Outside the city of Xianyang, twenty miles to the northwest.

Chang Yu's 80,000 horses have been assembled.

However, the sergeants did not change into military uniforms, they were still dressed as civilians, nor did they set up tents, but camped in several hillsides in a relatively scattered manner.

After all, it was a covert operation, so it could not be exposed to the vision of the city defenders in a big way.

Although the weather was getting warmer, the temperature at night was still very low, and in a low camp, Chang Yu and Tuoba Hai were surrounded by a small stove, and charcoal was being placed in the stove.

"Master Hou, since our two roads have converged, when will we enter the city?" Tuoba Hai rubbed his hands together and asked.

Chang Yu stared at the red firelight and muttered: "If it is calculated according to time, Yingzheng should have arrived in Yongcheng, but I don't know how Liu Yuan and him are going, if Liu Yuan can delay a little longer, our time is more relaxed, if it is ......"

Chang Yu didn't go on, he didn't want to imagine a situation that was not good for him.

"Then it's better for us to occupy Xianyang as soon as possible, so as not to have too many dreams at night." Tuoba Hai said bluntly.

"It seems that this is the only way, let's strike first." Although he had already made up his mind, Chang Yu seemed to have just gotten rid of his last hesitation.

"Please give an order." Tuoba Sea arched the way.

Although it was a military order, Chang Yu still lowered his voice and said: "Early tomorrow morning, let the soldiers still wear the clothes of the people, hide the ordnance under the carriage, and then use the war horse to pull the carriage, let's pretend to be a caravan transporting goods, and enter Xianyang City from the four city gates." ”

After Tuoba Hai nodded, he asked: "It must not be difficult to enter the city, the question is where we will settle down after entering the city." ”

Chang Yu thought for a while and said: "There are so many people, it's not appropriate to go anywhere, fortunately, Ben Hou has a few old mansions in Xianyang, all of which were purchased when he was in the palace, and now they are just used, and the rest of the people will find a place to rest and rest, and when it gets dark, we will start immediately." ”

"Good! Then it will be arranged immediately. Tuoba Hai got up and walked out of the tent.

"Wait." Chang Yu said urgently.

Tuoba Hai stopped, turned around and asked, "What else is the matter with Master Hou?" ”

"You go and tell Dong Yu, let him enter the city first, and then find a way to enter the palace, find Jiu'an, and ask him about the current situation of the palace." Chang Yu said as he took out a token and handed it to Tuoba Hai, "This token will allow you to see Jiu'an." ”

"The last will obey." Tuoba Hai took the token and carefully put it in his arms, but this time he didn't turn around and leave, but waited in place to see if Chang Yu had any instructions.

"Go ahead." Chang Yu raised his hand and gestured.

Tuoba Hai then turned around and walked out of the tent.

Early in the morning of the second day, the soldiers of the Changxin Army sat in a group of several people in a group of Chang Yu, which was mostly loaded with some grain and ordnance hidden underneath, and about 20 cars were driven into a convoy and marched towards Xianyang City one after another.

In the spring, many peasant households went into the city to sell grain and buy seeds, so the guards at the city gate were not very careful in surveying the place, and when they saw that the convoy was loaded with grain, they let them go.

Chang Yu also sat in a carriage and easily blended into the city.

After entering the city, Chang Yu became a coachman and led his team to an old house.

Along the way, Chang Yu kept looking around, paying attention to the movements around him, but he didn't find anything unusual.

When he arrived at the door of the old mansion, Chang Yu jumped out of the carriage and took out the key that had been prepared a long time ago.

When she saw the door locked, Chang Yu couldn't help but shake her head with a wry smile.

This lock has not been used for many years, and it is rusty, but fortunately the keyhole is not rusted, otherwise, it would not be mistaken for this gang of people to rob the house?

The gate was opened, and the accompanying soldiers first came in to clean up, and some people outside unloaded the horses and drove them

Went into the yard.

The old house was not very spacious, and it could not fit all the frames, so two more people were left to guard each frame and parked on the street outside.

Chang Yu didn't stop, took a few guards, and walked towards the next old mansion.

In this way, Chang Yu's five old mansions in Xianyang City were crowded with his own soldiers.

The last old mansion to be opened was the closest to the palace and much larger than the other four, so it became Chang Yu's temporary command post.

In the hall, Chang Yu gathered several cronies together, and several people gathered around the brazier, all holding a piece of mutton bone in their hands, and discussing things while eating.

"In the past few days, I've worked hard, don't drink, and when we win this battle and occupy Xianyang City, we will have enough wine and meat!" Chang Yu wiped the grease stains on his mouth and said.

"Good!" Several henchmen said in unison.

"Master Hou, what should we do next?" This sentence seems to have become Tuoba Hai's spoken language.

The strange thing is that Chang Yu is quite useful for this sentence, and it seems that he can show his wisdom and wisdom.

"Next, let's wait for Dong Yu to come back, and then determine the time for the move after listening to the truth and truth." Chang Yu said, "The best thing is to meet with Jiu'an before making a decision." ”

"Then I will go to inquire about Dong Yu's news first." Tuoba Hai put down the mutton in his hand.

"Don't worry, I'll go after eating." Chang Yu knew that Tuoba Hai was an anxious child, "Only when you are full can you have the strength to work, maybe, we will act tonight." ”

"Hmm!" Tuoba Hai picked up the piece of mutton just now and took a big bite.

After eating his fill, Tuoba Hai found a horse and headed in the direction of the palace.

arrived at the agreed place, but did not see Dong Yu, presumably not back yet.

Tuoba Hai was in a hurry, and after waiting for a cup of tea, he was so anxious that he stomped his feet and walked back and forth at the agreed place.

About half an hour later, I saw two people walking in the distance, one was Dong Yu, and the other was dressed as a eunuch, and it seemed that he was not an ordinary eunuch.

Tuoba Hai jumped up happily and hurried to meet him.

It turned out that Dong Yu brought back no one else, it was Jiu'an.

Tuoba Hai was overjoyed, didn't ask much, and according to Chang Yu's instructions, he brought Dong Yu and Jiu'an to the old mansion.

Chang Yu was also very happy to see Jiu'an coming in person, you know, Jiu'an came to see him secretly, and he had already taken a big risk, which showed that Jiu'an could be trusted, and the probability of success of the move was a few points more.

"Brother Jiu'an, I haven't seen you for a long time." Chang Yu greeted, "Are you okay coming in?" ”

"Haha." Jiu'an said with a smile, "The original manager of Chang has now become the Marquis of Changxin, if the old man can't help one day, he will have to rely on you, brother." ”

Jiu'an is fifty-two years old this year, he is a veteran figure in the palace, and he is also a celebrity in front of Mrs. Huayang, but he has never participated in political affairs, which is probably Jiu'an's cleverness.

"Well said, well said." Chang Yu should admit, "This time, if we gain power, my brother will be the founding father of the country, and in the future, we will enjoy endless glory and wealth." ”

Both laughed.

Jiu An glanced at Chang Yu from the corner of his eye, and saw that he was not suspicious, so he said: "I originally wanted to come out earlier, but I had no choice but to serve Mrs. Huayang for lunch before I was able to withdraw, so I hurried here, and I didn't miss my brother's big event." ”

"Where's the dude." Chang Yu's smile did not decrease, "We don't have too much time, but wait for three or five days, it's not a problem." ”

"That's good." Jiu'an smiled and said, "However, if you really wait that long, I'm afraid these sergeants will all go hungry." ”

Chang Yu didn't bring in much food from outside, and it couldn't last a few days.

"Hehe, dude, you're definitely not going to keep these brothers waiting too long, are you?" Chang Yu's eyes were full of expectation.

Jiu An shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Now there are only two thousand Praetorian Guards in the entire palace

, I'm afraid I just want to support it for a few more days, but it's also difficult. ”

"Really?" Chang Yu raised her eyebrows, happy in her heart.

"Of course." Jiu'an said quite firmly, "Didn't Master Hou spy on the military?" King Qin brought most of the Praetorian Guards and all the Mengjia troops to Yongcheng, and the current Xianyang is basically an empty city. ”

Ying Zheng took the Meng family army to Yongcheng, of course Chang Yu knew about it.

"Hahaha......" Chang Yu laughed, "God help me!" It seems that we can occupy Xianyang without much effort. ”

"I don't know how the preparations are going on here?" Jiuan asked, "Are you ready to go?" ”

"Of course." Chang Yu said confidently, "Brother, I've been ready for a long time." ”

Jiu'an nodded and said, "Since that's the case, then let's do it tonight." ”

"It's all up to my brother." Chang Yu arched his hand.

"At three o'clock tonight, it is the time for the Praetorian Guard to change their guards, I will send someone to open the gate of the palace, as long as you rush in and directly control the palace, the big thing will be done." Jiuan said.

"Thank you brother for your advice." Chang Yu said happily.

"Oh, yes." Jiu'an said, "I think you have also heard that King Qin built another bedroom next to the palace, called Gucheng Palace, and all the ladies and princes are currently living in Gucheng Palace, but the chief manager there is Zhao Gao, and most of the Praetorian Guards are also guarding there, so the old man can't help much." ”

"It doesn't matter, if the gate of the Gucheng Palace can't be broken, even if the courtyard wall is demolished, I will capture those ladies and the two little princes alive." Chang Yu said surveyively.

"Then it is decided, and the gates of the palace will be opened on time at three o'clock tonight." Jiu'an said, "The old man can't leave the palace for too long, so he will leave." ”

After that, Jiu'an said goodbye.

Chang Yu sent a car to drive Jiu'an back to the palace, but Jiu'an borrowed a war horse and rode away alone.

Returned to the hall, Chang Yu passed the order, everyone was full of spirits, and tonight the night battle in Xianyang Palace!

It was getting dark, and the sergeants of the Changxin Army also went out one after another.

They seem to be wandering the streets, but in fact they are all moving in a roundabout way towards their respective goals.

Tuoba Hai, who was tightly guarding Chang Yu's side, asked in a low voice: "Master Hou, what we say to ordinary sergeants, but guarding the palace and capturing the thief Lu Buwei alive. However, that Lü Buwei may not necessarily appear. ”

Chang Yu sneered and said, "I don't know when your brain will become smarter, have you seen Lu Buwei?" ”

"Nope." Tuoba Hai shook his head.

"That's not it." Chang Yu said in a low voice, "Let's find a random person in the palace, and just say that he is Lu Buwei, isn't it over?" After the deed is completed, these ordinary sergeants must have to completely obey our orders in order to save their lives. ”

Tuoba Hai nodded, and then asked, "Then tonight in the palace, should we kill people when we see them, or ......?" ”

Chang Yu shook his head and said: "This point, Ben Hou forgot to explain, after attacking the palace tonight, you can't kill them, you can only plug their mouths after capturing them alive, and wait for Ben Hou to fall." ”

Nominally, tonight is to come to King Qin, and if you kill the people in the palace, it will not be able to justify yourself.

Tuoba Hai muttered a few words to the lieutenant general next to him, and the lieutenant general took the order and left.

For some reason, there were few people on the streets, but the lights in the houses were quite bright.

As the time came, the soldiers who were lying in ambush around the palace were already in place.

Chang Yu, who was waiting outside the palace gate, barely suppressed the urgency and anxiety in her heart, stared straight at the palace gate with her eyes, and never moved away for a moment.

Finally, the appointed time has arrived.

With a creak, the door of the palace opened a gap one man wide.

Chang Yu stood up straight and shouted: "Rush!" ”