On the east bank of the Ba River, the Jin army camp.

The continuous military tents were spread all over the banks of the Ba River, densely packed Jin soldiers walked through the camp, vehicles and cavalry came in and out, making the final preparations before the war.

Under the banner of a five-meter-high big crow in the camp, it was the big tent of King Jiang Xiang of Jin.

It took less than three months from the General of Datong to the King of Jin who occupied Hedong and northern Shaanxi.

Jiang Xiang and many of his generals never thought of the current situation.

Faced with such a great situation, Jiang Xiang could only draw one conclusion, that is, the destiny of heaven is the destination.

Looking at the Southern Ming Dynasty, King Zhao Ming of Han worked hard and failed to overthrow the Qing Dynasty after several northern expeditions. But when he joined forces, the Western Qing Dynasty collapsed.

This made Jiang Xiang have to admit that he was at the forefront.

If it weren't for the destiny of heaven, how could it be like a destruction of life and a foundation like this?

And since it is destiny, Jiang Xiang naturally expanded.

At this time, in the big tent, senior generals of the Jin army gathered and gathered in front of the sand table to discuss military information.

Jiang Xiang was wearing a pair of silver armor, a phoenix-winged helmet, and a white cloak. He stood in the center with a high spirit of pride and said, "I have agreed to Wu Sangui and decided to make an appointment for a battle. As long as I defeat the Zhou army, I will dominate Guanzhong!"

Many generals of the Jin army applauded and wanted to fight against the Zhou army.

Next to Jiang Xiang, Hong Chengchou, wearing a long gown, said in a deep voice: "King, I think it's better not to fight Wu Sangui at this time."

When Fulin withdrew from Xi'an and retreated to Shangluo, Hong Chengchou knew that the Western Qing regime had ended.

He did not do his best to the Qing Dynasty as Meng Qiaofang said, but immediately dragged down his official robe, left the Qing army, ran to Tongzhou to surrender to Jiang Xiang, and shamelessly recognized Zeng Jin's old subordinate as his lord.

After surrendering to Jiang Xiang, Hong Chengchou immediately suggested to avoid Wu Sangui, who was strong in the south, first attack Wang Yongzhen, northern Shaanxi, recruit Wang Yongzhen's army, and then go south to divide Guanzhong with Wu Sangui to establish a new regime.

Jiang Xiang still respected Hong Chengchou very much, so he immediately adopted Hong Chengchou's strategy. The army turned the spearhead and killed Wang Yongzhen, who was pursuing the remnants of the Western Qing Dynasty. He was unable to do anything, seized Suiyan and other places, and incorporated 50,000 northern Shaanxi troops.

Wang Yongzhen was still a little simpler, thinking that at least he had to clear the remnants of the Qing Dynasty first, before the rebels would fight, but he didn't expect Jiang Xiang to be so unauthentic.

The Shaanxi army collapsed rapidly and the Jin army occupied northern Shaanxi, which greatly increased Jiang Xiang's confidence.

At this time, his ambitions expanded and he could not satisfy his appetite by splitting Guanzhong equally with Wu Sangui. He wanted to occupy the entire Guanzhong.

Therefore, he suggested to Hong Chengchou that the strategy of joining Wu Sangui was not very cold.

Jiang Xiang was unwilling to listen, but he still gave Hong Chengchou face and said in a deep voice: "Why can't we fight to the decisive battle?"

Hong Chengchou said: "The current situation is that the king is victorious and cannot attack Hanzhong to capture Sichuan and Shu. He will be trapped in the attack between Ajige and Wu Sangui of the Eastern Qing Dynasty. If he is defeated, the land in Guanzhong will be obtained by Wu Sangui, and Dongqing will definitely take the opportunity to enter Hedong. In this way, Jin State will be in danger."

Jiang Xiang frowned. Hong Chengchou's words made sense. He has defeated Wu Sangui now and has no strength to enter Sichuan.

In this way, Jin State would fall into the attack between the Eastern Qing Dynasty and Zhou.

If you are defeated, there is no need to say anything about it.

Not to mention the entire Guanzhong land that is occupied now, Ajige and Wu Sangui may take advantage of the situation and enter Hedong.

However, Jiang Xiang was willing to do so without a fight, "I have a 100,000 army, Meng Qiaofang of Longxi also surrendered to me, and Wu Sangui is at most less than 60,000 people. Even if he wants to talk to Wu Sangui, he must first distinguish the top and bottom."

They were all from the Nine Borders of the Ming Dynasty. Jiang Xiang did not think that Wu Sangui was much stronger than him. Now he has a clear advantage in military strength. Even if he was defeated, he would not be a big defeat. There should be no problem in defending Hedong and northern Shaanxi.

The generals of Jin army also expanded their confidence. Jiang Youguang said: "The king said it is right. Let's fight first, and then. If we can win, our Jin State will dominate Guanzhong. If we cannot win, we will not be defeated with our troops."

Jiang Xiang couldn't help but nodded, agreed, and waved his hand and shouted, "I decided to fight Wu Sangui to be a fight, so that Zhou Jun can tell you how powerful I am!"

Seeing this, Hong Chengchou knew that Jiang Xiang was inflated and could not listen to his words, so he stopped saying more and did not give any advice.

In fact, Hong Chengchou decided to defect to Jiang Xiang and had his own little plan, but he used Jiang Xiang to show his abilities in order to gain a better position.

At that moment, Jiang Xiang summoned all the generals to discuss the arrangement of troops and set up a plan. Jiang Xiang led the main force to fight against Wu Sangui head-on, and then ordered Meng Qiaofang to send troops to harass Wu Sangui's flanks and restrain the Zhou army's forces.

August 3rd, 1657.

After several days of confrontation, Wu Sangui considered that the army was not fully fed and Meng Qiaofang in Longxi threatened the flanks, so he led the army to detour the upper reaches of the Ba River, crossed the Ba River from the Xuehu Lake, and the army of 60,000 approached north.

Jiang Xiang then set up a military formation north of Mount Li to face the Zhou army.

Tens of thousands of Jin troops set up formations along the foothills, with long spears and dog teeth intertwined, and flags spread all over the mountainside, and the army formation lasted for several miles.

Jiang Xiang's king's flag starred on the mountain of Mount Li. Looking around, there were a large number of archers holding longbows and quivering waists in front. In front of the archers were spearmen and swords and shields, and at the front were musketeers arranged in rows.

At this time, Jiang Xiang was wearing silver armor, standing under the flag, holding a thousand-mile mirror in his hand to watch.

In the circular vision, a Zhou army cavalry appeared, and then the cavalry all over the mountains rolled up rolling yellow dust.

Wu Sangui, wearing golden armor, appeared in Jiang Xiang's vision.

"Here you come!" Jiang Xiang put down the Qianli Mile Mile Mile, narrowed his eyes, and exuded a sense of fighting.

The Zhou army's cavalry was the leader of the Ming Dynasty army, the Guanning Iron Cavalry.

This only elite cavalry unit in the Ming Dynasty was in the world. In terms of the combat effectiveness of the cavalry, it was definitely one of the first two.

I only worked for others before, but now Guanning Tieqi started his own business and his enthusiasm for fighting is high.

The Zhou army's infantry flag rolled in. When they reached three miles away from the Zhou army, Wu Sangui tied his horse and waved his hand. The big flag was still. The Zhou army immediately changed from the marching formation to the combat formation, with clear formations in front, back, left and right, and flags waving.

Sixty thousand Zhou troops, 30,000 cavalry, and 30,000 infantry, set up their formations according to the head of the camp, the chariots and horses were rustling, and the west wind was silent, and murderous aura was filled with it.

The two armies held each other for several miles, and both sides were silent, with only the sound of war horses sniffing and the sound of the wind storming the flag.

At this time, Wu Sangui stepped forward and led more than a hundred cavalry to the army formation to observe the Jin army formation.
Chapter completed!