Chapter 146: A piece of brown candy, soldiers surround Jiameng (sent in the wrong order)

After careful consideration, Fu Kachan sighed heavily and did not dare to act rashly again. The final outcome of standing still was already determined, that is, abandoning the defense of Guangyuan.

The Ming army destroyed Lueyang and may even have defeated Huizhou. Guangyuan has lost the food and salary supplies in the rear. It can only survive for three months at most by relying on the food stored in the city.

"I didn't expect that before I was ready to attack south, I had to make a retreat plan." Fu Kachan's eyes moved from Guangyuan to Hanzhong, and then stopped in Xi'an.

The retreat to Guanzhong did not get rid of the predicament. The mountain trails were steep and the roads were rugged and difficult to navigate. It was still difficult to transport food and wages.

Fu Kachan frowned, feeling very unwilling. Although Baoning was occupied by the Ming army, the number of troops did not seem to be large, and it was probably a bluff.

"Does the enemy have the strength to attack Zhaohua and Guangyuan?" Fu Kachan once again fell into a conflict.

The development of the matter soon made Fu Kachan no longer need to worry about it. After receiving the notification from the sentinel ship, Huang Li led all the main forces to set off immediately and arrived in Zhaohua as quickly as possible.

Fifteen thousand Ming troops abandoned their boats and landed ashore with great momentum. There were only four thousand Zhaohua defenders at this time, so they could only close the city gate tightly and ask for reinforcements from Guangyuan.

Huang Li commanded the troops to first cut off the connection between Zhaohua and Guangyuan, and set up an ambush position with two battalions. The three battalions faced Zhaohua City directly and began to fill trenches and dig tunnels.

"Surrounding the area for reinforcements, Your Highness's plan is too clever. If Guangyuan sends reinforcements, he will be ambushed; if he doesn't send reinforcements, he will just sit back and watch Zhaohua fall..." Tan Yi, the Marquis of Renhua, followed Huang Li and kept complimenting him.

Guangyuan is really important. Chaotian Pass, Zhaohua, and Jiange guard the road out of Chengdu and are also important channels into Shu.

At the same time of elimination, it is also recruiting and absorbing. Prisoners have not yet become an important source of supplementary strength for the Ming army. That is something that can be done. Qichuan has too many people, so recruiting a small number of soldiers is too realistic.

"How could it be like that?" Zhao Guangrui kept stroking his forehead, feeling that the wars that had occurred in the past few days had completely subverted my understanding.

Zhao Guangrui immediately sent an order to Chaotian Pass, asking us to abandon Chaotian Pass and return to Guangyuan. As long as Zhaohua can hold it, we will attack from inside and defeat the enemy's main force.

Hong Yuanqi held a relatively damaged copy of "The Romance of the Eight Kingdoms" and said with a smile: "Zhang Song presented the map, and Liu Bei went to Jiameng to inspect the terrain, and then he prepared his troops here, went out of the sword pavilion, and attacked Chengdu in one fell swoop."
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The tactic of scrapping brown sugar is to do everything possible to separate the enemy from a small weight, and then eat it bite by bite. This was taught by Xiao Jiao to the generals. Although it is still considered novel, the name is very fresh.

Huang Li nodded repeatedly, but still praised, "It is rare to be able to defeat the fierce Four Banners soldiers until they dare to rescue them. The reputation of the palace is admirable."

Zhao Guangrui has also read "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu. I think it makes sense. How dare the enemy play tricks on me? How come these messy tricks can be found in military books, not even outside "The Romance of the Eight Kingdoms".
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You should know that Zhaohua was called Jiameng in ancient times and was known as the "Seventh Capital of Shu". It was the place where the Shu Han regime flourished.

"Yes, the layout is so thorough that there are no flaws."

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There is no moat, only a narrow and deep trench, and the city wall is too low. The Zhaohua City rebuilt in the Ming Dynasty did not give Tan Yi such an impression.

Fu Kachan's face darkened and he said calmly: "There are only a few tactics to attack the city, and your army has not yet made corresponding arrangements. The enemy is not full of cunning, and it is difficult for him to take advantage of the opportunity."

"The enemy seems to be playing tricks on your army?" Zhao Guangrui thought for a while and suddenly came to such a conclusion. Even I found it unbelievable.

In my opinion, Zhaohua does not yet have 7,000 defenders. If we hold on to Yicheng, we should be able to hold on for a few days.

I was very angry about this. It was obvious that he was looking at me and the Four Flags Warriors who wanted to fight against me.

Obviously, Gansu and Shaanxi have not yet been taken into consideration by the Qing army in Guangyuan. But defeating the main force of the bandits is also a credit, which can make up for the impact of the subsequent disastrous defeat.

"If Zhuge thinks he is reborn, he will have something to do."

Xiao Jiao thought about it and felt that if she wanted to recruit fewer troops, she still had to create momentum and expand her influence.

In a small part of the terrain in northern Sichuan, it is difficult for the Four Banners Soldiers to take advantage of their cavalry. Moreover, the Ming army's military strength and firepower are better than the Four Banners Soldiers.

"If you go out to fight outside the city and stick to the city, you can expect failure."

"What your Majesty said is absolutely true." Huang Li hurriedly agreed: "In two ambushes, more than half of the Four Banners soldiers have been lost. They can only retreat to Guangyuan. Do you dare to make another rash move?"

"The villain is absolutely right." A general with a beard and a very powerful look said in a loud voice: "The thieves have just filled the trenches in the West City and built more than a dozen ladders. They just want to break the city.

, it’s simply wishful thinking.”

When the people from Chaotianguan come back, we must give the gang of thieves a bad look. We must be killed until our heads are rolling and we are running like rats.

South Gate Linjiang has been demolished due to perennial flooding from the Jialing River and artificial stone removal.

During the suppression of the Gansu and Shaanxi Hui uprising against the Qing Dynasty organized by Milayin and Ding Guodong, Fu Kachan repeatedly made military exploits and was promoted to the rank of Commander-in-Chief of Fengxiang.

Xiao Jiao nodded slightly and watched Li Yue and other generals commanding the soldiers and busy setting up ambush positions.

There is a mistake, Zhao Guangrui has not yet determined that the enemy's main force is hidden in front and is not the force that rushed through Mingyue Gorge.

"Marquis Renshou must always compliment and compliment you." Tan Yi frowned slightly and said seriously: "It was your reputation, but the combat power of your army that shocked the Qing army. Successive victories have made them arrogant and arrogant.

No restraint."

With a chuckle, Fu Kachan pressed his hand upwards and said: "It's already the seventh day. I'm sure the reinforcements will arrive tomorrow and beat the thieves to pieces..."

Another general was determined and reminded cautiously: "The thief Kou Lian Ke Yiling and Wushan should not have any means to attack the city, right?"

Before repeatedly considering the balance, I sent an order to Du Min, ordering me to abandon Chaotian Pass and lead all the troops back to Guangyuan.

Tan Yi waved his hand casually, and Huang Li immediately shut his mouth knowingly. But I didn't feel embarrassed or embarrassed, because I knew that the emperor had receded from listening.

It's a pity that if you don't have a small belly, you can eat less and eat more. Being greedy and chewing too little is bad and you will be stuffed to death.

"The soldiers of the Four Banners may not dare to come to the rescue. If there are no casualties in the attack, it is still very unlikely." Tan Yi said without regret: "In this case, we can only defeat them one by one."

"There are less than 7,000 troops in total. We should be able to launch operations, cooperate with the Zhaohua garrison from outside and inside, and defeat the invading enemy." Zhao Guangrui felt that this was the most uncertain.

With a snap, Xiao Jiaohua threw the letter of persuasion to retreat from the city to the ground, and said to the generals with disdain: "The false clan dares to take the name of the eighth prince. When your army defeats the bandits, you must capture this beast alive and escort him to the capital."

, executed in Lingchi."

In Zhaohua City, there are 7,000 troops from the Gansu and Shaanxi Green Battalion stationed in the city, led by Fengxiang General Fu Kachan. Fu Kachan was originally a Ming Dynasty general who was stationed in Shaanxi. He surrendered to the Qing army and was attached to the Zhengbai Banner of the Han army.
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"The two rivers converge and go around the city to the east, the ancient Jinniu Road passes through the city, the Jianmen Pass stands majestically beside it, and the ancient Jucypress River strangles the river to resist defense. Although it is a small city, it is not as solid as the golden soup."

It's about guarding, but the time has come. In fact, Xiao Jiao coveted Chaotian Pass, Guangyuan City, Zhaohua, and even Hanzhong.

"In Gansu and Shaanxi, we should still be defeated. The attack on Huguang can also expand the number of soldiers. If you put up a recruiting flag, there will be no people to eat food. At most, in a wealthy environment like ancient times, there will always be people who have no food but full stomachs to serve as soldiers to eat food.

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"But now, before the operation begins, the entire army must march back to Chongqing, using Diaoyu City as the northern barrier." Tan Yi had no choice but to implement the upcoming military operation without sufficient troops.

After all, even if people are thoughtful, they still want to give people hope and seek death instead. They will definitely regard death as home, and everywhere will be in the same dull state as now.

Soldiers are a trivial matter for the country. The place of life and death, the way of survival, is the matter of inspection.

The Prime Minister's Mansion of Fei Yi, the eighth Prime Minister of the Shu Han Dynasty, and the Junior General's Mansion of Jiang Wei were located in the ancient city of Zhaohua. Zhuge Liang's small base camp during his eight expeditions to the Qi Mountains in the Northern Expedition was also in the ancient city of Zhaohua.

"This place is called Zhanzhengba, and it is said to be the place where Zhang Fei and Ma Chao fought at night." The guide pointed with his hand and introduced the work to Xiao Jiao and others.

Xiao Jiaohua received a request for reinforcements from the Zhaohua garrison, estimated the strength of the troops at hand, and was worried about being ambushed again, so he really dared to send reinforcements immediately.

Everyone was chatting with each other, and even this timely general took the initiative to admit his mistake, which made Fu Kachan's mood bad again.

As a veteran on the battlefield, Fu Kachan was quite unsure of holding on to Zhaohua. It would also take too long, at least eight or seven days, before the Manchu soldiers from Guangyuan would come to help. If they were to attack from within, the bandits would be defeated.

Zhaohua Ancient City originally had seven gates, the east gate looked at Feng, the west gate faced Qing, the north gate Gongji, and the south gate faced the river.

That reminder was originally very bad, and some people thought of it, but the time was right. Everyone was in high spirits, but he burst into tears. Was he looking for trouble?

Tan Yi smiled and said: "Although it is a strategic location, we are now in the Han Dynasty. The war situation has changed slightly, so we can follow the plan and copy it. The time is ripe, and there are few important places and passes, so we can only look back and sigh.

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Zhao Guangrui was secretly furious and gritted his teeth.

Zhanzheng Dam is located in Linqing Gate, and it doesn't look strange. It's not a relatively flat open space.

The generals echoed incessantly, their eyes shining brightly. Capturing the fake clan members is a small feat, and the reward is based on words.

"It's a humble position, so you don't have to worry about it. A villain sits in command, and Zhaohua is as solid as gold."

Fu Kachan was very satisfied with the reaction of the generals. A smile appeared on his face and he said: "In at least eight or seven days, Guangyuan will be able to send reinforcements. If they attack from inside, your army will win."

Therefore, Tan Yicai had to take advantage of the disastrous defeat of the Four Banners soldiers and launch a critical battle to eliminate the enemy's useless strength as little as possible.

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Chapter completed!