Country and Beauty

Although Xie Fei had temporarily exterminated Wu Sun, exterminated Big Wen and defeated the Northern Huns, he had achieved his set objective in terms of strategy. Since Xie Fei knew that the Qin State was surrounded by three strong enemies on three sides and was eyeing them covetously, he naturally did not dare to stay in the Western Region for long. Thus, he prepared to return to the Qin State immediately.

Wu Sun ordered all of Wu Sun's men to move out of the city. Fifty miles east of the Scarlet Valley City, he ordered Wu Sun to build a Chinese style city to live in. Some publications say that the Kazakh are descendants of Wu Sun, because of a Kazakh "Wu Sun" tribe. In fact, this "Wu Sun" tribe of Kazakhs came from the Xuju tribe of Mongolia (Xuxinshen), and it had nothing to do with Wu Sun.

Not long after, the soldiers that were guarding the Scarlet Valley City came over one after another. When all the thousands of people had entered the drill grounds, Ma Hun led a thousand of his cavalrymen to block the exit of the drill grounds.

On the podium, Xie Fei looked at the soldier who was standing there with a confused expression, and said in a clear voice, "I am the Duke of Qin. "Your Lord Elder Lu has poisoned the people, and even caused the heavens to resent him. In order to quell this grudge, the only way is to use the heads of your Lord Xiangtong. Thus, I have already killed your Lord Xiangtong."

The moment his voice fell, Beigong Chun took two steps forward, raised the head in his hands high up and roared loudly: "This is the head of your Lord Xiang Da Lu! If you still have a little bit of conscience, you should put down the weapon in your hands and follow my King from now on.

The thousands of soldiers on the drill grounds were all discussing, but no one felt any regret at the death of taiwai, as their eyes were all filled with hatred. After a while, the noise died down and the thousands of soldiers all put down their weapons as if they had agreed upon it. They knelt on the ground and said in unison, "We are willing to surrender to the Duke of Qin and pledge our allegiance to him!"

Xie Fei laughed, then said: "Alright, since that's the case, from now on, you are my subordinates. You will continue to guard Scarlet Valley City, and also maintain its safety. And today, you are all citizens of the Qin State, part of the Red Valley County in the Great Western Region. "

Wu Sun had a close relationship with the northern Huns, Wu Sun had absorbed the Huns' slave system, the tribal council leader of the Primordial Family had no authority in matters of the clan. Wu Sun was the same as the Huns, they were in the process of being married off, they were part of the primitive tribe's group marriage system. The group marriage system had no concept of a spouse, and the women belonged to the whole tribe's men. The widow is adopted by the successor (stepson) or by the husband's relative. To give a very simple example, Wu Sun was like the Huns. If the husband died, all the wives and concubines except the biological mother would be given to the son, and if the husband didn't have a son, the brother and the relatives would be given to him.

Xie Fei continued: "I know that most of you are slaves that are serving in the local army. The reason I called all of you here today is because I want to borrow your strength. From now on, I will take over Red Valley County. At the same time, all kinds of taxes will be remitted and grain stored. It is time for all of you to be freed from the darkness. So, today, you will return to your tribes and tell your relatives and friends that as long as they put down their weapons and serve this king, this king will not pursue the matter any further. Also, within a month, food will be distributed to the counties. Would you be willing to do this for me? "

Thousands of soldiers answered in unison, "We are willing!" Xie Fei was overjoyed: "Alright, then all of you go back to the army camp and pack up your things. After eating lunch, everyone will return to the village to announce to the entire county." "Yes!" Following that, Xie Fei disbanded the thousands of soldiers, and their faces all revealed great joy. Slaves for people, what a great honor this was.

Xie Fei distributed the food in the granary to the citizens of the Scarlet Valley City on an average. Then, he had the officials of the original Wu Sun Country write a notice for each of the soldiers to bring back to their hometowns. Other than that, Xie Fei was also calling for the citizens of the city to report the fact that the previous Wu Sun King or an aristocrat had committed a heinous crime.

At the same time, almost all the nobles aside from the King of Wu Sun Nation suffered a huge debt of blood. In just a day's time, Xie Fei's Public Trial Office had beheaded two thousand three hundred and forty-nine nobles of Wu Sun. Earned 7,600 pounds of gold. Twenty thousand Jin of silver. Countless treasures.

Half a month later, Xie Fei made the various counties of the Red Valley County choose their officials from the selection process, and officially appointed officials of all levels in each county. The leaders of the tribes no longer exercised their former rights, but retained their clan identity and held their own sacrificial ceremonies. Due to Xie Fei adopting the system of emancipating the slaves, which represented the interests of the majority of the population, Xie Fei's policies were very popular in the Red Valley County.

At the same time, Xie Fei had all the officials of the Red Valley County start to learn Chinese. They could not speak or write Chinese, so they were not allowed to be officials. Chinese as the official language of the countries of the Western Regions, fundamentally assimilate them.

Inside the new taiwai Palace, Xie Fei called for a meeting of the civil and military officials. Discuss the details of the withdrawal. Then, Xie Fei asked someone to bring some Flowing Light Flower from the Qin Province. This Guan Xi was a person from the Longxi County of the Qin Prefecture. He travelled throughout the years through the countries of the Western Regions and was extremely knowledgeable about the local customs and traditions of the countries of the Western Regions. Ever since Xie Fei gave the order to conduct an expedition to the west of Qin Army, Guan Xi had been transferred from Jie Youjun's original position to Xie Fei's elite troops. Guan Xi had been in the private school for a few years, so she had been able to read a lot of words. Originally, Zu Ti had accepted this as an order to cross rivers (In the front part of the Che Shi Country, the capital was located in the northwest of Tulufan, Xinjiang). Inside taiwai Palace, Xie Fei stared at the hazy sky, and looked at the snowflakes that had fallen from the sky, his heart filled with joy.

"Your humble servant greets the Duke of Qin!" Guan Xi walked over from the side and saluted Xie Fei.

Xie Fei turned around and said to Guan Xi: "From the Qin Province to the Scarlet Valley, more than half a year has passed. I think the situation in Red Valley County is about right, I have to return to the Qin State to prepare my next plan."

Guan Xi immediately asked: "Is it Ba Shu Cheng Guo?"

"Hehe, you are very smart, your next target is Ba Shu Cheng Guo. Furthermore, Chengdu has had the beautiful name of Heavenly Province since the ancient times. The land there is fertile, has many good farmlands, and can support no more than two million citizens, there is a place to sleep, how can others sleep peacefully? Li Xiong has always been by our side, and it is disadvantageous for our future development, we need to quickly remove this threat, otherwise there will be endless trouble in the future. "

Guan Xi asked: "If the Duke of Qin leaves, what about Red Valley County? Is it going to be left to the local people? "

Guan Xi looked startled as he hastily asked, "Duke of Qin's meaning is …"

"That's right, you will take over the position of the taiwai in the Scarlet Valley and take care of matters in my place. The southeastern part of the Red Valley County is the land of the Onion Ridge and the northern part is Rou Ran. Right now, we do not have the power to fight back with ease, so I am more at ease with you here. " Xie Fei laughed.

Guan Xi was pleasantly surprised: "Thank you for your kindness, this subordinate will definitely spare no effort to take care of Red Valley County's affairs on behalf of the Duke of Qin."

"Well, I believe you. I have already written a series of government affairs strategies. As long as you can stabilize the Red Valley County within half a year, you will have accomplished a great merit. When I return to Qin State, I sent a portion of scholars to be your subordinate to help you manage your daily affairs. However, you must take care of it when it comes to armaments, and you must not let your guard down. In order to not arouse the displeasure of the locals, I can only bring the one hundred thousand Qin Army Cavalry back to you, and leave you with two thousand of them. I hope that you can take care of the Red Valley County well, and only after you settle down here, can the Qin State settle down. "

"Rest assured Duke of Qin, this subject will definitely live up to the king's expectations." Guan Xi clasped his fists.

Following that, Xie Fei arranged for Guan Xi to take care of a few things. Most of them were to deal with the matters concerning the civil administration so that they could carry out some loose policies. After giving orders, Xie Fei led Beigong Chun, Ma Hun, Ba Teer, Du Ceng and the group of generals all returned.

Xie Fei ordered Zu Ti to take the title of general in the army, clearing out all the countries in the Western Regions. Then, according to the size of the people, towns, counties, and counties, Zu Ti would be placed in the Western Regions and would be administered in the Western Regions. Right now, Xie Fei's Qin State territory consisted of the former Qin Province, the former Western Region, and the later three provinces of Haizhou. The area was over 3 million square kilometers.

On the way back to Uttar Pradesh, the wind and snow had undoubtedly become the biggest obstacle. The earth had come to this cold season, and everything had changed. The sky was gray, as if a strong wind had blown it, and it had been snowing all day. Although the soldiers were on horseback, but the breath in their mouth, in the cold as if smoking.

Qi Yu led the group and led the way as Beigong Chun led the twenty thousand riders to walk in the middle. Xie Fei and Du Ceng led the way as they walked with the army of a hundred thousand men and six hundred thousand horses stepping on the snow and mud, turning the snow and mud into mud.

Since there was still no cotton in this era, Xie Fei could still feel the cold weather wearing the wolf-skin cloak he had found in the Scarlet Valley Palace's treasury. The wide collar of the wolf-skin cloak hid his body inside the big cloak. The others had also made some preparations. Each of them had changed into leather clothing from the treasury in the Red Valley. At the very least, they could resist the cold.

A crow landed on a lonely tree by the side of the road, spread its wings, shook on the dead branches, and let out two mournful cries. It was a sad winter scene. Balls of dark winter clouds moved heavily and slowly in the sky, little by little as if they were contemplating the cold blue sky, peeking down through the gaps in the clouds from time to time. The earth sank into the muddy and damp air. The scattered villages and valleys, the distant forests and mountains, were as pale and miserable as the dead. Large dark pools, as smooth as the eyes of the dead, as black as mirrors, glittered in the fields.

This was the weather at the end of December. It was cold and lonely, and on the way, other than Xie Fei and the hundred thousand troops, there was no one else who could walk at this time. Originally, when Xie Fei left for battle, he had only used slightly more than a month to rush to the Scarlet Valley. However, when he returned, this kind of situation had been going on for more than ten days.

If it was at Xie Fei's current pace, he wouldn't be able to return to the Upper State within three months. Although Xie Fei had already heard about the urgent battle situation of the Mingyang Pass from the intelligence network, he had no other choice. In such harsh weather, if the ancient hot air balloons couldn't fly, even the current plane would be a test.

Although Zhang Li used the Heaven Bombing grenade to temporarily repel the army, he understood the importance of the Mingyang Pass. If there were any losses on the part of the Mingyang Pass, there would be no fortified city to defend the Qin State, and although the Duke of Qin army would have no problem dealing with the army when they come back for reinforcements, he knew that the price for doing so would be too high. Zhang Li was also human, and had feelings for him too, and furthermore, his wife and children were all in the Qin State, so Zhang Li had no choice. Zhang Li could feel that the Qin Army were going to sacrifice their lives bravely. They were all excited, but someone shouted first, "People are locked up, people are trapped, and people are killed!"

Then came the roar of the city gates and the city walls: "The people are locked up, the prisoners are imprisoned, and the people are killed."

These Qin soldiers relied on their determination and conviction to defend the city at death's door, looking down at death as if they were willing to accept it, and were generous and willing to help others. Especially those injured soldiers, although they were wounded all over, they didn't stop bleeding but still charged forward bravely to push down the soldiers who had managed to reach the top of the city wall, completely breaking the momentum of the city gates. These were all exchanged for with their lives.

"Xie Fei, who the hell are you to make these warriors guard Qin Guan so stubbornly? Looks like we need to seize the Mingyang Pass s and find other ways. The first thing we need to do is to destroy the confidence and willpower of the defending troops and destroy their fighting spirit before we can break through. "

Li Qi looked at the intense battlefield, and sighed: "This battle of the Qin Empire, requires one to fight bravely, and also have to fight with intellect and scheming. The Mingyang Pass, the gate of the Qin State, will be able to rush straight in and sweep the Qin State away."

At this time, Li Qi's assistant general and advisor, the Chengdu Scholar Wang Lie, said: "General, a Elite Armament has already circled around Taibai Ridge from the back of the foot of the mountain and arrived behind the Mingyang Pass three days later. When will our army organize the second round of attacks?"

Li Qi raised his eyebrows and said coldly: "Temporarily delay the battle for two days, attract the main forces of the surrounding Qin Army over, facilitate the surprise attack of this Elite Armament, and continuously cause trouble for the Qin State, breaking their morale. Furthermore, quickly urge the Great General Wang Dun to send his troops to support our army as soon as possible."

Zhuge Mingyue, Yang Susu, Woman Wan, Sima Shu, and Shui Ruyan were gathered within the palace, blocking the eunuchs and palace maids. As Xie Fei had personally led the Qin Army's elites and most of the generals to participate in the western expedition, it had already been more than four months since he had made the women suffer.

Tonight, Zhuge Mingyue gathered the sisters, firstly, they were to talk about private matters, and secondly, the war was coming. She had to hand over some authority to the other consort to take charge of.

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Internal and external diseases

Zhuge Mingyue, Yang Susu, Woman Wan, Sima Shu, and Shui Ruyan were gathered within the palace, blocking the eunuchs and palace maids. As Xie Fei had personally led the Qin Army's elites and most of the generals to participate in the western expedition, it had already been more than four months since he had made the women suffer.

Tonight, Zhuge Mingyue gathered the sisters, firstly, they were to talk about private matters, and secondly, the war was coming. She had to hand over some authority to the other consort to take charge of.

"Elder sister, you said that you have something to tell us. What is it?" Yang Susu asked innocently, his tone full of respect and playfulness. Although Yang Susu had already become a mother for the first time, during the first month of Xie Fei's expedition, which was the September 311, Xie Fei's eldest daughter, Xie Wen Ji was born. It had been more than three months. However, although he had become a human mother, it did not change Yang Susu's personality. Amongst the girls, regardless of identity, looks, talents, etc., Zhuge Mingyue was publicly acknowledged as the eldest sister, and all the sisters were convinced from the bottom of their hearts.

Zhuge Mingyue sighed: Master is about to lead the army to the west, and is about to complete his mission, but there are some important matters that he has to attend to and he cannot rush back, so if he falls, the Qin State will definitely be in a difficult situation, and no one can stop him, unless Master Hu Jun personally comes out, and as for the matter at the border, with tomorrow's army, I will personally escort Master Li Qi to the Mingyang Pass, stop Li Qi, and the imperial court will send the documents and the rear palace matters, other than urgent matters to be personally reviewed by me, the rest of the matter will be decided by Su Shu and the doctors. At most, it will take a month and at the very least, ten days. When my husband returns, all the problems will be easily solved. "

"The queen is going to fight?" The four ladies were stunned. They had not expected that the Queen would really lead the army to war.

Zhuge Mingyue nodded her head: "The situation is pressing down, and we are no longer in our hands, in yesterday's Mingyang Pass war, four thousand soldiers guarded the city gates to the death, and were almost destroyed, but killed one thousand and eight hundred men, with heavy casualties, if we continue to fight like this, sooner or later the development of the Qin State will be ruined, and once the Huns send their troops to attack on a large scale, then the situation will become even worse. Therefore, we must resolve the chaos in the southeast side before the Xianbei and Huns do anything! "

Yang Susu was slightly surprised, "Sister Mingyue, you really want to personally go out to battle? Susu is worried that she might not be able to do it well, there are so many written reports every day, and it concerns important matters of the imperial army. Just a decision to determine the development of Qin State, Susu is truly nervous."

She was born in the royal family, and had heard and experienced everything that happened since she was young, hence she had a certain understanding of power. Although Sima Shu had guessed that Xie Fei did not have the heart of a commoner, she did not care, because to the Sima Clan, she was more disappointed than expected. Now, she finally had the chance to come into contact with the imperial reports and take control of the palace. This was something she had been looking forward to for a long time, and it just so happened that she could use this period of time to learn more about the affairs of the court and the military.

For the same matter, the two girls had completely different thoughts. One was nervous while the other was expectant.

As for the Woman Wan, she did not have the desire to wield power. As long as she could stay by the side of the Duke of Qin in the harem, she would be satisfied and not have the ability to wield power. However, as the oldest Woman Wan in Xie Fei's imperial harem, he naturally carried the principle of doing his best to relieve her husband's worries, and did his best in his duty.

The most surprising thing was Shui Ruyan. When he heard that he could lead troops to war, he became abnormally excited. Ever since she had followed Xie Fei, she was no longer the head of a water squid, but instead a wangfei. Although her extravagant clothing and food made Shui Ruyan feel that her life was boring, Shui Ruyan happily said: "Sister Mingyue, you leave the battle as the marshal, Ru Yan has no objections. But as for the political affairs of the court, Ru Yan doesn't know anything, why don't you let Ru Yan be the vanguard of your sister."

After that, Zhuge Mingyue gave a few more instructions, some of them ending there, some explaining in detail. To prepare for the battle and mobilize the harem, that was the only way she could relax and go to the front lines to fight Li Qi. Under Shui Ruyan's pressure, Zhuge Mingyue agreed to let her follow the army.

Outside the Imperial Palace, after passing the Dragon Sculpting Stone Bridge, one would reach the main street of the Shanghai State City city. It was a very busy and complicated street, filled with pedestrians and carriages, although it was already night time, shops were all brightly lit, restaurants, brothels, teahouses, and inns were all open throughout the night. Since the Qin Army had taken the Shanghai State City city as its temporary capital, they had expanded the city several times, and the amount of land occupied was several times larger than before. The population had also increased from thirty to forty thousand to a hundred thousand.

"Out of the way, out of the way... Who dares to block our way and not let us in! " The six sword-wielding guards arrogantly made a path for themselves. Behind them was a small troop of about thirty people. One of them was a luxurious carriage, which was followed by several bodyguards. An ancient carriage, similar to a modern car, was a symbol of identity.

When the people on the street saw the armored soldiers leading the way, they immediately made way for them to get out of the way. However, just at this moment, a group of vehicles and guards appeared from the opposite side of the street.

The six guards who were leading the way shouted, "Which family's carriage is that? Get out of the way, don't block the way!"

The guard leader who was leading the way sneered, "What an arrogant lord! Whose guards are you? How dare you make such a ruckus?"

One of the six guards said arrogantly, "Humph, listen carefully, we are the guards of the Yang family, do you know who the one behind us is? Xiangwu Pavilion is waiting for Yang Zihao, my mistress is the grand concubine of the current Duke of Qin, no matter who you are, you must all give way, otherwise, Imperial Concubine Su will accuse you of looking down on the royal family. "

It was said that in the "Full Moon Restaurant", they had fought over a position of power and injured the eldest son of the Minister of Rites, Pei Xian. No one dared to question them, even if it was because of the close relationship between Xie Fei and the Yang family, and because of that, there were many Yang family Death Soldiers that came from the basic ranks of Qin Army, even the most popular command s were the Yang family Death Soldiers. With regards to life and death, most nobles and ministers did not dare to provoke them.

"How is it? Do you know the importance of this matter? Make way for me immediately. My Master Hou still has some matters to attend to, so we can't wait too long." That guard of the Yang family smirked arrogantly, not putting the other party in his eyes at all.

The guard looked at him angrily and sneered: "Don't be arrogant too early, other people might not be afraid of your Yang family, do you know who is sitting in the palanquin behind you? The current Minister of Revenue, Xie Kun, is heading to the palace to discuss about the military equipment, so it cannot be delayed any longer. Hmph, your Yang family has an imperial concubine, not bad, you can be considered to be royal, don't you know that the Qin State's surname is Xie? "My master is from the same family as the Duke of Qin, so he should be familiar with the place. Besides, isn't that Master Hou from the direct line of descent of the Yang family? How can the outer branches of the side branch be so arrogant?"

As there were two carriages in the middle of the road, the nobles and officials of the imperial families in the Shanghai State City city were all favored by Xie Fei. As a result, their families and offsprings were all favored by him, and some were even sons and generals of imperial relatives, feeling as if they were superior to others, and would frequently attack and injure someone when there was a conflict. And the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Justice had not been established for long, so they did not dare to punish the children of the imperial relatives too harshly.

As the saying goes, the capital city beneath the Emperor's feet is considered small by everyone. After all, the Grand Commandant, the Prime Minister, the Imperial Physician, the Imperial Tutor, the Minister, the Assistant Minister, the Grand General, the Grand Scholar, the Grand Scholar, and many others of the first rank … there are too many of them gathered in the capital city.

Those who stood out too far to arrogantly attract attention were usually crabs that did not know their place well. Real whales and flood dragons went into hibernation, observing the changes in their surroundings and keeping a clear mind. This was the way to be an official.

They were more or less clear that Xie Fei was a younger brother of the Xie Clan, and in the palace, Queen Zhuge had the highest status, next was Sima Shu, and then was Yang Susu. Amongst the princesses, there was still the strength of the clan, and in the Zhuge family, they were the leaders of the County, the Yang family was the most well-off, because Xie Fei had given the treasure that he had stolen from the future generations to the Yang family, and because of that, the Yang family's metallurgist was close to the Qin army, and provided all the weapons and armor for the Qin Army, and also supported them to raise taxes. The numerous people of Schell's's family, the huge influence, the outstanding contributions, all of them were visible to the public, causing people to be envious of them. Chen County Schell's "Yudao passed on", the concrete performance is "De Su to pass on the United States", "the code of honor", and so on, known as "the gate of virtue". Due to the effect of the foreign butterfly, Xie Fei, the Chen County Schell's had flourished decades earlier. There was no need to talk about Xie Fei now, but he was not really a member of the Schell's. However, in the eyes of the world, Xie Fei was a true member of the Chen County Schell's, a subordinate of Xie Kun. He was now the king of the Qin State, and was Xie Kun's successor in the Qin State.

As for the other princesses, their families were not powerful and they had no real power, so their influence was not great.

Seeing that they had hit a nail, the guards of the Yang family did not dare to resist and immediately two guards turned back to report. A moment later, one of the guards on the back of the horse snorted coldly and said, "How unlucky, we actually ran into a fearful Xie family member, get out of the way!" In fact, it was not only the Xie Clan that Yang Zihao could not afford to offend, it was the Zhuge family that he could not afford to offend either. In terms of family strength, he could not afford to offend even the Royal Concubine, Woman Wan. Although the Woman Wan did not have any family members, only a bunch of adopted sons and daughters, those were people who could assassinate people without blinking an eye.

Three horses and dozens of bodyguards moved to the side of the road, making a wide path.

Xie Kun was supposed to go to the palace to discuss politics with the prime minister and queen when the carriage suddenly stopped and lifted the curtain, asking, "What happened up ahead?"

Xie Kun's guard captain and butler, Xie Xing, walked over to the car window and cupped his hands: "Reporting to Master, there was a dispute just now, this humble one reported the Xie Clan's name, but the other side took the initiative to give way."

"Oh, which big family is he from?"

"It's the Yang family branch's Xiang Wu Pavilion's, their guards are extremely arrogant, relying on the Yang family having an imperial concubine, they made us give way, and were forced to use the master's name."

Xie Kun frowned, and chided: "Have you forgotten the rules of my Schell's? He will only provoke public anger and speed up the decline of the family. This time, forget about it, go, take out a hundred gold taels and give it to Xiang Wu Ting to wait for Yang Zihao, to prove my guilt. "

Although Xie Xing did not know the meaning behind his words, he still respectfully accepted the orders. He took a hundred gold from the back of the carriage and passed it to Yang Zihao and the others, and then left with the carriage.

Yang Zihao was stunned, "What does he mean by that? Do you want to curry favor with us? "

The guard laughed loudly. "Didn't you hear what the Xie Clan guard said? It means that our Yang family's influence has already caused the noble families of the Royal City to fear and fear, and now that the princesses have no sons, although this time Princess Susu has given birth to a princess, maybe in the future under the leadership of Mister Long, we might even become the queen. At that time, our Yang family will become the number one family in Great Qin. "

Yang Zihao and his henchmen excitedly entered the most prosperous place in Shanghai State City, the Full Moon Tower.

Even though Yang Zihao had bestowed Xiang Wu upon him, he was actually very unconvinced in his heart. It was merely a mere two hundred households of food, in his words, Xie Fei was just sending off beggars for food. Of course, when he saw that Yang Ziqian and Yang Ziyi had even more food than him, his heart was even more unbalanced. The first floor of the Full Moon Tower was a luxurious hall, the second floor was a private room, and the third floor was a VIP private room.

The robust man quickly walked to Yang Zihao's side. He respectfully said, "My master has invited Xiang Wu Pavilion to meet him. I wonder if Master Hou will show us some respect!"

After two days of travel, the eight thousand reinforcements from the Upper State finally reached the Mingyang Pass. Right now, it could be said that in the entire Qin State, there were no longer any warriors to fight against, and only the Luan Wei Fang and the imperial guards could defend against them.

On both sides of the east and the west side, they were like a gate that blocked the exit of the valley. Inside the gate, it took up hundreds of acres of land and was filled with military camps and defensive buildings. There were no private residences or merchant posts, only a few official relay stations that could be used to pass between Qin Army's emissary and imperial guards's residence.

The arrival of the reinforcements made Zhang Li and deputy general Yang Xian extremely excited. The leader of the reinforcements was actually Prime Minister Wang Meng, one of the new generals recruited by Wang Meng in Qingzhou. He smiled at Wang Meng and said, "Prime Minister Wang, you personally come to the border to fight under the command of the commander, you will definitely boost the morale of the three armies!"

Wang Meng shook his head and laughed, "I've always wanted to lead troops into the battlefield, but unfortunately, I've never had the chance. This year's defense battle with the generals will be a tough and tough battle, but it's also a good thing!" He looked around and whispered into Zhang Li's ears, "Later on, there was an important person who arrived in the carriage. After an hour, all the generals of the Academy Officer army and above will gather in the camp and the council will discuss the way to defeat the enemy!"

"A big shot?" Zhang Li was shocked. Only the Duke of Qin and the Queen had more power than the Prime Minister Wang Meng. Could it be that the Duke of Qin had arrived? He asked in a low voice, "The Duke of Qin came?"

"No, it's Queen Zhuge who has personally come to supervise the battle. The Mingyang Pass is a gate in the southeast of the Qin State. Wang Meng said in a serious tone.

After an hour, the main hall of the Qin Army was filled with over ten generals of the Academy Officer, including lieutenants, vanguards and Cockroach s. However, calling them Battalion Commanders, Regiments and Brigadier Commanders or even colonels, Major Generals or Major Generals wasn't suitable at all. They were still called the old posts. This could also be considered as Xie Fei's greatest failure in his reforms, because this era did not agree with this. If you said that it was your Colonel, no one else would know, but if you said that you were a lieutenant general or a vanguard general, then that was different. Everyone knew that the vanguard general was a powerful official.

More than ten generals of Academy Officer and above followed Zhang Li and Yang Xian, followed by the rest of the generals. Everyone held their breath, waiting for the queen's orders.

Zhuge Mingyue sat upright, her face covered by a veil. Her figure was graceful, her curves were graceful, and her eyes were like autumn water.

"Generals, fight fiercely for several days against the enemy forces outside the city with four thousand men, fighting with bloodshed and facing death without fear, this kind of spirit and spirit is where the spirits of our Qin Army lies. This time, the imperial government will reward the soldiers who died in the battle with the horses and the corpses of the dead, and exempt them from paying taxes for ten years. The dead will be chased by brave martyrs, and the records will be thin. Before Zhuge Mingyue fought, he had to make a statement about the casualties so that her soldiers could be at ease.

The hundreds of deaths on the battlefield were the true portrayal of the warriors, but no one wanted to die in ignorance and without meaning. When the imperial court treated the warriors of the country as its own, everyone would report it as a martyr, and seeing that the queen had just arrived, they would sympathize with the casualties of their subordinates, and their hearts would be filled with even more admiration for the motherly Queen Zhuge.

Zhuge Mingyue continued to speak: "The importance of the Mingyang Pass, I believe you all do not need me to recount it, in my heart, all of you generals have already understood, it is difficult for Guan Po Ze's Qin Clan to defend, it is impossible for Qin Zhong to defend against the army's attack, even if Qin Wang leads his army back in formation, and barely managed to kill the huge army of 100,000 out of the Qin State, but at that time, the land of the Qin State will be in danger, the New Deal will be ruined, and the people will suffer greatly from the war.

"There is no fertile land here, nor are there any gold and silver treasures, but, in my eyes, this is the most beautiful place on the Qin Creek, because it is the southeastern border of my Great Qin! — This is the place my Great Qin's army will protect with our blood and lives, with our lives!"

The hall was silent, the sound of a pin dropping could be heard, all the generals were excited, dozens of brave heroes' faces were red with rage, all of them clenching their fists so hard that they looked like they were about to burst. Some of them had tears in their eyes, secretly wiped them away, their fighting spirit high, inspired by the queen's words, even now that they had died in battle, they did not complain at all.

Zhuge Mingyue's expression did not change, and said indifferently: "On the road, I have already occupied one of the carriages, and have tread on frost. I have hinted that the enemy is more than one route, and is splitting up and attacking Mingyang Pass and the rear.

When Zhuge Mingyue revealed the news that Li Qi might have split up his troops to attack the Mingyang Pass and the rear, the generals were filled with doubts. Although they had already known that the Queen was a profound woman whose name shook the entire world, to use this method of divination to determine the movements of the enemy troops made them somewhat suspicious.

After all, war was a matter of life and death. A single mistake could lead to the deaths of tens of thousands of soldiers, so the generals on the battlefield had to be very careful when making decisions. They had to send scouts to repeatedly investigate the military intelligence, speculating on the enemy's movements and the use of troops.

A divination to determine the enemy's movements was somewhat playful and ethereal. After all, the old art of this era and the Taoist guilds were themselves illusory matters, causing the supporters of these schools of war to have some doubts.

Just then, a scout outside the hall walked into the inner courtyard with quick steps and knelt at the entrance: "Reporting to the queen, the scouts sent to the foot of the Qin Mountains reported that they discovered movement of enemy soldier on the road near the Heaven's Enraged Mountain of Qin Mountains."

"Oh!" The entire mountain range extended from the Western Region to the vast ocean for thousands of miles. The mountain range was imposing, and was like a screen wall, and in the area around the Qin Creek, it was even more steep and precipitous. No one would have thought that Li Qi would send his Elite Armaments to detour around the Tian Dao Mountain, that Tian Ying Mountain had no road at all, and in the legends, it was said that there were hundreds of miles of uninhabited areas, and only three thousand people would be able to bypass the dangerous mountain range and arrive at the northern part of the Mingyang Pass.

Zhuge Mingyue nodded lightly: "Let's find out more! "Investigate the number of troops, their speed, and the specific route they will have to take. Report as soon as possible!"

"Yes." The scout stood up and quickly withdrew.