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

Chapter 316: The king changes, but the imperial master remains; the Maurya Dynasty invades the Central Plains
The bet between the two was completed in such a hurry.

Xiang Yu thought he had a sure victory, but he didn't expect that only ten days later, when Qin Qiong had not yet fully prepared his army, the Qin army changed direction and marched towards the State of Zhao in the northwest.

"Haha, you are stupid, given the relationship between Jin Chan and our king, how could he destroy Tang right now?"

In the courtyard of Li's mansion, Li Cunxiao laughed uncontrollably.

"Golden Cicada and King Tang?"

Xiang Yu frowned in confusion, wondering how the King of Tang and Jin Chan could be related.

"Fifteen and the moon are the children of Jinchan and our king!"

"What? Fifteen is actually."

Xiang Yu shook his head and slapped his cheeks with his hands.

"Yu, you don't know yet, do you?"

Yu Wei covered her mouth and laughed softly.

"No one told me that these two little brats were the Tang King's children!"

In these two years.

Shiwu and Yueyue almost always stay in the house in Xiaoluoyang.

Moreover, these two little guys never said that they were members of the royal family.

Although Xiao Luoyang mentioned it, Xiang Yu, who was concentrating on sparring with Li Cunxiao, didn't listen at all.

"Haha, you defeated general. Come, let's fight until sunset. I want to defeat you for the second time."

Li Cunxiao was in a good mood after winning the bet.

On the other hand, Xiang Yu felt as if he had eaten a dead fly.

During the two years, the two went from wrestling to all-out fighting, and they were tied tens of thousands of times, with neither of them coming out on top.

But now this defeat made his chest feel tight and he felt like he couldn't breathe.

Another three months passed.

The weather has reached late winter.

The Qin army broke through the border of Zhao State and headed all the way towards Handan.

However, due to the sudden heavy snow, the troops were temporarily stationed near the occupied Daicheng.

"General Wang, this place is only about 300 miles away from Handan. It seems that after the heavy snow, it will only take more than ten days for us to capture the capital of Zhao."

In Dai City.

The generals cooked mutton in a large pot, eating and drinking while chatting.

Half a year had passed since they left Xianyang, and the Qin cavalry was simply not something the Zhao State could resist.

There is still about a year and a half left before the two-year deadline set by Ying Lou. Now the State of Zhao is like a fish on the chopping board, to be slaughtered at will, and the State of Tang is even less worth mentioning.

If Ying Lou had not given the order, the Tang Kingdom would have sent troops after defeating Zhao.

otherwise.

With Qin's current military strength, it would be easy to destroy Zhao and Tang at the same time.

"General, there are a hundred people claiming to be from the Great Qin Xuanzi Camp who want to enter the city."

The guards guarding the city came to report.

"It's Xuan Zi, I haven't seen him for many years. Let him in quickly."

When they heard that it was an acquaintance, Li Xin and Zi'an became excited instantly.

The three men had not seen each other for four or five years since they separated at Hangu Pass.

"promise."

Not a moment.

Mu Xuanzi, Huang Zhu and more than a hundred disciples from Yuetan Mountain were seen limping into the city, dragging their wounded bodies.

The Taoist swords in many people's hands were broken in half.

The strangest thing is that the wounds on their bodies did not look like they were caused by swords or knives, but more like they were caused by something biting them or scratching them with sharp claws.

"Xuan Zi, what's wrong with you?"

Li Xin and Zi'an rushed forward and supported Mu Xuanzi, who was covered in blood and almost unconscious.

"Zhao Guizhen, Zhao Qian, they and..."

Before he could finish his words, Mu Xuanzi's hands dropped limply and he passed out.

Despite the severe cold, serious injuries, and exhaustion from the journey, Mu Xuanzi and his group were able to make it through alive, thanks to their years of practicing Taoism.

"Medic, call the medic."

Li Xin shouted loudly as he carried the unconscious Mu Xuanzi to the stove.

Of the five hundred members of the Xuan Camp, only more than a hundred are left. Even the two elders Huang Ye and Huang Qing died in Handan in order to cover the escape of everyone.

Under the treatment of military doctors for three days and three nights.

Mu Xuanzi finally just took a stroll around the gates of hell.

Although he was conscious again, the military doctor was unable to cure the toxins in his body.

"It's okay. This is just the poison from Zhao Guizhen's corpse. We in the Xuan Sect have our own way."

Mu Xuanzi was lying on the bed, with sunken and black eye sockets, purple lips, and black lines around the wound.

"What is going on? Didn't they say that the King of Zhao is dying, Prince Jia is planning a rebellion, and Handan is in chaos?"

Li Xin asked with a frown.

Inside the room, all the main generals of the Qin army were gathered around.

"I don't know what method Zhao Guizhen used to save Zhao Qian, making the method left by the boss ineffective."

Mu Xuanzi recounted everything that had happened in Zhao State over the years.

Since the day when Qin and Zhao formed an alliance.

King Qian of Zhao originally planned to send troops to cross the Qinling Mountains from the south and raid the Qin capital, Xianyang.

But who knew, just returned to Handan.

King Zhao Qian suffered from unbearable stomach pain and could not eat or drink.

In just a few days, he became much thinner and weaker.

The whole person was like a dehydrated frog, being served by the eunuchs day and night.

Even when going to the toilet, he had to be carried by someone.

The plan to launch a surprise attack on Xianyang was naturally shelved.

However, Jin Chan did not intend to let him die so quickly. After all, if Gongzi Jia came to power, a wise monarch would inevitably have some troubles in the future.

The days passed one by one.

On the 15th of every month, King Qian of Zhao would suffer from stomachache for a few days, and this lasted for many years.

In the Zhao court, a group of treacherous ministers led by Guo Kai began to control the government, making the Zhao state, which was already in turmoil due to the loss of Li Mu, even more precarious.

the other side.

Prince Jia's party also gradually began to think about usurping the throne.

Fortunately, Mu Xuanzi and his group in the Xuan Camp secretly interfered and maintained a balance between the two sides, preventing either side from succeeding.

But, until one day half a year ago.

Everything has changed.

Zhao Guizhen, wearing a pink Taoist robe and red embroidered shoes, just arrived in Handan for the first time. After only one day, King Zhao Qian went to court in high spirits.

Zhao Guizhen was also named the Imperial Master of Zhao State on the spot.

Since that day.

King Qian of Zhao seemed like a different person. He eliminated Prince Jia and his gang with thundering and bloody means.

Those who were to be beheaded were beheaded, those who were to be beheaded were beheaded, and those who were to be exterminated were exterminated.

He even ordered his own son "Jia" to be thrown into the cauldron and cooked, in front of all the civil and military officials in the court.

Guo Kai, a fence-sitter, immediately turned against Zhao Wangqian when he saw that he had recovered, and betrayed Mu Xuanzi and his gang.

And the other night.

Mu Xuanzi felt that King Qian of Zhao had lost control, so he planned to lead the Xuan Camp to attack the royal city at night and kill King Zhao.

Unexpectedly, the royal city was already empty, with only endless zombies and violent mandrills.

"An army of zombies? How many are there?"

Wang Jian murmured something, then lowered his head and thought with his chin in his hand.

"I don't know, it's impossible to estimate, but this is not the point!" Mu Xuanzi paused, his expression became serious.

"Zhao Qian intends to open the border of Zhao State and allow the Maurya Dynasty in the southwest to invade the Central Plains, and he seems to have reached some kind of agreement with Ashoka."

"What, is Zhao Qian crazy?"

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned, and each of them showed anger on their faces, as if they wished they could tear Zhao Qian into pieces right now.

"Damn it, is Zhao Qian crazy? How dare he let foreigners enter the Central Plains?"

The father and son of the Meng family, who had defended the Qin border and resisted the barbarians of the Western Regions for many years, instantly became murderous when they heard this.

The seven countries in the Central Plains have reached some kind of unwritten agreement since they were founded by Lin Yao.

Even if internal wars break out, foreign races must not be allowed to invade even an inch of the Central Plains.

If necessary, neighboring countries can send troops to jointly resist.

For example, hundreds of years ago, the State of Qi was invaded by the Northern Di people, and Linzi was almost captured.

The Wei and Han states, which were fighting with Qi on the border, immediately stopped the war and withdrew their armies back to their own country in order to give Qi time to kill the northern Di barbarians.

"Send out the troops, tomorrow. I'm going to chop off that bastard's head and hang it in the Zhao clan temple."

Just as the generals were cursing each other.

Meng Tian's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he remembered something.

"Has the king already guessed this? Otherwise, why would Zhao and Tang need so many troops? And he gave us two years."

Meng Tian's words awakened everyone.

There were 1.8 million Qin troops, plus 1.3 million naturalized troops from Qi, Chu, Wei, and Han. Even if the Maurya Dynasty dared to cross the border and enter the Central Plains, it would have to consider whether they would all be left here as slaves.

"As expected of His Majesty, you are the King. It is definitely not something that ordinary people like us can guess."

Zi'an showed a look of admiration and flattered Ying Lou who was far away in Afang Palace.

"After the heavy snow, the entire army set out for Handan. The first meritorious service was to capture Zhao Wangqian and Zhao Guizhen!"

Looking at the heavy snow outside, Meng Wu finally decided to wait until the snow stops before taking any action.

But surprisingly, the snow showed no sign of stopping.

It was not until ten days later that the sun first appeared.

By this time, the first month of the year had already passed.

"All troops set off!"

After Wang Jian issued the military order.

Seven armies marched towards Handan, the capital of Zhao.

The Qin army took only seven days to reach the 300-li distance.

But at this time, the city of Handan was as quiet as a cemetery.

There wasn't even a single guard guarding the city.

A torn national flag was hung on the empty city wall.

Even the city gate was half open and creaking in the cold wind.

"Humph, it's just a crooked way. How can it be a match for the elite troops of Qin?"

Suddenly, there were countless zombies, some pouring out from the city gate, some jumping down from the city wall, and some breaking out of the ground outside the city.

The Qin army commander Wang Jian had eyes as hard as iron under his cold helmet, without any sign of panic.

"Fire arrows!"

I saw the military flag waved down.

From the four directions of Handan City, black arrows blocked the sun above, making the whole Handan seem as if it had entered night.

After a few rounds of shooting.

The cavalry charged, followed by the infantry.

Meng Wu, Meng Tian, ​​Meng Yi and Zhuan Zhu led their troops to attack from the north gate.

Bai Ma Cuo, Li Xin, Zi An and Ying Ji attacked towards the south gate.

The naturalized soldiers from the four countries were in charge of the west gate.

The east gate was breached by troops led by Wang Jian and his son Wang Ben.

Although there were many zombies, they were no match for the Qin army's elite soldiers.

After three charges, that is, four hours later, most of the zombies in Handan City had been killed.

Even if the army of mandrills from afar joined in, it would only add to the number of corpses.

But even so, the Qin army still suffered more than 200,000 casualties.

Inside the city.

Wang Jian and others have already entered Zhaowang City.

At that time, in the whole Handan, there were only zombies everywhere, and no one was seen. Not even pigs, cows, or sheep were to be seen.

In the empty palace, there was only the trembling Guo Kai.

"Where is Zhao Qian?"

Wang Jian stood in front of Guo Kai and he didn't even need to draw his sword as Guo Kai was already frightened out of his wits.

He said everything that should and shouldn't be said at once.

"That bastard Zhao Qian and Zhao Guizhen went to the border 20 days ago. After withdrawing the national destiny, King Ashoka of the Maurya Dynasty and his three million troops will march to the Central Plains."

At this time, Guo Kai's expression was a little dazed.

There was also a flood of warm yellow water between the thighs.

I don’t know whether it was because they were afraid of the Qin army or the Maurya Empire in the southwest.

"Wang Jian, should we report this matter to the king first and then make a decision?"

Bai Macuo frowned. Although he was angry at what Zhao Qian had done, he was also worried about Ashoka's three million elite troops.

"It's too late. If Zhao Qian had set out twenty days ago, he would have arrived at the southwestern border in less than three months."

After Wang Jian pondered for a while, he called all the generals who participated in the attack on Zhao.

"My friends, King Qian of Zhao is incompetent and wants to open the borders and invite the Maurya Dynasty from the southwest to invade our Central Plains. This behavior is tantamount to inviting a wolf into the house. It will plunge our Central Plains into a water and fire, and the people are afraid that their lives will be destroyed."

Wang Jian's words made those generals who were still unaware of the situation furious.

"General, send out the troops! The Central Plains is not a place that barbarians can touch!"

A young general clasped his fists and asked for orders.

"General, please send out the troops. When we return to Xianyang, we will all apologize to the king."

Everyone knows that sending troops to the border without permission to start a war with the barbarians could be a serious crime.

However, in the face of major issues, no one worried about their own lives, and everyone was concerned about the people of the Central Plains.

"Today, I called you here not to share the blame with me, Wang Jian. Sending troops privately is my wish alone. As my subordinates, you just need to follow my orders."

Wang Jian's words undoubtedly put all the responsibility on himself.

The reason why he did this was to prevent the people below from having any concerns so that they could fight on the battlefield with all their strength.

"General, since we are soldiers of the Great Qin, receiving the grace of the Great Qin and eating the salary of the Great Qin, we should fight for the Great Qin and the Central Plains, and we should also go with you. You don't have to do this."

Meng Tian and Meng Yi stepped forward and spoke.

As the Mongolian generals guarding the western border of Qin, they naturally knew what kind of disaster would happen if the barbarians invaded the Central Plains.

There is no retreat in this battle.

"Okay, the fate of the Central Plains rests on my shoulders for now. Everyone, please follow me to kill Zhao Qian and the Maurya Dynasty."

"Kill Zhao Qian, kill the barbarians!"

A consensus was reached.

After resting for a day, the Qin army marched southwest.

And on the other side at this time.

In addition to people, the huge team also carried countless gold, silver and treasures.

Zhao Qian, with 600,000 elite troops and 500,000 civilians, was on his way to the southwestern border.

"Master, are your zombies and mandrills a match for the Qin army?"

Ten horses pulled the spacious and gorgeous carriage.

There are fifteen beautiful women, all naked.

Zhao Qian, meanwhile, hugged three charming concubines and asked Zhao Guizhen, who was doing the same thing on the other side.

(End of this chapter)