The terrain of Hanzhong is gentle, the Qinling Mountains in the north, the Daba Mountain in the south, the mountains and mountains are surrounded by lofty mountains, the high hills are dense, the typical basin in the mountains, the east and west are two hundred and fifty miles long, the north and south are fifty miles wide, the four sides are high and the middle is low, such as an inverted basin, the surrounding high mountains block the northwest wind and sand, and retain a rare good climate for Hanzhong, so it has the reputation of "Northwest Jiangnan", "the land of fish and rice, and the house of national treasures" in ancient times. 【Latest chapter reading. 】

The Jinniu Road in the west is the ancient plank road of Wuding Kaishu, and it is connected to the middle of the river through the Daba Mountain; Chencang, Xiegu and Meridian Valley in the east are important passages, and they can pass through the Qinling Mountains, and the ancient capital of Xi'an is only a stone's throw away. The terrain has always been critical, the soldiers must fight, from the Tang Dynasty to set up the Liangzhou Governor's Office, stationed here heavy guards, after several dynasties, the position name of the Hanzhong General Soldier changed, but never absent.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the people of Shaanxi were in turmoil, as the throat of Shaanxi into Sichuan, the status of Hanzhong was more prominent, the chief military officer who guarded here has always been a border general with two brushes under his hand, those second ancestors, hereditary children, have never dared to stick to the side here, although the general military officer position is precious, but the small life is more precious, it is a high-risk errand to guard Hanzhong, especially in the last year of Chongzhen, every other week to fight with the thief peasant army a few bloody battles, the knife is red, so as a long-term town in Hanzhong, He Zhen can be regarded as a capable general.

If it weren't for the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, Li Zicheng was too powerful, even under several big cities, cut off the heads of several uncles of Emperor Chongzhen, stirred up Shaanxi into a mess, and also wiped out Sun Chuanting's invincible Qin army, and took the entire Guanzhong into his pocket, Sichuan was robbed by Zhang Xianzhong, He Zhen was alone and difficult to fight, and he was forced on both sides, and Hanzhong might be able to let him stay in the hands of the Ming court for a while.

Li Zicheng was not welcomed at first, Li Zicheng was always suspicious of him, did not let him stay in Hanzhong, and was exiled to Gansu to raise horses, blowing the demon wind for half a year, and eating a mouthful of sand. It wasn't until Zhang Xianzhong took advantage of Li Zicheng's kung fu faction to go north with Chongzhen to rob Beijing City that Sun Kewang sent troops to Hanzhong, and Ma Guang, who stayed behind, couldn't resist the emergency, and Li Zicheng was in a tight situation and had no troops to send, so he let He Zhen, who was idle in Gansu, come back and replaced Ma Guang.

He Zhen neatly defeated Sun Kewang and restored his status as the king of Hanzhong, and no one could replace him from then on, and his arrogant temperament became more and more angry.

Even if he has now defected to the Qing army, He Zhen still holds his hair in a bun and refuses to shave his hair, which is enough to see his domineering character.

However, even if there is no one in his eyes, he will gasp when he sees the camp in the distance.

"I didn't expect Zhang Manzi to come with so many soldiers and horses, is this from the whole country?" A strong man wearing heavy armor and an iron helmet on his head exclaimed: "Zhang Manzi is not afraid that his old nest will be copied by the Ming army?" ”

The strong man who spoke, the figure was very strong, carrying a riding spear, and a group of heavily armored soldiers on horseback stood five miles away from the Great Western Army, looking at the camp tent that could hardly be seen in the distance, and behind everyone, there were 10,000 cavalry silently lined up in the field, forming a black and pressing horizontal row.

"General Luo Dai is right, the size of this camp is at least no less than 100,000 people." The other big man's face turned pale and he agreed: "Are we taking some risks?" ”

He looked at a silent man in the center uneasily, and said in a panic: "It's better to withdraw first, we are all cavalry, it's still too late to leave, and when Prince Su's army arrives, let's fight with Zhang Manzi." ”

The man in the center is dressed in beautiful mountain pattern heavy armor, the armor-swallowing beast on his shoulders is shining, the black rhinoceros leather belt is matched with a red cape, and the eight-petal iron helmet inlaid with golden phoenix wings complements each other, and the distinctive armor sets off the noble identity of the armor-piercing, he is the king of Hanzhong, He Zhen.

He Zhen turned his head slightly, glanced at the man who was talking, reached out and touched his chin and long beard very calmly, and said, "Are you afraid?" Dang Mengxian, who is recognized by this military gate, is not a timid person. ”

This sentence choked a mouthful of blood on Dang Meng Xian, who was a little stunned when he saw Zhang Xianzhong's huge formation, which caused the surrounding big men to snicker, and couldn't help but blush, and shouted: "Where is the military gate, the last general is just a suggestion, how can you be afraid of Zhang Manzi's statement!" ”

He Zhen shook his head and said in a deep voice: "If we retreat and guard the lonely city for help, it will inevitably consume our sharpness and increase the confidence of the barbarians, and the people in the city will be chaotic, maybe some people will rebel." And if we are not afraid of fewer people, but dare to challenge first, regardless of success or failure, we can give him a dismount, and it doesn't hurt to lose, retreat is, our cavalry is one person and two horses, he can't catch up, but if you can take advantage of it, it will be strong, and the morale of the brothers will come up at once, and it will be difficult to win a battle with less fighting, so that it will be easier to defend the city. ”

He glanced around and asked, "So I insist on leading troops to invite the war, do you understand?" ”

These words were said so thoroughly that the fool didn't understand, and a group of military men suddenly realized, and nodded and flattered one after another: "I see, the military gate is mighty, and the concerns are far-reaching, and the last general can't beat the horse!" ”

He Zhen listened to these words a lot, and didn't care at all, solemnly looked at the camp in the distance, opened his eyes and said coldly: "The smoke is in the distance, Zhang Manzi is out of battle!" ”

Five miles away from the Onishi military camp, a group of soldiers swarmed out, led by their respective generals, rushed out of the gate, in the vast plain quickly according to their respective belongings, lined up one by one, the black pressure of the crowd almost occupied the entire horizon, there were scouts along the periphery of the military formation, constantly running around, conveying military orders.

Zhang Xianzhong, under the escort of Sun Kewang, Liu Wenxiu, Ai Nengqi and a group of generals, was wrapped in the Su Guards, and came to the front of the battle first, looking at the He Zhenjun on the opposite side from five miles away.

"He Zhenxiaoer, do you really dare to come?" Zhang Xianzhong's yellow face was full of black gas, obviously in a rage, his teeth were clenched tightly when he spoke, and every word seemed to jump out of his teeth.

"Father, let the sons go and clean up the house, and let out this breath for the father!" The Ainengqi man was tall and angry, and he couldn't see that others were more fierce than him, so he immediately rode out and shouted loudly.

Although Zhang Xianzhong was angry, he did not lose his true character of a hero, and instinctively stopped the reckless Ai Nengqi: "Don't be busy, that guy is a cavalryman, coming and going like the wind, rushing up will only lead to his way, see it clearly first!" ”

Ai Nengqi held his breath and retreated behind him, Zhang Xianzhong stared at it for a while, pondered for a moment, and then laughed.

Sun Kewang was very cooperative and hurriedly asked, "Why is my father laughing?" ”

Zhang Xianzhong pointed forward with the horsewhip in his hand, and said with a smile: "I watched He Zhen's children's formation, a horizontal formation, fighting not a battle formation, obviously not to fight against me, but just to disturb my army, with the intention of boosting morale, such a small trick, can you hide from me?" Hahaha! ”

Sun Kewang said happily: "Father is wise, that bird is definitely not the opponent of the father, father, what should we do now?" Did the army just press over? ”

"No!" Zhang Xianzhong said categorically: "That birdman is waiting for our whole army to go up, he will definitely be divided into two, spread out on both sides, and harass my wings with S on horseback, while fighting and running, you can catch as much as you can cheaply, and then run, our army is huge, not conducive to catching up, if the whole army presses, it will be in its arms!" ”

He stopped laughing and shouted, "Where are Feng Shuangli and Wang Shangli?" ”

Hearing this, the two generals stepped forward, rolled the saddle and fell under Zhang Xianzhong's horse's hooves, and responded in unison: "The end will be!" ”

"Order the two of you, each with 10,000 cavalry of the Su Guard, go out from the two wings of the army, wrap the enemy army, if the enemy army is separated, then attack one part each, if the enemy army gathers but does not disperse, then firmly contain, wait for me to personally lead the whole army to press, and annihilate the enemy army!"

"The last will obey!" Feng Shuangli and Wang Shangli nodded loudly, then got on their horses and hurried to the sides.

Ai Nengqi in the back couldn't help it, came up again, and asked aggrievedly: "Father, why don't you send your sons?" ”

Zhang Xianzhong laughed and waved his hand at him: "Kill J Yan with a knife to deal with this kind of traitor, and I don't need to do it, if the enemy army does not retreat, my son will take his dog's head for his father." ”

He snorted coldly, and said, "He Zhen is just a lackey under Li Zicheng, why are you fighting me?" It's almost as if the Tartar Emperor is coming. ”

Sun Kewang also laughed, and said to Ai Nengqi: "King Dingbei is annoyed, this is just the beginning, when the Tartars arrive, there are battles, don't worry." ”

A few people talked and laughed, and then they heard the drums behind the formation, and the second general Wang and Feng led the cavalry, in the sound of horns in the sky, from the banner at the back of the formation, galloped out along the two wings, raising smoke and dust covering the sky, like two gray dragons, swept forward.

He Zhen on the opposite side looked up to the sky and sighed, looked at the smoke pillar left and right, shook his head and said: "Zhang Manzi is worthy of his name, it's not easy to deal with, let's withdraw!" ”

(End of chapter)