"Jiangnan is the most fertile in the world. King Chuang has conquered the Central Plains and has troops in Huguang. All he needs to do is to go down the river with all his strength, and Jiangnan will be at his fingertips. As long as he captures Jiangnan, there will be an endless supply of money and food. Then King Chuang will gather his troops. Millions are not a problem. It should be much easier to unify the world by following the old Hongwu events. However, King Chuang abandoned Jiangnan and returned to Shaanxi. He may have ulterior motives."
Jiang Chaoyun's analysis made Liang Yue tangled.
He also couldn't understand why Li Zicheng didn't cross the Yangtze River and capture the rich south of the Yangtze River, but why did he return to Shaanxi?
It was Jiang Chaoyun who saw through Li Zicheng's thoughts.
"The vast majority of the Chuang army are from the old Qin Dynasty. They have been fighting abroad for many years, and I am afraid that they cannot suppress their homesickness. Now that they have defeated Sun Chuanting, King Chuang has no choice but to obey the public opinion."
Liang Yue nodded, feeling that what he said made sense.
Thinking about how I have traveled around all these years, how could I not think of my days in my hometown of Linqing every time it was quiet at night?
Nowadays, Li Zicheng is no longer a wandering bandit with no way to go to heaven and no way to enter the earth. Of course, he hopes to return to his hometown and show off his martial arts.
Wealth and honor do not return to their hometown, just like walking in brocade at night.
"Someone under King Chuang must have said that Guanzhong is the land of dragon prosperity. As long as you occupy Guanzhong, you can advance and retreat freely, and it is easy to fight for the world. King Chuang believed this statement, and he will definitely come back."
Liang Yue sighed.
"Now, after years of natural and man-made disasters and wars and chaos in Shaanxi, Gansu and other places, their vitality has long been severely damaged. Where is the capital to compete for the world?"
Those of them who have been fighting mobilely in the Shaanxi-Gansu area are the most familiar with the situation here.
The land is vast and barren of grass. There is no human habitation for a hundred miles, and there is no life for thousands of miles.
Today's Guanzhong is no longer the same Guanzhong that gave birth to strong men and prosperous Tang Dynasty.
"No matter what, King Chuang will definitely come. How we should get along with King Chuang in the future is of great importance. I think it is better to give King Chuang a big gift."
Liang Yue trusted him very much and quickly asked: "Where does etiquette come from?"
Jiang Chaoyun looked like he was smiling but not smiling, and slowly uttered two words.
"Xi'an."
Liang Yue has grown into a hero, and he instantly realized that he had ulterior motives.
"When King Chuang comes back, it won't be difficult to capture Xi'an."
Jiang Chaoyun chuckled
"King Chuang captured Xi'an, that's King Chuang's ability. We captured Xi'an and presented it to King Chuang, that's our love. King Chuang wants to dominate the world, how can he not think of us?"
The commander of the right battalion, Zhao Silie, muttered.
"At the end of the Qin Dynasty, war broke out, and the princes agreed that whoever entered Xianyang first would be king. In the end, Liu Bang, the king of Han, took the lead and took the rightful place. Later, when he competed with the overlord of Western Chu for the world, he won a complete victory. What does Brother Jiang mean? yes……"
Jiang Chaoyun nodded slowly and admired his intelligence very much.
"We are not competing for the world with King Chuang, but our status among the Chuang army has been determined, and we have become outsiders. How to deal with ourselves in the future and satisfy everyone, we must use some tricks. Let's capture Xi'an, let King Chuang enter the city politely. For such a great contribution, King Chuang must be rewarded no matter what."
Everyone understood.
Although Liang Yue was a general under Li Zicheng at the beginning, his status was extraordinary. But later they separated and Liang Yue led his own army.
Four or five years have passed, and no one is sure how much of the old love is still there.
Furthermore, Liang Yue had more than 100,000 soldiers and horses. Standing in the northwest, even if he doesn't surrender to anyone, he can still stir up the storm. They are no longer on the same level as Liu Zongmin, Tian Jianxiu, Li Guo and others under Li Zicheng.
Now if he returns to Li Zicheng's command, how to arrange his status will be a headache.
With his status low, other people in the army would not be able to accept it if Liang Yue didn't say anything.
After all, Liang Yue's status determines the status of others. It affects the whole body and is related to real interests.
If his status is too high, what will the other generals in the army think?
Everyone has followed King Chuang through life and death, never leaving him, and that is why he has achieved his current status. A side branch of Liang Yue suddenly came back and wanted to ride on the head of the big guy. I believe there must be many people who are not convinced.
In this case, the only way to get the best of both worlds is to make a great contribution and give Li Zicheng a big gift.
And Xi'an, which is at your fingertips, is the best bargaining chip.
Liang Yue was convinced by Li Zicheng, but as a heroic figure, he must also consider his own interests.
He quickly made up his mind.
"Assemble the troops and horses, then go south and attack Xi'an."
Li Zicheng has arrived at Tongguan.
Looking at this majestic gate in the world, he can be said to be full of excitement and ambition.
During the years of fighting, there have been several in and outs, ups and downs from here. Now he is finally back, bringing an army of millions back to his hometown.
Although Sun Chuanting only had defeated soldiers and defeated generals in his hands, Li Zicheng was still very careful.
After all, the dangers of Tongguan are well known to the whole world. Over the past thousands of years, countless powerful military generals have suffered serious injuries here.
He made careful arrangements.
He and Liu Zongmin led the main force of the invasion army, marched west from Luoyang, and stationed troops under Tongguan City, involving Sun Chuanting's front.
Yuan Zongdi, Bai Jiuhe, Liu Tichun, and Lan Yingcheng led the right battalion with 100,000 troops, starting from Deng County, passing through Shangluo, and outflanking Xi'an.
On the sixth day of October, the Tongguan offensive and defensive battle officially began.
The Chuang army arrived at Guanpo from Taojiazhuang and fought in chaos with the Ming army.
Because Bai Guangen escaped without fighting in the previous battle and preserved his strength, Bai Guangen was the main force in this battle.
But you are in the first year of junior high school and I am in the fifteenth year.
He betrayed Gao Jie at first, but now Gao Jie is cheating him.
Seeing Bai Guangen's troops getting involved with the Chuang army, Gao Jie clapped his hands and left without even saying hello, directly selling Bai Guangen's right wing.
There were loopholes in the formation and the troops were far from enough. Bai Guangen collapsed instantly.
Since the families and children of the Ming army soldiers were all in the city, the collapsed soldiers rushed into Guancheng to protect their families and fled.
Some soldiers became anxious and simply swung their swords and smashed open the fence of Nanshui Pass.
When the Chuang army saw it, they rushed into Tongguan City.
In the chaotic situation, Sun Chuanting was unable to control it at all.
He doesn't want to control either.
Because he had heard the news, Chongzhen had already put the responsibility for the defeat of Nanyang and Ruzhou on his head, and ordered that he be deprived of his titles of Commander-in-Chief and Minister of War.
Sun Chuanting wanted to kill the thief but was unable to save his life.
Trapped in the chaotic city, he eventually disappeared.
He must have died in battle.
However, there is no accurate information about how he died in battle or who he was killed by.
The chaos in the city prevented people from recording this.
Tongguan, which had guarded Guanzhong for thousands of years, easily fell into the hands of the intruders.
Weak Shaanxi opened the door to Li Zicheng.
He stood on the city tower where the smoke had not yet cleared, looking towards Xi'an, and what he saw was a mighty army slowly approaching.
This made Li Zicheng's joy of victory somewhat dampened.
