In Jingzhou, Yan Ximing, the right prime minister of the Great Western Kingdom, also saw Cao Bianjiao, and it was also a coincidence, Cao Bianjiao happened to come to Hunan to visit Cao Wenyao, Cao Wenyao was also old, his body was not good, he suffered from wind and cold, Cao Bianjiao was worried, so he came to see him, and prepared to transfer him to Nanjing, saving him from hard work in Hunan, and appeasing the mountains and forests, and exterminating the bandits in the territory.

"General, at the moment my great western country is also very critical, the Qing army of more than 100,000 elites from the southeast of Shaanxi, attacking my Hanzhong land, if Hanzhong is lost, I am afraid that Bashu will also be difficult to preserve, and I hope that the general will read the covenant between the two families in advance, and for the sake of the descendants of the Han people, he can help."

"This is not a problem, Zhang Xianzhong's Great Western Kingdom is a subject country of my Ming Dynasty, and it is also a part of my Ming Dynasty, I naturally will not sit idly by, Prime Minister Yan can say bluntly, how do you plan to let me help you?"

Cao Bianjiao was actually very shocked in his heart, the Qing army started so quickly, it was only the end of July, they began to march into the army, this is just after the summer heat, they are in a hurry to occupy the territory, impatient, it also shows that the Qing army will not sit back and wait for the strength of Jiangnan to sit big, even if Sichuan falls into the hands of Zhang Xianzhong, it is better than losing it to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Cao Bianjiao still has this consciousness.

"My lord hopes that the general can send troops to attack Tongguan, in this case, the Qing army is afraid of the general's soldiers, and will not dare to attack with all his strength, and our side also has a greater chance of winning, but I don't know what the general thinks?"

"Send troops to Tongguan?" Cao Bianjiao also thought about it, Tongguan now belongs to the border pass, the Qing court arranged 10,000 horses there, and there is Xi'an defenders behind to support, stationed in Tongguan is the Qing army general Yue Tuo, it is not so easy to deal with, the other party has 10,000, he needs to send at least 30,000 troops to form a threat to them, this move is a matter of burning money, I always feel that in order to respond to Zhang Xianzhong's eldest brother, if you can't get anything, it's really not worth it, Cao Bianjiao will consider whether there is a better way.

"Prime Minister Yan, I decided to send troops, but not to send troops to Tongguan, but to Sichuan, and your Great Western Army to face the battle together, think about it, I sent troops to Tongguan, and the Qing army can completely transfer troops and horses from Shanxi and Beijing to reinforce it, and it only takes three or five days, and it won't play much of a role, but if I enter Sichuan and deal with the Qing army with Zhang Xianzhong, in this case, isn't it more appropriate, my name Cao Bianjiao, there is always a bit of deterrence!"

"This ......" Yan Ximing also hesitated, Cao Bianjiao led his troops into Sichuan, whether to help them attack the Manchu Qing Dynasty at this time, or whether he wanted to watch the fire from the other side and reap the benefits, it was difficult to say, but now he is not here to order, but to ask for help, some words can only be put in the heart, it is not easy to say directly.

"Prime Minister Yan is worried that I will watch from the wall, you can rest assured of this, priority, I Cao Bianjiao is still clear, Zhang Xianzhong is in Sichuan, even if he doesn't listen to me, but he is a Han Chinese, and he is also helping me contain the Manchus, how can I sit back and watch him perish, if I am with him, then who is the most proud person, naturally it is the Manchu Dynasty, I will not do such a thing as a relative and an enemy, then my Cao Bianjiao is too despicable."

Yan Ximing thought about it, and also felt that what Cao Bianjiao said was not unreasonable, and Cao Bianjiao was always creditworthy, after they signed an alliance with Cao Bianjiao, they had been at peace with each other, and there was no fighting, even if he was unwilling to do it now, then Cao Bianjiao would listen to him, it was absolutely impossible, it was better to sell a favor.

"Then everything will follow the general's wishes, and I hope that the general can quickly send troops, and the two families will work together to break the enemy and inflict heavy losses on the Manchu Qing."

"Don't worry, Prime Minister Yan can go back to reply to Zhang Xianzhong, five days later, I will lead 30,000 troops into Sichuan to help the war, from Chongqing along the Qujiang River, Ba Shui, garrison in Bazhou, as long as he really can't stand it, I will immediately lead the army to reinforce, with the good feelings of the two families."

"Thank you, General, then I'll leave first." Yan Ximing received Cao Bianjiao's reply, and he did not delay any longer, and went back directly to Zhang Xianzhong to restore his life.

"Come here, send an order to Li Qiande, the governor of the left capital of the Yangtze River, and order him to prepare a ship, within five days, I will use it, and at the same time Pegasus will send an order to Cao Dingjiao in Xiangyang, transfer Li Laiheng and the party Shousu department to come to Jiangling to assemble, send Wuchang Feng Ju, transfer Wang Yuncheng's department to come to Jiangling to assemble, and send the order to Jiujiang Ma to get merit, and lead the troops and horses to assemble and follow me into Sichuan."

Cao Bianjiao doesn't know how long Zhang Xianzhong can last, of course, he hopes that Zhang Xianzhong will last as long as possible, so that Zhang Xianzhong and the Manchu Qing are in the midst of attrition, for Cao Bianjiao, this is the best of both worlds, but he is worried that Zhang Xianzhong will not last long, although the Great Western Army has not yet fallen to the point of the Great Shun Army, but I am afraid that it will not be long away, as far as he knows, Zhang Xianzhong has slaughtered many people and generals in the army under the instigation of Wang Zhaolin, the left prime minister of the Great Western Kingdom, and is only afraid of danger. These people would not be willing to give Zhang Xianzhong their lives, in that case, Zhang Xianzhong was afraid that he would really not be able to hold on to the Manchu offensive.

"Let Lin Yangsheng not go to Hunan for the time being, let's go to Sichuan with me first, uncle, Mr. Song, you go and help my uncle, he is sick during this time, many things may be helped by one person, you have to work!"

Song Xiance, who was on the side, heard this, and hurriedly bowed at the moment: "The general's words are serious, this is a matter of humble duty, and it is natural to serve the general, then I will go back for a while, and I will set off to the south today to assist General Cao Lao in presiding over Hunan military affairs." ”

"Thank you!" Cao Bianjiao thanked him at the moment, according to the system, Song Xiance did not have the right to go, he could refuse Cao Bianjiao, because although he was a general, he was also an official of the Ming Dynasty, and there was no reason to help a local general soldier deal with military affairs, even if he went to Hunan, he only had the duty to inspect, and could not interfere in the local military, this is the rule set by Cao Bianjiao, so Cao Bianjiao must thank him.

"I don't know how long Zhang Xianzhong can last, I'm really not optimistic about his Great Western Army, Zhang Xianzhong said that it sounds good, that is, it is sleek and changeable, and if it is not good, it is not capable, once the momentum is not right, I am worried that he will abandon the fundamentals, and follow the old routine of his time when he was the leader of the displaced people, drilling the ravine, in that case, the Qing army can take the land of northern Sichuan without effort, we will lose the initiative, on the western battlefield, the future battle will become very passive, which I am really worried."

"After all, Zhang Xianzhong's men still have hundreds of thousands of people, I think he should be able to support it for a while, not so quickly defeated, after all, the terrain in central Sichuan is conducive to defense, when the Mongols attacked Sichuan, it was also difficult, it took countless costs to break through Sichuan, Zhang Xianzhong attacked Sichuan by himself, and it took more than half a year, the Qing army went south, what did he say, three months can always hold on, this is enough for us to arrange everything." Li Yan was also relieved by Cao Bianjiao at the moment, he also had such worries, but it was inconvenient for him to speak.

"If there is a traitor, the Dashun army can produce a traitor, my Ming army can be a traitor, can't he be a traitor? In that case, it will have to be discounted again, so we should march into Sichuan as soon as possible, and we must not let the Manchus gain Sichuan. ”

Li Yan also bowed slightly, Cao Bianjiao's words were not unreasonable, and he sighed at the moment: "May the heavens bless you!" ”