Zhang Yi said with a smile: "The king thinks too seriously, Li Dare can fight and kill bravely, since he dares to take four thousand people into Sichuan, maybe because he is sure." [Full text reading. You don't have to bring too many people. However, the king's worries are also reasonable, Qin Jun has never been to Sichuan, life is sparse, once there is a mistake, it is distressing, you have to think of a way quickly. ”

King Qin looked at Bai Qi: "What is the general's idea?"

Bai Qi sighed: "If you want to talk about the idea, there is only one, and it will be wrong," King Qin muttered: "Qing is saying, since Li Kang can no longer be recalled, simply send troops to attack Sichuan ......" Bai nodded: "Now you can urgently order Li Yan to bring the Qin army in Hanzhong, enter Sichuan, meet Li Kang, and then send some men and horses from all over the country to guard Hanzhong." Zhang Xianzhong was trapped, if Li Dang was unfavorable to break the siege, he ordered Li Yan to take him back to Hanzhong, if Li Dang could break the siege and defeat Qin Liangyu, then Li Yan would not have to return to the army, and join forces with Li Dang to occupy Sichuan in one fell swoop. ”

King Qin frowned: "How many people can be transferred from the Guanzhong region at this time,"

Bai Qi said: "My Qin army has 100,000 horses, of which 20,000 horses are guarding the first line of the Great Wall with Wang Qian, 5,000 horses are guarding Tongguan, Wang Bao is leading 20,000 horses to guard the west, plus the defenders from all over the country, there are only 10,000 people and horses who can be mobilized." ”

King Qin stood up and said to the dialogue: "You take these 10,000 horses and go to Hanzhong in person." All military, you can decide for yourself, no matter what, you must also keep the Qin army entering Sichuan as much as possible. ”

When Bai Qi received the order, the King of Qin ordered Zhang Yi to draw up a decree, and after ordering Li Yan to receive the order, he immediately led the people of Hanzhong to enter Sichuan and be Li Kang's backup.

In addition, the will is clear, if Li Dang fails to relieve the siege, Li Yan will accept Li Dang to return, and if Li Dang and Zhang Xianzhong win, Li Yan will join forces with them and attack Sichuan. It can be regarded as living up to the covenant with Zhang Xianzhong.

The will was written, and the king of Qin sent the red lady, Xiaoqing, and Yizhimei to Hanzhong on a fast horse, and at the same time, the general Bai Qi passed down the military order, and the defenders from all over the country transferred people and horses to Xi'an to assemble.

There was an uproar in the Guanzhong area, and the Qin troops from all over the country sent men and horses out of the city and rushed to Xi'an.

Not to mention how to get up in vain, let's talk about Li Yan, since the letter of guilt was sent, Li Yan was also nervous in his heart, although Li Dare said lightly, but Qin Wangtian was majestic and violent, who can guarantee that after he read the letter, he would not blame Li Kang. Therefore, Li Yan was very anxious.

Within a few days, the will of the King of Qin was sent to Nanzheng, and after Li Yan received the decree, he put down a big stone in his heart, but he could also hear that this was the expedient measure of the King of Qin, and there was no other good way. Li Dang's action has caused the entire Guanzhong to shake, Qin Jun is like a gambler on the table, he has already pressed the bet, there is no possibility of withdrawing, in order to avoid losing all the money, he can only continue to bet, and the stakes are getting bigger and bigger.

Li Yan didn't dare to delay, immediately ordered troops, left only a thousand generals in Nanzheng City, with 500 people to defend, and then the whole army of 20,000 people, the next day set off, with the red lady and other three female generals, with Li Kang's footsteps, into Sichuan.

On the fourth day after Li Yan left, Bai Qi led 10,000 Qin troops to Nanzheng, and he sent multiple detectives to inquire about the situation in Sichuan, not only in this regard, but also in the movements of the official army.

Bai Qi knows very well that Zhang Xianzhong's tens of thousands of horses, plus more than 20,000 people of the Qin army, if you want to capture Sichuan, it is not easy to talk about, Sichuan has a vast territory, and the officials and troops in the province are conservatively estimated, no less than 200,000 people, although they are scattered in famous places, but in case Zhang Xianzhong and others make a big fuss, Chen Shiqi, the governor of Sichuan, is likely to mobilize these people and horses to deal with the righteous army, at that time, it is the best time to go out by himself.

Besides, Li Kang, he brought 4,000 cavalry, starry and night, and rushed to the Shizi River. Along the way, led by Li Dingguo, bypassing many county seats, almost never leaving the saddle, people did not take off their armor, and after running wildly for three days and three nights, they finally approached the Shizi River.

Li Dingguo counted the days, from the time he left Zhang Xianzhong to today, eight days have passed, whether Zhang Xianzhong's men and horses have been defeated, it is not yet known, but judging from the news obtained along the way, it seems that the official army is still surrounding the peasant army and has not attacked.

It turned out that Qin Liangyu also knew that it was not easy for his tens of thousands of horses to completely defeat Zhang Xianzhong's 30,000 people. Because the peasant army dug a deep ditch outside the village, it brought great difficulties to the official army's attack, and lost a lot of people in several attacks, so Qin Liangyu ordered to surround Zhang Xianzhong to the death, no longer storm, just wait for the peasant army to run out of food, Zhang Xianzhong in order to avoid starvation, must choose to break through, and it is not too late to clean him up at that time.

Therefore, Qin Liangyu and Zeng Yu were divided into four sides, she guarded the west and north, and Zeng Yu guarded the southeast side, waiting for the peasant army to run out of food. Qin Liangyu estimated that the peasant army's grain could only be eaten for half a month, or even ten days, at most, so she ordered the whole army to strictly guard the camp and not fight at will.

At this time, Li Dang arrived with the Qin army.

In the afternoon of this day, Qin Liangyu was recuperating in the big tent, when someone suddenly came to report, saying that fifty miles to the north, there was a group of men and horses, about four or five thousand people, all of them were cavalry, looking at the banner and uniform, not the official army.

Since the Qin army had never been to Sichuan, the Sichuan army did not know them.

Qin Liangyu immediately added caution, she already knew that Zhang Xianzhong sent people to break through the siege, and the people sent out must have moved rescue troops, and there were no other peasant armies in Sichuan, so Zhang Xianzhong could only ask the Qin army in Hanzhong for help, and now it is likely that the Qin army came to relieve the siege.

Therefore, Qin Liangyu immediately sent someone to find Zeng Yu and asked him to strictly guard the camp, and sent Qin Yiming with 5,000 cavalry to meet him.

Li Dingguo took Li Kang to a place dozens of miles outside the village where Zhang Xianzhong was trapped, and was moving forward, when suddenly a scout came to report that there was a cavalry brigade of officers and soldiers in front. In the formation, the banner of the general was held high, and the word "Qin" was written on it.

Li Dang was stunned for a moment, and said to Li Dingguo: "It must be Qin Liangyu who came, but I didn't expect that as soon as we arrived, she would personally greet her." Li Dingguo said with a smile: "Uncle Li, it may be Qin Yiming, the pioneer of the official army, who is Qin Liangyu's nephew and a strong general. Li Dang nodded: "Let's come from afar, people are local snakes, it's not easy to mess with." Besides, fighting at this time is not good for me. ”

He ordered the three armies to find a high post and rest their men and horses.

Li Dingguo was puzzled: "Why is this," Li dared to say: "Both sides are cavalry, and it depends on who has the advantage." The high hill made it easy for the cavalry to charge. Besides, Sichuan has never produced war horses, and the cavalry of the official army will definitely not be too much, and they will not be able to surround Gaogang, so they will inevitably gather in one place and fight with us. At that time, if you kill from a high place, you will take advantage of it. ”

So Li Dang led 4,000 cavalry, found a large high slope within a radius of several miles, and immediately did not move. Everyone jumped off their horses to rest their horses, and the soldiers held their shields on their chests, spears in their hands, and stared at the road in the distance.

Sure enough, after a while, the smoke and dust rose on the official road, the sound of horses' hooves shook the earth, and countless war horses rushed here.

Li Dang brought in this time were all elite soldiers with rich combat experience, and the chief general did not give an order, and all these soldiers were silent, neither surprised, nor flustered, or even a trace of excitement. They all looked coldly at the rushing officers and soldiers, and did not move.

This is a truly powerful army. Although no one made a sound, no one moved, but the atmosphere around them immediately became murderous.

Li Dang also looked at the officials and soldiers who were getting closer and closer, and looked at the scale of these horses, which was about 5,000 people, and he had a bottom in his heart. When the official army was only two arrows away from Gaogang, he ordered: "Prepare the archers, and cover them with shields." ”

If you want to talk about archers, at least half of the four thousand cavalry, and each soldier has an iron shield behind him, Li Dare knows that in this battle to break the siege, he does not have many men and horses, and it is best to surprise attack, so the bow and arrow are the most important, so most of the soldiers he picks are good archery.

Hearing the general's order, the Qin army in the front rows jumped on horseback and raised their shields, the people in front protected the front, the people behind protected the top of their heads, and the people on both sides protected the sides, and the entire Qin army formation immediately turned into a turtle-like defensive frame. In the midst of these people, a thousand archers stood with their bows open.

Li Dang was in the place of the Chinese army, and coldly watched the officers and troops getting closer and closer.

Qin Yiming took the lead and rushed to the front, he had already seen the Qin army occupying the high slope and forming a formation, and when the men and horses he led were already less than an arrow away from the Qin army, he ordered the arrows to be released.

Countless powerful arrows hung with a sharp whistling sound and fell into the Qin army's array. But they were all blocked by iron shields, and a burst of dangdang sounds sounded in the Qin army's array, like a dense rain.

Li dared to order the sergeants to shoot back, and the officers and soldiers also blocked it with shields, and the effect of archery on both sides was minimal. Not many people were shot.

In the blink of an eye, Qin Yiming led his men and horses to the bottom of the high slope, he looked up at the slope and found that the Qin army was in a tight formation, and the iron spear stretched out from the shield array, like a hedgehog, it was extremely difficult to rush in. And if you attack, it is a back attack, and the war horse can't run, and the power will be reduced by more than half.

He is also a cavalry general, how could he not understand this truth, so he waved his hand, led his men and horses to retreat dozens of steps, and then ordered people to curse.

Qin Yiming's meaning was to lure Li Dare to rush downhill, the two sides had a scuffle, the Qin army came from afar, the men and horses must have been tired, and his own men and horses were resting for several days, waiting for work, this battle will definitely be obtained.

But Li Dang would not fall for him.

After many years of fighting, and Li Kang often followed Bai Qi Wang Qian's side, Li Kang was already very experienced in judging the battle situation.

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