Chapter 177 Trouble

In the eighth year of the Qin Dynasty, the State of Qin retaliated for the revenge of the State of Zhao for joining forces to attack Qin, and raised a large army again. The army was led by the king's younger brother Xi, and once again launched the prelude to attack the State of Zhao.

As soon as the army moved, the war machines roared, and changes visible to the naked eye unfolded before their eyes.

Soldiers and supplies mobilized from various places gradually gathered towards Guanzhong and headed outside Hangu Pass.

The eight hundred miles of Guanzhong, the core area, is long and narrow from east to west, and lacks depth from north to south. In order to protect the safety of Guanzhong, the most important thing is to maintain the four passes.

Among them, Hangu Pass facing Shandong is the most important. Therefore, when Hangu Pass was breached, the Qin State would always ask for peace to prevent the war from spreading to the hinterland of Guanzhong.

Of course, not many people in the past dynasties were able to break through Hangu Pass when the Qin State was stable. The princes of the six kingdoms of Shandong could at most defeat Qin's troops from the east, but most of them stopped at Hangu Pass.

Strategically speaking, if Qin wants to destroy the six kingdoms and unite the world, or retreat to the pass and protect the center of the pass, it must maintain the security of its two wings.

The people of Qin understand this, and so do the people of Zhao and Chu.

Therefore, in a long period of nearly a hundred years, Zhao and Qin fought in Shangdang, Taiyuan, and Hedong, and Chu and Qin decisively defeated Bashu, Hanzhong, and Nanyang.

As for the war on the southern flank of Guanzhong, which was related to the fate of the country, with Sima mistakenly attacking Shu and Bai Qi destroying Ying, it ended with Qin's complete victory.

Although the Chu State now has its capital in Chen, and is eager to recapture the vast and fertile land of the Jianghan Plain, the situation is over, and the Qin army has not left any space for the Chu army. Qin had a huge strategic advantage.

This decisive battle on the northeast wing of Guanzhong still has no winner. After the Battle of Changping, all countries were in an uproar, and Qin had shown the first glory of its empire.

Just such a small amount of light was quickly suppressed by the Guanzhong countries together.

After more than 20 years of tug-of-war, there has never been a winner. Of course, this was due to the fact that after the death of King Qin Zhaoxiang, the next two kings of Qin were in power for too short a time and the political situation was unstable. It was also due to the fact that Wei and Zhao joined forces to fight back tenaciously.

However, in the end, with the alliance led by Chu and Zhao, Pang Nuan led his army to attack Guanzhong. As for the bottom, it was once again proved that Zhao State was still capable of passing through the Taiyuan and Shangdang lines, and the northeastern flank of Guanzhong , the ability to threaten the hinterland of Qin.

This is also the reason why Qin regards Zhao as its great enemy!

Since the decline of Wei's power, King Wuling of Zhao's Hufu rode and shot, and the power of Zhao's country has greatly increased, the power of the world is either Qin annexing Zhao, or Zhao annexing Qin.

But today, Qin's advantage is already huge.

In the camp, flags were fluttering.

Cheng Xi was wearing armor and leading his generals in high spirits. Fan Yuqi followed them. As a general, he helped manage the army.

However, when the Qin army had just set up camp and Cheng Yu was based on a strange land, after convening the generals, the first thing he did was not discuss the combat deployment against Zhao, but to eliminate future troubles.

"Your Highness wants to take action against the commander of the army?"

Fan Yuqi was surprised when he said this. He thought that Cheng Yu knew nothing about Zhao Shuang's actions.

But this His Highness is smarter than Fan Yuqi imagined.

Cheng Xi's face showed confidence, and he looked at Fan Yuqi, word by word, and his heart was penetrated.

"Lü Buwei and Zhao Shuang once stayed together at Zilanxuan. Afterwards, Lu Buwei gave him two wineries and recommended him to become a military commander. Could it be that Lu Buwei, a big businessman, was the one who gave him money and officials? Kindness?”

"The reason why I have been holding back on the little tricks Zhao Shuang did behind me is because I don't have the evidence in my hand to make a fatal blow."

Fan Yuqi raised his hand and asked.

"Your Highness, are you available now?"

"I have always suspected that there was something wrong with the ordnance provided by Zhao Shuang, so I sent it to the forward troops. Not long ago, our forward army fought with a small force of Zhao Army and discovered that the ordnance provided by Zhao Shuang was The crossbows are all shoddy and inferior.”

"Zhao Shuang did it very covertly. Once our army and Zhao army go to war on a large scale, our army will definitely be defeated miserably if they use these crossbows. The battlefield will be chaotic. By then, it will be unclear whose responsibility it is. But now It’s different, even if Zhao Shuang has a few mouths, he can’t tell clearly.”

Cheng Yu was indeed much more cautious than Fan Yuqi imagined. Although he was new to military affairs, his response was no worse than in power struggles.

However, Fan Yuqi still had some worries in his heart. After all, where is the relationship between Zhao Shuang and Chang Pingjun. Although there has never been much contact between the two, if the incident happened, Lu Buwei's side would inevitably make a fuss about it.

"What do you want to do, Your Highness?"

Cheng Yu saw the hidden worries in Fan Yuqi's heart, but he already had a solution.

"I have reported this matter and the evidence to the king. Zhao Shuang cannot escape the crime of corruption and malfeasance. As for Lord Changping, it has nothing to do with him, so naturally it has nothing to do with him. As for whether he will be involved in the future, Lord Changping will have his own way. .”

"The evidence of the crime is clear. Even if Zhao Shuang is covered in words, he still can't get rid of it!"

When Cheng Yu said this, there was a chill in his eyes, but Fan Yuqi breathed a sigh of relief.

"Your Highness is wise!"

As the commander of the army, Zhao Shuang had already moved out of Hangu Pass, but he delayed it to deal with the necessary supplies and food.

The light of summer shines on the earth, and the mountains, rivers, and trees are gradually turning green, with a lush atmosphere.

"Lord Sima, the escorted supplies have already left, why are you still here?"

As the commander of the army, there are a number of subordinate officials under him. They followed Zhao Shuang, a little puzzled, the military situation was tight, why this Hanyang Lord was still in such good interest, traveling here and sighing, just like a spring outing.

Faintly, it feels more like waiting for something?

Just, what is it?

Dozens of men and horses galloped towards here, and the envoy from Xianyang brought a pair of shackles and shackles.

"Zhao Shuang, Lord of Hanyang, shouldered the responsibility of military commander, but he derelict in his duties and enriched himself, deeply indebted to the king. When the decree comes, Zhao Shuang will be relieved of his military duties and escorted to the capital to await his execution."

All of Zhao Shuang's subordinate officials raised their heads and looked at the figure in the front, who seemed to be shaking.

Zhao Shuang took over King Qin's order and stood up among the people.

Facing the shackles and shackles, his face not only lacked the shame of being caught for corruption, but instead had a sense of righteousness, like a hero who died generously.

Before putting on the shackles and chains, Zhao Shuang pondered his emotions and recited a poem.

"Since ancient times, no one has ever died, leaving a loyal heart to illuminate history."

The cadence of his words coupled with Zhao Shuang's resolute expression did not let everyone forget him as he left. As a result, none of the officials could figure out the reason why the prison van had gone so far.

One of them pulled the sleeve of the other person and asked several times.

"Sima was arrested for corruption, right?"

"Probably!"

"Why don't I look the same?"

The clear facts are clearly in front of us, but these innocent people behave more vainly than the corrupt people.