Saint Qin Batu

Chapter 226 Withdrawal (second update)

Everything was just as Yingzheng expected. As late autumn approached, the tender grass on the grassland had withered.The Xiongnu, who had been dormant for nearly a year, became active again.

More than [-] Xiongnu cavalry marched to the border of the Great Wall of Zhao State.All kinds of letterheads asking for help quickly floated to Handan like snowflakes.

"General, more than [-] Xiongnu cavalry have gathered outside of Dai County. This year's Huns seem to be more ferocious than ever!" Le Ren said to Li Mu worriedly on the wall of Fanwu City.

"That's natural." Li Mu looked at the deserted official road in the distance, nodded and said: "In recent years, our country Zhao has repeatedly used troops abroad, and with the new king ascending the throne, domestic turmoil, strong Qin came to invade. Shan Yu of the Huns, If you don't even have this bit of vision, you would have been destroyed by Donghu long ago."

"Then, do you want to divide your troops to rescue Daijun?"

Li Mu remained silent, and paused as he inspected the footsteps of the city wall.

After a long time, Li Mu sighed, and continued: "I brought 4 of Daijun's [-] troops, and the remaining [-] people want to resist the Xiongnu's attack on this long front. Possibly. At most, a delay of two months is already the limit."

"Two months..." Le Ren frowned, and said with some hesitation: "I am a commander of the county, and all of them are warriors in hundreds of battles. It should be no problem to resist for two months."

"However, in this way, the Qin army's offensive is bound to become more violent..." Li Mu sighed again.

"..."

Le Ren also fell into silence, with heavy soldiers on both sides, it's hard to look at the head and the tail!

"Da da da!"

Outside the city, the sound of a few crisp horseshoes sounded extremely ear-piercing on this desolate and quiet official road.

Li Mu frowned slightly.I saw a Qin State Qingqi wearing black Xuanjia, holding a tall talisman, surrounded by several Zhao Guo Qingqi, coming towards Fanwu.

"Report!"

Not long after, a voice sounded behind Li Mu.

"Report to General, the envoy of Qin State has arrived at the city!"

"The envoy of the Qin Kingdom..." Li Mu and Le Ren looked at each other, showing a puzzled expression at the same time.

"Follow me out to have a look!" Li Mu waved his hand and walked down the city wall.

"squeak!"

The closed gate of Fanwu City was slowly opened, and a group of dozens of Zhao cavalry rushed out of the city, heading towards the Qin envoy.

"Which one is General Li Mu?" The Qin soldier looked at the group of cavalry in front of him, showing no fear, not even any respect in his words.

"I am!"

Li Mu didn't care too much about the rudeness of the Qin soldier, after all, the relationship between the two sides is still hostile.

"This is the letterhead that my Majesty the Great Qin King gave to General Li Mu. Please accept it, General!"

Qin Zu carefully took out the bamboo slips hanging from the horse's leather barrel, and handed them to Li Mu with both hands.

Li Mu took the bamboo slips and started reading directly, regardless of the fact that he was still in the wild.

"Brother Pastor Li, senior disciple of Zhongyin, junior brother Yingzheng, I respectfully worship you!"

The first few words made Li Mu frown.This letter was actually written not as the King of Qin, but as a disciple of the old man Zhongyin.

"In the past, my mentor never gave up, and I took the government under my door. I heard my mentor many times mention that my brother is a great talent. Today, when I see Zheng, I just know that what my mentor said is true."

"Now, the Huns in the north are invading the territory and threatening our Chinese people. Although I am not talented in politics, I have also been taught by my mentor and know the responsibilities of China. My senior brother guards the land for China, and is loyal to the king below. I admire Zheng."

"I think back then, if my mentor wanted to lead Zheng to travel around the world, if it wasn't for the protection of my senior brother. I'm afraid, Zheng might not even be able to get out of Handan City. And he would not have the glory and wealth he has today."

"Brother is benevolent and righteous, and dare not be ashamed of the government. There is no repayment for the kindness of the past. The best thing we can do is to withdraw the army to ease the danger of the brother. May the brother be able to defeat the Xiongnu and build our power in China!"

Li Mu read the entire letter, and the brows not only didn't feel relieved, but actually wrinkled even deeper.

"General, what's the matter?"

On the side, Le Ren looked at Li Mu with a doubtful expression.

"Let's see for yourself..."

Li Mu didn't explain, but directly handed the letter in his hand to Le Ren.

"This this!"

Li Mu waved his hand, signaling to the cavalry to wait for the Qin soldiers first.

"It's shocking, I didn't expect that King Qin would withdraw his troops just now..." Li Mu said, looking at Qin Zu who was getting farther and farther in front of him.

Although he knew for a long time that his teacher had accepted a proton as his disciple, Li Mu really did not expect that this son was actually the current king of Qin.

What shocked him even more was that King Qin was willing to give up attacking Zhao in order to repay his kindness.

"Among them, is there any conspiracy?" Li Mu, who has long been a master of military affairs, naturally knows that soldiers never tire of deceit.In my heart, I was also judging the authenticity of this matter.

However, it is different from Li Mu.What Le Ren was really shocked was what was said in the letter that Li Mu and Ying Zheng came from the same school, and even when Ying Zheng returned to China, Li Mu was responsible for it.

Le Ren gritted his teeth, and began to fight fiercely in his heart.

Since being sent to Daijun, Le Ren has been trembling and dedicated to his duties. Now, he has gradually gained the trust of all the soldiers in Daijun and has become a life and death brother.

And the life of Daijun generals and soldiers eating and living together makes Le Ren seem to have returned to the days under Zhao Qing.

However, behind this seemingly joyful scene, there are still a pair of giant hands controlling him.That is Zhao Guo's different clothes, or in other words, it is the King Zhao who sent him to replace the county.

The information in this letter is really too big, enough to give King Zhao enough excuses to weaken Li Mu's power, and even completely seize the power of one hundred thousand soldiers in Dai County.

However, Le Ren also knew that once the military power in the northern part of Zhao State changed hands, Li Mu, who was once in full swing, would definitely be questioned by King Zhao.

And Daijun's [-] Zhao army has already been integrated into an iron bucket by Li Mu. Changing generals will definitely make Li Mu's painstaking efforts in Daijun for more than ten years collapse.

At that time, it will affect the national destiny of the entire Zhao country.

"Send it? Or not?" In Le Ren's mind, he kept debating whether to send this news to Handan.

Hair, is loyal to the emperor, but betrayal.If you don't send it, it's the same righteousness, but it's a traitor to the king!
"Le Ren? Le Ren!"

Just when Le Ren was entangled in it, Li Mu's voice sounded again.

"General!" Le Ren hurriedly put away his thoughts and responded respectfully.

"Go and tell Sima Shang the news, and tell him not to take it lightly. We must wait until the Qin army has completely withdrawn before we can go north!"

Li Mu finally breathed a sigh of relief and chose to believe Ying Zheng's words.

"Wei!" Le Ren responded.Then he turned around and headed towards the front line with a few light cavalry.

(End of this chapter)