Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 775 Li Mu’s choice
  Inside Jingxing Pass, there is the Zhao army's camp and the commander's tent.

Li Mu and his grandson Li Zuo Cheye were sitting in the tent.

It was already late at night, and an oil lamp was placed between the grandfather and grandson, its dim flame flickering.

Under the firelight, the expressions of Li Mu and Li Zuoche looked a little unclear.

To put it simply, his face was a bit ugly, especially that of Li Zuoche, whose eyes were gloomy and his face was so gloomy that it was almost dripping with water.

During the day today, a special envoy from Zhao Wangqian arrived at the military camp with the purpose of conveying the king's order.

Zhao Wangqian sternly reprimanded Li Mu for his unfavorable battle and his inability to retreat from the enemy for a long time, which resulted in chaos and unending disasters. He asked Li Mu to temporarily transfer military power to his lieutenant while he returned to Handan to plead guilty.

As for the general of the army, Zhao Wangqian will make other arrangements.

Make other arrangements? Who will arrange it?
  Li Mu knew all the so-called generals in the court, and every one of them was an out-and-out meager. They could barely defeat that novice in Yan State with their strong soldiers and horses.

Fight against the Qin army, or the elite Qin army led by Wang Jian?

It will take at most half a month to raise their ashes.

In this case, handing over military power would be equivalent to allowing Wang Jian's army to advance straight in, or even allowing the Qin army to destroy Zhao.

Li Mu refused without hesitation.

Zhao Wangqian's special envoy was sent away with the sentence "The general is out, and the emperor's orders are not accepted."

Of course, the other party would not be dismissed by Li Mu with just a word. He would not hesitate to use Zhao Wangqian's identity to suppress Li Mu, and was finally picked up and thrown out of the military camp by Li Mu's soldiers.

Li Mu also took care of the newly appointed lieutenants and generals assigned by his subordinate Zhao Wangqian.

It won't work if he doesn't deal with it. In the past, when everything was fine, he was just raising a few losers. Now that he is in trouble, who knows if these losers will stab him in the back?
  Anyway, he had already offended Zhao Wangqian to death, and he was not bad at all.

But this also means that Li Mu has completely entered a dead end.

Li Zuoche's lips trembled slightly, and after a while he spoke in a hoarse voice, "Grandfather... what happened today..."

Compared to the young Li Zuoche, Li Mu's expression was much calmer. Seeing his grandson's appearance, he sighed leisurely, "No need to worry, no matter what...this war will continue to be fought."

"But..." Li Zuoche didn't even know what to say, "But, grandfather, even if you disobey the king's order, it may... it may not be useful!"

Li Mu's prestige in the army was so high that he could even rebel if given an order, but no matter what, he could not produce military supplies.

After losing the material support from the three counties in the North, Li Mu only had military power, but soldiers were not enough for war.

Theoretically, there was a battle on the front lines, and it was impossible for Zhao Wangqian to stop the military supply, but he dared to change generals at such an important juncture, and Li Zuoche did not doubt whether he would make any unforeseen operation next.

Even if he takes ten thousand steps back, considering the most ideal situation, his grandfather successfully repels the Qin army again. When the war ends, Zhao Wangqian will inevitably have to settle the score.

The entire Li family may suffer disaster.

Li Zuoche really didn't know what to say or what to do now.

He didn't think what his grandfather did was wrong, but the reality...

Li Mu was silent.

This Northland military god, who has been on the battlefield for more than twenty years and has never been defeated, looked at his grandson, his eyes were wandering, and he was speechless.

He resolutely disobeyed Zhao Wangqian's order for the sake of the people of Zhao State, but he did not feel that he had betrayed the king. On the contrary, he believed that he had no shame in admiring him!

He has done his best for heaven, earth, kings and people.

The only person he owed was his closest relatives.

"Zuoche, you... let's go, leave here, leave Zhao country." Li Mu finally spoke, but he just told Li Zuoche to run away.

Li Zuoche couldn't help but be stunned, and immediately shook his head, "How can I leave my grandfather at this time?"

Li Mu asked indifferently, "What will happen if you stay?"

"It's better to leave. You should know that for me, your leaving is the best result." Only by leaving can Li Zuoche leave a trace of incense for the Li family and prevent it from being cut off.

"No, I can't..." Li Zuoche was extremely conflicted, but he still shook his head slowly.

"It seems that Lord Wu An already knows his future fate."

Just when the grandfather and grandson were in a stalemate, a clear male voice emerged from the tent.

Li Zuo stood up with a loud noise, put on a defensive posture and shouted, "Who!?"

However, this shout, which would obviously alarm the personal guards on duty outside, did not cause any waves. There was still silence all around, as if no one outside heard it.

The only change was that there was an additional figure in the tent.

At this time, Li Mu was still sitting calmly in his seat, and he did not forget to wave to Li Zuochai, "Don't panic, there's just a guest here."

At this time, the visitor stepped forward and let the light illuminate his handsome face.

It was Gu Xun who was dressed in black robe.

He nodded and smiled at Li Mu, "General Li, it's been a long time."

Li Mu looked at this unforgettable face and replied with emotion, "Mr. Gu's style remains the same after not seeing him for many years."

Hearing the title of his grandfather, Li Zuoche also knew who the mysterious visitor was. He stared at Gu Xun hesitantly and remained silent.

As if meeting an old friend, Li Mu stretched out his hand and said, "Please take a seat."

Gu Xun did not refuse, walked over and sat down peacefully.

Seeing this, Li Zuoche silently walked to the teacher and sat down with him.

Li Mu first introduced to Gu Xun, "This is my direct grandson."

Li Zuoche bowed his hands in time and said, "Junior Li Zuoche, I have met Mr. Gu."

Gu Xun looked at him sideways.

Li Zuoche...this name is somewhat impressive, and he must be a figure whose name has been left in history.

Hmm... It must be extraordinary for a young man in his teens to be taken by Li Mu.

But Gu Xun just glanced at him, nodded to him as a greeting, and then turned his attention back to Li Mu.

"General Li expelled King Zhao's envoy during the day. He should know what the consequences will be, right?"

Li Mu did not answer, but asked in a deep voice, "Mr. Gu Yin Ye came to visit me, didn't he just ask these nonsense questions, right?"

Gu Xun shrugged. Since Li Mu didn't want to talk nonsense, let's get straight to the point.

"The first thing I do here is to remind you that Zhao Wangqian will kill you."

"I knew this during the day." Li Mu lowered his eyes, glanced at the flickering flames, and replied softly.

"No, what I mean is that once the news of your disobedience spreads back, he will immediately kill you regardless of the consequences and at any cost!" Gu Xun reminded again, "In this military camp, he will kill you."

Li Zuoche couldn't help but exclaimed, "Is King Zhao crazy?"

"It's not enough to change generals on the spot. I want to take your life directly, Grandpa!?"

Changing generals before the battle will already cause instability in the army, creating an opportunity for the Qin army to take advantage of and kill the generals before the battle... If Wang Jian seizes the opportunity, the Zhao army will be defeated and the defense line will be lost.

　Let’s do two updates today, the next update will be later.

　　sleepy……

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)