Hearing Wang Meng's proposal, Li Xin couldn't help but nod secretly, professionals are different.

"Okay, I'll let someone do it, come on, go find the old horse for me!" Wu Heng nodded repeatedly, and then shouted.

It didn't take long for a man in his thirties to run in outside, and after entering the lobby, he first nodded to Li Xin and Wang Meng, and then said to Wu Heng: "Wu Tou, are you looking for me?" ”

"You call a hundred brothers, divide into several teams to patrol the city, maintain law and order, be careful not to let our people disturb the people, let alone those ruffians and bullies in the city, if anyone dares to make trouble, I will be arrested and put in prison first!" Wu Heng thought for a while, organized the language, and then said.

"Yes, I'll do it!" The old horse hurriedly said.

"Although our primary enemy is from the east gate, the west gate cannot be ignored. In my opinion, let Erhei take two hundred brothers to dispose of the corpses of those Qin soldiers outside the city first, and at the same time collect all those knives, guns and instruments, these things are of great use to us. Moreover, this matter must be done quickly, after cleaning up, close the west gate tightly, and not let anyone enter or leave until it first survives the counterattack of the enemy at Tongguan! Li Xin thought for a moment and said slowly.

"Okay, I'll let someone notify Erhei!" Wu Heng did not hesitate, and directly sent someone to pass the order. After doing this, there was silence in the lobby for a while.

"After you entered the city, did you see the county magistrate?" Wang Meng seemed to remember something and asked again.

"No, we caught two yacha before, and I heard from them that as soon as they heard that the Qin soldiers who came out of the city were all wiped out, they fled with gold and silver without saying a word, and it is said that they went to Tongguan!" Wu Heng shook his head and replied.

"Half an hour has passed since you entered the city, and now the Tongguan guards should also get the news here. You'd better be prepared early! Wang Meng was helpless, so he had to shake his head.

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Tongguan, a historical city, since the establishment of this ancient pass, has witnessed the glory and decline of one regime after another, but also witnessed how many Jin Ge iron horses, killing and conquest.

As the east gate of Guanzhong, the status of Tongguan is self-evident, once it is lost, it means that the gate of Guanzhong is opened, and Chang'an will have no danger to defend, which is a fatal blow to any regime based on Guanzhong. It is precisely because of this that the current Fu Qin regime will deliberately arrange a Fu clan member to be the general of Tong Pass here.

Although he is not yet thirty years old, Fu Yun, as a side branch of the Fu family, has been sent here to lead troops since Fu Jian was called the king and emperor in Guanzhong. As usual, after sunset, he inspected the city defenses, and then prepared to return to his house for a drink or two, and then a good night's sleep. However, not long after he fell asleep, a sudden news made him unable to sleep again.

"What do you say? Huayin County was captured by displaced people? Damn it, there are 300 soldiers and horses, and you can't even hold a small Huayin county, you rice bucket! Someone! Pull this bastard out and cut it for me, pass my general order, order five hundred soldiers and horses, and follow me to recapture Huayin County! Fu Yun looked at the Huayin County Commander in front of him who had just fled here, and his heart was full of disgust, and after hearing the news, he directly slapped him in the face and scolded.

"The general spares his life, the general spares his life! It's not that the official doesn't want to defend the city, but he really can't stop General Lian! He didn't say that the outcasts outside the city were just a rabble, and with his 300 soldiers and horses, he could solve the problem in a round trip. Who would have thought that that group of homeless people would be so fierce that they would kill even the generals and them in turn! The villain has no soldier in his hands, so he has no choice but to run to inform the general, so that the general can know the news as soon as possible, and it is important to quickly find a way to recapture Huayin County! When the county magistrate heard that he was going to lose his head, he was immediately frightened and trembled, and hurriedly shouted loudly.

"Wait, I'll spare you a dog's life! Tell me what happened, and if you hide anything, I will not spare you. Hearing this, Fu Yun waved his hand and asked the soldiers to retreat. Then, looking at the Huayin County Order in front of him, he said coldly.

"Yes, yes, the lower officials must tell the truth, and they don't dare to hide it." The county commander escaped death, and at this time he couldn't help wiping the sweat on his forehead and said.

Soon, he finished talking about the situation in Huayin County, and looked at Fu Yun in front of him, hoping to let him go.

"You mean, those homeless people are those chaotic people on Huashan?" Fu Yun was silent for a long time before he spoke.

"Well, according to my subordinates, that's true, because some of those people have met with their subordinates before!" The county magistrate hurriedly said.

"Hmph, you've been the commander of Huayin County for a few years, right? Why haven't they been wiped out for so long, otherwise, why would there be today? Useless things, I said a long time ago, you Jin people are all wretched, what kind of skills can you have, the affairs of the court, in the end, don't you have to rely on us people? Hearing this, Fu Yun couldn't help but glance at this Huayin County Order, and said with a sneer and disdain. Since the Wuhu Rebellion, the Hu people in the northern Central Plains have many names for the Han people, and the Jin people are the most common name.

"Yes, yes, what the general said is that the incompetence of the subordinate officials has led to today's disaster. However, the most important thing for us now is to take back Huayin County first! Everything else is easy to say, the key is the military rations there, once something goes wrong, not only the lower officials, but even the generals, you will be severely punished! Seeing the other party's attitude, although the Huayin County Commander was very dissatisfied in his heart, there was no way, after all, it was not a matter of a day or two for the Jin people to be looked down upon by the Hu people. Therefore, I had to laugh and divert the topic away from myself.

"You don't have to worry about this matter, General Ben naturally knows the priorities. Stay in the city first! Although he was extremely disgusted with this Jin county order in his heart, Fu Yun also knew that what the other party said was true, so he glanced at this annoying guy and said directly.

"Yes, yes, the next official will retire!" Huayin County Ling secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly turned around and fled from this dangerous place.

"Come on, order a thousand soldiers and horses, General Ben will kill tonight!" Walking out of the room, Fu Yun instructed his own soldiers.

In Huayin County, the arrangements that should be made have basically been made, and now all that remains is to wait for the enemy to come. Wang Meng came out of the county office, and Li Xin saw him off behind.

"This time, it was really unexpected, who would have thought that they would come down and attack the city! Uncle Zhou, they are not impulsive people, I really can't imagine why they did this! There were only two of them, and Li Xin spoke freely.

"Actually, there's nothing strange about it, you just joined them, so naturally you don't understand. Don't look at the days on the mountain, it seems to be a good time, but it's actually not very good. With so many people having to eat, but not much to farm, the harvest is not good, which is naturally a big problem. Moreover, most of the elderly people like Uncle Zhou are homesick and want to return to their hometown. Not to mention Zhou Tong and these young people, few of them are willing to hide in the mountains for the rest of their lives. Wang Meng glanced at him, sighed, and said.

"Fallen leaves return to their roots! It turned out that Uncle Zhou and they were thinking about this, plus the smoke in Guanzhong has been everywhere recently, no wonder they are moved. Not to mention anything else, the food in Huayin City alone is enough for the villagers to eat for a long time, which is already a very cost-effective deal for them! When Li Xin heard him say this, he finally understood the reason for this, and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"That's nature. There is nothing in this Huayin county itself, the key is to say that it has a lot of military supplies to Tongguan here, the most important of which is food. Without the food supply here, it would be good for Tongguan to hold out for a few days, and for this reason alone, the Tongguan guards would have to desperately recapture Huayin County. This year's harvest is okay, plus the chaos in Guanzhong you mentioned, in order to ensure the safety of Guanzhong. Therefore, Fu Qin ordered to prepare enough food for Tongguan, so that the Tongguan guards could concentrate on defending the city without worrying about being cut off, so there would be so much food here. Who would have thought that at a critical moment, the villagers on Huashan actually went down the mountain, disrupting the other party's calculations! Have you ever thought about the next consequences? Wang Meng stopped, stared at Li Xin quietly, and said with a somewhat inexplicable expression.

Hearing this, Li Xin couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. Indeed, if you put aside Tongguan itself, this Huayin county really doesn't have much value, and judging from the current situation in Guanzhong, it is much more important than Huayin County. Therefore, if there is no problem with Tongguan, even if Zhou Fang and them occupy this place, they are afraid that Fu Qin will not come to deal with them for a while.

But Huayin is just to the west of Tongguan, and after this capture, it is basically equivalent to cutting off the connection between Tongguan and Guanzhong. This is a big trouble for Chang'an Fu Jian, especially when he is quelling the rebellion everywhere, if Tongguan falls into the hands of the enemy, it will be really unimaginable.

You must know that Tongguan at this time is not the same as what people in later generations saw. The defense system of the twelve cities was only something that existed in the Tang Dynasty, and the Tongguan City that spanned Tongshui only appeared in the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, Tongguan, because the Yellow River has not yet been cut to a serious point, so the Guancheng is still on the mound, and it is more south than the ancient city of Tongguan as a scenic spot in later generations. This is a real fortress, with Yuanwanggou to the east and the famous forbidden ditch to the west.