Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1358
After the bombardment from Tongguan, Hauge returned to Chang'an to make arrangements, and soon he sent two troops to northern Shaanxi and Hanzhong respectively to replace Meng Qiaofang and Wu Sangui's troops, and transferred all the main forces of the Jin army to Guanzhong to prepare for the attack. The Ming army launched a large-scale counterattack.

Not long after Hauge's military order was issued, Meng Qiaofang handed over the defense of Yan'an to Zhang Wenheng, the servant of the Ministry of War, and ordered Zhao Liangdong to lead an army of 5000 horsemen to Yujin Town in the south of Gaoling County. Move south to the intersection where the Ishikawa River and the Weihe River meet.Meng Qiaofang ordered Zhang Wenheng to guard the city and not to fight against the Ming army in northern Shaanxi. After Li Laiheng went south, he also led more than 2 horse troops to rush south to Gaoling County.

The [-] gold army at Pujin Ferry deliberately sold the ferry to Sun Shoufa, then withdrew westward to Gukou Town, and also returned to Meng Qiaofang's command. The [-] gold army set up a net on the north bank of the Weihe River.

At the same time, after Hauge agreed to make Fengxiang Mansion, Pingliang Mansion, Qinzhou, Ganzhou, Jingzhou, two mansions and three prefectures the fiefdoms of the King of Shu in case Hanzhong was not guaranteed, Wu Sangui led 6 people on foot and rode from Dazhou Sanguan withdrew into Guanzhong.

In order to avoid eyeliners, Wu Sangui did not arrive in Chang'an, but went to Lantian County and Lanpan Mountain in the south of Lintong to take his seat.

At this time, the troops mobilized from Wuguan, Lulingguan and other passes in the middle of the pass also joined the [-] forbidden troops in Chang'an one after another. About [-] elite soldiers, plus more than [-] garrison troops, gathered in Baqiao Town, west of Lintong County.

At this point, Hauge mobilized soldiers from northern Shaanxi and Hanzhong to station on both sides of the Weihe River, and divided them into two groups, a total of 12 elites.

At this time, after repelling Meng Qiaofang, the Ming army in northern Shaanxi was waiting for food and grass to cross the river before continuing south.However, the war in northern Shaanxi lasted for several months. Neither the Jin Kingdom nor the Ming army had the energy to pay attention to the livelihood of the people in northern Shaanxi. And just during the time when the two armies were fighting, a riot broke out again in northern Shaanxi, which had been quiet for ten years.

When the Ming army and the Jin army were fighting in Suidezhou, the bandit army was able to grow rapidly in Yulin Mansion. Its leader was called King Pingtian, and he raised the banner to support the Jin and fight against the Ming Dynasty.

The Ming army in Hanzhong, because Wang Yuncheng was defeated by the Wu army before, continued to approach Nanzheng steadily, and did not realize that Wu Sangui had left Nanzheng.But in a few days at most, Ma Jinzhong and Hao Yaoqi will probably find out the clues.

The vanguard of the Ming army in Guanzhong had already arrived in Weinan County, and the main force of Wang Yan also passed through Tongguan to Huayin County.

At this time, Hauge felt that the time for him to wait had come. It was time to counterattack the Ming army in Guanzhong. Otherwise, when the Ming army in northern Shaanxi and Hanzhong reacted and entered the Guanzhong Plain, the Kingdom of Jin would be unable to recover. .

The large-scale mobilization of troops cost the Jin country a lot. Nearly 20 elite Jin troops gathered in Guanzhong. Sooner or later, they would be discovered by the Ming army, and a war would break out immediately.

On April [-]th, Baqiao Town, in the camp of the Jin Army, Hauge sat on the top with a golden helmet and armor as the emperor, and dozens of generals such as Wu Sangui and Meng Qiaofang sat on both sides according to their ranks.

Hauge took off his golden helmet and put it on the table, then scanned the crowd, and said loudly: "Everyone is here, let's start!"

While talking, he saw two guards carrying a map holder into the tent, Hauge immediately walked out from the case, and everyone stood up and stood behind him.

"According to investigations, Wang Thief led the main force of nearly 20 Ming troops from the vanguard of the Ming army to Weinan, and has already passed Tongguan to Huayin County. Now that the main force of the Ming army has entered the pass, you can speak freely about how to fight this battle. "Haug pointed twice on the map, then turned to look at everyone.

Wu Sangui scanned the battlefield, Hauge was stationed in Baqiao Town, west of Lintong, Meng Qiaofang's troops were in Gaoling County, north of Lintong, and he was stationed in Lantian, south of Lintong.Tang Tong was used as bait and was still in Lintong County.

Wu Sangui stroked his beard under his chin, and pondered: "Your Majesty means to ambush the Ming army in Lintong?"

Hauge nodded, "The preset battlefield is indeed in Lintong County."

"If it is in Lintong, then neither the forward nor the main force of the Ming army has entered the ambush circle." Wu Sangui frowned, stepped forward and pointed at the map, and said, "Besides, the king thief is still in Huayin, too close to Tongguan, so I don't know what His Majesty is going to do." How to lure this thief to Lintong?"

The Ming army was divided into two parts, and Wang Yan was in Huayin, which was equivalent to controlling the exit of Tongguan.Bai Guangen has 1 people, so it is difficult to attack successfully.Here, Wang Yan can ensure that the troops and supplies of the Kanto will continue to enter the Guanzhong. At the same time, if the situation is not right, he can calmly return to the Kanto, which can be said to be invincible.

If the Jin army wanted to defeat Wang Yan, it had to let him go deeper. Once he left Huayin, Bai Guangen would have a chance to make a move, and then he would have time to build fortifications in dangerous places and cut off the connection between the Ming army and the Kanto.

If Wang Yan stayed in Huayin all the time, then Bai Guangen would be discovered by the Ming army if he moved, and the Ming army might have killed him before his fortifications were completed.With such a situation of 20 against [-], Bai Guangen will definitely lose.

Hauge waved his hand, and Han Chaoxuan, the military commander behind him, replied: "We want to mobilize Wang Yan and let him go west. We are going to ambush the forward of the Ming army in Lintong first. If the forward is ambushed, there is no reason for Wang Yan not to save him. "

"The forwards of the Ming army consisted of 6 people, mainly cavalry. The terrain in Lintong is relatively flat, so it may not be easy to ambush!" Wu Sangui expressed his attitude cautiously. And if it is necessary to mobilize soldiers and horses from the north and south wings to ambush, it will expose me and King Yongping's army in advance, and the king's thief will be able to see our intentions, and I am afraid that they will not easily fall into the trap."

After Wu Sangui finished speaking, he glanced at Han Chaoxuan, a little unhappy, "Have Prime Minister Han considered this?"

Just as Han Chaoxuan was about to explain, Hauge waved his hand and said in person: "Wu Qing is right to be worried, but I have already thought about these situations. Neither Wu Qing nor Meng Qing will participate in the ambush of the forward, and I am going to let Tang Tong step aside." Lintong, lead the forwards of the Ming army into the city for the night. At midnight, I and Tang Tong led the army back to Lintong, took advantage of the night to dig trenches and build forts outside the city, and blocked [-] Ming troops in the city."

To ambush [-] Ming troops, including the horse army, if it is on the plain, even more than [-] people will not be able to stop it. It is not easy, and the terrain must be matched.If the Ming army entered Lintong, and the Jin army could block the Ming army from the outside, then the rampaging horse army and the dragon cavalry army would be equivalent to entering a cage.

Wu Sangui's eyes lit up, "Liu Fangliang and Wang Shixiu chased from Tongguan to Huayin, and then from Huayin to Weinan, chasing Tang Tong all the way, it is really possible to plunge into Lintong."

Seeing Wu Sangui's approval, Hauge continued, "If you can trap the forward of the Ming army, I don't believe that the king's thief will not come to rescue. If the king's thief leads the troops to help, then I will attack from the front, and Wu Qing and Meng Qing will attack from both sides. , will definitely be able to kill him by mistake."

Wu Sangui nodded, and Meng Qiaofang took over the conversation, "In the Lintong area, there are mountains in the south and plains in the north. If your majesty traps the main cavalry force of the king's thief in Lintong City, it will be like breaking the king's thief's arm. Our cavalry is just right. Show your skills here.”

Hauge smiled and said, "That's my intention."

Wu Sangui looked at the map for a while, and added: "If the thief Wang really leads troops to help and enter the ambush circle set up by His Majesty, I think we need three conditions to win."

Hauge couldn't help looking at Wu Sangui, "Listen to what Wu Qing said."

Wu Sangui immediately pointed to the map and said, "North of Lintong is the Yellow River, and south is Lishan Mountain and other forested areas. Once the war starts, His Majesty will lead an army of [-] troops and [-] garrison troops. They need to withstand the frontal attack of the Ming army and ensure that the Ming army can fight." Do not rescue the horse army in Lintong City. This is the first rule. The king's bandits are mainly infantry. Before the war, our army must seize Lishan, Jiwangshan, Tuqiao Town, Heihuling, etc. in the south. The hills and peaks prevent the Ming army from turning to the southern mountains and forests to form villages after they discover the ambush. This is the second. After the war, King Yongping's army must quickly cross the Weishui River, outflank Lingkou Town and Xinfeng Town, and attack the Ming army After that, it's number three."

Wu Sangui paused while speaking, and then said in a deep voice: "I think these three points need to be done in order to achieve a big victory in this ambush."

After hearing this, Haoge said solemnly: "The three points Wu Qing said are indeed indispensable. I will stick to the front and prevent the Ming army from rescuing the horse army in Lintong. After Meng Qing returns to Gaoling, she should try her best to prepare as many equipment as possible to cross the river. Don't delay in critical moments."

After speaking, he looked at Wu Sangui again and said: "As for the mountains to the south, I will hand them over to Wu Qing's [-] infantry troops. In addition, Wu Qing's horse troops must first hide behind the mountains and forests, and wait for the Ming army to get into a big battle, and then hunt and kill them." , disrupting the Ming army's front line."

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