"Did the guards show up?"

A cold light flashed in his eyes, and Li Zhao asked.

"No, even their nighttime clothing was provided by the guards."

Zhang Han also felt that this matter was very suspicious.

Li Zhao didn't speak again, slowly paced towards the city, took out the telescope he brought from Chang'an Township, and looked up.

At this moment, the location is the eastern city, and the city walls are covered with city defenses.

The blurred distance was under the influence of the telescope, and the scene two miles away appeared clearly in front of him, and he saw gray and green white, white was a line of tents, and there were thieves coming and going, and around the tents, the shadows of the trees were shaking, and there were people under them, or walking, but resting, and there was a curling smoke rising.

Similar to the news from the scouts, the thief army was really stationed two miles away, looking at the number of people, there were 100,000, no, when he thought of 100,000, Li Zhao's face changed.

Hurriedly adjusted the focal length of the telescope to the farthest and tried his best to look around.

"Something is wrong!" Li Zhao's brows furrowed, and he hurriedly asked Zhang Han, "Is it true that there are 100,000 thieves in the direction of the East Gate reported by the scout?" ”

Zhang Han didn't know why Li Zhao asked like this, but seeing Li Zhao's solemnity, he responded affirmatively, "Yes, the scouts followed the thief army for ten days and ten nights, and finally saw that they were camped two miles away, so they came back to report, it will definitely not be wrong." ”

The wrinkles on Li Zhao's forehead had condensed into a line, and he stayed for a long time everywhere the telescope looked.

"No, there are no 100,000, at most 30,000."

Yes, under the telescope, no matter how he estimated, he could not estimate the arrival of 100,000 troops, no more than 30,000.

"Thirty thousand, impossible!" Zhang Han was puzzled, but when he saw Li Zhao holding something he didn't know what to look at, he shook his head and smiled, the secret general was really suspicious, how could he see it from such a distance?

Since you can't see it, how can you have 30,000 troops? The general is joking.

The scout's news will not be wrong, it is 100,000, he has made all the preparations, just wait for the 100,000 thief army to send to the door.

"General, you are suspicious, the scouts have not sent news that the thief army has been transferred."

"But there are no 100,000 troops two miles away."

Li Zhao stood on a higher place, and under his visual scanning, what he saw was no difference from what he had just now, he estimated that even if there was a discrepancy in the number, it would never be too different, but as far as he could see, it was definitely impossible to be 100,000.

"Can the general see what is two miles away?" Zhang Han felt a little outrageous, his eyesight was two miles away, unheard of.

Li Zhao didn't mean to say much, and handed the telescope over, "Look for yourself." ”

Zhang Han took it and looked at it curiously.

"Put it in front of you, and you can see it from two miles away." Li Zhao explained.

Zhang Han was even more curious, and did not hesitate to put the telescope in front of him.

These are binoculars, with a unique shape, and the eye is dark.

Zhang Han shook his head, and suddenly felt that the general was joking with him, and when he was about to make a joke, two bright lights suddenly shot out, which were a little blurry at first, but then slowly became clear.

He saw the shadows of the mountains, the blurry green, and the colorful colors, and the rest was not real.

"I can't see it really!"

In the end, he said this sentence and slowly lowered the telescope, but heard Li Zhao's words, "Twist the button and adjust the focus." ”

Everyone's eyesight is different and the focal length required is different.

Li Zhao pointed to the end of the telescope, where there was a twistable circle.

Zhang Han put the telescope in front of his eyes again, and pressed close to this eye socket, slowly mobilizing according to what Li Zhao said, really, with the transfer, the vision slowly became clearer, and he saw it clearly.

The branches of the trees are branches, the leaves are leaves, and they are distinct, and under the trees are people of one color, and there are tents beside them.

"You can really see it." Zhang Han couldn't help but be surprised, dancing with his hands.

"How many people are there?" Li Zhao reminded him.

Zhang Han straightened his color, his fingers kept gesturing, and after a few breaths, he exclaimed, "As the general said, it's about 30,000." ”

After many years of marching, I still have some idea of the number of people.

Zhang Han didn't realize the seriousness of the problem, the magic of the telescope made him particularly curious, the binoculars kept changing positions, and the entire direction of the east gate was swept for him.

The next moment, he exclaimed again, "Huh! What is that, long, there seems to be a round hole at the end, facing the east gate, quite a lot. ”

"Is it a battering ram?"

Zhang Han shook his head alone.

The average battering ram is not that small and does not need that much.

"Round holes?" When Li Zhao heard this, he turned his head suddenly, and hurriedly snatched the telescope in Zhang Han's hand and looked in his direction.

I didn't pay attention to this side just now, so naturally I didn't know what the round hole was, but now the goal is very clear, and at first glance, my face is extremely ugly.

"It's not a battering ram, it's artillery."

Li Zhao was not mistaken, this is artillery. The thieves not only launched a large army to attack the city, but also brought artillery.

However, it is not surprising why Great Qin also has this thing, needless to say, it must have been brought by the traverser.

In fact, he already knew about the appearance of artillery, and Qin Shi Huang had paid a lot at that time, but it was destroyed.

In this way, the artillery made by the thief army was not only the ones that were destroyed at that time, presumably they had already had the intention of rebelling against Great Qin, and they also carried the artillery over in batches and roads, and only that batch was confiscated.

The artillery was widely used in warfare in the Ming Dynasty, and the most powerful of them was the Hongyi cannon, which was not real from such a distance, I don't know if it was the Hongyi cannon, if it was really the Hongyi cannon, it would be dangerous.

This is not unfounded, the effective range of the Hongyi cannon is about 1,000 meters, if the city wall is destroyed at this distance, 100,000 troops pour in, even if the machine gun and other weapons are powerful, it will be difficult to resist.

Besides, it is clear that the 100,000 army has become 30,000 troops, and the thief army must have other plans, as for what the plan is, he can't figure it out for the time being, but one thing he knows very well is that if the 50,000 army city defense army is all concentrated at the east gate, Xianyang will be broken.

"Artillery?" Zhang Han didn't know what Li Zhao was thinking, he was puzzled, he hadn't heard of this thing, "What is artillery?" ”

"Something more terrible than a battering ram, with this thing, the east gate is probably dangerous."

"Danger? It's really that scary. Zhang Han's face became solemn.

"It's terrible, it's terrible, if it's enough, it's enough to level Xianyang."

What he saw just now was only dozens of artillery, he didn't dare to guarantee that there would be more, if there were thousands, it would not be the weapon in his hand at all.

He had to make a strategic adjustment to deal with all of this.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to hold Xianyang.

"Anyway, this battle is not as simple as we imagined, you immediately order someone to pay close attention to the whereabouts of the guards and those people from now on, and wait for my order."

Zhang Han heard what Li Zhao meant, and immediately ordered to go.

Li Zhao looked quietly from afar, the whole person was motionless, as if he was in deep thought.

The next moment, he hurriedly called Zhang Han.

"Zhang Han, you immediately disperse the 50,000 troops to the various city gates, and at the same time send the weapons down." Li Zhao said very quickly, and Zhang Han realized that the situation was urgent, so he didn't ask much.

"I'll take five thousand grenades, six thousand cannonballs, and you will distribute the rest to the city gates."

Three thousand grenades have been distributed, and there are seven thousand left, and five thousand are left, and five thousand are left, which is not enough for the four city walls, and there is no one in the east, which is a bit embarrassing, but Li Zhao can't care about it so much.

As for the anti-aircraft guns, they were also given 1,000 each of the three city gates before, and the rest were reserved for the east city gates, which was also just in case.

Zhang Han heard that something was wrong, became nervous, and asked, "What does the general mean by this, do you want to leave?" ”

"Yes, I can only go, and there are two thousand elites who go with me."

Zhang Han realized the seriousness of the problem, calmed down and asked, "What is the general going to do?" ”

"Break it all!"

"What? With 2,000 troops to break through? It's too dangerous, you can't go, you have to go. Zhang Han retorted and automatically asked.

At this moment, the thief army must besiege the city without a main general, Li Zhao can stay and preside over the overall situation, but if he leaves, he will definitely shake the morale of the army, but he is different, he is just a deputy general.

Moreover, the two thousand elites were trained by him, and he knew their combat habits best.

This is not the main thing, the main thing is that this trip is too dangerous, Daqin can do without him, but not without Li Zhao.

Li Zhao punched it, glared at Zhang Han fiercely, and said angrily: "This is a military order, you only have to carry it out." ”

"General, don't, the thief army is numerous, although the two thousand army has powerful weapons, but it is definitely not its enemy, not to mention the seventy thousand thief army does not know where to go, this trip is very dangerous, please let Zhang Han replace it."

Zhang Han knelt down and pleaded.

Li Zhao looked at this loyal man and felt a pang of emotion in his heart, but he must not do this.

Zhang Han was right, he was not as good as him in terms of understanding of the two thousand elites, but he knew more about the use of these weapons.

"Don't say it, I've made up my mind, let's arrange it quickly."

Li Zhao turned around and rushed straight to the place where the two thousand elites were, and then, a fluttering voice came.

"Control Lang Zhongling, destroy suspicious people, don't let them succeed!"

"Also, I will leave five hundred machine guns for your use, and quickly select five hundred people to be familiar with."

Machine guns are not as good as cold weapons, and they can only be used after familiarizing themselves with them.

Zhang Han understood the meaning of these words, he was ruthless, and when he saw the figure disappear, he got up suddenly, led a thousand troops, and distributed them to various city gates.

At the same time, a concert was sent to the palace.

At night, the east gate opened a crack, and one by one the figures quietly walked out, they were dressed in green, and they were burdened with heavy baggage, but they did not affect their movements, and under the leadership of the leader, they quietly touched the edge of the mountain.

Zhangtai Palace.

Although it was night, it was still brightly lit, and at this moment Ying Zheng was sitting leisurely in front of the desk, with snacks on the table, and sitting next to him were Feng Quji and Taiwei, who were tremblingly accompanied.

According to the news that kept coming, the thief army was getting closer and closer to the eastern city, and although the three of them felt that the city gate was fine, they couldn't help but be nervous.

At this moment, a guard came to report.

"Your Majesty, it's not good, Li Zhao led two thousand troops out of the city quietly."

"Out of town?" The first to react was the Tai Lieutenant, and his words couldn't help but come out, "Two thousand troops, could it be two thousand elites?" Li Zhao, what is he going to do? ”

"Destroy my Xianyang City?"

Now they put their hopes of defending the city on the two thousand elites, but this Li Zhao took it away, not to destroy the city.

"He dares! Who gave him the guts. Ying Zheng stood up, his face full of anger, and his eyes stared at the guard, "When did this happen?" ”

"A quarter of an hour ago."

"A quarter of an hour ago?" The lieutenant said anxiously, "If you act in the dark, there must be deception, I am afraid that it will not be good for my Xianyang, please Your Majesty immediately issue an order to recall Li Zhao and capture him." ”

Feng Quji realized the seriousness of the problem, but he didn't think that Li Zhao was acting indiscriminately, and hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, no, Li Zhao must have a reason for doing this, and it needs to be investigated before it can be decided." ”

"How can I find out, this is clear enough, abandoning the city at the time of the Xianyang crisis is a fraud, if he really has other reasons, why didn't he report to His Majesty in advance."

"This" Feng Quji was about to argue, but was stopped by the lieutenant, "Feng Xiang, do you want to say that the general will not be subject to military orders abroad?" Hum! This is not outside, but Xianyang. ”

"This" Feng Qujian had nothing to say.

The three of them are staying here, what strategy does Li Zhaozhen have, why didn't he report it, anyway, it won't take long to report it, so he has to make people doubt his motives.

Ying Zheng's face became more and more ugly, his suspicious temperament was furious, and he suddenly shouted: "You, pass on my message, and immediately order Zhang Han to lead 10,000 troops to recover Li Zhao and capture him." ”

He pointed to the guards who had come in to give a report.

But the guards did not go immediately, and stopped talking.

"Speak up if you have something to say!" Yingzheng was furious.

"No!" The guards knelt down and arched their hands, "Your Majesty, Li, General Li has already scattered 50,000 troops to various city gates, and now there are only 10,000 troops at the east gate. ”

"What? He actually "sat in his place heavily, panting with anger."

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you!" Feng Quji and Taiwei hurriedly stepped forward to support Yingzheng, Feng Quji shouted, "Quickly pass on the imperial doctor!" ”

Soon, the imperial doctor came over, and after taking Ying Zheng's pulse, he prescribed some medicine and ordered people to take it, and Ying Zheng was better.

"Your Majesty, what now?" The lieutenant asked.

Ying Zheng breathed a sigh of relief and immediately ordered, "Quick, order Zhang Han to immediately mobilize all the city defense troops to the east gate, be sure to defend it strictly, as for Li Zhao, hmph, when you guard the city gate, I will kill it." ”

"No!" The guard was about to leave with a message, when another guard walked in, holding a book in his hand.

"Your Majesty, General Zhang Han sent someone to send an urgent note."

"Urgent?" Ying Zheng didn't dare to slack off, he opened it for the first time, and after a few breaths, he slammed the song, drew his sword and stabbed the guard.

"Li Zhao is really deceitful, abandoning the city and going to Xianyang in danger, not to mention, but also messing with my Xianyang, which is a great crime."

At this moment, Ying Zheng's heart for Li Zhao's favor disappeared all of a sudden.

Feng Quji and Taiwei didn't know why, so they hurriedly picked up Song Shu and took a look, and immediately, Taiwei also jumped like thunder.

"Li Zhao dared, he actually asked Lang Zhong's order to investigate and arrest all the guards, it must be treason, treason!"

Feng Quji was completely dumbfounded, and wanted to defend Li Zhao again, but found that he couldn't speak.

At a time when the rumors in Xianyang were spreading, investigating Lang Zhong's order and arresting all the guards was to make the rumors more presumptuous, which was very unfavorable to the current situation.

Such behavior is no different from treason.

But Feng Quji didn't think that Li Zhao was treasonous, if he was really treasonous, he would not sacrifice his life to protect His Majesty during his eastern tour.

(End of chapter)