It's been five days since Li Dingguo started digging tunnels.

Because it was necessary to transport all the soldiers of the surprise attack into Hanzhong City. The tunnel excavated by Li Dingguo is much wider than that dug by Zeng Ying, and the amount of work and energy consumed are naturally much larger.

However, it seems that the Qing army did not find Li Dingguo's department digging tunnels in the dark.

This may be because Li Dingguo did a good job of covering up, or Zeng Ying gave enough pressure to the Qing army on the frontal battlefield and successfully played a role in containment.

Either way, the result is ideal.

Li Dingguo can dig tunnels as much as he wants without worrying about being disturbed.

His only concern now is time.

If he can't dig the tunnel as soon as possible, Zeng Ying's side will become very dangerous if he can't bear the withdrawal of the army.

Or the arrival of reinforcements from the Qing army will also be a very difficult problem.

Therefore, Li Dingguo is very concerned about the progress of the excavation of the tunnel, and often asks in person.

Now the tunnels have taken shape, but it will be about ten days before they are completely dug into the city. Li Dingguo did not dare to relax for a moment, and ordered the soldiers to step up their work.

After all, he came up with the idea, and the governor gladly adopted it. He couldn't let the governor lose face.

It's not easy to trust such a thing, especially for a general like him.

So he cherishes it and strives not to waste every opportunity.

Liu Fangliang, who had just been stationed at the Beishan Pass, sent a message that a small group of Tartar rangers had been discovered. It's just that he's not sure whether these rangers are the Qing army in Hanzhong or the reinforcements sent by the Tatars.

Liu Fangliang will also inquire about the news as much as possible, but first send someone to inform Li Dingguo so that he can be prepared.

Li Dingguo's heart couldn't help but become heavy when he heard the news.

That's not good news.

If these Rangers were really outposts of the Tartar reinforcements, it proved that their main force must not be far away.

If the Tartar reinforcements arrived in time, it would be a great threat to Li Dingguo and his subordinates.

Therefore, Li Dingguo must now ask the soldiers to speed up the excavation progress and strive to dig the tunnel as soon as possible.

However, Liu Fangliang also informed Li Dingguo, that is, he would try his best to defend the Beishan Pass.

If you want to come to Hanzhong from the Guanzhong, you must pass through the Beishan Pass.

As long as Liu Fangliang guarded the Beishan Pass, then it would be impossible for the Tartars to come to Hanzhong City.

Li Dingguo couldn't help but be grateful to Liu Fangliang.

This guy doesn't have much friendship with him, but he can help him so much, it's really heartwarming.

In the final analysis, it is still the same disease from the peasant army.

Regardless of whether it is the old department of Dashun or the old department of Daxi, at this time, only by reporting to the group for warmth can the imperial court pay full attention to them.

Li Dingguo also sent someone to send the news to Zeng Ying.

After all, Zeng Ying will also have a more targeted arrangement after getting the news.

He didn't have much opinion on Zeng Ying, but he just felt that there was always something separated by each other's identities.

I hope he's thinking too much.

The Ming Dynasty is now a critical period for the Northern Expedition, and all forces need to be united. There must be no division of factions.

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Shang Kexi is already on the verge of collapse.

Finally, he used artillery to blast out hope, but a large number of Ming reinforcements appeared, shattering his hope alive.

Shang Kexi didn't know which faction these reinforcements belonged to in the Ming army, but he knew that he had completely lost the opportunity to take the initiative to attack, so he could only defend to the death.

But this is also good, he can let his subordinates save as much physical strength as possible. But if reinforcements don't arrive in time to lift the siege of Hanzhong, they will be trapped alive in the city.

It's just a matter of dying later.

At this moment, Shang Kexi can only pin all his hopes on the reinforcements sent by Azig, hoping that they will arrive as soon as possible.

The Qing army's initiative to withdraw was expected by Zeng Ying.

If the Tartars continue to fight, they will definitely not take advantage, and it is wisest to withdraw their troops to preserve their strength.

However, in this way, the pressure on the Ming army was much less, and they were able to do a lot of things outside the city of Hanzhong.

It's just that Shang Kexi doesn't seem to have given up on slowing down the process of digging tunnels for the Ming army.

Only this time it's not about people anymore.

He ordered artillery to bombard the mound dug up by the Ming army, hoping to fill the entrance to the tunnel by blasting open the mound.

This trick has really worked wonders.

The target of the mound was so obvious that it finally collapsed after several rounds of shelling.

The half-dug tunnel was sealed with earth and rock, and some soldiers were trapped directly in the tunnel.

Zeng Ying hurriedly ordered a rescue. The soldiers of the Ming army tried their best to dig up the earth and stones to rescue their robes.

It's just that it's extremely physically demanding, and by the time they've been cut open by the earth and rocks, they're already exhausted, panting and sweating profusely.

Zeng Ying felt that this result was not unacceptable.

After all, in the original plan, he was not the last link to win Hanzhong.

His role is to attract the attention of the Tartars.

If he directly took Hanzhong down, then what else did Li Dingguo do?

The credit can't be taken by him alone, and everyone has to share it.

After thinking about it, Zeng Ying discussed with Tian Jianxiu, Yuan Zongdi and others, and no longer desperately excavated the tunnel, but just pretended. In this way, the boys don't have to risk being killed and do useless things.

As a result, the Qing army in the city and the Ming army outside the city entered a period of relative peace.

Neither side seems to be in a hurry to kill the other at once. The Qing army waited for reinforcements sent by Guanzhong, while the Ming army waited for Li Dingguo to infiltrate Hanzhong City to change its flag.

However, the Ming army, which was outnumbered, was still able to besiege Hanzhong City to death.

In this way, even if the Qing army reinforcements really arrive, they can still surround the point and send reinforcements.

It was also impossible for the Qing army to send cavalry to harass at will as before.

In general, everything is developing in a favorable direction for the Ming army, while the Qing army can only passively wait.

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Shuo Etu looked at the mountains in the distance and exhaled a breath of heat.

Maybe it was because the weather was too cold, and his hot breath immediately condensed into a white mist, and Shuo Etu squinted his eyes as if he wanted to see through what was behind the mountains.

But he didn't seem to see the reason for looking at it for a long time, so he turned his eyes away and asked a close follower beside him, "Have all the scouts sent back?" ”

He led a large army to reinforce Hanzhong, and it was impossible to maintain an uninterrupted march even if it was a rapid march.

This requires sending scouts to survey the terrain in advance to find out the news, and send the information back to the Shuo for detailed reference as soon as possible.

The pro-entourage respectfully clasped his fists and said, "General Yu, more than half of the scouts sent out have returned, and some have not returned." According to those who have returned, it seems that a Ming army was stationed at the Beishan Pass. ”

Shuo Etu sighed softly.

The Beishan Pass was the only place for him to go to Hanzhong, and the Ming army intercepted it here It seems that it was expected that Guanzhong would send reinforcements.

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