Chapter 43: The Chinese Crisis
"Dragon City Urgent?" Li Mu's face was extremely solemn all of a sudden, and a pair of tiger eyes burst into light, but he didn't ask a sound.
Not only is Li Mu's face ugly, but who is not as good as the generals? They all had a straight face, staring at the scout.
"But the Huns have invaded?" Sima Shang glanced at Li Mu and asked.
"The Huns invaded in a big way, no less than half a million people." The scout's words are staggering.
"What? Half a million? Everyone, including Li Muqi, lost their color and asked loudly.
For a while, the cheers were like thunder, and the ground trembled.
The invasion of the Xiongnu was expected by Li Mu. The Xiongnu coveted the land of the Hetao, and wanted to have it, which year would they not attack the Zhao State? Yes, as soon as he heard the scout say "Longcheng Emergency", Li Mu guessed that the Xiongnu should have made an abnormal move and were about to invade again.
To his surprise, this time the Xiongnu actually invaded on a large scale, dispatching more than 500,000 people, which is so shocking.
The Xiongnu are nomads on the steppe, with sharp bows, good at riding and shooting, and can live a life on horseback, coming and going like the wind, which is extremely difficult to deal with, which makes the Central Plains a headache. In order to resist the Xiongnu, the three kingdoms of Qin, Zhao and Yan built thousands of miles of the Great Wall. Even so, it was still a headache for the Huns, and if they were not careful, the Huns would take advantage of their ability to shoot on horseback and attack from places where they could not defend themselves and plunder. If the Central Plains counterattacked, the Huns would flee immediately, and the Central Plains would not be able to catch up if they wanted to.
Moreover, this time, the Xiongnu were no longer making a small fuss, but were going to attack on a large scale, and they wanted to dispatch 500,000 people, which had never happened in the history of the Xiongnu.
Think about decades ago, during the Zhao Wuling period. The Xiongnu only dispatched 300,000 people. Aggressively southward. wanted to occupy the land of the Hetao, but was defeated by King Zhao Wuling.
If in normal times, the Xiongnu dispatched 500,000 people, it would be enough to make people frightened, let alone the most difficult period for Li Mu at the moment.
Since the Battle of Changping, the elite of Zhao State has been withdrawn, and Li Mu is only left with 20,000 old and weak. It is with these 20,000 old and weak that Li Mu can keep the nine originals without losing. It's already commendable.
You must know that since the Battle of Changping, Li Mu has not been supplemented by a single soldier of Zhao State, not to mention that he has not received a grain of grain and a penny from Zhao State. Ordnance, weapons, grain, grass, silver, ...... Everything related to resisting the Huns had to be done by Li Mu himself, how difficult his life was.
It was in such a difficult situation that he suddenly got the news that the Huns had dispatched 500,000 people to the south, even with Li Mu's courage, his face changed greatly.
“……”
Immediately afterward, there was a deathly silence. The generals opened their mouths wide and their eyes widened. Like a statue, there is only fear.
It's not that they are timid, it's that the Huns are powerful and menacing.
"What are you afraid of? What is there to be afraid of? Big deal, fight to the death with the Huns. Kill one is enough, kill a pair and earn one! ”
"That's right! Fought with the Huns. ”
After a while, the generals reacted and shouted nonsense, but none of them flinched, and they were all unwilling to fight to the death with the Huns.
Resisting foreign races, Huaxia has never been ambiguous, even in a chaotic world like the Warring States, there are still countless hot-blooded people who throw their heads and spill their blood for this, and never regret dying.
The generals of Zhao Guo in front of him are the best illustration.
Li Mu raised his right hand, and the quarrel of the generals stopped abruptly, as if it had been cut off by scissors. Although Li Mu is young, he is younger than all the generals, however, everyone has to be convinced of his talent.
Especially after the Changping War, Zhao Jiuyuan's situation in the past two years was extremely difficult, and if he had changed people, he would have lost Jiuyuan County a long time ago. And Li Mu was able to keep Jiuyuan alive in such a difficult situation, no matter how much praise was not overstated, the generals were very convinced of him, and when they saw that he was going to speak, they all cheered up, pricked up their ears, and listened quietly.
Under the gaze of the generals, I saw Li Mu's mouth open wide, wanting to speak, but he couldn't say it for a long time, and finally, Li Mu looked up to the sky and sighed: "Hey! ”
This sigh was not tightened, and the hearts of all the generals were almost broken.
"General, what are we going to do? You speak. An anxious general shouted.
"Yes. The general said that we can do whatever we want, even if it is to go up the sword mountain and go down to the sea of fire, we will never frown. The generals echoed in unison.
Li Mu pointed at the generals with the index finger of his right hand, but he still didn't say anything for a long time, which made the generals even more suspicious, but no one dared to ask.
With their understanding of Li Mu, if it weren't for something that was extremely difficult to decide, he would never be like this.
"The 500,000 Xiongnu marched south, vowing to occupy the land of the Hetao, but the Great Zhao had broken and was powerless to resist. I only have 20,000 old and weak in my hands, and I can't resist it no matter what......" Li Muyu opened his mouth to speak, but it was extremely painful.
His words were very shocking, causing the generals' heads to hang down and sigh silently.
Even if Li Mu doesn't say it, they also understand how difficult the current situation is, it can be said that it is the most difficult day since the Zhao State built Jiuyuan County, even if Li Mu is capable, no matter how good he is, with only 20,000 old and weak, he will not be able to resist 500,000 Huns no matter what.
"If you want to keep Jiuyuan from losing, there is only one way......" Li Mu's tone was still very sad, but it was to give hope to the generals.
"General, what's the solution?" The generals hurriedly asked.
"Help!" Li Mu's words were very simple and did not lose their strength, but they made the generals open their mouths wide, their eyes wide, and they couldn't speak for a long time.
Not only were they speechless, but their faces were distorted, which was more ugly than crying.
Isn't this nonsense? Who doesn't know what to call for help now? The problem is that the State of Zhao has been destroyed by the State of Qin, and it is useless to ask for help from the State of Zhao.
"General, of course it's good to ask for help, but can we ask for reinforcements?" Sima Shang was stunned for a long time, and then hesitated: "The Zhao State has been broken, even if the king wants to send troops to help, there are no soldiers." ”
At present, the Zhao State has already declared itself a vassal to the Qin State and is a courtier of the Qin State. In the entire Zhao State, there are not many troops, even if King Zhao Xiaocheng has the intention to reinforce Li Mu, he will not be able to take out troops and horses.
"I'm not talking about asking for help from the Zhao State, I'm asking for help from the Qin State." Li Mu's voice was a little low, which was completely different from his strong and powerful voice in the past.
"What? What the? Asking for help from the Qin State? ”
"Did I hear me right?"
"Pinch me. See if I hurt? ”
"Ahh Are you really pinching? ”
Li Mu's words just fell. The generals were surprised. They were unbelievable, it felt like a dream.
Li Mu's words were too hard to believe, they could clearly understand it, but they didn't dare to believe it, and they didn't want to believe it.
Qin Zhao is mortal enemy, although Zhao Xiaocheng became a vassal and became a courtier of Qin, but. This kind of hatred accumulated over decades can be eliminated in a short period of time, and the generals still have hatred for the Qin State, and if they see the shadow of the Qin people, they will all cut them a few times. Li Mu actually wanted to ask the Qin State for help, was there anything more unbelievable to them than this?
At this moment, they would rather believe that the sun rises in the west than believe that it is true.
"The general is joking with us, joking." Sima Shang was busy playing the round.
"Yes, the general laughed and boosted our morale." The generals are shrewd. Busy echoing.
It's the best way to break the embarrassment right now, however. As if he didn't understand his good intentions, Li Mu's face was solemn, extremely serious, and said, "What I said is true!" If you want to keep the Jiuyuan from losing, and if you want to keep the Hetao from losing, you can only ask for help from the Qin State. ”
"General......" The generals shouted loudly, and they were about to refute, but they waved to Li Mu to stop them.
"I can understand your feelings, why am I not so distressed?" Li Mu said in a deep voice: "You all know that in the first battle of Zhongmu, the elite of Shandong was lost, and the vitality was greatly damaged, and he was unable to fight again. Looking at the world, only Qin can resist the Xiongnu, and only Qin can keep the land of Hetao alive! ”
The ...... generals were silent for a while, wanting to speak, but they didn't know where to start.
Li Mu is right, in the current situation, only the Qin State can resist the Xiongnu, and only the Qin State can protect the land of the Hetao. Except for the Qin State, no Warring States had this kind of strength.
"You hate Qin, and I hate Qin, but hating Qin is as light as a feather compared to preserving the land of the Hetao." Li Mu's eyes flashed, his voice turned high, and he said: "Although Qin Zhao's enmity is deep, after all, it is Huaxia's personal enmity, and it is our Huaxia's own business. The invasion of the Xiongnu, this is an invasion of foreign races, is the public anger of China, our generation should take personal enmity as the light, take public anger as the priority, and work together with the Qin State to resist the Xiongnu, to ensure that the border is not lost, and the Hetao is not lost. ”
The "......" generals remained silent.
It's not that they don't know that what Li Mu said is reasonable and reasonable, but the problem is that they are very reluctant to accept this fact.
"You all know the importance of the Loop. If we lose the Hetao, the Xiongnu will use the Hetao as the base, enter the Yan Kingdom, and then invade the Central Plains, we will all become sinners through the ages, and we will not be able to explain to future generations! Li Mu's voice was even higher, and it had the power to shock people's hearts.
The importance of the Loop, they will not be unaware of. It is precisely because the Hetao is so important that the Xiongnu want to occupy the Hetao again and again and turn the Hetao into a strategic base for attacking the Central Plains. If the Hetao falls into the hands of the Xiongnu, the consequences will be unimaginable, and it will be the responsibility of leaving a disaster for all generations, and no one can afford it.
"What General Li said is extremely reasonable, this is the best way to relieve the scourge of the Xiongnu at the moment, and I agree with it." Sima Shang was the first to express his support.
"I'm in favor of it too."
"I'm for it."
The generals expressed their positions one after another, but their voices were extremely low, like gnats, if it weren't for Li Mu's good ear sound, they wouldn't be able to hear it at all.
They hate Qin to the bone, but they want to ask Qin for help, which is bowing to Qin, and they feel very uncomfortable.
"General, the Qin State is busy fighting in Shandong, can you ask for reinforcements?" Some generals hesitated for a long time, but still said it.
These words were so shocking that Li Mu's mouth opened wide, and he couldn't speak for a long time, and finally turned into a long sigh: "Hey! ”
After the First Battle of Zhongmu, a good opportunity for the unification of the Qin State appeared, and it was a good opportunity for the Qin State to advance eastward, if the Qin State was not busy fighting in Shandong, it would not be called the Qin State.
The Qin State is bent on sweeping away the nations, this is the first time in a hundred years that the Warring States Period has encountered such a good opportunity, will the Qin State let it go? Will the Qin State send reinforcements?
No one knows the bottom of this, who can not worry?
"I hope that King Qin will know the general situation!" Li Mu thought about it and was very helpless. (To be continued.) )