"In the past, I went back, and the willows were still there. Now I think about it, the rain and snow are falling. The way is slow, thirsty and hungry. My heart is sad, and I don't know how to mourn. ”

This is the "Xiaoya" that my mother loved to sing when she was young and beautiful, and it was a song that his wife was waiting for the return of her husband who had been on a long-term expedition.

At that time, Yingquliang didn't understand why his mother always sang this song that made people want to cry and breathless? Later, when he stepped on his horse and returned from charging with his long sword, he finally understood his mother's song.

The strange thing is that after my father-in-law died in battle, my mother never sang this song again. At that time, Yingquliang still didn't understand his mother's heart.

This time, the young monarch felt that he had finally understood—that his mother's heart had been plowed with so many wounds, but she wanted to leave her son with a broad and warm heart.

As a son of man, Qin Xiaogong felt a strong guilt that he had never felt before.

I don't want to think about it, but I can't think about it. The young monarch could not extricate himself in the cold evening breeze.

Suddenly, he was awakened by the sound of horses' hooves. As soon as he turned around, he saw that Jing Jian and Qin Feng had already lost the reins of their horses and hurried up the high slope. Qin Xiaogong was shocked in his heart, could it be that the Six Kingdoms had sent troops?

Jing Jian and Qin Feng stood uphill, the two glanced at each other, Qin Feng panted and said: "Your Majesty, the Beidi Order sent an envoy to report urgently, and a group of merchants from Zhao Guo crossed Fushi, passed through my northwest, and marched towards the Rongdi tribe inhabited area in Longxi. The Northland sergeant caught a straggler and tortured him, the merchant confessed that the merchant was a secret envoy sent by Zhao State, and he was an envoy to escort him, and he didn't know what his mission was. ”

Qin Xiaogong pondered for a moment, "Where can I go under the business trip?" ”

"It's about already in the Longxi Mountains, and it's too late to chase it." Qin Feng replied.

"Jing Jian, why did you say that this Zhao State sent an envoy to the Rongdi tribe?" Yingquliang turned to Jing Jian and asked calmly.

"Your Majesty, Jing Jian has no way of knowing, but he just thinks that Zhao Guo's behavior is extremely unusual." Jing Jian was stunned for a moment, and replied.

Qin Xiaogong looked at the crescent moon on the east mountain, and said leisurely: "Jing Jian, I think there is a big conspiracy here. Although we still don't know the specific strategy of the Six Kingdoms to divide Qin. But I've been thinking these days, if I were the King of Wei, Pang Juan, and the Marquis of Zhao, how would I rout the Qin State in one fell swoop? They and we all know that it is difficult to swallow a Qin State that has not lost its combat strength after all by relying on the use of troops on the battlefield. Centuries of history confirm that without civil strife, it is very difficult for a great country to collapse. If they also think the same way, then the most ruthless means to swallow the Qin State is to attack from inside and outside. The day before yesterday, it was reported that Wei, Chu and Zhao were not moving, and we didn't understand the reason, but I always felt wrong in my heart. On closer thought, they seem to be waiting. What are you waiting for? I can't tell. Today's urgent report from the Northland Order has made my mouth open. ”

Qin Feng looked at Qin Xiaogong and smiled knowingly. He didn't know what the Six Nations were thinking. He's seen it with his own eyes and heard it.

"Huh? The Grand Conspiracy? What, your lordship. Jing Jian was still a little ignorant, scratched his head and said.

"The king is saying that the Zhao State wants to rebel against my Qin State from the inside." Qin Feng looked at Jing Jian at this time, and said with a straight face.

Jing Jian suddenly changed his face at this time, and looked at Qin Xiaogong eagerly, but saw Qin Xiaogong nodding slowly.

"You think so?" Qin Xiaogong turned around.

Jing Jian woke up and broke out in a cold sweat, "If Rong Di is in chaos, it is a flood beast, how can I get it?" ”

Qin Xiaogong sneered: "There are more than 30 branches of the Rongdi tribe, how can they all be in chaos? The immediate task is to identify which tribes are at risk so that they can be prepared. ”

"Your Majesty." Qin Feng said again at this time.

"When it comes to familiarity with the western Rongdi, Zuo Shu Changying is the most pious." Qin Feng said slowly.

"Yes, go back to the city immediately to discuss." Qin Xiaogong said that he had already hurried down the slope.

"No!" Qin Jingjing and the two hurriedly bowed their hands and followed Qin Xiaogong down the hill.

Then the three of them galloped all the way and went straight to the Liyang Political Hall.

After the three of them arrived at the political hall, it was already the first shift of the willow tops on the moon. Qin Xiaogong immediately summoned Zuo Shu Chang Yingqian.

When Zuo Shu Changying came to the national mansion in a hurry, Qin Xiaogong had just used a ding of soup cakes. He added oil to the lamp, covered the large net cover on the lampholder, and walked out lightly, quietly guarding the shadows outside the door.

Qin Feng looked at this black-robed old man who had always kept a low profile, and was secretly surprised in his heart. If it weren't for the previous fight. He has even always thought that his martial arts are unique and invincible. But after the fight, Qin Feng knew. When you don't use a gun, your martial arts must not be able to beat Heibo, don't look at Heibo's mediocre tricks. However, Qin Feng could feel that this old man's internal strength was incomparably strong and majestic. It's inexhaustible. With this kind of continuous combat ability, Qin Feng was ashamed of himself.

Jing Jian first reported the urgent report of the Beidi Command to Zuo Shu Chang Yingqian, and Qin Xiaogong and Qin Feng talked about their speculation and judgment.

After listening to this, Ying Qian did not speak with a gloomy face.

After a while, he got up and walked to the big picture in the study, knocked on the western part of the Qin State with the short sword in his hand, and drew a big circle and said: "Thirty-four branches of the Rongdi tribe live in the valley and mountains of the upper six hundred miles of Jingwei. ”

"Since the ancestor Mu Pingping settled Xirong, most of the Rongdi tribes have become subjects of Qin, except for some who fled to Yinshan. Since then, the old Qin people gradually moved to the Weiping River, and gave up all the upper valleys of Jingwei to the Rongdi tribe to settle. For more than 200 years, there has been no major incident in the western Rongdi. The four generations of Li Gong, Jian Gong, Jian Gong, and the son have been more than 100 years, and they have neglected the suppression and restraint of Rongdi in the west. After 20 years of dedication, he was busy fighting with the Three Jin Dynasty, and he had no time to take care of the affairs of Rongdi in the west, and transferred the 30,000 elite soldiers stationed in Longxi to Liyang. As a result, the tribes and governments of Xirong were somewhat indifferent and alienated. Ying Qian continued.

"But the tax soldiers are still the same, year after year, and there is no shortage. Among the 100,000 troops of the Qin State, there are more than 30,000 Rong Di disciples at present. Fundamentally, the Rongdi tribe will not be in complete chaos. However, as far as I know when I led my troops to garrison Xirong, there are five or six tribes of the Rongdi tribe that were originally nomadic in the Jiuyuan and Yunzhong areas, and have a close relationship with the Yan State and the Zhao State. If you want to talk about chaos, maybe these are the most dangerous. Ying Qian changed his words and said heavily.

"Which ones are these? Where to settle? Qin Xiaogong asked intently staring at the map. Qin Feng also listened carefully, Qin Feng had never understood this knowledge.

Ying Qian pointed to the map: "Yinrong, Beirong, Datuo, Xiqi, Yiqu, and red-haired tribes live in the area of Lintao, Baohan, and Didao where Taoshui Xia Shui flows. ”

"What is their approximate population? How many troops? ”

"The ancestor of the Emperor Xiangong once ordered the implementation of household registration. At that time, the population of the six tribes was about 300,000. It's hard to say about the strength of the army, and the Rongdi tribe has always been on the horse as a soldier and off the horse for farming and herding. If you look at young and middle-aged men, there should be nearly 100,000. ”

"Which tribe is the biggest? The most dangerous? Qin Xiangong asked.

"Xiyu is the largest, and there are 100,000 people in the tribe, and there should be as many as 30,000 or 40,000 young people. The leader of his clan once proclaimed himself king, and his contacts with Yan Zhao never stopped. Ying Qian also answered Qin Xiaogong's question.

Qin Xiaogong frowned and was silent in thought. The sound of fighting in the arrow tower of Liyang City came clearly, and listening to the points, it was already three watches.

"What do you think you should do?" Qin Xiaogong finally raised his head and asked.

"The six countries plotted rebellion in the west, and they were really vicious. If Xirong is in chaos, we can't fight it, and we can't do it. At present, the forces of the Qin State are scattered on the borders of the four eastern countries, and if they concentrate on the west, they are afraid that the six countries will take advantage of the situation. "Ying Qian hesitated hesitantly.

Jing Jian was also worried, "I don't have an idea for a while. ”

"Your Majesty!" Qin Feng, who had not spoken, suddenly spoke.

Qin Xiangong's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said to Qin Feng: "Qin Feng, what is the best plan!" ”

Qin Feng strode forward, walked to the map, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Zuo Shuchang, General Jingjian!" In my opinion, we can make a risky move. ”

The eyes of the three of them lit up, and they stared at Qin Feng together.

"You see, the six nations are waiting outside the Hangu Pass. Even if the western Rongdi rebelled, they must have the heart to wait for the Six Nations to move first. Rong Di was weak after all, and he was afraid of being eaten by the Qin army first. Moreover, it is difficult for them to launch all at once. There's a gap between waiting and trying to get started at the same time. We're going to take advantage of this gap now, and we're going to have to do it fast! Qin Feng said with some excitement. He even slammed the wall with his hand, almost breaking it open.

"Why are you drilling into this gap?" Ying Qian Jing Jian asked urgently in unison.

Qin Xiaogong Yingquliang was already excited to stand up, walked to the map, and said, "I understand!" Qin Feng is really a good plan! As he spoke, Yingqu Liang also smashed Qin Feng's arm.

"I intend that the eldest brother immediately secretly mobilized the eastern troops and drove west to hide in the mountains in the Rongdi region. If Rong Di does not move, I will not move, if Rong Di moves, I will move first, and I must calm down. At the same time, Jing Jian Qin Feng and the others immediately carried a heavy amount of money to the Wei State to secretly carry out activities, at least delaying their military schedule. As long as either side is broken, the Qin State will have room for maneuver. He took a breath, "If during the period of the eldest brother's westward expansion, if the six countries enter the army, then there will only be a desperate battle, and the jade will be burned." ”

Yingqian Huoran got up and arched his hand: "Give me 30,000 iron horses, Yingqian will step on Pingrongdi!" ”

"No, fifty thousand! If you don't fight, you will win the battle. Ying Quliang said.

Jing Jian muttered: "Your Majesty, the eastern space is empty. We only have 50,000 cavalry. ”

Qin Xiaogong said angrily: "The old Qin people are all in the east, and Yingquliang is also a hundred battles. In a bloody battle for survival, the whole country is a soldier, so why be afraid? After speaking, he turned around and took out a small copper box from a copper box next to the bookshelf and opened it, and solemnly handed it to Ying Qian with both hands, "Zuo Shuchang, this is the general's talisman." ”

Ying Qian took the bronze talisman with trembling hands, and his eyes were full of tears, and he actually choked up. As the commander of the army, he naturally knew what this general's talisman meant.

It is the highest military talisman that can only be used by the monarch of the Qin State to mobilize the troops of the whole country without restrictions. In the three hundred years, only Qin Mugong once handed it over to You Yu, the commander of Dangping Xirong. Now, the young monarch personally handed over the general's talisman to him, undoubtedly entrusting him with the life and death of the Qin State. And this young brother left himself with a lonely city and the tragedy of preparing for the final battle. The old Qin State has such a monarch, and Yingqian has such a brother, how can he not be excited?