In Longxi in July, the wind and sand are continuous, and the air is dry and hot.

Wang Li stood on the city wall, looked at the enemy troops retreating like a tide, licked his chapped lips and asked, "How long will it take for the imperial reinforcements to arrive?"

Wu Qingchi, the eldest son of the Wu clan next to him, watched the enemy leave and was slightly stunned.

Hearing Wang Li's inquiry, Wu Qingchi thought for a moment and replied: "Half a month ago, news came from the southwest that the champion Hou defeated Nanzhao and killed the king of Nanzhao, and Nanzhao's strength was greatly damaged, and he was unable to invade the territory of Great Qin again. ”

"Han Xin, the subordinate general under the command of the champion Hou, is leading the army and is on the way to the west, and the Marquis of Wucheng may have to hold on for a few more days. ”

Wang Li was silent for a while, and suddenly said, "There are not many soldiers in the Duhu Mansion. ”

Wang Li's words are not unbelievable, and the army of the Western Regions Protectorate has suffered a lot of losses during this time.

Two months ago, Wang Li received news that the countries of the Western Regions had conspired to unite and intend to refuse to pay tribute.

But what was Great Qin used to set up the Western Regions Protectorate? Or was it to deter the countries of the Western Regions and make them pay tribute honestly.

Wang Li, who got the news, did not hesitate at all, and set off with 100,000 troops from the military camp.

In the face of the entire 100,000 elite army of the Western Regions Protectorate, how can the countries of the Western Regions be opponents?

In the direction of the soldiers, Wang Li easily wiped out the Three Kingdoms in a row, ransacked his palace, and burned it again, intending to make the countries of the Western Regions frightened and bow down again.

Wang Li is very familiar with this kind of operation, his grandfather did it, and his father did it too.

According to the experience of the old Wang family, the countries in the Western Regions, which can only bully the weak and fear the hard, will soon pay tribute again.

However, the king waited for three days, and instead of waiting for the envoys sent by the nations to ask for sin, he waited for a mysterious army.

Like the Qin, this army wears thick armor and wields sharp weapons, and they wield a power called Dou Qi.

On that day, Wang Li's 100,000-strong army faced 300,000 enemy troops, and the battle was dark, but in the end the enemy was outnumbered and we had to retreat with defeat.

After this war, the situation in the Western Regions was extremely bad, and the countries in the Western Regions were completely out of control.

Immediately afterwards, the mysterious army with the support of the countries of the Western Regions marched eastward one after another, and the army of the Western Regions Protectorate led by Wang Li lost one after another, and retreated all the way to the base camp Longyou County.

That mysterious army easily occupied the entire territory of the Western Regions.

In successive battles, the original army of 300,000 people in the Western Regions Protectorate suffered nearly one-third of the casualties.

Wang Li inquired and learned that the mysterious army was also only 300,000 at the beginning, but during this time, it was supported by the countries of the Western Regions, but it expanded to 450,000.

After the mysterious army unified the countries of the Western Regions, it did not stop, but attacked the east to fight Longyou County.

And the king left the city and guarded it for more than a month.

If it weren't for the arrival of Wu Qingchi with an army of 100,000, Wang Li didn't know how long he could hold out.

It's not that the Qin army is inferior to the mysterious army, but that there are many strong people called "magicians" on the other side.

These powerful men wield a weapon called a "wand" that summons fire and lightning and is extremely damaging to ordinary soldiers.

If it weren't for the fact that there were many strong people in the six grades of the Duhu Mansion, Longyou County would probably be lost.

When Wu Qingchi heard Wang Li say this, he immediately understood his potential meaning, and the court had the intention of deliberately weakening his strength.

Wu Qingchi hurriedly smiled bitterly: "I didn't know that the helpers invited by the countries of the Western Regions this time would be so tricky, according to the distance, the champion Hou army will arrive in ten days at most, and the Marquis of Wucheng will wait patiently for a few days." ”

Wang Li said without emotion: "Champion Hou is a powerhouse in the Grandmaster Realm, so he probably doesn't need to rush like an ordinary soldier." ”

Wu Qingchi's face changed greatly when he heard this, he subconsciously looked around, and said urgently: "Wucheng Hou Shenyan, the three generations of princes of the Wang family are not easy to come by, if they are ruined in a momentary gaffe, wouldn't it be a pity?"

Wang Li said expressionlessly: "If he really wants to be a big family, Ben Hou will not let him change his mind if he says it or not." ”

Wu Qingchi looked at Wang Li with a shocked face, and he was really a little puzzled in his heart, how could Wang Li, who originally only knew how to defend against foreign enemies, seem to have suddenly changed as if he had suddenly changed a person.

What Wu Qingchi didn't know was that Wang Li was lying in his arms with a secret letter he received yesterday.

The secret letter is not signed, but who wrote it, Wang Li can vaguely guess.

This secret letter only records one thing, when Wang Li's father Wang Ben was arrested and sent to Chang'an to ask for guilt, Lin Ze had already guessed that Wang Ben would definitely die, and wrote to Emperor Qin in the name of Hu Hai to intercede in exchange for the friendship of the Wang family.

What the final result of this matter was, Wang Li was clear, his father was pardoned by Emperor Qin, and he died violently in the mansion not long after.

Wang Li also tried to investigate the truth of this matter, but he couldn't find out.

At the beginning, in order to let Hu Hai inherit the throne smoothly, Lin Ze promised Wang Li to avenge his father.

After Hu Hai succeeded to the throne, Lin Ze was sent to Lishan Mausoleum, and there was no further revenge.

Wang Li originally thought that Lin Ze deliberately said this in order to get his own support, but in fact, he couldn't do anything about it.

This secret letter told Wang Li that Lin Ze had deceived him.

At the end of the secret letter, Wang Li was reminded that he must hold the military power tightly in his hands, and he could not easily let Lin Ze take it away.

Although he didn't know why Wang Li's personality changed drastically, Wu Qingchi had to remind "kindly": "In any case, if the Marquis of Wucheng wants to hold Longyou County, so that he can recapture the Western Regions and keep the glory of the three families and three marquis, he must rely on the power of the champion Hou." ”

"It's just that Hou Ye said this in front of him, if he was listened to by the champion Hou, I am afraid it will cause some unnecessary misunderstandings. ”

Well, Wu Qingchi said so, and he had already planned to go to the informant after seeing Lin Ze, the Wu family started as a business, and how to choose between Wang Li and Lin Ze was still weighed clearly.

However, Wang Li glanced at Wu Qingchi with some surprise: "Wu Gongzi doesn't plan to go to the informant and curry favor with the Lin family?"

Wu Qingchi replied with a straight face: "What did the Marquis of Wucheng say, thanks to the care of the Wang family for several generations, the Wu clan can walk so smoothly in the Western Regions, how can he betray his friends and seek glory?"

Wang Li's face softened: "The Wu family is really affectionate and righteous, Wang Li admires it, go, Ben Hou invites you to drink." ”

Then with a wave of his hand, several black-clothed people came over and surrounded Wuqingchi in the middle: "Wu Gongzi, please." ”

Wu Qingchi brushed a cold sweat and came down, no wonder Wang Li dared to say this in front of himself, it turned out that he was still prepared.

If he shows the slightest abnormality, I am afraid that what the king has invited will not be drinking, but eating knives.

It's just that Wu Qingchi doesn't understand a little, even if Wang Li is dissatisfied with that champion Hou, he won't make this performance.

At this time, Wang Liyouyou said: "Even if Ben Hou wants to recapture the Western Regions, he doesn't necessarily have to rely on his help, is it true that my Wang family has been guarding the Western Regions for many years, and there is no hole card?"

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