Jiang Xiang was very cautious and learned that Wu Sangui's forward had arrived in Huayin before he led his troops into Guanzhong.

Now, the attacks of the rest of the Ming army were very fierce. The Xuanfu in Hedong was lost, and Chen Youlong of the Ming army had already arrived in Datong.

The other Ming army, led by General Xie Qian, was attacking Huguan fiercely, and the Huguan defenders were also in a row, and there was not much time left for Jiang Xiang.

Therefore, when Jiang Xiang heard that Wu Sangui arrived in Huayin, he immediately led his troops.

At this time, in Huayin, the Zhou army camp.

Around the entire Zhou Dynasty territory, wars were filled with smoke, and urgent reports were heard flying to Wu Sangui's central army, filling his desk.

At this time, Wu Sangui stood in front of a map full of red and black arrows. It can be seen that the situation facing Zhou State was very critical. Four black arrows pointed to Guanzhong, and a black line was horizontally located in Gansu.

Now if these black arrows are allowed to enter Guanzhong, and the black line across Gansu is not torn by the red arrows, then Wu Sangui will be finished.

At this time, Wu Sangui looked at the black arrow representing Zhao Ming, who had approached Tongguan, and fell into deep thought.

At this moment, someone suddenly said behind him: "Your Majesty, King Jin has arrived."

Wu Sangui came to his senses and turned around and said, "Please come in!" After saying that, he changed his words and said, "I will go to greet you in person."

After saying that, Wu Sangui walked out of the tent, and soon after, Jiang Xiang came over surrounded by a group of well-armed Jin generals.

"Haha, King Jin!" Wu Sangui laughed loudly.

Jiang Xiang quickly stepped forward and made a gesture and saluted, "Your Majesty!"

Wu Sangui held it and smiled and said, "Your dear, don't be too polite." After that, he took Jiang Xiang's hand and walked towards the tent, "Your dear, thank you for your hard work, let's talk inside."

Entering the big tent, Wu Sangui called Jiang Xiang to sit down, and Jiang Xiang couldn't wait to say, "I brought 80,000 elite soldiers this time. I wonder how many soldiers and horses the emperor brought?"

Jiang Xiang was in Hedong, with only 100,000 soldiers, and there were tens of thousands of soldiers who did not receive any salary, and his combat power and equipment were relatively poor.

This time, when the two Ming troops attacked Hedong, Jiang Xiang drew 80,000 elite troops, which was a great success, and he tried his best.

Now Zhao Ming's army is approaching with 200,000 troops, and the chances of victory are too small for only 80,000 troops of Jin army, so Jiang Xiang is particularly concerned about how many soldiers Wu Sangui brings.

Wu Sangui said in a deep voice: "I bring an army of 120,000 this time."

When Jiang Xiang heard this number, he felt much more at ease.

The Zhou army lost more than 50,000 people in Sichuan. In Guanzhong and Hanzhong, there were less than 150,000 troops left. In addition to some temporary pieces of people, the total force would not exceed 200,000.

Wu Sangui can bring an army of 120,000, which can be considered as the elite.

Jiang Xiang nodded and cheered up, "In this way, at least Zhao Zamao's strength is comparable to that of Zhao Zamao, and he can fight."

Wu Sangui smiled and said, "Zhao Zamao captured Luoyang, and the vanguard advanced towards Tongguan. I and my beloved ministers have a 200,000 army. It is not difficult to resist Zhao Zamao."

Jiang Xiang frowned when he heard the words, "Your Majesty relies on Tongguan to resist Zhao Zamao?"

Wu Sangui pretended to be confused and asked, "Is there anything wrong with it?"

Jiang Xiang said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, what is the benefit of blocking Zhao Zamao in Tongguan?"

Now the two Ming troops attacked Hedong in a hurry, and the whole army was even facing Datong. Jiang Xiang did not leave much troops to defend his family. He would turn the situation around and all rely on defeating Zhao Ming.

Therefore, it is meaningless to just block Zhao Ming in the Jin army, and even if it is blocked, Hedong will be occupied by the Ming army, and he will lose.

Seeing Jiang Xiang's expression, Wu Sangui narrowed his eyes and said, "What does King Jin mean?"

Jiang Xiang stood up, pointed at Tongguan, and said loudly: "Defeat the Ming army here."

Wu Sangui remained silent. Unexpectedly, Lao Jiang was so strong that he dared to make a big bet that would weigh on all his wealth.

However, it is understandable to think about it. As long as you can win, Jiang Xiang is still a local emperor. If you lose or surrender, there is actually not much difference. You are all relying on others' roofs. So why not bet?

Jiang Xiang continued: "The Ming army came in five groups, attacking Xuanda, Huguan, Tongguan, Hanzhong and Wuguan, and one after another, and one after another, had already entered Gansu. Among these five groups, Zhao Ming had the largest number of troops and had already arrived in Tongguan. Now our main force is also in Tongguan and is unable to resist other routes. If we do not fight decisively and defeat Zhao Ming, then the Great Zhou will be defeated."

After saying that, Jiang Xiang looked at Wu Sangui, Wu Sangui breathed out and stood up from his seat, "Then let's fight to the decisive battle!"

Since ancient times, a place that military strategists must fight for, since the end of Chongzhen, many decisive wars have occurred here, large and small.

Once, after Sun Chuanting's defeat in Jia County, he retreated to Guanzhong. Li Zicheng's army approached Tongguan. The last battle broke out between the two sides. As a result, Sun Chuanting rushed into the army and died in battle. Li Zicheng entered the pass and established the Dashun Dynasty.

Once again, after Li Zicheng failed to enter Guanzhong, Duoduo led more than 100,000 Qing troops to approach Tongguan. Li Zicheng led hundreds of thousands of troops to fight fiercely with Duoduo at Tongguan. As a result, Li Zicheng was defeated and Duoduo attacked Xi'an.

Under Jiang Xiang's insistence, Wu Sangui decided to fight Zhao Ming in Tongguan.

At this time, Zhao Ming led an army of 200,000 to march westward. On the road from Luoyang to Shanzhou, the main force of the two armies was only a few dozen miles away.

Tongguan is guarding the dangerous place. The Yellow River is in the north and the Wushan Mountain is in the south. The area in front of the gate is composed of river beaches, plains, and gentle slopes. The terrain is raised in sequence from north to south.

After a debate between Wu Sangui and Jiang Xiang, Wu Sangui led 50,000 troops to guard the front of Tongguan. Jiang Xiang's Jin army plus 70,000 Zhou army stationed at Wushan south of Tongguan.

In this way, before the Ming army arrived in Tongguan, the main force of the Zhou army, which occupied a high place, could attack the Ming army sideways.

At this time, on the northern slope of Wushan, the Zhou army that logged wood and built wooden fences had retreated to Banpo. All the garrisons at the foot of the mountain retreated to Banpo. The low hills at the foot of the mountain ignited a raging fire and rolling smoke rose to the sky.

At this time, the Ming army vanguard had arrived at the Nanhao before Tongguan and fought fiercely with the Zhou army.

When Jiang Xiang knew that the main force of the Ming army was approaching, he immediately ordered the army to burn the forests and villages on the north slope. In this way, if he was stationed on the hillside, he could see the Ming army and grasp the movements of the Ming army.

At this time, a team of cavalry without a banner stood on a hillside. Jiang Xiang drew out a thousand-mile mirror and observed the Ming army camping at the foot of the mountain.

Jiang Rang, the general of the Jin army, held a thousand-mile mirror to check and said, "The scout reported that there were more than 100,000 Ming troops who arrived. The generals under Zhao Zamao, Wang Chaoxian, Ruan Mei, Dang Shousu, and Zhang Guangcui have all arrived, and there are more than 10,000 Mongolians who follow the battle."

Jiang Xiang said coldly: "The people are very close, how about the other party's equipment?"

Jiang Rang said: "It's well-equipped and numerous artillery, so it's much better than us."

Jiang Xiang said calmly at Wenyu: "The Lone King is standing in a good position, and the Ming army's artillery advantage may not be able to be exerted. The key now is whether Zhao Zamao is willing to fight on the battlefield we have chosen."
Chapter completed!