Xia Zhikuan returned a military salute.
"Commander Zhang, your Thirteenth Army is pretty good. You captured half of Qinghai in such a short time."
"Commander Xia, you're welcome. This Qinghai is just a piece of meat on our lips. It just depends on who comes to eat it."
"Our Thirteenth Army only captured one-third of Qinghai, while Commander Xia's Seventeenth Army captured the remaining two-thirds without spending a single soldier."
"Hahaha, okay, don't let Wang Po sell melons. Let's go in and discuss the next plan."
"yes."
"I just received news that our 16th Army and your Sichuan 12th Army have captured Lhasa."
"According to the instructions of the Grand Governor, our sixteenth army is about to go north."
"The order given to me by the Grand Governor and Commander Bai is to capture Qinghai as soon as possible and then hand over Qinghai to the 16th Army."
"Your Thirteenth Army and my Seventeenth Army are about to attack Gansu."
"Currently, the largest chieftain force in Qinghai has been eliminated by us, and the rest are nothing to be afraid of."
"I still have 10,000 people in Xining Prefecture, ready to launch a coup at any time."
Although Xining Prefecture is said to be the administrative seat of Qinghai, it is actually currently in Gansu.
This is also because the governor of Qinghai is so depressed and has very little control over Qinghai.
"Commander Zhang, next your 12th Army will take the northwest route and capture the Left Wing Alliance, Heshuote West Left Wing Center Banner, Ulan Tuoluohai, Yiqie and other places."
"I will lead the Seventeenth Army all the way to the northeast and completely eradicate all opposition forces along the way. This is also for us to better control this area in the future."
"yes."
After Xia Zhikuan and Zhang Dayao discussed it, the two armies were divided, with one army heading northeast and the other heading northwest.
Zhang Dayao and the others have to go a little more complicated along the way, just like opening up wasteland, they go to one place and attack another.
After eliminating the opposition forces, fortunately Xinjiang Governor Timur sent many people in charge of government affairs to help with governance.
This also gives them no worries.
Xia Zhikuan and the others just went to one place to deceive others and opened several city gates in the name of Xinjiang governor.
They fought all the way to Nanning Prefecture.
Nanning Mansion directly launched a coup, and the 10,000 soldiers inside captured Wen Ge and other Qing officials, as well as some local forces.
Qinghai is basically controlled by the Tenglong Army.
After Nanning Prefecture was controlled, the Sixteenth Army heading north from Tibet had entered Qinghai.
This also shows that northern Tibet has been completely captured. What remains is to see how Liu Mingchuan governs Tibet and captures some areas in western Tibet.
After Parhati entered Qinghai, Xia Zhikuan and the others basically captured the entire territory of Qinghai.
Li Jingxiao and Bai Tao were overjoyed when they learned that Qinghai had been captured.
The second strategic goal they designated was basically completed, and the Tenglong Army controlled more than half of the area.
Li Jingxiao appointed Parhati as the acting governor of Qinghai. The administrative seat was still Xining Prefecture, but Xining Prefecture was assigned to Qinghai.
The area of Qinghai expanded again and became like a little rabbit.
After Xia Zhikuan captured Qinghai, Gansu Governor Liu Jintang was shocked.
Liu Jintang was leading more than 30,000 Gansu Qing troops to attack Songpanting in Sichuan. He originally thought that with Xia Zhikuan behind them, Gansu's Anxi Prefecture, Suzhou, Ganzhou Prefecture, Liangzhou Prefecture, and Lanzhou Prefecture were all very safe.
As a result, because Xia Zhikuan was behind them, their entire rear area in Gansu was completely empty.
After Xia Zhikuan took Xining Prefecture, he divided Gansu into two.
The Thirteenth Army did not stop attacking after taking over Ulan Tuoluohai and Yiqie.
They continued to attack Anxi Prefecture, Suzhou, and Ganzhou Prefecture.
After Xia Zhikuan took Xining Mansion, he sent people to stay in Xining Mansion and wait for Parhati's personnel to take over the city.
He sent two divisions, one to attack Liangzhou Prefecture.
One attacked Lanzhou Prefecture.
Lanzhou Prefecture is the seat of Gansu Province.
As long as Lanzhou is captured, Gansu will be finished.
Li Jingxiao after the second step of the plan was completed.
The Thirteenth Army and the Seventeenth Army were ordered to continue attacking Gansu.
The Seventeenth Army fought northeast, targeting Lanzhou Prefecture, Guyuan Prefecture, and Qingyang Prefecture.
After taking these places, Liu Jintang's tribe in Gansu was included in Minzhou, Taizhou, Jiezhou and other places.
At that time, Liu Jintang must either hold on or retreat to Shaanxi.
The other 14th Army and the 5th Army changed their feint attack into a general attack.
Attack Shaanxi from two sides, one on the left and the other on the right.
Strive to capture Xi'an Prefecture and drive the Qing army from Shaanxi to the Wei River.
Completely occupy all cities north of the Yellow River.
After Liu Jintang learned that Xining Mansion was lost, he knew that Xia Zhikuan had also rebelled against the Qing Dynasty.
He and Xia Zhikuan served as generals under Zuo Zongtang at basically the same time, and both came from the Hunan Army faction.
Why did Xia Zhikuan betray their Qing Dynasty and the commander who promoted him?
This made him unable to figure it out.
Could it be that during the half year they worked together, Xia Zhikuan was impressed by Li Jingxiao.
But he also worked with Li Jingxiao.
Why didn't Li Jingxiao think about winning over him?
Is it because he, Liu Jintang, is unworthy?
Liu Jintang's 30,000 troops include 10,000 new troops and 20,000 green troops.
He did not dare to continue attacking Songpan Hall, as his old nest would be in danger.
Liu Jintang led an army of 30,000 people to retreat, preparing to support his base camp, Lanzhou Prefecture.
In addition, people were sent to Shaanxi-Gansu Governor Yang Changrui and Marshal Zuo Zongtang to send letters.
Yang Changrui is now leading 20,000 new troops and 20,000 green battalion troops with Boyan Nemoyou to resist the pressure from Sichuan and Hubei.
The two armies of the Tenglong Army had 80,000 people, and they beat Yang Changrui without any temper.
Step back a little.
After Yang Changrui learned that most of Gansu was occupied by the Tenglong Army, he had to give orders to Liu Jintang.
Liu Jintang was ordered to lead an army of 30,000 to abandon Lanzhou, abandon Gansu and retreat to Yan'an, and set up a line of defense in Yan'an to resist Tenglong's army from continuing eastward.
Yang Changjun wrote a letter to Zuo Zongtang, saying that the south of the Wei River could not be defended because the enemy's firepower was too fierce.
They had to retreat north.
Prepare to retreat to the north of the Wei River and build a new line of defense based on the Wei River.
Zuo Zongtang almost vomited blood when he learned that they had lost half of Tibet, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Gansu, and Shaanxi in just a few months.
All this is because of him, Xia Zhikuan.
Xia Zhikuan was hidden too deeply, and they did not expect that Xia Zhikuan could develop so well in Xinjiang in just a few years.
You must know that when Zuo Zongtang and others attacked Xinjiang a few years ago, the entire Xinjiang was still in depression.
Not to mention having no financial income, we still have to repay the money.
But the Qing government had no money to give him. How could Xia Zhikuan develop so fast?
Zuo Zongtang's most proud disciples in his life, Li Jingxiao and Xia Zhikuan have now betrayed his trust.
She also stood on the opposite side of him, which was really cruel to this old man.
But Zuo Zongtang had to accept this reality.
Liu Jintang was ordered to abandon Gansu and retreat to Yan'an, Shaanxi.
Yang Changrui and Boyan Namoyou retreated to the north of the Wei River.
Defense lines must also be deployed in Jingzhou, Pizhou and other places.
If Xia Zhikuan and others who came from Gansu occupy these places, their advantage in the Wei River defense line will be gone.
Xia Zhikuan and the others will definitely open a channel for the Tenglong Army north of the Weishui River so that the Tenglong Army can cross the river smoothly.
