Eight hundred and twentieth chapters soldiers approaching Chang'an
"Report to the lord of the country that Liu Ji's army captured Bing City three days ago, which is more than 600 miles away from Chang'an."
"Report to the lord of the country that Liu Ji's army has captured Huayin, which is more than 500 miles away from Chang'an."
"Report to the lord of the country that Liu Ji's army has entered Weinan, which is still more than two hundred miles away from Chang'an."
One urgent report after another was delivered to Lin Ze under the urgent delivery of Jin Yiwei.
Lin Ze was amazed when he heard this. In his opinion, Confucianism was really crazy.
The 100,000-strong army not only marched two hundred miles a day, working hard, but also attacked cities and plundered territory along the way. They fought from Hanguguan to Weinan in just three days. It was really hard work.
Are you really not afraid that Emperor Qin will give them a cold blow?
In comparison, Lin Ze was much slower, advancing only a hundred miles every day, and scanning the county and county government offices along the way. However, if any Qin officials came out of the city to surrender, Lin Ze would not refuse them.
Lin Ze did not directly kill some of the stubborn and stubborn ones, but instead gave them to those who had surrendered as surrender certificates.
Lin Ze did not force anyone who did not want to be stained with the blood of a recalcitrant, and treated him as a recalcitrant. Qin had ruled the world for more than a hundred years, and the most indispensable thing was officials.
Huguan and Chang'an are thousands of miles apart. When Liu Ji's army entered Weinan, the Western Qin army, led by Lin Ze, had only gone one-third of the way.
Even Zhuang Zhou, who was indifferent by nature, couldn't help but urge him twice.
It's just that Lin Ze went his own way, and Quan didn't hear it, insisting on moving at this unhurried pace.
After urging twice to no avail, Zhuang Zhou no longer accompanied the army and rushed to Chang'an on his own, fearing that he would miss an opportunity.
Although he drew lots and got the last one, Zhuang Zhou didn't care at all. If the first eleven failed, wouldn't it be his turn?
On the fifth day, when Lin Ze finished breakfast slowly and waited for the army to pack up before ordering the entire army to set off, the Jin Yiwei sent news again.
"Reported that Liu Ji's army was ambushed by the Qin army outside Weinan City. The two sides fought for a day. Liu Ji's 100,000 soldiers were killed and wounded nearly half of them, and the Confucian soldiers accompanying him were killed and wounded hundreds. If it were not for the Nanyue army led by Buddhism who arrived in time, Liu Ji's army would have almost collapsed.
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A smile flashed across Lin Ze's face and he ordered: "Continue to explore."
The Jin Yiwei retreated, and Lin Ze calmly ordered the army: "The whole army sets off, aiming for Huanglong County, and spend the night in Huanglong County."
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In Weinan, Confucian Meng Ke, Yan Hui, Xun Kuang, Zeng Shen, Buddhist Maitreya, Ran Deng, Ksitigarbha, and Avalokitesvara gathered together above the clouds.
Meng Ke looked at the army with low morale, sighed slightly and said: "It is the Confucians who underestimated the Qin emperor's politics. They knew that there were a large number of strong Confucians accompanying the army, but they dared to send a large army to attack, and even wanted to defeat Liu Ji's army at the expense of both sides."
"If the Buddhist Buddhas had not decisively ordered the rescue, Confucianism would have suffered heavy losses after this battle. Meng Ke would like to thank you here."
Maitreya clasped his hands together and pronounced the Buddha's name: "Amitabha, Buddhism and Confucianism are allies. It is their duty to support each other. Why should Meng Ke, the donor, be so alienated?"
When Meng Ke heard this, he tried his best to smile and said, "What Lord Maitreya Buddha said is absolutely true. It's Meng Lang."
Yan Hui said from the side: "The Confucians should remember the Buddhist rescue. But now that the Confucian strength has been greatly damaged, how should we attack Qin next?"
Ksitigarbha then said: "Yan Shengxian, please be at ease. Buddhism and Confucianism are combined into one, with more than 200,000 troops. In addition, the accompanying Buddhist and Confucian disciples are powerful. It is easy to capture Chang'an."
Meng Ke shook his head and said: "From what I can see, the Qin army is not weak. It is not possible to capture Chang'an with only 200,000 troops."
"Isn't it the Three Churches Alliance this time? I wonder where Gong's army is and when it will arrive in Chang'an?"
Xun Kuang continued: "Junior brother, I have sent my disciples to investigate the whereabouts of the Dao Palace army. I think we will have results soon."
Ran Deng on the side said: "There is no need to wait. The poor monk disciples have just received news that the Dao Palace army is still in Huanglong County. According to their marching speed, it will take at least five days to reach Chang'an."
Meng Ke looked unhappy when he heard this and said: "The three religions' attack on Qin was originally a plan set by three saints. Confucianism and Buddhism responded positively and marched desperately. I didn't expect that the Taoist palace would be so negligent. Did Zhuang Zhou not know about this?
It’s so important, how dare you delay it like this?”
Ksitigarbha said quietly: "Young Sage has misunderstood Zhuang Zhou. As far as I, the Buddhist, know, the person who is really responsible for conquering Qin is not Zhuang Zhou, but Lin Ze, the new direct disciple of Dao Sage."
"This man was originally a prince of Qin. I think he was unwilling to work hard because he cherished his homeland."
Ran Deng continued from the side: "If in normal times, it would be fine if Lin Ze refused to work hard. Now that the three religions are doing this to attack Qin, isn't it a trap for their allies? Lin Ze must bear at least half of the responsibility for this disaster that happened to Confucianism.
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The four Confucians looked at each other and said in a deep voice: "How can we allow Lin Ze to cause chaos? I will send someone to urge him to speed up and rush to Chang'an within three days to attack Chang'an with us."
The four Buddhists responded: "Yes, we must put pressure on the Taoist palace. How can we let Lin Ze cause chaos?"
Soon, the eight people reached a consensus and forced Lin Ze to attack Chang'an as soon as possible.
As for whether it is for public interest or selfishness, I am afraid only the person involved knows.
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Huanglong County, in the evening, Lin Ze leisurely and contentedly consumes excess luck, understands the way of heaven, and "irrigates" the seeds of his own path.
The Tao seeds, which were originally the size of rice grains, have grown slightly after a long period of "irrigation".
Seeing the newly added luck being rapidly consumed, Lin Ze couldn't help but sigh: "The road is long and long."
Just as Lin Ze was sighing, Zhuang Zhou's figure appeared in front of him, and he said angrily: "Junior brother is very elegant. Do you know that the Buddhist Confucians are very angry and want you to march quickly and reach Chang'an?"
Then Zhuang Zhou told him about the eight third-level Buddhist and Confucian heavenly beings who came to him and asked him to urge Lin Ze to march as soon as possible.
When Lin Ze heard this, he was surprised and said: "But Junior Brother, why should I listen to Buddhism and Confucianism? Just because they are so angry, Junior Brother must accommodate them?"
Zhuang Zhou coughed lightly and said: "Junior brother, that's not what you said. After all, Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism joined forces to attack Qin, and we are now allies."
Lin Ze asked back: "What's wrong with the allies? Can allies force the Dao Palace to do things?"
Zhuang Zhou was speechless for a while and continued to persuade: Junior brother, you should put the overall situation first..."
Lin Ze interrupted directly: "May I ask, senior brother, what is the overall situation? Is the overall situation that senior brother refers to the overall situation of conquering Qin, the overall situation of the Taoist palace, or the overall situation of Buddhism and Confucianism?"
"If the overall plan is to conquer Qin, my junior brother will attack steadily and capture Qin all the way to Chang'an. Is there anything wrong with that?"
"If this is the overall situation of the Dao Palace, my junior brother is conquering Qin at the minimum cost to preserve his strength. Is there anything wrong with that?"
"If this is the overall situation of Buddhism and Confucianism? Why should the Taoist Palace accommodate them?"
Zhuang Zhou was stunned for a moment after Lin Ze's nonsense, and even began to fall into self-doubt.
After a while, Zhuang Zhou suddenly realized: "So it turns out that the Buddhist Confucianists have bad intentions and want to drag my Taoist palace into trouble. Junior brother is right, don't pay attention to them and just act according to the plan."
"If the Buddhist Confucianists have opinions, their senior brothers will stand up to them. If the senior brothers can't stand up, there are still teachers here, so we can't get in their way."
Lin Ze's face showed admiration: "Senior brother, I will definitely live up to my expectations."
Regardless of how Zhuang Zhou argued with several Buddhist and Confucian gods, Lin Ze led the army and slowly captured the counties along the way, arriving thirty miles outside Chang'an City.