Gong Yonggu thought for a while and said, "If I ask you to go, are you sure you can stop this?"
When Ren Zhihua heard this, he hesitated and said: "The general may be able to dissuade Li Yan, but Yu Yin is originally from Jianghu, and his habits are similar to Li Mou and others."
"Furthermore, I heard that he has been in close contact with Li Mou these days, so I'm afraid..."
When Gong Yonggu saw the troubled expression on his face, he knew that this matter could not be done. He then thought that Yu Yin had already sent troops to Baode, Watang and other places. Even if Ren Zhihua could persuade him, it might be too late now.
He pondered for a moment, then spoke again: "Jinyiwei sent a message earlier, saying that there were suspected Horqin troops in Datong. Is there any new news now?"
Ren Zhihua shook his head and said, "Not yet, but after Wang Fuchen got the news, he went out to investigate and found nothing unusual. He thought it was the other party's scout."
"Because since the last Jurchen defeat, Abu Nai of the Chahar tribe has been very active, contacting many small tribes in Monan, and there has been constant friction with Horqin..."
Gong Yonggu listened to Ren Zhihua's story, was silent for a while, and said: "You rush to Ningwu immediately and let Xu Wenpu lead his army to Baode to support Yu Yin."
"At the same time, let Han Lin's musketeers go north immediately to assist Zhang Qian and Jiang Yu in defending Datong, and let Wang Yingyuan hide on the spot without going south again."
Ren Zhihua was stunned and said hesitantly: "Ping Xigong, Wang Yingyuan is almost at Xinkou, and Prime Minister Hui Deng's troops are also showing signs of withdrawing from Xinzhou. Wouldn't it be a pity to give up now?"
"Furthermore, the identity of Wang Yingyuan's rebels may not be kept secret for long. If we miss this opportunity and seize Xinzhou later, we may join forces and end up without a name!"
Gong Yonggu shook his head and said, "Wang Yingyuan's identity should have been exposed a long time ago. It was only because Zuo Menggeng and Gao Jie were fighting for Xi'an that Zuo Liangyu had no time to take care of it, so he didn't take action."
"Now that we want to move westward, we can no longer mess with Zuo Liangyu, otherwise it will be detrimental to the overall situation..."
It turned out that when Hao Yaoqi led his army back to Yan'an, Gong Yonggu asked the surrendered general Wang Yingyuan to lead his army to retreat to Datong in order to reasonably occupy Shanxi in the future, and at the same time ordered Xu Wenpu and Han Lin to pretend to be encirclement and suppression.
After Zuo Liangyu's troops entered Shaanxi, he immediately supported Wang Yingyuan's troops and allowed them to go south as rebels.
Xu Wenpu and Han Lin then pursued them all the way and occupied a large area of land north of Xinkou.
Gong Yonggu's original goal was to capture Xinzhou, but now that Yu Yin had left east, he decided to stop this temporarily.
Ren Zhihua nodded helplessly and said, "Since we are going east, why not let Han Lin's Musketeers enter Shaanxi?"
"You must know that Han Lin's Musketeers' tactics are trained for the Jurchen cavalry. With their help, they should be able to quickly regain Yulin and other places."
Hearing this, Gong Yonggu muttered: "Although what you said is reasonable, I am still a little worried about Abu Nai. After all, he is related to Hauge and has sent troops to support before."
"I heard that Hauge is quite passive in the Jurchen situation now. I don't rule out that he will send troops to attack Datong to support Hauge."
"Furthermore, Datong is our foundation. If Datong is lost, it will endanger the capital, so we must be on guard."
When Ren Zhihua saw Gong Yonggu, he considered all aspects in a moment. He stopped trying to persuade him, bowed and agreed, and hurried out.
After Ren Zhihua left, Gong Yonggu's expression immediately became solemn.
He first carefully inspected the marching map, and after confirming that there were no omissions, he wrote a letter to Shen Zhanran and Liu Wenbing, telling them the current situation, and had them sent out quickly. Read the book
In the next two days, Gong Yonggu was very nervous.
It wasn't until he received the battle report from Yu Yin that they had forced Jierhalang to the front line of Yulin that he relaxed a little.
Later, Gong Yonggu ordered Xu Wenpu to lead his army into Shaanxi and blockade Mizhi, Suide and other places, completely cutting off Li Mou and others' southward path.
On the other hand, Li Yukui was asked to voluntarily withdraw from Yuanping and rest in Dai County to show that he had no intention of going south.
Less than half a day after Gong Yonggu withdrew his troops, the news reached
Luliang.
After Zuo Liangyu got the news, although he felt that Gong Yonggu would not go south again, considering that Taiyuan was his foundation and the Jurchen's movements were unknown, he was a little undecided for a while.
At this moment, a personal guard came in to report that Zuo Yongmei was outside seeking an audience.
Zuo Liangyu was silent for a while, and then someone brought her in.
After Zuo Yongmei came in and saluted, he said with joy on his face: "Uncle, Yongmei just got the news that sister Xianmei has gained control of Wuchang."
Zuo Liangyu was startled when he heard this, and said with some surprise: "Didn't you say that Xianmei was captured by Zhang Huangyan? Why did he take back Wuchang again?"
Zuo Yongmei smiled sweetly and said, "Uncle, you underestimate sister Xianmei too much. It's not Yongmei's fault. If sister Xianmei hadn't been willing, I'm afraid no one in this world could capture her!"
Zuo Liangyu smiled faintly and said in a deep voice: "Is your news reliable? What is going on?"
Seeing this, Zuo Xianmei said with a serious face: "According to the news from sister Xianmei's spy, Bai Wang was just pretending to attack Wuchang before."
"In fact, his army had already set out from Chengtian, and together with Zhang Xianzhong's troops, they defeated the cavalry of Du Yinxi and Shen Yunying, and besieged them at the Yiling line."
"Zhang Huangyan learned that Du Yinxi was besieged, so he asked Sister Xianmei to send troops with him. He thought that after transferring Sister Xianmei's troops, Wuchang would be safe, but he didn't know that He Tengjiao was also one of Sister Xianmei's men. "
"Not long after they left, He Tengjiao subdued Yan Yingyuan, and then recalled the troops who went to rescue because Wuchang was in danger. In the end, Zhang Huangyan had no choice but to rush to Yiling with thousands of people from his headquarters..."
After listening to Zuo Yongmei's story, Zuo Liangyu said strangely: "Even if He Tengjiao captures Wuchang, Zhang Huang will not let Xianmei leave if he agrees, right?"
Zuo Yongmei smiled sweetly and said, "Of course he refused, but Li Ruolian, who was rushing to rescue him, entered Wuchang in a daze, so he had to give in!"
Hearing this, Zuo Liangyu frowned and said, "Li Ruolian is quite brave and has thousands of cavalry under his command. How could he be captured so easily? Is there a conspiracy here?"
Zuo Yongmei shook her head and said, "Uncle, don't worry. Although He Tengjiao is a civil servant, he is quite courageous. What's more, he does calculations mentally and unintentionally, so there will be no problem."
"Yongmei feels that the situation in Wuchang will not change. It would be better for my uncle to consider the situation in Xi'an. I heard that Brother Menggeng is under great pressure in Xi'an. If my uncle does not send troops to support him, Yongmei is afraid that Brother Menggeng will suffer a loss."
Zuo Liangyu shook his head and said, "It's not that my uncle doesn't want to send troops, it's that the situation is too complicated. If you are not careful, you may lose everything!"
Zuo Yongmei said thoughtfully: "Uncle, now Xi'an has been defeated, Gong Yonggu has also marched into Shaanxi, and there is no war in Shanxi anymore, so what are you worried about?"
Zuo Liangyu shook his head, but did not speak.
When Zuo Yongmei saw this, she couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
She was about to say goodbye and leave, but suddenly she remembered that Zuo Liangyu had expressed his lack of money and food and was worried about the Jurchens going south, so she whispered: "Uncle, if you are really worried, you might as well take Fan Yongdou and others with him in the name of sightseeing. Enter Shaanxi."
A ray of light flashed in Zuo Liangyu's eyes, and then he shook his head and said: "This method is too reckless, let uncle think about it again!"
When Zuo Yongmei heard this, she knew that Zuo Liangyu was already attracted to her, but she just refused to admit it because of her face.
So she stopped persuading, said a few perfunctory words, and left.
After Zuo Yongmei left, Zuo Liangyu immediately called for his personal guards and asked him to rush to Xinzhou. He ordered Prime Minister Hui Deng to take Fan Yongdou and others to Shaanxi to seize Yan'an and other places.
Then he ordered Jin Shenghuan, who was in Hancheng, to rush to Xi'an at night to support Zuo Mengeng.
After Gong Yonggu and Zuo Liangyu's armies advanced into Shaanxi, the rebels in Shaanxi retreated steadily. There were even rumors that Li Zicheng had died in the battle, which greatly boosted the morale of the Ming soldiers.
As the war in Shaanxi progressed smoothly, Wu Sangui, who was far away in Shanhaiguan, could no longer hold back.
After several trials, he finally reached an agreement with Li Guozhen and requested to regain Ningyuan and other places.
After Zheng Hongkui and others learned about this, they also hurriedly submitted a letter asking for a fight.
However, while they were writing the letter, the warship had already set sail and sailed towards Jinzhou.
