Under the front and back attacks of Bai Wenxuan and Li Dingguo, the Qing army in the fort did not support it for too long.

In less than an hour, the Ming army captured the garrison fort and wiped out the Qing army in the fort.

However, Li Dingguo could not be happy at all.

Because he learned from a Qing army that Zhao Wuwei had sent someone to Guanzhong for help before.

Now Li Guoying is definitely too late to reinforce, but he will be mentally prepared and targeted defense.

The Qinling Mountains are a natural barrier between Hanzhong and Xi'an.

Li Dingguo led a large army again, and it would take more than ten days to cross the Qinling Mountains at the fastest.

The time left was enough for Li Guoying to arrange.

But now that things have come to this point, hesitation has no meaning.

Li Dingguo could only go all the way to the end.

Ziwu Valley is waiting for him in front, as long as you pass Ziwu Valley Xi'an, it will be nearest.

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Xi'an Prefecture, Governor's Office.

Li Guoying's face was gloomy and she was in a very unhappy mood.

According to the news he just received, Li Dingguo had officially sent troops to start marching towards Guanzhong.

The Qing army built many fortresses in the Qinling Mountains. However, facing tens of thousands of Ming troops, it should only play a delay role.

Li Dingguo seemed to be determined this time and must take Guanzhong in one breath.

What a cruel person!

Li Guoying took a deep breath and kept himself calm.

Every decision he makes now will directly affect the situation in Guanzhong and even the entire Shaanxi.

Must be very cautious.

There are basically no natural dangers to defend in the Guanzhong Plain. Once Li Dingguo crosses the Qinling Mountains, Xi'an City will be directly exposed to the Ming army's military peaks.

Li Guoying looked on the map and finally set his sight on Ziwu Valley.

Ziwu Valley is a natural danger and has been a must-fight for military strategists since ancient times.

If Li Guoying could be ambushed in Ziwu Valley and wait for Li Dingguo to come, he might have a chance to fight.

And if you just hike in Xi'an City, you are waiting for death.

Li Guoying has made the same mistake once and it is impossible to make it again.

He walked a few steps with his hands on his back, and finally made up his mind.

There are still 80,000 troops in Xi'an City. This time, Li Guoying is planning to take them all to Ziwu Valley to set up an ambush.

This also means that he has been trying hard to fight Li Dingguo in Ziwu Valley.

If Li Guoying wins, Guanzhong will hold on.

If Li Guoying loses, there is no possibility of retreating to Xi'an.

It's just a one-time deal and just do it.

After Siding, Li Guoying immediately dispatched troops. Since he was in charge of the army, Li Guoying attached great importance to military discipline.

All soldiers must set off immediately after receiving the order and must not delay any delay.

After the army assembled, they immediately set off and left the city and headed south.

Li Guoying was still a little nervous.

He likes to seek stability and is not used to gambling his life.

But this time he bet on his life and his life.

It's okay to win, but if he loses, he is afraid that his head is really hard to protect.

Given how much Li Dingguo hated him, he probably wouldn't let him go.

Thinking of this, Li Guoying tightened his hand with the reins, and thought to himself that even if he couldn't win, he would bite Li Dingguo hard and never let Li Dingguo be happy.

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To the north of Nanyang is Ruzhou Prefecture.

And to the north of Ruzhou are Luoyang and Kaifeng.

Therefore, after learning that Li Laiheng had taken Nanyang, the Qing army mobilized a large army to Ruzhou to prepare to block the Ming army's troops.

It's not that they want to do this but that there is no way.

Kaifeng is really too passive to keep guarding Luoyang.

If Ruzhou can be used as a barrier to block Li Laiheng and others from the periphery, it would be better.

The chief general of the Qing army was named Lexar and a man of the Zhenglan Banner of Manchuria.

As an authentic bannerman, Lexar knew the importance of Henan to the Qing Dynasty.

It is the gateway to the capital, like Shanxi and Shandong. If Henan loses the capital, it will be directly exposed to the Ming army's military front.

Lexar himself advocated defending the enemy outside the capital, but the troops in his hands were really not enough.

The ones he can now mobilize are the 100,000 Green Camp and 20,000 Eight Banners soldiers.

Although there are many soldiers in the Green Camp, they can't actually watch them at all.

It’s okay to fight a good fight, but once you fall into a headwind, you will run away in a hurry and you can’t count on it at all.

What Lexas is really sure about is these 20,000 Eight Banners soldiers.

How to use these 20,000 Eight Banners soldiers is related to whether he can defend Ruzhou.

The prefecture of Ruzhou is in Jia County.

After Lexza arrived, he did not stop in Jia County, but directly led his troops south to Luyang Pass.

Luyang Pass is located at the southernmost end of Ruzhou and is the dividing line between Ruzhou and Nanyang.

There are high mountains and steep mountains here, and laying heavy troops here can effectively prevent the Ming army from advancing.

Lexar knew very well that this was not the time to preserve his strength.

Only by making up our minds and doing a battle with real swords and spears can the Qing court survive.

Only then can he survive.

The relationship between these bannermen and generals and the Qing court was a relationship of prosperity and loss.

Lexar could not imagine what would happen if the Qing court was overthrown.

I guess it's impossible to even exit the customs?

So this tone must be withstood and must not be released!

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Li Laiheng held the reins of the horse with one hand, looked at the green mountain in front of him and felt quite moved.

There is a mountain ahead.

As the natural dividing line between Nanyang and Ruzhou, the importance of Liushan is self-evident.

I heard from Yuan Zongdi and Liu Tichun that when they followed the King of Chuang to conquer the world, they had a battle with the official army in Liushan.

The battle lasted for three days and three nights, and the two sides were inseparable from each other.

The Ming army, which had been weak, was no longer soft at that time, and both sides tried their best to withstand this tone.

In the end, the more powerful rebel army won the victory, not only taking control of Liushan, but also breaking through Luyang Pass.

Afterwards, they followed the trend and took over Ruzhou, attacking Luoyang and Kaifeng all the way north...

Of course these are all past events, but when mentioned, it will still make people feel deeply moved.

Now the identities of Li Laiheng and others have changed drastically, from resisting the Ming court to supporting the Ming court.

The enemy in front of them became the Qing army.

Obviously, the Qing army would go to guard Ruzhou.

As long as the Qing army generals were not fools, it would be impossible to let the Ming army enter Ruzhou easily.

This is the heart of Henan. If Ruzhou does not defend Luoyang and Kaifeng, it is most likely that it will not be able to defend it.

By then, the Qing army had really made a huge splash and had no chance of turning the tables.

So Li Laiheng was also prepared for a hard battle.

At the suggestion of Liu Tichun and Yuan Zongdi, Li Laiheng immediately scattered out and went to investigate the news.

Report it immediately once there is any news about Liushan or Luyang Pass.

Judging from the sporadic news we have received so far, the Qing army did set up defenses at Luyang Pass, but the specific force is still unknown.

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Chapter completed!