Gao Yuan and Hehua led a selection of more than 22,000 Han and Qin allied troops, starting from Lingshou, a group headed north, and only after leaving Yanmen Pass did they turn westward, enter Yunzhong County, and then march all the way to the west.

Although there were not many troops this time, only more than 20,000 men in total, each soldier was equipped with three war horses, plus a small number of vehicles, a total of about 66,000 horses, so the whole team looked very large, and the sound of hooves was like thunder, and the sound was amazing.

Of course, at this time, only Han could use sixty or seventy thousand horses at once, and no other country could do this. Although the national strength of the Qin State is far superior to that of the Han State, and the number of horses trained in the country is not inferior to that of the Han State, most of them are used as chariot horses, and the Qin State is not as good as the Han State in terms of the number of cavalry troops, not to mention that the infantry of the Han State has also been trained to ride horses.

Because the whole army is on horseback, the Han and Qin coalition army marched very fast, marching in the Han country, can reach more than 300 miles a day, but the plateau knows that this kind of long-distance rush is a long-term process, and it is not something that can be reached in one or two days, so the distribution of the body on the march is very important.

There was nothing to march in the territory of the Han State, because the whole army had a response along the way, and prepared food and lodging for the army, which saved a lot of trouble, and the body of the soldiers and horses could be restored, and after the Han State was obtained, these superior conditions no longer existed, so after leaving Yunzhong County, the plateau controlled the marching time of the whole army within two hundred miles per day, so that the whole army and horses could maintain the necessary body.

This route was originally walked by Takahara himself, and not only did he draw a detailed map, but Takahara also made many signs along the way. Although several years have passed, and most of the signs are gone, there are still some signs that have been preserved, and they also serve as a reference for the march of the army, which can be corroborated with the map.

After the army set out from Lingshou, it walked for a total of 12 days, of which 8 days were marching in the territory of the Han Kingdom, leaving Yunzhong County for as much as a day, and reaching the head of the Yellow River, which was the Hetao area in later generations. The Han-Qin coalition crossed the Yellow River here and began to turn southward.

Although this is not the border of Qin, but the buffer zone of Qin to resist the invasion of the Huns, there are often patrols of the Qin army in this area, the last time the plateau was alone, of course, it can easily avoid the patrol of the Qin army, but now it is with more than 20,000 troops, once it meets the patrol of the Qin army, it is difficult to dodge, so the plateau is also very careful, around the army, sent a number of scout teams to explore the way, and put away the banner of the Han army, only the banner of the Qin army.

Nazhi walked for three days in a row, traveled nearly 500 miles, and even did not enter the northern border of Qin, but it was not much worse, but he did not find the patrol army of the Qin army, and there was not even a trace of the army passing along the way, and occasionally encountered some hunters or merchants. However, these people were not surprised when they saw that it was the banner of the Qin army, and the plateau did not embarrass them.

Gao Yuan was also quite puzzled by this, because this was not the same as the last time he infiltrated the Qin State, so he asked the accompanying Qin generals to ask. Originally, in the north of Qin, there were about 100,000 troops stationed all year round to prevent the nomads in the north, mainly the Huns, from plundering in the south, but since the Han army defeated the Xiongnu army in the grassland of Saibei and killed Maodun Shan Yu, now the Xiongnu departments are fighting with each other in order to compete for the position of Shan Yu, so they are simply flawless and unable to plunder southward, and the northern border of Qin is also a lot calmer. At this time, the three kingdoms of Han, Qi and Chu were organizing a joint attack against Qin, so the Qin State also had to concentrate elite troops to fight against the three countries, so most of the troops guarding the northern border were transferred back to Xianyang, leaving only a small number of troops to garrison, so that the area patrolled by the Qin army was naturally greatly reduced.

However, at this time, the Han and Qin coalition forces had almost entered the territory of Qin, but still did not find the patrol army of the Qin army, which is certainly not a normal phenomenon, Gao Yuan believes that this may be related to the current situation of Qin, it seems that the changes in Qin have affected the border area.

And on the fourth day, the Han-Qin coalition finally encountered a patrolling Qin army, which numbered about 200 people, had ten chariots, and the rest were all cavalry. However, seeing that the Han and Qin coalition forces were under the banner of the Qin State and wearing the clothes and armor of the Qin army, the patrol team did not suspect it, but just came to inquire about the origin of the people. As a result, they were surrounded by the Han and Qin coalition forces, and no one escaped.

At this time, He Hua appeared in front of Qin Jun with Meng Tian, Meng Yi, Xin Sheng, Feng Zheng and others. Although none of these soldiers had seen Hehua, Meng Tian and the others still knew a few soldiers, so as soon as a few people appeared, many Qin soldiers were very surprised and asked nonsense.

He Hua faintly heard a few words: "General Meng, didn't Xianyang say that you surrendered to the Han Kingdom?" How did it end up here? "General Xin, Han Teng said that the king has been killed, is it true?" "Now there are a lot of rumors in Xianyang, what happened?"

Hehua's heart moved, looking at this, these Qin soldiers didn't fully believe Han Teng's words, so they glanced at Meng Tian, Meng Tian understood, and immediately said, "Don't be busy talking about other things first." As he spoke, he pointed at Hehua and said, "You have come to see Princess Hehua?" ”

Only then did the Qin soldiers notice Hehua, and saw that although Hehua was full of dust, it had its own Yonghua noble temperament, and it was Meng Tian who said it, so they couldn't help but be shocked, and they knelt on the ground one after another, and said, "I've seen the princess." ”

Seeing that the Qin soldiers saluted him, He Hua also breathed a sigh of relief, if the Qin soldiers believed Han Teng's statement, thinking that he and his ministers killed Qin Wangzheng and surrendered to the Han State, they would never salute themselves. So he immediately said, "Who is your leader?" ”

A man who looked like an officer stood up and said, "Princess Hui, it's a villain." ”

He Hua nodded and said with a smile: "What is your name and what official position is it." ”

The man said: "Villain Shao Jie, the current title is doctor." ”

He Hua nodded, the "doctor" of the Qin State is different from the "doctor" of other countries, it is only the fifth level of the twentieth level of the Qin State, and it still belongs to the title of the middle and lower ranks, He Hua asked again: "You tell me all the rumors that came from Xianyang, and you must not hide it." ”

When Shao Jie heard this, he couldn't help but look embarrassed, and He Hua smiled slightly and said, "Are there some rumors about me that are not good, don't be afraid, just sue me." ”

It turned out that the situation was indeed similar to that judged by Gao Yuan, although after Han Teng took control of Xianyang, he announced to the entire Qin State that Hehua and the ministers of the Qin State had united to betray the Qin State, killed the Qin Wangzheng, surrendered the Han State, and demanded that the officials and garrisons in various parts of the Qin State obey their orders, recruit troops, collect grain, and make the Han State enemies.

However, the vast majority of local officials, as well as the garrison army, did not believe Han Teng's words, firstly, Hehua was indeed very loved by the Qin people in the Qin State, and the loyalty of the ministers such as Li Si, Wei Yi, and Meng Wu to the Qin State was also deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and no one would believe that they would betray the Qin State and betray the Qin Wangzheng; Second, Han Teng suddenly returned to the army and occupied Xianyang, which is very doubtful in itself, so if he says it, the credibility will naturally not be high; Thirdly, Han Teng executed Qin Wangzheng's children, although the news has been blocked, but there is no impermeable wall in the world, not to mention that it is such a big thing, there will be some rumors going out, although I don't know if it is true or not, but there is not a lot of suspicion about Han Teng, and no one obeys Han Teng's orders.

Although Han Teng has occupied Xianyang now, he does not have many troops, and it is not enough to garrison Xianyang, so he can only actually control Xianyang City, and even the surrounding areas are very limited, and there is almost no control over the entire Qin State, and no local officials and garrisons of the Qin State responded to Han Teng's orders, and Han Teng had no choice but to let them go for a while.

However, since the Shang Dynasty changed the law, the Qin State has strengthened the centralization of power and weakened the local power, and compared with other countries, the local officials of the Qin State have limited power and do not have the strength to confront the central government. Moreover, the daughters of Qin Wangzheng are all dead, and most of the important ministers of Qin are not there, and no one has come forward to recruit and organize various local forces, so although the local officials and garrisons of Qin State do not obey Han Teng's orders, they can only wait and see, and no one openly raises the banner to resist Han Teng, but they are also sluggish on their respective official duties. This is also the reason why the Han and Qin coalition forces drove straight into the territory of the Qin State before meeting the patrols of the Qin army.

After listening to Shao Jie's speech, He Hua sighed for a moment and asked, "Shao Jie, where is your army stationed now?" Who will the Lord be? How many troops are there? ”

Shao Jie said: "Princess Huiyu, our army is now stationed in Pingdu, about thirty miles away from here?" The main general's name is Cheng Yuan, and there are about 20,000 troops in total? ”

Meng Tian listened to this, was stunned, and immediately asked, "Shao Jie, when did Cheng Yuan come to Pingdu to garrison?" ”

Shao Jie said: "It was two years ago. ”

Meng Tian nodded and said, "Sure enough, it's him." He turned his head to He Hua and said: "Princess, this Cheng Yuan will know, he was originally my father's general, he has served under my father for more than ten years, my father pulled it up, and he also has some friendship with the general, so the general is willing to ask the princess for an order, and immediately go to Pingdu, saying that Cheng Yuan will return to the princess and recover Xianyang together." ”

After hearing this, He Hua thought for a while and said: "This matter is very important, I can't decide it alone, I still have to discuss it with King Han before I can make a decision." He turned to Xin Sheng and Feng Zheng and said, "General Xin, General Feng, the two of you wait here for a while, and I will go to see King Han, Meng Tian and Meng Yi, you two come with me." ”

Meng Tian and Meng Yi listened, hurriedly agreed, and followed Hehua to find the plateau.