What the Ming army did did not surprise Shuo'etu, but Shang Kexi was too disappointed.
The Qing army's abandonment of Beishan Pass only shows one thing, that is, they have completely lost control of the periphery of Hanzhong and can only huddle in Hanzhong City and defend it with their backs.
If the situation had not been so bad, Shang Kexi would not have been able to abandon the Beishan Pass.
What a useless piece of trash.
Shuo Etu thought in his heart.
He didn't have a good impression of Shang Kexi to begin with, and now he even scorned him.
If His Royal Highness the Prince of England had not ordered him to do so, he would never have come to this troubled water.
But now that he's here, he must be thinking about how to win this battle.
This Beishan Pass is the first pass.
Judging from the terrain, Beishan Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but it is far less exaggerated than that one man can guard the pass and ten thousand men cannot open it.
If it is arranged properly, it is very possible for Shuo Tu to lead his troops to win this pass.
The key to the question now is how many people the Ming army stationed at Beishan Pass.
Is it one thousand three thousand or five thousand?
Different numbers can mean completely different results.
Shuo'etu boasts that he has experienced hundreds of battles, and he never fights an unprepared battle.
Therefore, the first thing he has to do now is to inquire about the specific details from the returned scouts.
A dozen scouts were all brought to Shuo'etu, and he asked them one by one very patiently.
He got a fairly consistent message from the scouts, that is, there were no less than 10,000 Ming troops at Beishan Pass.
If just one person said this, maybe Shuo Etu wouldn't believe it.
But with so many people saying this, it’s unlikely to be false.
How many people did the Ming army bring to Hanzhong this time?
They were able to station so many people at Beishan Pass.
And the concept of no less than 10,000 people is very disturbing.
How many people are there?
Ten thousand, twenty thousand or thirty thousand?
Shuo'etu's mood couldn't help but become heavy.
He was unsure and decided to send troops to investigate again.
This time he sent nearly a hundred riders, hoping to get more useful information.
Until then he decided to hold his ground.
Soon the Ming army took action.
Not only did they capture all the scouts sent by Shuo'etu this time, but they also ordered one of them to send back a message that he should wash his neck and wait for death.
The scout returned to Shuo'etu's army and told Shuo'etu in a very frightened tone that he could not count the number of Ming troops at all.
Shuo'etu was completely stupid now.
If you can’t count clearly, doesn’t it mean that the number of troops has reached a certain level?
But this battle must be fought no matter what, and Beishan Pass must also be conquered.
Otherwise, what he wanted to do when he came to Hanzhong like this would be impossible to explain not only to the Prince of England, but also to the soldiers.
However, Shuo'etu was not too angry because he was convinced that the Ming army was just using the method of provoking the generals.
The Ming army generals stationed at the Beishan Pass wanted to deliberately anger Shuo'etu and make him become hot-headed and make stupid decisions.
But is Shuo Etu such a stupid person?
The more the Ming army used provoking methods, the more he had to fight steadily and never give the Ming army a chance to succeed.
He decided to divide the army into two parts, and the vanguard went first to knock the pass at Beishan Pass.
Shuo'etu does not expect the vanguard army to be able to take the Beishan Pass in one fell swoop, but he must find out clearly what is true and false.
After all, only by fighting in person can you understand the reality of the Ming army.
Otherwise, at best, they would just be running around like headless flies.
"Report" A horse came galloping.
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When they got closer, the Ming soldier on the mount dismounted, knelt on the ground and reported to Liu Fangliang: "General, Tatar troops have been spotted ahead."
Liu Fangliang raised her eyebrows, and her thoughts finally came to her mind.
Of course, he noticed that the soldiers used the words Tatar army instead of scouts and sentries.
This shows that the people who come to knock on the gate are not just as simple as a hundred or so riders.
"Don't be impatient, please speak slowly."
Liu Fangliang did not panic at all.
As a veteran who has experienced many battles, he knows very well that the Tatars are not as scary as they imagined.
He had fought against the Tatars in the Battle of Shanhaiguan and killed many Tatars with his own hands.
If Dashun's army was not distracted at that time, it is still unclear who would win and who would lose.
Later, in the Sichuan War, Wen'an defeated Hong Chengchou outside Chengdu.
Liu Fangliang is a person who has experienced it personally.
Experience after experience told him that the Tatars were just paper tigers who only looked scary.
"Thank you, General."
The soldier paused and tried to steady his breathing.
After he felt that he had calmed down, he continued: "While patrolling Qishandianzi, my subordinates discovered a large group of cavalry.
Upon closer inspection, they were under the banner of the Tatars."
He paused and continued: "According to my subordinates' estimates, there are at least ten thousand people on this trip, and all of them are cavalry."
More than ten thousand riders.
Liu Fangliang thought silently in his heart.
This is certainly not all the Tatar troops.
At best, they are just pioneers.
It seemed that the Tatars were not sure about attacking the Beishan Pass directly, so they sent a vanguard to test the pass first.
"They can carry artillery" Liu Fangliang asked an extremely critical question.
If the Tatars bring artillery, they will still pose a certain threat to the Beishan Pass.
"This subordinate didn't see it."
The soldier said a little guiltily.
Not seeing it meant there might or might not have been one, and the soldier couldn't be sure.
Liu Fangliang felt a little disappointed.
But there was no need for him to criticize the soldier harshly.
After all, it was good that he could find out the information.
"Please step back and rest."
Liu Fangliang waved his hand and said.
"Thank you General" Liu Fangliang had already fallen into deep thought.
He now has 30,000 soldiers and horses under his command, all of whom are stationed at the pass of Beishan.
If the Tatar reinforcements were under his command, he would definitely be able to hold on.
But if there are as many as 70,000 to 80,000 Tatar troops, it may be difficult to defend them.
After all, the Beishan Pass is not a dangerous place in an absolute sense, let alone one that cannot be opened by ten thousand people.
As long as the Tatars are willing to hit people and fight tooth and nail, it is possible to have a fight with Liu Fangliang.
Of course, Liu Fangliang has many advantages as a defender, it depends on how he uses these advantages.
Of course, the original stone castle must be used rationally, but Liu Fangliang felt that this was not enough.
He ordered the soldiers to build some parapets along the mountain to prevent the Tatars from directly attacking the stone fortress.
The breastworks were not complicated to build, and the soldiers followed them.
The key question is still how many Tatars will come.
There will definitely not be too many vanguards, but this is just the first wave.
Liu Fangliang knew very well that after this tentative offensive, a more violent attack was waiting for him.
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No matter who the Tatar general is, he will definitely not give up attacking Beishan Pass easily.
Liu Fangliang is already ready to fight to the death with him
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