Qin Shizhi's Confucian junior master

Chapter 426, Zhao family will die

The defenders on Handan City looked nervously at the dark cavalry below. Some soldiers holding crossbows did not even notice that their hands holding the bows were trembling.

Under the city wall, Li walked out of the queue of Wuling Cavalry. One person and one horse stood at the forefront of the Wuling Cavalry. Looking at the majestic Handan City in front of him, Li Mu had mixed emotions in his eyes. He never thought that he would go to Handan like this. But he had already arrived at the gates of Handan City, and he had no way out. Not only did he have no way out, but the Wuling cavalry behind him, who had accompanied him in the battle for more than ten years, also had no way out.

Li Mu's eyes became firm, he looked at the defenders on the city wall and shouted

"I am Li Mu, and I, the Wuling Iron Cavalry, came to Handan for one thing only: to seek justice for my 13,521 dependents in Handan, the Wuling Iron Cavalry. The entire army is from Zhao, and I do not want to treat my compatriots Take action, open the city gate and still have a chance to live!"

Look at the soldiers on the city wall, no one dares to say anything. They all heard about Zhao Wangqian’s massacre of Wuling Cavalry. After all, the massacre of Wuling Cavalry’s family members was carried out in Handan City. They still remember the family members of the Wuling cavalry who fled in panic on the streets of Handan that day and the soldiers who were constantly chasing behind them. Although Zhao Wangqian massacred these family members on the grounds that the Wuling Cavalry rebelled, no one in Zhao who was not too stupid believed that Li Mu would rebel.

People's words are frightening. Under Zhao Wangqian's final conclusion and Guo Kai's public opinion offensive, many people still believed that the Wuling Cavalry had really rebelled before. However, soon the news spread in the markets of Handan that Zhao Wangqian massacred the Wuling Cavalry family and forced Li Mu and Wuling Cavalry to rebel, and it was spread vividly in private. Soon the two rumors continued to expand, making It is difficult to distinguish between true and false.

Just when the soldiers on the city wall were at a loss, Zhao Wangqian came to the Handan city wall with the support of Lieutenant Wei. When the soldiers saw Zhao Wangqian coming, they saluted and shouted

"Meet the king!"

"Exemption."

After Zhao Wangqian casually waved his hand to signal the soldiers to stand up, he held one hand on the city wall and looked at the Wuling cavalry below. When he saw Li Mu standing alone in front of the formation, the panic in his eyes instantly turned into horror, and he suddenly He took a step back and fell to the ground.

"Your Majesty, be careful!" Lieutenant Wei and the chamberlain on the side stepped forward in panic to help Zhao Wangqian.

Zhao Wangqian's face was full of panic and he kept shouting

"Impossible, how is it possible, how is it possible that Li Mu is still alive? I have obviously killed him!"

Zhao Wangqian grabbed Lieutenant Wei's arm and shook it, shouting

"Quick, shoot him to death! Shoot him to death quickly! He is here to kill me!!"

Zhao Wangqian's eyes were red and his face was full of fear. He seemed to have seen a ghost. Li Mu's fear of Zhao Wangqian was far more terrifying than the ghost. The soldiers on the city wall lowered their heads when they saw Zhao Wangqian's appearance, but they couldn't stop looking at him. For a moment, they were more sure that Zhao Wangqian's massacre of the Wuling cavalry was just like the rumors. King Zhao could not tolerate Li Mu, so he forced Li Mu to rebel.

Zong Zheng, the new member of the Zhao clan who came up from the side, Zhao Wu coughed lightly and said

"Your Majesty, please be polite!"

After hearing Zhao Wu's words, Zhao Wangqian realized that he was on the city wall. His eyes drifted around. The soldiers around him withdrew their gazes and did not dare to peek. Zhao Wangqian also knew that he was embarrassed and was cold. He snorted and threw away Lieutenant Wei.

"This person below the city is someone else pretending to be. The real Li Mu has already been sentenced to death for rebellion. You are the most elite soldiers of our Zhao Kingdom. Don't be fooled by him.

The Wuling cavalry had been favored by the king for a long time, but now the enemy of Zhao State was facing them. They did not want to serve the country with their own lives, but they rebelled against their superiors and attacked Handan. In fact, everyone was able to kill the rebellious officials and traitors. I have ordered that anyone who kills one Wuling Cavalry person will be rewarded with a hundred gold, anyone who beheads three people will be given land, and anyone who beheads ten people will be given a title! " Zhao Wangqian shouted loudly to the soldiers around him.

Although Zhao Wangqian is mediocre, he also knows that there must be brave men under heavy rewards. Now that Li Mu is outside, they can only survive by relying on the support of these soldiers.

Killing his own king openly has not happened yet, but Zhao Wangqian is very worried that Li Mu is willing to be the first person. He had never thought that Li Mu would rebel before, but now that Li Mu had rebelled, Zhao Wangqian was very worried that Li Mu would dare to risk the disapproval of the world.

Hearing Zhao Wangqian's reward, the soldiers on the city's head gleamed and shouted loudly:

"Swear allegiance to the king to the death!"

Seeing that the result he wanted was achieved, Zhao Wangqian continued

"The guarding of Handan is all in the hands of Lieutenant Wei and Zongzheng Zhao Wu. Seeing them is like seeing a stranger, and everyone in Handan must obey their orders."

"No!" Lieutenant Wei and Zhao Wu said, cupping their hands.

Zhao Wangqian patted Lieutenant Wei on the shoulder and led his servants down to the top of the city. Li Mu naturally saw Zhao Wangqian at the top of the city, but he did not speak. This was his last chance for Zhao Wangqian.

The Wuling cavalry behind Li Mu looked at Handan City in front of them, with nervous and serious expressions on their faces. They were also uneasy and entangled in their hearts at this moment. In the past, they returned to Handan to bathe in their achievements, but now they have to attack their own capital. This sense of gap makes them feel uncomfortable. They felt at a loss what to do, but when they thought of their family members who would never die in peace, the hesitation in their hearts was gradually replaced by hatred.

On the top of the city, Lieutenant Wei looked at Zhao Wu with a smile and said

"Lord Zongzheng, now Li Mu is shouting below, what do you think we should do?"

Zhao Wu understood what Lieutenant Wei meant and said nothing. He pulled out the long sword from his waist and put it on Lieutenant Wei's neck. Lieutenant Wei was frightened by Zhao Wu's sudden attack and froze in place.

"Zhao Wu, what do you mean? Now that we are facing a powerful enemy, do you want to become a rebel?" Lieutenant Wei said with his whole body shaking like chaff.

Lieutenant Wei's guard on the side quickly drew his sword and pointed it at Zhao Wu, and the soldiers brought by Zhao Wu also drew their swords and confronted him.

Zhao Wu approached Lieutenant Wei's ear and said

"Lord Lieutenant, everyone knows that you led the people to massacre the family members of Wuling Cavalry. It can be said that you are one of the people that Li Mu and Wuling Cavalry hate the most. As long as I kill you, my head will definitely appease their anger. As long as Only by temporarily stabilizing them will our country, Zhao, have a chance to survive.

You are the king's favorite, and even more so the king's confidant. Now is the time for you to be loyal to the king! "

Lieutenant Wei didn't expect Zhao Wu to say that. He opened his mouth for a moment but didn't know what to say.

"The king's edict, Lieutenant Li Wei, did not think of the king's favor, deceived the king, and even the king accidentally killed the Wuling cavalry family. Now I have been specifically ordered to kill this person and redress the injustice!" Zhao Wu took out an edict from his arms and said.

When the soldiers around him saw the edict in Zhao Wu's hand, they put away their weapons and stopped caring about Lieutenant Wei. Lieutenant Wei felt extremely sad when he saw this scene and shouted loudly:

"Zhao Qian, you harmed me!! I won't let you go even if I die."

Zhao Wu did not wait for Lieutenant Wei to speak, and shouted directly to Li Mu below, "I am Zongzheng, Zhao Wu. The king knows that you have been wronged, but the king was also deceived by a traitor, and this traitor is none other than Lieutenant Li Wei. It was this treacherous minister who led his soldiers to massacre your family members. Now your Majesty has come to his senses and ordered me to kill this treacherous minister as a warning to others.

You are all our Zhao people, and you are the most elite and honorable soldiers of our Zhao Kingdom. As long as you put down your weapons now, you will still be the most honorable Wuling Cavalry of our Zhao Kingdom! "

In order to let the Wuling cavalry below see that he was not joking, Zhao Wu directly pressed Lieutenant Wei against the city wall and put his sword on Lieutenant Wei's neck. Li Mu below saw this scene and his heart sank, while the Wuling cavalry behind him also made a slight commotion.

Lieutenant Wei is indeed one of the enemies of Wuling Iron Cavalry, and he is still the person they want to kill the most. Now Lieutenant Wei is in front of them. As long as they no longer attack Handan City, they will still be Wuling Iron Cavalry, and they will still be honored for generations. When they were struggling, Lieutenant Wei on the top of the city suddenly shouted:

"Don't listen to his farts. The person who ordered the massacre of the Wuling Cavalry was Zhao Wangqian. He personally ordered it for this reason."

Before Lieutenant Wei finished speaking, his head was chopped off by Zhao Wu.

Seeing the heads falling on Handan City, everyone's attention was attracted, and the commotion of the Wuling Cavalry also calmed down at this moment.

"Don't listen to him. Imagine what our surviving brothers and family members said. Lieutenant Wei is our enemy, and so is Zhao Qian!" Sima Shang shouted loudly.

After hearing Sima Shang's words, the military morale of the Wuling Cavalry stabilized again. After the surviving Wuling Cavalry joined them, they spread the news. With the words of the family members, they knew that it was Zhao Wangqian who made the move first.

At this moment, the sound of the ground shaking sounded, attracting everyone's attention again.

The black cavalry rushed towards Handan City from the other side, with black armor and black faces, and the horses also wore iron masks and armor. The black black bird flag was flying in the wind, and a large banner with Mongolian characters showed the identity of the opponent, the golden fire cavalry led by Meng Tian.

Seeing the sudden arrival of the Golden Fire Cavalry led by Meng Tian, ​​Zhao Wu and Li Mu looked over and began to think about something in their hearts. The first person to come to his senses was Zhao Wu.

"You are all from Zhao. Now that the Qin army has arrived in our capital, I hope that everyone will temporarily put aside their grudges and drive out the foreign enemies together!" Zhao Wu shouted to the Wuling cavalry outside the city.

Zhao Wu is not afraid of the Wuling Iron Cavalry, because the Wuling Iron Cavalry is a cavalry and lacks the means to attack the city. Although Li Mu once led the Wuling Iron Cavalry to attack a city garrisoned by an enemy three times his own, it was a small city and could not compete with the so-called first fortress. Compared with the city of Handan, the city wall of Handan was reinforced and raised many times after the two Handan defense battles. The original Qin army led by Bai Qi could not break through it in a short time, let alone the Wuling cavalry, which lacked siege equipment.

But the Golden Fire Cavalry was different. Zhao Wu also knew the inside story of the destruction of the South Great Wall. He knew that the Golden Fire Cavalry had special siege methods, so Zhao Wu immediately hoped that Li Mu would lead the Wuling Iron Cavalry and the Golden Fire Cavalry to counterattack. After both sides suffered losses, He reaps the benefits.

However, Li Mu didn't look at Zhao Wu at all, but looked at the Golden Fire Cavalry parked not far from them. He didn't understand whether Meng Tian was here to supervise them or to help them.

Sima Shang rode his horse to Li Mu and whispered:

"General, Qin's golden fire cavalry should have attracted the firepower of the border troops in the Southern Great Wall. How did they end up in Handan?"

"There should be a problem with the Qin army. Contact the people sent by Luo Wang and ask them what the situation is." Li Mu ordered.

"promise!"

After Sima Shang rode his horse back into the military formation, he headed towards the rear of the Wuling Cavalry. The person responsible for contacting their snare has been waiting for a long time. After Sima Shang saw the person coming clearly, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned, because the person coming was none other than Hun Zhu, one of the most famous wealthy businessmen in the Zhao Kingdom.

"I really didn't expect that Boss Hun would be Luo Wang's man." Sima Shang said with emotion as he looked at Hun Zhu.

"General Sima, we are old acquaintances. We used to do our own thing, so we deceived a lot. Now we are all eating from the same pot, and there is no need to hide from each other anymore. I am the person in charge of the Luowang Zhao Kingdom, Hun Zhu ." Hun Zhu saluted Sima Shang.

"At the beginning, the food and supplies at Yanmen Pass were cut off by the people in the court. It was you and your people who gave us a large amount of food and supplies to help us tide over the difficulties. Is this what King Qin asked you to do?" Sima Shang asked with a complicated mood. road.

At first, the Zhao court seized their winter grain and supplies at Yanmen Pass. In the freezing cold, the soldiers at Yanmen Pass suffered from hunger and cold. Some even froze to death or starved to death. Not only that, the Huns also sent people to continuously attack the border. It made their soldiers at Yanmen Pass miserable. Because they had no dance and food for the winter, they wanted to challenge the Huns, and even if they won, it would be a miserable victory.

Gradually, the Huns also figured out that their food and supplies were insufficient, and began to fight a continuous war with them. If this continues, they will inevitably suffer heavy losses. Fortunately, at the critical moment, Hunzhu brought a large amount of food with his caravan. Supplies and food.

"The king once said that the Central Plains can be destroyed by the Central Plains, but never by foreigners!" Hun Zhugong said with his hands facing the direction of Xianyang.

Sima Shang repeated what Hun Zhu said, feeling a sense of admiration in his heart.

"The general asked me to ask, why are the Golden Fire Cavalry here?"

"Please rest assured, Mr. Wu An. General Meng Tian has no other thoughts before leading the Golden Fire Cavalry. They are here to deliver siege equipment." Hun Zhu said.

The existing gunpowder of the Qin army was completely useless against a wall like Handan City. If they wanted to break the city, they had to rely on the siege equipment built by the public losers. These equipment were disassembled and sent to the Golden Fire Cavalry.

"Thank you so much." Sima Shang said with his hands in hand.

"You're welcome, General Sima!" Hun Zhu said with a smile.

Sima Shang turned his horse's head and reported to Li Mu. After Sima Shang left, Hunzhu summoned other snare killers and said

"Prepare the siege equipment sent by the Golden Fire Cavalry and wait for the Wuling Cavalry to come and collect it."

"promise!"

(End of this chapter)