Breaking out of the encirclement and fighting mobile warfare on the outside of the Qing army's defense line, instead of continuing to fight positional warfare and a war of attrition with the Qing army within the encirclement, was the only way to survive that Wang Wu had thought about over and over again in the past few days.

This tactic was also used by the Dashun Army, the predecessor of the Zhongzhen Camp, when it fought against the Ming Army.

Commonly known as rogue tactics.

At that time, Li Zicheng used this tactic to bring down hundreds of thousands of Ming Dynasty central regular troops and completely destroyed the foundation of Ming Dynasty rule. However, when the Shun army transformed into the Ming army that insisted on Ming Zuo, they abandoned this tactic and marched together in the Three Gorges area of ​​the Yangtze River.

The Qing army conducted encirclement and counter-encirclement operations for more than ten years.

The reason why the Ming army was not wiped out by the Qing army was not because of how capable the Ming army in Kuidong, with the Shun army as the main force, was, but because the complex terrain of the Three Gorges area provided strong conditions for the Ming army to hold on.

At the same time, it was also because the main force of the Qing army was contained by the southwestern Ming army.

The predecessor of the Southwest Ming Army was the Daxi Army led by Zhang Xianzhong, and was later led by his adopted descendants Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo.

The main force of the Ming Army in the southeast was the pirate troops led by Zheng Chenggong, commonly known as Guo Xingye.

Therefore, the last defenders of the Ming Dynasty were firstly bandits and secondly pirates.

Most of the Ming Dynasty's own regular army became the vanguard of the Qing army - the Green Camp.

It has to be said that it is a historical irony and a tragedy for the Han nation.

After the Southwest Ming Army and the Southeast Ming Army were defeated one after another, the Kuidong Ming Army occupying dangerous places in the three provinces naturally became an existence that the Qing government had to destroy.

The perseverance of Liu Tichun, Li Laiheng, Hao Yaoqi, Yuan Zongdi and others is certainly worthy of praise and admiration, but their perseverance strategy was destined to have no chance of victory under the heavy encirclement and suppression by the Qing army.

Only when Kuidong, which had been in business for more than ten years, was abandoned from the beginning, could the cause of Ming Ming have a chance.

Of course, Wang Wu knew that it was not Liu Tichun and others who were unwilling to stand out, but that the Kuidong Ming Army itself was too complicated and the command system was chaotic. Some people were willing to leave, while others did not.

Moreover, after the news of the fall of the Yongli court came, many Ming generals completely lost confidence and surrendered to the Qing army, causing Liu Tichun and others to miss the best opportunity to break out.

In addition, the Qing government deployed troops too quickly, giving the Ming army no chance to break through.

In this regard, I have to say that Li Guoying, the governor of Sichuan in the Qing Dynasty, was a capable person.

It was Li's hard push that led to today's situation where more than 100,000 Qing troops have gathered in Kuidong.

At present, the Qing army's encirclement has tightly surrounded the Ming army like a hoop.

Even so, Wang Wu also believes that there is still a chance to break through.

It is basically impossible for a large army to break through, but it is not necessarily impossible for a small group of troops to break through.

Although the total number of Ming troops remaining in Wujiayuanzi is less than a thousand, they win because people are united and are determined to fight the Qing army to the end. Therefore, as long as Ma Sizhong and Xu Deyi agree to work with him to break out of the Qing army's encirclement, relying on their opposition

With his familiarity with the terrain, Wang Wu was 30% sure that he would be able to break through the Qing army's blockade.

Instead of retreating to other places and continuing to be besieged by the Qing army.

Jump from one dead corner of the chessboard to another.

"Put it out?"

Ma Sizhong and Xu Deyi looked at each other with solemn expressions.

Tian Wen had read the book and knew that being trapped was not a long-term solution, so he asked: "What should we do after the protrusion is gone?"

Wang Wu immediately expressed his thoughts.

That is to say, after protruding out, they would move outside the encirclement of the Qing army, use "roving bandit tactics" to destroy the Qing army's baggage transportation lines, harass their rear, and even use coercion to destroy the basis of urban governance in the rear of the Qing army. In this way, the Qing army could not be killed in large numbers.

It is enough to disturb the Qing army's sleep and food. If it is stuck in the throat, it will inevitably mobilize the Qing army in the encirclement.

"Change from passive to active! As long as we can mobilize the Qing troops in the encirclement, Commander Hu and the other commanders will be able to persevere, and may even have a chance to lead a large group of troops to rush out. By then, the sea will be as wide as the fish can leap, and the sky is as high as the birds.

Fly! Even if we still can’t defeat the Tatars, we will still have to knock out a few of their teeth!”

Wang Wu sincerely hoped that the old soldiers could break out of the encirclement with them. Although the old soldiers were old and their physical strength and energy were not as good as those of the young people, their combat experience was incomparable to that of the young people.

It can be said that these old Shun soldiers are all ready-made instructors and non-commissioned officers. After they stand out, these people will be used as the backbone of the grassroots. In a short period of time, a team can be built to continue working with the Qing army.

If the situation develops well, he, Wang Wu, can even pull out a force no less powerful than Li Laiheng, allowing the Qing court to feel the power of Han revenge!

Ma Sizhong thought for a moment and said with some worry: "It is definitely a good thing to stand out, but there are more than 20,000 Qing troops outside our perimeter. They not only control various important transportation areas, but also occupy all the dangerous passes in and out of the mountains.

I’m afraid we won’t be able to charge head-on.”

Xu Deyi said nothing, but his eyes told Wang Wu that he didn't think he could stand out with his current strength.

Last month, Suo Yanlong commanded more than 8,000 Ming troops but failed to break through the Qing army's defense line, which already shows how difficult it is to break through.

Wang Wu was certainly prepared for this and hurriedly said: "I have a man named Zhao Jinzhong who is a local and is very familiar with this mountainous area. As long as we act secretly, it is possible to break out in batches."

"oh?!"

Xu Deyi couldn't help but perked up after hearing this, and said excitedly: "If that's the case, I can give it a try!"

Without thinking, Ma Sizhong shook his head and said, "Even if we can get out, we can't leave now!"

Wang Wuwei was stunned: "Why?"

"Because we are going to save Liu Shuai!"

Ma Sizhong stood up and said that there was chaos in Laomukong and Liu Shuai's life and death were unknown. What they had to do now was to go back to Laomukong to rescue Liu Shuai immediately instead of just breaking out of the encirclement on their own.

Tian Wen was a little surprised: "Isn't it said that Liu Shuai has been killed?"

"The news only said that Tian Heng and Wan He were in rebellion, but it did not say that Liu Shuai was dead!"

Ma Sizhong said that they had been following Liu Shuai for almost 20 years. Without confirmation that Liu Shuai had been killed, even if he was willing to break out of the encirclement with Wang Wu, his veterans would not.

"Yes, we have to save Liu Shuai first!"

Xu Deyi, who came back to his senses, actually started to blame himself.

"this..."

Tian Wen didn't know how to express his position, so he just looked at the captain.

Wang Wu was also thinking that Suo Yanlong did not clearly say that Liu Tichun had been killed when he reported the news, so he really did not dare to say that Liu Tichun was dead now.

Therefore, he could not use Liu Tichun's death as an excuse to prevent Lao Shunjun from returning to aid Lao Mukong.

But without the help of these veterans of the army, even if he took the more than 400 people out, it would not have much effect.

Furthermore, although he was a subordinate of Tian Shouyi, he had lived in Liu Tichun's children's camp for three or four years, and it was Liu Tichun who arranged for him to be the general manager of Tian Shouyi's camp.

Therefore, regardless of morality or conscience, Wang Wu had no reason not to rescue Liu Tichun.

If he really refuses to save him, how should the officers and soldiers under him who are willing to die with him think of him?

In this current situation, the most important thing is the human heart!

Thinking of this, Wang Wu no longer hesitated and made up his mind to deal with Ma. Xu and the others said: "In that case, my two eldest brothers and I will go to Laomukong to rescue Liu Shuai!"

"good!"

Ma and Xu are naturally happy. With Wang Wu and his people helping with the rescue, they will definitely have a better chance of winning.

"Without further delay, please hurry up and prepare. I will also ask people to clean up here. All the materials that can be taken away will be taken away. What cannot be taken away will be burned and cannot be left to the Qing army!"

"become!"

Ma and Xu immediately went to summon the Lao Shun army to prepare for return reinforcements.

Wang Wu was about to go to the granary and arsenal to check, when Tian Wen behind him suddenly said: "Captain, if Liu Shuai is dead and Lao Mukong is occupied by the Qing army, what should we do?"

"Take it one step at a time. In short, no matter what, we must find a way to stand out!"

Wang Wu’s answer was decisive.

After hearing this, Tian Wen hesitated for a moment, and then whispered: "Captain, I think it's meaningless even if we stand out. As you said last night, the Ming Dynasty has died. Grandma doesn't care for us, and uncle doesn't love us."

, what’s the point of holding on for a dead Ming Dynasty? People as powerful as King Li Jin and Guo Xingye have been defeated, how can we have the chance to revive the Ming Dynasty...

To be honest, captain, if I can really stand out, I will not take this position. I want to return to my hometown to farm and be a farmer for the rest of my life. But captain, don’t worry, no matter whether I can stand out or not, I, Tian Wen, will not betray you.

, and will never become a dog for the Tatars!”

After expressing his feelings, Tian Wen felt much better.

He really lost confidence in fighting the Qing cause.

Seeing this subordinate who was older than himself confiding his feelings, Wang Wu didn't say anything. He just patted the other man on the shoulder and said softly: "No matter what you think, live on first."

Tian Wen nodded, regained his composure, and went to reorganize the team with Zhao Jinzhong and others.

Whether he can return to his hometown to farm depends first on whether he can survive, and then whether he can rush out.

Looking at the other person's retreating figure, Wang Wu felt inexplicably sad, and then very heartbroken.

Tian Wen's words may be the common aspiration of all soldiers who are still persisting in resisting the Qing Dynasty at this time.

They felt despair about the future because they could not see any chance of reviving the Ming Dynasty.

Yes, where is the opportunity?

Wang Wu let out a breath and slowly turned to the southwest.

His eyes focused little by little and then became extremely sharp.

Through the mountains and ridges, it seemed that he could see thousands of miles away!
Chapter completed!