The desire of the human heart always increases little by little, when a person gradually climbs from the bottom to the top, and then falls back to the bottom at this time, most of them will collapse, but whether there is anyone who can stand up from the beginning, there must be, Sun Kewang Even if this kind of person, but not all of his subordinates have the spirit of him.

Most of the generals of the Western Army, before climbing to a high position, are mostly born poor, maybe a full meal a day, they are very satisfied, and the desire in their hearts is just to have another mother-in-law, but as they become a new magnatate, their desires will naturally not be satisfied with an aunt or a full meal, they are already big fish and meat, wives and concubines, but their hearts may not be satisfied.

At this time, if they fall from a high place and live a bitter and cold life anew, even if they can eat enough and have wives and children, most people will not be able to accept it and will not be able to walk the road of struggle again.

Li Zicheng suffered several setbacks at the beginning, and was beaten to only more than ten horsemen at the worst time, but he was still able to rise again, but after becoming emperor, once he failed, he collapsed from then on.

Historically, there are many such examples, reaching a peak, and then withering rapidly, the ancestors said that "prosperity and decline, or pole Tailai" still has a certain truth.

If he really failed, how many people would follow him into the mountains, and whether those generals who had already seen a better life would be able to endure hardships with him in the mountains again, Sun Kewang was very skeptical.

After thinking about it for a long time, he still agreed to Bai Wenxuan's suggestion, leaving only 2,000 people, and the rest of the people all withdrew to Luzhou, ready to make a desperate bet.

As long as he can hold Luzhou and make the Ming army trapped in the city, he doesn't believe that Haoge will not make a move, and as long as the Jin army joins the war, he will still have the opportunity to fish in troubled waters.

On the side of the Ming army, He Tengjiao's more than 66,000 regular soldiers, plus the accompanying native soldiers, and the people who transported materials, more than 100,000 people entered southern Sichuan at the end of June, and the first battle was effortless, so that the western generals guarding the southern gate of Luzhou Yongningwei surrendered.

He Tengjiao immediately asked Li Dingguo to lead 6,000 people as the vanguard, and the rebel generals of the Western Army led the way, opened their eyes for the army, and marched into Luzhou in a mighty way.

Less than a year after the Ming army withdrew from southern Sichuan, Sun Kewang and Haoge fought continuously in southern Sichuan, so the situation in southern Sichuan was very chaotic.

As soon as the Ming army entered southern Sichuan, it made a lot of publicity, saying that the scholars of the Ming Dynasty, the military of the four provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou, Guizhou, and Sichuan, and He Tengjiao, the Duke of Hubei, personally mentioned the tiger and wolf to recover southern Sichuan, and the 66,000 regular soldiers were boasted of being 300,000.

He Tengjiao was originally only the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, but in order to command cheaply, the Ming Dynasty gave him a title so that he could coordinate the entire southwest war.

As soon as the Ming army entered southern Sichuan, it was like a flood washing the earth, bandits and grass robbers fled when they heard the wind, and those heroes who formed villages to protect themselves launched attacks one after another to attack the prefectures and counties controlled by the Western army like a long drought and a rainy day, so as to welcome the official army.

Sun Kewang also knew at this time that the Ming army was strong, and he also wanted to run, but he was afraid that as soon as he fled, he would be like Li Zicheng, the fewer people ran away, and the people's hearts ran more and more scattered, and they were defeated all the way until they died.

In the case of the advance of the Ming army and the instability in various places, Sun Kewang issued an order to transfer the western army back to Luzhou.

For a time, the troops of the Western Army retreated to Luzhou, and some bandits and heroes of the green forest who supported Sun Kewang also gathered in Luzhou to help the Western Army resist the official army.

At the end of June, with the retreat of the Western Army, many state capitals in southern Sichuan formed a vacuum, Wumeng, Zhenxiong, Xuzhou and other places were captured by Haoqiang armed forces, and sent men and horses to meet the Ming army, while Haoqiang, who was close to the Jin-controlled area, chose to take refuge in the Jin army.

On July 1, the Ming Dynasty forward arrived on the other side of the Yangtze River in the south of Luzhou, and three days later, He Tengjiao led the army to Luzhou, and more than 100,000 soldiers and civilians began to camp on the south bank.

Facing the pressure of the Ming army, Sun Kewang knew very well that his army could not compete with the main force of the elite and powerful Ming army, so he could only concentrate his forces to defend Luzhou, wait for the change, and wait for the Jin State in the north to intervene in the war.

At this time, the western army has all retreated into Luzhou City, in addition to the bandits who rushed to help the war, followed the volunteers who retreated from the Western Army, nearly 80,000 horses and horses gathered in Luzhou City, but the real elite soldiers, only less than 30,000 people.

Luzhou City is located at the confluence of the Yangtze River and the Tuojiang River, there are rivers on three sides, only the west is dry land, it can be said that it is the southernmost city in southern Sichuan to attack, and it is not good to attack, not because of the solidity of the city, but because of his terrain.

Sun Kewang chose Luzhou for three reasons, the first is because of his terrain, which limited the direction of the Ming army's attack, and could only be the west city wall, which reduced the pressure on his defense, and he had limited time, it was difficult to strengthen the four city walls, but it was easy to strengthen a city wall, and he had 80,000 people to guard a wall, could he not hold it?

The second point is related to the convenient transportation of Luzhou waterway, and the western army can quickly withdraw through the Tuojiang River and the Yangtze River, which is the most suitable place for him to gather troops. At the same time, if he is defeated, he can also use the waterway to escape, leaving himself a way back.

The third point is that Luzhou is rich, which is also related to his convenient waterway transportation, and the city stores the materials and food he looted from all over the country, which is enough for him to support a year.

At this time, Sun Kewang stood at the head of the city, looking at the Ming army camp on the south bank of the Yangtze River with complicated eyes.

"Great King, it is estimated that it is only a temporary camp, the Ming army does not have a strong naval division, and it is impossible to attack us directly from the river! If you want to attack us, you still have to cross the river and set up camp," Bai Wenxuan looked at the south bank and said in a low voice.

To the south of Luzhou is the Yangtze River, which is about three miles wide, and such a wide river makes it impossible for the Ming army to launch an attack from the water.

Wang Fuchen looked at the tents of the Ming army camps all over the mountains, and trembled, "King, you can't let the Ming army cross the river, to defeat the Ming army, I feel that I still have to send a team of men and horses to cross the river to harass the grain route of the Ming army, as long as the Ming army's supplies are not guaranteed, they have to retreat." ”

Sun Kewang breathed a sigh of relief, he had to show enough confidence, "It is not easy to supply in Sichuan's mountainous areas, and it is indeed possible to delay the attack of the Ming army by attacking the grain road of the Ming army, and sending others to it, the king is not at ease, so he will lead five hundred old battalion soldiers led by Fuchen, plus five thousand native soldiers, to cross the river to attack and disturb the grain road of the Ming army, and as for the matter of blocking the enemy from crossing the river, it will be handed over to Wen Xuan." ”

The two listened, Bai Wenxuan hugged his fist and received his life, Wang Fuchen looked bitter, and when he saw Bai Wenxuan receiving his order, he could only hold his fist.

Sun Kewang turned his back to them, and in order to see the expressions of the two, after he finished speaking, he groaned for a while, and then said: "In addition to the two things I just said, the most important thing now is to strive for Haoge to join the war as soon as possible!" ”

"The minister has sent someone to deliver that letter, but there is no news so far." Wang Fuchen's face hesitated, "King, I heard that Haoge is seeking peace talks with the Ming Dynasty, will he not want to participate in this war and prepare to watch the fire from across the strait?" ”

"No!" Sun Kewang waved his hand categorically, he must say this, and he must also make his subordinates believe, "The Ming army and Haoge have formed a deep feud, with that letter, he should be able to see the intentions of the Ming Dynasty clearly, besides, if this king falls, the Jin State must face the Ming army independently, Haoge is a smart person, he can see this clearly." ”

Saying that, Sun Kewang turned around and saw that his subordinates didn't seem to have much confidence, so he said in a deep voice: "This king will write a handwritten letter again, and it will definitely make Haoge send troops, you don't have to worry, you just need to stick to your post, as long as you get through this crisis, this king will not treat you badly!" ”

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