Xianyang, at the moment people are panicking, all kinds of news keep coming, some people say that the thief army is about to come to the south gate, some people say that the thief army has surrounded the entire Xianyang, and swept away Chang'an Township, the only sweet potato and gold poultry supply in the city is cut off, Xianyang's grain is no longer enough to eat for three days, and some people say that the number of Great Qin Qi has been exhausted, and it is time to change the dynasty.

This is a terrible rumor.

Suddenly caused all kinds of rumors, all of which were aimed at Daqin, Ying Zheng, and even said that only the fall of Ying Zheng could save all this.

Rumors could not be airtight, and soon reached the palace.

Ying Zheng was furious when he learned about the incident, and was about to summon Iron Eagle, but remembered that Iron Eagle had been sent out, and his life and death were uncertain.

"Someone comes, immediately announce Feng Xiang and Tai Wei."

Soon, Feng Quji and Taiwei arrived in a hurry, in fact, the two of them were also worried these days, waiting for His Majesty's summons at any time.

"Can you hear the rumors?"

The two nodded, and the rumors were in a uproar, and as the third prince, they naturally knew.

"These people are reversed, reversed, the imperial court tried every means to resist the thief army, but they fanned the flames, do they really want the thief army to break Xianyang, burn, kill and loot before they are willing?"

Ying Zheng was angry and slammed his fist on the desk.

"Your Majesty is angry! Don't be swayed by rumors, this must be the work of the thief army, not impulsive. Feng Qujian hurriedly persuaded.

"Who is doing this, can you find out?"

The two shook their heads, and they also sent people to investigate strictly, and they caught some unimportant people, but they couldn't find the leader.

Ying Zheng frowned, his face was extremely ugly, and he suddenly called to stand by and wait.

"Someone comes, immediately spread my message, and ordered Lang Zhong to strictly investigate the rumors in the city, and must calm everyone's hearts, and the perpetrators will be killed on the spot."

At the critical juncture, the violent nature is undoubtedly revealed.

"Your Majesty, no, the matter is serious, don't be reckless, when the thief army is coming, it is normal for people's hearts to be unstable, let Lang Zhongling dispatch the guard force, if the implementation is excessive, it will definitely cause public outrage, and the consequences will be more serious."

Feng Qujian advised, "Besides." After a pause, "The rumors spread so widely, but the person who caused the accident has no news, it can be said that it is hidden impermeable, is it just the work of ordinary perpetrators?" ”

Ying Zheng's brows furrowed, and these words reminded him.

Feng Quji said it well, without the participation of the powerful, the ordinary perpetrators would not be able to do this, that is to say, there are still people like Jia Xiong who betray among the powerful.

"What do you say?"

Without the dark eye of the Black Ice Platform, he seemed to be blind, and he didn't know anything, so he could only ask the two for their opinions.

Tai Wei said: "Your Majesty, in fact, rumors are always rumors, and they are not terrible, what is terrible is the thief army. ”

Feng Qujian nodded, the bell must be tied to the bell, as long as the thief army is broken, all rumors can be broken.

But. When he thought of the thief army, his head was big and big.

The thief army is 150,000, and the city defense army is only 50,000.

"How to break?" Ying Zheng's eyes were fixed on the captain.

The lieutenant is in charge of military affairs and has some knowledge, and he wants to hear his opinion.

"Actually, it's very simple, there is news from the army that the thieves marched into Xianyang in two ways, one of which is to reach the West Gate through Chang'an Township, with only 50,000 troops."

"Fifty thousand?" Ying Zheng asked with certainty.

"Exactly, the city defense army is also 50,000, but it is the elite of my Great Qin, the thief army is just a rabble, if you take advantage of the arrival of the 50,000 thief army to give them a head-on blow, maybe you can break it."

"As long as it is broken, Xianyang will be safe."

It's a risky approach, but it's the best way to do it in the current situation.

Feng Qujian objected strongly, "Your Majesty, no, although there are only 50,000 thieves passing through Chang'an Township, the 100,000 thief army is still missing, and it is too risky to attack rashly." ”

"No, the scouts have found out the whereabouts of the 100,000 thief army, and they are appearing in the direction of the east gate, the direction of the east gate is dangerous, and it is difficult for the 100,000 army to pass safely, and it will take a long time, if our army defeats the 50,000 thief army in the shortest possible time, it is also possible to return to defense."

The Lieutenant strongly suggested.

Ying Zheng's forehead was wrinkled into several slits, his face drooped, and he didn't say a word.

This method is too risky, not to mention whether the 50,000 city defense army can defeat the thief army in a short time, even if it is defeated, it will be damaged, and in the case of lack of troops, even a little loss is a great loss.

At this moment, Daqin can't afford it.

Moreover, if the situation is stalemate, and the 100,000 thief army just reaches the east gate, Xianyang will be in danger.

He paced back and forth, unable to make a decision, and his face became more and more ugly.

Just as the atmosphere fell silent, a guard suddenly came to report, "Your Majesty, urgent military situation, news from the army has found traces of the thief army, which is stationed two miles away from the east gate, and may attack at any time." ”

"What?" The lieutenant was taken aback.

He had only recently received information that the 100,000 thieves were still twenty miles away, and now they were two miles away?

That's impossible?

He couldn't believe it at all, the cliffs in the north, the mountain roads were difficult and dangerous, and there were even more moats separating them, and it would take a day for the mountain people to reach Xianyang from 20 miles away, and they would also face the threat of death.

However, the 100,000 thief army can reach two miles away in less than half a day, which makes no sense at all.

This is not the main thing, the main thing is that the army of 100,000 thieves is entrenched two miles away, so the suggestion just now will not work.

What's even more terrifying is that there is a threat of 100,000 troops in the east, and 50,000 thieves in the west gate are preparing to arrive, which forms a situation of flanking from both sides, which is a critical situation.

There were only 50,000 city defense troops, and the north gate was a place of moats, which did not take much thought into when it was built, which means that the fortifications of the east gate were the weakest.

Not to mention that there are only more than 10,000 troops defending there now, even if all 50,000 troops are sent out to defend, they may not be able to hold 100,000 troops.

"Your Majesty, I beg you to immediately mobilize all the city defense troops to defend the east gate in case the thief army attacks the city."

That's the only way to defend at the moment.

"And what about Simon?" Feng asked rhetorically.

For a moment, the entire hall was in a cramped state.

This is a difficult situation to choose, if all the 50,000 elites are concentrated in the east gate, what about the west gate? There are 50,000 thieves coming together, and through Chang'an Township is the West Gate.

If all the troops are withdrawn to defend the east gate, the west gate will be in an undefended situation, which is also a critical situation.

"This." The captain was dumbfounded, extremely anxious.

Feng Quji saw Ying Zheng's anxiety, and immediately suggested: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Li Zhao should be summoned immediately for discussion, after all, he is the main general, and he must have a unique approach in combat." ”

Li Zhao?

As soon as Li Zhao was mentioned, Yingzheng's anger rose, his proclamation had been issued for a day, and Shang Xin had also been gone for a day, and he couldn't see anyone, and even Shang Xin didn't reply.

"Li Zhao. He has left the city to Chang'an Township and has not returned. ”

"What?" The captain was shocked when he heard this, and then became furious, "As the main general, he does not think about the defense of the city, but only cares about his own family business, which is dereliction of duty. ”

Feng Quji wanted to speak for Li Zhao, but he couldn't talk about it, he also knew that Li Zhao had left the city, but he didn't know that he hadn't returned for a day, this time, it was a little too much.

can only say this: "Your Majesty, maybe Li Zhao has a plan." ”

"Something? Hum! It's obviously scared, I'm afraid I don't know where to flee at this moment. "Taiwei is angry, if Li Zhao is here, he will definitely poke him to the bottom.

Just as the two were arguing, a hurried sound suddenly came from outside.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the old slave is back, back."

It was Shang Xin, who hurried back from Chang'an Township.

Ying Zheng's face was expressionless when he heard this, and he asked: "Why have you only returned so far?" What about Li Zhaoren? "He didn't see Li Zhao.

Shang Xin expected that His Majesty would blame him like this, and as soon as the person arrived, he knelt down and hurriedly kowtowed, "The old slave should be damned, he didn't bring Li Zhao back as soon as possible"

"You're damned!" Before Shang Xin could finish speaking, Taiwei came coldly.

Shang Xin was not affected, and continued: "But the old slave has a hard time. ”

"What's the problem?" Ying Zheng wanted to hear what excuses Shang Xin made for himself.

"Old slave, old slave" Shang Xin tried his best to organize the language, and for a while, his expression became excited, "The reason why it was delayed for a day was that the old slave went to defend the enemy." ”

"Defend against the enemy?" Hearing this, Tai Wei had a heavy nose and made a 'sneer' sound, which was a sign of contempt, "How can a mere eunuch resist the enemy, and he is smiling and generous." ”

At this moment, he really blamed Shang Xin, blame Shang Xin for not being able to bring Li Zhao back, so the situation was relatively passive.

Shang Xin glanced at the Tai Lieutenant angrily, pointed at the Tai Lieutenant and said angrily: "You, you, don't underestimate the old slave, the old slave is not afraid in the face of 50,000 thieves." ”

He was right, he was facing 50,000 people at that time, and he was still attacked, but he was just more embarrassed.

"What did you say?" These words caused a great reaction from Ying Zheng, not the 'fearless' that Shang Xin said, but the 50,000 army, "Could it be that the 50,000 thief army has come to Chang'an Township?" ”

That's really the case, Xianyang is in danger!

Shang Xin faced an army of 50,000 thieves, which means that the army of thieves has arrived, which means that they will arrive in Xianyang in less than half an hour.

At that time, the two armies will be completely formed, and the 50,000 city defense troops will be distracted, and the only end will be the city break.

"What should I do?" Taiwei heard what Yingzheng meant, his legs trembled, and he had no idea.

"Your Majesty, there is no other way to fight to the death." Feng Quji was relatively calm, but he looked extremely decadent.

The momentum of the two armies has been formed, and he does not think that the 50,000 troops of the city defense can hold Xianyang.

Ying Zheng took a deep breath, as if he had aged twenty years old all of a sudden, and even more in his last years, he made a difficult decision: "It's okay!" ”

He couldn't speak anymore.

Shang Xin saw everyone's determination, smiled secretly, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, you don't need to fight to the death, just concentrate on guarding the east gate!" When he returned to the palace, he also heard the news that an army of 100,000 thieves had appeared in the direction of the east gate.

Ying Zheng sighed, did not blame Shang Xin for his ignorance, sighed and said: "It's useless, stick to the east gate, the west gate will be broken." ”

Shang Xin was stunned, panicked, and secretly said that if he didn't tell the situation in Chang'an Township, His Majesty really didn't know what decision would be made, so he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the West Gate can't be broken, because the 50,000 thieves who passed through Chang'an Township have been wiped out, and they are all wiped out, and no one is alive and can't break the West Gate again." ”

"What?"

The voice is not the voice of one man, but three people.

The eyes of the three of them fell on Shang Xin at the same time, staring at them deadly.

"What did you just say?" Tai Wei's tone was hurried, as if he hadn't heard what he had just said.

Shang Xin straightened his face and said loudly: "The 50,000 thief army has been wiped out by the people of Chang'an Township led by General Li, and there is not a single one left. ”

"Annihilation?" Feng Quji's expression was a little strange, and his shock was abnormal, and Ying Zheng's reaction was not much better.

The 50,000 army was wiped out, which was a bit shocking!

"Exactly, the old slave also participated in this matter, and saw with his own eyes that all the thief army was destroyed."

At this moment, Shang Xin really wanted to tell the scenes one by one, but he was still forced to suppress it, and he did not forget his promise to Li Zhao.

"How?" Feng Qujian hurriedly asked.

He was very eager to know the answer, as far as he knew, Li Zhao left the city without a single soldier, just with the people of Chang'an Township can destroy 50,000 thieves, it is absolutely impossible, Chang'an Township has many peasants, they are good at farming, but they are not good at fighting.

Even if they are good at fighting, there are only a few of them! I heard that there were only a few hundred people, how could a few hundred people destroy 50,000 people? It's a bit funny.

But Shang Xinnai reported to His Majesty that he would never dare to tell a lie, otherwise he would be a bully.

That's a bit appalling.

"This." This problem is difficult to solve all of a sudden, how to extinguish it? He couldn't say.

"This." Shang Xin repeated, his face flushed, he couldn't say a word, he wanted to talk nonsense, but he couldn't do it, otherwise he would be bullying the king, but to tell the truth, he was sorry for Li Zhao.

Dilemma.

"Yes, yes! Li Zhao is a boy who surprised me. Ying Zheng didn't ask Shang Xin, his face was full of excitement, and at the same time he relieved Shang Xin.

Shang Xin immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and then said slowly: "Yes, General Li is not dereliction of duty, he did not leave the city for his own personal gain, but to destroy the thief, or to destroy the thief without a single soldier, he is the most loyal person in my Great Qin, and no one can match him." ”

Shang Xin defended His Majesty's misunderstanding of Li Zhao before.

Li Zhao's behavior as a state of affairs should not be questioned and should not constitute a suspicion of resisting the decree.

He had to defend Li Zhao.

After Ying Zheng was excited, his face slowly softened, and he sighed with emotion, "Yes! It's really wrong to blame him, I thought he was for himself, but he didn't know that he had already made arrangements, and he was willing to risk his life rather than lead a soldier, but for the sake of Xianyang! ”

"This righteousness should be for me, Daqin, and Shiwu Anjun."

Wu Anjun is white, the myth of Daqin, obviously, in the eyes of Yingzheng, Li Zhao has also become this myth.

The captain lowered his head when he heard this, and just now he said that Li Zhao ignored the matter of city defense and wanted to apply for punishment, but at this moment, he single-handedly wiped out 50,000 thieves.

He was ashamed of himself.

Feng Qujian saw the expression of the captain, and the smile was very strong, but this is not the time to laugh, the east gate is facing the enemy, the Xianyang crisis has not been solved, and he still needs to go all out.

"Your Majesty, since the 50,000 thief army has been destroyed, please immediately order the 50,000 army to guard the east gate and hold my Xianyang."

"Of course!" Ying Zheng came to the spirit, looked at Shang Xin, and asked, "Shang Xin, Li Zhaoke has returned to the city?" ”

"I guess it's back!" Shang Xin left Chang'an Township first, and he didn't know if Li Zhao had returned to the city, but according to the current emergency, he must have returned.

"Okay, pass on my message, and order Li Zhao to immediately mobilize 50,000 troops to defend the city, stick to the east gate, and defend the enemy under the city."

"No!"

Soon Shang Xin left.

(End of chapter)