In the camp of the Jin army in Puzhou, Wu Sangui's reply was placed on Jiang Xiang's desk.Jiang Xiang raised his head and smiled at Jiang Rang, Jiang Youguang, Li Jiantai and others: "Wu Sangui is coming!"
”When everyone heard this, they all breathed a sigh of relief, if Wu Sangui didn't come, they would not be able to fight Zhao Ming alone.Li Jiantai asked, "Wu Sangui is here, will Zhao Ming come?"
”Jiang Xiang stood up, walked to the map, looked at it for a while, and affirmed: "Zhao Zamao is worried that Wu Sangui will run, and he will definitely go directly to the Guanzhong." ”In history, it can be said that there are very few people who can calmly hand over their own power, except for King Wu Yue in the Northern Song Dynasty.After all, it is much better to divide one side, claim the king and hegemony, and be the emperor of the soil than to be a cow and a horse under the fence.The Jiang family has soldiers and money, has been operating in Hedong for decades, and has not been beaten by Zhao Ming, so they are not convinced if they don't fight."
Then cross the river, wait for Zhao Zamao to come over, and have a showdown."
Jiang Rang and the others clenched their fists and gritted their teeth, making up their minds to fight.Jiang Xiang asked, "Where are Wu Sangui's soldiers?"
”The messenger who came back said: "When the minister came back, Wu Sangui had already left Chang'an, and now he should be in Huayin!"
”Hearing this, Jiang Xiang stood up and shouted loudly: "Order the scouts to continue to investigate, the army will cross the river, and the soldiers will enter the customs!"
”"Whoa!"
Many Jin generals clasped their fists together.Pujindu is the main transportation road connecting Hedong and Guanzhong, and the Qin merchants in Guanzhong and the Jin merchants in Shanxi all take this road to maintain trade and contact between the two places.At this time, on the Pujin pontoon bridge, the Jin soldiers wearing cotton armor, iron helmets, and muskets on their shoulders lined up in a neat queue, with helmets and bayonets undulating across the pontoon bridge.The war horse dragged a field cannon and walked in the middle of the pontoon bridge, and the mighty army, like a huge python, slipped into the pass from the east of the river.After the army, there were also heavy vehicles with the banners of the Jin merchants, which followed them across the river, traded with the army, provided supplies for the Jin army, and military supplies.In fact, the reason why Jiang Xiang decided to fight with Zhao Ming was not only unwilling to give up easily, but also related to the support and lobbying of Jin merchants.After the fall of the Manchu Dynasty, the Jin merchants suffered great losses, but after all, they relied on the military strength of the Manchu Qing Dynasty to successfully defeat the Hui merchants, Qin merchants, and Jiangsu-Zhejiang maritime merchants, expand the commercial territory to the south of the Yangtze River, and almost unify the whole country.With the help of the Manchu army, they looted countless wealth, and now they have shrunk to the east of the river, but the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and still has a lot of money and materials in their hands.It was they who paid money and lobbied the Jin army to civilian-military that affected the Jiang Xiang group.At this time, the mighty and well-equipped Jin army crossed the Yellow River, and a war that decided Jiang Xiang and also decided the fate of Jin merchants was coming.Luoyang City.In the face of the Ming army's multi-pronged attack, Jiang Xiang chose to abandon Luoyang, which had just arrived, and withdrew his scattered forces to Hedong.After Zhao Ming arrived in Kaifeng, he led an army of 200,000 to march westward, and descended to Luoyang without blood, becoming the fastest progress in the Ming army.Of course, Zhao Ming's progress along the way was rapid, and the Zhou army was deliberately the factor, but Zhao Ming held the strongest road among the five road armies, and he was not afraid of the Zhou army's intrigues and tricks.No matter what tricks Wu Sangui and Jiang Xiang played, he would use his strength to subdue them.At this time, the majestic Luoyang City, the city gate was wide open, and a group of local gentry in Luoyang stood outside the city to greet them.Zhao Ming rode a tall white horse, surrounded by tens of thousands of soldiers, through the city gate and the streets on both sides of the soldiers standing, and entered the temporary palace.It's night, the main hall of the palace.Zhao Ming stood in the wide hall and sighed with emotion, "Shang Kexi, Geng Zhongming has been running Luoyang for more than ten years, and the palace in Luoyang is still built well." ”"This Luoyang City, the city is tall and the moat is wide, if the Zhou army defends, it will be able to withstand at least a few months, but they gave up."
Zhang Jiayu said."
Wu Sangui wanted to escape, didn't want to defend, handed over Luoyang to Jiang Xiang, but Jiang Xiang was not stupid, when he saw that the outnumbered people sent troops, he was unwilling to use Wu Sangui as a shield, so he gave up this Luoyang."
Zhao Ming said with a smile: "Therefore, for the court and the country, it is still necessary to centralize power and crack down on local separatist forces, otherwise it will be difficult to achieve great things."
If the interests of the local government and the central government are fine, once they disagree, they will hinder each other and dismantle each other.Although the state of Zhou was nominally dominated by Wu Sangui, it was actually divided.Previously, they wanted to fight for the world, expand outward together, and still have one heart, but now Wu Sangui wants to run, Jiang Xiang wants to fight, and it is chaos. ”Zhang Jiayu and the others nodded, thinking that Zhao Ming's analysis was quite thorough.University scholar Gu Yanwu said: "But this Jiang Xiang is also shrewd enough.actually thought of getting out of Luoyang, forcing Wu Sangui to fight, and twisting Zhou Guo into a rope again. ”Zhao Ming asked in a deep voice, "Do you think Wu Sangui will fight?"
”Zhang Jiayu shook his head, "It's hard to say.But no matter whether he fights or not, this battle is a sure victory for the Ming Dynasty. ”Zhao Ming bowed slightly, and at this time Wang Shuang hurriedly came in and saluted and reported: "Qi regent, make a detailed report, Jiang Xiang led 80,000 troops, crossed the river from Pujin, and arrived in Guanzhong." ”When Zhang Jiayu and the others heard this, they hurriedly walked to the map to check it, and then said in a deep voice: "Regent, Jiang Xiang crossed the river at Pujin Pass, it seems that he wants to lead us into Guanzhong, let us go deep alone, and then fight with us."
Regent, shall we wait for a few other routes, or will the army continue to move on?
”Now that Zhou is weak and Ming is strong, and the war is being carried out in the territory of Zhou, if it drags on for a long time, the Zhou army and the Jin army will definitely not be able to consume the Ming Dynasty, which has strong national strength.Therefore, Jiang Xiang intended to seek a decisive battle and defeat Zhao Ming, then the rest of the Ming army of Zhulu would retreat, and if Zhao Ming could not be defeated, then Hedong would perish.Now it seems that the envisaged battlefield should be near Tongguan, with the intention of leading Zhao Ming to a decisive battle.Zhao Ming's eyes narrowed, and without too much hesitation, he said aloud: "The 200,000 army of the Lonely King, what are you afraid of!"
The army continued to move forward, entered Guanzhong, and annihilated Wu Sangui. ”Regardless of whether Jiang Xiang and Wu Sangui fought or fled, Zhao Ming's strategy would not be affected, that is, he quickly entered the customs to prevent Wu Sangui from escaping.For Jiang Xiang, it is necessary to defeat Zhao Ming's main force, scare off the rest of the Zhulu Ming army, maintain the state of separation, and need to have a decisive battle with Zhao Ming.For Wu Sangui, a battle was also needed to delay time so that he could get through Yongliang and contact the Western Regions.Zhao Ming needed to attack Guanzhong as soon as possible, join forces with Li Yuanyin, and annihilate Wu Sangui.In this way, a battle is inevitable.When everyone heard this, their expressions became serious, and they saluted: "Please give the order of the regent!"
”Zhao Ming then ordered aloud: "The military department, record the military orders of the widows, order the roads to step up the onslaught, quickly break through the enemy's blockage, and march according to the predetermined strategy."
Order the party to be the vanguard, immediately pull out the camp, seize Tongguan, order the officers and men of all departments, rest for one night, and march westward tomorrow to enter the pass. ”The military order was issued, and the soldiers recorded it and issued it quickly.Zhao Ming sneered, full of confidence, "There are 200,000 outnumbered soldiers, who can resist the outnumbered!"
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