Jiang Xiang was very cautious, and learned that Wu Sangui's vanguard arrived in Huayin, and then led the army into Guanzhong.Now, the rest of the Ming army, the pace of the attack is very violent, the Xuanfu on the Hedong side has fallen, and the Ming army Chen Youlong has come to Datong.On the other hand, the Ming army, under the leadership of the general Xie Qian, was storming Huguan, and the defenders of Huguan were also in a hurry, and there was not much time left for Jiang Xiang.Therefore, when Jiang Xiang heard that Wu Sangui had arrived in Huayin, he immediately led the army over.At this time, in Huayin, the Zhou army camped.Around the entire territory of the Zhou Kingdom, smoke was everywhere, and urgent reports flew to Wu Sangui's army, piling up his desk.At this time, Wu Sangui stood in front of a map full of red and black arrows, and it could be seen that the situation facing the Zhou State was very critical, with four black arrows pointing to Guanzhong and one black line across Gansu.Now if these black arrows are allowed to enter Guanzhong, and the black line across Gansu is not torn by the red arrows, then Wu Sangui is finished.At this time, Wu Sangui looked at the black arrow that represented Zhao Ming and was already approaching Tongguan, and fell into deep thought.At this time, someone suddenly said behind him: "Your Majesty, King Jin has arrived." ”Wu Sangui came back to his senses, turned around and said, "Please come in!"
”After speaking, he changed his words: "It's better for the widow to greet him in person." ”After saying that, Wu Sangui walked out of the big tent, and after a while, he saw Jiang Xiang walking over surrounded by a group of well-armored Jin army generals."
Haha, King Jin!"
Wu Sangui laughed loudly.Jiang Xiang stepped forward quickly and saluted, "Your Majesty!
”Wu Sangui held it up and said with a smile: "Aiqing doesn't have to be polite. ”After speaking, he took Jiang Xiang's hand and walked to the tent, "Aiqing has worked hard all the way, let's talk inside." ”Entering the big tent, Wu Sangui beckoned Jiang Xiang to sit down, and Jiang Xiang couldn't wait to say: "The minister brought 80,000 elite soldiers this time, I don't know how many soldiers and horses the king brought?"
”Jiang Xiang is in the land east of the river, there are only 100,000 soldiers, and there are tens of thousands of unpaid government soldiers left, and their combat strength and equipment are relatively poor.This time, in the case of the two Ming armies attacking Hedong, Jiang Xiang dispatched 80,000 elite soldiers, which can be said to be the elite and tried his best.Now that Zhao Ming's 200,000 army is approaching, the chances of winning with only 80,000 Jin troops are too small, so Jiang Xiang is particularly concerned about how many soldiers and horses Wu Sangui brings.Wu Sangui said in a deep voice: "The widow brought an army of 120,000 this time. ”When Jiang Xiang heard this number, his heart immediately settled down a lot.The Zhou army lost more than 50,000 people in Sichuan, and the combined strength of Guanzhong and Hanzhong was less than 150,000 soldiers and horses, plus some temporary patchwork, the total strength would not exceed 200,000.Wu Sangui can bring 120,000 troops, which can be regarded as the elite.Jiang Xiang nodded, cheering up his spirits, "In this way, in terms of troops, at least comparable to Zhao Zamao, you can fight." ”Wu Sangui said with a smile: "Zhao Zamao captured Luoyang, the forward advanced to Tongguan, the widow and Aiqing's 200,000 army, Yangtong Pass is solid, it is not difficult to resist Zhao Zamao." ”Jiang Xiang frowned when he heard this, "The monarch relies on Tongguan to defend against Zhao Zamao?"
”Wu Sangui pretended to be confused and asked, "Is there anything wrong?"
”Jiang Xiang said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, what is the benefit of blocking Zhao Zamao in Tongguan for the overall situation?"
”Now the two Ming armies are attacking Hedong very urgently, and they have even arrived in Datong all the way, Jiang Xiang did not leave many troops to defend his home, and all the hope of turning the tide of the war was pressed on defeating Zhao Ming.Therefore, just blocking Zhao Ming is meaningless for the Jin army, and even if it is blocked, Hedong is occupied by the Ming army, and he will lose.Seeing Jiang Xiang's expression, Wu Sangui squinted and said, "What does King Jin mean?"
”Jiang Xiang stood up, pointed to Tongguan, and said loudly: "Defeat the Ming army here." ”Wu Sangui was silent, he didn't expect Lao Jiang to be so strong that he would dare to make a big gamble that would overwhelm his entire net worth.However, if you think about it, you can understand that as long as you can win, Jiang Xiang is still the emperor of the soil, and if you lose and surrender, there is actually not much difference, they are all sent under the fence, so why not gamble?
Jiang Xiang continued: "The Ming army came in five ways, all the way to attack Xuanda, all the way to Huguan, all the way to Tongguan, all the way to Hanzhong and Wuguan, and all the way to Gansu.Among these five roads, Zhao Ming has the most people and horses, and has been in Tongguan.Now our main force is also in Tongguan, and we are no longer able to resist the other roads, if we don't fight a decisive battle and defeat Zhao Ming, then Da Zhou will be defeated. ”After speaking, Jiang Xiang looked at Wu Sangui, Wu Sangui exhaled and got up from his seat, "Then let's fight!"
”Tongguan since ancient times soldiers must fight for the place, since the last years of Chongzhen, here large and small, there have been many decisive battles.Once, after the defeat of Sun Chuanting in Jiaxian, he retreated to Guanzhong, Li Zicheng hundreds of thousands of troops, approaching Tongguan, and the final battle broke out between the two sides, as a result, Sun Chuanting rushed into the army and died, Li Zicheng entered the pass, and established the Great Shun Dynasty.Again, it was Li Zicheng who failed to enter the pass, Duoduo led more than 100,000 Qing soldiers to approach Tongguan, Li Zicheng led hundreds of thousands of troops, and Duoduo fought fiercely in Tongguan, as a result, Li Zicheng was defeated, and Duoduo invaded Xi'an.At Jiang Xiang's insistence, Wu Sangui decided to fight Zhao Ming in Tongguan.At this time, Zhao Ming led an army of 200,000 and marched westward, and on the road from Luoyang to Shaanzhou, the soldiers and horses were jammed, and the main forces of the two armies were only a distance of dozens of miles.Tongguan guards the danger, the north is the Yellow River, the south is the Kunshan Mountain, the place in front of the pass is composed of river beach, plain, gentle slope, from north to south the terrain rises in turn.After an argument between Wu Sangui and Jiang Xiang, Wu Sangui led 50,000 troops to garrison the front of Tongguan, and Jiang Xiang's Jin army plus 70,000 Zhou troops were stationed at Kunshan in the south of Tongguan.In this way, when the Ming army entered Tongguan, the main force of the Zhou army, which occupied the high place, could flank the Ming army.At this time, on the northern slope of the mountain, the Zhou army that had cut down trees to build a wooden fence had retreated to Banpo, and all the garrisons at the foot of the mountain had withdrawn to Banpo to station, and the low hill below the mountain was lit with a raging fire, and the billowing smoke rose straight to the sky.At this time, the advance of the Ming army had arrived at the southern trench before Tongguan and engaged in a fierce battle with the Zhou army.Jiang Xiang knew that the main force of the Ming army was coming, so he immediately ordered the army to burn the woods and villages on the northern slope, so that he could have an unobstructed view of the Ming army and grasp the movements of the Ming army when he was stationed on the hillside.At this time, a group of cavalry without a banner was stationed on a hillside, and Jiang Xiang took out a clairvoyant mirror to observe the Ming army camped at the foot of the mountain.Jiang Rang, the general of the Jin army on the side, also held a clairvoyant mirror to check, and said: "The scout reported that there were more than 100,000 Ming troops who arrived, and the generals Wang Chaoxian, Ruan Mei, Dang Shousu, and Zhang Guangcui under the command of Zhao Zamao have all arrived, and there are more than 10,000 Mongolians accompanying the expedition. ”Jiang Xiang said coldly: "The people are coming together, how is the other party's equipment?"
”Jiang Rang said: "It is well-equipped, there are many artillery, and it is much stronger than us." ”Jiang Xiang said with a calm face when he heard this: "The lonely king is in a good position, and the artillery advantage of the Ming army may not be able to be brought into play.The key now is whether Zhao Zamao is willing to fight on the battlefield we have chosen. ”(There is another chapter at 11 p.m.) ()