I am already immortal, why should I ascend to become an immortal?

Chapter 236: Jin Chan's White Dragon Horse; Chang Lingjun takes action, and the Battle of Hangu is coming to an end
"Brother Jin, go check it out!"

Tangqianyan pulled Jinchan's sleeve and said in a low voice.

"Don't be impatient, little brother. Although this divine horse has traveled a thousand miles, it is hard to tame due to its fierce nature. It should still be on its way. I estimate it will arrive in another half an hour."

Lu Buwei glanced at Yan in front of the hall. Although he felt that this person looked familiar since the first time they met, he couldn't remember where he had seen him for a while.

"General Jin, how did you and the king meet?"

The banquet continued for a while. Except for Jin Chan and Tang Qianyan, everyone was a little drunk. It must be said that the wine brewing method in the Western Regions was indeed much stronger than that brewed in the Central Plains. Even these generals who could drink a thousand cups without getting drunk had red cheeks.

"acquaintance?"

Looking at the pairs of curious eyes looking at him, Jin Chan put down the chopsticks in his hand and muttered to himself.

"I have watched the king grow up since he was a child, and because of his health, he has never even stepped out of the Afang Palace. I have never even heard of your name, General Jin!"

Lu Buwei seemed calm and composed, as if he was just asking casually.

But Jin Chan knew that the old man wanted to test his background and see how confident he was of gaining his retainers.

"The Prime Minister is interested in this matter?"

Jin Chan did not answer, but asked a question in return.

"nature!"

Lu Buwei did not hide anything and admitted it openly.

"My master and the late king are old acquaintances, but I am not familiar with the king. It's just that I followed my master into the Southern Wilderness by mistake in my early years and was trapped there until a few months ago when I returned to the Central Plains."

"After leaving the Southern Wasteland, my master told me to return to Xianyang to assist the king, so that I could spread my knowledge throughout the world."

Since Lu Buwei wanted to invite him, Jin Chan didn't plan to say anything too decisive for the time being and wanted to leave the other party with some hope first.

As for this reason, it doesn’t matter whether Lu Buwei believes it or not.

After all, it would be enough to just express that he and Ying Lou were not familiar with each other.

Besides, a smart person like Lu Buwei would not continue to ask questions.

Of course, Lu Buwei didn't ask, but Zi'an, who was more straightforward, became interested.

"Boss Jin, who is your master? Can you let him teach us a few tricks?"

Looking at Zi'an's "diligent" expression, Jin Chan sighed inwardly, picked up a piece of unknown meat and put it on his plate, saying, "Eat your meat and drink your wine!"

The banquet continued for a long time, and everyone's faces turned red and their heads were dizzy from the strong liquor from the Western Regions.

Sudden.

Outside the tent, bursts of horse neighing were heard, and the battle was so large that it seemed like an army of thousands.

This sound seemed to have the effect of piercing the ears, causing a buzzing in the skull and even the images in the eyes to appear overlapping.

"Could it be that the Three Kingdoms' coalition forces have broken through the pass?"

In an instant, the drunkenness disappeared, and the generals picked up their weapons and looked outside at the same time.

In today's battle, although Hangu Pass was half destroyed, Lian Po was killed, and even Qi's main general Tian Dan had his right leg chopped off.

Logically speaking, it would be best for both sides to take a break at this time. There is no reason to continue to break through when people are exhausted!

"Don't panic, everyone. This is the divine horse I just mentioned!"

Lu Buwei stood up with a smile, looked at the empty food and wine jars on the table, and invited everyone present to come out of the tent to take a look.

After hearing this, the faces of the people who were serious a second ago changed instantly, and they actually started discussing this divine horse directly with each other.

He opened the curtain and walked out.

A hundred meters away, I saw a white horse that was twice the size of an ordinary horse. White smoke was coming out of its nose, and its raised hooves kicked up a cloud of dust.

Although it was just the neigh of a horse, it was as powerful as thunder.

Under it, there were more than a dozen burly men in armor, each holding a hemp rope half an arm thick. They used all their strength to trap it in place from all directions.

“Is this still a horse?”

It’s no wonder some people have this doubt.

Under the moonlight, the pure snow-white horse was glowing with silver light like a quiet lake.

Not only is it twice as big as an ordinary horse, but it also has horns on its head that extend about two feet long and look like deer antlers.

And at the top of its back, there is a piece of silver snake scales, like a layer of armor.

He was so majestic and domineering that even the blood-red BMWs next to him knelt on the ground and bowed their heads in submission.

"This thing can be called a horse, or it can be called a horse. Even in the Western Regions, the locals don't know where it came from!"

"But even a bloody horse is hard to tame, and this divine horse, which is the only one in the world, cannot be subdued by ordinary people!"

Back then, Lu Buwei used half of his caravan's goods to exchange for this white horse from the people of the Western Regions.

However, in the past few years, none of the generals under his command had been able to tame this creature.

"Ah, it's just a bastard. I thought it was his!"

Tang Qianyan lowered his head in disappointment, sighed and shook his head.

"What do you mean?"

Jin Chan asked from the side. If it weren’t for what Tang Qianyan said before, he would not have any interest in this thing at all.

"I thought this white dragon horse was the mount that Brother Jin from the Bronze Palace left behind in the Central Plains, but who would have thought it was just a mixed-blood bastard."

"But even if it's a hybrid, it doesn't matter. It can be used as a beast to carry goods and people."

Perhaps it was Tang Qianyan's words that were heard by the white dragon colt in the distance. It lowered its head, pointed its horns forward, and two puffs of white air came out of its nose. It spread its hooves and rushed towards Tang Qianyan.

The flying rope instantly took away the flesh on the palms of more than a dozen strong men.

"Protect the general!"

Thinking that the divine horse was coming for Jin Chan, Li Xin, Zi'an and Mu Xuanzi all drew their weapons and stood in front of it.

"You guys stand down, I'll come!"

Jin Chan pushed a few people aside and jumped directly onto the back of the white dragon colt. Then he grabbed one of the horse's horns with one hand and tried to tame it with force.

But who knew that this thing was so wild and difficult to tame, shaking its body and head wildly, almost knocking the cicada to the ground.

The force was so great that even the ground beneath the horse's hooves was cracked.

"Ten Thunders Righteous Dharma, Six Thunders Taiyi, use the Pure Dharma, and follow the righteous path!"

Jin Chan didn't tolerate this thing either, so he raised his hand and used thunder magic to serve it.

In the sky, six Taiyi thunders struck down, hitting Jin Chan and Bai Longju together.

Drawing lightning into their bodies, the man and the horse were like a bright moon falling to the ground, instantly illuminating the entire Qin army camp.

"General Jin, I forgot to mention that this divine horse is immune to lightning and fire. The place where I first saw it was in the swamp forest in the Western Regions known as the Thunder Pond."

The Golden Cicada on horseback thought that he could subdue this thing with just the Six Thunder Taiyi, but he didn't expect it to be like this.

At this time, Bai Longju became more and more manic, rushing around the military camp with Jin Chan on his back. Many soldiers were seriously injured by Bai Longju's hooves.

It seems that this is not a solution.

Moreover, the baggage camp where food and fodder were stored was just ahead. If it was ignited by the lightning and fire on his body, it would probably cause big trouble.

"Behave yourself, you beast, or I'll make you into a meal!"

With his left hand, he strangled the white dragon's neck, and with his right hand, he pulled out the fish belly and pressed it against the horse's head. Jin Chan's tone did not sound like he was joking, but he really wanted to kill it. It's just a beast. If you don't obey, then you can go to the table!

When feeling the cold tip of the sword against its head, the white dragon colt was instantly furious. It didn't believe that its skin, which was impervious to lightning and fire, could be hurt by a mere human with a small, broken knife.

But just as Bailongju was about to exert force again and was about to crash into the baggage camp in front.

Sudden.

It only felt a chill above its head, as if there was a draft.

Followed by.

There were waves of severe pain in the brain that swept through the whole body.

At this time, half of the golden cicada's belly was buried in the horse's head.

slap~
Just as Jin Chan was about to exert force again to split the horse's head in two.

The two front legs of the white dragon colt instantly knelt on the ground, and its head, which was spewing white smoke and looking angry just a moment ago, also bowed down.

"This, is this conquered?"

Jin Chan did not rush to pull the fish out of his belly, but dismounted to take a look first.

"look up!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jin Chan actually saw a flattering expression on a horse's face, which was even more flattering than those sycophants in Xianyang city.

"Get down!"

Jin Chan gave the command tentatively.

What Jin Chan didn't expect was that as soon as he finished speaking, the white dragon colt lay on the ground like a dog, and even the rebellious look it had just shown was gone.

Li Xin and his companions, who had arrived late, turned to Lü Buwei and asked, "Prime Minister, didn't you say that this horse could not be subdued by ordinary people?"

"Ahem, ahem, General Jin is an extraordinary man!"

Lu Buwei had not expected that Jin Chan would be able to tame the white dragon colt that had been dominating in the Prime Minister's Mansion for many years so smoothly, just like taming a dog.

"Take it and tie it outside my tent."

Jin Chan pulled out the fish belly that was stuck on the horse's head, wiped the blood, and then said to Yan in front of the hall.

"Brother Jin, why don't you find someone else? This little bastard is just like the big bastard back then. He seems to be hostile to me!"

Seeing Bai Longju baring his teeth at Yan in front of the hall, Jin Chan kicked him in the butt with all his strength, cursing, "Go back and lie down, or I'll make you into horse meat and stew you for food!"

Under the pressure of the tyranny, Bai Longju let Tang Qianyan pull the reins and walked towards Jin Chan's tent step by step.

"Prime Minister, I have tested you. The three countries of Chu, Tang, and Qi will surely rush to the pass with all their strength tomorrow morning. Judging from the current situation, Hangu Pass is still at risk of being breached. Prime Minister, how do you plan to deal with it?"

After letting everyone else go back to their tents to rest, Jin Chan and Lu Buwei sat alone at the table, brewed a pot of tea from Chang'an, and started talking about what to do next.

"At this point, it's a competition of national strength and military power. If Lord Chang Ling doesn't withdraw his troops, then we will use the concave terrain of the pass to engage him head-on until he decides to retreat!"

Although Lu Buwei's words were simple, his analysis was correct.

The current Hangu Pass can no longer withstand destruction. If the pass is breached, the consequences will be disastrous. We can only use our military and national strength to consume the enemy until they withdraw, and then repair it day and night.

"Lincheng was captured by Wang Jian and his son. It will take at least 20 days for food and grass from Tang and Qi to arrive. Although their food and grass are running out now, if we can hold out for these 20 days, once the food and grass arrive, we will be able to suppress them with a large army. Our Qin army has less than one million people, while the enemy has nearly three million. If there is no other good plan, Hangu Pass will be captured sooner or later!"

Jin Chan picked up a cup of tea, took a sip, and said to Lu Buwei.

"General Jin, you are wrong. What if the food and grass from Qi and Tang cannot be delivered?"

Lu Buwei smiled, with an expression that showed that everything was under control.

"It can't be delivered? Why does the Prime Minister say that?"

Although Jin Chan already knew it in his heart, he still pretended to be ignorant.

"I have a brilliant plan. As long as our army can hold Hangu Pass for ten days, the three kingdoms will retreat after their food and grass are all gone. Then our army will head north and capture Qi's sixty-four cities, taking 40% of Qi's northwestern territory into Qin's hands."

On that day, when Ying Lou and Lu Buwei were talking, Lu Buwei said.

The State of Qi is now a vast wilderness, and the people of the country have abandoned their fields and farming. They rely entirely on capturing "red deer" and exchanging them for money from banks all over the world.

Although the entire Qi State was wealthy, it relied on buying food to survive.

As for the Tang Kingdom, although Li Yingtai is now in power, the problems left over from the old Tang King's time have not been completely resolved. It would be nonsense to want to allocate most of the grain to feed the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces.

In order to seize the military power of the Qin Dynasty this time, Lu Buwei had already begun to make plans.

As long as he gave orders to all the money houses and granaries in the world, he could cut off Qi's food supply directly, and through the merchants in the Central Plains, he could also plunge Tang into chaos in a short period of time.

By then, the two countries will be unable to take care of themselves, so how can they possibly transport food to Hangu Pass?

At this moment, in Lu Buwei's heart, he felt that as long as he could hold on for ten days, the three kingdoms would definitely withdraw.

Moreover, the State of Qi, which has no remaining resources, will be his first target.

Originally in this plan, Chu was the party that needed to make concessions in the negotiations, but now Wang Jian and his son have captured Lincheng, and Lian Po is dead and the Deng Tower is destroyed, which means the right time, place and people are in place.

Thinking of this, Lu Buwei, who never concealed his emotions, laughed out loud.

Just like ten days later, Qin won a great victory, the three kingdoms withdrew their troops, Bai Qi also died on the battlefield, and he would undoubtedly become the top leader of Qin's military power.

"Then I wish the Prime Minister in advance that he can defeat the coalition forces of the three kingdoms."

Jin Chan was not moved at all. He calmly put down the teacup, said goodbye to Lu Buwei, and prepared to get up and return to his own camp.

"General Jin, I have accumulated countless wealth as a businessman in the first half of my life, and the most important thing is the word 'trust'. I can guarantee that as long as you join our Prime Minister's Mansion, I will help you become the world's number one general and a key official who unifies the six kingdoms. By then, no matter in wealth or power, you will be second only to me."

He is only second to Lu Buwei. These arrogant words have already revealed his ambition.

"Prime Minister, please solve the crisis in Hangu first!"

Jin Chan didn't look back but said something lightly and left.

As soon as he walked out of Lu Buwei's tent, Jin Chan looked up at the waning moon in the sky and said to himself, "It's time to end the war in Hangu Pass!"

The other side at this time.

In the Three Kingdoms camp, in the general’s tent.

Chang Lingjun, Xiang Yu, Li Cunxiao and Tian Dan, who had a broken leg, were seen sitting in front of a sand table, staring and frowning.

"Your Excellency Chang Lingjun, it is confirmed that the grain and grass of Qi cannot be transported here. Lincheng is guarded by Wang Jian, and our grain and grass will soon be exhausted."

Tian Dan's face was pale, and although he still used honorifics, there was no trace of concealment of his dissatisfaction on his face.

"The Tang Kingdom's grain and grass can't be transported here either. Now it seems that as long as the Qin army can hold Hangu Pass for a few days, our only option is to retreat."

"Even if we give 30% of our soldiers our country's destiny, we may not be able to capture Hangu Pass within ten days."

Li Cunxiao sat on a chair drinking wine, and while he was talking, he didn't even look at Chang Lingjun.

"Don't panic, everyone. We are short of food and grass, but does Qin have enough?"

Chang Lingjun stroked his beard calmly and inserted the flags of the three kingdoms of Chu, Tang and Qi on the sand table directly on Hangu Pass.

"Lord Chang Ling, are you getting old and confused? Behind Hangu Pass is the fertile plains of Guanzhong, and it is only a thousand miles away from Xianyang City. How could they be short of food?"

Tian Dan couldn't help it and started cursing.

"Everyone, do you think that I, an old man, can make the King of Chu, the King of Qi, and the King of Tang agree to attack Qin with their entire nations just by relying on my mouth and tongue?"

Chang Lingjun walked slowly to the prime minister's desk and picked up an antique wooden box on it.

　This chapter discusses the issue of Qi's food and grass in Chapters 170 to 172.

　　You can also take a look at 160~163 (Lü Buwei and Ying Lou discuss the world);
　　I still have a fever. I typed for five hours and got three pieces of clothes and a bath towel wet. I can’t stand it anymore and I have to go to bed. I will try to get 4000 tomorrow.
　　
　
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