September, Hedong, Puzhou Prefecture.

Puzhou is located at the intersection of Zhongtiao Mountain and Luliang Mountain, is sandwiched by two mountains, the middle of the water passes, rushes into the Yellow River, the terrain is low in the middle, high on both sides, it is an important passage between Guanzhong and Hedong.

After the Wei army took the Pujin Pass, they captured the Fenglingdu opposite the Tong Pass, opening the gate to Hedong.

However, although the door was opened, it was restricted by the terrain between the two mountains, and the passage was blocked by a steady stream of Qing troops.

The terrain of the whole Puzhou is like a funnel, and beyond the funnel are two mountains.

At this time, the 20,000 Wei troops were blocked at the small mouth of the funnel, while the 50,000 Qing troops were on the broad side.

Beginning in August, the Western Wei State spread the news to the south of the Yangtze River that the King of Wei would lead an army of 300,000 to the east.

At the same time that these news spread in Jiangnan, the Manchu Qing Dynasty naturally received the news and passed the news to Dolgon.

In September, on the one hand, Dolgon denied that he had fallen out with Haoge, claiming that Haoge was defeated and punished, and went to Shengjing to guard the mausoleum, not to fight against Beijing, and on the other hand, he sent envoys to Nanjing, intending to use the return of Lianghuai as a bait to stabilize Nanjing, and even instigated Nanjing to attack Jingzhou, and was playing a scoundrel when he got through the difficulties.

At the same time, in order to interrupt the Western Wei's eastern crusade, Dolgon sent Prince Azig of England to Hedong to supervise the battle, recapture Pujin Pass, drive the Wei army back to Guanzhong, and let Luoyang Geng Zhongming prepare for defense.

At this time, on the Puzhou front, Azig, dressed in white armor, rode a war horse, surrounded by the generals of Manchuria with white flags, and the horse's hooves clattered up a high slope, and a general behind him hurriedly accelerated the speed of the horse to catch up, and said urgently: "Lord, you can't continue to move forward!" ”

Azigrad took the reins of his horse, "Why? ”

"On the opposite hill, there is an artillery array of the Wei army, and the front is not very safe!" General Zhunta raised his horsewhip and pointed ahead.

Azig frowned, "Then let's see how the Wei army is deployed here!" ”

At the next group of people overlooking the entire battlefield, their position was located at the southern foot of Luliang Mountain, the northern part of the battlefield.

Looking down from the heights, Azig has a slope that gradually slopes to the south, followed by a narrow plain formed by the alluvial water. The plain is divided into two halves by the Shushui River that flows in the middle, and the plain on the south bank is also connected by a slope, but it is low in the north and high in the south, gradually climbing, and finally connecting with the Nakajo Mountain Range.

At this time, the sky was clear, and the eyes could see extremely far away, and Azig stood on a high place, taking in the area of tens of miles.

"Lord Wang, that side is the defense line of the Wei army, the dogs and teeth are staggered, the trenches are vertical and horizontal, and the subordinates have attacked several times, but they have suffered heavy losses!" Junta pointed to the west road.

Hearing this, Azig turned his head to see gray lines on the slopes and plains in the distance, but the distance was too far to see clearly.

At this time, he stretched out his hand, took the clairvoyant mirror from the hand of the guard, took out the lens barrel and put it in front of his eyes, and observed the Wei defense line in the distance.

In the circular horizon, the first thing to look at is the gray line of the road, but it is the earthen wall and the deep trench dug by the Wei army.

Azig saw that the earthen walls were not very high. Only to the chest of the soldier, he could see from the clairvoyant mirror, the soldier walking behind the wall, saw the Wei army flag planted on the wall, hunting in the wind.

The earthen wall was so long that it cut almost the entire plain vertically, and at intervals, artillery was exposed.

In front of the earthen wall is a moat, so that the earthen wall that reaches only to the chest, and when the depth of the moat is added, the height is not just what it seems.

Outside the trenches, the Wei army arranged many horses, antlers, and a row of wooden stakes with oblique spines.

Azig's cheeks twitched, as if he had a toothache, put down the clairvoyant mirror, turned his head and asked, "Isn't Gao Manzi going to the east, why is the Wei army on the defensive?" ”

Zhun Ta said: "I don't know about this, maybe they are still preparing." After the Wei army captured the Pujin Pass, it has been fighting against our army, and after a few months, these things have been made. ”

Outside Pujin Pass, there is only a beachhead with a radius of more than ten miles, which cannot accommodate tens of thousands of Wei troops, as well as a steady stream of materials transported across the river.

Therefore, the Wei army's defense line was not at Pujin Pass, but was pushed forward for more than 30 miles in order to gain more space.

Azig picked up the clairvoyant mirror again and observed the plain between the two mountains, the Wei army relied on the villages on the plain to build a defensive line composed of three low walls and trenches, and then he looked at the slopes on both sides, the same was true, and his brows were immediately furrowed and twisted.

"The first goal of this king here is to recapture Pujin Pass!" After Azig looked at it for a while, he put down the clairing mirror and said in a deep voice: "Zhun Tower, mobilize men and horses, launch an attack, this king wants to see how the defense of the Wei army is!" ”

"Wow!" Zhunta immediately clenched his fists, and then pulled the reins of his horse and left.

Azig's face was heavy, and he took out the clairvoyant mirror to look at it.

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When Azig rushed to Jinnan to command the army to recapture Pujin Pass, Luo Keduo, the king of Doroyanxi County, led the elite of the two red banners, and had already arrived in Taiyuan, preparing to solve Jiang Xiang in Datong.

At this time, at the Yamen of the Shanxi Governor, Luo Keduo stood in front of the map with his hands in his hands and asked, "Jiang Xiang, haven't you given any reply yet?" ”

"Lord Wang, Jiang Xiang replied yes, but it was all procrastination!" Tong Tulai on the side spoke.

This made Rocoduo a little helpless, if Hauge didn't fall out with Dolgon, Hauge's soldiers and horses had every reason to take advantage of Datong and go south to reinforce Puzhou, and take the opportunity to solve Jiang Xiang.

But now, the battlefield is in the south of Jin, and the Qing army has no excuse to enter the north of Jin.

If Luo Keduo directly led the army into Datong, Jiang Xiang would inevitably be vigilant and even rebel directly.

Rokoduo had a gloomy face, "It seems that Jiang Xiang's attitude is really wavering." This king will give the order again and let him go south to help in the war, and it is estimated that he will not obey the order. ”

"Lord Wang, Jiang Xiang is shrinking in Datong and can't come out, it's really difficult for us to start!" Tong Tulai said worriedly.

Roccodo took two steps back and forth and asked, "Is there any news from Kim Zhijun?" ”

"Yesterday, there was news that he had already bought Jiang Xiang's general Yang Zhenwei, but without the cooperation of the prince, it would be difficult for them to mess up!" Tong Tulai said in a deep voice.

Luo Keduo was silent for a while, and then said: "Send another order to Jiang Xiang, it's okay if he doesn't come to help the war, but at least send 10,000 people to come." This king eats his men and horses little by little, and then the inside and outside should work together to exterminate him! ”

"Chirp~" Tong Tulai immediately saluted.

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Datong is a very important town in the border towns of the Ming Dynasty, second only to Jiliao.

The Jiang family has been a Ming general for generations, guarding Datong for many years, and its power is deeply rooted in northern Jin.

When Li Zicheng was on his eastern expedition, the army captured Taiyuan, and Jiang Xiang felt that the general trend of the Ming Dynasty had gone, so he took the initiative to surrender Li Zicheng and stretched out his hand to ask Li Zicheng for money.

In the same year, the Qing army broke through and defeated Li Zicheng, and he killed Zhang Tianlin, the general of Dashun, and surrendered to the Qing court, but the Qing court's control over him was actually very limited.

Earlier, when the Qing army was in full swing, Jiang Xiang also fought hard for the Qing army, and made great efforts for the Qing army to attack Guanzhong from northern Shaanxi.

However, the Qing court has always been very wary of him, and he is not rewarded for his merits, and often troubles him.

When the Qing army gained power, Jiang Xiang had to endure the Qing court's difficulties against him, and in recent years, the Qing army was a little weak, and Jiang Xiang's mind immediately became active.

At this time, in the mansion of the chief military officer of Datong, Jiang Xiang was standing in the study, and Jiang Youguang hurriedly came in, "Military gate, a messenger from Nanjing has arrived." ”

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