On June 25, Li Si and his party arrived at Feiqiu.
Or maybe he understood that with the entry of Heifu, Hu Hai's court would be better off in a few days. The Feiqiu County Magistrate did not act ungratefully and tied up Li Si. Instead, he joined forces with the county captain and the county magistrate to actively
General Li Si, Young Master General Lu and others welcomed them into Feiqiu, closed the city gate and prohibited entry and exit.
Li Si also ordered the Feiqiu Order to post notices to publicize the news of Hu Hai's atrocities and the coming Northern Expedition, and called on the people of Feiqiu to go to the top of the city to help defend the city.
This is really about raising the "flag of justice" in the hinterland of Guanzhong, but what is surprising is that the people of Feiqiu are not worried but happy...
"This shows how unpopular Hu Hai is."
Li Si commented like this, completely ignoring that it was his plan to seek the country first and later that led to the corruption of the country's people.
It was only then that Gantang discovered Li Si's true purpose, and he couldn't help but be horrified: "Prime Minister, what does this mean? We are just remonstrating with the emperor and his evil ministers, not treason. This is different from what was promised..."
Li Si did not hesitate, pointed at Gantang, asked the servant to take him down, and scolded:
"Little boy, it is in vain that your father Gan Luo is so smart, but you are so confused!"
"What is good at the top must be bad at the bottom. If there is no protection from Hu Hai, how can Zhao Gao do evil without restraint? Throughout the ages, there must be kings who are evil first, and then there are traitors and sycophants who bring disaster to the people below. There must be King Zhou Li first, and then Rong Yi's father.
We can pursue our ambitions. If we want to eradicate Zhao Gao, we must first depose Hu Hai! From this point of view, Tongwuhou and Wuzhonghou may seem to be enemies, but they actually reach the same goal by different routes!"
Gantang was dumbfounded by what he said, but he couldn't think of anything to refute.
Li Si waved his hand: "Send this boy to prison and let him be alone for a few days to understand this truth!"
After dealing with Gantang, Li Si, who had long understood the situation, went to the city in person to take a look at it, regardless of his old age.
The ruined hill is not located to the north of the Weishui River, but to the south of the Weishui River, at the Dongmafang site in Xi'an. Its discovery in later generations actually forced the Xi'an Metro Line 5 to change its route. Although it is common for the Xi'an Subway to change its route...
Feiqiu was originally called Quanqiu. Opposite to West Quanqiu, it was East Quanqiu. Feizi, the founder of the Qin State, once herded horses for King Zhou here. During the reign of King Zhou Yi, the Western Rong invaded Haojing and moved the capital to Quanqiu.
The current Feiqiu City was built on the basis of the cities of the Zhou Dynasty. It has a circumference of nearly five miles, high walls and deep pools. Because it is the west gate of Xianyang, there is also an arsenal and there are more county soldiers than ordinary small counties.
But Li Si shook his head:
"This city is not good. The terrain is low-lying. If the enemy soldiers use the Wei River to flood it, it may be difficult to defend it!"
Li Si's worries were unnecessary, because the monarch and ministers in Xianyang had no time to send people to attack the rebel city that was so close.
In the evening, belatedly arrived
That night, more than 3,000 people arrived outside Feiqiu City and read Hu Hai's pardon order, saying that as long as the traitor Li Si was handed over, the rest would be innocent, trying to get Feiqiu Order to open the door.
But all they received in response was a burst of bows and arrows. From the ministers to the head of Guizhou, no one believed in Hu Hai's edict.
This group of Langwei soldiers surrounded a corner of the city and did not attack. What Li Si was most worried about was not them, but the 20,000 lieutenant army also located in Weinan and stationed in Du County, led by Nei Shibao, and Du County
It's only a day's journey to Feiqiu...
In the early morning of the next day, the drowsy Li Si was woken up by the young master.
"Woman, a large army appears outside the city!"
Li Si quickly climbed to the city again with the help of others and braved the night wind. He saw that there was indeed a long team a few miles east of Feiqiu, marching westward along the Wei River. After a rough count of the torches, there were more than ten thousand people.
many……
"It's over. Although this abandoned Qiu city is strong, it can't withstand the siege of thousands of guardsmen..." Young Master General Lu's face turned pale.
Li Si was calm, just like a stone beast statue standing at the top of the city. He watched the army approach and arrive, but did not stop and went straight to the west...
Young Master Jianglu and others were sweating coldly, but they were confused. What did the lieutenant's army mean by leaving their "rebellious city" unattacked? Nei Shibao was also going to join the gang?
"There are more important things out west than us."
Li Si smiled, he knew what this meant.
"Wu Zhonghou's partial troops, Han Xin and Hanzhong soldiers, have entered Guanzhong!"
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On June 26, the chaos in Xianyang was not over yet. Qin Shihuang once confidently did not build a city wall, which turned Xianyang City into a leaking basket. The princes, princesses, ministers, officials, and even
People in Guizhou Province continued to flee out of the city, and rumors spread that either Hu Hai had been killed by Zhao Gao, or that Li Si had been executed...
But the control of the city was indeed still in the hands of Lang Weijun and Hu Hai's trusted men. Although he proposed to Hu Hai to kill all the princes and princesses, Zhao Gao was not stupid enough to go from house to house to arrest them. That would only cause greater chaos. He let
In the name of "protection", the Sixth Young Master, the Tenth Princess and their families were sent to Gaoling County, not far from Wangyi Palace, for unified management, and Yan Le was ordered to investigate and punish them.
As for Zhao Gao himself, he was appointed prime minister by Hu Hai and had already reached the top of power.
"It's a pity that this position will not last long."
Zhao Gao touched the Prime Minister's seal and sighed. If he had no other choice, there would be no need for him to seek refuge with the Six Kingdoms. Although Xiang Yu, the commander-in-chief of the Chu army, had reached a secret agreement with him, it was still unknown whether he would abide by it.
But when the situation reached this level, Zhao Gao had no choice but to go one way to the end!
He put down his seal and ribbon and told his trusted followers:
"Tell the officials in Yunyang that the brothers Meng Tian and Meng Yi who are imprisoned there can also wait for an opportunity to be executed!"
With Li Si openly treason and retreating to Feiqiu with a group of party members, Zhao Gao also understood that the end was over and began to prepare to leave Xianyang. But at this moment, Zhang Ao came to report:
"Prime Minister, something serious has happened!"
"Is it about Chencang?" Zhao Gao had heard the news from the west early in the morning. A few days ago, Heifu's general Han Xin led more than 20,000 troops to attack Sanguan via the old route, killing the captain of Sanguan and defeating the Wei army.
Ten thousand people captured Chencang County.
Just by looking at the name, we know that Chencang is famous for its grain harvesting in Yongcheng, the original city of Zhou Dynasty. Han Xin has eaten the grain from Chencang and marched eastward. By the time the news came, Han Xin had already arrived at Guo County and threatened Yongcheng, the western capital of Qin.
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But Zhao Gao was not very worried. Nei Shibao had quickly mobilized the Du County guards to go west to stop him. They could hold off Han Xin for at least half a month, which was enough for Zhao Gao to complete his plan and kidnap Hu Hai and flee eastward.
But Zhang Ao broke Zhao Gao's fantasy: "It's not just Chen Cang!"
"Heifu has broken the barrier and is approaching Lantian..."
Zhao Gao turned pale when he heard this: "Why are the black thieves so fast!"
But think about it, it only took Heifu two days to officially attack Wuguan, but the army and ration team waited for a long time in Shangyu. The danger of Aoguan is not as dangerous as Wuguan, so it is good to be able to hold on for a few days.
Once the Aoguan Pass is broken, there are no natural dangers and huge defenses in the pass, but a smooth plain. Now, the only thing standing between Heifu and Xianyang is Wang Li, Li Liang, and Sima Yang's 100,000 troops...
Zhao Gao cursed him and urged Zhang Ao:
"Quickly take people to Hedong and tell General Xiang and Prime Minister Wei that Zhao Gao has prepared ships on the river as promised and will soon slaughter all the sons of the Qin clan and take Hu Haidong to Linjin. Please also ask General Xiang to cross quickly.
If Puban enters the pass a moment later, it will be too late!"
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Zhao Gao didn't know whether the gunpowder scared the pass open, but the captain who guarded the pass was disheartened after hearing about the incident in Xianyang and surrendered it himself.
When it comes to the major contributors to breaking through the barrier, Zhao Gao ranks first.
One day after breaking through the pass, on June 27, Heifu arrived here with the army. Since they left Shangluo, the road was rugged and difficult until they crossed the pass of Zhongling Mountain. Suddenly, the front was bright and clear, with farmland and houses.
The houses became denser, and a stream of water rushed down from the remaining veins of the Qinling Mountains, flowing slowly to the northwest.
This water is Ba Shui. The upper reaches of Ba Shui are very clear and cold to the touch. Looking from a distance, there are many people on the river bed digging for something with tools by the water. When you get closer, you can see that there are patches of light blue.
The colorful jade mine, with the sun shining on it, looks hazy like cooking smoke, which is amazing...
Returning to the old place, Hei Fu had not yet arrived to express his feelings. Ji Ying had already brought the surrender switch to Captain Aoguan. This military officer in his fifties bowed down from a distance and claimed to be Hei Fu's old friend.
"Are you my old friend?"
Heifu asked him to come closer. After taking a closer look, he had no impression.
"Why don't I recognize you?"
The captain of Aoguan said: "In the twenty-sixth year of the late emperor's reign, the prince once passed through Lantian. At that time, the subordinate was the commander of the Lantian camp. When he was patrolling, he met the prince. At that time, the prince was still the chief of Zuo Shu and wanted to go.
Let’s take a look at the ancient battlefield from a hundred years ago, but it’s already a restricted area for the camp, so I blocked it…”
The captain lowered his head: "I offended you that day, and I hope you will forgive me!"
"I see, we are old friends."
Heifu himself didn't remember much, but when he thought about it carefully, it seemed that it really happened. At that time, he only saw from a distance the camp of Lieutenant Lantian's army in order, with flags fluttering, and the sound of soldiers training could be heard endlessly. They must be the most elite troops of the Qin State.
Lieutenant Corps of the branch.
At that time, how could he have expected that one day he would command a large army and come here, and the lieutenant's army would be his enemy?
So Heifu said with a smile: "You used to stop me, but now you follow the righteousness and open the switch to welcome me, saving all the soldiers in Guanzhong, and allowing the people in Guanzhong to escape the tyranny as soon as possible. Not only is there no fault, but you have made a great contribution!"
Seeing that Marquis Wu Zhong treated people kindly, Captain Yaoguan felt at ease. Then he reported the chaos in Xianyang that he had heard in the past few days, including Li Si's failed coup and running away, and Hu Hai and Zhao Gao's wanton arrests of other party members.
"Li Tonggu is really useless, he can't beat Zhao Gao."
Heifu sneered, the old guy was pecked in the eye by a goose this time, and he overturned the car and lost it.
He touched his chin again and said to himself: "Zhao Gao is really big-hearted. He dares to act like this so close to me. Could it be that he has already found a new home?"
Although it is a pity that we cannot repeat the script of the Battle of Muye in Yinzhou, there is also a good side to this matter, that is, Xianyang is in chaos, and the military morale on the front line is greatly shaken.
"After the Xianyang Incident, King Lantian's army also experienced some turmoil. Some soldiers even escaped at night and became deserters."
After the captain of the Aoguan Pass retreated, Ji Ying reported the intelligence from the East Gate Leopard ahead. Because of the lessons from Wuguan, Wang Li did not dare to defend the Aoguan Pass anymore. Instead, he concentrated his army in Lantian, where it was easy to form a formation.
This is all about field battles...
"It seems that General Wang is frightened."
Hei Fu bared his big white teeth and showed his grandfather's smile: "In terms of battle, the late Tongwu Marquis and I were about 50-50 on the same page."
"But with Wang Li's talent, he led a suspicious army in the wilderness of the chaotic capital, against an invincible army..."
It’s simply a father-son game!
"enough."
Heifu shook his head: "The foolish king and the rebellious ministers are becoming more and more rebellious. Not to mention the First Emperor in the Lishan Mausoleum, even I can't stand it anymore..."
What if they continue to make trouble and really make Qin Shi Huang emperor come to life and bring the resurrected legions and the emotionless Qin terracotta warriors to beat him? Hei Fu remembers watching a similar movie in his previous life.
With such random thoughts, Heifu ordered:
"Command the three armies to rest and eat well tonight, and march to Lantian at dawn tomorrow!"
