Since all the enemies have now withdrawn to Chang'an City, the places east of Chang'an City have basically been abandoned by them. With such a good opportunity, Li Xin naturally will not miss it.

Although he said that the manpower in his hands was not very sufficient, he still decided to send troops to occupy these places, after all, this is all territory! Moreover, it is all fertile land. I have worked hard with my brothers for so long, isn't it just for such a little family business!

As long as you have the territory in hand, as soon as the population increases, your strength will naturally come up. However, the real problem is in front of us, that is, the Fu Qin court is still there, and he must be on guard. In this way, the entire Huashan Army of more than 13,000 people accounted for most of the defense line in the west alone.

"You see, the Bashui to the west of this overlord city is a good barrier, and it is an important place for us to defend against the Fu Qin army. And if you extend all the way north along Bashui, you will be able to go north along Jingshui all the way to the north where the remaining veins of the Meridian Ridge are located. I want to order Zhou Tong to lead people to take Gaolu County and Chiyang County first, and then defend the city. Then send cavalry to roam between the three counties and establish a defensive line from the upper reaches of Bashui to the north of Meridian Ridge. What do you guys think? Before the operation, Li Xin summoned everyone to explain the situation.

"If that's what you say, then wouldn't we have to divide the entire Guanzhong Land into two this time, and we can take half of it!" Hearing this, Zhou Tong and the others couldn't help but think about it, and after thinking for a while, Li Erhei said excitedly.

"Yes, that's the idea I played. With our current strength, occupying half of Guanzhong is already the limit, and if we want to occupy the entire Guanzhong, we can't do it at all. Even if you take it, it's basically impossible to hold it! Li Xin nodded, although the Huashan army could be regarded as a series of great victories, he had not yet been carried away.

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but nod, and they all recognized this very much. In terms of the current strength of the Huashan Army, it is actually a little difficult to hold such a place. However, fortunately, although there are many opponents around, the only one who can really threaten the Huashan Army is the Fu Qin family.

Thanks to the geographical advantage of the pass, the east is either Xiongguan or the Tangtang Yellow River, which is too advantageous for the Huashan army. Especially to the north of Guanzhong, there is a mountain range that runs east-west, and there is no too strong force in the north now, so there is no need to be too guarded.

"What Han Tang said is good. With our current strength, it is impossible to completely wipe out Fu Qin at once. Although we may be able to do this if we do our best, for ourselves, there may not be no casualties at all. After having this half of Guanzhong, let's develop slowly, and then find an opportunity to fight to the death with Fu Qin, and then completely occupy the entire Guanzhong land. In this way, great things can be accomplished. When we've done everything we can to do about the Middle East, it's much easier to talk about other things! Wang Meng groaned for a moment and said.

"That's a good idea, but I think we have to take precautions. If all the elite soldiers are concentrated on the western front, once Yin Chi of Hedong County makes any moves and sends people to cross the river to kill them, I am afraid it will be unfavorable to us. In this regard, do we have to think about it first! Liu Xiaohai has no opinion on the overall situation, but only considers some details.

"Well, that place does have to be on guard. At the same time, because the land north of Guanzhong, although there are high mountains to block it, the necessary protection is still necessary! Since our territory has expanded, we must increase our troops accordingly. On the one hand, it is to train the army as soon as possible to prepare for the elimination of Fu Qin in the future, and on the other hand, it is also used as a matter of defense in various places! Hearing this, Li Xin thought for a while and nodded.

"There is Linjin Pass in the southeast of Dali County, and there is Pujin Ferry on the opposite bank, which is the best place to cross the river, and we have to send people there to defend it. In addition, each county must have a part of the army to defend the city and maintain law and order. It is necessary to follow the river all the way north, to the foot of the mountain range to the north, and there will be a lot of troops. In addition, on the Meridian Ridge, there are Shimen Pass and Diaoling Pass, which are all important roads to the north, and we must also hold them in our hands. Otherwise, if Fu Qin's army in Longdong comes around to attack us from this direction, I'm afraid it will be very unfavorable to us! Wang Meng continued.

The two places of Shimen Pass and Diaoling Pass are in the mountains northwest of Tongchuan City in the later generations, and they are the paths from Guanzhong to Hetao and Yan'an. Moreover, that place is not far from Longdong, and the straight road built by the Qin Dynasty passes through these two places and can directly reach Jiuyuan County! It's perfect for a large army march!

As soon as he heard this, Li Xin began to have a headache, and when the territory was bigger, there was more than a little more to this matter! If we really follow everyone's requirements and send troops to these places, it will be absolutely impossible for the current Huashan Army to do so.

"The expansion was thus decided. After we occupied the county towns in advance, Jing Luo was in charge of government affairs, first pacified the people, and sent officials to take over the places. And Zhou Tong and Erhei each went to the defense line to be responsible for defense, and Liu Xiaohai immediately organized a new army! This time, all the 3,000 soldiers and horses brought by Bacheng were scattered, and the lost soldiers and horses of the ten battalions were replenished! In the long run, let's recruit more people this time, and recruit another 10,000 people, so that we will have an army of 20,000! Li Xin glanced at everyone and said.

Although the Huashan Army won one after another during this period, it also lost a lot of people, including more than 1,000 killed in battle, more than 2,000 seriously wounded, and lightly injured not yet counted.

"If there is really half of the Guanzhong land, this 20,000 army is already the limit! But if you manage it well, it may not be impossible! Hearing that there were 20,000 troops at once, the expression on Wang Meng's face became a little solemn.

"If there are 20,000 troops, it should be of great help to us to hold this half of the pass! We don't have to worry about safety in the east all the time! Unlike Wang Meng, after hearing that it was going to be expanded, Li Erhei and other generals were excited and all agreed.

"Since everyone has no opinion, let's act quickly!" Li Xin finally set the tone, and the largest expansion operation since the establishment of the Huashan Army began!

Soon, people from all walks of life went out to various places north of Weishui. Since Fu Jian and the others had already retreated from the north bank, and the counties now knew that Fu Qin had lost a lot, all the cities in Feng Yi County were looking down.

Gaolu County and Wannian County, which belonged to Jingzhao County, the two counties of Beidi County under the mountain on the west side of Fengyi County, and Chiyang County, which belonged to the Fufeng Kingdom to the north of Chang'an, surrendered one after another after seeing the soldiers and horses of the Huashan Army killed.

Due to the need to establish a defensive line, Zhou Tong personally led people to garrison the county seat of Gaolu. Because Gaolu County is located in the northeast direction of Chang'an, plus Chiyang County, which is dozens of miles northwest of Gaolu, it is the second of the three most important counties on the defense line of the Fu Qin army, and the remaining one is naturally the overlord.

Bacheng relied on Ba Shui, and it was still dangerous to defend, and Li Erhei led more than 3,000 people to be placed by the water. In addition to his own second battalion, there were two battalions of men and horses, Sun Tie's ninth battalion and Zhao Ji's sixth battalion.

Zhou Tong took Chiyang County and Gaolu County as his forward strongholds, and put 1,000 people in each county seat. Then, another 2,000 people were deployed along Jingshui, plus 1,000 cavalry to patrol the riverbank, and a defense line was established that started from the north bank of Weishui and ended at the location of Tangli Palace under the Meridian Ridge in the north, that is, Chunhua County in later generations. This line of defense is more than 100 miles long, and it basically runs in the same direction as Bashui Jingshui.

There are bridges above Jingshui, so Zhou Tong's key defense is these places, in addition to his own third battalion, there are two battalions of soldiers and horses from Liao Chuan's fifth battalion and He Feng's seventh battalion. As for the cavalry, they are now under the command of Peng Lin for the time being! It's basically all divided here.

As soon as the west side was arranged, Li Xin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, except for the 2,000 men and horses led by Tongguan Tian He who couldn't move, there were only more than 1,000 people left in Liu Xiaohai, and all of them were temporarily assigned to the counties of Weibei. Thanks to the fact that for more than a year, the Huashan Army has a good reputation in the hearts of the people nearby, so basically the people everywhere have no bad feelings towards the Huashan Army.

And when the Huashan army was staking in Guanzhong, there was a bleak atmosphere in Chang'an City at this time, because the news of Fu Xiong's death had been made public at this time.

In the front hall of Taiji, Fu Xiong's future affairs are still being discussed, after all, an important minister like Fu Xiong can be said to have died in battle, and the future affairs cannot be too simple. Among them, the issue of nicknames is the most important one, and it must be properly discussed.

"The prime minister has worked state affairs and has worked hard so far, so he should not be treated lightly. According to the will of the people, posthumously present the King of Wei, and say that he respects the martial arts! Master Taifu presided over the funeral and chose a place for a thick burial! After discussing in the middle of the night, everyone reached an agreement, and Fu Chang couldn't help but sigh and make up her mind.

"Report, Your Majesty, the army of Huashan suddenly dispatched and attacked the city and plundered the land on both sides of the Weishui River. Now, its soldiers and horses have occupied the counties east of Jing and Ba, and the soldiers are pointing directly at Chang'an City, and please make a decision to Your Majesty! Just as everyone was about to discuss other matters, a person suddenly ran in from outside the main hall and reported it.

"Ahh This Huashan army moved so quickly? Hearing this, Fu Chang couldn't help but be shocked.

"Then Li Xin must know the news of the death of the prime minister, so there are some actions, and no one can really bully the court! Your Majesty, when the ministers gather soldiers and horses to kill and cross the river, they will definitely wipe out these Huashan thieves! When the ministers below were discussing, Fu Sheng stood up and said angrily. 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.