Out of the white market, into Zhongliang Mountain, is the first pass to guard Chongqing Mansion - Longdong Pass, Longdong Pass is on the top of Zhongliang Mountain, the front is only more than ten miles, is the east foot of Zhongliang Mountain, but also the second pass to guard Chongqing Mansion - Erlang Pass.

Compared with Longdong Pass, Erlang Pass, the third pass Fotu Pass is the real natural risk, Fotu Pass is an independent castle, made of stacked stones, the city wall is as high as three zhang, the thickness is about one zhang five, there are Yingqing, Tai'an, Shunfeng, Dacheng Gate four ways, the north and south of the pass wall are close to the Yangtze River and the Jialing River, take the cliff as a barrier, tall and solid, the pass is triangular, the range is larger, the distance is like a majestic castle, easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Fortunately, Fotu Pass has been persuaded by Zhang Ling to surrender, and the troops stationed in the pass are all Heavenly Mandate Army, and Li Zicheng entered Guancheng, which is only ten miles away from Chongqing Mansion, Li Zicheng did not stay to watch the "Fotu Night Rain", but went directly to Chongqing Mansion.

Song Wen and Zhang Ling came outside the city and connected Li Zicheng to the city.

Li Zicheng was overjoyed, occupied Chongqing Mansion, and let Zhou Kun's navy intercept the imperial army's strategy along the river, a small half has been completed, with Chongqing, a rich place as the supply base of the navy, the navy does not have to worry about food and other supply problems, plus Chongqing's semi-closed mountain city structure, the future development of firearms, there is no need to worry about leakage.

That night, a celebration banquet was held in the city, and the original prefect remained in office and became the prefect of Chongqing under the Mandate of Heaven.

Li Zicheng drank a few more glasses, and then went to bed early, but in the middle of the night he was pushed by He Xiaomi, "Governor, urgent military situation!" ”

In the middle of the night, what emergency military situation can there be? Could it be that Zhang Ling is a fraud? Li Zicheng opened his eyes, turned over and sat up, He Xiaomi had already lit the lamp and candle, the room was bright, he took the message handed by He Xiaomi, opened it, and immediately frowned.

Banxiang Fang said: "Xiaomi, immediately send a message to Zhou Kun, the navy retreats upstream, guards Chongqing Mansion, and lets the white pole soldiers of Shi Yan Tusi cross the river at the mouth of the Qijiang River." ”

"Yes, Grand Duke!" He Xiaomi walked to the door, but stopped again, "Metropolitan Governor, do you want to inform General Song and General Zhang?" ”

"No, they drank a lot of wine at night, just let them rest for the night," Li Zicheng said: "Send a message to Shuangxi, withdraw from the Yangtze River estuary, and let Shi Yan Tusi camp in the open area east of Bishan." ”

"My subordinates understand!"

After He Xiaomi left, Li Zicheng no longer felt sleepy, leaned on the bed and thought for a long time, until the alcohol surged up, and then fell asleep.

After dawn, Li Zicheng immediately summoned Song Wen and Zhang Ling.

Song Wen and Zhang Ling had already received the news that Sima Xianglin led his troops westward, and they hurriedly trotted to see Li Zicheng, "Metropolitan Governor!" ”

"No need to be polite, get up," Li Zicheng asked the two to sit down, and did not serve tea, and said: "You already know the information that Ma Xianglin led his troops westward?" ”

"The subordinates already know," Song Wen was originally a little nervous, but seeing Li Zicheng's calm look, his heart was slightly determined, "Metropolitan Governor, the subordinates are ready......

Zhang Ling said: "Metropolitan Governor, do you want to use the water army to stop Ma Xianglin from crossing the river?" ”

"Block? To prevent Ma Xianglin from crossing the river, do we want to cross the river and go to the mountains they are most familiar with? Li Zicheng smiled faintly, "Ma Xianglin's army is still in the south of the Yangtze River, and the naval army that threatens Zhou Kun's army at any time just took advantage of this opportunity to exterminate it first." ”

"The Metropolitan Governor ......" Zhang Ling was stunned for a moment, and then arched his hands, "The subordinates understand, the Metropolitan Governor is calculating, and he is superior to others......"

"Don't put a top hat on the governor of Pontus," Li Zicheng said with a smile: "General Song, immediately reorganize the troops and horses and return to Bishan." ”

"Yes, Grand Duke!" Song Wen knew that he was going to fight again, and he was still the legendary white pole soldier, and the excitement was already on his face.

"General Zhang," Li Zicheng said again, "immediately gather the soldiers of Chongqing Mansion and Sanguan, rush to Bishan, plus the local 3,000 soldiers, and train together, if necessary, your troops will serve as the vanguard to attract Ma Xianglin's attention." ”

"Yes, Grand Duke!"

Li Zicheng hurriedly ate breakfast, gathered his own soldiers, and quickly rushed back, and arrived at Bishan in the evening, but Song Wen and Zhang Lingbu were infantry, and they were in the white market at this time.

Li Guo hurriedly came over to greet him, "My subordinates knock on the Metropolitan Governor!" ”

"Double happiness, don't be polite," Li Zicheng asked him to get up and said, "How is it, has Ma Xianglin crossed the river?" ”

"Not yet, my subordinates are inquiring, Ma Xianglin has just been stationed on the other side," Li said: "Governor Dadu, do you want to 'attack half-crossing'?" Although there are many crossings on the Yangtze River here, my subordinates will definitely be able to detect the enemy's information......"

"No, 'half-crossing and attacking' can only be regarded as a conspiracy, even if the battle is won, Ma Xianglin will not admit defeat," Li Zicheng said: "Besides, if you defeat Ma Xianglin, the soldiers in Jiangnan can still flee to the deep mountains, and it is difficult to gather and annihilate!" ”

"Did the Metropolitan Governor mean that Ma Xianglin's army was completely annihilated in Jiangbei?" General Li Guo was skeptical, "That...... After they cross the river, should they blockade the Yangtze River with water troops? ”

"No," Li Zicheng shook his head, "Shi Yan Tusi won't just have such a few troops, if the Yangtze River is blocked, how will the follow-up reinforcements cross the river?" ”

"Ah......" Li Guo only remembered that sitting opposite was the Metropolitan Governor, a mere 5,000 Tusi soldiers and horses, in front of the Heavenly Mandate Army, could he still escape?

On the south bank of the Yangtze River, at the mouth of the Qijiang River.

This is the confluence of the Qijiang River and the Yangtze River, the tidal flat is relatively flat, very suitable for the army to cross the river, Ma Xianglin's 5,000 white pole soldiers, all concentrated at the mouth of the river, ready to use the conscription of merchant ships and civilian ships to cross the river.

"My lord, when will you cross the river?"

"Did someone find out?" Ma Xianglin frowned, his skin touched his hollow left eye, and he looked extremely hideous, "There are indeed no rogues by the river?" ”

"There are no rogues, maybe they don't know about our arrival at all," General Qin Yongcheng said: "My subordinates are willing to lead the troops across the river and act as vanguards." ”

"Well," Ma Xianglin nodded, "General Qin is careful, if you find a rogue, don't fall in love with the war, immediately retreat, and guard against the rogue 'half-crossing'!" ”

"The subordinates understand that the subordinates will focus on the overall situation!" Qin Yongcheng arched his hands, saluted Ma Xianglin, then ordered a thousand soldiers and got on the ferry first.

Ma Xianglin half-squinted his only eye, looking at the galloping river from afar, Qin Yongcheng's thousand soldiers, had already passed the heart of the river, his heart was a little uneasy, the white pole soldiers went out, except for the one in Liaodong, they have always been invincible, but today he personally commanded the troops, but there was an inexplicable uneasiness.

Does the Liukou have ambushes in Jiangbei?

Or is it that the rogues are not regular troops at all, and they haven't even investigated the situation around them?

Ma Xianglin suddenly doubted his feelings, no, it's just a rogue, it's not like he hasn't fought, he poked his spear to the ground, "Cross the river!" ”

The follow-up soldiers began to cross the river, because the number of boats was insufficient, only less than a thousand soldiers could board the boat, Ma Xianglin, as the main general, was supposed to cross the river with the boat for the second time, he was worried that something would go wrong with Qin Yongcheng in front, so he had to go over and see first.

To Ma Xianglin's surprise, the Liukou did not leave an ambush on the riverbank, Qin Yongcheng had already landed and established a defensive formation on the beachhead, but he did not see the Liukou's army, at most there were only one or two Liukou spies.

Qin Yongcheng trotted over to greet him, "My lord, within ten miles of the vicinity, they have all been investigated, and there is no rogue brigade. ”

"Well," Ma Xianglin narrowed only one eye, "continue to probe and expand the search distance." ”

"Yes, sir!"

Ma Xianglin looked at the Pingchuan in front of him, and his heart was determined, on such a terrain, it is difficult for the Liukou to have ambush soldiers, as long as all the white pole soldiers cross the river, they can crush the Liukou.

On the east side of Bishan Mountain, Li Zicheng was wearing a felt hat and a camouflage military uniform common to the Heavenly Mandate Army, sitting on a yellow-maned horse, listening to the report of the rangers.

Song Wen was a little impatient, "Governor, there is another group of soldiers crossing the river from the white pole soldiers, there should be two thousand now, right?" ”

"General Song thinks that as long as these white pole soldiers are annihilated, Ma Xianglin and Qin Liangyu can be brought to their knees?" Li Zicheng smiled faintly and said: "The white pole soldiers are not without the experience of losing soldiers and losing generals, in the first battle of the Hunhe River in Liaodong, the three thousand white pole soldiers were all wiped out, and even Qin Liangyu's brother Qin Bangping was killed in battle, but did Qin Liangyu give in?" ”

Song Wen bowed and said, "......What does the Metropolitan Governor mean?"

Li Zicheng said: "The white pole soldiers who cross the river, if they can be captured, they will be captured, especially Ma Xianglin, it is best to stay, I have a great use!" ”

"Metropolitan Governor, on the battlefield, if there is no killing, I'm afraid it will be difficult to persuade Ma Xianglin to surrender......"

"That's nature, this is a battlefield, not a school, even if you want to educate, you must first convince people's hearts," Li Zicheng said: "On the battlefield, first prepare twenty artillery pieces, and first knock down the momentum of the white pole soldiers." ”

"Yes, Grand Duke!" Song Wen had already chosen the terrain, just east of Bishan, and his subordinates were now hiding in the jungle of Bishan, waiting for the arrival of the white pole soldiers.

Li Zicheng glanced at Bishan and said, "How is Zhang Ling?" Are the soldiers in order? ”

"Back to the Metropolitan Governor, the rectification of Zhang Lingbu has been completed," Song Wen said: "Zhang Lingbu was originally all soldiers, but some of the naval troops were transferred from it, as long as they were reorganized." ”

"General Song, I'll leave it to you here," Li Zicheng crossed Bishan and saw Zhang Ling who was being trained, so he said, "General Zhang, how are the soldiers doing?" ”

"Go back to the Metropolitan Governor, they are all well trained," Zhang Ling gave Li Zicheng a salute, "They can go to the battlefield at any time, ask the Metropolitan Governor to make it clear!" ”

"When all the white pole soldiers cross the river, you will cross Bishan and launch an attack on the white pole soldiers," Li Zicheng said: "These soldiers have just been reorganized, there is no need to storm them, protect them, the white pole soldiers are not easy to mess with." ”

"Thank you for the Governor, but it's ......"

"General Zhang doesn't have to be strong, your army is only four or five thousand soldiers, even if you can defeat the white pole soldiers, what can you do?" Li Zicheng patted Zhang Ling's shoulder and said, "What I want is total annihilation, or capture alive, can you do it?" ”

"This ......" beads of sweat suddenly appeared on Zhang Ling's forehead, "subordinates ......"

"General Zhang doesn't need to be nervous, it's not your fault, dare to fight against the white pole soldiers, your courage is good," Li Zicheng said with a smile: "But I don't advocate fighting with the white pole soldiers, the result of a complete victory, why let the brothers be killed and injured in vain?" ”

"Yes, Grand Governor, my subordinates understand!"

"It's good to understand," Li Zicheng said: "Your task is to attract white pole soldiers!" ”