In Chen County, Bailice stood on the city wall, looking to the east with a worried look on his face. Sima Jie led an army of 20,000 to pursue the rebels. Half an hour passed, but no news came.
As soon as this idea came to Bailice's mind, a burst of smoke suddenly appeared in the east, and a flag was looming in the smoke.
Bailice quickly ordered the soldiers on the side: "Go and check quickly, is Marshal Sima back?"
After receiving the order, the soldiers quickly climbed down the city wall, exited the city gate, and headed east to explore.
At the same time, the army in the distance suddenly accelerated.
Bailize suddenly felt that something was wrong. The oncoming army seemed to be too numerous.
Bailice felt his hair stand on end, and the alarm in his heart increased. He subconsciously said loudly: "Close the city gate and prepare to defend the city."
After the commander's order, the Qin soldiers didn't think much and immediately closed the gate and moved some ordnance onto the city wall.
A quarter of an hour later, Bailice looked at the densely packed army a mile away, and shouted with a gloomy face: "Where did you come from?"
However, no one in the more than 200,000-strong Liaofu army responded to him, and they launched the siege in silence.
Chen County was newly conquered, and Bailice had no time to build a defense. He didn't even have many trebuchets, logs, kerosene and other equipment for defending the city.
As for the army that conquered Liao Mansion, as the elite of hundreds of battles, its strength was more than a little stronger than the new army that conquered Liu Ji.
In just one hour, the city wall of Chen County fell completely, and the Qin army led by Bailice began to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the army of Zheng Liao Prefecture.
As expected, the army led by Bailice retreated steadily.
Bailice showed hatred on his face and was extremely unwilling to do so. He wanted to rely on his cultivation at the peak of the Soul Realm to turn the tide.
Just as Bailice was about to take action, two Confucian scholars in green robes suddenly appeared in front of him like ghosts, staring at him expressionlessly.
Without saying too much, Bailice rushed forward and the three of them fought.
Half an hour later, Bailice was wounded and fled. A Confucian scholar said loudly: "The leader of Qin is dead, why don't you surrender?"
Hundreds of thousands of Qin soldiers looked up, and sure enough they didn't see Bailice's figure. They suddenly seemed to have lost their backbone and were panicking.
The soldiers scrambled to escape in order to save their lives. What was originally a retreat turned into a rout in an instant.
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In Peixian County, Zhang Liang walked briskly into the county government office, saluted Liu Ji who was sitting on the main seat, and said with a happy face: "Congratulations, lord, congratulations, lord."
When Liu Ji heard this, he straightened up quickly and asked, "What's the happy event?"
Zhang Liang said with a smile on his face: "There are three joys in total. I wonder which one your lord would like to hear?"
Liu Ji laughed and said: "Of course all three of them will listen. The military advisor can explain it in detail."
Zhang Liang bowed and said seriously: "First of all, congratulations to my lord on your new 300,000 elite army. From now on, you will have the confidence to conquer the world."
"Secondly, I am glad that I have just received the news that my lord's army of 300,000 has defeated Qin's army of 200,000 in one fell swoop in Chen County. The crisis in Chen County has been resolved."
"The third thing I'm happy about is that the Qin State has suffered heavy losses in this battle and is unable to go eastward in the short term. The lord can take the opportunity to send a large army to attack the city and plunder the land, and take the entire Guandong land into his pocket."
"Soon after, the world will be divided into ten, and the lord will own six of them. Wherever he goes, everyone will worship him."
When Zhang Liang said this, a picture suddenly appeared in Liu Ji's mind. Countless people bowed their heads and shouted long live, a bit like when he led people and shouted to Fusu.
Bah, bah, bah.
Liu Ji quickly dismissed the images in his mind. Not to mention that he had followed Lin Ze's orders to worship others. Just based on Fusu's miserable end, he couldn't compare himself with him.
But Liu Ji thought about it carefully and realized that his current situation might not be as good as Fusu's back then.
If the master is weak and the minister is strong, there will be great disaster.
Liu Ji heard this sentence said by Lin Ze back then. He didn't understand it at the time, but now he gradually understands it.
After coming back to his senses, Liu Ji bowed his hands to Zhang Liang in a serious manner and said: "This day is all due to the careful planning of the military advisor. I would like to thank the military advisor here."
Zhang Liang quickly stepped forward to support Liu Ji, and at the same time squatted on the ground, keeping half a body lower than Liu Ji, and said: "There is a difference between monarch and minister. My lord has a noble status. You must not do this. If you are seen by others, it will be to the lord and to the minister."
, are all disasters.”
Liu Ji followed the strength from Zhang Liang's arm and stood up straight, and said casually: "What the military advisor said makes some sense. You should pay attention to it in the future."
"But I have something that I don't understand. I hope my military advisor can clarify it."
Zhang Liang first helped Liu Ji to sit down on the main seat, and then said: "My lord, may I ask?"
Liu Ji pointed at the lobby of the county government office, coughed slightly and said, "Gudu has almost become the master of half the world. I'm afraid it's a bit inappropriate to still eat and live here."
Zhang Liang was startled when he heard this, then he patted his forehead and said, "It's my negligence. I hope my lord will forgive me. If my lord wants to live in the palace, that's all right, but he still has to wait for a while."
Liu Ji deliberately looked anxious and asked: "Why is this?"
Zhang Liang replied without changing his expression: "At present, the soldiers are still fighting abroad, and my lord is spending manpower and material resources on large-scale construction and building palaces. I'm afraid there is something wrong."
"What do you think, instead of waiting for Yan, Zhao, Qi, Lu, and Wei to capture all the land, and then expand the original palace in Zhao and Qi?"
Liu Jimian nodded reluctantly and said: "That's okay, as long as the military advisor doesn't forget about this."
Zhang Liang bowed his hands and said in salute: "My lord, although you may rest assured, I will never forget it. Please order my lord to disperse the 300,000 Liao army and capture the lands of Guandong separately."
"The sooner we capture it, the sooner my lord can enjoy the prosperity of this world."
"If my lord can occupy the land of Guandong and rest for ten years, he will surely become the true master of the world."
Liu Ji said without thinking: "The military advisor can discuss the matter with Mr. Xiao and Cao, as well as the great Confucian scholars sent by the Confucianists. There will be no objection here."
Zhang Liang was stunned when he heard this. He wanted to tell Liu Ji that he would directly give the order to be better, but for some unknown reason, he replied by mistake: "I obey my order."
With a smile on his face, Liu Ji held Zhang Liang's hand and said, "I'll leave everything to the military advisor. The sooner the better."
Zhang Liang slowly withdrew his hand, cupped it in a salute and said, "Please don't worry, my lord, I will do it right now."
After Zhang Liang left, the smile on Liu Ji's face gradually faded.
After a while, Liu Ji called a Confucian scholar and asked: "I have made an appointment with the Confucian sage once. May I ask when the Confucian sage will be free to summon me?"
The Confucian scholar thought for a while and replied: "I heard that the Confucian sage was giving lectures in Qi Di a few days ago. According to his schedule, he will come to Sishui County in about ten days. I would like to ask Pei Gong to wait for a while."
Liu Ji smiled brightly and said, "It's only ten days. I can afford to wait. I can afford to wait."
As long as the Confucian sage is willing to help, what does ten days mean?