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

Chapter 963 He called me a hero, so I marched in front of the king! So you guys are going to play me, right?
March 1, the sixteenth year of King Zheng of Qin.

Dark clouds were rolling over the land.

There was a cloudless sky above Xianyang.

As a result, Xianyang City welcomed the rising sun earlier than Wei County.

But the rising sun was still too weak and could not compete with the lanterns and candles hanging all over Xianyang City.

On the east gate tower of Xianyang City, Ying Zheng stood with his hands behind his back, gazing into the distance.

Lu Buwei, Wei Zhuang, and Wei Liao surrounded Ying Zheng, the nine ministers of the Great Qin accompanied Ying Zheng on his right side in order, Li Ke and Mao Sui led the envoys from Yan and Dai and stood on his left side. More than 100,000 people from Xianyang stood at Ying Zheng's feet, waiting in line under the command of the garrison.

"The earth is shaking! Our army is back!"

"Look! It's our army's banner!"

"Have you finished drawing Miao'er's eyebrows? Go ahead and draw them quickly! There are only two countries left in the world, Dai and Yan. In the future, there will be fewer and fewer soldiers who can conquer other countries. Miao'er must seize this opportunity to choose a suitable man!"

A large banner jumped out of the horizon along with the rising sun.

The increasingly bright sunlight finally suppressed the flames in Xianyang City, and even illuminated the bronze helmets and armor with a dazzling golden light.

The orderly and powerful footsteps were like war drums, making the entire Xianyang city boil!

Looking at the vanguard troops who were holding Qin flags but still wearing Qi uniforms, Ying Zheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He pointed his finger in the direction of the big banner and said with a smile: "Have I ever lacked cloth and uniforms for my brother?"

"You still let the righteous men who surrendered to Qin wear the armor of the Qi army. Are you afraid that the world will not know that our Qin has the former Qi soldiers?!"

Han Cang couldn't stop smiling: "There is no need to force a conscription, just lead more than 100,000 young and strong men from Qi to enter Neishi County."

"As expected of Chang'an Jun, who will never go home empty-handed once he sets out on a campaign!"

"With these young and strong men, Neishi County will be able to grow more food this year!"

Wei Liao also said with a smile on his face: "Chang'an Jun is afraid that the world does not know that our Great Qin has obtained the former Qi generals and soldiers."

"Chang'an Jun wants everyone in the world to see with their own eyes that it is not the Qin that is destroying Qi, but the people of Qi are leaning towards the Qin."

"Even if we don't change our uniforms, armor, or weapons, the soldiers of Qi are still willing to follow Chang'an Jun and our Great Qin wholeheartedly!"

"This will not only weaken the brutal and cruel image of our Great Qin, boost our Great Qin's prestige, and serve as a role model for soldiers from other countries, but will also give the former Qi soldiers who return to Qin a sense of honor and responsibility, making them less likely to rebel against our Great Qin."

"It is a blessing from heaven to have such a minister who can destroy the enemy country when advancing and uphold justice when retreating to serve the king loyally!"

"I congratulate the king! I congratulate the Great Qin!"

Li Si looked at Wei Liao speechlessly.

You said my words!

Li Si could only immediately echo and shout: "I congratulate the king! I congratulate the Great Qin!"

The rest of the ministers also reacted and hurriedly shouted: "Congratulations to the king! Congratulations to the Great Qin!"

Listening to the shouts of the Qin ministers, Li Ke's eyes were filled with intense excitement and pride. Mao Sui frowned slightly, his eyes full of deep worry. Lu Buwei looked at Wei Liao, Wei Zhuang and other ministers with an extremely resentful look.

Are you still congratulating the king?
This group of traitors betrayed the conservative camp!

You will surely be exhausted by paperwork!

It’s a pity that Lu Buwei’s resentful look alone could not cool down the heated atmosphere.

Ying Zheng nodded happily and said, "My dear ministers, what you said is very true!"

"Not only is this not a mistake, but it is actually a meritorious act!"

"Pass the widow's order!"

"Welcome to the victorious soldiers of the Great Qin."

"Kai!"

"Woooooo~~~"

The desolate sound of the horn suddenly resounded throughout Xianyang City, and a series of flatbed carts carrying musicians and dancers drove out of Xianyang City, showing respect for the soldiers and soothing their hearts with the distant and beautiful music.

The drums of war sounded, and the 200,000 Qin troops in Guanzhong and more than 120,000 former Qi soldiers boosted their morale and roared with murderous intent:
"wind!"

"wind!"

"Gale!"

With shouts, Xue Liang, Tang Ju and Lu Shao, three former Qi generals, took the lead and led their former Qi troops to accelerate towards the north of the east gate tower of Xianyang city. After a brief reorganization, they formed a basic infantry phalanx of Qi and marched in neat steps from north to south.

When they reached the bottom of the city gate tower, Xue Liang mounted his horse, turned his upper body toward Ying Zheng, bowed loudly, and shouted in a hoarse voice: "Greetings, Great King!"

Behind Xue Liang, 40,000 Qi soldiers marched forward, shouting in unison: "Greetings, Great King!"

Seeing this, Ying Zheng laughed and said, "My brother is still a child at heart, always enjoying doing these flashy things."

"I have repeatedly advised you not to do this, but you said what this is..."

"A sense of ceremony!"

While talking about his troubles with Mao Sui and Li Ke, Ying Zheng unconsciously took two steps forward, bowed and shouted, "Greetings, all the heroes!"

Therefore, the Qi soldiers couldn't help but reveal excited smiles on their faces.

The King of Qin did not call us captives or surrendered soldiers, but called us righteous men!
In this case, can we enjoy the preferential treatment of righteous men instead of the harsh treatment of surrendered soldiers?
For a moment, the Qi soldiers under Xue Liang's command straightened their backs, raised their necks higher, their eyes were full of joy and excitement, and they wished they could chop off Ying Zheng's head on the spot to cheer him up, but they could only march louder to show their loyalty to Ying Zheng with the loud footsteps.

Tang Ju's troops, who were following closely behind, still had a chance. They marched in step as if measured with a ruler, and shouted excitedly: "Greetings, Great King!"

Mao Sui took two steps forward in disbelief, looking at the army formation under his feet, which was straight and level no matter how he looked at it horizontally, vertically or diagonally. He was so shocked that he cried out in a low voice: "Are these really the former Qi soldiers?!"

When you formed an alliance with me to attack Qin, you were cowardly and lazy, and fled at the slightest setback. Although you have twice as many troops as the Yan army, your fighting power is comparable to that of the Yan army.

When you came under the command of my Great Dai Wu'an Jun, you had very strong personalities and refused to obey discipline. You were even reluctant to unify your weapons, and wanted to desert when I disciplined you more strictly.

Now that you have joined the Qin army, you are willing not only to unify your weapons, but also your steps, postures, and movements. There is no laziness or reluctance on your faces, only excitement and excitement.

So you guys are going to play me, the big boss, right?
Ying Zheng looked Mao Sui in the face and said seriously: "This is a soldier of my Great Qin!"

Ying Zheng did not seem to answer Mao Sui's question, but just said something to win the hearts of the former Qi generals and soldiers.

But Mao Sui knew that Ying Zheng had already given the answer.

They may have been weak when they were the Qi army, but now, they are the soldiers of the Qin army!

Mao Sui looked outside the city unconsciously and saw the man who came with Chaoyang and made all the former Qi soldiers feel like they were reborn.

Surrounded by 200,000 Qin troops, Ying Chengjiao, riding a white horse, stood out from the crowd, followed closely by Meng Wu, Yang Duanhe and Wang Ben.

Facing the gaze of the Qin emperor and his ministers and thousands of soldiers and civilians, Ying Chengjiao dismounted from his horse ten feet outside the east gate of Xianyang City.

Looking up at Ying Zheng standing on the city gate tower, Ying Chengjiao's face still maintained the sternness of a general, but a hint of smile appeared in his eyes. He cupped his hands and shouted: "The Great Qin Chang'an Lord, Zong Zheng, and Prince Chengjiao follow the order of the king and lead General Wu, General Duanhe, General Ben and more than 900,000 comrades to resist the invasion and defend the country!"

"On the twentieth day of the tenth month in the sixteenth year of the reign of Qin, I defeated the enemy at Du Kang."

"On December 2, General Duanhe led an army of more than 138,000 soldiers south to Pingyuanjin to attack Gaotang in Qi."

"On December 7, General Ben led more than 413,000 comrades to launch a counterattack in Dukang. They took Dukang in the north and captured many cities, thus preserving the border of our Great Qin."

"On the tenth day of the twelfth month, I led an army of 200,000 men south to the border of Qi. The people of Qi brought food and drink, and the Qi army put away their weapons and rolled up their armor to welcome us. Without sending a single soldier, the entire territory of Qi was returned to Qin!"

"In this battle, my troops, together with General Wu and General Duan, beheaded 317,608 enemy soldiers, captured 155,866 enemy soldiers, killed 70,310 comrades, seriously injured 81,503, and won 247,577 first-class merits."

"He also executed five Qi generals and above, including Chunyu Huang, the general of Qi; eleven Yan Shangqing Qi Pao and other Yan Duwei and above; and two Dai Duwei and other Dai Duwei and above."

"We captured the King of Qi, Qi Xiangsheng, Qi Taishi Xun and 21 other Qi officials above the rank of Senior Minister, 183 other officials above the rank of Grand Officer, and captured Qi generals Xue Liang, Tang Ju, Lu Shao and 122,156 former Qi soldiers who surrendered to Qin!"

"Today, on the first day of March in the sixteenth year of the reign of Qin, all the orders have been returned."

"Fortunately, I have fulfilled my destiny. I hope the king will be delighted!"

(End of this chapter)