In the land of Liaodong, there is endless wilderness. In autumn, the weather has begun to turn cold.
Li Xin, wearing armor and stomach, rode forward on horseback. The autumn wind blew on his face, making his face even more angular. Behind him was a long line of Qin troops, basically all cavalry.
Most of these Qin soldiers had excited expressions on their faces, and their bodies were stained with blood.
"We are finally reaching Xiangping! Damn it, these barbarians and Koreans are running so fast. We only killed more than a thousand of them in this pursuit. The others all ran away in the blink of an eye and hid.
Entering those old forests, you really can't catch up even if you want to." A Qin soldier complained.
Another Qin soldier with a pockmarked face laughed and said: "Run away, what are these barbarians worth fighting? You said that when you beat the Gaoyi people before, you could also steal some cattle, sheep and horses. These barbarians can't even compare with the Gaoyi people.
There was not even a valuable thing in his body, and the fur on his body was still smelly. In all his years of fighting, Nai Gong had never seen such a poor enemy. He drove them all away in one breath.
It’s good to go back to our hometown, so that they will never dare to come to Liaodong again, and we can go back as soon as possible.”
"Yes, drive all these barbarians out of Liaodong, and we can go home."
"Now that we have killed Gao Yi, Yi, Qi, Jizi and North Korea, when will we start to attack Dong Hu?"
"Fight Donghu and drive them out of Liaodong, so we can go back quickly!" the Qin soldiers said, their faces full of homesickness, and even the mention of the word Donghu was full of fighting spirit.
The words from behind reached Li Xin's ears. Li Xin pursed his lips. After his defeat in the Chu Land, he had been sinking for several years, numbing himself with wine and sex all day long, almost forgetting the feeling of galloping on the battlefield.
It wasn't until the king issued an edict that he was reactivated and given the mission of conquering Liaodong that Li Xin cheered up again.
The land of Liaodong, a land of bitter cold. The endless wilderness has once again become Li Xin's battlefield. Those Donghu, Gaoyi, Yi, Qi and Jizi North Korea who invaded Liaodong while the Yan Kingdom was destroyed by the Qin army, and more
The unnamed barbarians all became Li Xin’s enemies.
In this nearly year, Li Xin led his army across Liaodong. Now he has recovered most of the land in Liaodong, driving out Gaoyi, Yi, Qi, Jizi Chaoshan and weaker foreign barbarians from this land.
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The black Qin flag fluttered in the wind. The pleasure of bullying the weak with the strong and defeating the ragged barbarians with the fully armed Qin army made Li Xin a little intoxicated.
He seemed to understand somewhat why Qin Wuji, the commander of Yan State's Liaodong Army, was confident enough to lead his army across Yishui to fight Wang Jian.
Fighting these barbarians from Liaodong too often will really make people very confident. Li Xin felt a little elated again.
But every time this time, he would think of Zhao Tuo kneeling on the ground outside Pingyu City, kowtow and beg him.
Those sad sounds kept echoing in his ears.
"Zhao Tuo." Li Xin whispered that name, and the floating feeling in his heart left immediately. His pride and stubbornness, rashness and willfulness almost destroyed him.
It was Zhao Tuo who made the suggestion, and it was the king who ignored the past grudges and gave him, Li Xin, a chance to get back on his feet.
"We will be careful not to make the same mistake again."
"Li Xin, you must live up to Zhao Tuo and your Majesty!" Li Xin's voice was firm. If his previous character was followed, this expedition to Liaodong would be a surprise attack with light vehicles, penetrating through the areas occupied by the barbarians.
But in fact, when Li Xin conquered Liaodong this time, he first recruited enough soldiers from Yan, and while training the army, he sent people to investigate the situation in Liaodong.
After the intelligence was confirmed to be correct, he looked for an opportunity to march eastward and conquer Xiangping, the largest city in Liaodong in one fell swoop.
Later, with Xiangping as the center, Li Xin gathered the local Yan remnants who had been tortured by the barbarians, and then gradually expelled the barbarians everywhere and regained the homeland of Yan.
During this process, Li Xin maintained a calm attitude and did not start an all-out war with the barbarians. He even sent people to express his goodwill to the strongest Donghu and gave King Donghu many silks, cloth, pearls, jade and precious stones that were rare to see on the grasslands.
, after stabilizing Donghu, the Qin army began to exterminate other barbarians.
Although this took a lot of time, it also had the effect of a steady attack. Now only the Qin army and the Donghu who occupied the northern area were left in Liaodong.
At this time, several riders flew out of Xiangping City not far ahead.
"When I left, what news did you have about Donghu?" Li Xin asked General Qin who came to greet him. General Qin shook his head: "There is no big change, but I heard from the Donghu people we bribed,
The King of Donghu saw that the Huns were defeated by our Qin army in Dai, and he wanted to invade. When the Xiongnu Chanyu heard about this, he sent his prince to Donghu as a hostage, and offered good horses, cattle, sheep and beautiful women. King Donghu gave up the west
Plan to invade the Huns."
"It's such a pity. If Dong Hu really fights with the Xiongnu, it will be easier for the general to defeat his army in one fell swoop and conquer Liaodong." Listening to the other party's voice full of regret.
Li Xin nodded, but didn't say much. The Qin general hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: "General, there is something else coming from Yan."
"What's the matter?"
"General Zhao defeated 300,000 Qi troops in Zhencheng and forced the Qi State Sima to death. His troops marched into Linzi and threatened the King of Qi to open the city and surrender. Now more than 70 cities in Qi State have planted the flag of our Qin State. General Zhao, destroy
Lost Qi!" Li Xin was stunned.
Zhao Tuo destroyed the State of Qi? Did the young man who once needed his protection lead his troops to destroy the State of Qi on his own?
Li Xin took a deep breath. He turned his head and looked north again.
"It's time to take action against Donghu. I will drive all these barbarians outside the Great Wall and plant the flag of our Qin State throughout Liaodong!" Li Xin's eyes glowed with a strong fighting spirit.
Zhao Tuo has destroyed Qi, and he should complete his mission. Li Xin will complete his transformation and rebirth here, and return to Xianyang with the honor of regaining Liaodong.
At that time, he could truly sit across from Zhao Tuo and talk about the past together.
"Zhao Tuo, wait for me to go back."... Yandi, a small city near Jieshi.
"Zifang, do you know what news I heard today!" Gongsun Xin strode over, his face a little ugly.
Zhang Liang raised his head and glanced at his expression, and whispered: "Has the State of Qi been destroyed?" Gongsun Xin smiled bitterly and said: "Of course, the State of Qi was really captured by Zhao Tuo. The speed of its demise is really surprising.
." Speaking of this, Gongsun Xin couldn't help but said angrily: "Qi is also a country of ten thousand chariots. It is said to have millions of armors. As a result, when Zhencheng was defeated, the Qi people even lost the will to resist."
"I heard that Zhao Tuo only sent a lobbyist into the city and persuaded the King of Qi to surrender with just one mouthful. More than 70 cities in Qi State were destroyed in a few months. I have never heard of a person with ten thousand people surrendering.
When you take advantage of a big country, someone tells you to surrender." After listening to Gongsun Xin's complaint, Zhang Liang's expression changed.
"He actually defeated the Qi State by saying that he surrendered. From this point of view, Zhao Tuo did not station troops in Dongjun before and gave the Qi people time to gather their troops. He just wanted to win the battle in one battle and defeat the 300,000 Qi army with him.
You can force the King of Qi to surrender with force. This Zhao Tuo is really brave!" Zhang Liang whispered: "My choice is indeed right. Although Wang Jian is old, there are people like Zhao Tuo who are Qin generals and people from the Six Kingdoms.
Even if we unite, we can't defeat the Qin army on the battlefield. If we want to restore the country, we can only rely on assassination." Gongsun Xin frowned and said: "Zifang, you said before that there are strong men among the Yi people, and you want to go find them. But I
How can I cross Liaodong and go to the land of the Yi people after I have been stranded in Yan for almost a year?"
"It is better to look for strong men in the land of Yanzhao. Yanzhao is the land of Kang's tragedy. There are many strong men. Maybe we can find suitable candidates." They heard from the Yan people last year that there were strong men among Dongyi who could be assassins.
Zhang Liang had the intention to go to Yi Di to find people. However, with Li Xin's conquest of Liaodong, the entire Liaodong land became a mess. They could only stay in Yan Di without making any progress.
"The people of the Six Kingdoms have been frightened by the Qin army. It is very difficult to find the person who assassinated the King of Qin. There are many people from Yan and Zhao Kang, yes. But do you still remember Gao Tuo?"
"With this person in front, there is no guarantee that people from the Six Nations will not be betrayed by him as assassins. In the end, they will betray us."
"If you want to successfully complete the assassination, you still have to find Yi people who do not know the majesty of King Qin, so as not to be afraid of being betrayed by him." Zhang Liang narrowed his eyes slightly and said to Gongsun Xin: "Since Zhao Tuo has destroyed Qi, all the land in the world will be destroyed.
As the King of Qin is in control, we should act as soon as possible. Now that the land route is blocked, we will look for sea ships and find a way to float eastward on the sea to find strong men who will assassinate Qin." Gongsun Xin's face was full of astonishment: "Go eastward on the sea?"...
The land of Guanzhong, Xianyang City.
A motorcade arrived at the outskirts of Xianyang, beside the Bashui Bridge. At this moment, a young man and his servants were standing beside the bridge.
When he saw the convoy approaching, the young man's face suddenly beamed with joy and he rushed to meet the man on horseback at the front.
"Brother, you are back." The man on the war horse looks to be over thirty years old. He has a square face, big eyes, and a slightly longer beard under his chin. He looks somewhat mature.
"My brother." Li You responded, looking at his younger brother who was greeting him, with a hint of joy on his face.
Li Yu laughed and said: "Congratulations to my brother for returning to Xianyang. He attacked the Yi people in Nanjun and made many meritorious deeds, making the Nanyi people surrender and offer tribute to the king. Now that my brother is back, I think he has been promoted." Li Yu laughed.
Laughed.
He went south last year and served as Nanjun County Lieutenant, responsible for conquering the rebellious barbarians. Although there were some minor problems along the way, they had little impact.
Now he has successfully completed this task. Under the threat of setting fire to the mountain, the evil reputation of Li You has spread among the barbarians throughout Nanjun, causing barbarians from all over the country to surrender and pay tribute.
The mission was completed and the victory was reported to Xianyang. Then Li You received a commendation from the king and an edict calling him back to Xianyang.
Although the content of the edict was very formulaic, several words with the meaning of commendation still made Li You very excited.
That was the king's recognition of him. When he called Li You back to the capital, he probably had another important responsibility. Perhaps as his younger brother Li Yu said, he might be promoted after returning this time.
While the two brothers were talking, several fast horses came galloping in the distance from the direction of Hangu. Their speed was extremely fast. Judging from their attire, they were obviously urgent messengers.
Li You had been on the battlefield several times, so he knew that the other party must be carrying important information, so he quickly pulled Li Yu back to the bridge and waited for the messenger to fly by.
After several galloping horses crossed the Ba River and disappeared into the distant city of Xianyang, Li You and Li Yu walked hand in hand to Xianyang. Behind them, servants led the horses, and the convoy followed slowly.
"I haven't been back to Xianyang in almost two years, but this place is still the same as in my memory." Li You looked into the distance and sighed.
Then he turned to ask: "My brother, what big things happened in Xianyang City recently?" When Li Yu heard this, he instinctively said: "The biggest thing is that King Qi surrendered. I heard that the news came back
At that time, the king happily took pictures in the palace..." At this point, Li Yu came to his senses and quickly stopped talking.
Li Yu paused. He took a deep breath and whispered: "King Qi surrendered? Has Zhao Tuo already captured Linzi?" Li Yu said awkwardly: "That should be the case, but brother, there is no need to think too much. Qi
The country has more than seventy cities. Even if Zhao Tuo takes Linzi, it will not be easy to completely destroy Qi." Li You glanced at his younger brother and knew that the other party wanted to comfort him.
He shook his head and said: "With Zhao Tuo's ability, after taking Linzi, it will only be a matter of time before the Qi Dynasty is pacified. This person's ability in military warfare is really inferior to mine." Li Yu said anxiously: "Brother, what are you doing?
If you can belittle yourself, then no matter how powerful Zhao Tuo is, he is still your former subordinate!" Li You did not answer.
He stood there, looking at Xianyang in front of him. He smiled, but his smile was full of bitterness.
Zhao Tuo destroyed Qi, so he should come back, right? At this moment, Li You was suddenly no longer excited about returning to Xianyang.