In Pengzhou, Shunqing Prefecture, Sichuan, Fan Youxian, the Pinglu general, was discussing the Pingchuan strategy with Pinglu deputy general Li Dingguo.
Emperor Guangwu ordered the two of them to lead 60,000 troops. They first wiped out the "two Lis" (Li Guohan and Li Guoying) who were entrenched in Baoning Prefecture, and then moved westward to eliminate Wu Sangui who occupied Songfan, Long'an, and Chengdu. With such a heavy responsibility on their shoulders, it was natural to win.
Have a good discussion.
Li Dingguo is thirty-six years old this year, with sharp eyebrows and handsome eyes. Fan Youxian is nearly twenty years older than him and is an old minister of Emperor Guangwu's Conglong. Although Fan Youxian is much older than Li Dingguo, he knows that in terms of fighting,
I am not as good as Li Dingguo in terms of ability, so I approached Li Dingguo to discuss military aircraft.
"Hongyuan, Your Majesty asked us to defeat the two Lis first. But although these two Lis only have 30,000 soldiers and horses, they are all elites in hundreds of battles. They gathered their soldiers and horses around Langzhong (Baoning Prefecture), and the city was surrounded on three sides.
Surrounded by the Jialing River, there are Liangshan Pass, Dahuo Mountain and Cangxi City in the north; Tieshanguan Pass in the northwest; Nanjinguan Pass and Hexiguan Pass in the south. The southern counties are all dangerous mountain cities, like an iron walnut, difficult to fight!
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"General, it's hard to beat iron walnuts, just don't beat them."
Fan Youxian was anxious, "No fight? How can Sichuan be safe without fight?"
Li Dingguo smiled and said, "General, Li has gathered a large number of troops in Langzhong. The surrounding counties will inevitably be empty. We can divide our troops to capture them and surround Langzhong without attacking. Sichuan has been war-torn for a long time and the people's livelihood has declined. Although Baoning can produce some grain,
But it cannot feed an army of 30,000, and all the enemy's rations are shipped from Hanzhong, Shaanxi. Once the siege lasts for a long time, the rations will be exhausted and they will collapse without a fight."
"Good plan!"
Fan Youxian was overjoyed and praised: "Hongyuan's use of troops is really like Sun Wu's style. In this way, he can defeat the enemy without fighting!"
"General, in order to complete the plan to encircle Langzhong, you need to do three things."
"Oh, Hongyuan will tell you."
"First, you should personally lead an army and horses to feign an attack on the southern county to confuse Li Li into thinking that your target is Langzhong; second, send an army and horses from the west to the north to capture Zitong, Jianzhou, Zhaohua,
Guangyuan, occupy Jianmen Pass, rely on the danger of Dajian Mountain to prevent Wu Sangui from rescuing Baoning Prefecture; thirdly, send another army from the east to the north, capture Bazhou and Baizhang Pass, and cut off the grain road from Hanzhong to Baoning."
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"Well, let's follow Hongyuan's strategy." Fan Youxian thought for a while and said, "Li Chengjue is brave and resourceful. If he can stop Wu Sangui, he will lead the West Route Army to the north. Peng Mingyang will fight steadily, so he can lead the East Route Army to attack Baizhang."
"Off".
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Baoning Prefecture governs Langzhong County and is located on the west bank of the Jialing River. Surrounded by mountains on four sides and water on three sides, it is the strategic hub of Bashu.
Because it is an important military town, the main force of the Qing army was stationed here.
Li Guoying, the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, is thinking about something in the Governor's Mansion.
A few days ago, he received a letter of persuasion to surrender from Jin Shengheng, the Duke of Yu Kingdom in the Ming Dynasty. Jin Shengheng and he were both former generals of Zuo Liangyu, and they followed Zuo Menggeng to surrender to the Qing Dynasty together, so they had some friendship. However, a year ago, the Sichuan-Shaanxi border
Governor Meng Qiaofang died of illness, and the Qing government promoted him to the post of governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi. This is an important position, not only in charge of Sichuan and Shaanxi, but also in charge of Gansu. How can he be willing to surrender to the Ming Dynasty if he is so deeply favored? To show his loyalty, Governor Li
He kidnapped Jin Shengheng's envoy to the Qing court, which not only earned him praise from the Qing court, but also eliminated his own retreat.
Over the years, the Ming army became more and more powerful. Governor Li, who had no way out, felt hesitant and could only fight to the end. He and Li Guohan formulated a plan to rely on the natural dangers of Langzhong to weaken the Ming army. It was not known whether the Ming army would be willing to do so. Come to Langzhong to confront your own army.
"Reporting to Du Xian, Li Guohan Ezhen invites you to go to Ezhen Mansion to discuss matters."
This Li Guohan was born in the bodyguard of Emperor Shunzhi. He was awarded the rank of Gushan Ezhen of the Han Army of Xianglan Banner. He was the most favored bodyguard of Mullergen and was the commander-in-chief of the Qing Army in Sichuan. This man was always at the forefront in battles and had great military exploits. His hands were stained with dirt. The blood of the Han people.
Hearing that Li Guohan was looking for him, Li Guoying hurried to Ezhen Mansion.
As soon as they met, Li Guohan laughed happily and said, "Li Duxian, the Ming army has fallen into a trap. Just after receiving the military report, the puppet Ming general Fan Youxian personally led the army to attack the southern county. This means that the puppet Ming's main attack direction is Langzhong. The terrain in Langzhong is steep. Although the Ming army outnumbers ours, what can they do to me? Hahaha!"
Li Guoying also beamed with joy after hearing this, "Commander, I think it is best to abandon the southern counties and lure the Ming army to go deep into Langzhong."
"Good! I will order Bai Yongfu to abandon the southern county and go north to defend Hexiguan."
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Fan Youxian led 30,000 troops to the southern county. His journey was originally a false move to confuse the Qing army, but unexpectedly, Bai Yongfu, the commander-in-chief of Qing Yongning on the opposite side, left without fighting.
Fan Youxian is also a veteran who has experienced hundreds of battles. After thinking about it, he realized that the Tatars wanted to lure our army towards Langzhong! Haha, fortunately, I and Hongyuan have formulated a plan to attack the east and attack the west.
The fake show came true. After Fan Youxian occupied the southern county, he immediately ordered Li Dingguo to go north and assume a posture of attacking Hexiguan and Nanjinguan in the south of Langzhong.
While feigning an attack, they patiently waited for news from the East and West Route Army.
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Fan Youxian said that Peng Mingyang was very stable in fighting. Every time he went to a place, he had to carefully investigate the enemy's situation. When setting up camp, the camp was built meticulously, including trenches, ramparts, deer villages, and fences.
It is stable, but the military speed is slow.
He led 15,000 Eastern Route Army troops, and it took him twenty days to cross the Qingshui River and capture Bazhou, and then another half a month to reach Baizhang Pass.
"Set up camp, dig the trench wider, make the camp stronger, and set up more sentries, be careful of Tatars attacking the camp," Peng Mingyang issued the military order.
"In the main town, the main force of the Tatars is in Langzhong. There are not many soldiers and horses at Baizhang Pass. The soldiers have to march hard. Can we simply set up camp?" General Li Zhanchun reported in Dahai.
"How can this be achieved? As a general, you should think about retreat before you advance. You must not slack off when setting up camp," Peng Mingyang said seriously.
"Yes", Li Zhanchun and General Yu Dahai had no choice but to agree, and with a wry smile, they led their troops to cut down trees and set up camp.
Baizhang Pass is named after the "Qi Fa" written by Mei Cheng in the Han Dynasty. "There is a peak of Qianren above and a Baizhang River below." It is a famous dangerous pass and an important place for entering Sichuan from Hanzhong. The Ming army walked like this Slowly, close the guard, and the Qing Xu Ma commander Ma Huabao naturally got the news.
"Tell the soldiers to gather your strength and attack the enemy's stronghold tonight." Ma Huabao issued the military order. His name has a leopard, and he fights as bravely as a leopard.
The subordinates were shocked: "Headquarters, we have few soldiers, how can we take the initiative to attack?"
Ma Huabao glared and said, "It is because our army has few soldiers that we have to attack the enemy camp at night. Otherwise, how will the enemy army be able to defend the pass tomorrow if they are full of energy? You don't have to worry too much. I predict that the Ming army will rely on its large number of soldiers. If you win consecutive battles, you will not be on guard."
The main force of the Qing army was in Langzhong. Ma Huabao only had 2,500 troops and horses. He left 500 troops to guard the pass and led 2,000 troops to attack the Ming army camp at night.
He was very unlucky. He met Peng Mingyang, who was in charge of "stability". He was discovered by the sentry as soon as he arrived in front of the stronghold. When rushing to the stronghold, the wide trenches, solid barriers, deer strongholds, iron caltrops, horses and fences made the Qing army I suffered a lot.
Peng Mingyang saw that the number of Qing troops who attacked the camp was not large, so he ordered Li Zhanchun to go out to Dahai to counterattack and surround the Qing troops.
Ma Huabao had no time to retreat, and was surrounded by a large number of Ming troops. He rushed left and right, unable to break out, and died tragically in the chaos.
The Ming army captured Baizhang Pass and cut off the grain road from Hanzhong to Baoning.
This chapter has been completed!