The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 178: Quelling the Rebellion
This time, the Huns did not dare to have the slightest intention of moving south for at least twenty years, nor did they have the ability to do so. They could not expect to recover for another twenty to thirty years.

After this battle, the relationship between Qin and Zhao was indeed greatly improved.

Not to mention the marriage, the main thing is that the people in the northern border suffered a lot from the barbarians. You have to know that the power of the Xiongnu is more cohesive and stronger than that of the Qiang people.

Moreover, in addition to the Xiongnu, there were also some Hu people and Qiang people in the northern border of Zhao State. The people in the northern border of Zhao State had a hard life.

This time, Qin did not make any demands, nor did it ask for any benefits, nor did it take advantage of the situation. It was purely out of a desire to save the public, and it indeed refreshed Zhao's perception of Qin.

Of course, hatred cannot disappear in an instant, but it has indeed greatly alleviated the hatred between the two countries.

After all, being united against the outside world is the best way to deepen family ties.

After Meng Ao and Li Mu defeated the Huns, they felt a sense of mutual admiration. This was the first time they met, but unfortunately they served different masters and Zhao State still had a powerful enemy.

In order to avoid Li Mu's worry, Meng Ao bluntly said that he had military duties and needed to return to Qin as soon as possible.

Li Mu did not doubt it. In this era, there was still basic credibility towards the outside world. Moreover, the two countries had just formed an alliance and were fighting against the enemy together.

The two drank a glass of wine together on the prairie and said goodbye without saying a word.

Li Mu left his deputy general in charge of the infantry to do the finishing work, and then he led 40,000 elite cavalry to attack Yan without stopping. The opportunity that Tian Dan had been waiting for patiently had arrived.

The Zhao army's main force and Li Mu's elite cavalry arrived to support the Yan army, and the Yan army was defeated. Not only did they fail to save the last five cities, but the Zhao army continued to capture eleven cities in a row.

I have to say, Yan Chunjun didn't die.

He was able to survive the joint attack of Li Mu, Tian Dan and Le Cheng. He is truly a scourge that has been passed down for thousands of years.

Yan Chunjun must have some ability to be entrusted with the important task of commanding the army by Prince Xi of Yan, and to have been such a good black glove of Prince Xi of Yan.

After being defeated by Tian Dan because of leading the army deep into the enemy's territory and underestimating the enemy, the entire Yan army became too cautious. Facing Tian Dan, they did not dare to be careless.

This time Le Cheng and Li Mu came to support, the incident happened suddenly, but Yan Chunjun still responded in time.

With the addition of new reinforcements, Yan Chunjun still had more than 200,000 troops under his command. However, he knew that he was no match for his opponent, so he decisively fought and retreated. Although he was badly defeated and lost the city, he still managed to preserve the vitality of the army.

Faced with the Yan army's strong city, the Zhao State could no longer fight.

With Li Mu's insistence, the northern border could take advantage of the great victory to completely eliminate the threat of barbarians. King Zhao Daoxiang gritted his teeth and would rather some more people starve to death, and squeezed out military supplies and food for Li Mu.

Li Mu took a short rest and then rushed back to the northern border with his troops without stopping. This time, he would take advantage of the great victory to completely wipe out the Hu threat!

This time, Li Mu not only wants to completely defeat the Huns, but also take advantage of the victory to wipe out all the surrounding Hu barbarians!

Li Mu did it.

After arriving in the northern border, Li Mu started a killing spree! He chased down the remnants of the Xiongnu, destroyed the Qiang La, defeated the Donghu, and subdued the Linhu.

At the same time, his achievements surpass his master.

Although Li Mu wiped out the Hu threat this time, he did not gain much benefit. This year, Zhao State suffered heavy losses and was short of food. Even with money, it could not buy food.

The livestock that Li Mu seized had no chance to play a greater role, and he had to slaughter them with great pain to feed the people for their survival. Even countless horses were killed.

While Li Mu was taking advantage of his great victory to kill people in the north, Meng Ao had already headed west from the north and then south back to Qin.

He was just killing people indiscriminately along the way and he was too lazy to figure out who the troublemakers were.

Anyway, whoever stands in the way is a troublemaker and will be killed and captured along the way.

Moreover, they didn't use much food and fodder, all of which were replenished on the spot.

When they returned to Xianyang, they captured more than 20,000 barbarians and captured countless cattle, sheep, horses, and tens of thousands of other livestock. As for the captured barbarian slaves, they were all given to Zheng to build the canal. They were used to die, so they didn't feel bad about it, and they didn't have to pay for it.

Although it was excessive, the effect was excellent. This war frightened all the barbarian tribes in the west and made them tremble in fear. They treated the Qin Dynasty with greater respect and extreme caution, for fear of ending up like the Huns.

In recent years, the Qin Dynasty has not launched any military operations against the west, which has really caused many Qiang people to have strange thoughts, but they have not been exposed yet. This time, all these little thoughts have been suppressed.

In the world of barbarians, the strong are respected and they fear power but not virtue. They only obey and respect the strong.

Merely using gentle economic control will only make them think you are a fat sheep, weak and easy to bully. Only when you show the butcher knife will they be truly in awe.

As for the State of Yan, King Xi of Yan is now ready to seek peace.

King Xi of Yan has been swearing since he learned that Qin, Zhao, Wei and Chu had ceased hostilities.

Because he only found out after he had been pushed back eleven cities.

Damn King Wei!
I helped you out of kindness, but you turned around and sold me out, you bastard!

King Xi of Yan would not reflect on the fact that he had tricked the State of Wei when the war began. He was not a person who would reflect on his own morality.

Because he didn't have any.

The whole world was almost at peace, with only Yan and Zhao remaining.

King Jian of Qi also calmed down at this time and secretly called the army back. Of course, he made a complete show and Tian Dan stayed in Zhao for a while before returning.

King Xi of Yan knew very well that Zhao was at the end of its strength and the loss of eleven cities was unacceptable.

This is when the importance of the military strength preserved by Yan Chunjun becomes apparent.

King Xi of Yan demanded that Zhao return the captured cities if he wanted to stop fighting, otherwise he would continue fighting.

King Zhao Daoxiang certainly wouldn't do it. You first attacked the State of Zhao, but were defeated and pushed back. Now Zhao suffered heavy losses and finally gained some gains, but now it wants to retreat. What a good thing he is thinking!

Let’s fight. Do you think that the State of Zhao is afraid of the State of Yan?

King Zhao Daoxiang wanted to continue fighting but was strongly dissuaded by his ministers. He really couldn't fight anymore. Many people in Zhao had starved to death. If the fighting continued, it was unclear who would win or lose, and the people would definitely rebel.

But it's not easy to get rid of this anger, and it's impossible to return it.

It’s still Guo Kai.

Guo Kai stepped forward to offer a suggestion, saying that they had agreed upon the alliance with Qin at the beginning that when attacking Wei, each side would take its own cities, and when attacking Yan, each would take several cities of Qin.

Now that Yan can drag Qin into the water and give it three cities, does Yan still dare to attack Qin?

Moreover, Qi State had made a great contribution this time. As the saying goes, reciprocity is the best gift, so Yan State also gave Qi three cities. In this way, these eleven cities were divided among the three parties, and Yan State would never dare to provoke a war again.

King Zhao Daoxiang felt that this was very reasonable. He thought that a small profit was still a profit for him, while Yan State suffered a huge loss, so it was better than giving it back.

Anyway, even if it is given to Qin and Qi, it will only be an enclave. There will be a chance to get it back in the future. Now we should use the tiger's skin and raise the banner to shock the Yan State first.

I really can't fight now, I really can't fight at all.

Li Mu was killing like crazy in the northern border, and had to rely on local materials for food. All that could be sent back to the country was sent back, but even so, it was far from enough.

We really can’t fight anymore.

(End of this chapter)