Li dared to say: "Brother, why did you suddenly ask about him?" Li Yan said: "I sent a large number of scouts to go deep into various places to inquire about the situation of the officers and soldiers, and my brother who went to Shanxi reported that Shanxi had turned the sky upside down at this time." The peasant army had 230,000 horses, headed by King Zijin Liang for his own use, known as the 36th battalion, and the official army also had tens of thousands of horses, headed by the fierce general Cao Wenzhao. The two sides fought in the dark, and now the official army had the upper hand, at least annihilating tens of thousands of peasant troops. After discussion, Zijin Liang and the others have decided to divide their troops and scatter them in all directions, so as not to be completely annihilated. ”

Hearing this, Li Dare asked: "What does that have to do with my eldest brother Zhang Xianzhong?" ”

Li Yan said: "Zhang Xianzhong is also one of the thirty-six battalions, known as the eight kings. Although the battalion he just pulled up has few people, its combat effectiveness is not weak, and Zhang Xianzhong is also very strategic, so he is also an important figure in the 36th battalion. ”

Li Kang was very happy: "Anyway, it's a good thing that he didn't join the official army." ”

Li Yan said: "I'm thinking, after taking Pucheng, please go to Shanxi secretly, pull Zhang Xianzhong's people over, and it's best to pull a few more peasant troops, so that we won't be alone." ”

Li Dang was overjoyed, jumped up, and patted Li Yan on the shoulder: "Brother, good plan, I'm willing to go." ”

Li Yan said: "But the fierce battle in Shanxi is in full swing, there may be peasant armies or official armies everywhere, our Qin army and the men and horses of these two sides are not all the way, it may be difficult to move an inch, you go alone, I really don't feel at ease." Well, I'll go with you. ”

Li dared to say: "Great, I'll go and talk to the general, and Huayin City will invite them to sit down." Li Yan nodded: "It's decided, you will lead someone to attack Pucheng tomorrow, and I will prepare the necessary things for a long trip here." When you come back, I'm ready here, and we'll leave early the day after tomorrow. ”

The two discussed, Li Dare went to Bai Qi and told him about the plan, Bai Qi naturally agreed, and he also knew that if the Qin army did not rely on foreign aid at this time, it would only be a lonely battle, and it would be a dead end.

The next day, Li Dare went to select elite soldiers, prepare horses, and prepare for a night attack, while Li Yan packed up dry food and mercury, and prepared to go to Shanxi.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw several Qin soldiers breaking things into small bags, while Li Yan was looking at the map in the house.

The red lady went straight into the house, and the horse whip pointed at Li Yan's nose: "Hey......"

Li Yan was startled, looked up and saw that it was her, and couldn't help frowning: "Girl, do you have something to do with me?" ”

The red lady looked at the map on the table and tapped it with a horsewhip: "Where are you going?" ”

Li Yan listened to her question and understood: "Did you hear the news?" The red lady nodded: "Yes, so I came to you to ask." Li Yan lowered his voice: "I'm going to Shanxi." There are important things. ”

The red lady sat down on the chair: "I know, how many people are you going to bring?" ”

Li Yan thought for a while: "This is not a combat operation, I think one or twenty people are enough." If there are too many people, it will be wrong. ”

The red lady said: "Have you ever been to Shanxi?" Li Yan frowned and shook his head: "It seems, it seems that I haven't been there." The red lady said: "So, you need a guide, you can't carry a map all day long, and there are not many roads on this map." ”

Li Yan said: "It's okay, when you get to Shanxi, find a local person as a guide." ”

The red lady sneered: "Locals...... How do you know that those people are not thieves who have led you into a siege and killed them? ”

Li Yan was stunned, he really hadn't thought about this.

The red lady shook her whip proudly: "Call me a good sister, I'll teach you a good ......"

Li Yan's face turned red, and he was momentarily embarrassed on the spot. Seeing that he was really shy, the red lady couldn't help but blushed herself, she had been wandering the rivers and lakes for a long time, and she had heard too much crazy talk, Fang Cai's little joke was not crazy, but when Li Yan heard it, it was like a huge thunderbolt, and her heart beat wildly.

Seeing that he was silent, the red lady hurriedly played a round: "If you don't call, don't scream, I don't dare to climb high, if you want to be safe, take me with you." ”

Li Yan was taken aback: "What? Take you there? ”

Seeing that he was embarrassed, the red lady snorted: "What's wrong with me!" Let me tell you, when it comes to walking the rivers and lakes, there are not many people in the world who are stronger than me. As for Shanxi, that's where I often go, and the geography is very familiar. ”

Li Yan said: "But what should you do if you are a girl's family, follow us, and encounter risks, aren't you too sorry?" ”

The red lady said: "Don't forget, I saved you twice, the first time not to mention, what about the second time?" I can snatch you out from under the knife, even if there is a risk, it is you who is dragging your feet, not me. ”

At this, she laughed.

Li Yan has no words, in terms of martial arts and experience, he is far worse than the Red Lady, but he goes by himself, I don't know what danger there is on the road, once the Red Lady has an accident, it will be difficult for him to redeem his guilt.

So he said, "You're still ...... Let's train your women's army, we'll go back as soon as we go, and there won't be any trouble. ”

The red lady pouted: "I'm going, even if you don't let me, I'll follow secretly." ”

In fact, the red lady has another thought, in Huayin City, the only people she knows are Li Dang and Li Yan brothers, as soon as these two leave, everyone else is a stranger, how to tell her to live! Therefore, the red lady insisted on following.

Li Yan knew that he couldn't get rid of it, so he had to nod: "Since you are determined to follow, then okay, you can go, but along the way, you have to pretend to be a man, so that there will be less trouble." ”

The red lady jumped up: "You promised, great, I'll pretend to be a man......" said she waved her whip and straddled the horse.

That night, Li Dang set off with five hundred Qin troops and went straight to Pucheng. These 500 people were all foot soldiers, and before they set out, they were well dressed and fed, and they walked at a rapid pace, and they walked a distance of seventy or eighty miles, and they walked in less than two hours, until they reached the foot of Pucheng City.

Li Dang ordered the whole army to rest, and then came to the outside of the city himself, looking carefully at the head of the city.

There was a light on the head of the city, and in the dim and dim place, the Ming army defending the city was holding their guns and shrunk under the battlements. Not the slightest defense.

Li Dang gave an order, and these Qin troops touched the city, quietly set up a ladder, and climbed up.

The Ming army defending the city was too careless, and no one saw that the enemy army had climbed the wall, until the Qin army jumped on the city and stabbed the sword and gun in his hand, and these people realized it.

Late.

There were not many defenders in the city, and there was no defense, so the Qin army killed all the defenders at the head of the city like chopping melons and vegetables, and then opened the city gates, and five hundred Qin troops rushed into Pucheng.

It only took one hour to kill more than 300 people in the Ming army defending the city, and there were still three or four hundred people, and I don't know how many enemies came in the dark night.

As soon as it was dawn, the Qin army had taken full control of Pucheng.

Li Dang according to the pre-arrangement, copied the Ming army treasury, and raided the homes of the gentry in the city, and then recruited troops in the city, and in the afternoon, more than 400 people were recruited, Li Dang took these people and the property and food obtained, and drove back to Huayin.

When he returned to Huayin City, it was almost dark again, and Li Dare handed over all the property, food, and soldiers he had recruited to Ziyi, and then came to Li Yan.

At this time, Li Yan had already prepared, he selected fifteen elite soldiers of the Qin army as his entourage, and brought enough dry food, water, and silver taels in case of emergencies on the road. The only thing that gives Li Yan a headache is the Red Lady, a girl's house, mixed in the men's pile, which is a lot of inconvenience, but think about it again, the Red Lady has been rolling in the men's and women's piles since she can remember, and this situation has been seen a lot.

What's more, there are also benefits to taking the red lady, she is too familiar with the things on the rivers and lakes, and once she encounters a difficult situation, it may work wonders.

Li Yan and Li Dang agreed to leave tomorrow morning, and then Li Dang went to rest, and Li Yan brought a few carrier pigeons in Huayin City to deliver news, which was relieved.

Early the next morning, Li Yan met Li Dang and the fifteen Qin soldiers and prepared to set off. Bai Qi Fan Ju and Ziyi both came to see them off, and the group came to the east gate and found that there was a jujube red horse standing outside the city gate, and a beautiful man was sitting immediately.

No need to ask, this is the Red Lady.

At the moment, she is dressed in men's clothes, wearing a flying cloud crown, a green cloth robe, a cowhide belt around her waist, and a pair of fast boots that grip the tiger at her feet. What's especially funny is that there is also a hero ball on the edge of her hat, dangling in the wind, dressed as a high-roller.

Li Yan and everyone were stunned.