The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 728 Borrowing Troops [Please subscribe*Please vote monthly]

Although the Five Hundred Lords of Bingzhou were not mediocre, they were naturally top-notch experts to be able to serve as guards for the top nobles of the Chu State. Therefore, even if the Five Hundred Lords and the Bingzhou soldiers reacted, they had lost the opportunity to take the initiative. Many centurions and commanders were killed on the spot, and the rest were captured by the soldiers brought by these nobles.

As soon as he received the news from Qiyang City, Li Ren did not directly mobilize the army to Qiyang to recapture it. Before clarifying the movements and strength of the Chu State, sending troops indiscriminately would only fall into the enemy's trap.

So Li Ren was waiting, waiting for the information sent back by all parties, as well as the manifesto from the State of Chu.

However, he did not wait for the manifesto from the State of Chu, but instead received a proud letter and five hundred heads.

"Qi Yang, I have taken it back. These guard dogs are useless now!"

Looking at the heads of the 500 Bingzhou soldiers from Qiyang City that were sent back, Li Ren walked over one by one and helped them close their eyes.

"Beat the drums and gather the generals!" Li Ren's cold voice rang out.

All the officers and soldiers present had red eyes. It had been so many years since they had suffered more than 500 casualties in Bingzhou.

Although they did not see the contents of the letter, these five hundred heads were a naked provocation to them!
"Should we summon His Majesty?" The Shogunate's Chief Secretary looked at Li Ren hesitantly and asked.

If they really want to go to war with the State of Chu, the 30,000 troops they have will not be enough.

"Take my order and go to Yangdi and Daliang to meet Generals Yang Duanhe and Wang Ben!" Li Ren slammed his token heavily on the table.

He underestimated the State of Chu and was somewhat confident that the State of Chu would not dare to become an enemy of Bingzhou.

He forgot that it was impossible for Bingzhou to send troops across thousands of miles to attack the State of Chu, so the State of Chu did not actually need to be afraid of them!

The sacrifice of these five hundred soldiers was due to his arrogance, and he must take full responsibility!
"See, as expected, the famous general is just boasting!"

After waiting for dozens of days, the playboys of Chu State still did not see Li Ren's counterattack, and everyone was happy.

At the beginning, they were worried that Li Ren would lead the army in person, but unfortunately after waiting for so long, they still didn't see Li Ren's army arrive.

Not only did they fail to wait for Li Ren, but they also discovered that Bingzhou had broken camp and evacuated Yangdu, with their whereabouts unknown.

"Please forgive me, King Qi, the agreement with Qi will be temporarily suspended!" Li Ren went to Linzi to meet King Jian of Qi in person overnight.

"Because of Qiyang City?" King Jian of Qi frowned. In fact, he didn't care whether Qiyang City was in the hands of Qi. At least with Li Ren and the Bingzhou Army there, he still had the final say over most of the cities in Qi. In comparison, Qiyang City was nothing.

"No, whether Qiyang is a city of Qi State makes no difference to me and Bingzhou, but they should never, ever harm my comrades!" Li Ren said calmly.

Although King Jian of Qi was somewhat dissatisfied with Li Ren's words, he also knew that it was the fact.

Bingzhou really doesn't care how many cities Qi has or whether Qiyang City is in the hands of Qi. What Bingzhou cares about is only the lives of the soldiers they send.

He also learned the truth of the matter. The Chu State occupied Qiyang, but it should never have killed the surrendered soldiers and even cut off their heads and sent them to the Bingzhou camp as a provocation.

"What do you want to do, General?" King Jian of Qi asked Li Ren.

"Destroy Chu!" Li Ren said lightly.

"Ah?" King Jian of Qi couldn't believe his ears.

Even if General Li Ren mobilized all the troops in Qi, there would only be 50,000 people. Could these 50,000 people destroy the State of Chu?

"Goodbye!" Li Ren left the Linzi Qi Palace without any extra explanation. "Pass the military order, everyone in Bingzhou must return to the camp immediately without delay!"

"Pass the military order. All Bingzhou personnel must return to the camp immediately without delay!"

"Pass the military order. All Bingzhou personnel must return to the camp immediately without delay!"

The messengers of the central army rushed to various parts of Qi State as soon as possible to convey the call to all the troops in Qi.

The troops in the Bingzhou camps who were originally playing games were a little surprised, but when they saw that the messenger was carrying six red flags, they realized the seriousness of the matter, and without any hesitation, they packed up their equipment and rushed to their respective camps.

There are many kinds of military orders in Bingzhou, the lowest level is the blue flag, followed by the yellow flag, and the highest is the red flag; when the blue flag is issued, the entire army stops all activities and waits for the next military order to be issued; when the yellow flag appears, the entire army moves closer to the next level of camp and guard within three days.

There are many kinds of red flags, with one being the lowest and nine being the highest. Many soldiers have never seen a red flag from the time they join the army to the time they retire, and red flag commands are rarely used during routine training.

But now, six red flags appear as soon as they appear.

This means that they must put aside all the matters in their hands and immediately rush to the nearest battalion-level guard post, instead of rushing to the higher-level garrison first and then rushing to the battalion guard post.

"What happened?" Some soldiers were still confused, but they were dragged by their commanders, sergeants and squad leaders to pack their equipment and find all available means of transportation to rush to their respective camps.

However, Li Ren did not go to Langya first, but went to Daliang to meet Yang Duanhe who had already arrived and Wang Ben who was originally in charge of Daliang.

"Greetings, General Li Ren!" Wang Ben and Yang Duanhe took the lead in saluting when they saw Li Ren.

"To make a long story short, I'm here to borrow troops from the two generals!" Li Ren spoke directly without any nonsense.

"Ah?" Wang Ben and Yang Duanhe knew what happened in Qiyang, but they didn't know much. They only knew that the State of Chu occupied Qiyang.

"How much do you want to borrow?" Wang Ben and Yang Duanhe looked at each other and spoke decisively.

If the number is several thousand but less than ten thousand, they can make the decision themselves. If the number is more than ten thousand but less than fifty thousand, they will need to ask for instructions from the front-line general Wang Jian. If the number is more than fifty thousand, they will need to ask for instructions from Xianyang.

However, the two felt that if it was only a few thousand people, Li Ren would not ask them for help. They were afraid that Li Ren would borrow more than they expected, and even if they lent out all the troops they had, it might not be enough.

"Forty-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine!" Li Ren spoke directly.

"?" Wang Ben and Yang Duanhe were stunned.

You are pushing our authority to the extreme.

Forty-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine is really less than fifty thousand, so they can really decide whether to lend it or not.

But it is very embarrassing that the only thing left is to ask Wang Jian for instructions.

"General, are you going to attack the State of Chu?" Yang Duanhe asked after a moment of hesitation.

They could guess that Li Ren was going to start a war with the State of Chu.

"In addition, please ask the two generals to ask Xianyang, the King of Qin, to release his uncle, Prince Ju, back to the navy. I need the cooperation of the navy!" Li Ren continued.

"Are you really going to attack the State of Chu?" Wang Ben and Yang Duanhe have already confirmed that Li Ren is really going to attack the State of Chu.

(End of this chapter)