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After Liu Tichun killed Dang Meng'an, he relied on his fierce soldiers to charge desperately. In addition, there were few Datong troops nearby, and he managed to escape alive.

Tian Jianxiu came back with his cavalry, and saw broken troops all over the ground, so he had to continue to gather them.

Not long after, the defeated troops downstream were also brought by the cavalry.

After Liu Tichun escaped, Tian Jianxiu glanced at the troops and made a rough calculation, and his heart suddenly went cold.

His cavalry suffered no losses, but his infantry suffered heavy casualties.

In other words, there were too many infantrymen who fled, and many fled directly into Zhongtiao Mountain to the north, unwilling to come back to continue fighting.

More and more Datong troops are crossing the river and gathering troops nearby. There are more than twenty positions along the bank.

The Dashun infantry who were separated to block the attack gradually lost their fighting spirit and spontaneously retreated towards Fenglingdu. The artillery soldiers even dropped their artillery and fled.

"Evacuate to Fenglingdu first!"

Tian Jianxiu issued an order, and he could return to guard Tongguan.

If the Datong Army wants to capture Tongguan, they must go to the narrow place in the northwest, cross the Yellow River again, and then cross the Wei River, so that they can go around to the back of Tongguan.

Even if the Datong army trapped Tongguan to death, Tian Jianxiu could still hold on to Guancheng.

There is a lot of food in Tongguan, but now that the Dashun army has lost its strength, it will be no problem to hide in Tongguan and hold out for half a year.

Tian Jianxiu led his troops back to Fenglingdu and found that there were some remnant soldiers here, and they were actively rowing boats to escape back to Tongguan. He was a little relieved and ordered the entire army to cross the river. After returning to Tongguan, he carefully counted the number of people and found that there were more than 8,000 people left.

After the Datong army occupied Fenglingdu, Liu Zhu was also counting the battle losses.

After busy work until the evening, the missionary officer Lin Ruzhao came over. He seemed to be in a low mood: "1,094 people were killed, 685 others are missing, and more than 1,400 people were injured, 152 of whom were seriously injured."

For the Datong Army, this was another tragic casualty.

Liu Zhu sighed and said: "After the remains of the soldiers are cremated, they are taken to Daqingguan for burial and will be sent back to their hometown after the battle is won."

Daqingguan is Pubanjin.

Tian Jianxiu did not return to defend Daqing Pass because the terrain changed.

During the Jiajing period, there was a great earthquake in Guanzhong, which caused the Yellow River near Daqingguan to move thirty miles westward. In the following decades, the river course changed repeatedly, and it is now more than ten miles west of Daqing Pass.

There used to be a chain bridge there, but it was also destroyed by the earthquake.

The Daqing Pass, which was built with a lot of manpower and material resources, has lost its strategic role and stands alone and increasingly abandoned.

Liu Zhu personally went to comfort the injured soldiers, and he was the first to find Wang Hui. He asked the military doctor: "How is General Wang's injury?"

The military doctor replied: "There were twelve wounds on his body. Fortunately, he was wearing armor, and none of them were fatal. However, his appearance was disfigured. Half of his ear was bitten off by the enemy general, and a piece of flesh was bitten off on his chin."

Wang Hui suddenly said: "It's okay, we are not swingers, relying on our faces to seduce little girls."

"Ha ha ha ha!"

As soon as he said this, the wounded soldiers nearby laughed.

Liu Zhu glanced over and saw all the wounded, some of whom were even unconscious.

Alas, one general's success and ten thousand bones withered.

In the next few days, formal wooden boats were used to transport logistical supplies, and war horses were also transported to the north coast one after another.

As long as there is no interference from the enemy, even if the horse is transported in the rapid water, there will be basically no accidents. At most, it will be washed further downstream.

Jiang Liang has been staying on the south bank to avoid being attacked by the enemy from Tongguan, cutting off the retreat route and food route of the Datong Army. Military food is not shipped at once. If you want to fight for several more months, you must have a steady stream of follow-up supplies. .

The cavalry gave priority to crossing the river, and on the day of the battle, the cavalry came quickly.

At noon the next day, Cao Bianjiao and Chen Tangong led the dragoons to the north.

Daqingguan, also known as Pubanjin during the Three Kingdoms period, gradually appeared in front of Chen Tangong.

There are not many defenders here, but the news that the Datong Army has crossed the river has been spread by the defeated troops who escaped.

Hearing that Tian Jianxiu was defeated, the defenders here were frightened. While the dragoons were still on the other side of Su River, the defenders immediately chose to surrender and crossed the river in small boats to meet the Datong army.

There is nothing to guard, and there is no point in guarding.

Even if Tian Jianxiu divides his troops to garrison Daqing Pass, the Datong Army can just ignore it. Going up the Su River, you will soon reach Jiezhou and Anyi (Yuncheng), which can be easily captured because the defenders have long been taken away.

The enemy troops at Daqing Pass surrendered so simply that Cao Bianjiao and Chen Tangong couldn't believe it.

They carefully crossed the river and successfully received Daqing Pass.

This shabby place had been in disrepair for a long time, and even one part of the city wall had collapsed. When war broke out again, the gaps were hastily blocked with earth and rocks.

After resting for half a day and leaving a small number of soldiers to garrison, Cao Bianjiao and Liu Tangong continued their march northward with their troops.

A few miles away was Puzhou (west of Yongji). Even the dragoons' horses were running hot when they encountered a group of people kneeling to welcome surrender.

But it was Puzhou County Yin (magistrate) who led the Puzhou gentry two miles out of the city to meet the Datong army.

The civil servants under Li Zicheng had no power at all. The gentry under Li Zicheng did not enjoy any preferential treatment. Civil servants and gentry were also oppressed by military generals, and Li Zicheng could not control them.

The Datong Army arrived just in time, surrender and count the balls!

"Welcome the heavenly soldiers, the king's army will be victorious!" Sun Yuan'en, the county Yin, lay prone on the ground and led the gentry in shouting in unison.

Only one person did not kneel. He came over and said, "The scholars of Datong are so valuable. I pay homage to these two generals."

Cao Bianjiao returned the salute and said with a smile: "It turns out he is Mr. Xu's man, disrespectful and disrespectful!"

He Qigui said: "General, please leave five cavalry. I can use this to form a city defense team. There is no need to leave more Datong troops to garrison Puzhou City. I can even contact the gentry to provide food and grass for the Datong Army on the spot."

"That's good!" Chen Tangong was overjoyed.

He Qigui added: "The land of Xihe, please two generals to take it quickly. As soon as the Datong army arrives, all the cities will surely fall in the wind."

Cao Bianjiao and Chen Tangong did not doubt it, so they immediately divided their troops into two groups and led their cavalry all the way north.

In ten months, after Puzhou, more than ten cities including Jiezhou, Anyi, Linjin, Ronghe, Wanquan, Wenxi, etc. all changed their flags and became states and counties of the Datong imperial court.

Fenglingdu.

Liu Zhu said to Wang Hui: "I give you a military order, can you do it?"

"Even if I die!" Wang Hui stood up and said.

Liu Zhu said: "Take the wounded soldiers and guard Fenglingdu. Don't let the enemy cross the river to attack."

"Follow the order!"

Wang Hui answered loudly, and then muttered: "You are just afraid that I will die in the battle, so you won't let me continue to fight."

"Recuperate before fighting again." Liu Zhu consoled him.

Liu Zhu led his army to station in Puzhou, and was not in a hurry to cross the Yellow River to take Tongguan again.

The area east of the Yellow River and west of the Luliang Mountains is called the Xihe area. Qin State and Jin State, Qin State and Wei State, fought for the Xihe area.

Why cross the river?

Let’s occupy the Xihe land first!

Officials, peasants and soldiers were continuously brought in, and after taking over the city, they created registrations and distributed the fields. There was no resistance, because too many people died, and the place was already sparsely populated, and even needed immigrants to replenish the population.

They even transferred a division of troops from Henan.

Tian Jianxiu had no choice but to write to Li Guo and ask Li Guo to lead troops to come to the rescue. Li Guo was in Hanzhong to prepare for the Datong Army to send troops from Sichuan.

There is really no way to prevent this. The Xihe area is too narrow and long. The flat area next to the Yellow River is only two to three hundred miles. It is impossible to prevent the Datong army from crossing the river.

Chen Tangong went all the way north and quickly reached Hongdong County.

Cao Bianjiao successfully crossed the river in Hejin and captured Hancheng on the other side. Then he went south along the river, captured Heyang (Heyang), and fought all the way to Chaoyi before encountering resistance.

"Don't worry about the dynasty. We are going to make great achievements this time. Let's go to Xi'an!" Cao Bianjiao was already killing him like crazy.

Of course, it was impossible to fight directly. After Cao Bianjiao encountered a wall in Chaoyi, he led his cavalry towards Chengcheng. The magistrate of Chengcheng surrendered immediately. Cao Bianjiao did not stay and only rested for half a day. After taking some supplies, he went west towards Baishui and then captured Pucheng.

They didn't even bother to enter the city. They only asked the surrendered magistrate to send food out. The troops and horses rested for a while before setting off again.

Cao Bianjiao's advance was faster than the news spread!

Because there was no flag, when Cao Bianjiao and his troops arrived in Xi'an, Shaanxi Zhoumu even thought that some Dashun army was coming.

"Quickly prepare food and wine, and follow me out of the city to work for the army!" Zayao, the shepherd king of Shaanxi Prefecture, ordered.

State Shepherd, Fu Yin, and County Yin were all official positions established by Li Zicheng.

As for Wang Zayao, he served as the governor of Miyun in history. After surrendering to Li Zicheng, he also presided over the imperial examination for Li Zicheng. Li Zicheng persuaded Wu Sangui to surrender, and it was Wang Zeyao who took Wu Xiang's letter to Shanhaiguan. Wu Sangui handed over Wang Zeyao to Dorgon, but Wang Zeyao would rather die than surrender to the Qing Dynasty and was killed.

Because Chongzhen lived a few years shorter, Wang Zeyao did not become governor of Miyun, but he still surrendered in Beijing.

Moreover, Wang Zeyao felt that Li Zicheng was very benevolent and followed him all the way and did not leave when Li Zicheng was defeated and fled. As a result, he gained the trust of Li Zicheng, rose through the ranks, and took charge of Shaanxi. He was one of the few civil servants with real power.

Cao Bianjiao was thinking about how to deceive the city, but he saw that the city gate was not closed. After all, it was two to three hundred miles away from the battlefield, and Tian Jianxiu's army was blocking Tongguan.

Who would have thought that the Datong Army would come around in a circle?

"Kill directly in!" Cao Bianjiao said with a smile.

The governor of Xi'an was on the tower, and said with an ugly face: "These arrogant and powerful generals unexpectedly entered the city in violation of the order. Your Majesty said that guest soldiers are not allowed to enter the city."

The official next to him said, "Why don't you close the city gate?"

The governor of Xi'an shook his head: "Don't close the door, I don't dare to offend these murderers."

In this way, Cao Bianjiao led his cavalry and rushed into the city without any hindrance. The costumes of the dragoons were different from other cavalry, and no one was suspicious from the beginning to the end.

Wang Zayao could tell the difference, but he didn't come to see it in person. Even the news of the "Da Shun Army" coming to Xi'an was reported to him by his officials.

While Wang Zayao was still urging for food and drinks, Cao Bianjiao's cavalry had already fought their way to Zhou Mu's official residence.

"Master Zhou Mu, the soldiers have entered the city!"

"Nonsense, we said that guest soldiers are not allowed to enter the city, and these proud soldiers are going to cause trouble again!"

Wang Zeyao and his men quickly ran out of the Yamen, only to see a group of cavalry running towards them on the street.

The old man was stunned and exclaimed after being stunned for a long time: "This is not His Majesty's army!"