Since the Ming army wanted to dig tunnels and use coffins to blow down the city walls, what Shang Kexi had to do was naturally to prevent the Ming army from successfully completing the preparations before the city bombing.

In other words, if the Ming army was asked to do all the work well, what else would you fight? Wash your neck and wait for death.

The focus of the competition between the two sides is on the authentic one.

The Ming army wanted to successfully dig the tunnel, but the Qing army had to do everything possible to prevent the tunnel from digging.

Shang Kexi knew very well that this was the most important thing, so he sent heavy troops to attack the cave hill.

Zeng Ying was a little nervous when he saw the Tartars coming in full force.

However, he quickly calmed down and ordered reinforcements from the army.

The cavalry team that had already been waiting for the order rushed out and rushed towards the Tartar cavalry.

The two armies immediately fought together when they met.

Shang Kexi sent out his own soldiers, and his combat effectiveness was very fierce.

Zeng Ying sent out personal soldiers, and his strength should not be underestimated.

In this case, whose determination is more serious can gain the upper hand.

However, the battle situation was very stalemate. The Qing army was dominant, and the Ming army was dominant again.

The commanders of both sides, Shang Kexi and Zeng Ying, were both full of sadness.

They can't afford to lose this battle. If they lose, they will inevitably be in a passive position.

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Two flowers bloom, each with one branch.

When Shang Kexi and Zeng Ying fought fiercely outside Hanzhong City, Li Dingguo had already led his troops and horses to touch the back of Hanzhong City through the Taoist god without knowing it.

When Wen'an issued an order, he ordered Li Dingguo to attack.

Therefore, he does not need to consider the frontal battlefield.

Even if Zeng Ying was defeated, he didn't need to rescue him. He just needed to lead his troops to appear behind Hanzhong.

The timing of launching such a surprise attack is the most critical.

Zeng Ying should have started a war with the Tartars, which is the most suitable time for Li Dingguo to play. If he missed it, all his previous efforts would be wasted.

"Tell me the order and prepare to dig the tunnel."

According to Li Dingguo's plan, the army he led would sneak into Hanzhong City by digging tunnels.

However, unlike the tunnels used when the coffin bombed the city, the tunnels that Li Dingguo needed were similar to traditional tunnels and needed enough width to transport troops.

This kind of authentic tunnel will take longer to dig.

Fortunately, Li Dingguo brought enough soldiers, so it was much faster to dig together.

Now Li Dingguo only hopes that Zeng Ying can hold the Tartars in the front.

All he needs now is time. As long as he has time, he can transport all the soldiers he brought to Hanzhong City. It will be easy to win Hanzhong at that time.

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Azige received Shang Kexi's letter of help.

At first he disagreed.

I thought it must be this that is still gratifying and exaggerating.

In this winter, the Ming army attacked Hanzhong because his head was clamped by the door, right?

Who doesn’t know that Hanzhong is easy to defend but difficult to attack, let alone winter, unless the commander of the Ming army is a three-year-old child.

But then I looked down and couldn't sit still.

Shang Kexi sincerely stated that the granaries in Hanzhong City had been burned.

Now the Qing army in Hanzhong has reached the point where food is out of stock.

Azig couldn't help but be furious.

Good, you are so happy. I trust you and have a family, so I have given you the important task of guarding Hanzhong. You are so good that not only did not guard Hanzhong for me, but instead let the Ming army burn the granary.

There is no doubt that this is because Shang Kexi neglected his duties. Otherwise, how could the granary be burned if it was built in Hanzhong City? Could it be that the Ming army would fly?

"This Shang Kexi is such a waste!"

Ajige was so angry that he wanted to whip Shang Kexi now.

But he also understood that now is not the time to act voluntarily. After calming down, he began to think about solutions.

The biggest problem of the Qing army in Hanzhong is that it is on the verge of being out of food, so transporting food and grass to it is the first issue that Ajige needs to consider.

However, the candidates for escorting food and grass is a big problem.

Although there are many powerful generals around Azig, most of them are Manchus.

These Manchu generals are arrogant and will definitely not be willing to do such an errand.

If Ajige had hoped for Wu Sangui in the past, but now Wu Sangui and Ajige had a bad time and now they live a free life in Henan, they would never have expected it.

After thinking about it, Azig found that he had no one available.

This is very embarrassing.

But now the situation is so urgent, we have to send people to deliver food no matter what.

Azig bit the bullet and ordered someone.

This person is Ajige's confidant, Batu Shuoertu, who is inlaid with white flags in Manchuria.

Shuo'ertu was originally just an ordinary flag soldier, but later he was valued by Ajige and was promoted all the way. Now it is Jialazhangjing.

The so-called "Shuo'etu" is full of Azige's grace today, so Azige believes that he will not let himself down.

Sure enough, when Ajige handed over the task of transporting grain and grass to Hanzhong to Shuoertu, he happily accepted the order.

This made Azig feel a little relieved.

I don’t know when he has regarded Shaanxi as his forbidden body.

If Dorgon was the regent of the Qing Dynasty, then Ajige was the local emperor of Shaanxi.

Now Ajige is a perfect existence in Shaanxi, and of course he does not want this situation to change.

"You must be extremely careful when going to Hanzhong. The southerners are cunning, don't fall into their tricks."

Ajig stepped forward and patted the shoulder of the so-called umbilical and said earnestly.

"Don't worry, my servant will definitely not let you down."

Shuo'ertu said respectfully on his knees.

"Yeah, go back."

Ajig waved his hand and said tiredly.

In fact, there is not much food in Xi'an. It was because Ajige asked Shang Kexi to find a solution before.

But now Hanzhong has reached the point where he has to save, so he can't take care of so much.

The food problem has become a major problem that has troubled the Qing army.

After Wu Sangui lost and left Huguang, this problem was infinitely magnified.

It's really itchy to see Huguang, a granary in the world, unable to obtain it.

Today's Guanzhong is no longer the Guanzhong of the Han and Tang Dynasties.

Not only is it narrow and dense, but it also has a shortage of water.

The land of Guanzhong cannot be self-sufficient and must rely on foreign food transportation.

Unfortunately, Dorgon is unable to protect himself now, and he has made up his mind to North Korea, so he is afraid he can't help too much Ajige.

Ajig couldn't help but shake his head.

When I was in Shengjing, I didn’t have so many worries.

Although the area in Liaodong is bitter and cold, it still can support the Eight Banners’ children.

But since the entry into the pass, the territory has become larger and larger, and the scale of the Qing army has expanded rapidly. There is not enough food to eat.

First there was the Shanxi merchants, then Zheng Zhilong.

The Qing court raised food through various channels, but in the end it was found that there was still not enough food.

For a moment, Ajige even wanted to go back outside the pass.

But this idea just appeared and disappeared.

It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. It is not easy to go back.

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