It didn't take long for Fan Ju to get the report, the Qin army had lived in Huayin City for a long time, Ziyi sent a lot of detectives, and there were also Qin army spies in Xi'an City, so he soon knew the news. After Fan Ju heard this, his eyes rolled, and he thought about it, he asked Li Kang to find him, and said: "Doctor Jun, I just got a report that 3,000 men and horses were transferred from Xi'an City to Xianyang to quell the rebellion, you go and tell your righteous brother that if you want to attack Xi'an and capture Hong Chengchou, this is a good opportunity." ”

When Li dared to hear this, he didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly crossed his horse and came to Tongguan.

At this time, Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai had already rested in Tongguan for a few days, and were preparing to attack Xi'an, which they had planned before they entered the pass.

After Zhang Xianzhong returned to the camp, he instructed Li Dingguo that no one was allowed to say anything about the siege and killing of the Ming army on the road, and those who violated the order would be beheaded. He didn't break this matter, he also had his own ideas, first, Li Yan made a great effort in the process of entering Tongguan, and the officials and soldiers came to intercept and kill him, whether Li Yan knew it or not, he couldn't be sure, or don't say it, secondly, the biggest suspect must be Fan Ju, the Qin army under this person is strong in combat, once the two sides turn against each other at this time, it will not be good for anyone, so write down this matter first, and talk about it later.

On this day, he was discussing the military situation with Luo Rucai, Li Yan and others, and when he heard that Li Dang was coming, he hurriedly invited him in. As soon as the two met, they cared for each other and were very affectionate.

Zhang Xianzhong is still very relieved of Li Kang, knowing that this brother is old-fashioned and warm-hearted, and he will not play tricks, and he definitely doesn't know about the interception and killing of officials and soldiers.

As soon as Li Yan saw Li Kang, he knew that something was wrong, and when he asked, Li Kang told Fan Ju the news he had gotten, and when he finished speaking, Zhang Xianzhong looked at Luo Rucai, and their expressions were a little surprised.

Zhang Xianzhong suddenly laughed: "I see that this surnamed Hong is dizzy, our soldiers are pressing, and he also pulls out people and horses out of the city, isn't this a good time?" ”

Luo Rucai frowned: "At this time, Hong Chengchou must know that we are here, and we can also dispatch people to quell the chaos, something is wrong." ”

Li Yan thought for a while: "Not necessarily, Xianyang is very close to Xi'an, the sergeants mutinied, directly threatened him, once these sergeants and the peasant army join forces, it will be a big trouble, Hong Chengchou wants to quickly quell the chaos, and do not give these sergeants a chance to unite with the peasant army." ”

Li Dare said: "Yes, Hong Chengchou sent Shi Kefa, the general who attacked Huayin last time, although this person lost the battle last time, I can see that he is extremely calm and fierce, which is a good material." ”

Zhang Xianzhong sneered: "No matter what he does, even if Xianyang is closer to Xi'an, it is a mutiny among the sergeants, Shi Kefa goes, he has to fight with those soldiers first, and then he has to gather these people, find out who is the leader, and who else is involved, and finally settle the people, leave their own people stationed, these things will not be done in three days, and they will never be completed." ”

Luo Rucai nodded: "Within three days, our men and horses must rush to Xi'an City to complete the siege." ”

Zhang Xianzhong said: "Yes, there are more than 2,000 cavalry in my camp, how many are there in your camp?" Luo Rucai said: "Four thousand, it's almost the same if it's not." Zhang Xianzhong said: "Okay, I will take these 6,000 cavalry first, and rush to Xi'an in the starry night, and you will lead the main force of the infantry army to follow up from behind." Let's meet in Xi'an. ”

Luo Rucai hesitated a little: "Brother, you have a total of 6,000 people, it is not easy to besiege the city, and you should also pay attention to the fact that the men and horses led by Shi Kefa will attack from behind, Hong Chengchou is likely to give you a front and rear attack, at that time, we will not be able to step into the army, and you will be under great pressure." ”

Zhang Xianzhong smiled: "Who said I was going to besiege the city?" When I arrived in Xi'an, I didn't care about Hong Chengchou's old boy, just waited for Shi Kefa, the little turtle grandson, as long as his 3,000 people were killed or dispersed, and Hong Chengchou had half of the people in the city, Xi'an would be at his fingertips. ”

Luo Rucai nodded again and again: "This is a good idea, so let's do it." ”

Zhang Xianzhong looked at Li Kang: "Your Qin army is not out?" Li dared to say: "Fan Xiang didn't say it, I don't think I plan to send troops." ”

Luo Rucai sneered: "He was thinking that when we besieged Xi'an, we would go to attack the city and occupy the county by ourselves to expand our strength." Zhang Xianzhong didn't care: "This is also true, the Qin army has few troops, and it is normal to be a little smart, haha." Li Yan said: "The Qin army has less than 5,000 horses, and the cavalry is even less, so you can let them be used as backup to find out the news, so as not to be called by the Ming army reinforcements and attacked from both sides." ”

Zhang Xianzhong nodded and said to Li Dang: "Brother, you will reply to Fan Xiang, I have received his news, so let's take action, you are behind us, but you must be vigilant, don't let Zuo Liangyu and those people copy our back road." Once there is news that the Ming army brigade is coming to help, it will be reported immediately. ”

Li dared to say: "Let's fight together, this is natural, I will go to report to Fan Xiang." ”

After finishing speaking, Li Kang also stayed soon and returned to Huayin.

After Li Dang left, it was already dusk, Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai hurriedly gathered men and horses, Zhang Xianzhong ordered, all the cavalry assembled, brought enough dry food for three days, and immediately marched to Xi'an.

Li Yan walked over: "Brother Zhang, I still have a few hundred cavalry there, you can also take them, I will take all the horses here, join forces with Brother Luo, and walk behind you." ”

Zhang Xianzhong was overjoyed: "If Gongzi Li goes, we will take Xi'an City." ”

Several people agreed, Zhang Xianzhong personally led more than 6,000 cavalry, with Li Dingguo as the vanguard, non-stop rush to Xi'an, he ordered, along the way people do not leave the saddle, the knife does not leave the hand, desperately rush to Xi'an, along the way must not attack any towns, encounter the Ming army must not fall in love, within two days, must rush to Xi'an city.

As soon as this order came out, the whole army was terrified, and they all knew that the eight kings were already red-eyed and had to capture Xi'an City.

As for the infantry army, Zhang Xianzhong ordered his adopted children and grandchildren to be expected to command, with Xu Yixian as the military advisor, everything had to be controlled by Luo Rucai, and the army was behind, following and marching.

At the sound of an order, the whole army began to move. Zhang Xianzhong led the cavalry, held torches high, and rushed into the vast night.

Luo Rucai ordered tens of thousands of horses to start arranging, with elite soldiers in front, baggage in the center, and personally cut off the rear, and then set off. Li Yan and the Red Lady walked in the middle with more than 1,000 horses, and while walking, the two of them discussed, and the Red Lady said: "Do you think Hong Chengchou will abandon Xi'an and escape?" Li Yan smiled: "Never." Xi'an is the governor's mansion of Shaanxi, once he escapes, the Ming army in Shaanxi will immediately be in turmoil, the whole Shaanxi will collapse, and the court will not let him go. As long as Hong Chengchou is not an idiot, he will definitely not run. The red lady said: "In this way, he will definitely defend in Xi'an." ”

Li Yan nodded: "It depends on whether Zhang Xianzhong's actions are fast or not, as long as Shi Kefa's Ming army is blocked outside the city, and there are few soldiers in the city, it will be easy to overcome." ”

The red lady said: "Zhang Xianzhong, this person, usually looks very rough, but he is very delicate in battle." ”

Li Yan said: "When I knew him, he was just a death row prisoner who was rescued by the Qin army, but not long after leaving Huayin, he pulled up a team of thousands of people, and it grew bigger and bigger, which is enough to prove that this person is very strategic." And he was so bold that he dared to go to the Qin army as a hostage alone, and he was really not afraid that Fan Ju would take him as a gift and give it to Hong Chengchou. ”

The red lady smiled: "Why did Fan Xiangqian do that, it is impossible for the Qin army to defect to the official army." ”

Li Yan sighed: "If King Qin is here, he will definitely not, but right now, his life and death are unknown." ”

The red lady pursed her lips: "Do you really think that he is Qin Shi Huang?" Li Yan shrugged: "I didn't believe it at first, but since I saw this person, I began to believe it." The red lady said, "Why? ”

Li Yan groaned: "This person has a momentum of dominating the world, and there is unparalleled majesty in his words, such a temperament cannot be pretended, even if it is the best play, it cannot be pretended." Moreover, the origin of this Qin army is unknown, as if it was really born from the ground suddenly. ”

The red lady's eyes widened: "You don't really think that Qin Shi Huang and these Qin troops can live for 1,800 years." ”

Li Yan said: "Mr. Zhang Yi told me that King Qin got the immortal elixir so that he could live until now, and these people were also saved by King Qin with immortal medicine, which sounds like nonsense, but the current situation makes me think of another thing, what if King Qin really found the immortal medicine when he was alive?" ”

The red lady asked: "Then why is there no record in the history books?" ”

Li Yan said: "If I were Qin Shi Huang and I had the immortal elixir, would I be silent?" Once it is publicized, not to mention the people of the world, it is the people around them, and they will come to grab it desperately, it is an immortal elixir. ”

The red lady thought for a while: "You guessed right. Maybe that's what happened. ”

The two talked about it, and marched to Xi'an with the people.