After the meal, the king of Qin found Zhang Yi, Bai Qi and Wang Qian, and instructed them to start preparing for war, horses and weapons, grain, grass and silver money should be prepared, at this time the Qin army has recovered its vitality, and the number of people and horses has increased by thousands compared with before the siege, which are recruited from the displaced people, and the Qin army in Xi'an City has increased to more than 30,000 people, plus the 5,000 men and horses in Tongguan, there are no less than 5,000 in Meixian County, and the total number exceeds 40,000.

A few days later, Li Yan from Tongguan sent an urgent report, which contained a letter of accountability from the court. [Full text reading. 】

The king of Qin unfolded it and took a look, and the general meaning was that the court was very dissatisfied with the Qin army's acceptance of the king's men and horses, and strictly ordered the Qin army to send Mrs. Gao and other criminals to the Beijing division within ten days, otherwise they would be bandits and would definitely crusade against Yunyun.

Looking at the tone in the book, it was extremely tough, King Qin smiled coldly, and said to Zhang Yi: "The peasant army has suffered a big defeat, and the waist of the court has hardened a lot." ”

Zhang Yi took the book and read it, and then gave it to Bai Qi Wang Qian, and said to King Qin: "It seems that the court is going to attack us." ”

Bai Qi looked at it and smiled faintly: "In a short period of time, the officers and soldiers will not do it." ”

Zhang Yi was stunned: "Why is this?" The tone of the book is extremely arrogant, and I am afraid that the officers and troops have begun to assemble people. Bai Qi smiled and said: "Mr. only knows one thing, but he doesn't know the other." Soldiers, treacherous ways. If the court has really gathered men and horses and is ready to attack our Qin army, it will never send a letter first, so that we can be prepared. Therefore, the tougher and more arrogant the tone in the book, the more prepared they are not ready to attack. ”

Wang Jian nodded: "The general is right." At present, Hong Chengchou is still killing Li Zicheng in the Central Plains, although Yang Sichang won a big victory in Sichuan, but Zhang Xianzhong still has the courage to remain, and Yang Sichang cannot leave there until Zhang Xianzhong is captured or killed. Moreover, there are tens of thousands of Luo Rucai's horses. Therefore, the court did not have enough strength to attack the Qin army. ”

King Qin said: "Sooner or later, the face will be torn, we can't wait for the official army to attack first, the Qin army has to strike first, this king thinks about it day and night, thinking that the current concerns of the Qin army are not in the east, nor in the north and south, but in the west." It is better to take advantage of this opportunity to pacify the West first. ”

Bai Qi nodded again and again: "Yes, there is a risk of Tongguan in the east, Li Yan and Li Dare are there, and it will be fine." Although there are enemy troops on the three sides of the north, the Houjin army outside the Great Wall is the key object of prevention on the three sides. The mountains and mountains in the south are steep, except for the Meridian Valley, there is no road to pass, and the official army captured and killed Gao Yingxiang there, so they will never dare to go to the Meridian Valley, so only Gansu in the west is the worry of our Qin army. ”

Zhang Yi said: "In Gansu, there are many officers and soldiers, but most of them are far away, such as Lanzhou and Jiuquan. If our army goes to conquer Gansu and goes on an expedition, if it fails, the overall situation will not be good. ”

Bai Qi was confident: "It is precisely because of the remoteness of Gansu that the officers and soldiers will not be guarded, I want to mention a cavalry, day and night, within ten days, you can rush to Lanzhou, and defeat the officers and troops by surprise, as long as the officers and troops in Gansu are annihilated, I have no worries about the future." ”

In fact, Gansu was a place that set up a province in the Yuan Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty abolished Gansu Province and incorporated it into Shaanxi, but the people still called Gansu in private. During the Jiajing period, due to the continuous invasion of Turpan, the sphere of influence of the Ming Dynasty was only in the area of Jiayuguan. At that time, Tianshui and Lanzhou were important garrisons in Gansu.

King Qin muttered: "Within ten days, how sure is the general of the raid on Lanzhou?" ”

Bai Qi thought for a while before he said, "Eighty." King Qin nodded: "Okay, if you are eighty percent sure, you can fight." This time I'm going to go out myself. Bai Qi was taken aback: "The king can't." Labor expedition, there are too many variables on the way, the weather is bitter and cold at this time, to put it mildly, once the king is infected with the wind cold, it is not a trivial matter. ”

Zhang Yi also said: "Yes, the king doesn't need to go out in person, as long as he sends the general, it is enough to break the enemy." The king is in the army, there are many inconveniences, firstly, as the general said, the king needs to think about his dragon body, and secondly, you are in the army, and the general commands, there are worries. I also hope that my king will think twice before acting. ”

King Qin smiled slightly and walked in front of everyone: "How can I not know this!" But there's another layer of meaning, you haven't thought of it. This expedition, the way is undoubtedly very hard, the morale of the soldiers is also easy to be low, if Lanzhou is only a few hundred miles away, one or two days can be galloped, I do not need to sit in the army, but for ten days in a row, are on the road to do asceticism, not only morale is easy to be depressed, but also the soldiers' confidence and physical strength, will be greatly consumed, in case can not immediately attack the city, blocked under the city, then it must be defeated. With me in the army, the soldiers will undoubtedly be demoralized and desperately move forward. The general can rest assured, I only sit in the army, and will never interfere with the command, you can fight how you want, and you don't have to report to me. ”

When they heard this, they did not dare to persuade them anymore. King Qin said very reasonably, such a long road, if you rely on military orders alone, it will not be able to boost morale, but with King Qin in the army, it will be very different.

Bai Qi is still a little worried: "But your body is ......"

King Qin said: "Don't worry, this king takes immortal medicine, his body is strong, and he will not get sick." Moreover, in my previous life, I also traveled many times and traveled all over the world. At that time, Jiangnan was still a miasma land, and he couldn't harm me in the slightest, and he was afraid of anything. ”

When they heard this, they had no choice but to listen.

He personally selected 10,000 healthy soldiers in the Qin army, all of whom rode horses, brought fifteen days of dry food and water, and prepared to set off.

King Qin told Ji Mengdie about this, and Ji Mengdie didn't agree at first, but then she heard King Qin repeatedly talk about the benefits and disadvantages, and she didn't dare to argue, so she had to agree, but she had to follow in order to serve left and right. King Qin thought about it before and after, and then agreed.

Ji Mengdie prepared a carriage and clothes for King Qin, and also brought some emergency medicines, and at the same time instructed his subordinates to keep an eye on Da Yu'er, but not let her have any accidents.

The next day, another day of preparation, and at night, all preparations were made, and the army drove out of the west gate, taking advantage of the night, to march towards Meixian.

Bai Qi wanted Wang Bao to be the vanguard, so he went to Meixian first, met him, and then set out together.

Two days later, I arrived in Meixian County and met Wang Bao, at this time Meixian was calm and quiet, there was nothing abnormal, and Wang Bao was suffocating uncomfortable. Because of Lei Sheng's death, Wang Bao lost his brother, and gritted his teeth with hatred for the official army, and always wanted to fight with the official army, but the truce between the Qin army and the official army made him unable to go into battle, and he was really angry. At this time, as soon as he heard that he was going to fight the officers and soldiers in Gansu, Wang Bao immediately came to his senses.

Bai Qi handed over Meixian County to a deputy general of Wang Bao, called Shen Chong, this person also attacked the stone fort with Bai Qi and Lei Sheng Wang Bao back then, and he was Bai Qi's old subordinate and very loyal. Wang Bao explained a few words, and then set out with the army.

The 10,000 cavalry of the Qin army swept into the territory of Gansu like a gust of wind.

Bai Qi ordered, through the city not to attack, through the county not to fight, one by one to run westward. On the way, they met scouts with officials and soldiers, and they were all captured and beheaded, and they were not allowed to report to Lanzhou.

Because the soldiers of the Qin army saw the king of Qin in the army, they marched with them, and the army's morale was really boosted.

You must know that Qin Shi Huang is not casual, anyone can see him. The old Qin people in the Qin army used to be Qin Shi Huang's guards, needless to say, and most of those who were recruited later had never seen the face of King Qin, only heard that this person was Qin Shi Huang a thousand years ago, and what he looked like was not seen at all. Not to mention sharing weal and woe with yourself and going to the battlefield together.

The power of the spirit is endless. The army has always been fighting a murderous aura, Xi'an to Lanzhou is about 1,300 miles away, the Qin army only took eight days, and rushed to Malanpo, 30 miles outside Lanzhou.

The vanguard of the Qin army could see the towering Lanzhou city wall in the distance, and at this time, Bai Qi ordered the whole army to stop advancing and camp on the spot.

Wang Bao was puzzled, he immediately came to see Bai Qi, and as soon as he entered the tent, he couldn't wait to say: "General, we have been attacking Lanzhou for thousands of miles, and we are fighting quickly, why did we see the city, but we are not in a hurry to attack the city?" ”

Bai smiled and asked him to sit down: "Drink saliva first, don't worry." ”

Saying that his soldiers would bring water bags, Wang Bao drank a few sips, pressed down the thunder and smoke cannon in his throat, and then said: "General, tell me about it, I see what you mean, you don't want to attack the city immediately." ”

Bai nodded: "I really don't want to attack the city immediately, we have galloped more than a thousand miles in the past few days, and when we get here, people are sleepy and tired, so we have to take a good rest." ”

Wang Bao said: "But there are only seven days' food in the army, and if we delay it any longer, once the food is exhausted, we will not even have a way to retreat." Moreover, when the city of Lanzhou learned that we had arrived, it would be necessary to strictly defend the city, and it would be difficult to fight again. ”

The soldiers on both sides also agreed with Wang Bao's statement, so they stared at Bai Qi with wide eyes one by one.

Bai Qi still said unhurriedly: "You are right, it is such a reason. In a long-distance attack, we must fight a quick battle, and we must not hesitate, dragging mud and water, and we will definitely be defeated. ”

Wang Bao said: "Ah! Then why don't we attack the city yet? ”

Bai Qi said: "General Wang, you only know one thing, but you don't know the other. You only considered the thoughts of our Qin army, but did not consider the thoughts of the official army. ”

Wang Bao was stunned: "What will the officers and soldiers think?" When he saw our Qin army's divine soldiers descending from the sky, he must be scared to death, and he must defend the city. Bai Qi shook his head lightly: "Lanzhou's pacification envoy is named Ding Qirui, this person has some strategies, not a busy person." But to say how great he is, it's not. To deal with such a person, it is inevitable that they will first lead them astray, and then they can take advantage of the gap. ”

Wang Bao was still puzzled, but Bai Qi didn't say anything, just told him to go down and have a good rest, and it won't be long before he will know.

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