In fact, if Lin Dan Khan's own strength is weakened too much, it will definitely not be beneficial for him to control the Mongols. To be honest, if there were no 50,000 iron lance cavalry as a deterrent force, many people would be unconvinced by Lin Dan Khan. It is estimated that Lin Dan Khan himself understands this very well. Even if he goes crazy, he won't fight to the death with the white-clothed army. As soon as the casualties of the Mongol cavalry, reaching a certain level, he had to retreat.

That's how the battle of White Tiger Ze was. The number of casualties was so great that even with reinforcements from follow-up troops, Lin Dan Khan did not continue the fighting. He directly took all the Mongol cavalry and returned to the city of Guihua. His follow-up troops, on the way to Baihuze, were attacked and attacked by the Eagle Cavalry and the Eagle Cavalry, and also lost a lot of people.

At that time, Lin Danhan was anxious and angry, and he wanted to chop Xu Xingxia with a knife to vent his inner anger. It's a pity that after thinking about it again, he still had to give up. He knew very well that if he continued to fight, he would die more people. Xu Xingxia is not afraid of the dead, but he is afraid. He attacked Xu Xingxia and needed an opportunity. Once you miss an opportunity, you have to wait for the next one.

Take 10,000 steps back, and you will die. The white-clothed army will never be afraid to die. The White Army and the Mongols also lost 30,000 casualties, and the replenishment speed of the White Army was definitely much faster than that of the Mongols. The white-clothed army was replenished with 30,000 men, which was a month or two at most. However, it will be difficult for Lin Dan Khan to replenish 30,000 people, and it is estimated that he will not be able to replenish it within three or five years.

In fact, what Xu Xingxia is not afraid of is such a war of attrition. The nomads and the Han army fought for attrition, and Xu Xingxia was too calm. Even if the battle damage ratio of the two sides is locked at 1 to 1, the white army can easily consume all the opponents. Even the most populous Tatars, estimated to be half the population of Shaanxi Province, are absolutely impossible to exceed five million. As for the number of Mongols, a million is already the sky.

"Chi Hu!"

At the same time, Xu Xingxia also decided to expand the Shooting Army led by Chi Hu from the original one brigade to five brigades and ten squadrons, also with 6,250 soldiers. Including officers, there are also about 8,000 people. Chi Hu's main task was to control the direction of Yansui Town and block any attacks that the imperial court tried to launch from this direction.

Originally, Xu Xingxia was going to Yulin City and personally commanding the troops to attack Yulin City, but with the arrival of Mo Yuegen, his plan was obviously about to change. He must stay in Ningxia Town and command the troops to fully confront Mo Yuegen. The task of conquering Yulin City was handed over to Chi Hu. Xu Xingxia believes that it shouldn't take long to take Yulin City. No matter how strong the city wall is, in front of the explosives bag, it is all scum!

After taking Yulin City, Chi Hu's main task was to monitor the movements of the officers and troops in the direction of Shanxi and prevent the officers and troops from entering Shaanxi from Shanxi. In the past, when officials and troops from all over Shanxi entered Shaanxi, they all marched through Yansui Town. It seems that when the rebellion of Bobai was quelled, the army of the imperial court drove from Yansui Town to Ningxia Town. Now, the white-clothed army is blocked here, and the army of the imperial court will not be able to move. If the officers and troops want to come, there is only war.

The white-clothed army is dominated by the shooting army led by Chi Hu, plus the leopard cavalry led by Mao 13, and the Qing cavalry led by Gao Yingxiang, with a total strength of almost 11,000 people. Such a strong force, hoarded in Yansui Town, is definitely a deadly deterrent to the surrounding Ming army. They don't dare to move lightly. In fact, if the official army did not have an army of 70,000 or 80,000 people, it would be impossible to pose a real threat to the white-clothed army of tens of thousands of people!

However, the main task of the Leopard Cavalry at present is to monitor the movements of Xi'an Prefecture. In the future, their main role will be the general reserve of the campaign. If the battlefield in Ningxia Town is in need, they will also be transferred to the battlefield in Ningxia Town. The same is true of the Qing cavalry led by Gao Yingxiang, if the war is necessary, it must be transferred to the battlefield of Ningxia Town.

As for the rest of the White Army, they were concentrated in the southern area of Ningxia Town and used as mobile troops. Xu Xingxia's own command center also moved from Ningxia City to Xuanhe Fort on the edge of the Yellow River. This is the front line against Mo Yuegen.

…… Xi'an Mansion, north, Jingyang.

Mao 13 held up the clairvoyant mirror and carefully looked at the field to the south.

With the gradual improvement of glass technology, several old craftsmen in the Ningxia City Craftsman Workshop used the clairvoyant mirror seized by Xu Xingxia as a sample, carefully studied the mysteries, and quickly solved all the technical problems. Soon after, more and more clairvoyant mirrors appeared in the hands of officers at all levels of the White Army, and Mao Shisan also got them. All officers above the rank of squad leader of the Leopard Cavalry were issued with clairvoyant mirrors. These days, the officers' greatest interest is to ponder what they see in the clairvoyant mirror. Their feelings, naturally, are very novel.

Wang Xia has gone back to Ningxia Town to command the Eagle Cavalry Army, and now, there is only one senior commander of the white-clothed army on the front line, Mao Thirteen. Originally, he was also a member of the Standing Committee of the Military Affairs Department and was qualified to attend the meeting. It's a pity that he is far away from the front line and can't return, so he has to ask for leave from the meeting. Speaking of which, since entering Yansui Town, his little life has been very good. With a leopard cavalry army of only 1,500 people, he was stunned to turn Yansui Town upside down, and led the army to threaten Xi'an Mansion, which scared Xi'an Mansion.

Jingyang is only a short distance of dozens of miles away from Xi'an, and the cavalry can kill it with a single charge. Such a distance is very advantageous for the Leopard Cavalry. If there is any movement in Xi'an Mansion, the Leopard Cavalry will be able to arrive in an instant. Due to the threat of the Leopard Cavalry, the city gates of Xi'an Mansion have been tightly closed for more than 20 days and have never been opened. What the people inside are like, you can imagine.

Mao 13 once thought about finding an opportunity to make a bigger move in Xi'an Mansion. It's a pity that Xu Xingxia's order came. The content of the order is not to excessively stimulate the Xi'an Mansion, so as not to make the imperial court unable to step down. However, don't let the reinforcements from Xi'an Mansion come out and go to reinforce Yulin City. Anyway, the Leopard Cavalry is optimistic about Xi'an. No one inside is allowed to come out, no one is allowed to go in, it's as simple as that.

In fact, the Ming army in Xi'an did not dare to move at all. They were all frightened by the Leopard Cavalry. They also had no idea how many white-clothed soldiers were in ambush outside the city. From Xi'an to Yulin City, more than a thousand miles away, the road is quite difficult to walk. Who knows, halfway through, will there be an ambush by the white-clothed army? In case Yulin City is not saved, but weakens the defenders of Xi'an Mansion, wouldn't it be all over with a bamboo basket for water?

It is no wonder that the Ming army in Xi'an Mansion is so taboo. Even the iron lance cavalry led by Lin Dan Khan was no match for the white-clothed army, let alone the Ming army in Xi'an. Now in the northwest region of the Ming Dynasty, with four military towns and hundreds of thousands of troops, who dares to say that he is Xu Xingxia's opponent? Or is Xu Xingxia not his opponent? If anyone dares to jump out like this, Huang Kezhang will definitely let him lead his troops immediately to rescue Yulin City.

Of course, those are all yellow flowers. Now, the situation in the entire northwest region has long been eroded, and the governors of the three sides cannot control it at all. The elite of the Ming army in the northwest region was actually scattered in four military towns. Now, among the four military towns, only the Ming army in Guyuan Town can be mobilized, and the other three military towns have all lost control. There is only one military town's strength, and even if Huang Kezhang has twelve points of ability, he can't show it!

To be honest, under such circumstances, the first task of the Ming army in Guyuan Town is to hold Xi'an Mansion. For this reason, they even took the initiative to abandon Huluxia City, Hailaduying (now Haiyuan), Huanxian and other places in the north of Guyuan City, in order to shrink their forces and concentrate on garrisoning the two cities of Guyuan City and Qingyang City. If Guyuan City or Qingyang City is lost, or Yulin City is lost, Xi'an Mansion will become very dangerous.

In this context, Huang Kezhang naturally did not dare to slack off, so he had to keep writing to the court and asking for help. Zhou Jiamo, the secretary of the military department, also realized the seriousness of the situation and had to preside over military affairs at the age of 70. During this period, the armies of Shanxi Town, Datong Town, and Xuanfu Town were constantly mobilized to the south and assembled in the direction of Xi'an, and at the same time laid a defensive line in the western part of Shanxi Province to prevent the white-clothed army from entering Shanxi.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

This is a deliberate shot from time to time in the direction of Xi'an Mansion by the white-clothed army.

The purpose of the shooting, of course, is to tell the defenders in Xi'an Mansion, or other people, that we, the white-clothed army, are waiting for you in the city. If you have what it takes, come out and fight! If you don't dare to fight, just shrink into the city and be a turtle!

As for what kind of reaction will there be in Xi'an Mansion after the gunshot, Mao 13 doesn't care. Anyway, as long as the Ming army dares to come out of the city, the leopard cavalry will beat it! If the Ming army does not come out, then continue to live like this.

…… Xi'an City, South Street, Three Sides Governor's Yamen.

When the gun rang off, Huang Kezhang was lying down covering his face. In just a few months, the Trilateral Governor felt as if he had aged more than ten years, and there was hardly any look on his face. He was exhausted, and he had to cover his face with a hot towel all the time in order to continue to cheer himself up and continue to deal with the mess in front of him. There's no way, this stall is so bad that no one else wants to clean it up except for himself.

It is unbelievable that the situation in the four towns in the northwest has been eroded to such an extent. Until now, Huang Kezhang has not been able to understand what happened during this period. He didn't understand why the white-clothed army entered Yansui Town, and there was no major battle happening, and Yansui Town suddenly became the world of the white-clothed army. He didn't understand why the arrival of the white-clothed army would make the local military households so happy and cheering, even happier than the New Year. From his point of view, he really doesn't understand! These are all Diao people!

On the contrary, Zhu Xieyuan, the envoy of Shaanxi, seemed to have realized something, and he has been silent. It is said that he wrote many pieces of music to the imperial court in a row, all of which were sprinkled with thousands of words, and I don't know what he wrote. And the imperial court, after receiving this recital, did not seem to reply much, as if nothing had happened. However, Huang Kezhang already felt that he, the governor of the three sides, was not far off to be imprisoned.

"Your Excellency! The prince is here! "Suddenly, someone came to report.

"Oh, got it! Open the door wide to welcome! Huang Kezhang took off the hot towel and said hurriedly.

At that time, King Qin was already very old and could no longer move around normally. For the most part, he was bedridden. The imperial doctors estimated that the period of his great death was only in the past two years. The prince of Qin, the last king of Qin, Zhu Cunshu, basically presided over all the affairs of the Qin Palace. Zhu Cunshu is chubby, and it is usually difficult to come out. Now, Zhu Cunshu personally came to visit, which shows his concern about the situation, if the white-clothed army really enters Xi'an Mansion, King Qin's Mansion will naturally not be able to escape, no wonder King Qin is so worried. The fact that the white-clothed army let go of the Qingwangfu family before does not mean that when they capture Xi'an Mansion, they will also release people. You must know that sometimes, some things, even Xu Xingxia himself, are beyond his control. Speaking of which, King Qin's lineage, in the Zhu family's royal family, has actually been very unsatisfactory. If the family is ruined because of these rebellions in the northwest, it will be really too tragic.

At present, there are more than 30,000 family members in Xi'an Prefecture, all of whom are armed family members of large families, powerful families, and high-ranking officials, and they still have a certain degree of combat effectiveness. In addition, more than 30,000 soldiers were mobilized from all over the country. At the head of Xi'an City, there are also a certain number of cannons. At present, the number of cannons is still increasing. The number of soldiers is also increasing. If the main force of the white-clothed army does not come to attack, Xi'an Mansion is not in danger for the time being. However, no one can say for sure when the main force of the white-clothed army will come!

If it is an ordinary rebel, with the strength of Xi'an City, there is naturally no need to worry. Even, if it was an ordinary rebel army, the officials and troops of Xi'an Prefecture would have taken the initiative to take the initiative to exterminate the rebels. The problem is that the combat effectiveness of the white-clothed army is too strong. Not only did the white-clothed army defeat the Tatars one after another, but even Lin Dan Khan was defeated by the rebels. According to the calculation of combat effectiveness, if the officers and troops of Xi'an City are dispatched, they can only be sent to death in vain!

Zhu Cunshu, the chubby son of King Qin, came in, and after a polite conversation with Huang Kezhang, he said euphemistically: "Is there any other way than to kill?" Perhaps, we should think of something else? There is no way to go through the sky, maybe there are other ways to work? ”

Huang Kezhang's mind moved slightly. This sentence came out of Zhu Cunshu's mouth, it was interesting! There is no other way, not for nothing. If you don't kill it, then you can only be appeased. Since Zhu Cunshu said this, he obviously meant to appease. In fact, appeasement is not impossible to consider. Since you can't beat it, you can only make peace, which is a truth that children understand. However, to appease Xu Xingxia, Huang Kezhang was really a little unwilling. You have caused such a big disaster, made such a big noise, and finally been appeased, can I balance my heart?

Zhu Cunshu's face was constantly shaking, and he said with a smile: "Let's get through the current difficulties first!" It takes time to mobilize troops, and it takes time to mobilize money and food! On the side of the imperial court, there is no money or food, and the troops cannot be mobilized. It's hard to expect them to save them! By the way, I also heard that there was news that this Xu Xingxia rebellion was forced to do so. Li Maohui and Li Guozhen, two traitors, surrendered to the Tartars again......"

He babbled a lot, as if he was scratching his teeth, but in fact, the key content was very clear to Huang Kezhang. Brother, appeasement or something is a delaying tactic. The imperial court needs time to raise money and food, it needs time to mobilize troops, and we also need time to take a breath, don't push Xu Xingxia too quickly! As long as we get through the current difficulties, everything is easy to say. Pacifying and killing, isn't it a matter of words?

Huang Kezhang actually thought of it. As a trilateral governor, how could he not know such a little trick? Even, he even thought about the process and the reason. As long as all the sins are put on Li Maohui and Li Guozhen, everything will be fine. These two guys, both of whom have already surrendered to the Tartars, have long been two dead. Through these two traitors, the civil strife in Ningxia Town, which was originally a big bad thing, is very likely to turn into a big thing.

If there is any crime more serious than rebellion, it is treason. The imperial court can tolerate rebellion, but it must not tolerate treason. The affairs of Ningxia Town, if dealt with a little, can be turned into Li Maohui and Li Guozhen attempting to commit treason, but they were discovered by the wise and martial military household Xu Xingxia, who led the vast number of loyal and patriotic military households to resolutely stop it. Due to a misunderstanding, the imperial court thought that Xu Xingxia was a rebellion. Now, all the truth is revealed, the misunderstanding is cleared, and Xu Xingxia has naturally become a national hero. The so-called rebellion has become a condemnation of the traitor by the righteous division, and the court resolutely supports it!

In fact, in his heart, Huang Kezhang also has some praise for Xu Xingxia. Not to mention anything else, just talking about Xu Xingxia's ability to kill Tartars, no one can match it! In Ningxia Town, even the four towns in the northwest, and even the entire Ming Dynasty, there is only one Xu Xingxia who can kill the Tartars. Those thousands of Tartar heads are definitely not a joke! An entire tribe of the Tatars was wiped out by him. If it weren't for this guy's rebellion, Huang Kezhang would still be ready to train him and let him contribute to the four towns in the northwest!

In fact, if Xu Xingxia is really willing to be recruited, the imperial court specially appointed him to deal with the Tartars, which is also a good idea! It is not impossible for the imperial court to make an exception to appoint Xu Xingxia as the chief military officer of Ningxia Town. Isn't he a great hero who resolutely fights against traitors? The rewards can't be overstated. However, you first drive away the Tartars in Gansu Town!

"The son of the world is enlightened, and the lower officials are grateful." Huang Kezhang said slowly. When he said this, he showed that he was ready to accept Zhu Cunshu's suggestion and take measures to appease Xu Xingxia. As for whether it is effective or not, it depends on the respective means.

"That's good, that's good, that's good." Zhu Cunshu went with a smile.

Huang Kezhang sent the prince of Qin to the door, returned to the middle hall, pondered for a while, and finally made up his mind, and shouted: "Someone!" Prepare the Four Treasures of the Study! The Governor will go up to heaven to hear! ”

(To be continued)