The capital city.
Li Qin looked at the reports that came from Hanzhong and the east bank of the Yellow River.
Looking at the reports and descriptions sent by the two messengers he had dispatched, he saw...
According to the envoy's description, Liu Sixiu of Hanzhong was not blinded by victory.
They had no intention of continuing to send troops to Guanzhong while Hong Chengchou was stationed at the Yellow River.
Instead, they proactively offered a ladder for people to climb down.
He did not admit that he orchestrated the rebellion in Hanzhong, nor did he say that his attack on Hanzhong was an attack on Hong Chengchou.
Instead, they went to quell the rebellion and help Hong Chengchou stabilize the rear.
Faced with Liu Sixiu's attempt to portray black as white, Li Qin readily admitted it.
He certainly didn't believe it, but so be it.
As for Hong Chengchou, he was indeed very angry after learning that he was going to cede Hanzhong to Bashu.
This was also within Li Qin's expectations.
Hong Chengchou no longer has the confidence to challenge him.
Without his own support, he would truly be surrounded by enemies on all sides.
In the end, he had no choice but to accept the loss.
Since neither of them continued fighting, the incident, in Li Qin's view, came to an end with Liu Sixiu taking the opportunity to seize Hanzhong.
He knew there were potential risks involved, but his current goal was to head south to Jiangnan, so he had to put any potential risks aside.
Nothing is more important than making the court under one's control the only legitimate one.
Next, we just need to wait for Hong Chengchou to quell the rebellion in Gansu Town and then head south to Jiangnan.
Just after Li Qin put away the report from the west.
A servant immediately brought over an urgent intelligence report from Jiangnan.
"Your Majesty, an urgent report from Jiangnan."
Li Qin immediately took it and looked at the information reported on it.
First came surprise, then confusion, and finally a smile.
Scouts from Jiangnan reported that the Jiangnan court was actually organizing a northern expedition.
This was truly the last thing he expected.
Those guys actually think that the current events in the West are a good opportunity for them.
They actually wanted to take advantage of the situation to launch a northern expedition.
According to the spies' reports, Emperor Zhu Jianshen, with the approval of his ministers, agreed.
Qi Jiguang was dispatched with more than 30,000 troops from the Beijing Garrison to Jiangbei to assist in the Northern Expedition under the command of Governor-General Hu Zongxian.
After seeing this message.
Li Qin was first taken aback and surprised, then he was delighted.
The court in Jiangnan probably wouldn't really believe that he was driven back by their initiative in Lianghuai.
They actually dared to send people to Jiangbei to attack him.
That's just asking for trouble.
If they really dare to launch a northern expedition, then we will wipe them all out on the northern plains.
This conveniently reduced the difficulty for him to head south.
He then gave the order to Zhang Hengshuo and Qin Chenyao in Shandong, and Li Hongji in Henan.
They were instructed to intercept any Jiangnan troops that encountered them during the Northern Expedition.
He would then order his army to march south and annihilate them all.
After all this was arranged.
Li Qin looked at the map in front of him, and now all he had to do was wait.
We await the suppression of the rebellion in Gansu and the Northern Expedition in Jiangnan.
Time passes.
On the west bank of the Yellow River, in Zhen Daying, Gansu.
Chen Deze looked at the army's food and supplies bill.
He shook his head in despair, and finally let out a deep sigh.
After this period of stalemate, his army's food supplies were almost exhausted.
Although he sent troops to harass Hong Chengchou's supply lines, Hong Chengchou also sent people to harass his supply lines.
After this period of mutual attrition, he finally couldn't hold on any longer.
During this standoff, his mood was really on and off.
First, he contacted the Tatars and other tribes, but they said that the Great Khan forbade them to go south.
If they go south, the Great Khan will blame them.
Moreover, they have already obtained necessities through trade with the Khan.
Just when he was about to despair.
The news from Hanzhong gave him hope once again.
Taking advantage of the standoff between Hong Chengchou and Liu Sixiu, the people of Bashu launched a surprise attack and captured Hong Chengchou's Hanzhong territory.
He was overjoyed after receiving the news.
He believed that God had finally opened his eyes, and he had finally seen the dawn of victory.
Hong Chengchou then set out to recapture Hanzhong and resist Liu Sixiu of Bashu.
He will definitely take the initiative to cross the river and fight me.
In the end, Liu Sixiu of Bashu stopped his offensive after capturing Hanzhong.
They did not press their advantage and advance into Guanzhong.
Subsequently, Li Zicheng, the traitor in the capital, actually transferred Hanzhong from Shaanxi to Sichuan.
This ended the struggle and the fighting.
This would allow Hong Chengchou to focus on fighting him.
Upon hearing the news that Liu Sixiu and Hong Chengchou had ceased hostilities under Li Qin's mediation.
His hopes were completely dashed.
He knew he was finished.
With Hong Chengchou free from worries, he could now confidently confront him here.
I can never outlast him.
However, he still held onto a sliver of hope and continued to confront Hong Chengchou's army here.
Hoping for another unexpected miracle to happen.
But even today, with their supplies nearly exhausted, that miracle has still not happened.
Hong Chengchou's rear remained secure, but he no longer had the time to waste on him.
Now he only has one choice left.
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