The number of Sichuan troops is a bottleneck, and it is the same for the Manchu Qing Dynasty, for an ethnic group with a population of less than 10,000, it is already remarkable to be able to fight for more than 100,000 troops, of course, those who have been given flag nationality in order to expand the population are not counted.

Dolgon is a pragmatic person, he knows that in terms of individual soldier quality and joint operations, whether it is the Manchu Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty or the Eight Banners of the Mongols, they are not the opponents of the Sichuan army, especially the firearms of the Sichuan army, which makes Dolgon jealous, and the front battle is a morale-boosting battle, so he ordered to take it at any cost, so as to protect the prestige of his brother and effectively clear the fear of the soldiers.

Of course, the casualty figures of their own side will never be announced.

After successive victories, Dolgon was not in a hurry to attack, but the cavalry marched with the infantry and infantry wrapped around the cavalry, which had the advantage of not giving the Sichuan army a chance to break through one by one.

It is said that everything has two sides, there are advantages and disadvantages, Dolgon did not give the Sichuan army a chance to break through one by one, but inadvertently gave Lu Haoshan the opportunity to remove the thorn in his eye.

The news of the defeat was transmitted back to Wujiawan, Lu Haoshan was also taken aback when he heard this, the combat effectiveness and determination of the Qing army were beyond his expectations, thinking that he could at least hold out for a period of time, and he could give the Qing army more casualties, and consume the Qing army's vital strength as much as possible, but he did not expect the Qing army to break through the "gate" that he had specially set for them so quickly.

I thought that firearms were king, and hot weapons ruthlessly crushed cold weapons, it seems that I was too optimistic, although the Qing army said that the weapons were not as good as their own, but after the Qing Dynasty entered the Central Plains, inherited the material wealth of the previous dynasty, and there were also a large number of firearms in hand, a small amount of effect was not great, but the number was large, and the threat was greater. Nothing impossible.

"Sure enough, it's the state that determines everything." Lu Haoshan, who was sitting on the upper seat, sighed and said to himself.

"My lord, the last general will not listen to the advice and will be greedy for merit. Please punish you. Tang Qiang said with red eyes: "Two wars, both of which were heavy casualties, the last general's crime is unforgivable, I beg my lord to give me a chance to die on the battlefield, I want to avenge my brothers." ”

As soon as I heard Lu Haoshan talking to himself. Tang Qiang, who had always felt guilty after waking up, immediately knelt down and confessed.

When Li Dingguo heard this, he knelt down and said: "My lord, it was a small snooze, and he didn't persuade General Tang, and the rescue was not timely, so that the brothers suffered heavy casualties, and half of General Tang's fault is on me, please punish you." ”

"No, Dingguo, I don't blame you for this. It was I who ordered them not to wake you up, if you hadn't rushed to the aid in time, 3849.shtml "> would have been wiped out, not only did you not have it, but you also had merit. Seeing that Li Dingguo was so righteous and carried half of the blame for himself, Tang Qiang felt deeply sorry, and hurriedly defended loudly.

The man is a big man, he takes his own business, it is not his character to let his brother carry the black pot for him, Tang Qiang said justice for Li Dingguo without saying a word. Fair words from the heart.

Zhang Rui, who was on the side of the "adult", also knelt down in shame and said: "This time it was my fault, I ordered the retreat, and the loss of the position was all my fault, and it had nothing to do with my subordinates." Please punish you. ”

Hao Feng, who behaved well and carried the banner for the first time, also knelt down: "My lord, Qingshi Pass was lost in my hands, the villain has nothing to say, and he is willing to kill and chop the small one." ”

Seeing his subordinates rushing to confess their guilt one by one, Lu Haoshan was stunned. I didn't expect that what I said casually would cause such a big reaction, I was really drunk thinking about it, so I laughed, personally helped these henchmen up one by one, and said with a wry smile: "This official just sighed, and I don't blame you, this time the situation is special, this official doesn't blame you, you guys are also sensitive." ”

"My lord said that attitude determines everything, doesn't it mean that we don't take it seriously, and we don't stick to it, so that the Qing army can easily attack it?" Li Dingguo asked in a low voice.

"No" Lu Haoshan had to explain: "This is a long story, there is a country that wants to achieve results in a sport, but no matter how hard it can't, and then get a talent, just one year to complete this dream, someone asked him why he succeeded, he said that the state determines everything, and this state can be regarded as the high support of all the military and civilians." ”

Tang Qiang said with some shame: "Actually, I am not resolute enough. ”

"The small ones are too," Zhang Rui also confessed on the side.

Seeing that these capable generals had to start a new round of self-criticism, Lu Haoshan immediately diverted the topic and said: "Okay, now is not the criticism conference, if there is anything to talk about later, the Qing army will come out of the nest this time, let's discuss how to deal with it first." ”

Zhang Rui said confidently: "My lord, this is easy to do, Dolgon's march is slow, obviously he doesn't want to disperse his troops, give us the opportunity to break them one by one, there are advantages and disadvantages, their troops are not the same, we are just scattered, use the enemy's advance and I retreat, the enemy is stationed in me, disturb the enemy's retreat, I chase after them, let them in the open and we in the dark, so that they will drag them to death." ”

This is Zhang Rui's best way of fighting, the Qing army has a large number of personnel and moves slowly, this method is the most suitable for Zhang Rui's appetite.

Li Dingguo said with some concern: "This plan is good, but there are some hidden worries, it is the tactics of the Qing army's 58.htm" >, so that all our supplies have to be transported from Sichuan, if the Qing army holds the mouth of the Sichuan, it will also strangle our necks, and we have more than 100,000 people, it is impossible to gnaw on the roots of turf trees every day, right?" ”

Grain and grass are the biggest weakness of Sichuan, Li Dingguo has thought it through, and Zhang Rui's idea is good, but it is difficult to implement.

Tang Qiang whispered: "Now, otherwise, let's retreat to the Sword Gate Pass for the time being, and wait for their defense to relax before killing back." ”

"Uncle Tang, aren't you scared by that arrow, if we go back, not only will we lose all our efforts, but also give Qinggou a chance to breathe, according to the information that has been carefully obtained, the Qing army has been researching firearms, and it is said that we can no longer sit idly by and ignore the progress of breakthroughs, we must let them see the power of our fists." Li Dingguo clenched his fists and said.

Li Dingguo's words made the lobby fall silent, and everyone remembered a fact: the Manchu Qing Dynasty is a small clan, but he has entered the Central Plains, and he can effectively use the manpower and material resources of the Central Plains for his own welfare and strengthen himself, the longer time passes, the more he digests, and the more he digests, the more powerful he becomes, and the stronger it is, the more unfavorable it is to the Sichuan army.

"Hahaha" Lu Haoshan broke the silence in the lobby with a few laughs, and after laughing, Lu Haoshan said with a straight face: "In this battle, the Manchu Qing Dynasty has no way to retreat, and our Sichuan army has no way to retreat. ”

"Okay, I'll follow you to the death." Hearing Lu Haoshan's bold words, all his subordinates promised in unison.

After speaking, Li Dingguo said with some worry: "My lord, Dolgon is constantly approaching with his army, and it is estimated that it will not take days to reach Dingjun Mountain, we have to think about how to deal with this pass." ”

"My lord, let's retreat into the mountains, as long as they dare to follow, they will definitely have a good time." Zhang Rui continued to persuade.

Lu Haoshan waved his hand, signaled his subordinates to calm down, and after everyone calmed down, he pointed to a high mountain and said: "You see, this is Dingjun Mountain, as the saying goes, those who have Dingjun Mountain win Hanzhong, and those who win Hanzhong win the world. ”

Li Dingguo said with some worry: "But my lord, now Dingjun Mountain is in the hands of Hong Chengchou, and Hong Chengchou is Dolgon's dog, this guy is waiting for Dolgon to cooperate with him, this matter cannot be taken lightly." ”

"Now in his hands, if not in his hands, then what will he do with the inside and outside?" Lu Haoshan said meaningfully.

"My lord, the little one is willing to lead a team to capture Dingjun Mountain, please give the villain a chance to atone for his sins." Zhang Rui was very shrewd, and as soon as Lu Haoshan revealed his tone slightly, he immediately took the initiative to ask for help.

"My lord, leave this matter to the last general."

"Please give your subordinates a chance to atone for their sins."

"You're all tired, let's let the last general do it."

Everyone also came back to their senses, and one by one they rushed to take Dingjun Mountain.

Seeing his subordinates so enthusiastic, Lu Haoshan nodded secretly in his heart, although there was still some low morale, at least he came out of the shadow of defeat, this is a good thing, victory or defeat on the battlefield is a common thing for soldiers, the most afraid of being hit and not being able to turn over, a person who is strong in his heart is really strong, and this time, Lu Haoshan did not pick it, and said with a wave of his hand:

"They all want to go, they all want to atone for their sins, then okay, let's go, see which one will take Dingjun Mountain first and take Hong Chengchou down to this official, whether they live or die."

The original intention of encircling Dingjun Mountain was to consume the living strength of the Qing army as much as possible, and the purpose of the implementation was to deal with Dolgon's delaying policy.

Dolgon is leading troops to surround here, Lu Haoshan naturally will not give them the opportunity to cooperate with the outside, take Dingjun Mountain before Dolgon's arrival, and turn Dingjun Mountain into his own rear, after all, Dingjun Mountain, which is more than 800 meters high, also has the advantage of geographical advantages.

"Order!" The crowd replied in unison.

"Let's go" Lu Haoshan looked at the sky and said: "It's noon, this official's dinner tonight is going to be eaten at the top of Dingjun Mountain, when you can have dinner, it depends on your performance." ”

Tang Qiang, Li Dingguo, Zhang Rui, Hao Feng and others roared in unison, and then left the handsome camp one by one murderously, everyone clenched their fists with murderous anger in their eyes, and without saying a word, they went back to transfer their subordinates to prepare to attack the mountain. (To be continued.) )