Wu Sangui raided Shanzhou and burned down the Qing army's food and supplies, so Shang Kexi had to retreat to Luoyang.

This allowed the Eastern Qing Dynasty to lift the threat to Guanzhong, and the Zhou Kingdom had time to sort out Guanzhong and establish an effective rule.

However, although Shang Kexi retreated, Ajige had already entered Hedong.

The collapse of the Western Qing regime and caused local chaos, which was an excellent opportunity for Ajige to reunify the north.

Furthermore, after the establishment of the Eastern Qing Dynasty, although it had flat areas such as Hebei, Shandong, Henan and Huaibei, due to poor governance and the harassment of the Han Dynasty, the people fled, and it was not as rich as the Western Qing Dynasty.

The treasury of the Eastern Qing Dynasty was empty, but Ajige was in a state of war and raised nearly 400,000 troops. It was entirely due to the seizure of the nobles of the two blue, two yellow, and two red flags, and they were gradually living in vain.

Therefore, Azig had to launch a war to obtain money and food, support the army, and maintain the Eastern Qing court.

Originally, when Ajige saw the chaos within the Southern Ming Dynasty, he was ready to take the opportunity to attack the Ming Dynasty and take advantage of the troubled waters.

It was just because the Han Dynasty had not moved, and Ajige was a little afraid of Zhao Ming, so he did not dare to take action rashly.

Not long ago, the Han Dynasty finally joined the war, and Zhao Ming led the main force of the Han army to enter Fujian and Guangdong.

Ajige thought that the opportunity had come, so he immediately mobilized his troops and prepared to go south to fight Qiufeng, but he did not expect that at this time, there was a huge change within the Western Qing Dynasty, and Wang Yongzhen and Jiang Xiang rebelled one after another.

This made Ajige change his mind. Compared to going south to fight for the autumn wind, Ajige wants to unify the north and restore the territory.

Furthermore, after Jiang Xiang rebelled and occupied Hedong, Shanxi Jin merchants sent people to Beijing to meet Ajige, willing to cooperate with the Qing army inside and outside to collect Hedong.

This made Ajige change his mind, turn his spearhead and attack Hedong.

Shortly after Jiang Xiang entered Guanzhong, Ajige mobilized a large army, assembled in Zhending, and sent Fan Wencheng to contact Geng Zhongming and Shang Kexi of Luoyang, and instigated the two of them to rebel.

The Liangshun King felt that the Western Qing Dynasty was in a state of decline and was looking for a way out. He hit it off with Fan Wencheng and agreed on the conditions. He did not hesitate to change his ranks and surrender to the Eastern Qing Dynasty.

He instigated the Liangshun Kings, and at this time Fulin's head was sent to Beijing again. At that time, Ajige ordered the Liangshun Kings to send troops to Guanzhong, but he couldn't wait to lead the army and launch a Western Expedition.

At this time, Jiang Xiang was still fighting against Wu Sangui at the Ba River. The land in Hedong was empty, and with the Shanxi merchants as their internal support, Ajige easily broke through Guguan and entered Shanxi.

For a time, the Qing army successively defeated Yangquan, Mengxian, Shouyang, approached Taiyuan, Hedong Dazhen, and some prefectures and counties that originally surrendered to Jiang Xiang, transformed themselves into a new Huanglong Banner and surrendered to Ajige in order to avoid being slaughtered by the Qing army.

Li Jiantai, a former Grand Secretary of the Ming Dynasty under Jiang Xiang, could only withdraw his troops in Taiyuan, strengthen his walls and clear the fields, defend and wait for assistance, and reported to Jiang Xiang.

Behind the high walls of Taiyuan City, and with the Qing army being dominated by cavalry, Ajige was unable to capture it for a while, so he immediately stationed troops in Yuci, and the cavalry went out everywhere to capture the prefectures and counties around Taiyuan, preparing to pull out the periphery first and then capture Taiyuan.

However, Ajige did not expect that the battle between the rebels in Guanzhong ended with Wu Sangui's victory in less than a month.

Jiang Xiang was appointed King Pingdong by Wu Sangui and guarded Hedong. When Jiang Xiang learned that the Qing army had invaded Hedong, he immediately said goodbye to Wu Sangui and led the army back to Hedong.

At this time, Jiang Xiang led 60,000 Zhou troops to return from Guanzhong to aid, stationed troops in Jiaocheng, and waited for an opportunity to lift the siege of Taiyuan, which made Ajige's plan to seize Taiyuan fail.

However, there were many Ajige cavalry, and Jiang Xiang did not dare to approach Taiyuan easily. The two sides were in a stalemate near Taiyuan.

The two armies were constantly testing each other in Taiyuan, and small groups of people fought against each other.

After several battles, Ajige's troops were strong in combat, which made Jiang Xiang dare not fight rashly.

The time was delayed until mid-September, when Wu Sangui raided Shaanxi Province and Shang Kexi had retreated to Luoyang, the news came to Hedong, which finally made Ajige shake.

At this time, Jiang Xiang's army was on the side, and Ajige did not dare to attack Taiyuan. The surrounding prefectures and counties that could be captured had basically been captured. They continued to stay and could not capture Taiyuan. They were consuming money and food, and Ajige was in a dilemma.

The two armies were in Dayuan and held on the verge of each other until the end of September. Ajige finally abducted more than 100,000 people, millions of silver, and retreated back to Hebei.

At this point, the major war between Zhou and Dongqing was basically over.

After Wu Sangui raided Shanzhou, the news spread into the pass, which immediately shocked the warlords in Guanzhong.

Now, Dong Qing was unable to invade Guanzhong, and Wu Sangui occupied Guanzhong, which was a foregone conclusion. Thinking about the 100,000 troops gathered in Xianyang, everyone was immediately frightened.

For a moment, Wu Sangui's reputation was so powerful that the Guanzhong heroes were impressed. All forces did not dare to have another intention, and they lost the intention of the Qing army to fight back.

When the news of the Zhou army's raid on Shanzhou reached Ningxia, Wang Yongzhen was so shocked that his face was pale and sweated behind him.

Originally, after Jiang Xiang surrendered to Wu Sangui, Wang Yongzhen's military advisor Gao Youcai persuaded Wang Yongzhen to surrender to Wu Sangui.

Jiang Xiang was able to be named King Pingdong. As the hero of Wang Yongzhen, he still had 30,000 troops. Not to mention being named King, it is still possible to be a Duke.

But Wang Yongzhen was not willing to accept it and was under the jurisdiction of the people, so he was hesitant.

Now Wu Sangui raided Shanzhou, dismantled the attack of the Eastern Qing Dynasty, and assembled 100,000 troops, claiming to conquer the rebellious officials and collect Gansu. Wang Yongzhen was immediately frightened. After receiving the news, he quickly rushed to Xianyang to pay homage to Wu Sangui.

Wu Sangui then appointed Wang Yongzhen as the marquis of Ningxia, sent his son as his charity, guarded the northwestern border for the Zhou Kingdom, encircled and suppressed the Hui and Hui rebels, and guarded against the Mongols.

After learning that Wang Yongzhen was heading to Xianyang, Meng Qiaofang could no longer sit still and ran to Xianyang, like Wu Sangui carrying a thorn to apologize.

However, his movements were finally slower, and he landed behind Wang Yongzhen, becoming the warlord who surrendered to the end.

Wu Sangui was angry that Meng Qiaofang was unable to summon him several times, and he had to punish those who surrendered in the end.

Originally, Wu Sangui was going to kill Meng Qiaofang, but Meng Qiaofang served as the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu for many years, and his relationship was mixed in Guanlong, and many people pleaded for Meng Qiaofang.

With Hong Chengchou's advice, the civil strife in the Southern Ming Dynasty is now in great danger. The Zhou Kingdom should quickly settle Guanlong, and then participate in the Southern War, take advantage of the opportunity to rise up and expand its territory.

Wu Sangui still attached great importance to Hong Chengchou's suggestions, but in order to treat them differently and show punishment, Meng Qiaofang was placed under house arrest in Xianyang, and only appointed his son Meng Xiongchen as the prefect of Lanzhou and incorporated his army.

At this point, the Zhou regime replaced the Western Qing Dynasty and became the most powerful force in the northwest. Wu Sangui then built an altar in Xianyang, worshiped heaven and earth, formally established vassals and states, and passed on teachings, so that all the gentry and people would abolish the rituals and clothes, and restore the Han system.

For a time, Guanlong was in full swing and Zhou State was in great success.

When the north was in a drastic change, when King Wu Sangui of Zhou rose rapidly, King Zhao Ming of Han, who worked hard to fight against the Qing Dynasty, did not know that he had picked peaches by Wu Sangui and others.
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