nanming man

Chapter 568
In this entry operation, the emphasis is on speed.

After Gao Yihuan occupied Xi'an, he led an army of [-] without stopping and marched westward, trying to solve the huge threat of Wu Sangui.

On the third day of the first lunar month, tens of thousands of Wei Wujun left Xi'an and advanced rapidly along the banks of the Weishui River.

At this time, the news of Wei Wu's army's entry into the pass could no longer be blocked, so we had to take advantage of the opportunity of Wu Sangui's troops being trapped in Hanzhong, first take down Fengxiang Mansion, and even Dasan Pass, and block Wu Sangui in Hanzhong.

Along the banks of the Weishui River, the selected tiger and horse army dispatched everywhere to open their eyes for the army, followed by densely packed armored soldiers and battle flags flying in the wind.

Looking down on the earth from the sky, on both sides of the Weihe River, the marching soldiers and the vehicles transporting grain and grass stretched for dozens of miles, and the scene was extremely spectacular.

For a time, wherever the army passed, the counties and counties along the way watched the wind and surrendered, and Wei Wu's army marched westward, just like a march.

On the eighth day of the first lunar month, the vanguard of Wei Wu's army had already entered Fengxiang Mansion, and Xu Heihu and Jin Xiangang sat proudly on their horsebacks.

"The army has already passed Mei County, and thirty miles ahead is Pingyang Town. As long as our army passes Pingyang, we can kill and go to Baoji." Jin Xiangang glanced at the map and said.

Xu Heihu rode on the horse, "Baoji is the place where Wu Sangui's military supplies and food are stored. As long as Baoji is taken, we will pinch Wu Sangui's eggs."

Jin Xiangang nodded, "That's the reason! But Guan Ning's army should have received some news, and we are afraid that we will be blocked."

Xu Heihu said: "I have already dispatched scouts to go twenty li ahead. If there is any situation, the scouts will come back to report the news."

"Report" came at a gallop.

Xu Heihu and Jin Xiangang pulled the horses aside, reined in the reins, and waited for the scout to report.

"I would like to report to the two generals that twenty miles ahead, there is a group of men and horses deployed along the Weishui River Valley, blocking our way."

Sure enough, Wu Jun had received the news of their killing and wanted to prevent them from approaching Baoji.

Baoji is at the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains, connected to Dasan Pass, and it is the logistics base for Wu Sangui to enter Hanzhong. It is very important to Wu Jun.If Wei Wu's army entered Baoji, they would be able to cut off the connection between Baoji and Wu Sangui, and even take down Dashanguan, so Wu Sangui would not be able to return to Guanzhong.

"How many soldiers and horses are there?" Jin Xiangang asked.

"People of low rank and others fought with the enemy cavalry. They saw that the enemy was forming an army in the valley. The army formation was very strict. They didn't dare to get too close. They just watched from a distance. It is estimated that there are more than 7000 people." The scout replied.

Jin Xiangang said: "General Xu, should we kill him directly, or wait for the commander-in-chief to arrive!"

Xu Heihu said: "The opponent's strength is comparable to ours. As the vanguard, we just want to open the way for the commander. Let's kill it directly! After all, if you delay for one day, Wu Sangui will have one more day to return to help."

Jin Xiangang nodded, "Then just jump there and defeat this Wu army. Our Wei Wu army hasn't fought the Guan Ning army seriously yet."

Xu Heihu smiled, waved his hand, and shouted an order, "Send the order, speed up."

The tiger and horse army immediately accelerated, and the horses rattled forward to seize a favorable infantry area for the infantry behind.

On the banks of the Weishui River, at a huge river beach, the selected tiger and horse army could see a crowd of people in front of them from a distance.

More than 7000 Wu soldiers formed a large formation in the cold wind.

Ru Lin's spears were criss-crossed, and the sharp spearheads shone coldly, like a forest of steel.Behind the spears, there are a large number of archers and musketeers, with quiver bags and medicine bottles hanging on their waists, watching the Wei Wujun approaching from afar with stern eyes.

On both sides of the gun forest, a large number of horse troops guarded the two wings. The cavalry reined in their horses and breathed white gas in their mouths.

I have to say that the Guan Ning army is indeed a strong army. After learning that Wei Wu's army entered the pass and Xi'an fell, they didn't panic at all.

At this time, the tiger horse army was selected one and a half miles away from the Guanning army, and they reined in their horses, occupied the battlefield, and covered Jin Xiangang's Desheng infantry formation.

Watching Wei Wujun coming meanderingly, Xia Guoxiang, the commander of Guan Ningjun, showed contempt in his eyes, but his face was very calm.

When Meng Qiaofang escaped from Xi'an, he sent a fast horse to Fengxiang to inform Wu Sangui of the news of Xi'an's fall, and deployed a counterattack strategy.

Meng Qiaofang said that he would withdraw to Yan'an, ask for help from the Qing court, and at the same time gather troops, and let Wu Sangui retreat from Hanzhong, and he would attack Xi'an and drive Gao Yihuan out of Guanzhong.

Xia Guoxiang was quite shocked when he heard the news. He didn't expect Gao Yihuan to enter Guanzhong without anyone noticing.

But what shocked him was that Gao Yihuan's ability to play tricks and tricks was not as powerful as Wei Wujun's.

This time Wei Wujun was able to succeed, not because they entered the Guanzhong with real swords and guns, but because they took advantage of the opportunity of their battle with Zhang Xianzhong to sneak attack from behind and seize the opportunity.

This made Guan Ningjun feel a little wronged for losing, and he was a little unconvinced.

In the eyes of Guan Ning's generals, Wei Wujun, who was born as a bandit, is just a bunch of miscellaneous brands and mud legs, and cannot be compared with the second best Guan Ning cavalry in the world.

Guan Ning's army looked down on Wei Wu's army, and the backgrounds of the rogues and mudlegs were not as noble as theirs.

When Xia Guoxiang received the news, he sent people to Hanzhong to pass the message, and at the same time mobilized troops to stop Wei Wu's army advancing westward and buy time for Wu Sangui to return to the army.

At this time, Xia Guoxiang stood up on his horseback, looked at the Wei Wujun approaching from a distance, and saw the Wei Wujun cavalry occupying the two wings, and the infantry quickly forming a formation.

Although Xia Guoxiang despised Wei Wujun in his heart, he also understood Wei Wujun's battles in recent years.

During the battle, Xia Guoxiang was still very cautious, "There are 3000 horsemen, and there are probably [-] gunmen."

He had good eyesight, and while observing, he said to himself, "There are cannons!" Xia Guoxiang couldn't help squinting his eyes, and looked carefully, and found several bronze cannons dragged by horses, and his brows frowned immediately.

Xia Guoxiang knew that this kind of cannon could shoot farther than the Frang machine, and it appeared several times in the southern Henan battlefield. The Qing army was also preparing to imitate it, but they didn't capture the finished product, so they haven't made it yet.

Xia Guoxiang took a closer look, narrowed his eyes, and said to the generals around him: "Everyone cheer up and deal with it carefully. It is Gao Yihuan's elite who are here."

On the other side, Wei Wu's army was quickly setting up an formation. The artillery team seized a high ground, the infantry formed a horizontal formation, and the horse army sheltered the left and right.

Xu Heihu and Jin Xiangang urged their horses out of the formation, and after observing the formation of the Wu army for a while, they pulled out the reins of their horses and returned to the formation, summoning the generals to discuss.

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