Of course, what Lord Xinling didn't know was that just when he was worrying about Qin's dominance. The King of Qin was worried about the hundreds of thousands of troops he had joined.
Bai Qi's battle report has been brought back to Xianyang by carrier pigeons.
It was already quiet in Xianyang late at night. King Ying Ji of Qin, who had already fallen asleep, was quietly awakened by his chamberlain. Before he could vent his anger on getting up, a sealed silk book was handed to him.
Thousands of anger also turned into joy and excitement. A few days ago, the army reported that it had completed the counter-encirclement of the Zhao Wei coalition forces and would triumphantly return soon. Now that the letter is coming late at night, could it be that the encirclement and annihilation of Zhao Jun has been completed? King Qin was so excited as he should have been.
However, King Qin still kept in mind the restraint and calmness that a king should have. Although he was excited in his heart, the movements of his hands were unhurried. After carefully checking the integrity of the fire paint, King Qin slowly unfolded the silk book.
However, the content of the silk book made King Qin dizzy for a while!
This is not a silk letter reporting victory, but an urgent letter asking for help!
However, the military report a few days ago clearly stated that everything was going smoothly and that the encirclement and annihilation of the Zhao and Wei coalition forces would be completed soon. Why was it that suddenly our own army was in danger?
How ridiculous and weird!
Looking at the handwriting, seals, and fire paint again, King Qin tried to find even the slightest flaw.
Unfortunately, no.
Bai Qi fights rigorously, not giving the enemy any gaps to escape, and he does the same in his work, making it impossible for anyone to find any faults.
After a long time, King Qin finally believed the authenticity of this letter, and cold sweat also flowed down.
The King of Qin knew very well who Bai Qi was. He was a hero with a heart as big as the sea, and he was also a stubborn person who would rather break than bend. He could let him take the initiative to put down his body and write letters asking for help. I am afraid that the situation on the front line is more critical than what is written in the silk book. .
Then the next problem will be more serious, not only the gain and loss of the strategically important area of Shangdang, but also the life and death of hundreds of thousands of troops in Shangdang, and even the survival of the entire national destiny of Qin!
King Qin knew that both Qin and he would face a difficult test. If they could successfully pass it, Qin would still be the powerful country that surpassed the other six countries. If they could not pass it...
An invisible pressure suddenly hit his face.
Fortunately, after being slightly shocked, King Qin Yingji quickly forced himself to calm down, worthy of his decades of experience as a king.
"The foundation created by our ancestors cannot be cut off in the hands of this king." King Qin shook his head and tried to get rid of all distracting thoughts in his mind: "It's okay, there is still a chance. There are still troops in the Great Qin Pass, and there are also troops stationed in Chu. , there is still food and grass in the land of Bashu, and the Qin Dynasty will not be destroyed!"
After cheering himself up, King Qin's eyes returned to coldness.
After exhaling a long breath, King Qin ordered the eunuch behind him who was shivering with fear: "The eunuch ordered us to discuss matters with the Prime Minister in the inner palace."
"No." The waiter behind him immediately agreed.
Before he arrived, in the Xianyang Palace, the inner hall was brightly illuminated, and King Qin was venting his thunderous anger at the eunuchs who came in a hurry.
"What does Black Ice Platform do for food?" King Qin slapped the table and cursed: "Suddenly there were hundreds of thousands more troops on the battlefield. We don't even know where they came from. Which country sent the troops?"
"The humble minister deserves to die!" The eunuch ordered him to kneel on the ground and did not dare to say anything other than to apologize.
As the most trusted person of the King of Qin, he has always been in control of the Qin State's top intelligence agency, Black Ice Platform. He monitors important officials internally and collects military intelligence externally. He has made outstanding achievements in these years.
Whether it is external wars such as the Battle of Yanying, the Battle of Yique, and the Battle of Huayang, or the internal cleaning work of Wei Ran and others, there is no shortage of Heibingtai.
With this series of meritorious deeds, the eunuch Ling and his Black Ice Platform became more and more important in King Qin's heart. Even the Prime Minister Fan Sui and Wu'an Jun Bai Qi were extremely polite when they saw the eunuch Ling.
But now, in a battle related to the fate of the Qin State, the Black Ice Platform he led unexpectedly missed such important information, resulting in a large amount of manpower and material resources being spent, and almost destroying the Qin State.
The battle of Shangdang, which was completely hollowed out, was almost a failure. No wonder King Qin was furious. Apart from kowtowing and admitting his mistake, the eunuch did not dare to distinguish even half a sentence.
"Check! Go there yourself!" After Ying Ji vented his anger, he said sternly to the eunuch: "If there is no result within three days, you don't have to come back!"
"No!" The eunuch immediately agreed upon hearing this, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and then exited the inner hall.
At the same time, a burst of eager footsteps also came from outside the hall. It was Fan Sui, the Prime Minister of Qin who was pulled out of the bed by the chamberlain.
Although I don’t know what happened, the king summoned me late at night, so it was obviously something serious. Fan Sui also urged him three times and five times along the way to enter the palace. He even picked up his robe and trotted over.
Especially when he heard King Qin's loud reprimand not far from the palace gate, and vaguely heard the word "soldier", Fan Sui probably guessed that there might be a recurrence of the Shangdang's war, and he immediately quickened his pace.
Kankan happened to meet the eunuch Ling at the door of the inner hall. The two had no time to communicate, so they hurriedly handed over their hands and left.
The chamberlain at the entrance of the palace had no intention of stopping Fan Sui. When he arrived, the door opened. It was obvious that King Qin had given instructions.
Fan Sui immediately stepped in through the door.
Under the flickering candlelight, King Qin was facing the door, his majestic figure slightly bowed, and he was gesturing at the huge map in front of him.
Seeing this, Fan Sui immediately stepped forward, bowed deeply with his hands clasped in fists, and said, "Your Majesty Fan..."
But before Fan Sui finished speaking, King Qin grabbed Fan Sui's arm and said, "The Prime Minister is here." As he said that, he dragged Fan Sui to the map.
"You have met my king." Fan Sui insisted on finishing his words.
"My Prime Minister, there is no one else in private, so there is no need to be so polite at this time." King Qin grabbed Fan Sui and said impatiently.
"Yes." Fan Sui bowed slightly again, which not only complied with King Qin's request for simplicity, but also made no mistakes in etiquette.
Here is Fan Sui, a smooth, round and delicate smart man.
Of course, King Qin didn't care about these details at all at this time. He took the silk book spread out on the table and handed it to Fan Sui.
Even though Fan Sui had guessed from the previous actions of the general manager and the few words he heard in front of the palace gate, there might have been an accident during the Shangdang battle, and he was prepared in his heart, but when he saw Lian Po When I was writing the silk book, I couldn't help but feel horrified!
"How could this be?" Fan Sui, who was always calm, blurted out unconsciously.
