The Zhou army was defeated and Wu Sangui fled west, causing emptiness in Chang'an.

When Zhao Ming arrived in Chang'an, the defenders in the city surrendered directly to the Ming army vanguard without resistance.

This made Xi'an, which had been conquered by Li Zicheng and occupied by Guanzhong for nearly 20 years, 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 split for too long, he ordered Gu Yanwu, a senior secretary of the army, to make three laws with the Guanzhong military and civilians, and promised to recognize the land contract and home contract issued by the Zhou State to protect the people's property, and at the same time constrain military discipline.

This order is a place where Xi'an is jubilant. On the Wei River Plain, many prefectures and counties surrendered to the Ming army, and Qin merchants asked to see Zhao Ming, willing to help the Ming army and pacify various parts of Guanzhong.

Zhao Ming then sent an army northward, and took over Yaozhou, Tongzhou, Yan'an, Suidezhou, Yulin and other places without much effort, and then led his troops westward to enter Ningxia Guard.

King Zhou, Chang'an City,

Welcomed by the gentry and the people, Zhao Ming rode his horse into Chang'an, followed the streets and entered Wu Sangui's Palace of Zhou.

Since the Qing army occupied Xi'an, Guanzhong has ended more than ten years of chaos and has been peaceful for seventeen years.

Although there were wars 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 mountains and rivers, after Chongzhen, when the blood flowed into a river in Jiangnan, Guanzhong gradually became peaceful. Therefore, over the past decade, Guanzhong's economy and population have gradually recovered, Chang'an's household registration has increased, street markets have risen, and gradually flourished.

Zhao Ming rode on the horse, looked at Chang'an City, and smiled and said, "Wu Sangui, a martial artist, doesn't want to manage the local area, and he is still very good at it."

Gu Yanwu followed Zhao Ming, but shook his head and said, "For all generations, as long as the government does not act randomly, most places can flourish. This is also the reason why most people adopted the rule of Laozi and Zhuangzi in the early dynasty, but it was limited to gradual recovery and could not surpass the previous dynasty. I don't think this is a skill. Your Highness governs Jiangnan, governs with the help of his actions, breaks the rules of the past dynasties, creates a governance that far exceeds the past dynasties, and opens up a new path for future generations. This is the real governance of the country."

Zhao Ming felt comfortable when he heard the words, and at this time, the group had already walked to the palace of the Zhou Dynasty. Zhao Ming then turned around and comforted the people of Xi'an who had followed him with kind words, and asked them to go home and do their duty. He 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. The soldiers who were busy plundering each other when they saw Zhao Ming.

There was chaos everywhere in the Zhou Royal Palace, and densely packed soldiers rummaged through boxes and cabinets in the palace, making the hall full of chaos.

At this time, Wang Shuang welcomed him, "Your Highness!"

Zhao Ming frowned slightly, "What are you doing?"

Wang Shuang said angrily: "Report to Your Highness, your brothers are searching the house."

"What did you copy out?" Zhao Ming looked at the vast palace.

Wang Shuang sighed: "A palace of such a large size is more than some large items and utensils taken away, and no piece of gold is copied out."

When Zhao Ming heard this, he frowned and thought to himself that Wu Sangui had planned for a long time and had transferred his money.

"Have Wu Sangui taken all the relatives in the harem, too?" Zhao Ming asked casually.

Wang Shuang said: "Is this there? I only took a few people away, most of them are still in the palace. I was about to ask Your Highness what to do?"

While he was talking, a general hurried over and shouted loudly: "Your Highness!"

Zhao Ming turned around and shouted, "I'm so anxious, what's the matter?"

Li Ponu hurriedly said, "Report to your highness, the scout reported that Meng Qiaofang led tens of thousands of troops. As soon as he reached Wugong, he returned and fled to Qinzhou."

No, right? Could it be that Meng Qiaofang still wants to resist stubbornly? It’s not that Zhao Ming looks down on Meng Qiaofang, but that his strength does not allow it.

Zhao Ming didn't know yet, but he asked Jiang Xiang to commit suicide by breaking his stomach, which scared Meng Qiaofang and fled in panic.

"Your Highness, I ask for an army to destroy him!" Wang Shuang said angrily.

Zhao Ming pondered for a while and asked, "Where is the dynasty now?"

Zhang Jiayu, who joined the army, thought for a while, "Reported to the Regent, General Wang pursued Wu Sangui all the way, and now he should be in Pingliang and is about to cross Longshan."

Zhao Ming paced back and forth. According to the information from the Military Information Department, after Li Yuanyin attacked Gansu, Wu Sangui immediately asked the Prime Minister of Xia to lead 30,000 cavalry to advance westward, and then mobilized more than 10,000 infantry troops into Longxi. After that, Wu Sangui transferred 20,000 elite troops from Tongguan. If the troops around Wu Sangui were added, the Zhou army's troops in Gansu would have 70,000 to 80,000 troops.

Now that Meng Qiaofang fled to Qinzhou, she would probably follow Wu Sangui. In this way, the Zhou army still has more than 100,000 people, so it cannot be underestimated.

Li Yuanyin had less than 60,000 people, half of which were Mongolian cavalry. The pressure was still very high to intercept Wu Sangui.

Zhao Ming stopped and said in a deep voice: "Okay, Wang Shuang, you lead 10,000 elite soldiers to go to Fengxiang to rush into Qinzhou and pursue Meng Qiaofang. I personally led the army and went to pursue Wu Sangui."

Zhao Ming led the army. He had just entered Xi'an City and did not stop for much. He just showed his face in the city. He left Gu Yanwu to deal with the aftermath in the city. He hurriedly led the army to cross the Wei River and march northwest along the Jing River.

After the battle of Tongguan, the Ming army entered Guanzhong and Wu Sangui fled to Longxi, he would definitely not stay for more. He would definitely launch a fierce attack immediately, intending to break through the Ming army's obstruction.

While leading the army to rush, Zhao Ming sent scouts to investigate and find a place of war.

On the eighth day of the eighth month, more than 100,000 Ming troops traveled a long distance and finally passed Wating Pass and crossed Longshan Mountains to Jingning Prefecture.

That night, the army was stationed in the camp. Zhao Minggang ordered the cavalry to investigate the traces of the Zhou army everywhere and contacted the royal Chaoxian who was pursuing Wu Sangui, but heard someone outside report: "Your Highness, the scout brought back the news from Anding."

Zhao Ming was excited and called out: "Come in!"

Li Ponu hurried into the tent and saluted: "Your Highness, the scout has just returned to the camp and found traces of the war outside Anding City."

Zhao Ming felt a stern and asked, "What's the situation?"

The war had already broken out, but Li Yuanyin didn't have many troops, and Wang Chaoxian had only 10,000 elite cavalry. The Ming army had little advantage, and it only had the high morale after the victory of the war, which made Zhao Ming a little worried.

"The scout went westward for 200 miles, and did not find Zhou army along the way, nor did General Wang see him. He went to Anding and learned from the villagers that a great battle had occurred on the Xihe River three days ago. The scout immediately went to investigate. Within a radius of dozens of miles, there were many people, horses and corpses. It is not difficult to see that the battle was extremely fierce!" Li Ponu said.

Zhao Ming suddenly hung a star. Although Wu Sangui was just a group of defeated soldiers, he was afraid that the Zhou army, who was in desperate situation, would fight the trapped beasts and burst out with combat power beyond the usual level.

"Can you judge who won?" Zhao Ming said in a deep voice.
Chapter completed!