Chapter 553 Sense of Justice

Lone bamboo.

Yan Dan stood on the fortress among the mountains, looking at the flags of the Qin army in the mountains and fields, with mixed emotions in his heart.

From the core farming area of ​​Yan State to Liaodong, one must pass through Lulong Road. After the demise of Guzhu State, its territory became the most critical area in western Liaoning.

Because it is located on a transportation thoroughfare, the economy in western Liaoning is very developed, even more than that in eastern Liaoning.

At that time, the general Qin Kai attacked Donghu from the north and took away two thousand miles of land. How heroic he was! But now, the princes and nobles of the Yan Kingdom are following the path of their predecessors, fleeing eastward in a hurry, heading to the land of Liaodong, surviving in the ice and snow, just to avoid the Qin army's sharp edge.

"Your Highness, we have repelled several attacks by the Qin army, but there is not much food and grass left."

Strategically speaking, protecting this strategic artery is to cover the rapid evacuation of the large forces behind.

Yan State has been operating in western Liaoning and eastern Liaoning for a long time, and the conditions for all the passes are very mature. This also created conditions for the rapid evacuation of the princes and nobles of the Yan Kingdom.

Regarding Liaodong, Yan State has detailed intelligence.

Judging from the terrain, although Liaodong is remote, it is still enough to establish a country and defend itself. Especially with the dangerous passes, it can resist the Qin army.

But what Yan Dan didn't expect was that Qin general Li Xin was chasing after him, and he was bound to win.

Judging from the previous attacks, the Qin army was just testing. And next, is the real attack.

But Yan Dan couldn't hold on for long, and he never thought of stopping the Qin army here.

"Bring the food and grass and retreat!"

Not long after Yan Dan's order was issued, riots broke out in the fortress.

The granary caught fire, and a group of assassins infiltrated into the village and were causing chaos.

"Luo Sheng, when?"

Yan Dan's expression changed. As part of the Qinglong Plan, he needed to be responsible for the failure of assassinating Qin and letting Prince Yan disappear from the world.

But to stage such a play, a suitable stage is needed.

The vast area south of Yanshan Mountain has flat terrain. Once the Qin army breaks in and the Yan army chooses to abandon the defense, the forces of Luowang can quickly penetrate along the Qin army's edge.

Compared to Liaodong, which Qin Jun and Luo Wang were not very familiar with, this place was obviously not suitable.

"Let's go!"

Yan Dan's voice became much more urgent, and at this moment, the Qin army outside the fortress also began to attack.

After a great battle, the Yan army fled north in embarrassment.

Inside the messy fortress, the flag of the Qin army has now been raised.

Li Xin stood on the fortress wall, behind him were scattered armors, weapons, and the corpses of Yan army soldiers.

In front of him, on the long road behind the fortress, only a few Yan troops were retreating north.

Covering the sun and holding a sword, he came behind Li Xin and bowed.

"General!"

Li Xin didn't look back and just said.

"What's the matter?"

"Luo Wang is willing to be the vanguard of the general's flying army to capture Prince Yan Dan."

"Without the snare, wouldn't the general be able to capture Yan Dan?"

The fortress is located on a high ground and guards Lulong Road. Smoke was rising between the neighboring mountains. A gust of wind blew by, and the Yan army fleeing north disappeared from sight.

Zhanri felt the disdain in Li Xin's words, but he didn't take it seriously. Nowadays, most of the generals in the Qin army are arrogant and unruly people.

Except for King Qin, they have never served anyone.

"The general is a general that the king values ​​highly, but Luo Wang is better at hunting down people. If we can capture Yan Dan as soon as possible, we can also explain it to the king as soon as possible. What's more, now that Lord Hanyang is in charge of Jicheng, the affairs of Yandi will not be resolved. The general needs to share the king's worries."

Li Xin turned his head slightly and asked.

"What do you mean?"

"The attack on Yan was all due to the efforts of General Wang Jian and General Li. But the first one to capture Jicheng was Zhao Shuang's Taiyuan Army. He is trying to steal the credit!"

The armies of Wang Jian and Li Xin were both direct descendants of the King of Qin, but Zhao Shuang's army was different.

Although the Qin army was divided into factions, Wang Jian and Li Xin belonged to the same branch, while Zhao Shuang belonged to another branch.

From a source point of view, the armies of Wang Jian and Li Xin were all trained after the King of Qin came to power, and they were direct line troops.

Others, such as the Meng clan and other generals, although they are not direct descendants, because they supported the King of Qin a long time ago and have the merit of following the dragon, their treatment is not much different from that of the direct descendants.

After the army belonging to the Chu clan was destroyed by the Zhao State, although the troops of the Shi clan were still strong, they were gradually marginalized.

Nowadays, the two armies of the clan factions in the Qin State, the Anxi Zhen Army and the Taiyuan Army, have a total strength of about 150,000. Both the Anxi Town Army and the Taiyuan Army were originally located in remote places, guarding the borders.

But as Zhao was destroyed and Yan was attacked, the Taiyuan army suddenly appeared and stole the limelight from the direct line armies of the King of Qin. If you don’t believe it when you hide the sun, you will not hold grudges in your confidence.

"What you just said are trying to drive a wedge between the generals within our Qin Army?"

Li Xin said. Zhan Ri couldn't guess the true emotions in his heart at this moment, so he said tentatively.

"Although the Taiyuan Army guards the border, the general has also seen that the treatment and equipment of these five thousand Taiyuan elite soldiers are no worse than the general's flying army and the general's tiger army. As for Han Yangjun's private army, Yu The equipment and treatment of Lin Jun and Jincheng Cavalry are even better than those of Fei Jun. The general is the king's minister, so you must not ignore it!"

Generally speaking, the more core and elite the troops are, the better the equipment and treatment they receive. As for the fringe troops, their treatment and equipment should be at a lower level.

"enough!"

Li Xin shouted, turned around, and scolded angrily.

"Is Luo Weng's assassin a censor? What qualifications do you have to explore the intelligence of our Qin ministers? Not to mention you, not even Zhao Gao. What's more, our Qin army works so hard to guard the country's borders, but you can It’s just a comment. If you think it’s inappropriate, you can report it to me. You don’t have to tell me this.”

Li Xin waved his hand and left angrily.

Zhanri looked at Li Xin's leaving figure, his eyes flashing coldly, and murmured.

"Zhao Shuang's popularity is really good!"

Jicheng.

Outside the attic, it started raining heavily.

Zhao Shuang was lying lazily on the bed, and the moon god was combing his hair beside him.

"The generals of the Qin army are very interested in Yan Dan's head. Why do you want to stay in Jicheng?"

"Which one do you think is more important to me, Yan Dan or money?"

Facing Moon God's question, Zhao Shuang asked.

Moon God stopped what he was doing, his clothes were thin, and when he turned around, a gust of fragrant wind rushed towards Zhao Shuang.

"money?"

Zhao Shuang raised his head and could still feel the delicate feeling on the fair skin under Luna's clothes.

"Is it Yan Dan?"

"It doesn't matter!"

Luna rolled her eyes, but heard Zhao Shuang say.

"The assassination of Qin failed. There are many people in the world who want Yan Dan to die. Catching or killing Yan Dan is a great achievement for the generals of the Qin army, but it is of no use to me. If I get this merit, it will be in vain. Increase the resentment of the generals."

"I'm afraid it's not just that!"

"In the Qin State, in order to deal with me, Lord Changping and Luo Wang, although there is no overt cooperation, there has always been a secret understanding. And Yan Dan can make this tacit understanding disappear."

"Then the snare can't be killed?"

"Do you think Luo Wang has any choice? After the failure of the assassination of Qin, a large number of courtiers with a sense of justice realized that the assassin Qin Wuyang used the Chaos God Long Sword in the assassination, which aroused widespread public opinion among the government and the public, questioning Luo Wang's ability. and value, and even more suspicious of the ambiguous relationship between Luo Wang and the assassin. Even in order to prove himself, Luo Wang has to give a satisfactory explanation."

"Once the net kills Yan Dan, then I will take over Jiwang Valley; if not, Yan Dan will become a thorn between Changping Lord and Zhao Gao, allowing them to kill each other."

Zhao Shuang chuckled and rubbed his hands.

"It would be even more interesting if Yan Dan could successfully fake death."

Luna saw this and smiled softly.

"You are really ruined!"