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

Chapter 237: The royal seal left by Ying Chu; the war begins outside Hangu Pass

There were two prime ministers of the Qin State, Lü Buwei as the left prime minister and Chang Lingjun as the right prime minister.

The two of them were ordered by Ying Chu to assist Ying Lou together.

Chang Lingjun had been lobbying various countries for many years and finally united the three countries of Chu, Tang and Qi to attack Qin. If he had only relied on his eloquence, no one would have believed him even if he had talked until his lips were broken.

After all, no one is stupid. No one would think that the prime minister, who is second only to the emperor in Qin, would give up his supreme power and wealth and glory to actively rebel against Qin.

If you say there is no conspiracy, I guess the kings of the Three Kingdoms would never believe it.

The reason why Chang Lingjun finally persuaded the King of Chu, the King of Tang, and the King of Qi was that the King of Chu even sent Xiang Yan, one of the four famous generals, and Xiang Yu, who was able to climb the tower, to the front line to attack Qin.

It's all because of what's in this wooden box.

The wooden box is square, about one foot long and wide, made of ordinary pine wood, and carved with patterns common in Xianyang. It doesn't look like a valuable item at first glance.

"The reason why I was able to hang up the seal of the Three Kingdoms and let the King of Chu, the King of Tang, and the King of Qi trust me to send troops to attack Qin is because of this thing."

Chang Lingjun clasped his old and slender fingers on the wooden box, and then opened it with a slight force.

"This, is this the Qin King's Seal?"

Xiang Yu and the other two came forward to take a look, and saw a fist-sized, square black dragon seal placed in the box.

The Qin State worshipped water and respected dragons, so the dragon robe, dragon chair, and dragon mount were all black water color.

Even the royal seals of successive Qin kings were made of top-quality black jade from the Qinling Mountains.

However, this royal seal had spots of light flashing underneath its pitch-black surface, making it look slightly different from ordinary royal seals.

"This is the seal of King Qinzhuang, Ying Chu, the father of the current King Qin, Ying Lou."

"He once stored the fate of the country for thousands of miles in this royal seal, and gave it to me before he died."

Chang Lingjun held the jade seal in his hand, looked at the dim light inside, and spoke to Xiang Yu and others.

Just like the national destiny stored in the weapons of Qianniuwei and Heibingtai, Ying Chu had spent ten years secretly storing a thousand miles of national destiny in his own royal seal before entering the royal mausoleum.

Even Ying Lou and Lu Buwei didn't know about this. Only Chang Lingjun and Ying Chu knew about it.

This was also the key to persuading the King of Chu, the King of Qi, and the King of Tang to attack Qin.

The area around Hangu Pass is all the territory of Daqin, and the national destiny in this royal seal can naturally be used to benefit Daqin.

"Do you want to destroy Hangu with national destiny?"

Tian Dan looked excited.

"Destroy? Have you ever seen a country's national destiny being used to destroy its own city?"

Chang Lingjun rolled his eyes at the idiot.

“Although we cannot destroy Hangu Pass, we can cut off the Qin army’s baggage, food, and troop movements, forcing them to retreat an inch in front of Hangu Pass. By then, the Qin army in Hangu Pass will be like a turtle in a jar, with only one choice: to go out and fight.”

Lord Chang Ling walked to the sand table, then used his finger to draw an arc-shaped gully behind Hangu Pass.

The gully is connected to the Qinling Mountains on the north and south sides, isolating Hangu Pass from the Qin territory.

"Your Excellency Chang Lingjun, how long can the national fortune in this royal seal be used for?"

Xiang Yu was the first to discover the problem. If the Hangu Pass was trapped for a short time, it would not have any effect.

"One year!"

"Moreover, the national destiny in this royal seal can not only cut off the Qin army's rear supply and reinforcements, but also switch the roles of defending the city and attacking the city. In a year, if the Qin army wants to survive, they must come out and fight us to the death."

As soon as Chang Lingjun finished speaking, he walked out of the tent with the jade seal in his hand without waiting for the others to speak.

They didn't stop until they reached the front of the camp.

"Everyone, tomorrow will be the beginning of a decisive battle. Success or failure depends on this one move!"

Lord Chang Ling held up the jade seal with both hands and shouted to the sky.

"The national fortune of Qin is as bright as the sun, shining brightly across the world. Hangu Pass is the throat of our Great Qin. It is as solid as a rock when defended and as powerful as a bamboo when attacked. Now, I, on behalf of the King of Qin, Zhuang Yingchu, have ordered me to help the Great Qin with a national fortune extending a thousand miles behind Hangu Pass for a year."

The words fell.

Thousands of miles away, on the three main peaks of Qinling Mountains, Zhongnan, Taibai and Wangshun, the wind was blowing and the clouds were moving, the sky and the earth were yellow, and the bright moon and stars were in the sky.

A stream of majestic black water dragon patterns gathered in the air to form a blurry dragon shadow.

roar~~~~
After nine days of dragon roar, the dragon shadow flew towards Hangu Pass.

All of a sudden.

After the dragon shadow was buried underground.

Two hundred miles behind Hangu Pass, a one-meter-wide gully suddenly appeared. The gully quickly spread to the left and right, forming a semicircle with Hangu Pass as the center, and stopped only when it reached the Qinling Mountains.

Although the ravine is not deep, red magma flames are rolling inside.

The magma and flames gushed up, forming a wall of fire about tens of meters high.

The fire wall was a thousand miles long, separating Hangu Pass from the Guanzhong Plain.

Moreover, the fire continued to spread towards Hangu Pass.

At the same time, half of the food and grass at the baggage camp of Hangu Pass were burned to ashes by the flames coming out of the ground.

Click~
After Lord Chang Ling donated the national destiny, several cracks appeared on the top of Ying Chu's royal seal. Although it did not completely shatter, the faint light inside dimmed a lot and was almost extinguished.

"Everyone, the entire army will retreat a hundred miles to open up a new battlefield space. If the Qin army bypasses our army and returns to Qin from the two passes in the south, then Hangu Pass will become our Three Kingdoms' property!"

Xiang Yu was worthy of being a great general, and he started to deploy his troops immediately.

He was also very smart. He did not guard the pass, but retreated a hundred miles, giving the Qin army a chance to go south and retreat back to the Qin territory through the San and Wu passes.

However, if the Qin army really chose to go south and take a detour of thousands of miles to return to Qin from Wugu Pass or Sanguang, then Hangu Pass, the number one pass in the world, would belong to the Three Kingdoms, which would also cut off the possibility of the Qin people continuing to go east in the future.

At that time, as long as the food and grass problem was solved within a year, the three kingdoms would be able to attack the Guanzhong Plain at any time and then aim at Xianyang City.

Destroy Qin.

Just around the corner.

Inside Hangu Pass at this time.

The generals who had originally returned to their tents to rest, all came to Lu Buwei's tent.

"Damn it, who set the fire? If I find out, I'll skin him alive!"

As soon as Zi'an entered the tent, his face full of anger, he started cursing.

But it's not his fault. Except for Lu Buwei and Jin Chan, no one here could have imagined that this would be the result of Qin's own national destiny.

"General Zi'an, I'm afraid this is not man-made. Didn't you notice that the area behind us is also blazing with flames?"

An hour ago, Lu Buwei thought that the battle of Hangu Pass was already won, but he never expected that the situation would be reversed.

"Report~~~~"

Outside the tent, the messenger shouted and ran in.

"Report, Prime Minister, the coalition forces of the three countries are retreating!"

"retreat?"

Everyone stared and frowned, puzzled.

"I'm afraid they'll just retreat a hundred miles!"

Lu Buwei quickly analyzed that this sudden underground fire might be related to the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms.

"Lord Chang Ling! I really underestimated you. I didn't expect you to have such a hidden trick."

Lu Buwei's eyes widened and he crushed the pair of agate bamboo joints in his hand.

"What does this have to do with Lord Chang Ling?"

Although this question was asked by Li Xin, everyone present was puzzled.

"As for the destiny of the country, I'm afraid that Hangu Pass has now been isolated from the territory of Qin!" Lu Buwei took a deep breath and said lightly.

"What are you talking about, Prime Minister? I don't understand. Hangu Pass is the easternmost territory of our Great Qin. How can it be isolated from the territory?"

Zi'an stood up directly and pressed the sword in his hand on the table in front of him.

"Ugh!"

Lu Buwei looked up at Zi'an, sighed, and then expressed what was in his mind in simple and popular language.

"You mean, this is Lord Chang Ling donating his national fortune to the Qin Dynasty?"

Zi'an, who realized it belatedly, frowned.

Back then, in the court of Xianyang, he and Lord Chang Ling were both Qin officials. Although the other party held a high position, he was always polite and did not look like a traitor at all.

"When the previous king rebuilt the royal seal, I knew about this. I thought it was something left for the king, but I didn't expect it to fall into the hands of Lord Chang Ling."

Lu Buwei asked his soldiers to draw up the tent curtain and look at the flashes of fire in the darkness in the distance.

"Prime Minister, should we withdraw our troops to San and Wu Pass and abandon Hangu Pass, or should we fight to the death?"

"Or, peace talks?"

Jin Chan, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly knocked on the table. After the people around him quieted down, he opened his eyes and looked at Lu Buwei and asked.

This calm and composed look seems to have the aura of being able to control the overall situation.

"In my opinion, this national fortune will last for at least half a year, but if we withdraw our troops now, we will be giving the eastern throat of the Qin Dynasty to the three kingdoms. This is not feasible for the time being!"

"As for the peace talks."

At first, Lu Buwei faced Jin Chan's gaze without flinching, but when the word "peace talk" was mentioned, he began to concentrate on thinking.

"My fellow generals, let's go out of the pass together tomorrow and move the army outside the pass. We will fight to the death with the three kingdoms of Chu, Tang, and Qi to defend the throat of our Great Qin."

Sudden.

Contrary to Jin Chan's expectations, Lu Buwei did not mention peace talks, but instead summoned his army to move out of the pass, preparing for a decisive battle.

"For the sake of the Great Qin, for the sake of the Great Qin, I vow to destroy the Chu State, the Tang State, and the Qi State."

Just like that, after arranging the deployment of troops.

Everyone then returned to their respective tents, preparing to leave the border the next day and fight a decisive battle with the coalition forces of the Three Kingdoms.

Because it was already midnight.

After just a short rest for two hours, everyone got up and organized their troops.

"As Lord Chang Ling said, the gate of Hangu Pass is open!"

Xiang Yu and Li Cunxiao, each riding a horse, stood ten miles outside the Pass, with no generals following them.

"Damn it, I finally don't have to rush to that damn pass. By the way, Brother Xiang, what are your chances of winning the next battle against Jin Chan?"

Odds?

Xiang Yu, who had always been proud of his invincibility, was actually touched after hearing this.

I remember the first time we met in the Chu camp.

Although Jin Chan won the duel, it was also the result of my showing mercy.

But we met again after that day.

Jin Chan first defeated Li Cunxiao with one move, and then defeated himself who had raised his military spirit to the limit with his double pupils.

Yesterday, he even used his flesh and blood body to withstand Lian Po's attack that broke through the morale of a million soldiers.

To be honest, although Xiang Yu was still eager to fight when he mentioned the Golden Cicada, he probably didn't have much chance of winning.

"Brother Li, what are your chances of winning?"

Xiang Yu waved the Overlord Spear in his hand and turned to ask Li Cunxiao beside him.

"Not even a trace. That monster can't win at all. At least I can't win against him right now!"

Unlike Xiang Yu who was still a little twisted, Li Cunxiao spread his hands and admitted it openly, even though one of his eyeballs had been destroyed by the golden cicada.

"Yes, to withstand Lian Po's final blow with his physical body, what else could he be but a monster?"

Xiang Yu knew that if Lian Po's "lethal" attack hit him, he would not last even a second.

"Humph, but there is still a long time. One day I will break through a million soldiers, surpass Bai Qi, surpass Lian Po, and become the world's number one general. Then I will fight him again."

After Xiang Yu finished speaking, he pulled the reins and turned around to return to his own camp.

"Haha, I believe you will definitely break through the million-man army, but the world's number one general will definitely be me, Li Cunxiao. By then, not only that kid Jin Chan, but even you will be defeated by me."

Although Xiang Yu and Li Cunxiao served different masters, they were of the same mind.

However, the two also knew that the alliance of the three kingdoms broke down after the Battle of Hangu Pass, and they would surely clash with swords in the Central Plains in the future.

the other side.

This is the first time in a hundred years that the Hangu Pass Gate, which is about 100 meters high, has been fully opened.

I saw Lü Buwei and Jin Chan leading the way, followed by Bai Macuo, Ying Dang, Ying Ji, and then Li Xin, Zi'an, Mu Xuanzi, Zhu Hai and Zhuan Zhu.

Nearly one million troops marched out of the pass, crossed the valley, and then came to the plain to set up camp.

Facing a coalition force of Chu, Tang and Qi that was more than three times their size, the Qin people not only did not show any fear on their faces, but instead were full of fighting spirit, and each of them had an expression that showed they were determined to fight to the death.

They all knew that if they gave up Hangu Pass at this time, the Qin State would be slowly eroded and divided by the other countries in the future.

"kill!"

In the first battle after the switch was opened, Bai Ma Cuo, Ying Dang and Zhu Hai took the lead. The three of them led an army of 150,000 each and their brave generals, and rushed forward one in front and two behind.

On the other hand, the coalition forces of the Three Kingdoms were led by Xiang Yu, who led two generals from Qi and three of his own men, Long Ju, Ji Bu and Zhongli Mei, and a total of 500,000 troops to fight against Qin.

The war drums were beating, the trumpets were blasting, the warriors were roaring and waving their weapons.

The two sides soon engaged in a battle, and their tactics were simple and crude.

Generals fight against generals, soldiers fight against soldiers.

Xiang Yu was held back by Bai Ma Cuo and Zhu Hai, while the rest were handed over to Ying Dang and his respective generals.

As for the ordinary soldiers below, they were also bloodthirsty and each of them wanted to take the enemy's head and become famous in one battle.

The blood gradually flowed into a river and gathered into pools of blood. When people stepped on them, they made disgusting popping sounds.

Those wounded but not dead soldiers rolled in pain and wailed in a pool of blood, their voices were extremely shrill.

The sky was filled with smoke.
The huge stones thrown by the catapults fell like raindrops, creating huge pits and burying countless soldiers.

The corpses gradually piled up higher and higher.

After a day, the sun sets.

Of the 950,000 people on both sides, 30% died and 30% were seriously injured.

Xiang Yu was stabbed four times, but none of them were fatal.

Of the two generals of Qi, one was killed in battle and the other was seriously injured.

Long Ju, Ji Bu and Zhongli Mei, one of them died in the battle.

On the Qin side.

Yingdang had four fingers on his right hand cut off, and Bai Macuo was stabbed in the abdomen by a bullet and is currently in critical condition.

Only Zhu Hai, with his thick skin and flesh, was not seriously hurt although he was shot several times by Xiang Yu.

"Tomorrow, Xiang Yu and Li Cunxiao will be the left and right vanguards, each leading a million soldiers, and the outcome will be decided in one battle."

In the headquarters camp of the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces, Chang Lingjun put his hands behind his back, stared at the sand table in front of him and spoke.

(End of this chapter)