Qin Dynasty: Sword Asks the Bright Moon

"South Korea is going to join the United Vertical Alliance? This is interesting." Lu Buwei looked at the information sent by Yang Ming. There was no nervousness in his expression. Although he was solemn, Yang Ming still saw excitement.

Yes, Lu Buwei is excited. The five countries' joint attack on Qin is certainly a crisis, but it is also an opportunity, especially for a strong man like Lu Buwei.

Facing the menacing Five-Nation Alliance, even the Qin State can only withstand it by mobilizing the whole country. This is an excellent opportunity for Lu Buwei, an opportunity to expand his influence among the Qin Army. , an opportunity to extend the power of the Prime Minister's Office to all aspects of Qin.

Seven years ago, although there was a war between Chu, Zhao, Wei, Han, and Yan to attack Qin, the pre-Qin king was still there during that war, and the Qin king was the real commander-in-chief in that war. He Lu Buwei He can only serve as a deputy, responsible for logistics, and his influence in the Qin army is really limited.

But this time it will be different. King Qin Zheng is still young and cannot come forward in person, while Meng Ao is too old to command this battle. As for the other generals in the Qin army, their military exploits, qualifications, and popularity are not yet able. The person who leads the entire army, and the candidate for the Qin Army's head coach this time, is none other than Lu Buwei.

By then, if a great victory can be achieved, relying on the military exploits and huge reputation achieved in this battle, Lu Buwei's power will be deeply embedded in the Qin army. With the additional power of support in the army, the power of the Prime Minister's Office It will reach a higher level and become unshakable.

Therefore, after receiving the information from South Korea, what Lu Buwei felt after his solemnity was excitement. However, such an old fox naturally hid his excitement well, at least in his own eyes.

"Yang Ming, the war is about to begin. Are you interested in leading a troop to participate in this war?" Lu Buwei put away the information he had translated and looked at Yang Mingdao.

Although taking into account the fact that South Korea is geographically closest to Xianyang, Yang Ming was able to manage the South Korean network in an orderly manner within just a few months of taking over the South Korean network, and was able to obtain the cooperation of various countries at such a fast speed. Lu Buwei still admired Yang Ming's intelligence capabilities.

Especially because of Lu Qi's sudden action at that time, Luo Wang's investigation of Yang Ming started earlier and more information was obtained. From Hengshan to Yanmen, then to Daliang and now Xianyang, Yang Ming's various Lu Buwei saw the performance more clearly.

Especially since Yang Ming now has the support of Zhao Ji, coupled with Yang Ming's ability and the connections behind him that can be realized under certain conditions, Lu Buwei has too many reasons to win over Yang Ming.

After all, for a young man like Yang Ming who has a promising future and can be won over, the value of winning over is too great. Lu Buwei, a businessman, understands the value of Yang Ming and the rewards he can get.

"The humble position is now the captain of Ganquan Palace, and the duty of guarding the Queen Mother is the humble position." Faced with the bait thrown by Lu Buwei, Yang Ming directly refused.

Facing Yang Ming's reasons, Lu Buwei really didn't know what to say, and then he could only smile and said: "With loyal guards like Yang Ming by your side, the Queen Mother will have no worries, but Yang Ming, you can Don’t forget, you are still the Prime Minister of Weiwei Fuzhongcheng and the commander of Luo Wang’s Korean branch.”

"Isn't it because of the Korean commander who snagged this humble position that he appears in front of the Prime Minister?" Yang Ming replied.

He could feel that Lu Buwei was showing favor to him, but unfortunately, Yang Ming had already boarded Zhao Ji's ship and could not get off again.

"That's right." Lu Buwei nodded and said. After all, he is a dignified Prime Minister. Showing kindness to a young man is already his fault. As for the other things, forget it.

However, this little fox is really cunning, and what he says is so precise. Lu Buwei secretly expressed his surprise.

While Yang Ming's words rejected him, they made him feel no anger at all. After all, because of the trap, Yang Ming was already working for the Prime Minister's Mansion. What else could Lu Buwei say?

He used the opportunity to lead troops to fight to lure Yang Ming, didn't he just want Yang Ming to serve the prime minister's government?

Shortly after receiving the information from South Korea, information from Wei, Zhao and Chu also appeared on the desk of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

When all the intelligence was gathered together, it was clear to the Qin monarchs and ministers that the five kingdoms of Chu, Zhao, Wei, Han, and Wei were about to form a joint alliance, and they wanted to join forces to attack Qin again just like they did seven years ago. .

Luowang's intelligence system is so advanced that it can even collect lists of commanders in various countries.

Suddenly, the names of Pang Nuan, Chun Shenjun, Xiang Liang, Ji Wuye, Zhu Hai and others appeared in the sight of Qin's monarchs and ministers.

The Qin State has experience in dealing with Fang Guohe's attack on Qin. After all, such wars have happened many times since the rise of the Qin State. The Qin State has already summed up a wealth of challenges from its victories. experience.

This time the various countries joined forces to attack Qin, which may not be more violent than the previous attacks, but now Qin is also facing a situation that it has not encountered before.

In the past, when the Qin State faced the wars of various countries joining forces to attack Qin, they often fought at the Hangu Pass, using the dangerous pass to weaken the morale of the coalition forces. It was not until the morale of the coalition forces was exhausted that they would attack again with a heavy army. However, now, Qin State's territory has long been lost. It has surpassed Hangu Pass. Outside Hangu Pass, Qin State has Taiyuan County, Hedong County, Yingchuan County, Shangdang County, Hanoi County, Dongjun, Nanjun and other counties. The combined population and land of these places are even more than Qin's population lands in Guanzhong also need to be defended by Qin.

This made the war situation faced by Qin State more complicated.

Suddenly, Qin's huge war machine started to move again. Food from Shu County and Hanzhong began to be mobilized to Xianyang. Countless people walked out of their homes and began to form Qin armies in counties and villages to march towards Xianyang. At the same time, the counties outside the Qin Guan Pass also mobilized one after another.

At the same time, Qin State sent envoys to Qi State, and detached a team from Qi State to Yan State. Diplomacy is also a continuation of the war. In the upcoming war, Qin State must try its best to ensure that Qi State and Yan State Stay out of it.

Although Qi State suffered heavy losses decades ago, the foundation of a great power still exists. Although Qi State has been closed to the outside world for so many years and has never interfered with the affairs of the six countries, it cannot help but guard against Qi State joining the alliance. The possibility of controlling the coalition forces.

If Qi State also joins the coalition, it will increase huge variables. As for Yan State, although its military strength is not worth mentioning, in the upcoming war, the strength of even a small army must be taken into account. The last snowflake that brings down the house is crucial.

Although the Yan State does not have the power to overwhelm the Qin State, it can still do it as the last snowflake. Therefore, the Qin State also needs to make diplomatic efforts to keep the Yan State out of the matter.

Yang Ming's study of the art of war with Meng Ao was temporarily put on hold. Meng Ao, who had already decided to remove his armor and return to his fields, had to enter the court as a general again to assist Prime Minister Lu Buwei in convening the Qin army generals to discuss the formation of troops. Defense matters in various places.

At this time, the allied forces of Chu, Zhao, and Wei have also gathered in the territory of Wei and began to move towards South Korea. They will gather 50,000 Korean troops in Xinzheng and enter the territory of Qin. They will pass through Qin's Sanchuan County and go straight to Hangu. close.

At the same time, tens of thousands of Zhao's troops crossed the Taihang Mountains to attack Qin's Taiyuan County, Wei's troops attacked Qin's East and Hanoi counties, Chu's troops attacked Qin's South County, and South Korea's troops attacked Qin's Shangdang County.

The largest war since the wars of various countries united to attack Qin is about to break out. If a war breaks out, the battlefield will stretch for thousands of miles from east to west, crossing rivers and the Yangtze River from north to south. In this era when information transmission is not so developed, it can be said that It is the largest war that can be fought.

On the border of Qin and Han, in Gong County, a high platform was built on the top of the mountain by sergeants. The military flags of the five countries fluttered in the mountain wind, and there were burning wolf smoke billowing from the cauldron. Lord Chun Shen of Chu State, Zhu Hai of Wei State, and Zhao Guopang Nuan, Han Ji Wuye, and Wei Guo Gongsun Yu stood on the high platform, with their backs to the armies, facing the vast Luoshui coming all the way east, pointing to the water as an ally, and vowing not to retreat until the Qin Kingdom is destroyed.

As for the Qin State, it transferred back 50,000 Pingyang heavy armor troops from Taiyuan County and dispatched 200,000 troops from Guanzhong to support the counties outside the Guan. This brought the Qin State's number in the counties outside the Guan to 400,000. At the same time, in Han Guguan assembled a heavy force of 200,000 troops to deal with the main force of the oncoming coalition forces. General Huanjue also commanded 100,000 Qin troops to garrison in Huashan to have a reserve army to respond to the front-line battlefield of Hangu Pass and possible accidents. Condition.

In this battle, the Qin State could be said to have truly brought out all its elites. Not to mention mobilizing more than 700,000 soldiers and horses, just in terms of generals, from the general Meng Ao to the commander of the Pingyang heavy armor army Wang Jue , then to Huan Jue, the most powerful general to succeed Meng Ao as the next Qin general, to the commanders of many large counties such as Mengwu, Yang Duanhe, and Li Yao.

At the same time, a name that had not been well-known among the Qin army before appeared in everyone's sight: Wang Jian.

At the end of February during the Qin Dynasty, the main force of the coalition forces had penetrated deep into the territory of Yingchuan County of Qin State, crossed Luoyi City, and headed straight for the important town of Yiyang.

At this time, Lu Buwei had also left Xianyang Prime Minister's Mansion and headed to the Qin Army's Lantian Camp, where he would lead 150,000 elites to Hangu Pass.

Meng Tian, ​​the third generation core disciple of the Meng family, is already eighteen years old and is about to go to the battlefield as a pawn.

In the small courtyard of the Meng family belonging to Meng Tian, ​​Meng Tian was wearing the Qin Army's standard battle armor. He was raising his wine glass with great ambition and said to Yang Ming: "It's a pity that I can't fight side by side with you this time. It's really a pity."

"If you can trust me, stay in Xianyang."

Before Meng Tian left, he only invited Yang Ming here, which shows the importance Yang Ming has in Meng Tian's heart. Naturally, Yang Ming was not stingy with such a good friend, so he said such a sentence.

"Is it possible that Ganquan Palace is short of a guard?" Meng Tian joked in a rare moment.

"What if I say yes?" Yang Ming, who had always liked a good joke, said very seriously when faced with Meng Tian's joke.

Meng Tian also stopped joking after hearing this. As Yang Ming's best friend in Xianyang City, while Yang Ming knew Meng Tian, ​​Meng Tian also knew Yang Ming very well. Seeing Yang Ming's expression, how could Meng Tian not know Yang Ming? Ming attitude.

"This matter is no joke." Meng Tian said solemnly.

"If you believe me, stay in Xianyang. I will let you understand something when the time comes." Yang Mingdao.

The battle in Qicheng will be a huge opportunity for Yang Ming. Faced with such an opportunity, how could Yang Ming forget his good friend and brother Meng Tian.

"What words?" Meng Tian asked.

"A real man is born in troubled times. He should carry a three-foot sword and make immortal achievements." Yang Ming recalled.

"A real man is born in troubled times. He should carry a three-foot sword and achieve unparalleled achievements." Meng Tian muttered silently, then drank the wine in the cup and felt a trembling feeling coming from the soul. Isn't this sentence exactly what he said? Is it said in the hearts of every young man with ambition?

"Okay, then I will stay in Xianyang and wait for you, Yang Ming, to lead me to accomplish that extraordinary feat." Meng Tian said.