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War is so ever-changing, and no one expected such an outcome. Originally, of course, both sides had high morale and went out with the confidence of victory, even if they retreated 10,000 steps, the battle should not be completely defeated, but the outcome was so unexpected. In this battle, although the Wu army led by Wang Pingfan lost 3,000 soldiers and horses, the Qing army suffered even more heavy losses, with 8,000 directly killed and 6,000 captured.

Of the 8,000 people killed in the battle, one-third were cavalry of the Qing army, including the Horqin cavalry from all the way from the Horqin steppe in Mongolia. The other is to be killed by artillery and killed by Guan Ning's iron cavalry in the pursuit. After the battle, the battlefield was cleaned up, and all the seriously wounded of the Wu army were also sent to see the king of Hades. The nearly 6,000 people who were captured were all the original two front divisions of the Qing army, but when they fled, they were changed to the rear. The 10,000 people of the two divisions were all killed in battle except for those who were captured, and such a loss was also a pain in the bones for the Qing army Zhao Liangdong's department!

After the victory, the Wu army did not continue the pursuit, and most of the Qing army retreated into Tongguan, including Zhou Peigong and Tuhai. The 15,000 Qing troops who were arranged by Zhou Peigong to cut off the return of the Wu army to Xi'an City immediately stopped their operations when they received the news of the defeat at the front. Since they were in the northwest direction, the more than 15,000 Qing troops continued to retreat to Tongguan County, which was later known as Tongchuan County, just north of Xi'an City.

The Qing army was defeated, and the defeated army of nearly 35,000 people retreated into Tongguan, and retreated here according to the dangerous Tongguan. All the Qing troops were relieved. The safety factor here is a thousand times higher than in the wilderness. Ordinary cities can't compare to this majestic Tongguan. Tongguan is located in the north of Tongguan County, Weinan, Shaanxi Province, bordering the Yellow River in the north and the mountainside in the south. There is a record in the "Notes on the Water Classic": "The river flows south of the Tongji Pass Mountain in the Guan, because it is called the Tongguan." ”

This Tongguan was built in the first year of Jian'an in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and it has been 1,500 years ago. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, when the city was built on the loess plateau, the Sui Dynasty moved south for several miles, and the Tang Dynasty moved north to the plateau. The former site of today's Tongguan City was formed. Tang placed Tongjin County, set up Tongguan Wei in the Ming Dynasty, and set it up as Tongguan County after the Manchu Qing Dynasty won the world. Because Tongguan is located at the crossing of the Yellow River, it is located in the three provinces of Jin, Shaanxi and Henan, and it is the key to enter and exit the three Qins, so it has become the necessary place and key to the Central Plains in the east and the central and western regions in the west since the end of the Han Dynasty. It can be said that Tongguan is the east gate of Guanzhong, and it has always been a place for soldiers to fight.

Tongguan is located in the eastern part of the Guanzhong Plain. Standing in the key places of Qin, Jin and Henan provinces, the shape of Tongguan is very dangerous. There is the Qinling Mountains in the south. There is a forbidden valley in the southeast, and there are twelve cities in the south of the valley; There are Wei and Luo Erchuan in the north, and the Yellow River hugs down, and the west is near Huayue. The surrounding mountains are even mountains, peaks are even peaks, the valleys are deep and the precipices are exclusive, the mountains are high and the roads are narrow, and there is a narrow sheep intestine path in the middle, and only one car and one horse can be allowed to go back and forth. In the past, people often used to compare the shape of the shì here with the "small road danger and ape competition" and "the road to the world to stop the Tong Pass risk". Since then, Du Fuyou has also had the poem "The father-in-law sees the important place, the narrow and narrow accommodates the bicycle, the struggle is difficult, and the eternal use of a husband".

After thousands of years of continuous renovation and expansion, it is not an exaggeration to describe it as indestructible. Tongguan ranks second among the top ten famous passes in China, and there are many dangerous passes in the world, which can also be seen how majestic and magnificent this Tongguan is. From the point of view of location, it borders the Yellow River in the north, crosses the Phoenix and Qilin Mountains in the south, and extends to the Qilin Mountain in the south of the Yellow River on the east-west road; The west is broken and the east-west avenue is close to the south of the river, along the elephant mountain.

There are six gates, each with two holes, and there is an urn city in the middle. The east gate is called Jin Steep, and the name was "Ying'en" at first, and later changed to "Ping Fan and Shaanxi"; The west gate was called "Huaiyuan", and later it was changed to "control zhì Sanqin". The south gate is special, there are two large and one small, the big one in the east is called the upper south gate, it was called "Lingyun" at first, and later changed to "Linyou", and the second time it was changed to "Lanshan"; The west side is called the Lower South Gate, which is first called "Yingxun", and then changed to "Phoenix □". There are also two north gates, and the west side is the big north gate, which is first called "flood absorption", and then changed to "Baying". There are two water gates in the north and south, and there are seven sluice towers in the north gate in the south, and there are overpasses in them; Nine gates were built at the north gate. There are six city gates, except for the south gate, there are two in the east and west cities.

Wang Pingfan led the army to chase not far from Tongguan and did not continue the pursuit, this Tongguan West Gate Huaiyuan Gate, the average height of fifteen meters, fifteen meters, placed in the future is the height of the fifth floor, let alone to attack, even look up for a while will feel sore neck, such a dangerous pass, either they can fight with only 30,000 or 20,000 horses, or equip them with sufficient siege equipment. Far away, the soldiers of the Wu army saw the towering Tongguan City, and they really didn't have the confidence to fight it.

After the victory in the First World War, Wang Pingfan originally planned to leave 10,000 soldiers and horses to garrison Weinan City, but looking at the situation in front of him, the total strength of the Qing army was still stronger than him, so he finally decided to retreat all the soldiers and horses into Xi'an City. With their artillery, whether it is used to hold Xi'an City or attack, it is invincible. Besides, Xi'an is in their hands, and such a huge city is not worse than Tongguan, and the Qing army wants to take Xi'an City with its strong troops, which is not realistic. Not to mention that there are more than 40,000 horses in their city at the moment, even if there are only 10,000 soldiers and horses, the Qing army will need five times the strength to be sure to take it. Then these 40,000 soldiers and horses, without more than 100,000 troops, have no threat to Xi'an City.

"This battle is a big victory, and I will definitely ask for rewards for you one by one!" Wang Pingfan led the army back to Xi'an City, and immediately held a grand celebration, at this moment in the lobby Wang Pingfan was holding a wine bowl and said to the generals under the hall. At this moment, the location they are in is the former Ming Qin Palace, but after the Qing people entered Shaanxi 25 years ago, the Manchurian Tartars demolished all the buildings in the Qin Palace, the east, west, and south gates, and rebuilt the Qin Palaces into the Eight Banners Martial Arts Field, and at this moment this martial arts field happened to become the garrison of the Wu Army Headquarters.

"General Xie!" The generals immediately responded happily and loudly, and at the same time raised the wine bowl and took a big sip.

Wang Pingfan also took a sip and continued: "But the main force of the Qing army is still there, and the generals can't relax yet. Originally, we would have been preparing to send troops to the east to take Tongguan in one fell swoop, and then our army could drive straight into Shanxi and Henan, so that we would be like a sharp knife inserted into the heart of the Qing court, completely disrupting the rear of the Qing army. Hehe, in this way, the Qing army in Yueyang and Jingzhou will definitely be in turmoil! It's a pity, Wang Fuchen's deflated calf thing just descended to the Qing court, and we are suffering from the enemy on our backs. Although we have won a battle today, we have no ability to continue our eastward advance, and we must prevent the Qing army from gathering all its troops and horses to attack us. ”

"The general doesn't have to worry, his subordinates must do their best to defend the city, as long as the Tartar dares to come, we will give him a good meal, our cannons have all been moved to the city tower, and we can plant as many as they come!" Yan Feng, the general under the banner of Wang Pingfan, clasped his fists and said, his words also caused the surrounding generals to laugh: "Yes, as long as the Tartars dare to come, our ammunition is enough for them to drink one pot, no, a few pots to drink!" Hahahaha"

"Okay, you can't be complacent if you win the battle. This time, we used artillery to achieve the results of our subordinates, but that is also considered the lack of defense of the Qing army, if they had been prepared in advance, the artillery would not have been able to cause so many casualties. You can also meet, if most of the Qing army came up from all sides the day before yesterday, then our artillery can only attack the two soldiers and horses of the Qing army, and the total number of other soldiers and horses still exceeds ours, in that case, the victory or defeat is unknown! Wang Pingfan saw that many generals showed pride and contempt, and his face turned cold, and he said unhappily.

"However, a war is a war, and it is useless to complain about defeat, and the result of this battle is that we have won a big victory! Therefore, brethren, once again hold up the bowl to Lao Tzu and drink! Wang Pingfan's face turned slightly cold, and the other generals also restrained their smiles. After all, this is a celebration party, how could Wang Pingfan let the generals disappoint, so the conversation changed and ignited the atmosphere in the lobby again.

After drinking a bowl of wine, before the generals had eaten a few mouthfuls of food, they heard Sima Wuzhong of the Chinese army suddenly say loudly: "General, my subordinates suddenly remembered something and felt that it was quite important, I have to say it!" He felt uneasy when he heard that the generals were already relying heavily on the red-coated cannons in the army, so he immediately stood up.

"Oh, Wu Sima, just say what you have to say!" Wang Pingfan was drinking happily, and immediately said with a smile when he heard Wu Zhong's voice.

"When my subordinates came back, they checked our baggage, and of course there was no shortage of food and grass, but there was not much ammunition for this artillery. The gunpowder was only enough for Cheng Dù to fight for another hour like the day before yesterday, and in addition, five of our cannons had problems. According to the gunners, it was because the artillery was used too many times, and the barrel was somewhat deformed and could no longer be used. Wu Zhong continued.

"Ahh Wu Zhong's words not only surprised Wang Pingfan, but even the other generals of the Wu army were also surprised to put down their wine bowls and listen quietly. "Is there anything else going wrong?" Wang Pingfan immediately asked urgently.

"General, the other cannons and Furlong cannons are all in good condition, but six of the remaining twenty-five red-coated cannons have slight problems, that is to say, the cannons in our army, after a few more uses, will slowly be scrapped, even if there is enough ammunition, it will not help. Therefore, the subordinate means to immediately play to the prince and ask the prince to transfer a few cannons, otherwise if the Qing army really besieges the city on a large scale, our cannons will not be able to support it for long. (To be continued......)

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