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

Chapter 936 Li Mu: Qin Changan is really kind-hearted! This time, I will go first!

January 6, the sixteenth year of Qin Shi Huangdi’s reign.

In the northwest corner of Du Kang, there is Fucheng.

Inside the coalition tent, shouting and cursing were heard constantly.

"The King of Yan is a coward, and the King of Qi is even more of a coward! Now the battle between the coalition forces and the Qin army is raging, how can the King of Qi surrender!"

"Lord Qin Chang'an has clearly gone to Linzi, but he still made the Earth Dragon rise in our dynasty! He even destroyed all the fertile lands of our dynasty, dragged many of his colleagues to hell, and even used the gates of hell to drive our king out! I will make Lord Qin Chang'an pay for his blood debt with blood!"

"Everyone says that Qin Chang'an Jun is a gentleman, but I think Qin Chang'an Jun's tyranny is unprecedented in history! Even Qin Wu'an Jun only killed the young and strong soldiers of our Great Zhao, but never killed hundreds of thousands of women, children, the elderly and the weak in our Great Dynasty like Qin Chang'an Jun did!"

"My residence is in Wei County! My family and relatives are all in Wei County! I will not be a human being if I don't kill Qin Chang'an!"

The Dai army learned that the Dai Kingdom's earth dragon had turned the tables only half a day later than Dai Wang Jia. After all, Le Xu was already close to the main battlefield where the two armies were fighting.

However, it was not until the royal order came from the court that the generals of the Dai army realized that the scale of this earth dragon rebellion was so large and the casualties caused were so heavy!
Among the Dai army, most of the generals' families lived in Wei County to comfort King Jia of Dai.

The fall of Wei County directly led to the death of the entire family of many Dai army generals, leaving only those who followed the army to the expedition!

Deep sorrow, despair and anger enveloped the hearts of all the generals. Many generals had already put their lives at risk and only wanted to use their lives to avenge their families!
Only Li Mu frowned and shouted angrily: "Qin Chang'an Jun told our army when he ordered the earth dragon to turn over. I also told all my comrades not to have any illusions. You should strictly order your family to leave the city and temporarily live in the countryside on flat land."

"If the court asks for punishment, I will bear the responsibility alone!"

"Why don't you obey my orders, comrades?"

"All of you have personally experienced the Earth Dragon's reversal. Do you think, like those mediocre officials in the court, that all this is just a coincidence and that Qin Chang'an is just trying to intimidate our army with words?"

"Qin Chang'an is a man of faith! Qin Chang'an said that the Earth Dragon will rise in the Dai Dynasty, so the Earth Dragon will definitely rise in the Dai Dynasty. Why don't you comrades make preparations early!"

"When two armies were fighting, the enemy attacked first, and you all accepted the opportunity to be killed, but then you blamed the enemy for being too cruel?"

"You are unworthy of being generals!"

Li Mu's attitude towards Ying Chengjiao was completely opposite to that of the generals in Dai Wang Jia's army.

In Li Mu's view, the only purpose of war is victory, and the only criterion of war is also victory.

When two armies are fighting, either you kill me or I kill you. For the sake of their comrades and the interests of their country, generals should abandon the so-called kindness and use all means possible!

If Li Mu had the ability to order the earth dragon to turn over, then Li Mu would definitely let the earth dragon turn over everywhere without hesitation, and would never let even one of his comrades sacrifice!
Since Ying Chengjiao really has the ability to command the earth dragons to turn over, it is normal and natural for him to urge the earth dragons to turn over in Dai Kingdom.

Whenever Ying Chengjiao gave the order for the Earth Dragon to turn over, he would make a loud announcement throughout the Qin army. This time, it gave the Dai Kingdom ample time to prepare. In Li Mu's opinion, Ying Chengjiao's act was a foolish one that was burdened by morality and kindness, and he was unworthy of being a famous general!
Therefore, Li Mu had no anger or hatred towards Ying Chengjiao. He only admired and was grateful to Ying Chengjiao and could not understand why Ying Chengjiao was so foolish and kind.

The person Li Mu was really dissatisfied with was Dai Wang Jia!

As soon as Ying Chengjiao informed Dai Wangjia that Dilong had turned the tables, Li Mu sent a messenger to inform Dai Wangjia of the news and advised Dai Wangjia to beware of Dilong.

Later, Li Mu invited Mao Sui to return to Wei County, and even dispatched 20,000 soldiers to accompany Mao Sui back to the court when Li Mu's troops were already insufficient, which shows Li Mu's trust and respect for Ying Chengjiao.

In addition, Li Mu not only required his family and clansmen to carry as much food, grass and medical supplies as possible and move out of the city to camp on the flat open space outside the city, he also showed his family letters to his generals, hoping that they could protect their families, and also hoping to use the families and influence behind them to help more generations survive.

In Li Mu's opinion, as long as King Jia of Dai responded properly, ordered all the people living in the city to temporarily move outside the city, and then learned from the experience of Qin State to set up multiple grain and grass storage points for disaster relief, this earth dragon's turn would not cause such heavy casualties!
Li Mu asked himself that he had considered everything very carefully, but in the end, Dai Wang Jia and his generals gave Li Mu such an answer.

That was the place where Li Mu had worked hard for most of his life, and it was also Li Mu's base. However, it was destroyed by the negligence of King Dai Jia and his ministers and generals!

How could Li Mu not be angry!
Sima Gan suddenly fell to his knees and slapped himself hard, crying loudly: "I am guilty!"

"I don't want the king to doubt my loyalty, so I didn't order my family to move out of the city!"

"Now that Wei County is completely lost, my family members must have all died. I killed them! I deserve to die! Damn it!"

People always subconsciously try to excuse themselves and put the blame on others.

However, Li Mu's words exposed the generals' reasons for self-consolation.

The guilt, regret and self-blame for killing his entire family flooded into his heart. For a moment, there was no more shouting or cursing in the tent, only crying.

Li Mu admitted that he was not good at speaking, and he was too lazy to comfort the generals, so he said coldly: "This is the central army tent, how can you make a fuss?!"

"I have repeatedly issued strict orders to cut off the communication between the camp and the outside world, and the scouts in the army fought bravely and finally intercepted all the messages."

"Are you afraid that the King of Yan doesn't know about the affairs of Dai and Qi?!" After these words were spoken, the tent fell silent.

Everyone knows that King Xi of Yan is best at stabbing his allies in the back.

The generals of the Dai army had no doubt that once King Xi of Yan learned that King Jian of Qi had surrendered and Dilong had dealt a devastating blow to the Dai State, King Xi of Yan would definitely tear up the alliance without hesitation, quickly snatch the young and strong men of Qi while turning to attack the Dai army, or even take advantage of the Dai State's weakness to destroy it in one fell swoop!
No general is willing to make an already extremely critical situation worse!
Seeing that the generals were silent, Li Mu picked up the royal decree and asked in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, do you want to completely abandon the territory of Dai State, gather all the strength of our Dai State to attack Qin State, and seize the territory from Qin State as the place for our Dai State to establish itself."

"Do you have any good advice, comrades?"

Sima Gan and several other generals were still thinking about their guilt towards their families and had no time to think about military strategies.

Zhao Jiang summoned up his courage and whispered, "Now that the land of Dai is completely destroyed, Your Majesty has decided to abandon the existing territory of Dai and find another place to settle down. I think Your Majesty is wise!"

"Yes, the Qin army is brave, the Qin generals are numerous, and the Qin state is strong."

"With the troops, horses, money and food that our great dynasty has now, I think it would be better to seize a place of refuge from the State of Yan rather than from the State of Qin."

"In this way, this strategy will be easier to accomplish!"

The eldest brother Zhao Suan died in Ying Chengjiao's formation, and the second brother Zhao Cong died in Ying Chengjiao's formation. This made Zhao Jiang fear Ying Chengjiao and even all the Qin army.

This time, Ying Chengjiao gave an order and let the earth dragon destroy the fertile land of Dai State, which further deepened Zhao Jiang's inner fear.

Zhao Jiang didn't want to die, and he really didn't think that Dai could win this battle!

Instead of fighting to the death with the powerful Qin State to gain a foothold, why not attack the Yan State?
Although our army cannot defeat the Qin army, we can still defeat the Yan army in silence!

Li Mu shook his head and said, "Your Majesty has blamed all the losses after the Earth Dragon's reversal on Qin Chang'an Jun, which has aroused the indignation of our people against Qin. Although this move is despicable and shameless, it is indeed effective."

"If our Great Dynasty attacks Yan, it will be a war for life but it will be an unjust war. The soldiers will be brave but it will easily lead to chaos."

"If we attack Qin, we will be fighting for our lives and revenge. The army of the underdog will surely win!"

"And if our army attacks Qin, the King of Yan will probably just sit back and watch, waiting for the fisherman to reap the benefits, and it can also tie down part of the Qin army."

"But if our army attacks the Yan army instead, the King of Yan will certainly seek help from Qin. We will have to fight against both countries at the same time and have no chance of winning!"

If Lu Buwei and Wei Liao were here, they would definitely hold Li Mu's hands on both sides and persuade Li Mu earnestly to attack the State of Yan as soon as possible.

He also promised that even if King Xi of Yan went to Xianyang in person, knelt in the Qilin Hall, knelt in the imperial study, and kowtowed in front of the emperor and his ministers of the Great Qin to make a request, the Great Qin would never send a single soldier.

The Qin State was even willing to give the territory of Qi as a prize to the defeated party to restore their country. The two countries of Dai and Yan could fight to the death without any worries!

As long as Dai and Yan do not attack our Great Qin, and do not submit to our Great Qin or surrender, we will not say a word even if you beat your dog brains out!

We, the Great Qin, just want to be a quiet and peace-loving country. Why is it so difficult?
It’s a pity that, not to mention that Lu Buwei and Wei Liao could not come here in person, even if Lu Buwei and Wei Liao really came, no one in Dai would believe this statement!

How could any country complain about having too much territory, a treasure like that?
Zhao Jiang sighed bitterly and said, "Master, you are right. I am shallow."

"I think that even if our Great Dynasty does not attack Yan, Yan may take advantage of our Great Dynasty's weakness to attack our Great Dynasty."

“Rather than leaving the King of Yan in our army and giving him the opportunity to persuade the Qi army as a king, it is better to act decisively and bring all the Qi troops under our command before the King of Yan can react, and then take all the food and supplies from the army, and then terminate the alliance and separate the two armies!”

"In this way, our army will be much stronger than Yan, and we will also have the food and fodder to fight against Yan."

"This move will certainly make the King of Yan furious, but the possibility of the King of Yan attacking our Great Dynasty will be greatly reduced."

"It's just... this move might bring bad reputation to the coach!"

King Xi of Yan was best at taking advantage of his allies' misfortunes, and he was also quite good at forbearance.

The only way to prevent such an ally from stabbing you in the back is to use force to deter him!
The only price of this strategy is Li Mu's reputation!
After a moment's silence, Li Mu nodded in agreement and said, "Captain Jiang's plan makes sense!"

"As for my reputation?"

Li Mu showed disdain: "Reputation is something that only the king needs to consider."

"As a general, how can you let your reputation burden you?"

"My fellow comrades, please do not worry about my reputation. You may speak freely!"

(End of this chapter)