Kanto, during the Qin and Han Dynasties, refers to the area east of Hangu Pass. To be precise, Luoyang also belongs to the Kanto region.

Fan Zhongyan served as the governor of Luozhou, guarded Xiacheng for Zhang Hua, and transferred weapons, food and grass to Guanzhong.

Zhang Hua expanded heavily in Guanzhong, while Fan Zhongyan took a defensive position in Heluo, only defending but not attacking.

The population of Heluo area is already millions, and farmlands are built in the Yiluo Plain and the farmlands are dozens of miles long.

Luozhou has a Diannong School Captain, with each county under its jurisdiction and a Diannong Chief Captain. Each village and town also has corresponding Diannong officials, responsible for military farming matters.

Heluo took the defensive stance and focused on farming.

After the peasant uprising army of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, Heluo obtained a population of 500,000. These populations lived in the Heluo counties, divided the fields and concentrated on farming.

Although the land tax in Luozhou has reached 50%, which is a great burden for farmers, it is thankful to have a stable farming environment.

Sun Ce was busy expanding into Hebei, Nurhaci fought in the Central Plains area east of Hulao Pass, and Fan Zhongyan was busy farming, with almost no war.

If Fan Zhongyan had not arranged for civilians to transport food and arrows from Heluo to Guanzhong, Fan Zhongyan would have thought that the world had been peaceful.

However, the changes east of Hulao Pass made Fan Zhongyan worried.

"Nurhaci has almost completely annexed Zhu Youjian's territory, and Zhu Youjian fled to Shandong. Nurhaci's Later Jin Kingdom occupied the Bianjing area and may take advantage of the situation to attack Hulao Pass."

"Add to Hulao Pass and add 3,000 troops."

Fan Zhongyan defended Hulao Pass with Geng Gong and Dugu Yongye, and the troops in Hulao Pass increased to 20,000.

The lord Zhang Hua is confronting Qin Xiaogong and Cao Zhen. Fan Zhongyan is unwilling to start the war lightly, but instead defends passively.

Fighting on two fronts is extremely dangerous.

The late Ming emperor Zhu Youjian asked Fan Zhongyan for help several times, but Fan Zhongyan did not have any extra troops to help, and Fan Zhongyan was also deeply helpless about this.

Zhang Hua's main forces were fighting in Guanzhong, and his strategic focus was on Guanzhong. He could not get involved in the Central Plains area east of Hulao Pass, so Fan Zhongyan could only pay close attention to the changes in the heroes in Guandong.

Perhaps when Zhang Hua unifies the Guanzhong, there will be extra troops expanding to Kanto.

Xingyang Town was upgraded to a third-level town by Li Mi who surrendered to Nurhaci, threatening Hulao Pass from the east.

Wang Bodang came in, frowned and said to Li Mi: "Lord, Dorgon led a team of cavalry to pursue a team of defeated Ming troops. This Ming army was blocked by the Qing army's road to Shandong, and was forced to flee westward and was about to enter the scope of our Xingyang Town. Dorgon ordered us to send troops to intercept the defeated Ming army and not to enter Heluo. Otherwise, things would be a little tricky. Nurhaci might take back the Xingyang Town that he gave to his lord."

"You lead ten thousand soldiers and join me to intercept this Ming army."

Li Mi was under the eaves and had to bow his head, so he had to lead 10,000 troops to besiege a Ming army with Dorgon.

Hundreds of thousands of troops in Guanzhong fought in a melee, and in the Kanto region, the situation was even more chaotic.

Guanzhong is already a little closed, while Guandong is even more vast, with hundreds of princes attacking each other.

Zhu Youjian was defeated by Nurhaci, and the Ming army of Zhu Youjian's power was also divided.

Many generals of the Ming army followed Zhu Youjian and fled to Shandong, waiting for a comeback.

Some Ming army generals were unable to retreat and were surrounded and blocked by Nurhaci and Huang Taiji, and fled to exile around them.

One of the defeated Ming troops entered the sphere of influence of Limi's Xingyang Town, hoping to escape into Heluo and seek asylum.

Some Ming army generals surrendered to Nurhaci, and some Ming army generals were incompatible with the old thief Nurhaci. At worst, they could surrender to other forces and continue to fight against Nurhaci.

This defeated Ming army wandered around Nurhaci's territory, from tens of thousands to only a few thousand, entering Li Mi's sphere of influence.

However, Li Mi's territory was the garrison that Nurhaci rewarded to the Wagang Army after he defeated Zhang Hua.

"As long as you cross Xingyang Town, you can enter Heluo to take refuge. It is said that the princes in this place have become enemies with Huang Taiji and Dorgon, and he should be happy to take us in. In any case, our Ming army cannot surrender to the wild boar skin."

The Ming army generals were covered in blood and had several scars on their faces.

This is a scar left when fighting against the Jianzhou Jurchens.

The generals of the Ming army were unwilling to give up.

If he met Emperor Hongwu Zhu Yuanzhang as his lord, then Nurhaci would not be able to defeat the Ming army at all.

Unfortunately, the lord of the Ming forces active in the Central Plains was Emperor Chongzhen.

Emperor Chongzhen met Nurhaci, Huang Taiji, Dorgon and others, and had no danger in the Central Plains, but was eventually defeated by Nurhaci.

The Ming army generals led the remaining Ming army to continue to march westward. The broken Ming army flags drooped their heads, and the Ming army's morale was sluggish.

After being hunted by the Qing army continuously, this Ming army was on the verge of collapse in terms of physical strength and morale.

"Everyone insisted for a while, the whistle cavalry I sent should have arrived at Hulao Pass at this time. If the Hulao Pass defenders accept us, they might send troops to support us in the pass."

The generals of the Ming army looked at the plum blossoms to quench their thirst and kept inspiring the army with a low morale.

The Ming army, whose morale plummeted, was slightly motivated by the encouragement of the chief general.

Along the way, except for the Ming army who died in battle, surrendered and fled, the remaining soldiers were all loyalists.

"General, Dorgon's Eight Banners Army is catching up!"

"Reported that there were 10,000 enemy soldiers blocking the road ahead, and it should be the soldiers of Xingyang Town!"

The whistle cavalry sent by the generals of the Ming army brought back the bad news one after another.

The general of the Ming army drew out his sword, with a determined expression: "There are evil wolves in front and pursuers behind. The brave are alive, and the timids die, and follow me to kill the enemy!"

"We are willing to follow the general to kill the enemy!"

This Ming army general was still very popular. When he was surrounded by Dorgon and Li Mi, the Ming army general decisively chose to attack Li Mi's ten thousand troops.

If Li Mi's army blockade can be broken, then this Ming army can reach Hulao Pass.

After Fan Zhongyan's long-term operation, the height of the pass has reached an astonishing eight meters.

After entering Hulao Pass, even if Nurhaci comes to chase after him, he will be helpless with the Ming army.

In front of the Ming army, the 10,000 Wagang army led by Li Mi, Wang Bodang, Shan Xiongxin and others formed an array to block the passage of the Ming army's westward advance.

Dada dada...

The sound of horse hooves of the Eight Banners cavalry was like muffled thunder, coming from afar, the earth trembled.

In the rear of the Ming army, Dorgon led 10,000 cavalry to chase the Ming army under the order of Nurhaci.

If we could force the Ming army, it would be the best. Huang Taiji had the talent to win over the hearts of the people and conquered many Han generals.

If we cannot force the Ming army, then Dorgon would not mind killing them all to prevent future troubles.

Hulao Pass, the chief general of guarding the pass - Geng Gong of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the deputy general - Dugu Yongye of the Northern Qi Dynasty, summoned several Ming army provocates.

These Ming army provocateurs passed through the dangerous territory of Nurhaci and came to Hulao Pass. They were brought to Geng Gong and Dugu Yongye by the defenders of Hulao Pass.

"Two generals, these people said they were provocates from the Ming army in Kanto, Zhu Youjian, who came to Hulao Pass for help!"

Geng Gong and Dugu Yongye had roughly known the intentions of these Ming army provocateurs through the report of the guard soldiers.

The Ming army's sentry captain's eyes were sharp and said to Geng Gong: "The Ming army will not accept Zhang Dachuan at night! Our general led thousands of people to the Xingyang area and was being chased by the Qing army Dorgon. He asked all the lords to send the troops from Hulao Pass to pick them up. If we can save our troops, we can work with you to eliminate Nurhaci in the future!"

"Not you collect at night?"

Geng Gong, Dugu Yongye had never heard of this special institution.

Among the Hulao Pass defenders, a hundred households from the Ming Dynasty said: "No night is a sentry detective in the border defense army. They are named because they are performing missions outside day and night and do not return to the camp at night."

The hundred households were in awe of the night who came to Hulao Pass for help.

Ye Bushou and Jinyiwei were both special institutions of the Ming Dynasty.

At first, Ye Bu Suo was a military intelligence agency established by Zhu Di, the Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty, to deal with the Mongols who retreated to the grassland.

Later, Yebusuo began to deal with Nurhaci's Later Jin Dynasty, which was widely present in various Ming Dynasty armies, equivalent to scouts.

The soldiers guarding the pun at night were not collected at night, regardless of cold or heat, and looked at each other day and night, and were always on the front line of observing the enemy's movements. They were sleeping in the open and strangled the opponent's scouts. They were more difficult than ordinary soldiers and had higher casualties than ordinary soldiers.

The scouts in ancient times were not cannon fodder, but warriors, and even death warriors.

The selection criteria for not receiving troops at night are extremely strict. Only elite soldiers who are strong, alert and agile, familiar with the terrain and enemy customs can be competent for missions such as spy, early warning, assassination and spy.

The martial arts masters who are good at flying eaves and walking on walls, killing and setting fires, and capable people who tell fortunes and spy on the secrets of heaven are all sources of troops that are not collected at night.

The Zhang Dachuan in front of him was the elite force that he was entrusted by the Ming army generals with important tasks and sent to Hulao Pass for help.

Zhang Dachuan and Zhang Dachuan and the others did not let down their expectations for a few nights, successfully passed through Limi's Xingyang Town, killed the enemy scouts along the way, fought bloody battles, and then successfully arrived at Hulao Pass.

"Please send troops, sir!"

After a few nights of unswallowing, I knew that the Ming army was at an important juncture of life and death. In order to ask Geng Gong and Dugu Yongye to send troops, Zhang Dachuan knelt down and kowtowed to Geng Gong and Dugu Yongye.

"The Governor told me to stay in Hulao Pass to the death and not to interfere in the matter of Guandong. But if the matter is urgent, the general will be outside, and the military orders will not be accepted. If you lead 10,000 troops to guard Hulao Pass, I will lead 10,000 troops and horses to rescue each other. In addition, send a thousand miles to speed up and inform Xiacheng of my decision. If I am unfortunately defeated, you will stay in Hulao Pass to the death and not lose this pass."

Seeing that these soldiers were sincere and sincere when Geng Gong saw that the Ming army was in a critical situation, he felt compassion and decided to send troops to rescue the Ming army.

This Ming army is already very close to Hulao Pass.

Geng Gong sent troops and it didn't take long to join the Ming army, so Geng Gong believed that things could be successful.

Dugu Yongye said, "Maybe it is difficult for you to rescue the Ming army if you bring 10,000 people. In this way, if you bring 10,000 people first, I will lead three thousand cavalry to support you."

"Can."

Geng Gong discovered that Dugu Yongye, the general sent by Zhang Hua from Guanzhong, was not an ordinary person.

Dugu Yongye was the governor of Luozhou, Northern Qi, and a magistrate of the border. His abilities were beyond doubt.
To be continued...