After Zhu Yaoshi led his army south, Hu Gao had already thought of seizing the county cities from Fanyang to Liyang, but he was worried that the Green Flag Khanate in the west would make small moves behind his back, so he kept his troops moving.

After the news of the defeat of the Green Flag Khanate's army at Murong Ling in Huangshui reached Xiangguo, Hu Gao realized that this was a rare opportunity and immediately led his army with Ju Wuzhi to take Liyang.

Zhu Yaoshi did not have many soldiers and horses left in Liyang, and the army of the Black Flag Khanate first cut off the passage to the north of Liyang, and then swept away the surrounding counties, leaving only Liyang to surround and not fight.

Ju Wuzhi thought that Liyang had to be defeated, and Hu Gao scolded: "Idiot! Liyang is used for fishing, we left a small number of soldiers and horses here to dig all the traps and trenches outside Liyang City, and wait for Zhu Yaoshi to come back! If you defeat Liyang and Zhu Yaoshi's army guards the river, how can we pass? When the time comes, Pharmacist Zhu will stay in Jiangnan, and we will have to divide our troops to defend! ”

Ju Wuzhi asked Hu Gao rhetorically: "If Pharmacist Zhu comes back and stays in Liyang without moving, isn't it in vain for us?" ”

Hu Gao touched his beard: "We will also surround Fan Yang and ask Goryeo to come to take Liaodong." As long as Pharmacist Zhu's hometown Fan Yang is still there, he will inevitably come back to the rescue! ”

Ju Wuzhi will be suspicious: "I hope that the national teacher will be like a god, then I will stay and besiege Liyang!" The army was taken away by the national teacher and dispatched! ”

Hu Gao's eyes rolled, knowing what Ju Wuzhi wanted to do, so he simply sent him a favor: "Then you will have to work, don't guard the line of defense, and return to the division after I take Guanzhong, at that time Zhu Yaoshi is almost in Liyang!"

Ju Wuzhi happily accepted the order and watched Hu Gao go away. Hu Gao took 40,000 horses to the west, and wrote more than ten letters to Fan Zhihongcheng and the others along the way, which were to the effect that they described the old relationship with the two and praised them as famous generals who were talented at that time.

After Fan Zhihongcheng captured Chang'an, he even went to Luoyang, Yingchuan and other places, and the momentum was flourishing, but most of his men and horses were transferred to the west to attack Tuyuhun, and as a result, the men and horses suffered a lot of losses. The two also complained a lot all day long, and soon rumors came out that Fan Zhi and Hongcheng were going to establish themselves as kings and cut off Guanzhong.

After the Green Banner Khanate seized Guanzhong to Luoyang, the Eagle God Cult also followed, at first some homeless people joined the Church in order to get alms from the Eagle God Sect, and after a long time, they left the Eagle God Sect one after another, which made the priests who came to preach very angry, so they took soldiers to force everyone to believe in the religion.

This Eagle God Sect is not allowed to eat for three days a month, and those who join the religion are not allowed to eat corn and rice from the Central Plains, which makes the people in Guanzhong miserable, and many people flee to the mountains and fall into the grass.

The army led by Akh, the deputy khan of the Green Banner Khanate, was defeated by Murong Ling in Huangshui, and he was thinking that it would be difficult to escape punishment when he returned to the royal court, and he was making trouble. After learning about the situation in Guanzhong, Ah He couldn't help but be overjoyed, so he secretly collected rumors and evidence of Fan Zhihongcheng's collaboration with the enemy.

Ah He entered Chang'an with the remnants and posted a notice, asking the soldiers and civilians in the city to expose those who collaborated with bandits and the enemy, and the whistleblower was rewarded. As a result, many people went to Ah He to accuse Fan Zhihongcheng and the others of inciting the people to rebel, secretly communicating with Hu Gao, conspiring to commit treason, and so on.

Someone had already secretly reported to Fan Zhi and Hongcheng, and his subordinates persuaded them to raise troops to rebel, Fan Zhi sighed: "My two brothers left the Central Plains, first voted for the Black Flag Khanate, and then were framed for the Green Flag Khanate, and now they are going to rebel again, aren't they becoming capricious villains?" ”

Hong Cheng hesitated a little: "Stay in Qingshan without worrying about no firewood, even if we don't rebel, we can't wait for death in vain, Ah He lost the battle in the west, so he wants to falsely accuse the two of us of rebellion to offset his mistakes!" Why don't we go to the royal court to make it clear? ”

Fan Zhiyi pointed at Hong Cheng: "Brother Hong is proficient in battle formations, but he doesn't know anything about human feelings, how can I be compared with the important ministers of the Green Flag Khanate, will their Great Khan believe us two foreigners?" ”

Hong Cheng stomped his feet: "Then escape from Chang'an and find a place to go!" It's better than waiting here to die! ”

Fan Zhi shook his head: "You and I have married and had children, we must not affect our families, we have committed a lot of murder, this is retribution, in order to protect my family, I decided to die to Mingzhi, so that the Great Khan knows that I am not a traitor!" ”

Hong Cheng smiled bitterly: "Brother, I'm afraid that if we die, we will have a bad reputation for committing suicide."

Fan Zhi smiled: "I have written a secret letter to load all the belongings around us and transport them to the royal court to the high priest and the Great Khan, with these things, our reputation can be preserved."

Hong Cheng shed tears: "I can't imagine that the two of us are not dying on the battlefield, but they are going to die like this!" It's really unwilling! ”

Fan Zhi took out two small bottles: "The people who captured us have already set off, let's go on the road!" I have a companion on Huangquan Road! ”

The two opened the bottle, threw their necks back, swallowed all the poison, sat cross-legged on the ground, and after a while convulsed and fell to the ground.

When Ahe's soldiers came to arrest the two, they only brought back these two corpses, and Ahe was a little disappointed, so he had the corpses swept up in grass and transported back to the royal court for convictions.

Ah He's cronies were puzzled, and Ah He sighed: "When a person dies, there is no confession, and many charges cannot be tried."

A cronie disagreed: "Only when this person is dead can it be seen that the deputy khan has handled it correctly, the two of them committed suicide in fear of sin, and the dead man will not retract his confession!" ”

Ah He suddenly realized: "Then give them more charges, by the way, have the two of them copied out money, gold and silver?" ”

The soldiers shook their heads: "I haven't copied it, most of them are hiding at home!" ”

Ahliu groaned: "Yes, I also have to report to the Great Khan, I will go to their homes and raid their homes, and arrest and torture their family members!" ”

After some discussion, everyone thought that they had a plan, so they settled down in Chang'an. It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, and Hu Gao quickly killed him with an army of 40,000.

Among Hu Gao's 40,000 people, 4,000 were Qianyu Army, and half of these 4,000 people had already been arranged by Hu Gao in advance to sneak into Chang'an.

Ahe's attack was insufficient, but the defense was okay, so he requisitioned all the soldiers and civilians in the city, demolished the houses, moved all the wood and bricks to the city wall, and dug tunnels in the city to lead to the outside of the city, preparing to attack Hu Gao's camp at night.

Hu Gao was not in a hurry, organized the army to storm for ten days, damaged many ladders and rushed to the base of the city wall, the soldiers had many complaints, Hu Gao ordered people to beat many torches outside the city drum and shout, left and right. Hu Gao said: "If we want to withdraw, we must make an offensive appearance, so that they will not be able to sleep, so that there will be no chance to pursue us!" ”

And the people rejoiced, and the shouts grew louder and louder. The defenders at the head of the city also lit their torches and prepared to meet the enemy.

It was at this moment that Hu Gao and others lit three Kong Ming lanterns with his own hands and rose to the sky, and the torches on the city were planted one after another. The Qianyu army that had infiltrated the city was also requisitioned to defend the city on the city wall, but it was not clear what was going on to defend the city, so Hu Gao beat drums and shouted in the middle of the night to make a siege appearance, and this time the secret whistle was drawn out.

The defenders of the city were in chaos, the Qianyu army killed the dark sentry and seized the city gate, and Hu Gao took advantage of the situation to lead the troops into the city. Seeing that the general trend was gone, Ah He and his cronies fled north with a few men and horses.

Hu Gaobu was about to pursue Ahe, but Hu Gao stretched out his hand to stop him: "No, it is beneficial for us to put this person back, and the order is that the people in Chang'an City shall not be killed at will, and tell them that we are the righteous army who will help Liang Guo avenge!" ”

Although Hu Gao ordered, murder and looting still occurred from time to time in Chang'an City, and Hu Gao could not even prohibit dozens of people, so he had to give up. Left and right persuaded him: "It has become a habit for Mobei to rob the Central Plains, and it can't be changed by relying on the orders of the national teacher alone, and it annoys them that they are afraid that they will do stupid things!" ”

Hu Gao stomped his feet: "Do you know why we crossed the Great Wall many times and couldn't have the Central Plains?" That's the habit! The people of the Central Plains pay taxes for you to cultivate and weave, why do you still bully and kill them? It's all stupid, stupid! ”

Left and right also shook their heads: "Farming and weaving are too slow, and they always loot faster!" No one wants to stay in the Central Plains all the time, and after summer, it's time to go back to the grassland to replace people to defend the city! ”

Hu Gao waved his hand: "It's all gone, I'll be quiet for a while!" ”

The Black Flag Khanate defeated Chang'an, but the Green Flag Khanate did not react much, and they were originally ready to return to the royal court. However, the Murong Dragon Soul of Tugu Hun couldn't sit still, and this time the opponent in the east of Huangshui was a more powerful enemy.

Goryeo's side has been using carrier pigeons to deliver news with Wei Meng, and the carrier pigeons have not brought back information for four months, and the king of Goryeo is also worried, just when Hu Gao's envoy arrived, telling him that most of the people and horses brought by Wei Meng have been more than lucky.

The king of Goryeo scolded Zhu Yaoshi before asking the envoy what he was doing, and the envoy took out the map and pointed to Liaodong: "Our Black Flag Khanate has conquered Hebei, and this Liaodong is for you, if you don't take it, we will take it!" ”

The king of Goryeo was a little unconvinced: "How can you give it to us for nothing where you have at your fingertips, I'm afraid there are any conditions here?"

The envoy smiled: "The national teacher expected that the king would ask like this, the king should know that Liaodong is only suitable for farming, and we have already obtained most of the Central Plains, if we divide our troops in this bitter cold land of Liaodong, it is difficult to ensure that you do not have the heart to attack, and it will not be a loss of money to lose your army and land in the future?" It's better to give it to your country as a favor! ”

The king of Goryeo was happy: "Is there such a good thing in this world?" ”

The envoy arched his hands: "Actually, our khanate also has a purpose, that is, to make your country closer to us, and it will be more convenient to do business with each other in the future, which is the real purpose of our national teacher!" ”

The ministers of Goryeo questioned: "Why don't you do business with Liang Guo and Zhu Yaoshi?" ”

The envoy spread out the map: "Ladies and gentlemen, we are now besieging Liyang without fighting, the purpose is to do business, if you go to ask your country's merchant ships to Liyang, you will be clear." War always has to negotiate peace, especially when no one can swallow the other. Our aim is not to destroy the country, but to create a favorable situation for our country. And Zhu Yaoshi is now bent on being the emperor and fighting for the world, so we must unite to deal with him, lest his family become dominant and attack us. ”

"What the envoy said is indeed reasonable, but our Goryeo country has few soldiers, and it is difficult to guarantee that we will not be attacked by your country in the future, and if the pig is killed, it will be the turn of the chicken. Although that Pharmacist Zhu is treacherous, with him, at least there are people who can contain you. The king of Goryeo still refused to let go

"Your Majesty, for so many years, how have our khanates ever met with your country. It was that Zhu Yaoshi who killed the soldiers and horses that your country came to his aid. To put it mildly, the king doesn't like to hear it, but in fact, without your help, we can also defeat Hebei! The messenger was a little impatient

"In that case, what is the messenger doing in our country?" Not to be outdone, the king of Goryeo was not to be outdone

"Our Great Khan is to give your country a chance, you must know that once our army takes Hebei, your country's corn, cloth, horses, cattle and sheep can only be purchased from our Khanate. Whether it will be sold to your country or not, and what kind of price it will be sold, will depend on the friendship between the two countries! "The messenger has finally had a showdown!

"The messenger is threatening the king? We, Goryeo, are not easy to bully! ”

"Our Great Khan regards the king as a brother, how can he bully him, we don't even take Liaodong but give it to you. We just need your country to give us an attitude. How many troops you send is your business. ”

The ministers persuaded the king of Goryeo to come, and after some bargaining, the king finally agreed to send 5,000 troops to join the camp of the Black Flag Khanate.