Tie Ying cupped his hands and said, "We are all gathered together, waiting for His Majesty's will."
"how many people?"
"one thousand."
Ying Zheng remained silent and finally said: "It doesn't matter, when our Da Qin's life and death are at stake, we have to mobilize as many as we can."
"Do all the swordsmen have families?"
"Some of them are available and have been settled."
Ying Zheng raised his head and took a deep breath. He seemed to have aged ten years. "Very good. The family members of those who died in battle will be given preferential treatment. The people of Xianyang will remember them."
Tie Ying knelt down. Under his black clothes, his body was trembling, which was caused by excitement.
Black Ice Platform is a shady organization. Although it is directly dispatched by His Majesty, it has never been known to anyone. Only Your Majesty will remember them when they live, and only Your Majesty will know when they die.
As someone else's son, his parents didn't know that their son was working for the court, but they praised those who served the country every day. They were only envious, but they lamented the uselessness of their own son.
This kind of scene is encountered by most of the Black Ice Platform swordsmen, but there is nothing they can do about it. Their status prevents them from saying anything.
At this moment, His Majesty actually said that the people of Xianyang would remember them, and he wanted to make them public.
This move, for Hei Bingtai, was worth it even if he died.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Unless Black Ice Platform captures the Thief King, he will never return to the court until he dies in battle."
He stood up, bowed to Ying Zheng, and he disappeared.
At this critical moment, Ying Zheng gave them a task, which was to kill the leader of the 150,000 bandits and force them to retreat.
The old man looked at the disappearing black figure, his body tensed up and his eyes were filled with tears.
Just when Ying Zheng was about to return to the palace, suddenly Feng Quji hurried in, full of joy: "Your Majesty, good news, good news!"
So impatient, "That boy Li Zhao is so good, it's a miracle that he can tinker with such a good thing!"
"What good stuff?" Ying Zheng was curious and asked Feng Quji to speak quickly.
"This food is enough to satisfy hunger, and it can temporarily solve the food shortage in Xianyang."
"What?"
"A round, red-skinned potato is called a sweet potato. It is edible when cooked. One piece can make you not hungry."
"One makes people not hungry. This is a good thing. How many are there?"
"There are hundreds of thousands of stones, which have been put into the market. The price is very cheap, and the people are going crazy. Chang'an Township said that this is only the first batch, and it will be provided continuously in the future."
"It's true! The difficulties in Xianyang can be solved for the time being." Ying Zheng looked very excited. He had known that Chang'an Township was tinkering with something before, but he didn't know that it was something like this.
"Is there anything else?" He could tell from Feng Quji's words that there was something else.
"Yes, they are golden birds. I heard that a batch of these birds are released every month. The first batch has been released now, with a total of 150,000."
"Golden birds? Great! These birds are rare, but Li Zhao can produce a batch of them in a month. He is really worried about Da Qin."
"No, that kid likes to hide things and only take action at critical moments. This is his style." Feng Quji agreed, praising Li Zhao highly.
Ying Zheng nodded.
"Your Majesty, Li Zhaoli has made such great contributions to Xianyang and the Qin Dynasty. I beg your Majesty to reward him."
Ying Zheng nodded, he would do this even if Feng Quji didn't say anything.
Taking action when the Qin Dynasty was in danger, this kind of contribution was already equivalent to destroying one hundred thousand enemies.
"This is necessary, but we must first solve the current dilemma." Ying Zheng's face became solemn.
"Dilemma?" Feng Quji thought of something, and his expression became serious.
Yes, both of them thought of the same place.
The famine in Xianyang has been temporarily alleviated. It is impossible for the bandit army not to know that their siege method has failed. The two of them are not stupid and can certainly imagine what they will do next.
"Defend Xianyang immediately."
One day later, in Chang'an Township, a guard spy came back in a hurry to report that the bandit army had appeared and was coming to Chang'an Township, but there were only 50,000 of them.
"Fifty thousand?" Li Zhao's face became serious after hearing this.
There are 150,000 rebels, and 50,000 have passed through Chang'an Township. What about the other 100,000? It should be noted that Chang'an Township is the only road to Xianyang. It is not impossible to travel with other places, but there are many cliffs, the mountain road is difficult to travel, and it takes a long time. This is not an advisable road.
"Is it a sneak attack?"
Li Zhao's expression changed.
It is the usual way to reach Xianyang via Chang'an Township. It is the easiest to reach Xianyang, and it is also a place with relatively tight defense. The roads in other places are dangerous, but the defense is relatively weak.
After all, the Xianyang garrison only had 50,000 troops, so it was impossible to cover everything.
In other words, the bandits relied on their large numbers to attack Xianyang from all directions.
This was to distract the defenders, Li Zhao thought deeply.
The thief army has deep planners.
"Send an order to General Zhang Han to disperse his forces and defend the four directions."
At this moment, Li Zhao had to do this. Although he divided the 50,000 troops into four parts, each of which was more than 10,000 troops, which was not enough compared to the 150,000 troops of the bandits, he had no choice but to do this.
At present, we can only rely on advanced weapons to see if we can withstand the rebel army and save Xianyang.
"No!" The soldiers who followed Li Zhao flew away immediately.
"Send a message to the scouts to conduct close inspections in all directions of Xianyang and report any situation immediately."
Li Zhao gave the order, and the guards immediately flew away.
"Without fist, light the firewood immediately and check whether the mines will be exposed. Everyone hides in the defensive trench and prepares to fight."
Li Zhao ordered, he climbed up the hill, took out the telescope, and personally directed.
In the cold weapon era, most battles were fought between two armies, but in Chang'an Township there were only 600 troops and 50,000 troops fighting against each other. The only way to contain the rebels was to engage in ambushes.
In fact, with these advanced weapons, fighting an ambush is the best way.
"Report, the bandits are three miles away." A guard spy came to report, and the spies were exploring farther and farther away these days.
Li Zhaoma sent an order to get everyone ready for battle.
When they learned that the bandit army was coming, it was a lie for the people of Chang'an to say that they were not nervous or scared. After all, they were not regular soldiers and had never encountered such a dangerous situation. Even Wu Quan, a veteran, clenched his fists tightly. No one knew His fists were filled with cold sweat.
"Boss, will we die later?" a guard said fearfully.
Wu Fist stares into the distance.
He didn't know how to answer this. Facing an army of ten thousand rebels, they were only six hundred, and they were all old and weak. It was hard to say whether they could protect themselves.
"No, we have to believe in the young master and the weapons that the young master gave us." Wu Quan could only encourage the guards like this, his eyes falling on these weapons.
For more than two months, he had been facing these weapons every day, and he had become quite familiar with them, but he had never seen their power. He was unsure.
If the power of these weapons is average, no one knows how they will end up facing an army of 50,000 thieves.
The guard nodded, but his body was still trembling. Wu Quan's words of comfort could not eliminate the fear in his heart.
This guard is just one of many people, and there are many who are afraid. The situation of the farmers is even worse, but in order to defend Chang'an Township and protect their paradise, they cannot retreat.
It was this heart that made him persist, although the fear was not eliminated.
At this moment, Xianyang City was in panic. The scouts had detected the arrival of the bandits, and the entire palace was also in tension.
Zhangtai Palace.
"Your Majesty, the bandit army is approaching Chang'an Township, and I'm afraid they will be at the city gates in less than half a day." Feng Quji looked serious.
This is the rhythm when the war is about to begin.
Ying Zheng paced back and forth, his hands behind his back, his brows still unable to clear away.
Feng Quji continued: "In order to prevent the people from panicking, I have ordered people to pacify them and ordered the doctor to monitor them. Anyone who rebels will be executed."
"You did a good job." Ying Zheng nodded, "Just leave Xianyang City to Lang Zhongling. You immediately order the army to send scouts to investigate closely and report the war situation at any time."
"No!" Feng Quji bowed and held his hands.
Ying Zheng thought for a while and asked, "Has Li Zhao deployed his defenses?"
"Defenses have been deployed, but no one else can." At this point, Feng Quji stopped talking.
"How are others?" Ying Zheng asked.
"In Chang'an Township, Zhang Hanzheng is strictly guarding the city defense." Feng Quji couldn't bear to say any more.
When the bandit army attacks, the general runs to other places at the critical moment. This is dereliction of duty and should be strictly investigated according to law.
"That's unreasonable!" Ying Zheng was furious and slammed his fist on the table. "This kid has no law. He deserves to die. I've made a note of it."
"Your Majesty, please calm down. Li Zhao had no choice but to do this. He...he..." Feng Quji wanted to excuse Li Zhao, but he couldn't. How could he not know what Li Zhao was thinking? Isn’t it just for Chang’an Township? But he didn't dare to say that.
"Seeing that there were too few Xianyang defenders to resist the rebels, he personally went out of the city to resist. This was a rare move."
In the end, he had no choice but to find this excuse to excuse himself.
"Stupid!" Ying Zheng responded a few more times, "The enemy is strong and we are weak. Defending the city is the key. Leading the army out of the city to resist. Does he still think that my city defense force is not small enough?"
This is true. With three times the force difference, resisting outside the city is the stupidest thing to do.
"How many soldiers did he lead out of the city?"
Feng Quji gritted his teeth and said, "I didn't lead any soldiers to leave the city, I just brought some guards."
"What? Does he think he has a long life?" Ying Zheng was furious.
Feng Quji lowered his head and remained silent. In fact, after learning that Li Zhao had left the city, he was puzzled.
"Shang Xin, leave the city immediately and go to Chang'an Township to recall Li Zhao to me. I want to ask him what he wants to do?"
"Promise!" Shang Xin was waiting nearby. When he saw His Majesty getting angry, he immediately agreed and hurried away.
But I was blaming Li Zhao in my heart: If I don't go to Chang'an Township at other times, I chose this moment. Isn't this going to harm me? If the bandit army breaks through Chang'an Township, I will die.
But the emperor's order could not be violated, so he had to bite the bullet and leave the city with his heart in mind, heading for Chang'an Township.
"Princess, it's not good, it's not good." Qiuxiang shouted as she walked into Princess Yangzi's mansion, looking anxious.
Spring has arrived, and the flowers are in full bloom, with tender green leaf buds growing out. They are extremely bright green, and Yinman is cooking. When he suddenly hears such a sound, his heart skips a beat.
"When did it happen? Did the rebels come?"
She knew about the bandit army's siege of Xianyang. Her father was worried about it all day long, and she was also very sad.
"Yes, no." Qiuxiang was a little incoherent, "The bandits are coming. No, I'm talking about Li Zhao."
"I just learned from the palace that the rebel army is about to approach the city, but Li Zhao left the city and went to Chang'an Township alone without any soldiers."
"What?" Yin Man was shocked, her pretty face turned pale, "Why is he so stupid? He goes out of the city alone because he doesn't want to live long!"
"What did your father do? Did he get angry?"
Qiuxiang swallowed her saliva and replied: "Of course your Majesty is angry, and ordered Eunuch Shang to recall Li Zhao, but the bandit army has arrived, I'm afraid."
"What should I do?" Yin Man ran out of ideas.
Ever since she learned that Li Zhao was Xuan Mo, her whole heart had been deeply immersed in it, to the point where she thought about it day and night. However, Li Zhao was busy and the two rarely had the chance to meet each other.
"He promised to treat me well, why can't I let this go?" Tears burst out quickly in his gloomy eyes.
Seeing that the princess was sad, Qiuxiang was anxious, but she didn't know how to persuade her, so she had to accompany her silently.
After a while, Yin Man wiped her eyes and her mood suddenly relaxed. She glanced at the flower bed, especially when she saw the white flower that was still standing upright, and waved her hand gently.
"Qiuxiang, I understand. You continue to inquire about Li Zhao. If anything happens, tell me as soon as possible."
This mood changed so quickly that Qiuxiang glanced at the princess worriedly, but didn't respond.
"Didn't you hear? I asked you to continue to inquire for information."
Yinman yelled.
"Princess, Qiuxiang, Qiuxiang can't leave you alone, Qiuxiang is willing to accompany you." Qiuxiang bit her lip, a little aggrieved. The princess had never yelled at her like this before, this was the first time.
"I don't need you to accompany me. I need news about Li Zhao. Please leave quickly."
Qiuxiang couldn't bear it, but seeing the princess's resolute attitude, she had no choice but to be cruel and leave.
Looking at the disappearing figure, Yin Man walked out of the flower bed, a teardrop falling from the corner of his eye.
"Qiuxiang, don't blame me for treating you like this. Although the palace is nice, there is no Li Zhao. He promised me to visit me often, but he broke his promise. Since he doesn't come to see me, I will go see him."
Soon, Yin Man walked into the boudoir. When she came out, she was already dressed as a waiter. She hurriedly found horses and rushed towards the closed city gate.
"Which father-in-law are you? The bandit army is approaching. Your Majesty has an order not to leave the city." The city guard saw Yin Man about to leave the city and stopped him.
Yin Man was furious and shouted: "How dare you. I am rushing to Chang'an Township with the emperor's orders. Don't mess up."
After hearing this, the city guard looked at Yin Man and said, "Eunuch Shang has left the city just now. Could it be that you also went to find Eunuch Shang?"
Yin Man rolled his eyes and nodded, "That's right. Your Majesty has something important to explain and ordered me to catch up with Eunuch Shang immediately."
The city guard thought for a while, then let them go, and warned: "The bandit army is coming, go back quickly."
Yin Man held his hands, and when the city gate opened a gap for horses to pass through, he immediately rode out.
It was her first time out of the city. The outside world was very unfamiliar, there were no maids around her, and no pedestrians to ask, so she quickly lost her way.
Li Zhao didn't know about Yin Man's leaving the city. At this moment, the guards spies came to report that the bandit army was within one mile.
He looked around with a telescope, and sure enough, not far away was a broad avenue, with half a mile of flat land on both sides of the avenue, and behind the flat land was the green forest. Under the hazy green forest, the large tree peaks were shaking vigorously, as if they were moving. Announce that someone is out.
"It came so quickly!"
"The mine team is ready!" Li Zhao raised a small black flag high, with the shape of a landmine crookedly painted on it.
Seeing Li Zhao's action, more than 300 people quickly moved forward.
They did not move forward recklessly. They walked through the dense forest with regular steps. When they reached the edge of the plains, they immediately lurked down, holding the lines tightly in their hands.
This is the line that pulls the mine.
The secret book for making landmines that Li Zhao took out at that time was not the kind of landmines that could be blown up by stepping on them in his previous life. It was not that they were not available in department stores, but he did not dare to take them out.
Although the base has complete manufacturing equipment, it is still in the initial stage and cannot produce stepping mines yet. It can only settle for the second best and make inferior mines.
"The vanguard of the bandit army has passed through Canglin and is entering the plains."
The guards came to report.
In fact, there was no need for the spy to report again. Li Zhao had already seen it under the telescope, but the flag in his hand was still held high and had no intention of lowering it.
At this time, a slave came to report that someone in the palace had come to announce the decree and asked him to receive the decree quickly.
"Accept the order? What the hell are you doing?"
(End of chapter)
