Fotu Pass guards the main road between Hezhou and Chongqing, but this is only for the brigade carrying baggage, whether a few people must go through Fotu Pass, it is not necessarily, and those who have to go over the mountains can also bypass.

In the first battle of Hezhou, in the breakthrough battle on the 30th, Jiang Tianyi and others who rushed out of the north gate were covered by the cavalry of the Jin army all the way, although there were countless casualties, but there were more than forty or fifty people, who escaped the pursuit, escaped the Jialing River, and drilled into the mountains and forests.

Jiang Tianyi and the others who escaped were lurking in the mountains and forests, and the next day they saw billowing smoke rising in the direction of Hezhou, and knew that Hezhou had fallen, so they immediately took a small road and fled in the direction of Fotu Pass.

After the Jin army broke the city, it was delayed for a day in clearing the city, so although the mountain road was difficult to walk, Jiang Tianyi almost arrived at Fotu Pass on the same day as Haoge's army, but Haoge took the main road and camped directly under the pass, while they were still in the mountains and it was difficult to come out for a while.

At night, Fotu closed the torches and brightened the light, and the Ming army camp outside the gate also lit a lot of torches, and both sides were very vigilant.

At this time, in Haoge's big tent, the discussion continued, although Haoge intended to suppress the Han forces within the Jin State, so that the situation between the government and the opposition would be balanced, so that there would not be a one-sided situation and affect his throne, but this time he was still a little distressed about the reimbursement of 20,000 Han troops.

He lost 20,000 yuan in Hezhou and another 20,000 in Chongqing, and he couldn't afford to lose it.

The current situation seems to be that the insistence of Han Chaoxuan, Kong Wenfu and others in the court at the beginning is not wrong, compared with the Ming and Qing dynasties, the strength of the Jin State is still weaker, and it should first attack and destroy Yarkand in the west, manage the Western Regions, and after strengthening its strength, then turn around and intervene in the war between the two sides to fight for the world.

The Ming army lacks cavalry, and the current limit is to advance to the front line of the Huai River, although Dolgon is passive, but it is impossible for the Ming army to destroy Duoer, and the Jin State can completely let the Ming and Qing dynasties fight for a few years.

Hauge thought that in order to pull him into the water, Dolgon actually made a trick to assassinate his own envoy, he was eager to take the opportunity to suppress the Han and Ming Dynasty in the Great Jin Dynasty, master the Jin army, and weaken the strength of the Han to a certain extent, but now it seems that he fell for Dolgon's plan and helped him to resist the thunder.

Thinking of this, Hauge felt a little annoyed in his heart, but he would not admit his mistakes, and the monarch was always right.

At this time, he listened to the words of Wu Sangui, Han Chaoxuan and Aobai, and couldn't help but be silent for a while.

At present, Sun Kewang took advantage of the time when he fought with the Ming Dynasty and had no time to take care of southern Sichuan and western Sichuan, and took over southern Sichuan and western Sichuan from the Ming Dynasty, which is equivalent to his hard work, killing 20,000 sons in battle, he only got a piece of chicken butt, and most of the benefits were occupied by Sun Kewang.

If he continues to fight with the Ming Dynasty and let Sun Kewang gain a firm foothold, then his Sichuan war will really do more harm than good, so he agrees with Han Chaoxuan's words in his heart, he should fight for southern Sichuan and snatch back rich places such as Luzhou, but what Ao Bai said is not unreasonable, the Ming Dynasty has 50,000 horses in Chongqing, and he doesn't dare to go all out to fight for southern Sichuan.

Haoge groaned for a while, Ming Dynasty's hand really made him feel very hot.

"After the western thieves connect Yunnan, southern Sichuan, and western Sichuan, the strategic focus in the future will inevitably change from encroaching on Guizhou and Guangxi to hugging Wang Yan's thigh and seeking to capture Chengdu, and I will never tolerate it!" Haoge looked at Han Chaoxuan who was lying on the ground, and then moved his eyes to Aobai, "Han Qing is right, I can't make a wedding dress for the western thief, I must take it back to western Sichuan and southern Sichuan, but what Aobai said is also right, 50,000 Ming troops are outside the pass, how can I feel at ease?" ”

Haoge broke the contract and raided Sichuan, crippled Wang Yan's Zhongyi Town, and forced him to kill several generals, if the Ming army seized the opportunity to stab him from behind, the Ming army would be ruthless.

Fifty thousand Ming troops outside the victory pass, he left fewer people and horses, couldn't prevent the Ming army, left more people and horses, and couldn't control Sun Kewang, after all, the Western Army is also known as 100,000, not mud, it really makes Haoge very difficult.

"Your Majesty, these 50,000 Ming troops are definitely a hidden danger, if they are in the south of the Yangtze River, then say otherwise. But they are now outside the Fotu Pass, and our morale is high, so if we don't take advantage of the fact that we are now inflicting heavy losses on them, when they retreat to Chongqing, it will be difficult for us to fight. Ao Bai said loudly: "If these 50,000 people retreat to Chongqing, the Ming Dynasty will send tens of thousands of horses over, which will immediately pose a huge threat to us." ”

It was not in the interests of the Jin State to consume a large number of Han soldiers and horses through war, but it was in the interests of the Manchus such as Jierharang and Aobai.

Here Haoge is different from them, although Haoge suppressed the Han people in the country, but that was for balance, this suppression is limited, if it hurts the foundation of the Jin country, Haoge will inevitably oppose it.

In fact, since Hauge ascended the throne, he is not a faction with Zierharang and Aobai, he is the existence at the top of the Jin Kingdom, and everyone below has become his potential enemy, he is one person and one faction.

"If the Ming army sticks to the camp, will we continue to attack?" Han Chaoxuan became a little excited.

"That's it!" This is really a problem for Hauge, he was a little irritable in his heart, and stopped the two impatiently, "Tomorrow, the army will be challenged outside the pass, if He Tengjiao should fight, then I will defeat his army, if the Ming army should not fight, then we will negotiate." ”

Hauge is the final word, both sides make sense, he can only challenge first, and wait until he knows the response of the Ming army, and then discuss the next move.

Everyone had no opinion on this, and was about to bow down to receive the order, but at this moment, a guard reported, "Your Majesty, Hu Dutong, who is patrolling the night, has an urgent report." ”

Haoge raised his eyebrows when he heard this, what was Hu Guozhu doing here at this time, could it be that the Ming army wanted to counterattack unexpectedly overnight when his army had just arrived, "Let him come in!" ”

When the guards heard the order, they lifted the tent curtain, and Hu Guozhu hurriedly walked into the tent and said: "Your Majesty, when the city patrolled the city, I found that the Ming army camp was closed, although the torches were all over the place, but all of them were fixed torches, and there were no soldiers patrolling with torches in the camp, so I was suspicious and sent a few soldiers to investigate, who knew that the soldiers came back to report that the Ming army camp was empty. ”

"What? Hu Qing means that the Ming army has fled! Hauge was startled and got up from his seat, and while they were still hesitating whether to attack or not, the Ming army had already retreated.

In fact, this is not surprising, the goal of the Ming army is to save Yuan Zongdi, now that Hezhou has fallen, and Haoge is leading the victorious army, the Ming army is in a state of declining morale, there is no reason to stay in the pass, it must be to retreat to the south bank, and it is important to hold Chongqing.

"Your Majesty, you can't let the Ming army run away! If the Ming army runs back to the south bank, it will be difficult for us to find such an opportunity! After hearing this, Ao Bai immediately said.

Hauge frowned, walked back and forth a few steps, and suddenly stopped, "Aobai, you immediately lead 10,000 horses to pursue, remember to prepare more torches, be careful of ambushes, and I will order someone to meet you behind." ”