It's been the fifth day since Li Dingguo started digging the tunnel.
Because all the soldiers in the surprise attack must be transported into Hanzhong City.
The tunnel dug by Li Dingguo was much wider than that dug by Zeng Ying, so the amount of work and energy expended were naturally much greater.
However, it seems that the Qing army did not discover Li Dingguo's troops digging tunnels in the dark.
This may be because Li Dingguo did a good job in covering up, or Zeng Ying put enough pressure on the Qing army on the frontal battlefield and successfully acted as a containment.
Either outcome is ideal.
Li Dingguo can dig tunnels as he pleases without worrying about interference.
The only thing he worries about now is time.
If he cannot dig the tunnel as soon as possible, Zeng Ying's side will become very dangerous if he cannot bear the withdrawal of his troops.
Or Qing reinforcements will arrive, which will also be a very difficult problem.
Therefore, Li Dingguo was very concerned about the progress of tunnel excavation and often personally inquired.
Now the tunnel has taken shape, but it will still take about ten days before it is completely dug into the city.
Li Dingguo did not dare to relax for a moment and ordered the soldiers to work harder.
After all, this idea was his, and the governor readily adopted it.
He couldn't let the governor lose face.
Trust is something very hard to come by, especially for a subordinate like him.
Therefore, he cherishes it very much and strives not to waste every opportunity.
Liu Fangliang, who had just been stationed at the Beishan Pass, sent a message saying that a small group of Tatar cavalry had been discovered.
But he was still not sure whether these rangers were reinforcements sent by the Hanzhong Qing army or the Tatars.
Liu Fangliang would also try his best to find out the information, but he would first send someone to inform Li Dingguo so that he could be prepared.
Li Dingguo couldn't help but feel heavy when he heard the news.
This is not good news.
If these rangers are really the outposts of the Tatar reinforcements, it proves that their main force must not be far away.
If the Tatar reinforcements arrive in time, it will be a great threat to Li Dingguo and his men.
Therefore, Li Dingguo must now ask the soldiers to speed up the excavation progress and strive to dig out the tunnel as soon as possible.
However, Liu Fangliang also informed Li Dingguo that he would try his best to hold the Beishan Pass.
From Guanzhong to Hanzhong, you must pass through Beishan Pass.
As long as Liu Fangliang holds the Beishan Pass, it will be impossible for the Tatars to come to Hanzhong City.
Li Dingguo couldn't help but be grateful to Liu Fangliang.
It's really heartwarming that this guy can help him so much despite not having much friendship with him.
In the final analysis, we are still in the same boat as those who came from the peasant army.
Regardless of whether it is the old Dashun tribe or the old Daxi tribe, at this time, only by joining the group to keep warm can the court pay enough attention to them.
Li Dingguo also sent someone to deliver the news to Zeng Ying.
After all, Zeng Ying will make more targeted arrangements after getting the news.
He didn't have much objection to Zeng Ying, but he just felt that there was always something between them because of their identities.
I hope he is overthinking it.
The Ming Dynasty is now in a critical period of the Northern Expedition, which requires the unity of all forces.
There must never be a situation where the mountains are divided into factions.
Shang Kexi is about to collapse.
He finally used artillery to blast out his hope, but a large number of Ming army reinforcements appeared, crushing his hope.
Shang Kexi didn't know which faction of the Ming army these reinforcements belonged to, but he knew that he had completely lost the opportunity to take the initiative to attack and could only defend.
But this is good, he can let his subordinates save their energy as much as possible.
But if the reinforcements cannot arrive in time to lift the siege of Hanzhong, they will be trapped alive in the city.
It's just a matter of dying later.
At this moment, Shang Kexi can only place all his hopes on the reinforcements sent by Azig, hoping that they will arrive as soon as possible.
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The Qing army's initiative to withdraw was within Zeng Ying's expectation.
The Tatars will definitely not gain any advantage if they continue to fight, so withdrawing their troops to preserve their strength is the wisest thing to do.
However, this way the Ming army faced much less pressure and was able to do many things outside Hanzhong City.
But Shang Kexi didn't seem to give up on delaying the Ming army's tunnel digging process.
Only this time it's not about people anymore.
He ordered artillery to blast at the mounds dug by the Ming army, hoping that the entrance to the tunnel would be filled by blasting away the mounds.
This trick has indeed achieved miraculous results.
The target of the mound was too obvious, and after several rounds of shelling, the mound finally collapsed.
The half-excavated tunnel was blocked by earth and rocks, and some soldiers were trapped directly in the tunnel.
Zeng Ying quickly ordered a rescue.
The soldiers of the Ming army tried their best to dig away the earth and rocks to rescue their robes.
It's just that this is extremely energy-consuming, and by the time they are dug apart by the earth and rocks, they are already panting and sweating profusely.
Zeng Ying feels that this result is not unacceptable.
After all, in the original plan, he was not the last link to win Hanzhong.
His role is to attract the attention of the Tatars.
If he directly captured Hanzhong, what would Li Dingguo do?
The credit cannot be taken by him alone, it must be shared by everyone.
After thinking about it, Zeng Ying discussed with Tian Jianxiu, Yuan Zongdi and others that they would no longer dig the tunnel desperately and just pretend to do so.
In this way, the men don't have to risk being tricked and killed by doing unnecessary things.
As a result, the Qing army in the city and the Ming army outside the city entered a relatively peaceful period.
Neither side seemed eager to kill the other immediately.
The Qing army was waiting for reinforcements from Guanzhong, while the Ming army was waiting for Li Dingguo to sneak into Hanzhong City and change his flag.
However, the large Ming army was still able to surround Hanzhong City.
In this way, even if the Qing reinforcements do arrive, they can still surround the point and call for reinforcements.
It was impossible for the Qing army to randomly send out cavalry to harass them as they did before.
Generally speaking, everything is developing in the direction favorable to the Ming army, while the Qing army can only wait passively.
Shuo'etu looked at the mountains in the distance and exhaled a breath of hot breath.
Perhaps it was because the weather was too cold.
His hot breath immediately condensed into white mist when he breathed out.
Shuo'etu squinted his eyes as if to see what was behind the mountains.
But he looked at it for a long time and didn't seem to see the reason.
Then he looked away in a waning tone and asked a close follower beside him: "Have all the sent scouts returned?"
He led a large army to reinforce Hanzhong.
Even if he marched in a hurry, it was impossible to maintain an uninterrupted march.
This requires sending scouts to survey the terrain in advance to find out information, and send the information back to the master map for reference as soon as possible.
The follower clasped his fists respectfully and said: "General, more than half of the scouts sent out have returned, and some have not returned.
According to those who have returned, there seems to be a Ming army stationed at Beishan Pass."
Shuo'etu let out a light sound.
Beishan Pass is the only place he must pass on his way to Hanzhong.
The Ming army intercepted it here.
It seems that they had expected that Guanzhong would send reinforcements
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