Chapter 218: Ten Thousand is Enough
Yiyang, Korea.
In the past two days, the feathers of blood-stained pigeons have fallen from the sky, and the sound of eagle cries has been heard from time to time.
These extremely abnormal things made some Yiyang people feel uneasy, and they didn't know if it was a sign of natural or man-made disasters.
But perhaps it is because there is so much money to be made by mining iron for the Maison in recent days.
The restless people are only a minority, and most of them are immersed in the mood of working hard and making money to get through the fat years.
The streets are still full of iron trucks, and every blacksmith shop is clanging like a race to beat the iron ore.
The Lu Chamber of Commerce is not very demanding, and there is no need to play any iron swords, shovels and other tools.
It is only necessary to simply purify the iron ore and the raw iron, and the Lu Chamber of Commerce will accept it.
In a shop of the Lui Chamber of Commerce.
LΓΌ Buwei, who had just sent the scientists back to Qin, was lying on his back on a rocking chair woven of bamboo and dangling, listening to his subordinates report on the latest situation, and the old god was there.
The bamboo rocking chair creaked softly.
The twenty-two people who looked nervous all looked at the rocking chairs, bored, and couldn't help but say nothing.
"In the past two days, all the pigeons have been captured by the harrier eagle, and the number of harrier eagles we raise is far less than that of the Zhang family, and all of them have died. Now that he can't get out of Yiyang, he has to control other cities and counties, so he can only send them quickly. β
The paper fell into the hands of the Zhang family, and it was re-scribbled as the Zhang family and re-sent to the cities and counties. The cities and counties did not know the current situation in Yiyang and acted according to the new order on paper. Some have raised the price of iron to 20 times, some have increased the price of iron to 30 times, and most of them have fallen into chaos. β
"The grain that the king has stored in the land of Korea is only the food of the people of the land for seven days. We will keep the price of food in Korea unchanged for long. β
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Twenty-two people, you and I finished saying a word, told all the news of the recent days, and waited for the merchant to give orders.
To this day, these business talents, who are all first-class in their respective regions, have a strong resentment against LΓΌ Buwei.
For no reason, he collected iron at a high price, did not listen to people's persuasion, and scattered all the grain to stabilize the grain price in Korea.
It is a fool's errand to spend countless amounts of money and food to finally get some iron that can be found everywhere in Korea.
How can this be worthy of the nickname of a businessman, the king must have been deceived!
"Doesn't sound like good news." Lu Buwei closed his eyes and smiled.
Squeak squeak squeak~
The rocking chair still sounds.
Did you know?
The elites secretly said in their hearts.
"If a carrier pigeon can't fly, it can't fly, and it doesn't hurt to spend some extra money. Quickly send a message to stop selling grain. Han Di is short of food, let the wise man fill it. β
Twenty-two people looked at each other, their eyes full of confusion.
"Don't stop buying iron?"
One couldn't help but ask rhetorically.
"Unlike Guanzhong, there is no shortage of iron in Korea. Cutting off the iron can make a place chaotic, and the two cannot be generalized. β
Another person chimed in.
Then most of the people spoke up, and the order was terrible!
"Enough food for the people of Korea for more than a month, sold at a low price until only seven days left, why is this?"
"If we can't resume the carrier pigeon communication, we will never be one step behind the Zhang family when we get the information. If the first hand is weaker than others, how can there be a chance of victory? β
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"At this time, you should ask the king to send a falconer into Yiyang, we can't pass it on letterhead, and I want the Zhang family to cut off this way!"
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The more people spoke, the more energetic they became, and they told all their inner thoughts, and instructed the merchants to conduct business wars.
"Gentlemen."
The rocking chair stopped, and Lu Buwei kept the rocking chair still, turning his head to look at everyone.
The crowd grew quieter and quieter as they spoke, and most of them had their heads drooping slightly, as they all fell silent under the calm gaze of the merchants.
How can there be so much pressure from superiors? It's more stressful than seeing the county guard.
LΓΌ Buwei's true identity is kept secret from the outside world.
They only know the merchants, but they don't know that the merchants are LΓΌ Buwei.
"Do as I say."
Everyone was silent for a long time, not wanting to obey the order.
They can't see what the businessman is going to do, or how he can win.
"Yui."
Suddenly, there was a person who couldn't stand Lu Buwei's calm eyes, and replied with his head down.
The first domino was toppled down.
LΓΌ Buwei nodded to the first person to answer to indicate that he understood, and looked at the unspoken crowd.
"What about you?"
"Yui."
One sighed softly and whispered.
"Yui!"
One person responded quite loudly, and there was a slight resentment.
"Yui!"
One person turned his head and walked in response, his anger overflowing.
"Look at how you explain to your lord!"
One person looked unruly, not only should he not, but also pointed at Lu Buwei and boldly reprimanded.
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Upper County.
The county watchman's house.
The crown prince of Great Qin, Yingfu Su, sat in the position that should have belonged to the county guard.
Under its seat.
The first person on the left hand is Han Fei, followed by the county guard and the county Cheng.
The first person on the right hand is Li Mu, followed by Meng Wu and Meng Tian.
The seven most noble people in Shangjun sat in the room, discussing the invasion of the Xiongnu, and it was already the end.
Meng Tian, who was at the end of his right hand, got up and hugged his fists, and said in a deep voice to Ying Fusu, who had seen the big one since he was a child and regarded him as his nephew in his heart: "Tian will not return to Yanmen, Jiuyuan, I am willing to die under the sword of the Huns!"
Yingfu Su was hesitant and couldn't make up his mind.
The uncle said that he was undecided about foreign affairs and asked Li Mu.
He gently turned his head to look at Li Mu, who had closed his eyes and recuperated, had not said a word since the beginning of the meeting, and seemed to be indifferent to the situation of this battle.
"Wu Anjun thinks that General Meng can attack?"
Li Mu didn't open his eyes, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, and said, "There is only Meng Tian in the house, how can General Meng be?"
During the Qin Dynasty, the correct use of the word general was to refer to the military general who led the troops to the battle.
will be led.
The army is the army.
A general means to lead a great army.
If a military general does not lead troops, he should not be called a general.
The general title is overflowing.
First, because the word "general" is like a "beauty" to a general, to a woman.
The second reason is that the first emperor didn't care about these red tapes at all, and he didn't care.
There is only Meng Tian in the house, how can there be a general Meng, this is opposition.
"Li Mu, you fight against Tian Yu Chang'an Junfu and despise your hatred!" Meng Tian stared at Li Mu's eyes and wanted to split.
Jiuyuan County was his fiefdom, which was lost to the Xiongnu in his hands.
His soldiers, his cronies, and his comrades-in-arms were all buried in his fiefdom.
He looked forward to killing him day and night.
Li Mu sneered and smiled, mixed with half of the mockery, and his eyes were still closed.
That look is in Meng Tian's eyes, that is, the shepherd is too lazy to take care of you, and you are also worthy of talking to the pastor?
"Zhao Renyan dares to bully me like this!"
Meng Tian angrily drew the sword at his waist.
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A sword first shone from the hall.
Meng Wu stood in front of Meng Tian, with a black face, leaning on his sword, and looking at Li Mu with a murderous face.
"Wu'er can't come out, how about martial arts!"
Li Mu yawned, seemed a little tired, and his eyes were still not open.
"You don't have the surname Meng?"
There is no general Meng in the house, and no one surnamed Meng is worthy of being a general.
"Zhao Gou dares to insult my father!"
Meng Tian drew his sword and rushed forward angrily.
Meng Wu stopped with his cross arm.
Meng Tian looked at his father angrily.
Why did Father stop me?
"The dog is rude, Zhao Wuanjun forgive me."
As Meng Wu spoke, he took a step forward with his sword, getting closer to Li Mu.
"However, if Zhao Wu'anjun can't tell the reason why my father and son can't come out today, don't blame the sharp sword!"
Li Mu should not, with a disdainful expression on his face, as if to say that you two are not worthy of letting Mu explain.
Seeing Meng Wu, Meng Tian's father and son were furious, and they were about to go into battle as father and son soldiers.
Ying Fusu gave Meng Wu, Meng Tian gave him an unreckless look, turned his head and whispered to Li Mu: "Wu Anjun can you say a word or two."
Only then did Li Mu open his eyes, and his face softened a lot.
Looking at Meng Wu standing in the hall, Meng Tian's father and son, Li Mu said coldly: "Mu heard that Meng Tian's army defeated Jiuyuan, and Jiuyuan was broken by the Xiongnu on the day he ran back to Shangjun like a wild dog that had lost its owner, begging Meng Wu to send troops. The county guard, the county officer, can there be such a thing? β
What tone of voice do you talk to us? When we were your soldiers?
The county guard, the county didn't want to speak.
Ying Fusu cast a stern look.
"Yes."
"Hmm."
The county guard, the county is helpless, and he is reluctant to authentic.
"Losing the border county to the Huns, this is a disadvantage of the war."
Li Mu said coldly.
"Jiuyuan only has 5,000 soldiers and horses, can Zhao Wu Anjun defend it?"
Meng Wu said in a deep voice.
For example, the 50,000 soldiers and horses of the upper county can be guarded, although this is the barrier of the upper county to the northwest, and there are more soldiers left behind.
But Jiuyuan County, which is the same county as Shangjun, has only 5,000 soldiers and horses, and Jiuyuan is still a border county directly facing the Xiongnu.
Five thousand soldiers and horses can't hold Jiuyuan County, it seems that it should be, and it shouldn't be classified as a war disadvantage.
If you have to say that my son's battle is unfavorable, then please tell me Li Mu how five thousand soldiers and horses can hold Jiuyuan.
"Huh." Li Mu laughed and said casually: "Mu is in Jiuyuan, and the Huns dare not go south if they are alone."
"Arrogant words!" Meng Tian sneered.
Sun Tzu, Wu Zi, and Sun Bin can't defend Jiuyuan with 5,000 soldiers and horses, so you can blow it!
"Noise!" Meng Wu turned around and drank angrily.
Meng Tian was puzzled.
Meng Wu took a deep breath, wiped away the anger on his face, and gave a deep salute like Li Mushen.
"Yanmen, Jiuyuan has been safe for ten years, and they all rely on Zhao Wu'anjun Yu Weiye. My son lost the Nine Plains, and the battle was unfavorable. β
When Li Mu heard this, he turned his head to look at Meng Wu and stared at him for two breaths.
"That was originally the frontier of my Zhao country, and Mu Fei fought for your Qin country."
"If you have received the shadow, you should recognize it."
The county guard, the county guard was very uncomfortable, and scolded one after another.
Qin will worship Zhao Gou, what a shame!
Han Fei secretly looked at the faces, demeanor, and expressions of everyone in the room, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Sitting in the first place, the Great Qin Prince, who had an absolute dominant position, leaned back, resisting the urge to say something.
"It's not good to be a soldier, but it's okay to be a man." Li Mu said calmly.
Meng Tian was furious and took two steps forward.
Meng Wu pressed his son's shoulder, suppressed his voice and said, "Please Zhao Wu Anjun continue to teach."
"What else needs to be said?"
Li Mu's tone was full of sarcasm, so much so that Meng Tian's eyes were bloodshot.
"After the Xiongnu defeated Jiuyuan, your son fled back to Shangjun and said that the Xiongnu did not fully occupy Jiuyuan, pointing to the wolf smoke in the sky and saying that he was asking for help. Even beginners know that it was the wolf dung lit by the Huns, luring the bait.
"You don't even know this, what are you doing to give him soldiers and horses to go to Jiuyuan? Send the Huns to the head? Your Meng family was broken into by Meng Fu, and you are a family of military generals of the Qin State. Meng Fu lost a lot of battles at the beginning, and your son didn't know how to explain military theory.
"How powerful can you, who is caught in the middle, not as famous as the father and the son? Since the confession of the Qin State, Wang Jian has been the most. Its soldiers are stronger than the number of herdsmen, so they still can't attack the herdsmen, and they are broken by the herdsmen, and the deputy generals are outside the city of Handan. β
Li Mu closed his eyes, his face became calm, and he said suddenly: "Mu thinks that Wang Jian is the last of the leading Qin generals. I never thought that you were not as good as the next generation, and regretted not fighting with Bai Qi. β
Syllable~
Meng Tian broke away from his father's hand pressed on his shoulder, his face full of hideousness.
"Who said I didn't know about the Huns' ambush? I know! However, even so, give me 10,000 sharp soldiers, and I have the confidence to lead my troops to defeat the Huns! That day, he said that he wanted his father to send troops, but he pretended not to know! β
"Is that so?" Li Mu closed his eyes and said casually: "You have confidence? Where is your confidence coming from? Is it to let the Qin army lose 200,000 lives in Chu, or let the Qin army die 5,000 in the Xiongnu scimitar? β
"You!"
Syllable~
Meng Wu turned around and slapped Meng Tian in the mouth.
Meng Tian was caught off guard, his head was crooked to the side, and the corners of his mouth were oozing blood.
"Rebel! It's not enough to be ashamed! Wu Anjun can say something wrong! β
"General Mengwu is angry." The crown prince helped Su Dao.
Li Mu closed his eyes and said no more, as if he was not interested in the next discussion.
Meng Tian licked the blood from the corner of his mouth and turned his head, not blaming his father for why he beat him.
Looking at Li Mu, who was the first in his right hand, his eyes were blood-red, and he said, "Tian wants to ask ......."
Meng Wu was furious and interrupted.
"Rebel ......"
Li Mu opened his eyes, looked at Meng Wu coldly, Meng Tian, the two fathers and sons, and interrupted Meng Wu with words.
"Let him say that the shepherd wants to hear what other shameless things he can say."
Meng Tian wiped away the blood from the corners of his mouth, the blazing anger in his eyes turned into thousand-year-old ice, and his voice was as cold as Li Mu's.
"Tian wants to ask, you Li Mu want to restore Yanmen, Jiuyuan, how many soldiers and horses do you need."
Sneered.
"Don't talk to Tian about what happened back then, it's pointless. You only said that you are now, how many soldiers and horses do you need to recover the nine plains of Yanmen! β
"Shepherd only needs 20,000 soldiers and horses." Li Mu sneered softly and said, "What, you want to compare with Mu?"
"Not bad!"
Meng Tian's eyes flashed, he stomped his feet heavily, his fists clenched, and his body bent ninety degrees.
He said loudly: "Tian only needs 15,000 soldiers and horses!" May the military order be established! Three days no less than Jiuyuan, Yanmen, the head of the owl can also! β
Meng Wu's face sank.
"You rebel ......"
Ying Fusu's face changed.
"General Meng Tian must not act rashly......"
The two of them spoke at the same time, and when they were halfway through the same time, Li Mu Huoran stood up and burst into applause.
"Good! This battle is up to you! Fifteen thousand soldiers and horses, not many of them, but not many of them. If you can't beat it, you'll die! β
"Yes!"
Meng Tian spat heavily on the ground.
"Phew! It's just a trivial matter in Chang'an Junfu, so he retaliates. Even Zhao Wu Anjun is a narrow-minded villain! β
Following.
Meng Tian led 15,000 soldiers and horses out of Shangjun.
Upper county head.
Meng Wu and Li Mu stood together, watching Meng Tian go away, watching the fifteen thousand soldiers and horses go away.
"To tell the truth, how many people do you want to take down Yanmen, Jiuyuan?"
Meng Wu asked.
"Ten thousand is enough."
Li Mu replied.
Who made you look down on this stupid boy......