Gao Yuan heard that Hehua had something to discuss with him, and immediately ordered, on the spot with a carriage to form a space, spread the carpet, everyone sat on the ground, Meng Tian said what Shao Jie said just now to the plateau again, and at the same time asked the plateau for an order, asking to go down the distance.

After listening to Meng Tian's speech, Gao Yuan thought for a while and said to Hehua: "What is your opinion?" ”

He Hua said: "I also think that we should recruit Cheng Yuan." ”

Gao Yuan said: "Why? With the speed of our march, we can completely get rid of the Qin army stationed in Pingdu and take Xianyang directly, if we surrender Cheng Yuan, even if it is successful, it will inevitably delay some time, and it may even leak our whereabouts, so that Han Teng can take precautions, and it will not be able to achieve the effect of a surprise attack, and whether it can surrender Cheng Yuan, it is not yet known, once the surrender fails, the consequences will be even stricter, our surprise attack will be a complete failure, not only the army will be wiped out, even our people will not escape life. ”

Meng Tian said: "King Han, if you surrender Cheng Yuan, the end will be at least seven or eight points certain." ”

Gao Yuan shook his head and said, "General Meng Tian, it's not that I don't trust you, but our raid on Xianyang this time has a heavy relationship, and at least it is the life and death of more than 20,000 of us and horses; The most important thing is whether we can turn defeat into victory, and even if we can successfully take advantage of Han Teng's unpreparedness and kill Xianyang, the probability of winning in the end is not more than fifty percent, so there must be no other accidents in the middle, let alone seven or eight percent of the certainty, as long as there is a chance of failure, we can't take risks rashly. ”

After Meng Tian listened, he also bowed his head and said nothing, because Gao Yuan was right, this time he raided Xianyang, Gao Yuan was almost a desperate gamble, and although Han Teng's troops were small, his strength should not be underestimated, so whether he could defeat Han Teng in the end was not absolutely sure, if there was another accident in the middle, it would indeed be very dangerous, and Gao Yuan did not dare to take rash risks, it was not unreasonable.

At this time, He Hua said: "Judging from the news we had before we set off, the army under Han Teng is about 15,000 people, although they are all elite troops of the Jiuli tribe, but after all, the number is too small to hold Xianyang City, and although some Qin troops surrendered to Han Teng, the number is not very large, only twenty or thirty thousand people, and it may not be true to surrender Han Teng, it is not to be afraid, plus we have a large number of internal responses in Xianyang City, so as long as we reach Xianyang City, we will definitely be able to break through the city gate and enter Xianyang City, Isn't it? ”

Gao Yuan nodded and said: "Yes, but this battle is not all right if you attack Xianyang City, although Han Teng's army can't hold Xianyang City, it can completely retreat to Xianyang City and fight with us in the city, so the outcome of this battle is indeed unpredictable." ”

He Hua said: "Yes, so even if we can win in the end, we will inevitably lose a lot, just a bad victory?" ”

Gao Yuan nodded again and said, "Yes." ”

He Hua said: "But have you thought about it, defeating Han Teng is also not equivalent to controlling the entire Qin State, in case we have worked hard to defeat Han Teng, but we are opposed by officials from all over the Qin State, just like the current Han Teng, we can only control Xianyang, and the other local officials of the Qin State, the garrison does not respect our orders, what is the use." Even if there is no Qin State, but Han Teng still has the support of Qi and Chu, and there is still the Jiuli clan behind him, can he achieve the final victory by relying on the Han State alone? ”

After Gao Yuan listened, he also pondered, since he came up with this plan to make a detour to the north and attack Xianyang, Gao Yuan basically thought about how to defeat Han Teng, but after defeating Han Teng, how to control the Qin State did not think much, after all, the Gao Yuan did not have a full grasp of defeating Han Teng, so naturally he would not think much about what would happen after defeating Han Teng, and in Gao Yuan's opinion, it was always much easier to control the Qin State than to defeat Han Teng, and there were still Hehua and Meng Tian and others on his side, so there would always be a way.

Now that Hehua mentioned this problem, Gao Yuan couldn't help but think about it seriously, it is indeed not easy to control the Qin State, because he is the King of Han, although there are also Qin troops in the accompanying army, but it is still dominated by the Han army, and Hehua is just a girl after all, although she has a strong calling power in the Qin State, it is impossible to succeed the King of Qin, so she may not be able to control the Qin State lightly, and the biggest possibility is that it is the same as Han Teng, and the government decree is not out of Xianyang.

And this is not bad, if the army loses too much in the battle with Han Teng and its strength suffers, it is inevitable that there will be no local forces of the Qin State to take the opportunity to grab the fruits of victory. Although the children of Qin Wangzheng were all killed by Han Teng, the Qin State has been established for hundreds of years, and the number of clans is very large, and it is not difficult to find a few distant family members of the Ying clan to come forward, or borrow their names to discuss. The local forces of the Qin State did not dare to act rashly now, firstly, because their own strength was not enough, and secondly, they were afraid of Han Teng's strength. But if he and Han Teng fight to lose, no matter who survives, I'm afraid they will face such a situation.

He Hua said: "Therefore, the significance of recruiting Cheng Yuan is actually very important, not only to defeat Han Teng and recapture Xianyang, but also to effectively control the Qin State in a short period of time after defeating Han Teng." As long as we can recruit Cheng Yuan, it is very likely to trigger a chain reaction in the Qin State, attracting other local officials and garrisons to defect to our side, and we can also officially play the banner of conquering Han Teng and avenging our father, in order to win the support of more Qin people, and recruit more people to enhance our strength, even if we leak our whereabouts, but Han Teng's army is too small, and we have internal help, Han Teng still can't hold Xianyang, and fight in the city, if the number of our troops increases, Then the chance of winning is naturally greater, and after defeating Han Teng, we will also get the support of a considerable part of the Qin people, which is also very helpful for us to be able to effectively control the Qin State, which is why I advocate recruiting Cheng Yuan. ”

After listening to Hehua's speech, Gao Yuan also had to admit that Hehua was indeed much more thoughtful than himself, so after thinking about it seriously, he nodded and said: "What you said is indeed reasonable, if you can recruit Cheng Yuan, of course it is a good thing, but if you fail to surrender, it will also be a fatal blow to us, so we must not only be seven or eight points sure, we must be 100% sure, otherwise I would rather give up." ”

Meng Tian smiled bitterly on the side, he didn't dare to guarantee 100% that he would be able to persuade Cheng Yuan to surrender to Hehua.

At this time, He Hua said: "Then I will personally go to Pingdu to recruit Cheng Yuan, since General Meng is seventy or eighty percent sure, plus my words, it should be ten percent sure." ”

Gao Yuan hadn't said anything yet, Meng Tian and Meng Yi couldn't help but be taken aback, and Meng Yi immediately said: "The princess is still a golden body, but you must not take such a big risk." ”

Meng Tian also said: "Yes, Cheng Yuan is only a general in the north, how dare he have a big frame for Princess Lao, and it is enough for the last general to go to surrender, in case the princess has an accident, isn't it because of a small loss?" ”

He Hua smiled faintly and said, "I am the princess of the Qin State, and I have the last order of my father, are you still afraid that the generals of the Qin State will hurt me?" And only when I personally go to surrender can we show our sincerity and shamelessness, and only in this way can we persuade Cheng Yuan to surrender. Therefore I have determined that you will not need to persuade me any more. After finishing speaking, he turned to the plateau and said, "Let me go this time." ”

And Meng Tian and Meng Yi both looked at the plateau, hoping that the plateau could stop Hehua.

Gao Yuan looked at Hehua, and after a while, he said, "Have you thought about it?" ”

He Hua smiled slightly and said, "When I set off from Handan, I had already thought about it. ”

Gao Yuan nodded and said, "Okay, then let's work hard for you to run." ”

When Meng Tian and Meng Yi heard this, they had no choice but to look at each other and smile bitterly.

In fact, Gao Yuan is not very worried about Hehua's safety, even if the recruitment is far from successful, Hehua is unlikely to have any losses, not to mention that Hehua itself has a huge number of tricks in the Qin State, even if Cheng Yuan really wants to be unfavorable to Hehua, with Hehua's ability, it is enough to protect himself, because as long as Hehua shows the incarnation of the Xuanniao, it is enough to shock the Qin army. Therefore, as long as Hehua personally goes out, he is indeed completely sure.

After discussing and deciding like this, Hehua immediately prepared to leave, after all, Pingdu was still nearly thirty miles away from this time, but it was not close. Meng Tian and Meng Yi naturally had to go with Hehua, and there were three people with them, who personally protected Hehua, but they only brought fifty Qin soldiers, and from the Qin army's patrol, ten people from Shaojie were selected to lead the way, and the rest all stayed. And Gao Yuan also ordered that the men and horses camp on the spot and rest, waiting for news from Hehua.

He Hua led everyone to set off, and under the guidance of Shao Jie and others, they headed northwest. The group walked for about an hour, only to see a military village in the distance ahead.

Originally, Pingdu was just a place name, and did not build a city wall, the Qin army built a military village here, which was mainly a civil engineering structure, with giant trees juxtaposed to form a fence, and the lower part was piled with earth and stones, with a total height of about one zhang and five feet. Although it is not as tall and strong as the city wall, because the Qin army in the north is mainly to prevent the attack of the Xiongnu, the Xiongnu army is mainly cavalry shooting, and the ability to attack the fortification is not strong, so such a military fortress can completely defend against the Xiongnu army.

At this time, Meng Tian said to He Hua: "Princess, we have arrived in Pingdu, and we ask the princess to wait here for a while, and then the general will go to Dazhai to persuade Cheng Yuan and let him come out of the village to meet the princess." ”

He Hua smiled slightly and said, "It's still two or three miles away from Pingdu, what am I waiting for here?" If you want to wait, you should go to Dazhai and wait. Let's go, let's move on. ”

It turned out that Meng Tian's original intention was to let Hehua stay away, so that if he couldn't descend to Chengyuan, Hehua was also some distance away from the military village, in case Chengyuan was not good for Hehua, he could also escape, but Hehua insisted on going to the village, and Meng Tian had no choice but to follow Hehua to continue to move forward.

The group walked forward again, until they came to Dazhai less than 100 steps away, and then Hehua stopped and asked Meng Tian to enter the village with Shao Jie to see Cheng Yuan.