After Zhang Ju received the order, he immediately sent an envoy to negotiate with Zhou Tong. After Zhou Tong heard the news, he immediately agreed to the other party and allowed the other party to withdraw from Jincheng County. After the opponent's soldiers and horses retreated, he immediately led his men north and took over the previous battalion. At the same time, he followed Zhang Ju's army all the way, and it was not until he saw him enter the territory of Wuwei County that he arranged to garrison him on the spot.

The place where the ancient city of Yuanwei County is located is the southwest of Jingtai County in the later generations, and there is a place between two mountain ranges. It is a long and narrow strip of land, and from the Hexi Corridor to the south or north to the Hexi Corridor, it is basically necessary to pass through the vicinity of Yuanwei County.

Zhang Ju's army crossed the gap in the mountains west of the ancient city of Yuanwei County, and then went north directly from the west of Yuanwei County dozens of miles away, and after passing the Gulang Gorge Pass, it could enter the territory of Wuwei County. It can be said that Yuanwei County will become the forefront of the confrontation between the Huashan Army and Liangzhou in the future.

Therefore, Zhou Tong led people to meet with the 1,000 soldiers and horses there first, and at the same time, sent people south to transport a batch of supplies and grain and grass. After all, for some time to come, I'm afraid the army will have to stay here to repair the city.

About seventy miles east of the county seat is where the Yellow River is located. A little further northeast, there is an ancient ferry port. In the past, the merchants who traveled between Liangzhou and Guanzhong mostly passed through Jincheng, so the ancient ferry port was not busy.

But with the fact that Yuanwei County and Yujuan County have been taken, it is conceivable that the ancient ferry port should be revitalized in the future.

"General Zhou, the general ordered you to lead a large army to temporarily garrison here to prevent the recurrence of soldiers and horses in Liangzhou. In addition, Yuanwei County will be placed under the jurisdiction of Jincheng County, while Baitu County will be placed under the jurisdiction of Longxi County. On the other side of Zhujuan County, General Sun led the army to garrison there, and now that General Zhou has led his army north, the previous 1,000 soldiers and horses will be withdrawn to Zhujuan County! The messenger sent by Li Xin came quickly, and he came two days after Zhou Tong arrived in Yuanwei County.

"Does the general have anything else to say?" Zhou Tong asked as he nodded.

The general said that this place in Yuanwei County is connected to Jincheng and Xiping in the west and Anding Beidi in the east, and when General Zhou is here, he must figure out the situation along the line. Especially about the situation of the big river, the terrain of this place, you have to grasp it well! In addition, in the future, this place in Weiwei County may become a place for merchants to stop at the border. The general must maintain the law and order here, otherwise, it will definitely not be easy for Yuanwei County to recover! ”

"Go back and tell the general, just say that I will follow his orders~ things!" Zhou Tong said.

It's the end of October now, which means that Zhou Tong shouldn't be able to go home for the New Year this year. Like him, this part of the soldiers and horses going north may only be able to spend the New Year in the old city of Yuanwei County.

However, Zhou Tong is used to such things, so he doesn't pay too much attention to it.

The main problem in front of him now is to prepare the things for the winter while the weather is still acceptable. For this reason, he had to ask the herald to bring an official letter back to Li Xin, which was regarded as asking for support.

On Hu Tian's side, he also successfully took Xiping County, and he divided the soldiers and horses in his hands into several parts, focusing on several important county towns such as Xidu County and Yunjie County. As for the other counties, they are basically two or three hundred Huashan troops plus the surrender of troops.

As the weather turns colder, many things can only be left for next year for the time being. Now we can only do some emergency things first, lay some foundation for the coming year, and make some preparations.

In Wushi County, the Li family is ready to return to Guanzhong with the thousand war horses. And the officials sent by Wang Meng to Yuanwei County and other places were on their way.

"On the side of Jincheng County, there should still be a lot of supplies, and I ordered Jincheng Taishou to give priority to supplying to the garrison of Yuanwei County. After all, they are guarding the border and working hard, and they can't let them be hungry and cold! In addition, an order was issued to the town troops in various localities that the end of the year was approaching, and that they should guard against some people doing nonsense, and before the Chinese New Year, all localities should carry out another operation to eliminate bandits. In short, let the people live a year with peace of mind! On the way back, Li Xin issued several official documents in succession, all of which were addressed to local governments and the army.

However, these official documents had to be returned to Guanzhong, and they could only take effect after using the six large seals. Although it was just as useful to say that Li Xin gave a direct order, he didn't want to break the rules he had set with his own hands.

Two days later, he returned to Chang'an, and all orders were issued at once. After receiving the order, all localities also immediately took action. All of a sudden, the bandits who were originally hidden in various places under the rule of the Huashan Army were wiped out.

Many of the bandits really couldn't bear it, and either surrendered directly, or simply ran out of the territory of the Huashan Army. After all, a force like Huashan Army, which conducts a crackdown on bandits every year, is probably the only one in the world now.

Everyone had to find another way out and scourge the forces of other places. In this way, some forces around the Huashan Army were quite complaining about him. Of course, Li Xin doesn't care about this.

Not long after returning to Chang'an City, Li Xin got a new piece of news.

"General, according to the report of the spies, Murong Jun sent Murong Ke and Yang Lu to Qingzhou to attack Duan Rong! The soldiers and horses have already set off, and they will be killed in Qingzhou in a few days! In addition, Jiangzuo took Xie Shangdu to supervise and merge the three states of Hebei, Hebei and You, and guarded Shouchun County! "The left deputy of the staff department is engaged in reporting from Chang Shan.

"Xie Shang just pay attention there, don't worry too much, this is just a normal personnel transfer. This Murong Jun going to fight Duan Rong has nothing to do with us, but at least Yan Guo won't come to us for trouble at this time, which is a good thing! By the way, what is the reason for this time? After hearing the news, Li Xin pondered for a moment and said.

It is said that Duan Rong wrote a letter to Murong Jun condemning his act of becoming emperor. Therefore, Murong Jun was so angry that he ordered Murong Ke, the king of Taiyuan, to be the governor of the capital and the general of the Fu army, and Yang Lu to be the deputy, and lead the army to attack him! ”

"I forgot, there is such a thing! Although Duan Rong surrendered to the Eastern Jin Dynasty a few years ago, he still retained a great deal of independence. Entrenched in the Qingzhou area, the power is still quite strong! However, this guy also has a brain problem! Trying to provoke Murong Jun in vain is not asking for trouble for yourself! Hearing this, Li Xin suddenly remembered that there was indeed something in history.

This piece of Gong is actually a Xianbei person, but he is the Xianbei of the Duan family, and Murong Jun belongs to Murong Xianbei. In fact, there are many tribes in the entire Xianbei tribe, such as the current Daiwang Tuoba Shiyiqian, which belongs to Tuoba Xianbei.

During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Xianbei was a powerful ethnic group, first there were dynasties such as the former Yan and then the Yan and the Southern Yan, and later the Tuoba clan established the Northern Wei Dynasty and unified the north.

In this time, his father was the king and hegemon in Liaodong, and he fought to the death with Murong Jun, his father and grandfather, but unfortunately failed in the end. And Duan Rong later took advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains to go south to Qingzhou and occupy a large piece of territory.

Therefore, in a sense, Duan Rong and Murong Jun have a feud. Moreover, like his status as a Jin minister, it seems that it is reasonable to condemn Murong Jun for being the emperor. But this matter is a bit weird when Jiang Zuo and his gang of civil and military officials have not spoken.

After all, that feeling seems to be that the emperor is not in a hurry and the eunuch is in a hurry. The Sima family hasn't scolded Murong Jun for being the emperor, but you, Duan Lu, a subordinate, jumped out and scolded.

"There are tens of thousands of soldiers in that section, and they occupy the fertile land of Qingzhou. From the perspective of his subordinates, if Yan Guo wants to defeat him, it may not be easy in a short period of time! Chang Shan thought for a while and said.

"It's impossible in a short period of time, but Duan Rong is bound to fail. After all, in terms of troops, Murong Ke had the advantage. Moreover, Duan Yi is arrogant and self-serving, which is far from Murong Ke's ability! It's no wonder if you're undefeated! Li Xin nodded and said lightly.

"Do we want to help Duan Lai secretly, in this case, it may be good for us!"

"No need, Duan Lai is not a person who can listen to people! Let them do it themselves! For us, what we need most now is to recuperate. After fighting for so long, it's time to calm down and watch others perform! Regarding this proposal, Li Xin shook his head and said.

He didn't want to be noticeable anymore, otherwise everyone's minds would be on him. Anyone who wants to do something will be counting on you!

Now that everything has calmed down, and someone else has attracted everyone's attention, it would be too stupid for me not to flash quickly and lurk in a low-key manner.

For the next thing, Li Xin had already thought about it before. To sum up, it is to be a low-key person, to do things in a low-key manner, to recover and strengthen quietly and strongly!

Although people who pay attention to themselves may still pay attention to themselves, as long as they are not publicized, at least they will not attract too much attention. As long as you can concentrate on development for a few years, then, many things in the future can basically be planned in advance.

At the same time, as long as there is enough time, the Unbroken Army and the Flying Dragoon will also form combat effectiveness. If you don't make a hit, it's a blockbuster! After swallowing Shangdang Pingyang and taking the equal land of Jincheng Xiping, it is the most beneficial for himself to lie dormant for a period of time!

As for the rest of the world, as long as it doesn't hit your own doorstep, it's actually beyond the reach of the whip, and you can't manage it even if you want to! Now the territory in hand, under good management, can give full play to its potential.