As the guards shouted, everyone hurriedly bowed and saw Wu Sangui wearing a dragon robe and a winged crown coming in quickly.

"I welcome you."

Wu Sangui looked gloomy and waved his hand, "Everyone should sit down!"

When everyone saw Wu Sangui's face was heavy, they were secretly surprised. They didn't bother to ask Hong Chengchou, so they had to go into the hall first and sit.

Wu Sangui sighed straight to the point, "I called you all here today because of a major event. I just received a military newspaper. Not long ago, the Ming army and other Mongolians in Korqin captured Hetao."

Everyone had already known that something happened in Hetao just now, and most of them were not surprised.

Mandahai and Luke Dehun showed shock on his face, not because the Ming army captured Hetao, but because Korqin actually got together with the Ming army.

Not long ago, they learned that all the tribe members in their hometown, together with Ramb, were killed by Zhao Ming. Now they heard that Korqin, who had worn a pair of pants with them, actually defected to Zhao Ming.

This made them feel indignant. They had to teach their Borjigit women a lesson after going back to relieve themselves.

"What are the Ming army doing to fight Hetao?" Han Chaoxuan frowned, "Do you want to attack northern Shaanxi?"

Many people whispered, thinking that the Ming army wanted to avoid Jiang Xiang and attack Guanzhong by detour.

Hong Chengchou walked the hall, but said in a deep voice: "The Ming army wants to attack Longxi."

"Attack Longxi?" Everyone was shocked.

At this time, most of the important officials at the juncture received secret orders to retreat to the Western Regions. They immediately reacted when they heard the words, and the ministers were in an uproar.

Mandahai and others looked at each other, showing an extremely shocked expression. The Ming army attacked Longxi to trap them in Guanzhong and kill them all.

If Zhao Zamao doesn't take action, he will always hit their key points directly once he takes action.

This made them panic. How many Ming troops occupied Hetao? Have they broken through the wall and rushed into Longxi?

At this time, Wu Sangui said in a deep voice: "As soon as the Prime Minister's judgment is to come with me, I will summon you to discuss a countermeasure!"

Mandahai hurriedly asked, "Your Majesty, do you know how many troops the Ming army has? Where are they now?"

Wu Sangui had just received the military newspaper and was not sure about the specific situation. He shook his head, "I don't know how many Ming troops there are, but I have sent someone to investigate."

Mandahai looked melancholy, "The Great Wall in Gansu has more than a thousand miles, and there are many passes, which can be broken through the pass. However, from the distance, the most likely place for the Ming army to break through is the Ningxia Guard."

The Ming army surrounded Longxi, which was not only related to Wu Sangui, but also to the fate of the remaining Manchus. Mandahai had been so concerned about the state affairs of Zhou for the first time since he surrendered to Wu Sangui.

Manchus undoubtedly have a say in how to attack the Great Wall. After hearing this, Wu Sangui immediately said: "Send an order and immediately send a scout to Ningxia to investigate."

"Your Majesty, stop investigating!" Hong Chengchou bowed seriously, "Your Majesty also asked you to send reinforcements directly and send a command to the Yan family of Gansu garrison to defend. If the Ming army's intention was to encircle Longxi and cut off the connection between the Great Zhou and the Western Regions, then the Ming army would definitely be very fast. After taking Hetao, they would definitely pounce on Gansu without stopping. Now it is too late to investigate, and they must send troops immediately!"

It was related to life and death, Mandahai volunteered to hold his fists and said, "Your Majesty! The Prime Minister is right, so let me lead the troops of our troops and go for reinforcements."

When Wu Sangui heard that it made sense, he wanted to agree, but Hong Chengchou clasped his fists and said, "Let Xia Guojin lead his troops there."

Wu Sangui frowned slightly, but soon understood what Hong Chengchou meant. He was worried that Mandahai and others would take the opportunity to flee west.

The Manchus were desperate and surrendered to Zhou State and had no loyalty to Wu Sangui. If Mandahai found that the Ming army was powerful and unwilling to fight to the death, and ran away first, Wu Sangui would be finished.

If the Manchus flee westward, the Ming army cut off Wu Sangui's retreat and trapped Wu Sangui in Guanzhong, not only would Wu Sangui be wiped out by the Ming army, but the Western Regions might also be stolen by the Manchus.

After all, if Wu Sangui was trapped in Guanzhong, Mandahai and others arrived in the Western Regions and had no restraint, they would definitely seize power.

Wu Sangui seized the Western Qing regime through rebellion and killed many Manchus at the beginning. Once the Mandahai was restored, the Manchus would definitely launch a purge, and the relatives sent by the Zhou army in advance would suffer a bloody disaster.

Therefore, Wu Sangui decided to keep Mandahai, who could not surrender to the Ming army, by his side and send his confidants to ensure the safety of the retreat.

Wu Sangui nodded immediately, "Okay, I'll order the Prime Minister of Xia to lead his troops to Ningxia immediately."

Mandahai said anxiously: "Your Majesty, General Xia is in the camp of Lantian, and I am in the town of Doumen in the west of the city. Let me lead my troops to go."

Now that the military situation is urgent, Lantian is southeast of Chang'an, seventy or eighty miles away from Chang'an, which will undoubtedly waste more than a day of time.

Lantian Camp is farther away, but Wu Sangui cannot take risks. He frowned and thought for a moment, then waved: "I have other arrangements for you, and things are settled, so you can act according to the order!"

At this moment, the cavalry rushed out of the city and headed for Lantian Daying. In the afternoon, the military order arrived at Lantian Daying.

Prime Minister Xia knew that he was in a hurry to lose his composure and did not dare to hesitate. He quickly ordered the army to pack up and prepare to go to war.

In the evening, the 30,000 cavalry of Zhou troops hurried out of the camp and headed towards Ningxia Guards overnight.

At the fourth update that night, the Zhou army near Chang'an had already built a floating bridge on the Wei River. Thirty thousand cavalrymen passed by with torches overnight, marching northward in a mighty manner.

After Wu Sangui and Hong Chengchou discussed, they were still worried. While notifying the Gansu defenders to strictly guard against each other, they mobilized tens of thousands of infantry to go to Gansu.

The soldiers were very fast. Li Yuanyin seized Guihua and ambushed Jiang Xuan, but did not continue to attack the Jin army. Instead, he left three thousand soldiers and horses to guard Guihua City. He led his army westward to meet with Chahan and others, and then led his troops southward and rushed towards Ningxia.

Ningxia was originally an important border town for the Zhou army to defend against Mongolia, but after the Zhou army conquered Hetao and attacked Zhungeer in the west, Ningxia's status was reduced.

The Zhou army only stationed a small number of troops here, and the Zhou army adopted the strategy of taking the initiative and did not spend much effort to repair the Great Wall, so the northwest wall was already very dilapidated.

As a general of the Zhou army, the Prime Minister of Xia State learned that the Zhou army was focusing on the deployment of defense, the Eastern Front and Hanzhong. Gansu did not station many troops and horses, and the defense was very relaxed. Once the Ming army launched an attack, the passes would most likely be torn apart like paper.

The 30,000 Zhou troops were running all the way and marched overnight, and their troops were exhausted. However, Xia Guoxiang rode on a dark horse in the middle of the team, but he kept shouting loudly: "Start up and rest in Ningxia!"

The Zhou cavalry gritted their teeth and moved forward with their horses ticking. From time to time, tired soldiers were galloping and falling horses.

The Prime Minister of Xia led 30,000 cavalry and ran thousands of miles in six days, crossing the Yellow River to Ningxia, but found that the Ningxia city gate was wide open. The Ming army captured this place a day ago to kill Lanzhou.
Chapter completed!