On August 18, although it was already the Mid-Autumn Festival, Sichuan has been known as a furnace since ancient times, and the weather was still very hot, which was still a huge test for the Jin army, which was mainly composed of northerners.

Because the Jin army mainly fought against the Western Regions and the Moxi Mongols in the north, the equipment of the soldiers was still mainly based on the equipment of the north.

The strategy of the Jin State changed from westward to southward, and the whole process can be said to be very hasty, and the national strength of the Jin State is not as good as the Ming Dynasty after all, the Ming Dynasty was able to complete the allocation of materials in more than seven months, and the strategic focus of the entire country was transferred from Lianghuai and Nanyang to the southwest, but the Jin State did not have the ability to produce equipment that could be used by the Jin army to fight in the south in a short period of time.

The troops who followed Haoge to fight in southern Sichuan were okay, because they were on a war mission, so they were given priority to obtain equipment, while the troops in eastern Sichuan, because there was no war, basically there was no summer dress, one set throughout the year, and even a few years without changing.

Wu Sangui returned to the south of Fotu Pass, near the camp of Dadukou, which was the core of the entire eastern Sichuan defense.

He had just gone to the various crossings along the Yangtze River to inspect the army's defenses and preparations for crossing the river, so that after Haoge defeated the Ming army in Luzhou, he would cooperate with the main force of the Jin army and march to the south of the Yangtze River.

If the Jin army wants to cross the Yangtze River, there are two ways, one is to prepare more bamboo rafts like the Ming army, choose one to use the ferry with the help of water potential to rush to cross the river, and the other is to rebuild the pontoon bridge burned by the Ming army.

The wooden planks on the pontoon bridge were burned, but the iron lock on the Hengjiang River and the iron ox holding the iron lock on the shore were still there, and the Ming army could not bear to destroy the iron chain that took three years to cast.

Wu Sangui entered the camp tent, took off his armor, and sat down with his underwear that leaked some sweat, and said while picking up the water bowl on the table: "Several ferries along the line have made full preparations, and now we only need to wait for the news from the emperor's side to come, and we can cross the river to defeat Wang Deren." ”

Hu Guozhu stood beside him and nodded, "If the emperor's side succeeds and defeats He Tengjiao's army of more than 60,000, will Wang Deren on the other side of the strait be so frightened that he will give up Chongqing and retreat to Guizhou when he hears the news?" ”

Wu Sangui bowed his head slightly when he heard this, "It's very possible, if he escapes to Guizhou and joins forces with Chen Youlong, we won't be able to break them all, and in this way, Guizhou's defensive strength will be greatly enhanced, and it will be difficult for us to take advantage of the situation to capture Guizhou." ”

Wu Sangui pondered for a while, "Guozhu, all ferries in Jiangbei must be ready to cross the river at any time, and there are more spies in the direction of Luzhou, this king must know the news before Wang Deren, and then contain him in Chongqing, and can't let him retreat to Guizhou." ”

If Haoge defeated He Tengjiao and then ate the 30,000 men of the Ming army in Chongqing, then the entire Ming Dynasty's strength in the southwest would be empty, and he would no longer be able to threaten the Jin State.

When Hu Guozhu heard this, he hugged his fists and said: "The last general will arrange it!" ”

After he finished speaking, he took his leave and left, but as soon as he left the door, he suddenly stopped, and there seemed to be a burst of cannon sound on the river in the distance.

Listening to the sound of cannons, it was the red-coated cannon of the Ming army, and the Jin army in Sichuan was rarely equipped with this kind of heavy artillery.

Hu Guozhu couldn't help but be slightly stunned, Wu Sangui in the house also heard the movement, and was surprised in his heart, the two sides of the strait have been calm for a few months, how can the Ming army start artillery today?

Wu Sangui walked to the door, listened for a while, frowned, he just came back from the ferry, everything was normal, and the spies didn't find anything abnormal about the Ming army on the south bank, why did the Ming army shoot? Is it idle to try artillery?

Wu Sangui didn't care, but he still casually ordered a pro-soldier: "Go and see, what's going on?" ”

The soldiers took the order, Wu Sangui returned to the tent, shook his head, and took out a map to watch.

About half an hour later, the soldiers who went out to check galloped to the front of the camp, hurriedly turned over and dismounted, handed over the horses to the soldiers at the camp gate, and then hurried to Wu Sangui's tent.

Wu Sangui was studying the map, and according to the marks on the map, all the mountains, rivers, and cities were displayed in his mind.

He heard a report from someone outside the tent, and casually let people in, and as soon as the soldier entered the tent, he panted and saluted: "Lord, Luzhou has fallen!" Sun Kewang took a boat down the river, and just arrived at Dadukou, the Ming army was bombarding Sun Kewang's ship with artillery. ”

After the guard finished speaking, Wu Sangui didn't react, and after half a ring, he suddenly raised his head, his eyes shifted from the map to the guard, he stood up suddenly, and said in surprise: "Sun Kewang, how about fleeing to this king?" ”

The Tuojiang River flows from north to south, and after Sun Kewang boarded the boat from the North Gate Wharf, he did not go upstream, because it needed wind and oars, and the speed of the boat against the current was too slow, and it was easy to be caught up by the Ming army, so he did not go upstream, but went down the river east and entered the Yangtze River.

His fleet appeared on the other side of Chongqing, and after the Ming artillery array found out, it naturally opened fire to kill, so there was a movement.

The guards had to say it again, and after Wu Sangui heard this, his eyes flashed, and after a while, he ordered: "You immediately lure Sun Kewang over!" ”

The guards were instructed, and hurriedly saluted to receive the order, so they had to run again.

The fall of Luzhou made Wu Sangui a little surprised, and at the same time a little excited in his heart, I don't know if Haoge has gone south according to the plan, and whether He Tengjiao has been defeated.

For a while, Wu Sangui was walking back and forth in the tent excitedly, and suddenly he stopped his steps and shouted loudly outside: "The flag official has an order to go down and gather the generals for this king." ”

In the camp of the Jin army, the sound of drums suddenly rose, and the generals who played the drums of the same way were slightly stunned, so they cleaned up a little and hurried to Wu Sangui's big tent.

After the three-way drum sounded, the main generals of the Jin army had gathered.

At this time, Wu Sangui came out from behind the screen, and all the generals got up in unison and said, "Lord Wang! ”

Wu Sangui waved his hand, sat down directly on the handsome seat, and then looked at the generals on both sides, and said loudly: "This king has just received the news that Sun Kewang has lost Luzhou, and now he has fled to Dadukou. According to the emperor's plan, the main force stationed in the Fushun area should have gone south and is fighting against He Tengjiao, and our men and horses in eastern Sichuan should also move immediately. ”

"He Tengjiao besieged Luzhou for more than a month, the Ming army was already tired, although they defeated Luzhou, I am afraid the casualties are also very huge, the emperor suddenly went south at this time, and he will definitely be able to kill the Ming army by mistake..."

When the generals in the tent heard this, they were all a little excited, and at this moment, Sun Kewang had already come outside the camp.

Wu Sangui thought about it, after all, Sun Kewang was also a figure who had been called the king, and although he was down-and-out now, he should still give some face, so he asked Hu Guozhu to welcome him into the camp, and he waited outside the tent.