The Ming army's approach did not surprise Shuo Etu, but Shang Kexi disappointed him too much.

The Qing army's abandonment of the Beishan Pass only shows one point, that is, they have completely lost control over the periphery of Hanzhong, and can only retreat in Hanzhong City and defend it with their backs to the fortified city.

If the situation hadn't gotten so bad, it would have been impossible for Shang Kexi to give up the Beishan Pass.

What a useless waste.

Shuo Etu thought so in his heart.

He didn't have a good impression of Shang Kexi, and now he sneered at him.

If it weren't for His Royal Highness Prince Ying's order, he would not have come to this troubled water anyway.

But now that he has come, he must think about how to fight this battle well.

This North Mountain Pass is the first pass.

From the perspective of topography, the Beishan Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but it is far less exaggerated than that of a man and a man.

If it is properly arranged, it is still very likely that the Shuo Etu will lead the troops to win this pass.

Now the crux of the matter is how many men the Ming army stationed at the Beishan Pass.

Is it a thousand? Three thousand or five thousand?

Different numbers can mean completely different outcomes.

Shuo Etu boasted that he had experienced a hundred battles, and he never fought unprepared battles. So the first thing he had to do now was to ask the returning scouts for details.

More than a dozen scouts were all brought to Shuo Etu, and he was very patient to ask them one by one.

From the mouth of the scout, he got a fairly consistent message, that is, the Ming army at the Beishan Pass was no less than 10,000 people.

If it's just one person who says this, maybe Shuo Etu won't believe it. But it's unlikely that so many people are saying that.

How many people did the Ming army bring with them to Hanzhong this time, and they were able to station so many people at the Beishan Pass.

And the concept of more than 10,000 people is very weak.

How many people exactly?

Ten thousand? Twenty thousand or thirty thousand?

Shuo Etu's mood couldn't help but become heavy.

He didn't know the bottom of his heart, so he decided to send troops to investigate again.

This time he sent nearly 100 horsemen, hoping to get more useful information.

Before that, he decided to stand still.

Soon there was a move on the part of the Ming army.

Not only did they capture all the scouts sent by Shuo Etu this time, but they also ordered one of them to send back a message, that is, wash your neck and wait for death.

The scout returned to Shuo's army and told Shuo's in a terrified tone that he couldn't count the number of Ming troops at all.

Shuo Etu is completely stupid now.

Unclear? Doesn't that mean that the number of troops has reached a certain point?

But no matter what, the battle will be fought, and the Beishan Pass will also be rushed.

Otherwise, why did he come to Hanzhong like this? Not to mention that you can't explain to Prince Ying, you can't explain it to the soldiers.

However, Shuo Etu was not too angry, because he was sure that the Ming army was only using the method of agitation.

The generals of the Ming army stationed at the Beishan Pass wanted to deliberately provoke Shuo Etu and make him hot-headed and make stupid decisions.

But is Shuo Etu that kind of stupid person?

The more the Ming army used the method of agitation, the more he had to fight steadily and steadily, and never give the Ming army a chance to succeed in their treacherous schemes.

He decided to divide the army into two parts, and the vanguard went to the Beishan Pass first.

Shuo Etu does not expect the vanguard army to be able to take the Beishan Pass in one fell swoop, but he must find out the truth clearly.

After all, only by fighting in person can you understand the reality of the Ming army. Otherwise, at most, it will just be a headless fly scurrying around.

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"Report!"

A horse came at a gallop. When he got closer, the Ming soldier on the mount turned over and dismounted, knelt on the ground and reported to Liu Fangliang: "General Yu, the Tartar army has been found ahead. ”

Liu Fangliang raised her eyebrows, and her heart finally came.

Of course, he noticed that the soldiers were talking about the Tartar army, not scouts or sentinels.

This shows that it is not just as simple as more than 100 rides who come to knock.

"Don't be in a hurry, just take your time."

Liu Fangliang did not panic in the slightest.

As a battle-hardened veteran, he knew very well that the Tartars were not as terrible as he imagined.

In the Battle of Shanhaiguan, he once fought with the Tartars and killed many of them with his own hands.

If it weren't for the discouragement of the Dashun army at that time, it would have been unknown who would have won or lost.

Later, the Sichuan War, Wen'an outside Chengdu broke the flood Chengchou. Liu Fangliang is a first-hand experiencer.

Again and again, he was told that Tartar was just a paper tiger, but he just looked scary.

"General Xie."

The soldier paused to try to calm his breathing.

When he felt that his mood was almost calm, he continued: "When his subordinates inspected Qishan Dianzi, they found a large force of cavalry, but when they looked closely, they were under the banner of Tartar. ”

He paused and continued: "According to the estimation of his subordinates, there are at least 10,000 people on this trip, and all of them are cavalry. ”

More than 10,000 rides

Liu Fangliang read silently in his heart.

This is certainly not all the Tartars.

At best, it's just a pioneer.

It seems that the Tartars also have no bottom in their hearts about directly attacking the Beishan Pass, so they will send the vanguard to knock on the pass first.

"Can they have artillery?"

Liu Fangliang asked an extremely critical question.

If the Tartars brought artillery, there would still be a certain threat to the North Mountain Pass.

"This... The subordinates didn't see it. ”

The soldier said with some guilt.

Not seeing it means that there may or may not be, and the soldier is difficult to determine.

Liu Fangliang was a little disappointed in his heart. But he didn't have to criticize the soldier, after all, it was good that he could hear the news.

"Stand back and rest."

Liu Fangliang waved his hand.

"Thank you, General!"

Liu Fangliang had already fallen into deep thought.

He now has 30,000 soldiers and horses under his command, all of whom are stationed in the Beishan Pass.

If the Tartar reinforcements were under him, he would have been able to hold on.

But if there are as many as 70,000 or 80,000 Tartars coming to the army, I am afraid that it will be difficult to defend it.

After all, the Beishan Pass is not a dangerous place in the absolute sense, let alone a single man.

As long as Tartar is willing to smash people and work hard, it is possible to break his wrist with Liu Fangliang.

Of course, as a defensive side, Liu Fangliang has many advantages, and it depends on how he uses these advantages.

Of course, the original stone fort should be used rationally, but Liu Fangliang felt that this was not enough.

He ordered his soldiers to build some breastworks along the hill to prevent the Tartars from storming the stone fort directly.

The breastwork was not complicated to erect, and the soldiers followed it.

The key is still the question, how many people will come to the Tartars.

There won't be too many vanguards, but this is only the first wave.

Liu Fangliang knew very well that after this round of tentative offensives, he was waiting for a more violent attack.

No matter who the general of the Tartars is, he will definitely not give up attacking the Beishan Pass easily, and Liu Fangliang is ready to fight to the death with it.

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