The army changed its path, and what Li Dingguo was looking at was the target of this army.

Yanguan is located between Lion Mountain and Phoenix Mountain at the south entrance of the Xianggui Corridor in Xing'an County, northern Guangxi. The terrain is dangerous, with high mountains on both sides. There is a passage in the middle, and Yanguan is built in it. "It is actually the gateway between Chu and Guangdong.

"Throat", "Lingnan wars have always been linked to this".

This is not the only access road between Guilin and southern Huguang, but it is the most strategically important place. Just as Li Dingguo thought, as early as June 15th, the day before Kong Youde sent Li Yangxing and Sun Long northward

, he had already dispatched Zhang Sheng, the commander-in-chief of the Xisheng Battalion, and Guo Youming, the commander-in-chief of the Iron Cavalry Right Battalion, to lead their elite troops through Xiyan Port to Yanguan to block the throat of Guilin.

The so-called Xiyan refers to Ziyuan County in later generations. The two elite battalions crossed the mountainous area and sneaked southward. By this time, they had already reached the side of Yanguan. However, according to Li Dingguo's order, they were not in a hurry to attack the city, but were waiting for a good opportunity.

Li Dingguo's army went all the way south and arrived at Yanguan on June 29. At this time, Kong Youde had received urgent military information about the fall of Quanzhou, and quickly dispatched Guilin's troops to go north to rescue Yanguan, which was the only way for the Ming army to go south.

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Zhang Sheng and Guo Youming, who had been lurking here for a long time, used some tactics to seize Yanguan. When Kong Youde's army arrived in a hurry, the Ming army was already waiting in formation south of Yanguan.

By recapturing Yan Pass, we can keep the enemy at bay. Otherwise, the Ming army can march straight into Guilin. This is what Kong Youde least wants to see, and it is also the goal that Li Dingguo is most eager to achieve. In this case, both sides just take a short rest.

, and quickly opened up their formation. However, this time it was not the Qing army that was eager to recapture Yanguan, but the Ming army who took the lead in launching the attack.

Heavy footsteps trampled the ground, not just the infantry in formation, but the fifty tall war elephants were like hills moving at the same time, creating a sense of oppression. On top of the huge body, the driver,

Archers and spearmen stood condescendingly on the rolling hills, always ready to launch a fatal blow to the Qing army.

Behind the war elephant, a large group of Ming army infantry came. Such a scene was rarely seen among the soldiers of the Dingnan vassal from Liaodong and Northland. They were immediately stunned.

If it were an ordinary army, shock would quickly turn into fear, and then collapse in fear. However, this vassal soldier had been fighting for a long time, and was only slightly shocked. As the drums sounded like rolling thunder in the clouds, they faced the enemy.

The Ming army rushed forward unstoppably.

The flags and drums signaled, the formation changed, and the spearmen stepped forward and marched in formation. The cavalry on both sides retreated as the battle quickly approached. When they reached a hundred steps, a rain of arrows filled the sky from the north and south directions.

The arrows shot with great force drew a parabola in the sky. When they reached the top, they turned into a violent storm and swept through the battle formations of both sides.

The Qing army was all veterans who had been fighting for many years, and the Ming army also had many warriors who followed the Great Western Army and fought in the north and south. Even those troops that expanded in Yunnan were born in places where chieftains are everywhere. The people are strong and courageous.

Fighting ruthless men, the Daxi Army has been operating for many years, Li Dingguo has trained hard, and now he is facing the first wave of attacks from the Qing army, and he is not afraid at all.

The shield covered the body, and the rain of arrows crackled on the shield. Occasionally, there were screams, which just made the formation slow down a little. Among them, the rain of arrows from the Qing army was concentrated on the war elephants.

, but the skin is rough and the flesh is thick, it has no effect at all.

The formations of both sides were still approaching step by step. When they reached the interval of thirty or forty steps, while throwing javelins and flying axes, the war elephants suddenly accelerated, and the Ming army's infantry also shouted and charged forward.

The huge beast charged forward, and the huge kinetic energy was unstoppable. The javelin thrown by the Qing army was finally able to do some damage to the war elephant, but the pain only aroused the temper of the war elephant.

The angry war elephants charged towards them, and the spearmen of the Qing army lined up and stabbed them, but they were knocked down with their guns and a large piece was broken. The forest of spears, which were usually indestructible in front of the cavalry, seemed as if they were in front of these creatures.

They were just some thorns spread on the ground. They were crushed, trampled, and the thick and long elephant trunks were thrown away. Wherever they went, the soldiers of the Qing army flew away and slammed into the ranks of the Qing army behind them, knocking more

The Qing army was knocked to the ground. The driver drove the war elephant to attack. The archer picked up his bow and arrows, and shot down every Qing army officer he saw. The spearman carried his spear to assassinate the war elephant.

Clear out the Qing troops on the flanks that may pose a threat to it.

The impact formation with the war elephant as the core smashed through the Qing army's formation. The infantry did not fight without formation. This is an iron law of military strategists. The Qing army was immediately in chaos. At this moment, the Qing army was in chaos.

The Ming army behind the war elephant immediately rushed forward and killed them.

The spears stabbed straight, the swords flashed, and the protection of the formation was lost. Under the rapid assault of the Ming army, the casualties of the Qing army suddenly increased. Just a few were killed and wounded in the moment of the battle. And as the war elephants continued to

With a sudden advance, the infantry of the Ming army, which was surrounded by mountains, took advantage of the situation and swept forward.

This is the most common tactic of using war elephants to break formations. After the Daxi Army entered Yunnan, they obtained the war elephant unit and quickly developed corresponding tactics.

At this moment, the familiar Ming army took advantage of the situation and kept tearing into the Qing army's formation. The battle took a turn that was not conducive to the Qing army at the moment of actual contact. This was something Kong Youde had never expected. However,

, he has been in battle for a long time and has a very strong psychological quality. Naturally, he will not give up easily or give up on himself.

The war drums were beating, and the subsequent Qing army launched a counterattack under the leadership of experienced grassroots officers and veterans. The crowds rushing forward, the shouts of courageously moving forward, and the retreating Qing troops in the front row looked around, all in all.

Due to this kind of weather, affected by the overall situation, even with the subsequent push of the Qing army, they had to use a more violent way and rely on the momentum of a desperate counterattack to block the rapid advance of the Ming army.

Gradually, the attack momentum of the Ming army was slowed down by the Qing army, and the battle entered a stalemate stage again. Even the war elephants seemed to have sharp knives stuck in the cracks of the rocks and were unable to advance.

This kind of rhythm is what the Qing army hopes to see most, because their army has more battle-hardened veterans and is more tolerant of casualties. As expected, as the battle progresses, the Ming army's offensive momentum

It was getting lower and lower, and soon, a war elephant actually made retreating movements under the control of its driver, who had been attacked by Qing army shooters.

The army can only achieve victory by advancing. The war elephant is the spearhead of this army, and it is also the courage. Once the war elephant retreats, the morale of the army will be shaken, and then it will be defeated. At this moment, under the commander's banner, Li Dingguo looked at the distant place.

That face had a big banner on it and his eyes were bright. He had already understood everything in front of him, and he also recognized the strong combat power of the Dingnan vassal soldiers. The battle had reached this point, and there was no room for hesitation in the slightest.

"Cut the driver's hand, beat the drum, and advance again!"

The order was given, and they retreated to the war elephants on the edge of the Ming army's formation. The archer who also had the power of command immediately put down his bow and arrows, drew his sword, slashed the driver to death, and then took the reins from the driver's hand.

The driver's head was raised high by the spearman, and the war team shouted the order to advance. When the rhythm of the war drums entered the offensive zone again, feeling the threat to their lives, the drivers desperately drove the war elephants forward.

, and the Ming army's battle formation surrounded by war elephants also launched a new round of fierce attack under the leadership of Feng Ya.

Relying on this new unit that can break through formations like poaching bags to retrieve objects, the Ming army's offensive was very strong from the beginning. Kong Youde relied on the bravery of his troops to withstand the first wave of attacks while paying a large number of casualties.

Attack. If according to the normal trend, the Qing army stabilizes its formation and gradually launches a more ferocious counterattack, prompting the Ming army to retreat, then there is no doubt the winner. But when the Ming army launches an attack again, it is still under military law.

With the more violent offensive, it was extremely difficult for the Qing army, which had already made a desperate counterattack, to re-stabilize its front.

The battle situation has gone through a short period of twists and turns, and now it has returned to its original rhythm. With the blessing of war elephants, the Ming army continued to tear apart the Qing army's formation, and casualties continued to rise. However, there were mountains on both sides, and Kong Youde was already there again.

There was no other way. With the first turn of the fleeing men, the Qing army's battle formation quickly collapsed with no hope of victory.

"The elephant also broke out of the formation, the king's army ran, the death was overwhelming, and corpses were everywhere." This is the final description of this scene in the history books, but at this moment, it is only the beginning.

The Qing army was defeated like a mountain. Driven by the Ming army, countless Qing troops fled towards the Darong River in the south. Kong Youde had already reacted at the first moment of the army's collapse and led three of his reserve troops.

Thousands of cavalry moved in first. However, he did not plan to escape back to Guilin City. Instead, he planned to use these three thousand cavalry to slow down the Ming army's pursuit. Because even to defend the city, he needed more troops.

The defeated Qing army fled desperately, and the pursuing Ming army no longer cared about their formation. The only thought in their minds was to catch up and kill the Qing army on the spot.

This was the opportunity that Kong Youde had been waiting for for a long time. When Juju broke out from a place near the Darong River far away from the location of the defeated troops. The rushing torrent swept in. With his rich combat experience, Kong Youde had even foreseen the chaotic pursuit of the Ming army.

The scene of soldiers fleeing in panic under the iron heel.

However, at this moment, a group of war elephants in the distance came running with heavy steps. Not far away, a huge and terrifying neighing sound sounded. The Qing army's war horses had never seen such a sound before. Even in fear,
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