In the early morning of the second day, the remnants of the snow began to clear, the thin clouds had dispersed, and the weather became much better. Zhao Fan walked out of the house, looking at the weather where the ice and snow melted, and even the boredom that had been depressed in his heart had faded a lot, but what he replaced was a kind of murderous atmosphere.

Zhao Fan tightened the spear in his hand and walked out of the courtyard.

After living in the Warring States Period for so long, Zhao Fan has long been accustomed to skipping breakfast, he walked out of the hospital, but saw Xu Ying coming in a hurry, his face was full of joy, and when he saw Zhao Fan, he immediately shouted: "Master Shuai, Li Shuchang is back." ”

Hearing this, Zhao Fan was stunned for a moment, and then his face also showed a look of excitement, the Li pawn in Xu Ying's mouth was Li Mu, when he was in Cloud City, Zhao Fan was the commander of the Second Brigade, and Li Mu was the commander of one of the Second Brigades, so Xu Ying and others called him so.

"Didn't Mu'er help General Lian resist the Qin army in Jinyang? Why did you come back so soon? Although Zhao Fan was happy, he still inevitably had some doubts in his heart, and immediately said: "He came back alone?" ”

Xu Ying shook his head and said, "In addition to Commander Li and Brigade Marshal Lian Fu, there are dozens of other entourages. ”

Lian Fu also came back, Zhao Fan felt a little stunned, the sense of doubt in his heart was stronger, for no reason, Lian Po categorically would not let them come back early, thinking that something should have happened, and immediately he didn't have time to think about it, and hurried towards the lobby.

Zhao Sheng went to the court meeting early in the morning, and he probably wouldn't come back until noon, so Zhao Fan didn't inform him, and took Xu Ying to the front hall.

At this moment, outside the lobby of the Plains Monarch's Mansion, there was a group of men standing with a faint bloody aura on their bodies, and some of the entourages in the mansion glanced at these people a little timidly, then withdrew their gaze and stood by the side.

"Mu'er, Lian Fu!" Zhao Fan came to the outside of the lobby, and saw Li Mu and Lian Fu in the middle of the crowd at a glance, after nearly two months of not seeing, the two of them seemed to have become taller, and their breath was long and calm.

Especially Li Mu, he looks like he has changed a lot from two months ago, although he is wearing ordinary clothes, he can't stop the bloody aura that he has cultivated after experiencing a tragic battle, and his body is also a lot stronger.

When Li Mu saw Zhao Fan, a smile also appeared on his face, and he hurriedly stepped forward and said happily: "Brother-in-law!" ”

The things he experienced in the past two months were indeed a good experience for Li Mu, compared with the battle with the Qin army in Jinyang, the battles experienced in Cloud City were quite similar to pediatrics.

The siege of tens of thousands of Qin troops, the defense of Jinyang, men, women and children, is carried out tragically all the time, and the use of siege equipment such as ladders, slurs (a kind of siege vehicle), large oars (shields), watchtowers (a kind of siege towers), hook collision cars, etc., constantly reaps the lives of soldiers on both sides of the enemy.

Seeing all this, for Li Mu, a teenager who participated in such a large-scale battle for the first time, the impact on his heart was undoubtedly quite large, but as long as he experienced all this, his heart would become a lot stronger.

Zhao Fan took a step forward, looked Li Mu up and down, and felt that the former was much more mature and stable than before, and immediately nodded, reached out and patted the former's thick shoulder, and said with a satisfied smile: "Yes, yes, I finally lived up to my wish to let you follow General Lian to Jinyang this time." ”

Hearing this, Li Mu also smiled, and at this moment, a trace of childishness finally appeared on his face.

A few people reminisced, Zhao Fan welcomed Li Mu and Lian Fu into the lobby, and then ordered the servants to prepare wine and food for the two of them.

"How's the war going in Jinyang? And why did you suddenly return to Handan without informing me. After everyone sat down, Zhao Fan also asked suspiciously.

Li Mu smiled slightly, it didn't seem to be a big deal, he looked at the servants inside and outside the hall, Zhao Fan understood what he meant, and immediately waved away these pretty maids, seeing this, the former said: "Since King Qi canceled the emperor's title some time ago, the attack of the Qin army has obviously weakened a lot, without the support of the Qi State, the King of Qin seems to have the intention of retreating, but he is still a little hesitant and has not given an order for a long time.

The soldiers in the Qin army got the heart of the Qin king to retreat, and the army's spirit was slowly dissipated, coupled with the heavy snow in Lian Yueli, General Lian expected that the Qin army had been on an expedition to Jinyang for a long time, and the food and grass were insufficient, so after consulting with the soldiers, he resolutely launched a counterattack against the Qin army. The Qin army was disheartened, and was defeated by General Lian's army, and also recaptured five cities occupied by the Qin army, including Jiaoyang. ”

After listening to him, Zhao Fan was overjoyed, Lian Po really deserved to be one of the four famous generals of the Warring States, and he actually defeated the Qin army in one breath and recaptured the city of Zhao, which is definitely a great achievement.

"General Lian is really powerful, if this news is known by the king, he will be very happy, but, what does this have to do with you coming back alone?" Zhao Fan finished with a smile and continued to ask.

Li Mu put down the wine bottle, looked around, and then said in a low voice: "After General Lian led the army to defeat the Qin army, he got the news that Li Dui wanted to rebel, and immediately sent troops to quickly control the guards of Jinyang and several cities in Jiaoyang, replace them with our people, and sent us back to Handan overnight to bring the news back. ”

Hearing this, Zhao Fan was suddenly shocked in his heart, and then there was a touch of admiration in his heart.

Although Li Mu said it easily, Zhao Fan could still imagine the difficulty and risk of Lian Po doing these things, he knew that most of the city guards in Jinyang and other cities supported Li Dui, so Lian Po found a way to control them, but these city guards all held the soldiers of a city, and it was easier said than easy to control them.

This requires great courage and resourcefulness, Zhao Fan didn't expect Lian Po to be so powerful, not only repelling the Qin soldiers, but also firmly controlling Jinyang and other cities.

"Then you went back to Handan this time, did you come back secretly, and the news of your return was not revealed?" Zhao Fan looked at the dozens of attendants wearing ordinary clothes outside the hall, his eyes flashed, and he asked in a low voice.

Hearing this, Li Mu also nodded and said, "That's right, the news of defeating the Qin army and our control of Jinyang and other cities has not been revealed, and Li Dui definitely doesn't know about this news yet." General Lian asked us to be ready for a few days, and within about half a month, he would lead the right army to rush back non-stop, and when the time came, he would discuss with the king the specific matters of fighting against Li Dui. ”

Zhao Fan nodded, he knew that the reason why Lian Po did not reveal the news of the defeat of the Qin army was because he was afraid that after Li Dui got the news, he would be ruthless and immediately launch a rebellion while Lian Po was not there.

"How to deal with Li Dui, we still have to discuss this matter specifically, when Pingyuanjun comes back, I asked him to take you to see the king, this matter is very important, let's see what the king's opinion is." Immediately, Zhao Fan also groaned.

After several years of crazy development, Li Dui's development in the Zhao State was extremely powerful, and if you want to deal with him, you must do everything you can.

Immediately, several people also discussed for a long time, Li Mu and Lian Fu gave Zhao Fan a very good feeling, the two of them were much calmer, and those who had experienced strong winds and waves were obviously much better than ordinary people.

And Zhao Fan is also relieved a lot in his heart, the Qin army was defeated, and Jinyang and other cities were controlled by Lian Po, this is all very good news, in the current Zhao Fan and others are struggling, these good news is undoubtedly a strong incentive.

After Zhao Sheng returned from the palace, Zhao Fan also told him the news, and after getting the good news, Zhao Sheng was also overjoyed, and without saying a word, he led everyone towards the palace and brought the news to King Huiwen.

King Huiwen's excitement naturally needless to say, immediately set down a banquet, in advance for Lian Po to celebrate, under the hospitality, everyone directly in the palace banquet.

After Zhao Fan originally planned to recruit troops inside and outside Handan City today, he also canceled it, and after he got the news from Gongsun Long last night, he knew that there were more than 1,000 Orions willing to join the Right Army, so he decided to conscript the army, and Gongsun Long and others secretly dealt with it.

After all, the former has already won the trust of the civilians, and it would be better for them to handle this matter, while Zhao Fan only needs to be prepared to fight with Wei Liang now.

Since the palace left, Zhao Fan and others went all the way to the Pingyuan Monarch's Mansion, although Zhao Sheng was a feudal monarch, but after all, he was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy, and Li Mu and others were the same age, so several people quickly became one, Li Mu and Lian Fu also kept talking about the confrontation with the Qin army in Jinyang in the past two months.

Zhao Sheng has lived in Handan for a long time and has never personally experienced war, so he immediately listened quite carefully, and his heart was stirred. Even Zhao Fan on the side secretly smacked his tongue, he didn't expect that the battle between Qin and Zhao would be so tragic this time, and the number of casualties had reached more than tens of thousands.

"Speaking of which, the reason why we were able to defeat the Qin army this time was that Brother Fan should be the first to take the lead, if he hadn't persuaded King Qi to cancel the emperor title this time, Qin Qi would have joined forces, and my father would definitely not have won so easily." At this time, Lian Fu also smiled slightly.

Immediately, Zhao Fan also smiled modestly and did not speak.

And Zhao Sheng and the others naturally nodded in agreement, can anyone let Zhao Fan take the credit this time, even if Li Dui, it is not that he can't find a rebuttal, and finally has to agree to Zhao Fan's promotion to the division commander?

Turn around the end of the street. Not far in front of him is the Plains Monarch's Mansion, Zhao Fan walked forward on the remnants of snow on the ground, and suddenly saw a man standing in front of the Plains Monarch's Mansion, and was secretly looking at the Plains Monarch's Mansion from time to time, with a hint of hesitation on his face, as if he was considering whether to go in.

When Zhao Fan saw this person, he was suddenly shocked in his heart, Li Mu and the others were still chatting, and they didn't notice the man at all, and immediately Zhao Fan also adjusted the expression on his face, and said with a smile: "Mu'er, you go back to the house first, I'll deal with it a little in advance." ”

Hearing this, Li Mu, Zhao Sheng and the others didn't care, and immediately nodded and stepped into the mansion. And the man had already discovered Zhao Fan and the others at this moment, only to see him nod to Zhao Fan and walk towards the street in the distance.

"Why are you here?"

After seeing Li Mu and the others enter the mansion, Zhao Fan also followed the man and said, "How is the matter handled?" (To be continued.) )