Meng Tian held three pillars of incense in his hand, bowed three times in the air, and bowed down to insert an incense burner on the table in front of him.

After three bows, Meng Tian sat down, a sumptuous banquet was placed in front of the incense burner, lifted the wine jug, poured the wine glasses on both sides, Meng Tian picked up the wine glass, and raised his glass to the spiritual seat: "General Li, I respect you."

He craned his neck, drank it all, and put down his wine glass, but Meng Tian's face was extremely complicated. You and I have been officials in the same dynasty for twenty years, but who knows that we have never had a drink at the same table? It's a pity to think about, but this regret can never be made up."

He sighed, filled his glass again, and drank dry.

Twenty years ago, King Wulie of Qin succeeded to the throne, Meng Tian was already a general, leading an army of 200,000 troops stationed on the border of Qin and Chu, but because he was not a close confidant of King Wulie of Qin, he has always been suspicious. The reason why King Qin Wulie has not touched him is only because he has great qualifications and has never made a mistake.

In the past 20 years, Li Xin has sprung up, with the support of King Wulie of Qin, and with the support of the old general Yingteng, Li Xin has conquered the east and west, destroyed countless countries, and won the name of the god of war, and Zhao Mu is one east and one west, and the world, and Meng Tian, because he is stationed on the border of Qin and Chu, facing Qin and Chu are afraid of each other, basically there is no war to take, and his reputation is gradually overshadowed by Li Xin.

Meng Tian is not without resentment in his heart, these wars launched by the Qin State, if they are not led by the young Li Xin, but replaced by himself, I believe that it will be easier to win.

But as time went by, Li Xin matured day by day, commanded more and more troops, and finally caught up with him above the ranks, and those battles commanded by him, Meng Tian was also breathtaking, and he finally gave up the idea of competing with Li Xin. Li Xin, who was young back then, has grown into a famous general in the world who he also sighs that he is inferior.

But now, Li Xin, who he is also convinced of, is gone forever. Li Xin is only in his early forties this year, but he is already close to his sixtieth year.

Meng Tian regretted in his heart, Li Xin's death was an irreparable loss for Daqin, Daqin's generals had already shown signs of lack of success, even though Lu Chao was good, but unfortunately he was still younger, and he made many mistakes, it was no problem to lead an army alone, but it was difficult to call on the national army, and Wang Jian, who he had once optimistic, disappeared without a trace with the defeat of his father Wang Xiao.

"Daqin, the wind and rain are shaking!"

As a general who was not completely trusted by King Wulie of Qin, but who could lead hundreds of thousands of troops for twenty years, Meng Tian was well versed in the way of politics, and when he learned the news that Li Xin was defeated and killed in the prairie, he already understood that this time the Qin-Han War was over. The 100,000 Qin army under his leadership swept through the Wei State and won the Great Liang, but he also knew very well in his heart that this was not the embodiment of Ye Zhen's true strength on the other side, in fact, the army led by Ye Zhen was not less than him, the Central Field Army had more than 50,000 troops, the newly formed Wei Army had 30,000 troops, and Zhou Changshou's Zhao Army also had nearly 30,000 people, and the other party had more than 100,000 troops, but he did not seriously fight with him, and it was often a touch of away, and he easily gave Wei to him, which couldn't help but make him more cautiousAnd that's a very unreasonable thing. Even if the Zhao army may not listen to his command, the newly formed 30,000 Wei troops are basically led by Han army officers, and they plus Ye Zhen's own army has exceeded 80,000 people, which is enough to have the ability to fight with him.

Meng Tian even wondered if the other party was borrowing a knife to kill people, first letting themselves occupy the Wei State, and then they counterattacked and defeated themselves, but where did they get their confidence?

Lure the enemy deeper, let yourself go deeper? Meng Tian hadn't considered this possibility before, but after taking Daliang, his army and Lu Chao's army had already been connected, and it was basically impossible.

But now, Meng Tian understands that the deadliest threat is not Ye Zhen on the other side, but the Zhao State that may come from behind him. It's time to withdraw the army, and when the army is withdrawn, by the way, the Zhao people who are already half-lying down have become the only choice for the Qin State. As for the fat meat of Wei, how much Qin can swallow depends on the confrontation with the opponent at the negotiating table.

There was a slight sound of footsteps behind him, and Meng Tian was a little surprised, when he set up this table of sacrificial wine in the woods in the backyard of the Great Wei Palace, he had already ordered that there was no order of his own, and no one was allowed to enter, who was so bold to break in? He turned his head a little angrily, and when he saw the visitor, his face was first stunned, and then there was a sudden moment.

"Who am I, my feet are as light as a cat, my sons and daughters walk like tigers and leopards, but I never tiptoe like this!" Where Meng Tian sat there, looked at the people who came, and said sarcastically.

"Meng Tian, every time we meet, don't you feel comfortable if you don't sneer at me for a few words?" The person who came walked to Meng Tian's side angrily, saw the spirit card on the table at a glance, and shook his fists to the ground wordlessly, then he reached out and pulled the chair opposite and sat on Meng Tian's side.

"Lead the troops to fight well, gallop on the battlefield and don't do it, and you have to do these shady things." Meng Tian said unceremoniously.

Zhongli smiled, "You have all done the righteous and bright things, these shady things, someone has to do them, Meng Tian, I have limited military talents, and I can't compare with you, so naturally I can only find another way, otherwise, how can I be like you, waiting for the opening of the mansion?"

Meng Tian sighed and looked at Zhongli for a long time, "I didn't expect you to come in person!"

"There's nothing unexpected, the king's illness won't drag on for a few days, and he wants to see you one last time!" Zhongli grabbed the wine glass in front of Meng Tian, poured a glass to himself, and drank it, but his eyes were always on Meng Tian.

Meng Tian smiled bitterly, "It's come to this point, and the king still doesn't believe me?" In fact, as long as I write an edict, I will naturally go back, why not use you to come in person!"

"The king really can't do it!" Zhongli Zhengse said: "It's not that you go back to Xianyang."

Meng Tian lowered his head and remained silent, no matter whether King Qin Wulie was real or fake, for him, the result was always the same.

"Li Xin has been the king's companion since he was a child, and he has a deep affection, and the king was seriously ill, and he was hit by this, just delaying time." Zhong Lizi said carefully: "The king also knows my friendship with you, and I asked you to come to reassure you that the king has no intention of killing you, but just hopes that you will retire."

"The new king is on the throne, once the son of heaven and a courtier, this is what it should be, not to mention, the king is not worried about me, he didn't move me before, but he was worried about my influence in the army and the 200,000 troops I brought out, two years ago, the king sent Zhou Yu to my army, and successively transferred a lot of generals to the past, that Zhou Yu is also a talent, presumably the king now thinks that Zhou Yu has been able to control the army I left on the border of Qin and Chu, and on this side, he is facing the great enemy of the Han army Ye Zhen. Speaking of which, the king still thinks that I will not betray Great Qin, and knows that at such a pass, I will never exchange Great Qin's interests for my own interests." Meng Tian lifted the wine jar and took a few big sips.

"A gentleman can be deceived."

Zhongli grinned, "The king is the king, he is bullying you, what can you do?" Meng Tian, you are also old, come down, go back to recuperate, Hanyi and grandchildren, it is not a pleasure."

"You're here, can I still not leave?" Meng Tian let out a long breath: "Who will take my hand?"

"Lu Chao!"

"It's so-so!" Meng Tian nodded, "At least it won't be bad."

"Lu Chao is a closed disciple of Mr. Li Ru, and he is highly valued by the king."

"But he himself is a scholar, although he is familiar with military books, and he can be regarded as the leader in fighting, but when it comes to a critical juncture, it is likely that something will go wrong!" Meng Tian said: "There is a huge gap between the paper and the reality, but it's a pity that the king is gone, otherwise it would be better to let the king cut it."

"Wang Xiao committed suicide, and before he died, he ordered 20,000 Qin troops to surrender to the Han army!" Zhongli suddenly said, "This is the latest news."

Meng Tian sighed and looked at Zhongli in shock, "What about Wang Jian, what about the 30,000 army?"

"Wang Jian led 30,000 Qin troops into the desert!" Zhong Lidao.

"It's their only way out." Meng Tian said: "Wang Xiao is also desperate, but he ordered 20,000 troops to surrender without a fight, and the king is afraid that he will be very angry."

"The Wang family's family in Xianyang has all been imprisoned." Zhong Lidao.

Meng Tian fell silent again, shook his head, and after a while, shook his head again, "How did Li Xin die, now that I have a detailed military report, I can't believe that Li Xin will be wiped out and trapped in it when he still has tens of thousands of troops."

"I know you want to know the detailed military information, so this time, I also brought a detailed military report of this battle, including the reports of the soldiers who escaped back, the submissions of Dan Yu, and the information that I have obtained from other aspects on the Black Ice Table." Zhongli took out a large stack of scrolls from his arms and placed them in front of Meng Tian. I'm not sure about some of these situations, and the fourth prince can't be sure either, so you can help me take a look, and maybe I can identify some problems."

Meng Tian was silent and began to read the dossier one by one.

Half an hour passed, and Meng Tian read all the files.

"But there's something wrong with the rain!" He said categorically.

"You think so, too? The fourth prince and I also find it very difficult to understand."

"From the comprehensive analysis of the information you brought, Li Xin may have had a chance to come back, at least he had a chance to come back, but he gave up categorically, but threw himself alone, he wanted to fight for tens of thousands of troops to die, and also to kill Gao Yuan, in this case, how could Dan Yu lead five thousand cavalry to leave the battlefield? If he had these 5,000 cavalry, he would have a better chance of success." Meng Tian said.

"So, but the rain disobeyed the military order and fled back without permission!" Zhong Li's eyes instantly showed a murderous aura. (To be continued......)