Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1357 Entering Guanzhong
Tongguan was broken, Wang Yan summoned the generals, and after a hasty discussion, Wang Shixiu was the vanguard, Liu Fangliang was the deputy, and commanded 3 horse troops and [-] dragon cavalry troops, with a total of [-] horsemen and horses. Some started from Tongguan, and the overwhelming ones headed for Guanzhong.

After Tang Tong fled Tongguan in a hurry, the defense line in Guanzhong had collapsed. After the Ming army entered the pass, Wang Yan didn't think Jin Guo had any chance.

From Wang Yan's point of view, if Hauge is not reconciled, then there should be another field battle between Ming and Jin in the east of Chang'an.

This is exactly what Wang Yan wanted, otherwise the main force of the Jin Kingdom would flee to Longyou and the Hexi Corridor, and continue to confront Ming Dynasty, then Ming Dynasty would still have to spend a lot of effort to solve this threat.

Of course, if Hauge is smart and knows how to give up and see Tongguan to lose, he should plan to retreat now.

Wang Yan was more worried about the latter, fearing that the Jin army would abandon the Guanzhong Plain and occupy the surrounding highlands.

Geographically speaking, there are no Longyou and Yongliang lands. After the Ming army occupied Chang'an, Guanzhong was still very dangerous.Tubo in Tang Dynasty and Xixia in Song Dynasty could threaten Chang'an.

In order to prevent the Jin army from escaping, Wang Yan let the vanguard go first, and at the same time sent an order to the Ming army on the front line of Wuguan and Lulingguan, ordering them to break through the pass as soon as possible and hunt Chang'an with the main force.

On March 28th, Wang Shixiu and Liu Fangliang galloped in front of the wind, rolling iron hooves, and shaking the Sanqin. Tang Tong, who fled to Huayin, was frightened by the news. He ran four hundred miles and fled to Weinan County without a fight.

On the same day, Sun Shoufa crossed the Weishui River and rushed to Huayin County to meet with the vanguard of the Ming army. Wang Shixiu and Liu Fangliang continued to lead troops to rush forward, and within two days, they killed them again in Weinan County.Tang Tong seemed to be a frightened bird. Before the Ming army arrived, he ran another two hundred miles and fled to Lintong County.

On the first day of April, when the forwards of the Ming army were aggressively chasing and killing the Jin army, Wang Yan took a break in Tongguan and left more than 20 troops to guard Tongguan. Starting from Tongguan, march to Guanzhong.

There are mountains in the south of Tongguan and rivers in the north, and the pass is dangerous.After passing the pass, there is a ditch between two mountains, and the terrain is also dangerous.

At this time, in the curved valley, there are figures of the Ming army all over the place. Looking down from the two hillsides, it looks like a river of blood meandering into Guanzhong.

The troops of the Ming army continued to move forward and filled the ravine. The troops in front had entered the ditch forty or fifty miles, and the troops behind had just left the gate.The terrain behind Tongguan is dangerous, and it will be easier to walk until you get to the vicinity of Huayin County.

Wang Yan's carriage couldn't go on such a rough road, so he wore a golden helmet and armor, rode a charcoal horse and followed the army with the generals.

The forward walked all morning, and when he reached a certain place, his speed suddenly slowed down.

Wang Yan and all the generals rode over and found that there was a place in front, with steep sides, the narrowest one could only accommodate a single horse, and he could only see a line of blue sky as far as he could see, he couldn't help being surprised.

"Is there any other way around here!" Wang Yan reined in the horse and asked involuntarily.

This kind of danger makes it difficult for people to feel safe. Sima Yi is in Shangfang Valley and Cao Mengde is in Huarong Road in Wang Yan's mind. He is afraid that if he smiles, an ambush will suddenly appear from above.

Wang Yan's marching army usually avoids this kind of terrain, but there are only a few roads to enter the pass, and Tongguan is not bad, so he has no other choice.

Li Guo approached Wang Yan on horseback, "There is a small road, but it is more difficult to walk than here." Li Guo seemed to understand Wang Yan's meaning, raised his head and pointed to the top of the mountain and said: "Don't worry about the prison, I will send a large group of scouts on the top of the mountain. Our people have scouts along the way, and if there is a problem, the scouts will immediately send a signal."

Wang Yan looked up, and saw the figures of the Ming army on the top and slope of the mountain twice. Then he felt relieved and nodded in satisfaction at Li Guo, "Buzhi is very familiar with the nearby terrain!"

"I was a thief back then, and I suffered another big defeat here, so I am familiar with the terrain around Tongguan, and I know some places where I can set up ambushes, and I have sent people to investigate!" Li Guo replied on horseback.

Wang Yan was taken aback for a moment, and then remembered that in the spring of the 11th year of Chongzhen, Hong Chengchou ordered Sun Chuanting to set up a triple ambush in the south of Tongguan. Baqi broke out and fled into Shangluo Mountain.

Wang Yan patted his forehead. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at the hills on both sides. Seeing the scouts of the Ming army scattered on the hillside and the top of the hill, he felt relieved.

Wang Yan nodded. Li Guo's battles were relatively stable. He believed that he would not stumble here again. Moreover, the vanguard had already entered the customs. His army plus civilian husbands were at least 50 million. , If you want to ambush so many people, the Jin army may not have so many troops.

Wang Yan felt more at ease, and twitched his horsewhip, "Let the army hurry up and pass here quickly."

The dangerous place is not too long, only five miles away, and the field of vision widens again.

After passing through the dangerous point, Wang Yan was relaxed all over. He turned his head and pointed his horsewhip at the line of sky that he had just passed, and said with a smile: "If you are alone, Haoge, set up an ambush here, and fire all the guns, and you will die alone!"

Li Guo laughed and said, "Even if Hauge set up an ambush, he would be discovered by the scouts first. How could the Jin army have a chance to hurt Jian Guo?"

Wang Yan laughed, and rode horses to walk with the army. At dusk, the leader of the army finally came out, approaching Huayin County, and the terrain became relatively easy to walk.

At this time, several miles away from Huayin County, on a hill covered by dense forests, two Jin army scouts were watching the county town in the distance, and saw the Ming army entering the county town in mighty force.

In the distance, a member of gold helmet and gold armor, wearing a red cloak, riding a charcoal horse, guarded by hundreds of elite cavalry, is even more conspicuous.

The two Jin Army scouts glanced at each other, quickly left the hill, and ran towards the foot of the mountain. A scout guarding the horses moved out six horses, and the three of them jumped on their horses and ran southward.

The Jin army scouts walked for more than forty miles in one breath, and it was already dark before returning to Bai Guangen's temporary camp.

The scouts of the Ming army are often sent out for twenty or thirty miles, and the search area is extremely wide. This is one of the reasons why Bai Guangen did not approve of ambushing Wang Yan at the beginning.

He had read the martial arts books stolen from the Ming Dynasty by Jin Guoxizuo.From military training, marching to building camps, there are regulations. One of them is to let the scouting horses go wherever they go. This is written in a booklet. It is said that every Ming army officer has a copy in his hand.

Because of this, it was difficult for the Ming army to be ambushed. Bai Guangen could only hide forty miles away from Huayin County and the official road to avoid being discovered by Ming army scouts.

Bai Guangen was also one of Wu Sangui and Tang Tong's group of general soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. He was also in the eight general soldiers who helped Jinzhou back then, and his ability was still very strong.

The three scouts returned to the camp, gave a secret signal first, and then entered the camp to report to the leader, and then scout Qian Hu took them to report to Bai Guangen's tent.

"Reporting to the military gate, the main force of the Ming army has left Tongguan and arrived in Huayin County!"

Bai Guangen was refreshed when he heard this, "Have you seen the king thief?"

"I see, the charcoal horse with golden helmet and armor is undoubtedly a king thief! He has already entered Huayin County!"

Bai Guangen couldn't help being slightly excited, "This guy is still so ostentatious!"

A general at the side was also a little excited, clasped his fists and said: "Junmen, the king thief has arrived at Huayin and entered Guanzhong. Shall we immediately plunge into the sky and cut off the retreat of the Ming army?"

Bai Guangen shook his head, "It's not the time yet, we have to wait for the thief Wang to continue westward and leave Huayin. We only have 1 people, and we are looking for death if we go out now."

If the main force of the Ming army is in Huayin, Bai Guangen rushing out at this time is indeed looking for death, and it will affect Hauge's plan.Wang Yan will definitely destroy Bai Guangen first, and will not rush westward.

General Jin was taken aback for a moment, and asked again: "Junmen, we only need one month's military rations, and we've already used up less than half of it. What if the king thief stays in Huayin and doesn't leave?"

Bai Guangen pursed his lips, "Don't worry, if there are no accidents, Wang Thief will soon go west to Chang'an."

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