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

Chapter 916: You were so cool before? Now you have to pay back your debt! Where is Ying Chengjiao? !

Li Mu thought for a long time before turning his gaze to Tang Ju: "General Tang Ju, do you dare to lead 40,000 Qi troops to rush to the aid of Gandao City?"

Tang Ju was a little hesitant.

The Qin general who led the troops to attack Gandao City was Meng Tian!

This man is not only the grandson of Meng Ao and the son of Meng Wu, but also has a profound family history. He has also shown himself to be a great general, and has fought brilliantly in many battles, including Qin's attack on Chu, Qin-Qi's conquest of Chu, and Qin's conquest of Zhao. Tang Ju, who once joined Meng Tian in conquering Chu, knew very well that this man was no vain celebrity.

Even though he had superior military forces and the city walls to rely on, Tang Ju still was not completely sure that he could defend the city of Gandao from Meng Tian.

But what Li Mu asked was whether he dared, not whether he could.

Tang Ju made up his mind and bowed his hands loudly: "As long as the people are here, the city will be here!"

Li Mu nodded happily: "Very good!"

"Captain Li Xian, do you dare to lead 30,000 Qi troops and 5,000 Dai troops to rush to the aid of Qizhou City?"

Li Xian bowed solemnly without any hesitation: "I will live up to the trust of the commander!"

Li Mu looked at Yan An again and said, "Captain Yan An, do you dare to lead the Yan army to rush to the aid of Zhuocheng?"

Yan An looked at Yan Wangxi first and saw Yan Wangxi shaking his head.

The Yan army has lost enough soldiers in battle, and King Xi of Yan really doesn't want the Yan army to suffer even the slightest loss!

Yan An then bowed and said: "This general..."

Before Yan An could finish, Mao Sui suddenly looked at Tian Sheng with a smile and said, "The Qin army is still attacking Wuyang, making it impossible for Dai's supplies to be transported smoothly to Du Kang."

"It is only thanks to the kindness of the King of Qi that he has given me food and fodder that I am able to have an endless supply of supplies for my army."

"When I return to Linzi, I will personally thank the King of Qi!"

Tian Sheng's eyes flickered slightly, and he immediately bowed and said, "Prime Minister Mao, your words are very sincere."

"This battle concerns our Great Qi country, the world's general situation, and the great cause of the world."

"Whether it is for the sake of the alliance between Dai and Qi or for the sake of our country, we should do our utmost to help the allied forces. This is the meaning of an alliance."

"The alliance between Dai, Qi and Yan is not for the benefit of any particular country, but for the benefit of the world."

"The survival of the country is the most important thing, and the gains and losses should be unimportant!"

Mao Sui returned the greeting with a bow and said generously: "When I asked the King of Qi to borrow grain, I was ready to give a high reward, and even promised that the Qi army would not have to participate in the war, but only need to watch our soldiers fight bravely!"

"Yes! The King of Qi not only gave our army the food and grass we needed when our army's food supply was cut off, but he also did not use this as a threat to refuse the commander-in-chief to dispatch Qi's troops to fight."

"It is really me who is shallow. I did not expect the King of Qi to be so righteous!"

Tian Sheng laughed heartily: "We are allies!"

"When the allies are short of food, we will shoulder the baggage and stand together with them when they are facing the enemy. This is what our allies should do."

"If you are stingy with your supplies and afraid of death, and repeatedly refuse orders and miss opportunities on the battlefield, then why should we, the Great Qi, join forces to attack Qin?!"

Mao Sui sighed repeatedly: "The King of Qi is truly a righteous and heroic ruler!"

"I am not very smart, and for a moment I don't know how to describe my admiration for the King of Qi."

Mao Sui suddenly turned to look at King Xi of Yan, and asked with a smile: "Can the King of Yan teach foreign officials?"

King Yanxi's face suddenly turned green.

Mao Sui and Tian Sheng were talking about the State of Qi in every sentence.

But every word was pointing at Yan Wangxi's nose and cursing his mother!

You asked them how they cursed?

They told everything that King Xi of Yan had done!
Some time ago, King Xi of Yan repeatedly avoided and refused to fight, and watched his friendly forces suffer heavy losses without doing anything. In order to be able to transport grain and grass through Yan, Qi and Dai did not dare to show their anger on the surface.

But now, the Qin army has taken the initiative to lift the siege of Pingshu and Zhongyi. Qi and Dai no longer need to ask Yan for permission to pass through their territory in order to transport food and grass!

In order to form an alliance to attack Qin, the armies of Dai and Qi would not cross the river and destroy the bridge.

But they will no longer swallow their anger, and they demand that King Yanxi pay the price he deserves!
King Yanxi squeezed out an awkward voice from between his teeth: "Now is the time to discuss military strategy, not the time to think about words of praise!"

Mao Sui hastily bowed with an apologetic look on his face: "This is truly the fault of an outsider!"

"I wonder what the King of Yan thinks. Does Commander Yan An dare to lead 30,000 Yan troops to rush to the aid of Zhuocheng?"

King Yan looked at Yan An with anger and joy: "Do you have the courage to do this?!"

King Xi of Yan doesn't care about his face.

As long as he could gain benefits, King Xi of Yan would throw his face to the ground without hesitation.

But Yan An has to save face!

At least, he didn't want to go down in history as a coward!

Yan An bowed without hesitation: "Why should I fear death?!"

"If the enemy wants to seize Zhuocheng, they must first step over my corpse!"

Prince Xi of Yan became increasingly angry, but unless he broke the alliance on the spot, he couldn't say anything.

King Xi of Yan could only look at Li Mu and laugh loudly, "What a righteous man!"

"I feel at ease leaving Zhuocheng in the hands of Commander An!"

Ignoring King Xi of Yan's increasingly gloomy face, Li Mu selected sixteen men in a row.

After arranging the combat mission, Li Mu said in a deep voice: "I will lead the central army to retreat to the east side of Fangcheng and set up camp."

"The Dukang area is not very vast. I am stationed in Fangcheng, which is no more than 180 miles away from the east and west sides of Dukang. The messengers can complete the round trip within one day."

"I will issue military orders in a timely manner based on the military reports sent back by the generals. You generals only need to execute the orders." As the generals under his command were generally weak, Li Mu chose to give more detailed commands to his generals, handling military affairs in all details and using senior generals as mid-level tools.

This will inevitably increase the pressure on Li Mu's shoulders and the amount of thinking he needs to do exponentially.

But Li Mu had no choice!
If Li Mu didn't want his troops to be defeated one by one, he could only make this choice!
Li Mu's move also made all the generals who received the order breathe a sigh of relief, and they almost couldn't wait to hurriedly bow and said: "Yes!"

Li Mu continued to remind them with some concern: "Generals, please do not be careless when the battle is about to begin."

"If you see a flaw in the Qin army, don't take the initiative to attack, so as not to fall into the enemy's trap."

"Until our army's morale is restored, we have only one goal, and that is to hold on!"

"I do not ask for merit from you generals, but I ask for no mistakes from you generals!"

After giving careful instructions for a long time, Li Mu finally ordered all the generals to leave and reorganize their troops.

But Li Mu's brows were still unconsciously furrowed, and his face was full of solemnity.

Mao Sui walked to Li Mu's side and sighed softly, "Our soldiers are afraid of the weak generals, and you have done a great service to Wu Anjun!"

"I will report all matters here to the king."

"The king will surely reward Wu Anjun generously for his efforts!"

Li Mu shook his head slightly and said, "Your Majesty's kindness is great, and I should repay you with all my heart and blood."

"I just feel that this tactic is not like the work of Qin Chang'an!"

Mao Sui was slightly startled, and then his face suddenly became serious: "Really?"

Li Mu frowned even deeper: "It's just a feeling."

A general will not ignore his own whims, nor will he regard his intuition as an illusion.

However, the intelligence from the front line was not enough to support Li Mu to make an accurate judgment, and Wang Ben's ability also made it difficult for Li Mu to detect obvious omissions.

Li Mu could only sense something was amiss through the Qin army's deployment in Du Kang.

This slight feeling was not enough to support Li Mu in adjusting his military strategy. It was even so weak that Li Mu wondered if he was having an illusion.

Mao Sui's expression suddenly became serious: "During the Battle of Changping, King Zhaoxiang of Qin secretly dispatched Qin Wu'an Jun to replace Qin General Wang He as the commander-in-chief of the Qin army."

"Qin Wu'an Jun took advantage of the opportunity when our army hadn't found out about this and pretended to be defeated and retreated, luring the enemy deep into our territory, and then besieged our main force and cut off our food supply!"

"King Zhaoxiang of Qin was like this, so King Zheng of Qin might be like this too!"

If Li Mu's feeling was applied to the armies of other countries, Mao Sui might not care so much.

After all, changing commanders in the middle of a battle is a taboo, and ordinary kings would not dare to do so.

But Li Mu's feeling just happened to be reflected in the Qin army which had successful experience.

In Mao Sui's opinion, one can never be too careful!

But then Mao Sui frowned again: "It's just that Qin Chang'an Jun is the most capable and skilled general in Qin today."

"And Dukang is the most critical place in this battle."

"If King Qin Zheng secretly changed his commander, who would he dispatch as the commander-in-chief on the front line, and where would he dispatch Qin Chang'an Jun?!"

Li Mu said without hesitation: "Wang Jian! Wei County!"

"General Jian of Qin did not go with the army in this battle. If Qin really changes its commander before the battle, the one most likely to be transferred to the front line is General Jian of Qin!"

"As for Qin Chang'an Jun, the most likely destination is Wei County!"

As he spoke, Li Mu's voice became more urgent: "According to the report of General Xue Liang, when General Xue Liang was fighting with the Qin army in Xibanyu, he saw Qin soldiers swinging on the cliff with ropes and digging a cave on the cliff."

"Afterwards, the earth dragon turned over in Xibanyu!"

"During the Battle of Fukouxing, our scouts also saw Qin soldiers digging caves on the hillside."

"Then, the earth dragon turned over at Fukouxing!"

"During the Battle of Handan City, the Qin army also sent soldiers to charge under the city wall, and then the Earth Dragon turned over in Handan City!"

"I have long suspected that the altar for Qin Chang'an Jun to order the earth dragon to turn over can be located in the rear, but it is necessary to send soldiers to bury the sacrifices where the earth dragon is about to turn over."

"If Qin Chang'an Jun is really transferred away from Du Kang, then Qin Chang'an Jun is very likely leading his wizards to Wei County to cast the spell that will make the earth dragon turn over!"

As Li Mu spoke, Mao Sui's eyes gradually widened.

Reasonable!

It makes sense!

The Du Kang area is the most critical battlefield in the world today. If Ying Chengjiao was secretly transferred away from the front line, the most likely reason is because of Ying Chengjiao's words "The earth dragon will turn over this year"!
But then Li Mu's voice calmed down again: "But the basis of all these speculations is just a slight feeling of this general."

"Not credible!"

Mao Sui immediately said: "No!"

"This matter concerns the safety of our Great Dynasty capital, and even more so the safety of our king. Even if it is just a little speculation, we must be extremely cautious!"

"I will return to Wei County in person and report this matter to the king. I will dispatch troops and scouts to conduct a thorough investigation in the territory!"

Mao Sui bowed his hands solemnly and sincerely advised: "I beg you to be more restrained and put the country first."

"Don't quarrel with the King of Yan and the Crown Prince of Qi!"

The only reason why Mao Sui stayed at the front line was that Li Mu's words were too harsh, and Mao Sui was needed to be responsible for the diplomatic work between the Dai army and the Yan and Qi armies.

But compared to the safety of King Dai Jia, whether the coalition's alliance is solid is no longer the most important thing!

Li Mu pondered for a while, then bowed and said, "Thank you, Prime Minister!"

(End of this chapter)