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Chu Huan knew the news of the arrival of reinforcements from Yunshan Mansion earlier than Xu Qing, and Chu Huan even knew the strength of the reinforcements from Yunshan Mansion.

Tongzhou is a strategically important place, which is too important to Xishan. As Chu Huan expected, Liangzhou not only sent troops to rescue, Yunshan Mansion also sent reinforcements.

The main force of the Xishan Army is in Liangzhou, and the strength of the Yunshan Mansion is far from being comparable to that of Liangzhou's reinforcements. However, the Xishan Guards who sit in Yunshan are far superior to Liangzhou's troops in terms of equipment and combat effectiveness.

Chu Huan's ranger scouts had found out that the reinforcements from Yunshan were led by Qiao Mingtang himself, and there were a total of [-] troops.

In fact, the imperial guards guarding Yunshan are only [-] people. Naturally, Yunshan cannot mobilize all the soldiers and horses, but Qiao Mingtang is deeply rooted in Yunshan and has a good relationship with the local gentry. When the military situation is urgent, he is recruited. The guards, who were supported by many wealthy gentry families in Yunshan Mansion, opened up the arsenal of Yunshan Mansion, and managed to gather thousands of men and horses.

Of the 5000 troops, [-] are the elite imperial guards, and the remaining [-] are mainly composed of guards and guards. There are also officials who are recruited into the army when passing through various counties.

Qiao Mingtang was obviously not very clear about the situation in Tongzhou City, so he acted cautiously. After arriving at the small hill, he did not immediately advance towards Tongzhou City, but stopped at the small hill.

"Chu Governor, Qiao Mingtang's troops have arrived." Xu Shao looked solemn, "The soldiers who attacked Liangzhou have not returned yet, so it is not appropriate to fight Qiao Mingtang at this time."

Chu Huan said: "We must not act rashly, and Qiao Mingtang will not act rashly either... Yes, is there a problem with the camp? We must send people in and out every day, so as not to be seen through by them."

Xu Shao said with a smile: "Don't worry, Governor Chu, the general will guarantee that until now, they don't know that we have secretly dispatched troops to leave."

Chu Huan nodded slightly.

Attack Tongzhou with bluff, lure the Xishan army to rescue, and take the opportunity to ambush in the middle of the road. Once the plan is successfully implemented, defeat Liangzhou's reinforcements and take advantage of the situation to attack Liangzhou.

This plan, before Chu Huan captured Xiguguan, he had already formulated a detailed strategy with Pei Ji.

Chu Huan is usually quite a casual person, but once he has a goal, he is persevering and determined to achieve it. In order to achieve the goal, he will definitely make a detailed plan.

Attacking Xigu Pass was already a complete turn against Qin. In such a situation, Chu Huan would naturally not be timid, but Pei Ji had already analyzed for Chu Huan the next trouble after capturing Xigu Pass.

Tongzhou is a place that must be taken in the northwest, but Chu Huan knows that it is difficult to hold Tongzhou just by taking it. Only by controlling the entire southern region of Xishan can the safety of Tongzhou be guaranteed. Therefore, if you want to take Tongzhou, you must take Liangzhou. Only by controlling Liangzhou and Tongzhou can we stabilize our position in the pass.

Just as the opponent expected, what Chu Huan was short of was food and grass, and he was unable to mobilize a huge army to enter the border to fight, especially the cavalry. Needless to say, Chu Huan has tens of thousands of cavalry under his command, but the food and grass are unable to support the entire cavalry corps in the northwest to enter the customs.

Chu Huan gritted his teeth and mobilized 5000 cavalry, which had already reached the limit. In addition, Pei Ji led [-] infantry into the pass secretly, and dispatched [-] infantry and cavalry in the northwest, which also reached the limit.

For Chu Huan, this plan is also a big gamble. Once it is successfully implemented and successfully occupied the two states in the south of Xishan, it will play a decisive role in the future strategic deployment if a base area is laid in the pass. However, once this plan fails and fails to capture Tongzhou and Liangzhou, the Northwest Army can only retreat to the outside of the pass, and Tongzhou will also quickly strengthen its defense. It will be very difficult to find an opportunity to win Tongzhou. Difficult things, and from then on, the Northwest's trade insurance to the customs will also be under the threat of Tongzhou, at least in a few years, the Northwest will not be able to enter the customs to compete for supremacy.

This is a gamble, but it is a gamble that has to be taken.

The ambush of Wei Tianqing and the attack on Liangzhou must be foolproof and must be completed. Even if Wei Tianqing is repelled and returns to Liangzhou, the plan will end in failure.

So in the battle of Liuzihe, Chu Huan invested the largest force he could at the moment. Eight thousand infantry secretly entered the Liuzihe area, and thousands of cavalry were urgently dispatched from the pass to cooperate in the battle. Guaranteed to win a complete victory, Chu Huan secretly dispatched [-] cavalry from the headquarters under the city, and quickly assembled with Pei Ji's troops.

In fact, there are no more than two thousand cavalrymen under the city today. The thousand or so soldiers who surrendered as pawns are just used for posturing. Chu Huan has no hope for the combat power of this group of people. He is even worried that if they fight When you get up, this group of people is likely to get cold feet.

The tents in the camp were like clouds, but it was a deception. The two thousand cavalry in Chu Huan's hands were naturally more than enough to deal with Tongzhou City, but at this moment, the five thousand reinforcements led by Qiao Mingtang had arrived, posing a huge threat to the Northwest Army under Tongzhou City.

Chu Huan knew very well that he could be deceived for a while by deceiving others, but it was absolutely impossible to continue deceiving him forever. Until now, the results of the battle in the south had not yet been delivered, but at this moment he still had to endure tremendous pressure and wait for Pei Ji's troops to return quickly. Although Qiao Mingtang is cautious, he will not be so conservative that he misses the opportunity to fight. Once he knows that Chu Huan's situation is true, Qiao Mingtang will definitely fight with all his strength.

Qiao Mingtang led the troops to help, and he really had the heart to show off with the Northwest Army.

The Northwest Army broke through Xigu Pass and approached Tongzhou City, but Qiao Mingtang was taken aback. After receiving the request for help, Qiao Mingtang did not hesitate, and immediately mobilized troops to come to help.

Although there were not many troops, Qiao Mingtang knew very well that the troops entering the pass from the northwest would never be too strong. Gathering all the troops in the Western Mountains might not be impossible to fight to the death with the Northwest Army.

It's just that a fight to the death is the last choice after all. Qiao Mingtang is mentally prepared for this, but he doesn't want to put all his eggs in one basket unless it is absolutely necessary.

He naturally understands the reason why killing [-] enemies will cost him [-]. The Northwest Army is brave and good at fighting. If the Xishan Army really fights against them, even if they repel the Northwest Army, their own casualties will inevitably be very heavy.

The best result is that the Northwest Army sees the arrival of reinforcements and has no choice but to withdraw its troops to the west.

Arriving outside the city, Qiao Mingtang breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the "Qin" flag was still flying in Tongzhou City. Tongzhou City had not yet been breached, so the chances of winning were even higher.

He naturally knew where the Northwest Army's camp was, but he didn't send troops to attack immediately. Qiao Mingtang didn't know the reality of the Northwest Army under the city of Tongzhou. Not Qiao Mingtang's character.

"Your Excellency, the Northwest Army's company battalion is more than ten kilometers away. It seems that there are not a few people." Xiao Moyun, the head of the Xishan Military Department, followed Qiao Mingtang as the deputy general. After the troops arrived at the small hill, Xiao Moyun immediately led the Qingqi I found a place with a rather high terrain and observed the Northwest Army camp from a distance. Xiao Moyun was very surprised by the continuous tents.

In the temporary camp, the generals accompanying the army stood on both sides.

Qiao Mingtang glanced at Xiao Moyun, but asked: "Have the soldiers and horses of the Wei Tong system ever arrived?"

"I haven't seen the troops of the Guard Command yet." Xiao Moyun said: "Your Excellency, logically speaking, they should have arrived, right...!"

"what?"

"Is it because the Wei Command did not send troops?"

"Absolutely impossible." Although Qiao Mingtang was dressed in golden armor, the Governor of Xishan in military uniform did not have a fierce and murderous look, but he had the demeanor of a Confucian general, and his face like a crown jade looked quite dignified: "Wei Tongzhi knows the importance of Tongzhou , upon receiving a request for help, troops will definitely be dispatched...!"

Xiao Moyun said: "It should be here today at the latest."

Qiao Mingtang ordered: "Continue to send people to investigate. When you see Liangzhou soldiers and horses, come and report immediately. Yes, let the scouts sent remember that if you see Liangzhou soldiers and horses, tell Wei Tianqing, don't act rashly, and don't act without authorization." Launch an attack on the Northwest Army."

"Your Majesty understands."

There was a map on Qiao Mingtang's table, which was a general picture of the entire West Mountain Road, he stared at it for a moment, and then said: "Master Xiao, after dark, send someone to investigate the Northwest Army camp to find out two things. "

"Sir, please order."

"First, we must find out where the grain and grass of the Northwest Army are." Qiao Mingtang said solemnly: "This governor needs to know how much grain they have now and where it is stored."

"Yes."

"Secondly, send someone to check the horses of the Northwest Army." Qiao Mingtang said, "See how many horses they have here. The cavalry in the Northwest are very brave. We must find out how many cavalry they have here." Glancing at all the generals under his command, staring at one person, he said, "Master Pang!"

An old man over fifty came out, cupped his hands and said, "Your Excellency!"

"You have a brilliant literary talent. The governor wants you to go to the northwest camp to meet Chu Huan. On the surface, he is trying to persuade Chu Huan to retreat, but he needs to find out what's going on in the northwest camp." Qiao Mingtang stared into the eyes of Mr. Pang, "Would you like to?"

Principal Pang's face changed slightly, he opened his mouth, but made no sound, Qiao Mingtang frowned, "You dare not go?"

"No, I'm an official... I'm willing to go!" Master Pang said helplessly.

Only then did Qiao Mingtang's expression soften, "The two armies are at war, and Chu Huan won't do anything to you if you don't kill them. We have to wait for Wei Tianqing's reinforcements to arrive, so you can go to the northwest camp here to delay some time. Secondly, we can take the opportunity to check the reality of the Northwest Army camp, if we can find out how many soldiers and horses there are in the Northwest, it will be a great achievement, and the governor will definitely reward us a lot."

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