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Not only the cannons, but Xia Guoxiang saw groups of Ming troops dressed in black robes from head to toe begin charging the right wing of Hangu Pass (the left wing of the Ming army).

"What is that, a new style of leather armor?" Xia Guoxiang was stunned, he had never seen such an outfit before.

"This is just the latest raincoat. At the same time, the large raincoat can also protect the cap of the flintlock gun from being wet by rain after it is installed." Deng Zhirong stood at the gate of his camp, and he looked proudly at the attackers attacked by his subordinates. Direction, everything is going well.

Under the artillery fire of the Ming army, the defenders of Hangu Pass had no power to fight back, and the Ming army had almost no casualties.

In the absence of a solution, the Zhou army could only give up their right-wing position and retreat to the main position of Hangu Pass.The Ming army stopped attacking after taking advantage of the heavy rain to seize a long position.

The heavy rain had stopped, but it was almost dark. Xia Guoxiang stood on the tower of Hangu Pass and looked into the distance.Countless torches illuminated the battlefield for a long time. It was obvious that the Ming army was moving, and it was moving towards those bare mountains.

"General, let's just watch like this?" one of Xia Guoxiang's subordinates asked emotionally.

"What can I do if I don't look at it, it's getting dark soon, why don't I send you to fight?" Xia Guoxiang said angrily.

"Forget it then!" The subordinate quickly shut up and attacked the Ming army at night, which was almost equivalent to death.

As is always the case with wars, there are always unexpected things that happen.So war cannot be used for calculation, it is full of uncertainties.Don't try to deduce the outcome of a war with some calculable theory, that would be ridiculous.

Chapter 549: The rapidly changing battlefield situation

A heavy rain washed away the smoke and dust that had covered the entire sky for several days, and the sky at night was full of stars, as clear as the eyes of a teenage girl.

But Xia Guoxiang had no sleep that night, and he really had no reason to sleep peacefully.Although the mountains in the distance are bare, you can't see what the Ming army is doing there. The only thing you can know is that the Ming army in front of Hangu Pass has all entered Qinglong Mountain.

The stars disappeared, the morning fog slowly rose, and the mountains in the distance were pitch black, in stark contrast with the emerald green of Phoenix Mountain, which was the trauma left by nature after the fire.

As soon as the next day was clear, Xia Guoxiang immediately sent troops to attack the Ming army's position.

"Report: General Qi, our army's attack was thwarted and there were heavy casualties."

"Didn't you just send Yebushou to spy on the military situation?" Xia Guoxiang was preparing for lunch.Life in this barracks is tough, and it is normal to eat two meals a day, and only soldiers who go to the battlefield to fight have an extra meal.

"Yes, but they sent out dozens of nights without receiving them, and only five people came back."

"What are you talking about?" Xia Guoxiang almost jumped up. These nights are not collected by the best of the best, and they are usually as good as monkeys in performing tasks. Why do dozens of them die when they meet each other.

"Ye Bu Shou entered the mountain and fell into the way of the Ming army. They were killed separately. The five people who came back still ran fast enough because they were the last..."

Xia Guoxiang was speechless.After a few days of effort this time, why was Zhou Jun killed by the Ming army?

It is true that the Fifteenth Army is a special force, but it is not unreasonable to say that its combat power has changed overnight. In the final analysis, it is because the Zhou Army did not accept the night and underestimated the enemy.

As soon as Yebushou entered the valley full of broken and ashes these days, he never thought that the Ming army would set up an ambush here, let alone that the seemingly black rocks were actually the Ming army's disguise.In other words, Ye Bushou simply doesn't understand what camouflage clothes are.

As mentioned above, the Ming army started to attack on a heavy rainy day, and each soldier was issued a cloak-style raincoat.This kind of thing happened to be used as a camouflage this time, and it made a beautiful ambush solidly.

Xia Guoxiang didn't dare to act rashly, anyway, his current task was still to defend Hangu Pass.However, the troops in his hands were still too small, and he could neither attack Luoyang eastward nor retreat to Tongguan.In addition, there was news that there were small groups of bandits cutting food around Tongguan, so he could only continue to ask Xi'an for reinforcements.

At this time, Wu Sangui's strategic deployment had been formulated, and the [-] Zhou troops who had been reinforced from Xi'an had also arrived at Tongguan.

Xia Guoxiang's side can't stand still. Instead, he wants to create a false impression for the Ming army, intending that Hangu Pass is the attack direction of the Zhou army, so he must take the initiative to attack.

"Damn it, I don't even have enough soldiers to defend Hangu Pass, how can I attack?" Xia Guoxiang is very depressed now. Although the combined strength exceeds 4, the [-]th Army is also It's not a good stubble, the [-]th Army has [-] or [-] people anyway.

In general, the strength of the Zhou army is not absolutely dominant.

How to do?

Of course, we have to continue to ask for soldiers.

Xia Guoxiang has already thought about it, and there are two main reasons for asking for troops: one is that the Ming army occupied the right-wing highland of the Zhou army, which posed a huge threat to the Zhou army passing the Hangu Road; the other is that a small group of Ming troops appeared on the way Harassing grain roads needs to be eliminated.

Especially on the second day, Xia Guoxiang originally made it up based on the fact that the bandits intercepted the grain, but what he didn't expect was that the real situation was precisely the Ming army's mischief.

Hu Yiqing chased westward with two thousand men for two days, but he didn't find any trace of Zhao Yinxuan and them. It might be due to the heavy rain, which made a large army disappear out of thin air.

But Hu Yiqing found Zhou Jun's tongue and said that someone intercepted the food the day before.This made Hu Yiqing guess that Zhao Yinxuan and the others were definitely alive and well.

To the west is Tongguan. Hu Yiqing never thought that Zhao Yinxuan and the others would enter Guanzhong Forte. This assumption is too bold.

"Master, do you think they will return to Hanguguan?" said a regiment leader.

"You are stupid! If they return to Hangu, we will not get any news? Besides, we have searched all the way west and searched such a large place, can we still come across it?" Since Hu Yiqing led 2000 people westward, he is also facing food problems. .

But he is in a better situation than Zhao Yinxuan, at least he can go back the same way.According to the latest military situation, the other two divisions of the [-]th Army have established a line of defense in Qinglong Mountain, and relying on the location to prevent the Zhou army from leaving Hangu.

This is a good move, no matter what Zhou Jun's intentions are, he will not be safe at Hangu Pass.In other words, this is forcing Zhou Jun to storm Qinglong Mountain.

There is no forest as a barrier in Qinglong Mountain now, and the defenders of the [-]th Army can use their advantages without any scruples after establishing a defense. The fire offered by Jinting is tantamount to helping the Ming army a lot.

The war itself does not end with sending troops out. The situation on the battlefield changes rapidly, and everything depends on the commanding art of the commander.Deng Zhirong's battlefield insight was brought out through this rain.

In terms of the layout of the 53th Army, Hu Yiqing could see that the other two divisions could make meritorious service in this battle, but his [-]rd Division had no merit so far, and there was no chance to make meritorious service.

Who is to blame?Blame me slightly.

If Zhao Yinxuan is not brought back, Hu Yiqing will be guilty.

"Damn it, let's go grab Zhou's army's food and grass too." Hu Yiqing was heartbroken, he also planned to be a bandit once.

"Teacher, why are we also grabbing food?" The regiment leader was puzzled, this action was a bit too risky.

"Deputy Commander Zhao can't be found, so we should also leave a letter for them. I guess they should be in this area, but they just don't know the situation. Let's cut off the food, and they will know soon." Hu Yiqing planned to stay here in Hangu Make a fuss between Guan and Tongguan, and let the wind out.

But the problem is that Hu Yiqing's food grabbing is much more difficult than Zhao Yinxuan's. Of course Zhou Jun will not be so stupid as to let the enemy attack him again and again.

It is also a valley, and it is also a temporary granary.However, five thousand Zhou troops were ambushed around the valley.

"Teacher, I don't feel right." Hu Yiqing's subordinates looked at the grain stacks down the mountain and retreated.

"Why is it wrong?" In fact, Hu Yiqing also felt that something was wrong, but he didn't confirm it.

"Look, the eight sentinels standing at the gate of the camp stand upright, while the patrols inside the camp are loose and even carry their knives on their shoulders." The regiment leader pointed to the valley and said.

"What does this mean? Our [-]th Army stands up straight no matter what soldiers we have," Hu Yiqing said.

"This is different. We are a strong army and we pay attention to discipline." The head of the regiment argued.

"What exactly are you trying to explain?" Hu Yiqing glared.

"What I mean is that those sentries are showing off to the people opposite them. There must be an ambush somewhere around here."

"There are so many hills around, where will the ambush be?" Hu Yiqing muttered.

"I do not know then."

Hu Yiqing basically judged that there was an ambush at this time, because his tension was decreasing, which showed that their guess was correct.