Xi'an is located in the northeast of Hanzhong.
Although the two are not too far apart in terms of distance, it is not easy to attack from Hanzhong to Guanzhong or from Guanzhong to Hanzhong.
The reason is that there is a natural barrier between Hanzhong and Guanzhong Plain.
This barrier is the Qinling Mountains.
Although the Ming army captured Hanzhong, they still did not dare to march rashly because the Qing army deployed heavy troops in the Qinling Mountains.
As long as they cross the Qinling Mountains, Xi'an is within their grasp.
Wen Anzhi is a person who is extremely good at planning.
He can always think of all possibilities before going into battle.
From this perspective, he is somewhat like Zhuge Kongming.
Today he summoned the generals to discuss the matter of marching troops to Guanzhong.
The former generals of the Shun Army were all from Shaanxi, and they were much more familiar with the Qinling Mountains than Wen Anzhi.
I saw Tian Jianxiu being the first to express his opinion: "The governor, in view of the general's opinion, we might as well divide the army into two groups.
One way from Yangxian County via Shiquan to Ziwu Valley, one line to Jinya Pass and to Wuzhangyuan."
Both Ziwu Valley and Wuzhangyuan are famous place names in history.
Even people who are not familiar with military affairs have probably heard of these two names.
Wuzhang was originally located on the west side of Xi'an, under the jurisdiction of Fengxiang Mansion.
Strictly speaking, Ziwu Valley is within the jurisdiction of Xi'an Prefecture.
Wen Anzhi pondered for a moment, looked at Li Dingguo and said harmoniously: "What do you think of Dingguo?"
Because Tian Jianxiu is the oldest, he is the eldest brother among the former Shunjun generals.
His opinions represent the opinions of this faction.
But in addition, Wen Anzhi also had to take into account the opinions of the other two factions, namely Li Dingguo and Zeng Ying.
He asked Li Dingguo first because after all, Li Dingguo's troops paid a heavy price when attacking Hanzhong, and he wanted to use this to comfort him.
Li Dingguo clasped his hands in his fists and said: "Ziwu Valley and Wuzhangyuan are important areas, and the Tatars will definitely send heavy troops to guard them.
But if they are captured, Xi'an will no longer be in danger.
Therefore, I agree with General Tian's strategy."
Wen Anzhi stroked his beard and nodded slightly.
"Where's Zeng Ying, what do you think?"
After fighting side by side, Zeng Ying had a better impression of Tian Jianxiu, Yuan Zongdi and others, and naturally he would not refuse.
What's more, the strategy he proposed is indeed the most suitable for the current situation.
"The general also thinks this is a good idea."
Wen Anzhi glanced at the generals and said in a majestic voice: "In this case, I have given the order.
Where are Tian Jianxiu, Yuan Zongdi, and Zeng Ying?"
"The end will be here" The three of them took a step forward and clasped their fists in response.
"I order you to attack Ziwu Valley."
"Get the order" Wen Anzhi paused, then looked at Li Dingguo.
"Where are Li Dingguo, Ai Nengqi, and Liu Fangliang?"
"The end will be here."
"I order you to capture Wuzhangyuan without any mistakes."
"The general will receive his order at the end" After the Manchu Qing Dynasty lost Hanzhong, they must have been immersed in an atmosphere of sadness.
This is precisely when they are most vulnerable.
Usually after a big battle both sides need some time to rest.
But Wen'an decided to do the opposite and catch the Tatars by surprise.
At present, the Ming army is in great momentum.
If they take advantage of this momentum to attack Xi'an, they might be able to capture Guanzhong in one fell swoop and regain Shaanxi.
He is getting older and older, and he feels that his time is short, so naturally he must seize the time to see the Ming Dynasty resurgence before he is buried.
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Fortunately, he had a group of capable generals under his command.
With everyone working together, the Tatars were defeated step by step.
He is not prepared to give the Tatars a chance to breathe.
In this battle, he will completely destroy the Tatars' confidence.
Even though it was already spring, the morning was still very cold.
Especially for those Qing army prisoners who only wore single clothes.
The reason why the Ming soldiers did not kill them was naturally because of Wen Anzhi's order.
The governor decided to use these prisoners as coolies to pull carts.
You must know that the Qinling Mountains are extremely steep and the mountain roads are also extremely rugged.
Food, grass and baggage are the foundation of an army and must not be taken lightly.
Generally speaking, the army will recruit some strong men to be cart pullers to help transport the grain and baggage.
The Ming army had specialized auxiliary troops.
But after the transportation, nine out of ten of these people will die from exhaustion.
Since there is a ready-made hard labor force like Tatar soldiers, why should we use our own auxiliary soldiers?
"Hurry up, why are you lazy?"
A Ming soldier saw a Tatar slacking off and whipped him hard.
The whip tore a bloody gash on the Tatar's shoulder, and the Tatar soldier cried out in pain.
The Ming soldiers showed no mercy.
These Tatar soldiers are all soldiers of the same family, that is, the Han people from Liaodong who followed this old traitor into captivity.
These people have long forgotten their own bloodline, and they are working as an aid to the evildoers.
They are really more hateful than the real prisoners of Manchuria.
He even felt that forcing these two Tatars to pull a cart would be an advantage to them.
The Tatar soldier dared not speak out in anger.
Now that he was unarmed, he had no chance to resist even if he wanted to.
If he was a little disrespectful, I am afraid that the next moment the soldiers of the Ming army would swing not with whips but with simple knives.
Everyone is greedy for life and afraid of death, and this Tatar soldier is no exception.
If you can live one more moment, you can live one more moment, so why bother with yourself.
He endured the severe pain and put the noose around his waist again, then took a deep breath and took steps with difficulty.
It is not easy to march in the high mountains, and the speed is naturally not much faster.
However, the Ming army had speed requirements.
Their whips were waved from time to time, urging the Tatar soldiers to use their full strength.
From time to time someone fell down.
Some can never stand up again.
Fortunately, the Ming army captured enough Tatar soldiers, so they just had to put another one on a rope.
Occasionally, you can see some hunters and farmers collecting herbs in the mountains.
But when they saw this posture, they had already hid far away, so that the Ming army couldn't even come forward to ask for directions.
Fortunately, many of them are old Shaanxi people and are no strangers to the Qinling Mountains, so the general direction will not be wrong.
Tian Jianxiu and President Yuan glanced at each other on horseback, and then they nodded in perfect agreement.
"Ahem, General Zeng."
It was Ta Mihide who spoke.
Zeng Ying was riding a horse not far from Tian Jianxiu.
Mita Jianxiu called him and turned his head naturally.
"General Tian, what's the matter?"
"General Zeng, going further is Ziwu Town.
Going north from Ziwu Town is Ziwu Valley.
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You have to cross the Qinling Mountains in between."
He paused deliberately, and when Zeng Ying didn't answer, he coughed and said, "The Tatars will definitely deploy heavy troops here, especially Chaijia Pass."
Zeng Ying was surprised when he heard this.
Unexpectedly, Tian Jianxiu was so familiar with this generation that he could directly point out the key to attacking Ziwu Valley.
"Please give me some advice from General Tian."
Zeng Ying said very humbly
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