"Drive! Drive!!!"
On the official road leading to Xianyang City, horse-riding iron eagle warriors, wearing iron armor and armor, looked at the people passing by with vigilant eyes. On the horses in front of them, they held the Qin State's excellent The crossbows were hanging clearly, and in the hands of each Iron Eagle warrior, there were two other horses dragging cloth wrappers.
During the standard training for the selection of the once famous Wei soldiers, they had to carry a weight of forty-five kilograms and walk hundreds of miles a day. They also had to hold a long halberd, an iron sword on their waist, and a strong crossbow and crossbow bolts on their backs. The iron eagle On this basis, Rui Shi added more than twice the weight, added a full armor, a wide dagger, a fine iron dagger and a cowhide shield, with a total load of more than 80 kilograms. He also specially trained his riding skills. Shooting, close combat, mounted combat, dismounted combat and other combat methods.
It was also such rigorous training that made the Iron Eagle warrior in the hands of Sima Cuo, and he became famous all over the world in one battle. His power was enough to make people in the world fear him.
Due to long-distance raids and unique combat methods, the Iron Eagle Warriors are often more powerful in combat than tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of troops, and they do not need to be as easily defeated as the huge Qin army. Due to the heavy supply of food and grass, each Iron Eagle warrior has one man and three horses. When he rushes for an attack, he often does not need supplies for a long time, and he can always exert his maximum combat power at any time.
On the official road.
Almost without exception, all the common people, merchants, and even horse-riding Qin officials with business matters, as well as carriages of nobles, heard the roar of horse hooves. When they stopped and saw the Iron Eagle warriors rushing on their way, they all started to express their anger. Everyone got out of the way, no one dared to block it.
"I heard that Ying Zheng previously ordered the Iron Eagle warriors to escort Bai Yan. The person riding in the carriage right now must be Bai Yan!"
"It should be right! If it weren't for Bai Yan, these Iron Eagle warriors would not have rushed back to Xianyang."
"I heard that Shangqing Hu Quan passed away before, and the descendants of the Bai family and the Sima family are all here. The reason why Bai Yan is rushing back to Xianyang in such a hurry is probably because of this matter."
In the carriages of the nobles, no matter whether they are senior nobles with great experience and connections or those young nobles who were arrogant and domineering in the past, when the word Bai Yan is mentioned, everyone's cheeks are filled with smiles. I can no longer see the arrogance that I always had in the past.
No matter who they were, they did not dare to despise this upstart of the Qin State who was favored by Ying Zheng and had a large number of elite troops.
the other side.
After passing through Hangu Pass, we followed the road among the steep mountains until we arrived at a road north of the Qinling Mountains. This road leans on the Qinling Mountains to the south and is to the north of the Weishui River. It is called the Weishui River in the Qin State, and along the wide The river water flows down and merges with other rivers, which is called the Candle River.
This is also one of the biggest natural dangers after reaching Hangu Pass. After all, it relies on the Qinling Mountains and is next to the Wei River, which is enough to drown people. In the past, the Central Plains countries suffered a lot here after they conquered Hangu Pass.
However, in later generations, as the Wei River became smaller and the river moved northward, the river bed under the road was exposed, and this dangerous place completely lost its use. Therefore, in later generations, a place dozens of miles away from this road was cast. Another dangerous pass is the famous Tongguan Pass, but at this moment, the famous pass is just a wild forest next to the river.
"General! The road ahead collapses!"
Qin Sui, the general of the Iron Eagle Warriors, rode his war horse and slowly came to the carriage, raised his hands to the carriage and reported.
After a few breaths, the curtain slowly opened, and Bai Yan's figure walked out of the carriage.
After arriving at the border of Qin State and rendezvousing with the Tie Ying Rui, Bai Yan had been running around for days, and the carriage he was riding in now was a public carriage.
In the Qin State, as long as the noble title reaches the official level, you can ride in the official car. This is why Bai Yan gave the horse to his uncle in the first place.
"Let the soldiers have a good rest!"
Bai Yan said to Qin Sui, and slowly stepped out of the carriage. Next to him, Zhang, who was also wearing a Qin sword, followed Bai Yan.
After Qin Sui said a few words to the soldiers beside him, he got off his horse and walked towards Bai Yan.
"Isn't that? I heard that he has been promoted to the rank of doctor!!!"
"you know?"
"Of course we know each other. When we were in Luoyin, my family went to buy meat from his stall. His wife and mother had seen him. They heard that he was framed a long time ago. Later, General Bai was able to clear his name. In order to repay General Bai, he joined the army. Later, when he heard the news about him, he heard that he was already a lord, and when his wife and mother heard about it, they couldn't believe it."
"Hiss, there is actually something like this?"
After entering Hangu Pass, it was the hinterland of the Qin State. After passing the Qinling Mountains, most of them were old Qin people, including some people who were stranded on the road. They recognized the Qin from a distance and started talking to each other.
And as more and more people heard about this matter, for a while, everyone looked at Zhang with envy. When they saw the young man in black in front of Zhang, without exception, everyone looked at him with envy. It's a burning gaze.
"Hey Hey!"
Bai Yan heard the silly laughter coming from behind him. He turned around and saw the proud look on his face. He was holding back his laughter but couldn't hold it back. He grinned and kept rubbing his nose or face with his hands, as if he didn't want to. Let others see the pride in his heart.
"General!"
When Mang saw Bai Yan's eyes, he quickly became serious. However, in less than a breath, the smile on his cheeks became extraordinarily bright.
Looking at Bai Yan and listening to the words of those acquaintances in the past, he really couldn't control the joy and pride in his heart. What he felt more happy and grateful was. Looking at the general in front of him, he knew clearly that he could get the lordship because he was a general. The reason why I took the opportunity to promote him in the past.
Otherwise, relying solely on the Xiongnu's achievements in the first battle, the most it can only be a hairpin. This is still the situation where he has won three consecutive victories. And with three consecutive victories, you are no longer the butcher who didn't know anything at the beginning. Now you know clearly. , he wanted to be promoted to the third rank, but it was simply impossible.
Not talking about military exploits, just origin, identity, and background alone.
"General I don't."
Looking at Bai Yan's expressionless face and a little disappointed look in his eyes, he thought that the general didn't like his complacent look and was a little disappointed with him. He felt anxious, worried that the general would have a bad opinion of him, and was about to say something about himself When you stop laughing.
"When I'm under Wu, I'll go back to see my mother, wife and children."
Bai Yan told him, his eyes looked a little sad at this moment, then he turned his head and walked forward.
Stunned in place.
Qin Sui, the iron eagle warrior general on the side, was wearing armor. He glanced at Mang next to him, and then followed him.
"Brother Yan!!"
On the official road in the distance, Qin officials suddenly asked the people blocking the road to get out of the way. Under the escort of Qin officials, a man wearing Qin official uniform suddenly appeared in front of Bai Yan.
The person who came was none other than Tai Jing.
Seeing Bai Yan, Tai Jing was friendly. When he saw Qin Sui, who was wearing armor next to Bai Yan, he smiled and then looked at Bai Yan.
"Brother respect!"
Bai Yan and Tai Jing bowed to each other.
Later in Tai Jing's place, Bai Yan learned that just a few days ago, due to continuous heavy rains, the forest on this road collapsed directly. Now the prisoners have been dispatched to dig for several days, and it can barely be passed by. However, as for the carriage, Still have to wait.
As for Tai Jing, in addition to being ordered to supervise the work this time, he also came to preside over the sacrifice.
After all, when the mountain collapsed, it was possible that the mountain god was angry and did not offer sacrifices, which is why such a thing happened.
"I see!"
Bai Yan nodded after listening to Tai Jing's words, but before Bai Yan could say anything, he suddenly saw a man in commoner clothes in the distance walking over in a hurry. Before the man could speak, whether it was Bai Yan or not, It was the same man, all looking directly at each other.
Bai Yan was full of surprise, while the man's eyes widened with an expression of disbelief. When he looked at Qin Sui, who was wearing Qin armor, and Tai Jing, who both faced Bai Yan politely, their expressions gradually became shocked.
"It's you!"
Bai Yan didn't expect to see Huyi here, whom he had seen in Baoshi in the past. He didn't expect Huyi to survive the turmoil in Xinzheng. However, looking at Huyi's nose and nose, he looked very scary. He was no longer as good as before. So calm and confident.
"Well, Brother Yan knows this person?"
Tai Jing was surprised when he saw that Bai Yan actually knew this Huyi. This Huyi was the one he admired more among the many prisoners in the past few days. One of them was that he was good at speaking and had good skills. Second, it can help him monitor other prisoners.
Brother Yan! ! !
When Hu Yi heard Tai Jing's words and saw the Qin warriors in the distance, he guessed Bai Yan's true identity. His scalp went numb and his mind went blank.
Jing Mo whom I met at the Bao family's residence in the past.
It turned out to be the famous Qin general Bai Yan! ! !
Think of this.
Huyi's hands and feet were cold at this moment. Apart from the shock, there was a touch of fear. After all, Qin general Bai Yan knew about his participation in the rebellion.
Without any time to think about it, Hu Yi glanced around hurriedly.
"This person is."
Bai Yan just started to speak, but before he could finish his words, he suddenly saw Hu Yi looking towards a Qin official on the side. He suddenly stepped forward and pulled out the Qin sword from his waist. Then he looked at Bai Yan and shouted angrily. Come to kill.
This scene caught everyone around them by surprise.
Qin Sui's pupils shrank, Tai Jing's eyes widened and his mouth opened, but he still hadn't reacted.
"die!"
Hu Yi rushed to Bai Yan almost instantly. Hu Yi knew that his identity could no longer be concealed. Once his participation in the rebellion was known to others, death would be waiting for him. He survived with great difficulty. Now he was unwilling to surrender.
As long as he captures Qin General Bai Yan, he can take Qin General Bai Yan hostage, leave Qin, and go to Chu to continue to seek a way to survive. Qin and Chu are fighting, and his participation in the rebellion must be enough to make the nobles of Chu respect him.
Thinking of the good days in the Chu Kingdom, where he would no longer have to work hard every day without having enough to eat, Hu Yi's eyes were full of excitement when he looked at Qin General Bai Yan in front of him, even though he noticed that he had slowly drawn his sword, Hu Yi Yi also didn't believe that with his martial arts skills, Qin general Bai Yan could defeat him suddenly.
"Don't be so presumptuous!"
Zhang shouted loudly and looked at Hu Yi with murderous eyes. Just when Zhang was about to arrive in front of Bai Yan, suddenly, five or six arrows accurately shot into Hu Yi's chest and abdomen. The action of raising his hands high in the air instantly stiffened, and he looked at the arrows on his chest, at the Iron Eagle warriors holding Qin crossbows in the distance, and at the 'Jing Mo' in front of him.
Hu Yi was unwilling to give in and wanted to step forward tremblingly.
Qin Sui had quietly stood in front of Bai Yan, quickly pulled out his sword, and swung his hands with all his strength.
Phew~!
With blood splattering on the ground, Hu Yi's body fell to the ground, with blood pouring from a huge and hideous wound on his face, and countless arrows stuck in his body.
Qin Sui held the sword in one hand and looked at the blood stains on the sword in his hand. Then he looked at Hu Yi's corpse with contempt, turned around, and saluted Bai Yan, expressing his shock.
"Brother Yan, everything is okay!"
Tai Jing also came to his senses from his confused state at this time. Not to mention everyone else, he was unable to react to this huge change. After he came to his senses, he started from seizing the sword to killing Bai Yan. , already a corpse.
At this moment, Tai Jing's back was covered with cold sweat. Tai Jing couldn't imagine that if Bai Yan made a mistake because of him, he would probably never want to take this small life again.
"Nothing! Thank you, General Qin Sui!"
Bai Yan nodded to Tai Jing, then saluted Qin Sui.
Looking at Qin Sui and the Iron Eagle warriors holding Qin crossbows in the distance, this was the first time Bai Yan felt directly how elite these Iron Eagle warriors were. They launched an attack from Huyi in just a few breaths. , those Iron Eagle warriors had already shot him dead from a distance.
Bai Yan felt a bit sour in his heart. The Iron Eagle warriors had elite iron armors, armor, and weapons made by the entire Qin Kingdom, and they were even more well-trained. These were the Bai family's iron cavalry and side cavalry. They were afraid of a head-on battle. They probably won't fare well.
Nowadays, the equipment of Bai's iron cavalry and side riders, except for stirrups and horseshoe nails, are all made privately by him alone. After all, one person cannot compare with a country, and the Iron Eagle warriors have been accumulated for such a long time.
I don’t know if Bai’s iron cavalry or side cavalry can train such an elite force in the future.
"This is what a general should do!"
Qin Sui nodded to Bai Yan, then put away the Qin sword and continued to quietly stay around Bai Yan.
The scene that had just happened had already frightened the surrounding people, Qin officials, and merchants, and they all looked at the Iron Eagle warriors with a hint of fear.
"This person is one of the rebels who participated in the rebellion. After the road is clear, I will go see if there are any rebels."
Bai Yan turned his head and said to Tai Jing.
"Okay, thank you!"
Tai Jing has not completely calmed down at this moment. Hearing Bai Yan's words, he was naturally grateful. Tai Jing could not imagine that if Bai Yan had not discovered this person, what would he have done in the future? It will implicate him, and even take a sword to kill him like he did just now.
"General!"
You came to Bai Yan with a stern look on his face. Compared to Tai Jing, he was the one who blamed himself the most. After all, he was the general's guard, and he had just frightened the general. As a guard, how could he feel better.
At the moment, Zhang no longer looked as excited as before, and he stayed close to Bai Yan.
"nothing!"
Bai Yan looked at Mang and said softly that Mang didn't need to blame himself too much.
Xianyang, Qin State.
In the palace study, there is still the huge map.
Ying Zheng pointed to the location of Wei State on the map.
"Now that we have decided to attack Wei, how do we attack Wei? Although Wei is small, it has more than 100,000 troops and relies on Qi."
Ying Zheng looked at the place where Wei was written on the map, and his tone was both dignified and excited. Chu's actions now undoubtedly gave Qin the best chance to destroy Wei.
As long as the Wei State is destroyed and the Qi State is stabilized in the future, the entire country can be mobilized to destroy Chu! ! !
The world is at hand.
The long-cherished wish of the previous kings of Qin will be realized in the hands of Ying Zheng in a short time.
"General, if we want to destroy Wei, how many troops will we need, General?"
Ying Zheng looked at Wang Jian. Naturally, Ying Zheng held Wang Jian in high esteem. After all, Qin State's most powerful opponent, Zhao State, was destroyed in Wang Jian's hands for hundreds of years, and the armies of Yan State and Dai Di were also destroyed. Defeated at the hands of Wang Jian.
Therefore, in Qin's plan to attack other countries, Wang Jian has always been the most reliable general in Ying Zheng's heart.
"To return to the king, we need at least 150,000 troops!"
Wang Jian heard what Ying Zheng said, thought about it, and said to Ying Zheng.
On the other side of the map, Wei Liao, Li Si, Wei Zhuang, Chang Wenjun, Wang Wan, Li Xin, Meng Tian and others were all listening quietly. When they heard Wang Jian talking about one hundred thousand soldiers and horses, they all looked at the map. , the first thing that came to mind was that in addition to these 100,000, there was also a large army led by Wang Ben to contain Wei and Chu in the south.
With an army of 150,000, plus the army under Wang Ben, General Wang Jian is indeed as steady as ever.
"One hundred and fifty thousand?"
After hearing Wang Jian's words, Ying Zheng pondered for a moment and looked at the map.
"My lords, what do you think?"
Ying Zheng asked softly.
Li Si and Wang Wan looked at each other and fell silent. They are not generals who are good at fighting. They are soldiers who live and die. They are good at planning and can give Qin a rough plan. As for how to attack, it is the general's business. Not something they're good at.
Chang Wenjun, Meng Tian and others also fell silent. Although Wang Ben's army was on the border between Chu and Wei, if there was any change in Chu State, without an army of 150,000, it might not be possible to capture Wei. country.
After all, if the same number of soldiers and horses attack the city, they will suffer huge losses and suffer huge damage.
While everyone was thinking.
Outside the study.
Han Yezhe hurriedly came to the study and walked to Ying Zheng's side.
"Your Majesty, General Bai Yan has returned to Xianyang!"
Han Ye reported that all the Iron Eagle warriors on this trip had been deployed to escort Bai Yan back to Xianyang. Therefore, the palace was immediately notified of Bai Yan's return to Xianyang.
"Bai Yan almost fell into danger during this trip. He hurried back and rushed all the way, so he was asked to go back to his hometown to recuperate first!"
Looking at the map, Ying Zheng nodded when he heard that Bai Yan had returned to Xianyang. Ying Zheng had known that Bai Yan was already on his way back to Xianyang a long time ago, so he was not too surprised.
Thinking of Bai Yan's trip, he first started from Yanmen County, the farthest point, and had a difficult journey to the Qin-Chu border. He was almost stabbed. Fortunately, he hid behind him. He also thought of the death of Mr. Hu. In addition, Bai Yan had been hiding at the Qin-Chu border. There was nothing After the incident, Ying Zheng decided to let Bai Yan go to rest first and there was no need to rush to see him.
Anyway, after deciding to attack the Wei State, it is nothing more than discussing how many troops and horses to send, how much food and grass to prepare, who will be the chief general, what needs to be guarded against, and possible damage after the war.
There are so many ministers now, enough for discussion.
"promise!"
After hearing Ying Zheng's instructions, Han Yezhe slowly stepped back. After a few steps, he turned around and walked out of the study.
When Li Si, Wei Liao, Wang Jian and others heard that Bai Yan was back, they didn't take it to heart. After all, there had been no large-scale fighting between Qin and Chu before. Both sides had restrained themselves and did not participate in the war from beginning to end. Bai Yan must have nothing to do, so he might as well go pay homage to Mr. Hu right now.
"Your Majesty, if Your Majesty can dispatch the army that destroyed Yan in the past to Li Xin, Li Xin can have an army of 130,000 to defeat Wei for Your Majesty!"
Li Xin suddenly stepped forward, raised his hands to Ying Zheng and said.
Li Xin's actions made Wang Jian and Meng Tian couldn't help but look over. Looking at Li Xin's appearance, both of them felt a little emotional.
The two of them actually knew in their hearts that what Li Xin said was the army of conquering Yan, in fact, what he wanted most was the Bai family's cavalry under Bai Yan's command to fight against Yan. Li Xin had previously led the brave and capable Bai family's cavalry. , it was like a deserted place among the Yan army, and he pursued and killed King Yan all the way, and finally obtained the head of Yan Dan and dedicated it to Ying Zheng.
It can be said that after experiencing loneliness, that iron cavalry was the beginning of accompanying Li Xin to regain his reputation, and it was also the source of Li Xin's confidence.
At present, because of the Bai family and Bai Yan, Li Xin could not ask Bai Yan for the iron cavalry no matter what, but he could continue to command the iron cavalry and achieve military exploits in the name of defeating Wei.
In the study room.
Chang Wenjun was thinking about whether he should take advantage of what happened with Mi Jing last time to visit Bai Yan to express his gratitude, and also to inquire about where Bai Yan had been hiding before.
Wei Zhuang saw Li Xin's actions and then looked at the silent Chang Wenjun. He thought about it and slowly stepped forward.
"Your Majesty, General Bai Yan previously defeated the Xiongnu in the Yunzhong Mountains. Now the Xiongnu are seriously injured and are recuperating. Yanmen has no danger from the north. Besides, it is enough to have side cavalry to guard it. There is no need for two elite guards. Now that General Li Xin is sure to destroy Wei, Wei Chen thinks, why not mobilize troops and horses from Handan, Yanmen, Taiyuan, and Yan, and let General Li Xin take advantage of the power of destroying Yan to give it a try. If Chu is destroyed, he will be defeated by Qin. Speaking is a great thing!"
Wei Zhuang said to Ying Zheng with his hands raised. Seeing Ying Zheng's thoughtful and silent behavior, he looked at Wei Liao, Li Si and others.
"Your Majesty, I second the proposal!"
Wei Liao thought for a moment, stepped forward and said with his hands in hand.
In fact, other ministers also understood what Wei Liao and Wei Zhuang were thinking. Bai Yan was a descendant of the Bai family. His ancestors, Bai Qi and King Qin Zhaoxiang, had already had controversial matters. Now, except for the cavalry, all Bai Yan's subordinates have surrendered to the former Zhao Dynasty. The country's most elite side cavalry, those under Li Mu, are a force that is not weaker than any other army in Qin.
If Li Mu's death had not caused the Bianqi to have no fighting spirit, even if the Qin State wanted to destroy the Zhao State, the cost would probably be a serious loss of Qin's vitality.
Under such circumstances, it is extremely inappropriate for the two side riders to be under the command of Bai Yan, who was born in the Bai family, let alone still in Yanmen, Zhao's old place!
It's just that no matter how many ministers advised on this matter in the past, Ying Zheng ignored it. Now Wei Zhuang and Wei Liao obviously want to use the excuse of destroying Wei to continue to transfer the cavalry. One is that the cavalry is elite. Being able to go to destroy Wei, secondly, destroying Wei will cause damage. For Qin, it is not a disadvantage to say it is unpleasant.
"Let me think about it!"
Ying Zheng stood next to the map, listening to what Li Xin, Wei Zhuang, and Li Si said. He looked at the map and did not agree in a hurry.
Wang Ben held an army of 100,000. After destroying Zhao and Yan, Wang Jian's prestige in Qin was second only to his Ying Zheng. The Li family was a well-established scholar clan in Longxi of Qin. The governor of Longxi was Li Chong, and in Nanjun General Li Yao commanded the Nanyang troops, and Lord Chang Wen was Li Xin's mentor.
Although Mengshi and Mengwu were stationed in the camp in central Guizhou, and Meng Tian also had soldiers and horses under his command, all of them were nobles!
Although Yanmen County is full of elites, the total number of soldiers and horses is less than 50,000.
Thinking of Bai Yan's previous dealings with robbery and selling, he did not hesitate to thoroughly investigate the deep-rooted nobles in Zhao Di, and even remove the rotten insects from Qin. Thinking of Bai Yan's origins, the behavior of Gao Nu in Shangjun, and Rushing to Yanmen day and night.
"Kings."
A voice came from beside him, and he obviously wanted to speak, but Ying Zheng raised his hand to indicate that he didn't need to say anything anymore.
"This matter will be discussed later!"
Ying Zheng took a deep breath and said softly.
In the study room, whether it was Wei Zhuang, Wei Liao, Li Si, Chang Wenjun and others, all looked at each other in confusion. After a vague glance at each other, they all felt helpless. They had always known that Bai Yan was favored by Ying Zheng, but they had never thought about it. Protecting one's shortcomings to such an extent, they couldn't help but think in their hearts that if someone really provoked Bai Qi in the future, Bai Yan would become the next Li Mu and a trouble to Qin almost instantly.
Li Xin also glanced at Ying Zheng with some confusion. Although he already knew that Ying Zheng valued him very much, he was still inevitably disappointed at the moment.
Although he has taken back Yan Dan's head and served as a deterrent to Qin, Li Xin can still vaguely feel that Bai Yan is always much higher than him in Ying Zheng's heart. Li Xin is a little confused about this. , is it really because of the assassination of Yan Envoy last time, as rumored?
Under the setting sun.
In Xianyang City, Bai Yan was escorted by Qin Sui and other iron eagle warriors to the palace gate.
After getting off the carriage, Bai Yan slowly came to the palace gate, bowed to the general guarding the palace gate, and told him that he wanted to see Ying Zheng. After learning that Ying Zheng knew that he was traveling all the way and asked him to go back and rest first, Bai Yan felt a little bit Unexpected, but did not refuse.
Bai Yan also wants to go to Hu Mansion earlier!
Moreover, the things that happened in Chu State along the way have not been written down on the bamboo slips. Now Bai Yan really needs to sort them out and filter them out before handing over the gains from this trip to Chu State to Ying Zheng.
Standing in front of the palace gate, Bai Yan faced the direction of the palace and saluted gratefully. After the ceremony, he stood up and turned around to leave.
Sima Xing, Bai Yu, Hu Jin and others are all in Hu Mansion at the moment.
