Li Dang took Li Dingguo's hand and came to his own residence in the palace, at this time Li Yan also heard about it, and immediately rushed over to meet Li Dingguo. [No pop-ups. 】

Everyone is an acquaintance, there is no need for polite words, in a blink of an eye, the wine and food were put on the table, Li Dingguo did not dare to sit, because Li Dang is an elder, although Li Yan is young, but he is Li Kang's sworn brother, and he is also his own elder.

Li Yan smiled: "General Dingguo, don't be restrained, sit down and talk, I see that you have been in the dust all the way, you must be ignoring your diet, this wine is for you to wash the dust." In addition, your subordinates have already eaten in the hall. ”

Li Dingguo listened, and then took a seat.

After drinking three glasses of wine, Li Dang asked: "How did you come to Hanzhong, could it be that my brother-in-law entered Sichuan and the battle did not go well?"

Li Dingguo sighed: "It's not a secret, this time into Sichuan, it was very smooth, captured Wanxian County, but on the way to Chongqing, Qin Liangyu's old woman was intercepted, after a bloody battle, the official army sent tens of thousands of reinforcements, we can't resist, break through and leave, now we are sticking to a village, outside the army is pressing, the official army has surrounded the village, my father-in-law sent me to highlight the enemy camp, come to find Uncle Li, please send troops to rescue, as long as Qin Liangyu is defeated, Sichuan will not be a problem." ”

Li Dang jumped up when he heard this: "What, my brother-in-law was besieged, this was a few days ago," Li Dingguo said: "It happened four days ago." I stood out and hurried to Hanzhong. At this time, the food and grass in the army was only enough to last for ten days at most. ”

Hearing this, Li Dang frowned even more, and slapped the table with his hand: "I didn't say it, my righteous brother is in trouble, if you stand by and watch as a brother, are you still human, Dingguo, don't worry, after eating and drinking for a while, you have a good rest, tomorrow morning, I will raise troops and enter Sichuan with you." ”

Li Dingguo was overjoyed, and then he was relieved to eat and drink.

After the banquet, Li Dingguo and the people he brought went down to rest, Li Yan didn't leave, he was still sitting at the wine table, eating slowly.

When Li Dingguo was there, Li Yan didn't say much, and when Li dared to see his brother like this, he knew that he had something to say, so he sat down next to Li Yan: "Brother, you must have something to say." ”

Li Yan put down the chopsticks: "Big brother, the King of Qin has already ordered us not to send troops, but just now I see what you mean, you want to send troops, isn't this against the king's order,"

Li Dang sighed: "I naturally know, so there is something I want to entrust to you, brother." ”

Li Yan was stunned: "What's the matter," Li dared to say: "It's this Hanzhong." Brother Yi is in trouble, I must go, otherwise people in the world will say that I, Li Dang, am a greedy and forgetful person. It's just that Hanzhong is also the lifeblood of the Qin army, and the general has tried his best to take it not long ago, so he can't lose it because of me. That's why I can't bring too many people into Sichuan. At present, there are 24,000 Qin troops in Hanzhong, and I will leave you 20,000 and go with 4,000 people. ”

When he said this, Li Yan was taken aback: "Big brother, you only bring 4,000 people, in case you can't solve Zhang Xianzhong's danger, won't you die in vain, if you insist on raising troops, it's better to bring more people." ”

Li Dang shook his head: "This matter not only violates the king's order, but also abandons Hanzhong, and the responsibility is not small." In case there is another mistake in Hanzhong, I really don't have the face to go to see the king, brother, you are guarding here, it is far heavier than my burden. So don't fight, there are 4,000 cavalry, I believe it is enough to relieve the siege. Besides, if the infantry walks slowly, it is better not to take it with them. ”

Li Yan knew that once Li Dang made up his mind, he couldn't persuade him, so he had to follow him, he thought about it and said: "Let's do this, brother, you start the army first, wait for a few days, I will write to the king, and when my book arrives in Xi'an, you have almost finished the siege and returned, so it is easier to say in front of the king." If the king had sent someone to hold you accountable, you would have returned to Hanzhong safely, and your guilt would have been much lighter. After all, nothing happened in Hanzhong. ”

Li Dang shook his head: "Brother must not delay this matter, I will leave tomorrow, and before I leave, I will write a letter of guilt to the king, and you must send a messenger to Xi'an tomorrow to deliver this book to the king." Li Yan said: "Why is this," Li dared to smile: "Brother, you still don't know the king." We followed the king in our previous life, and we were too clear about the king's temper, and as his subordinates, you can be ineffective, thoughtful, or even lose a big one because of a small one, but the only thing you can't do is to deceive his old man. ”

Li Yan thought for a moment and nodded slowly: "I see...... I forgot this, King Qin is indeed such a person. ”

He remembered that the king of Qin not only did not trust his subordinates, but also his own family. Thinking that King Qin's biological mother had an affair with Chang Yu, messed with the harem, and even gave birth to two sons without telling others, after being known by King Qin, he was deeply resentful, and later after he became pro-government, he couldn't help but exterminate Chang Yu's whole family, and also fell to death the two sons.

His biological mother deceived him, and King Qin took such revenge, not to mention his courtiers.

Li Yan thought about it, and couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

Li Dang saw it and said with a smile: "Don't worry, the king is such an extraordinary person." I can bet you that if you do what I say, the king will not be angry, but will forgive me my innocence. Because the king is very righteous and righteous. ”

Li Yan looked at Li Kang, and suddenly felt that his righteous brother really didn't look like a reckless general.

In fact, Li Yan didn't know that Li Dare thought about this matter so thoroughly, because he knew King Qin deeply. Li Dang has been a personal guard for several years, and he knows everything in the court or in the palace, so in this regard, he is far smarter than Li Yan. Although Li Yan has read a lot, he has never been an official after all, and he does not know much about officialdom and the emperor's mind.

Li Yan smiled at this time: "Okay, my brother has been with the king for a long time, and he has not left or so for two thousand years, and you know his thoughts best." I did as you say. ”

Li dared to say: "Okay, I'll write a letter, but brother, you have to arrange words and sentences for me, try to write as deeply and meaningfully as possible, so that as soon as people read this letter, they will cry like a fountain, crying, beating their chests and feet, and they can't bear the pain......" Li Yan hurriedly waved his hand: "Okay, okay, if you really write like this, I'm afraid that I will commit the crime of killing the king, and I must not ......"

The two brothers looked at each other and laughed.

So that night, Li Yan imitated Li Kang's tone and wrote a letter of guilt to the king of Qin, to the effect that his righteous brother Zhang Xianzhong was in trouble and was trapped and besieged. However, since ancient times, loyalty and righteousness are difficult to achieve, so the last general decided to sacrifice his life and righteousness, and sent 4,000 soldiers into Sichuan to relieve the siege, and handed over the heavy responsibility of Hanzhong to Li Yan, believing that he would definitely be able to hold Hanzhong. When he returns from the siege, he will come to the king to ask for his guilt.

After writing, Li Yan put away the letter and came to the barracks with Li Dang, Li Dang did not bring a big order, this time he came to recruit volunteers in his private capacity.

Li Dang gathered the officers of more than 100 commanders together, and then said to them: "Today, someone came to my Hanzhong to ask for help, it is my brother Zhang Xianzhong's general, according to him, Zhang Xianzhong was besieged by Qin Liangyu, a female general in Sichuan, and the situation is critical. However, the king also has a royal order, and he must not send troops, so I can't disobey the order, but I have to take care of all my feelings. Therefore, I was prepared to attack with private troops, and this time I only brought 4,000 men and horses into Sichuan, and if I could not break the siege, I would have no regrets about dying in battle. You return to the camp and speak for me, and whoever is willing to go may go with me, and I will not force him to go if he does not want to go. And I have said in advance that even if this attack is won, there will be no reward, and as for the king, whatever the result of the battle, all the guilt will be borne by me. Do you hear me clearly?"

After listening to Li Kang's words, everyone was deeply moved, and they shouted one after another: "I am willing to go with the general." ”

"What's so scary, after killing Qin Liangyu, everyone can come back, and they should go to Sichuan to play, haha......" Some people are still extremely optimistic.

Li Dare saw that everyone was going to go, that couldn't be done, Hanzhong must leave elite soldiers and strong generals to guard, and Li Yan couldn't be allowed to become a bare-bones general. So he appointed a few partial generals, led by himself, and then let the crowd disperse.

In the middle of the night, more than 6,000 people in the whole army were willing to follow Li Dang into Sichuan, and Li Dang selected 4,000 of them and ordered them to be all equipped into cavalry, and they would attack only when the day dawned.

Before leaving, Li Yan took Li Kang's hand and advised: "Brother is going, there are thousands of difficulties and dangers, the place where Zhang Xianzhong is trapped is hundreds of miles away from here, under the long-distance attack, you must pay attention to rest, don't be detected by the official army, in case you are ambushed, the consequences are unimaginable." ”

Li Dang patted his brother on the shoulder: "Don't worry, my 4,000 people are all elite soldiers, and the horses are also good horses, and they will definitely arrive within five days." ”

After dawn, Li Dang took Li Dingguo and 4,000 men and horses out of Nanzheng and marched towards Sichuan.

After Li Yan sent Li Kang away, he ordered all the local defenders to be on strict alert, and at the same time sent messengers to ride fast horses to deliver a letter of plea to the King of Qin in Xi'an.

When the letter was sent to King Qin's desk, King Qin didn't know what it was, but after he read it, he couldn't help but be furious, and immediately found Bai Qi and Zhang Yi and the others, and let them read the letter.

After reading it, Bai Qi was shocked in his heart, and hurriedly asked: "King, how do you want to decide this matter?"

King Qin said: "Li Dare disregarded the overall situation and sent troops privately, the responsibility is not light, but at this time, it is too late to recover it, and everything has to wait for him to come back." I'm just worried about the 4,000 men......"

He paused and scolded: "This bastard thing, not to mention sending himself to death, and wanting to kill the lonely four thousand Qin army can't succeed,"

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