Chongguan's setback caused Zheng Donglin to suffer an unparalleled blow, and he even began to lose his strategic direction.

In his eyes, the front from Jingzhao Pass to Chong Pass was originally a vulnerable path, but now, every level seems to have become a towering mountain.

The reason why Chongguan failed was not because Long Changsheng was not strong in combat and was not brave enough to lead troops.

But it is because of the person Lu Xian.

Whether it is Zheng Donglin or Long Changsheng, they all underestimated the Chongguan Guard General Lu Xian.

In their opinion, Lu Xian was just an unknown young general.

However, what they didn't know was that Lu Xian was a famous general under Prime Minister Lou.

Of course, Prime Minister Lou did a good job in keeping secrets. Only he knew that Lu Xian was strong in combat and good at strategy. As long as he gave him a city and land, he could create a great figure.

Others thought that Lou Qianyuan sent him to guard Chong Pass as a manifestation of giving up this pass that was very close to the southeastern region, and Lu Xian was just an abandoned pawn.

Even Prime Minister Lou's own people believed that Chongguan would be defeated by Zhuo Lingran's army in one fell swoop.

Of course, Lou Qianyuan's men did not care about Chongguan. This level is very far away from the capital city, and the logistics line is very long, not suitable for garrisoning or rescue. If it is lost, it will not pose a serious threat to the capital city.

There are many people who think this way, which only means that they do not understand the truth that the lips are dead and the teeth are cold.

If Chongguan is lost, Zhuo Lingran's army will inevitably advance and go straight to Wushanguan.

Speaking of Wushan Pass, it is a very awkward place.

It is located on a mountain road, with towering mountains on both sides.

If we talk about it according to geographical conditions, it can be described as "one man should be the pass and ten thousand men will not open."

However, Wushan Pass is not a real one. It is not a real one. It is built on a mountain road, which makes the city very small.

As long as the army is overwhelmed and the number of people is used, the push can also be pushed down Wushan Pass.

In other words, Wushan Pass cannot withstand the impact of the army.

As long as Chongguan is lost, Wushanguan will be lost directly.

Wushan Pass is also a barrier to Yuancheng Pass. Once Wushan Pass is conquered, Yuancheng Pass will soon face the situation where troops are at the city.

Yuancheng Pass is the largest pass in the Jingzhao Chong Pass front, and the number and quality of the troops stationed are extraordinary.

It can be said that it was a proud work arranged by Prime Minister Lou.

But if Zhuo Lingran's army was allowed to overthrow Chongguan and Wushanguan and attack Yuanchengguan all the way, it would cause serious problems.

This involves the issue of morale of the army! The troops and horses Zheng Donglin brought are far less terrible than imagined, but if he overcomes two levels in a row, he will have the illusion that he is invincible.

There are few passes on this front, and the distance between Yuancheng Pass and Wushan Pass is extremely long, which causes Yuancheng Pass to be very close to Jingzhao Pass, and Jingzhao Pass is also very close to Jingzhao Pass.

Yuancheng Pass and Jingzhao Pass are the double barriers of the capital.

If you hit Yuancheng Pass, it would be almost equivalent to hitting the capital's nose.

At that time, the morale of the Yuanchengguan defenders will be unstable, and it is hard to say whether they can defend them.

The most expensive thing to lead troops to fight is the morale of the army.

If you lose your spirit, even the most powerful person will become like a pool of mud.

Prime Minister Lou knew the importance of the army, so he wanted to kill Zhuo Lingran's morale in the cradle.

The most direct way to achieve this is to cause him to suffer heavy damage when he first attacked the city.

This not only can impact the morale of Zheng Donglin's army, but also guard the pass. Why not do it?

Lou Qianyuan's arrangement has another important role, which is to motivate the soldiers and guards of Yuancheng Pass.

Yuancheng Pass was the elite he arranged. If they could see that Chong Pass, which was far away in the southeast, could hold on to them, they would inevitably be inspired.

When Chongguan is conquered one day, the morale of the Yuanchengguan will not be affected in any way.

They would only think that it would be good if Chongguan could last for so long. Next is the time for Yuanchengguan to show off! The generals of Chongguan were able to resist Zhuo Lingran's troops for a long time, so I, Yuanchengguan, would let Zhuo Jun die without a burial place, and go without a return.

In fact, although Yuancheng Pass has many soldiers and a wide range of generals, a powerful general like Lu Xian does not exist at all.

This is Lou Qianyuan's mentality. From the beginning, he planned to carefully guard the world he had been trying hard to win.

Therefore, Zheng Donglin's failure was not accidental, but inevitable.

Zheng Donglin issued a death order, allowing Long Changsheng to station outside Chongguan, and no attack was allowed without orders.

These days, he did not send any war reports to Zhuo Lingran.

After all, without the fact that he won, he could not shamelessly lie that he had conquered Chongguan.

Chongguan is impossible to conquer for a while, and Lu Xian's strength has already made Zheng Donglin feel scared.

So, Zheng Donglin planned to attack the capital with another road.

This is the second road to the capital, and it is called the Longhai City Longkou Front.

This is a waterline, and its direction is almost parallel to the Jingzhao Chongguan line and a little further away.

However, there are very few soldiers stationed in the middle, only three passes, Longkou, Guangji City and Longhai City.

Moreover, the worst thing is that Longhai City is on the side of Tianjing City. As long as you pass through Longhai City and walk through water, you can go directly to the city of Tianjing City.

Zheng Donglin believed that Prime Minister Lou's key defense was on the Jingzhao Chongguan Line, so he would definitely not be able to prevent the waterline.

Moreover, the Qing Dynasty had always been weak in sailors, and whether it was the court or the southeastern region, they were half-baked in the sailors.

In this way, the two sides can carry out the war under very fair circumstances.

Zheng Donglin's idea was that even if Lou Qianyuan's soldiers were more and more generals, it would be impossible to deploy defenses throughout the Qing Dynasty.

If his army of 100,000 will have a chance of success if it goes by water, it will be much higher than that of the Jingzhao Chongguan Front.

What's more, opening the Longkou front in Longhai City may give him the opportunity to bypass Wushan Pass, because the geographical location of Longkou is just behind Wushan Pass.

Even if Longkou cannot be captured, their soldiers can log in directly and march into Yuancheng Pass.

Anyway, their purpose is to obtain the capital, and if they can bypass Chongguan and Wushanguan, it will be a good choice.

However, imagination is beautiful, reality is cruel.

Zheng Donglin asked Zhang Su to lead 20,000 troops to Longkou, and finally set up a battle with Longkou Guard Guo Yuan in front of Longkou.

Guo Yuan's naval army was only 3,000, and Zhang Su thought that this battle would inevitably lead to a great victory and directly attacked Longkou.

At that time, he will occupy Longkou and sneak attack Yuancheng Pass with Longkou as the background.

Longkou will be the first place where Master Zhuo won the capital.

But he ignored a very serious problem. Guo Yuan has lived on the waterline for a long time and is far better at water war than they have judged.

The so-called Qing Dynasty soldiers are not good at water battles, but theoretically speaking.

Therefore, Zhang Su sent the first wave of 50 warships, and five thousand soldiers. As soon as he confronted Guo Yuan's warship, he was dispersed and countless people fell into the water for a moment.
Chapter completed!