"When did you take refuge in the Qin State?"

In the house, only Li Mu and Dong Xingbao were left at the moment. Listening to Li Mu's inquiry, Dong Xingbao's eyes widened violently, and then he returned to normal.

Although his expression changed very quickly, how could he hide it from Li Mu? Looking at his appearance, Li Mu knew that he had really guessed correctly. It's just that although he guessed correctly, Li Mu didn't feel excited at all.

"I don't, I'm loyal to Da Zhao. Dong Xingbao hurriedly said.

Li Mu directly shook his head and nodded again, his expression was not happy but mixed with a little helplessness: "It's also true that your parents died at the hands of the powerful, your wife also died at the hands of the powerful, and even you yourself almost died at the hands of the powerful." ”

"At the time of the Battle of Changping, you were still a hundred people, fighting the front line, and when you came back, your parents were dead, and your family's farm house was occupied. ”

"Ten years ago, you were a school captain, and the powerful coveted your wife's beauty, and your wife killed herself, and when you returned home, your wife was already sick and died. ”

"If I were you, I guess I would do the same, such a big Zhao is not worthy of allegiance. But after all, I am still the general of Zhao State, and as long as I am still in power for one day, I must do my duty for one day. You just stay here for now, don't go anywhere, and leave when the war is over. Li Mu sighed.

Now that Zhao Guo has lost this battle, Li Mu really can't imagine the hope of victory in the art of war, and the gap is too big, so he doesn't want to kill Dong Xingbao.

Because Dong Xingbao was not the only one who secretly defected to Daqin in the army, and even he was sure that among the generals who participated in the discussion just now, Dong Xingbao was by no means the only one who had his heart set on Daqin.

As long as he dealt with Dong Xingbao at the moment, I am afraid that those generals who have their hearts on Great Qin will immediately rebel or surrender to the Qin army in order to survive.

At that time, it was really powerless, and the Zhao Kingdom immediately perished, and there was not even a buffer. Feeling the current situation, Li Mu only felt depressed in his heart, as if he had been punched, and it was extremely uncomfortable.

If this battle is compared to a game of Go, then the Qin army has already played a hundred sons of the super advantage, in this situation, where do you need any clever skills? As long as you don't make mistakes, you only need to follow the steps, and the Zhao State will be destroyed!

"Yes, I took refuge in Daqin, but I don't regret it. I can be a human being in the Qin State, and I will always be a dog in the Zhao State! Even if you are a general, in the eyes of the high-level people, you are not the same as a dog?" At this moment, Dong Xingbao can be regarded as out of the way, anyway, it has already been discovered, if he rebelled against Li Mu, it would be a great achievement.

"When did we martial artists have status? Lian Po made so many contributions to Zhao Guoguo back then, but in the end he had to live under Lin Xiangru, the favorite minister of King Zhao. ”

"At that time, the old general Lian Po made countless contributions to Zhao Guoguo, what about Lin Xiangru at that time?

"But what happened to the result? The two of them had a conflict, but in the end, it was Lian Po who pleaded guilty to Lin Xiangru! Shirtless, carrying a thorn on his back, he took the initiative to come to the door to ask for guilt, the so-called will be reconciled, I'm sorry!"

Li Mu originally wanted to refute it, and wanted to tell him that this is the overall situation, and it is decided by the people above, so you don't have to think about it all day long as a general.

But the key is that Li Mu also feels that although what he said is ugly, it actually makes some sense. Even though Lian Po made a lot of contributions to Zhao Guoguo, he was still in power and even became an idler.

The allusion that Lian Po is still able to eat or not sounds very good, but what is behind this? It has been idle for a long time!

"Which civil official in the Qin State dares to treat the general like this? Not to mention a favored minister like Lin Xiangru, even if he is a prime minister like Wei Yuzi, he has to maintain respect in the face of the great generals of the past dynasties. ”

"Back then, the world of the Zhao family, wasn't it the result of them betraying their master and biting back? ”

Seeing that Li Mu still didn't refute, Dong Xingbao's eyes rolled and continued: "To tell the truth that you don't like, who in the Zhao Kingdom doesn't know the monarch's fear of the general?"

"If this battle is lost, it is okay, the general will take away the title at most, and retire in the national capital for the rest of his life, and when he encounters a need, the monarch may still think of the general, or even reuse the general again. But if it wins, it will be the general's death. ”

"I'm from Zhao, and I'm the general of Zhao State, so you don't have to say any more. Li Mu said seriously.

"I know that you don't like fame and fortune, you don't even care about your life and death, but what was the purpose of the general's joining the army back then, do you remember?" Dong Xingbao asked with a smile.

"When I first joined the army, I wanted to protect my hometown from the threat of the Huns. Li Mu sighed.

Although Dong Xingbao hadn't spoken yet, he already understood Dong Xingbao's thoughts, and it was precisely because of this that he was even more helpless. Sure enough, his next words confirmed Li Mu's guess.

"It's good that the general doesn't forget his original intention, since the Qin State can really make the people live a better life, then why resist? ”

"Those Korean savages have only been a year away from joining the Qin State, but this year they have already achieved two meals a day! As long as they are diligent, they can do two meals a day, isn't this kind of life a life only for immortals in the Zhao Kingdom?"

"Even in Handan, the capital of the country, not many people can live such a life. The general said that I betrayed Da Zhao and I admitted it, but compared to Da Qin, what is there about Da Zhao worthy of my nostalgia?"

"Even if it's not for himself, the general has to think about his fathers and fellow villagers. As long as the general is willing to surrender, glory and wealth are indispensable, and more importantly, the hometown fathers and elders can also live the same life as Korean savages, twice a day!"

Ay!

Sigh

A long sigh

Under the dual choice of conscience and loyalty, Li Mu did not make the decision to surrender directly, but he chose to shrink the soldiers into the county town and open the city wall at the same time.

From this moment on, the army under his command will enter a neutral state. It will not take the initiative to attack the Qin army, nor will it surrender to the Qin army.

And how many troops did Li Mu have?

300,000!

Today's Zhao Kingdom, how much is left after removing his 300,000?

Even if they are over 14 years old, all men under the age of 60 will be mobilized less than 400,000. The reason why there are so few is mainly because there were too many deaths in the Battle of Changping that year, and they have not recovered until now.

There are only 50,000 people in the national capital, and even if they are forcibly recruited again, all the men who can move will be seized into the barracks, that is, a rabble of 100,000.

This battle, it's all right!

Half a month later, the army is coming to Handan!