The smoke in Xining Acropolis was soaring into the sky, and countless Heshuot Mongolian soldiers were walking through the streets and alleys in the city, carrying large and small bags of items on their bodies. Most of the locals in Xining had turned into corpses on the ground, and some houses were even more screaming from women.

Gushikhan made a charter with the Qing Dynasty. This time, the march was so stern, which was a sign of the Qing army. He bullied Li Zicheng and did not know his plan with the Qing Dynasty. After the army gathered in Qinghai Lake, he first sent people to Xining as a business transaction. Then he was attacked last night, and cooperated with the inside and outside to take down the city in one fell swoop.

According to the Mongolians' habits, this scene must be experienced. The Heshuote people living on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau are as poor as a bachelor who lives, easily break into Xining. Wouldn't they just jump into the flock of sheep with a group of hungry wolves and rob everything they could find.

Gushihan still cared about the Heshuote people very much, but the Han people in Xining were no longer on his protection list. Except for the craftsmen and doctors, others were not included in his consideration.

Although Xining City had already suffered a disaster when the Shun Army was captured, and most of the gentry and wealthy businessmen in the city suffered, even so, in the eyes of the poor and humble people, it was a piece of fat, fat meat.

After all, a pot is precious for them.

At this time, Gushikhan stood at the head of Xining City. In the 19th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang sent people to rebuild Xining Acropolis on the basis of the Yuan Xining Prefecture City - to cut half of the ancient city of Xining in Yuan to build Xining Acropolis. The city was surrounded by nine miles, with a wall of five feet wide and three feet high and four feet high. The city wall had multiple enemy buildings with doors open on all sides.

Since the construction of this new Xining City, it has been the most solid city on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Relying on the "rich" Huangshui Valley, it has taken up all the essence of the Qinghai Sea.

In recent years, Gu Shihan dreamed of getting here.

He had never thought of seizing Gansu and rushing into Guanzhong. Gushikhan did not have the ambition of his junior Galdan, and he just wanted to keep the land of Qinghai-Tibet.

Xining City, as the east gate of the plateau, as the core of the Huangshui Valley, and as a must-pass place for the "Tang-Tibet Ancient Road", will not only become a big treasure pot, but also a barrier to the eastern side of the Hoshuot Khanate.

He had no ambition to enter the Han area, but he also hoped that the Han area would not interfere too much with the Heshuot Khanate. Even the Qing Dynasty, so it would be perfect to send a group of tribesmen to settle here and firmly guard the gate of the Huangshui Valley.

If Xining City is not in hand, the east gate of Qinghai-Tibet land is never in his hands. It would be strange if he could rest assured!

Gu Shihan held the horse whip in his hand, and the screams and cries coming from around him were abandoned by him, and he had never heard of this.

The Xining Guard had no preparation at all. Li Zicheng had already transferred all the troops here to Guanzhong. At night, there were only a small number of civil warriors left on the city, and there were no basic city-defying tools such as poles, rolling stones, and yakshas. If you were attacked, wouldn’t it be effortless?

Once the Heshuo Special Army took Xining, the solemn defense would open, and Gushikhan's army could attack Lanzhou City along the Huangshui River. Divide the entire solemn into two.

Li Zicheng's su Jiedushi (governor) was Lin Rirui, the former Ming Dynasty surrendered official. After hearing the news, he was shocked and hurried to find Xin Sizhong. The latter was Li Shun's main general in Su Su. Earlier, he was Dang Shousu's deputy. Before, Li Zicheng retreated to Guanzhong. When he was nervous, he transferred Dang Shousu and Xin Sizhong to Guanzhong. However, when he saw that the situation in western Shanxi and Central Plains stabilized, he asked Xin Sizhong to lead tens of troops back to Su Su.

The latter never thought that Heshuot Mongolia would cause trouble. He was not shocked when he heard the news, but was furious at first.

After all, as a peasant general, Xin Sizhong had never had the Heshuot Khanate in his eyes. Although he had never thought of meeting Gushi Khan, he had heard of Gushi Khan's name, but he did not take Gushi Khan seriously at all.

Because Gushi Khan didn't even dare to provoke him in the Ming Dynasty, how could Xin Sizhong look down on him?

He was very clear about the strength of the local army. He had not experienced war for many years and could not bear the battle. There were only a few thousand soldiers in the province. Otherwise, when he followed He Jin and the Dang Shousu marched into the northwest, how could the soldiers along the way be as if they were parade?

Xin Sizhong immediately raised his troops and rushed towards Xining.

We met the Heshuo Special Army, which came along the Huangshui River, and the vanguard of the Heshuo Special Army, which was coming along the Huangshui River, happened to meet at the mouth of the Huangshui River. At that time, the vanguard of the Heshuo Special Army had already crossed.

Li Shunjun was still very determined to fight and his army was very capable. Xin Sizhong immediately launched an attack on him when he saw it. The bilateral forces fought head-on, and the Heshuo Special Army was undoubtedly defeated.

They have few people, and there are only more than a thousand soldiers and horses who cross the river, and there are even less firearms.

Xin Sizhong's flag was victorious, and the morale of the army rose sharply. If he had not divided his troops to cross the river from the lower reaches of the Yellow River, intending to attack Heshuo's special army on both sides and defeat Gushihan, then Su Bao would not be sure of it, which would be another situation. Li Zicheng's history changed, and China's history might also be changed.

Xin Sizhong's distribution not only dispersed his already limited troops, but also underestimated the Khan of Gushi, which caused him to lose his troops and lose his generals, leaving only four or five thousand remaining soldiers and returned to Lanzhou.

The cavalry of the Heshuo Special Army surrounded Lanzhou City and urged the places everywhere with the banner of the Qing Dynasty. Not only did the Su shock, their horse army first seized Lintao Prefecture to the southeast, shaking Guanzhong, and the influence was great.

It didn't take long for the entire Dashun Dynasty to know that the Mongols in the northwest had surrendered to the Qing Tartars and had already attacked Li Zicheng from behind.

By June, the news had already reached Jinling.

There was joy in Jinling City again. Zheng Zhilong wanted to laugh, really wanted to laugh.

"Mr. Zhou Ge, I don't understand. Li Zicheng was unlucky. The Qing Tartars made a big profit and did nothing about the Jinling dynasty? What's the mentality of their appearance of being a pie from the sky?"

Zhou Yanru's face was solemn, "The great emperor and the country were defeated by Li thieves. All the civil and military officials in the court hated Li thieves to the core, and the same is true for Your Majesty. Today, seeing Li thieves being frustrated and being attacked by the back and forth, the general situation will be in trouble, so they will naturally be happy."

Then he looked at Zheng Zhilong's sarcastic face and sighed, "Donald Quanguo is about to look down on everyone. I know why you are laughing. There are many heroes in the court, and many people can see the good or bad. However, the most difficult thing in this world is the word "public and private". If you are a person, you will have seven emotions and six desires, and you will have anger and disgust."

He is also an old fox who has been wandering in the officialdom for a long time. How can he not know the current situation? It is best if the thieves and enemies confront each other, and Fang Hao fisherman in the Jinling court benefits.

If one side destroys the other side, no matter which side of the Li thief or the Tartars succeeds, the spearhead of the war will inevitably be pointed at the southern country.

"Was Mr. Zhou admitting that some people are not divided between public and private affairs? But I don't know if they are some people who are 'good words and not self-interest'!"

Zheng Zhilong is not missing any opportunity that can harm others.

"Why should you be so harsh?" You are already going overseas to call yourself an isolated person. Isn't it better to be generous? You can't go back to the Central Plains? Zhou Yanru didn't understand the contradictions and persistence between Zheng Zhilong and the gentry in Jiangnan, and even the gentry in the world.

Is this meaningless? Why are both sides still holding on?

"It's not that I, Zheng Zhilong, are sharp and harsh, but that some people overshadow justice with their own interests, but they still have a moral look. I just don't know if my ancestors know, and will die in anger for the second time." Zheng Zhilong hates the interest groups led by the Donglin Party, but he also does not deny that during the growth of the "Donglin Party", those who laid the "political foundation" for the Donglin Party, such as Yang Lian.

Zhou Yanru shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"I won't talk about this anymore. I'm going to bring troops to Zhoushan this time, but I'm not going to lead my troops to Beijing. I'm going to send troops to Denglai."

Zhou Yanru's face became solemn again. He came to meet Zheng Zhilong this time not to reward the alchemy books of other countries, but to ask him what he wanted to do by leading tens of thousands of troops and heading north on a large scale.

At the same time, news came from Fujian Province that Zheng Zhilong brought a large number of soldiers from the officials gathered in Quanzhou.

This makes the monarch and ministers of Jinling feel a little uneasy.

"I just want to pull Li Zicheng. Otherwise, the Tartars destroyed Li Shun and the army went south, and the imperial troops could still resist it?" He said his plans openly. Zheng Zhilong did not care about the discolored face of the accompanying clerk who followed Zhou Yanru.

Otherwise, he would be really afraid that Li Zicheng would be defeated by this wave of attack by the Tartars.

Because there is evidence that Datong cannot be defended. The food in the city has been eaten up. No matter how awesome Luo Hu, Zhang Tianlin, Ke Tianxiang and others are, they are helpless if they don’t have food.

But they also tried their best. How long has this battle been fought?

The main force of Ajige and Wu Sangui's army were always trapped in the city of Datong, and the time was comparable to the original siege of Jinzhou.

Once this Datong City was removed, the Tartars would completely grasp northern Shanxi.

If a large army was sent to attack Yulin from Mongolia, the situation of King Li Chuang would seem to have returned to the same as in history. No, it would be even worse than that of Li Zicheng in history. At least Gu Shihan in history had no sense of existence at all during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

"Although the Zuo General died of illness, the 36th Battalion army is still there. The court has trained a million troops in the past two years. There are both generals such as Hong Jiuheng, Cao Bianjiao, and Huang Degong in the court. Even if the Tartars raise their troops south, how can they not resist?"

Time is different, confidence is different.

Although Emperor Chongzhen spent all the money in his hand, the Southern Ming Dynasty really formed a large army. Although this army had not fought a war, it was really strong and powerful. What's more important is that Zuo Liangyu was killed, and the 36th battalion generals he left behind had been secretly attracted by Emperor Chongzhen.

But Zheng Zhilong still disdained it.

Zuo Liangyu's army was a hodgepodge, and his combat power was weak. In history, he led his army to the east along the Yangtze River, and even Huang Degong's army could not defeat him. The latter had only a few troops.

Zhou Yanru came and returned quickly during the Zhoushan tour.

When he returned to Jinling, he immediately met Emperor Chongzhen and said Zheng Zhilong's words one by one.

"Hahaha, this Zheng Zhilong." Emperor Chongzhen could not say anything to denounce him. Zheng Zhilong was 'kind'. However, Zheng Zhilong's contempt for the Southern Ming army made him extremely dissatisfied.

The land and water army under his command is already strong, how can he not defend against the enemy? He even wants to turn the defense and attack.

"Duke Quan is so arrogant."

"Li Zicheng..., his prosperity is booming, his demise is suddenly sudden. When the battle of Shanhaiguan, his strength cannot defeat the Qing Dynasty, and his fortune has dispersed. If it is just relying on the local advantages to survive, and our Ming Dynasty is still regarded as the truth by the people of the world, I have never dared to forget my old shame since I left the capital and went south. For two years, I have been sleeping in the firewood and tasting gall, and working hard to finally have today's demeanor again." Zuo Liangyudu passed away in his prime, which is the true blessing of his ancestors.

"The Tartars are very anxious to attack and annihilate the Li bandits. When the army moves later, when the fierce battle is in urgent need, they will be trapped in the northwest. This is a great opportunity for me to strive for the remaining tyrants of my ancestors, to head north, recover the Central Plains, and revive the Ming Dynasty."

Is it just 'take the opportunity to enter'? Zheng Zhilong can play so happily in Liaodong, so how can he not Chongzhen?
Chapter completed!