The snow fell heavier and heavier, gradually covering the entire land with white floating gauze again. Looking along the plain, countless corpses fell on the plain.
The corpses of Qin soldiers and Chu soldiers, the broken spears, arrows and swords stuck in the soil, and the long swords falling next to the corpses were all gradually stained with white snow. .
The plains stained red by blood seemed to be no longer so deep red amid the severe cold and falling snow.
The Qin soldiers supported some injured soldiers, and countless Qin soldiers escorted the Chu soldiers who had given up resistance. To the east of the plain, dense soldiers from the prison camp were all gathered together.
Xiang Le was holding a sharp sword, with blood all over his body. His face was stained with blood, and his hair was messy. His eyes were looking around vigilantly. However, as the shouts of killing disappeared around him, only countless prisoner camp soldiers attacked him. Fence around.
"ah!"
Suddenly there was a sharp pain in his back. Xiang Le endured the pain and waved his hand. The sword did not hit anyone. He looked at a Qin soldier, looked at him with hatred in his eyes, and stepped back slowly.
Before Xiang Le could say anything in the future, when he looked at the Qin soldier, he felt severe pain in his back again, and an icy coldness instantly filled his body.
Xiang Le knelt on the ground as if his strength had been drained, and the sharp sword in his hand slowly fell. However, Xiang Le, who tried to raise his head, saw footsteps appearing in front of him one by one, and looked at the faces full of hatred in front of him.
Looking at the snowflakes falling in front of his eyes, Xiang Le still didn't understand where the Qin army's suspected soldiers were and why the Qin soldiers in front of him looked at him like this.
"Hmm~!"
Suddenly, a Qin soldier stabbed Xiang Le's chest with all his strength with a sharp sword, then let go of the sword and slowly retreated.
Another Qin soldier stepped forward, stabbed again with his sword, and retreated slowly.
In front, behind, and on both sides, Qin soldiers stabbed their sharp swords into Xiang Le's body one after another. Under Xiang Le's messy long hair, his open eyes gradually became distracted and motionless.
When all the Qin soldiers left, Xiang Le was kneeling on the ground on the plain, his body already filled with countless sharp swords.
not far away.
Qiu, who was riding a war horse, saw this scene and didn't say anything. Instead, he turned around and left.
the other side.
On the Putun Plain, among the countless corpses, those of Xiang Quan, Qu Yi, Yu Ding, Huang Xia and other Chu generals were scattered throughout the plain. However, without exception, the heads on all the corpses had been Take it away.
Yang Yan ordered the soldiers to clean the battlefield, and then rode his horse slowly to the plain. He looked at the huge siege of iron cavalry and side cavalry in the distance, seemingly not letting anyone get close.
One could vaguely see Bai Yan talking to Lord Changping not far away from the siege.
Although he was a deputy general, Yang Yan finally thought about it and did not go there.
Some scenes are good for everyone to see, but some things are good for Bai Yan alone to know.
Thinking of this, Yang Yan turned around and continued to command the soldiers to clear the battlefield as quickly as possible.
"Bai Yan, you have always known that all the things in the past were all done by me and the Chu State?"
Changping Jun looked at Bai Yan in shock. Thinking of what Bai Yan said, Changping Jun couldn't imagine that Bai Yan knew everything about his conspiracy with the Chu State, and he knew it clearly.
This means that as early as the beginning, Bai Yan seemed to respect him and respected him, but he was already waiting to kill him one day.
Recalling the conversations and laughter that Bai Yan had with him, at this moment, a shuddering feeling emerged from Chang Pingjun's heart.
Looking at Bai Yan in front of him, Chang Pingjun finally understood how deeply the young man in front of him had hidden his secrets in the past, and his forbearing words and deeds were chilling to the heart.
"Changping Jun, pick up that sword, Bai Yan, give you a chance for revenge!"
Bai Yan was holding Zhanlu in his hand. On top of Qin Jia, the eyes in his face looked at the sword on the waist of the Chu soldier beside Lord Changping.
When Lord Changping heard Bai Yan's words, he looked at the Zhanlu in Bai Yan's hand. He didn't know what Bai Yan meant. Then Lord Changping couldn't help but laugh, looking at Bai Yan with eyes full of sarcasm.
"Bai Yan, you want to kill me, but you don't want to cause trouble in the future. How can there be such a good thing in the world?"
Changping Jun said to Bai Yan, his expression full of ridicule towards Bai Yan.
Seeing Bai Yan killing him repeatedly to save trouble in the future, Lord Changping suddenly remembered that when Qin destroyed Zhao, Bai Yan offended countless Zhao nobles, Qin officials and generals for the sake of the Zhao people.
Thinking of this, Lord Changping looked at Bai Yan with an increasingly mocking expression.
at this time.
Lord Changping was finally relieved. Although he did not avenge Lord Changwen and killed Bai Yan with his own hands, at the moment, Bai Yan could either kill him and lay hidden dangers for the future, or let him go until one day he meets Ying Zheng. , still wouldn't make Bai Yan feel better.
He wanted to see how Bai Yan would choose!
"Doesn't Lord Changping want to avenge Lord Changwen?"
Bai Yan looked at Lord Changping and asked softly.
The cold snow fell, and Lord Changping's hair and the wooden box in his hand were covered with snowflakes. After hearing Bai Yan's words, Lord Changping could no longer maintain his mocking smile, and looked at Bai Yan with hatred in his eyes. .
However, before Lord Changping could say anything, Bai Yan suddenly continued to speak.
"And! Mr. Changping doesn't want to take revenge for Mi Zhu's death?"
Bai Yan looked at Mr. Changping in front of him under the densely falling snow, and asked him word by word.
Lord Changping's face was filled with hatred. Following Bai Yan's words, he was stunned again. When he looked at Bai Yan's direct gaze and recalled the death of his eldest son, Lord Changping's pupils suddenly shrank.
An idea appeared in my mind!
The death of the eldest son was related to Bai Yan, even...
"It was Bai Yan who plotted against the Zhang family behind the scenes and asked Zhang family to kill Lord Changping's eldest son in Chu State. Therefore, Lord Changping thought that by getting rid of Zhang's people, he could vent his hatred and take revenge. He never knew about it and then met him. The Bai Yan who was having the conversation was the one who plotted Mi Zhu’s life!”
Bai Yan informed Lord Changping of the cause of Mi Zhou's death.
Seeing the disbelief on Lord Changping's stunned face, and the increasingly obvious anger on his cheeks, Bai Yan looked at the killing intent in Lord Changping's eyes, slowly put Zhanlu back into the scabbard, and turned around in the falling snow. Turn around and walk back.
He no longer paid attention to Lord Changping behind him. Looking at the falling snow in front of him, Bai Yan's eyes were full of sadness. He thought of the soldiers who fell in a pool of blood in the Gaonu Canyon and the generals who died tragically at the hands of the Yueshi and the Huns. I remembered that Wu Huai, who promised Sima Xing that he would send a list of fallen soldiers in Daliang City, sat by the street in the dark at night, and never had a chance to count the list until his death.
Bai Yan watched the white snow fall. When he was a child, Bai Yan was ridiculed and insulted by the villagers. He had never shed a tear. But now, he thought of the soldiers in the past again, and a line of tears fell down his cheeks.
People are not careless!
The sound of a wooden box rolling down behind him was heard, followed by the sound of a sword being drawn. Bai Yan raised his head and looked at the snowflakes falling from the sky.
"Soldiers, have you ever seen in Gaonu..."
Bai Yan spoke softly, making a slightly hoarse voice.
After two breaths, Bai Yan slowly turned around and looked at Lord Changping who was kneeling on the ground holding a sharp sword. He looked at the three arrows on Lord Changping's chest and the wooden box that rolled down two steps behind him. , a rotten head rolled out.
Bai Yan returned to Lord Changping step by step and watched as Lord Changping lost his mind and drew his sword because of the death of his eldest son.
"Mr. Changping, have you ever experienced the hatred in Bai Yan's heart in the past?"
Bai Yan looked at Lord Changping, who was struggling to get up, but his face became increasingly pale. He looked at Lord Changping's chest, Qin's unique Mitsubishi arrow, with blood dripping from the end.
Chang Pingjun's lips trembled and he wanted to say something, but in the end, no sound came out of his mouth.
The tears were not wiped off Bai Yan's face. The moment he came to Lord Changping's side, he raised his hand to pull out Zhanlu again. Looking at Lord Changping kneeling in front of him, he raised Zhanlu with both hands and waved it with all his strength.
With blood splashing on the wilderness, Lord Changping's head rolled to the ground, and his body slowly fell.
Countless iron cavalry officers and side cavalry officers were all looking at Bai Yan.
On the Putun Plain, the soldiers of the Qin Army and the soldiers of the Chu Army were walking around among countless corpses. They also saw this scene from a distance. More and more soldiers were standing in the wild field in the cold wind, facing towards Bai Yan cast his gaze away.
After Jingqi and Changwenjun, Changpingjun also died under Bai Yan's sword.
Three of the four most trusted confidants of the King of Chu, Xiang Yan and Jing Qi, who rebelled against Qin Changpingjun and Qin general Changwenjun, have died, and all three of them died in Bai Yan's hands. .
this moment.
Not to mention the soldiers of the Chu State, they were the soldiers of the Qin Army, the generals of the Qin Army, and the generals of the Qin State. When they looked at Bai Yan, a subtle change occurred in the depths of his heart.
on the plains.
Bai Yan picked up Lord Changping's head from the ground in front of everyone's attention.
Yanmao came over and ordered a soldier to pick up the wooden box.
"Put the head of Lord Changwen together and order a hundred riders to send it to Xianyang together to present it to the king!"
Bai Yan put Lord Changping's head in the wooden box and said softly.
Although Chang Wen Jun's head, which Chang Ping Jun had not preserved by any means before, has begun to be somewhat unrecognizable, it is a minister who rebelled against Qin after all. Even if it is completely unrecognizable, Bai Yan will send it to Ying Zheng.
"promise!"
Upon hearing Bai Yan's order, the soldiers quickly took the wooden box and together with other soldiers, picked up Chang Wenjun's head and placed it in the wooden box.
Yan Mao came to Bai Yan's side. The battle just now also caused Yan Mao to suffer some flesh injuries, but the blood stains on his body were all from Chu soldiers.
Looking at the silent Bai Yan, Yanmao stood aside without saying a word and followed Bai Yan silently.
for a long time.
Yanmao just saw that not far away, Yang Yan was walking towards here with Zan Shou, Yan Yue and others.
"General!"
"General!!"
Zan Shou, Yan Yue, Yu Feng, Yu Lu and others panted heavily and saluted Bai Yan. Thinking back to the square formation set up by the Chu army earlier, their eyes looking at Bai Yan were full of shock and curiosity.
The same is true for Yang Yan.
Just now, everyone didn't understand how Bai Yanzhi broke the formation!
But now everyone knows that this is not the time to ask. Xiang Yan is still here, and he may give up attacking Wang Ben at any time and lead his troops to attack instead. Xiang Yan is also the person in Chu who has always been the greatest threat to the Qin army. Previously, Bai Yan didn't want to fight him head-on.
"Yang Yan, Yan Mao, you two immediately led the cavalry to seize the Chu army's camp, and ordered scouts to be sent to investigate the news in the direction of Juyang. Beware of Xiang Yan going south, and order people to send the news to Zhongwu City!"
After Bai Yan saw Yang Yan and others arriving, he whispered.
"promise!"
"promise!!"
Yang Yan and Yan Mao quickly accepted the order and then turned around to lead the troops. However, Zan Shou, Yan Yue, Yu Feng, Yu Lu and others doubted whether it was their own illusion. Bai Yan's eyes looked a little sad.
The people who couldn't understand looked at the body of Lord Changping on the side and guessed in their hearts that Bai Yan had just wanted to persuade Lord Changping to surrender. Unexpectedly, Lord Changping, who rebelled against Qin, would rather die than return to Xianyang.
Two days later.
Zhong Wucheng, not to mention Zhong Lihao who was in the mansion, after learning the news of Bai Yan's victory, he stood up from the wooden table ecstatically, ignoring the knocked down wine, which spilled on the wooden table, and hurriedly left the mansion.
On the other side, Tian Xian, who took the bamboo slip from Qi Ji Gong and looked at the contents, frowned, then relaxed, the expression on his cheeks was full of surprise.
"I didn't expect that the Chu army actually had a square formation! Even the square formation can be broken! Bai Yan..."
Tian Xian looked at the information inside the bamboo slips with emotion and admiration, but also with helplessness and a wry smile.
"You know, when the news reaches Linzi, the nobles of Qi State, the King of Qi, and even the people of Qi State, who originally blamed my father, will not be able to calm down their anger. I am afraid that everyone will resent my father even more. I will not Forgive father!"
Tian Xian whispered to himself, his words filled with helplessness.
Regarding his father, Tian Xian knew very well how dedicated his father was to the Qi State. It is no exaggeration to say that his father devoted his whole life to the Qi State. But now, what could be more embarrassing than the people of Qi resenting his father? Despair, suffocating.
"Send this news to Qi State immediately and hand it over to my father!"
Tian Xian sighed, turned around, handed the bamboo slip in his hand to the man, and gave instructions.
Since Bai Yan won a great victory in Putun Plain, this news must be sent to his father and brother no matter what.
"promise!"
After hearing Tian Xian's words, the man took the bamboo slips, bowed and turned around to leave.
Tian Xian looked at the man's leaving figure, turned his head, looked out the window of the study, and thought of the countless people in Linzi, Qi State, who had verbally criticized his father, and shook his head helplessly again.
"But this is fine. Xiang Yan is the only one in Chu who can still resist Qin. No matter whether Xiang Yan can defeat Bai Yan or not, when the cold winter recedes, Chu will still be in danger of subjugation. If Chu is subjugated, the world will , only Dai Di, the Yan State who fled north, and the Qi State were left! The world is at your fingertips, how could Ying Zheng allow others to stop it..."
When Tian Xian thought of this, he stood with his hands behind his hands, a little worry showing in his eyes.
After the Chu State was destroyed, the Qin State was bound to annex the Qi State. Even if Ying Zheng ignored his father's previous mistakes, in the past, in the Qi State's court, Qi Prime Minister Hou Sheng, who had always been at odds with his father, and the ministers of the Qin State, might not be immune. Will be around Ying Zheng, secretly stumbling upon his father.
Bai Yan alone may not be able to protect his father. If he can find the old man who gave the bamboo slips to his younger sister, Ying Zheng did not hesitate to let Yao Jia leave Chu and go to Qi, and invite him to join Qin. With that old man there With Ying Zheng by his side, he can definitely solve the problem.
But where will the old man be?
Tian Xian looked at the scenery outside the window, frowning slightly, sighing, thinking.
……………………
Xianyang, Qin State.
The palace study room, a place that only a few Qin ministers could come to in the past, was now full of people. Veteran ministers wearing Qin official uniforms all gathered together, looking at the maps around them, whispering to each other, and shaking their heads.
Not to mention Xin Sheng, Wang Jian, Meng Wu and other Qin generals, there are Qin generals who are camped in other counties and counties of Qin, such as Li Xin's father Li Yao, the Lantian camp guard Tu Sui, and even the Nanyang County governor. General Teng, who once led the army to destroy Han, was also summoned to Xianyang at this time and gathered in the palace study.
And the purpose of all this is because of one reason.
That's how to crack the square array!
After raising granaries and dispatching prisoners to clear the roads, and in addition to the fact that Wang Ben had led troops south from Yingchuan to attack Chu, Ying Zheng was so anxious that he couldn't even care so much.
In Ying Zheng's eyes, regardless of whether the method of breaking the formation can be sent to Wang Bi and Bai Yan in time, the square formation must be solved now, otherwise, as Meng Wu and Wang Jian said, once the Qin army moves in Chu, facing the Chu army's square formation, the Qin army had no choice but to face a stalemate with the Chu army in the Chu land.
Ying Zheng will never tolerate this situation.
After Bai Yan finally defeated Wei, he took advantage of the situation and led his troops to attack Qufu, and then went south to attack Chu East, burning countless grain stores in Chu State. Such a great situation made Ying Zheng helplessly watch as Chu State got a breather because of having a square formation. How could Ying Zheng tolerate this?
Nowadays, let alone the square formation, even if there are other formations, Ying Zheng will try his best to break them.
Meng Wu and Wang Jian couldn't figure it out, so they summoned all the generals in Qin's court and all the veterans of Qin! If it is not enough, all the doctors, great scholars, and even ministers and Yilang of the Qin State are summoned together to find a way to crack it.
If it is still not enough, an edict will be issued to the world, and anyone who can crack it will be given a thousand households and a reward of ten thousand gold!
Ying Zheng thought so, and he did so now.
Xianyang Palace.
In the inner hall, countless men wearing Qin official uniforms were constantly discussing. Among the men crowded around, you could see young faces, middle-aged men, and some old men talking.
One of the eunuchs kept asking questions. Seeing the old man shaking his head, the eunuch could only sigh, turn around and leave the inner hall.
soon.
The eunuch came to the palace study and saw that the study was full of Qin ministers. He walked to the bedside in the study and reported to Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng listened to the eunuch's report, his eyes full of disappointment and unwillingness.
There are so many people, so many generals, ministers, so many doctors in the Qin court, so many children who have been trained by noble families since childhood, but no one can crack the square formation.
"Is there any news from outside the palace?"
Ying Zheng asked.
Han Yezhe, who was standing by Ying Zheng's side, heard this and bent down towards Ying Zheng.
"Back to the king, there is no news from outside the palace yet!"
Han Yezhe said.
Ying Zheng sighed helplessly, looking at the scenery outside the window without saying a word. He quietly squeezed the hands he held, turned around, and looked at General Tu Sui, General Teng Lao, General Li Yao and others in the study.
At the moment, Ying Zheng can only place his hope on these generals, even if as time passes, the hope becomes smaller and smaller.
In Xianyang City.
On the wide streets, which used to be straight and never congested, in this period, they were all blocked by huge crowds of people. Countless carriages were all stopped in the flow of people, unable to move forward at all.
There was a bustle of people everywhere. Countless scholars and common people were all in the crowd, arguing bustlingly, and the word "formation" was constantly being said in their mouths.
Not only on the streets, but also in numerous restaurants and teahouses in Xianyang City, you can see scholars gathering together everywhere, watching each other making gestures on wooden tables.
However, just like the scene in the street, amidst the noise, you can see everywhere, men who stopped talking mid-sentence, shaking their heads and sighing.
The other men in the group all shook their heads in despair.
This day.
Xianyang was full of commotion and arguments.
On this day, throughout Xianyang, figures shaking their heads could be seen everywhere, and helpless sighs could be heard everywhere.
(End of chapter)
