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

Chapter 301: Killing Li Mu, Two of the Three Dangers Have Been Resolved

To the south of the Qin State, there is the Qinling Mountains, a natural barrier.

Therefore, since the establishment of the Qin State, there have never been many garrisons on the southern border.

Moreover, the Qinling Mountains were so dangerous that even though various countries had joined forces to attack Qin many times over the hundreds of years, they never thought of crossing the Qinling Mountains and entering Qin through Sanguan or Wuguguan.

However, King Qian of Zhao actually planned to send 500,000 Zhao troops over the Qinling Mountains with thousands of rocks and ravines, and then launch a surprise attack on Xianyang.

I don't know whether this is due to his great skill and courage, or he is just so cruel and stupid to the extreme.

"Your Majesty, the Qinling Mountains are so dangerous that no one from Zhao State has dared to cross them for a hundred years. Isn't this too hasty?"

After hearing what King Qian of Zhao said, even Pang Nuan, the warmongerer, couldn't help swallowing his saliva.

"Hmph, even if half of the 500,000 Zhao troops die on the way, 250,000 will be enough to capture Xianyang. Before the Qin State falls into chaos, I will unite with Wei and Chu to destroy Qin in one fell swoop, and then divide the territory of Qin and Tang. You are military generals, don't you know the art of war?"

King Qian of Zhao was somewhat displeased. The first military strategy he formulated after coming to power actually frightened the two generals of Zhao State so much that they turned pale.

"After destroying Qin and Tang, I will definitely capture the divine horse to pull my carriage, and have sex with the King of Tang day and night."

King Zhao couldn't help laughing when he thought that the king of a country would serve him like those lowly women.

But after a shiver.

Sudden.

He felt a cramp in his abdomen, like a surging river or a galloping horse.

"Quick, quick, I need to go to the bathroom, hurry up!"

King Qian of Zhao covered his stomach and almost fell off his horse.

But during the march, there were no eunuchs serving them.

After Pang Nuan and Le Cheng looked at each other, Pang Nuan immediately retreated to the back.

He generously "gave" the rare task of serving King Zhao when he went to the toilet to Le Cheng.

the other side.

on the sky.

Jin Chan, who was sitting cross-legged on the back of the white dragon horse, was playing with the belly of the fish in his hand, muttering to himself: "I didn't expect that I could still control the black finger thousands of miles away. Zhao Qian, Zhao Qian, I will let you live a little longer."

After Zhao Qian was stabbed in the heart by his concubine, Jin Chan secretly buried a black finger from the fish's belly into the other's stomach while treating him.

Originally, I just wanted to give it a try. Even if the distance was too far, I could just go to Handan if necessary.

However, he did not expect that the effect of the fish belly would far exceed Jin Chan's expectations.

After the Chu State was destroyed, Zhao Qian's life came to an end.

Two hours later.

Jin Chan found Meng Yi and Xiao Luoyang on the route they had to pass.

I originally thought that it would take at least six or seven days to resolve the Zhao issue.

I didn't expect it only took one day and one night.

Another moment passed.

Several people arrived above the valley where the Meng family army was trapped.

Looking down.

I saw that both ends of the valley were surrounded by the Wei army.

Above the valley, there were rolling stones that could be pushed down at any time, and a large number of archers.

Although there was no fighting in the valley, looking at the hungry faces of the Meng family army, one could guess that the Wei army had cut off their food supplies and exhausted their physical strength, leaving them like fish on the chopping board.

the other side.

Ten miles south of the valley.

Wang Jian and his son Wang Ben led 300,000 soldiers of the Wang family army, lit the stoves and stationed on the spot.

It seems that there is no intention to send troops to rescue for the time being.

"General Jin, General Meng, Miss Luoyang."

Wang Jian greeted Jin Chan and the others.

Wang Ben greeted them and continued practicing with his spear.

"How's the situation now?"

"If we hadn't arrived in time and the Wei army had stopped the attack, all the Meng family soldiers would have died in there. However, Li Mu seemed to have some conflicts with the Wei generals."

Jin Chan was not surprised by Wang Jian's words.

Wei State was close to Qin State, so it naturally did not dare to easily massacre more than 300,000 Meng family troops before Zhao State and Chu State arrived.

Even if Wang Jian's reinforcements were a step slower, as long as there were smart generals among the Wei generals, they would probably make the same decision.

But Li Mu didn't care about that. He wished that Wei would go to war with Qin right now.

Fortunately, Zhao State benefited from this later.

"Let's go, the whole army!"

"Excuse me, General. Are you going to send troops into the valley? I'm afraid that's not appropriate."

As an experienced veteran, Wang Jian naturally knew that if the entire army set out to rescue now, the Wei army might, in desperation, drop boulders and shoot arrows to annihilate all the exhausted Meng generals in the valley first.

Moreover, the Wei army not only had the advantage of terrain, but also had an absolute advantage in military strength.

Attacking to save people by force is definitely not the best option.

"Instead of attacking the valley, we should force Wei to withdraw its troops!"

Jin Chan smiled slightly and took out from his arms the document on the alliance between Qin and Zhao, which was stamped by King Qian of Zhao himself.

"This, an alliance between Qin and Zhao?"

Wang Jian, who had always been calm and never showed his joy, was delighted after seeing the document of alliance between the two countries.

He was so surprised that he started stuttering.

"An alliance between Qin and Zhao? Wasn't this alliance of three countries initiated by Zhao?"

"General, is this document of yours real or fake?"

Wang Jian couldn't believe what he saw.

"Of course it is true, and I watched King Zhao personally stamp the royal seal."

Since Jin Chan said so, Wang Jian didn't say anything more.

If this alliance document is true, then Li Mu.
Li Mu, who is alone in the Wei army, will become the target of public criticism.

It would also become an important bargaining chip for Wei to negotiate peace with Qin.

Outside the Wang family army camp, above the valley on the other side.

"Lord Xinling, let's move. Wang Jian's army only has over 300,000 men. As long as we annihilate the Meng family army, Wang Jian won't be a threat to us."

Valley cliff edge.

Li Mu and Prince Wu Ji Xinling Jun of Wei stood side by side.

"No hurry. The Meng family army is already fighting like a trapped beast, and it is a toothless beast. I can kill it anytime I want."

Young Master Wuji looked at the rolling yellow sand in the distance and couldn't help but frowning.

Although the King of Wei was persuaded by Li Mu to set up an ambush in the valley in advance in order to protect himself.

But as one of the Four Gentlemen of the Central Plains, he naturally knew it clearly.

If the two great powers of Zhao and Chu had not yet arrived at Hangu Pass, the State of Wei would never have acted rashly.

In case something goes wrong.

As long as the Meng family army is not killed, everything can still turn around.

After all, it was the Qin army that entered Wei first.

The State of Wei only set up defenses within its own territory.

However, if more than 300,000 Meng family soldiers all died here.

Then there would be no hope for Wei and Qin, and the only outcome would be a fight to the death.

Today's Central Plains include Qin, Chu, Zhao, Wei, and Tang.

Chu and Qin dominated one side in the north and south respectively.

The national strength and military power are in a class of their own.

The State of Zhao followed closely behind.

Wei was no longer as powerful as it once was, and was located in the north, adjacent to Qin. If Qin attacked Wei with its entire nation, Wei would have no chance of winning.

"Lord Xinling, Tang is no match for my million-strong Zhao army except for its land area. Chu is also using its entire nation's strength to fight against the tyrannical Qin together with us. If Wei retreats and wavers at this time, it will not only offend Qin."

The threatening nature of Li Mu's words was self-evident.

Zhao and Chu would never tolerate sitting on the mountain and watching tigers fight.

You can only choose one of the two: either form an alliance with Zhao and Chu to attack Qin, or choose to surrender to Qin.

However, everyone in the Central Plains now knows the King of Qin's ambition to unify the country.

If Wei State surrendered to Qin State, it would be like digging its own grave.

"Li Mu, are you threatening me?"

Although Zhao was strong, it was separated from Wei by a distance of north and south, so Lord Xinling was not afraid.

"Lord Xinling has misunderstood. Now that Zhao, Chu, and Wei have joined forces, they will surely be able to force Qin back to Hangu Pass. At that time, the territories of Qi, Han, and Tang will naturally be divided according to their contributions. I am also thinking about you, Wei."

Li Mu stroked his beard lightly and squinted his eyes to look into the distance.

Wang Jian's army, which had not moved for several days, suddenly marched towards the valley. A bad premonition suddenly emerged in Li Mu's heart.

A moment later, down in the valley.

Jin Chan, Wang Jian, Meng Yi and Xiao Luoyang stood side by side on horseback.

"Qin and Zhao have formed an alliance, General Li Mu is here to discuss this."

More than a hundred messengers stood in a row and shouted at the top of their voices towards the top of the valley.

The loud voice echoed in and around the empty valley for a long time.

This voice.

Not only did the Wei army above the valley look confused, but even the besieged Meng army looked at each other, not knowing what was going on.

The alliance between Qin and Zhao, isn't this a huge joke?

"Don't panic, Lord Xinling. This must be Jin Chan's plan. As the initiator of this alliance, how could our Zhao State betray its allies and ally with the tyrannical Qin?"

Li Mu quickly steadied Xinling Jun beside him.

Although even he himself did not believe it, he vaguely felt that this matter seemed unusual.

"Brother Meng Yi, I'll leave it to you next."

Jin Chan took out the document with the seal of King Zhao Qian from his arms and threw it to Meng Yi beside him.

"Brother Jin, don't worry. The one who should be worried now is not me, but the Wei Kingdom."

After taking the alliance documents from Qin and Zhao, Meng Yi rode his horse forward in a swagger.

It didn't stop until it was dozens of meters away from the Wei army.

Cough, cough
After coughing twice, Meng Yi raised his head and glanced at Li Mu and Xinling Jun who were standing on the edge of the valley.

Then he took out the document, held it in front of his chest, and read aloud.

"The treacherous minister Li Mu has ulterior motives. Not only has he disrupted the government, he has also disregarded my authority and, without my permission, has secretly signed an alliance with Chu and Wei to attack Qin. He deserves death. Such actions have pushed Zhao to the brink of danger!"

"Even worse, Li Mu is so ambitious that he actually plotted treason and attempted to assassinate me in the palace. He imitated the Tian family of Qi and attempted to replace Zhao with Li. His crime is obvious and cannot be tolerated by heaven."

"Fortunately, I am blessed by heaven and by my ancestors. Qin General Jin Chan has saved me from my predicament. Now I am back in charge of the court, and the world is finally clear."

"Now, I hereby announce to the world that Li Mu will be dismissed from his post as the general of the State of Zhao immediately. All his traitors, regardless of their relationship, will be exterminated along with their entire clans. No leniency will be shown. We must use the majesty of the law to serve as a warning to others, so that those who harbor evil intentions will be terrified and killed."

"Furthermore, I will immediately abolish the alliance of Zhao, Wei, and Chu, and cut off the root of the disaster. From now on, Zhao and Qin will reconcile and become allies, working hand in hand to achieve prosperity together. I hope that the alliance between the two countries will be as solid as a rock, ensuring that the people of Zhao can live and work in peace and happiness, and protect our country for thousands of years."

As Meng Yi finished reading the document of alliance between Qin and Zhao word by word, Li Mu, who was standing on the cliff in the valley, had a very pale face.

Although he really wanted to stop Meng Yi, if he really took action, the fake would become real.

"Li Mu, the Zhao army has retreated back to Handan from the Tang border this morning, and the King of Zhao has killed all the rebels. Now, you are the only one left."

"Lord Xinling, if we unite to attack Qin, is your country Wei up to the task?"

After closing the document, Meng Yi looked up at the two people above with cold eyes.

"Lord Xinling, this is definitely a plot of the Qin State. It was our State of Zhao that proposed the alliance to attack the Qin State. How could the Zhao State betray its promise? You must not believe in the slander. It is better to annihilate the Meng family army as soon as possible, and we will march to Hangu Pass."

Before Xinling Jun could speak, Li Mu spoke first.

"Haha, how can I easily believe what one side says? General Li is worrying too much."

Xinling Jun seemed to laugh twice, and did not believe what Meng Yi had just said in the valley.

But Le Yang and Long Jia behind him understood what he meant, retreated quietly, and ordered the entire army to be on alert.

"General Li, you said that the border between Zhao and Tang is only ten days away from here!"

"That's natural."

Li Mu naturally knew what Xinling Jun meant by these words.

When Zhao attacked Tang, Lord Xinling had already sent people to get news of the battle.

However, he had to wait until Zhao won a great victory before he could start to annihilate the Meng army.

Now it is to verify the authenticity of the alliance between Qin and Zhao.

"Brother Jin, is this okay?"

Looking at Jin Chan riding the white dragon horse towards him, Meng Yi asked.

"It's almost there. Wei is just a small country. Why should we be so polite? How dare they trap our Great Qin army? How can we not let the King of Wei bleed a little?"

After saying that, Jin Chan raised his voice and continued shouting towards the valley.

"Wei Wuji, within ten days, if one of my Meng family soldiers dies, I will massacre a city of your Wei State. As for Li Mu, I want to see his body after ten days, otherwise Qin and Wei will fight to the death."

After Jin Chan finished speaking, he returned to the front of the army, not giving Li Mu and Xinling Jun any chance to speak.

Since you can kill someone with a borrowed knife, why do you need to do it yourself?

"The Qin people are too arrogant. The Meng family army of 300,000 is trapped in the valley and exhausted. Wang Jian's army is only 300,000. Lord Xinling, take action now. If it's too late, once the Qin reinforcements arrive, it will be too late."

"General Li, don't worry, don't worry. It doesn't matter if you wait."

Although Xinling Jun did not say it explicitly, his words seemed to indicate that he had wavered.

That afternoon.

Not long after Jin Chan left.

Lord Xinling ordered his men to deliver rations and medicinal herbs to the Meng army in the valley.

Although it’s not much, it’s enough to fill you up.

the next day.

In Wang Jian's army.

Jin Chan personally instructed Meng Yi and Wang Ben.

Although it was just a competition, both of them admired Jin Chan very much.

Day three.

Fourth day.

Day .

If Meng Yi hadn't sent a message into the valley, Meng Wu would probably have led his troops to try to break out.

Day .

The Wei camp was filled with gloom.

Le Yang, Long Jia, Xi Shou and Prince Ji of Wei Wenhou, with their elite personal soldiers, patrolled around Li Mu's camp at all times.

Seventh day.

Li Mu let out a long breath, then whispered to himself: "My lord, I am loyal to the Great Zhao State as entrusted by you, but unfortunately the king and his subjects cannot be of one mind now. This alliance to attack Qin State is the only chance for the State of Zhao. If we fail, Qin State will surely unify the world."

Eighth day.

Lord Xinling sent people to the Qin army camp to tell Jin Chan and Wang Jian that Wei had no intention of joining forces to attack Qin, and that the ambush in the valley was only for self-protection.

Day 9, night.

Xinling Jun looked at the secret letter from the border of Zhao and Tang, and his originally relaxed brows were now twisted into the shape of the Chinese character "川".

"Le Yang, Long Jia, Xi Shou, and Gong Zi Ji, the four of you will each lead 20,000 elite soldiers and follow me to kill Li Mu tonight."

His eyes were filled with murderous intent, like a sharp blade drawn from its sheath.

Xinling Jun said coldly after lighting the letter in his hand.

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