Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 843 Mr. Chu’s Strange Road
  Because of Gu Xun's sudden visit, Changping Lord Xiong Qi's face suddenly turned pale.

He deliberately turned his head to confirm whether it was really Gu Xun who was here, but he felt that he couldn't muster the energy.

He didn't want to face the cruel fact. After all, more than ten breaths ago, he was in a state of mind where he was so proud of the spring breeze that he could see all the flowers in Chen Ying in one day.

The ups and downs of life... are so unpredictable...

Everything is obviously going so smoothly, why!
  Why did this evil star suddenly appear!

However, Lord Changping is still Lord Changping after all, and he will not always deceive himself and others.

After he let out a long sigh, his whole spirit slumped, but he still slowly turned around and faced his enemy.

What caught his eyes were naturally the cheerful Gu Xun and the expressionless Zhang Han.

After seeing the real person, Xiong Qi couldn't help but let out another breath, and his momentum dropped by another three points.

Although he didn’t want to see this gentleman at all, he still raised his hand in greeting and said, relying on his noble status:
  "I haven't seen him for so many years, but the style of the Imperial Master remains the same. It's really enviable."

Although it was just a casual remark, without Xiong Qi paying attention, he expressed the most important impression in his heart after seeing Gu Xun, besides fear and other negative emotions.

Gu Xun has not aged at all, and is exactly the same as the image everyone saw at first sight.

Although there are so many people in this world who are good at beauty, there are usually some changes.

There is really no one who seems to be completely frozen like Gu Xun.

It's just that because everyone is good at looking good, no one cares too much about this little bit of specialness about Gu Xun.

At most, there will be some impressions in the subconscious mind, which will lead to some casual emotions that you don't even care about.

Naturally, Gu Xun wouldn't care about such useless polite nonsense.

Fusu also stood up at this time and saluted politely, "The student has met the teacher."

After Gu Xun nodded casually to Fusu twice as a signal, he focused all his attention on Xiong Qi.

"Changping-kun, since we met under such circumstances, you should have an idea of ​​what will happen next, right?"

Faced with the threat of death, Xiong Qidi responded calmly, "Of course I understand this."

"However, the chaos in Chendi is a foregone conclusion. Even if the Imperial Master kills me, it will not help."

Gu Xun shook his head and retorted, "That's not necessarily the case."

"The people of Chen County did not rebel because they could not survive, but because of your continued instigation and incitement."

"After you die, the source of chaos is lost, and quelling the turmoil is just around the corner."

Xiong Qi lowered his eyes and said in a quiet voice without moving, "But you guys don't have enough manpower."

"How many people can there be in the Shadow Guard? Three hundred, or five hundred?"

“Even if there are a thousand people, it’s just a drop in the bucket.”

Gu Xun showed a smile and replied softly, "Twenty thousand, is it enough?"

Um! ?

Xiong Qi was shocked and subconsciously said, "How is it possible?"

Of course, the 20,000 people could not be members of the Shadow Secret Guards. Xiong Qi immediately began to think about where Gu Xun could get the manpower.

Soon, he gave his first guess, "Pingyang Heavy Armor Army?"

But he immediately shook his head and overturned this guess, "It's impossible. Once the Pingyang Heavy Armor Army is mobilized, I will definitely get the news before they arrive."

"If it's not them, then who else..."

After thinking about it for a while, Xiong Qi suddenly thought of a possibility.

"Mengtian..."

"Ouch!" Gu Xun couldn't help but feel happy when he heard Chang Ping-Jun's name squeezed out from between his teeth. He raised his hands and smiled, "Chang Ping-Jun's mind is still spinning very fast."

"The 20,000 troops under Meng Tian's command have already arrived at Chen Ying in a roundabout way... Long before you started to attack, there are still a few hours at most, so they should have arrived." Seeing that Gu Xun confirmed his suspicion, Xiong Qi Without any hint of joy, he asked in a deep voice:
  "At this time, Meng Tian did not go to help Li Xin's army, but actually attacked Chen Di... Aren't the Imperial Masters worried about losing a big thing because of a small thing?"

Meng Tian's 50,000-strong army is an important combat force that cannot be ignored, and may have a crucial impact on the confrontation between the main forces of Qin and Chu.

Now we have divided nearly half of them and rushed back to Chen Ying...

The problem is that even if he, the main messenger, dies, 20,000 troops will not be enough to quell the turmoil in the shortest time!
  Considering one and losing the other, how can it be considered a good choice?

Gu Xun shrugged and explained, "All those who came back were infantry. Thirty thousand golden fire cavalry, under the leadership of Meng Tian, ​​went to attack the Chu army."

"The role of 20,000 ordinary infantry... I don't think it is that important."

Xiong Qi's eyes kept flashing, thinking in his heart.

Compared with the most elite cavalry troops in the world, 20,000 infantry are indeed of little use, especially in field operations.

But...does it make sense?
  If we don't do our best to ensure the smooth westward retreat of Li Xin's army, what's the use of distracting the rear?

Gu Xun probably saw Xiong Qi's confusion and said with a smile:

"Mr. Changping, didn't you just say that the battle is Xiang Yan's responsibility and not your responsibility?"

"That applies to me too."

"Everything that can be told to Li Xin and what should be told to Li Xin has been told to him. If he has been prepared and still cannot withstand the Chu army under Xiang Yan, then it will be his problem."

"I have done everything I should be responsible for."

"The outcome of the war has nothing to do with me."

Gu Xun finished these words in a tone that could be called indifferent.

His goal was to remove his disciples from Changping Lord Xiong Qi's rebellion.

As long as Xiong Qi is eliminated, this goal will be achieved.

As for the war between Qin and Chu, it was a matter between Qin and Chu.

Even if the two countries went to war, and a large number of soldiers died in the battle, which would make every family in the country miserable, Gu Xun would not interfere too much.

Unless it's like Daliang, the people in the city are simply in trouble.

Because war is a necessity for unification and an important driving force for social development.

Without leaving enough blood, how can we abolish the feudal system that has lasted for thousands of years?
  Peace that is too easy to come by is always fragile. This has been true from ancient times to the present...

Xiong Qi looked at Gu Xun, who looked indifferent, and couldn't help but feel a little shocked.

He found that this guy really didn't care about Li Xin's success or failure.

In his eyes, the life and death of Qin and Chu's more than 400,000 troops were no different from the grass on the roadside. They were insignificant... trivial matters that were not worth paying attention to.

This is completely different from the helpless neglect.

At this point, Gu Xun felt that it was no longer interesting, and waved his hand in disinterest and said:
  "The Shadow Guards should have already started to attack Lord Changwen."

"How do you want to die, Lord Changping? Since you are the right minister of Qin, you can make a choice."

Lord Changping did not answer, nor did he try to call for help. He just lowered his eyes and said nothing, waiting for his end.

How could he respond?
  Say you don't want to die and want a way to live, or really choose a decent way to die for yourself?
  Do not make jokes.

Facing it calmly was the last bit of dignity he could retain.

Seeing this, Gu Xun did not force him to answer. He stretched out his hand and made a stroke in the air, and the Longxiang sword on Zhang Han's back was automatically unsheathed.

After drawing a few circles in the air, Long Xiang inserted himself into the floor tiles in front of Fusu with a sound.

　Chapter 2 yesterday, today counts as a day off.

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)