Emperor Qin Ba Shi

Chapter 503 Keep Jiuyuan for Three Months!
"drive……"

The horses flew like flying, and the army came out in a mighty manner, gradually heading north, and in the distance, a black castle stood standing on the pale yellow and green field.

This is Jiuyuan City, which was built by General Meng Tian.It was also the beginning of the Great Qin Empire's mega-shock, and it was also the pinnacle of Meng Tian's personal achievements.

From a distance, the castle looks small.But in the afterglow of the setting sun, the castle is like a black monster crawling between the sky and the earth.

This kind of visual impact is shocking.

Especially when looking from the direction of Huhai, it is gradually visible that there are soldiers in black armor swimming in the watchtower of the east gate facing the setting sun, and a white Chinese character Qin is written on the flying black banner.

This is Jiuyuan City!

This is Jiuyuan City, the capital of Jiuyuan County. When General Meng Tian defeated the Huns and regained the land of Hetao, Jiuyuan County and other places were established.

This small castle was the bridgehead for the Daqin Empire to defend against foreign races such as the Huns.

Although the place is desolate and there are often elegiac songs, it is indeed the place where the old Qin soldiers most want to go.

Because since the unification of the Great Qin Empire, only where there is war can they get the coveted title of military merit.

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As an important military town in the north of the Great Qin Empire, this small town in Jiuyuan was actually established as the frontmost military fortress.

Its function as the capital of Jiuyuan County is actually far less important than its role as a military town.

Although Jiuyuan City is very small, only one mile on each side, it is more than four miles square and square. It is a typical small city that is often said to be a city of three miles and a country of five miles in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods.

This is when General Meng Tian established Jiuyuan City in order to prevent the Huns from going south and completely occupy Hetao.

Since then, Jiuyuan City has been like a nail nailed by the Central Plains Dynasty in the Hetao area.

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The upper and lower parts of Jiuyuan City are built with large stone strips, and the city wall is more than two feet higher than ordinary city walls. Even the archery tower is built with stone slabs.

As the entrance and exit of the city gate, there are two huge and heavy rocks.In other words, there is not an inch of wood in the entire castle's external defense structure.

This was an important military town that the Great Qin Empire spared no expense to build in order to guard against the Xiongnu.

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"It's dark and the wind is high, pedestrians go home—!" The chant sounded, and Jiuyuan City was filled with terror.

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This precipitous castle towering high in the Hetao area was heavily guarded because the lone army went deep into the northern border.

"Woooo..."

In this twilight, the horns of the horns were already blowing from the high city, and the sparse pedestrians outside the city gate had already quickened their pace.

Because this is the rule of Jiuyuan City, after three trumpets, the gate of Jiuyuan City will be rumbling closed.It is impossible for anyone to be an exception, even Qin Emperor Hu Hai is no exception.

"drive……!"

Seeing this scene, and hearing the humming horn, Qin Emperor Hu Hai rode his horse like flying, without slowing down, and raised his long sword in his hand.

Although it was evening, the Qin army in Jiuyuan City immediately took a defensive attitude.There are spears like a forest, and the crossbowmen are ready.

As long as there is the slightest change, it will be killed immediately!

"Xianyang envoy arrives, pedestrians get out of the way—!"

At this moment, the city guard general who had received the news hastily raised his sword and shouted loudly. Two rows of soldiers stood still, and pedestrians inside and outside the city gate quickly separated an official road.

"drive!"

Hu Hai held his iron sword high, galloped into the city, and said to the general defending the city, "Notify General Li Xin immediately, the Xianyang edict has arrived——!"

"Yes!"

After the general who defended the city left, Hu Hai went directly to the headquarters of the Qin Army.In the view of Qin Emperor Hu Hai, those who break their promises will be severely punished.

In Jiuyuan City, the market is depressed and desolate.Compared with the bustling and beautiful night market in Xianyang City, this place is simply a desolate and remote mountain village.

The lights of the shops are scattered, and the pedestrians on the street are sparse.Under the faintly flickering lights, it can be seen that the city people are wearing simple clothes and passing through in a hurry.

The short street in the small town is quiet and orderly, everything is very quiet, and there is no panic at all.

When Hu Hai saw this, his heart sank. He knew that all these silently expressed that this small castle had experienced countless storms, and he no longer knew what fear was.

On the land of Jiuyuan, wars broke out too frequently, and the people in Jiuyuan have already gotten used to it, because they know that all of this has become life.

"Shut up!"

Before ruling the office, Hu Hai reined in his horse suddenly, and the horse stood upright, with its head raised and neighing.

Hu Hai jumped off the horse, handed the reins to the guard behind him, and strode hurriedly into the gate of the Sheriff's Mansion.While walking to Hu Hai, he said, "Immediately report the arrival of General Li Xin..."

"Yes!"

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After a while, Li Xin walked into the mansion, and he bowed deeply to Hu Hai: "The old minister pays homage to His Majesty!"

Glancing at Li Xin, Hu Hai said in a deep voice, "General Li, Han Xin, the great general of Liaodong, led his army to destroy Zhao. This is a huge hidden danger to the Great Qin Empire."

"The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty jointly decided to send troops to rescue Zhao." At this point, Hu Hai looked at Li Xin's words and said, "If we mobilize an army of [-] or [-], can we stop the Hun General?"

The northern border of the Great Qin Empire was as stable as Mount Tai, which was the bottom line for Hu Hai to send troops.

It is precisely because of this that Qin Emperor Hu Hai was like this. He had just entered the Jiuyuan County Guard's Mansion and immediately ordered to search for Li Xin, the commander of the Northern Army.

Because only the commander of the Northland Army has the ability and qualification to tell him the situation of the three counties in the Northland.

Hearing this, Li Xin pondered for a moment, bowed deeply to Hu Hai, and said, "Your Majesty, after hearing the news, the Xiongnu may go south quickly."

"If this war lasts only one or two months, [-] troops will be enough to guard Jiuyuan. If it exceeds two months, there will be changes."

Glancing at Li Xin, Hu Hai said in a deep voice, "Two months, what should I say?"

Following Hu Hai's words, Li Xin paused every word, and said: "When the news spread, the meeting with the Huns, going south, and the [-] army to resist, the veteran can only hold on for two months at most."

"If His Majesty insists on going to war, the battle must be decided within two months."

Hearing this, Hu Hai's eyes flashed a look of solemnity.He knew in his heart that it was enough to save Zhao for two months, but he wanted to attack Liaodong and take back Yandi.

Even with Xiang Yu, the Overlord of Western Chu, Li Zuoche and himself, it would probably take half a year.

After being silent for a long time, Hu Hai looked at Li Xin and said, "Old General, this battle is extremely important to the Great Qin Empire, and we must persist for three months."

"After three months, if the Northern War has not yet ended and the war in Jiuyuan is rotten, immediately send an order to General Wang Ben to order the army to go north."

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This is Hu Hai's bottom line!
He would rather draw an army from Sanchuan County and other places than give up going north to rescue Zhao.After all, his lips were dead and his teeth were cold. Saving Zhao at this time was tantamount to saving himself.

(End of this chapter)