Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

Li Mu nodded very seriously, "Of course."

"It's impossible!" Yi Qusheng screamed, "No horse can withstand such a long-distance attack."

"Of course." Li Mu stood up and walked outside the big tent: "Follow me."

Yi Qusheng followed out of the big tent, and found that Li Mu had walked in front of a Zhao country war horse, squatted down and lifted the Zhao country war horse's feet: "Look for yourself."

Yi Qusheng took a closer look, only to find that the horse's feet were staring at something that looked like iron. He was so surprised that he couldn't help asking: "What is this?"

Li Mu said: "This thing is a horseshoe, which was created by the king. As long as you nail this thing on the horse's shoe, then you don't have to worry about the horse's foot being worn out during the long march."

Yiqu Sheng's expression was fluctuating, and it took a while before he said viciously, "Why didn't you tell me before?"

Li Mu shrugged his shoulders and said: "All the war horses are in front of you, you can't find it yourself, who is to blame?"

At this moment, Yi Qusheng suddenly felt that he was indeed an idiot.

Yi Qusheng stared at Li Mu for a while, and finally said again: "What are you going to do next? Be more specific."

Li Mu smiled at Yi Qusheng and said: "Actually, the plan is very simple. It is impossible for me to lead all the troops south. After all, [-] cavalry went south together. It is impossible to hide the movement from the people of Qin. This time I will only lead Five thousand fine cavalry will go south without stopping to take Xianyang, and the rest of the troops will be handed over to you."

"Me?" Yi Qusheng's eyes widened in surprise, although it didn't help his small eyes much: "You let me command the rest of the troops?"

"Of course." Li Mu gave Yi Qusheng a strange look: "Why, do you think you can't do it?"

Yi Qusheng became angry at this moment: "How can a man say no? After all, this king is also a general who has been on the plateau for many years. It is a trivial matter to lead this cavalry! But the cavalry under your command will obey the king's orders." ?”

"They will listen." Li Mu said, "Remember, until tomorrow, you will take these troops southward along the Luoshui River with great fanfare, making the people of Qin think that our target is the Hexi land and Shangjun in the east of Guanzhong. Three days later, you will immediately lead your army back and rush to Xianyang to meet me as quickly as possible."

Yi Qusheng looked at the map, then made some calculations, and said: "If you follow this plan, then even if you take Xianyang, you must control Xianyang for at least two to three days, otherwise I won't be able to arrive in time. "

Li Mu laughed, and said: "If I really took Xianyang down, then you can feel free to come here."

Yi Qusheng stared at Li Mu with a strange expression, and then said to Li Mu: "Have you ever thought that with the [-] soldiers in your hands, if the people of Qin really found out and set up an ambush, then I'm afraid you will be No one can come back."

There is nothing wrong with what Yi Qusheng said. The result of such a strange move is that one careless move will lose the game. Miracles have always required life to bet.

Li Mu smiled slightly when he heard the words, with a fiery light shining in his eyes: "Actually, there is nothing wrong with what you said. According to common sense, I should not take such risks. But don't forget that there is not so much time in the Central Plains now." Now, Zhao Guo needs a victory, a victory that can shake the world!"

What Li Mu didn't say was that if Xianyang couldn't be taken down, then no matter how Li Mu made troubles in Guanzhong, the main force of the Qin army would not return to help.Under such circumstances, Li Mu might as well cross the Yellow River eastward and go to the Central Plains to join the war.

Yi Qusheng was silent for a moment, then let out a long breath, and said, "Okay. If that's the case, then I hope you can agree to my request."

Li Mu froze for a moment, then said to Yi Qusheng, "What request?"

A smile suddenly appeared on Yi Qusheng's dark face, he reached out and patted Li Mu's shoulder vigorously, and said, "You must come back alive!"

Li Mu laughed loudly, and said to Yi Qusheng: "Don't worry, I will not only come back alive this time, but both you and I will be recorded in the annals of history by the historians and become the super heroes who reversed this battle." hero!"

It was night, and Li Mu led five thousand elite horsemen from the Zhao Kingdom to go southward quietly from the night, heading straight for Xianyang from the border of Yiqu Kingdom.

On the second day, Yi Qusheng led the remaining main force of [-] cavalry to march southeast with great fanfare. They will take on the important task of attracting the attention of the Qin people, thus buying time for Li Mu to raid Xianyang.

To be honest, Yi Qusheng was not optimistic about Li Mu's plan at all.

In three days, with a distance of nearly a thousand miles, after rushing non-stop, a surprise attack on a metropolis defended by [-] defenders, and then successfully taking control of the city, no matter how you look at it, it looks like The existence of the Arabian Nights.

Can Li Mu really do this?Even if Yi Qusheng regards Li Mu as the god of war, he doesn't have much confidence in this.

On the other side, Li Mu was full of confidence and had no doubts about his victory at all.

For this trip to the south, Li Mu really didn't come on a whim.Just like what he and Yi Qusheng said, in the past several wars in Guanzhong, Li Mu has already collected enough detailed information to draw a map of Guanzhong terrain that is comparable to the treasures of Qin Guotaiwei's mansion. In the picture, the roads, villages and beacons in the entire Guanzhong have been clearly investigated by Li Mu and his Zhao Guo scouts.

Moreover, in order to guard against Li Mu's attack, the Qin people had already carried out fortified walls and cleared the fields, and moved almost all the villagers into nearby cities. Although this increased the difficulty of Li Mu's looting, it also reduced the chance of Li Mu being discovered. difficulty.

It is precisely because of this that Li Mu is very confident that he will be able to reach Xianyang without anyone noticing.

In the letter to Li Mu, Lu Buwei told Li Mu that three nights later was the anniversary of the death of King Xiao, the previous monarch of the Qin Kingdom, and King Chu of Qin would hold sacrifices in the Xianyang Palace on that day. They will gather in Xianyang Palace on that day.

It was that afternoon, a former general of the Forbidden Army who had just been reprimanded by Qin Wangchu, and now the captain of the guard team was ordered to garrison the west gate of Xianyang City.

This is Li Mu's only chance!

Chapter 777 Sacrifice Ceremony (Second Change)

Lu Buwei did not lie in the secret letter. Three days later, the entire city of Xianyang was shrouded in a ubiquitous atmosphere of sadness.

To commemorate the second anniversary of his father's death, Qin Wangchu ordered the entire Xianyang to prohibit marriage and driving, and mourn for his father for a day.

Not long after the sacrificial ceremony was over, a large area of ​​the main hall of Xianyang Palace fell to their knees in a dark mass. All the military officials of Qin State crowded in the hall, causing the air in the hall to be very stuffy, and many obese officials were sweating profusely. But he didn't dare to get up at all, for fear that others would find out his faux pas.

But even so, from time to time, an official suddenly fell to the ground amidst the low sobs, and then his colleagues would look enviously at the palace doctors who had been prepared to call this so-called "excessive sadness" as "excessive sadness". The guy with heat stroke is carried out to get water, and then he can get out of this sea of ​​suffering.

And the one kneeling in front of everyone was, of course, the young king of Qin, King Chu of Qin.

Qin Wangchu was kneeling there with red eyes at this moment, his face was full of sadness, he looked like a son who was very sad for his dead father.

In fact, to be honest, this is already the second year since Qin Wangchu's father, Qin Huiwang, passed away, and there was no need to hold this sacrificial ceremony at all.

The reason for this is entirely because of Cai Ze's suggestion.Due to his recent favor, Cai Ze is also proud of himself in front of Qin Wangchu, and has a tendency to overwhelm Lu Buwei.

Cai Ze is not stupid, he naturally knows that if he wants to get rid of Lu Buwei, he must first make King Qin Chu trust him more than he trusts Lu Buwei, so he came up with such an idea in order to please King Qin Chu.

Cai Ze told Qin King Chu that if a sacrificial ceremony is held, not only can Qin State and other countries in the world feel that the King is a filial son, but also can make the people of Qin State love the King even more, and at the same time can use this opportunity to inspire The morale of the people of Qin State to resist the coming invaders of Zhao State can be said to serve multiple purposes.

Qin Wangchu was originally a soft-hearted person, when he heard Cai Ze's two, three or four benefits, he was naturally moved, and immediately approved the sacrificial ceremony regardless of Lu Buwei's obstruction.

Ceremonies like this are usually so lengthy that people want to doze off, so just after lunch time, Qin Wangchu, who was a little impatient, stood up and wanted to eat.

Perhaps it was because of kneeling for a long time, when Qin Wangchu just stood up, his body shook violently, and he staggered and fell to the side. Fortunately, Lu Buwei, who had been kneeling behind Qin Wangchu, stood up quickly with his eyes and hands. He supported Qin Wangchu steadily.

"Your Majesty must put state affairs first, and don't be too sad." Lu Buwei comforted in a low voice.

Qin Wangchu glanced at Lu Buwei gratefully, nodded to Lu Buwei, then turned to the officials of the Qin State in front of him and said, "Okay, all the ministers must be tired, let's go eat first."

Just now when the courtiers suffered from heatstroke one after another, Qin Wangchu's heart was the same as that of Mingjing. If he fainted a few more times from hunger, then he would really be a little bit like a king.

Of course, the most important point is that Qin Wangchu himself is also hungry.

Perhaps it was because he was used to loneliness when he was a proton in Handan, so Qin Wangchu liked to let the minister eat and chat with him.

In most cases in the past, it was almost Lu Buwei's monopoly and favor to eat with Qin Wangchu, but today it has become Lu Buwei and Cai Ze.

The meals are very simple. After all, it is during the filial piety period, and the etiquette system should be followed, although the situation of this day of filial piety is already strange enough.

Perhaps because of kneeling for a long time, today's Qin Wangchu seems to have a good appetite. He swept away the simple but absolutely heart-warming dishes in front of him, and then drank the heat-relieving soup in front of him in one gulp. Only then did he let out a long sigh of satisfaction, and asked Lu Buwei in front of him, "Wu Chengjun, what's the situation in Suiyang these days?"

For the monarchs and those in power in any country, the battle situation in Suiyang battlefield is absolutely the most important thing that must be understood every day. After all, it is the place where the outcome of the entire war is determined, and every monarch place of hope.