On the fourth day of August, Cao Bianjiao led an army of 30,000 troops, set off from Jingzhou, went up the river, and arrived in Chongqing after a seven-day voyage.

Qin Liangyu was also overjoyed to see Cao Bianjiao coming, finally came to a person who could call the shots, Cao Bianjiao didn't come, he also had to send someone to report to Cao Bianjiao, the situation in central Sichuan has changed greatly, and it is complicated at the moment, he is also difficult to decide, how to act, this matter must be dealt with by Cao Bianjiao.

"General, our army scouts just got the news, five days ago, Zhang Xianzhong was attacked by the Qing army in Langzhong, and the whole army was defeated, and Zhang Xianzhong himself was also buried in the chaos, and was protected by his son Li Dingguo and Ai Nengqi to fight desperately out of the encirclement, and the body was rescued.

"Zhang Xianzhong died in battle, how could it be so fast, how could the Qing army hit Langzhong so quickly, Zhang Xianzhong's hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses are all decorations?" When he heard the news of Zhang Xianzhong's death, Cao Bianjiao was also shocked, Zhang Xianzhong died like this, isn't this guy an old loach, he has been fighting with the Ming Dynasty for more than ten years, and he has not been able to kill him in the wind and rain, and now he is dead like this, Cao Bianjiao even doubts whether Zhang Xianzhong is cheating.

"It is true that the Great Western Army in Chengdu has been in chaos, and after the Qing army defeated Zhang Xianzhong, it immediately led the army south to continue the attack, and it has reached Deyang, which is not far from Chengdu. According to our scouts, it was Sun Kewang who betrayed Zhang Xianzhong, surrendered to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and led the Qing soldiers south, Zhang Xianzhong also pointed to him in Hanzhong to resist the Qing soldiers, but he did not expect him to lead the Qing soldiers south to attack Zhang Xianzhong, as a result, hundreds of thousands of Western troops were caught off guard, and Zhang Xianzhong was not able to escape, and he was bloody. ”

"Woe to Xiao Wall, the most hateful! When the Qing army went south to attack my Ming Dynasty, it was because Zuo Liangyu, a bastard, did not dare to fight with the Qing army, and raised the banner of the Qing monarch's side, gave up the defense of Henan, and finally let the Qing army fall like a bamboo, Zuo Mengeng also surrendered to the Manchu Qing with hundreds of thousands of people, but I didn't expect this matter to be repeated here in Zhang Xianzhong now, sad, sigh! ”

Cao Bianjiao is indeed sorry for Zhang Xianzhong, his life is legendary, but he didn't expect that the final outcome was not as good as Li Zicheng, although Li Zicheng was defeated, but there was no situation where he was defeated by one blow, the closest generals around him were very loyal, every betrayal, but Zhang Xianzhong was killed by his righteous son who had raised him for more than ten years, thinking of what Zhang Xianzhong had done over the years, I don't know if this is retribution.

"Li Yan, what do you think about this matter?" Cao Bianjiao also immediately asked Li Yan's opinion, now the situation has changed, their previous plan is also in vain, they didn't expect Zhang Xianzhong to lose so quickly, so they are also dumbfounded, they also deduced that Zhang Xianzhong can support for three months, and now it is less than a month, and they have lost half of the Great Western Kingdom, and they have all been beaten to the gate of the national capital.

"General, I am willing to go to Chengdu, saying that Zhang Xianzhong is the remnant, now they have lost their backbone, they have just been defeated, morale is low, Chengdu is to let them hold on, I'm afraid they won't be able to hold for long, we might as well shoot earlier, if we can take Chengdu back without a single soldier, for us, it is a great benefit, at least in the future we will not be too passive, in addition, I heard that Li Dingguo and Ai Nengqi are brave and good at fighting, if they can be collected under the general, there are two more generals."

"Prepare with both hands, in this way, you immediately set off for Chengdu, lobby the rest of the Great Western Army, let them submit to my Daming, I can imitate the affairs of the Great Shun Army, treat them well, and we also need to be prepared for them not to surrender, how we should act at that time, this also needs to be agreed, so let's arrange the use of troops here, and the rest will be handed over to you."

"Obedience!" Li Yan also gave up, and then left to do his own thing.

"Old General Qin, doesn't Zeng Ying still have forty or fifty thousand soldiers and horses in his hands, he is stationed in Xuzhou right now, and immediately sent someone to convey my military order, so that Zeng Ying can lead his troops north to converge." Cao Bianjiao also immediately said to Qin Liangyu, he only has 30,000 in his hands, plus Qin Liangyu's soldiers and horses, there are only 60,000 people, the Qing army already has more than 100,000, if you add Sun Kewang's soldiers and horses, it is nearly 200,000 people, he is able to fight, and he does not dare to say that he will be able to fight against the 200,000 Qing army with 60,000 people, but if it is 100,000, even if he can't win, he can also be strictly defended, so that they can not take the next step south and control the current situation that is still quite favorable.

"Zeng Ying does have 50,000 horses in his hands, but half of these people are soldiers and horses from all over the country, and fighting an ambush in the mountains and forests is their strong point, but if they fight head-on, I'm afraid they won't play a big role." Qin Liangyu also explained at the moment, asking Cao Bianjiao not to expect Zeng Ying's men too much.

"It's very good to be able to ambush, take its strengths and avoid its weaknesses, it's okay, let Zeng Ying lead his troops to converge, even if we can't get Chengdu, at least we have to control the land south of the Chishui River, and there can be space for the Qing army to turn around."

Chishui River is located in Chengdu south of forty miles, the left is Dujiangyan, the right is Yang'an Pass, it is difficult to be Emei Mountain, it is a geographical rush, even if Cao Bianjiao can not get Chengdu, he must occupy this place first, here can not be taken by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, otherwise Chongqing and even southern Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou, will be exposed to the Qing army.

"Yes!" Qin Liangyu also understood Cao Bianjiao's intentions at the moment, she also thought so, and agreed with Cao Bianjiao's plan.

At this time, in the city of Chengdu, a piece of vegetarian, Zhang Xianzhong died on the battlefield like this, although there is a little bit of death deserved, but Zhang Xianzhong died without losing the opportunity, so that the Great West Kingdom fell into a desperate situation, although after they withdrew to Chengdu, there are also some remnants of the Great Western Army fled back, but the number is not much, but more than 10,000 people, of which the soldiers are only three or four thousand people, at present there are more than 30,000 soldiers and horses left in Chengdu, but they can be called elite, but only 10,000 people, to deal with nearly 200,000 Qing troops, they are worried, I don't know how many soldiers of the Great Western Army defected to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and there will be no less.

The key is that the morale is low at the moment, if everyone is high-spirited, with the city to defend, it is not without a chance of winning, after all, the city has enough food and salary, and there are a lot of armaments, enough for them to hold on for half a year, but the army's morale is chaotic, morale is low, this is the most deadly, before fighting, there is no fighting spirit, how to fight, will be defeated!

Wang Zhaolin, the traitor of the Great Western Kingdom, has also been martyred for Zhang Xianzhong, and after returning to Chengdu, everyone sprinkled their anger on Wang Zhaolin, feeling that the reason for the fiasco was because he first went to instigate Zhang Xianzhong to massacre the army and civilians, as for the time of the war, the army had no fighting spirit, and the battle was defeated, so when they returned to Chengdu, Li Dingguo and Ai Nengqi beheaded Wang Zhaolin, but Wang Chengxiang died, and he could not change the current predicament, how to choose, this question is also haunting everyone's heart.