Shen Lian's voice fell.

Zhao Tuo on the side suddenly changed his face in an instant.

He understood that this was Ying Zheng's temptation of him.

For a while, he regretted it in his heart, but unfortunately the only thing that he didn't have in this world was regret medicine.

At this moment, no matter how much he regretted it, he was helpless, because at this moment he had already revealed his true thoughts, in such a situation.

He must be, and it is not only him who will surely die, but even the generals who follow him.

And his family, including the families of these generals, will also die without a place to be buried.

Come to think of it.

Zhao Tuo regretted it in his heart.

It's a pity that I regret it no matter how much I regret

But he couldn't help it......

When Zhao Tuo was successfully arrested.

Then Shen Lian personally escorted him to Xianyang City.

Located in the vast desert of the Western Regions, at this moment, the 10,000-strong army led by Li Xin finally reached the border of a small country in the Western Regions.

The place where Li Xin arrived was called Luntai Kingdom.

Luntai is a small country, but it can also be regarded as a hegemon in the Western Regions.

In the past, this small country had conquered many countries in the Western Regions.

A country that oppresses a lot.

But for now.

Facing the invincible legions of the Great Qin Empire.

This small country in the Western Regions is Luntai.

Maybe the national strength is a little stronger in the Western Regions.

At this moment, when Li Xin led a large army to the vicinity of Luntai and asked this tire country to provide grain and grass, the king of this small country was in a hesitation at the moment.

"Qin asked us to provide 200,000 catties of grain for their troops to eat, what do you think?"

The voice of the king of Luntai resounded above the court, and for a while, the ministers of Luntai above the court suddenly frowned slightly.

For such a small country, 200,000 catties of grain is already a large number.

So much food.

For Luntai.

Naturally, they are not willing to provide it willingly.

In such a situation at the moment.

When the king's voice came down, the ministers opened their mouths one after another.

"King, the people of Qin have asked for so much food, if they are provided with so much food, we will definitely have to cut back on food and clothing this year, so in my opinion, I simply don't give it to them!"

"Don't give them food, a direct excuse, we don't have food, they ask other countries only need 100,000 catties of grain, but ask us for 200,000 catties, we absolutely can't pay so much!"

"But if you don't give so much food, what if the people of the Qin State get angry?"

The king frowned and opened his mouth to speak.

After hearing this.

For a time, the minister above the court.

I couldn't help frowning.

At this moment, a minister stood up with a smile.

"There is no need to worry about this, our country is strong, with more than two thousand soldiers, and it can be regarded as rich and powerful in the Western Regions, judging from the army that the Qin people can provide, they can only send 10,000 troops here at a time, although the number is still more than ours!"

"But we can have all the people in the army and then call up civilians to fight, so that we have the same number of troops as the whole country."

"In the case of equal numbers, we have city walls to rely on, we have terrain to rely on, and the army of the Qin people has traveled a long way to get here, there is no food and lack of fresh water, so how can they attack our Luntai?"

"So, in my opinion, we don't need to be afraid of the people of the Qin State at all, when the Dawan Kingdom killed the envoy of the Qin State and hung the envoy of the Qin State on the city wall, to this day, the people of the Qin State still have no way to punish the Great Kingdom? Why should we, Luntai, be afraid of them? ”

"But my son ......"

The king frowned.

His son.

Now he is being held hostage in Xianyang City.

It's inevitable at the moment.

The king will frown.

After hearing this, the ministers looked calm and opened their mouths to say.

"Honorable king, just one prince, what is it, you have more than a dozen princes......"

Well, for the big guys, a prince is nothing.

Because like them, like them, they can't be.

There's no way he'll care about a son.

Because of the women around them.

There are too many, so there are only a lot of children that can be born.

In such a situation.

Naturally.

The king and his ministers didn't care about such a hostage child.

After hearing what the ministers said at this moment.

For a moment, the king couldn't help but nod slightly.

Then he opened his mouth and said.

"That's true, compared to 200,000 catties of grain, that child is really not that important, not to mention that we can't agree to the unreasonable demands of the people of Qin, they asked for 200,000 catties of grain this time, then it is possible to ask for 300,000 catties of grain next time, we must be prepared......"

The voice of the king of Luntai fell.

Time.

All the ministers nodded their heads.

In such a situation.

Naturally, they rejected Qin's request.

When the messenger returns.

Outside the city, Li believed in them.

At the moment when he realized that the messenger had not brought back the food.

Suddenly, his face changed suddenly.

I saw Li Xin's unhappy face.

Then he asked the messenger.

"What about the grain sent by the king of Luntai? Where is the grain he sent, and where did he put Master Liang? When did it arrive? ”

As an emissary, the officer who was sent to the city explained with a wry smile.

"Your Excellency General, the king of this Luntai country, he is unwilling, and he is willing to provide grain and grass for my Great Qin!"

"What?"

After hearing this, Li Xin frowned.

He never expected it.

I didn't expect this Luntai to dare to refuse the request of the Great Qin Empire.

To know.

Passing through more than a dozen countries in the Western Regions.

Li Xin had never encountered such treatment.

There have never been all small nations after the arrival of their armies.

It's all honest.

Hand over the grain.

And they are all handed in in full, in sufficient quantity and in sufficient quality.

Now.

Li Xin's face was filled with anger.

He frowned and couldn't help but mutter.

"Who gave this king the confidence that made him dare to refuse my Great Qin's request? Did he think I didn't dare to clean him up? ”

"Yes, we must teach him a certain lesson, otherwise no one will be willing to provide us with food on the road in the future!"

After hearing this, the officers on the side nodded one after another.

In fact, they did not lack compressed biscuits with food along the way, and there was enough beef jerky for them to eat.

But the problem is to be prepared.

In addition, eating compressed biscuits all the time is really a big burden for the stomach.

So along the way, they will collect food on an impromptu basis.

Passing through a small country, according to the population of that country, and then fighting for a certain amount of food.

The quantities are all within acceptable limits.