The land of Liaodong, on the endless wilderness. By the time autumn arrives, the weather has begun to turn cold.

Li Xin was wearing armor and stomach, and the horse was moving forward, and the autumn wind was blowing on his face, which was even more angular. Behind him was a long line of Qin troops, basically all cavalry.

Most of these Qin pawns had excited looks on their faces, and their bodies were stained with blood.

"It's finally time to get to Xiangping! Mother, these barbarians and Koreans are running really fast, and we only slaughtered more than 1,000 of them in this pursuit. The others all ran away in the blink of an eye, hiding in those old woods, and they really couldn't catch up if they wanted to. A Qin pawn complained in his mouth.

Another Qin pawn with a pockmarked face smiled and said: "It's good to run, what are these barbarians to fight, you said that you fought the Gaoyi people before, and you can also grab some cattle, sheep and horses." These barbarians can't even compare to Gao Yi, they can't even take out a valuable thing on their bodies, and the fur on their bodies still stinks, Naigong has fought for so many years, and he has never seen such a poor enemy. It's good to drive them all back to their hometowns in one go, so that they don't dare to come to Liaodong again, and we can go back as soon as possible. ”

"Also, drive all these barbarians out of Liaodong, and we can go home."

"Now that Gaoyi, Hao, and Qi have all been killed by us, when will we attack Donghu?"

"Beat Donghu and drive them out of Liaodong, let's go back quickly!" Qin soldiers said in their mouths, their faces were full of homesickness, and even the mention of the word Donghu was also full of war intent.

The words from the rear came into Li Xin's ears. Li Xin pursed his lips. Since his defeat in Chudi, he has sunk for several years, numbing himself with wine all day long, and almost forgetting the taste of galloping on the battlefield.

It wasn't until the king issued an edict that he was reactivated and given him the mission of conquering Liaodong that Li Xin cheered up again.

The land of Liaodong, the land of bitter cold. The endless wilderness once again became his Li Xin's battlefield. Those who took advantage of the destruction of Yan by the Qin army to invade Liaodong Donghu, Gaoyi, Hui, Qi and Jizi Korea, as well as many more barbarians who could not be named, became his enemies of Li Xin.

In the past year, Li Xin led his army across Liaodong. Now he has recovered most of the land of Liaodong, and has driven out the land of Gaoyi, Hao, Qi, and Jizi Joseon, as well as the weaker alien barbarians.

The black Qin flag fluttered in the wind. This kind of pleasure of bullying the weak with the strong, the heavily armed Qin army, and breaking the ragged barbarians made Li Xin a little intoxicated.

He seemed to understand a little why Qin Wuji, the commander of the Liaodong Army of the Yan State back then, would be confident enough to lead a large army across Yishui to fight Wang Qian.

These Liaodong barbarians fight too much, which will really make people very confident. Li Xin's heart fluttered again.

But every time at this time, his mind would come to mind when Zhao Tuo knelt on the ground and begged for him outside the city.

The mournful voices kept echoing in his ears.

"Zhao Tuo." Li Xin whispered the name, and the feeling floating in his heart immediately left. His pride and stubbornness, his rashness and willfulness nearly destroyed him.

It was Zhao Tuo's suggestion, and it was the king who ignored his past suspicions, which gave him Li Xin a chance to regain his strength.

"We will be careful not to repeat the mistakes of the past."

"Li Xin, don't live up to Zhao Tuo and the king!" Li Xin's voice was very firm, if according to his previous character, this expedition to Liaodong should be a light chariot and a sudden ride, all the way through the area occupied by those barbarians.

But in fact, Li Xin's expedition to Liaodong this time first recruited enough soldiers from Yandi, and while training the army, he sent people to investigate the situation in Liaodong.

After the information was confirmed, he looked for an opportunity to advance eastward and conquered Xiangping, the largest city in eastern Liaodong, in one fell swoop.

Later, with Xiangping as the center, Li Xin collected the local Yan remnants who were poisoned by the barbarians, and then expelled the barbarians everywhere step by step to recover the homeland of the Yan Kingdom.

In this process, Li Xin has always maintained a calm posture and did not start an all-out war with the barbarians. He even sent people to show favor to the strongest Donghu, and gave the king of Donghu a lot of silk cloth, pearls and gems that were difficult to see on the grassland, and after stabilizing Donghu, the Qin army began to exterminate other barbarians.

Although it took a lot of time to do so, it also had a steady effect, and now only the Qin army and the Donghu who occupied the northern part of Liaodong remained.

At this time, not far in front of Xiangping City, several horses flew out.

"When Ben is leaving, what news does Donghu Ke have?" Li Xin asked General Qin, who came to greet him. The Qin general shook his head: "There is no major change, but I heard from the Donghu people who we bought that the king of Donghu saw that the Xiongnu were defeated by our Qin army in Daidi, and he had the intention of attacking." When the Xiongnu heard about this, they sent their prince to Donghu as hostages, and offered good horses, cattle, sheep and beauties, and the king of Donghu gave up his plan to invade the Xiongnu in the west. ”

"It's a pity, if Donghu really fights with the Xiongnu, the general wants to break his army in one fell swoop, and it will be easier to subdue Liaodong." Listen to each other's voices full of regret.

Li Xin nodded, but didn't say much. The Qin general hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: "General, there is another matter from Yandi. ”

"What?"

"General Zhao defeated the 300,000 Qi army in Zhencheng and forced the Great Sima of Qi to be killed. The troops entered Linzi and threatened the king of Qi to surrender, and now more than 70 cities of Qi have all planted the banner of our Qin country. General Zhao, destroy the Qi State! Li Xin was stunned.

Zhao Tuo, destroyed the Qi State? That young man who once needed his own protection, has actually led his troops to destroy the Qi Kingdom alone?

Li Xin took a deep breath. He turned his head again to look north.

"It's time to do something to Donghu, I should expel all these barbarians from the Great Wall, and plant the banner of my Qin State in the entire Liaodong!" Li Xin's eyes bloomed with a strong fighting spirit.

Zhao Tuo has destroyed the Qi State, and he should also complete his task. Li Xin will complete the transformation and rebirth here, and return to Xianyang with the honor of recovering Liaodong.

At that time, he can really sit opposite Zhao Tuo and talk about the past.

"Zhao Tuo, wait for me to go back." …… Yandi, a small town near Jieshi.

"Ovary, do you know what I heard today!" Gongsun Xin strode over, his face a little ugly.

Zhang Liang glanced up at his expression and said softly, "Has the Qi Kingdom perished?" Gongsun Xin smiled bitterly: "Yes, the Qi State was really taken by Zhao Tuo, and the speed of its destruction is really amazing." Speaking of this, Gongsun Xin couldn't help but say angrily: "The country of Qi is also the country of ten thousand times, known as a million armor, but as a result, Zhencheng was defeated, and the Qi people lost even the will to resist." ”

"I heard that Zhao Tuo only sent a lobbyist into the city, and he surrendered the king of Qi with one mouth. More than 70 cities in the Qi country died in a few months. I've never heard of a big country being said to be surrendered by one mouth. Listening to Gongsun Xin's complaints, Zhang Liang's expression moved.

"It turned out to be by saying that it would destroy the Qi country. From this point of view, Zhao Tuo's previous troops did not enter Dongjun, and he gave the Qi people time to gather troops, that is, at the beginning, he fought a battle and forced the king of Qi to surrender with the power of breaking 300,000 Qi troops. This Zhao Tuo is really bold! Zhang Liang whispered: "My choice is really right, although Wang Jian is old, but with a figure like Zhao Tuo as a Qin general, even if the people of the six countries are united, they will not be able to defeat the Qin army on the battlefield." If you want to restore the country, you can only rely on assassination. Gongsun Xin frowned and said: "You said before that there are strong men among the Yi people, and you want to find them." However, we have been stranded in Yandi for almost a year, how can we pass through Liaodong and go to the land of Yiren? ”

"It's better to find strong men in the land of Yan Zhao, Yan Zhao is the land of Kang's sad songs, there are many strong men, maybe you can find the corresponding candidates." They had heard from the Yan people last year that there were strong men among the Dongyi who could be assassins.

Zhang Liang has the heart to go to Yidi to find people. But with Li Xin's conquest of Liaodong, the entire land of Liaodong became a mess, and they could only stay in Yandi, and they could not advance an inch at all.

"The people of the Six Kingdoms have been frightened by the Qin army, and it is very difficult to find the person who assassinated the King of Qin. Yan Zhao has a lot of people, that's right. But do you remember Gao Tuo? ”

"With this person in front, it is difficult to guarantee that the people of the Six Nations will be assassins, and they will not be betrayed by them, but in the end they will betray us."

"If you want to successfully complete the assassination, you still have to find someone who doesn't know the majesty of King Qin, so that you are not afraid of being betrayed by him." Zhang Liang's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said to Gongsun Xin: "Since Zhao Tuo has destroyed the Qi State, and the land in the world is in the hands of the King of Qin, we should act as soon as possible. Gongsun Xin's face was full of astonishment: "Floating in the sea to the east? ”…… The land of Guanzhong, Xianyang City.

A convoy arrived on the outskirts of Xianyang, by the Bashui Bridge. At this moment, a young man with a servant was standing here by the bridge.

See the convoy coming. The young man's face was immediately full of joy, and he greeted the man on horseback at the front.

"Brother, you're back." The man on the horse looked to be over thirty years old, with a square face and big eyes, and a slightly longer beard under his chin, which looked a little mature.

"My brother." Li You responded, looking at his younger brother who greeted him, with a touch of joy on his face.

Li Yu laughed and said: "Congratulations to my brother on returning to Xianyang, my brother attacked the Yi people in Nanjun and made meritorious deeds, so that Nanyi bowed his head and offered tribute to the king." Now that my brother is back, I think he has been promoted to another level. Li You smiled.

He went south last year and served as the lieutenant of Nanjun, responsible for the conquest of the rebellious Yi people, although there were some small problems along the way, but it had little impact.

Now that he has successfully completed this task, under the threat of setting fire to the mountain, his murderous reputation has spread among the Yi people in the entire Nan County, making the Yi people from all over the country surrender one after another, and pay tribute.

The task was completed, and the victory was reported in Xianyang. Then Li You received an edict from the king and summoned him back to Xianyang.

Although the content of the edict was very formulaic, a few words with a commendation meaning still made Li You very excited.

That was the king's recognition of him. And summoning him Li You back to Beijing, I think it is another important task, maybe it is really as his younger brother Li Yu said, and it may be possible to come back this time and be promoted.

Just as the two brothers were talking. In the distance, in the direction of Hanya, there were several fast horses galloping in, their speed was extremely fast, and judging by their outfit, they were emergency messengers.

Li You had been on the battlefield several times, and he knew that the other party must be carrying important information, so he hurriedly pulled Li Yu to retreat to the bridge, waiting for the messenger to speed past.

Wait until a few galloping horses cross the Bashui and disappear into the distant Xianyang City. Li Youcai and Li Yu walked hand in hand to Xianyang, behind them, the servants led the horses, and the convoy slowly followed.

"I haven't been back to Xianyang for almost two years, and this place is still the way I remember." Li You looked into the distance and sighed.

Then he asked, "My brother, what happened in Xianyang City recently?" When Li Yu heard this, he instinctively said: "The biggest thing is that the king of Qi surrendered, and when he heard the news came back, the king happily slapped ...... on the palace" Speaking of this, Li Yu reacted and hurriedly shut up.

Li You's footsteps paused. He took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "King Qi surrendered? Has Zhao Tuo already taken Linzi? Li Yu said embarrassedly: "It should be like this, but my brother doesn't need to think too much." The Qi State is more than 70 cities, and even if he Zhao Tuo takes Linzi, it is not easy to completely destroy the Qi State. Li You glanced at his younger brother and knew that the other party wanted to comfort him.

He shook his head and said: "With Zhao Tuo's ability, after taking Linzi, it is only a matter of time before the land is calmed down." This person's ability to fight for the army is really beyond my reach. Li Yu hurriedly said: "Brother, how can you be arrogant, how can Zhao Tuo be powerful, what can he do, he is still your former subordinate!" Li You did not answer.

He stood in place, looking at Xianyang in front of him. He laughed, but his smile was full of bitterness.

Zhao Tuo destroyed the Qi State, so it's time to come back, right? At this moment, Li You suddenly lost his excitement about returning to Xianyang.

Even, I miss the days of Nanjun.