After receiving the imperial edict, Li Laiheng immediately led his troops to Shanzhou.

Your Majesty is really a magical idea. After Li Guoying escaped, the only thing he could go to was Tongguan.

As long as Li Laiheng leads the Kuidong army into Shaanxi Province, Li Guoying's last retreat can be blocked.

Under the attack of Li Dingguo, Li Guoying had only one word death.

It is not far from Luoyang to Shanzhou, and it is also in a few days.

But after arriving in Shanzhou, Li Laiheng discovered something strange, that is, Pinglu, and Qing troops seemed to gather on the front line of Jiezhou.

The Qing army in Shanxi has not yet had a memory and is still planning to get into trouble.

This is really a matter of remembering to eat or not.

The imperial edict clearly stated that Li Laiheng cooperated with Li Dingguo to restore the entire Shaanxi territory first, but did not say that he would take the initiative to attack Shanxi.

Li Laiheng also thought so. So he would definitely not take the initiative to fight.

But people have come to the door, so he can't just be beaten and not fight back.

Li Laiheng immediately sent scouts to investigate the news and was ready to start the war.

It would be fine if this was not investigated, but the investigation really scared him.

It turned out that the Qing army actually gathered a total of 50,000 people, which was not a small number.

Li Laiheng couldn't help but take it seriously.

The situation at the junction of Shaanxi, Shanxi and Henan provinces is already complicated, and a subtle mistake may cause the situation to get out of control.

Li Laiheng decided to deal with the Qing army in Shanxi first and then move closer to Tongguan.

If the Qing army in Shanxi and Li Guoying meet, it will be difficult to deal with.

What surprised Li Laiheng even more was that the main force of this Qing army was actually mainly cavalry.

But it is normal to think about it carefully. The grassland and desert are north of Shanxi.

The grasslands are the most in short supply of horses.

With the relationship between the Qing court and Mongolia, wanting horses is just a matter of hooking their fingers.

In comparison, the cavalry of the Kuidong Army is a bit too insufficient to see.

At the beginning, only the soldiers from the personal barracks had horses and cavalry. After so many victories in a row, they accumulated a lot, but no matter how they looked, they were all made up, and they were incomparable to the regular army of the Qing cavalry.

If we talk about firearms, this Ming army has no obvious advantage. It can only hit a few cannons at critical moments and throw out a few earth grenades.

But the Kuidong Army had momentum.

Sometimes this thing is so mysterious, even if the momentum comes, the Heavenly King can't stop it.

Li Laiheng summoned a group of generals including Liu Tichun, Yuan Zongdi, Hao Yaoqi, He Zhen and others to discuss countermeasures.

Liu Tichun first spoke out: "The terrain of Pinglu in Shanzhou is relatively flat, which is very suitable for large-scale cavalry to launch offensives. The key now is whether we should face the rush of the Tartars head-on. Little tiger, you have to make an idea about this."

The Kuidong Army has always adhered to the model that everyone discussed, but sometimes it has to make a decision.

Otherwise, it would be endless debates that would not be finalized in the end.

Li Laiheng took a deep breath and said, "It's not impossible for cavalry hedging, but I always feel that this is giving the Tartars a chance. After all, the Tartars are strong and the horses are strong, and in terms of cavalry, we still have an advantage."

Li Laiheng's analysis was very rational and he was not lost in his mind because of the series of victory of the Ming army.

"What the little tiger said."

Yuan Zongdi exclaimed: "The cavalry of the Tartars is an advantage, while our cavalry is a disadvantage. There is no way to confront the enemy's strengths with their own shortcomings. So I think we should ambush or lure the enemy into the depths."

As for the ambush, if Yuan Zongdi said second, no one in the Kuidong army would dare to say first.

While stroking his beard, he said leisurely: "There are only two types of ambushing, one is based on the terrain and the other is based on strategy. There is a meadow thirty miles north of Shaanxi Province, and a river valley on the north side of the meadow. If we can lead the Tartars there, we may be able to attack them hard."

The generals of Kuidong Army all showed admiration.

Sometimes things like ambush depend on intuition.

Yuan Zongdi could say this with such confidence, and there was no reason they would not support it.

"Uncle Yuan, how do you make sure the Tartars will be fooled? The meadow is so vast, why do they have to drill into the valley?"

Li Laiheng was the first to ask questions.

"This requires them to taste the sweetness."

Yuan Zongdi narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a harmonious voice: "Actually, it's easy to think about it carefully. As long as we deliberately sell a flaw, the Tartars will definitely not be able to resist the temptation and pounce on them like mosquitoes and flies."

Yuan Zongdi's analysis is not unreasonable. The Qing army has not won a battle for a long time.

If they win a small victory once, they will definitely be very excited, and then they will pursue a big victory.

Little did they know that this was a trap that the Ming army deliberately set up, waiting for the Qing army to rush in.

Li Laiheng thought about it carefully and felt it was very feasible. He looked around and said, "Do you think you can give it a try?"

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Li Laiheng said with satisfaction: "Okay, this matter is decided. But according to Uncle Yuan, we need someone to be the bait and fight a defeat to lure the Tatars to pursue. I wonder who is willing to be this vanguard?"

As soon as Li Laiheng finished speaking, Liu Xingming immediately patted his chest and continued: "This matter is bound to me, I will definitely lead the Tartars into the valley."

Liu Tichun's mind was immediately blown up when he heard this. This brat, what can he steal the limelight at this time? It's really not worry-free.

Li Laiheng was also a little embarrassed. In fact, he just asked that, and he already had a candidate in his heart.

That is Hao Yaoqi.

If the Kuidong tribes talk about the word "Yang", few people can compare with Hao Yaoqi.

Hao Yaoqi is not only reckless, but also always reckless and successful.

This is the ability.

But at this time, Liu Xingming made Li Laiheng wonder what to say.

"Ahem, my dear nephew Xingming, you just made great contributions in the battle of Luoyang, so you will give others some chances to show off."

The person who spoke was Yuan Zongdi. Seeing that Liu Tichun's face was not very good, he quickly winked at Liu Xingming.

There is no way, who told him to fly hot air balloons in the battle of Luoyang, and he also joined forces with Li Laiheng to force Liu Tichun to submit.

Although Liu Tichun didn't say it, he definitely felt uncomfortable.

If you do it again, will Liu Tichun's lungs explode?

Therefore, at the most critical moment, Yuan Zongdi came out to persuade Liu Xingming to give up this idea, which was also a way to give the old brother a face.

But unexpectedly, Liu Xingming ignored it at all, and patted his chest and said, "Uncle Yuan, don't worry, I will definitely complete the task. Just wait for my good news."

Yuan Zongdi was choked and stopped talking.

He secretly glanced at Liu Tichun beside him and found that the old brother's face was green.

As expected, Liu Tichun finally couldn't help it.

He snorted coldly and said, "I don't agree."

Everyone's eyes were focused on Liu Tichun, and Li Laiheng seemed very embarrassed.

How did this end?

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