The battle in the Green Sea had come to a complete end, and the Qin army began to clean up the battlefield, and the main generals of the various departments gathered in front of Li Xin to listen to the next deployment.

"The whole army rests for a day, and then returns the same way and returns to Hangu Pass." Li Xin's command was extremely simple.

"General, why don't we directly march into Daijun and force Zhao Mu to withdraw from Hanguan Valley? It's also a little closer. Daijun is Gongzilan's territory, and I heard that he has a good relationship with Gongzilan." One of the generals asked, somewhat puzzled.

Li Xin smiled, glanced at him, and said lightly: "It's very simple, because Zhao Guo can do without Daijun, but we can't do without Hangu Pass. When we attack Daijun, Zhao Muli will not pay attention, what kind of person is Zhao Mu, how can he be a person who abandons official affairs because of personal friendship. He will only attack Hangu Pass more frantically, and the forces in the hands of General Win Teng will not last long, and if my expectations are correct, the king should already be on his way to Hangu Pass at this time."

Wang Xiao said dissatisfiedly: "General, when you send troops, you should persuade Wang Shang to dispel this idea, if Wang Shang appears in Hangu Pass, Zhao Mu will definitely go crazy. The gentleman does not stand on top of the dangerous hall, and the king does this completely in disregard of the society of the country."

"It's useless." Li Xin smiled and said: "Our king's temper, you still don't know the way?" Besides, the king will only go when Hangu Pass is really in danger, maybe under the king's encouragement, Hangu Pass can wait for our support, and General Yingteng should have arrangements, even if something happens to Hangu Pass, the king will be fine."

"I hope so!" Wang Xiao exhaled a breath of turbidity.

Li Xin looked around at the generals, "Hurry up and rest, pull out the camp tomorrow, and then rush back as fast as possible."

Qin-Zhao border, Hangu Pass, the two armies have been fighting for half a month, different from the one-sided war on the grassland, the two sides here are evenly matched, although the Qin army is few, but there is a strong city to rely on, and the Zhao army has an overwhelming advantage in numbers, half a month of boiling point, Hangu Pass two wings Yangping, Changfeng two fortresses have long been razed to the ground by the Zhao army, the Qin army stationed inside has no life, under the Hangu Pass, the two sides are fighting fiercely day by day, Zhao Mu finally relied on the advantage of numbers, Forcefully forced the Qin army into the city with a war of attrition.

At present, the two armies are under the Hangu Pass, and there is no abundance of the world's famous generals at all, and the most barbaric methods of play are adopted. Hangu Pass was not only an important passage for the Qin army to send troops to the Central Plains, but also a key fortress for them to protect the Qin state.

It's another day of fierce fighting, close up and down, the corpses are piled up, the Zhao army has retreated for a long time, but on the battlefield, the beacon fire has not been extinguished for a long time, and the burning of Bibi is accompanied by wisps of green smoke, reflecting the red sunset that has gradually fallen, adding a few tragic colors.

From Zhao Mu discovering the truth, to launching an attack on Hangu Pass, although there is only less than a month of effort, but Zhao Mu looks a lot older, more than ten days of fierce battles, for Zhao Mu, it is also a kind of torment, his opponent is not an unknown person, but with him many times to win Teng, the two of them know each other too well, so that no tricks can hide from the opponent, in addition to fighting hard, Zhao Mu can't think of any other way for a while, and in the face of Jiancheng, He has lost too many troops than his opponents.

Next to his big case, sat the minister of Zhao State, Gongzi Lan, like Zhao Mu, he looked older than Zhao Mu, and now he can't take care of it.

"Zhao Mu, how many soldiers does Win Teng have in his hands?" Zilan looked at Zhao Mu and asked, the two armies are fighting, Zilan doesn't understand it too well, seeing that the Qin army will kill and wound so many people every day, but every time the Zhao army attacks, he feels that the Qin army has not decreased.

"The black-armored infantry in Winning Teng's hands is less than 5,000 at most!" Zhao Mu sighed, "The black-armored infantry, this is the personal soldier of King Qin Wulie, the most important army to protect Xianyang, has always been led by King Qin, this time, King Qin Wulie actually handed him over to Ying Teng, he has a lot of trust in this old guy."

Gongzilan smiled bitterly, "Ying Teng is his own uncle, in the process of King Qin Wulie's ascension to the throne, he is a staunch supporter, of course he will trust, what surprises me the most is that King Qin Wulie actually dared to hand over 200,000 troops to Li Xin, a person with a foreign surname, a general from a civilian background, how much courage does it take. Zhao Mu, you are a nobleman, can you imagine that our king will hand over such a large army to you and give you full command?"

Zhao Mu was silent for a while, "Therefore, the Qin State is now thriving, and it has become a problem for all forces in the Central Plains, King Qin Wulie, a true hero."

"The heroes of the Qin people are our dreams!" Gongzilan stood up, "Zhao Mu, defeat Hangu Pass, go straight to Xianyang, before Li Xin comes back, slaughter King Qin Wulie, as soon as King Qin Wulie dies, the Qin State will inevitably be in chaos, and then our Zhao State will leap to become the overlord of the world."

"Don't you want me?" Zhao Mu was upset, "But I have to defeat this old guy before I can say this. Zilan, you have to go back to Handan immediately, tell the king, form an alliance with all the countries, and ask the countries to send reinforcements, otherwise, even if I defeat Hangu Pass and attack Xianyang, I will run headlong into Li Xin's army, and we will still fail at that time."

"The king is not a fool, he must already be doing this." Zilandau.

"But you still have to go back, you are here with me, what else can you do except be in a hurry, you are the minister of Zhao Guoguo, now at this time, you should stay in Handan and help deal with national affairs." Zhao Mu waved his hand. Brother Zilan, I know you have grievances in your heart, but state affairs are important!"

Zilan smiled bitterly, "I'm afraid that the more this time, the more the king doesn't want to see me in Handan!"

"Brother Zilan!" Zhao Mu raised his voice, "When is it, you are still talking about this, what is the benefit of the country?"

"Alright, alright! I'll go back!" Gongzilan stood up, "Zhao Mu, Hangu Pass is up to you, if you can take it, the form will be reversed, if you can't take it, in the next few days, our days will be sad, the Qin State without worries will inevitably come east, the six countries of the Central Plains, each with a ghost, even if they can unite to deal with the Qin State in a short time, but after all, it is difficult to change the overall situation, what they hope is that we can not only block the Qin State, but also not too strong, this kind of gain and loss, will only be taken advantage of, and eventually become the prey of the Qin State."

"I know the way!" Zhao Mu sighed, "Do your best, obey the destiny of heaven!"

The two of them looked at each other without saying a word, and they both had bitterness on their faces.

"Report!" The voices of the guards were heard outside.

"Come in!" Zhao Mu shouted in a deep voice.

"Prime minister, general, a messenger from Handan."

"Let him in."

Outside the big tent, a person hurriedly entered, and when he saw Zilan and Zhao Mu, he immediately bowed to the ground, "Prime Minister, General, the war between our army and Yan Guo in Yuyang County has ended, we, we have failed. Lord Zhao Qi, General Zhao Meng was defeated and trapped in the city, General Zhao Guang was captured, General Zhao Dong was killed in battle, and the 100,000 army died on the banks of the Yishui River, and only one or two out of ten survived."

Zilan Porphyry slumped back in the chair, Zhao Mu closed his eyes in pain, and after a while, he slowly opened them, "How is Yan Jun now?" Have you marched into the Zhao country?"

"No, the army of Yan under the command of Zhou Yuan was stationed in Fangcheng and did not attack again, but it did not withdraw either. Instead, gather soldiers on the banks of the Yishui River! The king urgently summons the Prime Minister to return to Handan!" The messenger looked up.

Zhao Mu exhaled softly, "That's fine!" Yan Guo, after all, still understands the general trend. Attack me at this time, the plan is as fast as it is for a while, and you will taste the pain of the skin in the end, Brother Zilan, after you return to Handan, you must advocate an alliance with Yan State, even if you sign an alliance with Yan State for this purpose."

Zilan stood up with a pale face, "I'm afraid this is the reason why the king summoned me back to Handan, Yan Guo will inevitably open his mouth and force us to sign a humiliating covenant, this person who signed the contract will definitely be the eternal sinner of Zhao State in the future, and it seems that only I, Zilan, will be responsible. Hahaha! What a calculating king! At this time, don't forget to pit my Zilan."

When the messenger heard Zilan's words, his face suddenly turned pale, he knelt on the ground, his body trembled, Zhao Mu looked at him for a long time, and suddenly said: "Come on, drag it out and cut it!"

The guards outside the tent rushed in, dragged the messenger and left, and the messenger was as soft as noodles, and could not speak.

"Wait!" Zilan waved her hand, "Zhao Mu, why embarrass such a small person, even if he hears what I say, what can he do, what can he do when it reaches the ears of the king?" Let him go!"

Zhao Mu stared at Zilan for a long time, "You still have a soft heart after all."

Waving his hand, he motioned for the guards to let go of the messenger, "It's your fate, but you remember what Lord Zilan just said, if I hear the slightest gossip, not only will you not survive, but your entire clan, I will punish you all."

The messenger who was lucky enough to pick up a life kowtowed again and again, "The villain doesn't dare, the villain doesn't dare, the villain doesn't hear anything."

Zhao Mu didn't bother to look at him anymore, "Brother Zilan, as long as I, Zhao Mu, am still in the day, I will never let you end up, my words still have some weight after all."

Zilan nodded, Zhao Mu's words did have weight, the current Zhao State could not do without him at all, but he could not return to the court, he could only stay far away in Hedong, stay on the front line of the confrontation with the Qin State, and at a certain point, even if he wanted to save himself, he would not be able to reach it. And after the incident, he will inevitably take Zhao Guo as his favor, he is his friend, but he can't compare with Zhao Guo's weight in his heart.

But Zilan doesn't blame him, this is Zhao Mu. A pillar that Zhao can always rely on.

"I'm waiting for your good news!" Zilan turned around and walked out, "I'll leave tonight." (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (biquge.info) to vote for recommendation and monthly pass. Your support is my biggest motivation ......)