My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 782 Brothers quarrel within the walls, defend against external insults! Same road, same wait!

Zhuang Chou rushed to Fucheng without stopping, and in accordance with King Ying Zheng's order, took over the responsibility of negotiating between the Qin State and the envoys from Yan and Dai.

Under the premise that Ying Chengjiao had already agreed on the general direction of the talks with the envoys of Yan and Dai, and that Qin, Dai and Yan were all eager to cease fire, the talks progressed rapidly.

As for the envoy from Qi?

Although Qi also indirectly participated in this war by providing additional financial and food supplies, it was one of the victorious countries.

However, Qi was very tactful and did not send envoys to participate in the talks. Instead, Qin was given full authority to fight for Qi's interests.

Seeing this, Ying Chengjiao deliberately provided more opportunities to Zhuang Chou, the 'junior' in lobbying, and simply took charge of making the final decision. He no longer participated in the negotiations the rest of the time, but just invited the generals of Dai to feast every day.

June 26, the 14th year of the reign of Qin Shi Huangdi.

The main camp of the Qin army in Fucheng.

Ying Chengjiao drank the wine in his cup to the full, and sighed with regret: "Today the talks have been finalized, and tomorrow the three armies will break camp and return together."

"I don't know when I can meet you two or three again."

"I really don't want to meet you two on the battlefield and start another killing!"

All the generals felt bitter.

Li Hong also drank the wine in the cup and said generously: "I am grateful for the high regard of Lord Chang'an. I feel ashamed to accept it."

"I only wish that the two countries of Dai and Qin will remain in peace forever, and I won't fight with Chang'an Jun on the battlefield!"

You do not want?
We don’t want to even more!
After Ying Chengjiao ordered the earth dragon to overturn the city wall of Handan City, who the hell would still want to fight against a figure like Ying Chengjiao!
Ying Chengjiao shook his head gently: "Although I really don't want to fight with you guys on the battlefield again."

"But you and I should both understand that there will be a war between the Qin Dynasty sooner or later!"

Ying Chengjiao successfully chilled the Dai army generals to their core with just one sentence!

Li Hongqiang smiled and said, "I only hope that Chang'an Jun can say a few words for me on behalf of the country."

"Given Chang'an Jun's status in Qin, I think he will be able to win peace between Dai and Qin."

"I pay my respects to Lord Chang'an on behalf of my father!"

After saying this, Li Hong filled a glass of wine for himself and drank it all in one gulp!

Ying Chengjiao also filled his own glass with wine, and said helplessly, "Captain Li, do you think I want to go to war?"

"Or does our Great Qin want to go to war?"

"No! None!"

"I, the general, love peace!"

"In recent years, our Great Qin has been concentrating on building the Zhengguo Canal and is unwilling to start a foreign war."

"It is the countries of the world that are forcing each other, and repeatedly trying to disturb our Great Qin through war."

"We, the Great Qin, were forced to send out troops to fight!"

"Because the nations of the world have repeatedly formed alliances to attack Qin, our Great Qin lacks generals, so I have no choice but to lead the expedition!"

Li Hong, Sima Che and others looked at each other.

Your Great Qin was forced to send troops to fight, and then destroyed Han, Wei, Chu, Zhao, and swallowed up most of the world? !
You, Lord Chang'an, were forced to go on the expedition, and then you took over my city of Handan?!
I am forced to do this, can you please give me a copy of Daiguo as well?
Ying Chengjiao ignored the strangeness of the Dai army generals and asked, "Now that our Great Qin has occupied the territory of the former Zhao, there should be many people from the former Zhao fleeing to Dai, right?"

Li Hong looked at Ying Chengjiao with resentment and said, "Currently, more than 200,000 people have entered Dai County from the former Zhao territory."

Li Hong knew very well that although Ying Chengjiao strictly controlled the checkpoints and prohibited ordinary people from the former Zhao State from going to the Dai State, he deliberately left many channels.

As long as the powerful and wealthy people in the old Zhao state have some strength, connections and money, they can use these channels to benefit the Dai state after paying a certain price.

Although these former Zhao tyrants and dignitaries who were able to benefit the Dai Kingdom were loyal to the Dai Kingdom, they were all exploiting classes who did not engage in production!

The Qin State is not happy to have these people?
The Dai Kingdom is not happy to have these people!
But there was no other way. Since the State of Dai considered itself the successor of the State of Zhao, it could not openly expel the people from all directions who came to surrender under the name of Zhao!
Ying Chengjiao asked again: "Dai State borders the Xiongnu, and now they have sent another 120,000 troops to attack the city."

"The Dai Kingdom's daily standing army is probably around 200,000?"

Li Hong said frankly: "To be honest with you, Lord Chang'an, in the past, our Dai County had a standing force of 100,000."

"For many reasons, the soldiers of Zhao State poured into our Dai State. Our Dai State encountered a great war and raised troops again. Now our Dai State indeed has more than 200,000 soldiers."

"As for how many standing troops we will have in the future, I have no idea."

Facing the cavalry, Li Hong would insist on sending 180,000 troops to the Dai army, and there would be more than 100,000 troops guarding the border.

But when facing Ying Chengjiao, Li Hong chose to be honest.

After all, the scouts of the Qin army were no less capable than those of the Dai army, and the scouts of the Qin State were far superior to those of the Dai State. Li Hong did not think that the "claimed" number of troops and horses of the Dai State could be concealed from the eyes and ears of Ying Chengjiao.

Keep on lying and you'll only make people laugh!
Ying Chengjiao sighed softly: "This is the problem."

"According to my estimation, the Dai Kingdom now has more than 2 million people, and it still needs to keep about 100,000 soldiers ready to deal with the Xiongnu's southward advance, but it only has 60% of the territory of Dai County and Shanggu County."

"But how can a territory of one and a half counties produce enough food to feed so many people?!"

"In order to prevent the people from starving, Dai will eventually take the initiative to attack our Great Qin."

"I will eventually put on my armor and fight for the Qin Dynasty again."

"I can endure war, but I really cannot bear to see you fighting with swords!"

Ying Chengjiao looked around at the generals of the Dai army with expectation in his eyes, and said, "So, come to my Great Qin!"

"Isn't it wonderful for you and I to feast all day long?"

"I will use my status as Lord Chang'an of Great Qin and Prince of Great Qin to guarantee that I can recommend you to my king."

"With your abilities, you will surely make great contributions to our Great Qin, and being granted the title of nobility and general will be a piece of cake!"

After nearly half a month of preparation, Ying Chengjiao finally stated his purpose.

Kidnapping! Kidnapping! Kidnapping again!

Although Zhao's top generals had been squandered by the Zhao court until only Li Mu was left, Ying Chengjiao was envious of Zhao's middle and high-level generals.

More importantly, these generals who had been stationed in Dai County for many years had abundant experience in fighting against the Huns. Some generals were even proficient in the languages ​​of various Hun tribes and were familiar with the topography of the Hun area.

And one day the Qin Dynasty will go into full-scale war with the Huns!
If we can bring these generals who have fought the Huns all their lives under our command, the Qin Dynasty will have a better chance of winning when it attacks the Huns in the future!

Faced with the invitation personally extended by Ying Chengjiao, the generals looked at each other in bewilderment, and could see deep confusion and excitement in each other's eyes.

If someone else said this, they might not care too much, but when these words came from Ying Chengjiao himself, their weight was different.

Because Ying Chengjiao is not only in charge of price reduction, he is also in charge of after-sales service!

Jingpo and other Chu generals who surrendered to Ying Chengjiao took advantage of the opportunity of Qin and Qi's conquest of Chu to be promoted to commanders in one battle, and their future was bright.

Zhuang Chou, who surrendered to Ying Chengjiao, was directly appointed as the Minister of Rites and is now representing the Qin State in negotiations with the Dai State.

Teng Fu, Le Xun and other generals and ministers from other countries who surrendered to Ying Chengjiao in the early years had their future arranged well by Ying Chengjiao, and many of them have now held high positions.

If they surrender to Ying Chengjiao, they will have a bright future! Maybe they can even be favored by Hou Tu and continue to enjoy the benefits after their death. If they don't surrender to Ying Chengjiao? How can they face Ying Chengjiao's skills of destroying cities and strongholds!
The only thing that prevented them from making up their minds was their loyalty to the Zhao royal family or Li Mu.

Li Hong felt very uncomfortable when he saw this!
Li Hong quickly said, "Changan Jun, there is no need to worry about this."

"Although my great dynasty is just as Chang'an Jun said, there are many people and little land, and the land is barren."

"But my king is definitely not just like the King of Yan!"

"Since our dynasty has decided to cease hostilities with Qin, we will not start a war lightly again."

"To be honest, my father has advised our king that after the three countries negotiate, our army will not return to Wei County, but will go directly north!"

Ying Chengjiao looked surprised: "Heading north?"

"Does the Dai Kingdom intend to attack the Xiongnu in the north?"

Li Hong nodded and said, "Changan Jun's guess is correct."

"It is said that a leader of the Xiongnu Luanti tribe raised an army to usurp the throne, and then led the Luanti tribe to conquer the south and the north, expanding the territory, pacifying many northern Xiongnu tribes, and establishing the Hu Kingdom, which means he is the chosen one of heaven."

"This leader of ten thousand men calls himself the Chanyu of Chengligutu, which means the great leader under the sky."

There was a burst of sneers and laughter in the military tent.

The great leader under the sky?
Is he worthy? !

Even though they call themselves "Hu", the Chinese people still call them the contemptuous "Huns"!
Li Hong continued, "Although Chanyu Chengligutu is arrogant, he is quite capable. His territory has been increasing day by day in recent years."

"Our army is fighting this battle to curb the expansion of the Xiongnu."

"At the same time, we will seize some territory and cultivate it to provide for the people of our great dynasty."

Li Hong looked at the generals and said seriously: "The great dynasty has just been established, and many official positions are vacant."

"If there are any soldiers who can fight bravely and show their talents in this battle, the king will certainly reward them generously and promote them!"

Li Hong no longer cared about the cost of leaking the secret.

If he doesn't throw out some sweet benefits soon, Li Hong is really afraid that after today's banquet, he will be the only one who can return to Dai Army!

Ying Chengjiao was stunned: "The Dai Kingdom actually intends to march north to attack the Hu in order to gain territory!"

In the original history, the Dai State not only did not go to war with the Xiongnu, but also maintained an ambiguous relationship with the Xiongnu and even received a lot of support from the Xiongnu.

But now, the State of Dai actually intends to march north to attack the Hu, embarking on a path that is completely different from the original history!
After a moment's silence, Ying Chengjiao said in a deep voice: "Brothers quarrel within the walls, but we should defend ourselves from external insults."

"When you have good friends, there will be no war!"

"Now that our Great Qin has gone through many wars, we are in urgent need of recuperation and are unable to help the Dai Kingdom."

"But I can promise here that when Dai attacks the Hu, as long as Dai does not take the initiative to attack our Great Qin, I will not lead the attack on Dai!"

Although the hatred between Qin and Zhao was as deep as the sea, it was only a family feud.

The war between China and the Huns was a war between civilizations!

Ying Chengjiao would not help the State of Dai, but at least he would not hold the State of Dai back - if the Qin State really held back the State of Dai's Northern Expedition, then the Qin State would surely be drowned in the spit of people all over the world!

Moreover, there will definitely be a war between Daqin and both Xiongnu and Dai. Letting Xiongnu and Dai consume their energy first will bring many benefits to Daqin.

Li Hong quickly stood up and bowed gratefully: "I would like to thank Qin Chang'an on behalf of my king!"

All the generals also bowed their hands in gratitude and said, "Thank you, Lord Qin Chang'an!"

Even if Ying Chengjiao did not make a promise on behalf of Qin, as long as Ying Chengjiao himself promised not to attack Dai while Dai was on its northern expedition, the generals of Dai would feel much more at ease.

Ying Chengjiao stood up, raised the wine cup in his hand and invited everyone to drink, saying: "With this cup, I hope you will return with your troops!"

Li Hong and all the other generals raised their glasses and shouted excitedly: "Thank you, Lord Qin Chang'an!"

This is a blessing from the great witch!

Although it was just one sentence, it was enough to make a group of generals believe that they would definitely win this battle!

The all-night feasting did not break the sanity of the generals of the two armies.

At dawn the next day, the Dai army broke up their tents and advanced towards the Huns with a fighting spirit.

The Qin army also broke camp and formed a battle line, embarking on the triumphant journey home.

Two hundred thousand Yan troops were stationed at the border, watching the Qin and Dai armies leave with complicated eyes, then looked back in the direction of Jicheng and sighed in their hearts.
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July 11, the fourteenth year of the reign of Qin Shi Huangdi.

An army consisting of 50,000 elite Qin troops advanced from west to east.

But there was no murderous aura about this army. There were even musicians sitting on carts playing harps, flutes, pianos and zithers, casting a veil of peace over the 50,000 veterans.

Large carts, symbols of power and status, were running back and forth among the army.

The ceremonial weapons that only kings can use add to the respectability of the army.

In the middle of the army, inside a five-horse carriage.

Ying Zheng sat quietly by the car window, looking at the strange yet familiar scene outside the window, his eyes full of complexity and reminiscence.

Eighteen years ago, after much bargaining among various parties, Ying Zheng, who was a chess piece, and Zhao Ji, who was also a chess piece, finally left the hostile city of Handan.

Along the way, Ying Zheng was imagining how much his ancestors and clansmen would miss him, imagining that he could return to his home, imagining that he could have a full meal every day, and maybe even meat occasionally!

But when Ying Zheng crossed this road, what awaited him was Ying Yiren's indifferent attitude, the Queen Mother Huayang's pretended love, the Queen Mother Xia's undisguised disgust and a "family" full of hostility. Even Zhao Ji, who depended on him for life, seemed to have become a different person, leaving him without his last support.

If it weren't for the child who suddenly broke into his life, he really didn't know who he could rely on.

If it weren't for the persimmon cakes that were "stuffed" into his mouth from time to time, his childhood would probably have been filled with only bitterness and spiciness, but no sourness or sweetness.

And today, Ying Zheng embarked on this path again.

However, he was no longer treated as a chess piece or a trophy, but was sent to a cage by the Zhao soldiers who hated him and were also filled with hatred for him.

Instead, he led the army loyal to him as a king to inspect the territory that belonged to him!
Feng Quji rode his horse to the side of Ying Zheng's carriage window and bowed, "Your Majesty, the distance between my army and Handan City is only thirty miles."

"Chang'an Jun has sent a messenger to report that Chang'an Jun has completely controlled Handan City and has sent a hundred thousand troops to clean up the area. It is safe."

"And respectfully ask when the king will enter the city?"

Ying Zheng came back to his senses, looked towards the direction of Handan City, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly: "Pass on my order!"

"The whole army will march twenty miles and then set up camp to rest."

"All the generals are marching and all the ministers are bathing."

"Follow me into Handan tomorrow!"

Even luckier.

The child who had been waiting for him in Xianyang City.

He is also waiting for him in Handan City at this moment!
(End of this chapter)