Chapter 178: To be old, the Qin army is hundreds of thousands
Chapter 178 Retirement, Qin army hundreds of thousands
In mid-February, the weather was extremely cold.
The land of Zhao is snowing, and Pang Nuan, the famous general of Zhao Ren, resigned.
's resignation was involved in the palace, and Zhao Yan quickly gave permission.
The news of was sent back to Pang Nuan's house.
Pang Nuan said with a miserable smile: "In my life, I have written no less than a few hundred books, and the fastest time to get permission from Your Majesty was to resign."
He looked at Li Mu beside him, and pondered what he wanted to say:
"Since the Five Kingdoms merged and the Wei people retreated first, our army was closely pursued by the Qin people and suffered heavy losses. I knew that the Qin master of this generation was already planning for the annexation of the world, and my great Zhao was the biggest obstacle for the Qin people to get out. , they are deliberately weakening us.
Zhao Ben is not weaker than Qin, but unfortunately he is not up to his expectations, he has been out...and out..."
He wanted to talk about the faint-hearted prince, but he didn't say it after all.
He sighed: "The Qin people have worked hard for generations to govern, and they are dedicated to the east. This generation of Qin masters is amazing, and he is the honor of saints. Everything is clear. No one can deceive him. Qin people can be united. It got stronger and stronger.”
He stared at Li Mu: "After I leave, Da Zhao will rely on you to command the army. I hope you can do your best."
Li Mu frowned and said, "The old general is leaving?"
"Yes, I'm old, and I should go. And I can't stand this HD, otherwise I won't be killed by the treacherous people, and I will also be killed by anger."
Pang Nuan said: "I'm going to tell my old age first and go back to my hometown of Lingxian to live."
Then he lowered his voice and said: "This is my escape plan. I am in Huiling County on the surface, but I am going to Chu land in the dark. General Lian Po was taken away by the king, so he went to Wei land to avoid disasters and could not be reused, and then went to To the Chu land Shouchun.
I want to persuade General Lian Po. He has great prestige in our great Zhao. If he is willing to return to Zhao, the morale of our Zhao army will be boosted, and he may have a fighting force against Qin. "
Lian Po was also a famous general of the Zhao people, as famous as Li Mu, and together with Wang Jian and Bai Qi, they were collectively known as the four famous generals in the late Warring States period.
Lian Po is skilled in the art of warfare, but his character is strong. After Zhao Yan ascended the throne, he wanted to seize his military power and replaced him with Lecheng.
Lian Po was furious when he found out about it, and even led his troops to attack Lecheng.
But Lian Po didn't really want to rebel. After the incident, his anger dissipated. He knew he had made a big mistake. He was ashamed and ashamed.
Then he did not dare to return to Zhao, and went to Shouchun in Chu.
This is also true in the inherent history. Lian Po finally died in Shouchun, the evening scene was desolate, and he never had a chance to return to Zhao.
Pang Nuan said to Li Mu: "I see that the king was quite annoyed at the fact that General Lian Po left Zhao a few days ago. After I go, if the king is a little remorseful, when General Lian Po returns, wouldn't it just be a good time to fill me in? vacancies.
Then Li Mu, you won't be able to support yourself alone and be taken advantage of by the Qin people. "
Li Mu was in awe.
Pang Nuan was obviously desperate for Zhao Wang Zhao Yan, so he resigned.
But even so, he was still willing to work actively for Da Zhao, and wanted to invite Lian Po back, so as to reassure the Zhao soldiers, in order to fear that the Zhao people would perish.
Lian Po became famous very early. Although he is now over seventy years old, he is still able to conquer and dare to fight. Ruo Lian Po's return is indeed a great help to Zhao.
Li Mu thanked Pang Nuan three times and said solemnly, "The old general may be physically supported, how about I send someone to **** you?"
Pang Nuan shook his head and said, "I was just in a hurry before, and it's strange to say that I've lost my mind in the past few days, and I have let go of many things.
I will leave in the afternoon, you don’t need to **** me. I will meet General Lian Po as soon as possible and persuade him to return, so that I can familiarize myself with military affairs as soon as possible.
The beginning of spring is just around the corner. This year, the Qin people will come to attack me. Li Mu, you have to make plans early. "
Li Mu hummed: "Old General, be careful on the road."
In the afternoon of that day, a total of six vehicles and horses left the city.
Pang Nuan left HD with his relatives and drove to Beibei Ling County.
In fact, halfway through the road, the frame of the six carriages carrying Pang Nuan separated by himself and quietly went to the border of Zhaojing, preparing to pass the border of Wei and Qin, and then detoured into Chu to find Lian Po.
The frame resumed for a few days and crossed the border between Qin and Wei in late February.
Along the way, the snow fell and stopped, and a thick layer of snow accumulated on the ground.
Pang Nuan peered out from the frame, but saw the snow fluttering, and his vision was hazy.
He has been driving with the car for the past few days, let go of his worries, and his health is getting better day by day.
Seeing the pleasant snow scene, Pang Nuan smiled rarely for many days, and asked several entourages who were supporting him by the car:
"I'm going to sue the old man and leave Zhao. I'm afraid I'll have to work hard for you to wait for a few people, and I'll have to suffer along with you when you wait."
The driver who was driving was also an old man, and said with a smile:
"The general is still running for me, Zhao people, why should I cherish my own body, I want to follow the general, I don't care whether it is hard or not."
"Good."
There were six people riding beside the frame, and the leader was over fifty. He was wearing a yellow-brown cotton shirt, and his thin face showed a look of memory, and said slowly:
"When I joined the army at the beginning of the year, the general was already the commander of the army. Before I went to the battlefield for the first time, I was so frightened that I couldn't sleep all night. I still remember that the general went out to patrol the camp late at night and found that I was not asleep. Now that he has joined the army, he will be the guardian of my great Zhao Anning.
You need to have no fear of war in order to win more battles.
I have remembered this sentence for thirty years, and I dare not forget it for a moment.
The general is getting old, and we are no longer young. If I leave the general, I don’t know how to fight, so naturally I will always follow the general. "
The others also said in the same way: "That's how it should be."
Pang Nuan smiled even more, and said happily: "I have been a general all my life, and I am very lucky to have you by my side when I grow old..."
The snow is getting smaller.
The wheels squeaked in the snow.
In the afternoon, in the vast snow, the road is empty, and no one is near or far.
After chatting with his entourage, Pang Nuan, who was sitting back in the car, was stroking the sword that had followed him for decades when he suddenly heard an abnormal noise.
He twitched his ears, and the abnormal sound suddenly became obvious.
Pang Nuan, who has been in battle for a long time, responded quickly and shouted: "It's a crossbow arrow attacking, deploy defense..."
Before his voice fell, a shadow flashed in the snow, and the guard leader who was following his frame suddenly let out a scream. In the crisp sound of bone cracks, the leader's chest and abdomen were pierced by a giant crossbow arrow, and his body was pierced by a giant crossbow arrow. The belt took off a few meters away, and was out of breath when it landed.
Pang Nuan suddenly lifted the curtain of the car, furrowing his beard angrily.
He looked at the entourage who had been talking to him just a moment ago, his heart was awe-inspiring, and the speed of the arrow that broke through the sky was so fast.
This fire rate and power is a crossbow!
No wonder the followers can't dodge even if they want to, just because the crossbow is too fast, even if the Holy Land is slightly negligent, they will be shot to death.
Pang Nuan shouted fiercely, "I am Pang Nuan from Zhao, who would dare to plot against me?"
BuzzBuzz!
The bed crossbow trembled, and the arrow broke through the air.
Pang Nuan shouted: "Offset, ban!"
In addition to being a warrior, he is also proficient in vertical and horizontal techniques.
When the voice came out, there was power acting in the void, and the speed of several crossbows was affected immediately, and the entourage took the opportunity to avoid it, safe and sound.
"Where's the shameless person, who did a sneak attack, come out for me?" Pang Nuan said angrily while standing on the carriage.
With the sound, behind a snow-covered hill in front, the wheels rolled, and two crossbows were pushed to appear.
On both sides of the crossbow, there were more than ten people standing, all dressed in black armor, with unfamiliar appearances, but each with a strong aura.
Pang Nuan said angrily, "Are you from Qin?"
A few people on the opposite side showed sneers at the same time, and one of them said softly: "Let it go!"
The bowstring trembled, and the bed crossbow volleyed.
Pang Nuan stretched out his hand, and by his side, he flew through the air with the countless portable swords he had killed in the battlefield for many years.
Pang Nuan shouted, and a battle figure appeared behind him, and thousands of troops gathered together to bless him.
The sword was released from the box and turned into a ray of blood. It was as unstoppable as an evil dragon. The crossbow pushed out by the opponent was instantly smashed by the sword glow.
There were two attackers beside the crossbow, and their throats were also cut by Jianmang, and they fell to the ground and died.
Pang Nuan said in a deep voice, "Although I Pang Nuan are old, it's not difficult to kill Er and wait until I'm young."
He jumped out of the car, and led a few entourages to force the other side, murderous.
In mid-air, his sword radiated light, as if spiritual.
"Your Majesty expected that you wouldn't be tied down, and that's true."
One of the people who attacked, showed a sneering look: "Fortunately, the king has made arrangements." After saying this, he raised one hand, and a small box appeared in his hand.
The box opened, and a black air gushed out, pitch black as ink.
A piece of armor floats and sinks in the black air, surrounded by thousands of resentful spirits, and its shape is hideous.
Pang Nuan's expression changed slightly, the aura of this armor was so strong that it didn't look like an ordinary thing, it was comparable to the pressure brought by the saintly realm.
In the air, Pang Nuan's sword was instantly suppressed by the black air.
The armor is like a living thing. Although no one is wearing it, it can be pulled out with a hand, and five fingers are derived from black energy. Pang Nuan's sword is immediately dragged into the darkness of the armor, as if it was corroded by strong acid, and it melts cleanly in a blink of an eye.
When the faces of the people around Pang Nuan's body changed in shock, the armor was already pressing over.
The overwhelming black air, there is no room for escape.
Pang Nuan and others were attacked by the armor, and they all felt overwhelmed. Several entourages rushed up to block Pang Nuan, and they were gradually covered and swallowed by black gas, and they had almost no resistance.
The black air spread out, pressing down from all directions, and Pang Nuan was also dragged into it.
The virtual image of the battlefield manifested behind him, thousands of soldiers and horses worked together to compete with the mysterious power of the armor.
"kill!"
Pang Nuan shouted, punched out, and the blood in the body was transpiring, trying to break the black gas.
But at this moment, a voice sounded: "Pang Nuan, you forced the king to abdicate, don't you know your guilt?"
Pang Nuan tried his best to open his eyes in the black air, and saw a figure appearing on the snowy hill beside him, but it was a Zhao minister named Ji Xiang.
This person has always been close to Guo Kai and is quite favored by Zhao Yan.
The face of his life is sharp and thin, his eyes are compelling, and his face is proud of successfully blocking Pang Nuan, and he walks down the snowy hill calmly:
"When you left Zhao, Your Majesty knew that you must have a plan, and your intentions were wrong.
Sure enough, you said that you were returning to your hometown in name, but in fact you secretly made a detour to this border of Qin and Wei, what are your intentions? "
Anger, disappointment, shock and other emotions suddenly flooded into his heart... Pang Nuan didn't expect that it was Zhao Yan who asked people to kill him.
I forced him to give in, but he felt that I was humiliating him and disobeying him... I told him that he still had someone come to kill me. He waited until I entered the Wei-Qin border, because he was worried about Li Mu and other generals and the soldiers of my Da Zhao, and was afraid of them. Know.
He killed me on the border of Qin and Wei, and he still wanted to... put the blame on the Qin people and clean himself up... In an instant, Pang Nuan all reacted, and his eyes were splitting: "Hunjun..."
"Insulting the king is one more crime."
Ji Xiang said: "When Lian Po fled, you and Li Mu secretly supported you, thinking that the king didn't know?
Now you want to leave Zhao and go to another country, never mind. "
Pang Nuan was completely covered by black air, as if he was approaching an abyss, completely obscured by darkness in front of him, everything seemed to be moving away from him.
Time seemed to stand still.
At the moment when the black energy was pressed into his consciousness, his mind flashed like a revolving lantern of his youth joining the army, fighting all his life, and assisting the three generations of Great Zhao monarchs... The picture of the carefree youth, the early death of the wife, the children in the family, In the end, all the pictures were frozen on Zhao Yan's face... Dazed Jun.
Da Zhao, who was loyal all his life, is about to die!
Pang Nuan's face burst into tears, and he was exhausted!
Then Zhao Chen Jixiang came down from the low hill: "Your Majesty said that Pang Nuan is the pinnacle of the holy realm, and the soul after death is just used to sacrifice and refine the soul armor, which is his last contribution to my great Zhao."
Inside Pang Nuan's dead body, there was soon a black shadow that was dragged out and absorbed by the armor.
His body fell into the snow.
"Arrange this place, leave a few broken pieces of the crossbow, and put the Qin army's mark on the obscure place, don't ruin the king's plan..."
Jixiang hooked the corner of his mouth: "General Pang Nuan is old, and the Qin people still won't let him go. My general Zhao Bing will swear to get justice for General Pang."
said again: "This is the border of Qin and Wei, speed up, don't let the patrolling Qin army find me waiting."
After half an hour, the Zhao team quickly withdrew.
In the snow, the bodies of Pang Nuan and others were quickly covered with a thin layer of snow.
According to Zhao Yan's design, the nearby Wei people will find Pang Nuan's body first, and then let the matter ferment and spread, and the Qin people will be charged with the crime.
However, shortly after Zhao Ren's team left, another team appeared in the snow.
The woman headed by , wearing a scarlet cloak and skirt armor, is Yu Concubine.
She landed on the snow, glanced at Pang Nuan, and said in a low voice, "It's still a step too late... Come here, put away Zhao Jiang Pang Nuan's body and take it away!"
"No!"
Behind her, there were people from Ye Yufu who accompanied her, and they quickly cleaned the surroundings.
Yu Gui picked up a fragment of a bed crossbow, looked down at the imprint of the Qin army branded on it, and said with disdain, "It's a good next trick."
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HD, Royal Palace.
Zhao Yan woke up from the bedroom after taking a nap.
When Guo Kai came in from the outside, he saw that he was feeding the birds, and he seemed to be in a good mood, so he stepped forward to report: "Your Majesty, it's done."
Zhao Yan responded unexpectedly.
Guo Kai continued: "Your Majesty has a good plan, not only punishing Pang Nuan for his crimes, but also pinning the matter on the Qin army.
If our general Zhao soldiers learn that the Qin army has killed General Pang Nuan, all the anger will be transferred to the Qin people and become sad soldiers. In the battle against Qin, everyone fought bravely to kill the enemy, and our army's chances of winning will greatly increase.
And when Pang Nuan was killed by the Qin people, Li Mu and others' attention would also be shifted to the Qin army, and no one would come to force the king to make concessions.
accomplishes many things with one fell swoop, the king's calculations are accurate, and he is a real god. "
Zhao Yan smiled. He was quite content with his calculations, and said, "I ordered to go on, and secretly spread that the Qin people took advantage of Pang Nuan's resignation, and secretly killed General Pang's family, leaving no one behind."
"No!" Guo Kai walked briskly and bowed to retreat.
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When Zhao Huaizhong got the news of Pang Nuan's murder, he was in Yeyu Mansion to check the new ordnance jointly built by Lao Sikong, Ye Qi, Yue Qing, and Ji Mo, a newcomer to Daqin.
A spy from Ye Yufu came in to report that Pang Nuan was killed, and described the specific situation at the scene.
Zhao Huai said in a snarl: "The monarch who fainted and the country was destroyed, he cut his arm by himself, stupid."
After half an hour, he recruited Lu Buwei, the imperial censor, the imperial lieutenant, Wang Jian and others into the palace, and asked:
"If you start a war with Zhao people at this time, when will you be able to send troops to attack Zhao at the earliest?"
Wang Jian said: "Your Majesty told me to prepare for battle as early as the beginning of autumn. Our army has been preparing for several months. It is now the end of February. The weather will warm up in March, and we can send troops at any time."
Zhao Huaizhong said: "How many soldiers do I have in Daqin?"
The Taiwei, who was overviewing the military affairs of Daqin, said: "Our army has stationed 150,000 troops on the western front to guard against evil spirits.
There are nearly 100,000 troops on both the north and south fronts.
At this time, the Quanrong has collapsed, and there will be no danger of bandits in the short term. If necessary, 50,000 soldiers can be transferred from the northern front.
General Mengao was on the eastern front, commanding 130,000 male soldiers, Handi was newly descended, and there were 50,000 troops stationed there.
The rest of the guards scattered in the various counties and counties of Daqin, as well as our Xianyang guards, totaled more than 200,000 guards. The total number of our troops in Daqin is nearly 800,000, and there are nearly 500,000 who can be called elites.
Among them, those who can be transferred to attack Zhao are at most 250,000 to 300,000. "
Lu Buwei said: "But our army has fought many times in recent years, and the water conservancy repairs have just been completed for half a year, and the balance of the treasury is limited, which may not be conducive to a long war."
Zhao Huaizhong nodded and thought for a moment: "Then let's fight. If we don't shoot first, the Zhao people and the demon clan will not be good at it, and they will be passive in vain.
Wang Jian, attack Zhao, with you as the commander, Yang Ruihe, and Nei Shi Teng as the lieutenant. I will assign General Meng Ao to guard the western front against demons.
You attack Zhao with all your strength, and let the people of Zhao know the sharpness of my Qin soldiers. "
"Promise!" Wang Jian stood up solemnly, and walked away in high spirits.
[The next chapter may be late, I guess it will be quite long Try to write it in one breath]
The actions of King Zhao and Guo Kai are not all fictitious. In the handed down history, King Zhao also self-destructed the Great Wall. It seems to be the tradition of Zhao people to change generals on the spot... Anyway, it has been passed down, and the information that can be checked is like this... Of course, this is not a historical fiction of mine.
I will try to write the next story in one breath, it may be late!
Tomorrow Monday, ask for a ticket, ask for a reservation
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