"The geographical location of Chaijiaguan is very special and stuck in a valley. If our army wants to pass through Ziwu Valley, Chaijiaguan is the only way to go."

Tian Jianxiu pondered for a moment and then said, "If the Tartar generals were not crazy about gains and losses, they would definitely have deployed heavy troops here."

"So we have to attack here."

Zeng Ying paused and said, "There are no shortcuts?"

"As far as someone knows, there really seems to be no shortcuts."

When Zeng Ying heard Tian Xuexiu say this, he laughed.

"If there is no, there is no. My Ming Dynasty cavalry is not something that can be stopped by just a gate camp. If they want to defend, let them guard it. Zeng wants to see if they can defend it."

This is very domineering and has a bit of aura that soars straight into the sky.

Yuan Zongdi also nodded and said, "When you meet on a narrow road, the brave will win. I don't believe that the Tartars can still do their best now when they are exhausted."

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Now the person who is on duty at Chai Family Pass is not someone else, but the one who is the Shuo E picture.

He was originally ordered by Ajige to reinforce Hanzhong, but was blocked by Liu Fangliang at the Beishan Pass.

Shuo'ertu tried all his strength but was unable to break through the Ming army's defense line. Instead, his own troops suffered heavy losses.

In desperation, he had no choice but to retreat to preserve his strength.

After returning to Xi'an, Shuo'ertu was denounced by Ajige.

Of course he didn't dare to say anything.

It is natural for the master to scold the slave. Moreover, he did embarrass the Eight Banners for the Qing Dynasty.

Then the news of the Hanzhong breakup reached Xi'an, and Ajige almost vomited blood.

What's even more terrifying is that the Ming army seemed not satisfied with capturing Hanzhong, and was still eyeing Guanzhong.

According to the Qing army's horse exploration, the Ming army had set out from Hanzhong and headed towards Ziwu Town along the Qinling Mountains.

Of course, Ajige understood what Mingjun wanted to do.

The attack on Guanzhong through Ziwu Valley is a shortcut, and the Ming army wants to conquer the world with one battle.

But Azig won't give them this opportunity.

He decided to send an army to reinforce Chaijiaguan, blocking the throat of the Ming army's advancement.

In this way, the Shuo'ertu has the opportunity to make meritorious service.

This time, the huge amount of maps will wash away the shame and make the arrogant Ming army pay the price.

"Report!"

One person and one riding, the rider stopped in front of Shuoertu and turned over and fell off the horse and knelt on one knee.

"Report to the general, a brigade of Ming troops was found in front of him."

As soon as Shuo'ertu heard Ming Jun's eyes almost shining.

"How many of them have?"

"There are at least ten thousand people, maybe more."

It is difficult to determine the specific strength of the enemy's troops through long-distance observations. Even the most experienced scouts can only estimate the maximum.

Shuo'ertu thought for a while and ordered: "Send some more personnel to Hushi Gorge to explore the bottom of the Ming army."

Hushi Gorge is a dangerous place in front of Chaijia Pass, but there were not many people here before.

After thinking about it, I decided to increase troops here, and I could make a buffer and judge the strength of the Ming army.

As for the candidate for the troops, he had already decided to choose, that was Zhan Ban.

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After receiving the emperor's imperial edict, Gao Jie immediately mobilized the entire army to launch a Northern Expedition.

Although there were also attacks in Henan this time, the focus was on the northern Zhili areas. Therefore, except for Wei Hui and Zhangde, Gao Jie did not invest too much troops in Henan. As for the northern Zhili, it was the focus of the Ming army's attack.

The troops were sent from Dongchang Prefecture and advanced along the Daming Prefecture and Guangping Prefecture. Wherever they went, the Qing army all surrendered.

Gao Jie's Northern Expedition Army did not encounter much resistance at all.

It was not until they attacked Shunde Prefecture that they encountered greater resistance.

It was no one else who resisted them, but Wu Sangui.

Originally, Wu Sangui was stationed in Weihui Mansion and lived a leisurely life.

Who would have thought that Gao Jie suddenly sent troops to fight? Wu Sangui didn't want to have a head-on conflict with him, so he led his troops to evacuate and headed north to Shunde Prefecture.

The Ming army was not resisted all the way, and the momentum of rapid advance scared the Qing court.

Dorgon was angry and angry and personally issued an order to order Wu Sangui, who was stationed in Shunde Prefecture, not to avoid war for any reason, otherwise he would be treated as military law.

Wu Sangui himself was not afraid of the Qing court's sanctions. But his family is now in the capital. If he really turned against the Qing court, his family would probably not be able to escape death.

In desperation, Wu Sangui had no choice but to fight.

Since the Battle of Huguang, Wu Sangui has not experienced any major wars.

He kept ordering his soldiers to rest, so his combat effectiveness was restored very well.

Although the army led by Gao Jie was very powerful, it still fought back and forth with Wu Sangui's subordinates.

The Qing court took this opportunity to make arrangements and ordered Kong Youde to lead his army to guard Hejian Prefecture, and Geng Zhongming led his army to guard Baoding Prefecture.

Prince Yu Duoduo led the elite of the Eight Banners to take charge of the capital.

Shandong is too close to Northern Zhili, so close that Gao Jie can attack anytime and anywhere.

And no one would have thought that the Ming army would launch such a crazy Northern Expedition shortly after the Chinese New Year.

The Qing court would not forget the impact of Gao Jie's last Northern Expedition. So this time they would not take it lightly, so as to avoid "losing Jingzhou by carelessness."

As for the Qing court in Henan, it was no longer enough to care about it.

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At the same time, Du Yinxiti went north to the Zhongzhen Camp.

The army came from Xiangyang, and De'an sent troops at the same time to attack Nanyang Prefecture and Runing Prefecture.

It turned out that there was a reason why Gao Jie did not focus on Henan because this was the goal of Zhongzhen Camp.

Li Guo and Gao Yigong had more than 100,000 soldiers, all of whom were elite soldiers with fierce combat power.

They were uniformly controlled by Du Yinxi and waited for his orders.

The Qing army did not have much military force in southern Henan, and they were all green camp soldiers who could not stand the battle.

The Ming army easily controlled Nanyang and Runing Prefecture and continued to advance northward.

Kaifeng Prefecture is naturally the important town in central Henan.

The Qing army still had tens of thousands of troops here.

But now, except for western Henan, northern Henan, southern Henan, and eastern Henan, all are controlled by the Ming army. The Qing army in Kaifeng Prefecture is in a state of being surrounded by enemies.

They could only send people to pass Tongguan through Henan Prefecture to ask for help from Ajige in Shaanxi, hoping that Prince Ying could send reinforcements to lift the siege of Kaifeng.

But now Ajige has no intention of taking into account the chaos in Henan, and Shaanxi is now in chaos.

If he could not defend Guanzhong, he would have to escape back to the capital through Shanxi.

The Ming army attacked Shaanxi, Henan and Northern Zhili at the same time in a short period of time, and was indeed beyond the expectations of the Qing court.

The high-ranking officials of the Qing Dynasty led by Dorgon now realized that the Ming army's previous control of troops was just to endure and seek opportunity.

As soon as the time comes, millions of troops were sent to start the Northern Expedition.

Even Dorgon was a little suspicious of whether the decision to enter the pass was correct.

Is it still too late to give up the land within the pass and return to Liaodong?

Just as he was thinking about this issue, Tianjin sent an urgent report that the Ming army's navy was launching an offensive on the coast of Tianjin.

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Chapter completed!