Nanming Engineer

Chapter 251

"My lord, I'm afraid it's not an option to go on like this. In these days, even the city of Guancheng has not been touched, and there are thousands of children who were killed and injured." Frankly speaking, his tone was full of worry: "It's not that the generals below are not working hard. This Jianmen Pass is indeed difficult to attack. The terrain is too complicated and dangerous, and there are water channels to help. It is now the rainy season. As long as the gate is closed, the water valve will fall. , store water for a few days, and then open the floodgates to release the flood, we are below, and there is no time to dodge, and the water will be flooded everywhere, and it will take several days to dissipate the accumulated water."

The atmosphere in the big tent was dull, only Zhunta's voice was flying in the air, the air seemed to be a little frozen, as if tangible, and the people in the tent were so oppressed that they couldn't breathe.

The source of the dullness was naturally caused by the livid face of Hauge who was sitting in the upper position.

Those who are close to him know that Prince Su's expression is quite angry, on the verge of exploding, any spark can ignite him, and then the thunder will kill to vent his anger.

So the generals didn't dare to breathe out, held their breath in silence, and listened quietly to Zhunta's words.

"Since that's the case, what should I do?" Hauge frowned deeply and asked while rubbing his chin.

Zhunta has a high status, and he did not show timidity in front of Hauge. He was still calm and composed. Hearing Hauge's question, he immediately replied: "Since this road is difficult, why not choose a way to avoid it? I heard that the way to Sichuan is more than this. Road."

Hauge’s face darkened, and he became even more displeased. Li Guohan’s body was just found out from the pile of corpses in Hanzhong a few days ago, and it was packed in a coffin and ready to be transported back to his family. Brain?
As soon as Zhun Ta looked at Hauge's face, he knew what he was thinking, and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, the other way that the general is talking about is not the Yinping Road, but the Mi Cang Road."

"Micang Road?" Hauge narrowed his eyes, a little stunned.

Others also had strange eyes, wondering why Zhunta suddenly said that it came out. Didn’t the Micang Road be denied when the army was first talked about? Not many, and now He Zhen's rebels are haunting the local area. If you want to go there, you have to take down tens of thousands of He Zhen's rebels. It is also very difficult to go there.

"Well, um, uh..." beads of sweat broke out on Zhun Ta's forehead. He patted his forehead and thought for a long time, but couldn't remember what to say. He simply pointed his hand at Wu Sangui and said, "Let King Ping Xi say it." , he made it clearer."

Hauge and everyone's eyes immediately fell on Wu Sangui. Wu Sangui felt as if a thorn was on his back, stood up awkwardly, bowed his hands to Hauge, and at the same time cursed Zhunta in his heart for being useless. Lift yourself out, how did this amount really work!
In fact, Wu Sangui was the one who encouraged Zhunta to advise Hauge not to waste his life and time at the gate of Jianmen. The reason for this is nothing more than the fact that the main force attacking the city in the past few days has always been the Han army. The armored soldiers in the Zhunta Banner suffered huge losses. Wu Sangui's Guanning Army was originally small in number, so how could it afford to spend it in a siege like a meat grinder? Seeing hundreds of soldiers die every day, Wu Sangui was heartbroken, and if he didn't think of a way, it would be impossible.

It just happened that Zhunta was also heartbroken that the soldiers in Niulu in his banner were seriously injured, and the Jianmen Pass was as stable as Mount Tai. Wu Sangui saw the right time and lobbied him. Zhunta was in charge of coming up with an idea, and took the opportunity to propose it during today's discussion.

Unexpectedly, Tawufu Zhun was not good at words, and he forgot how Wu Sangui taught him in a few words, so he confessed to King Pingxi in desperation.

After a little composure, Wu Sangui calmed down, and said with confidence: "My lord, I have said that in ancient times, none of the people who entered Sichuan could shake the Jianmen Pass head-on and win the middle of Sichuan. Detours. But my Qing Dynasty is invincible in the world. Since the Taizu, it has been galloping horizontally and horizontally. It is impossible to overcome without a city. It is as difficult as the Tongguan dangerous road guarded by Li Zicheng. It can also be destroyed by fighting. I am not afraid of mere Jiange. The general's artillery battalion is far away from here, and it is impossible to arrive in a short time, so the general thought about it, and had no choice but to take a detour."

"No!" Wu Sangui originally had something to say, but now he paused on purpose so that everyone could think about it. Unexpectedly, Hauge took the blow directly and categorically rejected his suggestion.

Hauge had a gloomy face, the short beard on his face was pricked like a steel needle, exhaled a breath of foul air from his nostrils, and said impatiently: "There is no time to make a detour, Jianmenguan must be taken!"

Wu Sangui froze for a moment, his full voice was stuck in his throat, he almost choked to death, he choked for a long time before he asked, "Well, my lord, General Tan Bai is in Ankang, if..."

Hauge waved his hand, although he was still interrupting Wu Sangui's words, his momentum was a little bit weaker, and even his voice was lowered a bit: "Hmph! Tan Bai and Marasi are incompetent, and the thousands of Ming troops who fled in Hanzhong are still alive today. I didn't find any trace, but was attacked by him, and intercepted several batches of military rations from Xi'an in a row, almost cutting off our army's food road. Meng Qiaofang has exhausted the treasury, and is going to send another batch, but the mountains are high and the road is far away, at least It will take nearly a month to arrive in Guangyuan, and the food in our army is not enough for one month, so in the coming days, everyone will have to tighten their belts!"

Lack of food!Everyone in the tent, including Wu Sangui, was shocked. It turned out that the situation in Hanzhong was so dire. Tan Bai and Malasi had [-] Mongolian and Han troops. He also intercepted the supply of grain and grass from Xi'an, cutting off the grain road.

In the original plan, the road to Shu was difficult and difficult to transport food, but once Zhang Xianzhong was defeated, the food and supplies of the Great Western Army could be captured, and the pressure on logistics and transportation could be eased.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Xianzhong was defeated, but his subordinates retreated cleanly, everything that could be moved was taken away, and those that could not be taken away were burned to ashes, and the official warehouses and folks everywhere did not even have a single grain left, or they were empty Some of them can starve to death, or simply leave only a pile of burnt ashes.The Qing army plundered many cities and villages, exhausted all means of the villains, and the food they got was not enough for the army for several days.

"That's why this king said, don't take a detour to waste time." Hauge looked at the crowd, gritted his teeth and said, "Jianmen Pass must be captured, if not, we have no choice but to withdraw our troops!"

"Returning in vain, returning to the capital, you all know the methods of the regent, right? Even if Zhang Xianzhong's head is won, it can't offset our fault, everyone just wait for the demotion!"

Accompanied by Hauge's threat, Zhunta and the others trembled all over, like a chicken being aimed at by a hunting rifle, and their faces changed in panic.

In the big tent of the Qing army, they were discussing the strategy of tackling key problems, and at the gate of Jianmen, there was also a conversation going on.

Ma Xintian, the guard of the Jiange, was sitting in an earthen room under the Guan Tower, with a solemn expression. Beside him, a man with an equally solemn appearance was sitting, with a broad beard and one eye, and a vicissitudes of life. He was the commander of the Linziying Camp of the Kuizhou Army. Battalion Commander Li Tingyu.

In front of Ma Xintian and Li Tingyu stood a strong man, dressed in ordinary linen clothes, with straw sandals on his feet, with a lot of patches on his clothes, dark skin, and a farmer's attire. He didn't attract attention at all when he lowered his head, but if you look carefully Looking at his hands, one can see that the calluses on the palms of his hands are very thick, which is a sign of veterans who often hold knives.As for his eyes, Gu Panjian was radiant, sharp and keen, not like an ignorant villager at all.

Behind the peasant-looking person stood two capable Huoziying personal guards, with their waist knives in their hands, keeping a step away from this person. As long as this person dared to act recklessly, the two personal guards would draw their knives and strike.

Although there was someone behind him staring at him, this person didn't care, his hands were fixed on his waist, his eyes looked around like a probe, and then he looked at Ma and Li naturally, his eyes were clear and calm.

Ma Xintian and Li Tingyu couldn't help secretly applauding, when this person just came in, in order to destroy his prestige, but let him walk away from the knife mountain, two rows of burly and strong Kuizhou army, when this person walked through the middle, at the same time Draw the knife, put them together in the air, metal and iron intersect, and the dragon's cry is long. Ordinary people will tremble with fright and lose their composure, but this person is not. into this room.

"Who is your Excellency, why did you come to my Kuizhou military camp?" Ma Xintian said, his tone calm and calm.

In fact, he knew that the person who came was a subordinate of Zhang Xianzhong's remaining troops, Li Dingguo. When this person first appeared outside the Jiange camp, he had already explained this to the sergeant.

What are the rest of Zhang Xianzhong's men doing?Both Ma Xintian and Li Tingyu, who was ordered to support him, felt sudden and confused, so they immediately arranged to meet him.

"Liu Yun, the last general, has a letter to the two generals by order of the King of Xi'an, Xi'an." Standing in the room, Liu Yun, with a young face without the slightest fear and hesitation of being alone in a dangerous place, was as calm as a In a pool of calm water, except for the slight movement of the lips and the words, the whole body is as motionless as a stone sculpture.

"Oh?" Ma Xintian asked in surprise, "Where is the letter?"

"Here." Liu Yun reached into his bosom with one hand, and took out a very well-kept thin envelope from his close-fitting pocket. The envelope was intact, and it was written with a brush, "Da Ming General Soldier Wang Sir Qi" The words, but also with a warm body temperature.

"However, King Anxi made it clear that this letter should be opened by Mr. Wang himself. I wonder where Mr. Wang is now?" Liu Yun asked.

Ma Xintian and Li Tingyu looked at each other, and Li Tingyu said in a deep voice: "Master Wang is elsewhere and cannot come back. If you want to send a message, you can leave it to us. We will read it and inform you if the situation is urgent."

Liu Yun clearly hesitated for a moment, but then he was relieved. Anyway, he also knew the meaning of the letter. These two were both generals under Wang Huan, and they would know it sooner or later, and the effect would be the same on them.

So Liu Yun handed over the letter without hesitation, Ma Xintian took it, glanced at it hastily, his expression changed drastically, and he raised his head and said, "Li Dingguo is going to surrender?"

(End of this chapter)