Liu Jinzhong was very irritable.

He stood on the arrow tower at the head of the city, raised his eyes and looked at the shadowy Longquan Mountain in the distance, where there were more than ten miles away from the city of Shehong County, but the terrain outside the city was flat, the weather was good, and people with good eyesight could see that it was effortless to look out for dozens of miles, and Longquan Mountain was the only big mountain in the vicinity, so Liu Jinzhong could clearly see the outline of the mountain.

After looking at it for a while, he frowned as if talking to himself and asked, "The Ming army has never come down since it went to the mountain city?" ”

Zhang Daqi, the flattering guard of the shooting flood who was waiting on the side, kept his ears pricked up, Liu Jinzhong's voice was not loud, but not a word entered his ears, and he hurriedly responded when he heard the sound: "Yes, Dudu, since the Ming army went up five days ago, I haven't seen a single soldier come down the mountain, just guard the pass, I don't know why." ”

Liu Jinzhong glared at him, and snorted: "You also have thousands of men and horses under your command, and Longquan Mountain City is also a dangerous place, how can it be so easy for the Ming army to occupy it?" Lao Tzu repeatedly told you to keep an eye on it, did you hear the dog? ”

Zhang Daqi's face was drenched in cold sweat, standing there at a loss, he couldn't hold back a fart after being stuffy for a long time, but he didn't dare to raise his head with a red face.

He is not tall, but he is very fat, he was born as a butcher, he is used to playing ruthless, a scoundrel in the market, he is a veteran of Zhang Xianzhong's army when he was in Huguang, because he is ruthless in killing, and he is not afraid of death when fighting, although he does not know how to read, but he became the leader of the army with a banditry spirit, and he is very good at doing things, and he does not fall into the same way as giving gifts to women, and even Liu Jinzhong has gained a lot of benefits from him, so he became a garrison officer who shoots floods.

Liu Jinzhong looked at Zhang Daqi with a panicked face at this time, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: when the Ming Dynasty Chongzhen Dynasty, when he was the chief soldier of Henan, there was such a crooked atmosphere in the Ming army, and the appointment of generals never relied on ability, but on nepotism and bribery. Now in Zhang Xianzhong's Great Western Army, I didn't expect this to be the case, it seems that this Great Western Kingdom is indeed not long, fortunately I had the foresight, I voted for the Qing Dynasty early, and found a glorious way back.

Thinking of this, the resentment towards Zhang Daqi in his heart inexplicably disappeared a little, and his tone eased down: "That's it, it's useless to say this, how many people have come from the Ming army, and who will lead the troops, you always inquire clearly, right?" ”

Zhang Daqi is actually secretly complaining in his heart, on the day of the Ming army's attack, he was actually not shooting floods, but took some henchmen to a nearby Zhuangzi, to grab a girl from a good family who heard that she was outstanding, and when she arrived at the place, she was really beautiful, the figure and face, absolutely high-grade, so she stayed in that Zhuangzi, and the left and right Daxi and the Ming army had a strike agreement, there was no war on the border, and it was no big problem to play in Zhuangzi.

Unexpectedly, the Ming army was more despicable than themselves, and attacked the mountain without saying a word, the hundreds of soldiers left behind in the Longquan Mountain City were defenseless, and were killed to the core, except for a few people who escaped quickly, the rest were either killed or captured, and Longquan Mountain is the flood shooting barrier, lost the mountain city above, there is no danger to rely on the flood shooting, and the defenders in the city are only a few thousand people, and the city wall is short, like a woman who has been stripped naked, naked exposed under the iron hooves of the army. So Zhang Daqi had no choice but to bite the bullet and tell Liu Jinzhong about it.

Hearing Liu Jinzhong ask about the details of the Ming army, Zhang Daqi's eyes rolled a few times, and he said hurriedly: "This little one has inquired clearly, and I heard from the people who fled back that it was Wang Huan, the chief soldier of Kuizhou of the Ming Army, who led the troops, and there were nearly 50,000 people under his command, all of whom were elite and strong generals, all of them were extremely brave, and they were very powerful!" ”

Liu Jinzhong glanced at him and sighed: "Zhang Daqi! You don't fucking come here, there are so many people in the Ming army, you have already fucking entered your sparrow-like flood city, what are you still doing in the mountains? Don't think that exaggerating the number of Ming troops will alleviate your incompetence, tell you, Lao Tzu knows very well, don't try to come to me! ”

Zhang Daqi was seen through by him, but he didn't blush, just smiled and said: "General Mingjian, I admire the little one." ”

After a pause, he approached Liu Jinzhong's side and whispered: "General, I got a little girl's skin a few days ago, and the water is very comfortable, and the little one is thinking about sending it to you, and it just so happens that you are here, isn't this fate?" I will send you to the camp tonight, and no one will see you in the evening, so you will use it first to relieve your fatigue, and there are also some gold and silver things that are collected from the rich men, and it is not suitable to put them in the small ones, so I will send them to you as well. ”

Such a blatant bribe, Liu Jinzhong was not surprised at all, he was very calm, his eyes were lewd, but his mouth looked left and right and said to him: "Well, do as you say...... That, the name Wang Huan is a little raw, but who is it? ”

As soon as Zhang Daqi heard that there was a play, a stone fell to the ground in his heart, became lively, spoke more smoothly, puffed up his chest and said: "I heard that this person is the righteous son of Shizhu Qin Liangyu, relying on the relationship of a cheap mother, he drove Zeng Ying, the chief soldier of the Ming Army, out of power, and turned over himself. ”

Liu Jinzhong frowned, looked at Zhang Daqi with disdain, and said in his heart: "Mao didn't grow up and occupied your Longquan Mountain, so what are you?" But he said: "So young, it must be just Zhao Kuo and the like, but the main general is not afraid, and the soldiers under him are real." You say that he has 50,000 men, but he must be a lie, but how many are there? You tell me a down-to-earth one. ”

Zhang Daqi thought for a while and hesitated: "This, a small estimate, must have at least nearly 10,000 people." ”

When Liu Jinzhong heard this, he breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "Nearly 10,000 people? Just overestimate a little, count him 15,000 people, so what, the sons brought by this governor are enough to have 10,000, which is more than enough for him 15,000, you and I know how the Ming army's combat strength is, isn't this the reason? ”

Zhang Daqi smiled and said: "Of course, of course, all of my Great Western Army are brave and good soldiers, and the Ming army is weak, where is our opponent!" ”

Liu Jinzhong smiled and said: "What's more, the king of Anxi with the sixteen battalions of the forbidden army is on the way here, such a prosperous army, how different from the lion Bo Rabbit, will be able to win in one battle, no matter whose son Wang Huan is, it will be difficult to escape death!" Hahaha! ”

Zhang Daqi was pleasantly surprised when he heard this, and asked in a trembling voice: "An, King Anxi is also coming?" That's great, I didn't say it, there are generals and the king of Anxi sitting here, not to mention recovering Longquan Mountain, even if you go to Chongqing, it's easy to fight. ”

Liu Jinzhong smiled, but didn't answer, and called Chongqing? Is the brain show funny? How much time does that take? Lord He Luohui of the Qing Dynasty has sent people to send a secret message yesterday, He Zhen in Hanzhong has descended to the Qing Dynasty, and the regent Dolgon was overjoyed to get the news, and specially sent the Prince of Su Haoge to lead the Manchu Han army from Beijing to Shaanxi, and the troops will enter Shaanxi, and they will arrive in Hanzhong in a few days, and ask Liu Jinzhong to arrange it quickly, wait for the Qing army to enter Sichuan, and put a fire in the back, so that Zhang Xianzhong will suffer from the enemy on his back and perish under the attack from both sides. How can such a major event be delayed?

However, it is estimated that Zhang Xianzhong has probably also received the news of Hanzhong's surrender to the Qing Dynasty, as long as he is not stupid, he can also judge that the Qing court will deal with him if he follows closely, and it is very unwise to start a war with the Ming army at this time.

Liu Jinzhong thought about it, while looking at the distant mountains again, and a trace of worry floated in his heart, the Ming army occupying Longquan Mountain will not go down the mountain, it doesn't matter what idea they have, the key is that if they don't come down, Li Dingguo will definitely not leave, just do it like this, it's not a matter of delay, maybe the Qing army has entered Chengdu, and the matter here has not been over, so the credit of his name will be greatly reduced.

When will the Ming army come down the mountain? Is it really just to occupy a copycat?

When Liu Jinzhong was thinking about this problem, in the mountain city on the top of Longquan Mountain, Wang Huan was also standing on the city wall, looking at the Shehong City on the plain at the foot of the mountain.

Longquan Mountain City, originally one of the hundred cities of the Southern Song Dynasty Sichuan to fight against the Mongolian iron hoof three lines, built on the top of Longquan Mountain, unclimbable, hold the pass of Longquan Mountain, the terrain is extremely critical, easy to defend and difficult to attack, occupy here, it is equivalent to opening the intersection of the east into the west, from this to the west, the vast and flat Chengdu Plain is unobstructed, can drive straight into without danger to stop.

"Sure enough, it is a dangerous place, Zhang Xianzhong's people also have waste snacks, so easily let us get it, the disadvantages of the Great Western Kingdom can be seen." Wang Huan felt it and said casually to the people around him.

"It's dangerous, but my lord, it's not a matter for us to stay on the mountain like this." Zubian said with some dissatisfaction: "Guarding this mountain, Chengdu is also hundreds of miles away, we can't touch a single hair of Zhang Xianzhong, he is still happy." ”

Li Tingyu reproached him with disgust: "What do you say? Adults have their own deep concerns, what do you know? While staying. ”

Zu Bian Tian is not afraid of the earth, he is afraid of Li Tingyu, the influence on Hongze Lake has taken root in his heart, listening to Li Tingyu's words, Zu Bian closed his mouth and was silent.

Wang Huan was not angry, and smiled and said, "What? Can't hold your breath? I tell you, we have to stay on this mountain for a long time, and you have to be mentally prepared. ”

Li Tingyu was not calm at this time, and looked at Wang Huan in surprise and said, "Stay for a long time?" My lord, didn't you say that when you sent troops, we had to do a good job of containment, and let the enemy army in Tongchuan Prefecture go north to reinforce Boryeong Province and create opportunities for Ma Xintian? Could it be that you can contain it by staying on the mountain? ”

Wang Huan smiled meaningfully, and tapped the head of the stone city wall with a finger knuckle: "That's right, we are staying here, which is the biggest constraint." ”

"You don't know yet, just two days ago, Chen Xiang's flight was delivered, Hanzhong He Zhen has already surrendered the Tartars, the gate into Sichuan has been opened, and the Tartar army can enter Sichuan along the Hanzhong Road at any time, Zhang Xianzhong's thoughts, I'm afraid they are no longer on us."

"But he still sent Li Dingguo, why? It is because Li Dingguo is the most capable of fighting, in order to solve the battle and solve us as quickly as possible, he sent the king of Anxi, who is extremely good at fighting among the four righteous sons, after defeating us, and then Li Dingguo took the opportunity to go north from Baoning Mansion to support Zhang Xianzhong's main force, and by the way, he could also clean up Ma Xintian, so the layout is very wise. ”

"It's a pity, he missed two things, one is that he doesn't know that Liu Jinzhong has rebelled and defected to the Tartars, as long as we are solved, Liu Jinzhong will be able to follow Li Dingguo to the north together, and when the time comes, at the most critical moment of the battle between the thieves and the Tartars, Liu Jinzhong will give the thieves a fatal blow from behind, just like the Tartars did to Li Zicheng in a stone back then, and the army of thieves will be defeated in one fell swoop, and Liu Jinzhong's abacus is also very loud."

"The second thing is that the thief miscalculated us." Wang Huan's eyes shining in the distance were shining, revealing an indomitable domineering spirit, as if his gaze was pointing, and no one could stop him: "He sent Li Dingguo to destroy me here with the overwhelming power of Mount Tai, how did he know that the Kuizhou army is not an ordinary Ming army, and my Wang Huan is not an ordinary Ming general, this is a defeat that he will regret in his life!" ”

"The Tartars are powerful, and although the thieves are fierce, they will still not be the opponents of the Tartars, and they will definitely be defeated."

"We will stay here, firmly tie Li Dingguo and Liu Jinzhong, and wait until the thieves suffer a big loss in the north, and then use the momentum of thunder to annihilate these two people, and then join the division to move west, occupy the entire territory of Chengdu, and attack the Sword Pavilion within fifteen days, support Ma Xintian, who is already fighting hard with the Tartars, stabilize the situation, and then follow up."

Li Tingyu and the others suddenly realized that there were so many twists and turns, Wang Huan didn't say it, no one could guess it.

Everyone is a general, and as soon as they thought about it, they immediately understood a few key problems, Li Tingyu's thinking turned the fastest, and he immediately responded: "My lord's strategy is indeed sharp, and he has calculated the movements of the thief, Li Dingguo, Liu Jinzhong and Tartar, and it is very powerful." It's just that there are a few important questions. ”

Before he finished speaking, Wang Huan turned around and waved his hand, his face was serious, and he said in a deep tone that was unquestionable: "Yes, the general is right, if all my plans come true, I must have the strength to do it, first, we must defeat Li Dingguo and Liu Jinzhong in ten days, wipe out nearly 30,000 of them under this Longquan Mountain, clear the remnants of the thieves in Chengdu, and then rush thousands of miles to help the Sword Pavilion!" ”

"Secondly, it depends on Ma Xintian." Wang Huan's expression sank, and he looked up at the sky: "He also wants to defeat the **** Li like lightning and capture the Sword Pavilion at the moment when the thief and the Tartar are in a big battle, otherwise, everything I said is a castle in the air, and there is nothing to rely on." ”