Xi'an is in the northeast of Hanzhong.

Although the two are not too far apart from the distance, it is not easy to attack from Hanzhong to Guanzhong or from Guanzhong to Hanzhong.

The reason is that there is a natural barrier between Hanzhong and Guanzhong Plain.

This barrier is the Qinling Mountains.

Although the Ming army captured Hanzhong, they still did not dare to march rashly because the Qing army laid heavy troops in the Qinling Mountains.

As long as you cross the Qinling Mountains, Xi'an will be their belongings.

Wen Anzhi is a very good at planning. He can always think of all possibilities before going to war. If he looks at it from this level, he has a bit of Zhuge Kongming's meaning.

Today he summoned the generals to discuss the advance to Guanzhong.

The generals of the Shun Army were all from Shaanxi and were much more familiar with the Qinling Mountains than Wen'anzhi.

Tian Jianxiu took the lead in expressing his opinion: "Governor, if you see the last general, you might as well divide the troops into two groups. One way from Yang County to Shiquan and Ziwu Valley, one line to Jinyaguan, and the Wuzhangyuan..."

Whether it is Ziwu Valley or Wuzhangyuan, they are all famous place names in history.

Even those who are not engaged in military affairs have probably heard of these two names.

Wuzhangyuan is on the west side of Xi'an, within the jurisdiction of Fengxiang Prefecture. In a strict sense, Ziwu Valley is already within the jurisdiction of Xi'an Prefecture.

Wen Anzhi pondered for a moment, looked at Li Dingguo and said in harmony: "What do you think about Dingguo?"

Because Tian Jianxiu was the oldest, he was the eldest brother among the surrendered generals of the Yuan Shun Army. His opinions represent the opinions of this faction.

But in addition to this, Wen Anzhi had to take into account the opinions of the other two factions, namely Li Dingguo and Zeng Ying.

He took the lead in asking Li Dingguo because after all, Li Dingguo's troops paid a heavy price when attacking Hanzhong, and he wanted to use this to appease him.

Li Dingguo clasped his fists and said, "Ziwu Valley and Wuzhangyuan are all important places, and the Tartars will definitely send heavy troops to guard it. But if it is conquered, there will be no danger in Xi'an to defend it. Therefore, the last general agrees with General Tian's strategy."

Wen Anzhi nodded slightly while stroking his beard.

"Where are Zeng Ying, what do you think?"

After a side-by-side battle, Zeng Ying had a better impression of Tian Jianxiu, Yuan Zongdi and others, so he naturally would not refuse. What's more, what he proposed was indeed the most suitable strategy for the moment.

"The general also thinks this is a good idea."

Wen Anzhi glanced at the generals and said in a majestic voice: "Since this is the case, I will give an order. Tian Jianxiu, Yuan Zongdi, where is Zeng Ying?"

"The last one will be here!"

The three of them stood up at the same time and clasped their fists to respond.

"I ordered you to attack Ziwu Valley."

"Get orders!"

Wen Anzhi paused and then looked at Li Dingguo.

"Li Dingguo, Ai Nengqi, where is Liu Fangliang?"

"The last one will be there."

"I ordered you to capture Wuzhangyuan, and there must be no mistakes."

"The last one will receive orders!"

After the Qing Dynasty lost Hanzhong, the upper and lower parts must have been immersed in a painful atmosphere. This was exactly the time when they were most vulnerable.

Usually, both sides need time to rest after a war.

But Wen Anzhi insisted on doing the opposite and caught the Tartars off guard.

The Ming army is in full swing at the momentum. If we take advantage of this momentum to attack Xi'an, we might be able to take Guanzhong and restore Shaanxi in one fell swoop.

He is getting older and feels that he has not had much time, so he naturally has to seize the time to see the Ming Dynasty’s rejuvenation before he is buried.

Fortunately, he had a group of capable generals under his command, and the Tartars were defeated step by step with unity.

He was not ready to give the Tartars a chance to breathe, and he would completely destroy the Tartars' confidence in this battle.

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Although it is already spring, it is still very cold in the morning.

Especially for those Qing army prisoners who were wearing only single clothes.

The reason why the Ming soldiers did not kill them was naturally because of Wen Anzhi's order.

The governor decided to use these prisoners as coolies to pull carts.

You should know that the Qinling Mountains are extremely steep and the mountain roads are extremely rugged.

Food, grass and supplies are the foundation of a military, and you must not take it lightly.

Generally speaking, the army would catch some strong men to be the masters who pull the cart to help transport these food, fodder and supplies. The Ming army had special auxiliary soldiers.

But after the transportation was over, nine out of ten of these people would have to die of exhaustion.

Since there are ready-made labor such as Tartar soldiers, why do you have to use your own auxiliary soldiers?

"Hurry, why are you lazy!"

A Ming soldier saw a Tartar man being lazy and whipped him up with a fierce whip.

The whip tore a bloody hole on the shoulder of the Tartars, and the Tartar soldier shouted out in pain.

The Ming soldiers did not have any mercy.

These Tartar soldiers were all Shang Kexi's soldiers, that is, the Liaodong Han people who followed this old traitor to surrender.

These people have long forgotten their bloodlines and helped the tiger and abused the evil. They are really more hateful than the true Manchu captives.

He even felt that it was cheap for these two Tartars to pull the cart.

But the Tartar soldiers dared not speak out.

Now that he is unarmed, he has no chance to resist.

If he was a little disrespectful, I am afraid that the next moment the Ming soldiers would not wave down but the Pu Dao.

People are greedy for life and fear of death, and this Tartar soldier is no exception.

If you can live for a moment, you will live for a moment. Why not be able to get along with yourself?

He endured the severe pain and put the rope around his waist again, then took a deep breath, and took a difficult step.

It is not easy to march among the mountains and ridges, and naturally the speed is not much faster.

However, the Ming army had speed requirements. They swung their whip from time to time, urging the Tartar soldiers to use their full strength.

From time to time, some people fall down, and some can no longer stand up.

Fortunately, there were enough Tartar soldiers captured by the Ming army, so I changed it to put a rope on it.

Occasionally, some hunters and herbs can be seen in the mountains. But they had already been away from this situation, so the Ming army could not go forward and ask for directions.

Fortunately, many of them are old Shaanxi people, and they are not unfamiliar with the Qinling Mountains. They will not go wrong in their general direction.

Tian Jianxiu and Yuan Zongdi rode at each other, and then nodded in a tacit understanding.

"Ahem, General Zeng."

The one who spoke was Tamihide.

Zeng Ying rode a horse not far from Tian Jianxiu. Jiantian Jianxiu called out and turned his head naturally.

"General Tian, ​​is there anything wrong?"

"General Zeng, go further to Ziwu Town. From Ziwu Town to north is Ziwu Valley. You have to cross the Qinling Mountains..."

He deliberately paused, and when Zeng Ying did not answer, he coughed and said, "The Tartars will definitely place heavy troops here, especially Chaijiaguan."

Zeng Ying was shocked when he heard this.

Unexpectedly, Tian Jianxiu was so familiar with this generation that he could directly point out the key to attacking Ziwu Valley.

"I would like to ask General Tian for advice."

Zeng Ying said very modestly.

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Chapter completed!