Fortunately, there was a river in front of it, and the river was rushing so fast that the horses could not swim across it. There are only two wooden bridges over the river. 【Fengyun Reading Network. 】

Gao Yingxiang ordered the men and horses to cross the bridge quickly, and then organized the remaining archers and spearmen to form a formation to block the chasing Cao Wenzhao.

Cao Wenzhao was rough and arrogant on the outside, but he was a very fine general on the inside, he saw that there was a big river blocking the road in front of him, and the peasant army was crossing the bridge, so he wanted to rush over and press all the peasant troops who did not cross the river into the water, but after seeing Gao Yingxiang personally cut off, he organized thousands of archers and pikemen, and waited for the battle, and couldn't help frowning, and drank to make the horses move slowly.

His Guanning iron cavalry had also been chasing for most of the day, and the war horse was also a little tired and couldn't get up. Once the cavalry loses the speed advantage and the impact power is greatly reduced, then the enemy's pikemen can completely block themselves and kill a lot.

Cao Wenzhao only had 3,000 cavalry, and he didn't want to take risks, so he stopped the pursuit of men and horses.

He had already made up his mind for a long time, and he only stopped the pursuit for the time being. After the peasant army crossed the river, he had enough rest, and then he could follow and kill, and he could also win a big victory.

Cavalry fights infantry, and rushing is a huge advantage.

Seeing that Cao Wenzhao was no longer chasing, Gao Yingxiang breathed a sigh of relief, and he ordered the broken men and horses to slowly retreat, and after crossing the river, the wooden bridge was removed.

Gao Yingxiang is also a very clever coach, he knows that if he just wants to escape at this time, the people will still be chaotic, Cao Wenzhao will definitely take the opportunity to kill him, the river is not too wide, and it is still very simple to build a few pontoon bridges.

So he ordered to camp on the spot.

The peasant army ran for a long time and really needed a rest, so they began to set up a large village not far from the other side of the river.

At this time, Gao Yingxiang's personal guards had already brought Bai Qi and others to find him.

As soon as the two sides met, Gao Yingxiang first gave a salute to Li Yanhong's wife, Bai Qi and others, and invited them to sit in the big tent.

Gao Yingxiang is not a stupid person, he knows that at this time, he is very much in need of help, not to mention that the Qin army and the peasant army did not break openly, to put it bluntly, they just parted ways.

Li Yan and the others didn't want the two sides to get too stiff, and when they saw that King Chuang was very polite, they replied in the same tone as the original alliance.

The two sides entered the big tent together, and before they sat down, a scout came to report that the official army had already camped on the other side of the river, and it seemed that Hong Chengchou had also arrived.

The two sides are separated by only one river.

Gao Yingxiang took off his armor and sent someone to serve tea, and then he sat down with several of his generals, along with Li Yan, Baiqi and others.

At this time, Gao Yingxiang has just gained a firm foothold, which is much better than letting the officials and soldiers chase after him. His men were digging a ditch to set up deer firewood to block the attack of the official army.

Everyone drank some water, and didn't have time to talk about the past, Gao Yingxiang simply asked Li Yan why they could come here. Li Yan didn't hide it, and briefly talked about his own affairs.

Gao Yingxiang secretly rejoiced: This is providence.

Due to the loss of the Qin army, the peasant army was a little lonely, and after the division of troops, Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai and Gao Yingxiang could not defeat the official army, so they were defeated all the way and wanted to flee to Henan. After all, there is a collapse in Henan, so they can take it.

But at the moment, Hong Chengchou is chasing too closely, and he is facing Tongguan behind, if there is no Hong Chengchou, it should not be a problem for him to take Tongguan with tens of thousands of horses, but Hong Chengchou will not let him succeed, and he and the Tongguan defenders will definitely fight back and forth. When the time comes, there will be Xiongguan blocking the road in front of him, and there will be a fierce attack by a strong enemy in the rear, and the possibility of the whole army being destroyed is very high.

At this time, Li Yan and Bai played in his army, which is a beautiful thing to do.

So Gao Yingxiang felt that he should take advantage of this opportunity. Thinking of this, he said: "Li Gongzi has survived several catastrophes, and he should do a great cause. Speaking of that time in Xi'an City, I was also forced to be helpless, my subordinates refused to give up, plus Luo Shuai insisted that he actually led his men and horses to attack the city, breaking the alliance we had just formed, when I thought of this, I regretted it. ”

Li Yan listened to him admit his mistake, and secretly thought that whether he was sincere or not, after all, he still didn't know how to turn his face well, so he also said: "King Chuang doesn't have to blame himself, we are still an alliance." If it weren't for the protection of the king's men and horses, we are afraid that we would not be able to withdraw at all, and we would have become the swords of the official army. ”

When Gao Yingxiang heard this, his heart settled down a lot. So he said: "At present, Shaanxi is ten rooms and nine empty, the peasant army is here, and it is not easy to develop, I have agreed with other people to enter Henan, which is also good for the Qin army, as long as we fight fiercely in Henan, the pressure on Shaanxi will be much less, what does Li Gongzi think?" ”

Li Yan nodded: "King Gao's words are very true. It's just that now you want to enter Henan, it won't be so easy. Hong Chengchou doesn't think so. ”

Gao Yingxiang said: "Because of this, I have a reluctant request, but I really can't say it." ”

Li Yan said: "King Gao Chuang has something to say, this is in your big tent, and we are just guests." The host has something to say, what is there to say? Gao Yingxiang hesitated for a moment, stood up, arched his hand to Li Yanbai and others, and said: "The situation is urgent, I won't go around in circles, now I want to lead the army out of Tongguan and into Henan." However, there were many defenders of Tongguan, and more importantly, Hong Chengchou followed closely, so in order to avoid our army being flanked, he also hoped that Li Gongzi would write a letter and send it to the King of Qin, asking him to support and support. ”

Bai Qi said coldly on the side: "What kind of support method?" ”

Gao Yingxiang said: "As long as the Qin army sends troops to attack Hong Chengchou's rear, causing us and the Qin army to attack him on both sides, Hong Chengchou will definitely divide his troops in order to guard against the Qin army." Taking advantage of this opportunity, I led the army to storm Tongguan, as long as Tongguan was opened, and Henan would be flattened. ”

Bai Qi said: "King Chuang has entered Henan, what about my Qin army?" Facing Hong Chengchou alone? ”

Gao Yingxiang said: "I can leave a group of men and horses to help the Qin army." ”

Bai Qi wanted to say something, but Li Yan turned his head, winked at him, and then said, "King Chuang, this matter is very important, we need to discuss it carefully and see if we can come up with a foolproof plan." I think I'll give you an answer tonight. ”

Gao Yingxiang was not too reluctant, so he had to say that they would make a statement on the spot, so he said: "It should be, it should be." Li Gongzi is injured and has worked hard all the way, so it's time to take more rest. ”

He immediately ordered his soldiers to take Li Yan and the others to rest.

Gao Yingxiang put the tent of Li Yan and Bai Qi and others in the middle of the camp to prevent them from escaping, and divided the 150 cavalry under Bai Qi to prevent them from connecting together, so as not to let these people flee together. At the same time, he strictly ordered his subordinates that no one should disturb the Qin army, in case someone wanted to avenge the brothers who died in Xi'an City, even if they killed Qin Jun alone, then he would no longer be able to ask the King of Qin for help.

Li Yan and the others knew Gao Yingxiang's arrangement, and they didn't care about it. After all, in other people's camps, you can only listen to other people's camps.

When they returned to the place they had prepared for themselves, they found that three large tents had been erected, and that they were covered with animal skins, and that they were very warm and spacious. It seems that Gao Yingxiang treats them with the best treatment.

A few people sat down in the tent, and the peasant army had already brought food. Li Yan's hands were inconvenient, so the red lady fed him bite by bite, looking at Xiaoqinghongsheng's cheeks, but Yizhimei lowered her head and didn't look at them at all.

While everyone was eating, Bai Qi asked Li Yan: "Li Gongzi, Gao Yingxiang is obviously employing people to face forward, not people to face backwards, so repeated villains, why do you want to help him?" ”

Li Yan saw that the left and right in the tent were all his own people, so he said: "I don't want to help the peasant army, Hong Chengchou persuaded me to surrender, if I don't surrender, I will be killed, I care about the Qin army, and categorically refuse, in that case, I am still not afraid, not to mention the former alliance." ”

He said this to Bai Qi, because in his heart, he felt that the King of Qin had always regarded him as a guest, not a Qin person.

Since the news of Bai Qi's defection was known to the King of Qin, Li Yan followed the King of Qin and saw his reaction with his own eyes, and the King of Qin believed that Bai Qi would never betray the Qin army. But this kind of trust is something that Li Yan can't get. Although King Qin valued him very much and reused him, it was far from reaching that tacit understanding.

This kind of tacit understanding is not something that can be cultivated after fighting a few battles together, it has many factors, such as bloodline, region, inheritance, history, and many aspects are mixed together to be formed.

Obviously, I have nothing to do with any of the above. Therefore, if Li Yan wanted to gain trust in the Qin army, he had to show loyalty to the Qin army.

Bai Qi was very moved, but he was generally silent, and it was difficult for others to see it.

At a young age, Li Yan was pierced through the bones by iron chains, this kind of pain is difficult for ordinary people to bear, coupled with the threat of death, Li Yan was able to survive, which shows his loyalty to the Qin army.

For this, Bai Qi admires it quite a lot. So he said: "It was my dereliction of duty that allowed you to be tortured like this, and when I catch the surnamed Shi, I will definitely let him taste the methods of our Qin people." ”

Li Yan said: "What I want to help must be our Qin army." In my opinion, the peasant army entered Henan, which would benefit the Qin army and do no harm. ”

Bai Qi was stunned: "How do you say this?" ”

Li Yan said: "This is because the Central Plains is of much greater significance to the Ming Court than Shaanxi. ”

Bai Qi said: "Guanzhong is not heavy, or is it?" Li Yan shook his head: "General, the era you live in is two thousand years ago, when the Qin and Han dynasties all built their capitals in Guanzhong, so until the Tang Dynasty, there was a saying that those who won Guanzhong won the world." However, after so many years, the key areas of the world's military have long since moved eastward to the Central Plains. Therefore, the strategic location of Luoyang, Kaifeng and other places is very important. Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the capital was first built in Nanjing, and then moved to Beijing, and the Central Plains is the pivot connecting the north and south of Beijing. Moreover, Luoyang and Kaifeng in the Central Plains were important strategic bases in the Ming Dynasty, where there were vassal kings. In Luoyang is the Fu King Zhu Changxun, rich in the world, in Kaifeng is the Zhou King Zhu Gongxun, both of which are important vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, in Henan, the court is regarded as a choke point. The Northwest is just siblings. ”

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