The men and horses under the command of Xining Mansion are full of about 200,000 people, in addition to the 150,000 carefully cultivated elites, there are also 50,000 grass kou recruits who were recruited after the official start of the army.

Hexi has been war-torn since ancient times, and it is a necessary place for the Silk Road, and almost every mountain will have large and small grass robbers entrenched.

Qi Wenliang assigned a lot of official positions to these grass cowards, and included them under the command of Xining Mansion, half of which were transferred to the front of the army as cannon fodder, and half were left to his son who stayed in Xining to be responsible for maintaining stability in the rear.

He originally wanted to quickly capture Lanzhou and other places and look east to the Central Plains. I don't want the emperor to send the prince over, so he has no way to do it.

The two sides have been facing each other by the Yellow River for more than a month, but no matter how Qi Wenliang shouts and humiliates, Wang Ziteng is always hanging up the card of exemption from war, and he should not fight in life or death.

If it continues to be consumed like this, let alone looking east at the Central Plains, the silver treasury and grain depot of Xining Mansion will be emptied by the 200,000 army.

Don't look at the Xining Army after raising troops, it successively took several state capitals under the rule of Shaanxi Xingdu Division, but who is in charge knows that these state capitals are already barren.

Not only could he not add a pound of food to the Xining army, Qi Wenliang also had to find a way to feed the stomachs of those insatiable people.

As time passed, the grain and grass in Xining Mansion began to become nervous, and Qi Wenliang knew that he couldn't wait any longer.

When Arotai arrived at the banks of the Yellow River with the remaining 60,000 varats, the two sides quickly reached an agreement.

Qi Wenliang used the wealth and women of several state capitals in Guanzhong as bargaining chips in exchange for the support of the Warat army. At the same time, it was agreed that after entering the capital, the two sides would take the Yellow River as the boundary, and the north of the Yellow River would be owned by Wara, and the south would be owned by Xining Prefecture.

Of course, Arotai doesn't have much hope for the final agreement, as long as he can get into the pass.

The wealth of women in several state capitals in Guanzhong is enough for the Warat army to return with a full load.

In April, the temperature in Hexi gradually rises, and in previous years, people on both sides of the Yellow River were already working in the fields.

But this year's spring ploughing is destined to be wasted, and with the intensification of the Xining army's offensive, Wang Ziteng had to move the tent to Yongjing City, which is closest to the front line.

The men and horses of the two sides began to test each other on a large scale by the Yellow River outside Yongjing City, and the roar of artillery did not stop for half a moment, and only one day of tentative fighting dyed the Yellow River that had just been unsealed red.

Xining Prefecture has been fighting for decades, and the combat power of the private soldiers it has cultivated is obviously higher than that of the Pingxi army.

Coupled with the support of the 60,000 Warat army, after a few days of fighting, the imperial army was obviously a little overwhelmed.

Yongjing City only lasted seven days before it was captured, and Wang Ziteng had to withdraw the Shuai Tent to Lanzhou, an important town in Hexi, and defended it with Lanzhou Jiancheng.

Fortunately, tens of thousands of troops transferred from all over the country arrived in time, and Wang Ziteng breathed a sigh of relief. The battle once again fell into a state of confrontation, and several large-scale frontal confrontations were launched under the city of Lanzhou.

A series of battles, the two sides have won and lost each other. Wang Ziteng relied on the solid food of Lanzhou City, and Qi Wenliang couldn't break Wang Ziteng's defense for a while.

While attacking Lanzhou, Qi Wenliang sent 30,000 troops south along Yongjing City, first attacking Hezhou, then trapping Lintao and Minzhou, and then going around to the rear of Lanzhou, wanting to take Gongchang Mansion and cut off Lanzhou's supply line.

Liu Yu, the king of Longxi County, who didn't want to be in Gongchang Mansion, flooded the Seventh Army, and directly drowned nearly 10,000 Xining troops by the water of the Wei River, causing Qi Wenliang to give up his plan to attack the rear of Lanzhou.

By the end of April, Wang Ziteng presided over the overall situation in Lanzhou, Liu Yu, the king of Longxi County, sat in Gongchang, and Liu Hong, the crown prince, was responsible for the dispatch of grain and grass for the army.

As soon as the battle line was lengthened, the shortcomings of Xining Prefecture's insufficient troops became apparent.

For a time, the threat of Liangzhou and Yongchangwei was temporarily lifted. There were not many men and horses under Jia Cong's command, except for sending a small number of cavalry south to fight guerrilla warfare with the rebels, the rest of the men and horses were not idle, and they were all sent out of the city by Jia Cong.

The sheep herding sheep, the farming of the land, helping the people of Liangzhou and Yongchangwei to replant spring ploughing.

The farming time has been mistaken, and it is too late to plant wheat and millet. Fortunately, Liu Hong sent a large number of potatoes over earlier.

Seedlings, ploughing, planting......

Hexi is inseparable, and Liangzhou and Yongchangwei are peaceful and quiet.

If it weren't for the scouts' daily updates on the latest battles, the people who returned to the city would have forgotten that there was still a war going on outside.

After eating beef and mutton for nearly two months, Jia Cong felt that he was about to be marinated in the fishy smell. Looking at the grass outside, he wanted to pick it and go back to the cold salad to satisfy his hunger.

The direction of Lanzhou was hot, and the city of Liangzhou was quiet, but this tranquility was soon broken.

On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, the scouts finally opened the channel to Lanzhou and sent two letters from Wang Ziteng and Liu Hong.

Wang Ziteng was furious at Jia Cong and others who had the audacity to send troops to attack the court of Wara Khan, but after learning that the grain and grass crisis between Liangzhou and Yongchangwei had been solved by mistake, he put the matter aside for the time being, and instead ordered Jia Cong to integrate the soldiers and horses of Liangzhou and Yongchangwei, and go south to Xining Mansion to attack Qi Wenliang's rear.

Liu Hong's letter was very supportive of Jia Cong's strategy of raiding the court of Warat Khan, not only praised it in the letter, but also asked Jia Cong how the cattle and sheep tasted, and if there was an opportunity to give him some tasting.

Regarding Wang Ziteng's order to let Jia Cong lead his troops south, Liu Hong said that Jia Cong should judge the situation and protect himself.

It is estimated that he is worried that there are not many people in Liangzhou, and if Liangzhou is raided by the Xining army, it will be worth the loss.

However, Jia Cong still felt that Wang Ziteng's strategy was worth trying, so he did not hesitate to convene the main generals in the city to discuss the matter of sending troops.

On the eighth day of the fifth month, Jia Cong appointed Chang Wei, the commander of the Ningxia Central Guard, as the main general, and led the 10,000 cavalry from the Liangzhou and Yongchang guards through the Qilian Mountains and went south to Xining Mansion to quell the rebellion.

At the same time, Zhang Daiyan was appointed as the commander of the second echelon, leading 20,000 infantry to attack Zhuang Langwei, which was located in the middle of Lanzhou and Liangzhou, in order to open up the Hexi Corridor and completely restore the connection with Lanzhou.

10,000 elite cavalry swept through the Qilian Mountain Pass, all the way to the gods and Buddhas, and swept the bandits recruited by Qi Wenliang along the way.

The Qi family who stayed in Xining Mansion was shocked after receiving the news, thinking that the imperial court had sent a large army from the north, and hurriedly sent a letter to Qi Wenliang to the front line.

After Zhang Daiyan conquered Anyuan City, the bridgehead of Zhuanglangwei, which was heavily defended, he went all the way east along the Great Wall, and successively recovered Zhenqiang Fort and Wushengyi, and was about to hit Zhuanglang City.

Knowing that there was chaos in the rear, Qi Wenliang had to turn to Aratai Aluotai, who had an army of 60,000 in his hands.

What kind of person is Arota? Want the Warat warriors to work for the Qi family? Yes, bring the silver!

After Qi Wenliang gritted his teeth and promised millions worth of goods, Ah Luo Tai ordered his generals to lead 30,000 people back to Xining Mansion to help the Qi family block the imperial army.

The scout sent the news to Chang Wei, who broke the army into pieces and began to play hide and seek with the Warat army.

Until the end of May, Liangzhou sent a letter from Jia Cong, ordering Chang Wei to directly contact Vara Taishi A Luo Tai and ask him to come to Liangzhou City to negotiate.

Dozens of high-ranking officials and nobles, including the Khan of Warat, Yilan, Kedun Ross Lan Qiduo and their children, as well as dozens of high-ranking officials and nobles such as the prime minister of Warat, were escorted to Liangzhou City by Jia Shiyi.

If it weren't for the lack of manpower that Jia Shiyi brought to raid, he would have been able to capture all the hundreds of royal nobles in the Wara Khan Court.

……

"So, Yilan was inadvertently picked up by Brother Xue?"

Even though he had heard the story of capturing Yilan several times, Jia Cong was still shocked and couldn't believe it.

It's outrageous, there are still strange things in the world that have picked up the lord of the enemy country!

Jia Shiyi nodded solemnly again, and arched his hand: "The last general didn't believe it at the beginning, but Yilan was indeed captured by Xue Qianhu, and only a few dozen of the two hundred people he led were injured, and none of them died in battle. It's also appropriate to say that you picked it up. ”

Hey, hey, hey......

Xue Pan, who had been grinning and smirling, scratched his brain, and said Hanhan: "I'm also lucky, that Yilan was exhausted from being chased by the eleventh master, and there are some boys around him, who look quite bluffing, and I don't have any strength at all, and I haven't been addicted to it." ”

Boy!

Jia Cong called shit luck, he was red at all for this meritorious service!

Although this raid battle is the commander-in-chief of Jia Shiyi, Xue Pan's credit is enough to make him rise to three levels in a row, and it is not even greater than his Jia Cong's credit.

Outrageous, outrageous!

"Forget it, let's give the people in the military department a headache about the merits, let's talk about the next thing first......"

Jia Cong truthfully wrote the merits of Jia Shiyi and others into the merit book, and quickly sent them to Lanzhou with the military situation.

The house was full of his own people, and Jia Cong didn't hide it.

"Reinforcements from the imperial court have arrived in Lanzhou one after another, and the Xining army is no longer a big threat. If it weren't for the 60,000 watts, it is estimated that the counteroffensive in Lanzhou had already begun. Yi Lan and the others can use it, it depends on how Ah Luo Tai chooses! ”

Commander Yongchangwei made Luo Zhijie frown, he saw that Jia Shiyi, Xue Pan and other generals had no doubts about Jia Cong's words, hesitated again and again, looked at Jia Cong several times and opened his mouth, but did not make a sound.

"General Luo, they are all their own people, just say it directly."

Luo Zhijie hugged his fists and said: "Uncle, Yilan's identity is special, how to deal with it, do you want to ask the palace first?" ”

Jia Cong nodded, smiled and explained to everyone in the hall: "Liangzhou is thousands of miles away from the capital, and the war in Hexi is urgent. Moreover, when Ben Bo was about to leave Beijing, His Majesty gave me a thing to act on behalf of heaven in case of emergency. ”

As he spoke, Jia Cong took a long wooden box from his own soldiers, opened it and lifted it with both hands.

This thing is a gold mace, jade handle gold body, carved nine dragon ornaments.

Call!

"Hit ...... Beat...... Is this a whip for the king? ”

Every time Jia Cong sees this golden hammer that beats the king, he thinks of the old man who is worried about the country and the people.

Xining is peaceful, and it seems that the Great Xia is about to succeed in cutting the domain, but unfortunately the old man left in a hurry and can no longer be seen.

I saw Jia Cong caressing Jin Gong and said with a sigh: "That's right, it's the prime minister...... Wei Wenzhenggong's whip to beat the king. Originally, His Majesty asked me to use this power to deter the feudal domains of Hexi and the Western Regions, and deal with difficult matters, but I didn't want to use it on the Warat people first. ”

"Hooray, hooray, hooray!"

After a brief moment of shock, everyone left their seats and bowed respectfully.

Jia Cong put the golden mace back away and beckoned everyone to sit down again.

"In fact, we were able to succeed in the raid this time, in the final analysis, taking advantage of the emptiness of the Wara Khan's court, it is not a real wolf house, and it has not reached the level of destroying the country. Therefore, Yilan's life and death are not important, the important thing is to take this opportunity to kill Qi Wenliang's help and drive Arotai back to the grassland. ”

Luo Zhijie asked unwillingly: "Then Yilan is going to be put back?" ”

"Well, Yilan must be put back......"

"What? How does this work? I boasted about Haikou, and I wanted Yilan to dance to the two saints. ”

Jia Cong smiled and comforted Xue Pan, who was jumping to his feet: "Brother Xue sit down first, I haven't finished my words yet." ”

I only heard Jia Cong continue: "Yilan is just a puppet, and it is Arotai who is really in power now. Of course, puppets have the use of puppets, and this time Arotai went south, it can be said that he lost his troops and lost his generals, and we raided the Khan's court and took away a large number of Warat's relatives and nobles. Let's let Yilan go back, do you think those relatives and nobles in Warat will turn to support Yilan's seizure of power because of their resentment of Arotai? ”

Xue Pan was unwilling in his heart, and couldn't help but say: "Anyway, there are only 60,000 people left in Aluotai, so we might as well directly block the route to the north and kill them all in Hexi." ”

Jia Cong smiled and didn't speak, Luo Zhijie sighed and said, "We can't do it, don't forget that what we are facing now is not only Hexi, but the chaos in the Western Regions is enough to exhaust us." ”

"That's the truth......

Jia Cong summarized the news he had received in the past few days, and Xue Pan understood what kind of complicated situation the imperial court was facing now.

Qi Wenliang knew that with the strength of Xining Mansion alone, he would not be able to directly confront the imperial court. So before he raised his army, he turned the Western Regions upside down.

Almost all the vassal domains of the Western Regions betrayed Bactria and formed a coalition to attack the Western Regions Protectorate and the Shaanxi Xingdu Division.

Most of these vassal states were city-states with few troops. However, the union of more than a dozen feudal states, coupled with the involvement of the forces of the Fan States, really made it difficult for the Western Regions Protectorate and the Shaanxi Xingdu Division to parry.

If the imperial court does not quell the rebellion in Xining Province as soon as possible and send a large army to support the Western Regions Protectorate, perhaps this place of ethnic complexity will really be removed from the territory of the empire.

Jia Cong saw that all the generals in the hall were silent, so he smiled and said: "Ben Bo didn't just let Yilan go back in exchange for Luo Tai's withdrawal of troops, he had to talk to this Wara Taishi well. He Ah Luo Tai wants us to let Warat Yi Ying go back, yes, we have to add money! ”

"Huh?"

Everyone in the hall was stunned, and they all looked at Jia Cong dumbfounded.

I saw Jia Cong spreading his hands: "The army is on an expedition, do you want to compensate the brothers who died in battle?" Besides, this thousand-mile raid brought back a large group of Warats, who eat horses and chew horses, which one doesn't want silver? Is it too much for me to ask him for some silver as compensation? ”

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That's all for tonight, and tomorrow for the rest, good night!

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