Daqin: You were asked to build the Great Wall and you destroyed the Huns?

Chapter 384 Planting a Seed

Zhang Liang and Xiang Yu are two practical men who just do what they say.

After making the decision, they immediately sent people to mobilize troops to the Western Regions.

Then someone was sent to bring Antiochus III, who had been imprisoned for a long time.

When he was imprisoned, Zhang Liang seemingly picked a local force at random, but he also laid many hidden clues.

Because the Seleucid cavalry killed so many Kushans.

Being locked up in the Qin army's camp and served with delicious food and drink will definitely make the Kushan people dissatisfied.

In addition, Zhang Liang wanted to obtain information conveniently and tried to see if he could lure out the hidden spies.

But I didn't expect that this king was unusually honest and had always been safe.

Zhang Liang was quite busy with various matters at hand, so he ignored him.

God knows how much abuse he suffered.

Are you going to kill him?
Even Zhang Liang shouted angrily.

"This force is stupid and ignorant, and I shall punish them severely."

Zhang Liang's eyes suddenly turned sad.

But Xiang Yu couldn't listen.

Everyone kept dodging when they saw someone's expression, looking frightened.

He hated Antiochus III so much that he would still be useful if Ying Xuan had not told him personally.

Now bring it here for a look, good guy.

"No, don't kill me!"

"dare!"

Seeing this scene, even Xiang Yu felt helpless.

But Xiang Yu disagreed.

If he were to put it back and let him take a breath, why not fight to the death with Guishuang?

"How did you treat the king!"

He took two quick steps forward and angrily scolded the prisoner.

"The majestic king of a country is in such a mess, why not give him a happy life."

The corners of Zhang Liang's mouth twitched, so there was no need to think that it was the Kushan people who did it.

It's better now. I originally wanted to take advantage of him, but ended up being so cruelly abused.

The clothes are not covering the body, and the hair is stuck in clumps.

They killed so many cavalry soldiers in the north of the city.

He stepped forward without paying any attention, looking down at Zhang Liang condescendingly.

Zhang Liang, however, stood alone in front of Antiochus III, stretching out his hands and glaring at everyone.

Shaking all over, he knelt on the ground holding his head.

He tried his best to hide his head in his arms.

Antiochus III on the ground was even more frightened.

I'm afraid he was killed long ago.

"Your Majesty said that this person is the king of a country after all, and he can exchange with Seleucus at his own time."

"If it were me, I would bring my troops back to die with you!"

Xiang Yu sighed.

But after all, this person is being used at this moment.

"At worst, let him vent his anger and beat him back even after being tortured. How can we kill him directly?"

"I can give you anything I need. As long as you don't kill me, I can do anything. That's okay~"

The angry shout did not scare the small power leader, but it made Antiochus III tremble.

With that said, he was about to step forward and kill Antiochus III.

He drew out his sword with a "crack" sound.

This scene made the people around them widen their eyes.

"Why don't you kill him and keep him to risk your life with us?"

The majestic Seleucid king was covered in filth.

The eyebrows and eyes are almost indistinguishable.

He fell to the ground with a plop, covering his head with his hands and shaking.

"Look at how the forces you picked have tortured people."

"To achieve great things, you must be ruthless."

"This man is a scourge and must not be left here."

"Sir, please don't make any mistakes."

After Xiang Yu finished speaking, he suddenly glared at the Xiang family's children around him.

"I said kill him, are you deaf?"

After the words fell, the confused Xiang family disciples all around looked at each other.

Then he also drew his sword.

"No! No! No!"

The sound of sharp blades made Antiochus III even more frightened.

Zhang Liang was so angry that he raised his head and scolded him.

"Xiang Yu! Don't think that you can do whatever you want with military power."

"Your Majesty said that he must be spared."

"If you insist on killing him today, then kill me too!"

"If His Majesty were to find out that you were disobeying him, the Qinxiang clan would also suffer a terrible end!"

The severe threat made Xiang Yu narrow his eyes unconsciously.

He looked at Zhang Liang and said in a deep voice after a long time.

"Sir, remember it!"

"Today you forced him to return."

"If he leads his troops again in the future, you will be the first one I kill!"

The last few words are particularly heavy.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the entire room was as cold as ice.

No one dared to say a word.

Then Xiang Yu snorted coldly.

He turned around and left with all the generals.

Only Antiochus III, who was still trembling, and the frightened little leader with his head lowered were left.

Until after Xiang Yu left.

Zhang Liang, whose hands were trembling a little, squatted down.

Carefully lift Antiochus III up.

The boss next to him will be busy moving to sit down.

Zhang Liang sat down with Antiochus III.

He said with a slightly lonely expression.

"It made you laugh."

"While His Majesty was here, these generals did not dare to talk back to me."

"But after His Majesty left, each of them held military power and became a local emperor, and no one looked down upon them."

Antiochus III lowered his head and did not dare to speak.

But after a few moments of silence, he still said something grateful to Zhang Liang.

"Thank you. If I could go back, I would give you whatever you want!"

Zhang Liang laughed dryly, but shook his head indifferently.

"What can you give?"

"Wealth? Power?"

"Your Majesty has already satisfied me."

"What I am doing now is just for a dream!"

Zhang Liang shook his head.

But he did not continue speaking, and instead began to comfort Antiochus III.

"Don't worry, your life belongs to His Majesty."

"With my testimony, they don't dare to move around at will."

"When it gets later, I will send someone to take you out of the city."

"Before this, unless the Kushan people are collectively deceived and want to kill you, no one can do anything to you!"

Having said this, the little leader next to him also made an extremely smart plop and knelt on the ground.

"I~ We are helpless!"

"King, those Kushan people worked hard to give my men food and money."

"Just to give vent to my dead relatives."

"After all, they will govern this place in the future. If we are too tough, we will not end well!"

"And~ and, they really hate you."

"Seeing that each of them is too hungry to open the pot, they still have to take out the money."

"Even a five-year-old girl gave up her two-day ration just to punch you."

The leader was almost crying as he spoke.

"I, we really can't refuse."

These words made Antiochus III freeze on the spot.

"A five-year-old girl?"

"She~ why is she?"

Zhang Liang, who had been silent, finally spoke.

"Her father died on the battlefield in the Western Region because of the war launched by Batkeria."

"Her mother died in the north of Mardan City to stop your heavy cavalry."

The words fell.

The young Antiochus III suddenly fell silent.

Yes, he is still alive no matter what.

However, the soldiers and people in the war changed one batch after another.

The little boss is still afraid of being retaliated against in the future.

He cried again and said.

"We really didn't mean it!"

Antiochus III whispered.

"I don't blame you, if you lose, you lose."

"You deserve some beatings. I won't hold a grudge!"

Zhang Liang sighed and said nothing more.

Patted Antiochus III on the shoulder.

Several servants were arranged to wash and change clothes for him.

Half an hour later, the young and handsome Antiochus III appeared again.

He came out of the side room and bowed his head to thank Zhang Liang again.

Only to find that Zhang Liang was staring at a patch of sand in the middle of the room in a daze.

Antiochus III was slightly curious.

Taking two steps forward, I happened to see the entire sand table.

"gentlemen?"

Zhang Liangliang seemed to be suddenly startled.

With a swing of his left hand, he accidentally knocked a piece of sand into chaos.

Zhang Liang was stunned for a moment, and then he shouted to the guards in annoyance without having time to pay attention to Antiochus III.

"Hey, call the deputy, I accidentally took Seleucus away!"

After the words fell, Antiochus III's whole body tensed up again.

What do you mean?
How could Seleucus disappear?
Could it be that this person's attitude just now was fake? Is he warning me?
Or is their real purpose to use me to invade Seleucus?
In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through Antiochus III's mind. The gaze he looked at Zhang Liang was no longer as gentle as before, full of alertness.

Zhang Liang was slightly stunned when he saw his expression.

Then he smiled helplessly.

"Don't worry, this is the sand table created by my Majesty the Qin Dynasty."

"It can replace the map and show various terrains."

"The piece I accidentally broke up just now is Seleucid's map."

"Don't think too much about it!"

The words fell,

A thin man just ran in.

"Sir, why did you disrupt it again?"

"It's very troublesome to set up this sand table once. The detailed work may even take several hours."

Listening to the lieutenant's complaints, Zhang Liang smiled helplessly at Antiochus III again.

Antiochus III also breathed a sigh of relief.

But this kind of thing was confidential after all, and he didn't dare to raise his head to take a closer look.

Unexpectedly, at this time, the thin man was also in trouble.

"Ugh?"

"Hiss~ Does this place have multiple corners?"

Zhang Liang saw that he was hesitant.

"Won't you open the map and take a look?"

The deputy general frowned and said.

"General Xiang Yu took the map, and it's not in my hand!"

Zhang Liang suddenly became anxious. How could he ask Xiang Yu for it when they had just turned against each other?

"The situation on the west side is now in chaos, and the border is at a moment of chaos."

"The soldiers are all worried about how to resist the enemy, but I can't even read the map!"

"Ugh!"

Zhang Liang put his hands behind his back angrily.

The deputy general was also a little anxious, but the more anxious he became, the less he could think of it.

Whether or not this little horn exists is related to the success or failure of the war, and the life and death of the soldiers.

He didn't dare to come blindly.

In his anxiety, he suddenly saw Antiochus III with his head lowered and somewhat at a loss.

His eyes lit up.

"Ugh!"

"Isn't he here?"

"He's been watching it all day, so he must know it!"

Zhang Liang also reacted and looked happy.

"Come here, take a look at the southeast side of Seleucid. Is there such a corner?"

Antiochus III's expression changed again.

They actually let themselves see such a secret?
What do they want to do?
Antiochus III was already wary, but now he was even more cautious.

Zhang Liang seemed to see Antiochus III's doubts.

Smile slightly.

"Nothing, nothing, this is the world map."

"It's relatively rough and doesn't have any detailed troop layout. It doesn't matter if you look at it."

Zhang Liang's casual words made Antiochus III suddenly widen his eyes.

world map?

What do you mean?
How dare he say such big things?

The world is so infinite that it is impossible to describe it.

Antiochus III's mind was buzzing at the moment.

For a moment, I couldn’t tell whether it was a trap or not.

But the curiosity that couldn't stop him still made him take a step forward.

But the huge wooden table in front of him stunned him for a moment.

The terrain and landforms he had never seen before made him unable to tell where was where.

The deputy general saw that he could not find his country.

He picked up the rounded wooden stick on the side and pointed it at him.

In the center of the broad desktop, a palm-sized area finally made Antiochus III feel familiar.

But it also made him freeze for a few breaths.

Is this Seleucus?

The extremely huge territory of Seleucid is no bigger than two hands in these people's maps?
A huge shock to his cognition, making his whole body seem to go blank.

No thoughts can come to mind.

Until Zhang Liang beside him urged him.

"It's getting dark soon. Come on, are you there? If you tell me, I should send you away!"

Zhang Liang's urging and the chance to survive finally made him sober up.

Looking at the corner pointed by the deputy general steadily.

Antiochus III nodded stiffly.

"There is indeed a mountain there that is included in our territory."

The deputy general breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that he remembered correctly.

Immediately and carefully push up the sand below little by little, and then the entire sand table was restored.

But at this time, Antiochus III's eyes were already fixed on the east of the sand table.

There is a black territory that occupies nearly half of the entire continent.

It is covered with Qin flags.

Antiochus III once again looked incredible.

The body even subconsciously took a step back.

Don't wait for him to ask any more questions.

Zhang Liang seemed to realize something.

Suddenly he shouted.

"Come, follow me to escort King Seleucid out of the country!"

After the words fell, the soldiers outside the door came forward and took Antiochus III out without any explanation.

On the way west.

Antiochus III has always been a little lost.

Even when Zhang Liang was talking to him, he felt a little dazed for a moment.

"You might have some trouble when you go back."

"If you can't, you can also ask us for help."

"After all, we still want a stable western border!"

Antiochus III nodded dumbly.

I didn't understand the subtext of Zhang Liang's words at all.

Seeing that his mind was not in his mind, Zhang Liang had no choice but to tell him straightforwardly.

"To tell you the truth, the Seleucid royal family is now at a loss because of your capture."

"All forces are using various methods in an endless stream. Three of your brothers alone have died."

"If it weren't for external pressure, the current new king wouldn't be able to sit still for a few days."

"If you go back now, if you are not careful, you may not live longer than you did in Guishang."

Such harsh words finally brought Antiochus III back to his senses.

He nodded silently, not surprised.

He knew what was going on in the country, and he was lucky that it didn't collapse immediately.

Everyone rushed silently all night long.

It was close to early morning before we arrived at the northwest junction.

Antiochus III looked at the familiar city in the distance.

It was finally confirmed that Zhang Liang really wanted to let him go.

Zhang Liang extended his hand to say goodbye.

Antiochus III looked at him firmly.

"Is that true?"

Zhang Liang knew what he was asking and said nonchalantly with a slight smile.

"What you think is true is true."

"It doesn't matter if it's not true."

Antiochus III was silent again.

Instead of rushing to freedom, he asked again.

"You said you were trying to fulfill a dream."

"What was that dream?"

The moisture carried by the morning breeze blew between the two of them.

Zhang Liang paused for a moment, his face turned slightly serious.

He looked far away, like a great man standing proudly between heaven and earth.

"Let there be no more war in the world!"

Antiochus III was not surprised this time.

He laughed miserably.

Yes, as long as it is within a country, how can there be a large-scale war?
Da Qin, Da Qin!
A giant that occupies nearly half of the world is quietly spreading its fangs to the west.

And these people, these ignorant small countries, are still fighting desperately for some territory.

Antiochus III felt very sad at this moment.

No wonder Da Qin has hundreds of thousands of cavalry, no wonder they have the power to crush itself.

Such a terrifying empire had to go through many tragic wars in the east to reach this point.

Facing them, can countries like ours, which are fighting against each other, really be able to stop them?
When I think of the terrifying army roaring like mountains and tsunamis, the almost invincible silver heavy cavalry.

Antiochus III was filled with despair.

But now he is even more sure.

Those were only a small part of Da Qin's military strength.

What if I can go back successfully? What else can I do to take back the throne?

In a few years, won't they be crushed by the well-prepared Great Qin?
Antiochus III walked lonely to the western border town.

And in the back, on the border hills.

Xiang Yu rode his horse to Zhang Liang's side.

"Do you think he will go the way you want?"

Zhang Liang smiled.

"He can't control whether he wants to or not."

"The decline of Seleucus is inevitable, and the internal forces are even more confused."

"If he doesn't want to perish, he can only choose a strong person to rely on."