But Qian Qiaogong will not succeed if he does not obey the order, not that he will not grant the order of the monarch abroad.

After all, the order made it very clear that Song An had already led his troops to set off first, and if there was an accident in Song An or the Ruishi battalion led by him, the problem would be even more serious.

After weighing the two phases, Lu Zhiyu and Qian Qiaogong agreed that the lesser of the two evils was the right way to go north to meet Song An and block the Aobai army.

Although Shen Zhiyuan said that he was angry and marched westward, but along the way, he did not see any signs of fighting, nor did he hear of the fighting, and he did not even see a single rout or wounded soldier, so it means that Shen Zhiyuan has controlled the situation, otherwise, how could the Qing army under the Bahana department see Shen Zhiyuan to the west and not see it?

And since King Wu came to this order, it should be intended to eat Yanzhou in one bite, if Song An can't stop the Aobai army, then all ideas are empty, and even the Qing army that has eased up is very likely to quickly attack Andongwei eastward.

At that time, the two of them will have to face the Aobai and Yanzhou armies.

With this consensus, Lu Zhiyu and Qian Qiaogong immediately turned around, one after the other, echoing each other, and quickly turned their heads and headed north.

When Song An received the report that the advance of the Aobai army had arrived, Qian Qiaogong's cavalry was leading the sheep to capture Xintai, which was only garrisoned by seven or eight hundred Qing troops, and then turned westward.

It is a distance of up to 100 miles from the ambush of Song'an.

……。

Wu Zheng sat in Xuzhou and constantly received good news from Chen Sheng.

But Wu Zheng was still not happy.

The reason is very simple, compared to Chen Sheng's smooth advance to the north, the Runing Mansion in the west is full of bad news.

The day after Wu Zheng and Li Dingguo met in Huaining, Sun Kewang led an army of 10,000 from Ruyang to the south to the outside of Luoshan City.

There is nothing else to say, that is, I think about my brothers, how much I am valued in the Qing court, but I still think about sharing [new] with my brothers, so I invite my brothers to join the Qing Dynasty and enjoy happiness together, and so on.

Previously, Bai Wenxuan and Ma Weixing occupied the mall, Gwangju, and Luoshan, and did not deploy heavy troops in these three places, and the main force was still stationed in the mall, and at this time, Bai Wenxuan went with Li Dingguo to see Wu Zheng and had not yet returned, and Ma Weixing was in the mall and could not deal with it in time.

Luoshan is a small city, the city walls are more than one person high earthen walls, there are only more than 1,000 defenders in the city, Sun Kewang 10,000 troops arrived, has been frightened to the mall for help, while cowering in the city, frightened.

And the "old boss" not only did not attack outside the city, but also sincerely solicited, and in just one hour, more than 1,000 defenders in the city opened the city and surrendered.

So Sun Kewang painted a gourd in the same way, spending a fee, a soldier and a pawn, without sending a stone and an arrow, and in two days, Luoshan, Xixian, and Gwangju were all handled by him with one mouth.

Since the three cities were surrendered by the whole city, no one reported to the mall.

When Sun Kewang got over Gwangju, Mall Ma Weixing learned that the three places were lost.

Shocked, he raised a large army to the north, intending to recapture Gwangju.

But Sun Kewang did not love war, and when he heard that Ma Weixing was leading a large army to come, he quickly pulled out and abandoned Gwangju and returned north.

Ma Weixing then easily recovered Luoshan and Xixian one after another.

But Sun Kewang has been retreating unhurriedly.

The recovery of the three places gave Ma Weixing great confidence, and he immediately ordered to pursue Sun Kewang's troops who were not far away.

However, the cunning Sun Kewang set up an ambush in Tongzhongdian in the northwest of Xi County.

When Ma Weixing arrived with the main force, Sun Kewang ambushed troops on three sides to flank Ma Weixing.

Ma Weixing was caught off guard, and after a battle, he lost 8,000 men and horses of the main force, but fortunately, he was able to protect Ma Weixing all the way to the south to break through, so he was able to save his life.

And Sun Kewang naturally would not let go of the fruit in front of him easily, and chased after Ma Weixing's remnants all the way.

Two days later, Bai Wenxuan returned to the mall, only to know that a huge change had occurred.

In a fit of rage, he mobilized more than 10,000 remaining horses in the city and prepared to meet Ma Weixing in the north.

I didn't want to, and collided with the remnants of Ma Weixing who fled back during the march.

Only then did I know that Ma Weixing had fallen into an ambush and returned defeated.

At this time, Bai Wenxuan's response was measured, and he learned from Ma Weixing that Sun Kewang only had an army of 10,000, and he still had nearly 20,000 horses in his hands, and felt that there was still a possibility of winning back a game.

Thus, the two armies converged and quickly headed north.

When Sun Kewang, who was chasing, saw Bai Wenxuan and Ma Weixing turn around to meet them, he also quickly turned around and went north, but he didn't fight.

In the past two years, because the Northern Expeditionary Army held back the largest number of Qing troops and the energy of the Qing court along the coast, the generals of the Great Western Army almost never tasted defeat.

The battles they fought were either the enemy's lone army, or they fought without reinforcements, so it can be said that they were invincible and invincible.

Bai Wenxuan made the same mistake as Ma Weixing, he thought that Sun Kewang was defeated when he heard the wind, so he gave an order, and more than 10,000 Western troops quickly pursued Sun Kewang north.

This chase chased after Ma Weixing's ambushed copper bell shop, and then chased Zhenyang.

If Bai Wenxuan was a little vigilant, he should have stopped in Zhenyang City, but he insisted on continuing to pursue, of course, this is not that Bai Wenxuan does not know the art of war, but he also knows that the Azig army will arrive in Ruyang at any time, and he thinks that since the enemy army has broken and has no intention of fighting, then he will go straight to Huanglong.

If you can really conquer Ruyang City in one battle, it will be a bad thing to turn into a good thing, and you will be guilty of it.

It was this recklessness that Bai Wenxuan missed the last chance to protect himself.

Bai Wenxuan and Ma Weixing's department were ambushed again in the Yangzhuang store in the north of Zhenyang.

When they were besieged by enemy troops from all directions, Bai Wenxuan and Ma Weixing discovered that the original Azig department had already arrived in Ruyang, and the ambush they encountered was a part of the Azig army - 8,000 cavalry.

In the first battle of Yangzhuangdian, the Great Western Army lost 24,000 elites, and the main general Bai Wenxuan and deputy general Ma Weixing were captured by Azige.

At this time, Li Dingguo arrived at the mall with 50,000 main forces.

Shocked by the bad news, Li Dingguo beat his chest and stomped his feet, but did not forget to pass on the bad news to Wu Zheng.

At this time, the front of the Great Western Army had broken and the attack was weak, so it could only choose to stick to the mall.

But how could Azig and Sun Kewang give up?

They also understood the truth that he took advantage of his illness to kill him, and the Qing army took advantage of the great victory of Yangzhuangdian and brazenly went south, wanting to recapture the mall and drive the Great Western Army out of the Henan border.

Li Dingguo fell into the predicament of being unable to advance or retreat, and the 50,000 horses in his hands were crowded in a corner of the mall, not to mention the inconvenience of supplies, and it was even more difficult to move.

But the problem is, how can you give up if you give up the mall in exchange for 30,000 elites?

If you really want to give up, not to mention that it is difficult to face the soldiers of the Great Western Army, it is even more difficult for Li Dingguo to explain to Emperor Yongli.

Li Dingguo's mind was also confused at this time, and it stands to reason that he should understand the importance of retreating at this time to give the army time to rest.

But he didn't withdraw.

Because, Li Dingguo himself is not reconciled!