Tie Ying arched his hand, "All have been gathered, just waiting for His Majesty's will." ”

"How many are there?"

"A thousand."

Ying Zheng was silent, and finally said: "Okay, when my Great Qin lives and dies, I have to move to some extent." ”

"Do the swordsmen have families?"

"Partially, all settled."

Ying Zheng raised his head, took a deep breath, and the person seemed to be ten years old all of a sudden, "Very good, the war dead, family members can be treated preferentially. The people of Xianyang will remember them. ”

Tie Ying knelt down, under the black clothes, his body was trembling, caused by excitement.

The Black Ice Platform is an organization that cannot be seen, although it is directly sent by His Majesty, but it has never been known, they are born, only His Majesty remembers, and death, only His Majesty knows.

As someone else's son, his parents didn't know that their son was doing things for the court, but they praised those who served the country every day, and they were envious, but they were lamenting the uselessness of their son.

This kind of scene is encountered by the vast majority of Black Ice Platform swordsmen, but they are helpless, their identities make them unable to say anything.

At this moment, His Majesty actually said that the people of Xianyang would remember them, and this was to make them public.

This move, for Black Ice Terrace, is worth it even if it is dead.

"Your Majesty, Hei Bingtai will not capture the king of thieves, and will never return to the dynasty until he dies in battle."

got up, bowed to Yingzheng, and the person disappeared.

At this critical moment, Yingzheng gave them a task, which was to kill the thieves in the 150,000 thieves army and force them to retreat.

The old man looked at the disappearing black shadow, his body straightened, and his eyes were teehlical.

Just as Ying Zheng was about to return to the dormitory, suddenly Feng Qu hurriedly walked in, full of joy: "Your Majesty, good news, good news!" ”

I can't wait, "Li Zhao's kid is so good, it's a miracle that he has made such a good thing!" ”

"What's good?" Ying Zheng was curious, so Feng Qujian hurriedly said.

"The thing that fills the hunger, this thing is enough to temporarily solve the food shortage in Xianyang."

"What?"

"A round, red-skinned sweet potato, which is edible when cooked, and one can make people not hungry."

"How many are there that make people not hungry, and this is a good thing?"

"There are hundreds of thousands of stones, and they have now been put into the market, and the price is still very cheap, and the people are crazy, Chang'an Township said, this is only the first batch, and it will continue to be provided next."

"Really! The predicament of Xianyang can be solved for the time being. Ying Zheng looked very excited, he knew that Chang'an Township was tinkering with something, but he didn't know that it was such a thing.

"But what else?" He could tell from what Feng Quji had just said that there were others.

"Yes, it is a golden fowl, I heard that a batch of this thing came out in January, and now the first batch has been released, and there are 150,000 of them."

"Golden fowl? Okay! This poultry is already rare, but Li Zhao can produce a batch in a month, and he is really heartbroken for my Daqin. ”

"No, that kid likes to hide and only shoot at critical moments, this is his style." Feng Quji echoed and praised Li Zhao very much.

Ying Zheng nodded.

"Your Majesty, Li Zhao has made such a meritorious service, which is a great contribution to Xianyang and Great Qin, and I implore Your Majesty to reward him."

Ying Zheng is the head, even if Feng Quji doesn't say it, he will do it.

Attacking at a time when Great Qin was in danger, such a merit was already enough to destroy 100,000 enemies.

"It's necessary, but let's solve the current dilemma first." Ying Zheng's face became solemn.

"Dilemma?" Feng Qujian thought of something, and his face became solemn.

Yes, both of them thought of the same place.

The famine in Xianyang has been temporarily alleviated, and it is impossible for the thief army not to know, that is to say, their siege method has failed, what will they do next, the two are not stupid, of course they can imagine.

"Defend Xianyang immediately."

A day later, in Chang'an Township, the guards spies hurriedly came back to report that the thief army had appeared and was coming to Chang'an Township, but there were only 50,000.

"Fifty thousand?" When Li Zhao heard this, his face became solemn.

There are 150,000 thieves, 50,000 pass through Chang'an Township, what about the other 100,000? It is important to know that Chang'an Township is the only way to Xianyang, and other places are not impossible to walk, but there are many cliffs, mountain roads are difficult to walk, and it takes a long time, which is not a desirable road.

"Do you want to play sneak attack?"

Li Zhao's face changed.

It is the usual way to go through Chang'an Township to Xianyang, and it is easiest to reach Xianyang, and it is also a place with relatively tight defenses, and other places have treacherous roads, but the defense is relatively weak.

After all, the Xianyang garrison is only 50,000, and it is impossible to cover everything.

That is to say, the thief army relied on the large number of people to attack Xianyang from all directions.

This is to disperse the defenders, Li Zhao pondered.

The army of thieves has conspirators.

"Order General Zhang Han to disperse his forces and stick to the Quartet."

At this moment, Li Zhao had to do this, although the 50,000 army was divided into four parts, each of which was more than 10,000, compared to the 150,000 army of thieves, it was not enough, but he couldn't, he had to do it.

At present, we can only rely on advanced weapons to see if we can resist the thief army and keep Xianyang.

"No!" The soldiers who followed Li Zhao immediately flew away.

"Spread the scouts, closely investigate the Xianyang Quartet, and report it as soon as there is a situation."

Li Zhao gave the order, and immediately a guard flew away.

"No fists, immediately light firewood, check if the mines will be exposed, everyone takes refuge in the defensive trenches, ready for battle."

Li Zhao commanded, he climbed up the hill, took out the binoculars, and personally commanded.

In the era of cold weapons, the battle was mostly between the two armies, but there were only 600 people and 50,000 troops in Chang'an Township.

In fact, with these advanced weapons, ambush warfare is the best way.

"Report, the thief army has reached three miles away." There are guard spies coming to report, and these days the spies are exploring farther and farther.

Li Zhao immediately sent an order to everyone to prepare for battle.

Knowing that the thief army was coming, the people of Chang'an Township said that they were not nervous and scared, after all, they were not regular soldiers, and they had never encountered such a dangerous situation, even as a veteran's fist, he clenched his fists tightly, and no one knew that his fists were already oozing with cold sweat.

"Head, will we die later?" One of the guards said in fear.

No fists staring into the distance.

He didn't know how to answer this, in the face of the thief army of 10,000 people, they were only 600, or the old and weak were among them, and it was difficult to say whether they could save themselves.

"No, we have to believe in the young master, and believe in the weapons that the young master gave us." No fist could only cheer up the guards like this, and his eyes fell on these weapons.

For more than two months, he had been quite familiar with these weapons every day, but he had never seen their power, and he had no bottom in his heart.

If the power of these weapons is average, everyone knows what will happen to them in the face of an army of 50,000 thieves.

The guard nodded, but his body was still shaking, and the words of comfort without a fist could not dispel the fear in his heart.

This guard is only one of many people, there are not a few who are afraid, and the situation of the peasants is even worse, but in order to defend Chang'an Township and protect their happy land, they cannot retreat.

It was this heart that kept him going, although the fear was not eliminated.

At this moment, Xianyang City was in a panic, the scouts had already detected the arrival of the thief army, and the entire palace was also in a state of tension.

Zhangtai Palace.

"Your Majesty, the thief army is close to Chang'an Township, and I am afraid that it will be under the city in less than half a day." Feng Quji's face was serious.

This is the rhythm of the war that is about to begin.

Ying Zheng paced back and forth, carrying his hands behind his back, and his brows could not be dissolved.

Feng Quji continued: "In order to fear the panic of the people, the minister has ordered someone to appease him, and ordered Lang Zhong to supervise and execute anyone who rebels. ”

"You're doing a great job." Ying Zheng nodded, "Xianyang City can be handed over to Lang Zhongling, and you will immediately order the army to send scouts to closely investigate and report the battle situation at any time." ”

"No!" Feng went to bow down and arch his hand.

Ying Zheng thought for a while and asked, "Li Zhaoke has been armed?" ”

"It has been armed, but others" Speaking of this, Feng went to speak and stopped.

"What about others?" Ying Zheng asked.

"In Chang'an Township, Zhang Han is strictly guarding the matter of city defense," Feng Qujian couldn't bear to continue.

The thief army is coming, and at the critical moment, the main general runs to other places, which is a dereliction of duty, and should be strictly investigated according to the law.

"How can it be!" Ying Zheng was furious, and slammed his fist on the desk, "This son has no king's law, damn it, I wrote it down." ”

"Your Majesty, please calm your anger, Li Zhao is also forced to do this, he. him." Feng Qujian wanted to exonerate Li Zhao, but he couldn't talk about it, he didn't know what Li Zhao was thinking? Isn't it just for Chang'an Township? But he didn't dare say that.

"He saw that there were too few defenders in Xianyang to resist the thief army, so he personally went out of the city to resist, which is really rare."

In the end, he had to find such an excuse to prevaricate.

"Stupid!" Ying Zheng shot a few more cases, "The enemy is strong and I am weak, defending the city is the key, leading the army out of the city to resist, does he still think that my city defense army is not enough?" ”

That's right, with a three-fold difference in strength, it would be the most stupid thing to resist outside the city.

"How many soldiers did he take out of the city?"

Feng Qujian stiffened his head and said, "I didn't lead any soldiers out of the city, so I brought some guards." ”

"What? Is he too long-lived? Ying Zheng was furious.

Feng Quji lowered his head and said nothing, in fact, after knowing that Li Zhao had left the city, he couldn't understand it.

"Shang Xin, immediately go out of the city to Chang'an Township to recall Li Zhao to me, I have to ask him what he is going to do?"

"No!" Shang Xin was waiting beside him, and when he saw that His Majesty was angry, he immediately agreed and left in a hurry.

But in his heart, he blamed Li Zhao: If you don't go to Chang'an Township at other times, you want to choose this moment, isn't this trying to harm me? If the thief army breaks through Chang'an Township, won't I die?

But the emperor's order could not be violated, so he had to go out of the city with his heart and go to Chang'an Township.

"Princess, it's not good, it's not good." In the palace of Princess Yangzi, Qiu Xiang shouted as she walked, full of anxiety.

Spring has arrived, the flowers are luxuriant, and they have grown tender green leaf buds, which are extremely bright green, and Yin Yan is cooking, and suddenly hearing such a voice, the whole heart hangs.

"When did it happen? Is it a thief army calling? ”

She knew that the thieves were besieging Xianyang, and her father was worried about this matter all day long, and she was also very sad.

"Yes and no." Qiu Xiang was a little incoherent, "The thief army is coming, no, I'm talking about Li Zhao." ”

"I just learned from the palace that the thief army is about to come to the city, but Li Zhao is out of the city, and he doesn't take a soldier to Chang'an Township alone."

"What?" Yin Yan was shocked, and her pretty face turned pale, "Why is he so stupid, going out of the city alone, it's a long life!" ”

"What does Father do? Isn't it a rage? ”

Qiu Xiang swallowed her saliva and replied: "Of course Your Majesty is angry, and ordered Father-in-law Shang to go and recall Li Zhao, but the thief army has arrived, I'm afraid."

"What should I do?" Yin Yan ran out of ideas.

Since she learned that Li Zhao was Xuanmo, her whole heart was deeply immersed in it, and it had reached the point where she thought about it day and night, but Li Zhao was relatively busy, and the two rarely had the opportunity to meet.

"He promised me to treat me well, why can't I think about it." Tears burst out of Yin Yan's eyes.

Seeing that the princess was sad, Qiu Xiang was anxious, but she didn't know how to persuade her, so she had to accompany her silently.

After a while, Yin Yan wiped her eyes, her mood suddenly eased, and she glanced at the flower garden, especially when she saw the white flower that was still erect, and waved her hand gently.

"Qiu Xiang, I know, you continue to inquire about Li Zhao's news, and if there is any situation, tell me as soon as possible."

This mood changed too quickly, Qiu Xiang glanced at the princess worriedly, and was stunned not to respond.

"Didn't you hear that? I'm telling you to keep getting the news. ”

Yin Yan roared.

"Princess, Qiu Xiang, Qiu Xiang can't let you be left alone, Qiu Xiang is willing to accompany you." Qiu Xiang bit her lip, a little aggrieved, the princess had never yelled at her like this, this was the first time.

"I don't need you to accompany me, I need news from Li Zhao, hurry up."

Qiu Xiang couldn't bear it, but seeing the princess's resolute attitude, she had to be ruthless and left.

Looking at the disappearing back, Yin Yan walked out of the flower garden, and a teardrop slipped from the corner of her eye.

"Qiu Xiang, don't blame me for treating you like this, although the palace is good, there is no Li Zhao, he promised me to come to see me often, but he broke his promise, since he didn't come to see me, I will go to see him."

Soon, Yin Yan entered the boudoir, and when she came out, she was already dressed as a waiter, and hurriedly found horses and galloped to the closed city gate.

"Who is your father-in-law? The thief army is coming, and His Majesty has an order not to leave the city. "The city guard saw that Yin Yan was going out of the city and drank her.

Yin Yan was furious and shouted: "Presumptuous, I am leading the emperor's order to rush to Chang'an Township, don't make a mistake." ”

Hearing this, the city guard looked at Yin Yan, "Father-in-law Shang has already left the city, could it be that you are also looking for Father-in-law Shang?" ”

Yin Yan's eyes rolled and nodded, "Exactly, Your Majesty still has important things to explain, and ordered me to catch up with Grandpa Shang immediately." ”

The city guard thought about it, then let him go, and advised: "The thief army is coming, go and return quickly." ”

Yin Yan gave up his hand, and when the city gate opened a crack for horses to pass through, he immediately rode out of the horse.

It was her first time out of the city, and the outside world was very strange, and there were no maidservants around her, let alone pedestrians to ask, and she soon lost her way.

Li Zhao didn't know about Yin Yan's departure from the city, but at this moment, the guards spies came to report that the thief army had arrived within a mile.

He took the telescope and looked around, and sure enough, not far away was an open avenue, on both sides of the avenue was flat land and half a mile, and behind the flat land was a green forest, and under the hazy green forest, that large number of tree peaks shook vigorously, as if announcing that there were villains.

"It's coming so fast!"

"Mine Team Ready!" Li Zhao held a small black flag aloft, and a mine was painted crookedly on the small flag.

Seeing Li Zhao's action, more than 300 people quickly drilled forward.

They did not go recklessly, but walked through the dense forest with regular steps, and when they reached the edge of the flat ground, they immediately lurked, and the lines were clenched in their hands.

This is the line that pulls the mines.

At that time, the secret book for making landmines that Li Zhao took out was not the kind of landmines that could be stepped on in his previous life, and it was not that there were no mines in department stores, but he did not dare to take them out.

Although there are perfect manufacturing tools in the base, it is still in the initial stage, and it is not yet possible to produce stepping mines, so it can only retreat to the next best thing and make the next best ones.

"The vanguard of the thief army has passed through the forest and is stepping into the flat ground."

The guards came to report.

In fact, there is no need for spies to report again, under the telescope, Li Zhao has already seen it, but the flag in his hand is still held high, and it has no intention of falling.

At this time, a slave came to report that someone in the palace had come to announce the decree and asked him to accept it quickly.

"Order? What the hell? ”

(End of chapter)