Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

Upon hearing this, Zhao Dan immediately put on a respectful expression: "Ah, it turns out that the old man's sons are all warriors who fought for the country, and they must have made a lot of contributions."

Zhao Dan's words were actually just a courtesy, but he didn't expect that the old man would actually straighten his back at the next moment, with a proud expression on his face and said: "That's natural, before my eldest son They participated in the Battle of Xianyang City for two years, and they were the first batch of armored cavalry to enter the city with General Li Mu!"

As soon as the words fell, the old man began to brag about his eldest son endlessly, and the other old men also showed envious expressions on their faces.

Judging from the old man's words, his eldest son is now a general among Zhao Guogu's armored cavalry, and he can be regarded as a moderate officer.

Zhao Dan couldn't help but said: "Forgive me for taking the liberty, if this is the case, why does the old man still live?"

Zhao Dan pointed to the dilapidated houses behind the old people, the meaning was self-evident.

You must know that the salary of the armored cavalry is very high, plus the rewards after each war, among other things, at least it is no problem to get a few hundred acres of land and build a few clean and tidy houses.

The old man smiled and said: "I have lived here for decades, and I am used to it. But speaking of it, my eldest son just sent a letter from Hedong County, saying that the land was divided there, and it has been cultivated for two years. Shudi, after this winter, I will go to Hedong to help."

As he spoke, the old man pointed to the few old men around him, and said with a smile: "These people will also go to Hedong with me in the spring of next year, and they are going to farm for our children and grandchildren!"

The old people laughed one after another, their faces were full of yearning for the future life, and they talked about what they had heard about Hedong County, and there was a joyful atmosphere beside the big tree.

Zhao Dan couldn't help the curiosity in his heart, and asked again: "But Bai Qi just invaded Hedong two years ago, if the war between Qin and Zhao resumed, wouldn't Hedong County be quite dangerous?"

The old man laughed.

"The world has been in war for thousands of years. Even Handan will be besieged one day. How can Hedong be avoided? Besides, even if the Qin people temporarily invade Hedong, at most it will be broken for a year to defend the city. Anyway, no matter what Whether it is Qin or South Korea, it is impossible to be our opponent in Zhao, so we have nothing to worry about."

The other elders echoed one after another: "That's right, the king is wise and his ministers are capable, and Zhao Guo is at its strongest. No matter what kind of enemy comes, we firmly believe that Zhao Guo will win!"

Several children climbed on the tree, holding the twigs they just broke off as long swords, standing on the tree, waving the branches, dancing and pretending to cry.

"Wan Sheng, Wan Sheng, Wan oh, grandpa, save me!!"

Accompanied by a trembling of the branches, several fur children fell from the sky and landed heavily, splashing clouds of smoke and dust, causing a commotion under the tree.

Chapter 655 Hexi Express (Second Update)

Shuofang County, Dingxi City.

On both sides of the road under the city head, there are hundreds of wooden posts densely packed in rows. Some of the wooden posts are empty, but there are also many wooden posts with skulls hanging one by one. You can see a lot of bones, and when night falls, there will be white light here, which looks quite infiltrating.

These bones were none other than the rebels who had invaded by the Huns a few months earlier.

Before the Huns invaded, these rebels launched a rebellion under the leadership of King Baiyang in advance, causing great chaos in the two counties of Hetao and Shuofang.

According to subsequent statistics, the damage done by these rebels to the two counties in Henan even surpassed that of the Huns. After all, the Huns' army had been besieging the city under Dingxi City and did not cause much damage.

A large number of people in Hetao County and Shuofang County were not harmed by the Huns, but died in the hands of this rebel army.

So when Li Mu, the northern economic strategy officer of Zhao State, wrote to Handan and obtained the consent, 450 seven rebels were inserted on both sides of this road.

It is worth mentioning that at the very front of the road, about five feet away from the gate of the city, there is a specially erected wooden pole on which a skeleton hangs alone.

Whenever the autumn wind blows, this skeleton will keep swaying with the wind.

This is the body of King Aries.

After all, Xian Shan could not find a place to bury his father's bones.

It was already late autumn, and the biting coldness gradually condensed in the air. The people in Dingxi City had already started to wear thick leather jackets and boots, wishing to wrap their whole bodies up completely.

Suddenly there was a sound of extremely hasty horseshoes, and a horse came quickly on the road in the distance, splashing waves of dust and smoke on the road, passing between the wooden posts on both sides of the road, and carrying a strong wind straight into the city gate.

The largest official residence in Dingxi City is definitely the official residence of the sheriff, and opposite the official residence of the sheriff is an official residence of almost the same size. This is the official residence of Li Mu, the northern governor of Zhao State.

From the geographical point of view, it seems a little unreasonable that Li Mu, who is in charge of the seven counties in the north of the Zhao State, would have his official residence in Shuofang County, the westernmost of the seven counties.

You must know that from Shuofang County to Dai County in the east, even if it is a fast horse running without sleep, it will take at least four days and four nights, and a normal march will take about half a month.

But if someone could enter Li Mu's study room and see the huge map hanging on the wall of the study room, he would not have such doubts.

Because Li Mu's jurisdiction is clearly marked on the huge map. In addition to the existing seven counties, there is also a very large, very dark, and very thick line that crosses the Yellow River and runs along Helan Mountain and Qilian Mountain. All the way to the west, the entire Hexi Corridor and even the hinterland of the Wusun tribe in the most northwest of Qilian Mountains were included.

In this way, an extremely narrow and long strip appeared on the entire map, extending from the border between Yan and Zhao in the east to the end of the Qilian Mountains in the west.

The right wing of this narrow strip is Zhao's original five northern counties, while the left wing is the Hexi Corridor drawn in by the black line, and Dingxi City in Shuofang County is just in the center of the entire narrow strip.

If you stare at this map for a long time, you will even feel that this narrow strip is like an eagle soaring with wings.And Dingxi City is where the brain of this eagle is located!

Li Mu, the Northern Economic Strategy Officer of Zhao State, has never confine his attention to defending the country since he took office, because his talented and generous monarch gave him another task.

Open up the Hexi Corridor and connect the Central Plains and the Western Regions!

The Western Regions, this term is very unfamiliar to Li Mu.

But Li Mu learned from Zhao Dan that as long as he occupies the Hexi Corridor and then opens up the Western Regions, he will encounter a powerful empire.

That empire was one of the legacies left after the division of an empire founded by an emperor named Alexander the Great, called the Seleucid Empire.

The territory of the Seleucid Empire even exceeds the sum of the seven heroes of the Warring States Period!

After hearing the news, Li Mu felt that the blood in his heart was completely burning.

It turns out that in the far west, there is such a powerful country!

Although Zhao Dan also told Li Mu very clearly, at least until the general situation in the Central Plains is settled, Zhao Guo may not have much energy to take care of the Western Regions or even the Seleucids in the west. After all, Zhao Guo still needs Li Mu's side riders It's not a good idea for the legion to go south, and to border on such a powerful empire in advance.

But after Li Mu returned from Handan, he sent some spies across the Yellow River to the west, and started the process of gathering information.

Know yourself and the enemy, a hundred battles will never end.

Li Mu had a premonition that he and Zhao Guo would use this information one day!

A burst of footsteps came from outside the door, followed by a loud report: "Scout Hundred General Tu Xie begging to see you!"

Li Mu who was sitting in the study raised his head slightly: "Come in!"

Tu Xie strode into the room, bringing in a cold autumn wind.

Li Mu looked up at the dusty Tu Xie, and said calmly, "What's the matter?"

This warrior of the Aries Tribe made great contributions in defeating the main force of the Huns. Li Mu, who had returned, saw at a glance that he was transferred to the armored cavalry and became a general. Therefore, Tu Xie took the initiative to ask Ying to go to the west bank of the Yellow River to investigate information about the Xiongnu, Yuezhi and Wusun.

"Big event!" Tu Xie sat down, and excitedly said to Li Mu: "Jinglue envoy, according to information from the frontline, Wusun and the remnants of the Yue clan just fought a big battle at the foot of Yanzhi Mountain. The remnants of the army were almost wiped out, and the strength of the Wusun people was greatly injured!"

The expression on Li Mu's face changed slightly, and he said, "Do you have specific information?"

Tu Xie shook his head and said, "Jing Lue Shi, I am not from Wusun after all, I can only cruise around the battlefield, so I don't have any specific information."

After a pause, Tu Xie continued: "However, I caught a guy who claimed to be the commander of the Yuezhi people. He told us that the Yuezhi royal family has completely fallen into the hands of the Wusun people!"