Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

"Jingyang?" Zhao Kuo froze for a moment, looking a bit puzzled: "But Jingyang City is not an important city in Qin Kingdom now."

Li Mu smiled and said, "General Zhao Kuo, has he forgotten that Jingyang City was once the capital of Qin State?"

When Qin State first started, the base of this small country was Qinyi in the west of Guanzhong. Later, Qin State gradually grew stronger and established Yongdu. Later, for the convenience of competing with Jin State, the capital was moved to Jingyang. , then Liyang, and finally Xianyang.

The only problem is that it was almost 200 years ago that Jingyang became the capital of the Qin State. In the past 200 years, the national power of the Qin State has grown by leaps and bounds. It has grown step by step from a Qin barbarian living in the western frontier to the overlord of the Warring States Period. The capital of that year is now only a second-rate city in Qin State, and it will even be reduced to a third-rate city. up.

However, from a political point of view, this city is still very important. For example, during the period of King Qin Zhaoxiang, the four nobles headed by Ranghou Wei Ran, one of the second younger brothers of King Qin Zhaoxiang, Zhao Fu, was also the biggest challenger to the throne of King Qin Zhaoxiang. He was named King Jingyang.

Zhao Kuo thought for a while and said, "Although that's the case, I still don't think Wang Jian will return to rescue Jingyang."

Although it is said that Zhao Kuo really wanted to cooperate with Li Mu in this battle, it did not mean that Zhao Kuo would obey Li Mu unconditionally. After all, Zhao Kuo was a master of "talking about war on paper".

Li Mu glanced at Zhao Kuo with a smile, and said: "General Zhao Kuo's words are not bad at all. In fact, it is true in theory, but there is a reason why Wang Jian must return to help. I ask General Zhao Kuo to think about it."

Zhao Kuo thought for a moment, then suddenly his body shook, and he lost his voice and said, "The Qin King's Mausoleum outside Jingyang City!"

Li Mu laughed: "That's right, in fact, besides Jingyang City, besides the Qin King's Mausoleum, Jingyang City also retains the Qin State's ancestral temple, so this place will definitely not be abandoned by Qin State. Besides, this place is not too far away from Xianyang, if we take Jingyang, King Qin and Chu in Xianyang must be terrified, so if we take two approaches, then Wang Jian's return to the teacher is a high probability."

Zhao Kuo thought for a while and said, "So General Li Mu intends to place the battlefield on the front line between Jingyang City and Liyang City?"

Li Mu nodded and said: "That's right. This area is located between the Jingshui River and the Luoshui River, and it is also a wide plain. It is suitable for the large-scale and rapid mobilization of our army's cavalry, and it can most effectively bring out the advantages of our army. I don't know. What does General Zhao Kuo think of my plan?"

Zhao Kuo pondered for a moment, then said: "When it comes to commanding the cavalry, Zhao Kuo is far inferior to the Commander-in-Chief, so naturally he dare not express his opinion indiscriminately. But after thinking about it, Zhao Kuo still feels that if our army captures Jingyang City, Wang Jian may not come back to help. .”

Li Mu smiled, and said: "If that's the case, then it's enough to burn the ancestral temple of the Qin Kingdom and the entire Jingyang City together. Anyway, it's not the first time I've done such a thing."

Zhao Kuo looked at Li Mu with weird eyes, apparently recalling the story of Li Mu burning Liyang City back then, and said after a while: "Even so, with the lessons learned from Liyang City, the people of Qin still have the possibility of not withdrawing their troops!"

Li Mu laughed loudly, and said: "Then I will follow the story of Lord Wu'an and burn down the tombs of King Qin outside Jingyang City! If this is the case, King Qin of Qin will not order Wang Jian to return to his teacher for revenge." If not, I would like to see how he will humble himself against the ancestors of Qin!"

Wang Jian was busy attacking the city.

Catapults, ladders, and carts have appeared, and the walls of Yuanli City are trembling non-stop. Countless soldiers of the Qin Army climbed up like ants, and gradually rushed to the top of the city.

In the fierce fighting, more and more soldiers of the Qin Army began to rush up. After a quarter of an hour, amidst the cheers that shook the sky, the gate of Yuanli City was slowly opened.

Countless soldiers of the Qin Army turned into a long dragon and poured into Yuanli City mighty and mightily. This city that once belonged to the Qin State returned to the hands of the Qin State people again.

Standing on the high platform and watching all this, Wang Jian could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.

As the new general, with the hope of turning the tide of the Qin State, Wang Jian's pressure can be imagined. Every victory is an extremely rare relief for Wang Jian.

Standing beside Wang Jian was this time's deputy general, Wei Liao. At this moment, Wei Liao also had a relaxed smile on his face, and said to Wang Jian: "General, now that Yuanli City has been breached, as long as the Wang City is taken again, The land of Hexi has basically returned to the hands of my Great Qin!"

Wang Jian snorted and said, "Although that's the case, don't forget that there is Shaoliang City, that's the key."

After a pause, Wang Jian said slowly again: "And I always feel that Li Mu will definitely not stop in the north, and he will definitely make some noise."

When Li Mu was mentioned, Wei Liao's face also changed slightly.For the people of Qin over the years, the name Li Mu is simply more unlucky than broom stars, and more terrifying than all kinds of strange evil gods in legends.

Wei Liao forced a smile and said, "Didn't the general write a letter to the king in advance this time, asking the king to take preventive measures in advance?"

After so many losses to Li Mu, the Qin State actually summed up a lot of experience in dealing with Li Mu. Wang Jian also wrote a memorial before leaving, detailing his own analysis of Li Mu and how to deal with him All the responses were written down.

Wang Jian sighed and said: "Although this is the case, you also know what is going on in Xianyang City. Wu Chengjun and Gang Chengjun are now fighting for power, and I don't know how much energy they are willing to use outside of political struggles. Come and do these things well, alas!"

Wei Liao comforted him: "General, just rest assured, anyway, as long as you take Xihe land and return to Xianyang, then Li Mu will naturally retreat."

Wang Jian snorted, and said after a while: "Even if Li Mu is forced to retreat, so what? His main cavalry unit is still intact, and he can continue to harm Daqin in the future! In fact, in my opinion, the king should let us attack Hangu with all our strength. Guan then rushed to help South Korea, and keeping South Korea from perishing is the most beneficial situation for Daqin today."

Wei Liao shrugged his shoulders and said: "This is an impossible general, you also know how much those people are afraid of Li Mu now."

What Wei Liao didn't say was that the person who was most afraid of Li Mu was actually their own King Qin Wangchu, and it was Qin Wangchu who denied the decision to go east to Hangu Pass to support South Korea.

"Yes." Wang Jian let out a long breath, looking at the Yuanli City that was completely owned by him in front of him, but there was no trace of joy on his face.

After a while, Wang Jian finally said, "Actually, I was thinking, if I have the chance this time, maybe I should try to fight Li Mu and see if I can keep Li Mu and his cavalry in Guanzhong forever."

When he said this, Wang Jian had obvious murderous intent on his face.

Wei Liao was taken aback for a moment, then a shocked expression appeared on his face: "The general plans to have a decisive battle with Li Mu in Guanzhong?"

"Yes." Wang Jian looked straight at Wei Liao with calm eyes: "Now the king does not allow us to leave Hangu Pass in the east. What good is it even if we capture Hexi? Once South Korea is destroyed, the next time Zhao Guo attacks Guanzhong It is likely to be Lian Po from the east and Li Mu from the north. Daqin will be really hard to resist at that time. If so, why not try to fight Li Mu while Lian Po is fighting fiercely in South Korea, as long as he can defeat or seriously injure Li Mu, the pressure on Great Qin will be much less in the future! I wonder what General Wei Liao thinks?"

Wei Liao was silent for a while, and when he looked up again, his face was already burning hot: "General, in Wei Liao's opinion, there is a lot to do in this matter!"

Chapter 848 Wool Textile (First Update)

Li Mu is very busy, Wang Jian is very busy, and Zhao Dan is also very busy.

What is Zhao Dan busy doing?

On this day, Zhao Dan brought Xiangbang Zhao Sheng, Si Kou Yuxin and other important officials of Longtai to the imperial garden of the palace city of Zhao State.

It is said to be an imperial garden, but in fact, only a small part of this large land is dedicated to planting flowers, and other places have their own purposes.

For example, there is a garden for riding horses, a large area dedicated to growing cotton, several acres of fields, several pits dedicated to manure, and a large household about the same size as A workshop that is as big as a mansion and surrounded by fences on all sides.

An eunuch ran out of the workshop, bowed to Zhao Dan and said, "The manager of Maofang, Ji Piao, has seen the king."

Zhao Dan nodded, then pointed at the small workshop in front of him with a smile, and said to the ministers in front of him: "My dear family, what I want you to see today is here. .”

In fact, Madam Mi should have appeared here instead of Ji Piao, but it is obviously inappropriate to use Madam Mi's identity as a commentator.

Several ministers of Zhao State couldn't help but look at each other when they heard this sentence, and they all saw curious expressions on their faces.

What is your Majesty doing?

Under the leadership of Ji Piao, everyone walked towards the workshop.

When they approached the workshop, there was a sudden bleating sound. Several ministers looked up and found a sheep pen not far away, with dozens or hundreds of sheep in it.

Zhao Sheng couldn't help laughing and said, "Your Majesty is so elegant that you even raised sheep here."

As Zhao Dan's uncle, Zhao Sheng is qualified to speak more casually in such an informal situation.

Zhao Dan also said with a smile: "Mr. Pingyuan misunderstood, I don't raise these sheep because I am idle and bored. Later, Mr. Pingyuan will know what the use of these sheep is."

Everyone continued to walk in, and then they saw dozens of women holding a strange tool on the square in front of the sheep pen, and they were doing their hands on the sheep.

Apparently they had been notified a long time ago. After seeing Zhao Dan and others coming, the women hurriedly stood up and saluted Zhao Dan: "Meet Your Majesty!"

Zhao Dan waved his hand and said with a smile: "You don't need to be too polite, I just brought a few Qing's family over to have a look today, just wait and do what you wait for."

As the king, Zhao Dan's words are naturally orders, so the women did not dare to disobey, and started to work one after another, but then the sheep screamed one after another. Obviously, Zhao Dan's arrival put a lot of pressure on these women .

As Zhao Dan walked, he said to Zhao Sheng and others who were a little confused: "These women are all former palace people, and many of their relatives have passed away, so they stayed in the palace, just to give them a little work to do. .”