Overlord of the late Qin Dynasty

Chapter 312 Entering Xianyang (2)

"What?" Yan Le stood up in shock, and then asked: "Then Tan Xiong, Su Jiao and others lost?"

"I don't know!" Yan shook his head as soon as he heard the words, and then said: "The final general only knows that the news of the Chu army's entry came from Tongguan Guard General Yinglin!"

Yan Le immediately ordered someone to take out the map of Guanzhong, and then said: "The Chinese army has raised its account!"

"Here!" Suddenly, someone went out to beat the drum and raise the account.

Soon, Xu Shun, Yan Xi, Xu Xiao, Yan Jiu, Yang Jie and others arrived at the central army camp.

After all the generals had finished seeing the ceremony, Xu Shun, as the number one general under Yan Le, cupped his hands and asked, "Master Taiwei! I don't know why the generals are summoned?"

"Xianyang sent back the news that the Chu army has entered the customs!" Yan Le said calmly and curiously, the general in the tent.

Hearing the words, the generals in the tent were shocked in their hearts.

"But Your Majesty wants the Taiwei to lead troops back to protect Xianyang?" Xu Shun guessed calmly, although his heart skipped a beat.

"No! Your Majesty did not issue an edict!" Yan Le shook his head, and then said: "Your Majesty is the lord of benevolence and righteousness, but he is a little cowardly. I guess that if Tongguan is also captured by the Chu army, His Majesty will definitely surrender to Chu. Therefore, this Marquis will bring the army back to Xianyang, and force His Majesty to fight the Chu army!"

"Willing to serve the Taiwei!" Immediately, all the generals including Xu Shun knelt down to express their opinions.

"Okay!" Yan Le clapped his hands immediately, and then said: "Although the Shu army retreats south, it will inevitably wait to go north, so the north entrance of the ramp must not be given up! We must leave a team to guard against the Shu army in the south!"

All the generals in the tent nodded their heads one after another. Seeing this, Yan Le nodded and said, "Yan Yu! You lead your troops and stay at the north entrance of the ramp! Remember, don't let the Shu army go further north!"

"Here!" Yan Jiu bowed his hands to accept the order, and said again: "The last general will definitely live up to the great expectations of the Taiwei!"

"The rest of the generals will follow the Marquis back to Xianyang, and fight the Chu army for life and death!" Nodding his head, Yan Le got up and said.

"Here!" All the generals stood up one after another, clapping their hands in response.

Tens of thousands of Qin troops, led by Yan Le, returned to Xianyang that night.

Hanzhong County, Nanzheng.

Zhao Kang, the king of Shu, took the civil and military forces of the Shu Kingdom to the gates of Nanzheng and Beicheng to welcome Lei Shu, who had returned from the great victory, and Ma Xiu, who had come to join him.

On the contrary, General Zhao Shi was secretly delighted that Zhao Kang treated Ma Xiu so courteously.

He Qi is different from Zhao Shi. Zhao Shi was born as a retainer of Zhao Kang. He is very pleased with Zhao Kang's ability to recruit generals and ministers who are virtuous and corporal. If necessary, he can also give up his position as general.But He Qi is just like He Que. At first, he took refuge in Zhao Kang because of Zhao Kang's uncle Zhao Gao's face and wanted to rely on Zhao Gao to get a high position.

But he never thought that in the end Zhao Gao was plotted and assassinated by Ziying and others, Zhao Kang was crowned king under the support of Zhao Shi and others, and He Qi became the Taiwei of the Shu Kingdom.Although it is No.1 in the Shu army, it cannot really control all the Shu troops.

Today's Shu army obeys He Qi's orders on the surface, but in private they have become three factions.There is the Yuancong faction headed by Zhao Shi and Zhao Sulfur, the Hanzhong faction headed by He Qi, and the Bashu faction headed by Lei Shu and Wu Hong.Among the three factions, the Hanzhong faction is the most powerful, while the remaining two factions jointly fight against each other in private.

Matthew will definitely become an important general in the Shu Kingdom when he arrives. After all, no one in the entire Shu Kingdom can really train cavalry.And He Qi felt that he couldn't attract this Qiang man, and seeing Zhao Kang treat him so courteously, he felt annoyed.

"The last general Lei Shu (Ma Xiu)! I have seen the king!" From a distance, the north gate was wide open, and all the civil and military personnel of Shu Kingdom were waiting for them under the city gate. Ma Xiu and Lei Shu looked at each other. They drove their horses to the city gate together.

"Two generals, please get up quickly!" Seeing that both of them got off their horses and knelt down to salute, Zhao Kang promptly helped them up.Then he said to Lei Shu: "The latter general defeated the Qin army and rescued General Ma Xiu who had defected to our country of Shu. It was a great achievement! I gave the latter general a thousand acres of fertile land in Shu County, three thousand pieces of gold, and a hundred pieces of Shu brocade!"

"Thank you, my lord!" Lei Shu immediately thanked him.

"General Matthew came hundreds of miles away to vote, and the lonely king was really touched!" Zhao Kang waved his hand to signal Lei Shu to get up, and then grabbed Matthew's hand and said affectionately. "There is no general in Shu who is capable of commanding the cavalry. If General Ma Xiu is made the right general, he will command all the cavalry in Shu! I wonder if the general is willing to serve the lonely king?"

"Willing to serve the king!" Matthew immediately cupped his hands.

"Good! Good! Good!!!" Hearing this, Zhao Kang yelled three times, grabbed Matthew's hand with his left hand, and Lei Shu's hand with his right hand, and walked towards the imperial chariot.

"I wonder if the two generals are willing to drive for Gu?" Zhao Kang asked Lei Shu and Ma Xiu who were on the left and right sides when he reached the imperial chariot.

"Willing to serve the king!" Matthew and Lei Shu clasped their hands without hesitation.

Zhao Kang boarded the imperial chariot, and Ma Xiu and Lei Shu replaced the original sergeants on the imperial chariot.

The imperial chariot was marching, and the civil and military soldiers behind them also got on their horses and followed the imperial chariot into the city.

In Nanzheng City, people who had long heard of the triumphant return of the army lined up on both sides of the road to have a glimpse of the army's demeanor.

After the royal chariot and Wenwu passed, the mighty and majestic Qiang cavalry followed, making the Shu people in Nanzheng City sigh with emotion.

Just when the civil and military forces of the Shu Kingdom were celebrating in the palace, Yan Le returned to Xianyang with an army of more than [-].

To the east of Tongguan, the camp of the Chu Army.

"Report! Northern Army Governor Tian Heng led the army to cross the river, and the current army is less than a hundred miles away from the camp!" When Xiang Yu and Wenwu were looking at the topographical map of Guanzhong in the central army tent, their scouts reported inside.

"Tian Heng is here too! Very good!" Xiang Yu waved his hand to signal the scouts to retreat, and then asked Zhang Liang who was beside him, "Is Tao She here to persuade you to surrender?"

Zhang Liang looked at Zhang Han and other Qin generals in the sequence of military commanders, then cupped his hands and said, "Wuguan Taoshe agrees to surrender in the letter of persuasion from General Zhang Han and others! Wuguan is temporarily taken over by General Huangxin's subordinates. With Wuguan Qin army, we have gone north to Shangyi!"

Hearing this, Xiang Yu nodded to show his understanding, and then said: "Order Dong Yi to take over this army, and then join Huangxin's South Route Army to attack Gaoguan together! Put pressure on Xianyang!"

"Here!" Zhang Liang immediately cupped his hands, and then ordered the clerk beside him to write the edict.

"Tan Xiong!" Looking down at the map, Xiang Yu asked Qin Xiong: "Although Tongguan is steep, it is not impossible to attack! You can go to persuade the general Yinglin to surrender first! If he is willing to surrender, he can protect his wealth and honor for a lifetime. It can also save the lives of Tongguan people from suffering!"

"The last general takes orders!" Tan Xiong immediately surrendered his hands and took orders.

It was night, and Tan Xiong quietly entered the customs with his own soldiers.

At Tongguan Guard General's Mansion, Tan Xiong saw Yinglin.After the two greeted each other, Tan Ling explained the purpose of coming: "My lord ordered someone to come and tell the general that if the general is willing to surrender, the general will be rich and honored for the rest of his life!"

(End of this chapter)