Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 561

In the Qing barracks, there was the sound of the sound of withdrawing troops back to the camp, and the Qing soldiers who invaded Fotu Pass retreated like a tide. Aobai looked back at the pass city in annoyance, and led the army back to the camp with some reluctance.

The arrival of reinforcements from the Ming army heralded the end of the Battle of Kuizhou, and it was meaningless for Hauge to continue to attack Chongqing. With the return of the main force of the Ming army, the Qing soldiers had already lost the battle in eastern Sichuan.

If it was a plain, Haugedao was confident that he would meet Wang Yan for a while, but in the mountains all over eastern Sichuan, he had no confidence, and there was no need for a decisive battle with the Ming army in eastern Sichuan.

The war pays attention to the right time, the right place, and the harmony between the people. When it comes to the weather, it is July and the heat is unbearable, which is not conducive to the battle of the Eight Banners. It is not conducive to the battle of the Eight Banners. The mountains in eastern Sichuan are full of undulating hills. Needless to say.

None of these three things accounted for at all. The Eastern Sichuan battle was already very unfavorable to the Qing army. Hauge’s purpose of sending troops was to win Wu Sangui. Now that the battle of Kuizhou was over, he had lost his strategic goal.

Facing more than 4 Ming troops who entered Sichuan, Hauge felt a little helpless. The Qing soldiers returned to the camp, and the remaining [-] Qing soldiers immediately set fire to the camp and led the troops back to the Chengdu Plain. If the Ming army dared to chase them, He defeated the Ming army just as he did against the West Road Ming army.

If the Ming army did not come, the Qing soldiers would survive the scorching summer while mobilizing the green battalion infantry, and wait until autumn and winter to compete with the Ming army for eastern Sichuan.

Three days after Wang Shixiu arrived at Fotu Pass, Wang Yan brought the main force to pass.

Surrounded by a group of generals, Wang Shixiu led him into the pass. There were still traces of the war on the wall of the pass. The huge closed door disappeared, leaving only a few broken pieces of wood. The inside of the door was stained with blood, as if it had been painted , Broken swords and broken guns can be seen everywhere.

"Where is Hauge retreating?" Wang Yan asked as he walked.

"Withdraw." Wang Shixiu nodded, "The last general has few soldiers, so he dare not pursue rashly. In time, the Qing soldiers should soon surpass Hezhou."

"Is he going to retreat to Chengdu in one go?" Wang Yan smiled slightly, looking in a good mood.

"Sir, you can't let that fellow run away like this, the general asks for his life to pursue him!" Yuan Zongdi said, clasping his fists.

"Haoge is also considered a famous general of the Qing Dynasty. It is wise for him to choose to retreat at this time. He must be waiting for us to catch up." Wang Yan waved his hand, "Since the Qing soldiers have passed Hezhou, Once we enter the Chengdu Plain, we don’t need to chase, firstly, we have too few cavalry, and secondly, we can’t catch up if we want to, unless Hauge wants us to pursue, then we can’t even chase.”

All the generals nodded after hearing this, and felt a little pity. The army had just defeated the former No. [-] army in Ming Dynasty, and their morale was naturally boosted. Now they are catching and beating whoever they are, and they failed to fight Hauge. What a pity.

Wang Yan was walking with the others, and suddenly stopped, looked at Wang Shixiu and said, "Where is Yishi? Why don't you see him?"

Wang Shixiu's expression darkened when he heard this, "Return to Mr. Yu, I'm afraid General Yu will die."

Wang Yanwen was stunned for a moment, then he quickened his pace and hurried to the inside of the pass. After a while, led by Wang Shixiu, he came down to a row of low houses in the pass. full of sorrow.

Wang Shixiu pushed open the half-opened door for Wang Yan, Wang Yan went in immediately, and saw a person lying on the bed, his face was pale, his body was almost covered with bandages, the blood from the wound soaked out, and there were patches of bright red on the white bandages.

Wang Yan took a closer look, and couldn't help feeling a chill rise from the bottom of his heart. He stood there for a long while, only to see that Yu Shizhong suffered at least ten wounds on his body.Most of the bloodstains from these wounds were already black, but the blood soaked from the right chest and left rib was still bright red, as if he couldn't survive.

"The Qing army broke through the closed gate, Commander Yu led hundreds of wounded soldiers, fought a bloody battle with the Qing soldiers, beheaded more than a dozen of Oboi's own soldiers, but he himself was also severely injured." Wang Shixiu said in a low voice.

"Xianggong, my father~" Yu Youming, who was guarding the bedside, choked up when he saw Wang Yan coming in.

Seeing this, Wang Yan patted him on the shoulder to comfort him. At this time, Yu Shizhong was startled and woke up slowly. Seeing the crowd, "My husband is here, so I feel at ease."

Hearing the sound, Wang Yan rushed to the bed and grabbed Yu Shizhong's hand. The wound was bleeding profusely. In addition to the hot weather, Wang Yan knew that Yu Shizhong was dying. : "Yi Shi, what else can I say?"

"Jiashen's country is in calamity, the mountains and rivers are in turmoil, and I often think about wrapping my body in horse leather to repay the country. Now that I have a husband, I feel at ease." As he spoke, Yu Shizhong's face suddenly flushed, he coughed a few times suddenly, but Reluctantly, he clenched Wang Yan's hand and continued: "The one I hate, the massacre of Kunshan, the Manyi killed all my elders, so I can no longer gallop on the battlefield and avenge blood hatred."

"Don't worry, Yishi, Man Yi Tu my people, this bloody revenge, more than [-] soldiers of the Five Loyalty Army, are all with you, and will avenge this revenge."

Yu Shizhong nodded after hearing this, and looked at Yu Youming who was on the side. Yu Youming hurriedly knelt and walked to the bed, and then listened to Yu Shizhong's instructions: "If you die for your father, don't bury it in the wilderness or in a foreign land. Er Ke will cremate his father's bones, when will Master Wang return to Kunshan, and when will his father be buried in his hometown!"

After finishing speaking, Yu Shizhong coughed violently a few times, the wounds all over his body burst open and died, while Yu Youming who was beside him was already crying.

The Battle of Eastern Sichuan that took place in the summer of the third year of Longwu ended strategically with the defeat of the Qing army and the victory of the Ming army.

But in terms of losses, in order to defeat the Guanning elite who served in the Qing Dynasty and seize Sichuan, the Ming army also paid a heavy price. The 3 people of the West Route Army were almost wiped out. Ding Kuichu drowned and died. A lot of people died, and the East Route Army and the Central Route Army also suffered more than 1 casualties, and lost a lot of generals, especially Yu Shizhong, the commander of Fengjie Camp in Zhongyi Town!
In this campaign, the Qing army also suffered huge losses. Sichuan Governor Wang Zuntan fell into the water and died. Nearly 7000 horse infantry soldiers were killed. On the Kuizhou battlefield, the Guanning Army and the Green Battalion lost nearly [-]. There are dozens of officers above, more than [-] usable war horses, countless equipment and armor.

Wu Sangui was killed by the Ming army, and his body was buried for more than [-] miles. Although Wu Sangui himself fled into the mountains, the Guanning iron cavalry was basically beaten. The Ming army cut off a huge threatening cavalry, which would be beneficial to the Ming and Qing offensives and defenses. The reversal of the trend!
After this battle, the strength of the Qing army in Sichuan and Sichuan was greatly weakened, and the Qing troops in eastern and southern Sichuan began to shrink towards the Chengdu Plain. Inspired by this news, various rebels hiding in the mountains of Sichuan rose up upon hearing the news , Sichuan and Sichuan earthquake.

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