and they also wanted to hear their opinions, so they simply no longer had the slightest concealment.

"Father-in-law, Chongqing is handed over to these two people, and they can't keep it!"

"Yes, father-in-law. These remnants of thieves are indeed not fuel-efficient lamps, but if a large army enters to suppress it, the terrain of Kuidong is complicated, and it is not the two provinces of Sichuan and Hubei to mobilize tens of thousands of troops, and it will take a year or two to carry out the extermination and suppress it, and it will not be able to complete the work in one battle. If our army advances, success or failure is still two words, and it is difficult to explain the great plan of the imperial court to attack Yungui. ”

Wang Pingfan and Hu Guozhu both used their brains, so Wu Sangui turned his attention to Xia Guoxiang, whom he trusted the most. At this time, just by looking at his expression, he can see that he agrees with the former's opinion, and even thinks deeper.

"The son-in-law thinks that it is better to transfer troops and horses to garrison again, and it is better to let the imperial court send Gao Mingzhan to ......"

"That's a good idea."

Gao Mingzhan in the mouth of Xia Guoxiang is the current governor of Sichuan, and before the Qing court marched into Yunnan and Guizhou this time, Sichuan Province also occupied a Baoning Mansion, so Gao Mingzhan's main work was only in Baoning. This person was a close confidant of Li Guoying, the current governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, who was a general of Zuo Liangyu in Chu Town, and Zuo Liangyu was also a member of the Guanning Army at the earliest. In fact, this kind of relationship is almost the same as a table of three thousand miles, but with such a layer of incense, they don't have to worry about their grain and grass being stuck in the place. And Wu Sangui handed over the military and political rights of Sichuan, and the Qing court would also settle down. For the present and for the future feudalism, it will have great benefits.

This is the best of both worlds, Wu Sangui approved it, and it was 800 miles to be sent to the capital urgently. However, before Gao Mingzhan arrived, before the troops were stationed in Chongqing, the army would continue to be stationed here - to deter the Kui Dongming army, and at the same time to prepare for those who came after. After all, this is a defense zone for latecomers, and it is also a food route and retreat for them.

In July, Wu Sangui began work to restore the city's defenses. Soon, Gao Mingzhan, the governor of Sichuan, and Wang Mingde, the additional commander of Jianchang Town, arrived successively to strengthen Chongqing's defense forces. In October, Wu Sangui led the army back to Zunyi after a trip to Guizhou. To put it bluntly, it was Doni's side who had already arrived all the way from Beijing, and Chen Bing had spent no amount of national money during this time, and it was time to gather a large army to go south to Yunnan Province.