Chen Sheng and Wu Guang revolted for a few days, and there were many heroes at home and abroad, but no one came to support, but Chen Sheng and others still did not encounter any difficulties, and all the counties they passed were surrendered.
I want to come to Qin to dominate the world, but for decades, there are still capable people from the Six Kingdoms in various places, how can they be willing to succumb to Qin, and now Chen Sheng is a precedent, they are naturally not idle, it is nothing more than enclosing land in the county where they are located, and there is a great momentum of the revival of the Six Kingdoms.
Now the situation is the most rapid is Chen Sheng's subordinate general Zhou Wen, all the way through the general, straight to Xingyang, and at this time Sanchuan County guard Li Youfang knew that the matter was urgent, and immediately led troops to Xingyang to garrison.
Li You is nearly forty years old, like his father Li Si, steady and cautious, and quite loyal to Daqin, after all, his wife is the Ying family, and she can be regarded as half of the emperor's relatives.
Xingyang City is in the east of Hangu Guan, it is close to Hangu Pass, attacking the main road of Xianyang's soldiers, Zhou Wen led troops from Chen County, through Qi County, Yuyang, and has been leading troops to Xingyang City, with a slightly more than 20,000 troops, all of whom are people from all over the country to respond to the crowd.
In the city, Li You only led 3,000 Qin soldiers, although they were all good generals, they did not dare to go out of the city to meet the enemy, after all, there were many thieves and they were arrogant.
Wu Guang followed Zhou Wen and also came to Xingyang City, and now the people in Xingyang City know that Hu Hairen loves the people, and did not respond to Chen Sheng Wu Guang's call, so Xingyang City has not been taken for a long time.
Zhou Wennai was a soldier selected by Wu Guang from the first hundred people to rebel, to be honest, except for his own bravery, he had no talent, and there was almost no battle in the place he passed, all of which were open and surrendered, which made him quite proud.
Five miles outside the city of Xingyang, Wu Guang ordered the soldiers to set up camp and did not blindly attack, inside the tent, Wu Guang and Zhou Wen sat opposite each other, their faces were very happy.
Wu Guang took the lead in saying: "General Zhou's courage is outstanding, Gai Mo can be the enemy, if it is not for the power of the general, how can there be today, but Xingyang City is strong, and the defenders are Li You and his deputy general Meng Fang, which cannot be underestimated." ” Zhou Wen couldn't help but sneer when he heard this, "If you don't have a lot of mouths, and with me 5,000 soldiers and horses, Xingyang will be broken!"
” Wu Guang knew his character, and immediately stepped forward to pour tea for him, "When the soldiers and horses of the six countries arrive, it will not be too late to attack." ” "The prime minister is afraid, and he is not afraid!
With only 5,000 soldiers and horses, is the prime minister unwilling?
Zhou Wen said with some displeasure.
The atmosphere in the tent was somewhat silent because of Zhou Wen's words, and Wu Guang was uncertain in his heart, but in Zhang Chu's regime, there was only this one general, and even if others were capable, they were not willing to be the first bird, so it was not easy to offend, and with his five thousand soldiers and horses, if the city was broken, it would be a great achievement.
Thinking of this, Wu Guang's heart was a lot more relaxed, and he immediately got up and said: "The general naturally has this intention, it doesn't hurt to try, so-and-so is here to wait for your news, and go and order troops." ” When Zhou Wen heard this, he was overjoyed, and immediately walked towards the outside of the camp tent to select elite soldiers.
And at this moment in Xingyang City, Li You personally stood on the tower of the city gate, looking at the traitor camp not far away, his brows were slightly furrowed, and the deputy general Meng Fang next to him saw this, and said with some comfort: "Lord Qiyu, General Zhang will soon lead the troops to arrive, don't worry, my lord." ” Li You waved his hand slightly, "I already know about this matter, but the thieves are very wide, and I can't see the edge, and I am a little worried." ” However, at this moment, a phalanx was suddenly lined up among the rebels, and there were vaguely thousands of people, which made Li You a little dazed, "Meng Fang, do you know what the thieves want?"
” Meng Fang scratched his head slightly, "From now to noon, the soldiers are tired, and attacking the city at this moment is a taboo for the soldiers!"
” "That's true."
However, as Zhou Wen led his troops to Xingyang City, Li You immediately sent troops to strictly guard the city gate, "The reckless man attacked the city, and the real loss of the soldiers was also a loss!"
” Meng Fang was beside him, and asked in a low voice, "Lord Qiqi, is there a battle on the Great Wall?"
” Li You bowed slightly, "This is the first confrontation, you can't close the city, you will take a hundred and ten people out of the city, test the strength of that reckless man, and then quickly enter the city, don't fall in love with the battle!"
” Meng Fang got the order, ordered a hundred soldiers, not afraid at all, and went out of the city directly to meet the enemy, it happened that at this time Zhou Wen also led the troops over, seeing that there were only 100 people outside Xingyang City, thinking that there was no one in the city, he couldn't help but laugh a little.
Then he held the halberd in his hand, pointed at Meng Fang and mocked: "Qin is so weak, why do you stick to it, report your name, and stay for your life!"
” "I am the Qin general Meng Fang, what is the name of the traitor?"
"The king of Wu Chu is also under Zhou Wen!"
Without waiting for Meng Fang to ask again, Zhou Wen had already rushed over with a halberd in his hand, Meng Fang did not show weakness, and stepped forward, the two halberds intersected, and there was a loud sound.
Although Meng Fang is a person who practices martial arts, but after all, he can't withstand Zhou Wen's strong body, and after more than ten rounds, Meng Fang feels that his physical strength is not enough, and Li You on the city gate saw this, and immediately ordered the soldiers to withdraw their troops.
Zhou Wen saw that Meng Fang wanted to escape, and hurriedly stabbed Meng Fang with a halberd, the distance was slightly off, and he stabbed his left arm, Zhou Wen had to step forward, who knew that Li You had ordered someone to release arrows to prevent Zhou Wen from chasing.
The arrows stopped for a while, and Li You immediately hung out the battle exemption card, and Zhou Wen below saw this, and immediately opened his mouth and scolded: "Qin Zhi has a general?
And vulnerable!
” "The Lord will quickly go down to the city to fight!"
Li You didn't bother with Zhou Wen at all, but after half an hour, Zhou Wen knew that it was ineffective, so he had to order the withdrawal of troops, which was regarded as a thwart of the Qin army's spirit.
Meng Fang was injured in battle, and Li You personally interrogated and was very careful, which made Meng Fang greatly moved.
However, this is not a long-term strategy after all, in the city, Li You paced back and forth, not daring to relax at any time, and at this time Li Si also sent someone to write a letter to Li You's hands.
The meaning is obvious, Xingyang City must be defended, after all, Xingyang City is broken, Hangu Pass is in danger, we have no place to live, and the second Mingde, hold it now, and will definitely be rewarded for meritorious deeds in the future, and the Li family can also be like the Wang family and the Mengshi when the time comes, several generations of Zuo Qin.
And Zhang Han's soldiers and horses are still three days away, don't be reckless, Li You held his father's letter, and his heart was a mess, "Three thousand soldiers and horses, how can I hold on for three days, Zhou Wen came with troops today, seeing that the Qin soldiers are weak, I think tomorrow will definitely attack in a big way!"
” Just when Li You was melancholy, Meng Fang walked in from outside, although his left arm was injured, but he was still in good spirits, Li You was a person who cherished soldiers, and when he saw Meng Fang coming, he immediately motioned for him to sit down.
"General Meng has an injury, so he has to rest, why did he come to this hall."
Li Yu pretended to reproach.
Meng Fang saluted slightly, and said directly to the point: "The last general is not good to be a teacher, and I am willing to make a contribution!"
Thank you for your permission!
” Li You next to him was stunned for a moment, "There is no guilt, and there is no need to confess." ” "The last general has already heard that the reinforcements will arrive in three days, and the last general can lead the troops to attack the thieves at night and delay the army."
Meng Fang said very seriously.
When Li You heard this, he did not object, but the night attack was a bit hasty, which made the thieves annoyed, so it was better to burn their grain and grass and make their army confused!