The territory of the Stone Xuan Comfort Division is not large, but the location is extremely critical.

To the north is Kuizhou, the gateway to eastern Sichuan, and to the west is Chongqing Prefecture, which itself is located at the junction of Sichuan and Huguang.

In addition, Qin Liangyu's mother and son were loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and once prevented Zhang Xianzhong from entering Sichuan.

Therefore, Zhang Xianzhong also hated Shi Yanxuan's consolation division.

However, due to the high mountains and dangerous roads in the Shiqi area, the complex terrain, and the fact that the white pole soldiers can fight habitually, Zhang Xianzhong has no choice but to take them, and finally can only blockade the Shiyan Propaganda Division.

Whether it is Chongqing or Kuizhou, the road leading to the Shiyan Xuanwei Division has been heavily guarded, and it is almost impossible for them to sneak attack at this time.

However, Zhang Xianzhong never dreamed that the Liaodong Army would plunge headlong into the mountains, pass through the complex Tusi gathering area, and come from Huguang to Shiyan Xuanwei Division.

Although Ba County, where Chongqing Prefecture is located, is the core city in the entire eastern Sichuan region!

But their goal this time is to occupy Kuizhou, the capital of Kuizhou Fengjie to the east of the Three Gorges, and to the west of Wanxian.

Only by occupying Kuizhou can we control the Three Gorges and completely block Zhang Xianzhong's retreat from Huguang into Sichuan.

Qin Liangyu suggested that they first feint to attack Chongqing Prefecture to attract Zhang Wenxiu's soldiers and horses in eastern Sichuan to Chongqing, and then they would go north in one fell swoop, first occupy Wanxian, and then conquer Fengjie, the capital of Kuizhou.

Such a big thing can be done!

Zhang Zhiji and Cao Bianjiao are both guest troops from afar.

And this time they crossed the mountains and gave up all the war horses, and now the Liaodong Army is only infantry, and the combat power will still be discounted a lot.

So they followed Qin Liangyu's advice.

Soon, thousands of white-pole soldiers appeared in front of Qingxi Pass in the east of Chongqing Prefecture.

Seeing the dense Tusi soldiers, the guards who cleaned the pass hurriedly sent someone to ask Zhang Wenxiu of Chongqing Mansion for help.

Zhang Wenxiu, Marquis of Zhennan, as Zhang Xianzhong's righteous son and the top general of the Great Western Army in eastern Sichuan, naturally could not sit idly by.

Soon he led 10,000 horses from Padang to Qingxi Pass!

At this time, Qingxi Pass was already a mess, and there were corpses of the Great Western Army everywhere, and Feng Shuangxi, the guard of Qingxi Pass, was leading the last more than 1,000 people to resist.

With a muffled sound of horns, the white-pole soldiers retreated.

Feng Shuangxi and the others almost cried with joy, and he said excitedly: "Fortunately, Zhennanhou arrived in time with the army, otherwise this Qingxi Pass would have been lost!" ”

Zhang Wenxiu said: "General Feng, you also have 5,000 men under your command, why is it that in less than two days, there are only these people left!" ”

Feng Shuangxi said with some shame: "Qin Liangyu, an old immortal, is personally in charge, and the 'Little Pony Chao' Ma Xianglin is brave, the brothers really can't stand it!" ”

Zhang Wenxiu, the combat power of the white pole soldiers, was also apprehensive, fortunately, his father had foresight, and had long expected that after the Ming army attacked Huguang on a large scale, the white pole soldiers might be dishonest and arrange themselves to guard Chongqing in advance, otherwise the courtyard would really be chaotic.

It's just that the white pole soldiers have been trapped in the Shiyan Xuanwei Division for a long time, and they have long been sleepy and tired, how could they suddenly be like being beaten with chicken blood.

This made Zhang Wenxiu can't help but have some questions.

Feng Shuangxi said: "This time there are not only the white pole soldiers of Shi Yan, but also several other Tusi men and horses, a total of more than 10,000 people!" ”

No wonder Qin Liangyu dared to attack, it turned out that several nearby toasts had joined forces.

The lair of these barbarians is dangerous, and I can't help them; Now that they have run out of the ravine, they naturally want them to look good.

Qin Liangyu, Ma Xianglin and others are all in this Qingxi Pass, indicating that the main force of the enemy army is under the city.

Now there are a lot of barbarians in this group, and it seems that they have to increase their troops.

So Zhang Wenxiu ordered the soldiers and horses of Kuizhou to come to support here.

But it's strange to say that since the main force of the attack came to Qingxi Pass, this group of white pole soldiers did not attack the city much!

Just confront yourself under the Qingxi Pass!

Feng Shuangxi said: "This group of barbarians is very slippery, knowing that the main force of our army has arrived, they will definitely suffer heavy casualties in their strong attack, so they simply don't attack!" ”

At this time, Zhang Wenxiu frowned, if they didn't attack, then they should also withdraw their troops.

These 10,000 people have been confronting themselves in front of the gate, obviously trying to drag themselves down.

It's not good, the reinforcements in Kuizhou are in danger!

Soon Zhang Wenxiu's worries became a reality, and the soldiers came to report: "The reinforcements from Kuizhou were ambushed by the Ming army not far from Wanxian, and then the Ming army fled to Wanxian together in the defeated army, and took the opportunity to seize Wanxian!" ”

"At this time, the Ming army is attacking Fengjie, the capital city of Kuizhou!"

Zhang Wenxiu shouted: "Impossible, absolutely impossible!" ”

"Qin Liangyu, Ma Xianglin and nearly 10,000 Tusi coalition troops are all confronting themselves at Qingxi Pass, where did the Ming army come from?"

"Could it be that they fell from the sky?"

Now Liu Wenxiu can't manage so much, if the Ming army conquers Fengjie, then Daxi's main force in Huguang will become a lone army.

He couldn't let this happen anyway, so he gathered three thousand cavalry and launched an assault on the white pole soldiers outside the city.

Although the white pole gun in the hands of the white pole soldiers has a certain restraint effect on the cavalry, after all, it is infantry against cavalry, and Liu Wenxiu still feels that he can break through their blockade.

Seeing the cavalry of the Western Army coming straight from Qingxi Pass, Ma Xianglin showed a look of disdain.

At the beginning, the white pole soldiers directly carried the Tartar cavalry outside the pass, so naturally they would not take the cavalry of the Western Army in their eyes!

After leaving the city, Zhang Wenxiu soon found that something was wrong, the weapons in the hands of those white-pole soldiers were still white-pole guns, but they were actually wearing heavy cotton armor of the Ming army.

This shows that the Ming army not only appeared in the Shiyan Propaganda Division, but even sent them a large number of supplies.

Soon after, Zhang Wenxiu heard a familiar voice.

"Bang, bang, bang"

With the sound of the Lu Mi gun, more than 100 riders who rushed to the front row fell to the ground in an instant.

Zhang Wenxiu did not hesitate at all, and hurriedly withdrew his troops.

It's a pity that at this time, the nearly 1,000 cavalry in the front row didn't have time to turn their horses' heads, and they soon became the ghosts of the white pole soldiers.

In addition to being happy, Ma Xianglin also sighed a lot, if they could have such equipment when they were in Liaodong?

He had already led the white pole soldiers to break the Tartars, so why did the thousands of sons and daughters in the village stain Kuandian with blood?

Knowing his son Mo Ruomu, Qin Liangyu said: "The king of Liaodong County is a broad-minded person, he treats us with sincerity, and we naturally want to repay him!" ”

Li Xianzhong not only sent equipment to Shi Yan's Propaganda Division, but also brought them seeds of corn, potatoes and sweet potatoes, and sent a few experienced people to stay behind to guide them in planting.

The Shiyan region is mountainous and rarely has large areas of fertile land, so the yield of rice cultivation is not high, and it is not easy to maintain.

Although these things cannot completely replace the staple food, the scattered land in the mountains can be used.

It is said that the yield of these crops is very high, and with them as a supplement, at least they can solve the problem of food and clothing!

Zhang Wenxiu was frustrated this time, and he should not dare to risk supporting Kuizhou anymore.

At this moment, they rushed to join Zhang Zhiji and seize the entire Kuizhou Mansion.

Although the passage to reinforce Kuizhou in the west was cut off by them, the road to support Kuizhou from the Huguang area in the east was still open, and if they could not quickly capture Kuizhou, it would be easy for variables to occur!

Although the 10,000 horses led by Zhang Zhiji and Cao Bianjiao were Liaodong Army, after more than two months of crossing mountains and mountains, they had begun to gradually adapt to this kind of mountain warfare.

After all, the ordinary training of the Liaodong Army is also quite rigorous, and the military quality of these soldiers is very high and the adaptability is very strong.

Coupled with Qin Liangyu's younger brother Qin Minping as their guide, it was still very easy to defeat the second-line Western Army of Kuizhou that remained behind.

However, if you want to take Fengjie City, I am afraid that it will be difficult to succeed in the attack!

Fengjie City is built in the Ming Dynasty in ten years, built by the mountain back to the river, in Saturday, there are five city gates.

Although the city is not large, it is extremely dangerous.

Today's Liaodong Army does not even have 6-pounder field guns around them, although it can suppress the defenders of the city with the range advantage of the Lu Mi gun.

But it's still very difficult to break the city.

Just when Zhang Zhiji was at a loss, Cao Bianjiao led people to intercept a batch of grain and grass.

After inquiry, I learned that they were transporting grain from Shunding Mansion to Kuizhou.

Now the main force of the Great Western Army is in Huguang, and the pressure on grain and grass is very great, so it is necessary to transport grain from Sichuan to Huguang.

This is really sleepy and send pillows, although they Liaodong Army will reveal their stuffing as soon as they open their mouths, but Qin Minping's subordinates still have some locals who can pretend to be, and the Liaodong Army only needs to follow them!

And the composition of Zhang Xianzhong's subordinates is also very complicated, the earliest veterans are from Shaanxi, and then Shanxi, Henan, Shandong, and Nanzhili have them, of course, now Huguang and Sichuan are the big heads.

So it's not hard for them to sneak into the city.

Soon Qin Minping personally led the team, disguised as a Western army delivering grain, and entered Fengjie City!

Originally, they wanted to wait until it was dark to do it, but they were exposed in advance.

Although these Liaodong troops were replaced with the equipment of the Western Army, they were too tall and obviously a head taller than the local Sichuanese.

A large group of tall grain carriers soon caught the attention of the city gate guards!

Seeing that there was a risk of exposure, Qin Minping and the others didn't pretend, anyway, they had already entered the city, and they pulled out the guy from the car and started with the Western Army!

Zhang Zhiji saw that there was a scuffle on the city gate, and hurriedly led people to attack!

Fengjie originally had 5,000 defenders, but 2,000 were transferred by Zhang Wenxiu to support Chongqing, and now there are about 3,000 people in total.

Whether it is a white pole soldier or a Liaodong army, they are all real strong soldiers, and their hand-to-hand combat ability is first-class.

Where are these second-line Western Army their opponents, and soon Qin Minping and others took control of the city gate.

When Zhang Zhiji and his army arrived, there would be no suspense in the battle!

In less than an hour, the defenders of Fengjie surrendered!

Then they took advantage of the situation to seize Qutang Pass and control the Qutang Gorge and Wushan area!

With the arrival of more than 10,000 reinforcements led by Qin Liangyu and Ma Xianglin, the entire Kuizhou Mansion was under their control.

Later, Cao Bianjiao led 5,000 main forces down the river in small boats and captured Badong, the gateway to Huguang and Sichuan.

Although Zhang Wenxiu later gathered the army in eastern Sichuan and tried to counterattack Kuizhou, they were all blocked by Ma Xianglin in Wanxian.

And Cao Bianjiao's Badong is also impregnable.

After learning that Kuizhou was lost, Zhang Xianzhong hurried back to his division, and his passage into Sichuan was actually cut off by the Ming army?

He had to get back quickly and make his way back.

He left Zhang Dingguo to hold on to Hanyang and hold back the Ming army in Wuchang, while he himself led 80,000 main forces back to try to recapture Kuizhou.

Naturally, such a large-scale withdrawal could not escape the eyes and ears of the Ming army.

Chen Qiyu said: "Lord Qiqi, the western thieves in Jiangbei are frequently mobilized, and there seem to be signs of withdrawal!" ”

Li Xianzhong calculated that the time he agreed with Zhang Zhiji was about the same.

Regardless of whether Zhang Zhiji succeeds or not, he should attack!

Wuchang City currently has 40,000 Liaodong troops, plus Chen Qiyu's 20,000 Ming troops.

However, all the generals around Li Xianzhong who can fight have been sent out, although Chen Qiyu also has a certain ability, but Li Xianzhong is still not at ease.

One Zuo Liangyu and one Chen Qiyu, it is too risky for them to deal with Li Dingguo, who is the "two famous kings" in history!

In the end, he decided to take charge himself!

However, in order to capture Li Dingguo alive, he did not directly attack Hanyang City.

Instead, Zuo Liangyu was ordered to capture Huangpi from the north, and Chen Qiyu crossed the river from Quankou Town, south of Hanyang, and outflanked Hanyang City from the north and south flanks.

With the powerful mobility of the Liaodong cavalry, this goal was quickly achieved.

The naval artillery of the Liaodong Naval Division directly collapsed the city wall of Hanyang, and then the Liaodong Army quickly attacked the city.

Chen Qiyu said excitedly: "A total of 30,000 Western thieves were annihilated in this battle, including more than 20,000 prisoners!" ”

It's a pity that there is no shadow of Li Dingguo among these 20,000 people, of course, he is still called Zhang Dingguo at this time.

According to the prisoner's account, Zhang Dingguo left Hanyang on the night of Zhang Xianzhong's retreat.

Zhang Zhiji and they have few soldiers, and it is conceivable that they have to face the pressure of the Great Western Army at this time, and Li Xianzhong naturally does not dare to delay for a moment.

He ordered Zuo Liangyu to lead an army to attack De'an and threaten Xiangyang; He also ordered Chen Qiyu to advance to Chengtianfu and outflank Jiangling.

Then let the Liaodong Naval Division march along the Yangtze River to Jiangling, and cooperate with Mao Wenlong to capture Jiangling.

At this time, everything he can do has been done, and whether he can catch Zhang Xianzhong depends on whether Zhang Zhiji can hold Kuizhou.

Kuizhou is in danger of the Three Gorges, and according to the original plan, Zhang Zhiji should shrink his forces to guard Wushan at the confluence of the Daning River and Qutang Gorge.

However, Cao Bianjiao thought that although Wushan was easy to defend and difficult to attack, after all, Zhang Xianzhong was put into the Three Gorges area, and although it was difficult for the large army to pass, he himself was still easy to escape from the path.

So he chose to lead 5,000 elites out of Sichuan and capture Padang.

Defending Padang is to completely close the door to Sichuan, and it has formed a trend of "closing the door and beating dogs".

Of course, the risk of guarding Padang is also extremely great, after all, Wushan is not far from Fengjie City, even if there is a change, it can still get support.

But Badong is separated from Fengjie by a whole Three Gorges, and Cao Bianjiao can only fight alone!

Not long after Cao Bianjiao captured Badong, he was counterattacked by the Great Western Army.

Zhang Xianzhong's main force naturally did not return to the defense so quickly, and he faced the 20,000 western troops sent by Zhang Kewang from Jiangling.

Zhang Kewang was well aware of the importance of Badong, and although Jiangling was facing the threat of Mao Wenlong at this time, he still sent an army to recover Badong as soon as possible! From Gangneung to Kuizhou, the three places of Yiling, Zigui and Padang along the way are the most important.

However, compared with Yiling and Zigui, the city of Padang is much smaller.

However, fortunately, Badong City is small, otherwise Cao Bianjiao's 5,000 people would not be enough.

The one who was ordered to attack Padang was Bai Wenxuan, a general under Zhang Kewang.

As soon as they arrived in Padang, they went on the offensive without saying a word.

Badong is located at the easternmost end of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, although the city is not large, but it is built by the mountains and waters.

It will not be easy to conquer Padang.

With the dangerous terrain and the huge range advantage of the Lumi Gun.

Cao Bianjiao and the others are still very relaxed.

A burst of rocks and logs can cause a lot of casualties to the Great Western Army.

And the improved Lu Mi Gong has an effective range of nearly 200 steps, which makes Bai Wenxuan pay a terrible price for every step forward!

Although the Warlords of the Great Western Army prevented the retreat of the besieging team by killing, they were never able to capture Padang City.

Even the number of times the castle was attacked was only a handful.

Ten days later, when Zhang Xianzhong led the main force to Badong, he found that less than 3 of Bai Wenxuan's 20,000 horses remained!

At this time, Zhang Xianzhong did not have any good methods, and it was definitely impossible to lure the enemy.

Time waits for no one, and he has only one way to attack.

He did not care about the hardships of the journey, and soon urged the soldiers to attack the city.

Although the Liaodong Army in the city repelled countless attacks of the Great Western Army one after another, the enemies under the city were still dense, going forward one after another!

At this time, Cao Bianjiao's worst fear happened, the Lu Mi gun in their hands had already appeared dumb fire due to too many shots.

And the gun tube that I carried with me has also been replaced, and there is not much ammunition left!

Even the Great Western Army under the city felt that the sound of fire in the city was becoming more and more rare!

Zhang Xianzhong knew that the opportunity had come, and he shouted: "Whoever attacks Badong City will be rewarded with 100 taels of silver and 100 acres of fertile land!" ”

Although the corpses of the Great Western Army were already piled up under the city of Padang at this time, there must be brave men under the heavy reward, and soon they rushed up with slogans as if they had been beaten with chicken blood!

Without the cover of the Roumi Gun, it was much easier for the Onishi Army to climb the city walls.

Even the archers of the Great Western Army under the city shot bursts of arrows onto the city.

At this time, Padang entered the most brutal white-knuckle battle!

In terms of combat quality, the Liaodong Army wearing heavy cloth armor is naturally much stronger than the Great Western Army, not to mention that they still have the advantage of defending the city.

However, two fists are hard to beat with four hands, and the heroes can't stand the crowd.

After fighting for a long time, the physical strength of the Liaodong Army has almost reached the limit!

At this time, a soldier shouted: "General Cao, use the thunder, otherwise the brothers will be unable to resist!" ”

Cao Bianjiao stabbed down a Western soldier in front of him with a single shot, shouting: "Throw the thunder!" ”

At this time, the Liaodong army on the other side of the city wall lit the fuse of the thunder and threw it to the city.

A moment later, a deafening explosion was heard under the city walls.

After the explosion, there were severed limbs and screams of survivors everywhere!

This scene directly stunned the follow-up Western Army.

I don't know who shouted: "The Ming army will be a demon law!" ”

The follow-up troops will run away!

Without the support of the city, the western army in the city naturally couldn't resist it, and was soon killed and retreated by the Ming army!

This is already the third day of Zhang Xianzhong's attack on Badong, and if you count Bai Wenxuan's attack before, the Ming army in Badong City has held out for fifteen days.

Although Zhang Xianzhong still wants to fight again, he has no chance.

At this time, Zhang Kewang, who fled to Padang, said: "Four days ago, Mao Wenlong and Chen Qiyu attacked Jiangling in front and back, and almost all of the 40,000 horses and horses of the child were wiped out. ”

"At this moment, they are killing towards Padang, Father and Emperor should retreat quickly!"

In the past few days, Zhang Xianzhong has lost 20,000 horses under the city of Badong, how can he be willing to retreat at this time?

But now that the chasing soldiers of the Ming army are coming in an instant, he wants to continue to stay in Padang, and I am afraid that he will not even have a chance to run!

Zhang Kewang said: "Father, we still have a strong Xiangyang City, as long as we hold Xiangyang, there will be a chance!" ”

In the end, Zhang Xianzhong had no choice but to order: retreat to Xiangyang!

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