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Chapter 18 Defeat Zhao
Soon, the time came to the twelfth lunar month.

This year's twelfth lunar month is a little colder than last year, but this does not prevent the Qin troops from sharpening their swords.

Yes, Ying Zheng gave the order to prepare to attack Zhao.

On the seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, Yingzheng sent Wang Jian as the vanguard and allocated him a hundred thousand troops to lead the charge.

Then he sent [-] troops to brothers Meng Tian and Meng Yi respectively, and ordered them to attack the east and west divisions of Zhao respectively——

This was the first time the two brothers had led an army into a war, and everyone was extremely excited. In addition to their young age, many people were praising them.

But they did not get carried away because of this. Instead, they became more and more cautious, listening carefully to Ying Zheng's plan and discussing with him.

In order to prevent Zhao from counterattack, Ying Zheng decided to lead another 20 troops and personally sit in the rear to boost the morale of the Qin army.

On the eve of departure, Ying Zheng stood on a high platform, overlooking the entire Xianyang City.

Yun Jiao stood behind him, and the afterglow of the setting sun fell on the king in his prime, reflecting his broad back.

He was wearing a mysterious robe, the jade ribbon around his waist and the orbs hanging from the crown on his head were swaying slightly in the wind. He stood there motionless, even this back view was majestic enough.

As if he noticed something, Ying Zheng turned around and saw her, his eyes softened for a moment.

"Jiaojiao, would you like to join me in attacking Zhao tomorrow?" Ying Zheng stretched out his hand and gently pushed away the broken hair on her temples with his slender fingers. The setting sun made the tall man's red and phoenix eyes look so bright as he set in the west. Yun Jiao felt extremely gentle.

"Is it okay?" Yun Jiao, who wanted to witness history but was afraid of causing trouble to others, hesitated for a moment and asked in a low voice.

"If it's someone else, it won't work. But if it's Jiao Jiao, of course it will work." Ying Zheng smiled softly and stretched out his hand, as if he wanted to caress her face, but for some reason, his fingers moved higher and finally fell on her face. hair top,

"I'm very happy that you can come with me and witness everything about me."

For some reason, Yun Jiao's heart skipped a beat.

The winter wind was obviously very cold, but at this moment, the little girl felt her cheeks burning.

She responded hurriedly and left the corner as if fleeing.

Ying Zheng looked at the back of her leaving in a hurry, slowly retracted his hand, turned his head again, and lowered his eyes to look at the Xianyang city he was sitting on.

A Xiao stood beside him, looking at him, and suddenly his heart moved.

He seems to be about to own the entire country, but it seems...

Something is missing.

……

The next day, Yun Jiao and Ying Zheng rode in a chariot and embarked on the road to Zhao State together.

The real Guo Kai was killed by Ying Zheng on the day he was brought back to Qin.

The fake Guo Kai heard that Ying Zheng was going to attack Zhao State, and immediately began to plan with Wang Ben, Li Mu's old team, to prepare to cooperate internally and externally to cooperate with Ying Zheng.

……

In 229 BC, the 18th year of the Qin Dynasty, a [-] vanguard army led by Wang Jian attacked Fanwu and Feixia from Jingjing, and then pointed directly at Handan, the capital of Zhao State.

The army led by Meng Tian was stationed in the west of Handan City. At Gan Luo's suggestion, he created momentum and cooperated with the fake Guo Kai to cause panic in the Zhao court. Meng Yi followed Ying Zheng's order and swept through the eastern part of Zhao to block foreign aid.

As for Ying Zheng's 20 Qin troops, they were stationed in the rear, firstly to prevent the Zhao army from counterattacking, and secondly, to send troops to support the three armies at any time.

Under the deliberate actions of the fake Guo Kai and Li Mu's old troops, the Zhao army was defeated all the way and lost a large area of ​​land within a month. The three armies soon met outside Handan City.Ying Zheng looked at Handan City, with a cold chill flashing in his eyes.

18 years ago, he had not returned to Qin, where he suffered humiliation as a child.

Except for that time...

Thinking of this, Ying Zheng subconsciously glanced at Yun Jiao next to him.

And Yun Jiao's face was full of excitement.

[Oh no, no, no, I can witness my ancestor’s unification of Kyushu with my own eyes!Come on, come on, I want to be on the family tree! 】

Ying Zheng laughed and reached out to stroke the ends of her hair: "Aren't you afraid?"

Yun Jiao raised her chin, with a pride in her eyes that she didn't even know she had: "With the old man... and the king here, why should I be afraid?"

Ying Zheng curled his lips and looked at Handan again, his eyes instantly becoming dark.

……

On the other side, when he heard the news that the Qin army had joined forces and was stationed outside Handan City, and had surrounded Handan, Zhao Wangqian was so frightened that he fell off the throne.

After a moment, he calmed down and staggered towards the fake Guo Kai, almost half-kneeling in front of him, with pleading in his eyes: "Ai Qing! Ai Qing, save the orphan! I am in my prime, I am alone. I don’t want to die, I don’t want to die!”

When the fake Guo Kai saw his coward, he felt disgust in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. He just took a step back calmly, with his usual flattering smile on his face: "Since the king wants to save his life, I have a plan. I just don’t know if the king is willing.”

Hearing the fake Guo Kai's words, Zhao Wangqian's eyes suddenly lit up: "Ai Qing, tell me quickly!"

"Han was destroyed by Qin, and Yan and Wei still have too much time to take care of themselves. Now there is no one to support us... If the king wants to save his life -" Fake Guo Kai rubbed his chin, deliberately trying to show off.

"What must be done? Please tell me, dear!" Zhao Wangqian became more and more anxious.

"In my opinion, the one who can protect the king's life for this plan is to surrender." The fake Guo Kai pretended to hesitate for a moment and spoke slowly.

Zhao Wangqian: "??!"

"Surrender?"

"Return."

Zhao Wangqian instantly collapsed on the ground, his face as pale as paper, and he kept mumbling these two words.

After an unknown period of time, Zhao Wangqian seemed to have made up his mind, and seemed to be extremely afraid of losing his life. Zhao Wangqian stood up slowly, sat back on the throne, picked up a pen and began to write a letter of surrender.

At this time, Gongzi Jia, who also heard the news that the Qin army was besieging Handan, knew that King Zhao Qian had come to Guo Kai, and had a premonition that something was wrong, so he hurriedly ran into his palace.

Seeing him writing a letter of surrender, Gongzi Jia was angry and disappointed. He immediately knelt in front of Zhao Wangqian and said loudly: "The previous king passed the throne to the king, not to let the king be the king of the country's subjugation! I am acting on behalf of the county. There are still hundreds of miles. If the city of Handan is defeated, your Majesty can retreat to Daijun! If we can capture him without restraint, we will have hope of resurrecting him one day."

Gongzi Jia looked up at Zhao Wangqian, with tears in his eyes: "Brother Wang, our Zhao family has been in power for hundreds of years, how can we give it up like this! You can't be confused!"

Zhao Wangqian looked at Gongzi Jia and felt faintly moved when he heard the words "Wang brother" from him.

This young master Jia was originally the crown prince of the Zhao Kingdom, but King Zhao Daoxiang favored Zhao Wangqian's mother, so he was deposed.

The fake Guo Kai next to him was about to go to Ying Zheng with a letter of surrender to claim credit. When he saw Gongzi Jia's words and saw that Zhao Wangqian seemed to be wavering, his heart suddenly thumped and he quickly said: "The city of Handan is broken, the Qin army Surrounded on all sides, how can the king go to Daijun? Master, isn't this a joke?"

Gongzijia has tolerated Guo Kai for a long time.

(End of this chapter)