readx;?readx; Chapter 578 The life and death of the country is profitable, and it is not because of misfortune and fortune to avoid it

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Qin Lei stood on the edge of the cliff and at the end of the mountain road, raising his eyes and looking ahead. The mist in the mountains made it impossible to see the situation on the other side, and only the gravel could be heard falling into the deep stream, sending out a long series of echoes.

Just half an hour ago, there was also a winding plank road that connected Huguan with Wang Mang Gorge. However, with that earth-shattering bang, only this cliff with no other shore in sight remained.

"Lord Wang, in fact, you can still come by walking the trail from the mountain." Seeing that Qin Lei was silent for a long time, Xu Xu whispered comforting.

Qin Lei raised his head suddenly, and said in a deep voice: "Including war horses?" ”

"That's impossible," Xu Xu shook his head and said, "There are too many places to climb, and it's dangerous for people to pass, so horses can't be counted on at all." ”

"What's the use of that?" Qin Lei tightened his thick coat and said lightly.

The mountain wind blew slowly and coldly, and he spoke in a trembling voice: "It's a big deal to be a soldier." ”

"The Great Qin cavalry who got off their horses couldn't compete with the Qi army at all." Qin Lei shook his head and said, "Let's build the bridge honestly." ”

"Is there enough grain and grass on the other side?" Xu Xu couldn't accept Qin Lei's decision, so he wanted to veto it euphemistically.

"There is winter food hoarded by the Qi army in the castle, plus the grain and grass we looted, if you save some food, you can still make do with it in two or three months." Rubbing his chin, Qin Lei said slowly: "You don't know yet, except for five million taels of silver, our loot is all grain. ”

"It took a year and a half for 100,000 people to build this plank road," Xu Xu said in a slowed tone as much as possible: "And we can only support three months with full calculations, which is too little." ”

"Not necessarily," Qin Lei closed his eyes and pondered for a long time, Fang slowly shook his head and said: "Last time, the stone plank road was built, in order to do it once and for all, so I spared no expense and no time. As he spoke, he glanced at Marshal Zhengdong and said, "But now, we only need a road that can be passed by the army, and everything can be simplified." ”

Seeing the determination of the prince's face, Xu Xu Xu said with a glimmer of hope in his heart: "Please give the prince advice." ”

"You see, although the plank road is gone, the holes in the cliff are still there." Qin Lei pointed to the nearby mountain wall and said, "As long as we hollow it out, insert wooden beams, and lay wooden planks, we can barely pass." ”

"This should be able to pass people," Xu Xu hesitated a little, "but...... I'm afraid I can't afford to pass through the carriages and horses. ”

Qin Lei nodded, pointed to the chains hanging down the cliff and said: "After I go back, I will draw a picture, and you can order the blacksmiths in the nearby state capital to make iron chains of the same size in this way, and when the time comes, they will be interlocked, end to end, connected to the opposite side, and then laid with wooden planks." ”

"The last general will wait and see the masterpiece." Xu Xu is a very stubborn person, and he can't be persuaded by just his mouth.

As soon as he returned to the Huguan, Qin Lei drew a sketch and asked Xu Xu to be called. Xu Xu received the drawing and looked at it, only to see a strange iron chain painted on it, with a big iron hook at one end and a big ring at the other, and the rest of the place was nothing special.

There is an explanation at the bottom of the drawing, and in addition to the specifications of the iron chain, there is also a sentence: 'Several lines are connected from end to end, if it is five.' After pondering for a long time, the stubborn marshal finally nodded in agreement, and arranged for several generals to go to various state capitals to supervise the matter.

"Lord Wang, how long do you think we will be able to finish it at the earliest?" Xu Xu finally had a trace of confidence and asked solemnly.

"It's not us," Qin Lei shook his head and pointed at Xu Xu, "It's you, Marshal." ”

"Then what are your plans, lord?" Xu Xu asked quietly: "It's still ...... to return to Zhongdu."

"I'm going south." Qin Lei said categorically: "Go to Hangu Pass, go to Tiger Prison Pass!" Your Majesty's life and death are uncertain, and the national capital of my Great Qin has been shaken. At this time, Xiongguan can not be lost again," he said with a long sigh: "Otherwise, the country will not be a country!" ”

Xu Xu was quite surprised by Qin Lei's choice, and said slowly after a long time: "Lord Wang, this is the first time we have met, and we didn't have any friendship before, but the last general wants to say something presumptuous, are you willing to listen?" ”

"But it doesn't hurt to talk about it." Waving his hand to repel Shi Kang, who was waiting on the side, Qin Lei said in a deep voice: "The lonely king listens to you. ”

"The prince actually wants to guard the gate of the country in person, this is the blessing of my Great Qin." After considering the words, Xu Xu said softly: "But Weichen thinks that in this situation, you should not appear on the front line of the Tiger Prison. ”

"Isn't it too lonely to take on a big job?" Qin Lei laughed.

"Of course not," Xu Xu shook his head and smiled: "The prince defeated Baisheng Gong, surrounded the capital, and attacked Yangjisaka, which was enough to establish your status as a famous general at that time." As he spoke, he stretched out three fingers and said, "There are only three people in the world who can be called famous generals." Then he got up and saluted solemnly towards Qin Lei and said, "The future and fate of Great Qin are on the shoulders of His Highness!" ”

"Then why can't the Lone King go?" Qin Lei shook his head and smiled: "The marshal is confused about Gu. ”

"It is precisely because you are the future of my Great Qin," Xu Xu looked at Qin Lei steadily, and said word by word: "That's why you can't fall into the land of disloyalty and unfilial piety!" After speaking, his eyes drifted to the south, and he said quietly: "Weichen is a public heart, please forgive the prince." ”

Qin Lei's face sank, he understood what Xu Xu meant-if Zhao Wuyi took your father as a hostage, what should you do? Ignoring it is unfilial piety to the monarch's father, and opening the door to steal is disloyal to Daqin! Either way, you'll have enough ammunition for your political opponents to blow you up.

Seeing Qin Lei's expression wandering, Xu Xu gritted his teeth, knelt down on his knees and said: "In Weichen's opinion, His Royal Highness might as well return to Zhongdu first, either support the crown prince to succeed to the throne, or ......" Glancing at Qin Lei, he whispered: "You can also ascend to the great treasure in person, in short, the country cannot be without a king for a day, Lord Wang!" "Say it and knock it to the end.

"Ridiculous!" Qin Lei frowned and said, "Your Majesty is still alive, how can you have such thoughts?" "No matter what you think in your heart, as Emperor Zhaowu, you must make a false distinction in this matter.

"The king of the country is not as good as the king of the world!" Xu Xu said in a deep voice: "The criminal ministers are desperately discussing the great unification, which is a big crime full of beheadings, and I also want to advise the prince, you must distinguish the priorities, the society is the most important, and the king is light!" With a heavy bow, the floor tiles shattered and blood flowed all over his face.

"What is this for?" Qin Lei got up to help Xu Xu, and said softly: "There is no third person here, Gu knows that you are in the public heart, and he will not blame you." ”

But the old man stiffened his neck and said, "If the prince doesn't agree to me, the sinner will kneel and die here!" Qin Lei helped him again, but he didn't move, so he had to laugh and scold: "Then you can kneel!" ”

After speaking, he sat on the kang with his butt and stared at Marshal Zhengdong.

"What if I am successfully knocked by Qi Guo?" Qin Lei asked in a low voice.

Seeing that there seemed to be a door, Xu Xu said happily: "The Tiger Prison is like iron, how can it be easily broken?" ”

"What if it's broken?" Qin Lei asked lightly.

"And Hangu Pass," Xu Xu said with a dry smile: "The big deal is to return the tiger prison to them, and both sides will return to their original points." ”

"What if the Hangu Pass is also broken?" Qin Lei's calmness made people shudder: "Encountering this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Zhao Wuyi will definitely come up with a set of combination punches and strive for it once and for all." ”

“…… Even if it does, it's not a big deal. Xu Xu said with difficulty: "Twenty years ago, Zhongdu was surrounded, and I, Daqin, were able to turn the crisis into safety, and the worst of this time is similar to that time." ”

"Is it really the same?" Qin Lei shook his head and said: "Back then, my Great Qin first negotiated peace with the Qi State and divided the Qi and Chu coalition forces, and then Li Hun and Huang Fu Dan led the forbidden army back to the central capital, which can be regarded as the siege was lifted. Saying that, he sighed and said: "But this time with the Qi State is already endless, and we don't have a large army that can quickly return to help!" ”

"As long as the plank road is repaired, there will be it." Xu continued to choke.

"So I'm going to block it," Qin Lei smiled self-deprecatingly: "I have harmed the common people in the time of Qi State, and now I will report it again, but I can't let the family spoil the Qin State." ”

"Lord Wang, Zhongdu ......" Xu Xu didn't expect Qin Lei to be even tougher than himself, so he had to say roughly.

"Don't worry about Zhongdu, don't worry about you," Qin Lei comforted Wenyan: "With the old queen mother and the crown prince here, the situation can always be stabilized." He got up again, pulled him up and said, "The marshal will do his best to supervise the construction of the plank road here, the sooner it is built, the sooner the country will get out of danger." ”

"Since he couldn't convince the prince, then Weichen had to act according to his orders." Looking at Qin Lei deeply, Xu Xu nodded slowly and said, "I don't know if there is anything I can help you?" ”

"I want to fight." Qin Lei said in a deep voice: "Give me 50,000 horses." ”

"This ......" Qin Lei's proposal is actually taboo, in this era, soldiers are like the private property of generals, which is the guarantee of power and status, so naturally they have to pinch it in their hands and grab the water, how can they easily give it away?

But Xu Xu felt that he could not refuse, because he was facing a man who gave up on returning to Beijing, and instead wanted to put himself in slander and stand alone against Zhao Wuyi's million-strong army.

Although this man's behavior completely violated the principle of 'seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages' of scholars, Xu Xu couldn't resentful it at all, but respected the young prince from the bottom of his heart.

Giving a deep salute to Qin Lei, Xu Xu said clearly: "Weichen obeys the order." ”

As his name suggests, Qin Lei has always been resolute. Early the next morning, he took the 50,000 horses lent by Xu Xu, as well as more than 10,000 Shenwu troops, 2,000 black-armored cavalry, and a cadre of the special battalion, a total of 70,000 horses, left Huguan Pass and headed south.

Standing above the thousand-year-old pass, looking at the distant figure of the army, Xu Xu was silent for a long time.

However, his subordinates couldn't hold it back, and said indignantly: "This Prince Cheng is so unruly that he can't use our soldiers and not our generals?" ”

"He doesn't want to be." Xu Xu said softly: "The border army has been contradictory for a long time, and it has never been able to form a joint force. As he spoke, he glanced at his angry subordinates and said, "Only by kicking out all of you guys can this prejudice disappear." ”

"This is a **naked encroachment, handsome!" A general said in mourning: "Half of the subordinate department under the mark has been drawn, maybe it will be Liu Bei borrowing Jingzhou, and the loan has not been returned." ”

"Shut up." Xu Xu said with a gloomy face: "When is it, I still just think about your one-third of an acre!" Pointing to the cloudy sky, he shouted in a deep voice: "If the ship of Great Qin sinks, those civil officials still have something to eat, and we generals will all be reduced to prisoners!" ”

The reprimand, which had never been before, made the generals silent, so they had to laugh and say: "Let's just say, don't be angry!" ”

"I can't do anything with you!" Xu Xu snorted coldly and said, "Come on, hang that banner for me!" ”

At the sound of the order, the personal soldiers of the Marshal's Mansion hung the huge banners that had been made overnight on the left and right of the city gate hole, so that everyone who passed by could see it clearly.

"If the country lives and dies for profit, will it not be avoided because of misfortune and fortune......" Leaning down from the city tower and looking down, the generals read with difficulty.

"Boss, whose words are these? Never heard of it? Moving their sore necks, the generals wondered.

"The prince said it." Xu Xu arched his hand towards the south and said in a deep voice: "He did the same thing!" ”