On the day of 17 May, the weather in Guguan was unusually good, and the army walked quite smoothly in the trails of the Taihang mountains. The soldiers marching along the way looked at the mountains like jade belts on both sides, and felt a little unlucky.

Soon they will be able to feel a little relieved, and in addition to the soldiers of Guguan, there will also be the soldiers of the Ming army in Weize Pass and Xinguguan with the same emotion as them.

The combat effectiveness of the traditional sergeants of the Ming Dynasty changed from the border army to the inland soldiers to the Beijing camp and then to the guard soldiers.

When I arrived at Guguan, all four of the four were all there, and they were all gathered under Li Maochun's command. Li Maochun himself was born in Beijing. Guguan is the defense system of the Great Wall, and the soldiers in it are, of course, the border army. Weize Pass is an ordinary pass in the interior, stationed in the ordinary soldiers who do not love their grandmother and uncle, and their combat effectiveness is uneven, which is very worrying. As for the new Guguan Office, looking at the name, you can also understand that this is a health office. The people here say that they are soldiers, but in fact they are not even as good as peasants, they are all serfs of some Wei chiefs.

The border soldiers, inland soldiers, and guards gathered under the leadership of a general of the Beijing camp and left the fortified fortress and entered the unfortified Binh Dinh Prefecture, where the enemy had already captured it, to launch an attack.

Anyone who thinks about such an idea can only complain about this person's nonsense.

But that's how nonsense happened.

There is no prelude to come, and it is rare to try it. Under the supervision of a large number of 600 guards under Li Maochun, a total of more than 6,000 soldiers gathered in the three Guancheng gathered towards Xifengtai in Pingding Prefecture, set up camp, and prepared for a big battle with the Shun army. You must know that there are only one or two hundred guards under the hands of ordinary generals.

Of course, such a big movement quickly alarmed Li Yan in Pingding Prefecture.

The vanguard of the Shun army had been hesitating in Pingdingzhou for a while, and when he saw the enemy coming, he was immediately in high spirits, shouted, and immediately promoted to the hall to order troops, summoned the generals under his command, and ordered all the soldiers and horses to kill towards Xifengtai.

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At the same time, there was also a turmoil in Jingcheng Pass.

Hearing that the general of Guguan actually led his soldiers and horses to fight Li Yan, the generals and officials in Jingcheng Pass were in an uproar.

"Then Li Maochun has also seen him, he has always been a calm and stable person, how can he be so presumptuous this time? Hurriedly roared and sent troops to kill, what if he was defeated by Li Yan? Isn't it just about to throw away the three levels ahead? It's too presumptuous! The first to speak was Du Si Xie Jiafu, with a look of surprise.

Du Si is the highest military and political official, not to mention anything else, the new Guguan Office is in charge under his command, and when he heard the news at this moment, he immediately screamed badly.

You must know that Guguan, Weize Pass, and Xinguguan are all built on traffic passes that are easy to defend and difficult to attack, and stationing there is a hundred times easier than fighting in the field on flat land. How can you not surprise and hurt Xie Jiafu by giving up your shortcomings and learning from your strengths.

If the first three levels were so easily beaten down by Li Yan, the pressure on Jing Cheng Pass would have doubled.

Xu Biao, who had just arrived at Baoding to strengthen his defense, was also confused, but no matter how Li Maochun was also his person, Xu Biao decided to continue for a second and said, "Maybe...... It was Li Maochun who found the fighter. ”

"Fighters? This is the biggest fighter that has been lost! Supervisor, you can't indulge Li Maochun! Xie Jiafu was in a hurry.

Xu Biao's face sank, and he said in his heart, when he is usually a governor, where is there a mere governor of you, when he opened his mouth to talk back. In later generations, it is the captain of the provincial traffic police corps who is on the top with the provincial governor. After all, the soldiers of several guards and various departments under the command of this division are scarce, and the combat strength under his command may not even be enough for a general.

But the biggest official in Jingcheng Pass is not Xu Biao.

Everyone in the room turned their eyes to the first person in the hall.

This person is Li Jiantai, a cabinet scholar. Li Jiantai, who came to Jingcheng Pass with 3,000 soldiers, looked around at the three of them and said, "Coincidentally, this official really received a letter from Li Maochun. ”

"Oh?" Everyone was surprised: "Please also ask the superintendent to show me." ”

This shows that Li Maochun is definitely not acting hastily.

In the face of this scholar, everyone straightened up their attitudes and waited for the scholar's reply.

Li Jiantai took out the letter from his arms and handed it to Xu Biao.

Xu Biao looked at it, both relieved and worried, and said: "Li Maochun is really sure that he can win the ......."

"What do you rely on? Then Li Yan heard that it was the general of the forward battalion under Li Zicheng's account, who attacked the city all the way and was invincible. If Li Maochun is not fully relied on, he should not be so hasty. An unfamiliar voice rang out, very puzzled.

"If something goes wrong, there must be a demon, and what can make Li Maochun willing to take such a huge risk must be a greater temptation." Another young man followed, all dressed in a rather strange military uniform.

Different from the vermilion jacket worn by ordinary Ming army soldiers, this military uniform is cut close-fitting, with a waist and shoulders, a standing collar and narrow sleeves, and it is very chic.

Everyone looked over, and they were all a little curious about this person.

At this time, Li Jiantai opened his mouth and said: "This is the military advisor of the new division of the Holy Lord, Xu Huanwu. On the other side...... It's the quartermaster in my army, ahaha......"

Li Jiantai diverted the topic and said: "It's not a secret, what Li Maochun said is sure of victory, but it was not mentioned in the words. On the contrary...... Guguan has leaked such a big loophole, and I can't ignore it. ”

As he spoke, Li Jiantai lay quietly with a letter in his sleeve, and everyone didn't know about it. The words there have already been dismantled, otherwise there would not be such an old god.

That's right.

Li Maochun did swear in his heart that the generals of the Shun army were willing to cooperate in the defeat of Li Yan, which made Li Maochun anxious, and led his troops to kill him regardless of the safety of Sanguan.

But for Li Jiantai, why should the rest of the people know about such important matters?

Here, one is counted as one, and they are all qualified to share military merits. Especially Baoding Governor Xu Biao, who is also a civil official and Li Maochun's direct superior, if Xu Biao is allowed to go to Guguan, will there be anything about him Li Jiantai?

On the contrary, if Li Maochun can win the battle in front, Li Jiantai will come to his aid, and with his status as a cabinet scholar and a superintendent of Shanxi's suppression of bandits, how can he also share in this great military achievement!

Everyone was confused. But one thing is clear, Xu Biao said in a deep voice: "Guguan, someone must guard it!" ”

Obviously, Xu Biao didn't want to go.

Li Jiantai said slowly: "I'll go!" ”

Everyone was stunned, but they all breathed a sigh of relief: "We will receive the order." ”

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In the corner, the two men in chic military uniforms quietly retreated.

"Something is wrong." Be the first to open your mouth.

"Seniors think, what's wrong? I guess that Li Maochun will definitely not hide it, and even Shangguan will not reveal his hole cards. The other spoke slowly.

"Brother Xu Xian said yes." The person who was called the senior was obviously also an old person from the Privy Council, and he nodded slowly at this moment: "They are all old and sophisticated people, and they don't know this." Then Li Maochun obviously wanted to change the court, and took this time to change his military exploits into Li Jiantai's hands. It's just that I don't know if there is a problem with this round of military exploits......"

Xu Huanwu looked at the talented man in front of him who had become famous in Jiangnan, and admired it in his heart. Talking to smart people is bright! You must know that this senior was an old qualification to follow Zhu Cihong as an attendant back then, and he didn't even have the Military Aircraft Department, the predecessor of the Privy Secret, at that time. Later, after being delegated by Zhu Cihong, he completed such a major event as the Beijing-Baozhou Highway in Gyeonggi, so that the public security in a place was quickly cleared, and such a ability has to be admired.

Originally, Xu Huanwu thought that he would not be able to meet with such a strongman. I didn't expect to meet again in Jingcheng Pass.

"Why don't you go and find out!" Xu Huanwu's eyes were blazing.

"That's what I mean!" Gu Yanwu laughed.

Xu Huanwu was slightly entangled: "With the seniors, the younger brother is much more relieved." Relying on my dozen or so guards, I can't take care of the big scene. ”

"No, no, no......" Gu Yanwu patted Xu Huanwu's shoulder and said, "For a small scene, I don't need to appear." Right, Qishan? ”

"That's what the military advisor said. This time, the last general has already received the order of the Holy Lord, and one thousand and two hundred and thirty-seven people in our department are waiting for the order of the military division at any time! At this time, a general dressed in a hundred military uniforms snapped a military salute. It is Qishan.

This one, but early in the morning, 300 soldiers and 600 heavy soldiers escorted 12,000 stone of military rations to Zhending Mansion to supply Li Jiantai's army. And even if the soldiers under Li Jiantai ate with their bellies open, they still let Qi Shan still have more than 4,000 stones in his hands.

As a result, Qi Shan still led thousands of people to follow all the way, and never cut off.

It's just that, perhaps because the logistics auxiliaries are too low-key, ordinary people would never have imagined that this inconspicuous unit would also be a well-known soldier of the Royal Guards.

"Let's go, go up Taihang Mountain!"

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West Wind Terrace.

As one of the few flat lands in the vast mountains between Shanxi and Hebei, Xifengtai ushered in the second wave of guests.

To the east, there were soldiers from the Ming army. Li Maochun led 6,000 soldiers of the Ming army to line up with difficulty. Heading towards the west of Xifengtai, opposite them is the Dashun Imperial Forest Army with distinct armor and a strong military temperament.

Li Yan rode his horse and looked at the chaotic Ming army in the east in the crowd of generals, and smiled slightly.

"The whole army set off and defeated this group of Ming troops, and the three levels will be all for me!" Li Yan squinted his eyes and sent Chen Lu to garrison Pingding Prefecture.

Chen Lu is eager to try, as a general, he is about to show his skills to show his kung fu for the new master.

The two sides each pointed their troops into battle, and after a while, the drums of the two armies sounded, and the two sides slowly approached, and when they approached the front of a hundred paces, the drums were in vain, and in a burst of shouts and killing, the two sides began to hedge.

On both sides are soldiers of the Ming army, and they all know their own fire. Ordinary soldiers catch each other and fight is a group fight, which is quite imposing, in fact, no matter what you want, you still have to rely on the veterans and professional soldiers around the main general: pro-army family members.

There are not many veterans under Chen Lu's command, but there are many family members, and there are more than 100 people. These people attacked in formation, and each of them cooperated, only to kill three rounds, and after piercing the battlefield like a group fight, they forced the Ming army's battle formation to crumble.

Li Maochun was angry, but he couldn't stand this step, and the defenders of Weize Pass were defeated and retreated. Their main generals obviously did not have much of Chen Lu's family, nor did Chen Lu dare to work hard, and after missing the cowardice, the battle formation became more and more shaken.

Soon, defeated and fleeing soldiers began to appear. Seeing that the first one who ran away was left unhandled, the subsequent escape spread as quickly as a landslide.

Suddenly, Li Maochun couldn't hold it anymore and began to lead the army to retreat.

Li Yan led the army to pursue slowly, and the pursuing Shun army was happy. Chen Lu was overjoyed when he saw the situation, and he killed again, and he was about to take Li Maochun's head.

Only by defeating this person can the Ming army truly collapse.

At this time, the mountains were full of deserters, and the chasing Shun army reaped military exploits everywhere. A cadre of troops will be beaming.

Chen Lu returned to the army to collect his troops and replied to Li Yan: "General, the last general has fought against the Ming army, and he will defeat his troops in a battle." Please give the order again! ”

"Good!" Li Yan looked at the Ming army above, squinted his eyes, and said: "The whole army is slowly pursuing, and we must complete the battle today!" Collect the reed pass, the solid pass and the solid pass! Chen Lu, I see that you are brave in this battle. Today, nothing bothers the two masters. I take that Li Maochun as an opportunity to prove your merits, can you kill me all the way to Guguan? ”

What Chen Lu lacked was an opportunity, and he shouted at the moment: "The last general is willing to serve!" ”

The rest of the generals under Li Yan's command were all angry, and even Li Yan's cousin Li Nian complained in a low voice: "Why is the opportunity to make meritorious service given to a new surrendering general, even if you surrender, one is enough......

Chen Lu quietly retreated, but Li Yan pulled Li Nian and said quietly: "You stabilize all the departments, so that the departments are ready to retreat......"

At this moment, Chen Lu had already left the camp. For a time, the army shouted a tsunami-like pursuit and killing.

Chen Lu was happy to kill to the end, and suddenly walked to a hillside, on which stood an inscription, writing the name of this place: Fengtai Yuan.

"Wind Terrace...... This place is a good name. In the future, the defeat of Li Maochun is here, but it can be remembered......" Chen Lu thought in his heart, and suddenly heard another shout of killing all over the mountains.

At this time, a stout man took the lead in leading hundreds of Ding guards to kill, followed by Ming troops wearing tattered battle jackets.

"Kill! The day of the man's meritorious service is at this time! Li Maochun glared angrily with a pair of big eyes, and behind him were excited Ming army soldiers.

In an instant, Chen Lu, who was so killed, found that he had quietly disconnected from most of Li Yan's main forces, and was instead wrapped in a dumpling.

There were Ming troops besieging and killing in all directions, and Chen Lu resisted all the way, and in an instant he became the poor man who was besieged.

Seeing that there were fewer and fewer soldiers around him and more and more people were fleeing, Li Maochun crossed the inscription on Fengtai Ridge and found that it was already a cliff if he retreated further.

"I'm not reconciled!" Seeing that there were chasing soldiers everywhere, Chen Lu turned around and jumped with grief and indignation.

"It's time to attack, it's us!" Li Maochun looked ahead proudly: "Kill the past!" Kill all the way to Pingdingzhou! ”

"Kill!"

All over the mountains, there were shouts and killings one after another. Thousands of Ming troops, with the momentum of ambush victory, rushed towards the main force of Li Yan's department.

Something happened that excites them.

Li Yan...... Led the army back! (To be continued.) )