Not to mention that the Jin army blocked the official road, and the army was meticulous along the way, and the men and horses of the various departments traveled day and night regardless of their hard work, and marched south to Fushun, Longchang and other places to hide, like a lion on the grassland, lying in the grass and staring at the prey, waiting for the opportunity to pounce out.

The battle in Luzhou in the south was already in full swing, after the Ming army crossed the Yangtze River, stabilized the beachhead, the army built a pontoon bridge, leaving only 5,000 people on the south bank, and the main force all crossed the river, casting a solid camp in the west of the city.

He Tengjiao instructed Wang Guangen to lead 10,000 men and advance to Doushan Town, south of Fushun, to garrison in case the Jin army suddenly moved south, and the army began to prepare to attack Luzhou with peace of mind.

Before the siege of the city, He Tengjiao wrote a letter and shot into the city to surrender according to the custom, hoping to solve Luzhou at the lowest cost.

He Tengjiao knew that Sun Kewang was determined not to surrender, so this surrender was mainly aimed at the generals of the Western Army in the city.

He used to be one of the four kings of the Western Army, after Zhang Xianzhong's death, his status was second only to Sun Kewang, and after a person like him surrendered, the Ming Dynasty actually gave it a heavy use, and now he has become the deputy governor of Wang Yan's department of Zhongyi Town, the Marquis of the Ming Dynasty. With this example, with his appearance, he can dispel the concerns of those generals in the city who are willing to surrender, but are worried that the imperial court will settle accounts after the autumn, and once they surrender, they will be deprived of military rights and not be reused.

Previously, Sun Kewang concealed the conditions for the surrender of the Ming Dynasty, and the letter was shot into the city, which immediately caused a lot of turmoil in the hearts of the people.

A few days ago, 20,000 horses went out of the city to block the Ming army from crossing the river, but the result was a complete defeat, which made the western army in the city not optimistic about defending the city.

Sure enough, not long after the surrender letter was shot into the city, there was a rebellion in the city that night, and several western generals wanted to open the city gate and surrender, but Sun Kewang was very vigilant about this, and personally guarded the western city, plus he had a high prestige among the low-level soldiers, so the rebellion was not successful.

He Tengjiao saw that the city was boiling, the sound of killing shook the sky, and the fire was soaring, knowing that the surrender had worked, and there was civil strife in the city, so he immediately waved his army to attack, wanting to take advantage of the chaos to seize the city, but because the rebellion in the city was quickly quelled, and the Ming army's preparations for attacking the city were insufficient, and many weapons were still on the south bank, so it finally failed.

After dawn, the sun came out, and Sun Kewang immediately ordered that the generals who rebelled last night be taken to the city to be beheaded for public display, and strictly ordered all departments not to have different intentions and defend the city together.

Although the rebellion was suppressed and the Ming army also failed to attack the city, Sun Kewang was still shocked into a cold sweat.

The north, east and south of Luzhou are surrounded by the Yangtze River and the Tuojiang River respectively, and the Ming army has no naval army in Sichuan, so Sun Kewang does not have to worry about these three city walls, in order to prevent rebellion, Sun Kewang simply stationed in the west city in person, and ordered the use of stone strips to block the west gate, and cut off the thoughts of the soldiers in the city to seize the door and rebel.

The Ming army failed to rebel, so they could only start the siege operation step by step, the first was to transport forty heavy artillery pieces on the south bank to shell the west city, while the infantry and the people stepped up to produce siege equipment.

On July 18, the Ming army shelled Luzhou for more than ten days, the city wall was riddled with holes, and also caused several collapses, the Ming army's siege equipment has also been prepared, and the western army on the city also felt that the Ming army was about to attack the city.

In the early morning of this day, the soldiers of the Western Army on the head of the city began to busily carry bricks and planks, and stopped with the Ming army cannons to repair the city walls that had been smashed and collapsed by cannonballs.

In addition, a large number of arrows, wood, stones, fire oil and other things, also transported on the city wall, two battles wide city wall, some old firearms lined up, some bowls in the early Ming Dynasty were put on the city, a few old cannons, stunned and Yongle three years of words, firearms are making the final inspection, to ensure that the equipment is in good condition, so as not to cause explosion when used.

Different from the noisy and noisy city wall, there are nearly 100 robes arranged under the city wall, but it is relatively orderly, which is the main reliance of the Western Army to defend the city, Sun Kewang arranged for the elite soldiers to control, and the soldiers are piling up artillery stones on both sides of the artillery trucks, preparing to deal with the attack of the Ming army.

When the soldiers on the city were busy, the Ming army camp outside the city began to sound the trumpets and drums, and after the Ming soldiers had eaten a full meal, they all exuded strength and morale, and they all walked out of the camp and lined up in a large array according to the camp number.

The western soldiers in the city heard the movement, couldn't help but straighten up, and looked around, only to see that on the plain outside the west city, the Ming soldiers slowly gathered, and they were all human figures as far as the eye could see, as if they were covered with a red carpet.

The soldiers were like a forest of guns, flags were like clouds, tens of thousands of horses were placed in the wilderness, divided into small squares, but they were silent, only the generals cheered up their subordinates from time to time, and explained the essentials and the responsibilities of each department during the siege.

Sun Kewang was in Xicheng, he looked at the scene outside the city, and knew that the Ming army was going to attack the city today, and he was busy preparing to meet it.

Outside the city, the Ming army set up a formation, He Tengjiao boasted on his war horse, and led the generals to begin to encourage morale.

"Overseer!"

He Tengjiao and the generals rode horses, wandering between a small phalanx, where they passed, the officers and soldiers raised their weapons and shouted, the sound was overwhelming, the scene was magnificent and magnificent, making people's blood boil, He Tengjiao enjoyed this feeling very much, and constantly raised the horsewhip to respond to the shouts of the soldiers, so as to stimulate morale.

He Tengjiao walked very slowly, and walked in front of each small square, and after Li Dingguo reminded him, he sped up, and when he finished inspecting all the phalanxes, the sun in the east had already risen.

In July, the weather is hot, especially Sichuan is a famous furnace, the key to whether the city can be broken is one or two hours in the morning, once the noon is over, the temperature is too high, the soldiers are sluggish, it is basically impossible to break the city.

He Tengjiao was reminded by Li Dingguo, and after returning to the Chinese army, he did not talk nonsense, and immediately gave orders to prepare for the attack.

The trumpet of the Chinese army sounded, and Ma Jinzhong of the Shence Army immediately slapped his horse and rushed out, running in front of the army, he kept galloping back and forth, waving the horse whip in his hand constantly, and roaring loudly in his mouth, "Shence!" ”

"Invincible!"

Ma Jinzhong's nickname is 100,000, and his courage is abnormal, as he runs, the soldiers lock their eyes on him, their heads move with him galloping, and they let out wave after wave of shouts from their mouths, responding to the main general.

On the other side, the soldiers of Houyong Town commanded by Wang Guangtai also began to shout, and the sound echoed with the Shence army, and no one refused to give in, and the shouts of the two armies pushed the morale of the Ming army to a climax in a short time, making the soldiers enthusiastic, and He Tengjiao of the Chinese army was even more intoxicated when he heard it.

The four armies in the city were a little stunned by the momentum of the Ming army, and the generals of the Western Army were stupid for a while, and they didn't know how to encourage their subordinates.

At this time, the Ming army's cry reached a climax, Ma Jinzhong felt that the time was ripe, suddenly reined in the war horse, and then waved the war knife in his hand, and shouted loudly, "Attack!" ”

The Shence Army immediately rushed towards the west city of Luzhou like a river bursting with a, making a rolling sound.