Today is quite different, that is, the six hundred officers who had just arrived yesterday immediately entered the role, and they were led by Ma Fulin to familiarize themselves with the environment in the position of Tongguanxi.

There was a shortage of equipment, and only thirty percent of the cavalry of the original Ming army who had just been selected got all-steel cuirass and winding soft armor, and the rest only got all-steel helmets and steel face armor.

It was the task of the cavalry to stand on the first ten miles of the pass, and to monitor the twenty miles was the task of the cavalry, and the Ming army was chased by the Tartars, of course, the hidden scouts could see it clearly with fixed binoculars.

Knowing that one or two thousand Tartars were approaching, the cavalry of the "Red Banner Army" was ready, and it was necessary to make a cheaper one.

Seeing the general of the "Red Banner Army", Cao Bianjiao immediately stepped forward and hugged his fists and said: "This official Cao Bianjiao, may I ask the general's surname?" ”

He Yongqing said: "It turned out to be General Cao, fortunately, this official is He Yongqing, the battalion commander under the command of the general." The rest of the people must dismount and disarm to be interrogated, and General Cao does not need it. ”

Suddenly, there was a cannon sound, and Ma Fulin, who was leading the officers to inspect, found that the Tartar pursuers had entered the range where they could attack, and decisively ordered the whole army to attack with artillery.

Hearing the sound of the cannon, He Yongqing didn't have time to talk to Cao Bianjiao, and immediately rushed forward with a horse.

The 1,000 or hundreds of Tartar light cavalry that were chasing after them did not expect to be counter-charged by the Ming army, and they were suddenly in chaos, and their reaction was fast enough to immediately beat their horses and flee.

He Yongqing's 1,800 cavalry and Ma Fulin led 600 officers to pursue for ten miles, and then took it when they saw it and retreated to the fortified area.

The battle was completely in cover-up mode, and the losses of the "Red Banner Army" were insignificant, with more than 200 horses and nearly 300 Tartar heads.

After joining the "Red Banner Army", the first battle was victorious, which was about equal to zero casualties, and more than 1,000 veterans of the Ming Army were now overjoyed by the new cavalry of the "Red Banner Army", and they sang triumphant songs and returned.

When entering Tongguan City, they looked left and right on their horses, and the heads of the Qing soldiers who were still dripping blood on their guns were even more proud.

Hearing the news of the victory of the "Red Flag Army", the onlookers in Tongguan rubbed shoulders one after another, "The 'Red Flag Army' is victorious!" Conquer the great general, Wan Sheng! The slogan resounded in the sky.

Although it was a small victory, due to proper publicity, it not only improved the morale of the Ming army, but also boosted the spirit of the squires and people in Tongguan, who believed that as long as there was a "Red Flag Army" here, Tongguan would be impregnable.

After the defeated Tatar cavalry reported the whole story of the surprise attack of the "Red Banner Army", Azig paid great attention to it.

He knew that the "Red Banner Army" had more than 2,000 cavalry in Tongguan, so it could be seen that the "Red Banner Army" there should have at least two battalions.

Under Ningwu Pass, tens of thousands of elites led by the master Chongde had suffered losses, and the veteran Yanguli and 2,000 soldiers were defeated.

As a lesson from the past, Azig did not dare to lead the Manchurian and Mongolian cavalry to touch Tongguan no matter what, and he arranged for people to investigate and report to the west of Tongguan, and he must grasp whether a large number of "Red Banner Army" came out of Tongguan at the first time.

Due to the surprise attack of the "Red Banner Army" by the men and horses pursuing the Ming army, no Qing army dared to chase within 20 miles west of Tongguan, so that many Ming troops who could not support it were able to slip through the net.

Cao Bianjiao, who fought bravely, was courteous, because the scars all over his body were enough to prove his tenacity and unyielding.

He and the remaining 200 or so family members all received medical care provided by the "Red Banner Army", but in the end, only a few of them died of their injuries and became martyrs, and more than 20 were left disabled.

The general military officers who have no soldiers often become scapegoats, and this time the loss of Xi'an City led to the whereabouts of more than a dozen county kings of the two feudal kings, and the civil and military generals who were crowned with the crime of losing the feudal domain and killing their heads are unknown.

Cao Bianjiao had no choice but to stay in the "Red Banner Army" to seek protection.

In mid-April, the Tongguan guard sent Sun Yingyuan to rush the 600 li to Beijing, and Yang Sichang vomited blood and fainted on the spot when he learned the bad news.

He didn't pretend to be sick, but was really sick in a hurry, and because he had nothing to love in his life, even if he was admitted to the "Renyixin" hospital of the "Red Banner Army" system and received scientific treatment, he did not see any signs of improvement.

Emperor Chongzhen was furious when he learned that the imperial army was destroyed, and immediately sent Tiqi to Tongguan to arrest Xiong Wencan and others to ask for the guilt.

But is it useful to settle accounts after the fall? did not hesitate to increase the burden of the common people to collect and suppress salaries, and the vast majority of the hundreds of thousands of troops raised were sent to the Liukou and Qing troops, and it was difficult for him, the head of the family, to shirk the blame.

Fortunately, Tongguan is in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, and Sun Yingyuan's performance shows that Tongguan is impregnable, as long as the imperial court can ensure the food and salary of the 18,000 defenders, this place will never be captured by the enemy.

In order to calm the hearts of the people, Chongzhen gave the Tongguan guard general an additional official and entered the knighthood, Sun Yingyuan became the chief military officer of Shaanxi and the title of governor of Zuodu, He Yongqing was appointed as the chief military officer of Tongguan and the title of governor of the capital, and Huang Huiwu became the chief military officer of the regimental training.

The "Red Banner Army" didn't care about the position given by the Ming Dynasty, and during this time, due to the collection of 20,000 or 30,000 Ming troops, it couldn't all be spent in Tongguan to spend money and food.

In the past two months, there have been frequent movements of men and horses in the Central Plains, and the purpose is, of course, to improve the establishment of the three Class A battalions that have just been obtained.

Zhao Kun, who was sitting in Xiangyang, directly led a type A battalion, commanded two type B battalions, the number of regular soldiers exceeded 10,000, and there were 8,000 guards who could always be called.

With such strength, it is not a problem to ensure the tuntian in the Hanshui Basin.

He Yongqing, who assisted in the defense of Tongguan, was close to the water and the tower was the first to get the moon, he led a battalion of armor, and the cavalry was always the best horse in cavalry, and the war horse was also a good horse selected from more than 10,000 horses.

Huang Huiwu led a battalion of B to be stationed in Tongguan, and they also had six thousand commanders of the Weisuo Army in intensive training.

Coupled with the guards of the army, the flag guards, the guards of the "Sifang Qianzhuang", and the Quartet Express Dart Division, not counting the rural courage and the people's strength, the "Red Banner Army" garrisoned Tongguan as many as 15,000 people, and the number of people was comparable to that of Sun Yingyuan's moderation.

The imperial court spared no effort to store grain in Tongguan, and the "Red Banner Army" was also hoarding grain, and the 20 cylindrical granaries that could hold 6,000 stone of grain in the grain depot of the "Red Flag Great Grain Bank" were full.

At present, there are still 10 cylindrical granaries capable of holding 10,000 stone of grain in full swing, and they will definitely be completed by the end of July.

The Shaanxi refugees stranded in Tongguan are already being evacuated, and 10,000 or thousands of households and nearly 100,000 people are about to go north to Shanxi and leave Zhangjiakou to settle in Chifengwei.

The A battalion directly led by Ma Fulin was stationed in Yunyang, and there were also two B battalions under his command.

Yunyang this place is in the Qinling Mountains, Daba Mountain, the territory of the Cangshan Mountains like the sea reckless ups and downs, with Han River, blocked river two big rivers, the strategic location is quite prominent, is Shaanxi, Henan, Sichuan, Huguang in the middle of the zone.

It's a pity that such an important place has been captured by the rogues three times in a row, the city is dilapidated, and the number of military and civilian escapees is unknown.