Infinite war begins with Cao thief.

Chapter 363: What the horse sees is determined by run

Nei Shiteng, whose original surname was Ye, was a descendant of Ye Gong, who was known as “Ye Gong who loved dragons”.

Ye Gong was not as stupid as in the story of "Ye Gong loves dragons". In fact, Ye Gong in history was a very outstanding politician. Not only did he contribute to the preservation of the country, but he also became Ling Yin and Sima for a time, holding both military and political power in the State of Chu, and he had a good end.

You know, being the Ling Yin of the State of Chu is a high-risk job, and seven or eight out of ten people will not have a good end.

Ye County is the ancestral home of the Ye clan and the fief of Ye Gong.

Many of Nei Shiteng's family members, relatives and a large number of Ye clan members have been settled there.

Nei Shi Teng only had one daughter, so there was no need to place her in Xianyang. In such a situation of frequent wars, placing the only descendant in Ye County would show the people of Ye County that he, Nei Shi Teng, would not abandon his hometown of Ye County, so as to stabilize the people's hearts in Ye County.

Nei Shiteng hopes that the people of Ye County can hold on a little longer.

But the human heart is a very complicated thing.

Over the years, the Ye family has paid a lot. Not only were a large number of fields and manors outside the city destroyed, but many family members also died in the battle.

At the beginning, the Ye family naturally hated Dayu to death, but as Dayu's advantage became more and more obvious, especially after an army with an unknown number appeared and attacked from the front and back in the direction of Wancheng, the Ye family realized that the situation was not good.

For many families, it does not seem to be a difficult choice to continue fighting with Qin and Dayu, which have only conquered Yedi for a few years, or to be a wise man who knows the times.

As for the opinion of Ye Teng, also known as Nei Shi Teng, the patriarch of the Ye family, other powerful figures in the Ye family chose to ignore it.

They did not want to accompany Nei Shi Teng as loyal subjects of the Qin Dynasty and be buried with the Qin Dynasty.

You, Nei Shi Teng, have no descendants, but we do!
However, in order for the Ye family to have a greater say in the future and to ensure the family's status after surrender, the elders of the Ye family also proposed surrender conditions to Zhao Yun and Le Jin's troops: Unless the Emperor of Dayu agreed to take Ye Zijin, the daughter of Nei Shi Teng, as his concubine, the Ye family would never surrender.

The Ye family had some ulterior motives when sending Ye Zijin to Qin. They could use Ye Zijin's identity to alienate the relationship between Nei Shi Teng and the Qin State and force Nei Shi Teng to surrender. At the same time, because Nei Shi Teng had no descendants but only a daughter, once Nei Shi Teng died, Ye Zijin's relationship would mean the relationship of the entire Ye family.

The Ye family also decided to send two legitimate daughters from each branch as concubines in the dowry - in this era, there has been a tradition of sending sisters as concubines in the dowry.

As for Ye Zijin's opinion, they were also ignored.

But the smart and shrewd Ye Zijin chose to accept the moral blackmail of the elders, because she knew very well that once the city was breached, her fate would be even worse.

A smart woman knows when to make the right choice.

When Zhao Yun heard the Ye family's conditions, he subconsciously wanted to refuse. He didn't want to become the second Fa Xiaozhi.

However, when Zhao Yun thought that by putting some effort into his majesty's work and sacrificing a little bit of his personal reputation, Yecheng would surrender more smoothly and thousands of men would be spared from death, he finally made a decision against his will.

The moment he made the decision, Zhao Yun always felt that something was missing in his heart.

After the surrender of Yecheng was settled, Ye Zijin came to Zhao Yun's camp with a heavy dowry and a large number of concubines as gifts.

Seeing the double-digit number of Teng's concubines, Zhao Yun's face turned red. He felt that he was no longer clean and didn't even want to look at them.

However, what surprised Zhao Yun was that Ye Zijin, who seemed to have no opinion of her own, actually took the initiative to ask to see Zhao Yun with a firm attitude, and proposed to Zhao Yun to go to Wancheng to persuade Nei Shi Teng to surrender.

Zhao Yun had actually sent Nei Shi Teng's nephew over there before, but it was unexpected that Ye Zijin took the initiative to speak.

"My father is stubborn. If ordinary people try to persuade him, it will only arouse his rebellious psychology. No one knows a father better than his daughter. General, why don't you let me have a try? Moreover, my father has been managing Nanyang for a long time. Most of the officials and people in Nanyang have benefited from his kindness. Once my father is willing to take the initiative to persuade other cities to surrender, Nanyang can be secured!"

These are Amy Yip’s original words.

Because he was not sure whether Ye Zijin really wanted to persuade Nei Shi Teng to surrender or take the opportunity to escape, Zhao Yun did not agree immediately. However, he felt that Ye Zijin would not commit suicide. Zhao Yun, who was trapped to death in Wancheng with Nei Shi Teng, eventually sent Ye Zijin to Zhuge Liang.

After Zhuge Liang tested her for a while, he felt that Ye Zijin really wanted to save Nei Shi Teng, and even if Ye Zijin had other ideas, it would not affect the overall situation. Once successful, she would gain huge benefits, so he let her enter the city.

The final result is naturally extremely beneficial to Dayu.

Nei Shi Teng surrendered to Zhuge Liang with 50,000 Qin troops. Under Nei Shi Teng's persuasion, most of the cities in Wanye chose to surrender, and almost all the essence of the Nanyang Basin fell into the hands of Dayu.

Because of this achievement, Ye Zijin was able to retain a certain position in Dong Huang's heart and not become a disposable tool - even though Dong Huang didn't even know that he had gained another concubine.

After Nei Shi Teng surrendered, Zhuge Liang's troops continued their efforts and ordered Yue Fei's troops to advance to Wuguan and Zhao Yun's troops to approach Shangyong again, cooperating with Zhang He's troops to seek an opportunity to attack Hanzhong.

Under Wang Jian's management, Hanzhong's defense line was as solid as a rock. Even when Wang Heng's troops of the Qin army took the initiative to retreat to Bazhong, Gao Shun's army still could not break out in the past few years and was extremely uncomfortable in Bashu. Zhuge Liang wanted to see if there could be a breakthrough from the direction of Nanjun.

However, considering that there has never been a successful case of attacking Hanzhong from the direction of Nanjun in history, Zhuge Liang did not have much confidence.

Zhuge Liang not only had no confidence in capturing Hanzhong, he also had no confidence in winning the capture of Wuguan.

Wuguan is located in Shangyu, a famous place in history. Zhang Yi deceived King Huai of Chu into giving Shangyu to Chu. It is located near here. To be more specific, it is between Danshui and Xishui. There is Shangxian on the inside of Wuguan and Xixian on the outside. Both of them were important towns during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and also important borders between Qin and Chu.

When King Huai of Chu heard that Qin wanted to give Chu the land of Shangyu, he was blinded by greed. This was because this location was too important. Once occupied, it would directly threaten Qin's heartland - Xianyang.

In this world, Wuguan is backed by the dangerous rocks of Shaoxi Mountain in the north, and is bordered by the steep ravines of Wuguan River Valley, a tributary of Danshui, a tributary of Han River, in the east, west and south. It is a dangerous place with "mountains surrounding it and waters and natural obstacles".

Bai Jie entered Wuguan and relied on the defense of Wuguan, and Yue Fei's troops were helpless.

Under the current conditions, as long as the generals are not particularly incompetent and the soldiers dare to fight, it is almost impossible to capture a fortress like Wuguan.

This is the case with Wugu Pass, Jiange Pass, and even Xungu Pass.

The Qin State's base was a land surrounded by mountains on all sides, and its geographical location was so advantageous that even though it was beaten to this extent by Dayu, its base was still as solid as a rock.

However, no matter how impregnable the city was, the loss of Nanyang, the Yu army's advance on Wuguan, and the previous advance on Xunguan by the Yu army still brought great shock to the Qin people.

The old Qin and Jiujiang fought against the national calamity together!
The bloodiness of the old Qin people was also aroused.

Speaking of it, the fierce offensive of Dayu in the past three years was mainly due to the fact that the Qin people suffered from insufficient food and grass and a major epidemic. The national strength was extremely weak and they had no power to launch a large-scale counterattack. Now that the basic foundation of Qin has been stabilized, the Qin people are thinking about revenge again.

As a result of the six generations of Qin, at least up to now, the people in Guanzhong have their hearts on the side of Qin.

Of course, the Qin State did not only receive bad news. The biggest good news was that Wang Jian defeated Li Mu.

In history, Wang Jian and Li Mu were roughly equal in ability, both slightly better than Meng Ao. Under the same circumstances, it was hard to say who would defeat whom, but this time they encountered an unexpected situation.

Wang Jian, who crossed the river further upstream in Xingyang, took advantage of the first heavy rain to send troops to break the dike near the sand dunes. Coincidentally, at this time Hu Che'er and Qin Yilu also quietly broke the dike in Chaoge, upstream of Wang Jian's troops, and the area on the northern side of the lower reaches of the Yellow River suddenly became a swamp.

Wang Jian did not expect that someone would breach the dike upstream of his own river. He had no choice but to head north to avoid the flood and choose a route back, but he ran into Li Mu's troops head-on.

Li Mu, who was originally suppressing resistance in the former Qi and Yan territory of Hebei, instinctively felt that something was wrong after learning of the Yellow River bursting. He personally led his troops to investigate the situation and organize rescue, but ended up running into Wang Jian's troops.

At this time, the number of people led by both sides was actually similar, both around 30,000 to 50,000. However, Wang Jian's army was threatened by a flood behind them.

A real fight to the death!
"Brothers, we have no way out. If you don't want to die, follow me back to Daqin!"

Wang Jian roared and led the troops.

Wang Jian, who is known for being as steady as an old dog, is trying so hard for the first time.

Even during the previous surprise attack on Langzhong, Wang Jian did not lead the troops in person like this.

The Qin elite soldiers trained by Wang Jian in desperate situations did not embarrass Wang Jian. At this moment they showed amazing fighting power and launched a life-and-death attack on Li Mu's troops.

Not everyone can play a game of "fight with one's back to the river", but Wang Jian can.

At this time, even Li Mu could not resist and the entire army retreated fifty miles.

Wang Jian's troops took the opportunity to retreat to Yecheng.

The Qin State also deployed heavy troops in Yecheng, because it was an important frontline town against the Zhao State, and further north was the Zhao capital Handan.

After Wang Jian's troops arrived in Yecheng, they immediately made a gesture to head north to Handan.

At this time, the King of Zhao and the main officials of Handan City had actually moved to Ji City, but this did not prevent Handan from being the most important city on the front line against the Qin State.

But there is still a difference between an important town and a royal capital.

Because of the departure of King Zhao and his ministers, the morale of the army in Handan City had almost hit rock bottom.

Wang Jian led 250,000 elite troops from Yecheng and other places to besiege Handan.

He also made a gesture to divert water from the Zhang River to flood the city.

The topography of Handan City meant that it was not as easy to be attacked by water as Daliang, but it was not impossible. After all, the Qin army had the precedent of attacking Yancheng by water and the Yellow River bursting its banks just now. This made Handan City fall into despair, and letters for help were sent one after another.

However, the only elite troops that could be used at this time were Li Mu's 160,000 to 170,000 troops.

The whole country could gather one or two million soldiers and horses, but some of them were defending Handan, some were defending other important places in the Eight Passes of Taihang Mountain, some were guarding local areas, and they were also hindered by floods.

The State of Zhao was also in a difficult situation.

Zhao's war agent is even more difficult.

They fell into the same confusion as the war agents of Qi State: Our land is obviously much larger and more powerful than in history, but why does it look like a sign of national demise?

If the land is saved and people are lost, both people and land will be lost.

At this moment, many war agents truly understood the essence of this sentence.

But fortunately we have Li Mu.

At this moment, Li Mu not only became the savior of Zhao State, but also the savior of Zhao State's war agent.

Li Mu, who was placed with high hopes, had to pull himself out of the quagmire and gather troops to rescue Handan.

In order to suppress the rebellion in the former Yan and Qi territories in Hebei, many of Li Mu's elite troops were split up. This was also an important reason for Li Mu's previous disastrous defeat. But under normal circumstances, Li Mu was not afraid of Wang Jian.

However, when Li Mu finally gathered his troops and rushed to Handan to confront Wang Jian's army, a shocking news came - Jingxing was captured.

(The left side is a simple topographic map, and the right side is a city map)

Li Yao and his son Li Xin led 200,000 elite troops to capture the Jingxing defense line of the Zhao army and headed straight for Zhao County, the rear of Li Mu's army.

At the same time, the new general Yang Duanhe led his troops out of Qiyang and formed a pincer attack with Wang Jian's troops.

The number of Qin elite soldiers assembled by Wang Jian, Li Yao, and Yang Duan and the three armies exceeded 350,000.

It can be said that the Qin State took out all the humiliation it suffered at the hands of Dayu on the Zhao State.

The reinforcements originally prepared for the decisive battle with Dayu were unable to go to Xingyang and Wancheng due to various reasons such as lack of food and fodder. This time they all went to Zhao State.

Not only these troops, the Qin State, which had been depressed for three years, finally started large-scale conscription again. According to conservative estimates, without affecting the defense of Hanzhong, Wugu and Xingyang, the Qin State could at least withdraw another million troops, including 150,000 Qin elite soldiers, to enter the Zhao State.

Although more than half of the Qin elite soldiers who entered Zhao State during these two expeditions were actually war agents, the war agents were still very reliable as long as the situation like that in Dengcheng did not occur.

It was clearly a war between Dayu and Qin that had lasted for many years, but as the fighting went on, it turned into a war to annihilate the State of Zhao.

It is obvious that the Qin State wanted to defeat the last enemy in one fell swoop and then go all out to fight a decisive battle with Dayu.

At this time, Dayu was engaged in disaster relief.

It was obvious that Zhao State was no longer able to provide disaster relief, so Dayu mobilized people from Han, Wei and Qi to provide relief.

This kind of disaster relief did not involve conscription of corvée labor, but rather payment of remuneration. Its main purpose was not just disaster relief, but to make the people of several countries truly aware of the cruelty of Qin and the benevolence of Dayu.

Every time I oppose Cao, things will be accomplished.

If Jiuzhou is to become the base camp for conquering the world and if more natural people are to be won over, this kind of action to win people's hearts is still very important.

Both Zhao and Qin acquiesced to Dayu's actions. Zhao even acquiesced to Dayu's occupation of the Yellow River flood area. Anyway, these places could not even resume normal production for five or six years, let alone other things. Dayu was willing to shoulder this burden and was willing to control the Yellow River, so let him do it. So the hydraulic engineer Zheng Guo had a place to use his skills again and tried to control the Yellow River for the first time. And according to Dayu's plan, tens of millions of people in this area will be immigrated to Yingzhou Three Thousand Cities, Lost Space, Jiaozhi and other places by Dayu's powerful shipping capacity and food and grass resources.

The world map of this world is very different from the world Dong Huang has experienced before, but some things are still basically the same. In short, take the land of Zhuxia as the core and push outward.

When the main forces of Qin and Zhao were preparing for a decisive battle and Dayu was eyeing the world covetously and planning to expand its presence throughout the world, a troop of more than 10,000 people was trapped near Chaoge and no one was paying attention to them.

This troop was none other than the troops of Hu Che'er and Qin Yilu.

The two men were indeed professional at civil engineering work and almost drowned Wang Jian's troops, but they obviously lacked sufficient knowledge of water conservancy and almost drowned themselves.

In the end, more than 5,000 of the 20,000 people who went out drowned, and the rest were forced by the water to the vicinity of Chaoge.

At this time, Chaoge had already fallen into the hands of the Qin army.

The two men, who were soaked to the skin, originally wanted to trick the city gate open by wearing Qin army uniforms, but the Qin army's system was notoriously strict and they would not open the gate without military orders.

The two men were quite cunning. They first pretended to leave angrily, and then used their instincts as civil engineers to lead their elite troops to dig a hole, intending to dig into the city by digging underground.

It wasn't that they had to attack the city, but their military rations couldn't last much longer, so they had to capture Chaoge to replenish them.

Because the south is all water, although they can now use the Saker Falcon and other ships to contact the Dayu navy, the Dayu navy cannot find a suitable ferry to stop on the north bank. Hu Che'er and Qin Yilu's troops do not dare to cross the Yellow River flood area and go to the Yellow River in the face of the flood.

They have to find a way to save themselves.

The good news is that because of the flood and the fact that the Qin army was mainly focused on destroying the State of Zhao, no one cared about Chaoge and the defense force was very weak.

Hu Che'er and Qin Yilu divided their troops and set up ambushes at the four gates to prevent anyone in the city from escaping and leaking the news, and then began to dig and dig.

After digging for a day and a night, a subordinate came to report, smelling of mud and panting: "Generals, down below, down below..."

"What are you talking about down there? If you keep nagging, I'll bury you down there!"

Hu Che'er, who was in a bad mood, couldn't help glaring at his subordinate.

Hu Che'er, whose appearance was second only to Dian Wei, glared at him with a look that looked a bit like a devil from hell, and immediately scared his subordinates so much that they stopped stuttering.

"There's a big bucket down there!"

The subordinate said quickly.

"Da Dou, have you gone crazy digging graves? If we can't find Chaoge City, I'll cook and eat you if we run out of food!"

Hu Che'er grinned, revealing his sharp white teeth.

"Yes, it's King Zhou of Shang and Su Daji!"

The soldier dropped a bombshell.

"I don't care whether he is King Zhou of Shang or King Mu of Zhou, you..."

Hu Che'er was furious.

We are almost out of food, and you still have time to dig graves? Are you born in the year of the dog, waiting to gnaw the bones inside?
However, Qin Yilu, who was relatively cultured, stopped Hu Che'er and asked the soldier, "How do you know it was King Zhou of Shang and Su Daji?"

It was no secret to them that Dong Huang had launched an expedition against the remnants of the Shang Dynasty.

Since some myths of the Shang Dynasty have been confirmed to exist, it is very likely that King Zhou of Shang and Su Daji also existed.

If it really is their tomb, maybe there really is something inside.

But didn't King Zhou of Shang die miserably? And is there a tomb? And what about Su Daji?

"Brother Hu, why don't you go down and find out what's going on. If it's really related to the Shang Dynasty, maybe you and my brother can atone for your sins!"

Qin Yilu suggested.

The civil engineering work done by the two men this time was a bit ugly. It cannot be said to be a complete achievement, but they lost thousands of troops for nothing and trapped themselves in this place. It was indeed shameful.

They could all imagine how terrifying Jia Xu's sinister, squinting eyes were.

This is when no one causes trouble.

Once a guy who only knows how to send women around gets the news, he will travel thousands of miles to mock Jia Xu's words that he "has a good eye for judging people, is a god at using troops, and has no omissions in his plans." Qin Yilu even feels that Jia Xu should introduce a marriage to each of them - kill them both and throw them into the shadow of death to arrange a ghost marriage with Sima Yi's two daughters!

Thinking of this, Qin Yilu couldn't help but shudder.

Qin Yiluo's desire to return home was ultimately due to fear. He was so afraid that he even offered his wife to Jia Xu. Although Jia Xu finally took advantage of the situation and gave Dong Huang the advantage, Qin Yiluo's character was clearly revealed.

His fear of Jia Xu was even greater than his own death.

"Too."

Hu Che'er nodded.

Although he was a little more trusted than Qin Yiluo, he was just as afraid of Jia Xu.

He didn't think Jia Xu would kill him for a ghost marriage, but he could definitely do something like asking him to dig graves for decades.

The two men then led their personal soldiers into the underground. After walking for an incense stick of time, they saw an underground palace, or rather a royal tomb, that was as magnificent as it was in the daytime.

The overall shape of this royal tomb is "亚", and it contains numerous burial objects, blond-haired and blue-eyed human sacrifices, and golden objects.

Many of the victims still retained the painful and twisted appearances they had in life, and their skin texture was exactly the same as that of fresh corpses.

Those artifacts were obviously bronze artifacts, and they were not the green and blue ones found in tombs of later generations, but the brilliant and glorious appearance of "Ji Jin".

Everything here seems to be exactly as it was when the mausoleum was first built a thousand years ago. The only thing that is incompatible with such splendor is the corpses of dozens of Yu soldiers that have become mummies!
Hu Che'er and Qin Yilu felt a chill in their hearts.

They have realized that something is not right.

However, before the two of them could react, they were pushed into the main tomb by a figure who had appeared beside them at some point in time.

The one who pushed the man was the soldier who had reported the news earlier.

At this moment, his face was ferocious, and his features had turned into an inverted triangle fox demon face. His facial features were twisted together and he let out a sharp laugh.

"How dare you act like a demon!"

"Protect the general!"

The two men's personal soldiers immediately became angry.

First, the evil soldier was hacked to death with a random knife, and then black donkey hooves, black ink thread buckets, black dog blood, sticky rice, peach wood nails, corpse ropes, and some even poured out boy's urine...

They rushed in in a swarm.

In short, the main feature is to offer a complete range of products to ward off evil and avoid danger.

Of course, the most evil-repelling thing is the talisman they carry.

These talismans from the Zhang family once played an extraordinary role in the previous mission world. However, due to their precious quantity, they were only found on the personal soldiers of Hu Che'er and Qin Yilu. Moreover, Hu Che'er and Qin Yilu, as the main generals, had many of them.

Only with the help of these talismans can they move freely in the ancient tomb, otherwise, they would have been contaminated by dirt long ago.

The moment they were pushed in, the talismans on their bodies began to burn.

At this moment, all the originally bright and beautiful bronzes changed color, as if a thousand years of time had appeared in an instant. Even the corpses that were originally lifelike quickly decayed into shriveled bones. In the entire tomb, the only two bright and beautiful things were a majestic figure that looked down on the world, and an extremely charming woman.

"It is your honor to be the sacrifice for the resurrection of the king!"

The charming woman opened her eyes, her beauty so stunning that she instantly confused the two men's minds.

These two people are the most qualified among all the living people around, and they are also the two who best meet the conditions for possession of another's body.

"Give the strong one to the king, and I will just use this disgusting body for now."

The charming woman is preparing to take over the body.

The thousand-year seal consumed too much of her strength. In fact, their bodies were already dead beyond death. The only hope was to possess someone else's body.

But their souls have long been decayed, so if one wants to take over their bodies, one must use some tricks, such as charming the other party first and making them willingly merge with one's soul.

After nourishing her physical body, she helped her king to take over another body.

She used her natural charm skills to bewitch Qin Yilu.

"am I pretty?"

the seductive vixen asked.

"nice!"

Qin Yilu nodded with a look of sincerity.

"Then do you want to completely merge with me? Come on, let go of your mind, let us completely merge into one, in perfect harmony..."

The vixen's voice is extremely seductive.

Looking at the stinky man who was about to support the tent, she knew that her plan was about to succeed.

"Come on, become one with me!"

The vixen gently stroked Qin Yilu's face.

As long as Qin Yilu agrees, the contract will be successfully concluded and she will completely occupy Qin Yilu's soul.

However, what she didn't expect was that when she said the four words "integration", Qin Yilu actually struggled violently!
"Why? Am I not beautiful enough?"

The vixen was very anxious.

“Beautiful… beautiful…”

Qin Yilu answered truthfully.

"Then why are you still resisting? Wouldn't it be better to go to paradise with me?"

The vixen increased the intensity of her charm, creating an exciting illusion in Qin Yilu's mind.

However, it was this strong visual impact that finally woke Qin Yilu up.

"You are so beautiful, please don't make a mistake and quickly offer yourself to the Prime Minister and His Majesty!"

Qin Yilu roared with a ferocious look in his eyes.

To Qin Yilu, beauty is all illusion, and the right thing to do is to serve Jia Xu well.

If the woman who seduced him was an ordinary woman, he would have given in long ago. However, the woman who seduced him was even more charming and beautiful than his ex-wife, Mrs. Du. How could he tolerate this!
Such a beauty must first be given to the Prime Minister, and it is up to the Prime Minister to decide whether to present her to Your Majesty!

Of course, if His Majesty and the Prime Minister have any special hobbies, he doesn't mind marrying her first, but how to do it depends on the interests of His Majesty and the Prime Minister!

He is not a turtle, but a man of unconditional loyalty!

(End of this chapter)