The Tartar cavalry suddenly burst out of the city and rushed towards the Ming army with a roar. Sima Qiaoyu saw this scene, and did not panic at all, this was expected, the army attacked the city, and the enemy suddenly killed from the city, which is very usual. I saw him, pointed the horsewhip in his palm, and said, "Rush!" ”

Behind Sima Qiaoyu, all the pikemen standing in the front row were pikemen, and these pikemen, the spears in their hands, were a little longer than ordinary spears, and they were rushed up to get the generals. On the left and right flanks of the pikemen, the crossbowmen followed the pikemen and flanked them.

Don't look at the Tartar cavalry, they have always been brave, and there is no one to stop them in the plains, but the number is really a little small. Sima Qiaoyu is also a person who knows soldiers, as a general soldier, of course, he has to train soldiers and horses diligently, and the soldiers he trained are all good.

Today, in a head-on fight with the Tartars, the number of people is one thing, and on the other hand, it is also the elite soldiers. The pikemen held their spears to meet the Tartar cavalry, without fear, and the bright spears only pointed forward, and the Tartars were a little dazed. The Tartars who rushed to the front couldn't hold back and hit the spears directly, and the Tartars in the back wanted to fight in a roundabout way, but they were shot down by the crossbowmen on both sides.

Sima Qiaoyu's tactics worked immediately, and the Tartars were nested at once, and the pikemen struggled forward, only to kill the Tartars in embarrassment. Of course, the reason why you can easily defeat the Tartars is very simple, one is that the troops are mutually restrictive, and the other is that there are too few Tartars. There were only four thousand men in the city, and some of them came out of the city, and only three thousand. The Ming army poured in, with nearly 10,000 people, and successfully limited the use of cavalry.

Shuo Tuo stood on the city, and as soon as he saw his subordinates, he was suppressed by the Ming army as soon as he went out, and he was shocked into a cold sweat. Fortunately, he still has reinforcements, after the Ming army's pikemen and crossbow archers attacked, the formation has been exposed, as long as the cavalry on the flank can kill, they can immediately kill through the Ming army's formation. The victory is still their own.

However, Shuoto waited for no reinforcements on the left and no reinforcements on the right. Seeing that the cavalry under the city was killed, it was more and more difficult to parry.

The beacon fire has been lit for a while, and it stands to reason that the second and third passes are not very far from here. The cavalry came quickly, and there was half a pillar of incense, and it was almost the same, why didn't it come yet.

There is a reason for the non-arrival, because of these two reinforcements. At this moment, he was already ambushed, and those who were killed by the Ming army were almost completely annihilated.

Sima Qiaoyu has been in battle for a long time, and he is also quite familiar with the tactics of the Tartars. Knowing that the Tartars marched, the usual trick was nothing more than a frontal feint and sending elite cavalry to outflank them from the flanks. The second and third passes are near the left and outside the gates. You can also exchange messages. Sima Qiaoyu thought about it, and when he was determined to engage the Tartars of the first pass, the Tartars of the second and third passes were very likely to send troops to attack from the flanks.

So, he will be under the cavalry. All of them were sent out. As one of the nine sides of Xuanfu, the number of cavalry could not catch up with Liaodong. But it's quite a lot. The general army of Yinchuan also brought some cavalry, and the cavalry under the two was added to one. There can be seven or eight thousand people. So the troops were divided into two roads, all the way to the second pass to ambush, all the way to the third pass where the ambush, if you see the arrival of the Tartar cavalry, immediately kill, kill the Tartar by surprise.

The matter really made Sima Qiaoyu expect that the Tartars of the second and third passes really sent troops and came to sneak attack. Although they were cavalry, the Ming army was also cavalry, and there were many of them. The Tartar cavalry is indeed elite, in terms of cavalry and archery, it is better than the Ming army, how can there be fewer people, and in terms of morale, the Ming army is more prosperous.

Especially in the three passes, there were only 1,000 Tartars, and in the face of three or four thousand Ming cavalry, it didn't take long for them to be killed in embarrassment and flee. The Tartars of the three passes are pouring out of the nest, this defeat, the Ming army simply, in the back of the chase, has been into the pass, the pass recaptured.

The second pass is the same, the Tartars gradually can't parry, and they flee to the pass, the Ming army is in hot pursuit, and the Ming army has killed the red-eyed Ming army, who doesn't care if there is an ambush in the pass, and the front and rear feet enter the pass. Seeing this, he simply turned his horse's head and led the army to the death of the Ming army. The two sides had a bloody battle, the Tartars did a trapped beast fight, so that the Ming army suffered heavy casualties, fortunately, the Ming army on the other side of the three passes, after winning the pass, came to check the situation of the two passes, and saw that the fighting here was lively, and hurriedly entered the battle. With the help of reinforcements, the morale of the Ming army was greatly boosted, and the Tartars could no longer resist it, and the whole army was annihilated.

Lightly took the second and third passes, the news reached Sima Qiaoyu's ears, he was overjoyed, and he didn't say a word at the moment, he took off the spear from the victory hook of the bird's wing ring, raised the big gun in his palm, and shouted, "Kill with me!" ”

The soldiers and horses under his command are the whole army attacking, among the tens of thousands of Ming troops, this sortie is like a landslide and tsunami, how can the Tartars resist. Rushing into the city, Shuotuo in the city saw that the general trend had gone, and he fought to the death, don't look at him very brave, he was a fierce general, but after all, he was outnumbered, and finally died of exhaustion.

Recaptured the three passes, Sima Qiaoyu immediately sent people to Yue Su to report the victory, Yue Su asked him to sit in the town temporarily, and after observing the movements of the Tartars, he decided to stay.

The speed at which the Ming army reported the victory was faster than the speed at which the three passes rushed to report the news on the same day. The soldier who went to Shaanxi to report the news thought that it was too difficult to cross the Yellow River, and it took a lot of effort to set up a raft and cross the Yellow River.

It can be said that this guy was able to rush to report the news, but Sima Qiaoyu deliberately let him go, and did not send people to patrol along the Yellow River, so that he could cross the river to report the news. The reason is very simple, after the news is sent, it will inevitably hit the military morale of the Tartars.

After the messenger arrived in Yan'an, he did not see Huang Taiji, so he reported the news to Bel Abatai.

Abatai knew that this was a big deal, and hurriedly sent someone to escort the messenger to Chang'an to report the emergency. Soon came to the outside of Chang'an City, Chang'an at this moment, was surrounded by water, the two sides launched a fierce offensive and defensive battle, the Tartars attacked for several days, but were beaten down by the defenders of the city. When the rogue invaded Chang'an, it seemed to be easier, that was also the emptiness of the city, plus the big guys were Chinese, they couldn't fight, and they didn't need to fight so hard. But in the face of the Tartars, it is different, once the city is broken, no one in the city can get benefits, so the army and the people are united, relying on the strong city, if they want to capture it, how can it be so easy.

Governor Li Ruoxing and chief soldier Zuo Liangyu were both in Chang'an, sitting on 50,000 soldiers and horses, with sufficient grain and grass, and guarding for half a year. There are no problems.

The messenger reported the Ming army's attack on the three passes to Huang Taiji, and Huang Taiji listened to the report. Immediately I couldn't sit still. Since the breakthrough of the pass, the Yellow River has been crossed to the east, with heavy losses of soldiers, and Zilharang has also been broken. At present, the attack on Chang'an has been fruitless for several days, and once the three passes are lost again, how can it be good. I'm afraid that even going back will be a problem.

Huang Taiji now. It is inevitable that there will be some regrets, the number of people and horses left at the three passes is too small, and the difficulty of 7,000 people guarding the three passes is obviously greater, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to hold. But at the beginning, only 7,000 people were left for Shuotuo, which was also a helpless move, and there was little food. There are too many soldiers and horses left. After a long time, what do these people eat?

When the Tartars entered the customs with 200,000 troops, after entering the customs, the grain had been eaten, and they relied on war to feed the war and loot everywhere. The people of Ningxia. It's not very rich, how much food can there be at home. Moreover, the Tartars are not only robbing for food. Even people are robbed, so many prisoners, you can't give them a bite to eat, in this case, in a few days, they will all starve to death.

Because the food looted in Ningxia was limited, Yinchuan was not captured, and Huang Taiji could only leave 7,000 people to Shuotuo to guard the pass. Moreover, he also miscalculated the future situation, thinking that after he entered the customs, he would be the same as last time, and no one could stop him, but the result was not good, and he was blocked by the Yellow River, and the Ming army relied on the natural danger of the Yellow River, making it difficult for him to advance an inch.

Huang Taiji thought secretly in his heart, it has been nearly half a month since the messengers came to report the news, and there is a chance that the three passes will be lost, and if this matter is told to the Mongolian prince, I am afraid that the internal turmoil will be unstable. Therefore, he only summoned the generals within the Jurchens to discuss the matter, and he was also the core figure within the interior. and commanded the messengers not to divulge the matter.

The princes and princes came to the big tent of the Chinese army, and Huang Taiji told the Ming army about the attack on the three passes, and then said that he wanted to listen to the opinions of the audience.

Mang Gurtai was the first to stand up, bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, the three passes are the only way for us to leave the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and we must not lose them. The minister is willing to lead the troops and horses of the headquarters, go back to reinforce as soon as possible, and swear to defend the three passes. ”

Seeing Mang Gurtai speak like this, Dolgon hurriedly stood up and said, "No. Mang Gurtai, if you lead the army with a light division, you will definitely follow in the footsteps of Zilharang, and this matter must not be allowed. ”

"Dolgon, you said you couldn't lead an army to reinforcements, so what should we do now? You can't sit back and ignore the loss of the three passes. At present, the Yellow River can't be crossed, and Chang'an can't be taken down, so it can be said that it is trapped in Shaanxi, and if even the only way out is lost, it will not be more difficult to move forward in the future. Mang Gurtai said loudly.

"I can understand your feelings, the current situation, don't I know, the three passes are very important to us, don't you want to go back to the rescue? However, you have to think about it carefully, since the messengers came to deliver the message, the Ming army has been besieging the city for half a month, the Ming army has tens of thousands of people, and the siege equipment is excellent, and Shuotuo only has 7,000 soldiers and horses, how can he hold the three passes. If my expectations are correct, the three passes have now fallen into the hands of the Ming army. Now, if we lead the army to go, we are in the trap of the Ming army. If there are fewer soldiers and horses, he will be eaten directly, you know, Yinchuan is still in the hands of the Ming army, there are no less than 50,000 soldiers and horses in Yinchuan City, plus the defenders of the three passes, if there are few soldiers and horses, he will be flanked before and after, how can our army resist. But if the army is mobilized, the loss of grain and grass can be imagined. To be able to capture the three passes, of course, there is no trip in vain, you can enter Shaanxi again, and you can exit the customs when you retreat. However, what if you can't get the three passes? Every day of delay, our grain and grass will be tight for a day, outside the Great Wall, now there is no our men and horses, the Ming army can definitely mobilize soldiers and horses and grain and grass outside the pass to reinforce the three passes, they have backup, we do not, a long time, how to fight this battle. Dolgon clarified the reasoning and directly refuted Manggultai.

Although Mang Gurtai is reckless, his brain is not particularly confused, and after listening to Dorgon's words, he also thinks it is reasonable. But this time, he was even more helpless, just stomped his feet and said: "This doesn't work, that doesn't work, then you say, what should we do now?" You can't sit still and be trapped in the middle of the pass. ”

"Of course we can't sit still." Saying that, Dolgon arched his hand at Huang Taiji and said: "Your Majesty, my courtiers think that the area from Yan'an to Chang'an can be snatched now, but it has been robbed by us, and the counties and towns around Chang'an have also been looted by us, leaving only Chang'an, a lonely city, and it is not interesting to stay here." According to Brother Chen, we should leave here now and continue to lead the Ming army by the nose, instead of letting the Ming army lead us by the nose. ”

"Dolgon. You're right, we shouldn't stay on Chang'an's side anymore. However, we are now after leaving Chang'an. Where are you going? To the east is Tongguan, it is estimated that there has long been prepared, sending heavy troops to defend it, Tongguan is even more difficult to attack than Chang'an. We can't go to Tongguan. It's even more inappropriate to go west, there is all barren land over there, and we must not starve to death if we go over. To the south is Sichuan, although I have never been here. But I also see that the book says that the Shu road is difficult, and the mountains and mountains are everywhere, which is conducive to infantry combat, not suitable for cavalry, and there are many dangerous passes in Sichuan, and there are Yangping Pass, Sword Pavilion, Mianzhu Pass, etc. in the book, I am afraid that after we enter. It's even more trapped in an urn. Huang Taiji said in the end. Shook his head.

Don't look at Huang Taiji has never been to Sichuan, but he is also familiar with "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", in the book Liu Bei entered Sichuan, and he has quite an introduction to the terrain in Sichuan, so. He did not dare to lead his army into Shu easily.

"Tongguan is easy to defend and difficult to attack, go east to Tongguan. It's really inappropriate. Moreover, Tongguan is along the Yellow River, and the Ming army is reinforced by naval divisions. It's also very convenient. In the barren land in the west, if you take prisoners and go from that side, even if you can really get out of the customs, I am afraid that there will not be enough food and grass to return to Liaodong. At present, there is only a way to go south to Sichuan, the younger brother heard, there is a road from Sichuan, you can enter Huguang, once we enter Huguang, that is to the heart of the Ming court, there is food everywhere, let me be at will. It can even force the Ming army to come to the decisive battle. Dorgon said.

"If you can enter the lake, it is a flat river, which can indeed make my army gallop across the country. There is indeed a road from Sichuan to Xiangyang, but we are not very familiar with the terrain there. Huang Taiji shook his head and said.

"Your Majesty, it is indeed dangerous to enter Sichuan, but we have no way out now. It doesn't work to the east, it doesn't work to the west, and it goes north to return to the three passes, which is even more the way of the Ming army. At this moment, it seems that there is only one way to enter the river. I think at the beginning, we led the army to the three passes, but also with the intention of not returning, and the Ming army desperately fought to the death, and now the army is sent to Sichuan, the same is true, if you can cross Sichuan, to Huguang, it is a bright future, if the army is defeated in Sichuan, it is just a few days, I am waiting here, I will not go anywhere, but also sit and wait, if the Ming army is given a chance to breathe, until the war on the Japanese side is over, it is estimated that they will free their hands to attack our Liaodong. Liaodong has insufficient troops, and we can only turn the Central Plains upside down, but we also have a glimmer of life. Dorgon said.

"You're right...... Huang Taiji took a long breath and said, "It's come to this point, and the only way to break the net is to fight with the Ming army." Fortunately, we still have nearly 200,000 soldiers and horses, even if we enter Sichuan, it will not be so easy for the Ming army to eat us, at least we have to break a few of their teeth. Pass my generals, from now on, stop the attack, withdraw the troops and horses to Lintong, and pretend to send troops to Tongguan. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

At the end of the meeting, the princes and bellors told the battalions to pack up and prepare to withdraw from the siege. They were busy with them, but Huang Taiji was not idle, he immediately found a person, and this person was Zhang Chong'an, who deceived Sandaoguan at the beginning.

Zhang Chong'an entered the big tent and immediately knelt down to see, "Slave Zhang Chong'an, long live my emperor, long live, long live." ”

"Hurry up and sit down." Huang Taiji said politely.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhang Chongan stood up and sat down.

"Qing family, you have been lurking in the customs all these years, searching for news everywhere, and investigating all kinds of intelligence, it is really hard for you." Huang Taiji said with emotion.

"It is the duty of a slave to do his best for the emperor, how dare he be the word 'hard'." Zhang Chongan said humbly.

"If you are faithful, I will never treat you badly in the future." Huang Taiji nodded slightly, and then said: "Right now, I plan to go south to Sichuan, and then make a detour into Huguang. I have asked you to record the mountains and rivers in the Ming Dynasty over the years, and here in Sichuan, have you understood it? ”

"If you go back to the emperor, the things that the emperor has explained, how dare the servants carry it, most of the terrain on this side of Sichuan, most of the ministers have been recorded, especially the topographic map from Sichuan to Huguang, which is the most detailed." Zhang Chongan said.

"Okay, where is the map now, get it quickly and show it to me." Huang Taiji said.

"These maps, the minion put on his body, because this time he went to the three passes to do business, and he was afraid that he could use them, so he brought them." Zhang Chongan said, taking out a briefcase from his arms.

Huang Taiji's personal guard immediately stepped forward, took the briefcase from Zhang Chongan's hand, and presented it to Huang Taiji. Huang Taiji opened it and took out the map from it, one was a map of Shaanxi, and the other was a map of Sichuan, Huang Taiji was not in the mood to look at the map of Shaanxi now, and directly looked at the map of Sichuan.

Although this map is not complete, it is also relatively detailed, and all the mountains and rivers are clearly recorded. Seeing the terrain of Sichuan, Huang Taiji couldn't help but sweat in his palms, the terrain of Sichuan was too dangerous, with mountains and mountains, and it was really inconvenient for the cavalry to fight. There is not enough area, where can the cavalry run away, but the infantry, which can stand a lot cheaper.

Huang Taiji then went to look at the terrain leading to Huguang, and after a closer look, his face became a little ugly. If you want to go to Huguang, Yunyang is the only way to go, here is surrounded by mountains, the main road is Yunyang City, if you don't capture this city, if you want to go to Huguang, you have to go over the mountains and mountains, and I don't know if the horses can cross it. (To be continued......

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