The Great Qin Empire

Not long after Xiang Yu and Xiang Liang left, three more people sat next to Qin Yang. These three looked like merchants.After a few glasses of wine, they chatted all over the world, and from time to time, they actually talked about the scene of Emperor Shihuang's hunting tour.

"Only when I saw the emperor's hunting guard of honor today did I know what royal majesty is!"

"Yeah, that scene, tsk tsk..."

"I see, there are 5000 cavalry knights just guarding them."

"That's right, there's that continuous crossbow array with arms stretched out, it's scary enough!"

"You said this kind of defense, the emperor was almost assassinated in Bolangsha on his third tour a few years ago, Zhang Liang is not easy."

"Shh, you said that too? Be careful that it comes out of your mouth."

"Yes, yes. We just take a look, those things are not our business. Maybe the emperor will be able to go near Qinghe at night, maybe we can go and have a look again then."

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Qin Yang at the next table smiled.He felt that his pot of wine was definitely not in vain. Not only did he meet Xiang Yu by chance, he obtained first-hand information about this potential opponent, and he basically figured out the exact location of Shihuang's chariot.According to the three people, the emperor can drive to Zaoyuan at night. Qin Yang estimated the speed of the emperor's camp, and felt that the current emperor's camp is no more than sixty miles away from here, which is about two hours' journey. .That being the case, Qin Yang decided to check the situation first to determine his own action plan.

After Qin Yang settled the bill, he went downstairs and headed straight to Taxue.When Taxue saw Qin Yang approaching from a distance, he immediately neighed non-stop, extremely excited.When Qin Yang saw Ta Xue's appearance, he knew that its injuries were not serious, so he didn't hesitate any longer, took out Ta Xue, got on his horse, and headed east along the official road.

In less than half an hour, he traveled more than fifty miles through the snow, and came to a small mountain. The mountain was not very high, but the trees were extremely dense, and it was steep in the south and gentle in the north.The originally straight official road turned a corner in front of the hill and went east along the southern foot of the mountain. The high mountain beams and wide avenue formed a huge "bow back".At the foot of the mountain, there is also a small stream about one foot wide with a bottom that can be seen. The gurgling water of the stream also goes east.

When Qin Yang saw the terrain here, he was very happy.Because if you want to observe the driving situation of the first emperor, there is nothing better than such terrain conditions.So Qin Yang decided to hide on the hill and wait for the arrival of the emperor's car.He dismounted, led Ta Xue across the creek, turned around and turned to the foot of the mountain in the north, looked around, and found that the north was full of wilderness.Qin Yang felt even more at ease, even if his whereabouts were exposed, he could safely evacuate from here. After all, he was used to fighting alone, and it was very important for him to arrange his retreat in case of danger.This is also one of the important reasons why Qin Yang was able to save himself from danger many times in the original time and space.

Qin Yang found the most gentle place in the north and went up the mountain, and found a slightly gentler place halfway up the mountain to settle down for snow walking.In another time and space, Qin Yang often lurks in various forests. He knows the patterns of the appearance and appearance of all kinds of ferocious beasts very well, so he no longer worries about the safety of Taxue. Keep quiet, judging from the performance of stepping on the snow in the past two days, Qin Yang is fully sure that stepping on the snow can understand what he means.Afterwards, Qin Yang climbed up to the top of the mountain alone, and found a very secluded place with a wide view to hide.The situation of the official road at the foot of the mountain is clear at a glance, and Qin Yang believes that even if a bird flies over the official road below, he can see it clearly.

Qin Yang was not sure when the first emperor's chariot would come over, but he knew that the first emperor's chariot would definitely come today.All he has to do now is wait, he has plenty of time and patience.For Qin Yang, waiting for just a few hours could not be easier.

More than two hours passed in a flash, at about the same time as you, Qin Yang, who was vigilant, suddenly saw a burst of dust flying on the official road to the east, followed by the sound of "get, get" horseshoes and the "rustling" sound of wheels rolling across the road. There was a melodious and majestic sound of the trumpet that kept coming.

The first emperor's guard of honor finally arrived.It's getting closer and closer.A trace of excitement flashed through Qin Yang's heart.

On the official road at the foot of the mountain, there is a phalanx of thousands of riders. After a general flag, all the knights are black armored and broadswords, without a single long weapon. Obviously, it is a real combat trip, not a bronze ax for ostentation. The pomp and ceremony.After the square formation of thousands of riders, there is a square formation of five-color flags with 36 big scripts with the word "Qin" written on them. All the flag bearers are knights on horseback.Behind the phalanx of banners was a phalanx of one hundred chariots, each of which stood with ten heavily armored infantry, each carrying a long-armed crossbow and holding a two-foot-long spear.Behind the phalanx of chariots, there are 36 specially-made large chariots driving side by side, all of which are servants, palace maids and other people who cannot ride a Mercedes-Benz.Behind the large chariots are nine royal chariots guarded by nine hundred knights.There is a bronze imperial chariot in front of each cavalry of hundreds of men, and each imperial chariot is drawn by four horses. There is no difference between the nine chariots, and there is no doubt that one of them must be the official chariot of Emperor Yingzheng.Behind the nine teams and nine chariots was a large and exquisite bronze chariot with two horses, under the eight-foot hood sat the Prime Minister Li Si in awe.After the prime minister's car, there are more than ten ministers in the minister's car in parallel.After the ministerial car formation, there is another [-]-rider banner formation, and after the banner formation, there is a thousand-rider formation at the back of the palace.A man who looked like a general (Qin Yang guessed that this man was Wei Wei Yang Duanhe) was wearing a black cloak, holding a command arrow, and calmly rode his horse at the front of the cavalry formation.That is to say, Emperor Yingzheng's patrol car is a royal hunting tour that can really start quickly without a single person walking.

The speed of the first emperor's guard of honor was indeed relatively slow, and it took nearly half an hour to pass through this mountain pass.This made Qin Yang take a good look at it.It’s just that he felt that Emperor Shihuang’s chariots and escorting cavalry were more than majestic, but they were not without flaws. For example, they only saw the chariots approaching but did not send scouts to investigate the surroundings. If there was any danger, how would they deal with it?Secondly, the movement of the car is too slow, and there are too many servants and maids. If an enemy attacks, this will be a fatal burden; When encountering a fire attack, the result is really unimaginable.All these made Qin Yang a little puzzled. In his opinion, Yang Duanhe was still a little lacking in using soldiers, but he didn't know the deep helplessness in Yang Duanhe's heart.

At the end of the Warring States period, when it comes to generals using troops, Qin Yang admired Wang Ben and Li Mu the most, so in Qin Yang's impression, if Wang Ben or Li Mu were the leaders of the first emperor's patrolling guards, there should be no such omissions.Thinking that both Wang Ben and Li Mu are no longer alive (Note), Qin Yang couldn't help feeling a deep sense of melancholy. "Heaven is jealous of talents, what can I say!" Qin Yang sighed deeply.

Qin Yang waited until the first emperor's guard of honor had passed and then slowly left, then he went down the mountain quietly, and followed the emperor's guard of honor far away on a snow-treading horse.He thought, since the defense is not impeccable, then he must have a chance.

Qin Yang has this self-confidence, and also believes that his grasp of opportunities is definitely slightly better than that of Xiang Yu.What he is waiting for now is the best time to sneak in when the emperor is camping in his car.

At the beginning of Haishi, the bright moon, which was only slightly incomplete, hung in the sky without any cover, illuminating the whole earth.Yang Duanhe, who was looking for a campsite, found a small river not far from the official road. A large piece of uncultivated land beside the small river was barren and covered with waist-deep weeds.There is a small hill on the east side of the wasteland, and there is a small forest on the hill. Although the forest is small, it is densely covered with thorns.

Yang Duan, the guard who was in charge of the defense of the first emperor's camp, and Da Ma went around and found no doubts, so they decided to camp here tonight.Although he also knew that this was not an ideal camping place, he also had difficulties as a last resort.Because according to the prime minister's instructions, he had to camp twice a day, and the time was set.Although Yang Duanhe had some doubts about the order given by Prime Minister Li Si when His Majesty was seriously ill, he still faithfully performed his duties.A team of thousands of people marched slowly, only ten miles a day, and when it was time to camp, they might not just meet a place with water and grass.On a hot day, it doesn’t matter if people don’t eat for a day, but it’s a bit uncomfortable if they don’t drink water for a day, and it’s still a problem of drinking water for tens of thousands of people and horses.Even if we encountered a water source on the way like two hours earlier, we couldn't just fetch water at will in order to maintain the formation, and the original water had already been used up.So most of the people hadn't had water for a whole day since they set off from Qinghe last night. None of these people were thirsty, let alone war horses.In addition, the guards and soldiers are all wearing armor and never leave their swords. They have to guard when camping and keep vigilance when going forward. After a day of exposure to the sun, the sweat has already soaked the armor and underwear. It is really exhausting physically and mentally. Miserable.Now I have finally found a place with water and grass, which can not only quench the thirst of the soldiers, take a bath, but also give the horses food, grass and water. Find a place to camp.

Following Yang Duanhe's order, the camping horn resounded through the night sky.After all, the Qin army was a well-trained army, and under the leadership of Yang Duanhe, the marching tents of the emperor and ministers were set up not far from the grove in an instant.

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Note: There is still controversy about Li Mu's death. There is no definite evidence in history to prove that Li Mu died at the hands of Guo Kai, and the possibility of Li Mu leaving the army to avoid disaster cannot be ruled out.So friends, please allow Hanyu to make this peerless star appear in this book.There will be chapters related to Li Mu later, please don't ridicule Hanyu for fabricating history.hehe……