At the end of mid-November, Zhou Shaoyong led his troops back to Shiquan.

He didn't have to go to Hanyin Hall, because in just a few days, Zhu Qianguo had already lost Hanyin Hall. At the same time, half of the military strength in his hands was lost.

The originally balanced battle situation in Hanzhong was not unbalanced due to the departure of Zhou Shaoyong's troops, and Liang Chengfu continued to stay in Hanzhong and did not return to Hanzhong. The Battle of Duolong Axian was fought cautiously, lasting more than a month, and although the siege of Xi'an that lasted for fifteen months was lifted, it did not cause much damage to the rebel army of the True God Cult.

After the war, Dolonga went to Beijing on paper. What the specific content is, Liu Xian is not qualified to know, anyway, in December, Beijing's will was sent to Hanzhong, and Mao Zhenshou and Yang Guangshu in Hanzhong Prison were exiled to Xinjiang. God knows what Xinjiang will look like after the severance of Gansu and Shaanxi! As far as Liu Xian knows, Agu Bai, one of the protagonists of Zuo Zongtang's determination of Xinjiang in the future, has now made waves in southern Xinjiang.

Chen Tianzhu, the chief soldier of Hanzhong Town, was removed from his post and temporarily stayed in the army to serve, and the first army general was reprimanded, but Liu Xian was the only one who was reprimanded and was also rewarded - the rank of registered general.

This is completely equivalent to saying to Liu Xian: Sao Nian, work hard. The position of the commander of Hanzhong Town is waiting for you in front.

Liu Xian thought that he must have an expression. Calculating the time, there are still thirteen days before the New Year, and it seems that it is not enough to report to Xi'an a year ago, but this battle must be fought.

Cold. It is difficult for their own troops to attack, and it is equally difficult for the rebels.

Because Zhou Shaoyong returned to Shiquan and there was a heavy snowfall, the Xing'an Mansion, which had been stopped for a month, once again roared with artillery shouts and killing.

Liu Xian left Xiangfa to lead the second squadron and Zhu Guiqiu to guard Qingshi Pass, and he integrated all the remaining troops to rush to Hanyin. Along the way, the prefectures and counties quickly recruited laborers, and Fan Debang unified the dispatch and command, and first transferred grain and gunpowder to Hanyin.

Han Yin at this time. A force also took advantage of the dark night to march quietly, heading towards Phoenix Mountain, southwest of the hall city.

The leader of this army is Huo Guangcheng, and Zhang Zhongkui has never won him. Zhang Zhongkui is the chief general of Liu Xian's army in Hanyin, and Huo Guangcheng is Liu Xian's cousin, who is well-known in the army, and it is more suitable and morale-boosting for him to lead the team.

Hanyin Phoenix Mountain is located in the area between Chihe, Yueshui, Hanshui and Haoping River, trending southeast and northwest, with large faults on both sides of the fault block mountain.

The ridge is considered high by the locals. This is of course an imaginary number, but it also reveals the height of Phoenix Mountain here. Compared to the height of a few hundred meters in other places, it is obviously not a grade.

The mountains are steep in the north and gentle in the south. The deep cut of the river is mostly a V-shaped canyon, the depth is between 100 zhang and 150 zhang, and the riverbed is more coulder. However, there are many large and small mountain basins in it, which constitute the route of Liu Xian's army to cross the Phoenix Mountain.

The cold winter wax moon is no better than the summer. When the water turns into ice, you can run into the mountains and valleys, not to mention how dangerous it is, but the drop in temperature can be prohibitive. But this march is a big plan and must be carried out. After Liu Xian's order was transmitted to Hanyin, Huo Guangcheng did not give in.

The cold wind howled, and the cold and biting snowflakes kept hitting people's faces. Heaven and earth were frozen into ice by the cold, and all the exposed parts were very cold.

The five hundred soldiers were all dressed in leather clothes, with thick cotton clothes and trousers, and their clothes were tightly wrapped around their bodies, all like human bears. But even so, the biting chill continued to seep into the holster.

From time to time, the warriors slipped and fell to the ground, because the ground had been completely frozen to ice, and the snow became even more slippery. The wheels rolled over the smooth ice, which saved the fighters a lot of effort, as long as they could grasp the direction.

It was as if a strong light was shining on the snow-white mountains, and after turning a mountain, the horizon became even flatter, and the wind and snow seemed to have weakened a lot. But the heavy mountains in front of them told them that Phoenix Mountain had just entered, and they still had to suffer from crossing these forty miles of mountains.

In all directions, you can see only white slash lines formed by the falling snow. On the mountain road, the wind stubbornly blows all the qiē in one direction. On the right, on the left, there are white snowflakes everywhere. The human eye cannot find anything different, new.

I couldn't see anything other than white, only a patch of snow.

The wind and snow blew in their faces, blowing snowflakes to cover their eyes, and the cold wind passed through any tiny crevice, and the frozen soldiers shivered. But there was nothing they could do but wrap their leather garments tighter.

The bitter cold froze Phoenix Mountain into a large ice mound. The mountain wind is howling, the snow is flying, but the team is always moving forward.

Liu Xian wanted to solve Zhou Shaoyong as much as possible, and attacking Shiquan head-on was a method, and the point that could be tricked was in Dingyuan.

As long as Hanyin can divide an elite team, cross the Phoenix Mountain, insert into Xixiang and Dingyuan, and cut off the connection between the two places, Liu Xian's team that is moving towards Hanyin will turn around and kill Dingyuan Hall, and then storm Xixiang after taking it.

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"Poof-" the sound of a bayonet entering flesh......

"Ahh

"Boom-" the sound of mortar fire and grenade explosions.

In Dingyuan City, more than 2,000 Liu Xian's army was like an invading locust, rapidly devouring the soldiers of the righteous army they saw.

They suddenly appeared on the east side of Dingyuan Hall City. Li Muguang, the leader of the rebel army who was sitting in Dingyuan, didn't have time to react at all, and was captured by Liu Xian's scouts. Then more than 2,000 Liu Xian's troops who were waiting outside the city swarmed in.

In this Liu Xian army, hand-to-hand combat soldiers accounted for seventy percent of the total strength, but they were also the most suitable for explosive strength in siege warfare.

A considerable number of these hand-to-hand soldiers wore rattan armor, and although the number of rebels in Dingyuan City was far greater than that of Liu Xian's army, they could not stop their attack. You know, the rebels are scattered throughout the city, and a lot of them live together with the whole family. When there is an emergency, the speed of reaction is not expected. The frightened family members will even be strict to weaken their fighting spirit, and many volunteers did not run out to assemble after discovering that something was wrong, and even blocked the door of the house, or ran to the north gate with the family.

The small number of Liu Xian's army turned into an absolutely superior force, and they were like a monstrous wave, slashing their heads and covering their faces at the rebels in the city. The surging tide swept away a qiē!

Without encountering any strong resistance, they attacked the official offices of the hall city.

In three days, Liu Xian gave Hanyin three days, and in the early morning of the fourth day, he did not hesitate to turn around and wave his troops to Dingyuan. As for whether Hanyin's side has cut off the connection between Dingyuan Hall and Xixiang, he doesn't care anymore.

The partition was cut off, and the Zhou Shaoyong army was unlucky. After Liu Xian took Dingyuan, he would continue to attack Xixiang non-stop.

There is no partition, that is Liu Xian's life should not have it. Xixiang is the hinterland of Zhou Shaoyong's territory, and the tightened garrison after getting the news is not something that Liu Xian can gnaw on for a while. And if he can't take Xixiang, he won't be able to open up the channel with Chenggu, and if he can't open up the channel with Chenggu, Liu Xian won't get the support of the Han Yuan Cannon in Chenggu......