Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1359 Go West to Lintong
On April [-]th, after Hauge called everyone to discuss the matter, he immediately asked Wu Sangui and Meng Qiaofang to leave Baqiao and go back to prepare.

Counting the time, he estimated that the Ming army in northern Shaanxi and Hanzhong had already discovered the clues. Once they knew that the Jin army on the opposite side had changed, it was not the troops of Meng Qiaofang and Wu Sangui, but the Jin Guotun army with low combat power. The old fried dough sticks will definitely realize that Dajin is going to do something in Guanzhong.

The three things of support, decision-making, and savior, if one is done, the glory of that life will not be able to escape.

As the saying goes, there is no higher merit than the Savior.Look at Chen Zilong and Xia Wanchun who rescued Wang Yan once in Yangzhou, now Chen Zilong has entered the cabinet to pay homage to the prime minister, and Xia Wanchun has become a servant at the age of 27.From their official positions, it can be seen that Wang Yan favors them.

Famous generals such as Ma Jinzhong, Hao Yaoqi, and Li Laiheng, once they realized that the Jin army was going to be unfavorable to Wang Yan in Guanzhong, they would die of displeasure in their hearts.

Opportunities like this don't come along very often, and if you don't seize them and show your loyalty once they arise, then you won't be an official.

These Ming soldiers must rush to Guanzhong with red eyes to compete for the savior's great achievements.

This is also a good deed of the Great Jin Kingdom. To create a king for the Ming Dynasty, there was only one thing to fight for, and the Northern Shaanxi and Hanzhong Ming armies, who were partial divisions, had no chance to compete.

It's different now, with another savior's credit, it seems like it was tailor-made for them, so why don't you throw your arms around and do it?

Although the troops stationed in the Kingdom of Jin had received certain training before, and they had recently trained intensively for half a year, they would not be strong on the battlefield, but apart from their training, another key issue was their equipment.

The Kingdom of Jin was not rich, and the equipment for the more than 20 regular troops was all manufactured by tightening their belts. Naturally, they did not have the money and supplies to arm hundreds of thousands of troops.

Their equipment is mainly eliminated by the Jin army, and the most equipped is the long spear, which is almost [-]% to [-]% standing, because it is the easiest to build.

These long guns are also different from the big guns in the army. The production is very rough, and most of the gun barrels are not up to standard. Basically, they are sticks with a gun head.

If the Ming army launched a ruthless attack, they would definitely beat their shit out.

Hauge knew that the garrison troops in northern Shaanxi and Hanzhong would not last long, and although the distance was far away and there were pass obstructions, once the Ming army in northern Shaanxi and Hanzhong discovered that the Jin army had been transferred, Wang Yan might still receive news, so he left He doesn't have much time, he must send everyone back to prepare, and must end this battle as soon as possible.

In this battle, as long as he defeated the main force of the Ming army, and even cut off the head of the king thief, even if the Ming army in northern Shaanxi and Hanzhong were killed, as long as he held Wang Yan's head and turned around in front of the army, the Ming army would be defeated. The morale will be demoralized, and he fled out of the pass in a panic. It is possible for him to take Henan and Shanxi by taking advantage of the momentum.

Of course, this is the best scenario expected. If Wang Yan finds out that the situation is wrong, feels danger, and does not come or comes prepared, then the ambush may turn into a head-on collision in the city.

On the seventh day of April, Wu Sangui returned to Lantian in the south, and after Meng Qiaofang went north to Gaoling, in order to save time, Hauge immediately ordered Tang Tong in Lintong to continue to retreat westward and let the wind out. Fleeing to the west, the forwards of the Ming army continued to pursue.

But it is said that Wang Yan took Wang Shixiu and Liu Fangliang as the vanguard and entered the pass first. The two led 6 horses from Tongguan to Weinan County all the way. , less than two hundred miles away from Chang'an.

The Ming army made rapid progress, and the morale of the soldiers naturally soared, and they wanted to go straight to Chang'an in one go.

Wang Shixiu was more cautious about this. In his opinion, although Tongguan was broken, the strength of the Kingdom of Jin was still there, and he did not think that the Kingdom of Jin would give up Guanzhong without a fight. He felt that there must be another battle before reaching Chang'an.

After the Ming army took down three cities in a row, Wang Shixiu stopped in Weinan, ready to wait for the main force to enter the pass, and then continue to move forward.

Wang Shixiu was not in a hurry, but the soldiers under him were very anxious, for fear of falling behind others or letting the ducks with their beaks fly away.

The cavalry should be as aggressive as fire and as swift as the wind, but Wang Yan chose Wang Shixiu, who was not in a hurry, to lead him.

This is because there were few cavalry in the Ming army back then, and Wang Yan was reluctant to part with it. In addition, Wang Yan himself was relatively conservative, so he asked Wang Shixiu to watch over the cavalry, and told them not to be too rough.

The army rested in Weinan for a few days. Wang Shixiu, using the county government as his festival hall, was writing notes to Wang Yan, reporting the situation, and at the same time urging the food and grass to move quickly.

There was a food crisis in Guanzhong, and there was no surplus food among the people, and the food in the grain warehouses in the city was also clean. It was probably transferred by the Jin army, and the cavalry of the Ming army usually only took half a month of food to move, which was why Wang Shixiu stopped.

"Marshal, Dudu Liu is here!" A personal guard suddenly reported outside the hall.

Wang Shixiu heard the words, put down the brush, blew on the paper, and handed it to the guard beside him, "Send it to Huayin immediately!"

After finishing the order, Wang Shixiu said to the outside world: "Please come in, Commander Liu!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Fangliang had already stepped into the hall, "I just received the news that Tang Tong ran away again, let's chase after him!"

Wang Shixiu was slightly taken aback, "My army hasn't moved yet, why did he escape again?"

If the Jin army is not bad in combat power, even if they run away, they have to wait for the wind to blow.

However, Liu Fangliang was full of ambition, and said with a smile: "Isn't that hard to say? As soon as Tongguan was opened, nearly 30 troops from the Ming Dynasty poured into the pass, and the Jin army only reached 8 to [-] in the pass. An old fritter like Tang Tong, It’s not normal if you don’t escape.”

What Liu Fangliang said was not unreasonable. From a rational point of view, since the Ming army broke through, the Jin army should flee, but many things were not decided rationally.

If it is all based on reason, then the Jin Kingdom compares its financial and military strength with the Ming Dynasty. From a rational point of view, it should directly surrender the land and get rich in exchange.

After Liu Fangliang finished speaking, he looked at Wang Shixiu, and saw that he didn't look excited when he heard the news, and he didn't say anything about chasing him. He couldn't help but frowned and pursed his lips, "Governor, since Tang Tong has given up Lintong and fled west , we should stop at Lintong immediately, and then drive directly to Chang'an!"

Wang Shixiu hesitated, "The Jin Kingdom still has its roots in Guanzhong, and there are at least tens of thousands of horses. Except for the Tongguan battle, it has not fought against us, and its strength is still there. I think it is better to send scouts to check first. "

Liu Fangliang's expression was a little bad, and he said anxiously, "Where is the governor afraid of the gold thief? We have [-] cavalry galloping in the Guanzhong Plain. Even if we bump into a hundred thousand gold army, we can come and go freely. What danger is there?"

This is true. The [-] cavalry can advance or retreat in the field, so there is really no need to worry about meeting the Jin army.

Liu Fangliang saw that Shixiu's expression was relaxed, and continued: "Weinan is too far away from Chang'an. I got news that the Shangshu of the Ministry of Household Affairs of the Jin Dynasty has organized the people of Chang'an to retreat westward. If the Jin army evacuates Chang'an, they will really flee westward." , then we will have an empty city, we will not be able to explain to the supervisor, and we will laugh at our comrades!" Speaking of this, Liu Fangliang couldn't help cupping his fists, and said loudly: "The governor is really worried, I am willing to lead my troops to kill Lintong first, Monitor Chang'an's movements!"

Taking Chang'an and capturing Hauge, such achievements may not be repeated in the next few decades.After finally getting a vanguard position, if he doesn't make any achievements, it's fine if he doesn't get credit for it, and he loses face in front of the subordinate soldiers, and other generals who are greedy for the vanguard position will also have gossip to talk about.

Although Wang Shixiu felt that there must be a battle before the Ming army arrived in Chang'an, he also heard some news that the Kingdom of Jin was planning to retreat to Longyou and Liangzhou, which made him really worried that the Kingdom of Jin would really give up Chang'an and retreat westward.

He couldn't help thinking for a while, but at this moment there was a commotion outside the hall, but it turned out that several generals who were rampaging the horse army also came.

Wang Shixiu hesitated for a while, and finally made a decision. He was not at ease with Liu Fangliang leading the army alone, so he said, "Okay, let's march to Lintong with all our troops."

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