The Qin army split into two groups after Tianye Pass was taken. The two armies of the Tang Dynasty and the Song Dynasty went north to attack Daxing Prefecture. The Tianwei and Beichen armies went south to attack Nanli Prefecture. Li Yichen did not follow the army, but returned to Mozhou. Now the situation in Xiazhou has been determined. Without the obstruction of the 500,000 troops of the imperial court, the Qin army can move forward smoothly. In the study of Li's mansion, Li Yichen held a letter in his hand, which was a secret letter from Ji Gang in Tingjing City. "Chen Li has passed away, but the ministers and many princes in the court have kept the news secret. It's really one thing after another."

Jia Xu took the letter from Li Yichen, checked it carefully, and said: "Now the Tingjing City has become a mess. The ministers of the court are basically divided into three factions. One faction supports the eldest prince Chen Yunfeng, and the other faction supports the third prince Chen Yunxuan. Although the sixth prince Chen Yunque has the support of the southern family, his influence in the court is still insignificant."

Li Yichen pondered and said: "I don't understand Chen Li's thoughts. He should have left an edict as soon as possible before his death to determine the successor, but he didn't move at all. In this way, it would be strange if Tingjing City didn't become a mess."

Jia Xu shook his head and said: "Even if there is an edict, it is hard for the supporters behind these princes to Can you be willing to bow down to the Tao? As long as the prince supported by the other party takes the throne, he will inevitably suffer a catastrophe and be completely liquidated. Since ancient times, the struggle for imperial power has been the most dangerous. "

"On the surface, except for Chen Yunfeng and Chen Yunxuan, the other princes have little chance, but this sixth prince Chen Yunque actually took the initiative to win over Ji Gang, and it is obvious that he is also coveting the throne. "

"My lord, now that Xiazhou has been captured, my Qin army has occupied the three states in the northwest and governed millions of people. The three states in the northwest are barren and have experienced countless wars. It is time to stop and develop them well. It is just right to wait and see and reap the benefits. "

Li Yichen nodded in agreement. Now the Beiting court is turbulent. If nothing unexpected happens, the fight between the princes will inevitably rise to the level of armed conflict.

The best choice for the Qin army is to stay put and wait and see. If the Qin army takes advantage of the situation and launches a massive attack, it is very likely that these princes will temporarily share a common hatred and unite to fight against the Qin army. Li Yichen will not do this.

A Jinyiwei hurriedly walked into the study and saluted Li Yichen, saying, "My lord, there is news from the front line that the entire Daxing Prefecture has been captured by General Su Dingfang and two armies, and the prefect of Daxing has opened the city gates and surrendered. Nanli Prefecture has encountered full resistance from the imperial garrison troops, and it will take some time to pacify it!"

Li Yichen nodded and said to Jia Xu, "Wenhe, what do you think?"

Jia Xu smiled and said, "I have expected that the main force of the garrison in Daxing City has long been withdrawn by the imperial court, and there is no resistance at all. The situation in Nanli Prefecture is much more complicated. It is known as the granary on the northwestern three states. There are countless landlords, gentry, and merchant families. Even the number of city defense troops is very small. The number and elite level of the army are much stronger than the capital Daxing. "

"These landlords and gentry know that once our Qin army enters Nanli Prefecture, they are very likely to be liquidated, and they will definitely fight to the death."

"Pass my order down, order the two armies of Beichen and Tianwei to show me their best skills. Within five days, I want to see Nanli Prefecture become a land under the rule of my Qin army!"

"Yes, leader!"

In fact, it is not that the two armies do not have the strength to quickly take over Nanli, but the heroes of the two armies secretly compete with each other. Today you take a county, tomorrow I also take a county, and finally there is only one Nanli City left, but the two armies are besieging but not attacking, each using their own means, and want to break the city before the other.

Li Yichen also turned a blind eye to this kind of healthy competition. As long as it does not affect the overall situation, it will promote the development of the Qin army.

Three days later, the Tianwei Army broke into the city first. With Fa Zheng's ingenious plan, the main force of the city's defenders was transferred to the southern wall where the Beichen Army was located. The Tianwei Army took the opportunity to take the northern gate in one fell swoop.

In the Nanli government office, Ju Yi raised the Qin Army flag and grinned at the Beichen Army, which broke through the southern gate two hours later than him, saying, "It seems that our Tianwei Army is still one step faster, haha."

Although Huluguang was unhappy, he still bowed and said politely, "General Ju Yi is worthy of being a famous general in the Three Kingdoms. We are convinced of our defeat this time."

"The gentry in this city

Landlords, how to deal with them? "

Gao Changgong said with a cold light in his eyes: "Since they dare to stop us from breaking the city, they will be killed without mercy, so all the noble gentry, merchants and landlords who participated in the defense of the city or provided assistance to the defense army should be eliminated. It just so happens that the land annexation in Nanli Prefecture is serious. If we clear them out, our Qin army can not only obtain thousands of hectares of fertile land, but also gain the support of the people. It is simply killing two birds with one stone! "

After some discussion, the two legions started a bloody cleansing in the city. More than 70% of the noble families were uprooted by the Qin army. While the Qin army appeased the people, they took out 30% of the large amount of land they had obtained and distributed it to the local people. For a time, their reputation among the people rose steadily.

After receiving the news, Li Yichen immediately sent Wang Meng, who had been transferred back to Mozhou, to Xiazhou to be responsible for handling the political affairs and internal affairs of Xiazhou. At the same time, he transferred back the two legions of the Tang Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, the Beichen Legion and the Tianwei Legion, to guard the Tianjian Mountain Pass east of Xiazhou to prevent the court from counterattacking.

In fact, the court, which was now in a mess, had no time to care about the Qin army. Liu Wubing, who fled from Xiazhou, went directly to Fengzhou, which was adjacent to Xiazhou, and sent a letter to Qian Zhen overnight.

Qian Zhen, who had not yet arrived in the capital, was so angry that he almost vomited when he saw Liu Wubing's letter. He spat out a mouthful of blood. He had just left when Tianye Pass was lost.

Qian Zhen was furious and scolded the Liu brothers for being trash. However, at this critical moment, Qian Zhen did not choose to punish Liu Wubing. After all, the Liu family was in the same camp as him. Now was the time when the undercurrent was turbulent, and he still needed the support of the Liu family.

So far, Li Yichen had been raising his army for eight months, from early summer to winter. Finally, with the assistance of the outstanding people of China, he established the three states in the northwest. His troops were strong and his future was bright.

In the history of Beiting, no one had ever done it before, and no one could have imagined that the son of a merchant in a small county would become the real king of the northwest in a short time.

The Qin army conquered all the way, entered the Western Regions, defeated the court, paid countless blood and sacrifices, and finally got a huge reward. The Qin army completely established a foothold in the Beiting Dynasty.

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