The memorial was sent by Yue Zhongqi. Zhu Yicheng looked at the content carefully in the candlelight. After reading it, he immediately smiled on his face.

"So, my army should be in Longzhong now, and it's just around the corner to capture Lanzhou?"

Zhu Yicheng thought that Longzhong was the throat of Lanzhou, and when he knocked down the gate of Lanzhou in Longzhong opened to the Ming army. When Lanzhou came, the entrance of the Hexi Corridor would be firmly grasped in the hands of the Ming army, and the passage to the Western Regions could no longer stop the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, due to the Taicang case, Yue Zhongqi sent troops a little earlier, but Zhu Yicheng did not blame him.

The so-called generals are not subject to the orders of the outside king. Yue Zhongqi is the commander-in-chief of the front line. Zhu Yicheng has given him the main rights to how the war begins and how it starts.

In addition, although Qinzhou's military rations and other supplies were slightly insufficient, it was enough to support the Ming army in capturing Lanzhou. Yue Zhongqi had already announced this with Zhu Yicheng many days ago, and it was also recognized by Zhu Yicheng.

Now, there is naturally his reason for Yue Zhongqi to suddenly send troops. Calculate the time. When Zhu Yicheng received this memorial, Yue Zhongqi's forward almost arrived in Longzhong.

In fact, Yue Zhongqi's troops were much faster than Zhu Yicheng imagined. Yue Zhongqi in Qinzhou has been closely following the actions of the Qing court in Lanzhou. When news came from the Jinyiwei three days ago that the Qing court center in Lanzhou had already retreated to the west, Yue Zhongqi sent troops without hesitation.

If someone else led the troops, maybe the information would be verified and then decided how to deal with it after the second determination. But Yue Zhongqi was different. This was a commander with a keen sense of smell. He had previously judged that the Qing court would retreat westward and had already planned this matter. So when the news came, Yue Zhongqi did not hesitate at all. In his opinion, no matter whether the news was true or not, it was an opportunity and must not be let go.

The army was basically assembled, and although there were insufficient materials, it was enough to support the Ming army in capturing Lanzhou. When Yue Zhongqi made up her mind, the Ming army in Qinzhou decisively set out to attack Longzhong.

Although Lin Jianzhang was the commander of the new army, he rarely went to the battlefield in person in recent years. This time, the Ming Dynasty guided the Western Regions, Lin Jianzhang was Yue Zhongqi's deputy general. The battle of Longzhong was the first battle of the Ming army's war. For this reason, Lin Jianzhang volunteered to be the vanguard, and Yue Zhongqi happily agreed.

Lin Jianzhang led the elite troops of the two divisions to attack Longzhong with field artillery with lightning speed. When the Ming army arrived in Longzhong, the Qing army in Longzhong woke up like a dream and rushed to respond to the enemy in a hurry.

There were not many Qing troops stationed in Longzhong, only more than 3,000 people. However, Longzhong is a major transportation route and the terrain is dangerous. If the enemy was guarded by these 3,000 people before, it would be difficult to capture even if it was several times more likely.

In addition, in order to station Longzhong, the Qing army also set up "red-clothed cannons" in Longzhong to strengthen Longzhong's defense capabilities. However, the times have changed a lot now. Faced with the Ming army armed to the teeth, the old garrison of the Qing army had no effect at all. Compared with the elite firearms of the Ming army, the red-clothed cannons were almost just decorations.

Both divisions led by Lin Jianzhang were elite new troops brought by him. On the day he arrived in Longzhong, Lin Jianzhang's troops launched an attack, setting out field artillery and bombarded Longzhong. Faced with the artillery shells flying like raindrops, the Qing army's red-clothed cannons only breathed for a few breaths and completely silent. As for the Qing army in the city, they were even more fooled by this powerful blow, and they all ran around like headless flies.

Less than an hour after the war started, the Qing army garrisoned suffered heavy casualties, especially when the Ming army accidentally sent the Qing army commander who was commanding the defense in the city to the West, the Qing army, whose morale had fallen to the bottom, collapsed immediately.

Just after noon, the Qing army in Longzhong could not stand it before the Ming army sent infantry to the city to fight against Longzhong. As a result, the gate of Longzhong was blasted open by the Ming army. Except for the three thousand Qing troops in Longzhong, they all surrendered, except for the three thousand Qing troops in Longzhong who had suffered casualties and had more than half of the escape.

On the same day, the Ming army took Longzhong and completely opened the door to Lanzhou. On the one hand, Lin Jianzhang sent a good news to the rear central army that had not yet arrived in Longzhong. On the other hand, a battalion of troops were left to take over Longzhong. As for Lin Jianzhang himself, he did not stop in Longzhong at all, and led his main force directly through Longzhong and continued to rush towards Lanzhou.

"This old boy is still as old as a young man."

In the evening, Yue Zhongqi arrived in Longzhong. When he learned that Lin Jianzhang had actually passed by Longzhong, he rushed towards Lanzhou without waiting.

It seems that Lin Jianzhang is not satisfied with the fight in Longzhong. This old boy is worried that Yue Zhongqi will send someone else or Yue Zhongqi himself to lead the army to Lanzhou after taking Longzhong. If this is the case, Lin Jianzhang will not be able to get the meat to eat.

Therefore, Lin Jianzhang didn't wait for Yue Zhongqi to arrive in Longzhong at all. After taking Longzhong, he led his troops to attack Lanzhou. This old boy couldn't wait, which really surprised Yue Zhongqi.

However, Lin Jianzhang's actions were exactly in line with the principle that soldiers were very fast. Originally, the Ming army sent troops this time to attack the Qing army. Lin Jianzhang only took Longzhong for a few hours, and the road ahead of Longzhong was smooth to Lanzhou.

Now, before the Qing army could react, they quickly marched to Lanzhou in one breath, which was also in line with Yue Zhongqi's arrangements for this battle.

In this case, Yue Zhongqi rested in Longzhong for one night that day, and on the second day he led the main force to follow Lin Jianzhang's march route. As for Longzhong, a unit was left for garrisoning, and also served as a transit station for transporting supplies to Lanzhou.

As expected by Yue Zhongqi and Lin Jianzhang, the Ming army captured Longzhong and advanced quickly towards Lanzhou. When the Ming army attacked near Lanzhou, the Qing army in Lanzhou learned about the loss of Longzhong. The Qing army in the city was frightened. They could not imagine why the Ming army came so quickly.

When Longzhong was lost, Lanzhou suddenly lost its southern barrier. What was even more terrible was Yongzheng and others, including the entire Qing court's central center, just evacuated Lanzhou two days ago.

Now is the time when Lanzhou has the weakest defense. The Qing court evacuated Lanzhou and took away most of its elite troops. The Qing army left behind was just ordinary Qing army. Moreover, because of the Qing court's evacuation, the Qing army in Lanzhou was not very morale. In their opinion, they were cannon fodder abandoned by their own people in Lanzhou.

Furthermore, the Qing court's evacuation from Lanzhou was not as simple as ordinary moving. This was the central evacuation of the Qing court, and the work that required resolution and resettlement was extremely complicated.

If the Ming army came a few days later, then the Qing army would be able to adjust the defense and troops in Lanzhou. But now everything is in chaos. Except for a small number of troops, most of the Qing army, including Qing generals, officials, etc., have not completed the adjustment. At this time, the Ming army suddenly came to catch Lanzhou off guard.

When the Ming army arrived at Lanzhou City and took offensive postures in the south of the city and the cannons began to roar, there was chaos in Lanzhou City. Many soldiers could not find their generals, and the generals could not find their soldiers. The sound of running, scolding, and cries sounded in a whole circle.
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