Fan Wencheng analyzed the situation to the Manchurian generals and more than a dozen traitor generals, explained the pros and cons of taking down Lintao for development, and received support.

Zuo Liangyu didn't know that he was in an embarrassing situation, Shaanxi was basically taken by Gao Yingxiang, and without a common goal, the Qing army and the Liukou would gradually drift away from morality, and it was very possible to develop into fire.

Attacking west away from Xi'an and seizing the cities and territories that were still in the hands of the Ming Dynasty could indeed alleviate the contradictions, and of course he agreed.

Besides, the prospects described by Fan Wencheng seem to be good, and Zuo Liangyu has a plan in his heart.

It is expedient to surrender Jiannu to be a traitor, Zuo Liangyu is not a person who is willing to live under others, he has ideals.

If he lays down a territory in the Great Northwest, why can't he Zuo Liangyu follow the path of Li Yuanhao, the lord of Western Xia.

At that time, Li Yuanhao did not surrender to the Song and Liao successively, and later soared into the sky to establish the Western Xia and the Song and Liao tripartite.

The future is unknown, things are man-made, Zuo Liangyu will not be satisfied with the status quo, he has to fight hard.

The vast majority of his men and horses are old troops who have followed for two or three years, and if they attack westward, they will force down many Ming troops and capture many Ming people.

The army of rogues, who had horses, tun people, and Gao Yingxiang separated themselves from contact with the Ming army, and as long as there was a development of three or two years, it should not be too difficult to establish a separatist force.

Although the Manchurian cavalry and Zuo Liangyu's troops each had their own ghosts, at least they reached a consensus at the moment that in order to complete the first goal, it was time to seize the prefecture and county of Lintao Mansion.

So, Azig led 30,000 Manchu Mongolian cavalry and 100,000 horses of Zuo Liangyu's army to the west, bringing all the grain and grass with him.

Jierharang stayed outside the city of Shaanxi and camped out, waiting for Fan Wencheng, who had gone to the palace of King Qin in Xi'an to negotiate with Gao Yingxiang, to return to the camp.

Although Gao Yingxiang was the nominal king of Qin in the Qing Dynasty, there was no doubt that the two county kings, Azig and Zierharang, were the masters, and it was impossible for them to send troops to the west to attack, and they did not bother to ask Gao Yingxiang for instructions in advance.

Fan Wencheng came to Xi'an Qin Wangfu to find Gao Yingxiang to inform the whereabouts of half of the Qing army and Zuo Liangyu's department, and there was also a purpose to solve the supply of grain and grass for the more than 30,000 Manchu and Mongolian cavalry left.

This area is now Gao Yingxiang's world, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai, Ma Shouying and others are discussing with the King of Qin whether to send someone to negotiate with the Qing army, asking to take over the men and horses collected by Zuo Liangyu.

Who knew that Zuo Liangyu's troops drove westward, and half of the Manchurian cavalry passed. It didn't take long for there to be a report of horse exploration, and Fan Wencheng entered the city.

Although the attack on Xi'an gave the Qing army a lot of gold and silver treasures, the Liukou got more than double, it was very simple, and the Liukou was not a "Red Banner Army", and it was impossible to completely capture and return to the public.

Moreover, the city, mansion, official office, armor, weapons, guns, artillery, etc., were all accepted by Gao Yingxiang with a smile, and Gao Yingxiang, who had such a big bargain and could tolerate people, could not turn his face with the Qing army in a short time, and he politely set up a banquet to receive Fan Wencheng.

The dispatch of 100,000 horses is too loud, there is no need to hide it, after entering the table, Fan Wencheng got straight to the point: "This official congratulates the king of Qin for taking Xi'an Xiongcheng, where the king is full of royal spirit, and there are Zhou, Qin, Han, Sui, and Tang to build their capitals here. The King of Qin can succeed in his ambition to dominate the world! ”

Everyone loves to listen to good words, Gao Yingxiang is no exception, he said happily: "Lord Fan must have something to negotiate when he comes, this king likes to go straight, Lord Fan has something to say." ”

Fan Wencheng said unhurriedly: "Most of Shaanxi has been pocketed by the King of Qin, and the number of people and horses has multiplied again, and now it will face a big problem, and the food is not enough to support the autumn harvest."

Therefore, our Qing army did not wait or rely on it, and dispatched 100,000 horses to the west to collect grain.

The official thought that the iron should be struck while it was hot, and then the righteous army should continue to cooperate with the Qing army left outside Xi'an to attack the north, and it was best to fight all the way to the border wall of the Ming Dynasty and take many fortresses at the border pass.

The sentry horses of the Qing army sent back a report that there were no less than 80,000 men and horses guarding the border in Yansui Town, Guyuan Town, and Ningxia Town, and now more than half of them are in the area of Shanzhou, three or four hundred miles north of Xi'an. ”

At this time, it was necessary to unite with the Qing army to deal with the Ming army, and it was not time to turn around.

Although Gao Yingxiang was dissatisfied with the Qing army's direct command of Zuo Liangyu's department, his face was still unfazed.

He said: "The Qing army and the righteous army are on the same path, the righteous army originally fought from northern Sichuan and directly captured Hanzhong, and in early April, it fought until thirty miles outside Tongguan.

In northern Sichuan, there are white pole soldiers and a 'Red Banner Army' stationed in the north, and they take a defensive position, which should be difficult to shake.

Tongguan has the Ming Jingying men and horses and a lot of 'Red Banner Army' to defend to the death, our army sent thousands of people to try to blend into the city, so far no one has been found to come back to restore his life.

It can be seen that the defense of Tongguan is impeccable, and it is impossible to use the inside and outside to cooperate.

This means that the southeast and east of Shaanxi cannot be attacked for the time being.

To the west and north, attacking the city and expanding the results of the battle is exactly what the king wants, and tomorrow the righteous army will send 100,000 horses to join the northern expedition of the Qing army. ”

Tongguan was firmly controlled by the Ming Dynasty, and Gao Yingxiang operated a defensive line in the west of Tongguan in order to prevent the Ming army from suddenly killing the "Red Flag Army".

Relying on Huayin County here, a north-south trench was dug in the west of the city to lead directly to the Yellow River, and the henchman stationed here is Gao Yingxiang's henchman, the big boss Huang Long, this Huang Long is not the former chief military officer Huang Long of Dongjiang Town, with the same name and surname.

Obviously, Gao Yingxiang's arrangement was to take a defensive position in the southeast and east of Shaanxi, and Li Guo and Huanglong, who had impeccable loyalty, each led 150,000 liukou and homeless people to defend the line, and they could gather 40,000 or 50,000 young men to hold the defensive line in the event of an attack.

The Tongguan garrison did not think of killing the enemy by itself, except for operating a defensive line to establish a buffer zone in the west of Tongguan, and basically no longer attacked westward.

At present, the "Red Banner Army" in the Central Plains is not short of personnel and equipment, and there is no shortage of time, and as long as there is six months of intensive training, the Ming Army will be thoroughly transformed and integrated into the collective of the "Red Banner Army."

When Liukou was busy with farming, Henan, Zhongdu, Beizhili, and Shanxi were also in peace, and it seemed that they were temporarily peaceful, and it was also a quiet period after the war, and the two sides were brewing the next climax.

The army led by Wu Fu, Wang Zhixin, Wu Zimian, You Shiwei and others had been wandering near Yanzhou on the edge of the Guanzhong Plain, and they were afraid of the mobility of the Manchu and Mongolian cavalry, and they were afraid that they would be surrounded by a fighting movement on the plain.

Fortunately, they followed the advice of the flag guards and did not rush to the vicinity of Xi'an, otherwise they would have beaten the dogs with meat buns and would not have returned.

The sentry horses sent by Wu Zimian, You Shilu and others did not long encounter the defeated troops of Xiong Wencan's army.

Knowing that the so-called 250,000 army was destroyed, this Biao men and horses immediately fled north, they were very shrewd, half of the troops entered Yan'an Mansion, and half of them entered Yulin City, the border of the desert.