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The sky curtain continues the story amidst a scene of battle.

[After successfully resisting the Xiongnu, the military talent of Li Mu, who was once insignificant, was finally widely recognized by the people of Zhao.]

【However, Zhao State was facing even more severe challenges at this time. 】

【The power of Qin is unstoppable. 】

【Ying Zheng began his journey to unify the six kingdoms. 】

【As an important obstacle to Qin's eastward advance, Zhao became the first target of Qin's attack.】

[In 234 BC, the Qin State sent General Huan Xi to lead a large army to attack the Zhao State. They defeated the Zhao army in Pingyang, killed the Zhao general Hu Zhe, and beheaded people.]

【The whole Zhao State was shocked.】

【At this critical moment, King Zhao urgently recalled Li Mu and appointed him as the general to resist the attack of the Qin army. 】

[When Li Mu was urgently transferred south, the Qin army had already captured three cities of Zhao.]

[Li Mu knew that he couldn't fight head-on and had to adopt flexible tactics.]

[He analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of the Qin army and found that the Qin army came from a long distance, had a long logistics supply line, and was eager to win.]

[So, Li Mu decided to adopt the strategy of building fortifications and defending, avoiding the enemy's sharp edge, waiting for the Qin army to show a flaw. ]

【Huan Qi challenged Li Mu many times, but Li Mu refused to come out, and the Qin army was helpless.】

[After the two sides were deadlocked for a while,]

【Huan Xi attempted to adopt a roundabout tactic, bypassing Li Mu's defense line and attacking the rear of Zhao.】

[Li Mu saw through Huan Xi's plan. He left a small number of troops to continue to defend the camp and confuse the Qin army.]

[He personally led the main force to secretly transfer and set up an ambush on the road that the Qin army had to pass.]

[When Huan Xi led the Qin army into the ambush circle, Li Mu gave an order and the Zhao army rushed out from both sides. He personally led 3,000 soldiers to attack the central army camp! ]

[In this battle, Huan Xi was captured alive, and 100,000 people were beheaded! ]

[This battle, known in history as the "Battle of Fei", was a major victory for Li Mu against the Qin army.]

【The victory of the Battle of Fei not only greatly boosted the morale of the Zhao army and people. 】

[It also made Qin realize how powerful Li Mu was, and after that, Qin did not dare to attack Zhao easily for a period of time. ]

[However, Qin did not give up its ambition to destroy Zhao. ]

[In 232 BC, the Qin State once again mobilized its army and attacked the Zhao State in two directions.]

[Send troops from Yedi and attack the northeast of Handan;]

[Another route was to send troops from Taiyuan to attack the northwest of Handan.]

[Faced with the two-pronged attack by the Qin army, Li Mu calmly analyzed the battlefield situation. He believed that the Qin army's forces were dispersed and their morale was low due to the long expedition.]

【Therefore, Li Mu decided to adopt the strategy of defending the south and attacking the north, concentrating superior forces to defeat the Qin army in the north first. 】

[Li Mu led the main force of the Zhao army to the north quickly and engaged in a fierce battle with the northern Qin army in the Fanwu area.]

【In the Battle of Fanwu. 】

【Li Mu made full use of the advantages of Zhao's cavalry and flexibly used tactics to launch continuous attacks on the Qin army. 】

[The Qin army could not withstand the fierce attack of the Zhao army and was defeated and fled.]

[Afterwards, Li Mu quickly turned back and marched south to confront the Qin army in the south.]

[When the Qin army in the south learned of the defeat of the Qin army in the north, their morale was greatly reduced and they dared not to fight any longer, so they had to retreat.]

[In this battle, Li Mu once again demonstrated his outstanding military talent and superb command art. ]

[He used flexible and changeable tactics and keenly seized opportunities to successfully resist the two-pronged attack of Qin State and saved Zhao State from danger.]

[Li Mu was also awarded the title of Wu'an Jun for his military achievements, reaching the peak of his life. ]

[After this battle, the Qin court lamented: If Li Mu hadn't died, Zhao would have been hard to conquer! ]

[So far, King Qin Ying Zheng has attacked Zhao four times in a row since he took power.]

[Two wins and two losses, both losses were caused by Li Mu. Ying Zheng's unification cause has been delayed by Zhao State for nearly ten years! ]

Outside the sky.

Qin Dynasty.

Ying Zheng recalled the battle situation at that time.

He also recalled with emotion:
"I felt really aggrieved at that time."

"By that time, I have been in power for many years, eliminating political enemies and accumulating national strength. The elite troops of the Qin Dynasty are already strong enough to sweep across the world!"

"But we fought against the Zhao State, which was half-crippled by our ancestors, for almost ten years!"

"I feel like I can conquer the world, but I still can't get past Zhao."

“It’s the feeling that you have all the strength in your body, but every time you exert it it feels awkward.”

"It made me extremely depressed for a while."

"I even began to doubt whether the Qin Dynasty was really much stronger than the other six countries."

"You know, Zhao was not even the strongest country among the six states in Guandong at that time."

"If I can't conquer the crippled Zhao after almost 10 years, what can I use to destroy the Chu?"

"Not bad... hehe..."

……

The sky continues.

[Li Mu's existence was undoubtedly a huge obstacle on Qin's road to unifying the six kingdoms. ]

【Wang Jian led an army of 300,000 to attack Zhao for the fifth time.】

[But as long as Li Mu is still there, it will be difficult for Qin to defeat Zhao militarily. ]

[The Qin State knew that in order to destroy the Zhao State, it had to get rid of Li Mu first.]

[So, Qin State adopted a counter-espionage strategy and sent people to Handan, the capital of Zhao State, to bribe Guo Kai, a favorite of the King of Zhao, to falsely accuse Li Mu of treason in front of the King of Zhao.]

[Soon, rumors spread across the streets of Handan: "Li Mu wants to ally with Qin and establish his own kingdom!"]

[For his own selfish interests, Guo Kai fabricated a lot of evidence of Li Mu's rebellion in front of King Zhao.]

[The King of Zhao was incompetent and incompetent, unable to distinguish right from wrong, and actually believed Guo Kai's slander and ordered the removal of Li Mu's military power.]

【And killed him. 】【Without Li Mu, Zhao State was like losing its backbone and could no longer resist the attack of Qin State. 】

【After Li Mu's death, Zhao State no longer had the Great Wall. 】

【Since no one in Zhao could compete with Wang Jian, the Qin army was able to advance unstoppably and soon surrounded Handan.】

[In 228 BC, Handan City was captured, the King of Zhao was captured, and the State of Zhao was destroyed. ]

[At this time, Li Mu had only been murdered for a year. ]

[The name that once frightened the Xiongnu and the Qin army was eventually transformed into a cold line in the "Records of the Grand Historian": "The King of Zhao killed Li Mu, and Qin then destroyed Zhao."]

[Some people say that Li Mu's tragedy is that he was born at the wrong time.]

[If he were in the powerful Qin, he might have been the leader who destroyed the six kingdoms;]

[If he were in the prosperous Han Dynasty, he might have accomplished the same feats as Wei and Huo.]

【But there are no ifs in history. 】

[But even as a loser, Li Mu's military achievements and historical status cannot be ignored. ]

【During his military career, he drove out the Chanyu in the north, defeated the Donghu, destroyed the Tanlin, suppressed the powerful Qin in the west, and supported Han and Wei in the south.】

[Battles in the southeast, northwest, and northeast all demonstrated outstanding military talent. ]

【He not only defended the territory of Zhao and the peace of the people. 】

[It also made important contributions to the military theory and practice of the Warring States Period. ]

[It can be seen that Li Mu is good at formulating corresponding strategies and tactics according to different battlefield situations. ]

[His combat style is flexible and unconventional. ]

[When fighting against the Xiongnu, he adopted the strategy of clearing the fields and luring the enemy deep into his territory, and successfully defeated the Xiongnu cavalry. ]

[When resisting the Qin army, he was able to adopt the tactic of avoiding the strong and attacking the weak according to the characteristics of the Qin army, and won many victories.]

【And we in later generations. 】

[You can still read in the textbook: Qin attacked Zhao twice, and Li Mu repelled them both.]

[His glorious achievements were not forgotten by the people of Song Dynasty.]

[It has not been forgotten by us in modern times. ]

……

"From this perspective, Li Mu's level is very high. I'm afraid he is only slightly inferior to Bai Qi. Is he ranked second among the four great generals of the Warring States Period?"

"Move in and out, mobilize the enemy, fight with more troops against fewer in a certain area, fight a cavalry annihilation war, the micromanagement is amazing."

"This man was a pioneer of the war-seeking school, and Han Xin was his student."

"The comments also said that Li Mu copied Wei Qing's fighting style, which made me laugh to death. "

"Among the four famous generals of the Warring States Period, I only recognize Bai Qi and Li Mu!"

"No matter how great Li Mu was, the State of Zhao behind him was no match for him. The Qin system was one stage ahead."

"But if Li Mu doesn't die, maybe the case can be delayed for another ten years. If he really drags it out to death, it's hard to say for sure."

"Guo Kai: The Four Great Generals? I defeated two of them by myself!"

"Li Mu's end was tragic. He had a congenital disability in his hand and couldn't commit suicide even if he wanted to. In the end, he held the sword in his mouth and hit his head against the pillar and died."

"The Qin State relies too much on Guo Kai's performance."

"After reading Li Mu's story, I am increasingly convinced that in ancient times, if you wanted to destroy a country, you really had to rely on your opponent to weaken it..."

"If Bai Qi went to Zhao, would he be able to perform well?"

"Bai Qi was also killed by Guo Kai when he was transferred to Zhao State."

"A true example of self-destruction."

"Li Mu repeatedly rejected them. When Li Mu was executed for slander, Handan became a county. "

"No one named "Wu'an Jun" has a good ending. This title is poisonous. "

"Ying Zheng: All thanks to the support of his peers!"

"I now believe that the one who destroyed the six kingdoms is the six kingdoms. "

"Yan stabbed us in the back, Qi was just waiting to die, Wei was afraid of Lord Xinling, Zhao was incompetent, and Han was not mentioned at all."

"When Lord Xinling led five countries to attack Qin, if the five countries had fully cooperated and not quarreled among themselves, they could have made Qin return to the pre-liberation era overnight!"

"This once again shows how awesome Zheng Ge is."

……

And outside the sky.

Qin Dynasty.

After watching the entire sky screen video, Ying Zheng felt deeply moved.

Even Li Mu, a general who had once been an enemy of the Qin Dynasty, was praised by Ying Zheng: "Li Mu is indeed a top-notch commander."

"It's a pity that he didn't meet a wise master."

"If he could work for our Great Qin, his achievements would definitely be far greater than what he has now."

"I can even allow him to obtain a higher status, equal to that of Bai Qi, the Wu'an Jun of the Great Qin!"

……

After Ying Zheng finished speaking, he thought to himself:

However, Li Mu, a top general, could not get a proper stage to perform and was even framed and killed in the end.

This actually demonstrates my importance as the person at the helm of a country.

A thousand troops are easy to get, but a general is hard to find.

It is easy to find a famous general, but it is difficult to find a wise ruler!
If someone else were put in my position, for example, King Qian of Zhao, if he were born in Qin and became the King of Qin.

Can he lead the powerful Qin Dynasty to sweep across the six kingdoms in Guandong, unify the world, and complete the great cause of unifying China?
I'm afraid it's difficult.

Thinking this in his heart, Ying Zheng suddenly felt a sense of superiority.

The shock I had previously felt from watching the video on Sky Curtain was instantly alleviated. (End of this chapter)