Gao Yihuan and everyone beat horses back to the camp, all the way into the Chinese army's tent, he took off his helmet and cloak, and let the guards hang on the shelf.

At this time, together with the generals, he walked to the edge of the sand table and looked at the sand table.

Li Dingguo said: "King, what does Jiang Xiang's letter for help say?" ”

Gao Yihuan took out the letter for help that he had put away, handed it to Li Dingguo, and asked him to circulate it to everyone.

"Jiang Xiang's rescue letter is very exaggerated, saying that Dolgon's 300,000-strong army stormed the city, and hundreds of Hongyi cannons bombarded day and night, in short, the situation was very critical." Gao Yihuan smiled.

How many troops the Manchu Qing Qing had, Gao Yihuan knew it clearly in his heart, and he didn't believe Jiang Xiang a little. This warlord must want the Wei army to rise to the top as soon as possible so as to preserve his strength.

Gao Yihuan vaguely remembered that Jiang Xiang Datong seemed to have persisted for nine months anyway, and now it has only been a long time, why did he start to die or live?

After Li Dingguo and others read the letter asking for help, they could also see that Jiang Xiang was unreliable and full of nonsense.

"King, Jiang Xiang's letter is indeed a bit exaggerated, but some of the circumstances should be correct." Li Dingguo said in a deep voice.

Gao Yihuan raised his eyebrows, "What are the circumstances?" ”

"Dolgon's troops, we have figured out, about 150,000 people, Jiang Xiang is exaggerated in numbers, but there should still be a hundred Hongyi cannons. Before that, the Qing army itself still had fifty or sixty guns, and Dolgon captured a large number of Ming artillery pieces in Xuzhou. Count the time, these cannons should have arrived! ”

Gao Yihuan's face sank, if there were really hundreds of cannons bombarded, plus other firearms, Jiang Xiang might not be able to hold it.

If the Qing army breaks through the pass and the army rolls south and enters the Taiyuan Basin, with the advantage of the Qing army's horse army, the Wei army's Taiyuan will definitely not be encircled.

The Qing cavalry was able to bypass Taiyuan and appear directly in the rear of the Wei army, at which time the Wei army would be in danger, and the Wei army could only withdraw from the basin and defend the mountains in the south.

Could it be that Jiang Xiang really can't stand it? Gao Yihuan's heart sank, and he looked at the sand table and said: "The bombardment of a hundred red-clothed cannons is indeed a terrifying thing. How are our people arranged now? ”

Li Dingguo said: "Now we have an army of 200,000, including 100,000 recruits, who have been trained for barely three months, and they are overwhelmed, so they can only defend the place and assist the elite soldiers in defense. Now there are 100,000 elite soldiers, 10,000 plus 30,000 new soldiers, stationed in various passes of the Taihang Mountains, and another 20,000 elite soldiers plus 20,000 new soldiers are needed to trap Taiyuan City, and there are only 70,000 elite soldiers and horses that the king can use. ”

Li Dingguo picked up the wooden stick, "According to the previous plan, the plan formulated by the Governor's Office of the Five Armies is to let Jiang Xiang consume the sharp energy of the Qing army, and our army will set up an ambush near Xinkou and wait for the Qing army to drill." Now the 20,000 army led by Huang Bingzhong has moved to the southern foot of Wutai Mountain in the east of Xinkou, and the 20,000 army led by Xu Heihu has moved to the vicinity of Yunzhong Mountain in the west of Xinkou and stationed there. The only force that the king can use is 30,000 people here! ”

Gao Yihuan is very familiar with this place in Xinkou, and the famous Battle of Xinkou took place here.

Xinkou is the north gate of Taiyuan, the reason why it is said to be the mouth, because he is just in the middle of Wutai Mountain and Yunzhong Mountain, after Xinkou is the Taiyuan Basin, there is no danger to guard.

Gao Yihuan looked at it and said in a deep voice: "Then it is still according to the original plan, but for the sake of insurance, Bai Wenxuan you will lead 10,000 people to the north immediately to help Jiang Xiang guard the pass, and the Lone King will also command the army to set off and advance to Xinkou to set up defenses." At that time, you listen to the Lone King's orders, and the Lone King tells you to withdraw, so you can put the pass and let the Tartar pounce on Xinkou. ”

Speaking of this, Gao Yihuan looked at Li Dingguo and motioned for him to talk about the plan.

"If the Qing army pounces on Xinkou, then our frontal defense army will fight and retreat, luring the Qing army to go deeper. At that time, the two armies and horses ambushed in Wutai Mountain in the east and Yunzhong Mountain in the west will attack at the same time, attack the flank and rear army of the Qing army, defeat the Qing army, and even capture Dolgon! The wooden strip in Li Dingguo's hand was lit on the sand table.

Gao Yihuan pressed the edge of the sand table with both hands, looked at it for a while, then straightened up and said with a smile: "Perfect!" That's it! ”

The plan of the Wei army was to first consume the sharp energy of the Qing army at the front line of Yanmen Pass, and then deliberately let them in, and finally destroy the Qing army at Xinkou.

At this time, Gao Yihuan waved his hand, "Okay, since Jiang Xiang is in such a hurry, then all departments are ready to prepare, and immediately pull out the camp." ”

"No! Obey the command! The generals on the side of the sand table clasped their fists in unison.

When the generals withdrew from the big tent, they went to prepare, Bai Wenxuan packed his bags, and led 10,000 people in the afternoon, marching forward mightily.

Early the next morning, Gao Yihuan explained to Zhao Daxian, besieged Taiyuan, and paid attention to Huguan and Guguan, so he also led an army of 20,000 to the north and went to Xinkou to prepare for battle.

At the end of January and the beginning of February, the spring breeze blows across the land, the snow melts, and there is a chill in the air.

In Daizhou, north of Xinkou, at the northern foot of the Wutai Mountain Range, 10,000 Wei troops marched in formation on a slightly muddy official road, each soldier carrying a hat, completely ignoring the invasion of cold wind and drizzle, and hurried in the direction of Yanmen Pass.

The leader of the general is Bai Wenxuan, who is the general of the Western Army who first defected to Gao Yihuan than Li Dingguo.

Li Dingguo didn't say anything, Bai Wenxuan was convinced, but Hu Dawei's guy was more effective than him, and he actually climbed in front of him, which made him a little uncomfortable.

This time, Gao Yihuan asked him to lead the troops to support Jiang Xiang, which can be regarded as letting him take the lead, and he decided to consume a large number of Qing troops in Guancheng to show his ability.

After several days of marching, Bai Wenxuan led 10,000 Wei troops and arrived at Yangmingbao in the south of Dai County.

At this point in the march of the army, Bai Wenxuan saw that it was already noon, and the soldiers were very tired, so he waved his hand, "Rest for an hour before leaving!" ”

When 10,000 soldiers heard the order, they went down to the official road, squatted on both sides, took out dry food and kettles to eat and drink, and some people even found a stone and sat down for a while.

Bai Wenxuan found a few subordinates and discussed with everyone how to defend Yanmen.

At this time, a group of scouts suddenly galloped over and flew off their horses, "Where is the governor?" ”

"Over there!" Some soldiers pointed to Bai Wenxuan and the others who were gathered together.

Seeing this, the scout immediately ran over quickly, "Governor, something is wrong, Jiang Xiang abandoned Guannan and fled!" ”

"What?" Bai Wenxuan and the others were shocked, "The intelligence can be taken seriously!" ”

"It's true, the defeated army is in front, it will be in a moment, and there should be a large number of Tartar chasing soldiers behind!"

Bai Wenxuan got up suddenly, "Quick report king!" ”

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