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The reason why Zhang Shun ordered his soldiers to retreat thirty miles to set up camp was because he wanted to temporarily break away from the officers and soldiers to prevent them from being harassed by the officers and soldiers, and he also planned to use the terrain outside the city to nail the officers and soldiers in Xi'an.

Previously, the rebel army was very anxious to pursue Zuo Guangxian, the commander-in-chief of Shaanxi Province. The two sides fought once on a plateau about thirty miles outside Xi'an.

However, the morale of the officers and soldiers was completely depleted and they collapsed at the first touch. Zuo Guangxian was unable to gain a stable foothold and had to retreat to the city of Xi'an.

However, Zhang Shun was quite impressed by the terrain here. This is a "loess plateau" that is relatively common in Shaanxi, and this place is also called "loess plateau" by the locals.

However, this "loess plateau" is extraordinary, it happens to be sandwiched between two rivers.

The northeast side is 70 to 100 feet above the river, the southwest side is 40 to 60 feet above the river, and the south is a towering mountain. This is simply a natural city.

Therefore, since the rebels cannot capture Xi'an in a short time, why can't they build another "city" outside Xi'an to attract officers and soldiers to attack?

Zhang Shun's move is called "strategic offense and tactical defense", which is quite effective in the South China Sea island reclamation of later republics.

As the saying goes: "You can only be a thief for a thousand days, but how can you guard against a thief for a thousand days?"

Zhang Shun led the rebel army to station outside Xi'an City. Naturally, the officials and people in the city had trouble sleeping and eating, for fear that if they fell asleep, they would lose their heads the next day.

As soon as the rebels retreated, the city of Xi'an was filled with joy.

The news reached the provincial government, and a sixty-year-old man wearing a crown couldn't help but said with joy: "It's all thanks to the power of the army and the generals. The city of Xi'an was preserved and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. I am deeply grateful. I will write to the Holy Emperor as soon as possible to share the merits of the two of them!"

"The King of Qin is joking. This is a matter between the two of us. If the Holy One can remember this, it will be a great grace for us!" An old man in his forties or fifties wearing official robes laughed when he heard this. .

It turned out that these two people were Zhu Yizhuang, the king of Qin in the Ming Dynasty, and Gan Kuoxue, the governor of Shaanxi.

Both of them understand the principle of carrying the sedan chair. As long as everyone works together to report this matter, it will be a great achievement.

If you don’t tell me and I don’t tell you, who knows whether the “shun thief” walked away on his own or was beaten away?

"Ahem." Zuo Guangxian, the commander-in-chief of Shaanxi Province, coughed a few times. After seeing no one around him, he reminded him, "Actually, how the thief retreated remains to be seen."

"Of course, if General Zuo hadn't fought tooth and nail to kill the thieves and take great credit for this battle, we wouldn't have been able to achieve such a great victory!" Qin King Zhu Yifang and Governor Gan Xuekuo couldn't help laughing after hearing this.

"No, my lords, the key to this matter is whether the thief has left or not!" Zuo Guangxian smiled bitterly and couldn't help but explain what he said.

Do you think Zuo Guangxian didn't want to find an excuse to "make meritorious deeds" due to his repeated defeats?

However, the "shun thief" was chasing him very urgently at the beginning and looked like he was going to kill him. How could he retreat so easily?

If the thief did not retreat, but he and others reported a great victory, what if the thief killed him again?

"This..." Gan Xuekuo pondered for a long time and responded in his Sichuan-style Mandarin, "General Zuo's words are reasonable, but after all, we cannot let all the brothers' hard work be in vain."

"In my opinion, we can avenge a 'little victory', just say that the thief is coming in a fierce manner, and we will work together to defeat the invading thief."

"The leader of the thieves was shot dead. All the thieves burst into tears, then wrapped them in red cloth and left."

"Wonderful, wonderful, absolutely wonderful!" King Qin Zhu Yi couldn't help but smile, holding his palms and not feeling the least bit unhappy about being poached from the Zhu family.

"I would like to add that in addition to this, we should send people to Liang Junmen for help in time. Just say that the officers and soldiers killed a major leader of the thieves, and we are worried that they will come back and take revenge on Xi'an City!"

"Okay, let's do it like this!" Gan Xuekuo, the governor of Shaanxi Province, couldn't help but said with great joy, "In this way, it's a great achievement for the thief to leave, and it's a great achievement for him to return. It's quite wonderful!"

After the three people had reached a consensus, they took action individually, either sending people out of the city to investigate the whereabouts of the rebels, reporting to the court to request merit, or informing the new governor of the three sides, Liang Tingdong, about the military situation in Xi'an, and so on.

Not long after, Liang Tingdong, the governor of the three sides of Shaanxi Province who was in charge of the overall situation in Guyuan, received a personal letter from the King of Qin Zhu Yizhu.

Liang Tingdong couldn't help but be stunned. When he opened his eyes, his expression changed drastically.

Why?

It turns out that since the Shaanxi Civil War, there have been many heroes, known as the "Thirty-six Battalions and Seventy-two Families". In fact, as far as Zhang Shun has seen, there are only a dozen or so in other places. Where are the rest of the rebels?

Naturally, they are all "fighting guerrilla" in Shaanxi!

Originally, in history, these rebels were unable to stand up after being beaten by Hong Chengchou, so they had to flee to Henan, Huguang and other places. However, they were killed by Lu Xiangsheng again, so they could not succeed.

Now Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng, the most ruthless officers and soldiers, were captured by Zhang Shun. They were leaderless, which led to the rebel army to gain strength in Shaanxi.

Among them, "Scorpion Block" Tuo Yangkun is one of the best.

He was originally a member of the fourth team of "Chuang King" Gao Yingxiang. He was once very popular in history and was even called "Chuang Scorpion" together with "Chuang King" Gao Yingxiang.

However, he was frustrated by Hong Chengchou several times, and his strength was greatly reduced, and he had to surrender to Sun Chuanting.

In the end, he died in Hangu Pass and was submerged in the rolling tide of history. He was not as prominent as Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong who survived.

However, it is now the eighth year of Chongzhen, which is the few years in history when the strength of the "Scorpion Block" has grown rapidly.

Although Zhang Shun wanted to integrate the Shaanxi Rebel Army, others may not have taken advantage of him.

Liang Tingdong, the new governor of Shaanxi Province, concentrated on dealing with the military threat from the Tartars. Over there, "Scorpion Block" Tuo Yangkun and "Huntianxing" Huiden gathered 30,000 to 40,000 troops and surrounded Pingliang Fucheng.

Pingliang Mansion is located at the junction of Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia. It is an important transportation hub in the northwest region. It is known as the Longshang Dry Wharf. It is the city where Liang Tingdong, the governor of Shaanxi Province, is based in Guyuan.

Pingliang Fucheng is located in the southwest of Guyuan, and Xi'an Prefecture happens to be in the southwest of Pingliang Prefecture. Since then, the traffic between Guyuan and Xi'an has been cut off.

Of course, this is not a big problem. The biggest problem is that there happens to be another Han Palace in Pingliang City, where the Han Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty is located.

This Han vassal was originally the feudal state of Zhu Song, the twentieth son of Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang. It was granted to Kaiyuan, Liaodong, and was the northernmost vassal king of the Ming Dynasty.

After the Jingnan period, Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, gave up the Sanwei territory of Daning. Kaiyuan was too close to the frontier for the vassal king to live, so he changed the vassal state to Pingliang Prefecture in Shaanxi.

This change does not matter, but more than 200 years have passed, and now the new governor of Shaanxi Trilateral Liang Tingdong has been cheated.

Straight mother-in-law, Liang Tingdong couldn't help but curse people, the old Zhu family is so capable.

Pingliang belongs to the Han Dynasty, and Xi'an belongs to the Qin Dynasty. Both sides are of the blood of the Zhu family. Unfortunately, my dignified governors on the three sides only have tens of thousands of people. Not only do they have to guard against the Tartars in the north, but they also have to expel the "scorpion thieves" from Pingliang and Xi'an. What can be done about the "successful thieves"!