After Zhang Xianzhong made the decision, he immediately led his army north to Baoning Prefecture.

Due to Liu Jinzhong's previous rebellion, Zhang Xianzhong strengthened his control over Baoning Mansion. The general who is now in charge of guarding this place is his adopted son Zhang Nengqi.

When Zhang Xianzhong and Zhang Kewang led their troops to us, Zhang Nengqi led his personal troops out of the city to greet him.

Zhang Xianzhong still valued Zhang Nengqi quite much, so he encouraged him and entered Baoning Mansion with his company.

The matter was urgent, and Zhang Xianzhong did not dare to delay it. After drinking a few glasses of water, he asked Zhang Nengqi to open the map and analyze the enemy situation with him.

Hanzhong is north of Baoning Prefecture.

For a long time ago, there were only two thousand Manchurian white-flag armored soldiers led by Shuo Zhan and three thousand Han army blue-flag soldiers led by Tong Yanghe.

Even after Liu Jinzhong surrendered to the captives, the Qing Dynasty only had some green camp soldiers in Hanzhong.

But the situation turned sharply in June.

The Qing Dynasty allocated a large number of troops from Guanzhong. In less than half a month, the garrison in Hanzhong increased from 15,000 to 50,000.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Qing Dynasty is going to cause trouble, so how can Zhang Nengqi not tell?

On the one hand, he ordered his soldiers to strengthen their vigilance, and on the other hand, he ordered people to go to Chengdu quickly to report the situation to Zhang Xianzhong.

At present, Baoning Mansion cannot be defended by him alone. It is necessary to mobilize all the forces that can be mobilized. It is best to let Zhang Xianzhong go to Baoning to personally press the formation.

Fortunately, Zhang Xianzhong also realized this problem. This battle was related to the life and death of the Daxi Army, so he attached great importance to Zhenzhen and was to fight as the last battle.

He has allocated all those who can be allocated, and now there are as many as 70,000 to 80,000 troops in Baoning Mansion.

Except for tens of thousands of people left behind in Chengdu and other places, all the Western Army has gathered here!

"Donkey balls, the bark of the poor tree in Shaanxi has been gnawed. Why do these Tartars still have food? They are really a ghost."

No wonder Zhang Xianzhong complained that he started his career in Shaanxi and knew that it was impossible to support tens of thousands of troops with Shaanxi's ability. Now there are more than 50,000 Qing troops alone in Hanzhong.

There is no doubt that the Qing Dynasty was transporting a large amount of food to Shaanxi. There is only one reason for this, that is, the Qing Dynasty was determined to take over Sichuan.

The geographical location of Hanzhong Prefecture is extremely important. There are Baling Mountains in the southwest, Guyun, two corners, and Micang Mountains in the south, reaching Bazhou in Sichuan. The Han River in the south is from the lunar month, and it flows down from the county boundary to the Hanyang Prefecture in Huguang and into the river. There are Ju River and Bao River in the northwest, both flow into the Han River. There are Qingshiguan Inspection Office in the south.

As for Ningqiangzhou under its jurisdiction, there is Wuding Mountain in the northeast, also called Jinniu Gorge. There is the Lizhong Mountain in the north, and the Han River comes out, also called Yangshui, which flows down to Hedajiang in Hanyang County, Huguang. There is also the Jialing River in the east, and the Western Han River merges in the west. There is Baishui in the southwest, which flows through this from Taozhou Wei, which is also called Jiameng Water and Baishui Pass. It flows down to Zhaohua County in the Sichuan Province and merges in the Jialing River. There is also the Yushui in the northeast, which flows into Yangshui, which is called Yukou. There is Jushui in the east. There is the Yangping Pass Inspection Office in the north.

In general, there is a natural barrier between Hanzhong and Baoning Mansion, that is Daba Mountain, also known as Baling Mountain.

Whether it is attacking from Hanzhong to Baoning or from Baoning to Hanzhong, the Daba Mountains are absolutely impossible to bypass.

There are many dangerous levels on the Daba Mountains, such as Qipan Pass and Chaotian Pass.

Some of these passes are in the hands of the Daxi Army and some are in the hands of the Qing army, and they are easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Zhang Xianzhong knew very well that if he wanted to block the Qing army, he would hold these passes firmly in his hands.

"I hope that I can tell you all about where the Tartars will attack."

Zhang Xianzhong stared at the map for a long time and felt his eyes sore, and rubbed his eyes and asked.

"When I say to my father, I think the Tartars will definitely attack Qipanguan."

Zhang Kewang said without hesitation.

Qipan Pass is now in the hands of the Daxi Army, but due to the terrain, the entire pass can only accommodate a few hundred people.

If the Qing army attacked Qipanguan at all costs, it would be difficult for the Western Army to defend it.

After taking down Qipan Pass, the Qing army could go down the Jialing River and take the Baoning Mansion City directly to the city.

Of course, they can also choose to attack Jianmen Pass and then march towards southwest Chengdu.

No matter how the Qing army chooses, the Western Army will be very uncomfortable.

"Father, my son thought that the possibility of the Tartars going to the dam was higher."

Zhang Nengqi hesitated for a moment and still expressed his thoughts.

He had always lacked enough confidence in front of Zhang Kewang. But this matter was related to the survival of the Western Army, and he had to bite the bullet and express his opinions.

"Oh? Why do you think so?"

In fact, Zhang Xianzhong's idea is similar to Zhang Kewang. He also believes that the Qing army is more likely to concentrate its efforts to attack Qipanguan.

But after all, Zhang Nengqi is a general who guards Baoning Prefecture, so he still wants to hear Zhang Nengqi's ideas.

"Father, after taking down the dam, the Tatars could go south along the Bajiang River to capture Bazhou, and then seize Shunqing Prefecture and attack Chengdu from Tongchuan Prefecture."

Zhang Nengqi paused for a moment and said, "But there is another possibility that the Tartars wanted to break through from Baoning Prefecture, so as to seize Wanxian and capture Fengjie to attack Huguang."

After Zhang Nengqi said this, Zhang Xianzhong frowned.

If the Qing army really wanted to capture Ba County, there were indeed two possibilities that Zhang Nengqi mentioned later.

But now Wanxian and Fengjie are in the hands of the Ming army, and Zhang Xianzhong would be happy to see it if the Qing army attacked these two places.

But he didn't dare to gamble.

What if the Qing army's purpose was not eastern Sichuan but Chengdu?

He must not put the Qing army into Sichuan.

"Whether Qipanguan or dam, I won't believe it anymore. The Tartars can fly over with wings. I will pass on my will and hoard heavy troops in the Daba Mountains, and no fly is allowed to come!"

Zhang Xianzhong clenched his fists and said viciously.

Although it seems that he may have helped Ming Jun, he can only do this.

The Qing Dynasty was like an evil ghost. The farther it was, the better. If the evil ghosts were plagued by it, the trouble would be great.

"Son of yourselves obey your order!"

Zhang Kewang and Zhang Nengqi responded together.

"Well, I want to be alone and calm down. You guys should step down first."

Zhang Xianzhong rubbed his forehead with one hand and waved his hand with the other.

"My son is leaving."

Zhang Kewang and Zhang Nengqi bowed respectfully and stepped out one after another.

As soon as he left the house, Zhang Nengqi quickly apologized to Zhang Kewang and said, "Brother, I didn't mean it just now, I just felt that the possibility of the Tartars attacking the dam was higher."

Zhang Nengqi was worried that Zhang Kewang would misunderstand and explained immediately.

Zhang Kewang laughed and said, "How could I take such a small matter to heart? Besides, you are also considering military and national affairs, it is not a problem."
Chapter completed!