According to reports, former general Wang Bi and eunuch Xiao Yi, together with a thousand soldiers, were besieged near the Peacock Kingdom. "
After more than ten days of trekking, the soldier who reported the news finally found the camp of Mengtian and Fusu.
Meng Tian and Fu Su had been exploring the Western Regions. They vaguely knew that there was a country in the south, but they had never interacted with it, let alone what the name of this big country was.
Meng Tian asked: "How long have they been surrounded?"
The pawn said: "It's been about ten days."
Meng Tian asked again: "How can I have a good location?"
The pawn said: "We built an earth city."
Meng Tian asked again: "How many people are there on the other side?"
The pawn said: "Tens of thousands of people, and the number is still increasing."
Meng Tian slowly shook his head: "The comparison is huge. Wang Ben and Xiao Yi are probably no longer alive."
The soldier was stunned for a moment and asked: "What does the general mean..."
Meng Tian said: "Our army is going all out to rescue, but the other army is waiting for work. Our chance of winning is very small."
"Since Wang Ben and Xiao Yi are dead. We might as well figure it out slowly, make full preparations, and then go on an expedition to the Peacock Kingdom."
"Otherwise, not only will we not be able to avenge them, but we will lose more people. It is really unwise."
The soldier begged bitterly: "However, what if Wang Ben and Xiao Yi are still alive? They are waiting for us to go back, but we let them die on their own. How can our conscience be at ease?"
Meng Tian frowned.
Fusu said from the side: "Why don't I bring ten thousand cavalry and bring the people back. Whether they are alive or dead, there will finally be an explanation."
Meng Tian nodded.
Fusu immediately counted 10,000 horses. After a good meal, he followed the pawn who reported the news and ran towards Tucheng.
These days, Fusu followed Meng Tian and fought many battles in the Western Regions. Many thieves were captured and several small countries were destroyed.
Therefore, Fusu is quite proficient in military affairs.
He and Meng Tian even found out about Shatilie and Moton. It was said that these two people had occupied another country in the west and were recruiting troops, intending to come back for revenge.
Meng Tian now spends all his energy on guarding against Sha Tilie.
Fusu led ten thousand people and rushed towards Tucheng.
Although he was on the way to Tucheng, what he was thinking about was actually about Shatilie.
Fusu also didn't believe that Xiao Yi and Wang Ben were still alive. He just felt that if he didn't go to the rescue, he would have a bad conscience. After all, they are from Qin.
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The battle around Tucheng has been going on for nearly a month.
In this month, countless soldiers of the Peacock Kingdom died, and they also saw the cunning of the Qin people.
The Qin people in Tucheng could not get out. The Qin people outside Tucheng were very active.
The Qin team outside was like flies, rushing over from time to time to harvest a wave of lives. When the Mauryan King ordered to destroy them, the cavalry fled far away.
There is no way, the Peacock Kingdom does not have good horses, so it cannot catch up with this cavalry that moves like the wind.
Later, the Mauryan King was really angry when he was harassed by the cavalry, so he ordered the Mauryan army to surround the cavalry in a circle from all directions.
As a result, the soldiers and horses in the Tucheng actually ran out and took advantage of the chaos, disrupting the Maurya King's camp.
The Mauryan King saw his army of tens of thousands being smashed to pieces. He was so angry that he chopped off a few people with his own hands, which restored order to the messy team.
After these days of fighting, the Mauryan King also realized that his army was a bit weak. It seems that after being away from the battle formation for a long time, the combat effectiveness is not so strong.
Finally, he decided to divide his troops into five teams. Each team took turns attacking Tucheng, which was regarded as military training.
The Mauryan King felt that Wang Ben's more than a thousand people were not a threat, and it was appropriate to use them to train his troops. When his troops and horses were trained, he could go directly to attack Da Qin.
It was the Peacock King's decision that gave Wang Ben and Xiao Yi a chance to breathe.
They repelled the attacks of the Maurya King again and again and struggled to hold on.
At first, Qin Bing dealt with it quite easily. But as time went by, they ran out of bows and arrows.
Without bows and arrows, there is no long-range deterrence. You can only wait for the enemy to attack and then engage in hand-to-hand combat with swords.
The quality of the Qin soldiers was much higher than that of the Peacock soldiers, and they would not suffer in hand-to-hand combat. However, after all, there were many people in the Peacock Kingdom. After taking turns to attack, the Qin soldiers fell one after another.
More importantly, the food in Tucheng is almost running out.
If this continues, it will only be destroyed by others.
Xiao Yi and Wang Ben discussed it and decided that this would not work. So they sent an envoy to risk his own life to meet the Maurya King and expressed his willingness to surrender.
The Peacock King has hated Xiao Yi and Wang Ben to death these days.
This small earth city had cost him thousands of troops.
Now that I heard that the people inside wanted to surrender, my first reaction was not to allow it.
Unexpectedly, the envoy was eloquent and said to the Peacock King: "Your Majesty, if you want to rule the world, you must be broad-minded. If you allow Wang Ben and Xiao Yi to surrender today, this matter will be widely spread. By then, , Your Majesty’s virtuous name will be known to everyone, and talented people in the world will flock to you, won’t they?”
The Peacock King was slightly stunned, and suddenly felt that what the messenger said made sense.
Thousands of his people are already dead anyway. Even if Wang Ben and Xiao Yi are killed, they will not survive.
In this case, it would be better to recruit Wang Ben and let the world see his ambition.
The envoy continued: "In addition, the king has seen Wang Ben and Xiao Yi's ability to lead troops. The king has also learned about the weapons of the Qin soldiers. If you allow them to surrender, they can help the king train a soldier. Armed with an extraordinary army, by that time, we will be able to conquer the world with no disadvantages."
When the Mauryan King heard this, his eyes could not help but shine.
He nodded: "Okay, let them surrender."
The messenger coughed dryly: "The two of them naturally want to surrender. But... there is a condition."
The Peacock King frowned: "Are there any conditions?"
The envoy said: "Yes. They want to ask the king to make them kings. The country has a radius of thousands of miles. The people are no less than one million. The land is fertile and the crops are prosperous..."
The Peacock King became furious and scolded: "You dare to play tricks on me?"
The messenger wiped the cold sweat on his head and laughed dryly: "The king thinks it's unreasonable, so you can bargain."
The Peacock King suddenly smiled: "Are the people of Qin so philistine?"
The messenger laughed dryly: "Probably so."
In the next few days, messengers traveled back and forth between the two places to discuss the specific details of the surrender.
Xiao Yi and Wang Ben were haggling over prices like they were buying vegetables in a wet market. Even after he surrendered, the Mauryan King had to carefully check whether his servants were male or female, tall or short.
This negotiation lasted for more than ten days.
During the negotiation, the envoy said that the Qin soldiers were short of food and prayed to the Maurya King to send some food.
The Mauryan King thought to himself that the issue of fiefdom had already been discussed anyway. These Qin soldiers are about to become their own soldiers and horses. In the future, we will rely on them to improve weapons and make equipment, so it doesn't hurt to give them some food.
The Peacock King agreed and gave the Qin soldiers food.
Who would have known that after the messenger returned the food, he would never return.
The Peacock King realized that he had been fooled and immediately ordered people to attack.
As a result, arrows rained down, killing hundreds of people on the spot.
It turns out that Qin Bing secretly obtained a lot of arrows at some time.
So... the tug-of-war in Tucheng began again.
The Peacock King almost died of anger. He had lost thousands of people and was about to capture Tucheng. Unexpectedly, the insidious and cunning Qin people actually made an excuse to surrender and managed to survive for a while.
Based on the current situation, will I have to lose several thousand more people?
The Peacock King secretly swore that from now on he would never trust the people of Qin again. As long as the Qin people are caught, they will be killed without mercy.
It is a pity that God did not give the Peacock King this opportunity again.
Fusu's reinforcements arrived, 10,000 cavalry, madly charging towards the Mauryan King's army.
The Mauryan King's team collapsed at the first touch and quickly fled south.
Fortunately, Fusu had no intention of pursuing them. He just saved Wang Ben and Xiao Yi and then stopped.
Xiao Yi looked at the direction of the Peacock Kingdom and said with regret: "We should take advantage of the victory and pursue it. The Peacock is working from abroad. As long as we fight a few battles, he will definitely destroy the country."
Fusu said calmly: "The Peacock Kingdom is thousands of miles away from the Qin Dynasty, so there is nothing to worry about. Now there are more important enemies to guard against. Let's stop here."
Xiao Yi nodded sadly.
He is just a eunuch. Now that the eldest son has spoken, what can he do?
Fusu took Xiaoyi and Wang Ben and slowly returned to the Western Region.
Xiao Yi took a thousand guards, together with Na Luo and Wang Ben, back to Xianyang City.
Just when Xiao Yi left, Fusu got the news.
The two brothers Shatilik and Maodun incited slaves to rebel in the Seleucid Kingdom. They had killed the local king and rebuilt the Huns.
There are only a dozen Huns such as Moton and Shatilie in the current Xiongnu country, but their rule seems to be quite solid.
They attacked in all directions, conquered everywhere, occupied more and more territories, and had more and more soldiers and horses.
Some spies found out that the Huns wanted to go to war with Qin.
Therefore, Fusu and Mengtian nervously marched to the Western Regions to prepare for the war against the Huns.
At the same time, the Peacock King sat in his palace angrily.
shame! shame! It's really a shame this time.
He was actually killed all the way to the palace and then killed out again. He actually didn't catch any of them.
It's such a shame. How can I have the face to lead the Peacock Kingdom in the future?
When the Maurya King was angry, one of his confidants came in from outside and said with a cheerful face: "Congratulations to my king, a great event has come."
The Mauryan King was filled with gloom: "What's the happy event?"
The confidant smiled and said: "Your Majesty has discovered the route to Da Qin and is familiar with the fighting methods of Qin soldiers. It only takes a year or two to capture Da Qin."
This kind of flattering way of painting a pie is very suitable for the Mauryan King. He couldn't help but smile.
The confidant added: "In addition, there is a second great joy."
The Mauryan King asked with interest: "What is it?"
The confidant said: "Just now, there is a place called the Xiongnu Kingdom in the west, and they have sent their credentials."
The Maurya King was puzzled: "The Xiongnu Kingdom? I have never heard of it."
A confidant said: "The Seleucid Kingdom that we had dealings with has now been renamed the Xiongnu Kingdom."
The Peacock King said lightly.
The confidant said with a smile: "The Xiongnu Kingdom seems to have a deep hatred for the Qin Dynasty, so in this certificate, we are invited to attack the Qin Dynasty together."
The Maurya King's eyes lit up: "Okay, okay. Where is their envoy? Call him in quickly."
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In Xianyang City, Li Shui was talking to Xiangli Zhu.
Recently, Xiangli Zhu likes to talk to Li Shui because she suddenly discovered that Li Shui's casual words are often very inspiring for her research.
Most of the time, Li Shui did it unintentionally.
Some things seemed to him to be common sense, but to the people of Qin, it was a very important conjecture.
So, after Xianglizhu discovered this, he came to chat with Li Shui when he had nothing to do.
The two of them were talking happily today when a craftsman ran in and said to Li Shui: "Exiled Immortal, Xiao Yi is back. And he has also brought Wang Ben back."
Li Shui snorted and said with some surprise: "This Wang Ben has really strong vitality. He is actually still alive."
Xiangli Zhu looked at Li Shui in confusion: "You... don't want him to live?"
Li Shui said quietly: "It's just a sigh of relief."
Afterwards, Li Shui stretched his body and said, "A friend is coming from afar, so I have to go and have a look."
Li Shui hurriedly left Shangjun's courtyard and went to the palace.
After Wang Ben came back, he was called to the palace by Ying Zheng.
Li Shui believed in Wang Ben's ability to lead troops, but he was a little skeptical about Wang Ben's character.
This is not because he thinks Wang Ben is a treacherous and evil person, but... who doesn't have a little selfishness?
In the past, Li Shui destroyed Wang Ben's family. Now that Wang Ben is back, it's hard to say whether he will take revenge once he is put into important use by His Majesty...
Therefore, Li Shui hurried into the palace to explore Wang Ben's tone.
When Li Shui rushed to Ying Zheng's study, he found that many ministers were there.
It seems that everyone has the same thoughts.
When the Wang family collapsed, these people either stood by or added insult to injury. Now that Wang Ben is back, they are all worried that the Wang family will make a comeback. In that case, it will not be a good thing for anyone.
Wang Ben sat there with an indifferent expression.
He was telling Ying Zheng about his experiences during this period.
Most of his experiences are mixed with Buddhist principles, which are both mysterious and mysterious.
In the end, everyone understood one thing. Wang Ben didn't seem to have much interest in leading troops to fight, and he didn't want to participate in government affairs at all.
Now, it seems that he just wants to be a hermit, or an expert outside the world.
Ying Zheng asked Wang Ben calmly: "What is your wish?"
Wang Ben thought for a while and said to Ying Zheng: "I beg your Majesty to build a Buddhist temple in Xianyang City so that I can compile Buddhist scriptures there."
Ying Zheng said calmly: "Yes."
In Ying Zheng's view, this is really a trivial matter.
