Southern Sichuan has a large population, the land reclamation situation is much stronger than that of eastern Sichuan, and the mountains and forests are less than those in eastern Sichuan, which increases the difficulty for the Ming army to build bamboo rafts and rafts, but more than 100,000 people work at the same time, no matter how difficult things are, it will become easier.

On 9 July, with the efforts of all the troops, the Ming army finally set up enough bamboo rafts to cross the river and completed the preparations.

He Tengjiao was not ambiguous, and immediately ordered the army to cross the river, not because he was decisive, but because he was a little afraid in his heart, the battle in eastern Sichuan left him some shadows, making him a little afraid of the Jin army, so he wanted to hurry up and eliminate Sun Kewang before the Jin army reacted.

In the early morning of this day, the red sun rose in the east, the clouds on the horizon were red, and the water of the Yangtze River was sparkling and vast under its illumination.

On a hill on the south bank of the Yangtze River in the southwest direction of Luzhou City, the big flag flutters in the wind, the five-color flag is planted all over the mountain, it is hunting with the wind, the big drum platform is also set up on the top of the mountain, more than ten huge war drums, it looks majestic on it.

He Tengjiao led many generals, in front of a high platform on the top of the mountain, burned incense and worshipped, went to the three animals, and recited the sacrificial text.

"Sacrifice to the god of the river!" When He Tengjiao on the high platform completed the ceremony, the officers on the cliff by the river shouted, and the soldiers threw the slaughtered pigs and sheep into the boiling river.

Fighting a war has to be auspicious, He Tengjiao not only sacrificed to the god of the river, but also sacrificed to the god of the mountain, in short, to buy a peace of mind, the most important thing is to believe in this set.

After the sacrifice was completed, the Ming army on the south bank of the Yangtze River suddenly broke out with the cheers of the mountain and the tsunami, He Tengjiao heard the boiling on all sides, looked down the mountain, and saw countless soldiers wearing disc helmets and red placket armor, and began to gather to the riverside, densely packed.

The head of the Ming soldiers under the mountain is moving, the spears are dense like a forest, the flags are like clouds, the soldiers carry bamboo rafts from various camps, the fish run out, countless people gather to the river beach, the scene is magnificent.

He Tengjiao's heart was agitated, the last time Sichuan was defeated, Sichuan Fu Fan took the initiative to take the responsibility for the defeat, but many people in the court criticized him, thinking that his rescue was unfavorable and should be punished, but Wang Yan did not punish He Tengjiao, but let him continue to coordinate the southwest, and also gave him the title of military governor of the four provinces.

Wang Yan did this, mainly because of He Tengjiao's qualifications, after the Ming Dynasty was overthrown in Liangjing, a large number of bureaucrats were lost, so that the current Ming Dynasty officials were disconnected, to coordinate the military strength of the four provinces, the Nanjing court can have enough prestige, there are only a handful of people who do this, think about it, only He Tengjiao has this qualification.

Wang Yan's decision was carefully considered and supported by the cabinet, but some young officials in the court did not understand, and said a lot of gossip about He Tengjiao, who was one of the oldest bureaucrats in the Ming court.

He looked at the imposing Ming army, knowing that this time was about to leak his face, he couldn't help but have a magnificent feeling in his chest, swallowing like a tiger, and his heart was full of joy, "Dingguo, you are the vanguard, this governor ordered you to cross the river immediately, and within a month, completely exterminate Sun Kewang!" ”

Li Dingguo listened to the solemn order, and then hurried down the mountain, turned over and rode on a war horse, and rushed back to his own formation.

Not long after, the officer in charge of the lookout on the top of the mountain said to He Tengjiao: "Supervisor, General Li said that he was ready. ”

He Tengjiao immediately waved his hand, "Drumming!" Summons the order to cross the river! ”

The flag on the top of the mountain waved, the war drums of the Ming army were immediately beaten, and the drum sound of "dong dong dong" resounded through the river bank and shocked people's hearts. Li Dingguo stood on a huge bamboo raft, drew his war knife when he heard the sound, and immediately shouted, "Cross the river!" ”

For a time, 500 rafts were propped up at the same time, sailed to the shore, and rushed to the opposite shore with the current.

100,000 people crossing the river is not like a thousand people smuggling, there is no way to hide it, besides, the bamboo raft to cross the river, you need to use the water potential, with the help of the inertia of the water flow at the turn of the waterway to rush to the opposite bank, there are not many such places, the western army is easy to detect, so there is no need to hide it at all.

The Ming army forced the crossing under the nose of the Western Army, and the Western Army had already discovered the intentions of the Ming Army, but Sun Kewang was a little hesitant in his heart about whether to block it.

When Wang Yan rescued Sichuan and forcibly crossed the Yangtze River, he defeated Li Guoying, the chief military officer of Wang Zuntan, the governor of Sichuan in the Qing Dynasty, he knew that the Ming army had experience in forcibly crossing the Yangtze River, but he had no experience in defending the river.

Sun Kewang does not have many elite soldiers in his hands, and he has to use them to defend the city, he can't kill or wound too much, and if he is too dead or wounded, even if the Jin army comes to save him, he has no strength, and he will only be eaten by Haoge, but the Jiangfang blockade is another opportunity to kill and consume the Ming army, and he is unwilling to give up, and after thinking about it for a while, Zhongzhong decided to let Bai Wenxuan, with 10,000 miscellaneous soldiers, plus nearly 10,000 bandits, to block.

These bandits are all people who came to him temporarily, and many of them have a speculative mentality, they are all local bandits, and they are the targets of the government's crackdown, so they support Sun Kewang, if Sun Kewang wins, they can clear their identities and become generals of the Western Army.

However, Sun Kewang was suspicious, but he was not very at ease with these bandits, afraid that once the situation was unfavorable, they would rebel in the city, so he decided to send them to block them, so that they could not only consume their strength, but also use these outlaws to kill and block the Ming army, which was a move to kill two birds with one stone.

Bai Wenxuan had some doubts about Sun Kewang making such an arrangement, he always felt that Sun Kewang attached too much importance to his own interests, and he was a little timid in doing so, and he couldn't do it all.

The place where the Ming army chose to cross the river was a bend in the river, and Bai Wenxuan led 20,000 people to guard here.

At this time, 500 rafts left the south bank, and when they looked down from the sky, they could only see saucer helmets with red cherry blossoms crowded together, and a small cannon of the Franc machine was placed in front of the raft, and the soldiers squatted on both sides of the bamboo raft, and with the help of the inertia of the water flow when the Yangtze River turned, the raft rose and fell and rushed through the center of the river.

"When! While! While! On the beachhead where the Ming army was about to land, some hurried alarm bells sounded, and the Western sergeants, wearing cloth clothes and turbans, immediately rushed to the river beach to set up a formation.

"Array to stop the enemy!" Bai Wen picked out the battle knife, raised it high, and roared loudly.

More than 10,000 miscellaneous soldiers were slightly trained, and shield bearers and pikemen immediately formed a defensive line in front of the river beach, while archers, crossbowmen and a few musketeers lined up in formation behind, and they were the main force to kill and injure the Ming army.

Compared with the formation of miscellaneous soldiers, the heroes of the green forest are much more scattered, and they can only barely stand together, and they can't see any formation.

Bai Wenxuan stood behind the river beach, looking at his subordinates who were a little chaotic, and his heart was a little anxious, the time of the formation had far exceeded his expectations, and at this moment, the bamboo raft of the Ming army crossed the center of the river, and the small Franc cannon on it made a muffled sound, raising a cloud of white smoke, and the cannonballs whistled.

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