Mrs. Qin Xiangguo

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Li Mu stepped out of the tent, and the spies in front hurriedly reported back.

"Report! General," the scout said urgently, "The Qin army is not led by cavalry, they have been replaced by infantry!"

"...Okay, let's go down."

The young general was slightly taken aback, but quickly nodded and gave the order.Sensing the lieutenant general's gaze, Li Mu grasped the sword at his waist and couldn't help feeling: "Qin General Wang Jian is quite courageous."

The two armies confront each other, and the cavalry has an absolute advantage over the infantry.

But the two general raids failed. Under Li Mu's strict defense, the Qin cavalry did not gain an advantage, so Wang Jian immediately changed his strategy and let the infantry go first.

This is abandoning the advantage of the cavalry, confident that they can win the battle against Li Mu's infantry.

Not every general has such confidence.

"do not worry."

Li Mu strode forward, rushed to the high platform, and drew out his saber.

In front of him were countless soldiers of Zhao State.

"Children!"

The sharp bronze sword came out of its sheath, making a clanging sound, and the blade of the cold weapon reflected icy light in the sunlight.

"The Qin army is strong and has many soldiers and horses, but we have already defended this place and stopped them in Jingxing."

Faced with countless gazes, Li Mu said loudly: "Once the Qin army steps over you and me, Handan may be in jeopardy!"

"In the Battle of Changping in the past, Qin Guobai slaughtered 40 of my soldiers. There are many bones and crimes."

"Think about the soldiers who died fighting against Qin Zheng in these years, think about the parents and brothers you and I lost! The mother, wife and daughter behind us can only be protected by you and me personally!"

"If you win Qin once, you will have a second and a third time."

"If you die today, you must drag Qin Jun along with you. The elites of Zhao Guo will fight back with me!"

With a wave of his right arm, Li Mu pointed his saber in the direction of Qin Jun.

"kill!"

His words fell to the ground, like a torrent of waterfalls, and the soldiers and soldiers in front of him echoed.

"kill!"

"Kill it back!"

Li Mu shouted the order: "The whole army goes out!"

The mighty infantry formation turned around nimbly like a long snake, picked up weapons and dispatched in the direction of the Qin army!

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At the same time, behind the Qin army camp.

"Report, General!"

Qin Jia's scouts also rushed back: "The two armies clashed, and our army has the upper hand!"

It was obviously good news, but there was no emotion on Qin General Wang Jian's face.

It's simple, if something happens 100% of the time, no one will be surprised by it.

Although the two previous large-scale raids caused huge casualties to Zhao Jun, they did not break through Li Mu's defense line.The many traps and obstacles in front of Jingxing actually caused trouble for the Qin heavy cavalry.

Therefore, Wang Jian decisively changed his offensive thinking—since Li Mu intends to drag him to a head-on confrontation, then confront him head-on.

"Come with me."

Wang Jian calmly turned his head to the side, but as a general, he was at the forefront, stepping onto the stands in two steps in three steps.

Standing on a high place, the situation on the front line is clear.

Tens of thousands of soldiers turned into dense black spots one after another due to the distance, and the huge battlefield became almost absurdly an inch-sized sand table.

The fresh lives are like ants on the sand table. One group collides with another, and the attacking group gradually eats away at the defender at a slow but terrifying speed.

This kind of process was fully seen by Wang Jian.

The veteran general watched all this indifferently.

Wang Jian has fought too many battles, and so has Li Mu. Such tragic scenes have long been commonplace for them.

Seeing that the progress of the Qin army's infantry was more than halfway through, the advantage became more and more obvious.

"Walk."

Wang Jian simply raised his hand.

He stepped down from the stands, got on his horse and gave the order: "Cavalry dispatch!"

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The defeat was too fast, Li Mu was deeply aware of this.

Less than two hours after the formal confrontation between the two armies, the Zhao army has already shown a clear decline.Such a result not only chilled Li Mu, but it was not unexpected at all.

Even if Li Mu tried everything possible, Zhao Jun suffered heavy casualties after all.

The second is that Qin Jun has an unshakable objective advantage.

Qin's swords are sharper than Zhao's, Qin's soldiers eat more than Zhao's, and Qin's armor, even if it is a little thicker than Zhao's, is enough to save countless people. life of soldiers.

Two infantrymen collided head-on. No matter what tactics Li Mu came up with, this gap could not be made up.

He can even clearly calculate when the Zhao army will collapse.

Li Mu clenched the hilt of the sword in his hand, and slowly closed his eyes.

The cold wind on the battlefield is like a knife, and it hurts to cut the face.The pain caused by such harsh conditions is not as complicated as the young general's heart.After a long time, he let out a breath, and the lines of Yinglang's face just formed a clear calm.

"General?" Li Mu turned his head, and his lieutenant immediately stepped forward tacitly.

"I have sent the envoy from Handan back." Li Mu said calmly.

"Varied--"

"Listen to me."

Li Mu raised his hand, suppressing the surprise of his subordinates, and continued to explain: "How many elites are there in our army?"

"No, less than [-]%."

"Take them back."

When it came to the key point, his tone was unexpectedly ordinary: "These [-]% elites, you bring them back to Handan, in case after the Jingxing defense line breaks through, Handan will only be left with an empty city."

The sound of the wind, the sound of horses, and countless fighting sounds mixed with the clashing clang of swords, guns, swords and halberds, forming a noisy and indistinguishable noise on the battlefield.Under such chaotic sounds, Li Mu's surroundings fell into a long silence.

There are not many people left in Jingxing, and the elite will be taken away.

So what can Li Mu have under his command?

The deputy general raised his head in astonishment, the middle-aged man who had seen many battlefields and deaths was already in tears.

"Is this what the general said, that the general should consider the affairs of the court?"

This group of people fought from the border to the country of Yan, and then came to guard Qin. After leaving their hometown, they almost never went back—nor did they plan to go back.

Maybe they only know war and don't understand government affairs, but they are not fools.

After rejecting Zhao Wang's transfer order, let the envoys go first, and then the deputy general will transfer the elite to return to the capital, and the main general will stay behind.

What does it mean?

Li Mu knew that he would be defeated today, and he wanted to tell King Zhao with his death: He will bear this responsibility!The remaining subordinates and elites have nothing to do with it, and they can stay to defend Handan!

He wants to exchange their life with death!

The lieutenant was crying, but Li Mu was still unexpectedly calm.

"Everyone obeys orders," Li Mu said, "Bring your elite back!"

"Do not……"

"How dare you disobey the order?!" Li Mu turned his head and glared.

But the deputy general made up his mind. Facing Li Mu's murderous eyes and the sword that might fall at any time because of violating the military order, he simply cupped his fists, knelt down towards Li Mu, and made a rather big salute.

"The last general will follow the general to fight for decades, and this life belongs to the general."

The deputy general insisted: "The general can take it at any time if he wants it. The last general would rather die in the hands of the general than die for the stupid King Zhao!"

"That's right!"

"General, we must die together!"

"How difficult is it to resist to the death?"

The deputy general took the lead, and the soldiers around Li Mu knelt down on the ground.

"I never want to live in my life, I just want to die without regret." The deputy pleaded with tears: "If we leave today, we will die with regret, General!"

These people, who have followed Li Mu for more than ten years, are closer than his family and friends in Handan, and have gained Li Mu's trust.

"Even if we bring the elite back so what, in the entire Zhao Kingdom, who else can lead the order to resist the Qin army. General, why not fight them here to the death!"

"General, we would rather fight to the death!"

"We don't want to be deserters, General!"

Li Mu's calm mask slowly cracked at this moment.

How could he not be moved?

With the bronze sword in its sheath, he lowered his head, and the helmet covered Li Mu's face, but everyone could see that the pillar of Zhao Jun, the hand holding the hilt of the sword couldn't stop shaking.

Not because of fear, but because of emotion.

"it is good."

After a long time, Li Mu responded.

"You get up."

His calmness turned into a kind of firmness of understanding: "Get up, join me today, and stick to the line of defense!"

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The city is broken.

Once the army line was under the city wall, Jingxing's defense line collapsed like a collapsed dam.

The dilapidated city gate is not worth mentioning. Once the gate fell, the Qin army poured in like a tide——

The Qin pawns who were walking in the forefront hadn't seen anything clearly in the city, only heard a "swish", the feathered arrow piercing the air hit straight to the forehead!

Before he knew anything, he was already down.

At that moment, it seemed that the air between the sky and the earth stopped.

The cold wind, fatigue, the smell of sweat and stench in the air, the cold weapon in hand, the gray sky, all the sounds, tastes, touches, and sensations of all the soldiers seemed to be transformed into vision and concentrated on one person.

Few Zhao Jun still stood in front of Qin Jun in an orderly manner.

Behind the infantry formation was a majestic and tall horse carrying a handsome general.

The young general had dark skin, handsome features, and a pair of clear eyes shot out a murderous look.He let go of the bowstring in his hand and shouted loudly: "Who dares to step forward?"

The world is terrified!

However, the next moment, Qin's heavy cavalry broke into the city gate.

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More than a month later, Zhangtai Palace in Xianyang.

Generals from the front line, holding documents, stepped forward to meet the eyes of many courtiers and ministers.

"My lord."

After saluting, the general said, "General Wang Jian wrote a letter."

Qin Wangzheng on the seat nodded: "Speak."

"Yes."

The general opened the document directly.

"The Qin army broke through Jingxing and has now encircled Handan. The Zhao army resisted desperately, and Li Mu used his troops like a god. He dragged out the battle line in Jingxing. After returning to Qin, he confessed the crime himself.

"In the battle of Jingxing, the Qin army was killed and injured over ten thousand, and Zhao Guo's elite was no less than one or two. Zhao general Li Mu swore to defend the city and fought to the end. When Jian found the body, General Li Mu was heavy with arrows and the body did not fall. He was standing dead.

"Even though he is an enemy general, Jian also admires Li Mu's heroism and is filled with emotion. General Li's body has already been buried in a good life, but for such a hero, Jian would like to ask the king for permission to set up a spirit for General Li to show his respect."

After the document was read, a deadly silence spread in the huge hall.

The Wang family has always fought for Qin, and Wang Jian is one of the most powerful generals in Qin.He has fought so many battles, this is the first time, and also the first time in history, that General Qin wrote a letter to express his feelings, hoping to give the enemy general a recognition.

Qin Wangzheng's expression was hidden under the crown, so he couldn't see clearly.But when the general thought of the end, his hand on the edge of the throne suddenly curled up.

Above the court, Qin Wangzheng never showed any emotions.

It was one of the few things he reacted to personally.

"Go back and tell Wang Jian."

After a long time, Qin Wangzheng's voice broke the silence: "Set up a stele and bury General Li Mu with the ceremony of Zhao Guoguo. After conquering Handan, a mourning hall will be erected in Jingxing for future generations to look up to."