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"Then what Duke Wan means is..."

"Although our army is now exhausted from a long battle, it may not be able to entangle Wu Sangui's troops and buy time for the court and the King of Jin." Liu Tichun said with a smile.

"Duke Wan, what do you want to do?" Tan Wen asked.

"I will wait for the soldiers and horses of the four families to rejoin the soldiers and horses of Duke Jing, and then go down the river without returning to my hometown."

Liu Tichun solemnly said: "Set up camp in the Fuzhou area and control Wangjiang Pass."

"If Wu Sangui dares to come, we will take advantage of the danger and hold off his troops. If he doesn't come, we will attack nearby and attack Chongqing again to cut off his retreat!"

Tan Wen, the three of them and Wen Anzhi looked hard, thinking about Liu Tichun's plan.

"Duke Wan, our army is running out of medicine and arrows. Even if we retreat to Fuzhou, we may not be able to hold it!"

"Marquis Renshou, you don't have to worry about this. I still have a batch of medicine and arrows in Badong. I saw that Chongqing could not be captured for a long time a few days ago, so I have sent people to transfer them."

"We will almost meet him when we arrive in Fuzhou."

Tan Wen and Wen Anzhi's eyes lit up.

"Duke Wan, this is such a timely blessing!"

"Haha." Liu Tichun laughed and said: "Fuhou, you three brothers, don't worry, I still have some savings in Badong over the years."

"I won't mention it at other times. Now I'm serving the imperial court, and I'm fighting against the traitor Wu Sangui. I, Liu Tichun, will risk my life today. Let the soldiers and horses of the three brothers let go, and I, Liu Tichun, will give away all the supplies!"

Liu Tichun was in the Badong area, cultivating wasteland and recruiting merchants. Among the thirteen families in Kuidong, his situation was the best, and he naturally had a lot of supplies in his hands.

Now is the critical moment for the duel between the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and Wu Sangui leads his troops northward.

Needless to say, the grievances and hatred between Shun Jun and Wu Sangui go without saying. If Wu Sangui hadn’t switched the switch, the world would still have been Shun Jun’s.

So for the sake of the overall situation, in order to attack Wu Sangui, Liu Tichun also used his old capital to fight!

"Okay! Don't worry, Duke Wan, my three brothers will definitely fight Wu Sangui to the end!"

Seeing Liu Tichun like this, Tan Wen also patted his chest and said yes.

"Brother!" Tan Yi was anxious.

"This matter needs long-term consideration. Our soldiers and horses are exhausted and have suffered a lot of losses. We should go back to our hometown first."

"Hometown? Fuzhou is our territory. Naturally, we three brothers should go back to Fuzhou."

Tan Yi heard this and said quickly: "Brother, what I mean is that Fuzhou has been ruined for a long time. We should go back to Zhongzhou and Wanxian."

"Third brother, what do you mean?" Tan Wen said displeased.

"Brother, the three of us brothers together only have more than 1 troops. We have already suffered a lot in attacking Chongqing. If we have another battle with Wu Sangui's main force, I'm afraid..."

Within Kuidong, the relatively powerful troops include Li Laiheng's tribe, Liu Tichun's tribe, and Hao Yaoqi's tribe.

Needless to say, Li Laiheng's troops were the essence of the Shun Army and the battle-hardened division that Gao Yigong brought back to Kuidong from Guangxi.

Hao Yaoqi's troops were also quite powerful and defeated Geng Zhongming in the Battle of Quanzhou.

Even though he moved to Kuidong, he still retained a certain amount of strength.

As for Liu Tichun, he has been operating in Kuidong for many years and has always been the nominal commander-in-chief of the generals in Kuidong.

Before the troops of Li Guo and Gao Yigong arrived in Kuidong, his army was the most powerful in the Kuidong area.

Compared with Li, Liu and Hao.

The strength of the three Tan brothers is much weaker. Each of the three brothers only has a few thousand troops, and together they only have more than 1 people.

With such little strength, the attack on Chongqing resulted in a lot of casualties. Now let Tan Yi go and fight Wu Sangui again.

Tan Yi really didn't want to.

"Third brother!" Tan Wen scolded when he heard this: "Now is the time when the imperial court is in crisis. If Wu Sangui's troops are allowed to go south, what should the King of Jin do if he loses in Guizhou?"

"Although Wu Sangui's tens of thousands of soldiers and horses are powerful, we don't really want to fight with him. We just need to hold off his soldiers and horses in the Fuzhou area!"

"Brother, Wu Sangui's troops and horses are extremely elite, and they are equipped with many horses and mules. If something goes wrong, the troops and horses of our three brothers will be completely destroyed!" Tan Yi persuaded.

As soon as these words came out, Liu Tichun's brows instantly wrinkled, while Tan Hong looked thoughtful.

"Marquis Renshou!" Wen Anzhi was furious.

"At this moment, we are serving the country with loyalty and sacrificing our lives for righteousness. Do you dare to put the imperial court and ignore the overall situation for the sake of a mere soldier?"

"Hmph!" Tan Yi sneered: "Supervisor, if we and other generals don't have soldiers and horses, I'm afraid we won't be able to get into the eyes of you and the imperial court."

San Tan was not from the Shun Army, but was a subordinate of Fang Guoan. He followed Fang Guoan and spent many years in the Ming Dynasty's system.

Unlike the generals in Xiying and Chuangying, Santan, with this valuable experience, naturally understands our Ming Dynasty better.

Tan Yi saw through our Ming Dynasty 20 years ago.

Zuo Liangyu has a large number of troops, and the Ming Dynasty dare not make any mistakes against him. Once other generals lose their troops, they will definitely end up miserable.

Our Ming Dynasty has its own mechanism to select those truly loyal ministers and good generals.

Zuo Liangyu was also a loyal minister and good general in his early years, but he was tricked to death. In order not to be screened out, he finally became a cruel warlord who supported his troops and respected himself.

But no matter how evil he did, as long as he had an army in hand, Chongzhen would coax him.

All the military generals of the Ming Dynasty saw these situations.

Therefore, except for a few people who are in the second grade, the rest of them regard their own soldiers and horses as more important than anything else.

Including Tan Yi and Tan Hong, who have persisted in resisting the Qing Dynasty until now.

Don't talk about why in the end, our generals in the Ming Dynasty had no moral integrity.

That's because they were screened by the Chongzhen Dynasty.

Man Gui, Zhao Lijiao, Hu Dawei, Yang Guozhu, and Jin Guofeng were all dead.

People like Shang Kexi, Kong Youde, and Shen Zhixiang voted.

The rest, except for Chen Yongfu and a few others.

Only the likes of Wu Sangui, Jiang Xiang, Tang Tong, Bai Guangen, Liu Liangzuo and Li Benzhen are left.

"Tan Yi, you!" Wen Anzhi's face turned red when he heard this, obviously he was very angry.

"Third brother, what are you talking about! The supervisor is almost seventy years old, how can you be so rude and why don't you apologize quickly!" Tan Wen angrily yelled.

Tan Yi sneered when he heard this, quite dissatisfied.

"Third brother, do you want to make me angry to death?" Tan Wen heard this, and there was anger in his eyes.

"Marquis Renshou, the Supervisor is the Supervisor after all, you can't make mistakes." Liu Tichun said.

Seeing that Tan Wen and Liu Tichun both spoke, Tan Yi clenched his fists.

One of these two people was his eldest brother, and the other was the nominal commander-in-chief of Kuidong. He had to give them face.

"Third brother, please apologize." Tan Hong sighed and began to persuade.

"Supervisor, I have finally stopped talking." Tan Yi said unjustly.

After hearing this, Wen Anzhi's expression not only did not improve, but became even more gloomy.

"Ugh--!"

A long sigh sounded.

Now that the military commanders are domineering, they are no longer the Ming Dynasty they once were.

When Wen Anzhi thought of this, he felt sad.

He had been fighting with Sun Kewang for nearly ten years, starting from asking for the title of King of Qin and ending with the Battle of Jiaoshui.

He worked hard, first contacted the court and refused to make Sun Kewang the king.

Then he escaped into Kuidong and contacted the Shun army to suppress Sun Kewang.

He also suggested that the imperial court should take advantage of the conflict between Sun and Li and issue a secret edict to summon Li Dingguo and King Qin to rescue him.During the Battle of the Yangtze River, he went to Guiyang in person and risked his life to contact Liu Wenxiu.

In addition to the Qing court, Wen Anzhi actually connected all the anti-Sun Kewang forces to form a network surrounding the country.

When Sun Guozhu surrounded the Yongli court, Kuidong Wen Anzhi, Guangxi Li Dingguo, and Yunnan Liu Wenxiu instead surrounded Sun Guozhu in Guizhou.

If it weren't for the master Wen Anzhi running behind him.

The Yongli court is still in the clutches of Lord Sun!
Finally, due to the unremitting efforts of this [-]-year-old man, Sun Kewang fell.

But even so, the Ming Dynasty is still not the Ming Dynasty before.

Sun Kewang fell down, but looking at Tan Yi in front of him, he had already lost his heart after these troubled times.

Can our Ming Dynasty go back to the past?Return to the right track in Wen Anzhi's mind?

At this moment, for some unknown reason, an unprecedented sense of fatigue swept over me.

Wen Anzhi, who had endless fun fighting with the courtiers and even more fun fighting with the Lord Sun, felt that he was getting old.

"Supervisor, it's the third brother of the last general who has been rude. Please don't worry, Supervisor." Tan Wen quickly saluted.

"Fuhou, I don't mind. You and Duke Wan must retreat to Fuzhou and entangle Wu Sangui's main force!" Wen Anzhi said hopefully.

Tan Wen agreed: "Supervisor, please rest assured, we will never sit back and watch Wu Sangui go south and interfere with the decisive battle between King Jin and Hong Chengchou!"

"That's good, that's good!" Wen Anzhi let out a long sigh.

Tan Yi wanted to say something when he saw this, but was stopped by Tan Hong.

"Third brother!" Tan Hong winked.

Tan Yi opened his mouth when he saw this, but finally said nothing.

"Marquis Fu, I will take my troops to Ba County to meet the four Dukes of Jing. You, Marquis Xinjin and Marquis Renshou will reorganize your troops here and prepare to retreat."

"Duke Wan, during the attack on the city, the soldiers and horses under your command suffered the most casualties. Otherwise, let me and my two brothers go to relieve the four Dukes of Jing." Tan Wen said.

"No need. I have more navy and cavalry under my command, with stronger combat power and faster speed. It is more convenient for me to do this task." Liu Tichun said with a smile.

"Duke Wan..." Tan Wen wanted to say something else.

But Tan Hong immediately said: "In that case, thank you Duke Wan!"

"They are all doing things for the imperial court. There is no need to talk about thanking or not."

Liu Tichun smiled heartily, and then left with his own soldiers.

"Fuhou, I'm a little tired. Let's go back to the boat and rest for a while." Wen Anzhi said when he saw this.

"The Superintendent is old, please take care of yourself."

"Thank you very much, Marquis Fu, for your concern. I will take care of myself until the court is in danger."

Wen Anzhi glanced at the majestic Chongqing City, sighed, and then turned and left.

"Second brother, third brother, pack up your troops and retreat."

"Brother, we really want to fight Wu Sangui in Fuzhou!" Tan Yi said quickly.

"Third brother, I know what you mean."

Tan Wen said in a deep voice: "Our own soldiers and horses are indeed important, but now we have reached the most critical moment."

"If Wu Sangui is allowed to go south, once the King of Jin is defeated in Guizhou, I'm afraid Yunnan will also fail to defend it."

"Once that time comes, the rabbit will die and the fox will be sad, and the lips will die and the teeth will be cold. Sooner or later, our three brothers will die at the hands of the Tatars!"

"So now it's no different than before. Our old capital has been preserved for so many years, and it's time to put it out there and fight!"

Tan Hong and Tan Yi looked at each other, but in the end neither of them spoke.

In early July, Wu Sangui led tens of thousands of troops back to Chongqing to aid.

Its forwards, Hu Guozhu and Gao Dejie, commanded five thousand cavalry and defeated the Ming army in a row.

This shook the defense line set up by Wang Guangxing and others along the main road in Ba County.

Then the main force led by Wu Sangui arrived.

Wang Guangxing, He Zhen, Dang Shousu, and Ta Tianbao were defeated.

Along the road, they cut down trees and dug holes while evacuating quickly.

On the way, he met up with Liu Tichun's troops who came to meet him.

The generals unanimously agreed to retreat to Fuzhou to contain Wu Sangui's main force.

On the eighth day of July, King Liu congratulated the troops of the fifth battalion of the Dangta Pagoda to retreat to Chongqing.

After joining forces with San Tan, the Ming army retreated along the Yangtze River in two directions: land and water.

At this point, the first Battle of Chongqing between the Ming and Qing Dynasties came to an end.

Fifty thousand Ming troops quickly retreated to the Fuzhou area.

Liu Tichun and others stationed troops in Fuzhou, which was almost uninhabited.

While strengthening the city defense and strangling Wangjiang Pass, they dispatched small groups of navy and rangers to constantly harass Wu Sangui.

Wu Sangui originally thought that Chongqing had been relieved and he could return to Guizhou.

I once thought that the Ming army was staying in Fuzhou like brown sugar, ready to go west and attack Chongqing again at any time.

In order to completely solve the danger of the back road.

Wu Sangui had to go east along the Yangtze River to attack Fuzhou.

However, the Ming army had a large number of troops and defended according to the danger.

Although Wu Sangui's troops were elite, they were unable to defeat Liu Tichun in a short period of time.

Throughout July, the Wu army and the Ming army were fighting in the Fuzhou area.

It was not until October that Wu Sangui completely defeated the Ming army.

The fierce fighting of Kuidong's soldiers bought Nanming a crucial three months.

Wu Sangui's tens of thousands of troops could not return to the battlefield in Guizhou until November.

And Dhoni's main force of Manchuria and Mongolia is stationed in Jingzhou and Changde in this hot July.

On the one hand, they were able to escape the heat, and on the other hand, they were dealing with Li Laiheng and other soldiers heading east.

However, at this critical moment when countless Kuidong soldiers used their lives to entangle a large number of Qing troops.

In Yunnan, there has been no movement.

Nanming's precious fighter plane passed away quietly again.

At the end of July, nearly a year had passed since the Battle of Jiaoshui.

Nearly half a year has passed since the Qing army launched its attack.

A month has passed since King Shu Liu Wenxiu died of illness.

In another time and space, Li Dingguo, who did not focus on the fight against the Qing Dynasty until three months after Liu Wenxiu died of illness, finally reacted.

It’s almost the beginning of autumn, and the Tatars are about to move!The wolf is coming!

"Someone is here, please let Your Highness Gong come and see me!"

In Kunming City, Li Dingguo suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart.

"Prince Jin, His Highness Gong went out hunting today."

"Going hunting?" Li Dingguo frowned.

(End of this chapter)

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