Zhu Youzhen was very cautious about Lin Youkun and his Qin Wangwei. The reason is also very simple, they are not their own "descendant troops".

Take Lin Youkun as an example, although he was also born and died with Zhu Youzhen, but in the end, he was born as a guard, and protecting Zhu Youzhen was just under the emperor's order. Although Tianqi has always been good to Zhu Youzhen, he is still a big faint monarch on the whole. In case he changes his sex one day and orders Lin Youkun to deal with Zhu Youzhen, Lin Youkun will probably still follow the order.

Even if Lin Youkun himself was loyal to Zhu Youzhen, those Qin Wangwei under him could hardly guarantee that they would not be bribed by Wei Zhongxian. And many of Zhu Youzhen's careers in Qinwangzhuang are quite taboo against vassal kings, of course, let them know as little as possible.

Therefore, Zhu Youzhen took great pains before, first repeated the recital, and demanded the dismissal of Qin Wangwei on the grounds that "the guards are too public, I am afraid of violating the ancestral system, and the ministers are uneasy". Of course, Wei Zhongxian didn't want to let Zhu Youzhen have too many subordinates, so he asked for all the edicts of the Apocalypse, and now there are only about 200 people left in Qin Wangwei.

Zhu Youzhen scattered all these 200 people out and was responsible for the intelligence collection work on the periphery. Unlike the Yellow Sea Merchant Gang, this intelligence network specializes in collecting military intelligence, specifically to detect the movements of bandits and thieves around them.

This task is not unimportant, and it does not conflict with the fundamental task of Qin Wangwei to "defend the King of Qin". In order to make Lin Youkun and King Qin settle down on the task, Zhu Youzhen rewarded each of them very richly. Lin Youkun has no scheming and is greedy for money, so he is not dissatisfied, but works very hard. Previously, Zhu Youzhen led the militia to continuously attack and destroy bandit cottages in Lantian County, and the information provided by Lin Youkun has played an important role; This time, he brought back the news of the thieves in time, which made Zhu Youzhen even more overjoyed.

Hearing Lin Youkun say that the situation was very serious, Zhu Youzhen hurriedly asked him to introduce it in detail. Lin Youkun said in a deep voice: "About 50,000 thieves entered Shaanxi from Henan and entered the Jinsu Mountain area northeast of Fuping County. The 50,000 thieves were divided into two groups, one of which was headed by 'Chuang Jiang' and the other was led by 'Cao*'. ”

Zhu Youzhen gasped after listening, and secretly said that it was not good. It turned out that this time there was not only Li Zicheng, but also a "Cao *" Luo Rucai! He vaguely remembered that there was also such a number one person in the peasant army at the end of the Ming Dynasty, who was cunning and changeable, and had a lot of people under his command, and was as famous as Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong for a while. If he and Li Zicheng join forces to come west, his Qin Wangzhuang will be really dangerous!

He hurriedly asked, "What are the movements of these two thieves now?" ”

"Cao*'s men and horses have been repairing in Jinsu Mountain, and there doesn't seem to be any big move." Lin Youkun hurriedly said, "But the 'Chuang General' has already pulled out the camp and descended the mountain overnight, which means to attack Fuping County!" In the land of Fuping, there is no official army stationed there, and it can be broken overnight. There is only one Sanyuan County between Fuping and Jingyang, and the distance is only seventy or eighty miles. If the thieves come all the way to the west, Jingyang may be difficult to hold, and please make a decision as soon as possible! ”

When everyone heard this, they were all nervous. Although the combat effectiveness of the thieves is not strong, the number of people is there after all, and the tens of thousands of people are not a joke. Jingyang now only has a thousand Qin soldiers, and if he fights head-on, it is tantamount to using his mantis arm as a car. Therefore, including Sun Chuanting and Qi Meifeng, they all suggested that Zhu Youzhen enter Xi'an City for temporary refuge. In case the first-class thieves really attacked Jingyang, they had to lose their cars to protect the commander.

Generals such as Li Dingguo and Li Laiheng advocated sticking to Jingyang County and Qinwangzhuang. Their reason is also very sufficient, that is, it is impossible for the people of Jingyang to hide in Xi'an City, and once the thieves break through the twin cities, they will suffer greatly. Moreover, the Qin soldiers came from the local people, if they took the initiative to abandon the guard, ignoring the safety of their fathers and villagers, they would definitely not agree.

More importantly, the militia group, the predecessor of the Qin soldiers, won many victories in battles against bandits, giving them great self-confidence. They thought that the thieves were just a rabble, but there were more of them. As long as the Qin soldiers can win by surprise and inflict heavy damage on the opponent in a short period of time, the enemy's will to fight is weak, and he will definitely collapse quickly.

What these two factions said made sense, but they did not insist on their own opinions, but let Zhu Youzhen make a decision.

Zhu Youzhen held his head and thought hard, and did not say a word for a long time. This was the first time he had commanded a large-scale battle in the true sense of the word, and if he had won, it would have been easy to say, but if he had lost, months of hard work would have come to naught in an instant, and he might not even be able to save his life. The stakes are high, how can he not be careful?

After a while, he suddenly patted his head and said, "I have an idea: why should we wait for the thieves to come to the door? Why not give them a surprise attack? ”

Everyone was taken aback when they heard this, they didn't expect Zhu Youzhen to come up with such an idea. It is still difficult to protect himself, and he still wants to take the initiative, which is really incredible!

But Li Dingguo pondered for a moment, and suddenly Huo Di stood up and said excitedly: "The last general thinks that His Highness's plan is completely feasible!" First, now that we know the movements of the thieves, but the thieves don't know our strength, we have the opportunity to carry out a sneak attack.

"Second, although the number of thieves is large, they have been divided into two, and they carry a large number of family members, and the number of people who can really fight may not exceed 10,000. It is impossible for all of these 10,000 people to get together, and we can find opportunities to break them down.

"Third, if we attack the enemy in Fuping, we can stop the speed of the thieves' march. As long as it can be delayed for two or three days, reinforcements from Tongguan and Yulin Town can arrive. As soon as a large number of officers and soldiers arrive, the thieves will inevitably flee, and Jingyang will be safe! ”

Everyone listened to Li Dingguo's analysis and became reasonable, and they were all excited. Zhu Youzhen frowned and thought for a while, then suddenly got up and said in an undoubted stern tone: "The generals listen to the order!" ”

"In!"

"Sun Chuanting, this king ordered you to lead a hundred people to guard Jingyang County and a hundred people to guard Qinwangzhuang. In case the battle of King Yi is unfavorable, you immediately escort the people of Jingyang to Xi'an City for temporary refuge! ”

"The subordinate officer receives the order!"

"Meifeng, this king appointed you as the chief general of the army, led Shi Biao and other guards to form the Chinese army, and this king entered the command of the Chinese army!"

"Meifeng commands!"

"Li Dingguo, Xie Yong, Li Laiheng, you immediately gather all the remaining troops and follow this king to attack Fuping overnight!"

"The last general commands!"

"Yan Ling, Xie Sheng, immediately gather all the members of the special forces and act with the Chinese army!"

"Yes!"

"Commander Lin, order Qin Wangwei to closely monitor the movements of the thieves, and report at least four times an hour!"

"The last general commands!"

"Okay, it's the fourth watch, that is, the ugly time. The soldiers are fast, this king will give you an hour of preparation time, let's set off on time! ”