"The geographical location of Chaijiaguan is very special, stuck in a valley. If our army wants to pass through the Meridian Valley, Chaijiaguan is the only way to go. ”

Tian Jianxiu pondered for a moment and then said: "If the generals of the Tartars are not crazy about gains and losses, they will definitely deploy heavy troops here. ”

"So we're going to have to storm this place."

Zeng Ying paused and said, "There are no shortcuts?"

"As far as I know, there really aren't any shortcuts."

Hearing Tian Jianxiu say this, Zeng Ying laughed.

"No, no, no. My Ming Dynasty's iron cavalry is not something that can be stopped by a mere village. If they want to keep it, let them keep it, Zeng wants to see if they can keep it. ”

This is said domineeringly, quite a bit of momentum soaring into the sky.

Yuan Zongdi also nodded and said: "When the brave wins when they meet on a narrow road, I don't believe that the Tartars can still do their best when they are tired now." ”

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Now it is none other than Shuo Etu who is guarding Chai's house.

He was originally ordered by Azig to reinforce Hanzhong, but was blocked by Liu Fangliang at the Beishan Pass.

Shuo Etu tried his best to break through the defense line of the Ming army, but his own troops suffered heavy losses.

In desperation, he could only choose to retreat to preserve his strength.

After returning to Xi'an, Shuo Etu was reprimanded by Azig.

Of course, he didn't dare say anything.

It is only natural for the master to scold the slave. What's more, he did disgrace the Qing Dynasty and the Eight Banners.

Then the news of Hanzhong's breach reached Xi'an, and Azig was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

What is even more terrifying is that the Ming army does not seem to be satisfied with seizing Hanzhong, and is still eyeing Guanzhong.

According to the report of the Qing army, the Ming army had already set off from Hanzhong and headed along the Qinling Mountains in the direction of Ziwu Town.

Azig, of course, understood what the Ming army was trying to do.

Attacking Guanzhong through the Meridian Valley is a shortcut, and the Ming army wants to settle the situation in one battle.

But Azig wouldn't give them that chance.

He decided to send a large army to reinforce Chaijiaguan, which stuck the throat of the Ming army's advance.

In this way, Shuo Etu has the opportunity to make meritorious contributions.

This time, Shuo Etu wants to wash away the shame and make the arrogant Ming army pay the price.

"Report!"

A man and a horse came galloping, and when the rider came to Shuo Etu, he stopped his horse, rolled over, dismounted, and fell to one knee.

"General Yu, a large group of Ming troops has been found ahead."

As soon as Shuo Etu heard Ming Jun's eyes, he almost let out light.

"How many of them there are."

"At least 10,000 people, maybe more."

It is difficult to determine the exact strength of the enemy forces from such a long distance. Even the most experienced scouts can only make an approximate estimate at best.

After thinking for a while, Shuo Etu ordered: "Send some more men to Hushi Gorge to find out the bottom of the Ming army." ”

Hushi Gorge is a dangerous place in front of Chaijiaguan, but there were not many people in this place before.

After thinking about it, Shuo Etu still decided to increase troops here, first, to be a buffer, and second, to judge the strength of the Ming army.

As for the candidate for the leader, he has already thought about it, and that is Zhan Ban.

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After receiving the holy decree of the Son of Heaven, Gao Jie immediately mobilized the entire army to launch the Northern Expedition.

Although Henan was also attacked this time, the focus was on the northern Zhili Prefecture. Therefore, except for Weihui and Zhangde, Gao Jie did not invest too many troops in Henan. As for Beizhili, it was the focus of the Ming army's attack.

Troops were dispatched from Dongchang Mansion, and they advanced all the way along the Daimyo Mansion and Guangping Mansion, and the Qing army surrendered everywhere they went.

Gao Jie's Northern Expeditionary Army did not encounter much resistance at all.

It was not until they attacked Shunde Province that they encountered great resistance.

It was none other than Wu Sangui who resisted them.

Originally, Wu Sangui was stationed in Weihui Mansion and lived a good life.

Who would have thought that Gao Jie would suddenly send troops to fight, Wu Sangui didn't want to have a head-on conflict with him, so he led his troops to evacuate and went north to Shunde Mansion.

The Ming army did not meet resistance all the way, and the momentum of the high-flying march frightened the Qing court.

Dolgon was angry and angry, and personally issued an edict ordering Wu Sangui, who was stationed in Shunde Mansion, not to avoid fighting for any reason, otherwise he would be punished by military law.

Wu Sangui himself was not very afraid of the sanctions of the Qing court. But his family is now in Beijing, and if he really turns against the Qing court, I'm afraid his family will die.

In desperation, Wu Sangui had no choice but to fight.

Since the Battle of Huguang, Wu Sangui has not experienced any major battles.

He has always ordered his soldiers to rest and recuperate, so his combat effectiveness has recovered very well.

Although the army led by Gao Jie was very strong in combat, it still fought back and forth with Wu Sangui's subordinates.

The Qing court took this opportunity to seize the arrangement and ordered Kong Youde to lead the army to garrison Hejian Mansion and Geng Zhongming to lead the army to garrison Baoding Mansion.

Prince Yu Duoduo led the elite of the Eight Banners to sit in Gyeonggi in person.

Shandong is too close to Beizhili, so close that Gao Jie can make trouble anytime and anywhere.

And no one would have thought that not long after the New Year, the Ming army would launch such a crazy Northern Expedition.

The Qing court would not forget the impact of Gao Jie's last Northern Expedition. So this time they will not take it lightly, so as not to "carelessly lose Jingzhou".

As for Henan, the Qing court could no longer take care of it.

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At the same time, the camp of the loyal battalion of the plugging Yin Xiti went north.

The army sent troops from Xiangyang and De'an at the same time to attack Nanyang and Runing.

It turned out that there was a reason why Gao Jie did not focus his attack on Henan, because this was the goal of the loyal battalion.

Li Guo and Gao Yigong commanded more than 100,000 soldiers, all of whom were fierce elites.

They were all under the control of Blocked Yinxi and were at his disposal.

The Qing army did not have too many troops in southern Henan, and they were all some unbearable green battalion soldiers.

The Ming army easily took control of Nanyang and Runingfu and continued to advance northward.

The important town in central Henan is naturally Kaifeng Prefecture.

The Qing army still has tens of thousands of troops here.

But now, in addition to western Henan, northern Henan, southern Henan, and eastern Henan are all controlled by the Ming army. The Qing army in Kaifeng was in an embattled situation.

They could only send people to ask for help from Azig in Shaanxi through the Tongguan Pass in Henan Prefecture, hoping that Prince Ying could send reinforcements to lift the siege of Kaifeng.

But where does the current Azig have the heart to take care of the chaos in Henan, and Shaanxi is now a mess.

If he can't hold Guanzhong, I'm afraid he can only escape back to Beijing through Shanxi.

The Ming army's simultaneous attack on Shaanxi, Henan, and Beizhili in a short period of time was indeed unexpected by the Qing court.

The Manchu Qing leadership, led by Dorgon, now realized that the Ming army's previous immobility was just a matter of forbearance and seeking opportunity.

As soon as the time came, he immediately sent millions of troops to start the Northern Expedition.

Under siege, even Dorgon was a little skeptical that the decision to enter the customs was correct.

Now, if you give up the land in Guannai and return to Liaodong, is it too late?

Just as he was pondering this question, an urgent report came from Tianjin that the Ming army's sailors were launching an offensive on the coast of Tianjin.

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