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Chapter 766 The situation in Hedong

September, Hedong, Puzhou Prefecture.

Puzhou is located at the intersection of Zhongtiao Mountain and Luliang Mountain. It is sandwiched by the two mountains. The water in the middle passes through and flows into the Yellow River. The terrain is low in the middle and high on both sides. It is an important channel connecting Guanzhong and Hedong.

After taking Pujin Pass, Wei Jun took Fenglingdu opposite Tongguan and opened the gate to Hedong.

However, although the door was opened, due to the terrain between two mountains, the passage was blocked by the Qing army that came continuously.

The terrain of Puzhou is like a funnel, and there are two big mountains outside the funnel.

At this time, the [-] Wei army was blocked at the small mouth of the funnel, while the [-] Qing army was on the wide side.

Beginning in August, the Western Wei State spread the news to the south of the Yangtze River that the King of Wei would lead an army of 30 to march eastward.

While these news were spreading in the south of the Yangtze River, Man Qing's secret works naturally also received wind, and passed the news to Dorgon.

In September, Dorgon denied that he and Hauge had fallen out, claiming that Hauge was punished for defeat and went to Shengjing to guard the mausoleum. Live in Nanjing, and even instigate Nanjing to attack Jingzhou, and play a rogue after the difficulty is over.

At the same time, in order to interrupt the Eastern Expedition of the Western Wei Dynasty, Dorgon sent Prince Azig of England to supervise the battle in Hedong, regained Pujin Pass, drove the Wei army back to Guanzhong, and asked Geng Zhongming of Luoyang to prepare for defense.

At this time, on the front line of Puzhou, Azig in white armor rode a horse, surrounded by the generals inlaid with white flags from Manchuria, he climbed a high slope with his horseshoes, and the general behind him hurriedly speeded up his horse to catch up. He said anxiously: "My lord, I can't go any further!"

Azig reined in the horse, "Why?"

"On the opposite hill, there is a Wei army artillery formation, the front is not very safe!" Man Zhunta raised his horsewhip and pointed to the front.

Azig frowned, "Then let's see how Wei Jun deploys his defenses here!"

At present, a group of people overlook the entire battlefield, and their position is located at the southern foot of Luliang Mountain, north of the battlefield.

Azig looked down from a height, and at his feet was a slope that gradually sloped to the south, and then a long and narrow plain formed by alluvial water.The plain is divided into two halves by the rushing Sushui River in the middle, and the plain on the south bank is connected to the same slope, but it is lower in the north and higher in the south, gradually climbing, and finally connects to the Zhongtiao Mountain Range.

At this time, the sky was clear and he could see very far. Standing on a high place, Azig had a panoramic view of an area dozens of miles away.

"My lord, that's the defense line of the Wei army. There are criss-crossed trenches and trenches. The subordinates have attacked several times, but they have suffered heavy losses!" Zhunta said, pointing to the west.

Hearing the words, Azig turned his head to look, and saw gray lines on the slopes and plains in the distance, but they were too far away to see clearly.

At this moment, he stretched out his hand, took the binoculars from his personal guard, pulled out the lens tube and put it in front of his eyes, observing the Wei army's defense line in the distance.

In the circular field of vision, the first thing I look at are the gray lines, but it is the earth wall and the deep trench dug by Wei Jun.

Azig saw that those earthen walls were not considered high.As far as the soldiers' chests, he could see through the binoculars that the soldiers walking behind the wall saw the Wei army flag planted on the wall, hunting in the wind.

The earthen wall is very long, cutting almost the entire plain vertically, with artillery exposed at intervals.

In front of the earth wall is a ditch, so the earth wall that only reaches the chest, and the depth of the ditch is added, the height is not just what you see.

Outside the trench, the Wei army arranged many horses, antlers, and a row of wooden stakes with oblique thorns.

Azig's cheeks twitched, as if he had a toothache. He put down the binoculars, turned his head and asked, "Isn't Gao Manzi going to march east? Why is the Wei army acting defensive?"

Zhunta said: "I don't know about this, maybe they are still preparing. After the Wei army captured Pujin Pass, they have been confronting our army. After a few months, they have produced these things."

Outside Pujin Pass, there is only a beachhead with a radius of more than ten miles, which cannot accommodate tens of thousands of Wei troops, and there are still supplies that are continuously transported across the river.

Therefore, Wei Jun's defense line was not at Pujin Pass, but pushed forward for more than [-] miles in order to gain more space.

Azig picked up the binoculars again and observed the plain between the two mountains. The Wei army relied on the villages on the plain to build a defense line consisting of three low walls and trenches. He looked at the slopes on both sides, and it was the same. group.

"My king's first goal here is to take back Pujin Pass!" Azig looked at it for a while, then put down the binoculars and said in a low voice, "Zhunta, gather troops and launch an attack. This king wants to take a look." , How is Wei Jun's defense!"

"Cha!" Zhunta clasped his fists immediately, then pulled the rein of his horse and left.

Azig's face was heavy, and he took out the binoculars to look at it.

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When Azige rushed to the south of Shanxi to command the army to recapture Pujin Pass, Luo Keduo, the king of Doroyanxi County, led the elite of the two red flags to Taiyuan, ready to deal with Jiang Xiang of Datong.

At this time in Shanxi Governor's Yamen, Luo Keduo stood in front of the map with his hands behind his back, and asked, "Jiang Xiang, haven't you given any answer yet?"

"My lord, Jiang Xiang's answer is yes, but it's all procrastination!" Tong Tulai said at the side.

This made Luo Keduo a little helpless. If Hauge didn't fall out with Dorgon, Hauge's soldiers and horses had every reason to use Datong to go south to reinforce Puzhou and take the opportunity to solve Jiang Xiang.

But now, the battlefield is in southern Shanxi, and the Qing army has no excuse to enter northern Shanxi.

If Luo Keduo directly led his army into Datong, Jiang Xiang would definitely raise his guard and even directly rebel.

Luo Keduo's face was gloomy, "It seems that Jiang Xiang's attitude has really wavered. If I go to order him to go south to help the war, I guess he will not obey."

"My lord, Jiang Xiang can't come out in Datong, it's really hard for us to do it!" Tong Tulai said worriedly.

Luo Keduo took two steps back and forth, and asked, "Is there any news from Jin Zhijun?"

"Yesterday, there was news that he had bought Jiang Xiang's general Yang Zhenwei, but without the cooperation of the prince, it would be difficult for them to make trouble!" Tong Tulai said in a deep voice.

Luo Keduo was silent for a while, and said: "Send another order to Jiang Xiang. It's okay if he doesn't come to help the battle, but at least 1 people will come. This king will eat up his troops bit by bit, and then we will work together to destroy him!"

"Zha~" Tong Tulai saluted immediately.

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Datong was a very important town among the border towns of the Ming Dynasty, second only to Jiliao.

The Jiang family has been famous generals for generations, guarding Datong for many years, and their influence is deeply rooted in northern Shanxi.

When Li Zicheng marched east, the army captured Taiyuan. Jiang Xiang felt that the Ming Dynasty was over, so he voluntarily surrendered to Li Zicheng, and reached out to control Li Zicheng for money.

In the same year, the Qing army broke in and defeated Li Zicheng. He killed Dashun general Zhang Tianlin and surrendered to the Qing court. However, the Qing court's control over him was actually very limited.

When the Qing army was in shambles earlier, Jiang Xiang also worked hard to fight for the Qing army, and contributed a lot to the Qing army's invasion of Guanzhong from northern Shaanxi.

However, the Qing court has always been very vigilant towards him, not rewarding him for meritorious service, and often making trouble for him.

When the Qing army gained power, Jiang Xiang had to endure the Qing court's making things difficult for him. In recent years, the Qing army has been a bit weak, and Jiang Xiang's mind immediately became active.

At this time, Jiang Xiang was standing in the study room in the mansion of the General Army Officer in Datong, and his younger brother Jiang Youguang hurried in, "Army Gate, an envoy from Nanjing has arrived."

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