After a fierce battle for half an hour, the battle in the city of Leather Prison was finally over.

Although the 1,000 Qin defenders in the city showed enough bravery, after all, most of them were only temporary conscripted county soldiers, and they did not have much resistance when facing the elite of the Zhao army, which was several times their own in number and combat effectiveness.

In fact, this battle completely lost its suspense from the moment Le Cheng broke in.

After the battle, the air was filled with a faint smell of blood, and there were blood stains everywhere on the ground, as well as the corpses of soldiers on both sides.

Le rode strode through the streets of Leather Prison City, his armor stained with blood, part of it was his own, and more was the blood of the Qin soldiers he was fighting with.

The cold wind was like a knife, with pieces of snow blowing on Lecheng's face, making him a little unable to open his eyes.

But Lecheng's heart is hot.

This crucial battle to open the door was finally won and won by him!

In front of Le Cheng, many soldiers of the Qin army dropped their weapons and were escorted and gathered by the soldiers of the Zhao army in despair.

After all, there are only a few who dare to resist to the death, and when defeat is decided, most people will lose their fighting spirit, as countless wars throughout the ages have proven.

A Zhao army of two or five hundred lords appeared in front of Le Cheng, his face full of excitement: "General, nearly seven hundred people have been captured by the Qin army, have they all been killed?" ”

Of the 1,000 Qin soldiers, only 300 were killed in the battle, and the rest all surrendered.

In fact, the performance of this Qin army was quite outstanding, and it was not uncommon in the history of warfare to lose one-tenth or even less of the battles that were crushed for thousands of miles.

The reason why they asked whether they were all killed was because the Zhao army, like the Qin army, had always used the enemy's head as a proof of military merit.

Lecheng hesitated for a moment and said, "Let's keep it." The king has recently issued an order, and the captives can also be used as a proof of merit. Find a place to lock these people up, send people to guard them strictly, and if there is any abnormal movement, kill them directly! ”

After a pause, Le Cheng continued: "Pass the order, rest here for one night today, and wait until tomorrow, except for the wounded and the three hundred-man team who stay here, the rest of the people will immediately set off with me!" ”

Although he won the leather prison, this is only the beginning for Lecheng.

In Anyi, a hundred miles away, Zhao Kuo is still waiting for the arrival of Lecheng.

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Zhao Kuo's mood was a little uneasy.

This is the seventh day that the messenger has been sent.

According to the previous plan, there were still three days left at most, and the advance of the Zhao army should be able to rush to this large camp.

As long as even the elite of Zhao Guo of 1,000 people arrives, Zhao Kuo is confident that he can completely control the overall situation.

As uneasy as Zhao Kuo is Hedong County's Taishou Wang Ji.

The reason why the two of them felt so uneasy was, of course, for a reason.

At this moment, the two were standing in front of a tent.

There were originally ten elite soldiers of the Zhao State guarding this tent, but now these ten soldiers have all turned into corpses.

And Meng Wu, who was originally imprisoned in the tent, has disappeared without a trace.

Where did Meng Wu go?

Zhao Kuo and Wang Ji glanced at each other, and they both saw a trace of worry in each other's eyes.

Wang Jiqiang laughed and said, "Meng Wu is just a personal guard captain, even if he escapes, it has nothing to do with the overall situation. ”

Zhao Kuo reluctantly pulled the corners of his mouth, showed a smile, and agreed with Wang Ji's words.

But in the hearts of the two, they both knew that this matter was not so simple.

Although Meng Wu is indeed just a small personal guard captain, he is the personal guard captain of the original Qin army's main general, Meng Fu, and at the same time, he is also the son of Meng Fu!

Together, these dual identities are enough to make Meng Wu extremely important.

What is even more alarming is who rescued Meng Wu?

In such a heavily guarded situation, Meng Wu can be rescued, and it is impossible to do without internal response.

It is even very likely that Meng Wu is still in this camp, but it is just a different place.

Zhao Kuo and Wang Ji glanced at each other again, and then said the same name in unison.

"Wait."

That's right, only the pervasive secret agency of the Qin State can have such an ability to rescue Meng Wu, who is tightly imprisoned.

Zhao Kuo suddenly regretted a little, maybe he should have killed Meng Wu directly at that time.

Wang Ji asked, "What should I do now?" ”

Wang Ji's voice trembled a little.

For this county guard of Hedong County of Qin State, Hou is a very terrible word.

Now that it has been confirmed that the people waiting are lurking in this camp and still have a certain amount of strength, does it mean that Xianyang has already known the situation?

Seven days have passed, what is the reaction of Xianyang?

What made Wang Ji even more frightened was that if the people waiting could save Meng Wu silently, would they also be able to assassinate Wang Ji, who was already a traitor to the Qin State, silently?

Facing Wang Ji's question, Zhao Kuo frowned, and asked after a while: "County guard, how many troops do we have in our hands now?" ”

Wang Ji thought for a moment and said, "There are about 10,000 people. ”

The past few days have not been spent in vain, Wang Ji and Zhao Kuo have also secretly co-opted some Qin generals and mastered some troops.

More than 10,000 people is not much, but it is not too little.

Zhao Kuo gritted his teeth and said: "Since this is the case, then immediately gather the generals and seize power immediately!" ”

Originally, Zhao Kuo planned to wait until the reinforcements arrived before launching it in one fell swoop, so as to ensure that nothing went wrong.

Wang Ji was stunned when he heard this, and said, "It's better to dismiss the army..."

"No!" Zhao Kuo categorically rejected Wang Ji's proposal, and said: "Now that Meng Wu has been rescued, the rumor may have leaked out, and now everyone knows that the Three Jin Coalition Army is eyeing the enemy, and the dismissal will definitely be suspected, so it is better to directly summon the generals and seize all the military power!" ”

In order to stabilize the morale of the army, although Zhao Kuo has transferred and rotated some troops in the battalion in the past few days, most of the positions of Qin generals have not changed, which means that the command of this army is still loyal to the Qin people.

Zhao Kuo didn't want to wait any longer, and planned to directly wipe out all the high-ranking people who were effectively loyal to Qin, so that those generals and officers who agreed to surrender to Zhao would take over control of the entire army.

Wang Ji worried: "But if you directly seize power, it may also lead to a mutiny..."

Zhao Kuo sneered and said murderously: "County guard, now that we have nearly half of the troops in our hands, what can we do if there is a mutiny of a few hundred people?" ”

Seeing that Wang Ji was still a little hesitant, Zhao Kuo continued to persuade: "County guard, if you don't act in time, if that Mengwu and Hou's subordinates collude with the generals to make trouble, then you and I will be dead and dead!" ”

Wang Ji was told by Zhao Kuo, and finally made up his mind, gritted his teeth and said: "Since this is the case, then immediately convene the generals and explain the intention of voting for Zhao!" ”

Wang Ji is also out of the way now, for his own wealth and life, he fights!