Li Yan and others went out of Tongguan again, came to see Luo Rucai, and as soon as they talked about the good things discussed, Luo Rucai began to prepare at that time, and ordered the sergeants to reorganize their weapons in preparation for tackling key problems.

The whole army began to move.

Luo Rucai pulled Li Yan aside and asked, "Gongzi Li, I think you are a real person, can you tell me that the Qin army wants the eight kings as hostages, does it have the intention of harming you?" ”

Li Yan thought for a while: "Probably not, you know, the Qin army is only three or four thousand, and there are tens of thousands of people in your two battalions, once Brother Zhang is killed, can these tens of thousands of horses spare the Qin army?" Fools know this. ”

Luo Rucai shook his head: "I always feel a little uneasy in my heart, and I feel that something bad is going to happen." The one you mentioned surnamed Fan, although I have never seen him, I think his scheming is so deep, and the Eight Kings live on his side, and he is unpredictable. ”

Li Yan said: "It is precisely because he is scheming that he does not dare to attack Brother Zhang, if it is a reckless man who does things recklessly, I will not let Brother Zhang go." ”

Luo Rucai also knew that it was useless to worry about it at the moment, Zhang Xianzhong was already a hostage, whether he was dead or alive, he had to wait until he hit Tongguan.

Li Yan returned to his camp and found that the Red Lady had already begun to prepare for the siege, and they did not have trebuchets, so they could only use bows and crossbows and ladders. Although it was a feint, it had to be a desperate stance, so the red lady did not tell the soldiers that it was a feint.

Li Yan knew that this kind of attack that was close to suicide would not work, and they only wanted to attract the attention of the officers and soldiers, even if they succeeded, so they knew that many people would die, so they had to do it.

This is to obey the overall situation, and in the face of the overall situation, certain soldiers are bound to die.

Ci does not lead soldiers, and righteousness does not do Jia, this sentence is really very reasonable. Li Yan looked at the soldiers under his command who were busy, and his heart was a little sour, he knew that tomorrow night, many of these people, he would never see them again.

Diametrically opposed to his mood was Li Kang.

That night, Li Kangzheng was talking to Zhang Xianzhong, and suddenly someone came to him and said that General Ziyi was invited. Li dared to think that it was military intelligence, and hurriedly followed the comer to Ziyi's residence.

As soon as I entered the door, I found that it didn't look like an urgent military situation, there was a table of wine and food in the room, and Ziyi was standing at the door at this time.

Li Dang hurriedly bowed his hand: "General Ziyi, what are you doing here?" ”

Ziyi said with a smile: "You went out for a trip, you worked hard, and you suffered an accident, I set up a private seat here to celebrate with you." Come on, come on, sit down and talk. ”

The two of them were seated, Ziyi poured a cup for Li Kang first, and the two of them faced each other and drank it all.

After three glasses, the two of them gradually talked more. In their previous life, Ziyi was the military commander of the entire underground legion, and Li Dang was under him, and his position was low, so Li Dang had always been very obedient to Ziyi.

Ziyi asked about some things on the road, and persuaded Li Dare to drink a few drinks, and then turned the conversation to the matter of chasing and killing Li Yan. At this time, Li Kang, because of the short time when he came back, no one had told him the complete story of the matter, so Li Kang only knew that chasing and killing himself was the meaning of Bai Qi, and he didn't know who carried it out.

So Ziyi suddenly said: "Do you know who is the person who led the Qin army to hunt you down?" ”

Li Dang shook his head: "It must be Bai Qi's cronies, as for who it is, I don't know." Ziyi drank all the wine in the cup: "It's me." ”

Hearing this, Li Dang was taken aback and almost stood up. Ziyi glanced at him: "I'm surprised." Li Dang slowly drank a glass of wine: "Yes, I didn't expect it." ”

Ziyi said: "Actually, when he gave me the order, I was also surprised. ”

Li dared to say: "You can't think of it either." Ziyi nodded: "So I asked him, Bai Qi said, you go to the peasant army, not to unite them, but to ask the peasant army to destroy the Qin army, and then Li Yan and you can lead a people's army, and after a while, the addiction of being a leader." Li Dang sneered: "This lie is really not good, can you believe it?" ”

Ziyi said: "I believe it, because he is white." If not, why would he kill you? ”

Li dared to say: "You still don't understand this? Li Gongzi led us to win the official army, and his prestige became higher and higher, and Bai Qi wanted to kill him for his position in the army. ”

Ziyi suddenly realized.

Li dared to say: "How did Fan Xiang know? I heard that as soon as the pursuers returned, Fan Xiang arrested Bai Qi. Ziyi suddenly became mysterious, and his voice was lowered: "What I want to tell you is this matter." I've always felt that there's something strange about this. Li Dang was stunned: "What? ”

Ziyi said: "This should be said from after we were defeated and fled into Huashan. ”

Li dared to say: "What happened at that time? ”

Ziyi said: "In those days, Bai Qi sent people everywhere to contact the lost Qin army, but Fan Xiang came to my camp every night to drink and talk, so the two of us soon had nothing to talk about. But later, I felt as if Fan Xiang was intentionally or unintentionally provoking my relationship with Bai Qi. ”

Li dared to say: "What did he say? ”

Ziyi recalled: "He has been saying that my combat ability is very high, and this defeat is completely due to Bai Qi's carelessness to underestimate the enemy, and it is not easy for me to keep hundreds of men and horses in the chaotic army." There is the wind of a general. ”

Li Dang was surprised: "He is stirring up your anger and asking you to replace Bai Qi." ”

Ziyi said: "Yes, this person's tongue and tongue skills are unmatched, and I like to listen to him more and more." Later, he made it clear to me that he also had opinions about Bai Qi, so the two of us agreed to report to him as soon as I knew that Bai Qi had something unspeakable. ”

Li dared to say: "Bai Qi asked you to kill me, you must have reported to him?" ”

Ziyi shook his head: "No, Bai Qi was in a hurry when he sent me, and he didn't have the time to report to him, but the terrible thing is that he actually knew about it very early." ”

Li Dang frowned and said, "This shows that Fan Xiang has other henchmen besides you." ”

Ziyi nodded: "So, I'm scared, I don't know who to believe, Qin Jun is no longer monolithic." At the moment, Qin Jun is Fan Xiang's business, but I was wondering if Fan Xiang would know that I was going to kill you and Li Gongzi, but I didn't take any action to stop it, but took this opportunity to get rid of Bai Qi......"

Li Dang was shocked: "You mean, Fan Xiang also wants me and Li Gongzi to die?" ”

Ziyi shook his head slightly: "Well, I'm not sure, but I think that after we came back, Fan Xiang acted quickly, and after putting Bai Qi in prison, he talked to Bai Qi alone for a while, and didn't let anyone listen." ”

Li dared to say: "Bai Qi escaped, what's going on?" ”

Ziyi said: "Someone must have answered, the brothers guarding the prison door were all knocked unconscious, and it seems that there are still a lot of people who are white." ”

Li Dang nodded, thoughtful.

Ziyi said: "Don't talk about this matter to anyone, including Li Gongzi." ”

Li Dare said: "Exactly, if Fan Xiang really has the heart to get rid of Li Yan, then Li Yan can't stay in the Qin army anymore." That's dangerous. ”

Ziyi nodded: "That's right, I heard that Li Gongzi also pulled up a group of people, there are one or two thousand people, which is very good, as long as there are men and horses under him, there will be conditions for survival in troubled times." ”

The two talked and drank until midnight.