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Hu Yiqing made a decision. He planned to take all his men to attack a flank on both sides of Hangu Road.In this way, no matter in terms of terrain or military strength, both sides can fight.Hu Yiqing chose Qinglong Mountain to the west of Hangu Road, where the terrain is steep and conducive to the deployment of troops.

Xia Guoxiang silently waited for the attacks on both sides of the Hangu Road to slowly move eastward, and joy slowly climbed onto his face.If there is no accident, the army will definitely arrive at the Hangu Pass before the sun sets today.

At that time, there is no need for cannons, just send a few daredevils with new gunpowder packs to blow up and open the door, and this so-called "one man guards the gate, ten thousand men cannot open it" will collapse in front of his eyes.

However, the progress of the matter was beyond Xia Guoxiang's expectation. His attack on the left wing went smoothly, but the attack on the right wing was counterattacked.

"What's the situation?" Xia Guoxiang's face became unhappy.

A stick of incense time passed, along the Hangu Road, a group of Zhou soldiers ran over from the direction of Hangu Pass along this canyon.

"Report to the general that the defenders of Hangu Pass have abandoned the pass."

"Abandon the pass?" Xia Guoxiang almost thought he heard it wrong.There is obviously still fighting on the hill to his right, but why did the Ming army abandon the pass?Conspiracy?

Xia Guoxiang planned to send a small group of cavalry along the Hangu Road to Hangu Pass to take a look. He was not a general who would be intimidated by an empty city plan, and naturally he would not give up the results he had already achieved.

While Xia Guoxiang sent troops to take over Hangu Pass, Hu Yiqing was observing Zhou Jun's actions with a telescope from a high place.If the Ming army made a move at this time, it might cause some troubles for the Zhou army, but Hu Yiqing decided not to make a move. He only planned to use limited strength to hold the Qinglong Mountain position.

Zhou Jun's operation went smoothly, and Hangu Pass was easily obtained. Xia Guoxiang was very happy and hurriedly sent someone to Xi'an to deliver the victory report.

After Xia Guoxiang was in Hangu Pass, he discovered some details that were easily overlooked.Hangu Pass is complete, but there are no cannons to defend the city, no food and grass, and no weapons.It's as if this place has just been built.

Xia Guoxiang couldn't understand why such an important pass didn't even have a defensive cannon in red.

Wu Sangui did get the technology of flintlock guns, steam engines and new gunpowder, but he didn't know Daming's cannon-casting technology at all.Wu Sangui's Da Zhou thought that Daming's cannon-casting skills were still similar to Hou Jin's red-clothed cannons.

Because breech-loading guns are not equipped on a large scale, Wu Sangui did not notice this difference.The Fifteenth Army had no equipment to re-run at all, and their cannons were dismantled and carried away when they evacuated.

Xia Guoxiang was a little disappointed, he had a sensitive premonition that the Hangu Pass he had obtained was a tasteless one.Because almost all the infantry he brought over fell into the pursuit of the two wings, the only one who could defend Hangu Pass was indeed five thousand cavalry.

Cavalry as defenders?Are you kidding me?

Xia Guoxiang understood that the Ming army's reinforcements would soon reinforce Hangu, and his reinforcements did not know whether they had set off from Guanzhong.Because of this military operation, the task Wu Sangui gave was to test, and he was not prepared to attack Daming in an all-round way.

Or, the obtained Hangu Pass is a bait, very tempting, but will the person who gets it eat it or not?Xia Guoxiang intends to leave this issue to Wu Sangui to decide.

On the third day of the Battle of Hangu Pass, Xia Guoxiang's grain road had not been affected in any way. The only thing that made him feel uncomfortable was that many of the infantry he sent out lost news.

Of course, Xia Guoxiang did not believe that so many soldiers would be wiped out by the Ming army in this vast mountain in one day and one night. The only explanation was that the two sides were still fighting farther away.Especially his right wing, from time to time, from the green smoke emerging from some valleys, it can be seen that the fighting between the two sides is still going on.

Xia Guoxiang didn't pay attention to these, his top priority now is to consider how to defend Hangu Pass, so he doesn't care about the battles outside Hangu Pass at all, those small-scale battles seem to him to be scratching the surface.

And Hu Yiqing is personally leading a battalion of troops to fight against Zhou Jun.

This is a battlefield that is very conducive to the Fifteenth Army's advantage.Without the constraints of positions, soldiers of the Ming army are like hunters hunting one by one. They can hide in any place in the smallest team of three, quietly waiting for the arrival of their prey.

What is special warfare?In fact, guerrilla warfare is also a kind of special warfare.But guerrilla-style combat involving more specialized soldiers brought special operations to its extreme.

The Zhou army with traditional tactics, after being dispersed by the forces of the characters, is almost a herd of sheep.They have lost their leadership, their will to fight, and even their direction.

"Boom..." A group of Zhou soldiers wanted to take a break, but before they could sit down, a few bullets were shot from a thorn.The three unlucky ghosts died instantly on the spot.

Zhou Jun's reaction was also good, and he quickly crowded together and came to attack with a shield.The distance of dozens of steps may not be a big deal if it is placed on flat ground, but if it is a dense forest, it is a difficult and dangerous obstacle.

When Zhou Jun rushed halfway, several grenades with smoking buttocks had already been thrown at their feet, followed by several explosions, and several unlucky ghosts fell down.

Of course Zhou Bing was not stupid, they were already very tired, so they naturally wanted to retreat.But when they retreated, they found that they couldn't find their way back. The footprints and traces of when they came here were everywhere.

In this forest, if there is no guide and compass, people may not even get out forever.

Hu Yiqing opened the oiled paper bag, slowly broke the noodles into an enamel bowl, then added some spring water, then dug a small hole in the ground, poured some quicklime from a small bag into the small hole.

Hu Yiqing watched the quicklime smoke and bubble, and then slowly heated the enamel bowl.This is his most common field ration, and it is also the standard field configuration of the [-]th Army.

Each soldier was given three days' worth of field rations before being assigned a combat mission.While eating, Hu Yiqing wondered whether this supply could last until the arrival of reinforcements.

At the same time, in the entire mountain, there were hungry Zhou Jun and Ming Jun taking time to eat, and the combat power of both sides began to tilt from this meal.

5Chapter 16: Jinting presents floating corpses and burns the forest

When Deng Zhirong set off from Luoyang to reinforce Hangu Pass, he kept receiving battle reports from the 43rd Division along the way, but because the military situation could not be transmitted in time, his orders naturally could not keep up with the changes in the battle.

Zhu Youjian gave Deng Zhirong the command, and at the same time transferred two armies to reinforce Henan as an emergency.At the same time, in order to cooperate with the overall strategy, even Zeng Ying's department was fully mobilized.

Deng Zhirong made a decision, anticipating intervention is worse than letting go.It is better not to command than to command in disorder. After all, only the commanders on the battlefield know the specific situation.

In fact, the specific style of play has gradually taken shape, and Deng Zhirong didn't think there was anything wrong with Hu Yiqing, anyway, the [-]th Army didn't suffer much.

When the main force of the Ming army arrived, they stationed outside Hangu Pass, but they did not attack in a hurry. This is another abnormal situation.Xia Guoxiang couldn't understand it. It stands to reason that the deployment of troops on his side could not be hidden from the Ming army. As long as the Ming army attacked, he and his cavalry would undoubtedly withdraw.For the rest, the two sides will return to the situation before the war, nothing more than he took a little advantage.

On Deng Zhirong's side, why didn't he attack?The main reason is that Deng Zhirong is eager to make contributions.

As for the senior generals of Ming Dynasty, they have fought a lot of battles over the years, and there are many people who have made meritorious service, but the number of times Deng Zhirong has made meritorious service is really pitifully small.

After finally waiting for a bold person to tease him, how could he let him go so easily?Deng Zhirong thought to himself: If he doesn't bite off a piece of meat, his surname will not be Deng.

"What's the surname Deng?" Deng Zhirong's bodyguard asked.

"My surname is Liu." Deng Zhirong said.

"Why is your surname Liu?" The guard looked confused.

"Hey, boy, you are still young." Deng Zhirong would definitely not tell him that Emperor Zhu Youjian of the Ming Dynasty once gave himself a fake name called "Liu Yinglong". Anyway, the surname Liu can please the emperor.

Deng Zhirong had to wait for the 53rd Division to have new military information before making a decision.

On Hu Yiqing's side, after two days and one night of melee, several regiments had already gathered at the designated assembly point one after another, which showed that Zhou Jun had suffered a great loss.

But Zhao Yinxuan has been out of contact for three days, and there is no news, which is not a good thing.

"Has the reconnaissance battalion been sent out?" Hu Yiqing was very anxious. Zhao Yinxuan had more than 3000 people there. If something happened, it would be equivalent to a one-third reduction of the 53rd Division's staff.

"The scope of the battlefield is too large. If we send out to search the area of ​​[-] evenly divided miles, it will take at least a day and a night to come and go." A combat staff officer lowered his head and replied.

"I can't get in touch again, alas! It would be great if we could get in touch with all the units within half an hour." Hu Yiqing muttered to himself, of course he didn't know that there was something called radio in later generations.

It is said that Zhao Yin chose this side, and they have already encountered big trouble.

Zhao Yinxuan's plan was not wrong, but it was precisely because the [-]th Army's special warfare capabilities were too strong that Zhou Jun suffered a great loss.Faced with a large number of casualties, Jin Tingxian had no way to deal with Xia Guo.

"General, what shall we do?" Zhou Jun, who was exhausted and dejected, asked weakly.

Jin Tingxian himself was not well either, his whole body was skinless in several places, and he looked miserable.Looking around again, there are about several hundred Zhou soldiers gathered around him.

He took out a captured compass. He had been studying this thing for a long time and probably knew how to use it. Anyway, he was also a general.

"Cut down trees and burn these bastards to death." Jin Tingxian completely vented his hatred for the Ming army.