Great Qin had a prosperous age

Chapter 558: The eve of the war (please give me a monthly recommendation ticket!)

Chapter 558: The eve of the war (please give me a monthly recommendation ticket!)

In the blue sky, there are a few big clouds floating.

In the direction directly facing the horse's head, there is an undulating mountain range with lush greenery and dense vegetation.

Li Xin led several tribesmen, wearing the clothes of local herdsmen, with breeches on the bottom for easy riding and short coats on the top.

A group of them stood in a mountain col, but the main camp was thousands of miles away behind them.

These people have yellow complexions, but they have straight noses, tall and strong bodies, a long sword tied around their waists, and nothing else.

These people all wear crowns on their heads, and the leader is the famous Yong Wuhou of Qin State.

Chehou Wuchenghou Wang Li followed Li Xin. Wang Li practiced riding and shooting all year round. Although his hands and feet were calloused, he could not hide his nobility.

Wang Li looked at the endless grassland and wondered when the Huns would appear.He used to only know that fame had to come from a horse, but he didn't know it was so difficult to do so.

He has been here for two years, but has only seen the Huns once.They are not green-faced and fanged, but look very similar to them, but they can escape very fast on horseback.

The Hu people were accustomed to wearing hair and drinking blood. They had no sense of etiquette and often committed incest. The people of Qin naturally couldn't stand these people.

This time they traveled together in light clothes so as not to alarm the Huns.

As the sun goes down, old people from nearby villages are driving their cattle and sheep back to the village one after another.

Li Xin has led his troops to the northernmost part of Jiuyuan County, at the foot of Yinshan Mountain.

After taking the initiative last time, Li Xin was confident that when the Huns came this time, they would make all preparations.

Before Li Xin took the initiative to dismount, these cattle herders and children ran back one by one.

Those who can afford to raise so many cattle and sheep are naturally big families.And the grazing children, dressed neatly and holding a book in each hand, are naturally the children of their family.

Most of the generals present came from aristocratic families, but naturally some of them had pastured cattle and sheep.

Li Xin was like this, and he was like this when he was a boy. He held a book in one hand, a bow and arrow in the other, and led a dog behind him. Behind him were two domestic slaves of a similar age.

Li Xin's riding and shooting skills were among the best among the famous generals of the Qin Dynasty.This archery skill was passed down from their ancestors.When Li Xin was a child, he practiced shooting rabbits and pheasants while grazing herds. Over time, his skills gradually improved.

It was this superb archery skill that, even though he was young, Li Xin was assigned to the former army's crossbow team as soon as he entered the Qin army. His archery skills were outstanding and he could shoot accurately every time, so he was quickly knighted and later pursued. The death of Prince Dan of Yan was known to the First Emperor, and he established his position in the court from then on.

[The front army is a path-exploring force, the Chinese army is the main force, the rear army, food, grass and other baggage, and provides rearguard for the large force. 】

Li Xin sat on the horse, squinting at the Yinshan Mountain in front of him.

Yinshan is their barrier.

Meng Tian once stationed the empire's 30-strong army in the south of Yinshan Mountain. The Hu people led their horses to Yinshan Mountain, but when they looked down, what was waiting for them was the extremely sharp crossbows of the Qin people.Every time there were pathfinders, they would all be wounded by arrows and run away hastily.

A child was riding an ox, with his hands in his sleeves. Curious and timid, he slowly approached these tall and burly adults. They already had a guess in their hearts that these people must be great Qin warriors.

When Wang Li saw these children with their hair tied up with strips of cloth, he immediately dismounted his horse, came to them, and asked in a loud voice:

"Boy, do you know where this place is?"

The child raised his body back and said calmly:
"At the foot of Yinshan Mountain."

"Then do you know that all people north of Yinshan Mountain are barbarians?"

The child shrugged his shoulders slightly and said with a smile:
"Naturally know."

"Now that you know it, you still dare to graze at the foot of the mountain! Aren't you afraid of barbarians?"

"It's midsummer, what are you afraid of!"

The talking boy was holding a reed flute in his hand, sitting on the back of the cow, with a frank face.

Wang Li looked at the child and liked it, so he asked:
"According to what you mean, you don't need to be afraid in summer, but you will be afraid at other times."

"You look like you are not a local. In spring, summer and winter, the Hu people live in tents in the desert. It is only during the autumn harvest season, when the grass turns yellow and the crops are ripe, that the Hu people start to take action."

"The Hu people do not grow food themselves and only have cattle and sheep to eat. When winter comes, the grass dries up and the cattle and sheep have no food to gain fat. The Hu people will starve. If they are hungry for one winter, more than half of the tribe will die. People. So every spring and summer, they pretend to be herding herds but are actually watching the sentries, secretly sharpening their knives in the tents, and wait until autumn to swarm down."

"They saw the timing very accurately. They waited for the wheat to grow in the barn before they went down the mountain and rushed to the barn to plunder. Even if there were people watching the barn at night, they couldn't resist the barbarians at all."

Wang Li listened and said with a smile:
"You kid is so familiar with the Huns' habits."

"We are all natives at the foot of the mountain. These things were told to us by our fathers. With General Meng here, the Huns would not dare to go south at all."

After hearing this, Li Xin only said:
"Could it be that without Meng Tian, ​​if it were me, this barbarian would dare to go south?"

After saying that, Li Xin whipped his whip and controlled the horse to fly north, riding in the lead, while others could only look at its back.

Wang Li was still where he was, and saw Li Xin's close followers flying north.

Wang Li's personal guards stood where they were. Seeing this scene, they naturally all looked at Wang Li.They all gathered around Wang Li and asked softly:
"Junhou—this brave Marquis doesn't take Junhou too seriously."

"On the eve of the war, you and I should say less."

Li Xin galloped for a while and heard a shout from behind:

"Junhou, Wu Chenghou is still behind!"

Li Xin turned around, the horse also slowed down, Li Xin responded:

"So what."

Li Xinxin secretly despised this kind of person who inherited the title of his father. When fighting against him, he only knew how to quote scriptures and talk empty words. He was no different from Zhao Kuo, but in fact he had no experience at all.

It's just that Wang Li's title is Chehou, and his status is higher than him.But he is young, respects him as an elder, and can make concessions in everything, so Li Xin usually doesn't embarrass Wang Li.

But the nobles in Longxi listened to Li Xin's words, and they had obvious xenophobic tendencies.

The counselor chased after him and advised:

"Your Majesty, you must not do this. Your Majesty has forced the prime minister's son away. Soon, Xianyang City will know everything here. If your Majesty does not give Wu Chenghou face, if he also runs back to Xianyang, join forces If all the ministers in the court read the emperor's book, your majesty will be furious."

"Are you reminding me that I am in danger of death?"

"Your Majesty, be careful what you say. However, this matter is very likely to happen. Don't you know that I, Lord Wu'an of Qin State, do you know?"

After hearing this, Li Xin asked back:
"Do you really think that if you want me to die, I will have to die? Lord Wu An was allowed to die on the road, but there are 20 troops around me. As long as I don't return to Xianyang City, everything will be fine. Since I took advantage of After the late emperor passed away, he secretly sent all his father and clan members back to the Longxi area, and I no longer have any worries."

"Qin II thought he was extremely smart. He wanted to use my hand to get rid of the Huns, and reduced Meng Tian's military power. After that, he would kill me. Don't he know that I, Li Xin, also kept it for myself? One hand?"

"Your Majesty, although we have planned this matter for a long time, now is definitely not the time to fall out with Qin II. You must know that we have the Huns in the north who are ready to move, which will involve too many of our troops. In the south, there are more than ten soldiers. Wan Jingrui. Dong Yi and Sima Chang are sitting in the town party. If there is any trouble here, they will destroy us as soon as possible."

After hearing this, Li Xin did not speak.

"Your merits are unparalleled, and no one in the world knows about it. If you can't hold back at this time, it will be a mistake that will lead to eternal hatred. Please listen to me and be kind to Wang Li. Marquis Wu Cheng is the Marquis of Che, If the prince is disrespectful to him, then he has committed the following crime! When the Huns are pacified, the prince will surely achieve unparalleled achievements. When the time comes, if he can show his affection and reason to him, he will surely add another one to the prince. Weights."

Li Xin reined in his horse. Maybe it was because of the scorching white light of the sun, but some of his beards were already turning white!
Li Xin snorted coldly.

"Being able to bring Wang Li out today is all to give his father face. The Marquis of Wucheng was just the result of his grandfather's hard work. Now that he is here, he can just sit back and enjoy the results. But for me, Li Xin, I only believe that there is truth. A man of talent and learning. If he doesn't like to see my face and act, then go back to Xianyang City as soon as possible!"

"Go and cry to his father. As for the second generation! He has few trustworthy generals under his command now. Now he is working here and there. It is not easy to stabilize the Zhao, Han and Wei regions. The second generation wants to replace me. , we can only get back to Mengtian."

"In a word, I am not afraid of the Second Emperor! The person who should really be afraid is the Second Emperor himself! The Second Emperor of Qin is killing the donkey. They, the soldiers outside, can see it clearly. If it were not forced by the current situation, , I have long since established myself as king!"

Li Xin's long sword has long been thirsty and thirsty. It is not easy to be able to hold on near the Great Wall for so long.

If you vent your complaints, people will naturally understand.

"Speaking of which, although my ancestor, Li Xin, is not as prominent and world-famous as the Wang family, my family background is not that bad."

"My ancestors of the Li family were officials of the Wei state; my grandfather Li Chongnai was the prefect of Longxi and was a brother of the famous general Li Mu of the Zhao state. Later my grandfather was granted the title of Duke of Nanzheng; my father Li Yao was the prefect of Nanjun of the Qin state and was granted the title of Didaohou. Di Daohou, as the name suggests, is the prince who blocks the attack of Yi and Di."

"It's just that the governor of Nanjun has a high official position, but my father is in the Qin State's internal bureaucracy. To put it bluntly, he is just a civil servant and his status is not high. But I, Li Xin, rely only on my own strength and my riding and archery skills. He made countless military exploits and was worshiped by the late emperor as a brave warrior. The word "brave" means that one man can guard the gates and cannot be opened by ten thousand men!"

(End of this chapter)

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