Shuofang County.

A small river flows quietly through the endless prairie, where several wild sheep are drinking and a prairie eagle hovers in the air, as if waiting for an opportunity to pounce down.

Suddenly, there was the sound of horses' hooves, and the wild sheep sprang out of the river like frightened birds, and the steppe eagle in the sky seemed to have found an opportunity, and let out a sharp howl, and swooped down from the sky, directly towards the smallest of them.

The little wild sheep seemed to know that it had become its prey, and as it struggled to run wildly on the grass, it bleated and bleated.

Seeing that the sharp and sharp claws of the steppe eagle were about to catch the little wild sheep, an arrow suddenly came from the side, penetrating the chest of the steppe eagle with great accuracy.

The steppe eagle let out an earth-shattering scream and fell directly to the ground, no matter how much its body fluttered, it could never get up again.

The little wild sheep that escaped death galloped away and soon disappeared from the sight of the steppe eagle.

The sound of horses' hooves quickly approached, followed by several sounds of human laughter and conversation.

"King Yiqu is really good at archery!"

With this sound, three horses appeared at the same time and came to the front of the steppe eagle.

On the left, a guy who looks like a crepe, wearing a beard but wearing a Confucian crown, and is somewhat nondescript is the new Shuofang County Warden Li Si.

The one on the right, who is also dressed in a beard suit, with a slight hint of fierceness in his calm face, and who is almost the same age as Li Si, is Li Mu, a general who is now famous in the Zhao army and is recognized as the leader of the new generation of the Zhao army.

And the one who was surrounded by Li Si and Li Mu in the center was the eldest grandson of the King of Yiqu who was killed in the Ganquan Palace by Qin Wangji and Empress Dowager Xuan, Yiqu Sheng.

Fang Cai's arrow was shot by this Yiqu Sheng.

Yi Qusheng jumped off the horse, took the grassland eagle that was still struggling on the ground with his hand, and only twisted slightly, and the grassland eagle died.

"Okay, no one is here now, the envoy of Zhao State, we can get down to business, right?"

Although this Yiqusheng Zhao Yu has a somewhat awkward accent when he speaks, it is still no problem to understand.

Li Mu and Li Si glanced at each other, and then Li Mu said with a smile: "King Yiqu, we came here this time to support the founding of the country by the order of our king. ”

"Nationhood?" A sneer suddenly appeared on Yi Qu Sheng's face: "Then Yi Quhai was deceived by you like this, and then died at the hands of the Qin people, right?" ”

Yiquhai, another grandson of the last king of Yiqu, has a reputation among the Yiqu people on a par with Yiqu Sheng.

The last rebellion of the Yiqu people was led by Yiquhai, but that rebellion has been suppressed, and Yiquhai's head has been hanging at the gate of the city for months, and it has become a skull.

Li Mu shrugged his shoulders and said: "King Yiqu's words are wrong, it is true that we are the first to support Yiqu Sheng, but if it weren't for Yiqu Sheng's blind arrogance and even led the army to attack Yiqu City, which was guarded by the Qin army, resulting in the defeat of the Qin army's counterattack, then it is obvious that the Yiqu Kingdom has been rebuilt." ”

Yi Qusheng snorted, noncommittal.

Li Si on the side also spoke: "Has King Yiqu forgotten how the people of the Qin Kingdom have treated you all these years?" Are the Yiqu people so willing to be oppressed, unwilling to avenge the old king, and only willing to be the lackeys of the Qin people? ”

"Enough!" Yiqu Sheng shouted in distraught: "Of course, it is impossible for us Yiqu people to forget hatred!" But ......"

He stared at Li Si and Li Mu in front of him with a sharp eagle-like gaze, and said: "The defeat of Yiquhai has already lost at least half of the warriors of our Yiqu tribe, if we fail again this time, then our Yiqu tribe will be finished, do you understand?" ”

Li Mu shook his head slowly and said, "The only thing I understand is that the current Qin State is the weakest Qin State since Qin Wangji succeeded to the throne!" If the Yiqu people can't take this opportunity to stand on their own, then I'm afraid there will be no chance for decades to come. ”

Li Mu slowed down his speech and said to Yiqu Sheng in front of him: "Yiqu Wang Ru think about it, after a few decades, will the Yiqu people still remember the hatred they once had?" By that time, perhaps they had already considered themselves to be Qin people. The word Yiqu may disappear, and there will never be such a tribe again! ”

Yi Qusheng's face turned red and blue, blue and white, and after a while, he finally said: "We need assistance, we need a lot of assistance!"

Li Mu and Li Si glanced at each other, and they both saw a look of joy on each other's faces.

Li Si immediately spoke: "A thousand war horses, ten thousand stone of grain, and enough armor, weapons, and arrows to equip three thousand people. ”

Yi Qusheng's body was shocked, and he looked at Li Si in disbelief: "King Zhao is so big that he is willing to hand over so many materials to us?" ”

Li Si laughed, with a proud expression on his face: "King Yiqu, don't forget, now Da Zhao is the number one power in the world, and these materials are really nothing!" ”

Yi Qusheng's face was complicated, and he said after a while: "If that's the case, then I want to ask, if things don't go well, can the cavalry of the Zhao State directly support us?" I know you have at least 5,000 cavalry now, right? ”

Since the invasion of the Yueclans, the Zhao State has significantly strengthened its defenses in Shuofang County, which is only a river away from the Yueclans, increasing the cavalry force here from 2,000 to as many as 5,000.

And the command of these 5,000 Shuofang Zhao cavalry was all in Li Mu's hands.

It is worth mentioning that in the last war, in order to prevent the invasion of the Xiongnu, Yueshi and even Qin, Zhao Dan ordered Li Mu to temporarily control all the soldiers and horses in the seven northern counties of Zhao.

Now that the war has ended, the talisman in Li Mu's hand has still not been recovered.

In other words, now Li Mu is twenty-nine years old and less than thirty years old, and he has already become the actual controller of the Northern Frontier Cavalry Legion of Zhao State!

Yi Qusheng obviously knew some inside information, so he looked at Li Mu eagerly, hoping to get Li Mu's affirmative answer.

Li Mu shook his head and said, "Before receiving the king's order, not a single cavalry of the Zhao State can enter the territory of the Qin State. ”

Yoshikatsu had a disappointed expression on his face.

Seeing this, Li Si on the side hurriedly spoke: "But please rest assured that King Yiqu, if something goes wrong, King Yiqu can lead his people to retreat into the territory of our Shuofang County first, and rest and recuperate for a comeback in the future." Moreover, there must be a war between Zhao and Qin, so why should King Yiqu be in a hurry? ”

When Yi Qusheng heard this, his face improved a lot, and he nodded slowly: "Since this is the case, then let's say so!" Five days later, we'll hand over the supplies here, okay? ”

The three of them agreed on the details again, and then Yiqu Sheng turned his horse and left.

Li Si stared at Yiqu Sheng's figure that was gradually moving away, and couldn't help but open his mouth and say to Li Mu beside him: "General Li Mu, do you really think that this Yiqu person can succeed?" ”

Li Mu smiled slightly and said, "In my opinion, this Yiqu people are just a group of lost dogs, how can they be the enemies of the Qin people?" Even if it can cause some chaos for the time being, it is impossible to get it done. ”

Li Si was stunned when he heard this, and said with some distress: "In this way, won't all the supplies for our aid be lost?" ”

Li Mu laughed and said, "County Guard, if you can let the Qin people kill each other without damaging the lives of the Great Zhao warriors, even if you have ten times more aid materials, it will be worth the money!" It's not too early, so let's go back. ”

Li Mu whistled in his mouth, and a team of Zhao cavalry soon appeared, escorting the two towards the north.

The sound of hooves faded away, and the grassland was calm again.