The news of Rongchang's defeat reached Chengdu, Zhang Xianzhong's yellow face also became red, naturally not caused by shame, but anger, 100,000 troops, how many people are on the other side, but only 20,000 or 30,000 people, how can it be so embarrassed, nearly half of the loss, although 100,000 soldiers and horses for Zhang Xianzhong, is not much, but he can't stand such a blow, this is the first defeat of the Daxi regime, so how can he be embarrassed.

"Father, Brother Wang's defeat, it is really Cao Thief is too cunning, we have repeatedly suffered losses in his hands over the years, Brother Wang has done his best, and please Father Emperor Mingjian! Let Brother Wang make meritorious contributions! Li Dingguo saw Zhang Xianzhong's face, worried that he would deal with Sun Kewang, and he was also pleading for Sun Kewang at the moment!

Zhang Xianzhong also held back his anger, and said coldly: "Cao Bianjiao, I don't believe it, is he my Zhang Xianzhong's natural nemesis?" I'm going to fight him to the death! ”

"Your Majesty, no! Cannot! The emperor is the safety of the country, how can he be in danger, now my Daxi has been established, not when the war was in all directions, but also ask the emperor to be able to calm his anger, the defeat of the king of Pingdong, although it is detrimental to my overall situation, but the ministers think that we and Cao Bianjiao can still be allies, now the north of the Ming Dynasty is occupied by the Qing court, Cao Bianjiao attacked me, but I am worried that I will threaten them from the east and west, otherwise how can Cao Bianjiao only lead tens of thousands of soldiers and horses into Sichuan, it can be seen that Cao Bianjiao does not want to fight with me, It's just that I want to restrain our army, and for my big west, in fact, the biggest danger at the moment is not in the east but in the north! Wang Zhaolin, the left minister of Daxi, was also discouraged.

"North, you mean the Great Shun Army in Hanzhong?" Zhang Xianzhong also calmed down.

"Exactly! Hanzhong is the gateway of Bashu, after Liu Bei seized Xichuan, in order to stabilize Bashu, he couldn't recuperate, and then led the army to fight for Hanzhong with Cao Cao, because Hanzhong was in hand, Bashu had a barrier to garrison, Li Zicheng also sent troops to attack my Xichuan, it was because Hanzhong was in their hands, and his subordinates felt that even if Cao Bianjiao wanted to take Sichuan, it was not so easy, the land of Bashu was dangerous, especially from east to west, it was a back attack, it was really not easy, although he had occupied Chongqing, but wanted to attack me Chengdu, He still needs to overcome many dangers, and with his troops, he can't do anything at all, but Hanzhong is different, it's much simpler, and I hope the emperor will see it! ”

Listening to Wang Zhaolin's analysis, Zhang Xianzhong also thought it was true, he and Cao Bianjiao, that was the enemy, but with Li Zicheng, that was the enemy, Li Zicheng was just a small general under Gao Yingxiang's account, and he couldn't get on the stage, after the previous victory, now Wuchang humiliated him, and later he entered Sichuan, Li Zicheng also sent the general Ma Ke into Sichuan, captured Shunqing, and defended Mianzhou, it was he who finally repelled Ma Ke and stabilized the situation.

"Since the Three Kingdoms, Hanzhong originally belonged to Sichuan, and now my Daxi is set to be the capital in Sichuan, and if you don't take Hanzhong, it is inevitable that others will have Longwang Shu? Li Zicheng sent Ma Yi to guard Hanzhong, Ma Yi is mediocre, if he does not take it early, he will be easy to be able to be a person one day, and it will be difficult to figure out. Okay, just take Hanzhong, but before that, you have to stabilize Cao Bianjiao. Zhang Xianzhong said. Cao Bianjiao has always been an enemy and cannot relax his carelessness.

"Father, to guard against the south, you only need to hold Jiading, Neijiang, and Tongchuan, all three places are dangerous to defend, you can send Pingdong and Huwei to guard Jiading and Tongchuan, and the sons are willing to garrison Neijiang to guard against Cao Bianjiao!" Li Dingguo also took the initiative to ask for help at the moment.

"The emperor is good at fighting, I have no worries about it, okay, you go to take over the promising soldiers and horses, and let him follow me to Hanzhong to make contributions." Although Zhang Xianzhong was dissatisfied with Sun Kewang's defeat this time, Sun Kewang had been with him for more than ten years, and he naturally would not treat Sun Kewang for the sake of a defeat.

Wang Zhaolin stood up again and said: "Your Majesty, in fact, we can dissolve the alliance with Cao Bianjiao, in fact, our places are in the north at the moment, this Cao Bianjiao is clear, Cao Bianjiao can discuss and form an alliance with Li Zicheng before, and was therefore degraded, but we can still agree with his proposition, no matter what, whether it is the Ming Dynasty or the West, it is the Han people, we can be allies of each other, and there is nothing to do, at present, Li Zicheng has been defeated repeatedly, its momentum has declined, it is difficult to do anything, the emperor can take his place, the land of Sichuan and Shaanxi of our army, It is especially impossible to join forces with him to fight against the Qing Dynasty! ”

"You're right, although I don't like Cao Bianjiao, but whether it's Daming or Daxi, we are all Han people, how can we let the Manchu Tartars ride on their heads and, and be a prestige, he Li Zicheng can't do it, because he is incompetent, it's just luck, now that the situation is clear, he can't do it, then I'll replace him, presumably Cao Bianjiao will also be willing, then let the right prime minister go to negotiate peace! As long as he, Cao Bianjiao, is willing to form an alliance with me, and after taking Shaanxi with me, I can cede the land of southern Sichuan to him, and work with him to deal with the Manchu Tartars, and the two sides are allies of each other, and can even claim to the Ming Dynasty, I just need to be the king of the West. ”

Zhang Xianzhong is also very clear about his situation, Sichuan, this place, mountains and rivers, is a good place, but he is still willing to return to his hometown Shaanxi, as long as Cao Bianjiao is willing, he can be a king of the West, as long as northern Sichuan and Shaanxi can be, for the Ming Dynasty, this is nothing, anyway, they have no control over the northwest land, and they guard the border for them, which is also of great benefit to them.

"Obey the order!" Yan Ximing, the right prime minister on the side, also gladly accepted the order.

Three days later, Yan Ximing was ordered to negotiate peace with Cao Bianjiao, at this time Cao Bianjiao was still in Rongchang, the matter of the incorporation and surrender was still in progress, Sun Kewang was stationed in Neijiang and did not retreat, Cao Bianjiao naturally would not be careless, strictly prevent him from counterattacking, when Yan Ximing came to negotiate peace, Cao Bianjiao did not seem surprised, Zhang Xianzhong is an old fox, the advantages and disadvantages are divided, which is also his consistent means.

"My emperor said that as long as General Cao is willing to form an alliance and take Shaanxi, he can cede all the land in southern Sichuan to the Ming Dynasty, and he is only enough to be the king of the West, and he is willing to guard the border for the Ming Dynasty and invade the Manchu Dynasty!"

"I can agree to your conditions, and I can negotiate peace, but from now on, Zhang Xianzhong must go to the emperor and the year name, and accept the edict of my Ming court, and he can continue to be the lord of his Daxi country, called a lonely widow, and needs to give 300,000 taels of silver and 300,000 horses of silk to my Ming court every year......"

It's all expedient, Zhang Xianzhong understands, Cao Bianjiao also understands, how can Zhang Xianzhong be so well-behaved, but he doesn't want to be attacked on all sides, so he will compromise with himself, but now Li Zicheng's fall is imminent, and it is difficult to recover the situation, if Zhang Xianzhong takes Shaanxi, it is better than falling into the hands of the Qing army, he can form an alliance with Li Zicheng, and naturally he can also form an alliance with Zhang Xianzhong, what does the court think, he doesn't care, he really doesn't have the strength to exterminate Zhang Xianzhong at the moment, and it is okay to maintain the current situation. He can rest assured that he will consolidate the gains he has made.

"Yes!" Yan Ximing also gladly accepted it, because everyone knew that this was just a piece of paper, and what they were fighting for was just a temporary peace, and they would inevitably fight in the future.

A very awkward covenant was determined in Rongchang, and Cao Bianjiao and Yan Ximing signed the covenant very hastily, stamped their respective seals, and it was an alliance.