Bai Qi and the others returned to Xi'an, and the King of Qin was very happy when he heard that they had killed Cao Wenzhao and had harvested a lot of money and grain, and stood outside the palace gate to greet them. 【Latest chapter reading. 】

Everyone entered the palace of King Qin, and after taking their seats, King Qin ordered a banquet to celebrate Bai Qi, Li Yan, and Li Kang. Several important ministers of the Qin army, Zhang Yi and Wang Jian all arrived, and they also invited women such as Red Lady, Xiaoqing, Yizhimei, Ji Mengdie, etc., which was very lively.

King Qin raised his glass and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, Li Gongzi, a few girls, today our army has returned victoriously, it is gratifying and congratulatory, the whole battle is commanded by General Bai Qi, Li Gongzi is well-planned, come and come, we will toast them together." ”

Li Dang was the captain of his own guard, and he was considered a close confidant, so he was not mentioned.

Everyone stood up together and saluted Bai Qi and Li Yan with a cup.

Bai Qi didn't know how to speak, but said: "Thank you, king, thank you." ”

Li Yan said: "In fact, without the king and your seats, so that the rear is stable, how can the Qin army win the battle?" This cup should be celebrated by everyone. ”

After drinking a few rounds, Bai Qi looked at the table, there were no outsiders, and said to King Qin: "King, this time we killed Cao Wenzhao, except for a strong enemy, but in addition to Cao Wenzhao's reputation, all planted to Li Zicheng, so I think that the court will definitely encircle and suppress Li Zicheng and other peasant troops, Henan is still the place of four wars, and the center of gravity of the official army is still in the Central Plains." Taking this opportunity, the Qin army should accelerate its development. ”

King Qin said: "This matter, Mr. Zhang Yi also mentioned it, so I ordered to gather the people and cultivate and hoard the fields, but this takes time, if the preparation is insufficient, you must not go out." ”

Bai Qi glanced at Li Yan and said, "What I said is not to develop to the east, but to the west. ”

Li Yan was stunned: "To the west? Is the general referring to Gansu? ”

Bai nodded: "Exactly." ”

The red lady interjected: "In this place of Gansu, the land is barren and the people are sparse, the water and soil are not good, the grain output is very small, and the people there are almost unable to support themselves, how can we talk about development?" ”

Wang Jian also said: "When we were in the last world, Gansu was not a fertile land, but mostly yellow sand, why did the general want to develop there?" ”

Bai Qi looked at them and replied unhurriedly: "Because of this, it will not attract the attention of the officers and soldiers." Mr. Zhang, have you forgotten that you had an argument with Sima Cuo before your death? ”

Zhang Yi smiled: "How could I forget? It was one of the few defeats in my life. ”

When he was done, he burst out laughing.

Li Yan is familiar with history and naturally knows this debate. At that time, Zhang Yi advocated the destruction of Han, and Sima Cuo advocated the destruction of Shu, Zhang Yi's reason was that the Han could pass through Sanchuan and peep into the Zhou room, while Sima Cuo believed that Tongsanchuan was bound to attract the attention of the world, and the peeping Zhou room would make the candidates think that Qin had the heart of a tiger and a wolf.

The reason for Sima's mistake in attacking Shu was that the king of Shu was brutal, and the land of Shu was fertile, and getting rid of the tyrant could gain a good reputation, and obtaining the land of Shu could enhance the strength of the Qin state, which was a good thing to kill two birds with one stone.

In the end, King Huiwen of Qin at that time adopted Sima Cuo's suggestion and destroyed Shu in one fell swoop, and as Sima Cuo said, the princes did not blame Qin, and Qin also greatly increased grain production because of the land of Shu. It laid a solid foundation for the later unification of the world.

Zhang Yi finished laughing, and then said: "General Bai Qi, the situation at that time is very different from now. At that time, the world fell apart, and the world was unified, at that time Shu was fertile, and now Gansu is barren, and there is no benefit to be gained from fighting down, why does the general still advocate the development of Gansu? ”

Bai Qi said: "What I mean is not to advocate the development of Gansu, Gansu is barren, this is the truth, what I said is mainly to relieve Gansu's worries first." ”

He bowed his hand to the King of Qin and said: "My lord, the current Shaanxi has three sides of the Ming Dynasty in the north, Shanxi and Henan in the east, Huguang and Sichuan in the south, and Gansu in the west. And the situation in these aspects is different. The three sides are mainly defending the front line of the Great Wall, and they need to worry about the Manchurian attack at all times. Therefore, there is no need to worry about the north, there is my Qin army in the east to guard the Tongguan, and it is not easy for the officers and troops to come in, so the east is also assured, there are mountains in the south, and there is only one meridian valley to pass, and the meridian valley is five hundred miles long, and it is difficult to attack Xi'an through here. Therefore, there is no need to worry about the south, only the west, the soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty in Gansu, most of them are cavalry, and they can attack at any time. That's why I advocate that the officials and troops in Gansu be eaten first. ”

When King Qin heard this, he praised it greatly: "General Bai Qi is extremely worried. At present, the official army is making every effort to encircle and suppress the peasant army, and there is no time to divide troops to come to Shaanxi to fight against our Qin army. General Bai Qi, this plan of yours is very good. Just do as you say. I don't know how you are going to attack Gansu? ”

Bai Qi said: "As long as the king gives me 10,000 horses, I will clear the officials and troops in Gansu within 30 days." and all the people there were moved to Shaanxi. ”

Li Yan frowned and said: "It's easy to fight, but it's not so easy to move the people, you know, people are nostalgic for their hometown." Bai Qi sneered: "People are very nostalgic for their hometown, but they are more nostalgic for their relatives and lives. Li Yan said: "You want to force them to come to Shaanxi?" ”

Bai Qi said: "No, do you still want me to kneel down and beg them?" ”

King Qin waved his hand: "The wartime is not as usual, the people of Shaanxi have fled a lot, resulting in barren fields and no one to cultivate, if the people can be moved, it will be good." As for the means to be used, this king does not care so much. ”

He said to Bai Qi: "At present, the Qin army is only seven or eight thousand people in Xi'an City, and Huayin and Tongguan are stationed three or four thousand respectively, even if you transfer all the horses in Xi'an City, it is not enough for 10,000." ”

Bai Qi smiled: "I only bring 2,000 cavalry, plus men and horses in Meixian and other places, there are exactly 10,000 people." Xi'an is an important place, and it is necessary to leave heavy troops to defend it. ”

King Qin was still a little worried: "General Bai Qi, 10,000 horses, can you take Gansu?" Do you know how many officers and troops there are in Gansu? ”

Bai Qi said: "The specific total number is not clear, but I have sent people to explore before, on the ground in Gansu, there are several important military towns, Tianshui, Pingliang, Lanzhou, Jiuquan." Among these important towns, Tianshui and Pingliang are very close to Shaanxi, and Lanzhou and Jiuquan are far away, and these two places are not touched. Only take Tianshui and Pingliang down, and the men and horses of Lanzhou and Jiuquan will come to reinforce, and then our Qin army will not have to work on an expedition, as long as it is easy to work. ”

Li Yan said: "Among the officers and troops in Gansu, are there any generals who can recruit the accustomed to war?" ”

Bai Qi said: "There are a few, such as Fierce Tiger, Zuo Guangxian and others." It's just that Zuo Guangxian has been transferred to the Central Plains, and he is as fierce as a tiger with a lonely palm, and because of the retreat last time, his morale must not be high. I will take Tianshui and Pingliang as soon as possible, and then sit back and wait for the fierce tiger to ambush and defeat him in one fell swoop, as long as the fierce tiger eats the defeat, the other generals will definitely be frightened, and Gansu is in my control. ”

King Qin said: "Do you want to go alone this time?" ”

Bai Qi looked at the people present, and finally said: "I still want to ask Li Gongzi to accompany me, but there is a lot of wind and sand in Gansu, and I am afraid that Li Gongzi's body will not be able to bear it, so I will go alone." ”

Li Yan stood up and bowed his hand to King Qin: "King, General Bai Qi is alone with tens of thousands of horses, and there should be a planner by his side, and I am willing to accompany him." Besides, when the people are relocated, I am afraid that something will happen if they are blindly hard, but with me there, it will be easier to apply both soft and hard. ”

King Qin nodded: "General Bai Qi, what do you think?" ”

Bai Qi said: "This is very good. It's just that Li Gongzi is going to suffer a little. ”

The red lady said on the side: "I'll go too." ”

Li Yan hurriedly stopped: "Don't go, it's not that I look down on women, I'm really afraid of you......"

The red lady pouted: "What else do you say, why can't I go if you go?" ”

Bai Qi smiled slightly on the side: "Because Li Gongzi is a man, he will go." The red lady's eyes widened: "Why only men go?" Bai Qi said: "Gansu is hot, when marching, soldiers inevitably have to take off their clothes, and the same is true when camping. If it's a cold winter, I don't say anything. Do you want to? ”

The red lady blushed a little, and then stopped.

After the banquet, Li Yan came to find the red lady, at this time the red lady was sitting in her own residence, sitting with Xiaoqing, when she saw him coming, she didn't pay attention to it, obviously still angry.

Li Yan was not polite, sat down by himself, poured a glass of water, and said to the red lady: "I won't let you go with me, I'm angry, right?" ”

The red lady snorted and ignored him.

Li Yan said: "Actually, I don't let you go, there is another important reason, there is something I want you to do." The red lady glanced at him: "What is the important thing?" Li Yan was still very unhappy when he heard the tone of her words, so he smiled: "If you say this, I guess you will wake up laughing when you dream, don't you thank me?" ”

The red lady's nose wrinkled, and her small mouth turned up in a wonderful arc: "You are beautiful!" First of all, what do you want me to do? ”

Li Yan sat opposite her and said solemnly: "I want to ask you to train a women's army." ”

The red lady was stunned for a moment and looked at Li Yan: "What you said is true?" ”

Li Yan said: "Naturally, it's true, I have already reported to the king, and he agreed." He also said that he wanted Miss Ji to help you. The red lady frowned: "Do you want Miss Ji to help me?" Or do you want me to help her? Who is the main general and who is the lieutenant general? ”

Li Yan smiled: "Is the main general and deputy general important?" ”

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