When the Qing army arrived at Wei City, they found that all the soldiers and civilians in the city had evacuated, and Wei City was already an empty city.
Hong Chengchou ordered the Qing soldiers to search the city to see if there was any food and grass available.
The result was disappointing.
Not even a grain of rice was left in the city's granary.
Obviously, the garrison in Wei City had received the news in advance, and the Qing army arrived a step too late.
Just who passed this news over?
After thinking about it for a while, Hong Chengchou felt that Zhang Kewang was the most likely.
This guy is likely to move to Chengdu after his successful breakout in Baoning.
In this case, he will definitely pass through Weicheng, and it is normal to transfer the soldiers and civilians of Weicheng accordingly.
But Hong Chengchou was not angry.
In his opinion, Weicheng is just a small city, and its most important significance is the east gate of Chengdu.
If the defenders in the city did not withdraw, the Qing army would still have to attack, and they would suffer casualties.
That's fine now.
But Bolo was unhappy.
Because he insisted on attacking Chengdu.
But now it is obvious that the Western Army is on guard.
In this way, even if the Qing army had a smooth journey to the outside of Chengdu, it would be difficult to break through such a strong city.
Chengdu is different from Baoning City.
Bolo does not think Hong Chengchou's coffin bombing tactic can be effective.
In addition, there are as many as 70,000 to 80,000 Western troops in Chengdu, so they can take the initiative to leave the city to complete the counterattack.
But the Qing army now has an arrow on the string and has to shoot, even if it bites the bullet, it has to attack Chengdu.
Otherwise, Bolo's personal prestige will hit rock bottom.
Of course, the Qing army stayed in Weicheng for a day to rest and recuperate.
When marching long distances, people live in tents, so it’s nice to be able to stay in brick houses occasionally.
For the Qing army, since the Western Army was already prepared, there was no need to rush for time.
The most important thing was to fully mobilize the emotions of the soldiers.
Taking advantage of the short leisure time, Hong Chengchou and Tong Yanghe discussed the strategy of breaking the city together.
Liu Jinzhong and Shuo Zhan couldn't get a word in and simply left, leaving Hong Chengchou and Tong Yanghe some space.
It was a coincidence that at this time, a scout came to report that a large army was found ten miles outside Wei City, under the banner of the Western Army.
Liu Jinzhong and Shuo Zhan were both shocked.
Could it be that this was a game played by Zhang Kewang, who deliberately staged an empty city strategy to trick the Qing army into taking the bait?
The two of them did not dare to be careless, so they went to report the news to Hong Chengchou.
Hong Chengchou frowned when he heard the news.
Let’s not talk about the authenticity of this news.
Even if this news is true, what is the purpose of the Western Army?
They were no match for the Qing army in the wild, but now they want to attack the city.
Isn't this stupid?
Or do they have other plans?
"Governor Tong, what do you think about this matter?"
Seeing Hong Chengchou's delay in speaking, Shuo Zhan, who couldn't hold back his temper, turned his head to Tong Yanghe.
"In my opinion, this is probably not what Zhang Kewang meant."
Tong Yanghe stroked his beard and said: "Zhang Kewang's courage has been knocked out in the battle at Baoning.
I'm afraid he just wants to run back to Chengdu and defend the city with his back.
How could he use the empty city strategy at this time?"
"Then where did these Western troops come from?"
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Shuo Zhan's eyes widened.
"Zhang Kewang is not the only one who can lead the army.
None of Zhang Xianzhong's four adopted sons are fuel-efficient."
Tong Yang and Xu Xu said: "Zhang Dingguo, Zhang Wenxiu, and Zhang Nengqi, these three are all capable of leading troops on their own.
That's why our official said that it was not necessarily Zhang Kewang's plan."
"Never mind" Shuo Zhan waved his hand impatiently and said: "No matter who set up the situation, just fight.
I still don't believe it.
This Western thief can beat the Eight Banners Cavalry of the Qing Dynasty."
Seeing the two of them quarreling, Hong Chengchou chuckled and said, "It doesn't matter whether it's Zhang Kewang or Zhang Dingguo.
Since they come to seek death, I will help them."
Hong Chengchou wanted to give Buluo face, but he could act arbitrarily in front of other generals.
He ordered to Liu Jinzhong: "General Liu, please gather five thousand people and go out of the city to find out what's going on.
Remember, you only need to find out the true and false situation of the opponent.
Don't take the initiative to seek a fight."
Liu Jinzhong quickly clasped his fists and said, "I will obey your orders."
Hong Chengchou nodded slightly, then turned to Shuo Zhan and said, "General Shuo Zhan, please go down and get the flag soldiers ready.
War may start at any time."
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Shuo Zhan agreed casually.
"I have to explain this matter to Lord Baylor, so I'll excuse myself now."
After saying that, Hong Chengchou stood up and walked away.
Liu Jinzhong reluctantly led five thousand troops out of Wei City.
To be honest, life after surrender was very different from what he imagined.
He originally thought that after surrendering to the Qing Dynasty, he would be able to obtain high-ranking officials and generous salaries, and even get a title.
But now it seems that the Qing government only wants to use him as a pawn.
After his army was reorganized into the Green Camp Army, it also served as the vanguard in every battle and was used completely as cannon fodder.
Under this model, it won't take long for Liu Jinzhong's direct lineage to be wasted.
By then, Liu Jinzhong, who has no credibility, is likely to be kicked away.
The saddest thing is that although Liu Jinzhong knew this very well, he was powerless. what can he do Is there another rebellion against the Qing Dynasty?
To put it bluntly, even if he really rebelled against the Qing Dynasty, where would he go?
The Daxi Army will definitely not be able to go back and surrender to the Ming Dynasty Stop kidding Therefore, Liu Jinzhong could only bite the bullet and continue to mix in the Qing army.
Although the bridge is likely to be burned, at least one life can be saved.
Liu Jinzhong was also extremely reluctant to go out of the city to explore the reality of the Western Army this time.
If things go wrong, the two sides will start fighting, and Liu Jinzhong doesn't have much confidence that he can win.
Of course, if you can't win, you can run away.
Hong Chengchou also told him not to be reluctant to fight.
But this would be very embarrassing.
Although Liu Jinzhong was not a famous general, he still wanted to lose face.
If you get a reputation for running away in a hurry, how will you survive in the future?
Therefore, he has made up his mind that even if he really wants to fight, he must fight a 50-50 split and there must be no defeat.
The Green Camp Army marched very slowly.
This was Liu Jinzhong's order.
In his opinion, it would be best if the two sides did not fight.
To create this situation, he naturally could not show too much hostility.
But it seems that the other party wants to fight.
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When Liu Jinzhong led the Green Camp Army to approach the Western Army about a mile away, the opponent's formation changed and they obviously wanted to launch an attack.
Although Liu Jinzhong could not calculate the specific number of the Western Army at this distance, he could probably estimate the number to be tens of thousands.
If this number of Western troops launched a charge, they could chew Liu Jinzhong down to the bone.
Liu Jinzhong was in a dilemma at this moment.
Hong Chengchou's order to him was to find out the enemy's strength.
How can you figure it out if you don't keep moving forward?
But if he continues to move forward and fights, he may even have to pay for his life
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