When Li Dingguo led his troops to Tongguan, he was surprised to find that it was an empty city.

After sending personal soldiers to search around, Li Dingguo was convinced that Li Guoying had led his troops to run away.

Tongguan is the junction of the three provinces.

Shaanxi, Shanxi and Henan are all intricately related to this world-class pass.

In other words, Li Guoying is likely to escape to Henan or Shanxi.

Needless to say, Li Dingguo had long heard that the Qing army had dispatched a large army in Shaanxi for a generation, with the purpose of helping Li Guoying.

However, His Majesty the Emperor also ordered Li Laiheng and other Kuidong generals to lead troops to Shanzhou to destroy this Qing army.

Li Dingguo didn't know what the battle in Shanzhou was like now, so he was not easy to make a statement.

But judging from the current situation, Li Guoying is most likely to escape to Shanzhou.

Someone responded and some cooperated. As long as Li Guoying was not kicked by a donkey, he should know what to do.

As for Shanxi, it is not impossible.

It is also very convenient to get from Tongguan to Shanxi. Moreover, if Li Guoying clears the relationship between the North and China, he wants to take the opportunity to escape to the capital, he can also go to Shanxi first, using Shanxi as a springboard.

As for continuing north to northern Shaanxi, it is not completely impossible.

Li Guoying has been the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi for so many years, and he must have done a lot of business in Shaanxi.

In other words, if it were a pig, he would definitely have his own power after staying in a place for so long.

Li Guoying is naturally no exception.

Li Dingguo could even be convinced that Li Guoying had many confidants in northern Shaanxi.

So if Li Guoying goes north to northern Shaanxi, he should be able to get a response.

However, Li Dingguo felt that this possibility was not high, and that was the least likely of Li Guoying's three possible choices.

The reason is actually very simple. Li Guoying can go to northern Shaanxi, but if he is over, he will escape to Yulin, right?

Didn’t Li Guoying escape to Tongguan, but what was the result? He still ran away in panic without even daring to fight a head-on battle.

To put it bluntly, the morale of the Qing army has now dispersed, and no matter how many soldiers there are, they are all in a mess.

Li Guoying was able to gather these soldiers together, but he could not give the soldiers the courage to fight a battle with the Ming army on the front battlefield.

In this case, it is useless to escape to the ends of the world.

He can no longer turn the world with Li Guoying's own strength alone.

Therefore, Li Guoying could only use external forces, which is also the main reason why Li Dingguo inferred that Li Guoying fled to Henan or Shanxi.

Of course, there is another point, that is, outside the Great Wall of Yulinwei, there is a vast grassland and desert.

The northern desert has always been desolate and is a place where the Tatars gather.

If Yulin is lost again, Li Guoying has only one choice left, that is, to continue to go north and enter the grassland.

Although the soldiers in Shaanxi lived in the north for many years, their living habits were still very different from those of the Tatars on the grasslands in the northern desert. They might not be able to adapt after a sudden change of environment.

So Li Guoying could not go to Mobei unless it was absolutely necessary.

There is obviously a better choice, why did he choose a dead end?

Of course, out of caution, Li Dingguo sent scouts to all three routes to investigate, and reported Li Guoying's whereabouts immediately.

Anyway, northern Shaanxi will be recovered sooner or later. Li Dingguo’s current top priority is to quickly advance eastward and join Li Laiheng and others online.

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"What, is the army of King Li Jin coming?"

After Liu Tichun learned the news, he was very excited.

Although he was sent by Li Laiheng to represent the Kuidong Army to meet Li Dingguo, he did not expect Li Dingguo to come so quickly.

It is worthy of being the King of Li Jin who is a god-like military force. Even the marching speed is so fast, which is really admirable.

Liu Tichun has always admired Li Dingguo, saying that it is a mutual appreciation or admiration for him.

In short, Liu Tichun hopes to fight side by side with Li Dingguo one day.

The two had a brief contact in the battle to recover Chongqing, but they separated afterwards.

This time we met again, Liu Tichun naturally cherished the opportunity a hundred times.

After calming down a little, Liu Tichun personally led all the senior generals in the tent to greet him, vowing to give Li Dingguo a surprise.

The location of the two-person alliance was chosen outside Shanzhou City.

When Liu Tichun saw Li Dingguo's handsome flag from afar, a satisfied smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Not long after, Li Dingguo's army had arrived.

Liu Tichun hurriedly came forward and bowed with fists and said, "I will pay homage to His Highness, King of Jin."

Li Dingguo met Liu Tichun and said with a smile on his face, "The Duke of Wan is so polite. You and I are both officials in the same dynasty, and we are all working for the Ming Dynasty. Why should we stick to these common etiquettes so much?"

Liu Tichun shook his head and said, "Your Highness the King of Jin is such a bad word. It is a ritual that cannot be abolished. You are the prince personally appointed by Your Majesty. If the last general disrespects you, wouldn't he be disrespectful to Your Majesty?"

Li Dingguo thought about it carefully but this is the case and stopped saying anything more.

"Hey, by the way. Duke Wan is here, but why didn't I see Duke Lin and others?"

Li Dingguo asked in a deep voice after a tone of speech.

"Oh, that's it."

Liu Tichun swallowed and said, "Duke Lin and his friends went to Shanxi to wipe out the remnants of the enemy army. He specially ordered me to go to pick up His Highness King Jin. Didn't your Majesty say it in his will? Let's meet up first."

"Oh, that's right. Did Duke Wan meet Li Guoying?"

"This is not. But we met a green camp soldier from Shanxi to Shanzhou. After interrogation, we found out that they were coming to pick up Li Guoying."

"Where is this army?"

"It has been completely wiped out by our army."

Liu Tichun said proudly.

After all, his son Liu Xingming played a significant role in this battle.

"The Duke of Wan is really powerful."

"Where are the soldiers who sacrifice their lives and the three armies will use their lives."

"Hey, so Li Guoying didn't go to Henan. You said just now that this Qing army in Shanxi came to pick up Li Guoying. Then Li Guoying should have received the information in advance. If he didn't go to Henan, Shanxi was empty, he would definitely not go again. Could it be that he was really going to northern Shaanxi?"

Li Dingguo's mind was running rapidly.

In his opinion, since Li Guoying gave up both options, going to northern Shaanxi was the only possible choice.

"It's really possible."

Liu Tichun nodded lightly.

"Since that's the case, I should send someone to pursue you immediately."

Liu Tichun dissuaded: "Your Highness, King Jin, don't be anxious. Li Guoying can run away, monks can't run away, temples. He can escape the first day of the lunar month, but fifteenth day. Just send a general to chase him. Now we have to recover other important towns in Henan."

After the two talked, Li Dingguo learned that the important towns such as Kaifeng have not yet been recovered except Luoyang.

With the current momentum of the Ming army, as long as it is pushed over, it will be possible to take it down.

"So should be like this."

Li Dingguo nodded slightly.

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Chapter completed!