Chapter 917: The Magnificent Power of Han (Forty-One)

After all, Wu Qi never met Gao Yuan, even though he contributed two million taels of military expenses to the Eastern Marching Army. The only thing that made him feel gratified was that Yan Shenghao promised him on behalf of Gao Yuan that he would continue to sell the Eastern Marching Army to Wei. The number of weapons sold, such as arm-shaped crossbows, will be doubled from the previous agreement between the two parties. Other weapons, such as improved bed crossbows and other conventional weapons, are not limited in quantity. As long as the Wei people want them, they can be conquered. Dongfu will sell it.

When leaving the tea shop, Wu Qi felt disappointed. He always felt that he seemed to have missed something. When he left sadly, he naturally did not expect that just as he was leaving, a carriage came out of Fengcheng and headed towards Ji. As they walked towards the city, sitting on the city was none other than Fan Sui, the chief minister of the Qin State. Fan Sui, who was waiting in Fengcheng, finally received the documents from the Eastern Army. General Gao Yuan met him in Jicheng.

The infantrymen rode on their horses, staring at the Qin cavalry approaching slowly in the distance. This was the enemy of the Zhengdong Army in the near future, and it was also the most powerful enemy. In the planning of Zhengdong Mansion, they would also He is the last enemy of the Zhengdong Mansion. In the past few days, there have indeed been no large-scale battles between the two sides, but the confrontations between cavalry and scouts have continued in the areas around Fengcheng. When the two sides clashed, the Zhengdong Army had the upper hand. In ten conflicts, the army was defeated. Six or seven times, the Eastern Expedition Army won, but the infantry did not despise their opponents because of this. The scouts tested their personal combat capabilities more. Within the Eastern Expedition Army, those currently serving as scouts are basically Huns or Donghu people. , these warriors who grew up on horseback have a congenital advantage over Qin Qi in single combat. Although they have won in most conflicts, their victory is not easy.

One hundred cavalry guarded the carriage in the middle and stopped more than a hundred steps away from the infantry. The infantryman walked forward slowly alone. When he reached a few steps away from the carriage, he stopped, cupped his fists and said : "The infantrymen of the Central Group Army of the Eastern Expeditionary Army were ordered to greet Prime Minister Fan here and escort him to Jicheng."

The door of the carriage opened, and Fan Sui walked out, stood on the shaft of the carriage, raised his fist towards the infantry, and said with a smile: "It turns out he is the famous infantry general. Even we Qin people are familiar with the general's story and admire the general." My feelings are truly beyond words!”

"Thank you, Prime Minister Fan!" The infantryman bowed slightly, "It's just a cheap name, it's not worth mentioning." He lightly reined the horse and got out of the way. Following the movements of the infantry, a hundred cavalrymen from behind the infantry moved to both sides at the same time. He stepped back and gave way to the main road. Seeing the uniform movements of the cavalry of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, Fan Sui's pupils shrank slightly. As a country like Qin that relies on military force, although he is the head of the civil service, he has no knowledge of the military. He was familiar with this seemingly simple action, but when dozens or hundreds of people did it at the same time, it seemed extremely complicated. He glanced sideways at the Qin Army cavalry general next to the carriage. From the other side's eyes, he also saw Got shocked.

The infantry opened the way, and Fan Sui's carriage followed immediately. Holding the door, Fan Sui looked at the particularly conspicuous iron foot of the infantry, frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and then returned to the carriage.

One hundred cavalrymen from the Eastern Expeditionary Army gathered into the Qin army's cavalry one by one. The two cavalry teams that had been competing for life and death on the battlefield not long ago were now sandwiched together, one team from the Qin army and one team from the expeditionary army. Eastern Army.

Chadianzi is where the Eastern Expeditionary Army is stationed. Tens of thousands of military camps of the Eastern Expeditionary Army stretch for more than ten miles. At this time, more than 20,000 infantry and nearly 30,000 cavalry are gathered outside the military camp. Square formations stand silently. .Fan Sui in the carriage heard the rapid breathing of the soldiers outside the carriage. He opened the curtain with some surprise, and immediately saw this amazing scene. If he hadn't opened the curtain, it would be hard for him to think of it. , at this moment, on both sides of his marching route, all the troops of the Eastern Conquest Army were assembled.

It was not difficult to have the army put up a mighty array, but it was so quiet that it made him feel a little weird. When the curtains were opened, he never wanted to put them down. He also wanted to take a look at this army that had grown in less than ten years. Suddenly, the world-famous army has what kind of power that makes all countries pay attention.

The Eastern Expedition Army did not disappoint him.

The Young Guards in red uniforms were the most conspicuous. The square formations at the front were obviously much smaller than those at the back. Seeing the flying military flags, Fan Sui suddenly understood that the First Division of the Young Guards, It was the team that won the head-to-head collision with the elite Qin army led by Ben Kuan outside the Masaping Canyon. The army led by Ben Kuan was actually a mighty army of the Qin army that had fought in hundreds of battles. Their combat effectiveness was second only to that of Wei Wu Xianyang's troops. They conquered the world and destroyed countless countries without ever being defeated. However, at Masaping, they were severely defeated by the red-robed army in front of them.

In the entire Eastern Expedition Army, only Gao Yuan's former Red Guards and now the Young Guards were wearing red uniforms. Looking at the dozens of red clad phalanxes stretching out, Fan Sui took a deep breath and fought like this. A powerful team, perhaps only the King of Qin's Guards could compete with one of them.

"Infantry General!" he called softly.

"What are your orders from Prime Minister Fan?" the infantryman turned his head.

"Fan came here just to calm down the flames of war. Isn't Governor Gao's move unfriendly?" Fan Sui smiled and said, "Are you demonstrating against me?"

The infantryman smiled and said, "Fan Xiang is overthinking. What the governor wants to tell Fan is that whoever wants to provoke the Eastern Expeditionary Army must be prepared to pay a huge price. The army is here, who dares to stroke the tiger's beard? We don't We may cause trouble, but we are not afraid of it. We will fight blood for blood and tooth for tooth. The governor said that showing off your strong muscles at the appropriate time will prevent more wars and reduce unnecessary sacrifices."

Fan Sui chewed these words in his mind several times, nodded and said: "This is quite reasonable. The military appearance of the Eastern Expeditionary Army is really neat and impressive, which is amazing."

"Not only the military appearance, but also the combat effectiveness!" The infantryman continued: "Anyone who despises the Eastern Expeditionary Army has been turned into ashes under the front of the Eastern Expeditionary Army. The same is true for the Donghu people, and the same is true for the Qi people, but they don't know it. Who will be next?"

Fan Sui laughed, "I don't think it will be our Great Qin."

The infantryman smiled and turned his head,

Gao Yuan was showing off his power, but Fan Sui thought that Gao Yuan was a little petty. After all, he was a new force and lacked some foundation, he thought in his heart.

After passing the military camp, we set foot on the road to Tianhe Jicheng. Due to the large-scale military mobilization and countless civilians transporting supplies, the road was already muddy and bumpy. However, it took Fan Sui a few days to travel. It was tender on the inside and burnt on the outside, and I was exhausted from all the tossing.

"Xiang Fan, Jicheng is ahead, we are here!" The voice of the infantry came from outside the car window. Fan Suiqiang sat up straight and opened the curtains. What came into view was the majestic city wall of Jicheng. , you can still see countless traces left on the city wall from the war that we just experienced not long ago, and some of the damage in some places has not even been repaired. But this did not attract Fan Sui's eyes, and his eyes remained there at this time. The flag flying high on the Jicheng city tower.

It was not the flag of the Yan State that he was familiar with, or even the flag of the Eastern Conquest Army that he had seen in the tea shop a few days ago. On the yellow flag, there was a golden dragon embroidered with teeth and claws, and around the flag, there was a There were circles of cloud patterns, and within the cloud patterns, there were small five-pointed stars embroidered there. After looking at the huge flag that rustled in the wind for a long time, Fan Sui turned around and looked at the infantrymen on one side. , "Infantry General, what is this?" He pointed to the big flag on the tower.

The infantryman smiled and said: "Xiang Fan, that is our new flag for Zhengdong Mansion. It was designed by the governor himself. How about it? It's very powerful and beautiful, isn't it?"

Fan Sui took a deep look at the infantry. Gao Yuan had already taken the first step to replace Yan Zifang, changing the flag. I think the people of Jicheng had become accustomed to seeing this flag flying over Jicheng in the past few days.

"It is indeed very beautiful and mighty. I wonder what you can say about this flag designed by Governor Gao?"

"Of course there is a saying." The infantryman said: "The governor said that we are all descendants of Yan and Huang, descendants of the dragon, so this flag should naturally be dominated by the dragon. And under our Eastern Expedition Army, there are many ethnic groups. People of many different nationalities gather under the flag of the Eastern Expeditionary Army. This small star represents a nation, which symbolizes that unity is strength."

"The descendants of Yan and Huang, the descendants of the dragon!" Fan Sui thought about these two sentences repeatedly in his mind. It can be said that through this flag, he has deeply understood Gao Yuan's thoughts, swallowing the Huns in Gaoyuan and destroying them. After Donghu defeated Qi, he had set his sights on the Central Plains. His thoughts were the same as those of the King of Qin in Xianyang, which was to unify the Central Plains and create a unique unified country.

"Xiang Fan, please come into the city!"

"Enter the city!" Fan Sui came back to his senses and nodded.

Jicheng is still under military control. The once prosperous capital of the Yan Kingdom is now extremely deserted. There are more soldiers from the Eastern Conquest Army in navy blue military uniforms coming and going. Most of the shops are still closed. A desolate scene.

"What a pity, I didn't expect Jicheng to be so deserted now!" Fan Sui sighed as he looked at the deserted streets through the carriage.

"Yes, Jicheng is full of disasters. Not long ago, the Qi people attacked Jicheng, burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of evil. Jicheng suffered heavy losses, and a large number of residents in the city fled. Later, although my Eastern Army recovered Jicheng, I wanted to It will take a long time to restore the prosperity here, but it will get better and better. The Eastern Expeditionary Army has already settled in Jicheng, and this will become the safest city on the continent." The infantryman said confidently: " No one can break the city guarded by the Eastern Expeditionary Army."

"Is there any invincible city in this world?" Fan Sui retorted, "How many impregnable cities in history eventually turned into a pile of dust in history and ceased to exist!"

"That's because we, the Eastern Expeditionary Army, are not guarding it!" the infantryman raised his eyebrows and said, "If you don't believe me, please ask Prime Minister Fan to wait and see."

"That's natural!" (To be continued)