Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1356 Please enter the urn
In the dark night, a raging fire ignited in the direction of Tongguan, lighting up the night sky red. The [-] gold soldiers, carrying blankets, water bottles, and dry food, drove mule carts and quickly passed through the dangerous area between two mountains and a valley, heading for Huayin County. direction to flee.

On the road, the soldiers of the Golden Army ran and walked, and the torches they lit formed a long dragon. The soldiers bowed their heads and marched in silence.

The general of the Jin army with the flag on his back in the team looked back at his subordinates from time to time, and urged loudly: "Don't fall behind, hurry up, or the Ming army will catch up later."

Hearing the words, the soldiers of the Jin Army accelerated their speed and rushed in the dark night, but the team was very neat and well-organized.

If the Ming army saw this scene and said that they fled in a hurry, the Ming army would never believe it.

At this time, he galloped for a while, and it was more than ten miles away from Tongguan. Tang Tong reined in his horse and looked back from time to time.

"Duke, let's go!" Jin Jiang, who was beside him, looked at Tang Tong with reluctance, and couldn't help reminding him in a low voice.

Tang Tong stared at it for a long time, let out a heavy breath, and then clipped the horse and moved forward with a whip.

A group of generals quickly clamped their horses' belly and followed them with whips. Nearly [-] gold troops were mighty, with torches rising and falling, heading west, and the flames of Tongguan shot up into the sky behind them.

The army ran all night, and at dawn, they reached the border of Huayin County east and north of Huashan.

The Ming army was stopped by the fire and did not catch up. The Jin army who ran all night was wrapped in a blanket and fell to the side of the road for a short rest.

On a bare hillside by the road, Tang Tong, Bai Guangen and the others charged their horses. When they reached the top of the hill, they reined in their horses one after another, stopped at the top of the hill, and looked at the golden soldiers and horses on the winding road.

"Let's go here and separate!" Tang Tong tightened the reins and said to Bai Guangen who was beside him.

Bai Guangen rode around on the horse, "Don't worry, the Duke. As soon as the king's thief passes Tongguan, I will kill him from Huashan, cut off his food road, and cut the Ming army in two."

Tang Tong nodded, "You and I have worked together for many years, and the food will be reserved for you for a month. The victory or defeat of this battle will be within this month. Either the Ming army will be defeated, or the Dajin will be destroyed. For example, after one month, You haven't seen the defeat of the Ming army~" Having said this, Tang Tong paused, and then said: "Then find your own way out!"

The Pujin Ferry was a loophole deliberately sold by the Jin army to the Ming army in order to find a more suitable and barely justifiable reason for Tang Tong to evacuate from Tongguan.

If the Jin army in Tongguan retreats inexplicably, it will naturally arouse the suspicion of the Ming army. If the Ming army crosses the river from the Pujin pontoon bridge and lets the Ming army outflank Tongguan, they can barely find a reason to retreat.

After Tang Tong withdraws from Tongguan, the Jin army in Tongguan will be divided into two parts according to Hauge's plan. The illusion of fleeing west.

Some, led by Bai Guangen, hid in the south near Huashan Mountain. After the main force of the Ming army, especially Wang Yan, entered the pass, they raided the back of the Ming army and cut off the Ming army's food road, causing chaos in the Ming army.

There is a lack of food and grass in Guanzhong. If the plan is successful, the Ming army will definitely panic.

Bai Guangen was in charge of such a task. If the golden army's ambush succeeded, he would have made a great contribution. If not, then the main force of the golden army could continue to flee west after the failure, but he would definitely not be able to escape in the east.

Tang Tong's words were to tell him that if the Kingdom of Jin fails, there will never be any Jin army to rescue him, and he is surrounded by the Ming army. It is up to him to decide whether to surrender or die, no matter what he does He will not blame him for any decision.

Bai Guangen was moved, "Don't worry, Duke, I will win this battle!"

"I hope so! Take care!" Tang Tong nodded and said no more. He pulled out the reins and led dozens of riders towards Huayin County.

Behind him, he took out the horn, raised his head and blew it, and all the golden soldiers resting on the road immediately got up and packed their bags.

Not long after, the Jin Army approaching the three battalions followed Tang Tong's Dazhu Banner and headed west.

Bai Guangen and several of his subordinates stationed horses on the top of the mountain, watching Tang Tong and his party go far away, a general reminded: "Junmen, Sun Shoufa's men and horses are forcibly crossing the Wei River, we should go too."

Bai Guangen nodded slightly: "Send the order, the Zhenshuo right army will turn to the south, Hu Maoshuang, you will lead 500 people and clean up the footprints."

At that moment, Bai Guangen also led the crowd down the hill and headed south.

The Jin army on the road was immediately divided into two parts, one with thousands of people continued to flee westward, and the other with nearly ten thousand people turned to Huashan in the south.

The Kingdom of Jin set up a large net, waiting for the Ming army to penetrate.A big country does not favor power and strategy, and the Jin army and the Ming army are fighting for consumption, obviously they can't fight.Facing the majestic division of the Ming army and crushing them head-on, the Jin army could only win by surprise.

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The tents of the Jin army behind Tongguan, the houses and warehouses behind Guancheng burned all night, and were extinguished by the Ming army at dawn.

The Ming army attacked Tongguan for several months, and in less than one night, it declared that it had fallen and fell into the hands of the Ming army.

Perhaps Tang Tong got the news that Sun Shoufa had crossed the Yellow River from Pujin, and he had no intention of fighting. When the vanguard of Zhongyong Town poured into the pass through the gap of the explosion, the soldiers of the Jin Army soon began to collapse.

The entire attack took less than an hour, and without any casualties, the Ming army took down Tongguan, the gate leading to the middle of the pass.

The main force of the Jin army set fire to the tents, warehouses and houses to block the pursuit of the Ming army, and fled westward overnight. The Ming army paid hundreds of casualties, and captured nearly a thousand gold soldiers, and poured into Tongguan.

For the Ming army, the soldiers thought about many scenarios of capturing Tongguan, and every scenario must have the word tragic.

The Ming army had already suffered tens of thousands of deaths and injuries, and the final battle would have to go through a life-and-death fight before they could capture Tongguan. However, many people did not expect that Tongguan would be captured easily.

In front of the Ming army, there were more than [-] dead and injured, and the battle was extremely fierce. Everyone thought that the first battle to break through would be even more tragic. .

After all, if the Jin army relies on Tongguan and is defeated by the Ming army, then for the Jin army, where else can it defend?The morale of the army naturally plummeted, and they had no confidence in defeating the Ming army.

Tongguan should be a peak duel, and the Ming army will defeat the Jin army when it is the strongest, and then they can enter Chang'an with drums and gongs.

Everyone didn't expect that Tang Tong withdrew so decisively, without dragging his feet. From the decision to evacuate, to burning the tents and blocking the passage, the army could be said to be done in one go.

Although the way of capturing Tongguan was different from what the generals of the Ming army had imagined, the morale of the soldiers of the Ming army who captured Tongguan was still greatly shaken.

When Wang Yan entered Tongguan, the soldiers of the Ming army occupying the pass wall and nearby hills cheered into the sky. The soldiers stood on the pass wall, raised their hands and weapons, kept raising and lowering them, shouting over and over again, "Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng!" "Jianguo Qiantui!"

Riding on a horse, Wang Yan entered Tongguan amidst the welcome of the soldiers, and ordered to clear the battlefield and pursue the Jin army fleeing west as soon as possible.

After taking Tongguan, the Ming army opened the door to enter Guanzhong, and the defense of the Jin Kingdom was opened, and the defense of the entire Guanzhong would collapse accordingly.

The Jin army at other passes would certainly not stay for a long time. They would either abandon Kansai or surrender directly. Of course, they insisted on being destroyed, and the Ming army would not mind. They captured a thousand more heads to increase their record.

Now the Ming army is not thinking about how to defeat the Jin army, but how to snatch the military exploits and win the fruits of victory. They are gearing up one by one, wishing to put their wings into Chang'an, so as not to be preempted by other troops.

The residences and tents in Guancheng were burned down to nothing. Wang Yan patrolled around Tongguan, encouraged the soldiers, and soon returned to the big tent to call the generals to discuss the important matter of marching into Guanzhong.

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