Daqin: I, Fusu, can summon the undead

Chapter 19 Wang Jian: A million?
Time passes day by day.

In the blink of an eye, five days, ten days, and fifteen days passed. But the order to enter the pass had not yet arrived. Instead, Wang Jian, who was hurrying along, arrived with two hundred thousand Qin soldiers under his command.

Outside the south gate of Yiqu Pass, Meng Wu came to greet the king in person.

"Mengwu, what's the situation?"

When Wang Jian saw Meng Wu, the first thing he did was to ask about Meng Wu's current situation.
"Old Wang, there are more than 1.2 million undead troops outside the Great Wall.

Hearing this, Meng Wu just said bitterly. Wang Jian was a few years older than him, so he simply called him Old Wang.

"Hmm? How many did you say? Could it be that you made a mistake and it was actually the claimed amount?"

When Wang Jian heard this, he asked again with a look of disbelief, and even suspected that he had heard it wrong.

One million and two hundred thousand is more than the entire Qin state’s military strength at present.

"Alas!" Meng Wu sighed and said bitterly, "I am not mistaken. There are indeed more than 1.2 million soldiers, and there are many good fighters among them! Now they are stationed three miles outside Yiqu Pass. The urgent message for help was sent to Xianyang again eight days ago!"

"This..." Wang Jian didn't know what to do for a moment after hearing this.

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Half a moment later, Wang Jian stood at the north gate, looking at the endless undead outside the gate, and asked Meng Wu with a serious face: "There are so many of them, is the Lich King sure to be the eldest son?
"Alas!" Meng Wu sighed and said, "I don't know. The messenger Zhang Yi sent back said that the Lich King does look like the eldest son in the portrait, but his eyes are a strange blue, just like those undead.

"General Meng, His Majesty has an urgent message!"

At this moment, a cavalryman rushed up to the city gate, panting, and handed a secret scroll to Meng Wu with both hands.

Upon hearing this, Meng Wu quickly took the scroll from the cavalryman's hand, opened it, and took out the cloth inside.

Seeing that Meng Wu's brows seemed to relax after reading the secret decree, Wang Jian quickly asked, "What instructions does your majesty have?"

"His Majesty has ordered that the Lich King be allowed to enter the pass! He can bring three hundred guards and attendants with him!" Meng Wu said, breathing a sigh of relief.

“This is the best possible outcome!”

Wang Jian said with a wry smile. There are a full 1.2 million undead outside the pass. Once the war starts, even if they can stop them, this will tie up a large number of Qin's troops. This is already a huge disaster for the Qin. If they can't stop them, the consequences will be even more disastrous.

Being able to avoid war now is undoubtedly the best outcome!
Meng Wu nodded and ordered Zhang Yi: "Zhang Yi, prepare to pay respect immediately and then go to see the Lich King! Convey His Majesty's will.

Σ(⊙▽⊙“a）!
Hearing this, Zhang Yi's face suddenly became bitter.

The last time he went to meet the Lich King, he was sick for several days after returning, and he luckily survived.

"You were the one who went last time, so this time it must be you. When you come back, I will record your merit!" Seeing Zhang Yi's unwilling expression, Meng Wu said very straightforwardly. If he went, it would be a great merit, and if he didn't go, it would be a violation of military orders.

"Yes!"

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"switch!"

The next day, with a shout, the gate of Yiqu Pass finally opened slowly. "Enter the Pass!"

Outside the north city gate, Sang Biao shouted, and three hundred high-level undead (only high-level at present) escorted the carriage pulled by thirty-six skeleton saber-toothed tigers slowly into the pass.

As the carriage entered the city gate, it slowly closed. Seeing that the undead three kilometers away had stopped moving, Wang Jian and Meng Wu, who were closing the city gate, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Then the two of them looked at each other, walked down the city gate side by side, came to the carriage entering the city, and raised their hands to salute.

"The Qin State's Yiqu Pass Guardian, Meng Wu (Wang Jian), pays homage to the Lich King!"

Hearing the shouts outside, a ghostly maid slowly pulled open the carriage curtain, and Fusu walked out of the carriage, smiling and saying, "Two old generals, no need to be polite!"

The two had met Fusu many times before. Seeing that it was indeed Fusu, they looked at each other and Wang Jian spoke up, "My Lord, you've been missing for more than half a year. Your Majesty missed you very much!"

"You want to beat me up!" Fusu thought to himself, and then smiled and said, "I miss my father a lot too. I've been away for a long time because I'm afraid he'll worry about me! I should have come back sooner, but when I left, I left some cloth to help Qin solve the border troubles and make a name for myself. But before the Xiongnu threat was eliminated, I had no face to go home. Now that the Xiongnu problem has been solved, I'm naturally eager to go home!"

"You are eager to return home. The army of the capital has closed the border, but you are still eager to return home! You are eager to kill your father! You are trying to solve the border troubles for my Qin, but now you are the biggest border trouble, even worse than the Xiongnu!"

Wang Jian was speechless for a moment, but smiled and said, "My Lord, you are thoughtful. You always thought of Qin and Your Majesty when you suffered outside. Now you have solved the border threat of the Xiongnu for Qin and Your Majesty. Your Majesty must be very happy to know this! But... My Lord, you see, the Xiongnu have been pacified now, and your army is densely packed outside the pass. The soldiers and civilians inside the pass are worried. It is inevitable that some people will cause trouble under tension, which will also affect your reunion with Your Majesty. Why don't you order the army to go back?"

"No need to go back!" Fusu said with a smile: "I am the eldest son of Qin, but I am also the Lich King, their king. They are just waiting for their king to come back outside the pass. They are very loyal and what's wrong with that!"

"Yes, haha! Your Majesty must be very happy to have an eldest prince!" Upon hearing this, Wang Jian also understood it, so he could only laugh and no longer bring up the topic of withdrawing troops to avoid embarrassing himself.

When Fusu fled Xianyang, he also heard that Zulong was extremely furious and that the other princes had suffered unexpected disasters. Fusu must have been very clear about this.

Now the meaning of Fusu's words is very clear. He means that I am also a king now, and I will not withdraw my troops. Everything will be fine if I come back safely. If I can't come back, or something happens, the 1.2 million undead army outside the pass will break through. It is clear that he is challenging Zulong.

Knowing that there is no possibility of withdrawing troops, Wang Jian will naturally not make things difficult for himself and make relations more strained. He should let His Majesty worry about this matter, and he will just focus on guarding Yiqu Pass.

"Hahaha! When we meet, my father will surely dance with joy!" Fusu also laughed. "Then I will take advantage of your good words, General. After hearing what you said, I am even more eager to return home. So I will not stay in Yiqu, but set off for Xianyang today!"

"He is really dancing and waving his hands, and he will probably be able to wield a spear and a stick!" Wang Jian thought to himself. He smiled and said, "Then I would like to congratulate you on meeting His Majesty soon. I have military duties to attend to here, so please allow me not to see you off!"

"I won't see you off, old general!" Fusu said with a smile, turning back to the carriage.

"Let's go!" Sang Biao shouted loudly outside the carriage, and the carriage started moving again.

"Farewell to the Lich King, farewell to the eldest prince!"

Wang Jian saw this and quickly led Meng Wu and the welcoming generals to retreat to both sides, loudly bidding them farewell. At the same time, he waved his hand and ordered the soldiers to quickly open the South Gate and let Fusu's carriage team leave.

Watching Fusu's carriage go away, Meng Wu asked Wang Jian: "Old Wang, if we attack the city, are you sure?"

"Just look at the undead guarding the carriage, each one is no less powerful than the Wei Wuzu back then. There is no need for many such undead, just 30,000 of them, combined with the one million undead, Qin may find it difficult to resist!"

Wang Jian said with a wry smile. This was also the biggest reason why he stopped trying to persuade Fusu after he knew that he would never withdraw his troops.

(End of this chapter)