The breeze blew, and the bloody meaning was strong. The Qin soldiers were already heartbroken at this time. The wolf armor general stabbed Cheng Yishi to death in just one round. His martial arts were so high that it was really terrifying.

As soon as the commander died, the Qin army suddenly lost control. When the sound of horse hooves sounded in every corner, the Qin army felt that there were enemies everywhere, and at this time they didn't care about killing the enemy. First of all, hundreds of stairs following Cheng Yishi, leaving their heads behind, and just wanted to escape.

The wolf armor will naturally be Chu Huan.

Chu Huan shot Cheng Yishi to death with a shot, but he was not proud at all. He led his army to raid, and actually knew in his heart that it was really easy to defeat the exhausted Qin army with the power of the Northwest cavalry.

However, in the battle of Xigu Pass, Chu Huan understood that Da Xizhang's army was not without combat effectiveness. In fact, his fighting will was not weak. Although Xigu Pass was eventually seized, the Northwest Army suffered a considerable loss.

For Chu Huan, it is naturally necessary to defeat this Qin army at the lowest cost, and capturing the thief and the king is naturally the best way to do so.

As long as Cheng Yishi can be killed, this army will naturally collapse without fighting.

He had long expected that in this almost desperate situation, Cheng Yishi would have the intention to fight as long as he saw the "Chu" flag. It might be difficult to find Cheng Yishi in the chaos, but if Cheng Yishi took the initiative to attack, the target could be locked immediately. The fact was just as Chu Huan expected. Cheng Yishi only thought that the black armored general was Chu Huan, and led the army to attack, which gave Chu Huan a chance. Chu Huan led hundreds of cavalry from the flanks. He recognized Cheng Yishi and stopped hesitating, capturing the thief and king, and killing in one fell swoop.

War drums, flags, horse hooves, and neighing sounds were intertwined. Some of the Qin army fled west in panic, and the morale of the army was completely collapsed. All the Qin soldiers rushed to the west, and the cavalry in the northwest were practicing sabers, blood was everywhere and people rolled.

"If you surrender, you will not kill. If you resist, you will be killed without mercy!"

Among the Northwest cavalry, many voices were already shouting. Although most of the chaotic Qin army fled westward, many people still threw down their weapons, knelt on the ground, raised their hands to surrender.

Everyone knows that the Northwest Army not only has strong cavalry, but also has a far superior force. The main general is dead. In this case, it will only cause the Northwest Army to carry out a massacre.

More and more Qin troops were kneeling down and begging for surrender. Only a small number of people rode fast horses and flee to the west.

This battle came suddenly and went very quickly. Not long after, it became silent everywhere. Two or three hundred Qin soldiers were killed, and only a dozen cavalry fled. Almost all the remaining Qin troops surrendered.

Chu Huan did not send cavalry to chase the fleeing Qin army, but just looked from afar and let them escape.

The black armored general was already urging his horse to come to Chu Huan and smiled and said, "Duke Chu, these Qin troops are really vulnerable. It is better to cut off one of them than to hurt their ten fingers. This army was wiped out and it is difficult to go to Tongzhou City, so the defense of Tongzhou City cannot be strengthened."

This black armored general is Xu Shao.

Chu Huan nodded slightly and said, "The defensive force of Tongzhou City is only about a thousand people. Let's kill now. Let's take advantage of the situation and easily break the city when it is not prepared!" He shook his head and sighed, "It's a pity that the large fat meat is right next to his mouth, but we can't swallow it!" He ordered, "Send the order and clean up, and these surrendered soldiers will follow the army on the road. If they want to survive, let them assist in the attack, otherwise they will be killed without mercy."

The Northwest Army simply and neatly resolved the Qin army that fled from Xigu Pass. The news was known by Xu Qing, the governor of Tongzhou in the morning. More than a dozen cavalrymen who fled from the battlefield rushed to Tongzhou City without stopping.

Xu Qing was over 50 years old and was capable in his work. He was recommended by Qiao Mingtang. The court issued an order to be named the governor of Tongzhou. Although it was poor, its strategic position was very important.

Tongzhou is the weakest economy among the Xishan Road states, but Tongzhou City is quite solid, because Tongzhou often suffers from droughts and heavy taxes in the court, which has led to many people wandering to foreign lands.

But everyone knows that Tongzhou is not only strategically important, but also has rich minerals and many iron ore. The iron ore mined from Tongzhou every year is actually a very huge income. It is just that the imperial court established a yamen specializing in ore management in Tongzhou. The mining and operation of Tongzhou ore is directly under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, and minerals cannot become local fiscal revenue.

As the saying goes, you should rely on the mountains to eat the mountains and water to get water. Although Tongzhou has ore, it cannot rely on ore as fiscal revenue. Although the court will take out a portion of the ore income from ore income every year to appease local officials, and even the local mining bureaus located in the court will collude with local officials to make profits, compared with the huge income of ore flowing into the court every year, Tongzhou's finance will not increase at all.

After the emperor visited the north and the prince was in charge of the country, Qiao Mingtang immediately submitted a memorial to the court, begging the court to relax the supervision of ores. Xishan Road's finances were difficult and it was necessary to rely on ores to increase fiscal revenue in order to maintain the stability of Xishan Road. Qiao Mingtang itself is a member of the princeling party. For the prince, the increase in the strength of Xishan Road would be waiting for the increase of his strength to be enhanced, and this memorial would naturally be approved. However, the court also made it clear that the court had the right to take back the mining rights in Tongzhou at any time.

Qiao Mingtang took this opportunity to recommend Xu Qing. Xu Qing was the head of the Ministry of Works of Xishan Road and was quite familiar with ore affairs. After taking office, he immediately followed Qiao Mingtang's instructions and left the mining office established in Tongzhou, directly took over the Tongzhou mining rights to the local area, and immediately increased the efforts to mine.

After the Tongzhou mining rights were recovered, the ore was exported to the outside, greatly enhancing Xishan's fiscal revenue. Moreover, the iron ore in Tongzhou has excellent texture. Qiao Mingtang used high-quality iron ore to create weapons and equipment, further strengthening the combat effectiveness of Xishan Road.

The main force of the Xishan Army was deployed on the front line of Liangzhou, which was certainly to find opportunities to destroy the Jinling rebellion, but the most important reason was to protect Tongzhou.

The three thieves of Jinling Road were independent and became kings and domineering. King Ren Xu Chang occupied the central and northern part of Jinling Road, including Jinling Cang, and was the strongest. He owned the Jinling Cang. Xu Chang was not allowed to recruit soldiers and expand his army. This posed a huge threat to Xishan Road in the north. Qiao Mingtang was naturally worried that once Xu Chang sent troops northward, broke through Liangzhou, and entered the ground of Tongzhou, the ore that Xishan Road relied heavily on would be fatal threats.

For Xishan Road, the reclaimed Tongzhou mining rights was undoubtedly a bag of money. Xu Chang held sufficient food and grass in his hand. If he took Tongzhou and seized Tongzhou mining rights, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Therefore, tens of thousands of Xishan Army's main forces gathered in Liangzhou to resist Xu Chang's threat to Xishan Road.

There is Yunshan Prefecture in the north, Liangzhou in the south, and Xigu Pass that is as solid as a rock to the west, surrounded by it, so naturally there is no need for too many troops to garrison here.

For Qiao Mingtang, supplying food and grass to Da Xizhang's troops to Xiguguan was certainly the imperial decree, but in fact, it was more beneficial than disadvantages to Xishan Road itself. Although the food and grass of Da Xizhang's five thousand soldiers became a major burden on Xishan Road, Da Xizhang defended the pass and waited for helping Xishan Road to block the Northwest Army and ensuring worry-free west of Xishan Road.

Once there is a problem with the pass, the first thing that is directly threatened by the Northwest Army is Xishan Road, and Tongzhou, which is currently the most important thing in Xishan Road. Qiao Mingtang naturally knows the power of this. He spends some money and food to erect a natural barrier to erect a tyrannical barrier to the west. No matter how you calculate it, it is of course very cost-effective.

Since Xu Qing was recommended by Qiao Mingtang, he naturally had a very clear understanding of Qiao Mingtang's thoughts. His primary task was to do his best to mine ore vigorously, and turn Tongzhou ore into money, grain, weapons and equipment urgently needed by Xishan Road.

Naturally, few people know that the ore mined in Tongzhou is not only transported to other places, but also to Jinling Road. Although the front line soldiers are facing each other, they are trading privately and each gets the needs.

Xu Chang occupied Jinling Road, which has always been one of the richest places in the empire. After Xu Chang occupied the central and northern part of Jinling Road, he forced local gentry to donate money and grain. For Xu Chang, there is no shortage of money and grain at present, but the minerals in Jinling Road are scarce, and weapons and equipment have become a problem. It is natural for both sides to obtain their needs in private.

Although the world is in turmoil, Xu Qing has been living a good life recently. He has a treasure in Tongzhou. Not only has money and grain flowed in quickly and exceeded the task assigned by Qiao Mingtang, but there are also many localities who have to conduct underground transactions with Tongzhou. Of course, there are many merchants from all over the country who come to seek ore transactions, and some unknown people even come to seek transactions with a lot of money.

For Xu Qing, the more people seeking trade, the better, and the wealth is abundant. In fact, he knew very well that some of the unknown people were behind some forces who were ready to rebel. The weapons built by Tongzhou Iron Mine were excellent. If you want to gain a place in this troubled times, money and food are indispensable, and weapons and equipment are also indispensable.

He can really be considered a daily routine. People's livelihood can be left aside for the time being, but the ore trade cannot be delayed at all. From mining to trade, and even to financial accounting, he personally inquire about it. He has a treasure, and there are certain benefits in it. In the past, everyone was afraid of being at the position of the Tongzhou magistrate, and no one wanted to sit on this volcano. However, now it is changing in feng shui. Tongzhou magistrate has become a hot commodity. Xu Qing sat on this seat and was full of spring breeze.

Until the Qin soldiers who fled reported that Xigu Pass was broken and the Northwest Army was coming to Tongzhou, Xu Qing only felt that this fact was a bit absurd and he was very suspicious.
Chapter completed!