There were less than a thousand soldiers guarding Tongguan. When they heard that Qin Liangyu's 100,000-strong army had conquered Tongguan, they came outside the city early and knelt on both sides of the road to surrender without any hesitation.
After taking over the defense of Tongguan, Qin Liangyu began to deploy troops.
The terrain east of Tongguanwei is undulating and very complex.
To the west of Tongguanwei is a large plain, which is convenient for the deployment of troops.
After the afternoon, the army left the city and continued to march westward.
"Report!" The scout ran to Qin Liangyu and said, "Your Excellency the Governor, Qian Fengying reported that a tributary of the Wei River blocked the way 20 miles west of the city. Although the river is not deep, the army cannot cross the river on foot."
"Order the vanguard camp to build a pontoon bridge, and the army will continue to advance."
At the same time as the scouts left, Li Xingzhong led 5,000 cavalrymen to quietly leave the team and detour to the north and south.
Yang Zhan of the vanguard battalion quickly built a pontoon bridge. He first ordered a thousand infantrymen to cross the river and form a defensive formation on the other side of the river.
Then he told Qin Liangyu the news.
The main force of Qin Liangyu's army soon arrived at the river. Without even looking, she gave the order: "Cross the river!"
"Report!" The scout ran to Li Zicheng who was hiding in the woods and said, "Your Majesty, the Ming army has crossed the river."
"How many troops does the other side have?" Li Zicheng asked.
"I can't count them all. There are people everywhere in the mountains."
"Are you prepared?"
"No, except for the soldiers in the vanguard battalion, the other troops are not wearing armor."
"Haha," Li Zicheng suddenly felt confident, and said to the generals behind him: "Everyone, Qin Liangyu is getting old and confused after all! She didn't fall for the trick, and she underestimated the enemy!"
"Gather your troops quickly and attack the Ming army when they are halfway across the river!"
"As you wish!"
Under the leadership of various generals, the 15,000 Shun troops, which were hastily assembled, rushed to the river.
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