Early the next morning, Li Yan took 2,000 men and horses to Huayin County. 【Fengyun Reading Network. These two thousand people were indeed commanded by him before, and they respected Li Yan very much.

Among the two thousand men and horses, there were 500 cavalry, which Li Dare picked for him, and they were very elite.

When they came to Huayin County, they had already seen Ziyi waiting there with Su Dan.

Li Yan stepped forward and met Ziyi, as soon as Ziyi saw Li Yan, he immediately stepped forward and smiled: "Li Gongzi, don't come to harm." Li Yan also said a few polite words, and the two entered the city together.

When he arrived at the county office, Ziyi had already written down the city's defense, money and grain and other matters clearly so that they could be delivered. Li Yan looked at it and felt that Ziyi was guarding it well, the security in Huayin City was good, and the people were very peaceful.

Ziyi set up a banquet to wash Li Yan's dust, and the two talked about the Qin army during the banquet, Ziyi told Li Yan to be careful of the north, where hundreds of miles away, it is still the territory of the official army, Li Yan nodded and agreed.

There was nothing to say all night, and the next day, Ziyi completely handed over Huayin City to Li Yan, and he took the original 1,000 Qin troops to Xi'an City with Su Dan.

Li Yan returned to Huayin again, quite emotional. The last time he was here, he fought side by side with Li Dang against the enemy, fighting the officers and soldiers in blood, and the tragic battle seemed to have just passed, at that time, the Qin army suffered a great defeat and the future was uncertain. Vital. And now, the army is stronger, and the territory is much larger.

He took a team of elite horsemen and made a tour of the city, inspected the defense of the four gates, and felt that there were no loopholes. Still not at ease, he sent a lot of scouts to inquire about the news every day within a radius of forty miles around the county seat, in case the officials and troops came to sneak attack.

Li Yan knew that as soon as Gao Yingxiang died, the morale of the peasant army was low, and the official army was arrogant, Sun Chuanting was named the governor of Shaanxi, and at this time, the seat of Shaanxi, Xi'an City, was still in the hands of the Qin army, which was unacceptable to Sun Chuanting in any case, and this was the intention of the court to appoint him as the governor of Shaanxi, that is, to let him recapture Xi'an and restore Guanzhong.

Sun Chuanting had just fought a tragic battle in the Meridian Valley, and his men and horses suffered heavy casualties, and for a while, he would not come to attack the Qin army, he had to recuperate for a while, replenish the source of troops and equipment.

Li Yan felt that this space must be used well and not wasted. So he found a few lieutenants in the army and discussed with them to see if he could strengthen Huayin's defense.

Everyone discussed it and thought it was necessary, so Li Yan ordered several lieutenants to be responsible for a certain matter, some people specially supervised the construction of crossbow arrows and firearms, some people strengthened the city walls, and some people stockpiled money and food, and everyone was busy.

At this time, Sun Chuanting was not idle, he sent heavy troops to escort Gao Yingxiang into Beijing, and was appointed by the governor of Shaanxi. Sun Chuanting was very happy, thinking that his talent finally had the opportunity to display.

But he also knew that there was a mystery in this appointment, Xi'an City and half of Shaanxi's territory were in the hands of the Qin army, and the emperor appointed him as the governor of Shaanxi, just to let him recover Guanzhong as soon as possible and eliminate the Qin army.

So, Sun Chuanting began to reorganize the people, deploy troops, pack up weapons, and prepare to take Guanzhong in one fell swoop.

After resting for half a month, that night, he summoned several of his generals and strategists to discuss how to enter Xi'an. Since he took over as the governor of Shaanxi, several generals who had served in Guanzhong were under his command, and after these people lost Guanzhong, some were stationed in Gansu and some were stationed in Shanxi, and Sun Chuanting transferred these people over.

Among the generals are Zuo Guangxian, He Renlong, and Hu Dawei, all of whom are fierce generals in a hundred battles, especially He Renlong, known as He Maniac, who does not want to die in battle, and often uses a big iron knife in his hand, charging into battle, and is very brave. This person has always been arrogant, but when he saw Sun Chuanting, he restrained his fierce spirit a lot, obviously, the terrifying momentum on Sun Chuanting's body was still intimidating.

The most important of the strategists is Fan Ju, followed by a man named Zhang Ziyu, who writes poems well, but his ideas are often insidious and vicious, and he is also a character.

These people got together and entered Sun Chuanting's camp, Sun Chuanting ordered everyone to sit down, and then stood on the spot, first arching his hand to the north: "Everyone, thanks to the Holy Hongfu, we have captured Gao Chuang, dedicated the capture of the Beijing Division, the Holy Mingde, and personally crowned me as the governor of Shaanxi. ”

Everyone stood up and saluted: "Thank you, Lord Futai." ”

Sun Chuanting waved his hand and asked everyone to sit down again: "It is not my wish to be crowned official, but I can't help but take over this official position." Because most of Shaanxi, and Xi'an City, are still in the hands of the thieves, a few days ago, the official has found out that the Qin army in Tongguan and Xi'an, have strengthened the guards, it seems that we have thought of it, we are going to attack them. Let's talk about it, how should this battle be played? ”

He Renlong jumped up first and waved his big hand: "Lord Futai, isn't it just a gang of thieves?" Is it more powerful than a thief? More people? Fu Ru is a big man who captures thieves in life, and his reputation is famous, do you need to think about it much, as long as you point to the flag, the thieves are naturally frightened, I think, it doesn't take much effort to win Guanzhong. ”

Zuo Guang first shook his head lightly: "Crazy He, you can't say that, this gang of thieves has fought with the official army many times, and they are still very fierce." Coupled with the thick walls of Xi'an City and the abundance of grain and grass, I don't think it is so easy to conquer. ”

He Renlong glared: "Lao Zuo, how can you grow the ambition of others, destroy your own prestige, and destroy Gao Chuang, what kind of storm can this group of people make." Let's be honest, Lord Futai, the most difficult thing for our officers and soldiers to deal with is the thieves, flowing around, so that you can't catch up, you can't fight, right now this group of people in Guanzhong occupy the city and don't leave, let us fight, say a stupid idea, we just don't fight, just surround the city, surround him for a year and a half, and starve him to death. ”

Hu Dawei nodded: "That's right. I'm afraid the saint can't wait. ”

Zhang Ziyu interjected: "What General Hu thinks is that the Holy Lord appointed the Lord as the governor of Shaanxi to recover Guanzhong in a short time. If you don't have this mind, you just don't appoint it. Isn't it? So I think right now the Holy One has already started to think about the deadline. ”

Sun Chuanting knocked lightly on the table: "Xi'an is a heavy land, and it is occupied by thieves, so Guanzhong will no longer be owned by my Ming Dynasty." It's like a thorn in your heart, and it's best to remove it as soon as possible. The Holy One sees it in the eyes and hurts it in the heart, so we must not delay time. ”

What he thought in his heart was a different story.

Sun Chuanting knows Chongzhen's personality very well, this person is eager for quick success and quick profit, and has little patience, once something exceeds the boundaries of what he thinks, he will be furious, and he will be replaced at every turn, and he will be removed from his post for investigation. In the seven years since Chongzhen ascended the throne, there have been more than a dozen cabinet ministers alone, which is unique in the entire empire for more than three hundred years.

He knew in his heart that if he couldn't recover Xi'an and Guanzhong as soon as possible, then he would be in a position today, and tomorrow he might be arrested and imprisoned, removed from his post and questioned.

Accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, and Chongzhen, you are not by his side, and you are also like a tiger by his side.

At this time, Fan Jucai said unhurriedly: "If you want to attack Xi'an, there are several roads, one is the Meridian Valley, we just eliminated Gao Yingxiang here, the Qin army must be careful, so no." There is also a slope valley out of Qi Mountain, running to Chencang, that is the old way for Zhuge Liang to attack, but there is Bai Qi there on this road, and it is impossible to raid. Then there is the Tongguan, the Tongguan is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the Qin army has also increased the Tongguan, once the fight starts, it will never be possible to break through within a few days. Therefore, in my opinion, the safest thing is to cross the Yellow River from the Hetao area, and with lightning speed, first capture Huayin, cut off the communication between Tongguan and Xi'an, and then divide and annihilate it. What does Futai think? ”

Sun Chuanting thought for a while: "This method is good, but it is not easy to hide from the sky and cross the sea, the brigade has to pass through Shanxi, enter the Hetao area, and then cross the Yellow River, such a big movement, it is impossible for the Qin army not to know." Now that they know, they must be on guard. When the time comes, they may abandon Tongguan and Huayin and defend Xi'an. ”

Fan Ju looked confident: "This is the best." I have received news that our Neiying has been transferred to Xi'an City, and with him, he will be of great help when we besiege Xi'an. As long as you can deceive a city gate...... That's it. ”

Sun Chuanting's eyes lit up: "If this is the case, you can attack Xi'an." ”

Fan Ju said: "It's just that before attacking Xi'an, we must make sure to capture Huayin and Tongguan first, so as to avoid being attacked before and after the time." ”

Sun Chuanting smiled slightly: "That's nature." Xi'an City will be put there first, let's attack Huayin first, then take Tongguan, and finally take Xi'an, the overall situation can be determined. ”

He Renlong said: "Who guards Huayin now?" ”

Fan Ju said: "It's Li Yan, with two thousand Qin troops." He Renlong laughed: "A stinky hairy boy, Qin Jun actually asked him to guard Huayin, it seems that there is no capable person." Sun Chuanting shook his head: "Li Yan is both civil and military, and he once confronted the official army in Huayin and defeated Shi Kefa. In my opinion, this person is not easy to deal with, although he is young, he has the style of Li Jing. ”

He Renlong's face was a little unbearable, Huo Ran got up, and arched his hand: "Lord Futai, I, He, a madman, don't believe in this evil, this attack on Guanzhong, I will ask you for a vanguard order, I will be the first to kill Huayin, and tie this kid named Li Yan in front of you." ”

Sun Chuanting knew that He Renlong had a violent temper, and this time he also deliberately provoked him, because someone must be the vanguard, and his candidate is also He Renlong.

So Sun Chuanting stood up and patted He Renlong on the shoulder: "Okay, as long as you take Huayin, I will give the general a first credit." ”

He Renlong shouted: "If I can't take Huayin, Lord Futai will cut off my head." ”

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