Qin Dynasty: Sword Asks the Bright Moon

When people fail, they will still take chances, but in desperate situations, most people will relax, because struggling is no longer useful, and the only thing left is to calmly accept the arrival of fate. This is the case for Li Mu at this time.

Li Mu looked calm and said to Sima Shang, who was shocked by what happened outside: "When Yang Ming attacked Wei State, the King of Wei rescued him with 50,000 Wei soldiers, but Yang Ming used all sides to rescue him. Wei Ge's plan destroyed his army's morale and fighting spirit overnight, and 50,000 Wei soldiers lay dead, but what Yang Ming has done now is much more ruthless than those of Wei Ge back then."

"General, is there really no hope?" Sima Shang asked holding the last bit of luck.

"Where is the hope? At this moment, it is impossible for a miracle to happen to us, but there may be one good thing." Li Mu sighed.

He has been invincible all his life, but he lost this war that he couldn't lose the most, and he still lost at the hands of the people he could have taken under his command back then. Fate is really a wonderful thing.

"A good thing?" Sima Shang asked in surprise. What good things can happen in this situation?

"The Qin Army did such an offensive thing, which at least shows that the Qin Army did not intend to completely annihilate us. The Zhao Army as an army has been defeated, but the soldiers, as Zhao people, can still survive." Li Mu said.

What he was most worried about no longer had to happen, which was a good thing. As the general of Zhao State, Li Mu had a reason to die in battle, but he could not ask every soldier to make the choice to die in battle like he did. After all, soldiers were just As an ordinary person who has never enjoyed the benefits of a high-ranking official, what qualifications does Zhao have to ask people to give up their lives and families for him.

Survive? But is it really that easy to survive? The courage required to live is not necessarily less than the courage required to choose death.

Amidst the commotion among the Zhao army, a horseman walked towards the Zhao army. Under the gaze of the Zhao army, the man said: "My lord, the guard captain, would like to see General Zhao."

As the news spread, an invitation from Yang Ming soon appeared in front of Li Mu.

"General, you must not be trusted. I have always heard that Yang Ming of Qin State is the best at killing generals and seizing the flag. Yang Ming's invitation at this time may be deceptive." Seeing that Li Mu seemed to be interested, Sima Shang quickly stopped him.

"It has come to this point. He, Yang Ming, is already sure of victory, so there is no need to cheat. I would like to go take a look and see what he will say at this time." Li Mu said.

Soon Li Mu crossed the chaotic Zhao army and came to the front of the formation, and Yang Ming was already waiting for him there. He also set up a table on the wandering battlefield, so that on the huge battlefield, the little The small desk case is so dazzling, but behind it is the calmness of Qin Jun as a victor.

"General Li, I haven't seen you for many years." Seeing that Li Mu agreed to his invitation, Yang Ming understood that his plan was already half successful. No matter what it was, as long as he could sit down and talk, there would be a chance to come true, even if it was this The same is true for a major event related to the life and death of Zhao Jun.

"Yes, it's been a long time. I never thought that things would change like this in twelve years. Why did Yang Hujun invite me here now? Could it be to persuade him to surrender?" Li Mushou After inviting him to sit down, he said.

"Is it still necessary to continue fighting now?" Yang Ming said.

"It's just death." Li Mu said calmly.

"What about the soldiers of Zhao Army? Where are the lives and deaths of these nearly 100,000 people?" Yang Ming asked.

"When the country is destroyed and the family is destroyed, what can be the fate of an individual?" Li Mu looked at Yang Ming and the young man in front of him who was about to destroy the Zhao Kingdom with his own hands. His thoughts returned uncontrollably to the events in Yanmen County that year. In winter, if he had not let Yang Ming leave at that time, but kept him by his side, this scene might not have happened now. Unfortunately, it is useless to say anything now.

"General Li brought them to the battlefield, is it possible that he wants to let them go now?" Yang Ming asked.

Surrender is very easy for people like Guo Kai, but it is very difficult for people like Li Mu, because when surrendering, the most difficult thing is not to lower one's head to the former enemy, but to step over oneself. The threshold in his heart, and the threshold Li Mu set for himself, was so high that it was difficult for him to cross it at this time.

"Li Mu's abilities are limited and he failed them." Li Mu sighed. He knew what Yang Ming meant. However, anyone in the Zhao army could surrender, but he could not, because he, Li Mu, was not only Li Mu, but also a member of the Zhao army. As a general, he is also the backbone of the Zhao State. If even he surrenders to the Qin Army, then the people of the Zhao State will really be scattered.

Victory or defeat on the battlefield is only temporary. As long as the blood in the hearts of the people of Zhao does not cool down, as long as the faith in the hearts of the people of Zhao does not extinguish, there is still hope for Zhao to recover. But if Zhao does not even have this last spirit. , then Zhao Guo really has no hope anymore.

Li Mu must use his own blood to retain the courage to resist for Zhao State. Only in this way can Zhao State not be completely conquered.

Li Mu did not say what he was thinking, but Yang Ming still guessed it, so Yang Ming said directly: "General Li is afraid that if he lives, for the future, when the Zhao people want to resist Qin's rule, not even one person can use it." Can’t you find the ancestors who came to unite people’s hearts?”

"You..." Li Mu, whose thoughts were directly pointed out by Yang Ming, could no longer maintain his calm expression. The moment of surprise in his expression had already answered Yang Ming's question for him.

"General Li, Qin's war against Zhao is only to destroy the Zhao State of King Zhao. It is not like the wolf tribe entering Qin to plunder the children of the Zhao people as slaves and plunder the property and land of the Zhao people. , to exterminate the culture of the people of Zhao State, what Qin State wants to destroy is only King Zhao's State of Zhao. This is a war for the unification of the world, a war for peace, you really want the people of Zhao State to resist Are you going down?" Yang Ming asked.

Yang Ming's response was Li Mu's silence.

"If the people of Zhao State keep resisting, that's fine, but is it worth it? Why are they resisting?" Yang Ming asked again.

At this time, Li Mu was still silent.

"General Li, you have to believe that Qin's attack on Zhao is not necessarily a bad thing for the people living in Zhao. Back then, Zhao also attacked Dai and Zhongshan. country, didn’t the people of Dai and Zhongshan live well in those days? This time the Qin army attacked and destroyed Zhao, it was actually no different from when Zhao attacked and destroyed Dai and Zhongshan." Yang Ming continued. .

"I didn't know that you, Yang Ming, were so eloquent. I misjudged you back then. I always thought you were just a young man with amazing talents in martial arts." Li Mu said with a bitter smile.

"Even if General Li wanted to keep me back then, I would not have stayed." Yang Ming, who knew the other meaning of Li Mu's words, said directly.

"Do you want revenge?" Li Mu asked. Through Xue Nu, Li Mu still knew about the grievances between Yang Ming, Queen Mother Zhao and Guo Kai. But, would Yang Ming, who came with the heart of revenge, go on a killing spree because of this?

And if Yang Ming wants to go on a killing spree in Zhao State, who else can stop him?

"Of course, it is not a gentleman to not avenge one's enemies. Therefore, General Li, you must live well, otherwise I cannot guarantee that I will not go on a killing spree." Yang Ming smiled, but Li Mu did not dare to take Yang Ming's words as mere truth. joke.

There are some people who have been on the battlefield for a long time, and there are some who are soft-hearted. No matter how polite Yang Ming is at this moment, Li Mu can still see that under Yang Ming's smile, there is a heart that is colder than most people in the world. , don’t you see the smell of blood spreading everywhere in this battlefield?

"General Li, surrender. You should know that you have already lost this war. No more struggle will only increase casualties. Moreover, the severe drought in Zhao State this year is a foregone conclusion. Even if Zhao State can survive here If the battlefields are maintained, the Zhao State will not be able to survive this year's disaster. Only the Qin State can allow the people of the Zhao State to survive." Yang Ming advised.

"Death only requires courage. It is very simple. But living requires not only courage, but also perseverance and patience."

"At this time, General Li should not only be thinking about his own death, but about the soldiers in the army behind you, and how the people on the land under your feet can survive."

Listening to Yang Ming's words, Li Mu fell into silence. He knew that what Yang Ming said made sense, but it was because it made so much sense that he remained silent. He really couldn't pass the threshold in his heart.

"After the Qin State occupied the Zhao State, could the people really not be harmed and really be able to live as before, or even live better?" After a long silence, Li Mu asked such a question .

"Okay, now our war is to end the war. From now on, there will be no more wars between Qin and Zhao." Yang Ming said.

"What if the Qin State cannot make the people of Zhao State live a better life, but instead make it worse?" Li Mu asked, this is the issue he is most concerned about. The reason why he chose to die before was to leave a legacy for Zhao State. The next courage to resist in the future.

"No country in the world lasts forever. This is true for the Xia, Shang and Western Zhou dynasties in the distant past, it is true for the Jin, Dai, and Zhongshan countries more recently, and it is also true for the current Zhao State." Yang Mingdao.

Although Yang Ming did not talk about the future or the Qin State at this time, Li Mu had already understood another meaning of Yang Ming's words. In the future, if the Qin State cannot make the people of this land live a better life, in the future, if The Qin State made it difficult for the people on this land to live, so the people on this land could naturally rise up and destroy the rulers who oppressed them.

"It's just, who are you? I saw you wrong back then, but I still can't see you clearly now." Li Mu looked at Yang Ming in front of him and fell into deep thought. At this moment, in Yang Ming, he saw It has reached a kind of indifference, an indifference that treats the Seven Kingdoms as if they were nothing.