The Zhou army was defeated, and Wu Sangui fled westward, leaving Chang'an empty.When Zhao Ming arrived in Chang'an, the defenders in the city surrendered directly to the Ming army without resistance.This made Xi'an, which had fallen for nearly 20 years since Li Zicheng captured Guanzhong, finally returned to the hands of the Ming Dynasty.After Zhao Ming arrived in Xi'an, considering that Guanzhong and the Ming Dynasty had been separated for too long, he ordered Gu Yanwu, a scholar of the military academy, to go out of the list of Anmin, and made three chapters of the law with the military and civilians of Guanzhong, promising to recognize the land deeds and house deeds promulgated by the Zhou State, protect the property of the people, and at the same time restrict military discipline.On the Weihe Plain, many states and counties surrendered to the Ming army, and Qin merchants begged to see Zhao Ming, willing to help the Ming army and appease all parts of Guanzhong.Zhao Ming immediately sent an army to the north, and with almost no effort, he received Yaozhou, Tongzhou, Yan'an, Suidezhou, Yulin and other places, and then led his troops westward into Ningxiawei.King Jing of Zhou, Chang'an City, Zhao Ming rode into Chang'an on horseback under the welcome of the gentry and the common people, and entered the palace of Wu Sangui along the street.Since the Qing army occupied Xi'an, Guanzhong ended more than ten years of chaos and was peaceful for 17 years.Although there was a war caused by the Western Qing Dynasty in the Zhou Dynasty, the duration was very short and the damage was limited.Because Guanzhong is surrounded by rivers and rivers, after Chongzhen, when the blood of Jiangnan is flowing into a river, Guanzhong is gradually peaceful, so in the past ten years, Guanzhong's economy and population have gradually recovered, Chang'an has increased household registration, and the market has risen and gradually prospered.Zhao Ming rode on a horse, looked at Chang'an City, and said with a smile: "Wu Sangui is a martial artist, and he doesn't want to govern the place, but he still has a hand." ”Gu Yanwu followed Zhao Ming's side, but shook his head and said, "For generations, as long as the government does not act indiscriminately, most places can prosper.This is also the reason why in the early days of the dynasty, most of them adopted the rule of Lao Zhuang and the people's livelihood, but it was only limited to gradual recovery and could not surpass the previous generation.His Royal Highness governs Jiangnan, governs the country, breaks the rules of the past dynasties, creates a governance far beyond the past dynasties, and walks a new path for future generations. ”Zhao Ming was in a good mood when he heard this, and at this time, the group had already walked to the palace of King Zhou, Zhao Ming immediately turned around, and comforted the people of Xi'an who followed all the way, so that they could go home and keep their duties, and then strode into the palace.Everyone turned over and dismounted, walked up the marble steps, and after entering the palace gate, they saw people coming and going in the palace, and the soldiers who were busy looting saw Zhao Ming saluting one after another.Everywhere in the palace of King Zhou, there was chaos, and the dense soldiers rummaged through the cabinets in the palace, making a mess.At this time, Wang Shuang greeted him, "Your Highness!
”Zhao Ming frowned slightly, "What are you doing here?"
”Wang Shuang said indignantly: "Back to Your Highness, the brothers are raiding the house. ”"Copy what?"
Zhao Ming looked at the palace, which was still quite large.Wang Shuang sighed and said: "Such a large palace is beyond some of the large items and utensils that have been taken away, and not a single piece of gold has been copied. ”When Zhao Ming heard this, he frowned, and said in his heart that Wu Sangui had been planning for a long time, and he had already transferred the money."
The dependents of the harem, did Wu Sangui also take them all?"
Zhao Ming asked casually.Wang Shuangdao: "Is this too much, only a few people were taken away, most of them were still in the palace, and they were about to ask His Highness, what should I do?"
”While he was talking, a general hurried over and shouted, "Your Highness!
”Zhao Ming turned around and shouted, "What's the matter?"
”Li Ponu hurriedly said: "Returning to His Highness, the scout reported, Meng Qiaofang led tens of thousands of troops, just walked to Wugong, turned back and fled to Qinzhou. ”No way?
Could it be that Meng Qiaofang is a villain, and he still wants to resist stubbornly.It's not that Zhao Ming looks down on Meng Qiaofang, but his strength doesn't allow it.Zhao Ming didn't know that he let Jiang Xiang commit suicide by breaking his stomach, which frightened Meng Qiaofang and fled in panic."
Your Highness, please invite an army to destroy him!"
Wang Shuang said angrily.Zhao Ming pondered for a while and asked, "Where is Wang Chaoxian now?"
”Zhang Jiayu, who joined the army, thought for a while, "Back to the regent, General Wang pursued Wu Sangui all the way, and now he should have arrived in Pingliang and is about to cross Longshan." ”Zhao Ming paced back and forth, according to the intelligence of the Military Intelligence Department, after Li Yuanyin invaded Gansu, Wu Sangui immediately asked Xia Guoxiang to lead 30,000 iron cavalry to the west, and then mobilized more than 10,000 infantry troops into Longxi, after which Wu Sangui transferred 20,000 elite soldiers from Tongguan, if you add the soldiers and horses around Wu Sangui, the strength of the Zhou army in Gansu is still 70,000 or 80,000 people.Now that Meng Qiaofang has fled to Qinzhou, most of them will follow Wu Sangui, so that there are still more than 100,000 people in the Zhou army, which cannot be underestimated.Li Yuanyin only had less than 60,000 people, half of whom were still Mongolian cavalry, and if he wanted to intercept Wu Sangui, the pressure was still very great.Zhao Ming stopped and said in a deep voice: "Okay, Wang Shuang, you lead 10,000 elite soldiers, go to Fengxiang to fight into Qinzhou, pursue Meng Qiaofang, and go to pursue Wu Sangui." ”Zhao Ming led the army, just entered Xi'an City, did not stop much, just showed his face in the city, and left Gu Yanwu to deal with the aftermath of the city, hurriedly led the army, crossed the Wei River, and marched to the northwest along Jingshui.After the Battle of Tongguan, the Ming army entered Guanzhong, and after Wu Sangui fled into Longxi, he would definitely not stay longer, and would definitely launch a fierce attack immediately, intending to break through the Ming army's obstruction.Zhao Ming led the army to gallop away, and on the other hand, sent scouts to explore and find a place to fight.On the eighth day of August, more than 100,000 Ming troops traveled a long distance and finally crossed Longshan Mountain through Wating Pass and arrived in Jingning Prefecture.That night, when the army was stationed in the camp, Zhao Minggang ordered the cavalry to explore the traces of the Zhou army everywhere and contact Wang Chaoxian, who was pursuing Wu Sangui, but he heard a report from outside: "Your Highness, the scout brought back news from Anding." ”Zhao Ming perked up and called, "Come in!"
”Li Ponu hurriedly entered the account and saluted: "Your Highness, the scout has just returned to the camp, and outside Anding City, he found traces of the great battle. ”Zhao Ming's heart sank and asked, "What's the situation?"
”The war has broken out, but Li Yuanyin does not have many soldiers and horses, and the dynasty only has 10,000 elite cavalry, and the advantage of the Ming army is not great, and it is only the morale that rises after the victory of the war, which makes Zhao Ming a little worried."
The scouts went two hundred miles to the west, and they didn't find the Zhou army along the way, nor did they see General Wang, until they reached the territory of Anding, and learned from the villagers that three days ago, there was a big battle by the West River, and the scouts immediately went to investigate, within a radius of dozens of miles, human corpses and horse corpses abound, and it is not difficult to see that the battle is extremely fierce!"
Li Ponu said.Zhao Ming's star suddenly hung up, although Wu Sangui was just a group of remnants of the defeated generals, but he was afraid that the Zhou army in a desperate situation would be trapped and fighting, and burst out with combat power beyond the usual level."
Can you tell who's winning?"
Zhao Ming said in a deep voice.Li Ponu said: "The scout said that there were corpses on both sides, and he didn't see anyone cleaning up the corpses, so he couldn't judge, but the scouts divided a team and continued to explore west." ”()