Not long after Cheng Yan left, Tu Qi came back again, and this time he brought some of the latest information about Liangzhou. "The matter in Liangzhou is finally coming to an end!" After Li Xin read it, he couldn't help but say.

Judging from the current situation, that Zhang Zuo is obviously unable to support it. Song Chao has already been killed outside Guzang City, and now Zhang Zuo is still in control, only Guzang City remains! And Zhang Qiang's soldiers and horses are already about to arrive in Guzang. When the time comes, under the siege of the two-way army, Zhang Zuo is afraid that it will be difficult to turn over! Tu Qi replied on the side.

"Who can blame? If you want to blame him, just blame himself! In the past few years, when King Liang has been like this, everyone has grievances against him, and under the change of people's minds, no one really wants to work for him. Failure is a doomed outcome, and it is only a matter of time. Soon, we may have to deal with the new master of Liangzhou! Shaking his head, Li Xin said lightly, he didn't have a good impression of this Zhang Zuo. After all, if he had cooperated well last time, the war would have ended long ago, and it wouldn't have been delayed until later.

"The general thinks that among these people now, who is most likely to hold the power of Liangzhou?" Hearing this, Tu Qi couldn't help asking.

"If nothing else, it should be Zhang Qiang!" Li Xin almost didn't hesitate and replied directly.

"Why? The strength of the Song Mix is not inferior to Zhang Qian at all! The most important thing is that he led people to Guzang City first, and if he overthrows Zhang Zuo, he should be the first to do it! Tu Qi was puzzled.

"A lot of things can't be so simple as they see. You must know that the Zhang family has been rooted in Liangzhou for decades, whether it is Zhang Liang before or Zhang Chonghua not long ago, they are all kind to the people of Liangzhou. Therefore, Zhang Zuo may be unpopular, but it does not mean that Zhang is also unpopular. In the future, Liangzhou will inevitably be headed by the young lord on the surface, but the actual power will inevitably be in the hands of Zhang Qiang, and Song Chao will be second! After all, no matter what Zhang Qian says, he can be regarded as a side branch of the Zhang family! In response to his question, Li Xin smiled and said.

In fact, the reason why he came to this conclusion is not just what he thinks, but because it is true in history. After Zhang Qian and others entered Guzang City, they killed Zhang Zuo, and at the same time, his henchmen such as Zhao Chang and others were completely eliminated in this coup.

At this time, among the Zhang clan in Liangzhou, Zhang Zuo's two sons had also been killed. The former advocate Chonghua also has two sons, both of whom are not very old, and the previous one was killed by Zhang Zuo's subordinates when Guzang City was broken.

In this way, the real Zhang family's descendants, in fact, only Zhang Chonghua's second son Zhang Xuanliang remains, he is only seven years old this year, what can he do.

"The general's words are reasonable, if this is the case, after Liangzhou is calmed down, I am afraid that there will be a period of stability!" Hearing this, Tu Qi couldn't help but nod.

"Where is it so easy! That Zhang Qian is no better than Zhang Zuo, what he really cares about is actually Song Ming! This person is quite talented, and he is quite loyal to the Zhang family in Liangzhou, if he is there, Liangzhou is really stable. Also, if Zhang Qian replaces Zhang Zuo this time, I am afraid that there will be no peace in Liangzhou, at least, it will not be peaceful in a short time! We have to be ready to take advantage of the trend! ”

"What does the General think?"

"Hu Tian's side, how's the progress?" Li Xin didn't answer him directly, but asked after a deep groan.

"A few days ago, as Zhang Qiang's army went north to Guzang, General Hu took the opportunity to send troops, and finally took Jincheng Pass and other places. This battle report should be delivered in a few days! Tu Qi thought for a moment and said.

The intelligence system under his command is more time-sensitive, so it is much faster than the transmission of ordinary official documents. Of course, this kind of fast and efficient is also based on spending a lot of money.

"Well, you go and find Tian He and Jingluo for me, I want to plan this time!" Nodding, Li Xin commanded.

It didn't take long for Tian He and He Feng, who had been instructed by Tu Qi, as well as Wang Meng and Quan Yi, to rush over.

"Come and have a look! There is civil strife in Liangzhou, we have to seize the opportunity~ to move the soldiers and horses of Qinzhou forward a little! Li Xin called a few people to the table, spread out a map, and said.

"Although there is civil strife in Liangzhou, if we send troops at this time, I'm afraid that we won't be able to catch it! After all, the soldiers and horses on the Qinzhou side have just been replenished, and they are not yet fully trained! Hearing this, Tian He couldn't help frowning.

"Yes, although the soldiers and horses in these places in Longxi and Yuzhong are already full, there are still many vacancies in other places in Qinzhou. The strength of the entire Qinzhou is only more than 10,000 now, and if you want to swallow Liangzhou, I'm afraid it will be too difficult! Wang Meng was also a little surprised, feeling that Li Xin's appetite was too big.

"Where do you want to go? I'm not here to swallow the whole of Liangzhou! No matter how stupid I am, I know that with only more than 10,000 people and horses in my hands, it is impossible to swallow the entire Liangzhou! I'm talking about these two places, Xiping County and Jincheng County! Hearing their words, Li Xin couldn't help laughing, and after drawing a circle somewhere on the map, he said.

The Xiping County mentioned by Li Xin is actually the place in Xining and its surrounding area, located in the east of Qinghai Lake and south of the Qilian Mountains. This place is connected to Jincheng County, which is a large part of Lanzhou and its northwest.

The two counties are connected and are located at the southeastern end of Qilian Mountain, just outside the southern entrance of the Hexi Corridor.

Xiping County is the main road to Qinghai Lake and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, where the Tuyuhun and Qiang ethnic groups lived for many years. However, the name Xiping County was set in the Eastern Han Dynasty and was separated from Jincheng County.

There are a total of four counties in Xiping County, and in those years, Wang Mang was very happy, in order to earn himself enough prestige and create the appearance of expanding his territory. Therefore, they specially sent people to the area of Qinghai Lake, bribed and coerced the local Qiang leaders with money, let them relocate, and dedicate their land to submission.

At that time, the leader of the Qiang tribe agreed because he was afraid of the strong military strength of the Han Dynasty and greedy for money.

They took their tribe of tens of thousands and migrated to more remote places. Wang Mang took the opportunity to publicize their submission, because at that time there were already Donghai, Nanhai and Beihai counties in the country, so he specially named Xihai County.

Although Wang Mang's approach is a bit shameless, no matter what, the establishment of Xihai County made the Han Dynasty's power further extend to the west of Qinghai Lake. Later, due to the continuous wars in the late Western Han Dynasty, this place was gradually abandoned again.

It was not until the establishment of the Eastern Han Dynasty that this place was recovered, and it was first included in Jincheng County. Later, it was simply separated and set up Xiping County! Xihai County, on the other hand, was newly built in Juyanze, which is farther northeast of Jiayuguan.

Among the four counties of Xiping County, from northwest to southeast are Linqiang County, Changning County, Xidu County and Anyi County in the southeast. Among them, Xidu County is later Xining City, which is the essence of the entire Xiping County and the seat of the county.

Needless to say, Geumseong-gun, this place is located exactly southeast of Xiping County, and it is the main road into Xiping County. At the same time, its five counties also happen to shield the southwest entrance of the Hexi Corridor, and once they are in control of this place, the benefits are naturally needless to say.

Seeing that it was these two places, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, at least, it seemed that Li Xin hadn't fainted yet.

"These two counties are now under the control of Liangzhou soldiers and horses, if we take it, I'm afraid that we will have a bad relationship with Zhang Zuo in Liangzhou! Another one, if you want to take Xiping, you must first take Jincheng County. And to take the five counties of Jincheng County, either go west through Jincheng County, or take Lao Crow Fort and pass through Imjin Pass into Baitu County! But in these two places, there are a lot of soldiers and horses placed in Liangzhou! Not to mention, once the war starts, the soldiers and horses of Liangzhou in the north will inevitably rise up to support! After thinking about it for a while, Wang Meng couldn't help but analyze.

For this analysis, everyone present couldn't help but nod yes, because what they said was not wrong at all. Although it is said that it is possible to go around the territory of Jincheng County from the northeast, if the army is moving, if you want to march quickly, the only way to take the Jincheng Pass is the most convenient.

"That's not a problem anymore! A few days ago, Hu Tian had already won Jincheng Pass and Qingshi Pass! Now, this south gate to Hexi, Jincheng County has been opened by us. As long as we want, we can march north at any time! Knowing their worries, Li Xin smiled and said lightly.

"Oh? actually won Jincheng Pass and Qingshi Pass? In this way, I am too worried! Since there is such an advantage, what else to say! This is really good news, and several people are happy to hear it.

"However, although we have won two levels, if we want to take the remaining seven counties again, I am afraid that it will not be easy, especially if you have to guard against the soldiers and horses of Wuwei County in the north going south to support!" After being happy, Tian He said.

After all, no matter who is in charge of Liangzhou, they will not ignore the place of Jincheng County. They also all know that once Jincheng County loses, it means that the Hexi Corridor may not be guaranteed. The most important thing is that it means that the connection between Liangzhou and Jiangzuo in the Central Plains may be cut off.

"If the other party does its best to prevent it, it will naturally not work, and I don't plan to start a full-scale war with Liangzhou. So, we have to wait for an opportunity. Let's prepare first, and once the favorable time comes, let Hu Tian and Zhou Tong act immediately. Taking advantage of Liangzhou's own care, he took down the land of these two counties in one fell swoop. Then, the soldiers and horses of Anding County quickly marched to the northwest, first taking the Yuanwei County of the Han Dynasty, and then taking the Zhujuan County, so that the first line of the river until Jincheng is in our hands! Nodding, Li Xin then drew a straight line diagonally on the map and said. Take a hundred plating to read the latest chapter of "Eastern Jin Dynasty Tang Wang's Claw Book House" for free for the first time.