Li Xin stayed in Qingshui County for two days, and arranged all the surrounding things properly, especially after appeasing those who surrendered one by one, and then left some soldiers and horses to guard Qingshui County. At the same time, he was also waiting for the follow-up Wang Meng to send someone to receive it.

And he himself rushed to Xinyang County with a large group of people.

That Xinyang County is one of the six counties of Tianshui County, and compared with the three counties of Shichang, Chengji, and Shangtai, the remaining three counties do not have much sense of existence. Therefore, in Xinyang County, there are not many soldiers and horses guarded.

Although after getting the news that the Huashan Army was likely to attack him, the Xinyang County Commander was already trying his best to strengthen his defense. But it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and the time is short, so in a hurry, she will recruit the people of the whole city, and she is not the opponent of the Huashan army!

And under the repeated urgency, the court only had two words for his official documents.

"Your Excellency, you better make a decision quickly! I heard that Li Xin has already arrived with a large army, and I am afraid that the army will soon come to the city! "Within the county office, the county magistrate of Xinyang County is quite worried at this time.

"Well, how could I not have known that it was urgent? It's just that this matter is too big, and it's really beyond my ability! You say, then Li Xin came to seize Xinyang County with thousands of troops, and I only have a thousand soldiers and horses in my hands, what can I do to resist this army of tigers and wolves? Xinyang County Ling was also sweating, and sighed at this time.

"The imperial court asked the adults to hold on, but they didn't give reinforcements, which obviously wants us to wait for death! Since the court is unjust, then we can't be blamed for being ruthless. From the perspective of subordinates, let's simply surrender the Huashan Army! In this way, we don't have to worry about the war, the people of Hecheng, who will not be grateful for the grace of your life in the future? When the county heard this, he couldn't help but say urgently.

"Surrender? Isn't that right? As an official of the Great Qin, I didn't want to be loyal to the country, and I surrendered directly without fighting. After the word spreads, what will I see? Hearing this, the county commander couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then hesitated.

"Why should you care about these names outside of your body? If you don't even have your life, what's the use of saying this? Don't forget, my family is still in the city! Not to mention the soldiers who defended the city, most of them were also locals. Who knows what they're going to do? In case they want to surrender, but the adults don't allow it, I'm afraid that they will hurt the adults themselves! Besides, Li Xin of Huashan Army has a good reputation, if the adult is an official under him, as long as he does a good job, he is afraid that he will not have a good reputation? "The county didn't want to fight such an uncertain battle, so he tried his best to persuade him.

"It's ........ You have a point! For the sake of the people, for the sake of our family, now we have to go out! I will immediately repair a letter, and you will personally go to Huashan Army to express our intention to dedicate the city to obedience! However, this matter still needs to be kept secret, and it is necessary to let everyone know about it in a hurry! ”

In the face of the grim reality, coupled with the repeated advice of the county Cheng, finally, his determination was shaken and he decided to surrender to the Huashan army.

After the county official got the letter, he immediately left the county office with a handwritten letter from the county order. However, before going to see Li Xin, he took the time to go back to his own house.

"Brother Zhang, the matter is done, the county commander has agreed to surrender the city and surrender to your Huashan army!" In the study room in his mansion, the county man met with a middle-aged man and directly took out the handwritten letter of the county order.

If the Xinyang County Commander sees this scene, I am afraid that he will be furious, and he will be even more confused.

"Very good, Brother Ding's incident today can be regarded as a great achievement. When the general arrives, I will definitely explain the reason to him and ask for credit for Brother Ding! After the man took it, he took a cursory look at it and said with satisfaction.

"Then thank you Brother Zhang. I don't want anything else, I just hope that after this incident, I can take my family to settle in Guanzhong! Hearing him say this, the county couldn't help but be overjoyed.

"Don't worry, it's just a small thing. If Brother Ding has this wish, he will be thoughtful! ”

"By the way, although the county commander has already promised to surrender, there are still 1,000 soldiers and horses defending the city. If they are determined to resist, I am afraid that things will not go well! After receiving a positive answer, the county Cheng's heart was put down. But then another question came to his mind.

"You don't have to worry about this, just go and do the things that the county magistrate has explained! As for those soldiers and horses, as soon as the general's army arrives, it will naturally be pacified! The middle-aged man smiled mysteriously and said lightly.

Hearing this, the county knew that what he was thinking was a little too unfounded. Since the other party can talk about moving himself, I'm afraid he can also talk about moving others. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but shudder in his heart, in case he hadn't agreed to surrender before, when the Huashan army was killed, I was afraid that he would become a ghost under the knife!

After discussing it for a while, the two went their separate ways.

So, after Li Xin drove from Qingshui County to Xinyang County unhurriedly, the county order of Xinyang County was already waiting there with the city gate wide open. The Huashan Army easily took over Xinyang County, and then Li Xin and Zhang Bang were peaceful, and the whole process was peaceful and smooth.

Since Zhou Tong's side had to wait until Peng Lin arrived before acting, relatively speaking, he arrived a little later than Li Xin. In this way, the two roads of soldiers and horses converged in Xinyang County according to the plan, and at this time, in addition to the 1,000 surrendered troops who had just returned to Shun, the Huashan Army in Xinyang County had 6,000 people.

"Let the army rest well, contact Li Erhei and them as soon as possible, and wait until they have completed the task, and then we will march west together!" In the county seat, Li Xin, Zhou Tong and Peng Lin discussed their next move.

"I heard that Fu Sheng has ordered that except for the soldiers and horses in the direction of Jincheng, the soldiers and horses from all over the country will withdraw to Xiangwu County to hold on, waiting for the final battle with us! In this way, the other party will be able to cobble together at least forty or fifty thousand troops! After thinking about it, Zhou Tong said.

"For the Fu Qin court, this is also a way! After all, once Xiangwu County is taken by us again, it will be too big a blow to their morale. Think about it, Chang'an was beaten down by us, and it was only a year, and they still remember it vividly! Li Xin smiled, quite understanding this.

"There are forty or fifty thousand troops, among which I am afraid there are many new soldiers, and the real soldiers who can fight are only in their early 30,000s. If Counselor Li goes well, after joining us, the general will have more than 10,000 horses in his hands. Although it seems that there is a disparity in strength between the two sides, none of the brothers will be afraid to worry! Peng Lin also said on the side.

"Let's wait first, let Fu Qin gather the army, in this case, we won't have to go to them one by one!" Fu Qin wants to kill me, thus disintegrating the Huashan army. But I want to succeed in a war and destroy them completely. Therefore, this Armageddon is impossible to avoid! When the time comes, it is time to bet on the will of both parties and rely on their own abilities. Li Xin nodded, if he didn't have a clear understanding of his own strength, he wouldn't have led the army straight into like this!

"We have to hurry up and let Wang Changshi send someone to take over the counties, in this way, we can draw ~ more manpower, and we will be more sure to deal with Fu Qin!" The matter of the war should be extremely cautious, so although he feels sure, Zhou Tong feels that there is nothing wrong with insurance.

"Well, for us, the more soldiers and horses there are, the better. Fortunately, now the grain and grass in these counties have been obtained by us, which saves us the pain of transshipment from Guanzhong. As for the matter of the officials guarding the army, when I sent an official letter back before, I had already asked Wang Meng to do it. Come to think of it, in a few days, people will be coming! ”

"General, once the soldiers and horses of Fu Qin retreat, I am afraid that the two places of Shichang County and Lintao will be occupied by Qiu Chi. In the opinion of the last general, it is better for us to send troops, even if it is only a few soldiers and horses, they will be occupied first, and Qiu Chi will not dare to send troops to fight with us! Speaking of this, Peng Lin suddenly thought of the two counties in the south, and couldn't help but propose.

"Peng Lin is right, since Fu Qin has retreated, let's just take it! In this way, a lot of work is saved! Zhou Tong also agreed with this suggestion.

"No need, the land of these two counties is like chicken ribs for us. It seems that there are a lot of benefits to taking it now. But we may have a feud with the pond because of this, so it is better to let them occupy it first. In this way, it is also possible to continue to contain the Qin court in the south. In addition, once we really eliminate Fu Qin, Qiu Chi will be at the border with us at that time. For them, they are reluctant to abandon the land of these two counties, and if they want to keep it, they have no geographical advantages, and they are just under our army. Once we need it in the future, we can go south directly through these two counties! However, although these two counties do not take it, there are three passes in the northeast of Shichang County, and the Tiger Wolf Pass, Mumen Pass and Tianshui Pass are all very close to Shangtai County. Moreover, this is the main road for Tianshui to enter and exit Qishan and Hanzhong Shudi, and it must be in our hands! You can send troops and horses to seize it first! When Li Xin heard this, he immediately shook his head and vetoed it, but he took a fancy to a few other places.

The places of Tiger and Wolf Pass are located in the southwest of Shangtai. I think that at the beginning, Zhuge Liang went out of Qishan Mountain, and most of them went to this place! And this Tiger and Wolf Pass is an important place for the Wei army to block the Shu army.

That's how important it is! Although everyone is in harmony now, who can say for sure what will happen in the future. As long as these passes are in hand, we will have the initiative in the future, and we can attack and retreat and defend.

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