The envoys set out with edicts, letting the soldiers escort the emperor to inexplicably understand all this. The young master was experiencing all this. This was Zhao Gao, the CRRC Mansion, who was falsely circulating the imperial edict and mobilizing the defenders from various garrisons to come to "respond to the king".

Of course, these abnormal measures naturally could not escape the eyes of Wang Wei who left the trackers before. They immediately sent the secret talismans through Fei Ge's letter (their agreed secret message text) and sent it back to Meng Tian's army in a timely and accurate manner.

When Jiu Xiong mysteriously entered Guanzhong, he received news from the Emperor's Champion. After a while, he judged Zhao Gao's intention and motivation, and realized that things were not going well, and it was not as simple as imagined.

Jiuxiong was very worried and said, "We are leading troops to Beijing to violate the principles of loyalty and filial piety, and we are afraid that the generals of various passes will come to besiege one after another by false edicts. Now I only have 50,000 people, so how can I deal with it?"

"The eldest son's worries are reasonable, let me think about it-" Nishino couldn't help but fall into deep thought after hearing this...

Jiuxiong himself also thought of a plan, and immediately formed a conclusion with Meng Yi, Xiye and Luo Xu, and reached a consensus. Then, Jiuxiong issued a military order-

First, he sent flying cavalry to catch up with the envoys who went to Xiaoguan and Sanguan, and forcibly seized them, and the entire army accelerated to Hangu Pass;

Second, order Shangjun and Jiuyuan's army to control the straight road to Xianyang, and must maintain close contact with 50,000 cavalry, be prepared for reinforcements at any time, and monitor the military trends in the direction of Longxi.

Nishino firmly believed that it would be no problem to catch up with the envoy at the speed of the Jiuyuan Army's flying cavalry, and he could successfully intercept the edict sent to Xiaoguan and Sanguan. The guards of Xianyang and the Tiger Guards were mostly former subordinates of the former general Wang Jian, and the commander general was the Sima of Wang Jian's shogunate. These people would not turn to Zhao Gao and the princess-li party. If you know the reason, move them with emotion, and convince them to support the crown prince "Fusu", there would be no accident.

Before the 50,000 cavalry reached Xianyang, Jiuxiong, Xiye, Meng Yi jointly drafted a letter, ordered Luo Xu and others to copy multiple copies, and sent envoys to sneak into Xianyang in batches, secretly sent them to the hands of important officials such as Feng Quji, Feng Jie, Wei Liao, and Zhang Han to win strong support from the court and isolate the conspirators.

In order to paralyze the conspirators, 50,000 cavalry quietly moved forward that night and bypassed Xianyang City from the outskirts of Xianyang. While they were about to advance east, there was a tremor that seemed to be a galloping 100,000 war horses on the ground, as if the earth was shaking.

Jiuxiong, Nishino, Meng Yi and others were stunned and didn't know what had happened. Fortunately, their 50,000 troops were not attacked and continued to order the army to advance.

The people in Xianyang City were frightened and anxiously looked out the window to observe the movements, thinking that the enemy had reached the capital. But when they were careful, they occasionally saw that there was no sign of the brigade of officers patrolling the streets.

Everyone hid at home and dared not come out, and they all guessed: "Is it really an earthquake?"

"I think it's like a large number of war horses approaching."

"No, for no reason, why did such a huge shock come about?"

"Don't the government and the army know?"

"The whole city is so quiet, it seems that something big is going to happen!"...

Jiuxiong and the others left Xianyang and advanced eastward, walking all the way, without any danger. Even the Lantian Camp did not send soldiers to interrogate according to the usual practice. It seemed that the conspirators in the city were not aware of the visit of the Great Wall Legion.

When the army was about to arrive at Hangu Pass, the sweaty messenger ran up to report an emergency military situation. He Jiannan nodded and presented an item wrapped in oil cloth with both hands...

Xiye (Meng Tian) was surprised when he saw this. Everyone was puzzled and asked what was going on with the commander.

The messenger said in a angrily manner: "General, the person who delivered the items was riding a fast horse, and only said that this was an emergency military situation. It must be delivered to the eldest son and the general as soon as possible. Then he turned his horse's head and walked back quickly."

Nishino signaled him to retreat, and then opened the oil cloth layer by layer, but there were several pieces of gold and silk inside, with words on it, one of which was full of words. Because the messenger said, "It must be handed over to Fusu, Meng Tian will pass it on", He Jiannan then transferred the items to Jiuxiong after reading it.

"God helps me!" Jiuxiong carefully read the contents of the gold and silk, and was very excited. "The gold and silk came by coincidence, and it rained in time!" He ordered the entire army to remove the original flag and hang out the "Qin" written in the small seal script of His Majesty the First Emperor. With this banner that symbolizes the trust of the royal family and the glory of the Jiuyuan Army, the army marched at full speed, without any obstacles, and rushed towards Hangu Pass.

It is said that there were 20,000 defenders at Hangu Pass. Zhao Gao falsely passed an imperial edict to transfer 18,000 troops. The guard general had some doubts about the edict and strongly demanded that five thousand soldiers be left behind on the grounds of guarding the pass. The envoy refused and argued with him for a long time before finally giving in and reluctantly agreed to leave two thousand defenders. The envoy, who was angry, ordered the guard general not to follow the army and be responsible for the defense of Hangu Pass.

The army in Xiye was getting closer and closer to Hangu Pass, and the defenders had long felt the strong vibration of the earth. The army in the west was covered in darkness, and the dust from the ground was flying, rushing straight to the sky, and the troops were about to come to the city.

There were only 2,000 soldiers guarding the pass. Once the war started, it was not enough to be stuck in the gap. The soldiers at the pass were very nervous, their faces were pale, and they hurriedly reported to General Fan Jie.

The veteran general experienced many battles and knew the strategic important position of Hangu Pass. He immediately ordered his retreat not to leave. The entire army entered a first-level combat readiness and prohibited civilians and business travelers from entering and leaving.

In the blink of an eye, Jiuxiong and Xiye and his party arrived at the Hangu Pass and saw that the piles of arrows on both sides of the pass were quiet and silent like death. He Jiannan intuition determined that there must be many archers lurking in it. Because the Great Qin flag was there, they did not dare to act rashly without Fan Jie's order.

After a few words from Nishino to Jiuxiong, Luo Huo, Meng Yi and others, he rode his horse and took a few personal soldiers to the close of the gate, got off the horse and climbed up the stairs, and walked straight to the general's headquarters of Hangu Pass.

The reason why Nishino was so bold was that he learned that General Hangu Pass was the Sima Fan Jie of the shogunate of the former general Wang Jian. He was over 60 years old and was the old friend of the general "Meng Tian". The two had a good personal relationship.

When Fan Jie saw Nishino coming up, he was surprised: What was shocking was that the commander of the Jiuyuan army suddenly ran to Hangu Pass? What was happy was that the old friends reunited and felt relieved.

The old general came to more than a dozen steps, smiled and greeted Nishino: "The general came from afar, but the last general was not far away to welcome him, so please forgive me."

Nishino responded with a spring breeze on his face: "Hurry and free the gifts. The old general worked hard day and night, and he worked hard to guard the pass. Meng had important military intelligence discussions."

Fan Jie bowed again: "Promise!" and led the way to the Hangu Pass Army.

At this time, Wang Jian, Wang Ben and his son had passed away, Li Xin retired, the titles and prestige of generals such as Xin Sheng and Feng Jie were far less than those of "Meng Tian". Therefore, the generals in the hearts of the world were Meng Tian, ​​and the soldiers even regarded Meng Tian as a god and were proud of it.

It is no surprise that Fan Jie received Meng Tian with such a great gift, as respectful as Wang Jian. After arriving at the capital, Fan Jie personally brought tea and asked, "Was the general who led the Iron Cavalry to Hangu Pass, did he also receive the order from His Majesty to serve the king?"

Nishino took a sip of tea and said slowly: "The old general doesn't know anything. Your Majesty has never issued a transfer order to any army to serve the king."

"What do you mean?" Fan Jie was puzzled, turned to look at the desk, pointing to the edict received a half day ago: "This...?"

"This is a forgery!" Meng Tian (Xinye) said, with a very strong tone. Then he stood up suddenly, took out a piece of gold and silk he had just received, and opened it and said: "Fan Jie, the general of Hangu Pass, obeyed the order--"

"I'm here!" Fan Jie quickly knelt down on one knee and obeyed the order.

"The situation is chaotic now, and a large number of rebels crossed Xingyang and drove towards Xianyang. The military situation is urgent. The generals of Hangu Pass were ordered to lead their troops to Xiaguan to station outside Hangu Pass to explore the enemy situation; the guards of the pass can be handed over to the general who came with the order. Guowei's Mansion." He Jiannan read the military order, with a majestic momentum and a look like General Meng Tian.

After reading the order to change defense, Nishino handed over gold and silk to Fan Jie for verification. Fan Jie looked at it and asked: "The last general was ordered by His Majesty to lead the army to guard the pass. The matter of changing defense should be subject to His Majesty's order to change defense. Isn't the position of National Guard vacant more than ten years ago?"

Nishino was not panicked and asked back: "Your Majesty's edict did not order the veteran general to lead the entire army to serve the king. Why are you still in Hangu Pass? Is it fake that the seal of the Guowei Mansion?"

Fan Jie was stunned: "Didn't the general say that it was a forgery? The transfer of military troops from the National Guard's Office must be approved by His Majesty before it can be implemented!"

Seeing that the softness was not working, Nishino immediately turned around and shouted, "Come on, someone! Take down the old general who refuses to be ordered and look after the custody of the army!"

In an instant, more than a dozen fully armed Jiuyuan cavalry ran in from outside the door and immediately controlled Fan Jie. The sudden mutiny shocked Fan Jie. He struggled a few times and said, "General, you must not! You are plotting against others. I hope the general will think twice!"

Xi was ambitious and kind, and said with a smile: "The old general, don't worry. In less than three days, Meng will definitely restore the old general's freedom."

"Let me go, General! You are playing with fire*!" Fan Jie was unwilling to submit.

"Old General, this is a bad statement! I, Meng, had no choice but to save the Qin Dynasty. You will understand afterwards. Bet on it-" Nishino said with a smile.

"promise!"

"Remember to serve the old general with good wine and good meat—"

"promise!"……

It turned out that the oil cloth package received by Xiye (Meng Tian) just now was sent by someone from the old Guowei Wei Liao. Wei Liao was placed under house arrest by His Majesty the First Emperor in the name of giving him a mansion. He was idle at home for many years and did not take back the seal of Guowei in his hand. The outside world thought that the position of Guowei was in a vacant state.

After receiving the joint letter from "Fusu", Wei Liao felt the situation was serious and immediately wrote the Hangu Pass control order, informing the details of the Hangu Pass defenders, and also attached a plan to seize the pass for Meng Tian's reference.
Chapter completed!