Chapter 277: Depressed

; The battle in Green Sea has come to an end, the Qin army began to clean up the battlefield, and the main generals of all ministries gathered in front of Li Xin to listen to the next deployment.

"The whole army rests for a day, and then returns to the same route to assist Hangu Pass." Li Xin's order was extremely simple.

"General, why don't we go directly to Dai Commandery and force Zhao Mu to withdraw from Hanguan Valley? This way the distance will be shorter. Dai Commandery is the territory of Gong Zilan, and I heard that he and Gong Zilan have a close relationship." A general said. asked somewhat puzzled.

Li Xin smiled, glanced at him, and said calmly: "It's very simple, because Zhao Guo can live without Dai Commandery, but we can't live without Hangu Pass. When we attack Dai Commandery, Zhao Muli doesn't care, what kind of Zhao Mu is?" Such a person, how can he be a person who abandons official duties because of personal friendship. He will only attack Hangu Pass even more crazily, and the troops in General Yingteng's hands will not last long. On the way to Hangu Pass."

Wang Xiao was dissatisfied and said: "General, when you send troops, you should persuade the king to give up this idea. If the king appears at Hangu Pass, Zhao Mu will definitely go crazy. A gentleman does not stand on top of the dangerous hall, and the king will do so." To do it is to completely disregard the country and the country.”

"It's useless." Li Xin said with a smile: "You don't know our king's temper? Besides, the king will only go when Hangu Pass is really in danger, maybe in the king's place. Under the encouragement, Hangu Pass can wait for our support, and General Yingteng should make arrangements, even if something happens at Hangu Pass, your majesty will be fine."

"I hope so!" Wang Xiao let out a foul breath.

Li Xin looked around at the generals, "Hurry up and rest, get out of camp tomorrow, and then go back as fast as possible."

On the border of Qin and Zhao, at Hangu Pass, the two armies have been fighting for half a month. Unlike the one-sided battle on the grassland, the opposing sides here are evenly matched. Although the Qin army is small, it has a strong city to rely on, while Zhao The army has an overwhelming advantage in numbers. After half a month of hard work, the two fortresses of Hangu Pass and Changfeng have already been razed to the ground by the Zhao army. None of the Qin troops stationed inside survived. After Hangu Pass, the two sides fought fiercely. Day after day, Zhao Mu finally relied on his superiority in numbers and forced the Qin army into the city with a war of attrition.

Right now, the two armies are at Hangu Pass, and they have completely lost the splendor of the famous generals in the world. They are all adopting the most barbaric fighting style. , but relying on the dangerous pass fortress that has been in operation for many years and its hard work. Hangu Pass is not only an important channel for the Qin army to send troops to the Central Plains, but also a key fortress for them to protect the Qin State.

It was another day of fierce battles, closed and closed, corpses piled up, Zhao Jun has retreated for a long time, but on the battlefield, the beacon fire has not been extinguished for a long time, and the peeling burning is accompanied by wisps of green smoke, reflecting The red sunset that has been gradually setting has added a few tragic colors.

From when Zhao Mu discovered the truth to when he launched the attack on Hangu Pass, although it took less than a month, Zhao Mu looked much older. For Zhao Mu, the fierce battle of more than ten days was also a challenge. This kind of torment, his opponent is not a mediocre person, but Ying Teng, who has played against him many times. The two people know each other too well, so that they can't hide from the opponent with any tricks. Zhao Mu couldn't think of any other way for a while, and facing the strong city, his troop loss was far more than that of his opponent.

Next to his big case, sitting Zhao Guo's Prime Minister, Gong Zilan, is the same as Zhao Mu, he looks older than Zhao Mu, and now he can't care about Daijun.

"Zhao Mu, how many soldiers are there in Yingteng's hand?" Zi Lan looked at Zhao Mu and asked, Zi Lan didn't quite understand the battle between the two armies. At that time, he felt that the Qin army had not decreased.

"The black-armored infantry in Yingteng's hands is less than 5,000 at most!" Zhao Mu sighed, "The black-armored infantry, this is King Qin Wulie's personal soldiers, the most important army guarding Xianyang. King Qin took it personally, and this time, King Wulie of Qin actually handed him over to Ying Teng, and he trusts this old guy very much."

Gong Zilan smiled bitterly, "Ying Teng is his uncle, and he was a staunch supporter during the process of King Qin Wulie's ascension to the throne. Of course he would trust him. What surprised me the most was that King Qin Wulie dared to send 200,000 troops to the throne. It takes a lot of courage to hand it over to Li Xin, a general with a foreign surname and a commoner background. Zhao Mu, you are an aristocrat, can you imagine that our king will hand over such a large army to you and let you take full command of it? ?”

Zhao Mu remained silent for a long while, "So, now that the state of Qin is on the rise, it has become a problem for all forces in the Central Plains. King Qin Wulie is a true hero."

"The hero of the people of Qin is our dream!" Gong Zilan stood up, "Zhao Mu, took down Hangu Pass, went straight to Xianyang, and killed King Wulie of Qin before Li Xin came back. Once King Wulie of Qin died, the state of Qin would inevitably die." If there is great chaos, then our country of Zhao will leap to become the overlord of the world."

"Do you think I don't want to?" Zhao Mu was upset, "But I have to defeat the old guy Yingteng before I can say that. Zilan, you have to go back to Handan immediately and tell the king to form an alliance with the nations, please All countries send reinforcements, otherwise, even if I take down Hangu Pass, when I attack Xianyang, I will bump into Li Xin's returning army, and we will still fail at that time."

"Your Majesty is not a fool, he must have already done this." Zi Lan said.

"But you still have to go back. You are here with me. What else can you do except get angry? You are the Prime Minister of the State of Zhao. At this moment, you should stay in Handan and help deal with state affairs." Zhao Mu waved his hand." Brother Lan, I know you have resentment in your heart, but state affairs are the most important thing!"

Zilan smiled wryly, "I'm afraid the more this is the time, the more the king will not want to see me in Handan!"

"Brother Zilan!" Zhao Mu raised his voice, "What time is it, and you are still talking about this, what good is it for Yu Guo?"

"Okay, okay! I'll go back!" Gong Zilan stood up, "Zhao Mu, Hangu Pass is up to you. If you can take it, the situation will be reversed. If you can't take it, in the next few days, we The days of Qin will be sad. Qin, who has no worries about the future, will inevitably come to the east in a big way. The six countries in the Central Plains have their own ghosts. Even if they can unite to deal with Qin in a short period of time, it will be difficult to change the overall situation. What they hope is us To be able to block Qin, but not to be too strong, this kind of worry about gains and losses will only be taken advantage of by others, and will eventually become Qin's prey."

"I know!" Zhao Mu let out a long sigh, "Do your best and obey the destiny!"

The two looked at each other speechlessly, with bitterness on their faces.

"Report!" A guard's voice came from outside.

"Come in!" Zhao Mu shouted in a deep voice.

"Prime Minister, General, a messenger has arrived from Handan."

"Let him in."

Outside the big tent, a person rushed in, saw Zi Lan and Zhao Mu, and immediately fell to the ground, "Minister of the State, General, the battle between our army and the State of Yan in Yuyang County is over, we, we It failed. Master Zhao Qi, General Zhao Meng was defeated and trapped in the city, General Zhao Guang was captured, General Zhao Dong was killed in battle, a hundred thousand troops were all killed by the Yishui River, only one out of ten survived."

Zi Lan fell back on the chair with a bang, and Zhao Mu closed his eyes in pain. After a while, he opened them slowly, "How is the Yan army now? Has it entered the mainland of Zhao?"

"No, the army of Yan State led by Zhou Yuan was stationed in Fangcheng. They did not attack any further, but they did not withdraw either. Instead, they gathered troops on the banks of the Yishui River! The king urgently summoned the Prime Minister to return to Handan!" The messenger raised his hand. heads up.

Zhao Mu let out a sigh of relief, "That's okay! Everyone in the country of Yan finally understands the general situation. Attacking me at this time is only a short-term quick, but you will also feel the pain in the end. Brother Zilan, you come back After Handan, we must strongly advocate an alliance with Yan, even if we sign an alliance with Yan for this purpose."

Zilan stood up with a pale face, "I'm afraid this is the reason why the king called me back to Handan. Yan Guo will definitely open his mouth and force me to sign a humiliating contract. The person who signed the contract will definitely be Zhao in the future." It seems that I, Zilan, will be the only sinner in the country. Hahaha! Your Majesty is really scheming! At this time, don’t forget to trick me, Zilan.”

When the messenger heard Zilan's words, his face immediately turned pale, and he knelt on the ground, his body trembling. Zhao Mu looked at him for a while, and suddenly said, "Come here, drag it out, and chop it up!"

The guards outside the tent rushed in, dragged the courier away, and the courier was as soft as noodles, so he couldn't speak.

"Wait a minute!" Zilan waved her hand, "Zhao Mu, why bother such a small person, even if he heard what I said, what can he do? What can he do if it reaches the king's ears? Let him go!"

Zhao Mu stared at Zilan for a long while, "You've finally softened your heart."

He waved his hand and motioned the guards to let go of the messenger, "It's your fate, but you should remember what Lord Zilan said just now, if I hear any gossip, not only you will not live, but your whole family will be killed by me." .”

The messenger who was lucky enough to get his life kowtowed repeatedly, "I don't dare, I don't dare, I didn't hear anything."

Zhao Mu was too lazy to look at him anymore, "Brother Zi Lan, as long as I, Zhao Mu, are still alive, I will never let you die. My words still have some weight after all."

Zilan nodded, Zhao Mu's words indeed carry weight, the current state of Zhao cannot do without him, but he can't return to the court, he can only stay far away in the east of the river, and stay with the state of Qin On the front line of the confrontation, at a certain moment, even if he wanted to save himself, he would be beyond his reach. And after the event, he would definitely put Zhao Guo first. He was his friend, but he couldn't be with him Zhao Guo's weight in his heart is comparable.

But Zi Lan doesn't blame him, this is the pillar that Zhao Mu and Zhao Guo can always rely on.

"I'm waiting for your good news!" Zilan turned and walked out, "I'll be leaving tonight."