Just as the soldiers lit the torches, they noticed that something was moving in the black pressure not far from the city.

Because of the distance, he couldn't see clearly, Li Dang took a bow, got on the rocket, and shot it out, the rocket passed through the air, and landed on the thing, and immediately there was a scream. 【Fengyun Reading Network. 】

With the faint light of the fire, the soldiers of the Qin army finally saw clearly that the black and oppressive thing was countless figures.

The people who came were the men and horses of the peasant army.

It turned out that since Zhang Yi left, Luo Rucai offered Gao Yingxiang a plan, asking him to sneak attack Xi'an at night and annihilate the Qin army in one fell swoop.

After thinking about it, Gao Yingxiang felt that this plan was good.

Judging from the current situation, it is certain that the peasant army and the Qin army will turn their faces. Even if it is not overturned this time, the two armies will not be harmonious in the future, and the friction will become bigger and bigger. Taking advantage of this opportunity, with lightning speed, he first opened Xi'an City and destroyed the Qin army.

When Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong come back, they won't say anything. After all, their friendship with Qin Jun was far inferior to that with themselves and Luo Rucai.

After making up his mind, Gao Yingxiang ordered a sneak attack at night, he sent 5,000 men and horses, and Luo Rucai also sent 5,000 men and horses to prepare to attack. Gao Yingxiang attacked the east gate, Luo Rucai attacked the south gate, and the agreed time to attack together.

According to what the two of them thought, King Qin should still be discussing countermeasures after receiving Zhang Yi's return, and he definitely didn't expect that he would suddenly attack. By surprise, the odds of winning this battle are great.

At the second watch, 10,000 horses quietly moved outside the city, divided into two parts, and prepared to attack.

It just so happened that at this time, the Qin army began to impose martial law, and the city also strengthened its precautions, if the precautions were not strengthened, 10,000 horses would attack it, and the original Qin army would not be able to stop it at all.

As soon as Li Dang saw those figures, he immediately understood, he stood at the head of the city and laughed: "Do you want to sneak attack Xi'an?" Tell you King Gaochuang, this is the land of my Qin people, and no one wants to take it away. ”

When he had finished speaking, he commanded the drums to beat.

The sound of the drums was heard by all four gates, and all the Qin troops immediately widened their eyes and prepared to defend the city and fight.

Gao Yingxiang and Luo Rucai's men saw that the city was on guard, and knew that they could not succeed, so they had to retreat.

When Li Dang saw that the peasant army had retreated, he immediately went down to the city, rushed to the palace of the king of Qin, and reported the matter. King Qin sneered: "It seems that there is no need to send someone to deliver the letter tomorrow." Li dared to say: "King, Gao Yingxiang failed to succeed in the sneak attack, he will definitely come to attack the city tomorrow, we have to prepare." ”

King Qin was confident: "He won't." At present, the peasant army is all supported by us, and they lack siege equipment, so they will never dare to attack a strong city like Xi'an. The peasant army turned against our Qin people, and there was not much food in the battalion, so they were bound to leave Guanzhong. Tomorrow you will be at the head of the city, see them off. ”

Besides, Gao Yingxiang and Luo Rucai, the two had already heard the report, saying that the Qin army had been prepared for a long time and failed to succeed in the sneak attack. Gao Yingxiang sighed: "Luo Shuai, this time we have openly turned against the peasant army." ”

Luo Rucai said: "Originally, I didn't want to be good with them for a lifetime. Besides, if we stay in Xi'an, we can only give them a hand and do coolies. Lay down the city, people take it, we can't get it, this kind of business, even if we want to do it, our subordinates won't do it. ”

Gao Yingxiang nodded: "Let's leave tomorrow, and then meet the eight kings and Zicheng on the way, go to the pass, and go back to Henan." Luo Rucai said: "What about Xi'an?" We're not ready to fight? Gao Yingxiang said: "Do you think you can beat it?" Xi'an City has thick walls, people are prepared, there is a white Qi outside as foreign aid, and more importantly, people have food, but we don't. So Xi'an can't fight, we have to leave as soon as possible. ”

Luo Rucai didn't have anything to say, returned to his tent, and ordered to pack up.

Early the next morning, the peasant army had completed its formation, and they were assembled a few miles away from the city of Xi'an.

Gao Yingxiang rode a horse, stood in front of the army, looked at Xi'an City, and then sneered: "I will come back." ”

He is a firm believer in this. In the days under the city of Xi'an, Gao Yingxiang did not just rest his people, he sent a lot of spies to investigate the situation in various places. I know the battle situation in Guanzhong, the Central Plains and other places very well. At this time, the main elite of the Ming army were all in Shaanxi, and although there were many officers and troops in Henan, their combat effectiveness was much worse.

And the combat effectiveness of Gao Yingxiang's people is far stronger than that of the people who broke through the sky. As long as he returns to Henan, he will immediately be like a dragon entering the sea, and no one can deal with it.

Luo Rucai stood beside him and said, "When we come back, Xi'an City will have to change its owner." ”

After saying that, the two of them took a large group of people and headed east.

Gao Yingxiang had already sent a letter to Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng, telling them that he had broken with the Qin army and was going to fight back to the Central Plains now. asked them to wait in Huaxian to meet the teacher.

The peasant army had about 100,000 men, of whom less than 50,000 could fight, and the other half were family members and miscellaneous servants. It looks huge.

Li Dang stood at the head of the city and watched the peasant army disappear into the distance little by little, and then returned to the king of Qin.

At this time, King Qin was in the same place with Wang Qian, Zhang Yi, Ziyi and others, and after listening to Li Dang's report, King Qin took a light breath: "Now, there is only our Qin army left in Guanzhong." ”

Zhang Yi said: "Yes, Wang, the annoying neighbor has moved away, and we are left alone, Qingjing is Qingjing, but it is also lonely." You must know that the main force of the official army is still in Guanzhong. ”

King Qin said: "Since I have made up my mind to turn against them, it is not a whim. Gao Yingxiang and others can fight habitually, as long as these 100,000 horses enter the Central Plains, they will definitely turn the world upside down, can the officials and soldiers guard us, and let the peasant army be like a fish in water? The city of Xi'an is easy to defend and difficult to attack, the food is abundant, and it will take at least half a year to take it, and the emperor of the Ming Dynasty will never allow Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng to stay in Guanzhong. As long as one was transferred, the pressure on the Qin army would be greatly reduced. ”

Zhang Yi nodded again and again: "The king is thoughtful, this is indeed the case. Compared with the degree of threat, the peasant army of 100,000 horses is much larger, and if it is not encircled and suppressed, it will develop into a million-strong army, and at that time, the officers and troops will not be able to fight if they want to. ”

Wang Jian said: "King, let's think about what we should do now." ”

King Qin's expression was very resolute: "Seize all the time and expand your strength, Li Yan and they have already implemented a new policy in the three counties, and according to him, the effect is not bad." The people got the land and were very supportive, and many farmers in several counties around Xi'an began to cultivate, but they had to wait until the day of harvest. As long as we can harvest a good harvest, I, the Qin people, can settle down in Guanzhong. ”

Zhang Yi frowned and said, "At this time, there are still a few months before the harvest day." Who dares to say that the officers and soldiers will not come to harass us and will not attack us? ”

King Qin said: "This is the importance of our emergency training. Chuan ordered that from today onwards, it is necessary to ensure that the counties around Xi'an are not harassed by officials and soldiers, and that grain must be preserved. At the same time, he also wrote a letter to Bai Qi and Li Yan, with the same meaning, and there is no room for error. ”

Wang Jian nodded: "Do it immediately." ”

Ziyi returned to his residence, wrote a secret letter, and handed it to his cronies, asking him to go out of the city in makeup early tomorrow morning and send this letter to Fan Ju.

Fan Ju was at Lu Xiangsheng's place, and after receiving the letter, he came to see Lu Xiangsheng with the letter, Lu Xiangsheng read the secret letter, and found several of his cadres to discuss together.

After Zu Kuan read the letter, he slapped the table excitedly: "Sure enough, there was infighting." Mr. Fan, you are like a god. Sun Chuanting said: "As soon as the thieves leave, the Qin army will be left, and it will be possible to recapture Xi'an." ”

Lu Xiangsheng frowned: "Don't be too happy too early, who dares to guarantee that this is not a plan set by anti-thieves?" Sun Chuanting muttered: "Yes, it may also be that they are pretending to be infighting and tempting us to attack, they can volley halfway and defeat us again." ”

Fan Ju smiled and shook his head: "As for how the two of them turned against each other, it was already written clearly in the letter, so there is no need to doubt it." My inner self should be very delicate. You can't be mistaken. ”

Lu Xiangsheng said: "So what does Mr. mean, we can attack?" ”

Fan Ju said: "But what about Gao Yingxiang and the others? The secret letter said that they would fight back to the Central Plains. Whether it is Tongguan or the Yellow River, they can't stop these 100,000 horses. As long as the peasant army returns to the Central Plains, plus Chuang Collapse and others, it will immediately stir up chaos in the Central Plains. ”

Lu Xiangsheng sighed: "Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng are the strongest people among the thieves, once they return to the Central Plains, their power will not be easy to suppress." ”

Sun Chuanting also said: "Exactly, it is best to leave them in Guanzhong, Guanzhong is poor and sparsely populated, and the terrain is complex, which is not conducive to the flow of thieves and grain, but the Central Plains is different, Yima Pingchuan, Luoyang Kaifeng and other places are very rich, and the thieves must go to those places." ”

Zu Kuan said: "But how easy is it to trap 100,000 thieves in Guanzhong?" We go to deal with the thieves, and we have to beware of the Qin army sticking knives in the back. ”

Fan Ju said: "In my opinion, the current Qin army can't take care of these. ”

Lu Xiangsheng said: "How do you say this? Fan Ju said: "If a team of people wants to live in one place for a long time, it must win the hearts of the local people. In fact, Qin Jun did the same. The secret letter said that the king of Qin began to implement a new policy in the three counties, reclaimed the land, and recruited displaced people, which was to calm the people's hearts. As long as they can harvest this season's grain, the people will be happy and will definitely turn their hearts to the Qin army. ”

Sun Chuanting said: "Therefore, they must not be allowed to accept this season's grain. ”

Lu Xiangsheng thought for a while and said to Zu Kuan: "Send elite cavalry to attack and harass in all directions, destroy the farmland, and never let the Qin army gain a firm foothold." ”

Sun Chuanting frowned: "If you destroy the people's fields, they will starve to death." ”

Lu Xiangsheng said: "I can't care so much. If the farmland is destroyed, they will naturally move elsewhere, and the city of Xi'an will have fewer people, which is beneficial to us. ”

Zu Kuan said: "What about Gao Chuang and other thieves? ”

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