Just as Du Du led the Sixth Army to rely on its own powerful firepower to confront Li Zicheng in Pingyang Mansion, Kong Youde finally dispatched.

At the beginning, he pretended to fight back and forth with the Dashun army in Weihui Mansion, and did not reveal his intention to march.

In other words, in Li Zicheng's view, Kong Youde's Liaodong Army was only flanking and harassing, and the real enemy was the Sixth Army in the north.

However, when Li Zicheng led the main force to Pingyang Province, Kong Youde waited for the Ninth Army led by Azig.

as well as the Navy's grain ships and transport ships.

The military is always a continuation of politics.

The reason why Yang Chengying let Azig make a detour to Jinan was to deter local forces, tell them that Lao Tzu had soldiers, and let them break the idea of rebellion.

The second is to act as a flank for the navy, sweeping away any forces in the path that might interfere with the movement of the ships.

When the three forces converged, Kong Youde tore off his disguise and led the army to expel the Dashun army of Weihui Mansion like a whirlwind, and the troops reached Huaiqing Mansion.

On September 23, the army crossed the river in Meng County.

On the banks of the Yellow River, Kong Youde and Azig were stationed on Xiaotu Mountain, holding binoculars to observe the surrounding situation.

Kong Youde said: "The enemy chose to take the initiative to abandon Huaiqing Mansion, and it seems that Du Du has launched an offensive in the north to attract Li Zicheng's main force." Look at the book

"Then we have to hurry up, take advantage of Li Zicheng's absence, take Luoyang, Xin'an, Mianchi and other places, and arrive at Tongguan as quickly as possible."

Azig spread out the map and placed it on horseback, drawing a line with his fingers on it.

This is a standard route for a large army.

Kong Youde nodded: "The general has worked hard all the way, protecting the baggage pressure formation, and I will lead the third army to open the way in front."

Considering the fatigue of the Eighth Army, Azig naturally would not refuse, "It's hard work."

As soon as the words fell, a cavalryman rushed to the front of the two and reported: "General, the commander of the reconnaissance company, Suo Hun and Bai Yidai, has discovered that there are a large number of intrusion activities in Xin'an, and who is its commander is still reconnoitring."

Azig looked down at the map and said, "Xin'an is seventy miles away from here, and it seems that the enemy intends to gather in the vicinity and attack our vanguard. If you don't win, you will retreat to Lingbao City and guard the way into Tongguan."

"It's a beautiful thought, but he is destined not to return to Lingbao."

Kong Youde grabbed the reins of his horse and turned his head to give an order to the signal soldiers: "Pass the first cavalry division to see me."

The predecessor of the 1st Cavalry Division was the Xiao Cavalry Battalion, an old force that was first transformed from traditional cavalry to modern cavalry.

Although the number sequence of the division is 007 Division, the entire Liaodong Army is called the First Cavalry Division.

The division commander Sanggar Zhai was the first to follow Kong Youde against the Houjin cavalry and the Mongolian cavalry, and he had a lot of combat experience.

Sangar Zhai rode his horse and flew in.

Kong Youde ordered: "General, there are quite a lot of intrusive troops found in the Xin'an area. But I estimate that there are not many men and horses with actual combat effectiveness, and you lead a cavalry division day and night to catch the opponent by surprise and open the way for the army to go to Tongguan."

"Order!" Sangarzhai received the order, and turned his horse away.

Soon, everyone heard a loud horn, which was the rallying cry of the 1st Cavalry Division.

Then a long, neat chorus of horses' hooves sounded, and they drifted away.

Kong Youde turned his head to Azig and said, "General, I'll leave first."

"General slow down!" Azig clenched his fists.

Kong Youde is very confident in the strength of the cavalry under his command, but he cannot be conceited.

He was to throw infantry and artillery to follow up and support Sangar Village.

After marching less than 30 miles, he received a report from the signal corps: "The commander of the Sanggar Zhai Division has successfully defeated Zhang Youzeng's troops in Xin'an, forcing Zhang Youzeng to flee westward."

"Tell Sangarzhai that the cavalry will follow and pursue, but not too deeply."

After hearing this, Kong Youde told the signal corpsmen to convey his intentions: "I personally led the infantry and artillery to arrive later, please rest assured."

"Yes." The signal corps retreated.

Kong Youde commanded the army to continue the march, successively breaking Luoyang and Xin'an County, but did not divide the troops to garrison, but continued to the west.

From Luoyang to the west, there is a Jianhe River, along which the county capitals and towns such as Mianchi and Xin'an are built in turn.

It's just that because of years of war, these cities have basically been destroyed.

There was not a single supply along the way, but fortunately, Kong Youde had already prepared enough supplies, and the army was not in danger of running out of food.

On the second day of the first month of October, Kong Youde led his army to camp twenty miles outside Tongguan, resting and waiting for Azig's arrival.

It was the beginning of winter, and the temperature plummeted.

The soldiers all changed into cotton clothes and trousers, and used local materials to warm themselves by fire.

In the afternoon, Azig arrived with the leading troops.

In the tent, the generals stepped on a huge tapestry from Liaodong and gathered together with wine from a grain ship.

Kong Youde and Azig sat side by side, and even though Kong Youde was nominally the commander-in-chief, he still chose to sit like this.

He held his wine glass and smiled at the generals with a relaxed smile: "There is good news from the north, General Du Du defeated Li Zicheng in Pingyang Mansion a few days ago, killing more than 4,000 enemies, and Li Zicheng was forced to abandon Pingyang Mansion."

"That's great news."

"yes, maybe Tongguan can be easily taken."

Even Du Du's Sixth Army could not be defeated, let alone the powerful Third and Eighth Armies.

Lu Shanji, chief of staff of the Third Army, poured a basin of cold water: "There is intelligence that Li Zicheng has made a comeback, and led the army that broke into the army after a short rest, and rushed to Tongguan to deal with us in the next two days."

"Why didn't Hong Chengchou hold them back?" A general asked suspiciously.

"To tell you nothing, Lord Hong and General Meng's purpose is not to fight a decisive battle with the main force of the Chuang army, but to attack and harass them."

Seeing that no outsiders were present, Kong Youde finally revealed his true combat intentions: "General Meng's Fifth Army and 10,000 Mongol cavalry were actually mainly responsible for attacking the northwest and seeking opportunities to attack Qinghai and Tibet."

"I see, Your Highness is really wise." Everyone raised their glasses.

As a matter of fact, the operational deployment is based on the actual situation and produces corresponding changes.

When the armies of all roads will join Xi'an, Meng Qiaofang will lead the army to the west to continue the fight and enter Qinghai with the Mongolian cavalry. Then he entered Tibet with the Oirat Mongols, who were ordered to lead the army, to complete the unification of the border areas.

Hong Chengchou would sit in Xi'an and command Kong Youde's Sixth Army to move south into Sichuan and fight a decisive battle with Zhang Xianzhong, who was entrenched in Sichuan.

Azig pursued the intrusive army and must destroy the biggest enemy, Li Zicheng.

Everyone was drinking happily, and the signal soldiers entered the account: "General, Liu Zongmin, the general of the breaking army, is lined up in the mountains, and it seems that he has the idea of attacking our army."

After hearing the news, Kong Youde did not respond immediately, but raised his glass: "Everyone, it's our turn to perform. The Sixth Army must not be allowed to see the joke, drink a glass of wine, lead the army out of the village to meet the breaking army, and win Tongguan in a battle!"

"Big win! A big win!" The generals shouted in unison.