Everyone twisted their heads to Xia Yang who was wearing the uniform of the brigadier general of the Yulin Army, Xia Yang tilted his head speechlessly, except for the guard squad I brought with me, there was no Yulin Army in the whole Luoyang, see what use I am.

"Lord Yang." Sun Chuanting opened his mouth and said, "There are eight hundred miles from Luoyang to Xi'an, and now that Lord Shi Kefa's reinforcements have not yet arrived, the lower officials think that it is best for us to stick to Luoyang." When the people from Nanjing arrived, they counterattacked Xi'an in one go. ”

"Master Sun." Yang Wenyue said on the side, "Although this method is good, we don't know when Master Shi will arrive." At present, Lord Lu Xiangsheng and the Yulin Army are fighting fiercely with the Liukou in the Yan'an area, and it seems a little inappropriate for us to stand by and watch here. ”

"Lord Yang's difference, we are not standing by and watching, it's just." Sun Chuanting arched his hand at Yang Sichang and Hong Chengchou, then turned his head and said, "Now in Luoyang City, in addition to the 30,000 soldiers brought by you and me, Lord Yang and Lord Hong have less than 40,000, and there are as many as 200,000 rogues. ”

"But." Yang Wenyue hesitated a little, "I'm just afraid that Lord Lu won't be able to hold out for long." ”

Hong Chengchou, who had not spoken, suddenly asked Xia Yang, "General Xia, how long do you think Yan'an can hold out?" ”

Xia Yang thought for a moment: "Lord Hui, if General Han Wantao moves quickly, the lower officials feel that Yan'an is worry-free." ”

After Xia Yang said this, there was a low exclamation in the big tent, even if the Yulin Army was good, Xia Yang's words were a bit too big.

Hong Chengchou's eyes also widened: "General Xia is so sure?" General Xia has just arrived in Luoyang, and I am afraid that he does not know that the Liukou has sent reinforcements to Yan'an, and Lord Lu is afraid that he will have to contend with 70,000 or 80,000 Liukou and Mongolian Tatars. ”

"Back to a few adults." Xia Yang gave a salute, "Although there are many Liukou and Mongolian Tatars, they don't have any firearms. General Han Wantao's Yulin Army was equipped with 144 artillery pieces and guns that could fight hundreds of feet away, and it was not a problem to resist these 70,000 or 80,000 people. ”

The reason why Xia Yang wanted to say this was because Jiang Beiming had explained in his letter to him that he would try to move Yang Sichang and Hong Chengchou to have a decisive battle with Li Zicheng in Xi'an, even if he couldn't defeat Li Zicheng at one time, he had to end the war as soon as possible, because Jiang Beiming was very worried about what Huang Taiji and Tao Min would do.

Jiang Beiming talked about the negotiation between Xu Lang and Tao Min in the letter, and told Xia Yang that Xu Lang would go to Lushun again and try to delay Tao Min as much as possible, hoping to make a time difference and turn back to deal with Huang Taiji and Tao Min after Li Zicheng was resolved.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please take a look." Xia Yang took out a map from his bosom and unfolded it, "Now that Lord Lu Xiangsheng and my Yulin army have a total of more than 20,000 people in Yan'an, and the Mongolian Tatars have sent 20,000 troops, then Yulin must be empty." Wang Pu, the general of Datong, has already led his troops to Yulin, and only by recovering Yulin can cut off the retreat of these Mongol Tatars, they will definitely have civil strife. The 30,000 white pole soldiers of the Qin general army were only 150 miles away from Xi'an, that is, three days away, and the lower officials thought that with the strong army of the Qin general army, the rogues in Xi'an would not be unguarded, and the possibility of them sending reinforcements to Yan'an was very small. Now there are nearly 70,000 troops in Luoyang City, and we only need to wait for the reinforcements from Nanjing to arrive, and our Ming army can reach 300,000. Although there are many rogues, they are basically a rabble, and we can gather all our forces and strike with all our might, and we will definitely inflict heavy losses on the rogues. ”

Xia Yang glanced around after speaking, and said slowly: "Ladies and gentlemen, the Liukou in Xi'an is a big disaster, but the Manchu Qing in the north is also a threat. ”

The four people above all heard the meaning of Xia Yang, and it was necessary to exterminate the Liukou, but the safety of Beijing was more important. In case the Manchu Qing sent troops to invade the south at this time, I am afraid that the situation will be even worse, so Xi'an must fight quickly.

"Generals." Yang Sichang was moved by Xia Yang's words, "Make all the preparations, and counterattack Xi'an as soon as the Nanjing reinforcements arrive." ”

The city of Beijing is also mobilizing troops, and Chongzhen's holy decree has been issued again. 20,000 Guanning iron cavalry were transferred to Beijing Gongwei Beijing Division; Zheng Zhilong mobilized his warships to prepare at Dengzhou and Nagasaki with the fleet of Wang Zhaoxing of Dengzhou, and set out to support Lushun at any time; Shandong, Hebei, and Xuanfu all the soldiers and horses that could be mobilized were assembled in Beijing. At the same time, Ningyuan and Lushun should also be prepared to attack, once the Manchu Qing invaded the south, the soldiers and horses in these two places should go straight to Shengjing.

Xu Lang found Jiang Beiming again: "Beiming, I will go back to Lushun tomorrow to give Tao Min a final reply, do you have anything else to advise?" ”

"There's nothing more to advise." Jiang Beiming said with a smile, "I've told you several times what I should say, and you must pay attention to safety when you go back." ”

Xu Lang lowered his head and thought for a while, then suddenly asked: "Beiming, if Tao Min really wants to turn his face with Huang Taiji this time, will we help or not?" ”

Jiang Beiming asked rhetorically: "Do you think he will?" ”

"Although by reasoning he probably wouldn't, what if he did?"

Jiang Beiming patted Xu Lang: "You will handle it, I believe you." ”

Xu Lang chuckled: "I don't believe in myself, and I don't know what's going on in Xi'an." ”

Xi'an is not doing well, but Yan'an is full of war. Zhou Lei and Andreas held on for four or five days, and finally waited for Han Wantao's two artillery regiments.

The power of more than 140 cannons was revealed, and in front of these artillery, neither Liu Zongmin nor the Mongols could fight anymore. To charge is to die, and the two sides are once again deadlocked.

Zhou Lei found Han Wantao: "Chief Han, we have been in a stalemate with the Mongols for several days, should we talk to the Mongols?" ”

"What can you talk about with the Mongols?" Han Wantao asked, "Do you want them to withdraw their troops?" ”

"No, not the withdrawal, but the incorporation."

Zhou Lei briefly talked about Jiang Beiming's plan with Han Wantao, Jiang Beiming explained when he assigned this task to Zhou Lei, to act at the opportunity, Zhou Lei felt that now should be the time.

Han Wantao thought about it carefully: "Of course, it would be best if the Mongols could be recruited to deal with Li Zicheng, but will the Mongols surrender." And we are now with Lu Xiangsheng, and this matter may not work without his approval. ”

"It shouldn't be a big problem to convince Lu Xiangsheng." "But I'm worried that even if the Mongols surrendered, they wouldn't necessarily be willing to fight Li Zicheng." The 20,000 Mongols are the elite of the entire Mongolian steppe, and I think they want to go home even more. ”

"You have a point." Han Wantao asked, "Who is the head of the Mongols this time?" ”