"To go or not to go?"
"That's right, according to the news sent by Xianyang, Ying Zheng will arrive in Mianchi today and pass by Qiangcheng tomorrow. If he doesn't take action, he will have no chance!"
In a deep mountain and old forest.
In a village of about a hundred households, hundreds of young and middle-aged men wearing commoners gathered under the old trees at the head of the village. At the head of the crowd were a few old men.
Not far away, some women, children, and some girls all watched silently.
hard to imagine.
In this village of about a hundred households, so many men gathered, and judging from the situation, they were obviously plotting something big.
"Where is the news in Gongcheng!"
At the head of the crowd was an old man with gray hair, but his wrinkled old face did not show the slightest ease, but instead gave off a fierce feeling.
And his question fell into the ears of the crowd around him, and everyone couldn't help but fall silent.
Even the other old men were silent.
"It won't be that easy if it's up to us alone. Those who escorted Ying Zheng went out to garrison in Xianyang, and there were also cavalry under the command of Qin General Bai Yan."
Seeing this, the old man thought for a while and glanced at everyone.
As everyone fell silent, a young and burly man with two fingers cut off from his palm stood up.
"Uncle Dou Tang! Earlier, when Qin General Yang Duanhe led a hundred thousand Qin troops, we held back the logistics supplies of those Qin troops and killed more than two thousand Qin soldiers. What are we afraid of now? As long as we are within a hundred miles of Pengshan There is an ambush, no matter how many Qin soldiers there are, they can't use it!"
After the young and burly man finished speaking, he glanced at the other men around him, and then looked at Uncle Dou Tang.
"With so many of us, we will definitely be able to get close to Ying Zheng's carriage and kill Ying Zheng!"
The words of a young man.
Many men around him nodded. The lush forest and high mountain terrain of Pengshan was indeed conducive to an ambush. As long as the Qin army's numerical advantage could not be used, they would really have a chance to kill Ying Zheng.
but!
It is estimated that no one will be able to leave alive by then!
Under the giant tree.
Along with this thought, many men couldn't help but look at each other.
In order to stop the Qin army before, it was possible to repeatedly stop the Qin army by relying on the terrain, the advantage in the dark, and with the help of the news sent by Xizuo.
There is really no turning back now!
Think of this.
Many people couldn't help but feel their hearts jump, but fortunately, they quickly calmed down after a few breaths.
They are all Korean survivors and would rather die than become Qin people.
Even if I die this time, I have to do the last thing for South Korea. As long as Ying Zheng dies violently on the road, the Qin State will be shaken, and Qin General Bai Yan will be punished. By then, the Qin State Court will fall into civil strife and will no longer have time to take care of South Korea. land.
Even if they die by then, many other forces will go to Yingchen to rescue the King of Han and regain the land of Han.
"Pengshan!"
When the old man surnamed Dou heard what the man said, he shook his head: "We can think of it, but I'm afraid Qin General Bai Yan can also think of it!"
The sigh of the old man surnamed Dou made several other old men look at each other, frowning, and then nodded.
Not to mention the other generals of the Qin State who were accompanying them, including the Qin General Bai Yan, who were all good at fighting and from a famous family. Now that they could think of ambush in Pengshan, the Qin General Bai Yan might not have thought of this.
"Then let Ying Zheng leave?"
The young man who had just spoken looked at the words of the elders with a look of dissatisfaction.
If you are not in Pengshan, there will be no opportunities elsewhere.
With the number of Xianyang defenders and the iron cavalry and war horses, it is estimated that all three hundred of them and the carriage that did not approach Ying Zheng would be shot dead.
When I think about it, neither this nor that will work. Do I have to watch Ying Zheng leave?
As the man thought about it, his breathing became a little unsmooth.
The appearance of the young man was naturally noticed by other old men, but none of the old men blamed the man.
After all, no matter which time he fought with the Qin people before, the man was always the one who was killed first, and he had high prestige in the hearts of others.
"Go to Rose City!"
The old man surnamed Dou thought for a while and said.
After the words fell, other people around him looked surprised. Even the man with an unhappy face turned to look at the old man surnamed Dou.
"Tonight you take people to Qiang City and threaten..."
The old man surnamed Dou had not yet finished his words.
Suddenly, a restless voice came from outside the crowd, and then under the gaze of several old men, a man with a panicked look ran over.
"No, cavalry! Qin's cavalry is almost here!"
The man who came to report said.
Hear the words.
All the old men stood up one after another, with frightened expressions on their faces.
Qin’s cavalry!
At this moment, everyone realized that the news that they were here had been leaked.
"Fight them!"
"Yes, fight with the Qin people!
"
"Walk!
"
Under the giant tree, countless young men shouted one after another, and then went to the houses in the village to take out the sharp blades and curved bows that had been hidden.
The old man surnamed Dou stood there and saw this scene and did not speak to stop it.
Sigh.
The old man surnamed Dou, who had just shown a fierce expression, had a trace of sadness in his eyes. Now he knew very well that someone should have slacked off after the Qin army retreated to the Qin State, and accidentally leaked the news, and was investigated by the Qin State.
Now the Qin cavalry has arrived and is prepared.
This time, it's already a disaster!
They were able to defeat the Qin army before because they were ambushing secretly and taking them by surprise. Even if they couldn't defeat them, they could still escape.
However, now he is surrounded by mountains and there is no way to retreat. What's more, unlike most other people, his whole family has already moved to this village.
"Brother Fang!"
The old man surnamed Dou turned his head and looked at an old man beside him, then showed a wry smile.
"When they arrive later, you take them to the entrance of the village first. Before leaving, I will go and give a few words to my family!"
The old man surnamed Dou said with a smile.
The old man surnamed Fang looked at his old friend, whom he had known for most of his life, and nodded.
The old man surnamed Fang also knew in his heart that this time, it might be difficult for them to survive.
Under the scorching sun.
Outside a small village among the lush forests in the mountains, cavalry officers wearing Qin armor were holding crossbows, wooden shields, and long swords, relying on each other, and slowly marched toward each other in groups of three to five.
After a while, when the village was about to be seen, in the dense forest not far away, many men with bows stood up.
The cavalry officers raised their crossbows and fired arrows at the men.
When the arrows shot by the men missed, the cavalry soldiers holding wooden shields quickly protected the position where the arrows came from based on their experience and reflexes.
"ah!"
"ah!
"
Screams continued to sound, mostly from men who were ambushing in the dense forest, and many cavalry soldiers fell to the ground after being hit by arrows. Most of them were injured, and some were shot to death.
However, this scene is not worth mentioning to the cavalry soldiers who wander around the battlefield all year round.
Even the men hiding in the trees were shot down by the cavalry soldiers.
"kill!
"
"kill!"
It seems that they found that bow bending was not as good as the well-trained, brave and fighting cavalry. The other men who were ambushed around, as well as the men who were ambushed at the entrance of the village, all came out one after another.
Within the trail.
Gui, who was wearing Qin armor, saw this scene and stretched out his hand to put down the hilt of his sword, and drew out his waist sword and saber.
As the cavalry soldiers at the front shot through a wave of arrows, they saw that the men were about to kill them at the front.
"kill!"
With a simple sentence, Gui led all the cavalry soldiers to kill those men with an expressionless face.
Bai Yan is growing up, and Gui is no exception.
Compared with two years ago, Gui is no longer the young man who just left the village of ten households.
Having been to the battlefield and having several experiences of being prepared to die, Gui was not at all nervous about the scene in front of him.
In the mountains and forests.
"Hugh~!"
As the cavalry soldiers drew their swords, and with their well-trained cooperation, no matter how ferociously they shouted or how strong their bodies were, the men were still being killed and fell to the ground.
A famous cavalry soldier used a crossbow and a long sword to kill the men before they got close.
Until this time, the men who had been so aggressive had clearly realized that these cavalry soldiers were far more elite than all the Qin soldiers they had encountered before.
"No wonder Ying Zheng asked this cavalry to return to Xianyang to escort!"
This is the thought in almost all men's minds.
However, at this time, there was no way out.
As the arrows continued to fly in the forest, and with the sound of howling and killing, the leaves in the forest were constantly splashed with blood, and corpses fell to the ground. Some men were injured and fell to the ground before they had time to get up. , then the cavalry soldier holding the Qin sword stepped forward and pierced the cloth of the cloth with the sword, entering the chest.
With nearly twice the numerical advantage.
The cavalry soldiers continued to advance, and soon the battlefield spread to the big trees at the entrance of the village. More and more men were killed and fell to the ground, and the blood stained the paths in the village red.
Gui held the sword in one hand, stood under the giant tree, and inserted the bloody Qin sword into the scabbard.
Wiped the blood on his face.
Compared with the initial battle with Zhao Bianqi, the men in civilian clothes in front of them had no strength, and their cooperation was completely disorganized, far inferior to Zhao Bianqi.
After a long time.
Two cavalry soldiers with blood splattered on their bodies dragged a wounded old man to Gui's side.
...........
Nightfall
Inside Mianchi City.
Driving all the way from Xianyang, nothing happened along the way, at least nothing that alarmed Ying Zheng and Queen Mother Zhao Ji who were accompanying them.
Bai Yan stood in front of the door under the eaves, standing on the handrail, looking at the sky above in the middle of the night.
"General, there is news from the captain!"
A cavalry soldier came to Bai Yan and handed a roll of bamboo slips to Bai Yan.
After Bai Yan took the bamboo slip, he looked at the contents.
Gui has eliminated all the forces in Qiang City, leaving only the forces near Jingshi Mountain.
There were also some casualties among the soldiers.
"Go down and rest!"
Bai Yan said to his cronies.
"promise!"
After hearing Bai Yan's words, the confidants handed over their hands in ceremony, then turned and left.
And then.
Bai Yan continued to stand alone, thinking about the future.
"General, this is the soup sent by the King!"
Two eunuchs and maids came over with a plate of chicken and some dishes.
Seeing this, Bai Yan nodded and ordered to put it in the study.
Bai Yan is already used to these things.
Among the guards accompanying this trip, there were those who went out to carry grain and millet, and there were also people in charge of chickens, sheep and other livestock. These were all responsible for providing delicious food for Ying Zheng to enjoy.
And he is a general. Although he is not in Xianyang, he can still ensure that every meal has a chicken and other delicious food.
Although Qin is not as good as Qi in this regard, Ying Zheng will never treat his ministers badly.
Compared with the hundreds of thousands of laborers and prisoners inside and outside the city who were barely clothed and underfed, as well as the tens of thousands of Qin soldiers and cavalry soldiers who were eating ordinary vegetarian dishes, Bai Yan's daily meal was really good. Couldn't be better.
And all of this is taken for granted in the eyes of everyone, including all soldiers, laborers, and prisoners.
right.
It is the source of everything.
"Um?"
Bai Yan suddenly heard footsteps and turned to look at the yard in the distance. He saw several maids lighting candles and walking over with three people.
Since he had practiced martial arts and swordplay in the dark all year round, Bai Yan's eyesight in the dark was very good, far better than ordinary people.
Therefore, Bai Yan could clearly see that the three people were Li Xin, Li Lu and Li Liang who came together on this trip and lived in the same mansion.
See this.
Bai Yan waited for the three people to slowly approach and then raised his hands to salute.
Li Xin and the other three also came to Bai Yan to bow.
Because of Li's previous actions in Xianyang, the four of them are already very close, so they don't need to worry about the politeness.
After the ceremony, Bai Yan realized that Li Xin had come over and wanted to talk to him about something, so he invited the three of them into the room.
"please!"
After Bai Yan finished speaking, he waited for Li Xin and the others to return the greetings before walking into the room first.
Li Xin followed.
When Li Lu and Li Liang followed Bai Yan and Li Xin into the room, they couldn't help but look at each other with emotion when they saw the delicacies on the wooden table.
Bai Yan called the maid and told her to get three more pairs of bowls.
As the four of them sat down, Bai Yan looked at Li Xin.
"Brother Youcheng, is there something wrong?"
Bai Yan asked softly.
It was night outside the window, and there were guards in the mansion at the moment. Bai Yan was not worried about the ears on the partition wall.
Li Xin, whose character is "Youcheng", can also see from the character that General Li Yao has very high expectations for Li Xin.
Bai Yan looked at Li Xin and was a little puzzled when he saw the sadness in Li Xin's eyebrows.
Because of the previous affairs of Zhao State, if this was the case, Bai Yan could still understand it. However, the arrival of Li Ji and Ying Zheng's great joy will naturally have an impact on Li Xin's attitude.
Below that.
Why is Li Xin still looking sad?
"There are some things that, of course, I'm a little embarrassed to talk about."
When Li Xin heard Bai Yan's words, he suddenly looked embarrassed and a little embarrassed.
Li Lu, who was slightly older on the side, was more diplomatic because he had been an official all year round. Seeing his cousin Li Xin's expression of silence for a long time, he looked at Bai Yan and thought about it.
"I'm not afraid of jokes. I heard there are many thieves along the way and I want to serve the king!"
Li Lu said.
Later, Li Lu told Bai Yan the reason. Although the king did not punish Li Xin because of his previous defeat, his cousin Li Yao directly removed all Li Xin's military power.
In other words, although Li Xin's title is still there, he has no real power in his hands, not even soldiers and horses.
Now that the king is finally traveling, Li Xin also thought that since he is traveling with him, he is idle, so why not do something for the king and do his best.
As long as Bai Yan gives an order on this trip to Handan, Li Xin will definitely not refuse.
In the study room.
Bai Yan learned the cause and effect from Li Lu. Looking at Li Xin's embarrassed look, he realized that Li Xin wanted to recruit people from Bai Yan, even one or two hundred people. If there was danger along the way, he could be at the front.
"Please leave this matter to Yan!"
Li Xin's ears were a little red. After all, when he thought that he once led tens of thousands of troops, but now he has no military power under his command, the huge gap is really embarrassing.
"Brother Youcheng, if you believe in Bai Yan, then listen to Bai Yan's words."
Bai Yan looked at Li Xin's appearance, thought for a while, and finally raised his hands and said to Li Xin.
The words fell.
Li Lu and Li Liang in the study looked surprised. Before they came, they thought that Bai Yan would definitely not refuse such a trivial matter. They never thought that Bai Yan seemed to have something to say.
Li Xin was also a little at a loss at this moment and looked at Bai Yan in confusion.
"There is nothing wrong with the intention to achieve merit, but what I said tonight, if it falls in the eyes of others, is a bit eager for success!"
Bai Yan said this and looked at Li Xin.
This also reminds Li Xin that it is not difficult for Bai Yan to transfer these three to five hundred people. However, Li Xin will come over tonight and lead the troops early tomorrow morning.
When this news spread to Ying Zheng, even though it was well-intentioned, it still felt a little bad for Li Xin.
Think of this.
Under Li Xin's disappointed gaze, Bai Yan reached out and picked up a piece of kuaizi, tapped it on the tea cup, and then wrote on the wooden table.
"Yan, Wei!"
Li Liang looked at the words written by Bai Yan and thought to himself.
Li Lu also looked at Bai Yan at this time.
"Bai Yan believes that the king still values success in his heart!"
Bai Yan said to Li Xin.
Seeing Li Xin's unconfident look, Bai Yan couldn't explain clearly.
But Bai Yan knew very well that in history, after Li Xin was defeated in Zhao, the second stage was when Jing Ke failed to assassinate Qin and Qin attacked Yan.
The general leading the army at that time was Li Xin.
And the current appearance of Li Ji undoubtedly confirms this. Even if Ying Zheng looks at the face of Li Ji and the Li family, he will continue to value the young Li Xin.
After all, Li Xin's opponent was Wu'an Lord Li Mu.
There is no shame in losing to Li Mu.
Even General Wang Jian was not even sure of defeating Li Mu.
"Yan, Wei!"
Li Xin looked thoughtful when he heard Bai Yan's words.
Now that he had come to his senses, Li Xin understood Bai Yan's meaning, which was to let him wait for the opportunity to attack Yan or Wei. At that time, he could only lead his troops and perform meritorious deeds after the king gave the order.
but.......
At that time, would the king really let himself lead the army?
Thinking of this, Li Xin was full of worries. After all, in the Qin court today, not to mention the older generation of generals, not to mention the generals Wang Jian, Yang Duanhe and others, even among the younger generation, there are Qiang Xing and Meng Tian.
There is also Bai Yan, who is so young in front of him, even when facing Han, Zhao, Yuezhi, and Xiongnu, he still made great military exploits without losing a single victory.
Under such circumstances, even if he were to attack Wei and destroy Yan, would the king really lead his troops?
"It's successful, I believe in General Li Yao!"
Bai Yan said to Li Xin in a low voice.
At this time, footsteps were heard outside the door.
"General, this is a bowl!"
The three maids came to the door, entered the room quickly with bowls in their hands, and then quickly put the bowls down in front of Li Xin, Li Lu, and Li Liang.
Bai Yan looked at Li Xin who was a little worried, and then he could feel that although Li Lu and Li Liang were smiling and talking, there was obviously a little emotion in the atmosphere.
】
Obviously, in the eyes of the two of them, the idea of waiting to conquer Yan and destroy Wei was just an excuse.
Bai Yan had nothing to do about it, and it was not advisable to explain too much.
Human relationships are like this. Just like in Pingyang, many noble clans gave gifts to build relationships. They wanted to use Bai Zhong, Bai Bo and others to put the children of the clan into the cavalry, so that Bai Yan could take care of them and support them, so that they could become a cavalryman in the future. general.
At that time, Bai Yan thought about the fact that there were countless nobles in the army who had to find connections to be transferred before going into battle, so he didn't hesitate to delay. If he couldn't delay it with words, he would just politely refuse.
Bai Yan's actions at that time made many elders of the noble clan look unhappy.
At the moment, Li Lu and Li Liang are confused and a little anxious when faced with concern.
Bai Yan did not ask the two of them to understand him. After all, in the eyes of Li Lu and Li Liang, neither of them knew what would happen in the future.
Bai Yan will not tell what he knows, and Yan Dan will fail to let Jing Ke come to Qin to assassinate him in the future.
By then, everything will be known!
