Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 532
Sun Kewang also knew that now that the Western Army was at the end of its rope, his refusal to be recruited had made Wang Yan want to consume the Western Army. If he retreated without authorization, then Wang Yan could take the opportunity to execute him directly.

When a large army fights, orders and prohibitions are imposed. They advance when they hear the drums and retreat when they hear the gold. This is a magic weapon that will win every battle. If the Western Army wants to retreat, it must be approved by Wang Yan. This is the rule on the battlefield.

Any retreat of the army must be approved by the general. Otherwise, all the troops will retreat without authorization only considering their own interests.

These more than ten thousand Western troops are the last capital for Sun Kewang to make a comeback. The Great Western Army has ruled the world for decades. After Zhang Xianzhong died, he was the head of the four kings and a well-deserved successor to Daxi. Unwilling.

On the top of the mountain, thunderstones and rolling logs continued to fall down as if they were inexhaustible. A general of the Western Army next to the mountain stone was accidentally hit in the head.

"Boys, pay attention to dodging, and hold on for a while." Sun Kewang shouted anxiously, and then ordered: "Wenxiu, you signal the flag and request to retreat."

At this time, Wang Yan was watching the battle from the car. Although he had expected that the stronghold would be difficult to fight, he did not expect it to be so troublesome.

The Qing soldiers on the top of the mountain pressed the Western Army on the mountainside only by rolling stones and beating trees, not daring to move.

"My lord, the western army is playing flags, and the casualties are huge, please retreat!" The chess and card officer in charge of watching the battle suddenly reported loudly.

Hearing this, Wang Yan frowned slightly. He could see that the western army had suffered heavy casualties, but the test had just begun, and the ladder hadn't even reached the wall. If not, you will die in vain.

"Return order, no, let them continue to climb!"

When the chess and card officer heard the order, he immediately pulled out the order flag and waved it.

Behind the rocks halfway up the mountain, Liu Wenxiu put down the flagpole in disappointment. Sun Kewang and Ai Nengqi looked at him and asked hastily, "How is it?"

"No." Sun Kewang was furious when he heard this, "Wang Yan is taking this opportunity to eliminate dissidents."

Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi were silent for a while. They had followed Zhang Xianzhong for more than ten years. They stood out from hundreds of rogue teams, went through the fighting on the battlefield step by step, and created the Daxi Kingdom. They were also unwilling, but the situation was such that they actually agreed with Li Dingguo's idea even more, and followed Zhang Xianzhong's behest to return to the Ming Dynasty urgently.

Dashun's failure and Daxi's failure have already shown that the Ming Dynasty is not exhausted. After a long silence, Liu Wenxiu began to persuade: "Brother, the situation is like this, and complaining is useless. Right now, the sons are so exhausted on the mountainside, advancing and retreating." No, the casualties will only be greater. First obey the military order, and charge again!"

At this moment, the rolling stones on the top of the mountain stopped for a while. Seeing this, Li Dingguo, who was hiding under the rocks in front, immediately shouted to his troops, got up, and continued climbing with his shield.

"Spread out, don't get together!" Sun Kewang's slender arms couldn't twist his thighs, and he immediately ordered the people to continue climbing.

But the Western Army didn't take a few steps forward, and the rolling stone and wood fell again. At the same time, the Qing Army added a new weapon to the low wall.

The big grass balls poured with fire oil were lit by the Qing soldiers, and then pushed down from the mountain, which immediately caused panic among the climbing Western soldiers.

Time went on, and gradually the Western Army finally approached the distance where the bows and arrows shot each other. Sun Kewang and others held the rattan plaque, which was full of arrows.

At this moment, a small school suddenly shouted: "It's gold, it's gold~"

The Western Army, whose eyes were already red, heard the golden sound, and immediately felt amnesty, leaving the mountain full of corpses, and retreated down the mountain like a tide.Looking at the car, Wang Yan took in the entire process of attacking the mountain in his eyes, his face was as cold as water, such a fortress was located on the dangerous terrain, and it was not possible to capture it in a short time.

The second wave of attack that was originally planned was also canceled by Wang Yan, "The order is to temporarily stop the attack, and the army will retreat to the camp first."

On the top of the city, Wu Sangui, who also witnessed the battle, saw the Ming army withdrawing and returning to the camp, and went down to the city to rest in the mansion.

Although Wang Yan ordered the Western Army to withdraw before the Western Army approached the wall, nearly 3000 people were killed or injured by the [-] Western Army, and more than [-] of them were killed, which caused a disastrous blow to the remaining Western Army. In contrast, the losses of the Qing soldiers on the cottage were minimal, only a few dozen people, most of whom suffered from heatstroke due to the hot weather and were wrapped in cotton armor.

In the afternoon, the Ming army returned to the camp one after another, and the Western army set up a small village independently outside the main camp, and lit several piles of bonfires outside the barracks.

The weather was hot, and the corpses had to be disposed of as soon as possible. This was a cremation for the dead soldiers, and they were burned together with their belongings. There were soldiers all around, and everyone looked sad.Sun Kewang watched the fire silently from a distance, and after a while, he said to Li Dingguo and others behind him, "Go to my tent and talk."

After speaking, he turned and walked back to the big tent with his hand on the handle of the knife. Li Dingguo and the others hesitated for a while, and followed him into the big tent. "We're all brothers, drink a drink with me!" Sun Kewang was upset.

Li Dingguo frowned slightly, "It's not good to drink alcohol in the army, it's against the rules."

Sun Kewang's expression was not good, Liu Wenxiu who was on the side quickly pulled Li Dingguo, and several people sat down at the table, Sun Kewang took out a jug of wine, Liu Wenxiu took it and poured a glass each, Sun Kewang picked it up and drank it down, saying bitterly : "Obviously knowing that the stronghold is not easy to attack, and ordering us to attack the mountain, it is clear that we want us to test the defense of the Qing army. I think that when I founded the country in Daxi, the four of us each held tens of thousands of soldiers, the princes of the county kings, but now Becoming the cannon fodder of the Ming army is no different from the bully in the circle." Li Dingguo and Ai Nengqi listened to the silence, and Liu Wenxiu filled his wine glass again, and said slowly: "I can understand the mood of the elder brother. But to be honest, there is nothing wrong with Wang Xianggong doing this, after all, we are not willing to accept the adaptation, so naturally he can't treat us as his own."

At this moment, Li Dingguo finally said: "If the elder brother really cares about the soldiers, he will accept Wang Xianggong's conditions and be incorporated into the Five Loyalty Army. The soldiers will have a way out. Right now, the Ming and Qing dynasties are over, Daxi is over. We Daxi and Li Zicheng After decades of quarreling, the world was in a mess. As a result, the barbarians outside the pass took advantage of it, and the people of the world were ravaged by iron hoofs and plunged into fire and water. I decided not to think about it. I obeyed my father's orders My last wish is to submit to the Ming Dynasty and fight against the Qing soldiers."

When Zhang Xianzhong abandoned Chengdu and led his troops to fight, he left a "political will" for the four of them: "If I die, I will return to the Ming Dynasty urgently. It is not unrighteous." Li Zicheng is much taller.

After hearing this, Sun Kewang's expression changed. He looked at Ai Nengqi and said, "Nengqi, what do you think?"

"I listen to my brother!"

Sun Kewang nodded in relief, and said in silence for a moment: "I can't let Daxi die like this, if he stays, he will only be consumed by Wang Yan taking the opportunity, he will send us to the most dangerous battlefield, until there is no one left in the Western Army. Don't look at Gao Yigong and Yuan Zongdi looking very good, but their soldiers are all recruited by Wang Yan, and their salary is also paid by Wang Yan. The army is completely controlled by Wang Yan. When Wang Yan wants to move them, but Just one sentence."

Liu Wenxiu frowned, "Brother doesn't want to accept the adaptation, so what's the plan? With this delay, we will definitely be the first to attack the mountain next time."

Sun Kewang drank the contents of the cup again, "I have decided to leave the Ming army and go to Yunnan. Which one of you will follow me?"

"Going to Yunnan?" Several people were surprised.

Sun Kewang explained: "In the 11th year of Chongzhen, we were taken care of by Huguang Valley City. During this period, we had a close relationship with Long Zaitian, the general of Shiping, Yunnan, and his father even worshiped him as his adoptive father. Now the chaos in Shadingzhou, Yunnan, is beyond the reach of the Ming Dynasty. , I will lead the people to this place, and I should do something. Whether you go or leave me alone, but I want to go, and those who are willing to go with me, don't stop you. How about it?"
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