"Hasn't the food been delivered yet?"

"Back to the general, not yet. There was a word from the imperial court that because of last year's snowstorm, this year's grain collection was not smooth, and the army's food may not be able to be delivered for a while. ”

"The grain collection is not smooth······· Scold! ”

In the main tent of Zhao Guo's military camp, Li Mu listened to the report of the quartermaster under his command, and a sneer with a bit of sarcasm lightly emitted from the corner of his mouth.

With the help of the aftermath of last year's heavy snowstorm, Qin Guo gave Zhao Guo a 'choose one' problem in this year's autumn harvest season, but it is estimated that even Qin Guo could not have imagined that Zhao Guo's final 'answer' was far more absurd than they imagined.

Because Zhao Guo didn't choose any of them.

This year's autumn harvest grain was neither used by Zhao to support the army, nor was it used to restore the vitality of the people at the bottom.

Even if the country is in danger now, the group of high-ranking officials and nobles in the upper echelons of Zhao still maintain the original style of painting, they collected a large amount of food from the bottom in the name of 'levying military rations', but did not immediately send it to the front line to support the army, but intercepted it themselves, and some of them were privately withheld for pleasure and satisfy their own selfish desires.

The other part was deliberately detained by some people in the court of Zhao Guo and used to beat Li Mu.

Right.

I heard you right.

It was used to beat Li Mu.

This sounds a little funny, after all, he is desperately defending against the iron cavalry of the Qin State on the front line, and the person who guards the Zhao State is Li Mu.

However, this is the reality.

Although Li Mu is dedicated to the country and has made many meritorious achievements, above the court of Zhao State, most people think of Li Mu, and the first thing that comes to mind is not how much hard work he has made for Zhao Guoguo, but his 'high merits'.

Even the current King of Zhao, after the start of this war, the first question he thought about was not how strong their opponent Qin was, but what he should do with Li Mu if this war was won again.

Li Mu's military power in Zhao is now too great, even to the point that King Zhao has some trouble sleeping.

So when this autumn harvest comes.

In the entire Zhao court, the vast majority of courtiers, including King Zhao, almost unanimously temporarily withheld the front-line military rations, the purpose of which was to beat Li Mu and contain Li Mu's military power by the way.

The meaning of these people is simple:

Don't look at you, Li Mu now has hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands, but without our support, you and your hundreds of thousands of troops will starve to death in minutes.

Li Murong has been fighting all his life, although he is not very good at this kind of power struggle, but after all, he has been fighting in the DPRK and China for so many years, and he can still see this simple truth.

That's why.

At this moment, even Li Mu himself didn't know how to describe his mood at the moment.

"You go down first!"

Li Mu rubbed his eyebrows and waved his hand to let the quartermaster step back first.

As Wu Anjun of Zhao State, Li Mu never shouted tired even in the face of the 400,000 Qin troops with sharp armor and fierce generals on the opposite side, but this wave of backstabs from a group of 'pig teammates' behind him made Li Mu feel a trace of indescribable tiredness for the first time.

This was the first time Li Mu felt a little envious of the Qin State opposite.

He is not envious of the Qin State's abundant grain and grass now, in fact, although the Qin State is now rich in grain and grass, but if you really want to say it, if you compare it from the overall national strength, the Zhao State does not lose much to the Qin State.

At least in the current war, in terms of logistics, Zhao is not a waste of Qin.

This is the accumulation of the heritage of the past.

Zhao is located in the Central Plains, the geographical advantage is much better than the former Qin State, on the other hand, the Qin State migrated from the barbarian land to the Central Plains, although the soldiers and armor are strong, but it is only because of the 'military merit system' forcibly piled up bravery.

Until the arrival of Mojun, although the Qin State was also known as the 'strongest of the Seven Kingdoms', the Qin State at that time was more like an empty shell with a strong outside and a dry middle.

In fact, in terms of heritage, there has always been a big gap between Qin and Zhao and Chu.

That is, in recent years, a 'Shengping Jun' has suddenly appeared in the Qin State, which has led to the rapid growth of the basic national strength of the Qin State, which has given the Qin State a trace of the potential of 'hegemon'.

However, although Zhao has a lot of heritage, these heritages cannot be used in front-line warfare, because now these 'heritages' of Zhao have long been occupied by the major aristocratic classes and regarded as their own.

The 'heritage' that cannot be used is equal to none.

On the other hand, the Qin State, although it is an emerging power, the entire country has almost no other background except for the 'explosive wealth' brought by the appearance of Mojun.

But the state of Qin could use all the strength of the entire country on the war, and all the drags from the rear were either suppressed or slaughtered.

Get to the bottom of it.

It is because today's Qin State has two people: King Yingzheng of Qin and King Mojun of Shengping.

These two people are too young, and because they are young, they have ambition and courage.

And even this war alone.

In the front, there was King Yingzheng of Qin who drove the expedition in person, and then there was Shengping Jun Mojun who went to the front line without fear of hardships and dangers.

With these two people taking turns to sit in the town, how could the soldiers of the Qin State not be brave, and with these two people sitting on the front line, who would dare to do some bullshit in the rear of the Qin State?

This kind of 'god teammate' is what Li Mu really envies.

"General Qiyu, urgent letter from the border pass."

Just when Li Mu lamented that his old opponent Meng Fu was assisted by a group of good teammates, suddenly, a scout hurried outside the tent and reported loudly.

Li Mu was stunned when he heard this: "Border pass? Present. ”

The scout hurriedly walked into the tent, held a scroll in both hands and handed it to Li Mu, Li Mu opened the scroll and only glanced at it, and his face suddenly changed.

"These wolf cubs really know how to pick their time."

Li Mu's expression was uncertain, this sudden urgent letter came from the northern land of Zhao State, which has always bordered the vast grassland, and on that grassland, there has always been a group of great enemies of the Central Plains.

- Huns.

The survival place of the Xiongnu is extremely treacherous, but the vast grassland is extremely suitable for the survival of cattle and sheep, and the sinister environment leads to the survival rate of the Xiongnu people is extremely low, but the sufficient beef and mutton brings those surviving Xiongnu to an extremely strong body.

Tough, ferocious, cold-blooded, savage······ These are all adjectives put on the Xiongnu by the Central Plains.

That's why.

In the mouths of the Central Plains countries, the Xiongnu also have another name - the wolf clan.

Meaning: a ferocious, cunning, and savage alien race like a wolf.

All the time.

These Xiongnu on the steppe are trying in vain to capture the Central Plains and seize the territory of the Central Plains.

But it was a repeated defeat.

There are many reasons, one is that although the Xiongnu have a strong body, but they do not have a smart mind, the treacherous environment on the grassland makes the Xiongnu have no time to develop civilization steadily.

Therefore, the Xiongnu army did not have sophisticated weapons and armor like the Central Plains countries, and many times on the battlefield, the Xiongnu's weapons were even in the bone and stone age.

The second is because of Li Mu.

Li Mu is the border general of Zhao State, and the geographical location of Zhao State is the first checkpoint for the wolf clan to attack the Central Plains, so Li Mu and Zhao State have extremely rich combat experience with the Xiongnu.

Li Mu was known as 'Wu Anjun' in the Zhao State.

He is known as the "God of Military Formations" in the Seven Nations Army.

In the mouth of the wolf people, they are called 'wolf hunters'.

With the power of one person, the 100,000 wolf clan did not dare to step through the Yanmen Pass, which was Li Mu's deterrent effect on the Xiongnu.

Because of Li Mu's existence, the Xiongnu on the grassland have not set foot in the Central Plains for a long time, but perhaps because of the heavy snowstorm last year, the cattle and sheep on the grassland suffered heavy losses.

So in order to survive, this year's Central Plains had just been harvested in autumn, and the Xiongnu on the grassland suddenly sent troops to attack the border passes of Zhao.

Not so long ago.

The Xiongnu divided 100,000 troops, not only attacked the border of Zhao, but also took the opportunity to burn and loot in the villages and towns along the border of Zhao.

Not only did it take away the autumn harvest grain of many people, but also killed a large number of men in the Central Plains, and forcibly robbed a group of women to return to the grassland.

In fact, there was originally a defense of the Zhao army, and the Xiongnu had no chance to break through the defense and attack the Chinese atomic people on the border of Zhao.

However, because the pressure caused by the Qin army on this battlefield was too great, when the war started before, Zhao State had already urgently dispatched a group of troops from the north to help the battlefield here.

It is precisely because of this that it will lead to a vacancy in the defense of the border pass in the north of Zhao State, which just gave the Xiongnu a big loophole.

Now the northern land of Zhao is facing the threat of the Xiongnu, and the local people are in deep danger.

But there was a threat from the Qin army on the front-line battlefield, and Li Mu couldn't get out at all.

It can be said that there is a tiger in front and a wolf in the back.

Time.

Even Li Mu couldn't help but hesitate.

That's right.

A scout came outside the tent again, and this scout also sent an urgent letter, but this urgent letter did not come from the border pass, but from the Zhao court.

[The border is in danger, quickly send troops to help]

The urgent letter from the court once again gave Li Mu a 'life talisman', and this urgent letter was very interesting because it was a letter, not an edict.

In other words.

The meaning of this secret letter is to let Li Mu send troops to solve the Xiongnu problem in the north without giving up the Qin and Zhao battlefields.

If there is a problem in either of these two battlefields, then this pot will fall on Li Mu's body, and it has nothing to do with King Zhao.

Because King Zhao only asked Li Mu to send troops to help the border pass in the north, but he did not issue an edict to let him give up the frontline battlefield.

It's all this time.

The court of Zhao State also wants to secretly pit Li Mu, but it is conceivable that Li Mu is in Zhao State now.

Li Mu held the letter in his hand, and his eyes were entangled.

This urgent letter from the court, although it made Li Mu feel a little cold, it couldn't make him lose his judgment, after all, like this situation, Li Mu has experienced too much over the years.

Today's Li Mu no longer cares about any rights, and what really makes him unable to let go is actually the Zhao State that he has guarded all his life, not the group of people in the court.

Li Mu couldn't let go of the Zhao State that he had guarded all his life, so he fell into the hands of the Qin State.

But in the same way, he could not watch the people of his country let the Xiongnu bully them in the border areas.

Li Mu closed his eyes and pondered for a long time.

After a while.

I saw him slowly open his eyes, then took out a brush and a roll of bamboo slips, wrote a letter, and handed it to the scout: "Send an envoy and deliver this letter to the commander of the Qin army on the opposite side." ”

"Huh?"

As soon as Li Mu said this, the scout was obviously stunned.

But then he responded decisively: "Yes, my subordinates obey orders." ”

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Half an hour later.

Pass through the city.

Meng Fu and Wang Jian gathered a group of generals, and looked at the letter in their hands that had just been sent by the envoy of Zhao State, and they couldn't help but fall into silence.

After a long time, it was the coach Wang Jian who took the lead in speaking: "What do you think of this 'war exemption letter' sent by the enemy? ”

Meng Fu answered: "Is the news about this matter reliable? ”

What Meng Fu asked about was the news of the 100,000 wolf clans attacking the border pass of Zhao State recorded in this 'war exemption letter'.

Li Mu did not use any so-called schemes, and the 'war exemption letter' he sent was to state all the facts, and then asked the two sides to temporarily cease fighting.

Li Mu's move can be described as above board, and almost all the crises and weaknesses he is facing today are directly exposed to the eyes of Wang Jian and others.

But if Li Mu encounters some opponents who don't talk about martial virtues in this battle, I am afraid that this 'letter of exemption from war' alone will directly cause him to fall into a place of no return.

"The spies on our side have already received relevant news before, and they can basically confirm that the content recorded in this 'war exemption letter' is correct." Wang Jian said.

Hearing this, Meng Fu was silent for a moment, and then said slowly: "If this is the case, then the old man thinks this is a battle······ Can't hit. ”

"General Meng thinks twice!"

As soon as Meng Fu's words fell, he heard someone's face change in shock, and hurriedly said: "War is not child's play, if this matter is true, then the next will be the best time for our army to attack." ”

"Once Li Mu supports the border pass in the north, the Zhao and Wei coalition forces without Li Mu in charge are equivalent to a group of stragglers without a commander. We can take down the enemy forces at the minimum cost, and if we handle it properly, we may be able to end the war before this winter comes. ”

"Yes! General Meng also asked for more consideration, war is to defeat the enemy army by unscrupulous means. Although it is somewhat despicable, taking advantage of people's danger is not a means of attack. What's more, the attack of the Huns is not our crime, this is the will of heaven. ”

There are those who oppose the idea of the obscurity.

Naturally, some people agreed with Meng's decision.

"The last general has a different view, war is not only a struggle for territory and resources, but more importantly, a competition for the hearts and minds of the people. If we use such despicable means to win the war, the enemy army may not be able to obey us. ”

What General Zhang said was extremely true, and the last general also had the same opinion. We already have a great advantage in this battle, and there is no need for such superfluous behavior. If we can win this battle by more upright means, wouldn't it be able to show the national prestige of our Great Qin even more? ”

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(End of chapter)