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After the main force of the Jin army entered the pass, it was like a sudden tornado, which stirred up the situation that the Ming Dynasty had finally calmed down a little, and then stirred up the situation like fallen leaves blown up by the autumn wind, making it a chaotic mess.

On the afternoon of the seventeenth day of the first lunar month, Man Gui, who had only received the news in the early morning, took the lead in leading more than 5,000 elite cavalry from his headquarters and rushed to the battlefield on the Western Front, officially kicking off the Guan Ning Army's participation in the war.

On the evening of the 18th day of the first lunar month, the Santun Camp of Ji Town was breached the northern section of the city wall after the main forces of the Azige and Hauge tribes attacked almost frantically for two hours.

The governor of Jizhen quickly took the road and fled. Immediately, the deputy general and five or six guerrillas followed him and fled for their lives.

Zhu Guoyan, the commander-in-chief of the Third Tun Battalion, did not want to escape, but he could no longer fight. In despair, he committed suicide.

On the 19th day of the first lunar month, Zunhua, an important town on the eastern front, was captured by the Jin army after resisting for most of the day...

On the twenty-second day of the first lunar month, Governor Yuan personally led the main force of Guan Ning's army, nearly 30,000 people, to the northern line of Yongping and approached the battlefield.

At the same time, Huang Taiji responded quickly, transferring Yubeile Abatai's headquarters and the main force of Xianghuang Banner Han Army Banner Tan Bai's army to return to the east and confront the main force of Guan Ning's army under Yuan Du's division.

Led by Jin's main force, they continued to approach the western front.

But Li Yuanqing was not in a hurry at this time, and still stayed peacefully in the old forest southwest of Yongping City, 'cultivating his moral character.'

In fact, Li Yuanqing received an order from Governor Yuan as early as noon on the 18th day of the first lunar month to allow all the tribes in southern Liaoning to participate in the war.

However, Li Yuanqing's main force is still on Changsheng Island at this time, so how can he rush to the battlefield directly?

At this time, Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong's subordinates, with more than 20,000 main men, had completely gathered with the Chinese army, and almost all food, wages and supplies had been transported. Even the men below were a little impatient, but Li Yuanqing was extremely calm.

, never be in a hurry.

Things have already happened, and being anxious will not only have no effect at all, but will only aggravate the situation.

As the commander-in-chief of an army, he commands the entire southern Liaoning, even the entire Ming Dynasty, and the hope of the entire Chinese nation. Even though his brothers are almost anxious, Li Yuanqing is also extremely anxious in his heart, but Li Yuanqing can only force himself.

Continue to stay calm.

Even if Governor Yuan could forgive him for Li Yuanqing secretly stationing troops at the seaside and solving this problem politically, Li Yuanqing knew very well that he and his brothers still could not enter the battlefield at the first time.

Because from both a political and military perspective, the time for Li Yuanqing to send troops was not ripe at this time.

Let’s not even mention the political considerations.

At this time, although Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong had more than 20,000 horses and tens of thousands of mules and horses participating in the battle, the mobility of the entire army was still far from comparable to that of the Later Jin Army.

Due to the inherent disadvantages of the two units, the number that can truly be called cavalry is less than 5,000.

Not to mention, even among these 5,000 cavalry, only a little over 2,000 are truly fully qualified and can actually charge on the battlefield.

At this time, when the situation is still unclear, it is destined that "rushing to the battlefield" is an extremely dangerous thing.

Use your own shortcomings to attack the enemy's strong points.

How could Li Yuanqing do such a thankless job?

The lives of the men under his command are all precious.

Not to mention, if Li Yuanqing sends troops at this time, even if he can defeat the main force of the Jin army on the eastern front and stabilize the situation on the eastern front, but the main force of Governor Yuan and Guan Ning are both on the eastern front at this time, Li Yuanqing has done everything.

Where will they be sent?

Furthermore, the civil servant group of the Ming Dynasty was very good at "settling accounts after the fall".

Later, once Li Yuanqing becomes the master, it will be impossible to get rid of the suspicion of secretly stationing troops.

This is equivalent to putting a knife on your own neck.

How could Li Yuanqing do such a stupid thing?

At this time, Qianxi, Zunhua, including the Yutian line, were basically no-man's land. Most of the original population here were gathered in Yongping, Changli, and Shanhaiguan lines.

As long as Li Yuanqing is stuck on the front line of Yongping, these populations can be preserved. How could Li Yuanqing pick up sesame seeds and lose watermelons?

Although the feeling of waiting is not very pleasant, and even a bit painful, it allows Li Yuanqing, Chen Zhong and a group of old brothers to stand in a clearer perspective, examine the overall situation, and make better plans for the next dispatch of troops.

and preparation.

If you don't come out, you will be killed if you see blood!

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The twenty-fourth day of the first lunar month.

Yelanggou is about 70 to 80 miles northwest of Yongping.

The main force of Governor Yuan's Guan Ning Army, the main force of Mangui Tribe in Shanhaiguan, the main force of Liu Xingzuo Tribe in Yongping City, including the six to seven thousand remnant troops from Ji Town gathered in these days, and the main force of the Ming Army of about fifty thousand, have already fought with Abatai here.

The two teams of Tan Bai faced each other for more than a day.

But at this time, the two armies of Abatai and Tanbai on the opposite side, although their strength was only a little over 10,000, were all elite real slaves. Yesterday, the two armies launched more than a dozen attacks, and the Ming army obviously did not get much advantage.

Later, the Jin army still firmly blocked the official road.

At this time, the reason why Huang Taiji used Abatai and Tanbai to rush to the battlefield on the Eastern Front instead of using Daishan and Mang Gurtai to come over was because of his great efforts.

Abatai and Tanbai were both veteran generals in the post-Jin army.

Not only are their personal abilities outstanding, but the minions under their command are elite and brave, especially Huang Taiji's tactical and strategic intentions, which are executed very well.

The two of them were like a smelly, hard and hard-to-gnaw bone, pressing against the waist of the Ming army, which really made the Ming army very uncomfortable.

At this time, it was just after midnight, and it was only a little past seven o'clock, but Commander Yuan's tent was already overcrowded. Dozens of generals above the guerrilla level crowded the place to the brim.

The only person who made an exception to participate in the meeting with his actual duties as President Qian was naturally Wu Xiang's precious son Wu Sangui.

In fact, Wu Sangui was already a guerrilla official, but the appointment from the imperial court had not yet been issued.

If an ordinary person were in this state, they would not be able to participate in the military discussion. But how can the Wu family be ordinary people?

"Director, across from us, Abate and Tanbai are two troops. Although they are not many in number, they are all the elites of Zhenglan Banner and Xianghuang Banner. We don't have much time. I'm afraid we have to bite off this hard nut!

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The situation is already very unfavorable.

If we delay here for a few more days, I am afraid that Huang Taiji's main force will arrive at the capital city, and Zu Dashou also became a little angry.

Although Yelanggou is called a "gou", in fact, it is surrounded by an extremely desolate wilderness.

Back then, there were indeed many wolves roaming here, but during the apocalypse, a fire burned down the place until not even a blade of grass could grow.

In addition, drought continued in the following years, and the wind and sand from the north continued to expand towards this side, forming a desolate wilderness with some ravines but still flat.

Under such terrain conditions, even if Abatai and Tanbai were to play tricks, they would not be able to do anything extraordinary.

Zu Dashou then had his mind set on having a head-on confrontation with these two Tatars.

After all~, according to the time calculation, in ten or eight days, this bastard Li Yuanqing will probably be here.

How can we let Li Yuanqing, a bastard, take advantage of everything? Let him feel arrogant?

Not to mention, there are so many cannon fodder around us at this time, how can we not make good use of them?

Man Gui also hurriedly said: "Master Governor, what the Zujunmen said is true. There are not many people in Abatai and Tanbai, and there is no main force of the Jin army left behind dozens of miles away. We will indeed go head-to-head with them. If

But if we defeat these two dog Tatars, our next journey will definitely be much smoother."

With the experience of last year's capital defense battle, Man Gui no longer dared to act rashly this time.

In the past few days, he was the first to arrive at the battlefield area, and he also endured the hardest work.

At this time, even though he was very at odds with Zu Dashou, he still agreed with Zu Dashou's strategy.

Because he was in urgent need of a victory to boost military morale, boost his fighting spirit, and give him more room for maneuver.

On the side, Zuo Fu also said: "Master Governor, it's time for these dog Tatars to see the true strength of our Guan Ning army. Raising troops for a thousand days, using them for a while. We must kill the true strength of our Guan Ning army.

The morale is here.”

Of course Governor Yuan understood the hidden meaning of Zuo Fu's words.

If there is no merit, even if they enter Beijing, what will they do to deal with it?

However, Governor Yuan was no longer as wild and heroic as last year. He was slapped in the face several times by Hou Jinjun and Li Yuanqing, and he had really gained a lot of memory.

After a moment, he nodded slowly, then looked at Liu Xingzuo and the generals of Jizhen's remnant army, and smiled softly: "Liu Junmen, generals, what do you think?"

How could Liu Xingzuo not understand the hidden meaning of Governor Yuan's words? He just wanted to scold his mother.

Yuan Manzi made it clear that he wanted him to be cannon fodder.

But "the first level of officialdom crushes people to death." In this state, how could he, a mere warrior, refute the superior governor?

For a moment, Liu Xingzuo hurriedly accompanied him and said with a smile: "Master Governor, I very much agree with the opinions of several military sects of the Zujunmen and Manjunmen. If the governor needs it, I will never give up."

At this time, the Ming army was obviously powerful, and Liu Xingzuo could bear it even if he had to pay some casualties.

If Yuan Manzi really wanted him to be cannon fodder, could he not give him any merit at all?

Governor Yuan smiled and nodded, then looked at the generals in Jizhen?

These generals in Jizhen have already committed the crime of losing their territory. At this time, how can they dare to refute this general trend?

"Director, I have no objection to my humble position."
To be continued...