King Qin took it one by one and said to Li Yan: "After entering Henan, everything is under the command of the general, don't have any doubts, I believe that with the ability of the general, it will not be a problem to defeat Zuo Liangyu." 【Latest chapter reading. 】”

Li Yan arched his hand and said, "Obey." ”

After leaving the palace, Bai Qi returned to his general's mansion and immediately issued an order to go to Meixian County to transfer Wang Bao to come.

Wang Bao was called back by King Qin for the Spring Festival, at this time back to Meixian not long after, during the festival, Wang Bao saw Bai Qi, and privately said to Bai Qi that Meixian was too quiet, he was too idle, he could only hunt for recreation, he was afraid that if he did not fight for a long time, he would give birth to a slack heart, so if he fought again in the future, he begged Bai Qi to bring him with him.

Bai Qi felt that his words were very right, a general, if he hasn't been in battle for a long time, don't say that he will be rusty in command, and even his martial arts will be wasted. And Wang Bao is his earliest subordinate, and he has always used it well, so he was transferred back.

At this time, Bai Qi deeply felt that the generals of the Qin army were not enough, and at present, Wang Jian was guarding the line of the Great Wall in Jingbian, Li Dang was in Hanzhong, blocking the officials and troops in Sichuan, wading Huai to guard Tongguan, and Wang Bao guarding Meixian.

Therefore, Bai Qi secretly thought, this time when entering Henan, in addition to the decisive battle with Zuo Liangyu, he must find a few generals who can fight, even if they are generals in the official army, it doesn't matter, as long as they can surrender, they can be reused.

Bai Qi did not tell anyone about this idea, so as not to worry about the three armies when there was a war.

Wang Bao was very happy when he received the order, and immediately arranged it, handed over Meixian County to his deputy general, and then led 3,000 cavalry to Xi'an.

At this time, Bai Qi had already ordered all the men and horses, a total of 10,000 people, including 5,000 cavalry, plus Wang Bao's 3,000 cavalry, the whole army had a total of 13,000 men and horses. The next day, they drove out of Xi'an and headed for Tongguan.

Bai Qi took Wang Leopard as the front, he was in the Chinese army, Li Yan and the Red Lady were behind, and after coming to Tongguan, he rested for a day, and then the whole army went out of the customs and came to Nanyang.

Bai Qi had already sent a message to Zhang Gong in advance, at this time Zhang Gong was holding in Nanyang, and the territory was very calm, because Zuo Liangyu did not return to the army to recapture Nanyang, and the officers and troops in other places did not dare to come to attack, Zhang Gong was strengthening the city defense, and received the news from Bai Qi, Zhang Gong couldn't help but be overjoyed.

A few days later, Bai Qi's men and horses drove to Nanyang, and Zhang Gong entered the city and set up a banquet for everyone to receive the wind.

Bai Qi asked Zhang Gong during the banquet: "Is Zuo Liangyu still besieging Luoyang at the moment?" ”

Zhang Gong said: "He did not bother with besieging Luoyang, but was sweeping the counties and towns around Luoyang, after all, Li Zicheng arranged 30,000 horses in Luoyang City, and there was enough food, Zuo Liangyu was not stupid, he knew that he couldn't attack it, so he was always disturbed, used to drag the peasant army in Luoyang, and the main force captured several surrounding counties, the peasant army knew that Zuo Liangyu was powerful, so there were still places where the peasant army defending the city abandoned the city and entered Luoyang. At this time, Zuo Liangyu had almost no battle to fight. ”

Li Yan frowned when he heard this: "General, let's come a little late." If it was in time for Zuo Liangyu to besiege the peasant army, he would definitely be able to join forces with the peasant army and attack from both sides. ”

Bai Qi smiled and shook his head: "That's not the case. No matter when we come, Zuo Liangyu will not give us this opportunity. The peasant army that remained in Henan was insignificant in Zuo Liangyu's eyes. He just called the court to show that he was fighting hard and did not slack off. As soon as our Qin army appears, Zuo Liangyu will definitely meet the whole army. ”

The red lady said: "General, Luoyang is not too far from Nanyang, let's go to the official army for a decisive battle, or lure the official army over?" ”

Bai Qi thought for a while: "Zuo Liangyu is very cunning in battle, and he has always liked to preserve his strength, it is not easy to lure him, so I think it is better for us to take the initiative to seek battle." ”

Li Yan said: "We can go to Luoyang and communicate with the peasant army in the city, and when necessary, we can let them go out of the city to attack, so that the chance of victory is greater." ”

Bai nodded: "Yes, since there are people who can join forces, of course we have to use them." The order was given, and the whole army rested for two days, and then marched. ”

Three days later, Bai Qi set out with the whole army, he left Zhang Gong with 5,000 Qin troops to hold Nanyang, and led the whole army himself, with Wang Bao as the vanguard, Li Yan on the left, himself on the right, and the army was in the shape of a pin, killing in the direction of Luoyang.

But said that Zuo Liangyu was resting in the city of Ruyang, he had just captured Ruyang a few days ago, and the defenders of the 2,000 peasant army were killed by him so that only three or four hundred people fled.

Due to the poor military discipline of the Left Army, the whole city was filled with cries and cries, and almost every household was looted.

Zuo Liangyu has always turned a blind eye to this kind of thing, at this time he himself was drinking and having fun in the county government with several generals, don't look at Zuo Liangyu's connivance with his subordinates and harming the people, but he himself is not poor and extravagant, food and clothing are very ordinary, and he is not like other generals, who like beauty. Therefore, at his banquet, he generally does not sing and dance.

When he was drunk, a pro-soldier suddenly ran in, walked to Zuo Liangyu's ear, whispered a few words, Zuo Liangyu heard it, frowned slightly, and then nodded lightly, and the pro-soldier retreated. Zuo Liangyu put the wine glass down, and there was a bang, and when the generals heard it, they all stopped making noise, and the whole room was silent, and everyone didn't move.

This is Zuo Liangyu's governance of the army, in his eyes, generals and soldiers can rob the people, but they can't help but be afraid of themselves, but if there are disrespectful people in his army, the first offense will be punished by the cane G 40, and the second offense will be beheaded. Therefore, as long as Zuo Liangyu patrolled the camp, everyone stood in awe and did not dare to speak.

In addition to these, Zuo Liangyu knew that if he wanted to make the soldiers work hard, he had to give them benefits. So he connived at the soldiers to rob the people's property, and the army won the battle, Zuo Liangyu did not take any of the confiscated property, and gave all the money to the soldiers, so his soldiers respected, feared and liked Zuo Liangyu.

Speaking of the root cause, in fact, Zuo Liangyu had no choice, the court was in trouble both internally and externally, the military salary could not be guaranteed, the soldiers could not get the salary, there were many mutinies, and many officers and soldiers went to surrender to the peasant army, just because they could not get the money. Therefore, Zuo Liangyu connived at his subordinates to loot the people.

At this time, all the generals looked at Zuo Liangyu and didn't know what was going on.

Zuo Liangyu glanced at everyone and said in a deep voice: "I just received a report that the Qin army has increased its troops to Nanyang, and Bai Qi is personally in command, and the whole army of 40,000 horses has been killed. Looks like we're going to have a decisive battle. ”

His son Zuo Mengeng said: "Father, we have 50,000 horses in our hands, what are we afraid of him, it is better to catch him up and catch him off guard." ”

General Ma Shixiu said: "Yes, Dashuai, Ruyang is not far from Luoyang, in order to prevent the intruders in the city from coming out to attack, it is better to meet them." ”

Zuo Liangyu nodded: "That's right, the Zhaoping area, two hundred miles south of Ruyang, has vertical and horizontal valleys and open terrain, which is just right for fighting. According to the spy report, the Qin army has 20,000 cavalry, but our cavalry is only 10,000, most of them are infantry, the terrain is too flat, which is not good for our army, so this commander believes that the Zhaoping area is the best place for a decisive battle. ”

And everybody said yes.

So the next morning, Zuo Liangyu ordered the whole army to drive out of Ruyang City, bring grain, grass and ordnance, and go to the Zhaoping area.

Zuo Liangyu personally led 10,000 cavalry in front, and ordered Zuo Mengeng to lead the infantry in the back, with a total of 50,000 troops, and drove over to meet the Qin army.

Bai Qi led the Qin army, he was not in a hurry along the way, and moved forward cautiously, he sent people to tell Wang Bao more than once that he should not blindly advance and beware of falling into Zuo Liangyu's ambush.

Because of this caution, Bai Qi divided the people and horses into three paths, and there was an echo between them.

When the army drove to the Nanzhao area, a scout suddenly came to report that sixty miles ahead, it was found that the officers and soldiers were covering the sky with flags, and there were more than 10,000 people.

When Bai stood up, he gave the order that the whole army should camp and not advance again. He ordered the scouts to continue to investigate, and they must find out where this is the centaurs.

Bai Qi is known as the slaughter of people in history, and he seems to be a brutal and barbaric commander, but those who know him understand that Bai Qi is surprisingly cautious and cautious in his use of soldiers. He was born from an ordinary soldier and became a general, the commander-in-chief of the entire army of the Qin army, all the way up, dozens of battles of all sizes, but no defeat, this legendary experience shows his attitude towards war.

No one is absolutely sure of any battle. Bai Qi is like this, no matter how many men and horses he leads and how many people and horses his opponent has, Bai Qi will definitely not relax carelessly.

In his eyes, siege is not the goal, land grabbing is not the goal, and the purpose of war is only one, which is to kill people. To use today's theory, it is to destroy the enemy's living force.

This time he led his army to Henan, with only one goal, to kill all Zuo Liangyu's men and horses.

Bai Qi set up a large camp and waited for the news in front of him with peace of mind.

The next day, the scouts returned one after another, bringing more accurate information.

Zuo Liangyu led the whole army and horses, about 50,000 people, to meet the battle, set up a large camp in Zhaoping, and no longer advanced, apparently waiting for the Qin army to come.

The number of cavalry in the official army is not large, most of them are infantry, but they are well-armed, and there are many musketeers in the army, and they are also equipped with strong bows and crossbows, which are more effective against cavalry.

Zuo Liangyu carried grain and grass in the army, and it seemed that he did not need to transport it from the rear, which was to prevent the Qin army from intercepting his grain route, and it seemed that Zuo Liangyu was determined to fight to the death with the Qin army in Zhaoping.

After Bai Qi heard this, he immediately ordered his subordinates to find a few local people in Zhaoping.

After a while, the soldiers found more than a dozen, some old and some young, all brought into the big tent, and asked them in vain: "You are all from Zhaoping, and you are all familiar with the terrain there." ”

A dozen people nodded together.