nanming man

Chapter 819 Jiang Xiang Abandoned Pass
Gao Yihuan rode horses back to the camp with the others, and walked all the way into the tent of the Chinese army. He took off his helmet and cloak, and let his personal guards hang them on the rack.

At this time, he walked to the edge of the sand table with all the generals and stared at the sand table.

Li Dingguo said: "Your Majesty, what did Jiang Xiang's request for help specifically say?"

Gao Yihuan took out the plea letter he had put away and handed it to Li Dingguo for him to circulate with everyone.

"Jiang Xiang's rescue letter is very exaggerated, saying that Dorgon's 30 troops stormed the pass city, and hundreds of Hongyi cannons bombarded them day and night. In short, the situation is very critical." Gao Yihuan smiled.

Gao Yihuan knew exactly how many troops the Manchu Qing had, and he didn't trust Jiang Xiang.This warlord must have wanted Wei Jun to take over as soon as possible so as to preserve his own strength.

Gao Yihuan vaguely remembered that Jiang Xiang Datong seemed to have persisted for nine months anyway, how long has it been now, why is he starting to die or live?

After Li Dingguo and others read the appeal letter, they could also see that Jiang Xiang was unreliable and full of nonsense.

"Your Majesty, Jiang Xiang's letter is indeed exaggerated, but some of it should be correct." Li Dingguo said in a deep voice.

Gao Yihuan raised his brows, "What's the situation?"

"We have figured out the strength of Dorgon's army. It is about 15. Jiang Xiang exaggerated the number, but there should still be a hundred Hongyi cannons. Before that, the Qing army had fifty or sixty. Dorgon captured a large number of Ming army artillery in Xuzhou. Counting time, these artillery should have arrived!"

Gao Yihuan's face darkened. If there were a hundred cannons and other firearms, Jiang Xiang might not be able to defend.

If the Qing army broke through and the army rolled southward and entered the Taiyuan Basin, with the advantage of the Qing army's horse army, the Wei army's Taiyuan would definitely not be able to encircle it.

The cavalry of the Qing army can bypass Taiyuan and appear directly behind the Wei army. At that time, the Wei army will be in danger instead. The Wei army can only withdraw from the basin and defend the southern mountains.

Could it be that Jiang Xiang really couldn't stand it?Gao Yihuan's heart trembled, he stared at the sand table and said, "The bombardment by a hundred red cannons is indeed a terrifying thing. How should our people be arranged now?"

Li Dingguo said: "Now we have an army of 20, of which 1 are recruits. They have barely been trained for three months and cannot be reused. At each pass in the Taihang Mountains, another 7 elite soldiers plus [-] new recruits are needed to trap Taiyuan City, leaving only [-] elite soldiers at your disposal.”

Li Dingguo picked up the wooden stick, "According to the previous plan, the plan formulated by the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies is to let Jiang Xiang consume the spirit of the Qing army, and our army will set up an ambush near Xinkou, waiting for the Qing army to drill. Now Huang Bingzhong leads The 3-strong army has moved to the southern foot of Mount Wutai in the east of Xinkou, and Xu Heihu has led an army of [-] to station near Yunzhong Mountain in the west of Xinkou. The only remaining troops that the king can use are [-] people here. Already!"

Gao Yihuan is very familiar with Xinkou, where the famous Battle of Xinkou took place.

Xinkou is the north gate of Taiyuan. The reason why it is called the mouth is because it is just between Wutai Mountain and Yunzhong Mountain. After Xinkou is the Taiyuan Basin, there is no danger to defend.

Gao Yihuan looked at it and pondered: "That's still going to be done according to the original plan, but just to be on the safe side, Bai Wenxuan will immediately go north with 1 people to help Jiang Xiang guard the pass. At that time, you listen to the command of the lonely king, and if the lonely king tells you to retreat, you let go of the pass and let the tartars rush to Xinkou."

Having said that, Gao Yihuan looked at Li Dingguo and motioned him to talk about the plan.

"If the Qing army pounces on Xinkou, then our frontal defense army will retreat while fighting, luring the Qing army to go deep. At that time, the two soldiers and horses ambushing Wutai Mountain in the east and Yunzhong Mountain in the west will attack at the same time and attack the Qing army. The flanks and rear of the Qing army defeated the Qing army, and even captured Dorgon!" The wooden stick in Li Dingguo's hand was lit on the sand table.

Gao Yihuan pressed his hands on the edge of the sand table, looked at it for a while, then straightened up, and said with a smile, "Perfect! That's it!"

The Wei army's plan is to first consume the Qing army's spirit at Yanmenguan, then deliberately let them enter, and finally destroy the Qing army at Xinkou.

At this moment, Gao Yihuan waved his hand, "Okay, since Jiang Xiang is in such a hurry, then all the ministries are ready to break out of the camp immediately."

"No! I will obey!" All the generals beside the sand table clasped their fists together.

At that moment, the generals withdrew from the big tent and went to prepare. Bai Wenxuan packed up his luggage and led 1 people to march forward in the afternoon.

In the early morning of the next day, Gao Yihuan told Zhao Daxian to besiege Taiyuan and pay attention to Huguan and Guguan, so he also led an army of [-] north to Xinkou to prepare for the battle.

At the end of January and the beginning of February, the spring breeze blows across the earth, the snow melts, and there is a chill in the air.

In Daizhou, north of Xinkou, at the northern foot of Mount Wutai, [-] Wei troops marched in line on the slightly muddy official road, each soldier wearing a bamboo hat, ignoring the cold wind and drizzle, and rushed towards Yanmen Pass. go.

The leading general is Bai Wenxuan, a general of the Western Army who joined Gao Yihuan before Li Dingguo.

Li Dingguo didn't say anything, Bai Wenxuan was convinced, but Hu Dawei, who joined him after him, actually climbed ahead of him, which made him a little uncomfortable.

This time Gao Yihuan asked him to lead the troops to support Jiang Xiang, which can be regarded as letting him take the lead. He decided to consume a large number of Qing troops in Guancheng to show his ability.

After several days of marching at this time, Bai Wenxuan led [-] Wei troops and had already arrived at Yangming Fort in the south of Dai County. One day further north, it was Yanmen Pass.

When the army marched so far, Bai Wenxuan saw that it was already noon and the soldiers were very tired, so he waved his hands, "Let's go after an hour's rest!"

When the ten thousand soldiers heard the order, they walked down the official road one after another, squatted on the sides, took out dry food and water bottles to eat and drink, some even found a stone, sat down and squinted for a while.

Bai Wenxuan found a few subordinates and discussed with them how to defend Yanmen.

At this time, a team of scouts suddenly galloped over and dismounted, "Where's the governor?"

"Over there!" A soldier pointed to Bai Wenxuan and others who were gathered together.

Seeing this, the scouts ran over quickly, "Captain, something is wrong, Jiang Xiang abandoned Guannan and fled!"

"What?" Bai Wenxuan and the others turned pale with shock, "The information is serious!"

"It's absolutely true, the defeated army is ahead and will arrive in a moment, and there should be a large number of Tartars chasing after them!"

Bai Wenxuan stood up abruptly, "Quick Report King!"

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