After appeasing these people, Sun Chuanting left. Zhang Yi let out a long breath and looked at Li Yan: "Thanks to your reminder." Otherwise, we won't be able to pass this hurdle. ”

At this time, Bai Qi came over and beckoned those lightly injured Qin soldiers to rest. Zhang Yi grabbed Bai Qi: "General, what's the matter with those seriously injured?" Bai Qi gently took his hand away: "Those are soldiers, they are all sick or disabled, we can't count on them anyway, it's better to let them pretend to be like them." ”

Zhang Yi shuddered: "So...... You will cut off their hands and feet and pierce their stomachs? ”

Bai Qi sighed: "No...... How do you say? After a big battle, there are only lightly wounded, but there are no seriously wounded, who looks down on suspicion? Not to mention such a delicate official. ”

Zhang Yi was speechless. In the end, I had to ask: "Aren't you afraid that they will talk about this in front of Sun Chuanting?" Bai Qi sneered: "Their blood is almost dry, and they can't speak at all, and even if they do, it's nonsense." ”

That's true. Zhang Yi has read the history books, and he knows that the person in front of him is decades late to him, and he kills people like hemp, and his heart is really like a stone. But it's not easy to talk about him at the moment, so if you don't do this, it is really difficult to deceive Sun Chuanting.

Anyway, it's time to stop for a while. Since the government doesn't say anything, they are legal residents.

The king of Qin was not so relieved, he ordered Bai Qi to send a large number of spies to infiltrate Huayin City and the nearby county market to find out all kinds of news. Bai Qi himself was not idle, he summoned Li Kang and asked about the situation in Tongguan. Li Kang had already drawn a detailed sketch, and together with the garrison on the city, he had roughly figured it out, so Bai Qi carefully watched the sketch and slowly had his own plan.

Everyone in the Qin army moved, and no one was lazy, and they knew that the more fully prepared and sufficient they were, the more they would have the upper hand in the future.

As the days passed, more and more news came to the King of Qin, and the situation in the whole Shaanxi became clearer and clearer. On the Ming side, the Houjin army, which had attacked Beijing, had retreated, but had plundered a large number of people and property. The county town near Jingshi suffered heavy losses. Shaanxi gradually stopped, because after Yang He took office, he pacified the displaced people, which was very appropriate, and countless rebellious people's troops were appeased, returned to their hometowns, and no longer made trouble. Even the most powerful god, Wang Jiayin, was appeased.

When Zhang Yi heard these news, he didn't care, he only asked King Qin to pay attention to one person: Li Zicheng.

Soon, the news came, Li Zicheng defected to Wang Zuohang's army, and led a team by himself, known as the eighth team of generals. At present, he is attacking Hancheng with Wang Zuohang.

Hancheng is not too far from Huayin, about two hundred miles away, so it is not too difficult to investigate, King Qin listened to Zhang Yi's suggestion, and sent several groups of scouts in a row to find out the news of Hancheng. Zhang Yi instructed the scouts to pay special attention to Li Zicheng's movements.

At this time, Li Zicheng was standing on a high slope ten miles outside Hancheng, looking at the lights in the city from afar.

Behind him, stood his nephew Li Guo, his good brother Liu Fangliang and two other men.

Li Zicheng looked at it for a while, felt a chill on his body, turned his head and smiled: "In this kind of weather, the siege of the city is a good opportunity, in my opinion, those Ming troops in the city can't even pull their bows." ”

Li Guo snorted: "But our big leader Wang just didn't dare to attack, saying that he was tired for days and days, and he would fight again another day." Uncle Li, you mentioned it to him a few times, and it was a quick solution, but he just didn't listen. ”

Liu Fangliang also agreed with Li Guo's statement. Li Zicheng looked at the other two men: "Sect brother, Shousu, what do you say?" ”

Those two men were newly joined the eighth team, one was called Yuan Zongdi, and the other was called Dang Shousu. Yuan Zongdi was born with a dignified tiger body, a dignified appearance, and spoke like a drum beating: "There are a lot of defenders in Hancheng, and there is a lot of food, so it should be defended steadily, but if we are in this city for a long time, the Ming army will definitely have reinforcements coming, and it will be difficult to attack inside and outside at that time." A quick solution is a good idea. ”

Dang Shousu didn't like to talk, but just nodded again and again.

Li Zicheng smiled: "But according to Leader Wang, the whole of Shaanxi can't send any reinforcements." After Yang He came, he mainly recruited people, and those people who were appeased, they also had to send troops to defend them, so it seems that the king leader may be right. Since there are no reinforcements, Hancheng will be captured by us sooner or later. ”

Yuan Zongdi shook his head: "There are many dreams at night, who knows what will happen in the future." ”

Li Zicheng also thought the same, but he couldn't be the master himself, and he couldn't do anything in a hurry, so he wrapped the cotton robe on his body and sighed: "Let's go back to the camp." ”

At this moment, on the small road fifty miles away from Wang Zuohang's camp, Hong Chengchou was sitting on his horse, looking back at his troops.

Two days ago, an urgent letter was delivered to his desk with three feathers glued to the envelope. This is an urgent official letter of 600 miles, and it cannot be any other letter except military information.

Hong Chengchou is a politician in Shaanxi, not a major military officer, who is the person who sent him military information, is it sent to the wrong place?

Of course, there was no mistake, because the person who sent the official document was Hong Chengchou's friend, Yang He, the governor of Shaanxi.

Hancheng was trapped, Yang He received an urgent letter for help, but his subordinates had no troops to send, what should I do? Lord Yang himself is a civil official, he is not familiar with military affairs, and his eyebrows are burning now, so he has to temporarily hold on to his feet.

This Buddha's foot is Hong Chengchou.

So, the official letter was delivered to him. It is clearly written in the official document, and I will do everything possible to help Hancheng and relieve the siege of Hancheng.

If it were someone else, there would be no other words than scolding Yang He for being a bastard. Because Hong Chengchou is also a civilian official, and he has no military power, and he has never fought a war, isn't Yang He chasing ducks to the shelves!

But Hong Chengchou didn't scold, on the contrary, after reading the official document, a trace of excitement flashed in his eyes.

He ordered all the householders, servants, and men to be gathered.

Thirty or forty people stood in front of him, and Hong Chengchou ordered that a recruiting flag be erected in the city, and anyone over the age of seventeen and under the age of forty could serve as soldiers. Moreover, the task is clear, and the soldiers recruited will immediately go into battle.

As soon as the recruitment flag was planted, someone really came to apply. In less than a day, more than 500 people were recruited.

With the addition of Hong Chengchou's own people, the entire army was nearly 600 people.

Hong Chengchou used his connections to distribute the uniforms and equipment in the city's arsenal, and when these people were newly equipped, they finally had the appearance of an army.

However, Hong Chengchou knew that such an army was not trained, had no organization and discipline, and could only go forward to attack the enemy with a bloody bravery, and he knew that Wang Zuohang, who was besieging Hancheng, had thousands of men and horses. How can we make these rabble brave when we are outnumbered?

There are only two words, heavy reward!

Under the heavy reward, there are brave men.

But he had no money in his hands. So Hong Chengchou held a mobilization meeting before departure, and it was the only meeting.

Six hundred people stood outside the city, looking at Hong Chengchou on the horse, Hong Chengchou didn't say much, he said loudly: "Listen, everyone, we are going to relieve the siege of Hancheng and eliminate this group of thieves." But there are twice as many people as us, and if you want to fight head-on, that's what only stupid pigs do, so we have to sneak attack. I know that the reason why everyone joins the army is because their families are poor and can't eat. I can say plainly that the gold and silver stolen by this army of thieves are no less than 10,000 taels. As long as the thieves are eliminated, I don't need a penny of these coins, and I will give everyone all the money......"

When everyone heard this, their eyes widened, as if they had seen gold and silver all over the ground, and they couldn't hide their excitement for a while.

But Hong Chengchou continued in a louder voice: "If the battle starts, someone dares to take a step back, I, Hong Chengchou, will turn my face ruthlessly, those who retreat in the first row can be cut in the second row, those who retreat in the second row can be beheaded, and those who retreat in the second row will be killed in the third row." If I retreat......"

He drew his sword and handed it to one of his cronies: "You hold this sword and take my head!" ”

When the soldiers heard this, they raised their swords and guns together and shouted: "Swear to kill the enemy, never retreat...... Hong Chengchou shouted: "For your relatives to no longer starve and freeze, and make meritorious contributions to exterminate thieves!" ”

As soon as everyone thought of their relatives who were suffering at home, they immediately had a hundred times more courage, Hong Chengchou led the team and began to rush towards Hancheng, he knew the truth of the speed of the soldiers, and he did not stop for a moment, and he took the deserted path, and finally it took only a day and a half to come to the vicinity of Hancheng.

At this time, a scout came to report that the enemy had already eaten supper, was roasting around the fire, and had not yet slept. Hong Chengchou decided to wait another hour.

Sleeping in the wild, freezing cold, and not daring to light a fire to keep warm, this taste is really uncomfortable, but everyone saw that Hong Chengchou was like them, his teeth were so cold that his teeth were ringing, and he still had no intention of retreating, so no one wanted to retreat.

Taking the lead and sharing weal and woe, these eight words are easy to say, but how many generals can do it?

Time passed little by little, and finally someone came to report: the movement in the thief camp was gradually getting quieter, and no noise could be heard, and only a dozen soldiers who were on night patrol were still outside the tent.

Hong Chengchou picked up the big sword, rode on his horse and waved to the six hundred people behind him, and was the first to pounce on the thief camp.