The sky finally dawned, and the sky turned upside down that night. Deng Shiqiu, Cheng Zhongdi and others were all suppressed. Compared with Ma Yuanli's strong strength, the soldiers of the Daxi Army in the military camp were much worse, especially those soldiers from the new camp who completely gave up resistance and were willing to surrender to the court. Only some soldiers from the old camp chose to resist, and all of them were killed without exception.

Deng Shiqiu and Cheng Zhongdi adopted a crushing method to pacify the military camps of the Daxi Army inside and outside the Chongqing Prefecture City. He did not ask Liu Jinzhong to take out Zhang Xianzhong's token, but also gave up Ma Yuanli's military talisman. Instead, he led the army to enter the military camp directly. Whether it was the soldiers of the old camp of the Daxi Army or the soldiers of the new camp, the gap between them was still too big. Deng Shiqiu and Cheng Zhongdi had sufficient confidence in this regard.

There are deep reasons here. The 30,000 soldiers of the Daxi Army led by Liu Wenxiu and Li Dingguo will soon arrive at Chongqing Prefecture City. If the Daxi Army soldiers stationed in Chongqing Prefecture City cannot be completely suppressed from the momentum, when Liu Wenxiu and Li Dingguo arrive at Chongqing Prefecture City, these Daxi Army soldiers who have surrendered to the court will turn against each other again, the situation will be complicated.

The news was blocked with all efforts and has not been leaked for the time being. On the one hand, it is because of the complex terrain of the city along the river, and on the other hand, it is because Deng Shiqiu and Cheng Zhongdi's actions were too rapid.

The next goal is Liu Wenxiu and Li Dingguo.

Liu Jinzhong believed that Liu Wenxiu and Li Dingguo had strong combat effectiveness. Qin Yiming and Qin Gongming also said that the two had good combat effectiveness and needed to deal with it carefully, but Deng Shiqiu and Cheng Zhongdi didn't care at all. Compared with the imperial army, the Daxi Army was really nothing. You should know that the 20,000 soldiers led by the two participated in the Battle of Malan Mountain. They fought face to face with the Later Jin Tartars, and forced the extermination of the Zhenghong Banners and the Zhengbai Banners of the Eight Banners. The murderous aura displayed by these soldiers on the battlefield was enough to make any opponent frightened. With such soldiers, what else can be afraid of?

Self-confidence is the most important thing. Deng Shiqiu and Cheng Zhongdi both remembered the emperor's instructions.

However, Deng Shiqiu was quite distressed about how to treat Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu because the emperor wanted to comfort the two.

Governor's Office, front yard, lobby.

Deng Shiqiu, with blood in his eyes, waved to Qin Yiming who had just entered the lobby, Qin Gongming and Liu Jinzhong, and signaled them to sit down and talk.

"The military camps inside and outside the Chongqing Prefecture City have just been taken down. General Cheng is still dispatching soldiers to stabilize the situation, so he is not here. According to the scout's report, the 30,000 Daxi Army soldiers led by Liu Wenxiu and Li Dingguo will arrive in Chongqing Prefecture City within two days. The Daxi Army soldiers under their command are all sergeants from the old camp. You all said that Liu Wenxiu and Li Dingguo are quite capable of fighting, can be civil and military, and need to be careful when dealing with it. Then let's discuss how to deal with it."

Looking at Qin Yiming and others who were frowning, Deng Shiqiu spoke again with a expressionless face.

"The news of our occupation of Chongqing Prefecture has not been leaked yet, but I can't guarantee that there are many merchants in Chongqing Prefecture, coming and going. Is there a spy sent by Zhang Xianzhong here? Will it take out the news of Chongqing Prefecture? No one knows that I have ordered the city to be closed down and no one is allowed to enter or exit. However, the situation was too chaotic last night, will anyone take the opportunity to leave?"

When Deng Shiqiu said this, Liu Jinzhong shook his head quickly.

"Sir, I promise that no one could leave Chongqing City last night, and all the city gates were controlled as soon as possible, and it was impossible for anyone to leave..."

Deng Shiqiu shook his head and snorted softly.

"This Chongqing Fucheng has always been called a mountain city. There are many roads left from the Fucheng. I'm afraid it's not just a few gates to trap it. The scout had already conducted a reconnaissance around the Fucheng last night. There were gaps in the west gate and the east gate. Strong people can climb rocks and leave the Fucheng with bare hands."

Qin Yiming, Qin Gongming, Liu Jinzhong and others all widened their eyes. They couldn't believe that there were huge loopholes in the city walls of Chongqing, where their location was so important. They didn't know what Ma Yuanli and Zhang Hualong were doing.

Deng Shiqiu sighed.

"I also find it strange that Zhang Xianzhong sent tens of thousands of soldiers in the Western Army to station in Chongqing Prefecture, and this situation happened. This shouldn't be true. After the scout reported last night, he understood a little. After Ma Yuanli and Zhang Hualong came to Chongqing Prefecture, he severely suppressed the rich gentry and merchants in the city according to Zhang Xianzhong's request. These rich gentry and merchants always have to find ways to survive. The gaps around the city wall are critically the way for rich gentry and merchants to save their lives. Besides, in order to survive, these rich gentry and merchants can take out a lot of money. With money, they can make the devil push the mill. What's the point of a few gaps?"

"As the governor of the Left Army of the Daxi Army, Ma Yuanli led tens of thousands of Daxi Army soldiers to be stationed in Chongqing. He should have worked diligently and fulfilled his duties. There were more than ten maids in his mansion. Last night, the soldiers searched a lot of money from his mansion. It can be seen that Ma Yuanli is not all about guarding Chongqing mansion."

"Ma Yuanli can do it, why can't those officers of the Western Army do it? As long as they can loot money, what is the number of people they let go, what is the number of people there? What is the number of gaps in the city wall?"

Speaking of this, Deng Shiqiu, who was slightly tired, waved his hand.

"We must be prepared for both. It is best if the news is not leaked, so that we can calmly deal with Liu Wenxiu and Li Dingguo and lure them into the ambush circle. If the news is leaked, we must prepare for face-to-face fighting. We must wipe out the 30,000 Western Army led by Liu Wenxiu and Li Dingguo, and we cannot let them escape back to Chengdu."

"We can no longer mobilize our troops to fight in Chengdu City, so we should try to reduce the pressure on Lord Ma."

Qin Yiming and Qin Gongming nodded at the same time.

Gu Fu

Qin Yiming stood up and clasped his fists at Deng Shiqiu.

"Master, I think we should send a scout to investigate in detail. If the news is leaked, Liu Wenxiu and Li Dingguo will definitely make corresponding arrangements. It is very likely to speed up the march, arrive at Chongqing Prefecture City as soon as possible, and retake Chongqing Prefecture City. If the news is not leaked, everything will be easy."

Deng Shiqiu nodded slightly and looked at Liu Jinzhong.

"Brother Liu, if the news that Chongqing Prefecture City was occupied by the imperial army was leaked, will Liu Wenxiu and Li Dingguo choose to return to Chengdu Prefecture City and report the news to Zhang Xianzhong."

Liu Jinzhong thought for a while, shook his head, stood up and spoke.

"Sir, my subordinates think they won't. Liu Wenxiu and Li Dingguo will definitely send their soldiers to Chengdu to report the news. They will definitely lead the army to launch an attack on Chongqing Prefecture City and retake Chongqing Prefecture City as soon as possible..."

Before Liu Jinzhong finished speaking, Deng Shiqiu frowned.

"Just I thought of something, the imperial army suddenly occupied Chongqing prefecture. What would it be like if Liu Wenxiu, Li Dingguo, and even Zhang Xianzhong suddenly knew about this news."

Everyone was stunned, no one thought of this problem.

Seeing that everyone was not speaking, Deng Shiqiu spoke again to himself.

"If it were me, I wouldn't believe it. If this news is confirmed, the first thing I think of is to strengthen my defense quickly and then think about how to evacuate safely, because the opponent is too strong..."

The lobby fell into silence. No one could refute the possibility that Deng Shiqiu said. Think about it, Chongqing prefectures were occupied by the imperial army unknowingly, and there was something else that the imperial court could not take.

Deng Shiqiu sighed again.

"What I mean by this possibility is that we must make preparations. If Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu learned that Chongqing Prefecture City was occupied by the imperial army, they chose to evacuate immediately and return to Chengdu Prefecture City, then we can only lead the army to take the initiative to assist Lord Ma in attacking Chengdu Prefecture City. Of course, Chongqing Prefecture City must also defend and prevent Zhang Xianzhong from fleeing south."

"As for Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu leading the Western Army to attack Chongqing Prefecture City, we are reluctant to ask for it, so they don't think about being able to escape."

"If the news has not been leaked, everything will be easy to say."

Speaking of this, Deng Shiqiu stood up.

"Qin Yiming, Qin Gongming, you go to the military camp quickly to assist General Cheng in stabilizing the military camp. You should act according to General Cheng's requirements and not be lenient. At critical moments, there should be no abnormalities between the internal and external military camps, and you must maintain stability."

"Brother Liu, go to the backyard to help clean up the money exploited by Ma Yuanli, Zhang Hualong and others, and see how much money they have exploited after they arrived in Chongqing Prefecture."

The three of them left quickly and the lobby became quiet.

Deng Shiqiu rubbed his forehead hard. He wanted to rest immediately, but it was not possible. There were too many things to deal with. Chongqing City has closed its gates and several gaps are being dealt with. At this time, it is necessary to stabilize the situation in the entire City, especially to stabilize the ordinary people in the City.

The matters of the military camps inside and outside the Chongqing Prefecture City were handed over to Cheng Zhongdi. With the assistance of Qin Yiming and Qin Gongming, Deng Shiqiu didn't have to worry too much. Of course, it was still very difficult to let these former Daxi Army soldiers do their best to serve the court within one or two days, and turn around to deal with Liu Wenxiu and Li Dingguo.

He clapped his hands hard and the messenger entered the lobby.

"Order the scout camp to send ten scouts to travel day and night to report the news of our occupation of Chongqing Prefecture City to Lord Ma. We decided to defend Chongqing Prefecture City and welcome the upcoming Liu Wenxiu and Li Dingguo, as well as the 30,000 Daxi Army soldiers under their command. If Liu Wenxiu and Li Dingguo lead the Daxi Army to withdraw to Chengdu Prefecture City, Cheng Zhongdi and I will lead the soldiers to pursue and assist in the attack on Chengdu Prefecture City..."

"Tell the scouts to be careful all the way, be sure to keep it absolutely confidential and never disclose information..."
Chapter completed!