After returning to Huayin County, Li Xin could finally go back to his small courtyard to rest. The last time the land was divided, there were a lot of things to do together, such as where everyone lived, and finally it was arranged.

Due to the war, there are many empty houses in these three counties, and some of them have not been inhabited for a long time. Li Xin and the others simply returned the houses that had been abandoned for a long time to the government and distributed them, and at the same time, they built a batch of houses themselves. In this way, the villagers who come down from the mountain can basically have a place to live.

"Huh? My house doesn't seem to be so clean! Is it in the wrong place? Li Xin had just walked into his yard, and hurriedly retreated, looked at it carefully for a while, and wondered.

The last time he divided the house, he came here to see it, and it had been deserted for a long time. But because he didn't have time to clean it up at the time, it was very dirty inside, and there were dust and cobwebs everywhere. But when I went inside, I found that everything was clean, as if it had just been scrubbed.

"That's right! This is indeed my little courtyard! Li Xin looked at it for a while, made sure that he was not in the wrong place, so he had to walk in with doubts.

Obviously, this place is cleaned by someone who comes to clean it regularly. Although there are no magnificent furnishings in it, the simple furniture is neatly placed and cleaned.

Just as he was thinking about who had cleaned up for him, Tu Qi came in from outside. He was well-informed, and he actually knew that Li Xin was back so quickly. However, as soon as he came, it was clear that something was going on.

"Tu Qi, are you here? It just so happens that I ask you, who helped me clean up my yard so much? When Li Xin saw him, he hurriedly beckoned and asked.

"Oh, this seems to have been done by the little lady of the Zhou family, the general is not here in these days, she has come two or three times." Tu Qi thought for a moment before he said.

"It turned out to be Zhou Ting! This girl is diligent. Maybe when you came to look for me, you saw that the house was too dirty, so they cleaned it for me! Looks like we'll have to find a time to thank her! Hearing this, Li Xin understood and couldn't help but think.

"General, the little lady of the Zhou family has been to Fuxi County for the past few days, and she is with Uncle Zhou, so she is not in Huayin City." Tu Qi seemed to understand his thoughts and said.

"Oh! It's okay, you sit down! You came to me, but what happened? Li Xin gestured.

"Yes! I just got the news that Fu Xiong, the prime minister of Qin, and Fu Jing, the king of Pingchang, returned from Longyou to the division, and they will probably go outside Chang'an the day after tomorrow. This time, they brought back a total of 20,000 troops, and the rest of the army remained in Longyou! After Tu Qi sat down, he reported.

"20,000 people, it seems that even if there is an additional Huashan army, the general trend of history has not changed! I remember that in history, they also brought back 20,000 people. However, these 20,000 people should be elite. Hearing the news, Li Xin pondered for a moment, and then said: "How about the places in Juxian and Sizhu?" Did they know the news? ”

"According to what I've heard, they should already know that their forces have shrunk back to the city, and they are all strengthening the city walls, and it seems that they are preparing to defend the city. Moreover, they seem to be in contact with each other, and they should be planning to deal with Di Qin's attack together! Tu Qi replied.

"This is normal, after all, although there are tens of thousands of them combined, the real elite soldiers, I'm afraid they are not as good as us. Of course, defending the city is naturally not like a hard battle outside the city. It's a good thing to have an offensive and defensive alliance! We'll have to find a way to get in. Li Xin nodded, not surprised by what they were doing. After standing up and pacing back and forth for a few steps, he continued: "You go in person to meet Huyan Poison of Bacheng, and say that I intend to form an alliance with him and rely on each other. Of course, you can't make them think that we have something to ask him for. If the other party is willing, it's naturally best, and if not, it's not a big deal! ”

"Yes, my subordinates will do it!" When Tu Qi heard the task, he quickly stood up and said solemnly.

After Tu Qi left, Li Xin didn't go anywhere, and was going to lie down and sleep first. Tomorrow, I'm going to be in the middle of intense training again.

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Bacheng County, named after Ba Shui, is located in the northeast of Xi'an City in the later generations, in the area of Xinzhu Town east of the Ba River.

In Bacheng County, the atmosphere has been relatively tense in the past few days, and since he learned that the main force of Di Qin had returned, Hu Yanfu began to gather people and horses and stepped up preparations for defense. He didn't think about attacking the city and plundering the land at all, since the incident, he has basically been going around around around his tyrant city, at most going to the nearby county town to fight the autumn wind.

He still knows his strength, although he claims to have as many as 10,000 people, but compared to Di Qin's soldiers and horses, he actually has nothing on the table. Not to mention that now it is Fu Xiong, who is the most warlike and strategic, in the Qin court, he is ready to hold on for a long time. Not only him, but also several other places where the incident occurred, under the contact, are almost all arranged like this.

"Report, chief, there are people outside asking to see!" On this day, when Hu Yanyu was arranging the defense and urging his subordinates to carry the materials for defending the city, one of his subordinates ran over to report.

"Who is it? Don't you know that we're in lockdown now? Is it the messenger of Di Qin? If so, call me directly! Hearing this, Hu Yanxin couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, now he is very busy here, under the chaos of war, who would dare to come! Immediately, he thought of Di Qin's people, and scolded him.

"General, it's not someone from Di Qin who came, I heard him say that it was an envoy sent by the Huashan Army in the east, and I want to ask to see the general!" The person who came hurriedly shook his head and said.

"Huashan Army? Aren't they in Huayin City? I have no dealings with them, so why should I send someone to see them? Hu Yanfu was even more puzzled and muttered to himself.

"So, does the general see it or not? Or the little one will go and drive him away? The little soldier asked, not knowing what to do.

"Wait, after all, the Huashan Army is also the one who started the incident. Moreover, after two or three major battles in a row, they now occupy several county towns to the east of us and isolate the enemy at Tongguan. For us, it can be regarded as neighbors, and it reduces a lot of pressure on us. Go and bring him in, and I'll see him in the house." Huyan thought about it for a while, and finally decided to meet him.

"Yes, the little ones are going!" The creep took the order and left. Huyanfu walked towards his mansion, waiting to meet the envoy of the Huashan army.

Not long after, a young man was brought in front of Hu Yanyu, and when they met, neither of them spoke, they were all looking at each other.

Naturally, it was Tu Qi, who looked at the Hu Yan poison above, with braided hair, tall and strong, wearing a bearded suit, and was sitting on the top looking at himself. I knew that this Huyan poison was a Hun person, but now I see it at first sight.

After Hu Yan looked at Tu Qi below, he didn't see anything, so he raised his hand and said, "You were sent by the Huashan Army?" What are you doing here to see me? ”

"In Xia Tuqi, I saw General Huyan. Li Xin, the general of my family, specially sent me to see the general to show his goodwill, and he was willing to make an alliance to fight against the Qin army. Tu Qi arched his hand and said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"Oh? How many soldiers and horses do you have in the Huashan Army, and dare to negotiate an alliance with me? When Hu Yanfu heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and quickly asked.

"There are 5,000 elite soldiers, although there are not as many soldiers and horses as the generals, but the Huashan army is all elite. Since its establishment, there have been many battles and countless enemies, and Di Qin has lost more than 10,000 troops in our hands. Now, our Huashan Army has three counties, which can be used as a barrier to the east of the general, and if the two families form an alliance, the general can concentrate on dealing with the enemy of Di Qin. Once the situation is critical, as long as the general speaks, our Huashan Army will come to the aid immediately! In this way, both sides can be preserved, isn't it the best of both worlds? Tu Qi said Kankan, as if he didn't hear the contempt in the other party's words at all.

"Five thousand elite soldiers? But I heard that you only have 3,000 men and horses, and you have suffered many losses after repeated battles! You are not enough to protect yourself, how can you support me? This intention to form an alliance is probably to let us dominate the city as the western barrier of your Huashan Army! Such an alliance will be beneficial to you, but it may not be for us, so what alliance can be forged? Hu Yan Poison laughed and asked rhetorically.

"Believe it or not, it's all in the general, and what is said below is true. If our Huashan Army is really as unbearable as the general said, how can it occupy three county seats? It's better to be like a general, directly occupy a city, and defend it firmly! The matter of forming an alliance is naturally a matter of mutual benefit, and it is impossible to say that it is only one party that benefits. Let me ask the general, if there was no Huashan army in our country, wouldn't Di Qin come to attack the overlord? Without our Huashan army, would it be easier for Di Qin to attack the overlord? Even if we only have 3,000 soldiers and horses as the general said, but we are only less than a hundred miles away from the general, if Di Qin comes to attack the city, can we not be restrained by our Huashan army at all? Therefore, please think twice about the alliance! Tu Qi was unmoved and said slowly.

Hearing this, Hu Yanfu stopped talking, and he didn't have any knowledge at all. Most of the words just now were just testing Tu Qi, trying to get the information of the Huashan Army out of his mouth.

He didn't expect that such a young man would be calm and unhurried in front of him, and he would talk eloquently, and in just a few words, he would explain the alliance between the two sides so clearly. Most importantly, as the young man in front of him said, the alliance is also very good for him.